September 17, 1984 Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 10
@CAL 1 DET 7
MIL 3 CHW 7
@MIN 3 NYY 12
BAL 7 OAK 5
TEX 3 SEA 3
CLE 2
(11) TOR 5
BOS 4 LAD 9
@ATL 0 SDP 3
@CIN 2
(11) HOU 5
SFG 3 PHI 2
NYM 1

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 7,507

Monday, September 17, 1984
Time of Game: 2:22

Rangers

65-84

Lost 3

7th, 12 GB

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

W: B Krueger (9-10), L: M Mason (9-13), S: B Caudill (32)

Athletics

69-82

Won 1

4th, 9 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Sample DH                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .246  .612    0    0   0   
G Ward LF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .275  .779    0    3   1   2B,GDP
B Bell 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .308  .825    0    2   1   
L Parrish RF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .288  .813    0    1   0   SB
G Wright CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .238  .642    0    4   0   
D Hostetler 1B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .741    0    7   0   
  B Jones PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .275  .721    0    0   0   
  W Tolleson PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .547         0   0   
A Bannister 2B                2   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .718    0    2   4   
  M Foley PH                  0   0   0   1    1   0  .215  .708    0    0   0   
  J Kunkel PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .528         0   0   
N Yost C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .453    0    5   0   
  M Rivers PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .696    0    0   0   
C Wilkerson SS                3   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .551    0    0   1   GDP
  T Dunbar PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .706    0    0   0   

M Mason P                                                                0   0
  D Noles P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   3   7   3    4   2                    24   7

BATTING

2B: G Ward (21, off B Krueger).

TB: G Ward 3; B Bell; D Hostetler; C Wilkerson; G Wright; L Parrish.

GIDP: C Wilkerson (7); G Ward (21).

RBI: G Wright (42); M Foley (17); G Ward (68).

2-out RBI: G Ward.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Ward-N Yost; C Wilkerson-A Bannister-D Hostetler.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Parrish (2, 2nd base off B Krueger/M Tettleton).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .292  .845    0    2   0   SB,GDP
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .297  .781    0    1   3   2B
J Morgan 2B                   1   1   0   0    2   0  .247  .718    0    2   2   
  T Phillips 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .655    0    3   0   
D Kingman DH                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .273  .847    0    0   0   HR
D Murphy CF                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .254  .811    0    4   0   2B
M Heath RF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .249  .684    0    2   0   3B
  M Davis PR-RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .619         0   0   
B Almon 1B                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .209  .591    0    9   0   2B,SF
S Kiefer SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .641    0    2   6   
M Tettleton C                 2   0   1   1    1   0  .204  .540    0    2   0   2B

B Krueger P                                                              0   1
  B Caudill P                                                            0   0
Totals                       29   5   8   5    4   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: C Lansford (28, off D Noles); M Tettleton (1, off M Mason); B Almon (9, off M Mason); D Murphy (17, off M Mason).

3B: M Heath (5, off D Noles).

HR: D Kingman (35, off M Mason; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

SF: B Almon (4, off M Mason).

TB: D Kingman 4; B Almon 3; M Heath 3; D Murphy 2; C Lansford 2; M Tettleton 2; R Henderson.

GIDP: R Henderson (6).

RBI: D Kingman 2 (117); M Tettleton (2); B Almon (14); M Heath (61).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Kiefer-J Morgan-B Almon; J Morgan-S Kiefer-B Almon.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson (57, 2nd base off M Mason/N Yost).

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
M Mason, L (9-13)              6     6   4   4    2   4   1   3.38   26     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0· 6     46    -     0.96  -0.24
D Noles                        2     2   1   1    2   0   0   5.19    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.20  -0.00
Totals                         8     8   5   5    4   4   1          34     -       ·  ·      6·12· 0· 8           -

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 Krueger, W (9-10)            8     6   3   3    2   1   0   4.96   30     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 6     57    -     1.04   0.20
B Caudill, S (32)              1     1   0   0    2   1   0   2.97    6     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          2-2    3.52   0.06
Totals                         9     7   3   3    4   2   0          36     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 7          2-2

B Krueger faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Rocky Roe.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 7,507.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Oakland Athletics                    
1. B Sample             DH    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. G Ward               LF    2. C Lansford           3B 
3. B Bell               3B    3. J Morgan             2B 
4. L Parrish            RF    4. D Kingman            DH 
5. G Wright             CF    5. D Murphy             CF 
6. D Hostetler          1B    6. M Heath              RF 
7. A Bannister          2B    7. B Almon              1B 
8. N Yost               C     8. S Kiefer             SS 
9. C Wilkerson          SS    9. M Tettleton          C  

   M Mason              P        B Krueger            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  1-1  1--      23%  86% D Kingman       M Mason         Home Run; Morgan Scores
   t 6   2  1-0  1--     -19%  52% G Ward          B Krueger       Double; Sample Scores
   b 5   1  0-0  -2-      14%  74% M Tettleton     M Mason         Double; Almon Scores
   t 9   2  5-3  123      14% 100% T Dunbar        B Caudill       Flyball: 3B
   t 9   1  5-3  123      13%  86% M Rivers        B Caudill       Flyball: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Krueger facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Sample        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      54%  G Ward          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mason facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  C Lansford      Strikeout
          ---      52%  J Morgan        Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Kingman       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Krueger facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  G Wright        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  D Hostetler     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mason facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  M Heath         Flyball: 3B
          ---      52%  B Almon         Single
   O      1--      50%  S Kiefer        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Krueger facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  A Bannister     Walk
   O      1--      50%  N Yost          Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      55%  C Wilkerson     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mason facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  M Tettleton     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      56%  R Henderson     Single
          1--      58%  C Lansford      Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Henderson to 3B
   O      --3      50%  J Morgan        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Krueger facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  B Sample        Walk
   OO     1--      55%  G Ward          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mason facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  D Kingman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  M Heath         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Krueger facing 4-5-6
          ---      45%  L Parrish       Single
          1--      42%  G Wright        Parrish Steals 2B
   O      -2-      47%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      52%  D Hostetler     Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      56%  A Bannister     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mason facing 7-8-9
          ---      65%  B Almon         Double
   O      -2-      59%  S Kiefer        Flyball: 3B
   R      -2-      74%  M Tettleton     Double; Almon Scores
   O      -2-      70%  R Henderson     Strikeout
   O      -2-      67%  C Lansford      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Krueger facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  N Yost          Flyball: LF
          ---      67%  C Wilkerson     Single
   O      1--      71%  B Sample        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      52%  G Ward          Double; Sample Scores
   O      -2-      57%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Mason facing 3-4-5
          ---      62%  J Morgan        Walk
   RR     1--      86%  D Kingman       Home Run; Morgan Scores
          ---      89%  D Murphy        Double
   O      -2-      89%  M Heath         Groundout: 2B-1B; Murphy to 3B
   RO     --3      91%  B Almon         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Murphy Scores
   O      ---      91%  S Kiefer        Flyball: 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Bill Krueger facing 4-5-6
                  Tony Phillips replaces Joe Morgan playing 2B batting 3rd
   O      ---      93%  L Parrish       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      94%  G Wright        Flyball: CF
          ---      93%  D Hostetler     Single
   O      1--      95%  A Bannister     Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dickie Noles facing 9-1-2
                  Dickie Noles replaces Mike Mason pitching
          ---      96%  M Tettleton     Walk
   OO     1--      94%  R Henderson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      95%  C Lansford      Double
   O      -2-      94%  T Phillips      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Bill Krueger facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  N Yost          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  B Sample        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dickie Noles facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  D Kingman       Flyball: RF
          ---      98%  D Murphy        Walk
   R      1--      99%  M Heath         Triple; Murphy Scores
                  Mike Davis pinch runs for Mike Heath batting 6th
   OO     --3      99%  B Almon         Double Play: Flyball: LF-C
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Bill Krueger facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Davis moves to RF
          ---      97%  G Ward          Single
          1--      94%  B Bell          Single; Ward to 2B
                  Bill Caudill replaces Bill Krueger pitching
   O      12-      97%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   R      12-      92%  G Wright        Single; Ward Scores; Bell to 3B
                  Bob Jones pinch hits for Dave Hostetler batting 6th
          1-3      84%  B Jones         Walk; Wright to 2B
                  Marv Foley pinch hits for Alan Bannister batting 7th; Wayne Tolleson pinch runs for Bob Jones batting 6th
   R      123      73%  M Foley         Walk; Bell Scores; Wright to 3B; Tolleson to 2B
                  Mickey Rivers pinch hits for Ned Yost batting 8th; Jeff Kunkel pinch runs for Marv Foley batting 7th
   O      123      86%  M Rivers        Flyball: 2B
                  Tom Dunbar pinch hits for Curtis Wilkerson batting 9th
   O      123     100%  T Dunbar        Flyball: 3B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 5.

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