September 5, 1981 California Angels at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
OAK 3 BOS 12
SEA 5 TOR 3
@CHW 1 CLE 4
CAL 2 CLE 4
CAL 2 NYY 2
@KCR 1 MIL 5
@MIN 3 DET 1
@TEX 0 LAD 4
STL 3
(11) MON 5
HOU 2 NYM 4
ATL 2 PHI 5
CIN 4 PIT 2
@SDP 1 CHC 8
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 8,543

Saturday, September 5, 1981
Time of Game: 2:33

Angels

42-42

Lost 2

4th, 7 GB

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

W: T Brennan (1-0), L: D Frost (1-5), S: D Spillner (4)

Indians

40-37

Won 2

6th, 5½ GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .764    0    8   0   
R Burleson SS                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .756    0    1   2   SH
F Lynn CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .670    0    3   0   
D Baylor DH                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .226  .717    0    0   0   HR
B Grich 2B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .315  .976    0    1   2   HR
D Ford RF                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .284  .796    0    1   0   
B Downing C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .727    0    5   1   
L Harlow LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .586    0    5   0   
B Hobson 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .695    0    0   1   

D Frost P                                                                0   1
  A Hassler P                                                            0   1
  M Mahler P                                                             0   0
  D Aase P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   2   8   2    1   3                    24   8

BATTING

HR: B Grich (17, off T Brennan; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); D Baylor (12, off T Brennan; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SH: R Burleson (11, off T Brennan).

TB: D Baylor 4; B Grich 4; D Ford 3; R Carew; B Downing; R Burleson.

RBI: B Grich (46); D Baylor (47).

2-out RBI: B Grich.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Manning CF                  2   1   1   1    2   0  .248  .663    0    6   0   2B,SB
J Orta RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .273  .683    0    3   0   
R Hassey C-1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .589    0    5   0   
P Kelly DH                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .659    0    0   0   CS
  B Diaz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .344  .954    0    0   0   
T Harrah 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .273  .738    0    1   0   
V Hayes LF                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .190  .602    0    4   0   2B
K Pagel 1B                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .933    0    4   1   
  C Bando PH-C                2   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .516    0    0   1   
D Kuiper 2B                   2   1   1   1    0   1  .290  .631    0    1   3   
  D Rosello PH-2B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .668    0    1   0   
M Fischlin SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   2   

T Brennan P                                                              0   0
  D Spillner P                                                           0   0
Totals                       28   4   5   3    6   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: V Hayes (3, off D Frost); R Manning (9, off A Hassler).

TB: V Hayes 2; R Manning 2; D Kuiper; R Hassey; P Kelly.

RBI: R Manning (24); D Kuiper (9); V Hayes (4).

2-out RBI: R Manning.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Manning (12, 2nd base off D Frost/B Downing).

CS: P Kelly (3, 2nd base by A Hassler/B Downing).

PITCHING

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Frost, L (1-5)               1.2   2   4   4    2   0   0   4.58    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2     33    -     0.91  -0.23
A Hassler                      3.1   3   0   0    4   4   0   2.78   16     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 3          1-1    0.51   0.01
M Mahler                       1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.41   0.04
D Aase                         1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.82    4     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.02
Totals                         8     5   4   4    6   5   0          34     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1· 5          1-1

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Brennan, W (1-0)             5.1   8   2   2    0   2   2   3.38   24     -       ·  ·      4· 9· 1· 8     46    -     0.82   0.07
D Spillner, S (4)              3.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.25   12     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 2· 0          1-0    1.09   0.27
Totals                         9     8   2   2    1   3   2          36     -       ·  ·      6·15· 3· 8          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Frost (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Marty Springstead.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 8,543.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Cleveland Indians                    
1. R Carew              1B    1. R Manning            CF 
2. R Burleson           SS    2. J Orta               RF 
3. F Lynn               CF    3. R Hassey             C  
4. D Baylor             DH    4. P Kelly              DH 
5. B Grich              2B    5. T Harrah             3B 
6. D Ford               RF    6. V Hayes              LF 
7. B Downing            C     7. K Pagel              1B 
8. L Harlow             LF    8. D Kuiper             2B 
9. B Hobson             3B    9. M Fischlin           SS 

