Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 1985 > Apr 17, 1985, Mariners at Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

Scores
Standings
BAL
@CLE		6
3
MIL
@DET		2
0
BOS
@KCR		1
6
CAL
@MIN		4
3
SEA
@OAK		4
8
TEX
@TOR		1
3		 
(10)
CIN
@ATL		6
1
PHI
@CHC		4
5
HOU
@LAD		0
1		 
(11)
NYM
@PIT		10
6
MON
@STL		2
1
Wednesday, April 17, 1985
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 6,283, Time of Game: 2:50
Mariners
4
6-3
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
1st
 at Athletics
8
5-4
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Don Sutton (2-0)
L: Matt Young (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        0  2  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    4  5  1
Athletics       0  0  3   2  2  0   1  0  X    8  8  1

Seattle Mariners

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jack Perconte 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .669 -0.063 0.63 0.000 -0.063 -0.7 2 4
Phil Bradley LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .316 1.044 -0.036 0.67 0.019 -0.054 -0.2 3 0
Ken Phelps 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 -0.017 0.66 0.027 -0.044 -0.1 2 0
Gorman Thomas DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 .281 1.082 -0.015 0.80 0.038 -0.054 -0.3
Dave Henderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .623 -0.093 0.96 0.000 -0.093 -1.1 3 0
Al Cowens RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .400 1.204 0.095 0.82 0.117 -0.022 0.7 2 0
Jim Presley 3B 3 1 2 4 1 0 .333 1.400 0.374 1.10 0.378 -0.004 3.1 2 1 HR,2B
Bob Kearney C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .050 .186 -0.069 0.64 0.000 -0.069 -0.9 6 1
Spike Owen SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .539 -0.063 0.81 0.000 -0.063 -0.7 3 2
Matt Young P
   Karl Best P
   Ed Nunez P 1
Team Totals 32 4 5 4 3 3 .156 .510 0.113 0.79 0.579 -0.466 -0.2 24 8
2B: J Presley (2, off D Sutton).
HR: J Presley (6, off D Sutton; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).
TB: J Presley 6; A Cowens 2; P Bradley.
RBI: J Presley 4 (13).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: D Henderson (1).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Collins LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .359 .871 0.137 0.82 0.166 -0.029 0.7 1 0 2B,SB,SF
Carney Lansford 3B 5 0 0 1 0 1 .229 .619 -0.068 0.97 0.000 -0.068 -1.2 3 1
Dwayne Murphy CF 2 1 0 0 3 0 .185 .723 0.062 0.86 0.069 -0.007 0.3 6 0
Dave Kingman 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .242 .844 0.027 1.53 0.120 -0.093 -0.0 6 0
   Bruce Bochte 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 1.024 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Dusty Baker DH 3 1 0 1 1 1 .182 .925 0.006 1.20 0.053 -0.046 -0.2
Mike Heath C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .748 -0.079 0.69 0.005 -0.084 -0.9 6 0 CS
Mike Davis RF 3 3 2 1 0 0 .375 1.260 0.130 1.04 0.147 -0.016 1.8 2 0 HR,SB,HBP
Donnie Hill 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .118 .402 0.082 0.98 0.133 -0.051 0.3 0 3 2B
Alfredo Griffin SS 3 1 3 1 1 0 .467 1.048 0.315 1.01 0.315 0.000 3.4 1 2 SB
Don Sutton P 2
   Tim Conroy P
Team Totals 30 8 8 7 7 5 .267 .844 0.612 0.99 1.008 -0.394 4.2 27 8
2B: D Hill (1, off M Young); D Collins (1, off M Young).
HR: M Davis (4, off E Nunez; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).
SF: D Collins (1, off M Young).
HBP: M Davis (1, by M Young).
TB: M Davis 5; A Griffin 3; D Collins 2; D Hill 2; D Kingman.
RBI: D Kingman (6); C Lansford (3); D Hill (5); D Baker (5); A Griffin (6); M Davis (14); D Collins (6).
2-out RBI: M Davis; A Griffin.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
E: A Griffin (3).
Baserunning
SB: A Griffin (3, 2nd base off M Young/B Kearney); M Davis (2, 2nd base off M Young/B Kearney); D Collins (7, 2nd base off E Nunez/B Kearney).
CS: M Heath (1, 2nd base by E Nunez/B Kearney).

Seattle Mariners

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Matt Young, L (1-1) 3.2 5 5 5 4 1 0 4.50 21 28 -0.496 1.40 -3.6
Karl Best 2.1 2 2 1 1 3 0 3.86 10 2 0 -0.098 0.92 -0.6
Ed Nunez 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1.17 8 0 0 -0.019 0.11 -0.1
Team Totals 8 8 8 7 7 5 1 7.88 39 28 2 0 -0.613 0.79 -4.2

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Sutton, W (2-0) 7 5 4 4 3 3 1 4.05 29 51 -0.147 0.91 -0.7
Tim Conroy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.69 6 0 0 0.034 0.22 0.9
Team Totals 9 5 4 4 3 3 1 4.00 35 51 0 0 -0.113 0.99 0.2
Balks: None.
WP: M Young (1).
HBP: M Young (1; M Davis).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.
Time of Game: 2:50.
Attendance: 6,283.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Seattle Mariners         Oakland Athletics
1 Jack Perconte 2B 1 Dave Collins LF
2 Phil Bradley LF 2 Carney Lansford 3B
3 Ken Phelps 1B 3 Dwayne Murphy CF
4 Gorman Thomas DH 4 Dave Kingman 1B
5 Dave Henderson CF 5 Dusty Baker DH
6 Al Cowens RF 6 Mike Heath C
7 Jim Presley 3B 7 Mike Davis RF
8 Bob Kearney C 8 Donnie Hill 2B
9 Spike Owen SS 9 Alfredo Griffin SS
Matt Young P Don Sutton P

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 2-3 0 1-- RR SEA J. Presley D. Sutton -21% 37% Home Run; Cowens Scores
b5 5-4 2 12- RR OAK A. Griffin K. Best 17% 88% Single; Baker Scores; Davis Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER
t2 0-0 1 1-3 RR SEA J. Presley D. Sutton -15% 28% Double; Thomas Scores; Cowens Scores
b4 3-4 0 -2- R OAK D. Hill M. Young 13% 63% Double; Davis Scores
b3 0-2 0 1-- OAK D. Collins M. Young 13% 49% Double; Griffin to 3B

Play By Play

View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SEA J. Perconte D. Sutton 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O SEA P. Bradley D. Sutton 1% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O SEA K. Phelps D. Sutton 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Matt Young facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- OAK D. Collins M. Young 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O OAK C. Lansford M. Young -3% 55% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lansford to 1B
b1 0-0 1 1-- OAK D. Murphy M. Young 4% 58% Walk; Lansford to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- O OAK D. Kingman M. Young -4% 54% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 12- O OAK D. Baker M. Young -4% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- SEA G. Thomas D. Sutton -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- O SEA D. Henderson D. Sutton 4% 50% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 1-- SEA A. Cowens D. Sutton -7% 43% Single; Thomas to 3B/Adv on E6
t2 0-0 1 1-3 RR SEA J. Presley D. Sutton -15% 28% Double; Thomas Scores; Cowens Scores
t2 2-0 1 -2- O SEA B. Kearney D. Sutton 3% 30% Fielder's Choice P; Presley out at 3B/P-3B; Kearney to 2B
t2 2-0 2 -2- O SEA S. Owen D. Sutton 3% 33% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Mariners' Matt Young facing 6-7-8
b2 0-2 0 --- O OAK M. Heath M. Young -2% 30% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- O OAK M. Davis M. Young -2% 29% Foul Flyball: C
b2 0-2 2 --- O OAK D. Hill M. Young -1% 28% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- O SEA J. Perconte D. Sutton 2% 29% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2-0 1 --- SEA P. Bradley D. Sutton -2% 27% Single
t3 2-0 1 1-- SEA K. Phelps D. Sutton -3% 25% Walk; Bradley to 2B
t3 2-0 1 12- O SEA G. Thomas D. Sutton 3% 28% Foul Flyball: C
t3 2-0 2 12- O SEA D. Henderson D. Sutton 3% 31% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Mariners' Matt Young facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- OAK A. Griffin M. Young 4% 36% Single
b3 0-2 0 1-- OAK D. Collins M. Young 13% 49% Double; Griffin to 3B
b3 0-2 0 -23 RO OAK C. Lansford M. Young -0% 49% Groundout: SS-1B; Griffin Scores; Collins to 3B
b3 1-2 1 --3 OAK D. Murphy M. Young 3% 51% Walk
b3 1-2 1 1-3 R OAK D. Kingman M. Young 12% 63% Single; Collins Scores; Murphy to 3B
b3 2-2 1 1-3 RO OAK D. Baker M. Young 2% 65% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Murphy Scores
b3 3-2 2 1-- O OAK M. Heath M. Young -2% 63% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 3.
Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-3, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
t4 2-3 0 --- SEA A. Cowens D. Sutton -5% 58% Single
t4 2-3 0 1-- RR SEA J. Presley D. Sutton -21% 37% Home Run; Cowens Scores
t4 4-3 0 --- O SEA B. Kearney D. Sutton 2% 39% Flyball: 3B
t4 4-3 1 --- O SEA S. Owen D. Sutton 2% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 4-3 2 --- O SEA J. Perconte D. Sutton 1% 42% Lineout: SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Mariners' Matt Young facing 7-8-9
b4 3-4 0 --- OAK M. Davis M. Young 5% 47% Hit By Pitch
b4 3-4 0 1-- OAK D. Hill M. Young 3% 50% Davis Steals 2B
b4 3-4 0 -2- R OAK D. Hill M. Young 13% 63% Double; Davis Scores
b4 4-4 0 -2- OAK A. Griffin M. Young 8% 71% Single/Bunt; Hill to 3B
b4 4-4 0 1-3 RO OAK D. Collins M. Young -2% 69% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hill Scores
b4 5-4 1 1-- O OAK C. Lansford M. Young -3% 67% Flyball: LF
b4 5-4 2 1-- OAK D. Murphy M. Young 1% 68% Griffin Steals 2B
b4 5-4 2 -2- OAK D. Murphy M. Young 1% 69% Walk, Wild Pitch; Griffin to 3B
Karl Best replaces Matt Young pitching
b4 5-4 2 1-3 O OAK D. Kingman K. Best -5% 65% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 5.
Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-5, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
t5 4-5 0 --- O SEA P. Bradley D. Sutton 3% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 4-5 1 --- O SEA K. Phelps D. Sutton 2% 70% Flyball: CF
t5 4-5 2 --- O SEA G. Thomas D. Sutton 1% 72% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-4, Mariners' Karl Best facing 5-6-7
b5 5-4 0 --- OAK D. Baker K. Best 3% 75% Walk
b5 5-4 0 1-- O OAK M. Heath K. Best -3% 72% Strikeout
b5 5-4 1 1-- OAK M. Davis K. Best 3% 75% Single; Baker to 2B
b5 5-4 1 12- O OAK D. Hill K. Best -4% 71% Flyball: CF
b5 5-4 2 12- RR OAK A. Griffin K. Best 17% 88% Single; Baker Scores; Davis Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER
b5 7-4 2 1-- O OAK D. Collins K. Best -1% 87% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 7.
Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-7, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
t6 4-7 0 --- O SEA D. Henderson D. Sutton 2% 90% Foul Flyball: C
t6 4-7 1 --- O SEA A. Cowens D. Sutton 1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 4-7 2 --- SEA J. Presley D. Sutton -1% 90% Walk
t6 4-7 2 1-- O SEA B. Kearney D. Sutton 2% 92% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-4, Mariners' Karl Best facing 2-3-4
b6 7-4 0 --- O OAK C. Lansford K. Best -1% 91% Strikeout
b6 7-4 1 --- O OAK D. Murphy K. Best -0% 91% Flyball: 3B
b6 7-4 2 --- O OAK D. Kingman K. Best -0% 90% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 7.
Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-7, Athletics' Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
t7 4-7 0 --- O SEA S. Owen D. Sutton 2% 93% Strikeout
t7 4-7 1 --- O SEA J. Perconte D. Sutton 1% 94% Foul Flyball: C
t7 4-7 2 --- O SEA P. Bradley D. Sutton 1% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-4, Mariners' Ed Nunez facing 5-6-7
Ed Nunez replaces Karl Best pitching
b7 7-4 0 --- O OAK D. Baker E. Nunez -0% 94% Strikeout
b7 7-4 1 --- OAK M. Heath E. Nunez 1% 95% Walk
b7 7-4 1 1-- O OAK M. Davis E. Nunez -1% 94% Heath Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b7 7-4 2 --- R OAK M. Davis E. Nunez 3% 97% Home Run
b7 8-4 2 --- O OAK D. Hill E. Nunez -0% 97% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 8.
Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-8, Athletics' Tim Conroy facing 3-4-5
Tim Conroy replaces Don Sutton pitching
Bruce Bochte replaces Dave Kingman playing 1B batting 4th
t8 4-8 0 --- O SEA K. Phelps T. Conroy 1% 98% Flyball: CF
t8 4-8 1 --- O SEA G. Thomas T. Conroy 1% 99% Flyball: CF
t8 4-8 2 --- O SEA D. Henderson T. Conroy 0% 99% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-4, Mariners' Ed Nunez facing 9-1-2
b8 8-4 0 --- OAK A. Griffin E. Nunez 0% 99% Walk
b8 8-4 0 1-- O OAK D. Collins E. Nunez -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Collins to 1B
b8 8-4 1 1-- O OAK C. Lansford E. Nunez -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b8 8-4 2 1-- OAK D. Murphy E. Nunez 0% 99% Collins Steals 2B
b8 8-4 2 -2- O OAK D. Murphy E. Nunez -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 8.
Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-8, Athletics' Tim Conroy facing 6-7-8
t9 4-8 0 --- O SEA A. Cowens T. Conroy 1% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 4-8 1 --- O SEA J. Presley T. Conroy 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 4-8 2 --- O SEA B. Kearney T. Conroy 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:OAK198504170
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.