September 4, 1983 Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 10,274

Sunday, September 4, 1983, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Indians

61-76

Won 4

7th, 21 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  5  1   3  0  0    9 16  2
Athletics       0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  2

W: R Sutcliffe (16-9), L: S McCatty (5-7)

Athletics

66-73

Lost 3

3rd, 12½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove 1B                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .286  .764    0    2   2   CS,GDP
T Harrah 3B                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .263  .721    0    1   0   
J Franco SS                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .709    0    1   2   
B Perkins DH                  4   2   2   0    1   0  .274  .630    0    0   0   2B,CS,IW
P Tabler LF                   3   2   1   2    1   0  .291  .763    0    2   0   
  A Bannister LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .735    0    2   0   
R Hassey C                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .267  .711    0    8   1   2B
G Thomas CF                   5   0   3   2    0   1  .205  .681    0    6   0   SB
G Vukovich RF                 4   1   4   0    1   0  .233  .618    0    0   0   2B
M Fischlin 2B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .204  .527    0    3   1   SH

R Sutcliffe P                                                            2   0
Totals                       39   9  16   8    5   1                    27   6

BATTING

2B: B Perkins (10, off M Smith); G Vukovich (13, off S McCatty); R Hassey (15, off S McCatty).

SH: M Fischlin (7, off M Smith).

IBB: B Perkins (2, by S McCatty).

TB: G Vukovich 5; G Thomas 3; R Hassey 3; B Perkins 3; M Hargrove 2; J Franco; M Fischlin; P Tabler.

GIDP: M Hargrove (10).

RBI: G Thomas 2 (57); P Tabler 2 (51); M Fischlin (18); R Hassey (30); M Hargrove (49); J Franco (75).

2-out RBI: P Tabler 2; R Hassey.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 7 for 14.

FIELDING

E: M Fischlin (11); P Tabler (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Thomas (7, 2nd base off S McCatty/M Heath).

CS: B Perkins (4, 2nd base by S McCatty/M Heath); M Hargrove (5, 2nd base by M Smith/M Heath).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Davis RF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .274  .719    0    0   0   
  D Hudgens 1B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
M Heath C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .292  .716    0    3   3   
  R McNealy CF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
G Hancock 1B-RF               5   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .719    0    6   1   
D Lopes DH                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .282  .773    0    0   0   SB
D Murphy CF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .230  .694    0    4   0   
  D Cias C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .721         0   0   
B Almon 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .284  .708    0    3   0   SH
D Meyer LF                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .138  .360    0    4   0   
D Hill SS                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .607    0    2   2   
T Phillips 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .243  .632    0    2   2   

S McCatty P                                                              0   1
  M Smith P                                                              0   1
  C Young P                                                              0   0
  E Farmer P                                                             0   0
  B Bradley P                                                            0   2
Totals                       35   2   7   2    3   8                    27  12

BATTING

SH: B Almon (5, off R Sutcliffe).

TB: D Lopes 2; D Meyer 2; D Hill; G Hancock; B Almon.

RBI: D Meyer 2 (5).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Bradley-M Heath-G Hancock.

E: D Hill (6); B Almon (18).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lopes (21, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/R Hassey).

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
R Sutcliffe, W (16-9)          9     7   2   2    3   8   0   3.75   39     -       ·  ·      7·14· 0· 7     70    -     0.87   0.03
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   8   0          39     -       ·  ·      7·14· 0· 7           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S McCatty, L (5-7)             4.2   7   5   4    4   1   0   3.91   24     -       ·  ·      3· 9· 0· 7     29    -     1.34  -0.34
M Smith                        1.2   3   3   3    1   0   0   3.97    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          2-1    0.53  -0.10
C Young                        0     1   1   1    0   0   0  17.55    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-0    0.48  -0.01
E Farmer                       0     2   0   0    0   0   0   6.33    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          3-2    0.37  -0.03
B Bradley                      2.2   3   0   0    0   0   0  12.00   10     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 3          3-1    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    16   9   8    5   1   0          45     -       ·  ·      8·15· 0·16         10-4

C Young faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
E Farmer faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Sutcliffe (7); S McCatty (4).

IBB: S McCatty (4; B Perkins).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 10,274.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Oakland Athletics                    
1. M Hargrove           1B    1. M Davis              RF 
2. T Harrah             3B    2. M Heath              C  
3. J Franco             SS    3. G Hancock            1B 
4. B Perkins            DH    4. D Lopes              DH 
5. P Tabler             LF    5. D Murphy             CF 
6. R Hassey             C     6. B Almon              3B 
7. G Thomas             CF    7. D Meyer              LF 
8. G Vukovich           RF    8. D Hill               SS 
9. M Fischlin           2B    9. T Phillips           2B 

   R Sutcliffe          P        S McCatty            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  2-1  123      25%  64% P Tabler        S McCatty       Single to CF; Hargrove Scores; Harrah Scores; Perkins to 2B
   t 5   2  2-3  12-      13%  77% R Hassey        S McCatty       Double to RF; Perkins Scores; Tabler to 3B
   b 2   1  0-0  -23     -12%  24% D Meyer         R Sutcliffe     Single to CF; Lopes Scores; Murphy Scores
   t 5   1  2-0  1--      11%  35% M Hargrove      S McCatty       Single to CF; Fischlin to 3B; Hargrove to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   t 5   0  2-0  ---       8%  31% G Vukovich      S McCatty       Double to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Hargrove      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      46%  T Harrah        Flyball: SS
          ---      49%  J Franco        Single to 3B; Franco to 2B/Adv on E5
   O      -2-      45%  B Perkins       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  M Heath         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  G Hancock       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve McCatty facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  P Tabler        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  R Hassey        Flyball: 2B
          ---      47%  G Thomas        Single to LF
          1--      48%  G Vukovich      Thomas Steals 2B
          -2-      49%  " "             Walk
          12-      51%  M Fischlin      Wild Pitch; Thomas to 3B; Vukovich to 2B
   O      -23      45%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  D Lopes         Single to LF
          1--      39%  D Murphy        Lopes Steals 2B
          -2-      36%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      36%  B Almon         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Lopes to 3B; Murphy to 2B
   RR     -23      24%  D Meyer         Single to CF; Lopes Scores; Murphy Scores
          1--      23%  D Hill          Wild Pitch; Meyer to 2B
   O      -2-      25%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      25%  T Phillips      Walk
          12-      23%  M Davis         Walk; Meyer to 3B; Phillips to 2B
   O      123      28%  M Heath         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      25%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      24%  T Harrah        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      22%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      24%  G Hancock       Flyball: LF
          ---      22%  D Lopes         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      24%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      1--      26%  B Almon         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve McCatty facing 4-5-6
          ---      30%  B Perkins       Single to LF
   O      1--      23%  P Tabler        Perkins Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      21%  " "             Flyball: LF
          ---      23%  R Hassey        Walk
   O      1--      20%  G Thomas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Sutcliffe facing 7-8-9
          ---      18%  D Meyer         Single to LF
   O      1--      20%  D Hill          Flyball: SS
   O      1--      22%  T Phillips      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      24%  M Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve McCatty facing 8-9-1
          ---      31%  G Vukovich      Double to CF
   O      -2-      24%  M Fischlin      Fielder's Choice P; Vukovich out at 3B/P-SS-3B
          1--      35%  M Hargrove      Single to CF; Fischlin to 3B; Hargrove to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
          -23      37%  T Harrah        Walk
   RO     123      37%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B; Fischlin Scores; Hargrove to 3B; Harrah to 2B
          -23      39%  B Perkins       Intentional Walk
   RR     123      64%  P Tabler        Single to CF; Hargrove Scores; Harrah Scores; Perkins to 2B
   R      12-      77%  R Hassey        Double to RF; Perkins Scores; Tabler to 3B
                  Mark Smith replaces Steve McCatty pitching
   RO     -23      83%  G Thomas        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Tabler Scores/unER/No RBI; Hassey out at Hm/1B-C
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Rick Sutcliffe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  M Heath         Flyball: 3B
          ---      82%  G Hancock       Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  D Lopes         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      88%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mark Smith facing 8-9-1
          ---      89%  G Vukovich      Single to 1B
   O      1--      88%  M Fischlin      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Vukovich to 2B
   R      -2-      93%  M Hargrove      Single to CF; Vukovich Scores
   O      1--      92%  T Harrah        Hargrove Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      91%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Rick Sutcliffe facing 6-7-8
          ---      88%  B Almon         Single to LF
   O      1--      91%  D Meyer         Flyball: LF
          1--      88%  D Hill          Single to CF; Almon to 2B
          12-      81%  T Phillips      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Almon to 3B; Hill to 2B
   O      123      88%  M Davis         Strikeout
   O      123      95%  M Heath         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mark Smith facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      94%  J Franco        Flyball: CF
          ---      95%  B Perkins       Double to LF
          -2-      96%  P Tabler        Walk
                  Curt Young replaces Mark Smith pitching
          12-      97%  R Hassey        Single to LF; Perkins to 3B; Tabler to 2B
                  Ed Farmer replaces Curt Young pitching
   RR     123      99%  G Thomas        Single to LF; Perkins Scores; Tabler Scores; Hassey to 2B
          12-      99%  G Vukovich      Single to RF; Hassey to 3B; Thomas to 2B
                  Bert Bradley replaces Ed Farmer pitching
   R      123     100%  M Fischlin      Single to RF; Hassey Scores; Thomas to 3B; Vukovich to 2B
   OO     123      99%  M Hargrove      Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 9, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-9, Rick Sutcliffe facing 3-4-5
                  Alan Bannister replaces Pat Tabler playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      99%  G Hancock       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  D Lopes         Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  B Almon         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-2, Bert Bradley facing 2-3-4
                  Darryl Cias replaces Dwayne Murphy playing C batting 5th; Rusty McNealy replaces Mike Heath playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  T Harrah        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  J Franco        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Perkins       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-9, Rick Sutcliffe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  D Meyer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  D Hill          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  T Phillips      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-2, Bert Bradley facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Hudgens replaces Mike Davis playing 1B batting 1st; Garry Hancock moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  A Bannister     Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  R Hassey        Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  G Thomas        Single to SS
          1--     100%  G Vukovich      Single to RF; Thomas to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  M Fischlin      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 9, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-9, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  D Hudgens       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R McNealy       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  G Hancock       Flyball: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Athletics 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation