September 27, 1987 California Angels at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
NYY 5 CAL 11
@CLE 8 MIL 9
BOS 6 MIN 8
KCR 1 CHW 5
@OAK 0 SEA 5
TEX 3 DET 3
@TOR 2
(13) SFG 15
@ATL 6 CHC 7
STL 3 CIN 4
HOU 2 LAD 4
SDP 3 NYM 12
PIT 3 MON 5
@PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 13,979

Sunday, September 27, 1987
Time of Game: 3:12

Angels

73-83

Won 1

6th, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          2  2  0   2  3  0   0  2  0   11 15  0
Indians         2  0  0   1  0  0   0  3  2    8  8  2

W: D Sutton (10-11), L: K Schrom (6-12)

Indians

60-96

Lost 1

7th, 36 GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Downing LF                  1   3   0   0    2   0  .273  .888    0    1   0   2·HBP
  D White LF                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .746    0    5   0   2B
M McLemore 2B                 4   1   4   4    1   0  .238  .618    0    3   2   SH
W Joyner 1B                   5   0   2   1    1   1  .289  .889    0    6   0   GDP,IW
B Buckner DH                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .282  .668    0    0   0   SF
  T Wilson PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
J Howell 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   4  .239  .768    0    0   1   
T Armas RF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .203  .590    0    1   0   2B
G Polidor SS                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .266  .611    0    1   2   
B Boone C                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .238  .610    0    8   1   SH
G Pettis CF                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .206  .562    0    2   0   

C Finley P                                                               0   2
  D Sutton P                                                             0   0
  G Minton P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38  11  15   8    5   6                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D White (32, off D Jones); T Armas (3, off S Stewart).

SF: B Buckner (6, off K Schrom).

SH: B Boone (14, off K Schrom); M McLemore (15, off K Schrom).

IBB: W Joyner (12, by K Schrom).

HBP: B Downing 2 (16, 2 by K Schrom).

TB: M McLemore 4; D White 2; T Armas 2; B Boone 2; G Polidor 2; W Joyner 2; G Pettis 2; B Buckner.

GIDP: W Joyner (13).

RBI: M McLemore 4 (41); B Buckner 2 (73); G Polidor (15); W Joyner (112).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 20.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Polidor-M McLemore-W Joyner.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   3   1   1   0    2   1  .291  .817    0    4   0   2B
J Noboa 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .523    0    3   1   
J Franco SS                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .319  .817    0    2   1   GDP
B Jacoby DH                   2   1   0   1    3   0  .295  .920    0    0   0   
P Tabler 1B                   3   0   0   1    1   1  .305  .804    0    5   3   
  D Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .509    0    0   0   
C Castillo RF                 4   1   2   3    0   1  .252  .780    0    3   2   HR,SF
C Snyder LF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .230  .720    0    1   0   
E Williams 3B                 4   1   1   1    1   2  .204  .608    0    2   2   2B
B Dorsett C                   3   2   2   2    0   1  .429 1.357    0    7   0   HR,HBP

K Schrom P                                                               0   0
  J Easterly P                                                           0   0
  D Gordon P                                                             0   0
  S Stewart P                                                            0   0
  D Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   8   8   8    9   8                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Butler (24, off D Sutton); E Williams (4, off D Sutton).

HR: C Castillo (11, off G Minton; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out); B Dorsett (1, off D Sutton; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

SF: C Castillo (4, off C Finley).

HBP: B Dorsett (1, by C Finley).

TB: C Castillo 5; B Dorsett 5; B Butler 2; E Williams 2; C Snyder; J Noboa.

GIDP: J Franco (23).

RBI: C Castillo 3 (31); B Dorsett 2 (3); P Tabler (84); E Williams (3); B Jacoby (66).

2-out RBI: B Jacoby.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Franco-P Tabler.

PB: B Dorsett (1).

E: P Tabler 2 (12).

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
C Finley                       3.2   3   3   3    8   2   0   4.67   22     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 2· 3     37    -     1.65  -0.13
D Sutton, W (10-11)            4.1   4   3   3    0   4   1   4.68   17     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 1· 4          3-0    0.39   0.13
G Minton                       1     1   2   2    1   2   1   3.32    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.35   0.01
Totals                         9     8   8   8    9   8   2          44     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 3· 8          3-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Schrom, L (6-12)             3.1   6   6   4    3   2   0   6.24   22     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 6     27    -     1.34  -0.42
J Easterly                     1.2   3   3   3    1   1   0   4.20    9     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 3          2-0    0.76  -0.07
D Gordon                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.37    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.01
S Stewart                      2     4   2   1    1   2   0   5.56   11     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.08  -0.00
D Jones                        1     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.05    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    15  11   8    5   6   0          48     -       ·  ·      8·12· 0·15          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Sutton (7).

IBB: K Schrom (1; W Joyner).

HBP: K Schrom 2 (3; B Downing, B Downing); C Finley (3; B Dorsett).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 3:12.

Attendance: 13,979.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Cleveland Indians                    
1. B Downing            LF    1. B Butler             CF 
2. M McLemore           2B    2. J Noboa              2B 
3. W Joyner             1B    3. J Franco             SS 
4. B Buckner            DH    4. B Jacoby             DH 
5. J Howell             3B    5. P Tabler             1B 
6. T Armas              RF    6. C Castillo           RF 
7. G Polidor            SS    7. C Snyder             LF 
8. B Boone              C     8. E Williams           3B 
9. G Pettis             CF    9. B Dorsett            C  

   C Finley             P        K Schrom             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  2-2  123      12%  72% M McLemore      K Schrom        Single; Polidor Scores; Pettis Scores; Downing to 2B
   t 4   1  2-4  123      10%  90% B Buckner       K Schrom        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Pettis Scores; Downing Scores/No RBI/unER; Joyner to 3B; Buckner to 1B
   b 2   1  4-2  12-      10%  70% J Franco        C Finley        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 1   1  2-0  123      -9%  45% P Tabler        C Finley        Walk; Butler Scores; Franco to 3B; Jacoby to 2B
   b 4   2  6-3  123       8%  83% P Tabler        D Sutton        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Schrom facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  B Downing       Walk
          1--      59%  M McLemore      Walk; Downing to 2B
          12-      66%  W Joyner        Single; Downing to 3B; McLemore to 2B
   RO     123      65%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Downing Scores; McLemore to 3B
   R      1-3      69%  J Howell        Passed Ball; McLemore Scores/unER; Joyner to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      64%  T Armas         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  B Butler        Walk
   O      1--      62%  J Noboa         Groundout: P-1B; Butler to 2B
          -2-      60%  J Franco        Walk
          12-      54%  B Jacoby        Walk; Butler to 3B; Franco to 2B
   R      123      45%  P Tabler        Walk; Butler Scores; Franco to 3B; Jacoby to 2B
   RO     123      46%  C Castillo      Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Franco Scores
          12-      43%  C Snyder        Walk; Jacoby to 3B; Tabler to 2B
   O      123      50%  E Williams      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 2, Indians 2.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 2-2, Ken Schrom facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  G Polidor       Single
   O      1--      52%  B Boone         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Polidor to 2B
          -2-      57%  G Pettis        Single; Polidor to 3B
          1-3      60%  B Downing       Hit By Pitch; Pettis to 2B
   RR     123      72%  M McLemore      Single; Polidor Scores; Pettis Scores; Downing to 2B
          12-      76%  W Joyner        Single; Downing to 3B; McLemore to 2B
   O      123      71%  B Buckner       Flyball: SS
   O      123      65%  J Howell        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 4, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Chuck Finley facing 9-1-2
          ---      61%  B Dorsett       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      65%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking
          1--      61%  J Noboa         Single; Dorsett to 2B
   OO     12-      70%  J Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Indians 2.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ken Schrom facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      69%  T Armas         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      67%  G Polidor       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      66%  B Boone         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Chuck Finley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      69%  B Jacoby        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      71%  P Tabler        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      69%  C Castillo      Single
   O      1--      72%  C Snyder        Flyball: 2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Indians 2.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ken Schrom facing 9-1-2
          ---      75%  G Pettis        Single
          1--      79%  B Downing       Hit By Pitch; Pettis to 2B
   O      12-      79%  M McLemore      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Pettis to 3B; Downing to 2B
          -23      79%  W Joyner        Intentional Walk
   RR     123      90%  B Buckner       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Pettis Scores; Downing Scores/No RBI/unER; Joyner to 3B; Buckner to 1B
                  Jamie Easterly replaces Ken Schrom pitching
   O      1-3      87%  J Howell        Strikeout
   O      1-3      84%  T Armas         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-6, Chuck Finley facing 8-9-1
          ---      81%  E Williams      Walk
          1--      75%  B Dorsett       Single; Williams to 2B
          12-      68%  B Butler        Walk; Williams to 3B; Dorsett to 2B
   O      123      75%  J Noboa         Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Dorsett to 3B; Butler to 2B; Noboa to 1B
   O      123      82%  J Franco        Foul Flyball: 2B
   R      123      74%  B Jacoby        Walk; Dorsett Scores; Butler to 3B; Noboa to 2B
                  Don Sutton replaces Chuck Finley pitching
   O      123      83%  P Tabler        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 6, Indians 3.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jamie Easterly facing 7-8-9
          ---      85%  G Polidor       Single
          1--      88%  B Boone         Single; Polidor to 2B
   O      12-      85%  G Pettis        Flyball: CF
          12-      88%  B Downing       Walk; Polidor to 3B; Boone to 2B
   RR     123      95%  M McLemore      Single; Polidor Scores; Boone Scores; Downing to 3B
   RO     1-3      95%  W Joyner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Downing Scores; McLemore to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  B Buckner       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 9, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-9, Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  C Castillo      Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  C Snyder        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  E Williams      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 9, Indians 3.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 9-3, Don Gordon facing 5-6-7
                  Don Gordon replaces Jamie Easterly pitching
   O      ---      97%  J Howell        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  G Polidor       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 9, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-9, Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  B Dorsett       Strikeout
          ---      96%  B Butler        Double
   O      -2-      97%  J Noboa         Groundout: 2B-1B; Butler to 3B
   O      --3      98%  J Franco        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 9, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 9-3, Sammy Stewart facing 8-9-1
                  Sammy Stewart replaces Don Gordon pitching
          ---      98%  B Boone         Single
          1--      99%  G Pettis        Walk; Boone to 2B
   O      12-      98%  B Downing       Flyball: 2B
   O      12-      98%  M McLemore      Single to RF; Boone out at Hm/RF-C; Pettis to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  W Joyner        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 9, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-9, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
                  Devon White replaces Brian Downing playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---      98%  B Jacoby        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  P Tabler        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  C Castillo      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 9, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 9-3, Sammy Stewart facing 4-5-6
          ---      99%  B Buckner       Single
                  Tack Wilson pinch runs for Bill Buckner batting 4th
   O      1--      99%  J Howell        Strikeout
          1--      99%  T Armas         Double; Wilson to 3B
   RR     -23     100%  G Polidor       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Wilson Scores; Armas Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--     100%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B; Polidor to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  G Pettis        Foul Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 11, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-11, Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
          ---     100%  C Snyder        Single
          1--      99%  E Williams      Wild Pitch; Snyder to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  " "             Double; Snyder Scores
   RR     -2-      98%  B Dorsett       Home Run; Williams Scores
   O      ---      99%  B Butler        Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  J Noboa         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  J Franco        Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 11, Indians 6.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Ahead 11-6, Doug Jones facing 1-2-3
                  Doug Jones replaces Sammy Stewart pitching
   O      ---      99%  D White         Double to RF; White out at 3B/RF-1B-3B
          ---      99%  M McLemore      Single
   OO     1--      99%  W Joyner        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 11, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 6-11, Greg Minton facing 4-5-6
                  Greg Minton replaces Don Sutton pitching
          ---      98%  B Jacoby        Walk
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Pat Tabler batting 5th
   O      1--      99%  D Clark         Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--      98%  C Castillo      Home Run; Jacoby Scores
   O      ---      99%  C Snyder        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  E Williams      Strikeout
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 11, Indians 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation