September 13, 1988 Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
BAL 4 KCR 4
@CAL 3 MIL 4
@CHW 0 NYY 5
@CLE 4 OAK 2
TEX 1 MIN 2
@SEA 1 TOR 9
DET 1 CIN 5
HOU 2 LAD 2
ATL 0 MON 7
STL 1 PIT 1
@NYM 0 CHC 9
@PHI 2 SFG 4
@SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 16,255

Tuesday, September 13, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:34

Rangers

63-80

Lost 1

5th, 28 GB

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

W: C Young (10-8), L: J Guzman (11-12), S: D Eckersley (40)

Athletics

92-53

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Brower CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .599   10    2   0   GDP
S Fletcher SS                 2   0   0   0    2   1  .276  .690   23    1   3   
B Garbey LF                   3   0   1   0    1   2  .217  .521   15    1   0   
R Sierra RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .722   16    1   0   
M Stanley DH                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .238  .639   14    0   0   HR
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .764   11    7   0   
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .764   16    9   0   
  C Espy PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .648    4    0   0   
S Buechele 3B                 2   0   0   0    1   2  .249  .760   17    3   4   
  G Petralli PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .779    3    0   0   
  J Browne PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .615         0   0   
J Kunkel 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .643    5    0   2   
  K Reimer PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   

J Guzman P                                                               0   0
  D Henry P                                                              0   0
  M Williams P                                                           0   1
Totals                       32   1   6   1    4   8              140   24  10

BATTING

HR: M Stanley (3, off C Young; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

TB: M Stanley 4; P O'Brien; J Kunkel; G Petralli; B Garbey; R Sierra.

GIDP: B Brower (6).

RBI: M Stanley (27).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Fletcher-J Kunkel-P O'Brien.

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .301  .741    9    3   0   CS
  S Javier LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .658         1   0   
D Henderson CF                3   1   1   0    1   2  .308  .913   16    0   0   
J Canseco RF                  2   1   1   2    2   1  .307  .961   20    2   0   HR,SB
D Parker DH                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .247  .700   19    0   0   
M McGwire 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .253  .809   12    9   1   GDP
C Lansford 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .704   12    0   0   
T Steinbach C                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .708   11    7   0   
  R Hassey C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .683         0   1   
W Weiss SS                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .244  .618   13    1   6   
M Gallego 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .557    9    3   1   

C Young P                                                                1   2
  G Cadaret P                                                            0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
Totals                       26   2   4   2    5   9              121   27  11

BATTING

HR: J Canseco (39, off J Guzman; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

TB: J Canseco 4; D Henderson; W Weiss; L Polonia.

GIDP: M McGwire (15).

RBI: J Canseco 2 (115).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Weiss-M Gallego-M McGwire.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Canseco (37, 3rd base off M Williams/J Sundberg).

CS: L Polonia (8, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by M Williams).

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
J Guzman, L (11-12)            6     3   2   2    4   7   1   3.67   24   87-47   24·12·11    6· 4· 3· 0     61    -     1.01   0.02
D Henry                        1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   7.04    6   23-13    7· 3· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.69   0.02
M Williams                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.59    1    4-2     1· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.01   0.05
Totals                         8     4   2   2    5   9   1          31  114-62   32·16·14    7· 6· 4· 0          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
C Young, W (10-8)              7.2   4   1   1    3   6   1   4.39   29  110-66   40· 9·17   11· 6· 3· 0     70    -     1.15   0.38
G Cadaret, H (13)              0.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.35    3   13-6     1· 4· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    4.28   0.06
D Eckersley, S (40)            1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.51    4   17-13    6· 6· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.38   0.16
Totals                         9     6   1   1    4   8   1          36  140-85   47·19·19   14· 7· 3· 0          1-0

Balks: J Guzman (11); D Henry (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: M Williams (5; L Polonia, 3rd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Ken Kaiser.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 16,255.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 12mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Oakland Athletics                    
1. B Brower             CF    1. L Polonia            LF 
2. S Fletcher           SS    2. D Henderson          CF 
3. B Garbey             LF    3. J Canseco            RF 
4. R Sierra             RF    4. D Parker             DH 
5. M Stanley            DH    5. M McGwire            1B 
6. P O'Brien            1B    6. C Lansford           3B 
7. J Sundberg           C     7. T Steinbach          C  
8. S Buechele           3B    8. W Weiss              SS 
9. J Kunkel             2B    9. M Gallego            2B 

   J Guzman             P        C Young              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  0-0  1--  3   27%  84% J Canseco       J Guzman        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Henderson Scores
   t 8   0  2-1  1--  1   18%  85% B Brower        C Young         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   1  0-0  123  1  -18%  50% M McGwire       J Guzman        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 8   2  2-1  123  5   18%  87% M Stanley       G Cadaret       Strikeout Swinging
   t 7   0  2-0  ---  3  -12%  70% M Stanley       C Young         Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Young facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  B Brower        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   55%  B Garbey        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Guzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   52%  L Polonia       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   51%  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Young facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  R Sierra        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   54%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   55%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Guzman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  D Parker        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Young facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   52%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   54%  S Buechele      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   55%  J Kunkel        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Guzman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  T Steinbach     Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  6   51%  W Weiss         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  M Gallego       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Young facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  B Brower        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   50%  S Fletcher      Walk
   O      1--  4   53%  B Garbey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   56%  R Sierra        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Guzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   56%  D Henderson     Walk
          1--  5   60%  J Canseco       Walk; Henderson to 2B
          12-      67%  D Parker        Balk; Henderson to 3B; Canseco to 2B
          -23  4   68%  " "             Walk
   OO     123  1   50%  M McGwire       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Young facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   50%  P O'Brien       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   53%  J Sundberg      Strikeout Looking
          1--  7   51%  S Buechele      Walk; O'Brien to 2B
   O      12-  1   56%  J Kunkel        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Guzman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   54%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   51%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  2   53%  W Weiss         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   50%  M Gallego       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Young facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  B Brower        Flyball: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   56%  S Fletcher      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   54%  B Garbey        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   57%  R Sierra        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Guzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   54%  L Polonia       Foul Flyball: LF
          ---  3   58%  D Henderson     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   RR     1--  3   84%  J Canseco       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Henderson Scores
   O      ---  1   83%  D Parker        Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  6   84%  M McGwire       Walk
   O      1--  7   83%  C Lansford      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Curt Young facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   70%  M Stanley       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   75%  P O'Brien       Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  7   78%  J Sundberg      Flyball: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   80%  S Buechele      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dwayne Henry facing 7-8-9
                  Dwayne Henry replaces Jose Guzman pitching
   O      ---  3   78%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   76%  W Weiss         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   76%  M Gallego       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Curt Young facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   67%  J Kunkel        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  1   85%  B Brower        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  5   82%  S Fletcher      Walk
                  Greg Cadaret replaces Curt Young pitching
          1--  4   77%  B Garbey        Walk; Fletcher to 2B
          12-  4   70%  R Sierra        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Fletcher to 3B; Garbey to 2B
   O      123  5   87%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dwayne Henry facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   89%  L Polonia       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   87%  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
          1--      89%  J Canseco       Balk; Polonia to 2B
          -2-  6   89%  " "             Walk
                  Mitch Williams replaces Dwayne Henry pitching
   O      12-      87%  D Parker        Polonia Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-SS-3B); Canseco to 2B
          -2-      87%  " "             Canseco Steals 3B
   O      --3  4   84%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Greg Cadaret pitching; Ron Hassey replaces Terry Steinbach playing C batting 7th; Stan Javier replaces Luis Polonia playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  4   91%  P O'Brien       Strikeout Swinging
                  Cecil Espy pinch hits for Jim Sundberg batting 7th
   O      ---  4   97%  C Espy          Groundout: SS-1B
                  Geno Petralli pinch hits for Steve Buechele batting 8th
          ---  3   92%  G Petralli      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Kevin Reimer pinch hits for Jeff Kunkel batting 9th; Jerry Browne pinch runs for Geno Petralli batting 8th
   O      1--  6  100%  K Reimer        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 2.

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