August 8, 1979 California Angels at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 8
@BAL 4 CLE 6
@BOS 4 CLE 8
@BOS 2 TEX 16
@DET 9 DET 10
TEX 4 NYY 4
CHW 3 CAL 8
@OAK 1 MIN 3
@SEA 1 PIT 5
@CHC 2
(10) CIN 3
ATL 1 HOU 4
@LAD 1 STL 8
@NYM 4 PHI 4
MON 3 SFG 10
SDP 7

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 3,463

Wednesday, August 8, 1979
Time of Game: 2:42

Angels

65-50

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  3   0  0  0   0  5  0    8 21  0
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  6  1

W: D Frost (11-7), L: M Keough (0-14)

Athletics

34-80

Lost 1

7th, 30½ GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Miller CF                   6   2   3   0    0   1  .310  .787    0    2   0   3B
B Campaneris SS               6   1   3   2    0   1  .236  .583    0    3   4   
D Ford RF                     4   2   4   0    0   0  .292  .796    0    1   0   HBP
D Baylor DH                   5   1   4   3    0   0  .301  .920    0    0   0   HR,2B
R Carew 1B                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .346  .894    0   12   0   2B,GDP,IW
B Downing C                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .900    0    4   1   
J Rudi LF                     5   1   2   1    0   2  .234  .681    0    1   0   HR,2B
B Grich 2B                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .302  .935    0    4   4   HR
J Anderson 3B                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .243  .637    0    0   3   2B,CS

D Frost P                                                                0   1
Totals                       44   8  21   8    2   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Carew (12, off D Heaverlo); D Baylor (26, off M Norris); J Anderson (8, off M Keough); J Rudi (11, off M Keough).

3B: R Miller (5, off M Keough).

HR: B Grich (21, off J Todd; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); D Baylor (26, off M Keough; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); J Rudi (11, off J Todd; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

IBB: R Carew (4, by M Norris).

HBP: D Ford (3, by M Norris).

TB: D Baylor 8; J Rudi 6; B Grich 5; R Miller 5; D Ford 4; B Campaneris 3; J Anderson 2; R Carew 2; B Downing.

GIDP: R Carew (6).

RBI: D Baylor 3 (101); B Campaneris 2 (12); R Carew (27); J Rudi (60); B Grich (73).

2-out RBI: D Baylor 3; B Campaneris; R Carew.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Campaneris-B Grich-R Carew; B Grich-B Campaneris-R Carew.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Anderson (2, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by J Newman).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .599    0    1   0   
D Murphy CF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .261  .799    0    3   2   HR
W Gross 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .225  .710    0    2   2   2B
D Revering 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .284  .806    0    9   1   
M Page DH                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .255  .691    0    0   0   
M Heath RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .684    0    2   0   
J Newman C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .228  .683    0    6   1   GDP
D Chalk 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .622    0    2   4   
R Picciolo SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .567    0    1   5   GDP

M Keough P                                                               1   0
  M Norris P                                                             0   0
  J Todd P                                                               0   0
  D Heaverlo P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   1   6   1    3   2                    27  15

BATTING

2B: W Gross (16, off D Frost).

HR: D Murphy (7, off D Frost; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: D Murphy 4; W Gross 3; M Page; J Newman; D Chalk.

GIDP: R Picciolo (4); J Newman (14).

RBI: D Murphy (19).

2-out RBI: D Murphy.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Chalk-R Picciolo-D Revering.

E: W Gross (16).

PITCHING

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Frost, W (11-7)              9     6   1   1    3   2   1   3.54   34     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1· 6     70    -     0.81   0.36
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   2   1          34     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1· 6           -

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 Keough, L (0-14)             3.1   9   3   3    0   1   1   5.75   17     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 9     31    -     0.82  -0.21
M Norris                       2.2   1   0   0    1   3   0   5.24   11     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 1          2-0    0.77   0.12
J Todd                         1.2   6   4   4    0   0   2   6.62   10     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 6          0-0    0.29  -0.04
D Heaverlo                     1.1   5   1   1    1   0   0   4.25    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 5          1-1    0.02  -0.01
Totals                         9    21   8   8    2   4   3          47     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 2·21          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Norris (5; R Carew).

HBP: M Norris (7; D Ford).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 3,463.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Oakland Athletics                    
1. R Miller             CF    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. B Campaneris         SS    2. D Murphy             CF 
3. D Ford               RF    3. W Gross              3B 
4. D Baylor             DH    4. D Revering           1B 
5. R Carew              1B    5. M Page               DH 
6. B Downing            C     6. M Heath              RF 
7. J Rudi               LF    7. J Newman             C  
8. B Grich              2B    8. D Chalk              2B 
9. J Anderson           3B    9. R Picciolo           SS 

   D Frost              P        M Keough             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  1--      19%  78% D Baylor        M Keough        Home Run (Deep LF); Ford Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  -2-      -9%  48% R Miller        M Keough        Anderson Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (C-SS-3B)
   t 3   1  0-0  ---       8%  55% R Miller        M Keough        Triple to CF
   b 5   0  3-0  1--      -7%  70% M Page          D Frost         Single to LF; Revering to 2B
   t 3   0  0-0  ---       7%  57% J Anderson      M Keough        Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Keough facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Campaneris    Flyball: CF
          ---      47%  D Ford          Single to 2B
   O      1--      45%  D Baylor        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Frost facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  W Gross         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Keough facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      46%  B Downing       Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  J Rudi          Double to LF
   O      -2-      45%  B Grich         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Frost facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  D Revering      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  M Page          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  M Heath         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Keough facing 9-1-2
          ---      57%  J Anderson      Double to LF
   O      -2-      48%  R Miller        Anderson Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (C-SS-3B)
          ---      55%  " "             Triple to CF
   R      --3      62%  B Campaneris    Single to 1B; Miller Scores
   O      1--      59%  D Ford          Single to CF; Campaneris out at 3B/CF-3B
   RR     1--      78%  D Baylor        Home Run (Deep LF); Ford Scores
   O      ---      77%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Frost facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      79%  J Newman        Strikeout
          ---      77%  D Chalk         Single to LF
   OO     1--      82%  R Picciolo      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Matt Keough facing 6-7-8
          ---      84%  B Downing       Single to SS
   O      1--      82%  J Rudi          Strikeout Looking
          1--      86%  B Grich         Single to LF; Downing to 3B
                  Mike Norris replaces Matt Keough pitching
   O      1-3      82%  J Anderson      Fielder's Choice 3B; Downing out at Hm/3B-C; Grich to 2B
   O      12-      79%  R Miller        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Frost facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  R Henderson     Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      83%  D Murphy        Bunt Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      84%  W Gross         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Norris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      83%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
          ---      84%  D Ford          Hit By Pitch
          1--      89%  D Baylor        Double to RF; Ford to 3B
          -23      89%  R Carew         Intentional Walk
   O      123      85%  B Downing       Lineout: LF
   O      123      82%  J Rudi          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Frost facing 4-5-6
          ---      77%  D Revering      Walk
          1--      70%  M Page          Single to LF; Revering to 2B
   O      12-      77%  M Heath         Flyball: SS
   O      12-      82%  J Newman        Foul Flyball: 1B; Revering to 3B
   O      1-3      87%  D Chalk         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Norris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      86%  B Grich         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  J Anderson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  R Miller        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Frost facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  R Picciolo      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      87%  D Murphy        Walk
          1--      84%  W Gross         Single to LF; Murphy to 3B
   O      1-3      90%  D Revering      Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Todd facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Todd replaces Mike Norris pitching
   O      ---      89%  B Campaneris    Lineout: 2B
          ---      90%  D Ford          Single to RF
          1--      91%  D Baylor        Single to LF; Ford to 2B
   OO     12-      88%  R Carew         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Frost facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  M Page          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  M Heath         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      91%  J Newman        Single to CF
   O      1--      93%  D Chalk         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Athletics 0.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Todd facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  B Downing       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      96%  J Rudi          Home Run (Deep LF)
   R      ---      98%  B Grich         Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      98%  J Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      98%  R Miller        Single to 3B; Miller to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
   R      -2-      99%  B Campaneris    Single to CF; Miller Scores
                  Dave Heaverlo replaces Jim Todd pitching
          1--      99%  D Ford          Single to CF; Campaneris to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  D Baylor        Single to LF; Campaneris Scores; Ford to 2B
   R      12-     100%  R Carew         Double to LF; Ford Scores; Baylor to 3B
   O      -23     100%  B Downing       Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 8, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-8, Dave Frost facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  R Picciolo      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Henderson     Flyball: SS
   R      ---     100%  D Murphy        Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---     100%  W Gross         Double to RF
   O      -2-     100%  D Revering      Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 8, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Ahead 8-1, Dave Heaverlo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  J Rudi          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Grich         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---     100%  J Anderson      Walk
          1--     100%  R Miller        Single to CF; Anderson to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Campaneris    Single to CF; Anderson out at Hm/CF-C; Miller to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 8, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-8, Dave Frost facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  M Page          Walk
   O      1--     100%  M Heath         Flyball: 2B
   OO     1--     100%  J Newman        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 8, Athletics 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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