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TOR
@BAL
2
7
CAL
@OAK
6
15
MIN
@SEA
1
2
MIL
@TEX
11
6
SDP
@ATL
7
3
MON
@CHC
5
1
PHI
@HOU
3
8
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@LAD
4
1
CIN
@NYM
0
1
STL
@PIT
4
6
Friday, April 12, 1985
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 46,258, Time of Game: 2:59
Angels
6
1-3
 Lost 1 
5th, 3 GB
at Athletics
15
1-3
 Won 1 
5th, 3 GB
W: Don Sutton (1-0)
L: Tommy John (0-1)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  4    6  7  1
Athletics       0  0  0   1  1  5   4  4  X   15 14  0

California Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Pettis CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .650 -0.025 0.56 0.028 -0.052 -0.5 5 0
Rod Carew 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .188 .375 -0.092 0.70 0.000 -0.092 -0.9 9 0
Brian Downing LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .300 .863 0.002 0.65 0.029 -0.027 0.0 1 0
   Mike Brown PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
Doug DeCinces 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .321 -0.070 0.87 0.000 -0.070 -0.6 1 2
   Craig Gerber 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Reggie Jackson RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .154 .599 -0.038 0.38 0.000 -0.038 -0.3 2 0
Bobby Grich 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 .357 .757 -0.003 0.67 0.029 -0.032 0.3 2 0
   Rob Wilfong 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 0 0
Ruppert Jones DH 4 2 3 2 0 0 .231 .769 0.019 0.56 0.048 -0.029 2.1 HR,2B
Bob Boone C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 -0.068 0.91 0.000 -0.068 -0.6 2 0
   Jerry Narron PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 1.167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.2
Dick Schofield SS 4 1 1 4 0 1 .214 .643 -0.059 0.56 0.000 -0.059 2.8 2 6 HR
Tommy John P 2
   Luis Sanchez P
   Bob Kipper P
   Pat Clements P
Team Totals 33 6 7 6 4 5 .212 .722 -0.334 0.56 0.134 -0.467 1.8 24 10
2B: R Jones (1, off K Atherton).
HR: R Jones (1, off D Sutton; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out); D Schofield (1, off K Atherton; 9th inn, 3 on, 2 outs).
TB: R Jones 7; D Schofield 4; B Downing; G Pettis; B Grich.
RBI: D Schofield 4 (4); R Jones 2 (2).
2-out RBI: D Schofield 4.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 1. T John-D Schofield-R Carew.
E: D DeCinces (1).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Collins LF 5 1 3 3 0 0 .421 1.029 0.217 0.69 0.238 -0.022 2.3 7 0 HR
Carney Lansford 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .267 .821 0.062 0.39 0.091 -0.030 0.7 1 1 3B
Dwayne Murphy CF 2 2 0 0 2 0 .250 .833 -0.005 0.55 0.047 -0.052 0.7 0 0
   Steve Henderson PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 0 0
Dave Kingman 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .250 1.021 -0.049 0.79 0.032 -0.081 0.9 7 0 2B
   Mike Gallego PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Bruce Bochte 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .733 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.4 0 0
Dusty Baker DH 1 3 1 3 4 0 .500 2.028 0.043 0.53 0.043 0.000 3.5 HR
Mike Heath C 4 0 0 1 0 1 .125 .417 -0.129 0.76 0.000 -0.129 -2.3 6 0 SF,GDP
Mike Davis RF-CF 5 4 4 5 0 0 .375 1.125 0.131 0.64 0.156 -0.025 4.8 0 0 HR,2·2B
Donnie Hill 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .461 -0.064 0.39 0.000 -0.064 -1.4 3 2
Alfredo Griffin SS 4 1 2 3 0 0 .538 1.264 -0.041 0.57 0.031 -0.071 2.0 3 2 2B
Don Sutton P 1
   Keith Atherton P
Team Totals 36 15 14 15 7 2 .389 1.283 0.165 0.56 0.638 -0.474 11.2 27 6
2B: A Griffin (2, off L Sanchez); M Davis 2 (3, 1 off T John, 1 off B Kipper); D Kingman (1, off B Kipper).
3B: C Lansford (1, off T John).
HR: M Davis (1, off P Clements; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); D Collins (1, off T John; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); D Baker (1, off P Clements; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out).
SF: M Heath (1, off B Kipper).
TB: M Davis 9; D Collins 6; D Baker 4; C Lansford 4; A Griffin 3; D Kingman 2; B Bochte.
GIDP: M Heath (1).
RBI: M Davis 5 (7); D Collins 3 (4); D Baker 3 (3); A Griffin 3 (3); M Heath (4).
2-out RBI: A Griffin 3; D Collins 2; M Davis.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 7 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Kingman.

California Angels

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tommy John, L (0-1) 5 4 3 2 3 1 1 3.60 21 47 -0.034 0.94 -0.0
Luis Sanchez 1 3 4 4 2 1 0 27.00 8 1 1 -0.120 0.59 -4.2
Bob Kipper 0.2 3 4 4 2 0 0 54.00 7 0 0 -0.012 0.03 -3.7
Pat Clements 1.1 4 4 4 0 0 2 32.40 8 1 0 0.000 0.00 -3.3
Team Totals 8 14 15 14 7 2 3 15.75 44 47 2 1 -0.166 0.56 -11.2
T John faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Sutton, W (1-0) 6.1 5 2 2 2 3 1 2.84 25 56 0.327 0.82 1.0
Keith Atherton 2.2 2 4 4 2 2 1 5.40 12 0 0 0.008 0.03 -2.8
Team Totals 9 7 6 6 4 5 2 6.00 37 56 0 0 0.335 0.56 -1.8
Balks: None.
WP: L Sanchez (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Ted Hendry.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 46,258.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

California Angels         Oakland Athletics
1 Gary Pettis CF 1 Dave Collins LF
2 Rod Carew 1B 2 Carney Lansford 3B
3 Brian Downing LF 3 Dwayne Murphy CF
4 Doug DeCinces 3B 4 Dave Kingman 1B
5 Reggie Jackson RF 5 Dusty Baker DH
6 Bobby Grich 2B 6 Mike Heath C
7 Ruppert Jones DH 7 Mike Davis RF
8 Bob Boone C 8 Donnie Hill 2B
9 Dick Schofield SS 9 Alfredo Griffin SS
Tommy John P Don Sutton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-0 0 --- R OAK D. Collins T. John 13% 69% Home Run
b5 1-0 2 --3 R OAK D. Collins T. John 10% 81% Single; Davis Scores/unER
b5 1-0 0 --- OAK M. Davis T. John 9% 81% Double; Davis to 3B/Adv on E5
b4 1-0 0 --- OAK C. Lansford T. John 9% 78% Triple
b5 1-0 1 --3 O OAK A. Griffin T. John -6% 71% Groundout: SS-1B

Play By Play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CAL G. Pettis D. Sutton 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O CAL R. Carew D. Sutton 1% 54% Foul Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- CAL B. Downing D. Sutton -1% 52% Single
t1 0-0 2 1-- O CAL D. DeCinces D. Sutton 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O OAK D. Collins T. John -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O OAK C. Lansford T. John -1% 51% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- O OAK D. Murphy T. John -1% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O CAL R. Jackson D. Sutton 2% 52% Flyball: SS
t2 0-0 1 --- CAL B. Grich D. Sutton -3% 50% Single
t2 0-0 1 1-- O CAL R. Jones D. Sutton 3% 53% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 0-0 2 1-- O CAL B. Boone D. Sutton 2% 55% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tommy John facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O OAK D. Kingman T. John -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- OAK D. Baker T. John 3% 55% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- OO OAK M. Heath T. John -5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O CAL D. Schofield D. Sutton 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 1 --- CAL G. Pettis D. Sutton -3% 50% Single
t3 0-0 1 1-- OO CAL R. Carew D. Sutton 6% 55% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tommy John facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O OAK M. Davis T. John -2% 53% Flyball: 1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O OAK D. Hill T. John -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O OAK A. Griffin T. John -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O CAL B. Downing D. Sutton 3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O CAL D. DeCinces D. Sutton 2% 55% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O CAL R. Jackson D. Sutton 1% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- R OAK D. Collins T. John 13% 69% Home Run
b4 1-0 0 --- OAK C. Lansford T. John 9% 78% Triple
b4 1-0 0 --3 O OAK D. Murphy T. John -4% 74% Groundout: P-1B
b4 1-0 1 --3 O OAK D. Kingman T. John -6% 68% Lineout: SS
b4 1-0 2 --3 OAK D. Baker T. John 1% 69% Walk
b4 1-0 2 1-3 O OAK M. Heath T. John -5% 65% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- O CAL B. Grich D. Sutton 3% 68% Flyball: LF
t5 0-1 1 --- CAL R. Jones D. Sutton -4% 64% Single
t5 0-1 1 1-- O CAL B. Boone D. Sutton 4% 68% Flyball: LF
t5 0-1 2 1-- O CAL D. Schofield D. Sutton 3% 72% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Angels' Tommy John facing 7-8-9
b5 1-0 0 --- OAK M. Davis T. John 9% 81% Double; Davis to 3B/Adv on E5
b5 1-0 0 --3 O OAK D. Hill T. John -4% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-0 1 --3 O OAK A. Griffin T. John -6% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-0 2 --3 R OAK D. Collins T. John 10% 81% Single; Davis Scores/unER
b5 2-0 2 1-- O OAK C. Lansford T. John -1% 79% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 2.
Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t6 0-2 0 --- O CAL G. Pettis D. Sutton 3% 82% Strikeout
t6 0-2 1 --- O CAL R. Carew D. Sutton 2% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 0-2 2 --- CAL B. Downing D. Sutton -2% 83% Walk
t6 0-2 2 1-- O CAL D. DeCinces D. Sutton 3% 85% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Angels' Tommy John facing 3-4-5
b6 2-0 0 --- OAK D. Murphy T. John 2% 87% Walk
Luis Sanchez replaces Tommy John pitching
b6 2-0 0 1-- OAK D. Kingman L. Sanchez 3% 90% Walk; Murphy to 2B
b6 2-0 0 12- OAK D. Baker L. Sanchez 3% 93% Wild Pitch; Murphy to 3B; Kingman to 2B
b6 2-0 0 -23 OAK D. Baker L. Sanchez 1% 93% Walk
b6 2-0 0 123 O OAK M. Heath L. Sanchez -3% 90% Strikeout
b6 2-0 1 123 RR OAK M. Davis L. Sanchez 6% 96% Single; Murphy Scores; Kingman Scores; Baker to 2B
b6 4-0 1 12- O OAK D. Hill L. Sanchez -0% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Baker to 3B; Davis to 2B
b6 4-0 2 -23 RR OAK A. Griffin L. Sanchez 3% 99% Double; Baker Scores; Davis Scores
b6 6-0 2 -2- R OAK D. Collins L. Sanchez 1% 99% Single; Griffin Scores
b6 7-0 2 1-- O OAK C. Lansford L. Sanchez -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Athletics 7.
Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-7, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
t7 0-7 0 --- O CAL R. Jackson D. Sutton 0% 100% Strikeout
t7 0-7 1 --- CAL B. Grich D. Sutton -0% 99% Walk
t7 0-7 1 1-- RR CAL R. Jones D. Sutton -1% 98% Home Run; Grich Scores
Keith Atherton replaces Don Sutton pitching
t7 2-7 1 --- O CAL B. Boone K. Atherton 0% 99% Foul Flyball: C
t7 2-7 2 --- O CAL D. Schofield K. Atherton 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Athletics 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-2, Angels' Bob Kipper facing 3-4-5
Bob Kipper replaces Luis Sanchez pitching
b7 7-2 0 --- OAK D. Murphy B. Kipper 0% 99% Walk
b7 7-2 0 1-- OAK D. Kingman B. Kipper 1% 99% Double; Murphy to 3B
Mike Gallego pinch runs for Dave Kingman (1B) batting 4th
b7 7-2 0 -23 OAK D. Baker B. Kipper 0% 100% Walk
b7 7-2 0 123 RO OAK M. Heath B. Kipper -0% 100% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Murphy Scores
b7 8-2 1 12- RR OAK M. Davis B. Kipper 0% 100% Double; Gallego Scores; Baker Scores
b7 10-2 1 -2- O OAK D. Hill B. Kipper -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b7 10-2 2 -2- R OAK A. Griffin B. Kipper 0% 100% Single; Davis Scores
Pat Clements replaces Bob Kipper pitching
b7 11-2 2 1-- O OAK D. Collins P. Clements -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Athletics 11.
Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-11, Athletics' Keith Atherton facing 1-2-3
Bruce Bochte replaces Mike Gallego (PR) playing 1B batting 4th
t8 2-11 0 --- O CAL G. Pettis K. Atherton 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 2-11 1 --- O CAL R. Carew K. Atherton 0% 100% Strikeout
Mike Brown pinch hits for Brian Downing (LF) batting 3rd
t8 2-11 2 --- O CAL M. Brown K. Atherton 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Athletics 11.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 11-2, Angels' Pat Clements facing 2-3-4
Rob Wilfong replaces Bobby Grich playing 2B batting 6th
Craig Gerber replaces Doug DeCinces playing 3B batting 4th
Mike Brown moves from PH to LF
b8 11-2 0 --- OAK C. Lansford P. Clements 0% 100% Single
Steve Henderson pinch hits for Dwayne Murphy (CF) batting 3rd
b8 11-2 0 1-- O OAK S. Henderson P. Clements 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 11-2 1 1-- OAK B. Bochte P. Clements 0% 100% Single; Lansford to 2B
b8 11-2 1 12- RRR OAK D. Baker P. Clements 0% 100% Home Run; Lansford Scores; Bochte Scores
b8 14-2 1 --- O OAK M. Heath P. Clements 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 14-2 2 --- R OAK M. Davis P. Clements 0% 100% Home Run
b8 15-2 2 --- O OAK D. Hill P. Clements 0% 100% Flyball: RF
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Athletics 15.
Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-15, Athletics' Keith Atherton facing 4-5-6
Mike Davis moves from RF to CF
Steve Henderson moves from PH to RF
t9 2-15 0 --- O CAL C. Gerber K. Atherton 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
t9 2-15 1 --- CAL R. Jackson K. Atherton 0% 100% Walk
t9 2-15 1 1-- O CAL R. Wilfong K. Atherton 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Wilfong to 1B
t9 2-15 2 1-- CAL R. Jones K. Atherton 0% 100% Double; Wilfong to 3B
Jerry Narron pinch hits for Bob Boone (C) batting 8th
t9 2-15 2 -23 CAL J. Narron K. Atherton 0% 100% Walk
t9 2-15 2 123 RRRR CAL D. Schofield K. Atherton 0% 100% Home Run; Wilfong Scores; Jones Scores; Narron Scores
t9 6-15 2 --- O CAL G. Pettis K. Atherton 0% 100% Flyball: LF
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, Athletics 15.

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