April 7, 1979 California Angels at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
CHW 3 CLE 3
BOS 0 TEX 8
@DET 2 KCR 7
TOR 4 MIL 4
@NYY 3 MIN 3
@OAK 1
(12) CAL 5
@SEA 4 NYM 9
@CHC 4 SFG 4
@CIN 2 HOU 6
ATL 0 LAD 5
SDP 2 PIT 7
MON 6 STL 3
PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 18,010

Saturday, April 7, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Angels

1-2

Won 1

5th, 1½ GB

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

W: M Clear (1-0), L: R Honeycutt (0-1), S: D LaRoche (1)

Mariners

2-1

Lost 1

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Miller CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .385 1.198    0    4   0   2B
D Ford RF                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .273 1.021    0    1   0   HR
R Carew 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.083    0    6   1   2B
D Baylor DH                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .648    0    0   0   
J Rudi LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .083  .404    0    4   0   3B
C Lansford 3B                 3   0   2   1    1   0  .364  .781    0    3   1   2·SB,CS
B Downing C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .417 1.000    0    4   0   2B
B Grich 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .531    0    4   2   
R Mulliniks SS                4   1   1   0    0   1  .273  .546    0    0   1   

C Knapp P                                                                0   1
  M Clear P                                                              1   0
  D LaRoche P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   5  10   5    1   3                    27   6

BATTING

2B: R Carew (1, off O Jones); R Miller (2, off O Jones); B Downing (2, off R Honeycutt).

3B: J Rudi (1, off R Honeycutt).

HR: D Ford (1, off O Jones; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: D Ford 4; R Carew 3; J Rudi 3; C Lansford 2; R Miller 2; B Downing 2; R Mulliniks; D Baylor.

RBI: D Ford 2 (2); C Lansford (1); R Carew (3); D Baylor (4).

2-out RBI: D Baylor; R Carew.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Lansford 2 (2, 2nd base off O Jones/B Stinson 2).

CS: C Lansford (1, 2nd base by R Honeycutt/B Stinson).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cruz 2B                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .536    0    2   2   
D Meyer LF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    1   0   
B Bochte 1B                   5   0   3   1    0   0  .500 1.500    0   14   0   2·2B
L Roberts RF                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .455 1.447    0    2   0   2B,IW
W Horton DH                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .417 1.212    0    0   0   
R Jones CF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .364 1.371    0    5   0   SB
B Stein 3B                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .333 1.052    0    0   3   2B
B Stinson C                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .429  .985    0    3   1   
M Mendoza SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    0   6   
  L Milbourne PH              1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   

O Jones P                                                                0   0
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36   4  10   4    3   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Bochte 2 (2, off C Knapp, off M Clear); B Stein (1, off C Knapp); L Roberts (2, off C Knapp).

IBB: L Roberts (1, by M Clear).

TB: B Bochte 5; L Roberts 3; B Stein 2; B Stinson 2; L Milbourne; D Meyer.

RBI: B Stein 2 (5); B Bochte (3); B Stinson (1).

2-out RBI: B Stinson.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Jones (1, 2nd base off C Knapp/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
C Knapp                        5.1   7   4   4    2   2   0   6.75   25     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 2· 6     38    -     1.25  -0.28
M Clear, W (1-0)               2.2   2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 2          1-0    1.96   0.21
D LaRoche, S (1)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          1-0    4.63   0.35
Totals                         9    10   4   4    3   4   0          39     -       ·  ·     11·10· 3· 8          2-0

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Jones                        4     7   4   4    1   1   1   9.00   20     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 3· 7     32    -     1.13  -0.26
R Honeycutt, L (0-1)           5     3   1   1    0   2   0   1.80   17     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 1· 3          0-0    1.05   0.03
Totals                         9    10   5   5    1   3   1          37     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 4·10           -

M Clear faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
O Jones faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Clear (1; L Roberts).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gale Miller, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jay Levet, 3B - Dave Perez.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 18,010.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Seattle Mariners                     
1. R Miller             CF    1. J Cruz               2B 
2. D Ford               RF    2. D Meyer              LF 
3. R Carew              1B    3. B Bochte             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. B Stein              3B 
8. B Grich              2B    8. B Stinson            C  
9. R Mulliniks          SS    9. M Mendoza            SS 

   C Knapp              P        O Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  4-2  12-     -28%  39% B Stein         C Knapp         Double to CF; Roberts Scores; Horton Scores
   t 5   0  2-2  -2-      17%  75% D Ford          O Jones         Home Run; Miller Scores
   t 8   1  4-4  ---      17%  62% J Rudi          R Honeycutt     Triple to CF
   b 9   0  5-4  ---     -13%  65% L Milbourne     M Clear         Single to CF
   b 9   0  5-4  1--      13%  78% J Cruz          D LaRoche       Strikeout (foul bunt)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Odell Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Miller        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  D Ford          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  R Carew         Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  D Baylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Knapp facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Cruz          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      45%  D Meyer         Single to 3B/Bunt
   R      1--      34%  B Bochte        Double to LF; Meyer Scores
          -2-      28%  L Roberts       Double to 3B; Bochte to 3B
   O      -23      35%  W Horton        Strikeout
   O      -23      40%  R Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Odell Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      37%  J Rudi          Lineout: CF
          ---      40%  C Lansford      Walk
          1--      42%  B Downing       Lansford Steals 2B
   O      -2-      38%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Lansford to 3B
   O      --3      35%  B Grich         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Knapp facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      37%  B Stein         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      34%  B Stinson       Single to CF
   O      1--      37%  M Mendoza       Strikeout
   O      1--      39%  J Cruz          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Odell Jones facing 9-1-2
          ---      43%  R Mulliniks     Single to CF
   O      1--      41%  R Miller        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Mulliniks to 2B
   O      -2-      37%  D Ford          Lineout: CF (Deep CF); Mulliniks to 3B
   R      --3      48%  R Carew         Double to LF; Mulliniks Scores
   R      -2-      58%  D Baylor        Single to CF; Carew Scores
   O      1--      56%  J Rudi          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Chris Knapp facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      59%  D Meyer         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      61%  B Bochte        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      62%  L Roberts       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Mariners 1.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-1, Odell Jones facing 6-7-8
          ---      66%  C Lansford      Single to RF
          1--      68%  B Downing       Lansford Steals 2B
   O      -2-      64%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      61%  B Grich         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Lansford to 3B
   O      --3      57%  R Mulliniks     Popfly: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Chris Knapp facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      60%  W Horton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      57%  R Jones         Walk
          1--      54%  B Stein         Jones Steals 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Lineout: RF; Jones to 3B
   R      --3      47%  B Stinson       Single to RF; Jones Scores
   O      1--      50%  M Mendoza       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Mariners 2.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Tied 2-2, Odell Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  R Miller        Double to LF
   RR     -2-      75%  D Ford          Home Run; Miller Scores
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Odell Jones pitching
   O      ---      73%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  D Baylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      70%  J Rudi          Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-4, Chris Knapp facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      74%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  D Meyer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  B Bochte        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 2.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rick Honeycutt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      76%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      79%  B Downing       Double to LF
   O      -2-      77%  B Grich         Flyball: RF; Downing to 3B
   O      --3      73%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-4, Chris Knapp facing 4-5-6
          ---      67%  L Roberts       Single to LF
          1--      58%  W Horton        Walk; Roberts to 2B
   O      12-      67%  R Jones         Foul Flyball: LF
   RR     12-      39%  B Stein         Double to CF; Roberts Scores; Horton Scores
                  Mark Clear replaces Chris Knapp pitching
   O      -2-      45%  B Stinson       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      50%  M Mendoza       Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Stein out at 3B/3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 4.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Tied 4-4, Rick Honeycutt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  R Miller        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      43%  D Ford          Strikeout
   O      ---      41%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Tied 4-4, Mark Clear facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      45%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      48%  D Meyer         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      44%  B Bochte        Double to RF
          -2-      42%  L Roberts       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  W Horton        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 4, Mariners 4.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Tied 4-4, Rick Honeycutt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      45%  D Baylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      62%  J Rudi          Triple to CF
   R      --3      74%  C Lansford      Single to SS; Rudi Scores
   O      1--      71%  B Downing       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      68%  B Grich         Lansford Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-5, Mark Clear facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      75%  R Jones         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      80%  B Stein         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  B Stinson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Mariners 4.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rick Honeycutt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  B Grich         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  R Miller        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-5, Mark Clear facing 9-1-2
                  Larry Milbourne pinch hits for Mario Mendoza batting 9th
          ---      65%  L Milbourne     Single to CF
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Mark Clear pitching
   O      1--      78%  J Cruz          Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--      90%  D Meyer         Lineout: CF
   O      1--     100%  B Bochte        Single/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Milbourne out at 2B/2B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Mariners 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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