July 6, 1988 Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 16,317

Wednesday, July 6, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:52

Athletics

52-32

Lost 3

1st

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

W: D Gordon (1-0), L: R Honeycutt (2-2)

Indians

45-39

Won 3

3rd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Lansford 3B                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .332  .809   18    1   2   
M Gallego 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .217  .570   16    3   3   
  R Hassey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .709    4    0   0   
J Canseco DH                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .286  .910   20    0   0   
M McGwire 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   2  .245  .787   16    9   0   
D Henderson CF                4   2   1   1    0   0  .293  .885   15    2   0   
T Steinbach C                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .217  .639   21    3   1   
S Javier RF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .286  .694   17    1   0   2·GDP
W Weiss SS                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .228  .573   15    4   3   3B
L Polonia LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .582   18    1   1   

T Burns P                                                                0   1
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   1
  J Shaver P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   6   9   5    3   6              160   24  12

BATTING

3B: W Weiss (1, off G Swindell).

TB: W Weiss 3; C Lansford 2; D Henderson; M McGwire; J Canseco; S Javier; T Steinbach; M Gallego.

GIDP: S Javier 2 (7).

RBI: W Weiss 2 (22); T Steinbach (18); D Henderson (42); S Javier (24).

2-out RBI: W Weiss 2; S Javier; T Steinbach.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

E: T Steinbach (3).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Franco 2B                   3   1   1   0    2   1  .291  .768   22    4   5   
T Francona DH                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .715   15    0   0   
J Carter CF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .285  .849   24    2   0   
C Snyder RF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .270  .829    8    0   0   
M Hall LF                     4   2   2   3    0   0  .287  .702   11    1   0   HR,2B
B Jacoby 3B                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .262  .691   15    0   3   2B
R Washington SS               3   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .646   13    3   6   HBP
W Upshaw 1B                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .228  .690   18   11   0   SH
A Allanson C                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .241  .615    7    6   0   

G Swindell P                                                             0   1
  D Gordon P                                                             0   1
Totals                       33   8  11   8    2   3              133   27  16

BATTING

2B: M Hall (16, off T Burns); B Jacoby (19, off T Burns).

HR: M Hall (2, off R Honeycutt; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SH: W Upshaw (3, off J Shaver).

HBP: R Washington (3, by J Shaver).

TB: M Hall 6; B Jacoby 3; J Carter 2; A Allanson; T Francona; C Snyder; J Franco; W Upshaw.

RBI: M Hall 3 (32); B Jacoby 2 (24); C Snyder (52); A Allanson (32); W Upshaw (24).

2-out RBI: M Hall 3; B Jacoby 2; A Allanson; C Snyder; W Upshaw.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Washington-J Franco-W Upshaw 2.

PB: A Allanson (7).

E: R Washington (10).

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
T Burns                        5     8   4   4    1   1   0   2.76   23   90-60   39· 7·14    7· 6· 8· 0     35    -     0.82  -0.03
R Honeycutt, BS (2), L (2-2)   2     3   4   4    1   2   1   4.47   10   36-22   15· 2· 5    3· 1· 2· 1          0-0    1.81  -0.58
J Shaver                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4    7-4     3· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.01
Totals                         8    11   8   8    2   3   1          37  133-86   57· 9·20   13· 7·10· 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
G Swindell                     6     8   6   5    3   4   0   3.63   28  118-77   51· 9·17   10· 4· 7· 0     35    -     0.88  -0.28
D Gordon, W (1-0)              3     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.97   10   40-29   17· 3· 9    6· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.94   0.18
Totals                         9     9   6   5    3   6   0          38  158-106  68·12·26   16· 5· 8· 0           -

Balks: T Burns (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Shaver (1; R Washington).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 16,317.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 95° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Cleveland Indians                    
1. C Lansford           3B    1. J Franco             2B 
2. M Gallego            2B    2. T Francona           DH 
3. J Canseco            DH    3. J Carter             CF 
4. M McGwire            1B    4. C Snyder             RF 
5. D Henderson          CF    5. M Hall               LF 
6. T Steinbach          C     6. B Jacoby             3B 
7. S Javier             RF    7. R Washington         SS 
8. W Weiss              SS    8. W Upshaw             1B 
9. L Polonia            LF    9. A Allanson           C  

   T Burns              P        G Swindell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  6-5  12-  2   53%  87% M Hall          R Honeycutt     Inside-the-park Home Run to RF; Francona Scores; Snyder Scores
   b 7   2  6-4  12-  1   14%  35% C Snyder        R Honeycutt     Single to CF (Line Drive); Franco Scores; Francona to 2B
   b 3   2  6-2  -23  2   12%  29% B Jacoby        T Burns         Single to LF (Line Drive); Carter Scores; Hall Scores
   t 1   2  0-3  1-3  4  -11%  12% W Weiss         G Swindell      Triple to RF (Line Drive); Steinbach Scores; Javier Scores
   t 5   1  4-6  1-3  2    9%  28% S Javier        G Swindell      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  C Lansford      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   48%  M Gallego       Groundout: SS-1B; Lansford to 2B
          -2-  7   46%  J Canseco       Walk
          12-  4   40%  M McGwire       Single to RF (Line Drive); Lansford to 3B; Canseco to 2B
   RO     123  1   40%  D Henderson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lansford Scores; Canseco to 3B
   R      1-3  6   32%  T Steinbach     Single (Ground Ball); Canseco Scores; Henderson to 2B
   R      12-  4   23%  S Javier        Single to RF (Line Drive); Henderson Scores; Steinbach to 3B
   RR     1-3  4   12%  W Weiss         Triple to RF (Line Drive); Steinbach Scores; Javier Scores
   O      --3 10   13%  L Polonia       Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Todd Burns facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   16%  J Franco        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   14%  T Francona      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   12%  J Carter        Single to LF (Line Drive); Franco out at 3B/LF-3B
          1--      12%  C Snyder        Balk; Carter to 2B
   O      -2-  2   10%  " "             Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   11%  C Lansford      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   12%  M Gallego       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   11%  J Canseco       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   12%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Todd Burns facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   11%  M Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   13%  B Jacoby        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   11%  R Washington    Flyball: RF
   R      -2-  3   16%  W Upshaw        Single to LF (Line Drive); Jacoby Scores; Upshaw to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3  2   22%  A Allanson      Single to LF (Line Drive); Upshaw Scores
   O      1--  3   20%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Indians 2.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Greg Swindell facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   18%  D Henderson     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   15%  T Steinbach     Walk; Henderson to 2B
          12-      13%  S Javier        Passed Ball; Henderson to 3B
   ROO    1-3  5   15%  " "             Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Henderson Scores/unER
   O      ---  7   16%  W Weiss         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 2-6, Todd Burns facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   14%  T Francona      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   16%  J Carter        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   14%  C Snyder        Flyball: 2B
          1--  1   17%  M Hall          Double to LF (Line Drive); Carter to 3B
   RR     -23  2   29%  B Jacoby        Single to LF (Line Drive); Carter Scores; Hall Scores
   O      1--  6   27%  R Washington    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 4.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, Greg Swindell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   28%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   27%  C Lansford      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   29%  M Gallego       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   31%  J Canseco       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Todd Burns facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   28%  W Upshaw        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   26%  A Allanson      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   27%  J Franco        Walk
   O      1--  2   24%  T Francona      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 4.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   22%  M McGwire       Walk
   O      1--  3   24%  D Henderson     Flyball: CF
          1--  5   19%  T Steinbach     Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); McGwire to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   28%  S Javier        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Todd Burns facing 3-4-5
   O      --- 10   25%  J Carter        Flyball: SS
   O      ---  1   23%  C Snyder        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   22%  M Hall          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 4.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, Greg Swindell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   23%  W Weiss         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   25%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   25%  C Lansford      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Rick Honeycutt facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Todd Burns pitching
   O      ---  4   22%  B Jacoby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   20%  R Washington    Flyball: SS
   O      ---  7   18%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, Don Gordon facing 2-3-4
                  Don Gordon replaces Greg Swindell pitching
          ---  4   16%  M Gallego       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   18%  J Canseco       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   20%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   21%  D Henderson     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Rick Honeycutt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   18%  A Allanson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   22%  J Franco        Walk
          1--  4   29%  T Francona      Single to CF (Line Drive); Franco to 2B
   O      12-  4   21%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  1   35%  C Snyder        Single to CF (Line Drive); Franco Scores; Francona to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   87%  M Hall          Inside-the-park Home Run to RF; Francona Scores; Snyder Scores
   O      ---  2   87%  B Jacoby        Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 8.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-8, Don Gordon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   90%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   93%  S Javier        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   94%  W Weiss         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-6, Jeff Shaver facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Shaver replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
          ---  1   95%  R Washington    Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   95%  W Upshaw        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Washington to 2B
   O      -2-  1   94%  A Allanson      Groundout: SS-1B; Washington to 3B
   O      --3  2   93%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 8.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-8, Don Gordon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   97%  L Polonia       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Ron Hassey pinch hits for Mike Gallego batting 2nd
   O      ---  4  100%  R Hassey        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE198807060

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation