August 13, 1970 Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 11
@BOS 3 CAL 3
BAL 2 MIL 3
DET 2 NYY 4
CHW 3 CLE 4
@OAK 3 WSA 1
MIN 0 ATL 4
MON 1 CHC 6
SFG 3 CIN 6
NYM 1 HOU 4
PHI 3 SDP 9
@STL 7

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 7,644

Thursday, August 13, 1970, 7:32PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Indians

57-60

Won 1

5th, 16½ GB

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

W: S McDowell (17-7), L: P Lindblad (4-2)

Athletics

66-51

Lost 1

2nd, 5 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Pinson RF                   5   2   1   1    0   0  .287  .768    0    5   0   HR
G Nettles 3B                  4   1   2   1    1   1  .235  .733    0    1   3   
R Foster LF                   3   0   1   1    1   2  .288  .832    0    2   0   
R Fosse C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .307  .840    0   10   0   GDP
D Sims 1B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .261  .847    0    4   0   
  B Bradford PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .615         0   0   
  L Brown SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .715         1   0   
T Uhlaender CF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .684    0    3   0   GDP
E Leon 2B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .245  .658    0    0   2   
J Heidemann SS                3   1   1   0    0   0  .207  .530    0    0   0   2B,GDP
  T Horton PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .775    0    1   0   GDP
S McDowell P                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .146  .350    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   4  11   3    3   3                    27   5

BATTING

2B: J Heidemann (12, off B Odom).

HR: V Pinson (13, off B Odom; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: V Pinson 4; J Heidemann 2; E Leon 2; D Sims 2; G Nettles 2; R Fosse; R Foster; T Uhlaender.

GIDP: T Uhlaender (5); J Heidemann (7); R Fosse (9); T Horton (15).

RBI: G Nettles (44); V Pinson (55); R Foster (39).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

E: D Sims (4).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Heidemann (1st base by B Odom).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               4   1   1   0    0   2  .276  .763    0    4   4   
R Monday CF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .302  .858    0    1   0   
T Davis LF                    4   0   1   3    0   1  .279  .678    0    2   0   2B
S Bando 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .262  .872    0    0   0   
F Alou RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .714    0    4   0   
D Mincher 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .807    0    8   2   
F Fernandez C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .761    0    3   0   2B
T LaRussa 2B                  1   1   0   0    2   0  .195  .509    0    2   3   
  A Lewis PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Donaldson 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .646         1   2   
B Odom P                      0   1   0   0    1   0  .194  .565    0    2   1   
  P Lindblad P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Fingers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .256         0   0   
  D Green PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .178  .499    0    0   0   
  M Lachemann P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111         0   0   
  G Tenace PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Grant P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .667         0   0   
Totals                       30   3   3   3    4   9                    27  12

BATTING

2B: F Fernandez (5, off S McDowell); T Davis (15, off S McDowell).

TB: F Fernandez 2; T Davis 2; B Campaneris.

RBI: T Davis 3 (45).

2-out RBI: T Davis 3.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 4. B Campaneris-T LaRussa-D Mincher 2; B Campaneris-D Mincher; B Campaneris-J Donaldson-D Mincher.

E: T LaRussa (4); B Odom (3).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S McDowell, W (17-7)           9     3   3   0    4   9   0   2.68   34     -       ·  ·      5·12· 1· 3     80    -     1.67   0.38
Totals                         9     3   3   0    4   9   0          34     -       ·  ·      5·12· 1· 3           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Odom                         4     4   3   3    3   1   1   4.42   18     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 1· 4     40    -     1.00  -0.05
P Lindblad, L (4-2)            0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   3.63    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    2.21  -0.30
R Fingers                      0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.11    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-0    1.93   0.05
M Lachemann                    2     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.37    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.90   0.10
M Grant                        2     3   0   0    0   1   0   1.35    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          0-0    1.14   0.08
Totals                         9    11   4   4    3   3   1          38     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 1·11          3-2

B Odom faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S McDowell (12); B Odom (7); P Lindblad (2).

IBB: None.

PO: B Odom (1; J Heidemann, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 7,644.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Oakland Athletics                    
1. V Pinson             RF    1. B Campaneris         SS 
2. G Nettles            3B    2. R Monday             CF 
3. R Foster             LF    3. T Davis              LF 
4. R Fosse              C     4. S Bando              3B 
5. D Sims               1B    5. F Alou               RF 
6. T Uhlaender          CF    6. D Mincher            1B 
7. E Leon               2B    7. F Fernandez          C  
8. J Heidemann          SS    8. T LaRussa            2B 
9. S McDowell           P     9. B Odom               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-0  123     -32%  23% T Davis         S McDowell      Double to RF; LaRussa Scores/unER; Odom Scores/unER; Campaneris Scores/unER; Davis to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 5   1  3-4  123     -15%  60% T Uhlaender     R Fingers       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 5   1  3-1  1-3      13%  45% G Nettles       P Lindblad      Single to RF; Heidemann Scores; Pinson to 3B
   b 9   0  4-3  ---     -13%  68% S Bando         S McDowell      Walk
   t 8   1  3-4  123     -13%  72% T Horton        M Grant         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Moon Odom facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---      61%  V Pinson        Home Run
          ---      64%  G Nettles       Single to RF
          1--      66%  R Foster        Wild Pitch; Nettles to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      59%  R Fosse         Lineout: CF
   O      -2-      56%  D Sims          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  R Monday        Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  T Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Moon Odom facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: P unassisted
          ---      62%  E Leon          Single to SS
   O      1--      59%  J Heidemann     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      60%  S McDowell      Heidemann Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Heidemann to 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Sam McDowell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      61%  F Alou          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      62%  D Mincher       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Moon Odom facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  V Pinson        Flyball: RF
          ---      62%  G Nettles       Walk
          1--      66%  R Foster        Walk; Nettles to 2B
   OO     12-      58%  R Fosse         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Sam McDowell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  F Fernandez     Strikeout
          ---      57%  T LaRussa       Walk
          1--      53%  B Odom          Walk; LaRussa to 2B
          12-      53%  B Campaneris    E3 on Foul Ball
          12-      45%  " "             Single to RF; LaRussa to 3B; Odom to 2B
   O      123      54%  R Monday        Strikeout
   RRR    123      23%  T Davis         Double to RF; LaRussa Scores/unER; Odom Scores/unER; Campaneris Scores/unER; Davis to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      --3      25%  S Bando         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Blue Moon Odom facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      23%  D Sims          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      21%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      20%  E Leon          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Sam McDowell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      21%  F Alou          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      22%  D Mincher       Lineout: 1B
          ---      21%  F Fernandez     Double to LF
   O      -2-      23%  T LaRussa       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Blue Moon Odom facing 8-9-1
          ---      31%  J Heidemann     Double to RF
          -2-      36%  S McDowell      Walk
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Blue Moon Odom pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      32%  V Pinson        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Heidemann to 3B
   R      1-3      45%  G Nettles       Single to RF; Heidemann Scores; Pinson to 3B
   R      1-3      53%  R Foster        Wild Pitch; Pinson Scores; Nettles to 2B
   R      -2-      65%  " "             Single to RF; Nettles Scores
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Paul Lindblad pitching and batting 9th
          1--      69%  R Fosse         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Foster to 2B; Fosse to 1B
          12-      75%  D Sims          Single to RF; Foster to 3B; Fosse to 2B
   OO     123      60%  T Uhlaender     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Sam McDowell facing 9-1-2
                  Dick Green pinch hits for Rollie Fingers batting 9th
   O      ---      64%  D Green         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      66%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  R Monday        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Marcel Lachemann facing 7-8-9
                  Marcel Lachemann replaces Dick Green pitching and batting 9th
          ---      71%  E Leon          Single to LF
   OO     1--      64%  J Heidemann     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  S McDowell      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Sam McDowell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      66%  T Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      69%  S Bando         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      71%  F Alou          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Marcel Lachemann facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  V Pinson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      67%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  R Foster        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Sam McDowell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      71%  D Mincher       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      74%  F Fernandez     Flyball: LF
          ---      71%  T LaRussa       Walk
                  Gene Tenace pinch hits for Marcel Lachemann batting 9th; Allan Lewis pinch runs for Tony LaRussa batting 8th
          1--      69%  G Tenace        Wild Pitch; Lewis to 2B
   O      -2-      76%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mudcat Grant facing 4-5-6
                  Mudcat Grant replaces Gene Tenace pitching and batting 9th; John Donaldson replaces Allan Lewis playing 2B batting 8th
          ---      79%  R Fosse         Single to CF
          1--      88%  D Sims          Single to LF; Fosse to 3B
                  Buddy Bradford pinch runs for Duke Sims batting 5th
          1-3      90%  T Uhlaender     Single to 3B; Fosse stays at 3B; Bradford to 2B
   O      123      85%  E Leon          Flyball: RF
                  Tony Horton pinch hits for Jack Heidemann batting 8th
   OO     123      72%  T Horton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
                  Tony Horton moves to 1B; Larry Brown replaces Buddy Bradford playing SS batting 5th
   O      ---      78%  B Campaneris    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      82%  R Monday        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      85%  T Davis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mudcat Grant facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      84%  S McDowell      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      82%  V Pinson        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      82%  G Nettles       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Sam McDowell facing 4-5-6
          ---      68%  S Bando         Walk
   O      1--      81%  F Alou          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      91%  D Mincher       Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  F Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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