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CAL  4
CHW  2

DET  8
TOR  3

BAL 11
@MIL  8

BOS  5
@NYY  3

CLE  8
@OAK  4

KCR  4
@SEA  2

MIN  2
@TEX  0

ATL  7
SFG  5

NYM  9
@CHC  3

LAD  7
@CIN  5

(10)
HOU 10
SDP  9

MON  8
@PHI  4

STL  8
PIT  7

(10)
Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 13,292

Sunday, September 16, 1984
Time of Game: 3:00
Indians
8
69-81
Won 3
6th, 26½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   1  1  1   1  2  1    8 13  2
Athletics       0  4  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  8  1
W: T Waddell (6-4), L: K Atherton (7-6), S: E Camacho (21)
Athletics
4
68-82
Lost 4
4th, 9 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   4   3   2   0    1   0  .266  .704    0    3   0   3B,SB
J Franco SS                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .291  .693    0    2   2   
M Hall LF                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .267  .773    0    2   0   2B
  M Hargrove 1B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .705    0    2   0   
A Thornton DH                 3   0   0   2    0   2  .273  .855    0    0   0   2·SF
J Carter 1B-LF                5   1   2   0    0   0  .289  .807    0    5   0   
G Vukovich RF                 5   2   3   1    0   0  .305  .803    0    3   0   HR
P Tabler 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .288  .753    0    0   1   2B
C Bando C                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .296  .907    0    4   0   HR
M Fischlin 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .644    0    6   3   

D Schulze P                                                              0   0
  T Waddell P                                                            0   1
  J Barkley P                                                            0   0
  E Camacho P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   8  13   7    3   2                    27   7
BATTING
2B: P Tabler (17, off R Langford); M Hall (23, off R Langford).
3B: B Butler (8, off K Atherton).
HR: G Vukovich (9, off K Atherton; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); C Bando (12, off K Atherton; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
SF: A Thornton 2 (9, off K Atherton, off L Sorensen).
TB: G Vukovich 6; C Bando 4; B Butler 4; P Tabler 2; M Hall 2; J Carter 2; J Franco; M Hargrove; M Fischlin.
RBI: C Bando 2 (38); A Thornton 2 (95); P Tabler (56); G Vukovich (60); M Hall (52).
2-out RBI: C Bando 2; P Tabler.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 1. P Tabler-M Fischlin-M Hargrove.
E: M Fischlin (6); J Carter (6).
BASERUNNING
SB: B Butler (47, 2nd base off R Langford/M Tettleton).
PO: M Fischlin (1st base by T Conroy).
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                5   1   2   1    0   2  .292  .848    0    4   0   
C Lansford 3B                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .298  .781    0    0   1   2B
D Murphy CF                   3   0   1   0    2   0  .254  .808    0    3   0   
D Kingman DH                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .845    0    0   0   GDP
B Bochte 1B                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .255  .661    0    3   0   
  B Almon PR-1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .575         3   0   
  D Meyer PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .933    0    0   0   
M Davis RF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .218  .619    0    6   0   
M Tettleton C                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .191  .487    0    2   0   
S Kiefer SS                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .754    0    0   1   2B,SF,SH
T Phillips 2B                 3   0   0   1    1   0  .254  .657    0    5   2   

R Langford P                                                             0   0
  K Atherton P                                                           1   0
  T Conroy P                                                             0   1
  L Sorensen P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   4   8   4    6   3                    27   5
BATTING
2B: C Lansford (27, off D Schulze); S Kiefer (1, off J Barkley).
SF: S Kiefer (1, off D Schulze).
SH: S Kiefer (1, off T Waddell).
TB: R Henderson 2; C Lansford 2; S Kiefer 2; D Murphy; D Kingman; M Tettleton; M Davis.
GIDP: D Kingman (7).
RBI: R Henderson (53); S Kiefer (1); T Phillips (31); C Lansford (64).
2-out RBI: R Henderson; C Lansford.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
FIELDING
E: S Kiefer (2).

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
D Schulze                      4     5   4   4    3   1   0   4.63   20     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 0· 5     34    -     0.88  -0.28
T Waddell, W (6-4)             2.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   3.40   12     -       ·  ·      2· 7· 0· 2          0-0    1.32   0.13
J Barkley, H (1)               0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-0    1.75   0.02
E Camacho, S (21)              1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.31    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.27   0.14
Totals                         9     8   4   4    6   3   0          41     -       ·  ·      8·16· 0· 8          4-0 
Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Langford                     4.1   6   3   3    2   1   0   8.31   21     -       ·  ·      3· 9· 0· 6     38    -     1.04  -0.15
K Atherton, L (7-6)            3.1   5   4   4    0   1   2   4.59   15     -       ·  ·      0· 9· 0· 5          3-1    1.23  -0.34
T Conroy                       0.2   1   1   1    1   0   0   4.86    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.20  -0.00
L Sorensen                     0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.76    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          2-1    0.18  -0.00
Totals                         9    13   8   8    3   2   2          42     -       ·  ·      4·20· 0·13          6-2 
Balks: None.
WP: K Atherton (3).
IBB: None.
PO: T Conroy (2; M Fischlin, 1st base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Ted Hendry.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 13,292.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Oakland Athletics                    
1. B Butler             CF    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. J Franco             SS    2. C Lansford           3B 
3. M Hall               LF    3. D Murphy             CF 
4. A Thornton           DH    4. D Kingman            DH 
5. J Carter             1B    5. B Bochte             1B 
6. G Vukovich           RF    6. M Davis              RF 
7. P Tabler             3B    7. M Tettleton          C  
8. C Bando              C     8. S Kiefer             SS 
9. M Fischlin           2B    9. T Phillips           2B 

   D Schulze            P        R Langford           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  4-5  1--      19%  93% C Bando         K Atherton      Home Run; Vukovich Scores
   t 7   0  4-4  ---      18%  68% B Butler        K Atherton      Triple
   t 6   0  4-3  ---      17%  50% G Vukovich      K Atherton      Home Run
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-      10%  62% M Hall          R Langford      Double; Butler Scores
   t 4   2  4-1  1-3      10%  27% P Tabler        R Langford      Double; Carter Scores; Vukovich to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  B Butler        Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Franco        Flyball: RF
          1--      52%  M Hall          Butler Steals 2B
   R      -2-      62%  " "             Double; Butler Scores
   O      -2-      59%  A Thornton      Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      56%  J Carter        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Schulze facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  R Henderson     Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  C Lansford      Flyball: SS
          ---      59%  D Murphy        Single
   O      1--      61%  D Kingman       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Langford facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  G Vukovich      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      58%  P Tabler        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  C Bando         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Don Schulze facing 5-6-7
          ---      53%  B Bochte        Walk
          1--      46%  M Davis         Single; Bochte to 2B
          12-      37%  M Tettleton     Walk; Bochte to 3B; Davis to 2B
   RO     123      36%  S Kiefer        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Bochte Scores; Davis to 3B; Tettleton to 2B
   RO     -23      35%  T Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B; Davis Scores; Tettleton to 3B
   R      --3      26%  R Henderson     Single; Tettleton Scores
   R      1--      17%  C Lansford      Double; Henderson Scores
          -2-      17%  D Murphy        Walk
   O      12-      19%  D Kingman       Flyball: 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Rick Langford facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      17%  M Fischlin      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      16%  B Butler        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      15%  J Franco        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Don Schulze facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      16%  B Bochte        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      17%  M Davis         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      17%  M Tettleton     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Rick Langford facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      15%  M Hall          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      14%  A Thornton      Strikeout
          ---      15%  J Carter        Single; Carter to 2B/Adv on E6
          -2-      17%  G Vukovich      Single; Carter to 3B
   R      1-3      27%  P Tabler        Double; Carter Scores; Vukovich to 3B
   O      -23      20%  C Bando         Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Don Schulze facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      22%  S Kiefer        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      23%  T Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      22%  R Henderson     Single
   O      1--      23%  C Lansford      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Rick Langford facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      21%  M Fischlin      Flyball: CF
          ---      24%  B Butler        Single
          1--      32%  J Franco        Single; Butler to 3B
          1-3      37%  M Hall          Walk; Franco to 2B
                  Keith Atherton replaces Rick Langford pitching
   RO     123      34%  A Thornton      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Butler Scores
   O      12-      28%  J Carter        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tom Waddell facing 3-4-5
                  Tom Waddell replaces Don Schulze pitching
   O      ---      30%  D Murphy        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      32%  D Kingman       Flyball: C
          ---      31%  B Bochte        Walk
   O      1--      33%  M Davis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Keith Atherton facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      50%  G Vukovich      Home Run
   O      ---      47%  P Tabler        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      44%  C Bando         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      43%  M Fischlin      Flyball: P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Tom Waddell facing 7-8-9
          ---      38%  M Tettleton     Single
   O      1--      39%  S Kiefer        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Tettleton to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  T Phillips      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      50%  R Henderson     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Athletics 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Keith Atherton facing 1-2-3
          ---      68%  B Butler        Triple
   R      --3      71%  J Franco        Wild Pitch; Butler Scores
   O      ---      68%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      ---      67%  M Hall          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      66%  A Thornton      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, Tom Waddell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      70%  C Lansford      Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      74%  D Murphy        Flyball: RF
          ---      71%  D Kingman       Single
          1--      67%  B Bochte        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Kingman to 2B; Bochte to 1B
                  Jeff Barkley replaces Tom Waddell pitching; Bill Almon pinch runs for Bruce Bochte batting 5th
   O      12-      76%  M Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Athletics 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, Keith Atherton facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Almon moves to 1B
   O      ---      74%  J Carter        Flyball: 2B
          ---      76%  G Vukovich      Single
   O      1--      73%  P Tabler        Flyball: RF
   RR     1--      93%  C Bando         Home Run; Vukovich Scores
          ---      93%  M Fischlin      Single
                  Tim Conroy replaces Keith Atherton pitching
   O      1--      92%  B Butler        Fischlin Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-7, Jeff Barkley facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Hargrove replaces Mel Hall playing 1B batting 3rd; Joe Carter moves to LF
   O      ---      95%  M Tettleton     Flyball: 1B
          ---      90%  S Kiefer        Double to LF; Kiefer to 3B/Adv on E7
          --3      85%  T Phillips      Walk
                  Ernie Camacho replaces Jeff Barkley pitching
   O      1-3      92%  R Henderson     Strikeout
   O      1-3      97%  C Lansford      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Athletics 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-4, Tim Conroy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  J Franco        Walk
          1--      98%  M Hargrove      Single; Franco to 3B
                  Lary Sorensen replaces Tim Conroy pitching
   RO     1-3      99%  A Thornton      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Franco Scores
          1--      99%  J Carter        Single; Hargrove to 2B
   O      12-      98%  G Vukovich      Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-8, Ernie Camacho facing 3-4-5
          ---      96%  D Murphy        Walk
   OO     1--     100%  D Kingman       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  Dan Meyer pinch hits for Bill Almon batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  D Meyer         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Athletics 4.

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