September 8, 1980 Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 7
KCR 4 CHW 3
SEA 2
(12) BOS 10
@CLE 4 BAL 9
@DET 2 BAL 8
@DET 6 TEX 6
@OAK 2 NYY 7
@TOR 4 CIN 6
@ATL 1 PHI 6
PIT 2 CHC 6
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 9,731

Monday, September 8, 1980, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:33

Rangers

69-68

Won 2

2nd, 17½ GB

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

W: J Butcher (1-0), L: B Kingman (7-17)

Athletics

68-71

Lost 1

3rd, 19½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .330  .794    0    2   0   
J Grubb RF                    4   1   1   2    1   1  .303  .851    0    0   0   HR
A Oliver LF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .307  .809    0    4   0   
R Staub DH                    3   1   1   2    0   1  .303  .832    0    0   0   HR,SF
  R Zisk PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .813    0    0   0   
P Putnam 1B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .276  .758    0   12   0   
J Sundberg C                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .280  .752    0    5   0   IW
P Frias 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .541    0    1   2   
B Harrelson SS                3   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .617    0    2   2   
M Richardt 2B                 4   1   3   2    0   0  .294  .647    0    0   7   2B

J Butcher P                                                              1   2
Totals                       35   6   9   6    4   2                    27  13

BATTING

2B: M Richardt (2, off B Kingman).

HR: J Grubb (6, off B Kingman; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); R Staub (7, off B Kingman; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: R Staub (5, off B Kingman).

IBB: J Sundberg (2, by B Kingman).

TB: M Richardt 4; J Grubb 4; R Staub 4; M Rivers 2; A Oliver; J Sundberg.

RBI: J Grubb 2 (24); M Richardt 2 (6); R Staub 2 (49).

2-out RBI: J Grubb 2; M Richardt 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: J Butcher ().

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   1   0   0    1   0  .298  .816    0    4   0   SB
D Murphy CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .757    0    7   0   
M Page DH                     2   0   1   1    0   1  .239  .725    0    0   0   
  M Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .198  .534    0    0   0   
D Revering 1B                 4   1   0   0    0   1  .284  .832    0    9   0   
T Armas RF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .268  .787    0    2   0   
W Gross 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .281  .807    0    0   1   
J Newman C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .229  .661    0    2   0   
D McKay 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .233  .590    0    1   2   
R Picciolo SS                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .541    0    2   4   SH
  O Gonzalez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .461    0    0   0   

B Kingman P                                                              0   1
  B Lacey P                                                              0   2
Totals                       33   2   6   2    3   5                    27  10

BATTING

SH: R Picciolo (6, off J Butcher).

TB: W Gross 2; T Armas 2; D Murphy; M Page.

RBI: M Page (41); W Gross (53).

2-out RBI: W Gross.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson (73, 2nd base off J Butcher/J Sundberg).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Butcher, W (1-0)             9     6   2   2    3   5   0   2.00   37     -       ·  ·     16· 8· 0· 5     69    -     1.06   0.22
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   5   0          37     -       ·  ·     16· 8· 0· 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
B Kingman, L (7-17)            7.2   9   6   6    4   1   2   3.82   36     -       ·  ·      8·14· 0· 9     34    -     1.04  -0.29
B Lacey                        1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.20    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     9   6   6    4   2   2          40     -       ·  ·     10·15· 0· 9          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Kingman (3; J Sundberg).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Dan Morrison.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 9,731.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Oakland Athletics                    
1. M Rivers             CF    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. J Grubb              RF    2. D Murphy             CF 
3. A Oliver             LF    3. M Page               DH 
4. R Staub              DH    4. D Revering           1B 
5. P Putnam             1B    5. T Armas              RF 
6. J Sundberg           C     6. W Gross              3B 
7. P Frias              3B    7. J Newman             C  
8. B Harrelson          SS    8. D McKay              2B 
9. M Richardt           2B    9. R Picciolo           SS 

   J Butcher            P        B Kingman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  2-1  -2-      28%  61% J Grubb         B Kingman       Home Run (Deep RF); Richardt Scores
   t 6   0  2-3  ---      12%  79% R Staub         B Kingman       Home Run (Deep RF)
   b 1   2  1-1  1-3     -10%  35% W Gross         J Butcher       Single to 3B/Bunt; Revering Scores; Armas to 2B
   t 8   2  2-4  123       8%  97% M Richardt      B Kingman       Single to LF; Putnam Scores; Sundberg Scores; Harrelson to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-       7%  67% A Oliver        B Kingman       Single to RF; Rivers to 3B; Grubb to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Kingman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  M Rivers        Single to LF
          1--      59%  J Grubb         Walk; Rivers to 2B
          12-      67%  A Oliver        Single to RF; Rivers to 3B; Grubb to 2B
   RO     123      64%  R Staub         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rivers Scores
   O      12-      61%  P Putnam        Groundout: P-1B; Grubb to 3B; Oliver to 2B
          -23      62%  J Sundberg      Intentional Walk
   O      123      56%  P Frias         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, John Butcher facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  R Henderson     Walk
          1--      50%  D Murphy        Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      51%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Henderson to 3B
   R      --3      45%  M Page          Single to 2B; Henderson Scores
   O      1--      48%  D Revering      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      45%  T Armas         Single to RF; Revering to 3B
   R      1-3      35%  W Gross         Single to 3B/Bunt; Revering Scores; Armas to 2B
   O      12-      39%  J Newman        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Kingman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      37%  B Harrelson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  M Richardt      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      34%  M Rivers        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Butcher facing 8-9-1
          ---      31%  D McKay         Walk
          1--      26%  R Picciolo      Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; McKay to 2B
   O      12-      31%  R Henderson     Bunt Popfly: P
   O      12-      34%  D Murphy        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      38%  M Page          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Kingman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      35%  J Grubb         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      34%  A Oliver        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      32%  R Staub         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Butcher facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  D Revering      Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  T Armas         Flyball: LF
          ---      35%  W Gross         Single to 3B
   O      1--      37%  J Newman        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Kingman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      34%  P Putnam        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      32%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      31%  P Frias         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Butcher facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      33%  D McKay         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      34%  R Picciolo      Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Kingman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      32%  B Harrelson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      38%  M Richardt      Double to LF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      33%  M Rivers        Flyball: LF
   RR     -2-      61%  J Grubb         Home Run (Deep RF); Richardt Scores
   O      ---      60%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, John Butcher facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      63%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Mike Davis pinch hits for Mitchell Page batting 3rd
          ---      59%  M Davis         Walk
   O      1--      64%  D Revering      Flyball: CF
          1--      61%  T Armas         Single to LF; Davis to 2B
   O      12-      67%  W Gross         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Brian Kingman facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      79%  R Staub         Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      78%  P Putnam        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  J Sundberg      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      76%  P Frias         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, John Butcher facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      79%  J Newman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  D McKay         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      83%  R Picciolo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Brian Kingman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      83%  M Richardt      Single to LF
          1--      85%  M Rivers        Single to CF; Richardt to 2B
   O      12-      83%  J Grubb         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Richardt to 3B
   O      1-3      80%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, John Butcher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      79%  D Murphy        Single to CF
   O      1--      84%  M Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      87%  D Revering      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Brian Kingman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      86%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
          ---      88%  P Putnam        Walk
          1--      89%  J Sundberg      Single to LF; Putnam to 2B
   O      12-      87%  P Frias         Flyball: CF
          12-      88%  B Harrelson     Walk; Putnam to 3B; Sundberg to 2B
   RR     123      97%  M Richardt      Single to LF; Putnam Scores; Sundberg Scores; Harrelson to 2B
                  Bob Lacey replaces Brian Kingman pitching
   O      12-      96%  M Rivers        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, John Butcher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  W Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Newman        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Bob Lacey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  J Grubb         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
                  Richie Zisk pinch hits for Rusty Staub batting 4th
   O      ---      98%  R Zisk          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, John Butcher facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  D McKay         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Orlando Gonzalez pinch hits for Rob Picciolo batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  O Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Athletics 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation