September 8, 1987 Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
NYY 6 KCR 4
@CAL 2 SEA 7
@CLE 0 MIL 6
TOR 4 CHW 4
@MIN 3 TEX 12
@OAK 1 ATL 4
SDP 2 PIT 4
@CHC 1 LAD 5
@CIN 3 SFG 6
@HOU 4 MON 4
STL 1 NYM 5
PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 12,287

Tuesday, September 8, 1987
Time of Game: 3:01

Rangers

65-73

Won 1

5th, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   5  0  0   3  0  4   12 13  1
Athletics       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  0

W: C Hough (15-11), L: G Nelson (6-5)

Athletics

70-68

Lost 1

2nd, 3 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Browne 2B                   3   2   1   0    2   0  .269  .700    0    0   2   SB
S Fletcher SS                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .295  .748    0    1   2   
  C Wilkerson SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .711         0   0   
R Sierra RF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .276  .813    0    1   0   SB
P O'Brien 1B                  3   2   1   1    1   0  .302  .842    0    9   0   2B
  T Paciorek PH-1B            1   1   1   2    0   0  .242  .530    0    2   1   2B
L Parrish DH                  5   2   2   5    0   1  .264  .817    0    0   0   2·HR
T O'Malley 3B                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .291  .746    0    1   1   
  D Slaught PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .658    0    0   0   
  S Buechele 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .691         0   1   
O McDowell CF                 3   1   0   0    2   2  .235  .740    0    4   0   
G Petralli C                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .283  .822    0    7   2   3B,CS
B Brower LF                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .253  .798    0    0   0   2·2B,CS

C Hough P                                                                2   0
Totals                       38  12  13  11    5   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: T Paciorek (1, off D Otto); P O'Brien (23, off G Nelson); B Brower 2 (7, off G Nelson, off R Honeycutt).

3B: G Petralli (2, off G Nelson).

HR: L Parrish 2 (29, off J Rijo, off D Otto; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF-RF; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

TB: L Parrish 8; B Brower 4; G Petralli 3; T Paciorek 2; R Sierra 2; T O'Malley 2; P O'Brien 2; S Fletcher; J Browne.

RBI: L Parrish 5 (90); T Paciorek 2 (6); G Petralli 2 (26); B Brower (36); P O'Brien (81).

2-out RBI: L Parrish 3.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 7 for 9.

FIELDING

PB: G Petralli 4 (31).

E: C Hough ().

BASERUNNING

SB: R Sierra (15, 2nd base off G Nelson/M Tettleton); J Browne (23, 2nd base off R Honeycutt/M Tettleton).

CS: B Brower (6, 3rd base by R Honeycutt/M Tettleton); G Petralli (2, Home by R Honeycutt/M Tettleton).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia DH                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .290  .731    0    0   0   
M Davis RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .795    0    1   0   
D Murphy CF                   1   0   0   0    2   0  .240  .734    0    2   0   
  S Javier CF                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .191  .568    0    1   0   
C Lansford 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .854    0    3   2   2B
  T Steinbach 3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .818    0    0   0   
J Canseco LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .793    0    5   0   
M McGwire 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .278  .967    0    7   1   2B
T Bernazard 2B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .733    0    1   2   
  M Gallego 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .622    0    0   1   
M Tettleton C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .665    0    6   2   
A Griffin SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .272  .678    0    0   2   
  W Weiss SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   

G Nelson P                                                               0   0
  R Honeycutt P                                                          1   2
  J Rijo P                                                               0   0
  D Otto P                                                               0   0
Totals                       30   1   3   0    4   9                    27  12

BATTING

2B: C Lansford (24, off C Hough); M McGwire (21, off C Hough).

TB: C Lansford 2; M McGwire 2; M Davis.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

BASERUNNING

PO: L Polonia (1st base by C Hough).

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
C Hough, W (15-11)             9     3   1   0    4   9   0   4.11   34     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 4· 0     84    -     0.79   0.16
Totals                         9     3   1   0    4   9   0          34     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 4· 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
G Nelson, L (6-5)              3.1   6   5   5    2   2   0   3.46   18     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 4· 0     28    -     1.12  -0.35
R Honeycutt                    3.1   3   2   2    2   0   0   4.55   13     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 4· 0          1-0    0.34   0.06
J Rijo                         1.1   1   1   1    0   3   1   5.95    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-2    0.10  -0.05
D Otto                         1     3   4   4    1   1   1  36.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    13  12  12    5   6   2          43     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 9· 2          3-2

Balks: C Hough (7).

WP: G Nelson (6).

IBB: None.

PO: C Hough (5; L Polonia, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 12,287.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Oakland Athletics                    
1. J Browne             2B    1. L Polonia            DH 
2. S Fletcher           SS    2. M Davis              RF 
3. R Sierra             RF    3. D Murphy             CF 
4. P O'Brien            1B    4. C Lansford           3B 
5. L Parrish            DH    5. J Canseco            LF 
6. T O'Malley           3B    6. M McGwire            1B 
7. O McDowell           CF    7. T Bernazard          2B 
8. G Petralli           C     8. M Tettleton          C  
9. B Brower             LF    9. A Griffin            SS 

   C Hough              P        G Nelson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  1-2  -23      13%  84% G Petralli      G Nelson        Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); O'Malley Scores; McDowell Scores
   t 4   0  1-0  -2-      12%  57% P O'Brien       G Nelson        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Sierra Scores
   t 4   1  1-1  123       9%  71% G Petralli      G Nelson        Wild Pitch; O'Brien Scores; O'Malley to 3B; McDowell to 2B
   b 2   0  0-0  ---      -6%  39% M McGwire       C Hough         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   b 3   1  0-0  --3      -6%  33% D Murphy        C Hough         Walk, Passed Ball; Polonia Scores/No RBI/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Nelson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Browne        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      46%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Sierra        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  L Polonia       Strikeout
          ---      45%  M Davis         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to P's Right)
          1--      43%  D Murphy        Balk; Davis to 2B
          -2-      42%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      46%  C Lansford      Flyball: CF
          12-      44%  J Canseco       Passed Ball; Davis to 3B; Murphy to 2B
   O      -23      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Nelson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  T O'Malley      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      45%  O McDowell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 6-7-8
          ---      39%  M McGwire       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      43%  T Bernazard     Bunt Popfly: P
   O      -2-      46%  M Tettleton     Groundout: SS-1B; McGwire to 3B
   O      --3      50%  A Griffin       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Nelson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  G Petralli      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  B Brower        Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  J Browne        Walk
   O      1--      44%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
          ---      40%  L Polonia       Walk
          1--      38%  M Davis         Polonia Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Polonia to 2B
   O      -2-      39%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Polonia to 3B
   R      --3      33%  D Murphy        Walk, Passed Ball; Polonia Scores/No RBI/unER
          1--      31%  C Lansford      Passed Ball; Murphy to 2B
   O      -2-      34%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      34%  J Canseco       Passed Ball; Murphy to 3B
   O      --3      38%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Gene Nelson facing 3-4-5
          ---      42%  R Sierra        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      45%  P O'Brien       Sierra Steals 2B
   R      -2-      57%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Sierra Scores
   O      -2-      52%  L Parrish       Strikeout
          -2-      58%  T O'Malley      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); O'Brien to 3B
          1-3      62%  O McDowell      Walk; O'Malley to 2B
   R      123      71%  G Petralli      Wild Pitch; O'Brien Scores; O'Malley to 3B; McDowell to 2B
   RR     -23      84%  " "             Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); O'Malley Scores; McDowell Scores
   R      --3      89%  B Brower        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Petralli Scores
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Gene Nelson pitching
   O      -2-      86%  J Browne        Brower Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---      86%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Charlie Hough facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      88%  M McGwire       Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  T Bernazard     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      90%  M Tettleton     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rick Honeycutt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      90%  R Sierra        Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--      89%  P O'Brien       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      88%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Charlie Hough facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  A Griffin       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      91%  L Polonia       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      92%  M Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rick Honeycutt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  T O'Malley      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      92%  O McDowell      Walk
   O      1--      91%  G Petralli      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Petralli to 1B
          1--      92%  B Brower        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Petralli to 3B
   O      -23      90%  J Browne        Petralli Caught Stealing Hm (P-C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Charlie Hough facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      89%  C Lansford      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-      92%  J Canseco       Lineout: CF
   O      -2-      94%  M McGwire       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rick Honeycutt facing 1-2-3
          ---      95%  J Browne        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      94%  S Fletcher      Lineout: LF
   O      1--      94%  R Sierra        Flyball: LF
          1--      94%  P O'Brien       Browne Steals 2B
          -2-      94%  " "             Walk
                  Jose Rijo replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
   RRR    12-      99%  L Parrish       Home Run (CF-RF); Browne Scores; O'Brien Scores
   O      ---      99%  T O'Malley      Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-8, Charlie Hough facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  T Bernazard     Lineout: CF
   O      ---      99%  M Tettleton     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  A Griffin       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Jose Rijo facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Gallego replaces Tony Bernazard playing 2B batting 7th; Terry Steinbach replaces Carney Lansford playing 3B batting 4th; Walt Weiss replaces Alfredo Griffin playing SS batting 9th; Stan Javier replaces Dwayne Murphy playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  O McDowell      Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  G Petralli      Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  B Brower        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-8, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Davis         Strikeout
          ---     100%  S Javier        Walk
   O      1--     100%  T Steinbach     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Dave Otto facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Otto replaces Jose Rijo pitching
          ---     100%  J Browne        Walk
          1--     100%  S Fletcher      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Browne to 2B
   O      12-     100%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF
                  Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Pete O'Brien batting 4th
   RR     12-     100%  T Paciorek      Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Browne Scores; Fletcher Scores
   RR     -2-     100%  L Parrish       Home Run (CF-RF); Paciorek Scores
                  Don Slaught pinch hits for Tom O'Malley batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  D Slaught       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  O McDowell      Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 12, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-12, Charlie Hough facing 5-6-7
                  Tom Paciorek moves to 1B; Steve Buechele replaces Don Slaught playing 3B batting 6th; Curtis Wilkerson replaces Scott Fletcher playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  J Canseco       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---     100%  M McGwire       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Gallego       Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 12, Athletics 1.

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