September 2, 1978 Texas Rangers at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 9
CHW 4 BAL 1
CHW 0 OAK 4
@BOS 3 KCR 8
DET 3 MIL 10
TEX 6 MIN 2
CLE 1 NYY 6
SEA 2 CAL 2
@TOR 0 HOU 8
@CHC 5 LAD 3
NYM 2 NYM 5
@LAD 3 PIT 4
ATL 3
(12) MON 3
@SDP 2 PHI 3
@SFG 1
(10) CIN 6
@STL 3
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 17,795

Saturday, September 2, 1978, 7:33PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Rangers

66-66

Lost 1

3rd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  4  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    6 10  1
Brewers         0  0  1   1  0  2   6  0  X   10 15  0

W: B Castro (5-4), L: L Barker (1-5)

Brewers

77-58

Won 1

3rd, 7½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Sample 2B                   1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  B Wills PR-2B               4   1   2   2    0   1  .231  .633    0    3   0   2·SB
T Harrah SS                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .679    0    3   2   
K Bevacqua 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .669    0    0   2   
  J Lowenstein PH-3B          1   1   0   0    1   0  .218  .739    0    1   1   SB
A Oliver LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .316  .839    0    0   0   SB,SF
B Bonds RF                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .275  .827    0    1   0   
R Zisk DH                     4   1   3   3    0   0  .257  .750    0    0   0   HR
J Sundberg C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .753    0    6   2   
J Beniquez CF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .253  .648    0    2   0   2B
M Hargrove 1B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .253  .732    0    7   1   2B
  M Jorgensen PR-1B           0   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .546         1   0   

D Medich P                                                               0   1
  L Barker P                                                             0   0
  R Cleveland P                                                          0   0
  D Alexander P                                                          0   1
Totals                       36   6  10   6    4   5                    24  10

BATTING

2B: J Beniquez (15, off E Rodriguez); M Hargrove (23, off J Augustine).

HR: R Zisk (17, off J Augustine; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: A Oliver (8, off E Rodriguez).

TB: R Zisk 6; J Beniquez 3; M Hargrove 2; B Wills 2; A Oliver; B Sample.

RBI: R Zisk 3 (63); B Wills 2 (45); A Oliver (67).

2-out RBI: R Zisk.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: B Bonds (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Oliver (4, 2nd base off E Rodriguez/C Moore); B Wills 2 (45, 2nd base off E Rodriguez/C Moore, 2nd base off J Augustine/C Moore); J Lowenstein (11, 2nd base off E Rodriguez/C Moore).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Yount SS                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .299  .744    0    1   5   
D Money 2B                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .292  .799    0    0   3   2B
C Cooper 1B                   5   2   2   1    0   0  .317  .852    0   12   1   
L Hisle DH                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .288  .899    0    0   0   SH
B Oglivie LF                  4   2   3   3    0   1  .303  .874    0    1   0   HR,2B
S Lezcano RF                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .278  .817    0    3   0   IW
S Bando 3B                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .283  .818    0    0   2   
G Thomas CF                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .244  .888    0    4   0   HR
C Moore C                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .270  .676    0    5   0   

J Augustine P                                                            0   0
  E Rodriguez P                                                          1   0
  B Castro P                                                             0   1
Totals                       38  10  15  10    1   6                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Money (24, off D Medich); B Oglivie (21, off D Medich).

HR: B Oglivie (16, off D Medich; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); G Thomas (30, off D Medich; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: L Hisle (3, off D Medich).

IBB: S Lezcano (5, by D Medich).

TB: B Oglivie 7; G Thomas 5; D Money 4; C Cooper 2; C Moore 2; R Yount; L Hisle; S Bando.

RBI: B Oglivie 3 (62); S Bando 2 (65); G Thomas 2 (78); C Cooper (44); C Moore (26); L Hisle (98).

2-out RBI: S Bando; C Moore; G Thomas.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 7 for 13.

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Medich                       6.1   9   6   6    1   5   2   3.79   29     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 1· 8     35    -     1.40  -0.28
L Barker, BS (2), L (1-5)      0     2   2   2    0   0   0   3.97    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          2-2    3.61  -0.33
R Cleveland                    0.1   3   2   2    0   0   0   2.87    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          2-2    1.75  -0.30
D Alexander                    1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.28    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-1    0.17  -0.02
Totals                         8    15  10  10    1   6   2          40     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 1·13          6-5

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Augustine                    1.1   5   4   4    1   1   1   4.66   10     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 5     28    -     1.05  -0.31
E Rodriguez                    5.1   5   2   2    2   4   0   4.74   23     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 5          1-0    0.98  -0.19
B Castro, W (5-4)              2.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   1.67    8     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.48   0.07
Totals                         9    10   6   6    4   5   1          41     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 0·10          3-0

L Barker faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Medich (2; S Lezcano).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 17,795.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. B Sample             2B    1. R Yount              SS 
2. T Harrah             SS    2. D Money              2B 
3. K Bevacqua           3B    3. C Cooper             1B 
4. A Oliver             LF    4. L Hisle              DH 
5. B Bonds              RF    5. B Oglivie            LF 
6. R Zisk               DH    6. S Lezcano            RF 
7. J Sundberg           C     7. S Bando              3B 
8. J Beniquez           CF    8. G Thomas             CF 
9. M Hargrove           1B    9. C Moore              C  

   D Medich             P        J Augustine          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  6-5  12-      21%  64% L Hisle         L Barker        Single to LF; Money Scores; Cooper to 2B
   b 7   1  6-6  12-      21%  85% B Oglivie       R Cleveland     Single to CF; Cooper Scores; Hisle to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--     -17%  29% R Zisk          J Augustine     Home Run (Deep LF); Bonds Scores
   b 6   1  4-2  -23      16%  54% B Oglivie       D Medich        Double to CF; Money Scores; Cooper to 3B
   t 7   2  4-5  12-     -13%  17% R Zisk          E Rodriguez     Single to CF; Lowenstein Scores; Bonds to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Augustine facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  B Sample        Single to RF
                  Bump Wills pinch runs for Bill Sample batting 1st
          1--      44%  T Harrah        Wills Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      51%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: 2B-1B; Wills to 3B
   O      --3      55%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
                  Bump Wills moves to 2B
          ---      58%  R Yount         Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  D Money         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      53%  C Cooper        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Money to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  L Hisle         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Augustine facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  B Bonds         Walk
   RR     1--      29%  R Zisk          Home Run (Deep LF); Bonds Scores
   O      ---      31%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
          ---      29%  J Beniquez      Single to LF
          1--      23%  M Hargrove      Double to LF; Beniquez to 3B
   RR     -23      14%  B Wills         Single to CF; Beniquez Scores; Hargrove Scores
                  Eduardo Rodriguez replaces Jerry Augustine pitching
   O      1--      15%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-1B; Wills to 2B
   O      -2-      17%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      15%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
   O      ---      14%  S Lezcano       Strikeout
   O      ---      13%  S Bando         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Eduardo Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      14%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      14%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
          ---      14%  R Zisk          Single to 1B
   O      1--      15%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Doc Medich facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      22%  G Thomas        Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      20%  C Moore         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      18%  R Yount         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      20%  D Money         Double to LF
   O      -2-      17%  C Cooper        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Eduardo Rodriguez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      19%  J Beniquez      Strikeout
   O      ---      19%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      20%  B Wills         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Doc Medich facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      18%  L Hisle         Flyball: RF
   R      ---      27%  B Oglivie       Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---      25%  S Lezcano       Strikeout
   O      ---      24%  S Bando         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Eduardo Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      25%  T Harrah        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      26%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      26%  A Oliver        Single to LF
          1--      25%  B Bonds         Oliver Steals 2B
   O      -2-      27%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Doc Medich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      24%  G Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      22%  C Moore         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      21%  R Yount         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Eduardo Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      22%  R Zisk          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      24%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
          ---      22%  J Beniquez      Double to RF
   O      -2-      24%  M Hargrove      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Doc Medich facing 2-3-4
          ---      30%  D Money         Single to RF
          1--      40%  C Cooper        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Money to 2B
   O      12-      38%  L Hisle         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Money to 3B; Cooper to 2B
   R      -23      54%  B Oglivie       Double to CF; Money Scores; Cooper to 3B
          -23      56%  S Lezcano       Intentional Walk
   RO     123      58%  S Bando         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Cooper Scores; Oglivie to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  G Thomas        Lineout: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 4.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Eduardo Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
          ---      44%  B Wills         Single to 1B
          1--      39%  T Harrah        Wills Steals 2B
   O      -2-      40%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wills to 3B
                  John Lowenstein pinch hits for Kurt Bevacqua batting 3rd
          --3      38%  J Lowenstein    Walk
   RO     1-3      32%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wills Scores
          1--      31%  B Bonds         Lowenstein Steals 2B
          -2-      30%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      17%  R Zisk          Single to CF; Lowenstein Scores; Bonds to 3B
                  Bill Castro replaces Eduardo Rodriguez pitching
   O      1-3      20%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-6, Doc Medich facing 9-1-2
                  John Lowenstein moves to 3B
          ---      27%  C Moore         Single to RF
   O      1--      21%  R Yount         Popfly: 2B
          1--      32%  D Money         Single to RF; Moore to 3B/Adv on E9
                  Len Barker replaces Doc Medich pitching
   R      1-3      43%  C Cooper        Single to RF; Moore Scores; Money to 2B
   R      12-      64%  L Hisle         Single to LF; Money Scores; Cooper to 2B
                  Reggie Cleveland replaces Len Barker pitching
   R      12-      85%  B Oglivie       Single to CF; Cooper Scores; Hisle to 3B
   O      1-3      79%  S Lezcano       Fielder's Choice 3B; Hisle out at Hm/3B-C-3B-SS; Oglivie to 2B
   R      12-      89%  S Bando         Single to CF; Oglivie Scores; Lezcano to 2B
   R      12-      95%  G Thomas        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Lezcano Scores; Bando to 2B
                  Doyle Alexander replaces Reggie Cleveland pitching
   R      12-      97%  C Moore         Single to CF; Bando Scores; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-      97%  R Yount         Groundout: P-1B
                  6 runs, 8 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Brewers 10.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 6-10, Bill Castro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  J Beniquez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  M Hargrove      Walk
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Mike Hargrove batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  B Wills         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Brewers 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 10-6, Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Jorgensen moves to 1B
   O      ---      99%  D Money         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  C Cooper        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      99%  L Hisle         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Brewers 10.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 6-10, Bill Castro facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  J Lowenstein    Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Bonds         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Brewers 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation