May 20, 1978 California Angels at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
@CLE 1 BOS 6
@DET 5 KCR 6
MIN 3 MIL 6
CAL 4 OAK 4
CHW 3 SEA 7
TEX 3 TOR 10
NYY 8 CHC 10
STL 2 CIN 10
SDP 6 HOU 13
ATL 0 LAD 3
SFG 2 PIT 6
@MON 0 PHI 9
@NYM 4
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 18,916

Saturday, May 20, 1978, 7:34PM
Time of Game: 2:39

Angels

21-15

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: B Travers (1-1), L: K Brett (1-3), S: B Castro (1)

Brewers

17-19

Won 1

5th, 6½ GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Grich 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .211  .637    0    2   0   SH
D Chalk SS                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .288  .702    0    1   2   
M Rettenmund RF               4   2   1   0    1   0  .387 1.072    0    3   0   
R Jackson 1B                  5   1   2   2    0   1  .365  .909    0    7   0   HR,GDP
D Baylor LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .930    0    2   0   
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   3   1    0   0  .300  .811    0    0   2   SB
B Downing DH                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .264  .809    0    0   0   
  R Fairly PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .749    0    0   0   
K Landreaux CF                3   1   0   0    1   1  .174  .447    0    6   0   
T Humphrey C                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .635    0    1   0   
  T Solaita PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .634    0    0   0   
  I Hampton C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.096    0    2   1   

K Brett P                                                                0   2
  D Miller P                                                             0   0
  P Hartzell P                                                           0   1
Totals                       35   4   8   4    4   6                    24   8

BATTING

HR: R Jackson (1, off B Travers; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: B Grich (3, off E Rodriguez).

TB: R Jackson 5; C Lansford 3; D Chalk 2; M Rettenmund.

GIDP: R Jackson (1).

RBI: R Jackson 2 (16); C Lansford (16); D Chalk (10).

2-out RBI: C Lansford.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Brett-D Chalk-R Jackson.

E: M Rettenmund (1); D Chalk (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Lansford (5, 2nd base off B Travers/B Martinez).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 2B                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .307  .759    0    2   2   
R Yount SS                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .417  .940    0    0   1   SH
S Bando 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .276  .809    0    5   3   
S Lezcano RF                  3   0   0   2    0   1  .319 1.024    0    0   0   SF
D Davis LF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .241  .641    0    4   0   
C Cooper 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .317  .903    0    8   0   GDP
G Thomas CF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .235  .867    0    1   0   2B
D Money DH                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .297  .831    0    0   0   IW
  L Sakata PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .460         0   0   
B Martinez C                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .214  .550    0    7   0   SF

B Travers P                                                              0   1
  E Rodriguez P                                                          0   1
  B McClure P                                                            0   0
  B Castro P                                                             0   1
Totals                       29   6   9   6    4   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: G Thomas (6, off K Brett).

SF: B Martinez (2, off K Brett); S Lezcano (3, off P Hartzell).

SH: R Yount (1, off D Miller).

IBB: D Money (1, by K Brett).

TB: R Yount 2; G Thomas 2; P Molitor 2; D Davis; S Bando; C Cooper; D Money.

GIDP: C Cooper (3).

RBI: S Lezcano 2 (19); B Martinez (5); G Thomas (24); P Molitor (19); R Yount (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Bando-C Cooper.

E: P Molitor (9); S Bando (3); B Martinez (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: P Molitor (1st base by K Brett).

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
K Brett, L (1-3)               4.1   5   5   5    2   1   0   6.25   19     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 0· 5     32    -     1.17  -0.22
D Miller                       2     2   1   1    2   0   0   3.77   10     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 2          2-2    0.74  -0.07
P Hartzell                     1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   3.54    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          1-1    0.58  -0.05
Totals                         8     9   6   6    4   3   0          36     -       ·  ·      8·12· 0· 9          3-3

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Travers, W (1-1)             6     5   3   3    2   3   1   7.88   25     -       ·  ·      5·10· 0· 5     51    -     1.05   0.05
E Rodriguez, H (1)             1.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   3.38    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.31  -0.04
B McClure, H (2)               0.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   4.82    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    2.56  -0.12
B Castro, S (1)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    4.18   0.26
Totals                         9     8   4   4    4   6   1          40     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 8          3-0

B McClure faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: E Rodriguez (1).

IBB: K Brett (3; D Money).

PO: K Brett (3; P Molitor, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 18,916.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 47° F.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. B Grich              2B    1. P Molitor            2B 
2. D Chalk              SS    2. R Yount              SS 
3. M Rettenmund         RF    3. S Bando              3B 
4. R Jackson            1B    4. S Lezcano            RF 
5. D Baylor             LF    5. D Davis              LF 
6. C Lansford           3B    6. C Cooper             1B 
7. B Downing            DH    7. G Thomas             CF 
8. K Landreaux          CF    8. D Money              DH 
9. T Humphrey           C     9. B Martinez           C  

   K Brett              P        B Travers            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  5-3  -23     -16%  53% D Chalk         E Rodriguez     Single to RF; Landreaux Scores; Solaita to 3B; Chalk to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 9   1  6-4  12-      16% 100% R Jackson       B Castro        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   t 7   1  5-4  -23      15%  68% M Rettenmund    E Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   b 5   0  1-0  1-3      15%  75% G Thomas        K Brett         Double to LF; Davis Scores; Cooper to 3B
   b 5   0  1-0  1--      14%  60% C Cooper        K Brett         Single to RF; Davis to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Travers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Grich         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Chalk         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  M Rettenmund    Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Brett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  P Molitor       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      57%  R Yount         Single to RF; Yount to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-      53%  S Bando         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      50%  S Lezcano       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Travers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  R Jackson       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  D Baylor        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  C Lansford      Single to LF
          1--      51%  B Downing       Lansford Steals 2B; Lansford to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      55%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Brett facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  D Davis         Single to RF
   OO     1--      51%  C Cooper        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Thomas        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Travers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  K Landreaux     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  T Humphrey      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      55%  B Grich         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Brett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  D Money         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  B Martinez      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      53%  P Molitor       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  R Yount         Molitor Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Travers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  D Chalk         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  M Rettenmund    Single to 3B
          1--      45%  R Jackson       Single to LF; Rettenmund to 2B
   O      12-      51%  D Baylor        Flyball: LF
   R      12-      37%  C Lansford      Single to CF; Rettenmund Scores; Jackson to 3B
          1-3      35%  B Downing       Walk; Lansford to 2B
   O      123      42%  K Landreaux     Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Brett facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      39%  R Yount         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      37%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      35%  S Lezcano       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Travers facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      38%  T Humphrey      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      39%  B Grich         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      40%  D Chalk         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Brett facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  D Davis         Walk
          1--      60%  C Cooper        Single to RF; Davis to 3B
   R      1-3      75%  G Thomas        Double to LF; Davis Scores; Cooper to 3B
          -23      77%  D Money         Intentional Walk
   RO     123      78%  B Martinez      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cooper Scores; Thomas to 3B
   R      1-3      84%  P Molitor       Single to LF; Thomas Scores; Money to 2B
                  Dyar Miller replaces Ken Brett pitching
   R      12-      91%  R Yount         Single to CF; Money Scores; Molitor to 2B
          12-      93%  S Bando         Walk; Molitor to 3B; Yount to 2B
   RO     123      94%  S Lezcano       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Molitor Scores; Yount to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  D Davis         Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 5.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-5, Bill Travers facing 3-4-5
          ---      90%  M Rettenmund    Walk
   RR     1--      79%  R Jackson       Home Run; Rettenmund Scores
   O      ---      82%  D Baylor        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      84%  C Lansford      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  B Downing       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dyar Miller facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      84%  C Cooper        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  G Thomas        Flyball: LF
          ---      84%  D Money         Walk
   O      1--      83%  B Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Brewers 5.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-5, Eduardo Rodriguez facing 8-9-1
                  Eduardo Rodriguez replaces Bill Travers pitching
          ---      77%  K Landreaux     Walk
                  Tony Solaita pinch hits for Terry Humphrey batting 9th
          1--      74%  T Solaita       Wild Pitch; Landreaux to 2B
          -2-      67%  " "             Reached on E5 (Pop Fly); Landreaux stays at 2B; Solaita to 1B
   O      12-      69%  B Grich         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Landreaux to 3B; Solaita to 2B
   R      -23      53%  D Chalk         Single to RF; Landreaux Scores; Solaita to 3B; Chalk to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -23      68%  M Rettenmund    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23      80%  R Jackson       Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted/Interference called; Chalk out at 3B/3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dyar Miller facing 1-2-3
                  Ike Hampton replaces Tony Solaita playing C batting 9th
          ---      82%  P Molitor       Single to RF
   O      1--      81%  R Yount         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Molitor to 2B
                  Paul Hartzell replaces Dyar Miller pitching
          -2-      85%  S Bando         Single to RF; Molitor to 3B
   RO     1-3      88%  S Lezcano       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Molitor Scores
   O      1--      87%  D Davis         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Brewers 6.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 4-6, Eduardo Rodriguez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  D Baylor        Strikeout
          ---      86%  C Lansford      Single to 3B
                  Bob McClure replaces Eduardo Rodriguez pitching; Ron Fairly pinch hits for Brian Downing batting 7th
          1--      80%  R Fairly        Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Lansford to 2B
   O      12-      88%  K Landreaux     Strikeout
   O      12-      94%  I Hampton       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Paul Hartzell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      94%  C Cooper        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  G Thomas        Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  D Money         Single to CF
                  Lenn Sakata pinch runs for Don Money batting 8th
   O      1--      93%  B Martinez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Brewers 6.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 4-6, Bob McClure facing 1-2-3
          ---      86%  B Grich         Walk
          1--      74%  D Chalk         Single to LF; Grich to 2B
                  Bill Castro replaces Bob McClure pitching
   O      12-      84%  M Rettenmund    Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Chalk to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  R Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Brewers 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation