August 29, 1986 Baltimore Orioles at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 7
@BOS 3 CAL 13
DET 12 TEX 5
@CHW 2 MIL 3
@KCR 1 OAK 4
BAL 3 OAK 4
BAL 0 NYY 13
@SEA 12 TOR 6
MIN 5 CHC 7
@ATL 3 HOU 3
PIT 2 NYM 2
LAD 1 PHI 6
SFG 4 CIN 2
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: Not Given

Friday, August 29, 1986
Time of Game: 3:06

Orioles

64-63

Lost 6

7th, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  1    3 10  3
Athletics       0  0  1   1  0  1   0  1  X    4 10  0

W: E Plunk (4-7), L: S Davis (9-12), S: J Howell (13)

Athletics

59-70

Won 3

3rd, 13 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Shelby CF                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .218  .601    0    1   0   2·SB
J Dwyer RF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .272  .903    0    1   0   CS,HBP
C Ripken SS                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .292  .865    0    3   2   
E Murray DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .303  .842    0    0   0   
J Traber 1B                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .309  .949    0    7   3   HR
L Sheets LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .287  .874    0    2   0   2B,GDP
J Stefero C                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .242  .659    0    2   0   2B
F Rayford 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .151  .411    0    3   3   GDP
  J Beniquez PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .765    0    0   0   
J Gutierrez 2B                4   0   2   0    0   1  .211  .469    0    3   3   GDP

S Davis P                                                                2   0
  B Havens P                                                             0   1
Totals                       33   3  10   2    4   7                    24  12

BATTING

2B: J Stefero (1, off J Howell); L Sheets (15, off E Plunk).

HR: J Traber (11, off E Plunk; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: J Dwyer (2, by E Plunk).

TB: J Traber 4; J Stefero 2; J Gutierrez 2; L Sheets 2; F Rayford; C Ripken; J Beniquez; J Shelby; E Murray.

GIDP: L Sheets (14); J Gutierrez (1); F Rayford (5).

RBI: J Traber 2 (34).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. F Rayford-J Traber; J Gutierrez-C Ripken-J Traber; J Gutierrez-J Traber.

E: J Stefero (4); J Shelby (4); C Ripken (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Shelby 2 (13, 2nd base off E Plunk/J Willard 2).

CS: J Dwyer (2, 2nd base by E Plunk/J Willard).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .674    0    3   4   
D Murphy CF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .244  .724    0    3   0   
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .285  .746    0    1   1   GDP
B Bochte 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .266  .723    0    5   0   
D Kingman DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .713    0    0   0   
M Davis RF                    4   3   4   2    0   0  .265  .782    0    1   0   2·HR,SB
J Canseco LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .777    0    3   0   
J Willard C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .763    0    7   1   SH
L Sakata 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .222  .586    0    4   2   

E Plunk P                                                                0   0
  J Howell P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   4  10   3    3   2                    27   8

BATTING

HR: M Davis 2 (17, 2 off S Davis; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: J Willard (3, off B Havens).

TB: M Davis 10; D Murphy; L Sakata; B Bochte; J Canseco; A Griffin; C Lansford.

GIDP: C Lansford (15).

RBI: M Davis 2 (43); C Lansford (57).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Griffin-B Bochte 2; C Lansford-L Sakata-B Bochte.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Davis (19, 3rd base off S Davis/J Stefero).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Davis, L (9-12)              7    10   4   3    3   2   2   3.58   34     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 4·10     42    -     1.05  -0.19
B Havens                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.98    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.38   0.02
Totals                         8    10   4   3    3   2   2          36     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 4·10          1-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Plunk, W (4-7)               6     5   2   2    4   6   1   5.18   26     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 1· 5     56    -     1.20  -0.02
J Howell, S (13)               3     5   1   1    0   1   0   2.93   12     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 5          1-0    2.89   0.35
Totals                         9    10   3   3    4   7   1          38     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 2·10          1-0

S Davis faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
E Plunk faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: E Plunk (3; J Dwyer).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Lepperd, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Ken Kaiser.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Oakland Athletics                    
1. J Shelby             CF    1. A Griffin            SS 
2. J Dwyer              RF    2. D Murphy             CF 
3. C Ripken             SS    3. C Lansford           3B 
4. E Murray             DH    4. B Bochte             1B 
5. J Traber             1B    5. D Kingman            DH 
6. L Sheets             LF    6. M Davis              RF 
7. J Stefero            C     7. J Canseco            LF 
8. F Rayford            3B    8. J Willard            C  
9. J Gutierrez          2B    9. L Sakata             2B 

   S Davis              P        E Plunk              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  4-2  1-3      26%  97% J Gutierrez     J Howell        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Stefero Scores
   t 6   1  2-0  1--     -25%  53% J Traber        E Plunk         Home Run; Ripken Scores
   b 6   2  2-2  -2-      16%  71% L Sakata        S Davis         Davis Steals 3B; Davis Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)/unER
   t 9   0  4-2  -2-     -14%  70% J Beniquez      J Howell        Single to LF; Stefero to 3B
   t 8   1  3-2  1--      12%  87% L Sheets        J Howell        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Plunk facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Shelby        Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  J Dwyer         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      53%  C Ripken        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      55%  E Murray        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  A Griffin       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      51%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Plunk facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  J Traber        Strikeout Looking
          ---      48%  L Sheets        Double to RF
          -2-      46%  J Stefero       Walk
   OO     12-      55%  F Rayford       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  B Bochte        Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  D Kingman       Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      59%  M Davis         Single to CF; Bochte to 2B
   O      12-      54%  J Canseco       Lineout: 2B
   O      12-      50%  J Willard       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Plunk facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  J Gutierrez     Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Shelby        Walk
          1--      48%  J Dwyer         Shelby Steals 2B
          -2-      46%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      51%  C Ripken        Dwyer Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B); Shelby to 3B
          --3      50%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      55%  E Murray        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 9-1-2
          ---      59%  L Sakata        Single to RF
   O      1--      58%  A Griffin       Groundout: 1B-P; Sakata to 2B
          -2-      63%  D Murphy        Single to SS; Sakata to 3B
   R      1-3      71%  C Lansford      Single to LF; Sakata Scores; Murphy to 2B
   O      12-      68%  B Bochte        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Murphy to 3B
   O      1-3      63%  D Kingman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Eric Plunk facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      66%  J Traber        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  L Sheets        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      69%  J Stefero       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Storm Davis facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      79%  M Davis         Home Run
   O      ---      78%  J Canseco       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      77%  J Willard       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  L Sakata        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Eric Plunk facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      79%  F Rayford       Flyball: CF
          ---      76%  J Gutierrez     Single to RF
   O      1--      79%  J Shelby        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
          1--      78%  J Dwyer         Shelby Steals 2B
   O      -2-      82%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Storm Davis facing 1-2-3
          ---      84%  A Griffin       Single to CF
   OO     1--      80%  D Murphy        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
          ---      80%  C Lansford      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Lansford to 1B
          1--      82%  B Bochte        Walk; Lansford to 2B
   O      12-      79%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Eric Plunk facing 3-4-5
          ---      74%  C Ripken        Single to 3B
   O      1--      79%  E Murray        Flyball: LF
   RR     1--      53%  J Traber        Home Run; Ripken Scores
   O      ---      56%  L Sheets        Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  J Stefero       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Storm Davis facing 6-7-8
          ---      62%  M Davis         Single to CF
   O      1--      61%  J Canseco       Groundout: 2B-1B; Davis to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  J Willard       Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      -2-      71%  L Sakata        Davis Steals 3B; Davis Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)/unER
          ---      72%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      70%  A Griffin       Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Eric Plunk facing 8-9-1
          ---      63%  F Rayford       Single to C
                  Jay Howell replaces Eric Plunk pitching
          1--      52%  J Gutierrez     Single to CF; Rayford to 2B
   O      12-      63%  J Shelby        Lineout: 3B
   O      12-      71%  J Dwyer         Strikeout
   O      12-      80%  C Ripken        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Storm Davis facing 2-3-4
          ---      82%  D Murphy        Walk
   OO     1--      76%  C Lansford      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      78%  B Bochte        Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Bochte to 2B
   O      -2-      75%  D Kingman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 3.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Jay Howell facing 4-5-6
          ---      67%  E Murray        Single to 3B
   O      1--      75%  J Traber        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      87%  L Sheets        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Storm Davis facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      94%  M Davis         Home Run
          ---      95%  J Canseco       Single to LF
                  Brad Havens replaces Storm Davis pitching
   O      1--      95%  J Willard       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Canseco to 2B
   OO     -2-      93%  L Sakata        Double Play: Fielder's Choice 3B; Canseco out at 3B/3B; Sakata out at 1B/3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Jay Howell facing 7-8-9
          ---      84%  J Stefero       Double to CF
                  Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Floyd Rayford batting 8th
          -2-      70%  J Beniquez      Single to LF; Stefero to 3B
   ROO    1-3      97%  J Gutierrez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Stefero Scores
          ---      92%  J Shelby        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  J Dwyer         Foul Flyball: RF
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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