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CLE  5
OAK  3
SEA  8
@DET  4

KCR  1
BOS  0

MIN  4
NYY  1

MIL  5
@TEX  2

CAL 24
@TOR  2

STL  5
@LAD  4

CIN  8
@NYM  4

HOU  3
@PHI  1

PIT  4
@SDP  3

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SFG  5
CHC  2

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 8,815

Saturday, August 25, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:34
Athletics
3
41-89
Lost 2
7th, 30½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    3  8  1
Indians         0  4  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    5 10  0
W: Len Barker (4-4), L: Mike Morgan (2-7), S: Victor Cruz (9)
Indians
5
65-64
Won 2
6th, 18½ GB

Batting Stats

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   0   1   0    1   1  .257  .619              2   0   
D Murphy CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .260  .794              4   0   GDP
W Gross 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .221  .685              2   4   
D Revering 1B                 4   2   2   0    0   1  .284  .792              9   2   2·2B
M Page DH                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .253  .678              0   0   CS
M Guerrero SS                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .220  .493              2   5   
J Newman C                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .237  .705              1   0   2·2B
T Armas RF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .249  .713              1   0   
D Chalk 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .594              1   4   GDP

M Morgan P                                                                    2   0
  D Hamilton P                                                                0   0
Totals                       32   3   8   0    3   7                         24  15
Batting Events
2B: J Newman 2 (15, 2 off L Barker); D Revering 2 (21, 2 off L Barker).
TB: D Revering 4; J Newman 4; M Page 2; R Henderson; M Guerrero.
GIDP: D Chalk (7); D Murphy (7).
RBI: M Page (40); J Newman (66); M Guerrero (13).
2-out RBI: J Newman.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. M Guerrero-D Chalk-D Revering; D Chalk-M Guerrero-D Revering.
E: T Armas (5).
Baserunning Events
CS: M Page (15, 2nd base by L Barker/R Hassey).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove LF                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .281  .820              0   0   
R Manning CF                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .260  .633              0   0   SF
B Bonds DH                    4   1   2   3    0   0  .287  .845              0   0   HR
T Harrah SS                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .284  .819              1   3   HR
A Thornton 1B                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .234  .787             12   0   HBP
R Hassey C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .649              7   1   2·GDP
J Norris RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .675              3   0   
  R Pruitt PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .685              0   0   
  D Alston RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .765              0   0   
D Kuiper 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .634              3   4   2B
D Rosello 3B                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .225  .869              1   2   

L Barker P                                                                    0   2
  V Cruz P                                                                    0   0
Totals                       31   5  10   0    2   1                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: D Kuiper (8, off M Morgan).
HR: B Bonds (20, off M Morgan; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF); T Harrah (12, off M Morgan; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: R Manning (6, off M Morgan).
HBP: A Thornton (3, by M Morgan).
TB: B Bonds 5; T Harrah 4; D Kuiper 2; M Hargrove 2; A Thornton 2; J Norris; R Hassey.
GIDP: R Hassey 2 (5).
RBI: B Bonds 3 (71); R Manning (44); T Harrah (60).
2-out RBI: B Bonds 3.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. D Kuiper-T Harrah-A Thornton; D Rosello-D Kuiper.

Pitching Stats

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Morgan, L (2-7)              7.1  10   5   5    2   1   2   5.12   33     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0·10     37    -     0.87  -0.17
D Hamilton                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.69    2     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.15   0.01
Totals                         8    10   5   5    2   1   2          35     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0·10          1-0 
Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Barker, W (4-4)              8.1   8   3   3    3   7   0   4.46   33     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 0· 8     59    -     1.14   0.24
V Cruz, S (9)                  0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.66    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.77   0.09
Totals                         9     8   3   3    3   7   0          35     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 0· 8          1-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Morgan (3; A Thornton).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Ted Hendry.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 8,815.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Night.

Lineups

   Oakland Athletics                         Cleveland Indians                            
1. Rickey Henderson             LF       1. Mike Hargrove                LF
2. Dwayne Murphy                CF       2. Rick Manning                 CF
3. Wayne Gross                  3B       3. Bobby Bonds                  DH
4. Dave Revering                1B       4. Toby Harrah                  SS
5. Mitchell Page                DH       5. Andre Thornton               1B
6. Mario Guerrero               SS       6. Ron Hassey                    C
7. Jeff Newman                   C       7. Jim Norris                   RF
8. Tony Armas                   RF       8. Duane Kuiper                 2B
9. Dave Chalk                   2B       9. Dave Rosello                 3B

   Mike Morgan                   P          Len Barker                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b2 2 12- RRR 25% 80% 1-1 CLE B. Bonds M. Morgan Home Run; Rosello Scores; Hargrove Scores
t5 0 12- OO 16% 78% 2-4 OAK D. Chalk L. Barker Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B
t8 0 1-- OO 13% 92% 2-4 OAK D. Murphy L. Barker Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 2 1-- R -11% 41% 0-0 OAK J. Newman L. Barker Double to LF; Page Scores
t5 2 123 O 10% 81% 2-4 OAK W. Gross L. Barker Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Len Barker facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 OAK R. Henderson L. Barker Strikeout
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 OAK D. Murphy L. Barker Flyball: RF
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 OAK W. Gross L. Barker Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 3% 58% 0-0 CLE M. Hargrove M. Morgan Single to RF
b1 0 1-- O -3% 55% 0-0 CLE R. Manning M. Morgan Flyball: CF
b1 1 1-- 3% 58% 0-0 CLE B. Bonds M. Morgan Single to LF; Hargrove to 2B
b1 1 12- O -4% 54% 0-0 CLE T. Harrah M. Morgan Flyball: CF
b1 2 12- 3% 57% 0-0 CLE A. Thornton M. Morgan Hit By Pitch; Hargrove to 3B; Bonds to 2B
b1 2 123 O -7% 50% 0-0 CLE R. Hassey M. Morgan Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Len Barker facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 OAK D. Revering L. Barker Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 OAK M. Page L. Barker Single to LF
t2 1 1-- O 3% 53% 0-0 OAK M. Guerrero L. Barker Flyball: RF
t2 2 1-- R -11% 41% 0-0 OAK J. Newman L. Barker Double to LF; Page Scores
t2 2 -2- O 3% 44% 1-0 OAK T. Armas L. Barker Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Mike Morgan facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O -3% 42% 0-1 CLE J. Norris M. Morgan Groundout: 1B-P
b2 1 --- 5% 47% 0-1 CLE D. Kuiper M. Morgan Double to LF
b2 1 -2- 2% 49% 0-1 CLE D. Rosello M. Morgan Walk
b2 1 12- 7% 55% 0-1 CLE M. Hargrove M. Morgan Walk; Kuiper to 3B; Rosello to 2B
b2 1 123 RO -1% 55% 0-1 CLE R. Manning M. Morgan Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kuiper Scores
b2 2 12- RRR 25% 80% 1-1 CLE B. Bonds M. Morgan Home Run; Rosello Scores; Hargrove Scores
b2 2 --- O -1% 79% 4-1 CLE T. Harrah M. Morgan Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 4.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Indians' Len Barker facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 2% 81% 1-4 OAK D. Chalk L. Barker Groundout: P-1B
t3 1 --- O 1% 83% 1-4 OAK R. Henderson L. Barker Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2 --- O 1% 84% 1-4 OAK D. Murphy L. Barker Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Athletics' Mike Morgan facing 5-6-7
b3 0 --- 2% 86% 4-1 CLE A. Thornton M. Morgan Single to LF
b3 0 1-- OO -4% 82% 4-1 CLE R. Hassey M. Morgan Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 2 --- 1% 82% 4-1 CLE J. Norris M. Morgan Single to LF
b3 2 1-- O -1% 81% 4-1 CLE D. Kuiper M. Morgan Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 4.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Indians' Len Barker facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 2% 83% 1-4 OAK W. Gross L. Barker Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1 --- -4% 80% 1-4 OAK D. Revering L. Barker Double to CF
t4 1 -2- R -7% 72% 1-4 OAK M. Page L. Barker Single to CF; Revering Scores
t4 1 1-- O 5% 77% 2-4 OAK M. Guerrero L. Barker Page Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t4 2 --- O 1% 78% 2-4 OAK M. Guerrero L. Barker Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Athletics' Mike Morgan facing 9-1-2
b4 0 --- O -2% 77% 4-2 CLE D. Rosello M. Morgan Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1 --- 3% 80% 4-2 CLE M. Hargrove M. Morgan Single to RF; Hargrove to 2B/Adv on E9
b4 1 -2- O -2% 77% 4-2 CLE R. Manning M. Morgan Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 2 -2- O -3% 75% 4-2 CLE B. Bonds M. Morgan Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 4.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Indians' Len Barker facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- -7% 67% 2-4 OAK J. Newman L. Barker Double to LF
t5 0 -2- -5% 62% 2-4 OAK T. Armas L. Barker Walk
t5 0 12- OO 16% 78% 2-4 OAK D. Chalk L. Barker Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B
t5 2 1-- -3% 76% 2-4 OAK R. Henderson L. Barker Walk; Chalk to 2B
t5 2 12- -4% 71% 2-4 OAK D. Murphy L. Barker Walk; Chalk to 3B; Henderson to 2B
t5 2 123 O 10% 81% 2-4 OAK W. Gross L. Barker Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Athletics' Mike Morgan facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- O -1% 80% 4-2 CLE T. Harrah M. Morgan Strikeout
b5 1 --- 1% 81% 4-2 CLE A. Thornton M. Morgan Single to LF
b5 1 1-- OO -4% 77% 4-2 CLE R. Hassey M. Morgan Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 4.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Indians' Len Barker facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- O 3% 81% 2-4 OAK D. Revering L. Barker Strikeout Looking
t6 1 --- O 2% 83% 2-4 OAK M. Page L. Barker Strikeout
t6 2 --- O 1% 84% 2-4 OAK M. Guerrero L. Barker Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Athletics' Mike Morgan facing 7-8-9
b6 0 --- O -1% 83% 4-2 CLE J. Norris M. Morgan Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1 --- O -1% 82% 4-2 CLE D. Kuiper M. Morgan Groundout: 2B-SS-1B
b6 2 --- O -1% 81% 4-2 CLE D. Rosello M. Morgan Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 4.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Indians' Len Barker facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- O 4% 85% 2-4 OAK J. Newman L. Barker Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1 --- O 2% 87% 2-4 OAK T. Armas L. Barker Strikeout
t7 2 --- O 1% 88% 2-4 OAK D. Chalk L. Barker Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Athletics' Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
b7 0 --- O -1% 87% 4-2 CLE M. Hargrove M. Morgan Flyball: CF
b7 1 --- O -1% 87% 4-2 CLE R. Manning M. Morgan Groundout: 1B-P
b7 2 --- O -1% 86% 4-2 CLE B. Bonds M. Morgan Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 4.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Indians' Len Barker facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- -7% 79% 2-4 OAK R. Henderson L. Barker Single to CF
t8 0 1-- OO 13% 92% 2-4 OAK D. Murphy L. Barker Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 2 --- O 1% 94% 2-4 OAK W. Gross L. Barker Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Athletics' Mike Morgan facing 4-5-6
b8 0 --- R 3% 97% 4-2 CLE T. Harrah M. Morgan Home Run
b8 0 --- O -0% 97% 5-2 CLE A. Thornton M. Morgan Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1 --- 0% 97% 5-2 CLE R. Hassey M. Morgan Single to CF
Dave Hamilton replaces Mike Morgan pitching; Ron Pruitt pinch hits for Jim Norris (RF) batting 7th
b8 1 1-- O -0% 97% 5-2 CLE R. Pruitt D. Hamilton Flyball: RF
b8 2 1-- O -0% 96% 5-2 CLE D. Kuiper D. Hamilton Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 5.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Indians' Len Barker facing 4-5-6
Dell Alston replaces Ron Pruitt (PH) playing RF batting 7th
t9 0 --- -4% 92% 2-5 OAK D. Revering L. Barker Double to LF
t9 0 -2- O 4% 96% 2-5 OAK M. Page L. Barker Groundout: P-1B
t9 1 -2- R -5% 91% 2-5 OAK M. Guerrero L. Barker Single to CF; Revering Scores
Victor Cruz replaces Len Barker pitching
t9 1 1-- O 5% 96% 3-5 OAK J. Newman V. Cruz Groundout: 2B-1B; Guerrero to 2B
t9 2 -2- O 4% 100% 3-5 OAK T. Armas V. Cruz Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 5.

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