April 17, 1985 Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
@CLE 3 MIL 2
@DET 0 KCR 6
BOS 1 CAL 4
@MIN 3 OAK 8
SEA 4 TOR 3
TEX 1
(10) CIN 6
@ATL 1 CHC 5
PHI 4 LAD 1
HOU 0
(11) NYM 10
@PIT 6 MON 2
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 6,283

Wednesday, April 17, 1985
Time of Game: 2:50

Mariners

6-3

Lost 3

1st

                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

W: D Sutton (2-0), L: M Young (1-1)

Athletics

5-4

Won 4

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Perconte 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .669    0    2   4   
P Bradley LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .316 1.044    0    3   0   
K Phelps 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .200    0    2   0   
G Thomas DH                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .281 1.083    0    0   0   
D Henderson CF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .622    0    3   0   
A Cowens RF                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .400 1.203    0    2   0   
J Presley 3B                  3   1   2   4    1   0  .333 1.400    0    2   1   HR,2B
B Kearney C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .050  .186    0    6   1   
S Owen SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .540    0    3   2   

M Young P                                                                0   0
  K Best P                                                               0   0
  E Nunez P                                                              1   0
Totals                       32   4   5   4    3   3                    24   8

BATTING

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            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins LF                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .359  .871    0    1   0   2B,SB,SF
C Lansford 3B                 5   0   0   1    0   1  .229  .619    0    3   1   
D Murphy CF                   2   1   0   0    3   0  .185  .722    0    6   0   
D Kingman 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .242  .844    0    6   0   
  B Bochte 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .455 1.023         2   0   
D Baker DH                    3   1   0   1    1   1  .182  .926    0    0   0   
M Heath C                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .748    0    6   0   CS
M Davis RF                    3   3   2   1    0   0  .375 1.261    0    2   0   HR,SB,HBP
D Hill 2B                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .118  .402    0    0   3   2B
A Griffin SS                  3   1   3   1    1   0  .467 1.048    0    1   2   SB

D Sutton P                                                               0   2
  T Conroy P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   8   8   7    7   5                    27   8

BATTING

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).

PITCHING

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Young, L (1-1)               3.2   5   5   5    4   1   0   4.50   21     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 4     28    -     1.32  -0.50
K Best                         2.1   2   2   1    1   3   0   3.86   10     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 2          2-0    0.97  -0.10
E Nunez                        2     1   1   1    2   1   1   1.17    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.13  -0.02
Totals                         8     8   8   7    7   5   1          39     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0· 7          2-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Sutton, W (2-0)              7     5   4   4    3   3   1   4.05   29     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1· 5     51    -     0.92  -0.15
T Conroy                       2     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.69    6     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.03
Totals                         9     5   4   4    3   3   1          35     -       ·  ·      9·14· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Young (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Young (1; M Davis).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 6,283.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Mariners              Oakland Athletics                    
1. J Perconte           2B    1. D Collins            LF 
2. P Bradley            LF    2. C Lansford           3B 
3. K Phelps             1B    3. D Murphy             CF 
4. G Thomas             DH    4. D Kingman            1B 
5. D Henderson          CF    5. D Baker              DH 
6. A Cowens             RF    6. M Heath              C  
7. J Presley            3B    7. M Davis              RF 
8. B Kearney            C     8. D Hill               2B 
9. S Owen               SS    9. A Griffin            SS 

   M Young              P        D Sutton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  3-2  1--     -21%  37% J Presley       D Sutton        Home Run; Cowens Scores
   b 5   2  4-5  12-      17%  88% A Griffin       K Best          Single; Baker Scores; Davis Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER
   t 2   1  0-0  1-3     -15%  28% J Presley       D Sutton        Double; Thomas Scores; Cowens Scores
   b 4   0  4-3  -2-      13%  63% D Hill          M Young         Double; Davis Scores
   b 3   0  2-0  1--      13%  49% D Collins       M Young         Double; Griffin to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Perconte      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  P Bradley       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  K Phelps        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Young facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Collins       Walk
   O      1--      55%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lansford to 1B
          1--      58%  D Murphy        Walk; Lansford to 2B
   O      12-      54%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  D Baker         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  G Thomas        Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Henderson     Flyball: LF
          1--      43%  A Cowens        Single; Thomas to 3B/Adv on E6
   RR     1-3      28%  J Presley       Double; Thomas Scores; Cowens Scores
   O      -2-      30%  B Kearney       Fielder's Choice P; Presley out at 3B/P-3B; Kearney to 2B
   O      -2-      33%  S Owen          Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Matt Young facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      30%  M Heath         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      29%  M Davis         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      28%  D Hill          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      29%  J Perconte      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      27%  P Bradley       Single
          1--      25%  K Phelps        Walk; Bradley to 2B
   O      12-      28%  G Thomas        Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      31%  D Henderson     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, Matt Young facing 9-1-2
          ---      36%  A Griffin       Single
          1--      49%  D Collins       Double; Griffin to 3B
   RO     -23      49%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-1B; Griffin Scores; Collins to 3B
          --3      51%  D Murphy        Walk
   R      1-3      63%  D Kingman       Single; Collins Scores; Murphy to 3B
   RO     1-3      65%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Murphy Scores
   O      1--      63%  M Heath         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, Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
          ---      58%  A Cowens        Single
   RR     1--      37%  J Presley       Home Run; Cowens Scores
   O      ---      39%  B Kearney       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      41%  S Owen          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      42%  J Perconte      Lineout: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Matt Young facing 7-8-9
          ---      47%  M Davis         Hit By Pitch
          1--      50%  D Hill          Davis Steals 2B
   R      -2-      63%  " "             Double; Davis Scores
          -2-      71%  A Griffin       Single/Bunt; Hill to 3B
   RO     1-3      69%  D Collins       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hill Scores
   O      1--      67%  C Lansford      Flyball: LF
          1--      68%  D Murphy        Griffin Steals 2B
          -2-      69%  " "             Walk, Wild Pitch; Griffin to 3B
                  Karl Best replaces Matt Young pitching
   O      1-3      65%  D Kingman       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 5.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-5, Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      68%  P Bradley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      70%  K Phelps        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      71%  G Thomas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-4, Karl Best facing 5-6-7
          ---      75%  D Baker         Walk
   O      1--      72%  M Heath         Strikeout
          1--      75%  M Davis         Single; Baker to 2B
   O      12-      71%  D Hill          Flyball: CF
   RR     12-      88%  A Griffin       Single; Baker Scores; Davis Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER
   O      1--      87%  D Collins       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 7.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-7, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      90%  D Henderson     Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      91%  A Cowens        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      90%  J Presley       Walk
   O      1--      92%  B Kearney       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-4, Karl Best facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  C Lansford      Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  D Murphy        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      90%  D Kingman       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 7.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-7, Don Sutton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      93%  S Owen          Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  J Perconte      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      95%  P Bradley       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-4, Edwin Nunez facing 5-6-7
                  Edwin Nunez replaces Karl Best pitching
   O      ---      94%  D Baker         Strikeout
          ---      95%  M Heath         Walk
   O      1--      94%  M Davis         Heath Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   R      ---      97%  " "             Home Run
   O      ---      97%  D Hill          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 8.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-8, Tim Conroy facing 3-4-5
                  Tim Conroy replaces Don Sutton pitching; Bruce Bochte replaces Dave Kingman playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      98%  K Phelps        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  G Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  D Henderson     Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-4, Edwin Nunez facing 9-1-2
          ---      99%  A Griffin       Walk
   O      1--      99%  D Collins       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Collins to 1B
   O      1--      99%  C Lansford      Flyball: CF
          1--      99%  D Murphy        Collins Steals 2B
   O      -2-      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, Tim Conroy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  A Cowens        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Presley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Kearney       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Athletics 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation