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CAL  6
BAL  3

BOS  4
@CHW  0

TEX  6
@DET  5

KCR  6
TOR  5

MIN  7
@MIL  4

CLE 20
@OAK  6

SEA  3
NYY  2

ATL  4
CHC  2

CIN  3
STL  1

SDP  6
@MON  5

(13)
NYM  6
SFG  4

(12)
PHI  4
LAD  3

HOU  8
@PIT  3

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 35,028

Saturday, May 4, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 3:12
Indians
20
9-11
Won 1
5th, 3½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         3  5  0   2  0  0   0  8  2   20 20  0
Athletics       1  0  0   1  0  1   2  1  0    6 10  3
W: E King (3-2), L: K Dressendorfer (2-2)
Athletics
6
15-8
Lost 1
1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Huff CF                     4   1   3   2    1   1  .280  .874   22    1   0   SH
M Lewis SS                    5   4   3   2    1   0  .407 1.003   30    1   3   
B Allred LF                   6   3   2   1    0   1  .353  .979   23    7   0   
A Belle DH                    6   2   2   3    0   0  .304 1.006   21    0   0   HR,2B
C James 1B                    5   3   4   9    0   0  .288  .761   18    7   0   2·HR
  J Manto 1B                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .167  .708    5    1   0   
C Baerga 3B                   4   1   1   1    2   0  .279  .744   24    0   2   2B,GDP
S Alomar C                    6   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .514   17    6   1   
T Ward RF                     5   2   3   1    1   1  .304  .659   28    1   0   
J Browne 2B                   5   3   2   1    0   0  .169  .445   23    3   3   3B,2B,SH

E King P                                                                 0   0
  S Hillegas P                                                           0   0
  B Egloff P                                                             0   0
Totals                       46  20  20  20    6   4              211   27   9
BATTING
2B: C Baerga (2, off E Show); J Browne (1, off J Briscoe); A Belle (3, off E Show).
3B: J Browne (1, off E Show).
HR: C James 2 (3, 2 off K Dressendorfer; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); A Belle (6, off J Briscoe; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
SH: M Huff (1, off K Dressendorfer); J Browne (4, off K Dressendorfer).
TB: C James 10; A Belle 6; J Browne 5; T Ward 3; M Lewis 3; M Huff 3; B Allred 2; C Baerga 2.
GIDP: C Baerga (3).
RBI: C James 9 (14); A Belle 3 (15); M Lewis 2 (4); M Huff 2 (2); C Baerga (6); J Browne (8); T Ward (1); B Allred (4).
2-out RBI: C James 6; M Huff 2; T Ward; J Browne.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 10 for 21.
FIELDING
DP: 3. M Lewis-J Browne-C James; J Browne-M Lewis-J Manto; S Alomar-J Browne.
BASERUNNING
PO: M Huff (1st base by K Dressendorfer).
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                2   0   0   0    1   0  .212  .558   14    0   0   CS
  D Jennings LF               1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    9    2   0   GDP
W Weiss SS                    3   1   1   0    0   2  .294  .695   10    0   3   
  L Blankenship 2B            1   0   0   0    1   0  .214  .619    8    0   0   
J Canseco RF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .923   11    2   0   
  B Komminsk RF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .182   11    0   0   
H Baines DH                   4   2   2   2    0   0  .253  .682   16    0   0   HR
M McGwire 1B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .216  .723   14   11   1   HR
  T Steinbach 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .660         0   0   
E Riles 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .263  .730   17    1   2   
W Wilson CF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .222  .670   16    2   0   2B
J Quirk C                     4   0   2   1    0   1  .346  .739   11    5   0   
F Manrique 2B-SS              4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .360   14    3   6   GDP

K Dressendorfer P                                                        1   2
  C Young P                                                              0   0
  E Show P                                                               0   0
  J Briscoe P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   6  10   5    5   6              151   27  14
BATTING
2B: W Wilson (4, off S Hillegas).
HR: H Baines (1, off E King; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); M McGwire (1, off E King; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
TB: H Baines 5; M McGwire 4; W Wilson 2; J Quirk 2; F Manrique; J Canseco; W Weiss; E Riles.
GIDP: D Jennings (1); F Manrique (1).
RBI: H Baines 2 (14); M McGwire (7); J Quirk (3); W Wilson (10).
2-out RBI: H Baines; W Wilson.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 1. W Weiss-F Manrique-M McGwire.
E: M McGwire (1); E Riles 2 (5).
BASERUNNING
CS: R Henderson (6, 2nd base by E King/S Alomar).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E King, W (3-2)                6     7   5   5    2   3   2   5.08   26   94-52   30· 6·16    6· 6· 9· 0     39    -     0.37  -0.05
S Hillegas                     2     2   1   1    2   2   0   1.86    9   43-24   14· 6· 4    2· 2· 1· 0          2-1    0.16   0.04
B Egloff                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.38    4   14-7     3· 3· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   6    5   6   2          39  151-83   47·15·21   10· 8·10· 0          2-1 
Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Dressendorfer, L (2-2)       3     7  10   6    3   1   2   5.68   20   78-38   22· 3·13    8· 3· 5· 0     11    -     0.80  -0.49
C Young                        2     3   0   0    0   0   0   4.15    9   37-20   13· 2· 5    5· 2· 2· 0          2-2    0.10  -0.01
E Show                         2.1   6   6   6    0   1   0  23.14   13   39-26   19· 2· 5    4· 3· 5· 0          0-0    0.05  -0.01
J Briscoe                      1.2   4   4   4    3   2   1  11.81   12   50-23   13· 2· 8    1· 4· 2· 0          1-1    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    20  20  16    6   4   3          54  204-107  67· 9·31   18·12·14· 0          3-3 
E King faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
K Dressendorfer faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: K Dressendorfer (2).
IBB: None.
PO: K Dressendorfer (1; M Huff, 1st base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 3:12.
Attendance: 35,028.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 62° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Oakland Athletics                    
1. M Huff               CF    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. M Lewis              SS    2. W Weiss              SS 
3. B Allred             LF    3. J Canseco            RF 
4. A Belle              DH    4. H Baines             DH 
5. C James              1B    5. M McGwire            1B 
6. C Baerga             3B    6. E Riles              3B 
7. S Alomar             C     7. W Wilson             CF 
8. T Ward               RF    8. J Quirk              C  
9. J Browne             2B    9. F Manrique           2B 

   E King               P        K Dressendorfer      P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3  3   25%  75% C James         K Dressendorfer Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lewis Scores; Allred Scores; James Scores
   t 2   2  1-5  1-3  6   10%  95% C James         K Dressendorfer Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lewis Scores/unER; Allred Scores/unER; James Scores/unER
   t 2   1  1-3  -23  5    7%  84% M Lewis         K Dressendorfer Single (Line Drive); Ward Scores/Team unER; Browne to 3B; Lewis to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3  2   -7%  50% A Belle         K Dressendorfer Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   b 1   1  3-0  1--  3   -6%  69% J Canseco       E King          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Weiss to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk Dressendorfer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   54%  M Huff          Walk
   O      1--      48%  M Lewis         Huff Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  7   50%  " "             Walk
          1--  3   54%  B Allred        Single to RF (Line Drive); Lewis to 2B
          12-      57%  A Belle         Wild Pitch; Lewis to 3B
   O      1-3  2   50%  " "             Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   RRR    1-3  3   75%  C James         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lewis Scores; Allred Scores; James Scores
          ---  4   76%  C Baerga        Walk
   O      1--  3   75%  S Alomar        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Eric King facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   77%  R Henderson     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   75%  W Weiss         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   69%  J Canseco       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Weiss to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   68%  H Baines        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Weiss Scores; Canseco to 2B
   O      -2-  1   71%  M McGwire       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Kirk Dressendorfer facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   74%  T Ward          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   78%  J Browne        Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B); Ward to 2B; Browne to 1B
   O      12-  2   78%  M Huff          Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Ward to 3B; Browne to 2B
   R      -23  5   84%  M Lewis         Single (Line Drive); Ward Scores/Team unER; Browne to 3B; Lewis to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -23  4   88%  B Allred        Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B to 2B); Browne Scores/unER; Lewis to 3B; Allred to 1B
   O      1-3  6   86%  A Belle         Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
   RRR    1-3  6   95%  C James         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lewis Scores/unER; Allred Scores/unER; James Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   95%  C Baerga        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-8, Eric King facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   96%  E Riles         Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   96%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   96%  J Quirk         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   97%  F Manrique      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-1, Kirk Dressendorfer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   96%  S Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   96%  T Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  J Browne        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-8, Eric King facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   95%  R Henderson     Walk
   O      1--  3   96%  W Weiss         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  6   98%  J Canseco       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Henderson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-1, Kirk Dressendorfer facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   98%  M Huff          Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   98%  M Lewis         Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Huff to 2B
                  Curt Young replaces Kirk Dressendorfer pitching
   O      12-  4   98%  B Allred        Flyball: RF; Huff to 3B
   R      1-3  6   99%  A Belle         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Huff Scores; Lewis to 2B; Belle to 1B
   R      12-  2   99%  C James         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lewis Scores; Belle to 2B
   OO     12-  3   99%  C Baerga        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 10, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-10, Eric King facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   99%  H Baines        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      ---  3   99%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); McGwire Scores
   O      ---  1   99%  E Riles         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  2   99%  W Wilson        Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-2, Curt Young facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   99%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   99%  T Ward          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   99%  J Browne        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Browne to 1B
          1--  6   99%  M Huff          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Browne to 2B
   O      12-  5   99%  M Lewis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 10, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-10, Eric King facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   99%  J Quirk         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  F Manrique      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   99%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-2, Eric Show facing 3-4-5
                  Eric Show replaces Curt Young pitching; Doug Jennings replaces Rickey Henderson playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  3   99%  B Allred        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   99%  A Belle         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   99%  C James         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-10, Eric King facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   99%  W Weiss         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  J Canseco       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   R      ---  4   99%  H Baines        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Baines Scores
   O      ---  6   99%  M McGwire       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-3, Eric Show facing 6-7-8
                  Lance Blankenship replaces Walt Weiss playing 2B batting 2nd; Fred Manrique moves to SS; Brad Komminsk replaces Jose Canseco playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  3   99%  C Baerga        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   99%  S Alomar        Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  1   99%  T Ward          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-10, Eric King facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   99%  E Riles         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   97%  W Wilson        Walk; Riles to 2B
   R      12-  1   95%  J Quirk         Single (Line Drive); Riles Scores; Wilson to 3B
                  Shawn Hillegas replaces Eric King pitching
   ROO    1-3  3   98%  F Manrique      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Wilson Scores/No RBI
          ---  7   98%  D Jennings      Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  L Blankenship   Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 10, Athletics 5.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-5, Eric Show facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   99%  J Browne        Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  4   99%  M Huff          Strikeout Looking
   R      --3  3   99%  M Lewis         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Browne Scores
          1--  2   99%  B Allred        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Lewis to 2B
   R      12-  1  100%  A Belle         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Lewis Scores; Allred to 3B
   RR     -23  4  100%  C James         Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Allred Scores; Belle Scores
   R      1--  4  100%  C Baerga        Double (Line Drive); James Scores
                  John Briscoe replaces Eric Show pitching
   O      -2-  1  100%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B; Baerga to 3B
          --3  4  100%  T Ward          Walk
   R      1-3  5  100%  J Browne        Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Baerga Scores; Ward to 3B
   RR     -23  4  100%  M Huff          Single to LF (Line Drive); Ward Scores; Browne Scores
   O      1--  2  100%  M Lewis         Flyball: LF
                  8 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 18, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-18, Shawn Hillegas facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Manto replaces Chris James playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---  7  100%  B Komminsk      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  3  100%  H Baines        Single (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  4  100%  M McGwire       Walk; Baines to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  E Riles         Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  5  100%  W Wilson        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Baines Scores; McGwire to 3B
   O      -23  6  100%  J Quirk         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 18, Athletics 6.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 18-6, John Briscoe facing 3-4-5
                  Terry Steinbach replaces Mark McGwire playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---  7  100%  B Allred        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3  100%  A Belle         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Belle Scores
          ---  5  100%  J Manto         Walk
          1--  7  100%  C Baerga        Walk; Manto to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  6  100%  T Ward          Single to LF (Fly Ball); Manto Scores; Baerga to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  J Browne        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 20, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-20, Bruce Egloff facing 9-1-2
                  Bruce Egloff replaces Shawn Hillegas pitching
          ---  3  100%  F Manrique      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   OO     1--  2  100%  D Jennings      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  5  100%  L Blankenship   Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  B Komminsk      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 20, Athletics 6.

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