   D Frost              P        T Brennan            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-1  1--      11%  80% V Hayes         D Frost         Double to CF (CF-RF); Harrah Scores
   t 6   0  4-1  ---      -8%  80% D Baylor        T Brennan       Home Run
   b 2   2  0-3  -2-       6%  89% R Manning       A Hassler       Double to LF; Kuiper Scores
   t 4   2  4-0  ---      -5%  87% B Grich         T Brennan       Home Run
   t 4   2  4-1  1-3       4%  87% L Harlow        T Brennan       Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Brennan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  R Carew         Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  R Burleson      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Carew to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  F Lynn          Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  D Baylor        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Frost facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  R Manning       Walk
          1--      61%  J Orta          Manning Steals 2B
   O      -2-      60%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Manning to 3B
   R      --3      63%  R Hassey        Wild Pitch; Manning Scores
   O      ---      62%  " "             Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  P Kelly         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Brennan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  B Grich         Flyball: LF
          ---      61%  D Ford          Single to LF
   O      1--      64%  B Downing       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      66%  L Harlow        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Frost facing 5-6-7
          ---      69%  T Harrah        Walk
   R      1--      80%  V Hayes         Double to CF (CF-RF); Harrah Scores
   O      -2-      80%  K Pagel         Flyball: CF; Hayes to 3B
   R      --3      84%  D Kuiper        Single to CF; Hayes Scores
   O      1--      83%  M Fischlin      Groundout: 3B-1B; Kuiper to 2B
                  Andy Hassler replaces Dave Frost pitching
   R      -2-      89%  R Manning       Double to LF; Kuiper Scores
          -2-      89%  J Orta          Walk
   O      12-      88%  R Hassey        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 4.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Brennan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  B Hobson        Popfly: CF
   O      ---      90%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  R Burleson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Andy Hassler facing 4-5-6
          ---      92%  P Kelly         Single to RF
   O      1--      90%  T Harrah        Kelly Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      90%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      89%  V Hayes         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Indians 4.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Brennan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  F Lynn          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      92%  D Baylor        Lineout: SS
   R      ---      87%  B Grich         Home Run
          ---      85%  D Ford          Single to CF
          1--      83%  B Downing       Single to CF; Ford to 3B
   O      1-3      87%  L Harlow        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Andy Hassler facing 7-8-9
          ---      89%  K Pagel         Walk
   O      1--      87%  D Kuiper        Strikeout
   O      1--      86%  M Fischlin      Flyball: CF
          1--      87%  R Manning       Walk; Pagel to 2B
   O      12-      85%  J Orta          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 4.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Brennan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  B Hobson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      88%  R Burleson      Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  F Lynn          Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Andy Hassler facing 3-4-5
          ---      91%  R Hassey        Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  P Kelly         Lineout: LF
   O      1--      89%  T Harrah        Popfly: SS
          1--      89%  V Hayes         Walk; Hassey to 2B
                  Chris Bando pinch hits for Karl Pagel batting 7th
   O      12-      88%  C Bando         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Indians 4.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Brennan facing 4-5-6
                  Chris Bando moves to C; Ron Hassey moves to 1B
   R      ---      80%  D Baylor        Home Run
   O      ---      83%  B Grich         Popfly: SS
          ---      79%  D Ford          Single to RF
                  Dan Spillner replaces Tom Brennan pitching
   O      1--      83%  B Downing       Popfly: LF
   O      1--      86%  L Harlow        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mickey Mahler facing 8-9-1
                  Mickey Mahler replaces Andy Hassler pitching; Dave Rosello pinch hits for Duane Kuiper batting 8th
   O      ---      85%  D Rosello       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  M Fischlin      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  R Manning       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, Dan Spillner facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Rosello moves to 2B
   O      ---      86%  B Hobson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      88%  R Carew         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      90%  R Burleson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mickey Mahler facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  J Orta          Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  R Hassey        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Don Aase replaces Mickey Mahler pitching; Bo Diaz pinch hits for Pat Kelly batting 4th
   O      ---      88%  B Diaz          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, Dan Spillner facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  F Lynn          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  D Baylor        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  B Grich         Walk
   O      1--      95%  D Ford          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Don Aase facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  T Harrah        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      94%  V Hayes         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      93%  C Bando         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, Dan Spillner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  B Downing       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      99%  L Harlow        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Hobson        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE198109052

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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