September 3, 1989 Oakland Athletics at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 3
@BOS 2 CHW 4
BAL 2 DET 12
CLE 3 OAK 5
@MIL 0 NYY 5
CAL 2 KCR 13
@TEX 2 MIN 9
@TOR 4 ATL 8
CHC 5 MON 4
@LAD 0 PIT 3
CIN 1 SDP 9
PHI 5 SFG 4
NYM 0 STL 4
HOU 3

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 30,583

Sunday, September 3, 1989, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:58

Athletics

83-54

Won 2

1st

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

W: S Davis (16-6), L: J Navarro (4-7), S: G Nelson (2)

Brewers

68-71

Lost 2

4th, 7 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Blankenship LF              4   1   1   0    0   0  .221  .556   23    3   0   SB,SH
C Lansford 3B                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .338  .813   21    1   2   2B,SB
J Canseco RF                  3   0   1   1    2   1  .291  .948   27    1   0   IW
D Parker DH                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .724   16    0   0   GDP
T Steinbach C                 4   0   0   0    1   3  .289  .697   22    5   0   
M McGwire 1B                  1   1   0   0    3   1  .231  .802   21    7   1   
T Phillips 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .243  .668   11    1   3   
S Javier CF                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .637   18    2   0   
  D Henderson PH-CF           1   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .668    9    4   0   GDP
W Weiss SS                    4   1   3   2    0   0  .247  .653   11    2   3   

S Davis P                                                                1   0
  G Nelson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   5  11   4    7   6              179   27   9

BATTING

2B: C Lansford (24, off J Navarro).

SH: L Blankenship (2, off T Fossas).

IBB: J Canseco (3, by T Fossas).

TB: C Lansford 3; W Weiss 3; T Phillips 2; D Parker; L Blankenship; J Canseco; S Javier.

GIDP: D Parker (18); D Henderson (12).

RBI: W Weiss 2 (18); J Canseco (38); C Lansford (39).

2-out RBI: J Canseco.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Weiss-T Phillips-M McGwire; T Phillips-W Weiss-M McGwire.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Blankenship (5, 2nd base off J Navarro/C O'Brien); C Lansford (30, 2nd base off J Navarro/C O'Brien).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Spiers SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .558   10    4   6   
E Romero 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .218  .526   11    0   0   GDP
P Molitor DH                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .290  .768   12    0   0   2B
R Yount CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .890    9    1   1   
G Brock 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .271  .771   17    5   2   
G Braggs LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .671   15    2   0   GDP
R Deer RF                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .217  .748   11    0   1   
C O'Brien C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .231  .684   15    7   0   
  G Canale PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Polidor 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .189  .453    4    6   2   
  M Felder PH-2B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .598   11    2   0   

J Navarro P                                                              0   0
  T Fossas P                                                             0   1
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   0   8   0    3   5              115   27  13

BATTING

2B: P Molitor (24, off S Davis).

TB: P Molitor 3; E Romero 2; G Brock; B Spiers; R Deer; C O'Brien.

GIDP: G Braggs (12); E Romero (5).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Yount-C O'Brien; B Spiers-G Brock; B Spiers-G Polidor-G Brock.

PB: C O'Brien (1).

E: G Polidor (12); C O'Brien (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
S Davis, W (16-6)              6     6   0   0    1   2   0   4.51   23   59-42   29· 2·11    7· 9· 4· 0     61    -     1.22   0.36
G Nelson, S (2)                3     2   0   0    2   3   0   3.74   13   54-37   21· 7· 8    2· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.37   0.07
Totals                         9     8   0   0    3   5   0          36  113-79   50· 9·19    9·13· 6· 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
J Navarro, L (4-7)             5.1   7   2   1    4   5   0   3.24   25  111-62   31· 7·24    6· 4· 6· 0     49    -     1.05  -0.05
T Fossas                       1.2   4   3   3    3   0   0   3.88   11   35-15   13· 1· 1    6· 0· 2· 0          2-0    0.71  -0.03
D Plesac                       2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.20    5   18-11    8· 2· 1    0· 3· 1· 0          2-0    0.07   0.01
Totals                         9    11   5   4    7   6   0          41  164-88   52·10·26   12· 7· 9· 0          4-0

T Fossas faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: G Nelson (5); J Navarro (2).

IBB: T Fossas (7; J Canseco).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 30,583.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 14mph in from Centerfield.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. L Blankenship        LF    1. B Spiers             SS 
2. C Lansford           3B    2. E Romero             3B 
3. J Canseco            RF    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. D Parker             DH    4. R Yount              CF 
5. T Steinbach          C     5. G Brock              1B 
6. M McGwire            1B    6. G Braggs             LF 
7. T Phillips           2B    7. R Deer               RF 
8. S Javier             CF    8. C O'Brien            C  
9. W Weiss              SS    9. G Polidor            2B 

   S Davis              P        J Navarro            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-1  -2-  6   11%  74% J Canseco       J Navarro       Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Lansford Scores
   b 5   1  2-0  1-3  3    9%  72% G Polidor       S Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   b 5   1  2-0  1--  3   -9%  63% C O'Brien       S Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive); Deer to 3B
   t 6   1  0-2  1-3  1   -9%  75% D Henderson     T Fossas        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 3   0  0-0  1--  4    8%  62% C Lansford      J Navarro       Blankenship Steals 2B; Blankenship Scores/Passed Ball/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaime Navarro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  L Blankenship   Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   52%  C Lansford      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   48%  J Canseco       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   45%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  B Spiers        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   49%  E Romero        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   47%  P Molitor       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   50%  R Yount         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaime Navarro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   48%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  M McGwire       Walk
   O      1--  4   47%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
          1--      48%  S Javier        Wild Pitch; McGwire to 2B
          -2-  9   50%  " "             Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); McGwire to 3B
   O      1-3  4   45%  W Weiss         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   41%  G Brock         Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  2   49%  G Braggs        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  2   48%  R Deer          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   50%  C O'Brien       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaime Navarro facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   54%  L Blankenship   Single to RF (Line Drive)
   R      1--      62%  C Lansford      Blankenship Steals 2B; Blankenship Scores/Passed Ball/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)/unER
   O      ---  6   60%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   62%  J Canseco       Walk
   OO     1--  2   57%  D Parker        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Storm Davis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   60%  G Polidor       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  2   57%  B Spiers        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   OO     1--  3   63%  E Romero        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jaime Navarro facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   66%  T Steinbach     Walk
   O      1--  5   63%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   61%  T Phillips      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Phillips to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-  2   58%  S Javier        Flyball: 2B (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Storm Davis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   61%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   63%  R Yount         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   65%  G Brock         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jaime Navarro facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   68%  W Weiss         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   65%  L Blankenship   Lineout: LF
   O      1--  5   62%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      63%  J Canseco       Lansford Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   74%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Lansford Scores
   O      1--  2   72%  D Parker        Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Canseco to 3B; Parker out at 2B/RF-1B-SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Storm Davis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   76%  G Braggs        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   72%  R Deer          Walk
          1--  3   63%  C O'Brien       Single to CF (Line Drive); Deer to 3B
   O      1-3  3   72%  G Polidor       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   79%  B Spiers        Popfly: SS (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jaime Navarro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   77%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   79%  M McGwire       Walk
          1--  1   84%  T Phillips      Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); McGwire to 3B
                  Tony Fossas replaces Jaime Navarro pitching; Dave Henderson pinch hits for Stan Javier batting 8th
   OO     1-3  1   75%  D Henderson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Storm Davis facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Henderson moves to CF
          ---  2   69%  E Romero        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   75%  P Molitor       Flyball: 3B
   O      1--  2   79%  R Yount         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   83%  G Brock         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tony Fossas facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   85%  W Weiss         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   84%  L Blankenship   Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Weiss to 2B
   R      -2-  3   91%  C Lansford      Single to LF (Line Drive); Weiss Scores; Lansford to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-  4   92%  J Canseco       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   90%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lansford to 3B
   O      1-3  3   88%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Gene Nelson facing 6-7-8
                  Gene Nelson replaces Storm Davis pitching
   O      ---  5   91%  G Braggs        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   93%  R Deer          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   93%  C O'Brien       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tony Fossas facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   94%  M McGwire       Walk
          1--  2   96%  T Phillips      Single to P (Bunt to P's Right); McGwire to 2B
          12-  8   97%  D Henderson     Walk; McGwire to 3B; Phillips to 2B
   RR     123  1   99%  W Weiss         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); McGwire Scores; Phillips Scores; Henderson to 3B
                  Dan Plesac replaces Tony Fossas pitching
   O      1-3  4   99%  L Blankenship   Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   OO     1-3  2   98%  C Lansford      Double Play: Flyball: CF-C
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-5, Gene Nelson facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Felder pinch hits for Gus Polidor batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  M Felder        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   99%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   99%  E Romero        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   98%  P Molitor       Single to LF (Line Drive); Romero to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  R Yount         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 0.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dan Plesac facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Felder moves to 2B
   O      ---  2   99%  J Canseco       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  6   99%  D Parker        Flyball: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   99%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-5, Gene Nelson facing 5-6-7
          --- 11   98%  G Brock         Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  G Braggs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  100%  R Deer          Flyball: CF
          1--  5  100%  C O'Brien       Walk; Brock to 2B
                  George Canale pinch runs for Charlie O'Brien batting 8th
          12-      99%  M Felder        Wild Pitch; Brock to 3B; Canale to 2B
   O      -23  3  100%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Brewers 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation