May 26, 1979 Oakland Athletics at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 20,512

Saturday, May 26, 1979, 7:39PM
Time of Game: 2:51

Athletics

15-31

Lost 5

7th, 12 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  4    4 11  1
Brewers         0  0  0   0  0  4   0  4  X    8 12  1

W: J Slaton (4-3), L: R Langford (1-7)

Brewers

26-20

Won 5

3rd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Murphy CF                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .278  .828    0    2   0   
L Murray RF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .163  .418    0    1   0   
M Page DH                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .229  .621    0    0   0   
J Newman 1B                   5   1   1   3    0   1  .227  .676    0    5   0   HR
W Gross 3B                    4   0   2   0    1   1  .297  .965    0    0   0   
G Burke LF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .241  .572    0    3   1   SH
J Essian C                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .211  .568    0    9   1   
M Guerrero SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .232  .491    0    1   6   
M Edwards 2B                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .219  .530    0    3   2   2B

R Langford P                                                             0   0
  B Lacey P                                                              0   0
  J Todd P                                                               0   0
  D Hamilton P                                                           0   0
  D Heaverlo P                                                           0   0
Totals                       38   4  11   4    4   5                    24  10

BATTING

2B: M Edwards (4, off J Slaton).

HR: J Newman (7, off J Slaton; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: G Burke (1, off J Slaton).

TB: M Edwards 4; J Newman 4; G Burke 2; W Gross 2; L Murray; D Murphy; M Guerrero.

RBI: J Newman 3 (27); D Murphy (10).

2-out RBI: J Newman 3.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

FIELDING

E: J Essian (5).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gantner 2B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .283  .701    0    1   1   CS
R Yount SS                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .243  .662    0    3   1   
C Cooper 1B                   4   2   2   3    0   1  .306  .904    0    7   1   HR
D Davis DH                    4   2   2   1    0   2  .299  .806    0    0   0   HR
B Oglivie LF                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .215  .749    0    1   0   
S Lezcano RF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .306 1.002    0    1   0   
S Bando 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .219  .683    0    3   2   
G Thomas CF                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .250  .915    0    4   0   
C Moore C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .372  .938    0    5   1   SB

J Slaton P                                                               2   0
  B Castro P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   8  12   8    3   7                    27   6

BATTING

HR: D Davis (4, off R Langford; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); C Cooper (9, off R Langford; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: C Cooper 5; D Davis 5; R Yount 2; B Oglivie 2; J Gantner 2; S Lezcano; C Moore.

RBI: C Cooper 3 (36); B Oglivie 2 (26); D Davis (11); G Thomas (29); J Gantner (6).

2-out RBI: J Gantner.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

E: J Gantner (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Moore (3, 2nd base off J Todd/J Essian).

CS: J Gantner (2, 2nd base by J Todd/J Essian).

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
R Langford, L (1-7)            5.1   6   4   4    0   6   2   5.46   22     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 1· 6     46    -     1.02  -0.08
B Lacey                        0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.06    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.15   0.01
J Todd                         1.1   3   2   2    0   0   0   9.32    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.12   0.00
D Hamilton                     0     1   2   2    2   0   0   2.25    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.06  -0.01
D Heaverlo                     0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   1.77    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          3-2    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8    12   8   8    3   7   2          37     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 1·12          5-4

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 Slaton, W (4-3)              8.2  11   4   4    4   5   1   2.18   41     -       ·  ·      7·13· 2·10     47    -     0.97   0.41
B Castro                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.08    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.29   0.00
Totals                         9    11   4   4    4   5   1          43     -       ·  ·      9·13· 2·10          1-0

D Hamilton faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Langford (5); D Hamilton (1); J Slaton 2 (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 20,512.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 56° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. D Murphy             CF    1. J Gantner            2B 
2. L Murray             RF    2. R Yount              SS 
3. M Page               DH    3. C Cooper             1B 
4. J Newman             1B    4. D Davis              DH 
5. W Gross              3B    5. B Oglivie            LF 
6. G Burke              LF    6. S Lezcano            RF 
7. J Essian             C     7. S Bando              3B 
8. M Guerrero           SS    8. G Thomas             CF 
9. M Edwards            2B    9. C Moore              C  

   R Langford           P        J Slaton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  0-0  1-3      23%  90% C Cooper        R Langford      Home Run; Gantner Scores; Yount Scores
   b 6   1  0-0  1--      10%  68% R Yount         R Langford      Single to LF; Gantner to 3B
   t 5   0  0-0  ---      -8%  42% M Edwards       J Slaton        Double to RF
   t 4   2  0-0  1-3       6%  56% M Guerrero      J Slaton        Flyball: SS
   t 7   2  4-0  123       6%  97% J Newman        J Slaton        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Slaton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Murphy        Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  L Murray        Single/Bunt
   O      1--      53%  M Page          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      55%  J Newman        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Gantner       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  R Yount         Single to RF
          1--      57%  C Cooper        Wild Pitch; Yount to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  D Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Slaton facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  W Gross         Walk
          1--      41%  G Burke         Single; Gross to 2B
   O      12-      46%  J Essian        Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      51%  M Guerrero      Flyball: CF
   O      12-      55%  M Edwards       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  B Oglivie       Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  S Lezcano       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      52%  S Bando         Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  G Thomas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Slaton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Murphy        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      54%  L Murray        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      56%  M Page          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  C Moore         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Gantner       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  R Yount         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Slaton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Newman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  W Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  G Burke         Single to CF
          1--      52%  J Essian        Wild Pitch; Burke to 3B
          --3      50%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      56%  M Guerrero      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  C Cooper        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      51%  D Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Slaton facing 9-1-2
          ---      42%  M Edwards       Double to RF
   O      -2-      48%  D Murphy        Foul Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      52%  L Murray        Groundout: P unassisted; Edwards to 3B
   O      --3      57%  M Page          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      54%  S Lezcano       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      52%  S Bando         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      50%  G Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Slaton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Newman        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      50%  W Gross         Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  G Burke         Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Gross to 2B
   O      -2-      58%  J Essian        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  C Moore         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      58%  J Gantner       Single to LF
          1--      68%  R Yount         Single to LF; Gantner to 3B
   RRR    1-3      90%  C Cooper        Home Run; Gantner Scores; Yount Scores
   R      ---      95%  D Davis         Home Run
                  Bob Lacey replaces Rick Langford pitching
   O      ---      94%  B Oglivie       Flyball: LF
          ---      94%  S Lezcano       Single to RF
   O      1--      94%  S Bando         Strikeout
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 4.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Slaton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  M Guerrero      Flyball: RF
          ---      94%  M Edwards       Single to RF
          1--      93%  D Murphy        Wild Pitch; Edwards to 2B
          -2-      91%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      94%  L Murray        Strikeout Looking
          12-      91%  M Page          Walk; Edwards to 3B; Murphy to 2B
   O      123      97%  J Newman        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Todd facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Todd replaces Bob Lacey pitching
   O      ---      97%  G Thomas        Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  C Moore         Single to CF
          1--      98%  J Gantner       Moore Steals 2B; Moore to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      97%  " "             Fielder's Choice 2B; Moore out at Hm/2B-C
   O      1--      96%  R Yount         Gantner Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 4.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Slaton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  W Gross         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  G Burke         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      99%  J Essian        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Todd facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  R Yount         Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  C Cooper        Single to LF
          1--      99%  D Davis         Single to RF; Cooper to 2B
                  Dave Hamilton replaces Jim Todd pitching
          12-      99%  B Oglivie       Wild Pitch; Cooper to 3B; Davis to 2B
   RR     -23     100%  " "             Single to RF; Cooper Scores; Davis Scores
          1--     100%  S Lezcano       Walk; Oglivie to 2B
          12-     100%  S Bando         Walk; Oglivie to 3B; Lezcano to 2B
                  Dave Heaverlo replaces Dave Hamilton pitching
   RO     123     100%  G Thomas        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Oglivie Scores; Lezcano to 3B
          1-3     100%  C Moore         Walk; Thomas to 2B
   RO     123     100%  J Gantner       Single to LF; Lezcano Scores; Thomas out at Hm/LF-C; Moore to 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 8.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-8, Jim Slaton facing 8-9-1
          ---     100%  M Guerrero      Single to CF
          1--     100%  M Edwards       Single to CF; Guerrero to 2B
   R      12-      99%  D Murphy        Single to CF; Guerrero Scores; Edwards to 2B
   O      12-     100%  L Murray        Foul Flyball: SS
   O      12-     100%  M Page          Strikeout Looking
   RRR    12-     100%  J Newman        Home Run; Edwards Scores; Murphy Scores
          ---     100%  W Gross         Single to RF
                  Bill Castro replaces Jim Slaton pitching
          1--      99%  G Burke         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Gross to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Essian        Groundout: 3B-1B
        4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Brewers 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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