May 24, 1989 Oakland Athletics at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 13,932

Wednesday, May 24, 1989, 7:30
Time of Game: 2:47

Athletics

30-15

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  4   0  0  0   1  0  0    6 13  0
Brewers         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  3

W: M Moore (5-3), L: M Birkbeck (0-3)

Brewers

18-25

Lost 1

5th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia LF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .685   16    2   0   SB
D Henderson CF                4   2   2   0    1   1  .297  .881   21    1   0   
D Parker DH                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .247  .671   22    0   0   2B
M McGwire 1B                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .246  .825   14   12   2   GDP
T Steinbach C                 4   1   3   1    1   0  .341  .851   23    5   0   CS,GDP
C Lansford 3B                 5   1   1   1    0   0  .360  .901   12    1   0   SB,GDP
S Javier RF                   3   1   2   2    1   0  .292  .770   24    2   0   3B
T Phillips 2B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .306  .830   10    0   4   2B
M Gallego SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .307  .813   12    2   7   

M Moore P                                                                2   0
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   0
Totals                       38   6  13   6    4   1              154   27  13

BATTING

2B: D Parker (8, off M Knudson); T Phillips (6, off M Knudson).

3B: S Javier (3, off M Birkbeck).

TB: S Javier 4; T Steinbach 3; D Parker 3; D Henderson 2; T Phillips 2; M McGwire; C Lansford; M Gallego.

GIDP: C Lansford (8); T Steinbach (5); M McGwire (8).

RBI: S Javier 2 (12); M McGwire (27); T Steinbach (18); T Phillips (11); C Lansford (12).

2-out RBI: S Javier 2; T Phillips; C Lansford.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Gallego-M McGwire.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Lansford (7, 2nd base off M Knudson/C O'Brien); L Polonia (10, 2nd base off J Aldrich/C O'Brien).

CS: T Steinbach (1, 2nd base by M Knudson/C O'Brien).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .299  .798   18    0   0   
R Yount CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .749   14    3   0   
G Sheffield SS                2   1   1   0    0   0  .261  .710   10    2   5   
  B Spiers SS                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .653    6    1   3   
R Deer RF                     4   1   1   2    0   2  .229  .830   16    3   0   HR
J Gantner 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .235  .565   15    3   6   
G Braggs LF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .266  .780   14    4   0   
B Surhoff DH                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .223  .620   17    0   0   
T Francona 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .531    6   10   0   GDP
C O'Brien C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .655    7    1   1   

M Birkbeck P                                                             0   0
  M Knudson P                                                            0   0
  J Aldrich P                                                            0   0
  C Crim P                                                               0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   2    1   5              123   27  15

BATTING

HR: R Deer (12, off M Moore; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: R Deer 4; P Molitor; G Sheffield; J Gantner; B Surhoff.

GIDP: T Francona (3).

RBI: R Deer 2 (27).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Gantner-G Sheffield-T Francona; B Spiers-J Gantner-T Francona; G Sheffield-J Gantner-T Francona.

E: C O'Brien (2); G Sheffield (5); T Francona (4).

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
M Moore, W (5-3)               8     5   2   2    1   3   1   1.96   29  106-66   44· 9·13   14· 8· 3· 0     66    -     0.69   0.22
R Honeycutt                    1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.74    3   13-10    4· 3· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     5   2   2    1   5   1          32  119-76   48·12·16   15· 8· 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
M Birkbeck, L (0-3)            2.2   6   5   5    2   0   0   4.89   16   58-31   24· 1· 6    6· 1· 7· 0     24    -     1.30  -0.26
M Knudson                      4     6   1   1    1   1   0   3.09   18   63-40   29· 6· 4    7· 2· 7· 0          1-1    0.45  -0.02
J Aldrich                      1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   18-10    8· 1· 1    1· 0· 3· 0          2-0    0.25   0.02
C Crim                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    3    7-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9    13   6   6    4   1   0          42  146-85   64· 8·12   15· 4·18· 0          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: M Moore (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 13,932.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 22mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. L Polonia            LF    1. P Molitor            3B 
2. D Henderson          CF    2. R Yount              CF 
3. D Parker             DH    3. G Sheffield          SS 
4. M McGwire            1B    4. R Deer               RF 
5. T Steinbach          C     5. J Gantner            2B 
6. C Lansford           3B    6. G Braggs             LF 
7. S Javier             RF    7. B Surhoff            DH 
8. T Phillips           2B    8. T Francona           1B 
9. M Gallego            SS    9. C O'Brien            C  

   M Moore              P        M Birkbeck           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-2  1-3  2   14%  86% S Javier        M Birkbeck      Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Steinbach Scores; Lansford Scores
   t 3   2  0-1  12-  1   11%  72% C Lansford      M Birkbeck      Single to RF (Line Drive); Henderson Scores; Steinbach to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  5   10%  64% M McGwire       M Birkbeck      Single to CF (Line Drive); Henderson Scores; Parker to 2B
   b 4   1  5-0  1--  4   -9%  82% R Deer          M Moore         Home Run (Fly Ball); Sheffield Scores
   b 5   0  5-2  1--  2    8%  86% T Francona      M Moore         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Birkbeck facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  7   50%  D Henderson     Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   54%  D Parker        Single to CF (Line Drive); Henderson to 2B
   R      12-  5   64%  M McGwire       Single to CF (Line Drive); Henderson Scores; Parker to 2B
   OO     12-  5   56%  T Steinbach     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Moore facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   58%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   60%  R Yount         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   61%  G Sheffield     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Birkbeck facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   64%  C Lansford      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   69%  S Javier        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Lansford to 2B
   O      12-  1   64%  T Phillips      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      12-  3   60%  M Gallego       Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      12-  3   56%  L Polonia       Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Moore facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   59%  R Deer          Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  8   56%  J Gantner       Walk
   O      1--  5   59%  G Braggs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   62%  B Surhoff       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Birkbeck facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   65%  D Henderson     Walk
   O      1--  7   64%  D Parker        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Henderson to 2B
   O      -2-  3   60%  M McGwire       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          -2-  7   61%  T Steinbach     Walk
   R      12-  1   72%  C Lansford      Single to RF (Line Drive); Henderson Scores; Steinbach to 3B
   RR     1-3  2   86%  S Javier        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Steinbach Scores; Lansford Scores
                  Mark Knudson replaces Mike Birkbeck pitching
   R      --3  3   91%  T Phillips      Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to RF Line); Javier Scores
   O      -2-  2   90%  M Gallego       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Moore facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   91%  T Francona      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   92%  C O'Brien       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   93%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mark Knudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   92%  L Polonia       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   93%  D Henderson     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  2   94%  D Parker        Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Henderson to 2B
   OO     12-  3   92%  M McGwire       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Moore facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   93%  R Yount         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  3   91%  G Sheffield     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  4   82%  R Deer          Home Run (Fly Ball); Sheffield Scores
   O      ---  2   84%  J Gantner       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   85%  G Braggs        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mark Knudson facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   86%  T Steinbach     Single to 3B (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   85%  C Lansford      Lineout: RF (LF-CF)
   O      1--      83%  S Javier        Steinbach Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  7   82%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike Moore facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   78%  B Surhoff       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   86%  T Francona      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   87%  C O'Brien       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mark Knudson facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Spiers replaces Gary Sheffield playing SS batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   86%  T Phillips      Flyball: LF
          ---  2   87%  M Gallego       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   86%  L Polonia       Lineout: LF
   O      1--  5   85%  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike Moore facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   88%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   89%  R Yount         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   90%  B Spiers        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mark Knudson facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   93%  D Parker        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   91%  M McGwire       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-  5   95%  T Steinbach     Single to CF (Line Drive); Parker Scores
   O      1--  2   94%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      95%  S Javier        Lansford Steals 2B; Lansford to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3  5   95%  " "             Walk
                  Jay Aldrich replaces Mark Knudson pitching
   O      1-3  2   94%  T Phillips      Lineout: CF (Short CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Moore facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   95%  R Deer          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   93%  J Gantner       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   95%  G Braggs        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      95%  B Surhoff       Wild Pitch; Gantner to 2B
   O      -2-  5   97%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Brewers 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jay Aldrich facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   97%  M Gallego       Walk
   O      1--  6   97%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   96%  D Henderson     Lineout: LF
          1--      97%  D Parker        Polonia Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   96%  " "             Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Moore facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   97%  T Francona      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   98%  C O'Brien       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   98%  P Molitor       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   99%  R Yount         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Brewers 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Chuck Crim facing 4-5-6
                  Chuck Crim replaces Jay Aldrich pitching
   O      ---  2   99%  M McGwire       Popfly: 1B
          ---  2   99%  T Steinbach     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   98%  C Lansford      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-6, Rick Honeycutt facing 3-4-5
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Mike Moore pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  R Deer          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  J Gantner       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Brewers 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation