September 9, 1981 Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 8
@BAL 5 SEA 3
@CHW 1 BOS 6
@DET 5
(11) KCR 7
CAL 3 MIN 3
TOR 1 NYY 5
MIL 2 MIL 5
@NYY 3 TEX 9
@OAK 4 ATL 9
HOU 0 CIN 5
SDP 4 SFG 6
@LAD 3
(11) PHI 11
MON 8 NYM 5
@PIT 3 CHC 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 11,655

Wednesday, September 9, 1981, 7:37PM
Time of Game: 3:02

Rangers

45-38

Won 1

2nd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  7    9 14  0
Athletics       0  0  1   1  1  0   1  0  0    4  9  3

W: S Comer (6-1), L: T Underwood (3-6)

Athletics

51-37

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Wills 2B                    6   1   2   0    0   1  .249  .618    0    3   2   
M Rivers CF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .256  .613    0    2   0   
A Oliver DH                   5   2   2   1    0   0  .318  .780    0    0   0   
B Bell 3B                     5   1   1   1    0   0  .307  .834    0    1   3   
B Jones RF                    2   0   0   1    1   1  .276  .817    0    2   0   
  B Stein PH-RF-1B            2   1   1   3    0   1  .357  .867    0    1   0   HR
J Sundberg C                  5   1   4   0    0   1  .281  .736    0    7   0   CS
B Sample LF                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .273  .707    0    2   0   
P Putnam 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .249  .682    0    5   0   2B
  J Ellis PH-1B               2   0   0   0    0   1  .152  .471    0    1   0   
  J Grubb RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .664         1   0   
M Mendoza SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .554    0    2   3   
  T Poquette PH               0   0   0   1    0   0  .083  .160    0    0   0   SF
  M Wagner SS                 2   1   1   0    0   0  .344  .855    0    0   2   SB

D Medich P                                                               0   0
  J Kern P                                                               0   0
  S Comer P                                                              0   0
Totals                       42   9  14   7    3   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: P Putnam (13, off R Langford).

HR: B Stein (2, off J Jones; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: T Poquette (1, off R Langford).

TB: J Sundberg 4; B Stein 4; B Wills 2; A Oliver 2; B Sample 2; P Putnam 2; B Bell; M Wagner.

RBI: B Stein 3 (20); T Poquette (2); B Jones (6); A Oliver (42); B Bell (57).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Wagner-B Wills-J Ellis.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Wagner (1, 3rd base off T Underwood/J Newman).

CS: J Sundberg (2, 2nd base by R Langford/J Newman).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                5   1   2   0    0   1  .335  .887    0    5   0   2·2B,SB
D Murphy CF                   4   1   1   1    1   2  .272  .818    0    3   0   HR,IW
C Johnson DH                  3   0   2   2    1   1  .257  .838    0    0   0   
T Armas RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .832    0    3   0   
J Spencer 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .528    0    6   0   
W Gross 3B                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .194  .644    0    0   2   HR
  J Sexton PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Picciolo SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .571         0   1   
J Newman C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .254  .658    0    7   1   
D McKay 2B-3B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .212  .563    0    0   3   GDP
F Stanley SS-2B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .522    0    3   1   
  M Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .063    0    0   0   

R Langford P                                                             0   0
  T Underwood P                                                          0   0
  J Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   4   9   4    3   5                    27   8

BATTING

2B: R Henderson 2 (18, 2 off D Medich).

HR: W Gross (8, off D Medich; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); D Murphy (12, off D Medich; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

IBB: D Murphy (1, by D Medich).

TB: W Gross 6; R Henderson 4; D Murphy 4; C Johnson 2; D McKay.

GIDP: D McKay (3).

RBI: C Johnson 2 (52); D Murphy (50); W Gross (26).

2-out RBI: D Murphy; C Johnson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: D McKay 2 (10); R Picciolo (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson (44, 3rd base off D Medich/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
D Medich                       6.1   8   4   4    2   5   2   3.29   29     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 7     44    -     0.81  -0.22
J Kern                         0     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.86    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-1    1.97  -0.06
S Comer, W (6-1)               2.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.87    8     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 1          3-0    0.48   0.07
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   5   2          38     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 8          6-1

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Langford                     6.1   8   2   2    1   3   0   3.01   28     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0· 8     51    -     1.29  -0.12
T Underwood, H (2), L (3-6)    2     3   3   3    2   3   0   4.10   11     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          2-0    2.75   0.03
J Jones, BS (1)                0.2   3   4   1    0   0   1   3.27    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          2-2    1.61  -0.63
Totals                         9    14   9   6    3   6   1          46     -       ·  ·     11·12· 0·14          4-2

J Kern faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Medich (4; D Murphy).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Russ Goetz.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 11,655.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Oakland Athletics                    
1. B Wills              2B    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. M Rivers             CF    2. D Murphy             CF 
3. A Oliver             DH    3. C Johnson            DH 
4. B Bell               3B    4. T Armas              RF 
5. B Jones              RF    5. J Spencer            1B 
6. J Sundberg           C     6. W Gross              3B 
7. B Sample             LF    7. J Newman             C  
8. P Putnam             1B    8. D McKay              2B 
9. M Mendoza            SS    9. F Stanley            SS 

   D Medich             P        R Langford           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  4-4  12-      39%  97% B Stein         J Jones         Home Run; Oliver Scores; Bell Scores/unER
   t 9   1  4-3  1-3      21%  58% B Bell          J Jones         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Wills Scores; Oliver to 2B
   t 7   0  3-1  1--      18%  40% P Putnam        R Langford      Double to RF; Sample to 3B
   t 7   1  3-2  -23     -16%  31% M Rivers        T Underwood     Strikeout
   b 4   1  1-1  ---     -15%  32% W Gross         D Medich        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  M Rivers        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  A Oliver        Single to RF
   O      1--      45%  B Bell          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R Henderson     Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  C Johnson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  B Jones         Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Sundberg      Single to LF
   O      1--      46%  B Sample        Sundberg Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      45%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Doc Medich facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  T Armas         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  J Spencer       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  W Gross         Single to RF
          1--      46%  J Newman        Walk; Gross to 2B
   O      12-      50%  D McKay         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  P Putnam        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      46%  M Mendoza       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  B Wills         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Doc Medich facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  F Stanley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  R Henderson     Flyball: RF
   R      ---      35%  D Murphy        Home Run
          ---      34%  C Johnson       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      36%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Langford facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      33%  M Rivers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      37%  A Oliver        Single to LF
          1--      45%  B Bell          Single to RF; Oliver to 3B
   R      1-3      55%  B Jones         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Oliver Scores; Bell to 2B
          12-      62%  J Sundberg      Single to RF; Bell to 3B; Jones to 2B
   O      123      53%  B Sample        Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Jones to 3B; Sundberg to 2B
   O      123      44%  P Putnam        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  J Spencer       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      32%  W Gross         Home Run
   O      ---      34%  J Newman        Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  D McKay         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Langford facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      31%  M Mendoza       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      29%  B Wills         Strikeout
   O      ---      28%  M Rivers        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doc Medich facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      30%  F Stanley       Flyball: LF
          ---      26%  R Henderson     Double to RF
          -2-      22%  D Murphy        Henderson Steals 3B
   O      --3      28%  " "             Strikeout
   R      --3      18%  C Johnson       Single to CF; Henderson Scores
   O      1--      20%  T Armas         Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Rick Langford facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      17%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      15%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
          ---      17%  B Jones         Walk
   O      1--      14%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      15%  J Spencer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      16%  W Gross         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      16%  J Newman        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Rick Langford facing 7-8-9
          ---      22%  B Sample        Single to LF
          1--      40%  P Putnam        Double to RF; Sample to 3B
                  Tom Poquette pinch hits for Mario Mendoza batting 9th
   RO     -23      33%  T Poquette      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sample Scores
          -2-      47%  B Wills         Single to RF; Putnam to 3B; Wills to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Tom Underwood replaces Rick Langford pitching
   O      -23      31%  M Rivers        Strikeout
   O      -23      20%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doc Medich facing 8-9-1
                  Mark Wagner replaces Tom Poquette playing SS batting 9th
          ---      17%  D McKay         Single to RF
   O      1--      19%  F Stanley       Flyball: C
          1--      13%  R Henderson     Double to RF; McKay to 3B
          -23      12%  D Murphy        Intentional Walk
                  Jim Kern replaces Doc Medich pitching
   R      123       6%  C Johnson       Walk; McKay Scores; Henderson to 3B; Murphy to 2B
                  Steve Comer replaces Jim Kern pitching
   O      123       9%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Murphy to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      123      12%  J Spencer       Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Tom Underwood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---       8%  B Bell          Flyball: RF
                  Bill Stein pinch hits for Bob Jones batting 5th
   O      ---       6%  B Stein         Strikeout
          ---       8%  J Sundberg      Single to LF
          1--      12%  B Sample        Walk; Sundberg to 2B
                  John Ellis pinch hits for Pat Putnam batting 8th
   O      12-       5%  J Ellis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Steve Comer facing 6-7-8
                  John Ellis moves to 1B; Bill Stein moves to RF
          ---       4%  W Gross         Single to RF
                  Jimmy Sexton pinch runs for Wayne Gross batting 6th
   O      1--       5%  J Newman        Flyball: LF
   OO     1--       6%  D McKay         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Tom Underwood facing 9-1-2
                  Fred Stanley moves to 2B; Dave McKay moves to 3B; Rob Picciolo replaces Jimmy Sexton playing SS batting 6th
          ---      13%  M Wagner        Single to CF
          1--      26%  B Wills         Single to CF; Wagner to 2B
          12-      29%  M Rivers        Wagner Steals 3B
          1-3      42%  " "             Walk; Wills to 2B
   RO     123      37%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Wagner Scores; Wills to 3B
                  Jeff Jones replaces Tom Underwood pitching
   R      1-3      58%  B Bell          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Wills Scores; Oliver to 2B
   RRR    12-      97%  B Stein         Home Run; Oliver Scores; Bell Scores/unER
          ---      97%  J Sundberg      Single to CF
          1--      98%  B Sample        Single to LF; Sundberg to 2B
   O      12-      97%  J Ellis         Flyball: RF
   RR     12-     100%  M Wagner        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Sundberg Scores/No RBI/unER; Sample Scores/No RBI/unER; Wagner to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  B Wills         Flyball: LF
                  7 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-9, Steve Comer facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Stein moves to 1B; Johnny Grubb replaces John Ellis playing RF batting 8th; Mike Davis pinch hits for Fred Stanley batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  M Davis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Murphy        Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation