July 17, 1987 California Angels at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 11
@BOS 6
(10) CHW 4
CLE 3
(10) DET 7
SEA 0 BAL 3
@KCR 1 MIL 12
CAL 2 MIN 3
TOR 2 NYY 8
@TEX 4 PHI 2
@HOU 1 LAD 3
PIT 2
(10) MON 5
ATL 4 CIN 5
@NYM 2 STL 4
@SDP 3 CHC 5
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 19,858

Friday, July 17, 1987
Time of Game: 2:40

Angels

46-45

Lost 2

4th, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  0
Brewers         0  0  1   5  0  0   6  0  X   12 20  0

W: B Wegman (8-8), L: M Witt (11-6)

Brewers

44-43

Won 3

4th, 11 GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Downing DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .898    0    0   0   
D White CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .811    0    4   0   
W Joyner 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .902    0    8   0   HBP
J Howell LF-2B                4   0   0   0    0   3  .256  .845    0    2   1   
D DeCinces 3B                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .236  .743    0    1   1   
R Jones RF-LF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .214  .801    0    1   0   3B
B Boone C                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .280  .706    0    6   1   2B
M McLemore 2B-SS              3   0   1   0    0   1  .224  .581    0    2   3   
G Polidor SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .115  .269    0    0   2   2B
  M Ryal PH-RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .699    0    0   0   

M Witt P                                                                 0   0
  C Finley P                                                             0   0
  G Lucas P                                                              0   0
  G Minton P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   2   5   2    1   5                    24   8

BATTING

2B: B Boone (12, off B Wegman); G Polidor (1, off B Wegman).

3B: R Jones (2, off B Wegman).

HBP: W Joyner (2, by B Wegman).

TB: R Jones 3; B Boone 3; G Polidor 2; M McLemore.

RBI: R Jones (13); B Boone (21).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D DeCinces-M McLemore-W Joyner.

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor DH                  5   0   3   0    0   0  .329  .908    0    0   0   
E Riles SS                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .259  .658    0    1   1   
R Yount CF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .304  .842    0    4   0   2B
G Brock 1B                    5   2   2   1    0   0  .279  .775    0    6   3   
R Deer LF                     5   2   4   2    0   1  .278  .964    0    2   0   HR
S Kiefer 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   3  .125  .250    0    0   2   GDP
G Braggs RF                   4   2   2   2    0   0  .245  .748    0    3   0   2·2B
B Schroeder C                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .333  .890    0    5   0   
D Sveum 2B                    4   3   3   6    0   1  .237  .695    0    3   1   3·HR

B Wegman P                                                               2   1
  P Mirabella P                                                          1   0
  J Aldrich P                                                            0   0
Totals                       42  12  20  12    0   6                    27   8

BATTING

2B: G Braggs 2 (15, off C Finley, off M Witt); R Yount (15, off C Finley).

HR: D Sveum 3 (12, off C Finley, 2 off M Witt; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); R Deer (22, off M Witt; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: D Sveum 12; R Deer 7; G Braggs 4; P Molitor 3; R Yount 2; G Brock 2; E Riles 2; B Schroeder 2; S Kiefer.

GIDP: S Kiefer (1).

RBI: D Sveum 6 (49); R Deer 2 (52); G Braggs 2 (36); B Schroeder (16); G Brock (45).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

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
M Witt, L (11-6)               3.1   9   6   6    0   1   3   3.62   18     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 1· 9     19    -     1.00  -0.39
C Finley                       3    10   6   6    0   4   1   5.14   18     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0·10          0-0    0.21   0.00
G Lucas                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.54    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
G Minton                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.75    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    20  12  12    0   6   4          42     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 3·20           -

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 Wegman, W (8-8)              7     5   2   2    1   4   0   4.05   28     -       ·  ·      6·11· 0· 5     62    -     0.76   0.11
P Mirabella                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   7.50    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
J Aldrich                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.91    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     5   2   2    1   5   0          34     -       ·  ·      8·13· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Wegman (2; W Joyner).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Drew Coble, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 19,858.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. B Downing            DH    1. P Molitor            DH 
2. D White              CF    2. E Riles              SS 
3. W Joyner             1B    3. R Yount              CF 
4. J Howell             LF    4. G Brock              1B 
5. D DeCinces           3B    5. R Deer               LF 
6. R Jones              RF    6. S Kiefer             3B 
7. B Boone              C     7. G Braggs             RF 
8. M McLemore           2B    8. B Schroeder          C  
9. G Polidor            SS    9. D Sveum              2B 

   M Witt               P        B Wegman             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  2-1  1--      19%  68% R Deer          M Witt          Home Run; Brock Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  1--     -14%  32% R Jones         B Wegman        Triple to LF; DeCinces Scores
   b 4   1  2-4  1--      12%  90% D Sveum         M Witt          Home Run; Schroeder Scores
   b 3   1  2-0  ---      10%  42% D Sveum         M Witt          Home Run
   b 2   0  2-0  1--      -8%  31% S Kiefer        M Witt          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Wegman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Downing       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      54%  D White         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      53%  W Joyner        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      55%  J Howell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Witt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  E Riles         Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  R Yount         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--      50%  G Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Wegman facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  D DeCinces      Walk
   R      1--      32%  R Jones         Triple to LF; DeCinces Scores
   R      --3      27%  B Boone         Double to RF; Jones Scores
   O      -2-      30%  M McLemore      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B; Boone stays at 2B
   O      -2-      32%  G Polidor       Groundout: 2B-1B; Boone to 3B
   O      --3      35%  B Downing       Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Witt facing 5-6-7
          ---      39%  R Deer          Single to LF
   OO     1--      31%  S Kiefer        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      30%  G Braggs        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Wegman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      32%  D White         Strikeout
   O      ---      33%  W Joyner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      34%  J Howell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Witt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      31%  B Schroeder     Flyball: LF
   R      ---      42%  D Sveum         Home Run
          ---      45%  P Molitor       Single to RF
   O      1--      41%  E Riles         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      38%  R Yount         Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Brewers 1.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bill Wegman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      41%  D DeCinces      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      43%  R Jones         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      44%  B Boone         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Witt facing 4-5-6
          ---      49%  G Brock         Single to RF
   RR     1--      68%  R Deer          Home Run; Brock Scores
   O      ---      66%  S Kiefer        Strikeout
          ---      70%  G Braggs        Double to LF
   R      -2-      78%  B Schroeder     Single to RF; Braggs Scores
   RR     1--      90%  D Sveum         Home Run; Schroeder Scores
                  Chuck Finley replaces Mike Witt pitching
          ---      90%  P Molitor       Single to RF
          1--      92%  E Riles         Single to LF; Molitor to 2B
   O      12-      90%  R Yount         Strikeout
   O      12-      88%  G Brock         Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Brewers 6.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-6, Bill Wegman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      90%  M McLemore      Strikeout
          ---      88%  G Polidor       Double to LF
   O      -2-      90%  B Downing       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      92%  D White         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Chuck Finley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  R Deer          Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  S Kiefer        Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  G Braggs        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Brewers 6.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-6, Bill Wegman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  W Joyner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  J Howell        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  D DeCinces      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Chuck Finley facing 8-9-1
          ---      95%  B Schroeder     Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  D Sveum         Strikeout
   O      1--      94%  P Molitor       Baserunner Out Advancing; Schroeder out at 2B/C-2B
          ---      94%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      93%  E Riles         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Brewers 6.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-6, Bill Wegman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  R Jones         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      93%  B Boone         Single to RF
          1--      90%  M McLemore      Single to RF; Boone to 2B
                  Mark Ryal pinch hits for Gus Polidor batting 9th
   O      12-      94%  M Ryal          Flyball: RF
   O      12-      97%  B Downing       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Chuck Finley facing 3-4-5
                  Jack Howell moves to 2B; Mark McLemore moves to SS; Ruppert Jones moves to LF; Mark Ryal moves to RF
          ---      98%  R Yount         Double to RF
   R      -2-      99%  G Brock         Single to RF; Yount Scores
          1--      99%  R Deer          Single to RF; Brock to 2B
          12-      99%  S Kiefer        Single to RF; Brock to 3B; Deer to 2B
   RR     123     100%  G Braggs        Double to CF; Brock Scores; Deer Scores; Kiefer to 3B
   O      -23     100%  B Schroeder     Foul Flyball: 1B
   RRR    -23     100%  D Sveum         Home Run; Kiefer Scores; Braggs Scores
                  Gary Lucas replaces Chuck Finley pitching
   O      ---     100%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  E Riles         Lineout: 1B
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Brewers 12.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-12, Paul Mirabella facing 2-3-4
                  Paul Mirabella replaces Bill Wegman pitching
   O      ---     100%  D White         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  W Joyner        Lineout: P
   O      ---     100%  J Howell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Brewers 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 12-2, Greg Minton facing 3-4-5
                  Greg Minton replaces Gary Lucas pitching
   O      ---     100%  R Yount         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---     100%  G Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  R Deer          Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  S Kiefer        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Brewers 12.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-12, Jay Aldrich facing 5-6-7
                  Jay Aldrich replaces Paul Mirabella pitching
   O      ---     100%  D DeCinces      Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  R Jones         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Brewers 12.

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