August 28, 1981 Texas Rangers at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 17,072

Friday, August 28, 1981, 7:39PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Rangers

41-30

Lost 1

3rd, 1½ GB

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

W: M Haas (8-4), L: R Honeycutt (8-3), S: R Fingers (18)

Brewers

42-33

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   4   2   1   0    1   1  .267  .632    0    7   0   
B Wills 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .604    0    2   0   
A Oliver DH                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .329  .808    0    0   0   2B
B Bell 3B                     3   0   0   1    0   1  .305  .861    0    1   1   SF
P Putnam 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .709    0    3   0   
J Sundberg C                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .279  .751    0    6   0   
L Roberts RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .841    0    1   0   
B Sample LF                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .284  .758    0    3   0   2B,SB
M Mendoza SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .558    0    0   1   
  J Grubb PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .685    0    0   0   
  M Wagner SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .845         0   1   
  T Poquette PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    0   0   
  B Stein SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .383  .901    0    1   0   

R Honeycutt P                                                            0   0
  C Hough P                                                              0   1
  J Kern P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   3    2   3                    24   4

BATTING

2B: B Sample (13, off M Haas); A Oliver (21, off M Haas).

SF: B Bell (7, off M Haas).

TB: B Sample 4; A Oliver 3; J Sundberg 2; M Rivers.

RBI: B Bell (53); A Oliver (37); B Sample (16).

2-out RBI: B Sample.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

PB: J Sundberg 2 (5).

E: B Wills (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Sample (3, 2nd base off R Cleveland/C Moore).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Moore C                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .303  .735    0    3   0   
P Molitor CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .655    0    4   0   
C Cooper 1B                   4   1   2   3    0   0  .300  .834    0    8   3   HR
G Thomas RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .834    0    2   0   
B Oglivie LF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .246  .687    0    3   0   
M Brouhard DH                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .306  .713    0    0   0   2B
D Money 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .214  .585    0    2   2   
R Yount SS                    3   1   1   2    1   0  .260  .716    0    1   2   SB
E Romero 2B                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .188  .479    0    1   3   
  J Gantner PH-2B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .668    0    0   0   

M Haas P                                                                 2   1
  R Cleveland P                                                          0   0
  R Fingers P                                                            1   0
Totals                       34   6   8   6    3   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: M Brouhard (3, off R Honeycutt).

HR: C Cooper (10, off R Honeycutt; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: C Cooper 5; M Brouhard 2; R Yount; P Molitor; E Romero; C Moore; B Oglivie.

RBI: C Cooper 3 (34); R Yount 2 (30); E Romero (10).

2-out RBI: R Yount 2; E Romero.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Yount (1, 2nd base off C Hough/J Sundberg).

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
R Honeycutt, L (8-3)           0.1   5   5   5    0   1   1   3.12    6     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 5     22    -     0.92  -0.32
C Hough                        6.2   3   1   1    2   5   0   4.06   27     -       ·  ·      5·11· 1· 3          2-2    0.23  -0.04
J Kern                         1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.30    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.00
Totals                         8     8   6   6    3   7   1          37     -       ·  ·      5·13· 1· 8          2-2

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Haas, W (8-4)                6.1   5   2   2    1   1   0   4.24   25     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1· 5     55    -     0.49   0.08
R Cleveland                    1     1   1   1    1   0   0   3.99    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.73  -0.01
R Fingers, S (18)              1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   1.20    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          1-0    1.27   0.07
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   3   0          37     -       ·  ·     12·11· 1· 8          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: R Cleveland (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Dallas Parks, 3B - Durwood Merrill.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 17,072.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 7mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. M Rivers             CF    1. C Moore              C  
2. B Wills              2B    2. P Molitor            CF 
3. A Oliver             DH    3. C Cooper             1B 
4. B Bell               3B    4. G Thomas             RF 
5. P Putnam             1B    5. B Oglivie            LF 
6. J Sundberg           C     6. M Brouhard           DH 
7. L Roberts            RF    7. D Money              3B 
8. B Sample             LF    8. R Yount              SS 
9. M Mendoza            SS    9. E Romero             2B 

   R Honeycutt          P        M Haas               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  12-      19%  83% C Cooper        R Honeycutt     Home Run; Moore Scores; Molitor Scores
   b 1   2  0-3  -23       9%  92% R Yount         C Hough         Single to LF; Oglivie Scores; Brouhard Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  64% P Molitor       R Honeycutt     Single to LF; Moore to 2B
   t 9   1  6-3  12-       4%  97% B Stein         R Fingers       Flyball: CF
   b 1   1  0-3  1--       4%  87% M Brouhard      R Honeycutt     Double to LF; Oglivie to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Moose Haas facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Rivers        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  B Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  A Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  C Moore         Single to RF
          1--      64%  P Molitor       Single to LF; Moore to 2B
   RRR    12-      83%  C Cooper        Home Run; Moore Scores; Molitor Scores
   O      ---      81%  G Thomas        Strikeout
          ---      83%  B Oglivie       Single to LF
          1--      87%  M Brouhard      Double to LF; Oglivie to 3B
                  Charlie Hough replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
   O      -23      83%  D Money         Strikeout
   RR     -23      92%  R Yount         Single to LF; Oglivie Scores; Brouhard Scores
          1--      92%  E Romero        Yount Steals 2B
   R      -2-      95%  " "             Single to LF (LF-CF); Yount Scores
   O      1--      94%  C Moore         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Moose Haas facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      95%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  P Putnam        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Charlie Hough facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      96%  C Cooper        Single to LF
   O      1--      96%  G Thomas        Strikeout
          1--      96%  B Oglivie       Strikeout, Passed Ball; Cooper to 2B; Oglivie to 1B
          12-      96%  M Brouhard      Passed Ball; Cooper to 3B; Oglivie to 2B
   O      -23      95%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Moose Haas facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  L Roberts       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      95%  B Sample        Single to CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--      96%  M Mendoza       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      97%  M Rivers        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Charlie Hough facing 7-8-9
          ---      97%  D Money         Walk
   O      1--      97%  R Yount         Lineout: LF
   O      1--      97%  E Romero        Popfly: 2B
          1--      97%  C Moore         Walk; Money to 2B
   O      12-      96%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Moose Haas facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  B Wills         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      97%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      98%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Charlie Hough facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  C Cooper        Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  G Thomas        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      97%  B Oglivie       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      97%  M Brouhard      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 6.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Moose Haas facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  P Putnam        Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  J Sundberg      Walk
   O      1--      98%  L Roberts       Strikeout
   R      1--      96%  B Sample        Double to LF (LF-CF); Sundberg Scores
                  Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Mario Mendoza batting 9th
   O      -2-      97%  J Grubb         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Charlie Hough facing 7-8-9
                  Mark Wagner replaces Johnny Grubb playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  D Money         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Yount         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  E Romero        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Brewers 6.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Moose Haas facing 1-2-3
          ---      95%  M Rivers        Single to RF
   O      1--      96%  B Wills         Popfly: SS
          1--      93%  A Oliver        Double to RF; Rivers to 3B
   RO     -23      95%  B Bell          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rivers Scores
   O      -2-      96%  P Putnam        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  C Moore         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  C Cooper        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 6.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-6, Moose Haas facing 6-7-8
          ---      93%  J Sundberg      Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  L Roberts       Lineout: 3B
                  Reggie Cleveland replaces Moose Haas pitching
   O      1--      97%  B Sample        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Tom Poquette pinch hits for Mark Wagner batting 9th
          1--      96%  T Poquette      Sample Steals 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Charlie Hough facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Stein replaces Tom Poquette playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  G Thomas        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      97%  B Oglivie       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      97%  M Brouhard      Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Brewers 6.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-6, Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
          ---      95%  M Rivers        Walk
          1--      95%  B Wills         Wild Pitch; Rivers to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      -2-      94%  A Oliver        Single to CF (CF-RF); Rivers Scores
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Reggie Cleveland pitching
   O      1--      96%  B Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      98%  P Putnam        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jim Kern facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Kern replaces Charlie Hough pitching
   O      ---      98%  D Money         Strikeout
          ---      98%  R Yount         Walk
                  Jim Gantner pinch hits for Ed Romero batting 9th
   O      1--      97%  J Gantner       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      97%  C Moore         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 6.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Rollie Fingers facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Gantner moves to 2B
          ---      94%  J Sundberg      Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  L Roberts       Flyball: CF
          1--      93%  B Sample        Single to RF; Sundberg to 2B
   O      12-      97%  B Stein         Flyball: CF
   O      12-     100%  M Rivers        Strikeout
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Brewers 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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