April 11, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 5
@CLE 3 DET 6
TOR 2 OAK 3
@MIN 0 NYY 5
TEX 1 CAL 7
@SEA 4 CIN 3
@ATL 2 CHC 3
NYM 1 LAD 7
HOU 4 SFG 2
SDP 0 PHI 5
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 71,067

Saturday, April 11, 1981, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:48

Brewers

1-0

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  0  1   0  0  3   0  0  1    5  9  1
Indians         0  0  0   0  1  2   0  0  0    3  8  1

W: M Caldwell (1-0), L: B Blyleven (0-1), S: R Fingers (1)

Indians

0-1

Lost 1

5th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor CF                  5   0   3   1    0   0  .600 1.400    0    2   0   2B,CS
R Yount SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   7   
C Cooper 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .750    0   14   1   2B
B Oglivie LF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .833    0    2   0   HBP
T Simmons C                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   0   
  N Yost C                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
L Hisle DH                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .250 1.250    0    0   0   HR
G Thomas RF                   3   1   2   1    1   1  .667 2.417    0    1   0   HR,CS
  M Edwards PR-RF             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Money 3B                    4   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
J Gantner 2B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.500    0    2   4   3B,CS

M Caldwell P                                                             0   2
  R Cleveland P                                                          0   0
  J Easterly P                                                           1   0
  R Fingers P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   5   9   5    2   5                    27  16

BATTING

2B: P Molitor (1, off B Blyleven); C Cooper (1, off B Blyleven).

3B: J Gantner (1, off D Spillner).

HR: L Hisle (1, off B Blyleven; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); G Thomas (1, off B Blyleven; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: B Oglivie (1, by B Blyleven).

TB: G Thomas 5; L Hisle 4; P Molitor 4; J Gantner 3; C Cooper 2; B Oglivie.

RBI: L Hisle 2 (2); J Gantner (1); P Molitor (1); G Thomas (1).

2-out RBI: L Hisle 2; G Thomas.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Gantner-R Yount-C Cooper; R Yount-J Gantner-C Cooper.

E: R Yount (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: P Molitor (1, 2nd base by D Spillner/R Hassey); J Gantner (1, Home by D Spillner/R Hassey); G Thomas (1, 2nd base by B Blyleven/B Diaz).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Dilone DH                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .200    0    0   0   
R Manning CF                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .500    0    4   0   
M Hargrove 1B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .750    0    9   1   2B,SB
J Charboneau LF               3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    1   0   SB
T Harrah 3B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.250    0    0   2   2B
J Orta RF                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    4   0   GDP,IW
B Diaz C                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   2   SH
  R Hassey PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   GDP
A Bannister 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   3   
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .667 1.334    0    3   2   
  P Kelly PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   

B Blyleven P                                                             0   0
  D Spillner P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3    3   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: T Harrah (1, off R Fingers); M Hargrove (1, off M Caldwell).

SH: B Diaz (1, off M Caldwell).

IBB: J Orta (1, by R Fingers).

TB: T Harrah 3; M Hargrove 2; T Veryzer 2; R Manning; J Orta; J Charboneau.

GIDP: J Orta (1); R Hassey (1).

RBI: T Veryzer (1); T Harrah (1); M Hargrove (1).

2-out RBI: T Veryzer.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: T Harrah (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Charboneau (1, 2nd base off R Cleveland/T Simmons); M Hargrove (1, 3rd base off R Cleveland/T Simmons).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Caldwell, W (1-0)            5     6   3   3    1   1   0   5.40   21     -       ·  ·     12· 3· 0· 4     43    -     1.13  -0.07
R Cleveland, H (1)             0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-1    2.50  -0.09
J Easterly, H (1)              2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          1-0    2.10   0.29
R Fingers, S (1)               1.2   2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.77   0.15
Totals                         9     8   3   3    3   4   0          37     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 0· 6          2-1

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven, L (0-1)            8     7   4   4    1   5   2   4.50   33     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 7     56    -     0.99  -0.15
D Spillner                     1     2   1   1    1   0   0   9.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.64  -0.07
Totals                         9     9   5   5    2   5   2          37     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 8           -

M Caldwell faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Fingers (1; J Orta).

HBP: B Blyleven (1; B Oglivie).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 71,067.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Cleveland Indians                    
1. P Molitor            CF    1. M Dilone             DH 
2. R Yount              SS    2. R Manning            CF 
3. C Cooper             1B    3. M Hargrove           1B 
4. B Oglivie            LF    4. J Charboneau         LF 
5. T Simmons            C     5. T Harrah             3B 
6. L Hisle              DH    6. J Orta               RF 
7. G Thomas             RF    7. B Diaz               C  
8. D Money              3B    8. A Bannister          2B 
9. J Gantner            2B    9. T Veryzer            SS 

   M Caldwell           P        B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  4-3  123      39%  85% R Hassey        R Fingers       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 6   2  1-1  1--      31%  77% L Hisle         B Blyleven      Home Run; Simmons Scores
   b 8   1  4-3  1--     -24%  46% T Harrah        R Fingers       Double to RF; Charboneau to 3B
   b 5   2  1-0  -2-     -15%  47% T Veryzer       M Caldwell      Single to LF; Orta Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  1--      14%  68% P Molitor       B Blyleven      Double to LF; Gantner Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  P Molitor       Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  R Yount         Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      59%  C Cooper        Double to RF (CF-RF); Molitor to 3B
   O      -23      51%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
   O      -23      45%  T Simmons       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Dilone        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  R Manning       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Hargrove      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  L Hisle         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  G Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  D Money         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Caldwell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Charboneau    Groundout: P-1B
          ---      45%  T Harrah        Single to CF
   OO     1--      50%  J Orta          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
          ---      54%  J Gantner       Walk
   R      1--      68%  P Molitor       Double to LF; Gantner Scores
   O      -2-      64%  R Yount         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      61%  C Cooper        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          -2-      62%  B Oglivie       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      58%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Caldwell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  B Diaz          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      62%  A Bannister     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      61%  T Veryzer       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      58%  M Dilone        Walk; Veryzer to 2B
   O      12-      63%  R Manning       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  L Hisle         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      64%  G Thomas        Single to LF
   O      1--      61%  D Money         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      59%  J Gantner       Thomas Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Caldwell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      62%  M Hargrove      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  J Charboneau    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      65%  T Harrah        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      63%  J Gantner       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  R Yount         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Caldwell facing 6-7-8
          ---      54%  J Orta          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      57%  B Diaz          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Orta to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  A Bannister     Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      47%  T Veryzer       Single to LF; Orta Scores
   O      1--      50%  M Dilone        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  C Cooper        Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  B Oglivie       Single to LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--      46%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      77%  L Hisle         Home Run; Simmons Scores
   R      ---      86%  G Thomas        Home Run
   O      ---      86%  D Money         Lineout: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Caldwell facing 2-3-4
          ---      81%  R Manning       Single to LF
   R      1--      67%  M Hargrove      Double to RF; Manning Scores
                  Reggie Cleveland replaces Mike Caldwell pitching
          -2-      61%  J Charboneau    Walk
          12-      53%  T Harrah        Hargrove Steals 3B; Charboneau Steals 2B
   RO     -23      59%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Hargrove Scores
                  Jamie Easterly replaces Reggie Cleveland pitching
   O      -2-      64%  J Orta          Groundout: 1B-P; Charboneau to 3B
   O      --3      71%  B Diaz          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      68%  J Gantner       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      68%  R Yount         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      66%  C Cooper        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Jamie Easterly facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  A Bannister     Flyball: RF
          ---      65%  T Veryzer       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      71%  M Dilone        Strikeout
   O      1--      76%  R Manning       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      73%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  L Hisle         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Jamie Easterly facing 3-4-5
                  Ned Yost replaces Ted Simmons playing C batting 5th
   O      ---      78%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Jamie Easterly pitching
          ---      71%  J Charboneau    Single to LF
          1--      46%  T Harrah        Double to RF; Charboneau to 3B
          -23      46%  J Orta          Intentional Walk
                  Ron Hassey pinch hits for Bo Diaz batting 7th
   OO     123      85%  R Hassey        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Indians 3.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dan Spillner facing 7-8-9
                  Dan Spillner replaces Bert Blyleven pitching; Ron Hassey moves to C
          ---      87%  G Thomas        Walk
                  Marshall Edwards pinch runs for Gorman Thomas batting 7th
   O      1--      85%  D Money         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      95%  J Gantner       Triple to CF (CF-RF); Money Scores
   O      --3      92%  P Molitor       Gantner Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-C)
          ---      93%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      92%  R Yount         Molitor Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Rollie Fingers facing 8-9-1
                  Marshall Edwards moves to RF
   O      ---      96%  A Bannister     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Pat Kelly pinch hits for Tom Veryzer batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  P Kelly         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     100%  M Dilone        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Indians 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation