September 3, 1979 Milwaukee Brewers at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 7,948

Monday, September 3, 1979, 1:36PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Brewers

83-56

Won 2

2nd, 8½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         1  0  2   0  0  0   2  0  1    6 10  0
Athletics       0  0  0   2  0  0   0  1  0    3  6  1

W: J Slaton (13-8), L: M Norris (5-7), S: J Augustine (5)

Athletics

46-93

Lost 1

7th, 29½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 2B                  3   3   1   0    2   0  .317  .826    0    1   5   SB,IW
D Money 3B                    4   1   2   2    1   0  .246  .685    0    0   2   
C Cooper 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .306  .874    0   11   0   SH
G Thomas CF                   3   1   1   1    2   1  .239  .883    0    4   0   HR,IW
B Oglivie LF                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .255  .821    0    4   0   
S Lezcano RF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .331 1.007    0    2   0   
L Hisle DH                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .283  .813    0    0   0   
R Yount SS                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .257  .669    0    1   3   SB
C Moore C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .312  .785    0    4   0   GDP

J Slaton P                                                               0   0
  J Augustine P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36   6  10   5    5   4                    27  10

BATTING

HR: G Thomas (38, off M Norris; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: C Cooper (5, off C Minetto).

IBB: P Molitor (4, by M Norris); G Thomas (3, by C Minetto).

TB: G Thomas 4; R Yount 2; B Oglivie 2; D Money 2; P Molitor; L Hisle; C Cooper.

GIDP: C Moore (11).

RBI: D Money 2 (29); G Thomas (105); C Cooper (92); B Oglivie (71).

2-out RBI: C Cooper; D Money; B Oglivie; G Thomas.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Molitor (27, 2nd base off M Norris/J Newman); R Yount (8, 2nd base off J Todd/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  .260  .627    0    1   0   
D Murphy CF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .261  .797    0    2   0   2B
M Heath RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .668    0    3   0   
  D Revering PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .292  .815    0    0   0   
  L Murray PR-RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .564         0   0   
M Page DH                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .251  .669    0    0   0   SB
J Essian 3B                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .268  .736    0    1   3   SF
W Gross 1B                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .221  .689    0   12   2   
  M Guerrero PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .512    0    0   0   
J Newman C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .681    0    4   1   
D Chalk 2B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .228  .593    0    1   1   
R Picciolo SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .638    0    2   5   

M Norris P                                                               1   0
  J Todd P                                                               0   0
  C Minetto P                                                            0   0
  D Heaverlo P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   3   6   3    1   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Murphy (8, off J Slaton).

SF: J Essian (4, off J Slaton).

TB: D Murphy 3; D Revering; W Gross; M Page; D Chalk.

RBI: J Essian (32); W Gross (45); D Revering (65).

2-out RBI: D Revering; W Gross.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Picciolo-D Chalk-W Gross.

E: R Picciolo (14).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Page (15, 3rd base off J Slaton/C Moore).

PITCHING

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 Slaton, W (13-8)             7.2   6   3   3    1   3   0   3.60   30     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 5     57    -     1.11   0.15
J Augustine, S (5)             1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.53    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.27   0.12
Totals                         9     6   3   3    1   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     11·12· 1· 5          2-0

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 Norris, L (5-7)              6.2   8   5   5    3   4   1   4.90   30     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 8     39    -     1.04  -0.23
J Todd                         1.1   2   1   0    1   0   0   6.66    8     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 2          2-0    0.47  -0.01
C Minetto                      0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   5.77    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.26   0.01
D Heaverlo                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.15    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.30   0.01
Totals                         9    10   6   5    5   4   1          42     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0·10          5-0

J Todd faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: M Norris (1).

WP: M Norris (9).

IBB: M Norris (6; P Molitor); C Minetto (3; G Thomas).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - (none), 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 7,948.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Oakland Athletics                    
1. P Molitor            2B    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. D Money              3B    2. D Murphy             CF 
3. C Cooper             1B    3. M Heath              RF 
4. G Thomas             CF    4. M Page               DH 
5. B Oglivie            LF    5. J Essian             3B 
6. S Lezcano            RF    6. W Gross              1B 
7. L Hisle              DH    7. J Newman             C  
8. R Yount              SS    8. D Chalk              2B 
9. C Moore              C     9. R Picciolo           SS 

   J Slaton             P        M Norris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  2-3  12-      13%  82% D Money         M Norris        Single to LF; Hisle Scores; Molitor to 3B
   b 4   2  3-1  --3     -10%  61% W Gross         J Slaton        Single to RF; Page Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3       9%  59% B Oglivie       M Norris        Single to CF; Money Scores; Cooper to 2B
   b 4   1  3-0  1--      -9%  70% M Page          J Slaton        Single to RF; Murphy to 3B; Page to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   t 3   2  0-2  ---       9%  78% G Thomas        M Norris        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  P Molitor       Walk
          1--      59%  D Money         Walk; Molitor to 2B
   O      12-      54%  C Cooper        Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Money to 2B
   O      12-      50%  G Thomas        Flyball: RF; Money to 3B
   R      1-3      59%  B Oglivie       Single to CF; Money Scores; Cooper to 2B
   O      12-      56%  S Lezcano       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Slaton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  R Henderson     Flyball: LF
          ---      54%  D Murphy        Double to RF
   O      -2-      57%  M Heath         Groundout: 2B-1B; Murphy to 3B
   O      --3      61%  M Page          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Norris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  L Hisle         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      61%  R Yount         Single to LF
   OO     1--      56%  C Moore         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Slaton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  J Essian        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  W Gross         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      62%  J Newman        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Norris facing 1-2-3
          ---      65%  P Molitor       Single to LF
          1--      67%  D Money         Molitor Steals 2B
   O      -2-      63%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      60%  C Cooper        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Molitor to 3B
   R      --3      69%  G Thomas        Balk; Molitor Scores
   R      ---      78%  " "             Home Run
          ---      79%  B Oglivie       Single to LF
   O      1--      77%  S Lezcano       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Slaton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      79%  D Chalk         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  R Picciolo      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  R Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Norris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      81%  L Hisle         Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  R Yount         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      79%  C Moore         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Slaton facing 2-3-4
          ---      75%  D Murphy        Single/Bunt
   O      1--      79%  M Heath         Flyball: CF
          1--      70%  M Page          Single to RF; Murphy to 3B; Page to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   RO     -23      72%  J Essian        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Murphy Scores
          -2-      71%  W Gross         Page Steals 3B
   R      --3      61%  " "             Single to RF; Page Scores
   O      1--      64%  J Newman        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Norris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      62%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      60%  D Money         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      59%  C Cooper        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Slaton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      62%  D Chalk         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  R Picciolo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  R Henderson     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Norris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  G Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  B Oglivie       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  S Lezcano       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Slaton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      65%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  M Heath         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      70%  M Page          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Norris facing 7-8-9
          ---      73%  L Hisle         Single to CF
          1--      77%  R Yount         Wild Pitch; Hisle to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      68%  C Moore         Strikeout Looking
          -2-      69%  P Molitor       Intentional Walk
   R      12-      82%  D Money         Single to LF; Hisle Scores; Molitor to 3B
   R      1-3      90%  C Cooper        Single to CF; Molitor Scores; Money to 3B
                  Jim Todd replaces Mike Norris pitching
          1-3      91%  G Thomas        Walk; Cooper to 2B
   O      123      88%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Slaton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  J Essian        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      92%  W Gross         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  J Newman        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jim Todd facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  S Lezcano       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  L Hisle         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  R Yount         Single
          1--      93%  C Moore         Yount Steals 2B
   O      -2-      92%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Slaton facing 8-9-1
          ---      87%  D Chalk         Single to LF
   O      1--      91%  R Picciolo      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      95%  R Henderson     Flyball: LF
          1--      92%  D Murphy        Walk; Chalk to 2B
                  Dave Revering pinch hits for Mike Heath batting 3rd
   R      12-      84%  D Revering      Single to RF; Chalk Scores; Murphy to 2B
                  Jerry Augustine replaces Jim Slaton pitching; Larry Murray pinch runs for Dave Revering batting 3rd
   O      12-      93%  M Page          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 5, Athletics 3.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jim Todd facing 1-2-3
                  Larry Murray moves to RF
          ---      95%  P Molitor       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Molitor to 2B
   R      -2-      97%  D Money         Single to LF; Molitor Scores/unER
                  Craig Minetto replaces Jim Todd pitching
   O      1--      97%  C Cooper        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Money to 2B
          -2-      97%  G Thomas        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      97%  B Oglivie       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Dave Heaverlo replaces Craig Minetto pitching
   O      12-      96%  S Lezcano       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brewers 6, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Jerry Augustine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  J Essian        Flyball: CF
                  Mario Guerrero pinch hits for Wayne Gross batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  M Guerrero      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  J Newman        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Athletics 3.

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