May 4, 1974 Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 4,884

Saturday, May 4, 1974, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:22

Indians

11-12

Won 1

5th, 2½ GB

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

W: G Perry (4-1), L: V Blue (0-4)

Athletics

11-12

Lost 1

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Duffy SS                    5   1   0   0    0   1  .177  .511    0    2   4   GDP
J Lowenstein LF-CF            3   1   3   2    2   0  .318  .796    0    3   0   
B Bell 3B                     4   0   2   2    0   0  .230  .674    0    0   0   2B,2·GDP
  J Heidemann 3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
J Ellis 1B                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .297  .700    0    5   0   
  O Blanco 1B                 0   0   0   0    1   0                0    5   0   
C Spikes RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .326  .890    0    1   0   
  R Torres RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    1   0   
G Hendrick CF                 3   1   1   2    0   0  .241  .682    0    1   0   SF
  L Lee LF                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .410         0   0   
O Gamble DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .758    0    0   0   
D Duncan C                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .243  .764    0    6   0   IW
R Hermoso 2B                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .215  .560    0    3   5   3B,SF

G Perry P                                                                0   2
Totals                       34   8  11   7    5   1                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Bell (4, off L Hooten).

3B: R Hermoso (1, off V Blue).

SF: G Hendrick (1, off V Blue); R Hermoso (1, off V Blue).

IBB: D Duncan (1, by V Blue).

TB: R Hermoso 4; B Bell 3; J Lowenstein 3; O Gamble; G Hendrick; J Ellis; C Spikes.

GIDP: B Bell 2 (3); F Duffy (2); J Heidemann (1).

RBI: G Hendrick 2 (14); J Lowenstein 2 (6); B Bell 2 (14); R Hermoso (3).

2-out RBI: J Lowenstein; B Bell.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Perry-R Hermoso-J Ellis; F Duffy-R Hermoso-J Ellis; O Blanco.

E: J Ellis (3).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               4   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .643    0    2   2   
  J Alou RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .386         0   0   
B North CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .548    0    3   0   GDP
  A Mangual CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .614         1   0   
S Bando 3B                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .293  .904    0    0   3   HBP
R Jackson RF                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .395 1.287    0    3   0   
  C Summers LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Rudi LF                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .886    0    1   0   2B
  J Donaldson 2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    1   1   
G Tenace 1B-C-1B              2   0   1   1    0   1  .205  .710    0    4   0   2B,SF
D Johnson DH                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .081  .231    0    0   0   
R Fosse C                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .697    0    0   0   HBP
  P Bourque 1B                2   0   1   1    0   1  .320  .793    0    6   0   
  H Washington PR             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Haney C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
T Kubiak 2B-SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .398    0    5   5   GDP

V Blue P                                                                 0   0
  L Hooten P                                                             0   0
  D Hamilton P                                                           0   0
  D Knowles P                                                            0   0
Totals                       27   2   5   2    2   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: J Rudi (11, off G Perry); G Tenace (2, off G Perry).

SF: G Tenace (1, off G Perry).

HBP: S Bando (2, by G Perry); R Fosse (1, by G Perry).

TB: J Rudi 2; G Tenace 2; B Campaneris; R Jackson; P Bourque.

GIDP: B North (1); T Kubiak (3).

RBI: P Bourque (3); G Tenace (10).

2-out RBI: P Bourque.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 4. S Bando-T Kubiak-P Bourque; S Bando-J Donaldson-G Tenace; T Kubiak-P Bourque; S Bando-T Kubiak-G Tenace.

PB: G Tenace (1).

E: S Bando (5); R Jackson (3).

BASERUNNING

PO: H Washington 2 (2nd base by G Perry, 1st base by G Perry).

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
G Perry, W (4-1)               9     5   2   2    2   5   0   1.88   32     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 3· 5     72    -     0.49   0.18
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   5   0          32     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 3· 5           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Blue, L (0-4)                3.2   6   7   2    3   0   0   5.13   20     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 1· 6     28    -     1.00  -0.32
L Hooten                       3.1   4   1   1    0   0   0   1.29   13     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 4          2-1    0.09  -0.01
D Hamilton                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.70    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.05   0.00
D Knowles                      1     0   0   0    2   0   0   7.88    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    11   8   3    5   1   0          41     -       ·  ·     10·12· 2·11          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: V Blue (1; D Duncan).

PO: G Perry 2 (1; H Washington, 1st base; H Washington, 2nd base).

HBP: G Perry 2 (3; S Bando, R Fosse).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 4,884.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Oakland Athletics                    
1. F Duffy              SS    1. B Campaneris         SS 
2. J Lowenstein         LF    2. B North              CF 
3. B Bell               3B    3. S Bando              3B 
4. J Ellis              1B    4. R Jackson            RF 
5. C Spikes             RF    5. J Rudi               LF 
6. G Hendrick           CF    6. G Tenace             1B 
7. O Gamble             DH    7. D Johnson            DH 
8. D Duncan             C     8. R Fosse              C  
9. R Hermoso            2B    9. T Kubiak             2B 

   G Perry              P        V Blue               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  1--      10%  64% C Spikes        V Blue          Single to RF; Ellis to 3B
   b 2   1  1-0  12-      10%  63% T Kubiak        G Perry         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 3   0  0-1  ---      10%  72% R Hermoso       V Blue          Triple to CF
   b 2   0  1-0  ---      -7%  50% G Tenace        G Perry         Double to LF
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       7%  49% B North         G Perry         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  F Duffy         Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  J Lowenstein    Walk
   OO     1--      45%  B Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  B Campaneris    Single to P
   OO     1--      49%  B North         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
          ---      48%  S Bando         Hit By Pitch
          1--      45%  R Jackson       Single to CF; Bando to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  J Rudi          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  J Ellis         Single to LF
          1--      64%  C Spikes        Single to RF; Ellis to 3B
   RO     1-3      62%  G Hendrick      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ellis Scores
   O      1--      59%  O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      57%  D Duncan        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Gaylord Perry facing 6-7-8
          ---      50%  G Tenace        Double to LF
   O      -2-      55%  D Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          -2-      53%  R Fosse         Hit By Pitch
   OO     12-      63%  T Kubiak        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
                  Gene Tenace moves to C; Pat Bourque replaces Ray Fosse playing 1B batting 8th
          ---      72%  R Hermoso       Triple to CF
   O      --3      68%  F Duffy         Lineout: SS
   R      --3      74%  J Lowenstein    Single to P; Hermoso Scores
   OO     1--      70%  B Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      73%  B Campaneris    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      74%  B North         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      75%  S Bando         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
          ---      78%  J Ellis         Walk
          1--      82%  C Spikes        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Ellis to 2B; Spikes to 1B
   R      12-      88%  G Hendrick      Single to LF; Ellis Scores/unER; Spikes to 2B
          12-      91%  O Gamble        Passed Ball; Spikes to 3B; Hendrick to 2B
   O      -23      88%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
          -23      89%  D Duncan        Intentional Walk
   RO     123      90%  R Hermoso       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Spikes Scores/unER
   R      12-      94%  F Duffy         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Hendrick Scores/unER; Duncan to 2B; Duffy to 1B
   R      12-      96%  J Lowenstein    Single to CF; Duncan Scores/unER; Duffy to 3B
                  Leon Hooten replaces Vida Blue pitching
   R      1-3      98%  B Bell          Single to LF; Duffy Scores/unER; Lowenstein to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  J Ellis         Flyball: RF
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  R Jackson       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      98%  J Rudi          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  G Tenace        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-0, Leon Hooten facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  C Spikes        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      98%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  O Gamble        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Gaylord Perry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  D Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  P Bourque       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  T Kubiak        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-0, Leon Hooten facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  D Duncan        Popfly: 2B
          ---      99%  R Hermoso       Single to LF
   OO     1--      99%  F Duffy         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  B North         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      99%  S Bando         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-0, Leon Hooten facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  J Lowenstein    Single to RF
   R      1--     100%  B Bell          Double to CF; Lowenstein Scores
   O      -2-     100%  J Ellis         Flyball: RF; Bell to 3B
   O      --3     100%  C Spikes        Popfly: 1B
   O      --3     100%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-8, Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
                  Jack Heidemann replaces Buddy Bell playing 3B batting 3rd; Rusty Torres replaces Charlie Spikes playing RF batting 5th
          ---      99%  R Jackson       Walk
          1--      99%  J Rudi          Double to LF; Jackson to 3B
   RO     -23      99%  G Tenace        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Jackson Scores
   O      -2-     100%  D Johnson       Strikeout
   R      -2-      99%  P Bourque       Single to CF; Rudi Scores
                  Herb Washington pinch runs for Pat Bourque batting 8th
          1--      99%  T Kubiak        Washington Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Washington to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Washington Picked off 2B (P-SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-2, Dave Hamilton facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Hamilton replaces Leon Hooten pitching; Larry Haney replaces Herb Washington playing C batting 8th; Gene Tenace moves to 1B
          ---     100%  O Gamble        Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  D Duncan        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  R Hermoso       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  F Duffy         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, Gaylord Perry facing 9-1-2
                  Ossie Blanco replaces John Ellis playing 1B batting 4th; Leron Lee replaces George Hendrick playing LF batting 6th; John Lowenstein moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  T Kubiak        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  B North         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-2, Darold Knowles facing 2-3-4
                  Darold Knowles replaces Dave Hamilton pitching; John Donaldson replaces Joe Rudi playing 2B batting 5th; Ted Kubiak moves to SS; Champ Summers replaces Reggie Jackson playing LF batting 4th; Angel Mangual replaces Billy North playing CF batting 2nd; Jesus Alou replaces Bert Campaneris playing RF batting 1st
          ---     100%  J Lowenstein    Walk
   OO     1--     100%  J Heidemann     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---     100%  O Blanco        Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Torres        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, Gaylord Perry facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  S Bando         Walk
   OO     1--     100%  C Summers       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  J Donaldson     Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Athletics 2.

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