September 10, 1977 Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
CLE 5
(11) BOS 7
DET 1 CAL 6
CHW 1 KCR 10
@MIN 1 TOR 19
@NYY 3 OAK 4
MIL 1 TEX 5
@SEA 2 TEX 7
@SEA 1 ATL 9
SDP 6 NYM 7
@CHC 2 CIN 7
LAD 4 HOU 2
SFG 0 PHI 3
STL 1 MON 4
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Kingdome, Attendance: 12,800

Saturday, September 10, 1977, 9:52PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Rangers

77-63

Won 2

3rd, 9 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  5   2  0  0    7 10  0
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  4  1

W: R Moret (3-2), L: M Kekich (5-3)

Mariners

56-89

Lost 2

7th, 32½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .869    0    2   0   CS
  P Putnam 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .770    0    2   0   
J Beniquez CF                 4   0   1   0    1   1  .272  .750    0    6   0   
K Bevacqua LF-3B              4   1   1   0    1   1  .349 1.014    0    1   2   
T Harrah 3B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .273  .881    0    0   3   SB
  C Washington LF             0   0   0   0    1   0  .296  .757    0    1   0   
W Horton DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .289  .770    0    0   0   
  E Miller PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Beasley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .547    0    0   0   
J Sundberg C                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .292  .748    0    8   0   SH
B Wills 2B                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .286  .779    0    4   3   
T Grieve RF                   4   1   2   4    0   2  .209  .597    0    1   0   HR
S Alomar SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .638    0    2   2   SH

R Moret P                                                                0   0
  L Barker P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   7  10   7    5   7                    27  10

BATTING

HR: T Grieve (6, off M Kekich; 6th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: S Alomar (3, off M Kekich); J Sundberg (16, off M Kekich).

TB: T Grieve 5; T Harrah 2; J Beniquez; W Horton; M Hargrove; J Sundberg; B Wills; K Bevacqua.

RBI: T Grieve 4 (26); J Sundberg 2 (63); B Wills (56).

2-out RBI: J Sundberg; B Wills.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Harrah-B Wills-M Hargrove.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Harrah (21, 2nd base off G Erardi/L Cox).

CS: M Hargrove (5, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by M Kekich).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .571    0    0   0   
J Cruz 2B                     2   0   1   0    2   0  .244  .598    0    3   3   
J Bernhardt 3B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .625    0    0   3   GDP
L Stanton RF                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .272  .836    0    2   0   
R Jones DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .804    0    0   0   
J Sexton SS                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .160  .472    0    2   3   
D Meyer 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .744    0    8   1   
P Delgado CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    5   0   
L Cox C                       2   0   1   1    1   0  .256  .719    0    7   0   2B
  S Braun PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .648    0    0   0   

M Kekich P                                                               0   2
  G Erardi P                                                             0   0
  S Burke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   1   4   1    6   7                    27  12

BATTING

2B: L Cox (6, off R Moret).

TB: L Cox 2; J Cruz; D Meyer; P Delgado.

GIDP: J Bernhardt (8).

RBI: L Cox (6).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Cruz-D Meyer.

E: J Cruz (5).

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
R Moret, W (3-2)               7     3   1   1    6   3   0   3.57   29     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 3     64    -     0.79   0.31
L Barker                       2     1   0   0    0   4   0   3.54    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     4   1   1    6   7   0          36     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 4           -

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 Kekich, L (5-3)              5.1   6   5   5    4   4   1   5.36   26     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 6     36    -     1.27  -0.17
G Erardi                       2.2   4   2   0    0   3   0   3.86   13     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 4          0-0    0.10  -0.01
S Burke                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    10   7   5    5   7   1          42     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: G Erardi (1).

IBB: None.

PO: M Kekich (1; M Hargrove, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Bill Deegan.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 12,800.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Seattle Mariners                     
1. M Hargrove           1B    1. D Collins            LF 
2. J Beniquez           CF    2. J Cruz               2B 
3. K Bevacqua           LF    3. J Bernhardt          3B 
4. T Harrah             3B    4. L Stanton            RF 
5. W Horton             DH    5. R Jones              DH 
6. J Sundberg           C     6. J Sexton             SS 
7. B Wills              2B    7. D Meyer              1B 
8. T Grieve             RF    8. P Delgado            CF 
9. S Alomar             SS    9. L Cox                C  

   R Moret              P        M Kekich             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  0-1  123      19%  95% T Grieve        M Kekich        Home Run; Horton Scores; Sundberg Scores; Wills Scores
   t 6   1  0-0  1-3      10%  70% J Sundberg      M Kekich        Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Bevacqua Scores; Horton to 2B
   b 4   0  0-0  1--       9%  49% J Bernhardt     R Moret         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 6   0  0-0  1--       8%  63% T Harrah        M Kekich        Single to LF; Bevacqua to 2B
   t 6   1  0-1  12-       6%  76% B Wills         M Kekich        Walk; Horton to 3B; Sundberg to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Kekich facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Hargrove      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Beniquez      Strikeout
          ---      47%  K Bevacqua      Walk
          1--      49%  T Harrah        Walk; Bevacqua to 2B
   O      12-      45%  W Horton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Moret facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Collins       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---      45%  J Cruz          Single to LF
   O      1--      48%  J Bernhardt     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  L Stanton       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Kekich facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  B Wills         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  T Grieve        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Moret facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  R Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  J Sexton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Meyer         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Kekich facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  M Hargrove      Single to LF
   O      1--      46%  J Beniquez      Hargrove Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---      47%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      44%  K Bevacqua      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Moret facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  P Delgado       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  L Cox           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Collins       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Kekich facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  T Harrah        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      50%  W Horton        Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
   O      1--      44%  B Wills         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Moret facing 2-3-4
          ---      40%  J Cruz          Walk
   OO     1--      49%  J Bernhardt     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---      47%  L Stanton       Walk
   O      1--      50%  R Jones         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Kekich facing 8-9-1
          ---      55%  T Grieve        Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  S Alomar        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Grieve to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      43%  J Beniquez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Moret facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      46%  J Sexton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  D Meyer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  P Delgado       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Kekich facing 3-4-5
          ---      55%  K Bevacqua      Single to 3B
          1--      63%  T Harrah        Single to LF; Bevacqua to 2B
   O      12-      60%  W Horton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bevacqua to 3B
   R      1-3      70%  J Sundberg      Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Bevacqua Scores; Horton to 2B
          12-      76%  B Wills         Walk; Horton to 3B; Sundberg to 2B
   RRRR   123      95%  T Grieve        Home Run; Horton Scores; Sundberg Scores; Wills Scores
                  Greg Erardi replaces Mike Kekich pitching
   O      ---      95%  S Alomar        Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Roger Moret facing 9-1-2
          ---      92%  L Cox           Walk
   O      1--      94%  D Collins       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      92%  J Cruz          Walk; Collins to 2B
   O      12-      95%  J Bernhardt     Strikeout Looking
          12-      93%  L Stanton       Walk; Collins to 3B; Cruz to 2B
   O      123      97%  R Jones         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 5, Mariners 0.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Greg Erardi facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  K Bevacqua      Strikeout
          ---      97%  T Harrah        Single to CF
          1--      97%  W Horton        Harrah Steals 2B
          -2-      97%  " "             Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Harrah stays at 2B
                  Eddie Miller pinch runs for Willie Horton batting 5th
   R      12-      98%  J Sundberg      Single to CF; Harrah Scores/unER; Miller to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  B Wills         Single to P; Miller Scores/unER; Sundberg to 2B
   O      12-      99%  T Grieve        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-7, Roger Moret facing 6-7-8
                  Pat Putnam replaces Mike Hargrove playing 1B batting 1st; Kurt Bevacqua moves to 3B; Claudell Washington replaces Toby Harrah playing LF batting 4th
          ---      98%  J Sexton        Walk
   O      1--      99%  D Meyer         Flyball: LF
          1--      98%  P Delgado       Single to CF; Sexton to 2B
   R      12-      96%  L Cox           Double to LF; Sexton Scores; Delgado to 3B
   O      -23      98%  D Collins       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23      99%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Mariners 1.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Greg Erardi facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  S Alomar        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  P Putnam        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  J Beniquez      Single to CF
          1--      99%  K Bevacqua      Wild Pitch; Beniquez to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-7, Len Barker facing 3-4-5
                  Len Barker replaces Roger Moret pitching
   O      ---      99%  J Bernhardt     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Stanton       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  R Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Mariners 1.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Steve Burke facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Burke replaces Greg Erardi pitching
          ---     100%  C Washington    Walk
                  Lew Beasley pinch hits for Eddie Miller batting 5th
   OO     1--     100%  L Beasley       Double Play: Popfly: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-7, Len Barker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  J Sexton        Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Meyer         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  P Delgado       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Steve Braun pinch hits for Larry Cox batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  S Braun         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Mariners 1.

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