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Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 4,879 |
Wednesday, September 23, 1987 Time of Game: 3:11 |
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Athletics
6
77-75
Lost 1
2nd, 5 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Athletics 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 13 2
Indians 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 X 8 13 1
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Indians
8
58-95
Won 1
7th, 35½ GB
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Batting Stats
Oakland Athletics AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details L Polonia LF 4 1 4 2 1 0 .292 .751 2 0 HR,3B,SB,CS M Davis RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .260 .779 3 0 GDP M McGwire 1B 3 1 2 0 1 1 .296 1.001 7 0 2B A Griffin PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 .654 0 0 S Javier CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 .561 2 0 R Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .681 0 0 C Lansford 3B-1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .296 .841 0 3 2B,SH J Canseco DH 4 0 0 1 0 1 .262 .790 0 0 SF D Murphy CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .241 .759 3 0 S Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .801 0 0 M Gallego 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .683 0 0 T Phillips SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 .247 .729 1 2 HR T Bernazard 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .726 2 2 T Steinbach C 4 2 2 1 0 0 .288 .826 4 0 HR S Ontiveros P 0 2 G Cadaret P 0 0 E Plunk P 0 0 G Lavelle P 0 0 D Eckersley P 0 0 Totals 36 6 13 0 3 9 24 9
Batting Events
2B: C Lansford (26, off D Gordon); M McGwire (27, off D Gordon).
3B: L Polonia (10, off D Gordon).
HR: L Polonia (4, off D Akerfelds; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs); T Phillips (9, off D Akerfelds; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs); T Steinbach (16, off D Akerfelds; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
SF: J Canseco (7, off D Gordon).
SH: C Lansford (5, off D Gordon).
TB: L Polonia 9; T Steinbach 5; T Phillips 4; C Lansford 3; M McGwire 3; D Murphy; M Davis.
GIDP: M Davis (13).
RBI: L Polonia 2 (48); D Murphy (32); T Phillips (42); T Steinbach (56); J Canseco (106).
2-out RBI: D Murphy; T Phillips; T Steinbach.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. T Bernazard-T Phillips-M McGwire; C Lansford-T Bernazard-M McGwire.
E: S Ontiveros (); T Steinbach (9).
Baserunning Events
SB: L Polonia (29, 2nd base off D Akerfelds/C Bando).
CS: L Polonia (7, 3rd base by D Akerfelds/C Bando).
Cleveland Indians AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details B Butler CF 2 1 1 1 2 0 .289 .806 3 0 3B,SB,SF J Franco SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 .322 .822 1 3 2B,SB,SF J Carter 1B 5 1 2 4 0 0 .260 .777 7 0 M Hall LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .278 .735 3 0 2B B Jacoby 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .298 .927 1 3 C Snyder RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .230 .724 2 0 D Clark DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 .175 .467 0 0 GDP C Bando C 3 1 1 0 1 1 .223 .603 7 1 T Hinzo PR-2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272 .671 0 0 J Noboa 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .177 .409 1 0 2B,SH,GDP C Castillo PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .249 .767 0 0 A Allanson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .623 2 0 D Akerfelds P 0 0 D Gordon P 0 0 E Vande Berg P 0 1 S Stewart P 0 0 Totals 33 8 13 0 4 4 27 8
Batting Events
2B: M Hall (19, off S Ontiveros); J Franco (24, off D Eckersley); J Noboa (1, off E Plunk).
3B: B Butler (7, off S Ontiveros).
SF: B Butler (2, off G Lavelle); J Franco (5, off E Plunk).
SH: J Noboa (4, off S Ontiveros).
TB: B Butler 3; J Franco 3; J Noboa 2; M Hall 2; J Carter 2; B Jacoby 2; C Snyder; C Bando; D Clark; C Castillo.
GIDP: J Noboa (1); D Clark (2).
RBI: J Carter 4 (100); B Butler (37); M Hall (67); J Franco (52).
2-out RBI: J Carter 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. E Vande Berg-J Franco-J Carter.
E: B Jacoby (22).
Baserunning Events
SB: B Butler (31, 2nd base off E Plunk/T Steinbach); J Franco (31, 2nd base off S Ontiveros/T Steinbach).
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 S Ontiveros 3 8 5 4 1 1 0 3.97 18 - · · 6· 2· 1· 8 25 - 1.38 -0.44 G Cadaret 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.76 1 - · · 0· 0· 0· 0 2-0 1.49 -0.02 E Plunk, L (4-5) 4.1 3 2 2 2 3 0 5.00 17 - · · 2· 7· 2· 3 3-1 1.91 0.19 G Lavelle, BS (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.83 1 - · · 0· 1· 0· 0 2-1 4.91 -0.05 D Eckersley 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.06 3 - · · 0· 1· 1· 2 1-1 1.99 -0.37 Totals 8 13 8 7 4 4 0 40 - · · 8·11· 4·13 8-3
S Ontiveros faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.
G Cadaret faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.
G Cadaret faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.
Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA D Akerfelds 3.2 7 4 4 2 3 3 6.69 19 - · · 2· 5· 0· 7 32 - 0.92 -0.25 D Gordon 2.2 5 2 2 0 4 0 4.74 13 - · · 2· 2· 0· 5 1-0 1.50 -0.20 E Vande Berg, W (1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.35 6 - · · 3· 1· 0· 1 1-0 1.40 0.18 S Stewart, S (3) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.31 3 - · · 0· 1· 0· 0 0-0 1.04 0.08 Totals 9 13 6 6 3 9 3 41 - · · 7· 9· 0·13 2-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Greg Kosc.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 4,879.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.
Lineups
Oakland Athletics Cleveland Indians 1. Luis Polonia LF 1. Brett Butler CF 2. Mike Davis RF 2. Julio Franco SS 3. Mark McGwire 1B 3. Joe Carter 1B 4. Carney Lansford 3B 4. Mel Hall LF 5. Jose Canseco DH 5. Brook Jacoby 3B 6. Dwayne Murphy CF 6. Cory Snyder RF 7. Tony Phillips SS 7. Dave Clark DH 8. Tony Bernazard 2B 8. Chris Bando C 9. Terry Steinbach C 9. Junior Noboa 2B Steve Ontiveros P Darrel Akerfelds P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b8 | 2 | -23 | RR | 31% | 93% | 6-6 | CLE | J. Carter | D. Eckersley | Single; Castillo Scores; Franco Scores | |
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | 17% | 50% | 5-6 | CLE | C. Castillo | E. Plunk | Single; Hinzo to 3B | ||
| b4 | 0 | 12- | R | 17% | 72% | 3-4 | CLE | J. Noboa | S. Ontiveros | Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Clark Scores/No RBI; Bando to 3B; Noboa to 2B | |
| t3 | 0 | 1-- | RR | -16% | 30% | 1-1 | OAK | L. Polonia | D. Akerfelds | Home Run; Steinbach Scores | |
| t7 | 0 | 1-- | -16% | 28% | 5-5 | OAK | C. Lansford | D. Gordon | Double; McGwire to 3B |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Darrel Akerfelds facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | -3% | 47% | 0-0 | OAK | L. Polonia | D. Akerfelds | Walk | ||
| t1 | 0 | 1-- | -2% | 44% | 0-0 | OAK | M. Davis | D. Akerfelds | Polonia Steals 2B | ||
| t1 | 0 | -2- | O | 4% | 48% | 0-0 | OAK | M. Davis | D. Akerfelds | Flyball: RF | |
| t1 | 1 | -2- | O | 5% | 54% | 0-0 | OAK | M. McGwire | D. Akerfelds | Polonia Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B) | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | -1% | 53% | 0-0 | OAK | M. McGwire | D. Akerfelds | Walk | ||
| t1 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 55% | 0-0 | OAK | C. Lansford | D. Akerfelds | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | 8% | 63% | 0-0 | CLE | B. Butler | S. Ontiveros | Triple | ||
| b1 | 0 | --3 | O | -4% | 59% | 0-0 | CLE | J. Franco | S. Ontiveros | Groundout: P-1B | |
| b1 | 1 | --3 | RO | 2% | 61% | 0-0 | CLE | J. Carter | S. Ontiveros | Groundout: SS-1B; Butler Scores | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 60% | 1-0 | CLE | M. Hall | S. Ontiveros | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Darrel Akerfelds facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 62% | 0-1 | OAK | J. Canseco | D. Akerfelds | Flyball: CF | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 64% | 0-1 | OAK | D. Murphy | D. Akerfelds | Flyball: LF | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | R | -10% | 54% | 0-1 | OAK | T. Phillips | D. Akerfelds | Home Run | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 55% | 1-1 | OAK | T. Bernazard | D. Akerfelds | Flyball: CF | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | 4% | 59% | 1-1 | CLE | B. Jacoby | S. Ontiveros | Single | ||
| b2 | 0 | 1-- | 5% | 64% | 1-1 | CLE | C. Snyder | S. Ontiveros | Single; Jacoby to 2B | ||
| b2 | 0 | 12- | 7% | 71% | 1-1 | CLE | D. Clark | S. Ontiveros | Single; Jacoby to 3B; Snyder to 2B | ||
| b2 | 0 | 123 | O | -6% | 65% | 1-1 | CLE | C. Bando | S. Ontiveros | Strikeout | |
| b2 | 1 | 123 | OO | -15% | 50% | 1-1 | CLE | J. Noboa | S. Ontiveros | Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Darrel Akerfelds facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | -4% | 46% | 1-1 | OAK | T. Steinbach | D. Akerfelds | Single | ||
| t3 | 0 | 1-- | RR | -16% | 30% | 1-1 | OAK | L. Polonia | D. Akerfelds | Home Run; Steinbach Scores | |
| t3 | 0 | --- | -3% | 27% | 3-1 | OAK | M. Davis | D. Akerfelds | Single | ||
| t3 | 0 | 1-- | O | 3% | 29% | 3-1 | OAK | M. McGwire | D. Akerfelds | Strikeout | |
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | -5% | 25% | 3-1 | OAK | C. Lansford | D. Akerfelds | Single; Davis to 3B/Adv on E5 | ||
| t3 | 1 | 1-3 | O | 5% | 30% | 3-1 | OAK | J. Canseco | D. Akerfelds | Flyball: 2B | |
| t3 | 2 | 1-3 | O | 4% | 34% | 3-1 | OAK | D. Murphy | D. Akerfelds | Strikeout | |
| 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 31% | 1-3 | CLE | B. Butler | S. Ontiveros | Lineout: RF | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | 3% | 34% | 1-3 | CLE | J. Franco | S. Ontiveros | Single | ||
| b3 | 1 | 1-- | 4% | 38% | 1-3 | CLE | J. Carter | S. Ontiveros | Franco Steals 2B; Franco to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B) | ||
| b3 | 1 | --3 | R | 6% | 45% | 1-3 | CLE | J. Carter | S. Ontiveros | Single; Franco Scores | |
| b3 | 1 | 1-- | R | 13% | 58% | 2-3 | CLE | M. Hall | S. Ontiveros | Double; Carter Scores | |
| b3 | 1 | -2- | O | -4% | 54% | 3-3 | CLE | B. Jacoby | S. Ontiveros | Flyball: CF | |
| b3 | 2 | -2- | O | -4% | 50% | 3-3 | CLE | C. Snyder | S. Ontiveros | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Indians' Darrel Akerfelds facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 53% | 3-3 | OAK | T. Phillips | D. Akerfelds | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 55% | 3-3 | OAK | T. Bernazard | D. Akerfelds | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | R | -13% | 42% | 3-3 | OAK | T. Steinbach | D. Akerfelds | Home Run | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | -1% | 41% | 4-3 | OAK | L. Polonia | D. Akerfelds | Single | ||
| Don Gordon replaces Darrel Akerfelds pitching | |||||||||||
| t4 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 44% | 4-3 | OAK | M. Davis | D. Gordon | Strikeout | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | 5% | 48% | 3-4 | CLE | D. Clark | S. Ontiveros | Walk | ||
| b4 | 0 | 1-- | 7% | 55% | 3-4 | CLE | C. Bando | S. Ontiveros | Single; Clark to 2B | ||
| b4 | 0 | 12- | R | 17% | 72% | 3-4 | CLE | J. Noboa | S. Ontiveros | Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Clark Scores/No RBI; Bando to 3B; Noboa to 2B | |
| Greg Cadaret replaces Steve Ontiveros pitching | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | -23 | 2% | 74% | 4-4 | CLE | B. Butler | G. Cadaret | Walk | ||
| Eric Plunk replaces Greg Cadaret pitching | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | 123 | RO | 2% | 76% | 4-4 | CLE | J. Franco | E. Plunk | Foul Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Bando Scores/unER; Noboa to 3B; Butler to 2B | |
| b4 | 1 | -23 | O | -7% | 69% | 5-4 | CLE | J. Carter | E. Plunk | Lineout: 2B | |
| b4 | 2 | -23 | O | -6% | 63% | 5-4 | CLE | M. Hall | E. Plunk | Lineout: CF | |
| 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, Indians' Don Gordon facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | -8% | 55% | 4-5 | OAK | M. McGwire | D. Gordon | Double | ||
| t5 | 0 | -2- | O | 2% | 57% | 4-5 | OAK | C. Lansford | D. Gordon | Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; McGwire to 3B | |
| t5 | 1 | --3 | O | 8% | 65% | 4-5 | OAK | J. Canseco | D. Gordon | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t5 | 2 | --3 | R | -12% | 54% | 4-5 | OAK | D. Murphy | D. Gordon | Single; McGwire Scores | |
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3% | 57% | 5-5 | OAK | T. Phillips | D. Gordon | Strikeout | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | 5% | 61% | 5-5 | CLE | B. Jacoby | E. Plunk | Single | ||
| b5 | 0 | 1-- | O | -4% | 57% | 5-5 | CLE | C. Snyder | E. Plunk | Flyball: CF | |
| b5 | 1 | 1-- | OO | -7% | 50% | 5-5 | CLE | D. Clark | E. Plunk | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, Indians' Don Gordon facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 54% | 5-5 | OAK | T. Bernazard | D. Gordon | Strikeout | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 56% | 5-5 | OAK | T. Steinbach | D. Gordon | Flyball: CF | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | -4% | 52% | 5-5 | OAK | L. Polonia | D. Gordon | Triple | ||
| t6 | 2 | --3 | O | 6% | 58% | 5-5 | OAK | M. Davis | D. Gordon | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 54% | 5-5 | CLE | C. Bando | E. Plunk | Foul Flyball: LF | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | 6% | 61% | 5-5 | CLE | J. Noboa | E. Plunk | Double | ||
| b6 | 1 | -2- | 2% | 63% | 5-5 | CLE | B. Butler | E. Plunk | Walk | ||
| b6 | 1 | 12- | O | -5% | 58% | 5-5 | CLE | J. Franco | E. Plunk | Flyball: RF; Noboa to 3B | |
| b6 | 2 | 1-3 | 1% | 59% | 5-5 | CLE | J. Carter | E. Plunk | Butler Steals 2B | ||
| b6 | 2 | -23 | O | -9% | 50% | 5-5 | CLE | J. Carter | E. Plunk | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, Indians' Don Gordon facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | -6% | 44% | 5-5 | OAK | M. McGwire | D. Gordon | Single | ||
| t7 | 0 | 1-- | -16% | 28% | 5-5 | OAK | C. Lansford | D. Gordon | Double; McGwire to 3B | ||
| Alfredo Griffin pinch runs for Mark McGwire (1B) batting 3rd | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | -23 | RO | -2% | 26% | 5-5 | OAK | J. Canseco | D. Gordon | Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Griffin Scores; Lansford to 3B | |
| Ed Vande Berg replaces Don Gordon pitching; Steve Henderson pinch hits for Dwayne Murphy (CF) batting 6th | |||||||||||
| t7 | 1 | --3 | O | 7% | 33% | 6-5 | OAK | S. Henderson | E. Vande Berg | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t7 | 2 | --3 | -1% | 32% | 6-5 | OAK | T. Phillips | E. Vande Berg | Walk | ||
| t7 | 2 | 1-3 | O | 6% | 38% | 6-5 | OAK | T. Bernazard | E. Vande Berg | Flyball: LF | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-6, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| Carney Lansford moves from 3B to 1B; Mike Gallego replaces Steve Henderson (PH) playing 3B batting 6th; Stan Javier replaces Alfredo Griffin (PR) playing CF batting 3rd | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | -5% | 33% | 5-6 | CLE | M. Hall | E. Plunk | Strikeout | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | -4% | 29% | 5-6 | CLE | B. Jacoby | E. Plunk | Strikeout | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | -3% | 26% | 5-6 | CLE | C. Snyder | E. Plunk | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-5, Indians' Ed Vande Berg facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 29% | 6-5 | OAK | T. Steinbach | E. Vande Berg | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | -3% | 26% | 6-5 | OAK | L. Polonia | E. Vande Berg | Single | ||
| t8 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 6% | 32% | 6-5 | OAK | M. Davis | E. Vande Berg | Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-6, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | -7% | 26% | 5-6 | CLE | D. Clark | E. Plunk | Strikeout | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | 7% | 33% | 5-6 | CLE | C. Bando | E. Plunk | Walk | ||
| Carmen Castillo pinch hits for Junior Noboa (2B) batting 9th; Tommy Hinzo pinch runs for Chris Bando (C) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | 17% | 50% | 5-6 | CLE | C. Castillo | E. Plunk | Single; Hinzo to 3B | ||
| Gary Lavelle replaces Eric Plunk pitching | |||||||||||
| b8 | 1 | 1-3 | RO | 5% | 55% | 5-6 | CLE | B. Butler | G. Lavelle | Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hinzo Scores | |
| Dennis Eckersley replaces Gary Lavelle pitching | |||||||||||
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | 6% | 62% | 6-6 | CLE | J. Franco | D. Eckersley | Double; Castillo to 3B | ||
| b8 | 2 | -23 | RR | 31% | 93% | 6-6 | CLE | J. Carter | D. Eckersley | Single; Castillo Scores; Franco Scores | |
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | O | -1% | 92% | 8-6 | CLE | M. Hall | D. Eckersley | Lineout: CF | |
| 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 8. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-8, Indians' Sammy Stewart facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| Sammy Stewart replaces Ed Vande Berg pitching; Andy Allanson replaces Carmen Castillo (PH) playing C batting 9th; Tommy Hinzo moves from PR to 2B; Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Stan Javier (CF) batting 3rd | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 96% | 6-8 | OAK | R. Jackson | S. Stewart | Strikeout | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 99% | 6-8 | OAK | C. Lansford | S. Stewart | Flyball: LF | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 100% | 6-8 | OAK | J. Canseco | S. Stewart | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 8. | |||||||||||
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- wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
- Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
- 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.
- Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
- 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.
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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.
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