September 24, 1988 Oakland Athletics at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 3
@CAL 2 KCR 6
@CHW 2 TOR 1
@CLE 0 OAK 5
@MIL 2 NYY 5
BOS 4 SEA 3
@TEX 0 CIN 2
@ATL 1 MON 1
@PHI 0
(6) CHC 2
@PIT 1 SDP 3
HOU 0 LAD 7
@SFG 3 NYM 14
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 32,021

Saturday, September 24, 1988, 12:12
Time of Game: 2:49

Athletics

100-55

Won 7

1st

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

W: D Stewart (20-12), L: B Wegman (13-12), S: D Eckersley (44)

Brewers

83-73

Lost 2

3rd, 5 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia LF                  5   2   2   0    0   0  .296  .730   21    1   0   SB
D Henderson CF                5   0   2   1    0   1  .300  .882   25    2   0   
J Canseco RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .957   18    0   0   GDP
D Parker DH                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .252  .702   19    0   0   
M McGwire 1B                  4   2   3   1    0   0  .260  .829   16    6   0   HR
  C Lansford PR-1B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .701         3   0   
R Hassey C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .696   13   11   0   
T Phillips 3B                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .619   15    1   0   
W Weiss SS                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .248  .630   20    3   5   
M Gallego 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .207  .550   14    0   2   

D Stewart P                                                              0   0
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   1
Totals                       37   5  11   4    1   4              161   27   8

BATTING

HR: M McGwire (30, off B Wegman; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

TB: M McGwire 6; L Polonia 2; D Henderson 2; W Weiss 2; R Hassey; M Gallego.

GIDP: J Canseco (15).

RBI: W Weiss (36); D Henderson (89); M Gallego (20); M McGwire (94).

2-out RBI: D Henderson; W Weiss; M Gallego.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Gallego-W Weiss-M McGwire; M Gallego-W Weiss-C Lansford.

E: J Canseco (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Polonia (23, 2nd base off B Wegman/B Surhoff).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .314  .840   16    1   4   2B
J Gantner 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .275  .655   14    2   3   
R Yount CF                    4   0   4   1    0   0  .306  .832   13    1   0   2B,SB
R Deer RF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .253  .779   15    2   0   GDP
G Brock 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .206  .625   14    8   0   2B
J Meyer DH                    4   0   1   0    0   3  .261  .734   19    0   0   
  J Adduci PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .641         0   0   
B Surhoff C                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .248  .610   16    6   0   GDP
G Sheffield SS                3   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .738   13    2   2   
M Felder LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .332   12    5   0   

B Wegman P                                                               0   1
  M Knudson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   2   8   2    3  11              132   27  10

BATTING

2B: P Molitor (33, off D Stewart); R Yount (36, off D Stewart); G Brock (14, off D Stewart).

TB: R Yount 5; G Brock 2; P Molitor 2; J Meyer; B Surhoff.

GIDP: R Deer (4); B Surhoff (12).

RBI: B Surhoff (35); R Yount (89).

2-out RBI: R Yount.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Molitor-J Gantner-G Brock.

E: P Molitor (16).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Yount (21, 2nd base off D Stewart/R Hassey).

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
D Stewart, W (20-12)           8     8   2   2    2  11   0   3.30   33  119-79   48·16·15   11· 4· 5· 0     67    -     0.97   0.18
R Honeycutt, H (18)            0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.50    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.57   0.16
D Eckersley, S (44)            0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.42    2    8-4     1· 0· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.18   0.02
Totals                         9     8   2   2    3  11   0          36  131-85   50·16·19   13· 4· 5· 0          3-0

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, L (13-12)            5.2   8   5   4    1   2   1   3.96   26  109-68   43·10·15    9· 8· 5· 1     36    -     0.75  -0.15
M Knudson                      3.1   3   0   0    0   2   0   0.61   12   49-31   16· 5·10    4· 2· 4· 0          2-1    0.30   0.01
Totals                         9    11   5   4    1   4   1          38  158-99   59·15·25   13·10· 9· 1          2-1

D Stewart faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: D Stewart (16).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 32,021.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. L Polonia            LF    1. P Molitor            3B 
2. D Henderson          CF    2. J Gantner            2B 
3. J Canseco            RF    3. R Yount              CF 
4. D Parker             DH    4. R Deer               RF 
5. M McGwire            1B    5. G Brock              1B 
6. R Hassey             C     6. J Meyer              DH 
7. T Phillips           3B    7. B Surhoff            C  
8. W Weiss              SS    8. G Sheffield          SS 
9. M Gallego            2B    9. M Felder             LF 

   D Stewart            P        B Wegman             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  5-2  12-  4   16%  98% B Surhoff       R Honeycutt     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Brock to 3B
   b 1   1  1-0  1-3  2   12%  61% R Deer          D Stewart       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   1  0-1  ---  4   11%  72% M McGwire       B Wegman        Home Run (CF-RF)
   b 9   0  5-2  1--  3   -9%  82% J Meyer         D Stewart       Single to LF (Line Drive); Brock to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  2    9%  62% D Henderson     B Wegman        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Polonia to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Wegman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   54%  L Polonia       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Polonia to 1B
          1--  2   62%  D Henderson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Polonia to 3B
   ROO    1-3  5   57%  J Canseco       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Polonia Scores/unER
   O      ---  6   56%  D Parker        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
          ---  9   52%  P Molitor       Walk
          1--      49%  J Gantner       Balk; Molitor to 2B
   O      -2-  3   54%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  2   49%  R Yount         Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Molitor to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   61%  R Deer          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Wegman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   59%  M McGwire       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   57%  R Hassey        Foul Flyball: C
          ---  5   58%  T Phillips      Walk
          1--  4   61%  W Weiss         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Phillips to 3B
   O      1-3  4   56%  M Gallego       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Stewart facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   59%  G Brock         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   60%  J Meyer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   62%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Wegman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   59%  L Polonia       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  6   58%  D Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   57%  J Canseco       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Stewart facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   59%  G Sheffield     Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  3   61%  M Felder        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   63%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Wegman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   60%  D Parker        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   72%  M McGwire       Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   71%  R Hassey        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   70%  T Phillips      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Stewart facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   73%  J Gantner       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   69%  R Yount         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   72%  R Deer          Strikeout Swinging, Yount Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   76%  G Brock         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Wegman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   74%  W Weiss         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   73%  M Gallego       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   74%  L Polonia       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      75%  D Henderson     Polonia Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   83%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Polonia Scores
   O      1--  6   82%  J Canseco       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Stewart facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   84%  J Meyer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   86%  B Surhoff       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   87%  G Sheffield     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bill Wegman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   86%  D Parker        Flyball: 2B
          ---  4   87%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   88%  R Hassey        Single to RF (Line Drive); McGwire to 2B
   O      12-  2   87%  T Phillips      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; McGwire to 3B
   R      1-3  8   92%  W Weiss         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McGwire Scores; Phillips to 3B
                  Mark Knudson replaces Bill Wegman pitching
   R      1-3  1   95%  M Gallego       Single to LF (Line Drive); Phillips Scores; Weiss to 2B
   O      12-  5   95%  L Polonia       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Weiss out at Hm/2B-3B-C; Gallego to 2B
                  2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave Stewart facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   96%  M Felder        Flyball: LF
          ---  3   94%  P Molitor       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   96%  J Gantner       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  2   92%  R Yount         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Molitor Scores
   O      -2-  3   94%  R Deer          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mark Knudson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   94%  D Henderson     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   94%  J Canseco       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  5   93%  D Parker        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-5, Dave Stewart facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   89%  G Brock         Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   92%  J Meyer         Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   86%  B Surhoff       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Brock Scores; Surhoff to 2B/Adv on E9 (throw)
   O      -2-  3   90%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-1B; Surhoff to 3B
   O      --3  3   93%  M Felder        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mark Knudson facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   94%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Carney Lansford pinch runs for Mark McGwire batting 5th
   O      1--  5   94%  R Hassey        Groundout: SS-1B; Lansford to 2B
   O      -2-  5   93%  T Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B; Lansford to 3B
   O      --3  6   92%  W Weiss         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-5, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
                  Carney Lansford moves to 1B
   O      ---  3   94%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   96%  J Gantner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   95%  R Yount         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--  3   97%  R Deer          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mark Knudson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   96%  M Gallego       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   96%  L Polonia       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   96%  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-5, Dave Stewart facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   91%  G Brock         Walk
          1--  3   82%  J Meyer         Single to LF (Line Drive); Brock to 2B
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Dave Stewart pitching; Jim Adduci pinch runs for Joey Meyer batting 6th
   OO     12-  4   98%  B Surhoff       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Brock to 3B
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
          --3  6   96%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      1-3  2  100%  M Felder        Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation