September 12, 1986 Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

CHW 3
CAL 2
(10) CLE 9
OAK 3 DET 5
BAL 3 SEA 4
@KCR 2
(10) MIL 4
TOR 1 MIN 4
TEX 2 BOS 7
@NYY 2 CIN 8
@LAD 3 PHI 6
NYM 3 CHC 9
@PIT 8
(10) HOU 5
@SDP 3 SFG 11
ATL 2 MON 4
@STL 3
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 11,019

Friday, September 12, 1986
Time of Game: 2:49

Athletics

67-75

Lost 1

3rd, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    3  6  1
Indians         0  1  3   2  2  0   1  0  X    9 11  2

W: G Swindell (2-1), L: B Krueger (1-2)

Indians

70-71

Won 1

5th, 16 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .658    0    1   2   
  L Sakata 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .829         1   0   
C Lansford 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .290  .764    0    5   1   SB
J Canseco LF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .248  .800    0    4   0   HR
D Kingman DH                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .216  .701    0    0   0   
D Baker RF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .241  .637    0    1   0   GDP
M McGwire 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .179  .674    0    0   2   
M Tettleton C                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .203  .687    0    3   0   
  T Steinbach C               2   1   1   1    0   0  .500 2.500    0    2   0   HR
M Gallego 2B-SS               3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    3   0   
  R Nelson PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
S Javier CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .590    0    4   0   

B Krueger P                                                              0   1
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   3   6   3    2   5                    24   6

BATTING

HR: T Steinbach (1, off G Swindell; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Canseco (31, off G Swindell; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: T Steinbach 4; J Canseco 4; D Baker; M McGwire; R Nelson; C Lansford.

GIDP: D Baker (7).

RBI: D Baker (19); J Canseco (108); T Steinbach (1).

2-out RBI: D Baker; J Canseco.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

E: J Canseco (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Lansford (11, 2nd base off G Swindell/A Allanson).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon LF                    3   2   1   0    2   1  .236  .559    0    1   0   SB
B Butler CF                   5   0   2   2    0   0  .258  .690    0    1   0   3B,CS
J Franco 2B                   3   1   0   0    2   0  .298  .741    0    2   2   
J Carter RF                   4   4   3   1    1   0  .309  .870    0    7   1   2·2B,2·SB
C Snyder SS                   4   0   2   2    0   2  .274  .814    0    1   2   2·2B
P Tabler 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .330  .809    0    8   0   SB
B Jacoby 3B                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .265  .749    0    0   4   
C Castillo DH                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .278  .733    0    0   0   2B
A Allanson C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .556    0    7   0   

G Swindell P                                                             0   0
  F Wills P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   9  11   8    6   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: C Castillo (8, off E Plunk); J Carter 2 (32, off B Krueger, off E Plunk); C Snyder 2 (15, 2 off B Krueger).

3B: B Butler (11, off B Krueger).

TB: J Carter 5; C Snyder 4; B Butler 4; C Castillo 2; O Nixon; B Jacoby; P Tabler.

RBI: C Snyder 2 (56); B Butler 2 (43); C Castillo (29); B Jacoby (70); J Carter (104); P Tabler (38).

2-out RBI: B Butler 2; C Snyder 2; C Castillo; B Jacoby; J Carter.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Jacoby-J Franco-P Tabler; J Carter-A Allanson.

E: C Snyder (8); B Jacoby (20).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Tabler (3, 2nd base off E Plunk/M Tettleton); J Carter 2 (23, 2nd base off E Plunk/T Steinbach, 3rd base off E Plunk/M Tettleton); O Nixon (19, 2nd base off B Krueger/M Tettleton).

CS: B Butler (13, 2nd base by B Krueger/M Tettleton).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Krueger, L (1-2)             3.2   7   6   5    3   1   0   6.60   20     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 6· 0     23    -     1.05  -0.35
E Plunk                        4.1   4   3   3    3   4   0   5.50   20     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 5· 0          1-0    0.09  -0.02
Totals                         8    11   9   8    6   5   0          40     -       ·  ·      9· 9·11· 0          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
G Swindell, W (2-1)            7     4   3   2    2   3   2   4.99   28     -       ·  ·      8·12· 1· 2     60    -     0.62   0.12
F Wills                        2     2   0   0    0   2   0   4.71    8     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.20   0.01
Totals                         9     6   3   2    2   5   2          36     -       ·  ·     13·13· 1· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Krueger (3); E Plunk (9).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 11,019.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Cleveland Indians                    
1. A Griffin            SS    1. O Nixon              LF 
2. C Lansford           1B    2. B Butler             CF 
3. J Canseco            LF    3. J Franco             2B 
4. D Kingman            DH    4. J Carter             RF 
5. D Baker              RF    5. C Snyder             SS 
6. M McGwire            3B    6. P Tabler             1B 
7. M Tettleton          C     7. B Jacoby             3B 
8. M Gallego            2B    8. C Castillo           DH 
9. S Javier             CF    9. A Allanson           C  

   B Krueger            P        G Swindell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-2  -23      16%  83% C Snyder        B Krueger       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Franco Scores; Carter Scores
   t 4   1  4-1  123      15%  86% M Tettleton     G Swindell      Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C
   b 2   0  1-0  1--      13%  61% C Snyder        B Krueger       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Carter Scores/Adv on E7 (throw)/unER
   b 3   2  1-1  1-3      12%  68% J Carter        B Krueger       Double to 3B (Line Drive); Nixon Scores; Franco to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  ---     -10%  44% J Canseco       G Swindell      Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  A Griffin       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  C Lansford      Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      44%  J Canseco       Home Run
   O      ---      45%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Krueger facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  O Nixon         Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  B Butler        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--      42%  J Franco        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      40%  J Carter        Butler Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Swindell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      42%  D Baker         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      43%  M McGwire       Flyball: RF
          ---      42%  M Tettleton     Walk
   O      1--      44%  M Gallego       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Krueger facing 4-5-6
          ---      48%  J Carter        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   R      1--      61%  C Snyder        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Carter Scores/Adv on E7 (throw)/unER
   O      -2-      60%  P Tabler        Groundout: SS-1B; Snyder to 3B
   O      --3      54%  B Jacoby        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      50%  C Castillo      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg Swindell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  S Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  A Griffin       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      56%  C Lansford      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Bill Krueger facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  A Allanson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      56%  O Nixon         Walk
   O      1--      53%  B Butler        Lineout: LF
          1--      54%  J Franco        Nixon Steals 2B
          -2-      54%  " "             Wild Pitch; Nixon to 3B
          --3      56%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      68%  J Carter        Double to 3B (Line Drive); Nixon Scores; Franco to 3B
   RR     -23      83%  C Snyder        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Franco Scores; Carter Scores
   O      -2-      82%  P Tabler        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 4.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Greg Swindell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  J Canseco       Flyball: 1B
          ---      81%  D Kingman       Walk
          1--      77%  D Baker         Fielder's Choice 2B; Kingman to 2B; Baker to 1B
          12-      71%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Line Drive); Kingman to 3B; Baker to 2B
   OO     123      86%  M Tettleton     Fly Ball Double Play: RF-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Krueger facing 7-8-9
          ---      88%  B Jacoby        Walk
   O      1--      86%  C Castillo      Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      85%  A Allanson      Lineout: CF
          1--      86%  O Nixon         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jacoby to 2B
   RR     12-      95%  B Butler        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Jacoby Scores; Nixon Scores
                  Eric Plunk replaces Bill Krueger pitching
   O      --3      94%  J Franco        Lineout: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 6.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Greg Swindell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  M Gallego       Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  S Javier        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  A Griffin       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-1, Eric Plunk facing 4-5-6
          ---      97%  J Carter        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-      96%  C Snyder        Strikeout
          -2-      97%  P Tabler        Carter Steals 3B
   R      --3      98%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Carter Scores
          1--      98%  B Jacoby        Tabler Steals 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      99%  C Castillo      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Tabler Scores
   O      -2-      99%  A Allanson      Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 8.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-8, Greg Swindell facing 2-3-4
          ---      98%  C Lansford      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Lansford to 1B
   O      1--      99%  J Canseco       Foul Flyball: C
          1--      98%  D Kingman       Lansford Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      98%  D Baker         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lansford Scores/unER
   O      1--      99%  M McGwire       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-2, Eric Plunk facing 1-2-3
                  Terry Steinbach replaces Mickey Tettleton playing C batting 7th
   O      ---      99%  O Nixon         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  B Butler        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  J Franco        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 8.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, Greg Swindell facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      97%  T Steinbach     Home Run
   O      ---      98%  M Gallego       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  S Javier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  A Griffin       Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-3, Eric Plunk facing 4-5-6
                  Lenn Sakata replaces Alfredo Griffin playing 2B batting 1st; Mike Gallego moves to SS
          ---      99%  J Carter        Walk
          1--      99%  C Snyder        Carter Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      99%  P Tabler        Groundout: 3B-1B; Carter to 3B
   R      --3      99%  B Jacoby        Single to CF (Line Drive); Carter Scores
   O      1--      99%  C Castillo      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 9.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-9, Frank Wills facing 2-3-4
                  Frank Wills replaces Greg Swindell pitching
          ---      99%  C Lansford      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      97%  J Canseco       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Lansford to 2B; Canseco to 1B
   O      12-      98%  D Kingman       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lansford to 3B; Kingman to 1B
   OO     1-3     100%  D Baker         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-3, Eric Plunk facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  A Allanson      Flyball: 2B
          ---     100%  O Nixon         Walk
   O      1--     100%  B Butler        Flyball: SS
          1--     100%  J Franco        Wild Pitch; Nixon to 2B
          -2-     100%  " "             Walk
   O      12-     100%  J Carter        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 9.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-9, Frank Wills facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  M McGwire       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF
                  Rob Nelson pinch hits for Mike Gallego batting 8th
          ---     100%  R Nelson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--     100%  S Javier        Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE198609120

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1986 > CLE \| OAK > Sep 12, 1986, Athletics at Indians Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation