May 22, 1979 California Angels at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 9,857

Tuesday, May 22, 1979, 7:33PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Angels

25-16

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
Brewers         0  1  1   0  5  0   0  0  X    7 14  0

W: L Sorensen (6-4), L: D Frost (2-2)

Brewers

22-20

Won 1

4th, 5 GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Miller CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .288  .786    0    6   0   
D Ford RF                     4   0   4   1    0   0  .274  .752    0    3   0   2B,CS
R Carew 1B                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .361  .922    0    6   0   SH
D Baylor DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .329  .924    0    0   0   
J Rudi LF                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .710    0    0   0   
  M Rettenmund LF             3   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .300    0    0   0   
C Lansford 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .782    0    0   1   
B Downing C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .338  .941    0    3   0   
  J Anderson C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .829         0   0   
B Grich 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .841    0    4   2   
  D Thon 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Campaneris SS               3   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .438    0    2   2   

D Frost P                                                                0   0
  J Barr P                                                               0   0
  D Miller P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   1   5   1    1   4                    24   5

BATTING

2B: D Ford (6, off L Sorensen).

SH: R Carew (4, off L Sorensen).

TB: D Ford 5; R Miller.

RBI: D Ford (12).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Campaneris-B Grich-R Carew; B Campaneris-R Carew.

PB: B Downing (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Ford (1, 2nd base by L Sorensen/B Martinez).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gantner 3B                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .256  .670    0    0   3   
R Yount SS                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .237  .670    0    2   5   2B,SH
C Cooper 1B                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .311  .921    0   10   0   GDP,IW
D Davis LF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .279  .745    0    3   0   
B Oglivie RF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .210  .733    0    2   0   
P Molitor 2B                  4   1   3   2    0   0  .286  .804    0    3   2   3B
S Bando DH                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .211  .651    0    0   0   2B
G Thomas CF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .261  .952    0    2   0   2B,GDP
B Martinez C                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .220  .510    0    5   2   2B

L Sorensen P                                                             0   2
Totals                       35   7  14   7    3   3                    27  14

BATTING

2B: R Yount (11, off D Frost); B Martinez (2, off D Frost); S Bando (4, off D Miller); G Thomas (5, off D Frost).

3B: P Molitor (2, off D Frost).

SH: R Yount (5, off D Frost).

IBB: C Cooper (3, by D Frost).

TB: P Molitor 5; S Bando 3; R Yount 3; B Martinez 2; G Thomas 2; J Gantner 2; D Davis 2; B Oglivie.

GIDP: C Cooper (7); G Thomas (4).

RBI: D Davis 2 (9); P Molitor 2 (18); G Thomas (26); B Oglivie (21); S Bando (12).

2-out RBI: D Davis; G Thomas.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

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
D Frost, L (2-2)               4.1   7   7   7    3   1   0   5.21   23     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 2· 7     19    -     1.11  -0.24
J Barr                         0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   3.48    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          3-3    0.50  -0.05
D Miller                       3     5   0   0    0   2   0   3.41   13     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 5          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    14   7   7    3   3   0          39     -       ·  ·      5·12· 2·14          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
L Sorensen, W (6-4)            9     5   1   1    1   4   0   2.85   32     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 2· 5     76    -     0.63   0.22
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   4   0          32     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 2· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Frost (1; C Cooper).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 9,857.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 53° F.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. R Miller             CF    1. J Gantner            3B 
2. D Ford               RF    2. R Yount              SS 
3. R Carew              1B    3. C Cooper             1B 
4. D Baylor             DH    4. D Davis              LF 
5. J Rudi               LF    5. B Oglivie            RF 
6. C Lansford           3B    6. P Molitor            2B 
7. B Downing            C     7. S Bando              DH 
8. B Grich              2B    8. G Thomas             CF 
9. B Campaneris         SS    9. B Martinez           C  

   D Frost              P        L Sorensen           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  1--     -11%  35% D Ford          L Sorensen      Double to LF; Miller Scores
   b 2   2  1-0  --3      10%  53% G Thomas        D Frost         Double to LF; Molitor Scores
   b 3   2  1-1  --3      10%  64% D Davis         D Frost         Single to LF; Yount Scores
   b 5   1  1-2  123       8%  87% D Davis         D Frost         Single to RF; Martinez Scores; Gantner to 3B; Cooper to 2B
   b 2   1  1-0  ---       7%  49% P Molitor       D Frost         Triple to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Lary Sorensen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  R Miller        Single to CF
   R      1--      35%  D Ford          Double to LF; Miller Scores
   O      -2-      36%  R Carew         Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Ford to 3B
   O      --3      42%  D Baylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      45%  J Rudi          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Frost facing 1-2-3
                  Merv Rettenmund replaces Joe Rudi playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      43%  J Gantner       Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  R Yount         Walk
   O      1--      42%  C Cooper        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      40%  D Davis         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lary Sorensen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      42%  C Lansford      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      43%  B Downing       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      44%  B Grich         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Frost facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      42%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      49%  P Molitor       Triple to RF
   O      --3      43%  S Bando         Flyball: 2B
   R      --3      53%  G Thomas        Double to LF; Molitor Scores
   O      -2-      50%  B Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Lary Sorensen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Campaneris    Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Miller        Strikeout Looking
          ---      53%  D Ford          Single to CF
   O      1--      56%  R Carew         Ford Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Frost facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Gantner       Lineout: CF
          ---      58%  R Yount         Double to RF
          -2-      61%  C Cooper        Passed Ball; Yount to 3B
   O      --3      54%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      --3      64%  D Davis         Single to LF; Yount Scores
   O      1--      62%  B Oglivie       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 2.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, Lary Sorensen facing 3-4-5
          ---      58%  R Carew         Walk
   O      1--      62%  D Baylor        Lineout: LF
   O      1--      66%  M Rettenmund    Flyball: SS
   O      1--      68%  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Frost facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      66%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  S Bando         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  G Thomas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 2.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, Lary Sorensen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      67%  B Downing       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      69%  B Grich         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      71%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Frost facing 9-1-2
          ---      77%  B Martinez      Double to LF
          -2-      79%  J Gantner       Walk
   O      12-      79%  R Yount         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Martinez to 3B; Gantner to 2B
          -23      79%  C Cooper        Intentional Walk
   R      123      87%  D Davis         Single to RF; Martinez Scores; Gantner to 3B; Cooper to 2B
   R      123      92%  B Oglivie       Single to LF; Gantner Scores; Cooper to 3B; Davis to 2B
                  Jim Barr replaces Dave Frost pitching
   RR     123      97%  P Molitor       Single to CF; Cooper Scores; Davis Scores; Oglivie to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  S Bando         Single to RF; Oglivie Scores; Molitor to 3B
   OO     1-3      97%  G Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 7.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-7, Lary Sorensen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  R Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  D Ford          Single to 2B
   O      1--      98%  R Carew         Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  D Baylor        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dyar Miller facing 9-1-2
                  Dyar Miller replaces Jim Barr pitching
   O      ---      98%  B Martinez      Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  J Gantner       Single to CF
          1--      99%  R Yount         Single to LF; Gantner to 2B
   O      12-      99%  C Cooper        Flyball: CF
   O      12-      98%  D Davis         Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 7.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-7, Lary Sorensen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  M Rettenmund    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  C Lansford      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Downing       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dyar Miller facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  B Oglivie       Flyball: SS
          ---      99%  P Molitor       Single to CF
          1--     100%  S Bando         Double to LF; Molitor to 3B
   O      -23      99%  G Thomas        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      -23      99%  B Martinez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 7.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-7, Lary Sorensen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  B Grich         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Campaneris    Bunt Popfly: C
   O      ---     100%  R Miller        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dyar Miller facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Anderson replaces Brian Downing playing C batting 7th; Dickie Thon replaces Bobby Grich playing 2B batting 8th
          ---     100%  J Gantner       Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  R Yount         Flyball: RF
   OO     1--     100%  C Cooper        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 7.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-7, Lary Sorensen facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  D Ford          Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  R Carew         Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  D Baylor        Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  M Rettenmund    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Brewers 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation