April 4, 1979 California Angels at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 5
CAL 4 SFG 11
@CIN 5

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 37,748

Wednesday, April 4, 1979, 7:45PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Angels

0-1

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: J Montague (1-0), L: F Tanana (0-1)

Mariners

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Miller CF                   4   2   2   3    0   0  .500 1.750    0    4   0   HR
D Ford RF                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .500    0    2   0   
R Carew 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    6   1   SH
D Baylor DH                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Rudi LF                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250    0    1   0   
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
B Downing C                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    7   1   
  O Ramirez PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Grich 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
R Mulliniks SS                3   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    3   2   

F Tanana P                                                               1   1
  M Clear P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   4   6   4    3   6                    24   7

BATTING

HR: R Miller (1, off G Abbott; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: R Carew (1, off J Montague).

TB: R Miller 5; B Downing 2; R Mulliniks; R Carew.

GIDP: B Grich (1).

RBI: R Miller 3 (3); D Baylor (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Carew-R Mulliniks-R Carew.

E: F Tanana ().

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cruz 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    1   2   SB
B Stein 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   2   
D Meyer 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0   10   0   
L Roberts RF                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .250 1.250    0    2   0   HR
  J Simpson RF                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
W Horton DH                   4   1   3   1    0   1  .750 2.250    0    0   0   HR
R Jones CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    3   0   CS,GDP
T Paciorek LF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    1   0   
  J Hale PR-LF                0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
L Cox C                       3   1   1   2    1   0  .333 1.833    0    6   1   HR
M Mendoza SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   3   

G Abbott P                                                               0   0
  J Montague P                                                           0   3
Totals                       33   5  10   5    3   6                    27  11

BATTING

HR: L Cox (1, off F Tanana; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); W Horton (1, off F Tanana; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); L Roberts (1, off F Tanana; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: W Horton 6; L Cox 4; L Roberts 4; R Jones 2; D Meyer; T Paciorek; B Stein.

GIDP: R Jones (1).

RBI: L Roberts 2 (2); L Cox 2 (2); W Horton (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Mendoza-D Meyer.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cruz (1, 2nd base off M Clear/B Downing).

CS: R Jones (1, 2nd base by F Tanana/B Downing).

PITCHING

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Tanana, L (0-1)              5.2   9   5   4    0   4   3   6.35   25     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0· 9     37    -     1.00  -0.29
M Clear                        2.1   1   0   0    3   2   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      0· 5· 0· 1          1-0    0.70   0.08
Totals                         8    10   5   4    3   6   3          36     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0·10          1-0

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Abbott                       2.1   4   3   3    1   1   1  11.57   12     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 4     37    -     0.98  -0.25
J Montague, W (1-0)            6.2   2   1   1    2   5   0   1.35   23     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 1· 2          2-0    1.67   0.53
Totals                         9     6   4   4    3   6   1          35     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 2· 6          2-0

Balks: F Tanana (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Roy Dreke, 2B - George Eshelman, 3B - Jay Levet.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 37,748.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Seattle Mariners                     
1. R Miller             CF    1. J Cruz               2B 
2. D Ford               RF    2. B Stein              3B 
3. R Carew              1B    3. D Meyer              1B 
4. D Baylor             DH    4. L Roberts            RF 
5. J Rudi               LF    5. W Horton             DH 
6. C Lansford           3B    6. R Jones              CF 
7. B Downing            C     7. T Paciorek           LF 
8. B Grich              2B    8. L Cox                C  
9. R Mulliniks          SS    9. M Mendoza            SS 

   F Tanana             P        G Abbott             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  2-0  12-     -25%  41% R Miller        G Abbott        Home Run; Downing Scores; Mulliniks Scores
   b 6   0  3-3  1--      21%  84% L Roberts       F Tanana        Home Run; Meyer Scores/unER
   t 9   1  5-4  1--      18% 100% B Grich         J Montague      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 2   1  0-0  -2-      16%  73% L Cox           F Tanana        Home Run; Jones Scores
   b 4   0  3-2  ---      13%  56% W Horton        F Tanana        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Glenn Abbott facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Ford          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  B Stein         Single to SS
          1--      58%  D Meyer         Single to LF; Stein to 2B
   O      12-      54%  L Roberts       Flyball: SS
   O      12-      50%  W Horton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Glenn Abbott facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  D Baylor        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      54%  J Rudi          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  C Lansford      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  R Jones         Single to CF
          1--      61%  T Paciorek      Balk; Jones to 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Strikeout
   RR     -2-      73%  L Cox           Home Run; Jones Scores
   O      ---      72%  M Mendoza       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      71%  J Cruz          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Mariners 2.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Glenn Abbott facing 7-8-9
          ---      67%  B Downing       Single to RF
   O      1--      71%  B Grich         Flyball: CF
          1--      66%  R Mulliniks     Single to LF; Downing to 2B
   RRR    12-      41%  R Miller        Home Run; Downing Scores; Mulliniks Scores
          ---      39%  D Ford          Walk
          1--      36%  R Carew         Single to SS; Ford to 2B
                  John Montague replaces Glenn Abbott pitching
   O      12-      39%  D Baylor        Flyball: CF; Ford to 3B
   O      1-3      44%  J Rudi          Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-3, Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      41%  B Stein         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      39%  D Meyer         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      38%  L Roberts       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Mariners 2.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-2, John Montague facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      40%  C Lansford      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      42%  B Downing       Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  B Grich         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-3, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      56%  W Horton        Home Run
          ---      60%  R Jones         Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  T Paciorek      Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  L Cox           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Mariners 3.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Tied 3-3, John Montague facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  R Mulliniks     Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Miller        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      57%  D Ford          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Tied 3-3, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  M Mendoza       Bunt Groundout: C unassisted
   O      ---      52%  J Cruz          Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---      50%  B Stein         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Mariners 3.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Tied 3-3, John Montague facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  R Carew         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      56%  D Baylor        Flyball: SS
          ---      54%  J Rudi          Walk
   O      1--      58%  C Lansford      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Tied 3-3, Frank Tanana facing 3-4-5
          ---      63%  D Meyer         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--      84%  L Roberts       Home Run; Meyer Scores/unER
          ---      86%  W Horton        Single to CF
   OO     1--      82%  R Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
          ---      82%  T Paciorek      Single to LF
                  Mark Clear replaces Frank Tanana pitching; John Hale pinch runs for Tom Paciorek batting 7th
   O      1--      81%  L Cox           Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Mariners 5.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-5, John Montague facing 7-8-9
                  John Hale moves to LF
   O      ---      85%  B Downing       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  B Grich         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      88%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mark Clear facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  M Mendoza       Flyball: 1B
          ---      88%  J Cruz          Walk
          1--      89%  B Stein         Cruz Steals 2B
   O      -2-      88%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      86%  D Meyer         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Mariners 5.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-5, John Montague facing 1-2-3
          ---      79%  R Miller        Single to RF
          1--      68%  D Ford          Walk; Miller to 2B
   O      12-      71%  R Carew         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Miller to 3B; Ford to 2B
   RO     -23      78%  D Baylor        Groundout: 3B-1B; Miller Scores
   O      -2-      86%  J Rudi          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 5-4, Mark Clear facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  L Roberts       Strikeout
          ---      86%  W Horton        Single to 3B
   O      1--      85%  R Jones         Flyball: LF
          1--      86%  J Hale          Walk; Horton to 2B
          12-      87%  L Cox           Walk; Horton to 3B; Hale to 2B
   O      123      83%  M Mendoza       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 5.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 4-5, John Montague facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Simpson replaces Leon Roberts playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---      91%  C Lansford      Flyball: SS
          ---      82%  B Downing       Single to CF
                  Orlando Ramirez pinch runs for Brian Downing batting 7th
   OO     1--     100%  B Grich         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation