April 9, 1979 Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 7
@KCR 3 SEA 5
OAK 2 CIN 9
@ATL 4 LAD 2
@HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 6,176

Monday, April 9, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:19

Athletics

0-4

Lost 4

7th, 3½ GB

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

W: F Bannister (1-0), L: J Johnson (0-1), S: S Rawley (1)

Mariners

3-2

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Burke LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .118  .236    0    1   0   
M Dilone RF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .154    0    1   0   SB,GDP
M Page DH                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .827    0    0   0   CS
J Newman C                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .143  .331    0    4   1   SF
M Klutts SS                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .733    0    3   2   
D Revering 1B                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .385  .895    0    7   0   CS
T Armas CF                    4   1   1   0    0   3  .200  .400    0    2   0   
W Gross 3B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   0   
M Edwards 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .600    0    4   5   2B

J Johnson P                                                              1   1
  A Wirth P                                                              0   0
  B Lacey P                                                              0   0
  J Todd P                                                               0   1
Totals                       32   2   9   2    1   5                    24  10

BATTING

2B: M Edwards (1, off F Bannister).

SF: J Newman (1, off F Bannister).

TB: M Klutts 2; M Edwards 2; D Revering 2; W Gross; M Page; G Burke; T Armas.

GIDP: M Dilone (1).

RBI: W Gross (1); J Newman (1).

2-out RBI: W Gross.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

PB: J Newman (1).

E: T Armas (1); M Klutts (2); J Newman 2 (2); M Edwards (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Dilone (1, 2nd base off F Bannister/L Cox).

CS: M Page (1, 2nd base by F Bannister/L Cox); D Revering (1, 2nd base by F Bannister/L Cox).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cruz 2B                     2   1   0   0    3   1  .167  .570    0    3   4   2·SB
B Stein 3B                    4   1   3   1    1   0  .350  .959    0    1   2   
T Paciorek LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    1   0   
  D Meyer PH-LF-1B            2   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .563    0    3   0   
L Roberts RF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .421 1.184    0    6   0   
W Horton DH                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .316  .907    0    0   0   
R Jones CF                    3   1   2   2    1   0  .412 1.348    0    1   0   SB
B Bochte 1B                   2   0   1   1    1   0  .500 1.342    0    7   0   SH
  J Simpson PR-LF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         0   0   
L Cox C                       4   0   1   0    0   0  .286 1.089    0    5   3   
M Mendoza SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .556    0    0   2   

F Bannister P                                                            0   0
  S Rawley P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   5   9   4    8   4                    27  11

BATTING

SH: B Bochte (1, off J Johnson).

TB: B Stein 3; R Jones 2; B Bochte; L Roberts; L Cox; M Mendoza.

RBI: R Jones 2 (5); B Stein (6); B Bochte (4).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Mendoza-J Cruz-D Meyer.

PB: L Cox (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cruz 2 (3, 2nd base off J Johnson/J Newman, 2nd base off J Todd/J Newman); R Jones (2, 2nd base off B Lacey/J Newman).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Johnson, L (0-1)             5     7   4   4    6   3   0   7.20   27     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 1· 6     34    -     1.15  -0.20
A Wirth                        1.1   1   1   1    1   1   0   6.75    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.36   0.02
B Lacey                        0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   6.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.37  -0.04
J Todd                         1     0   0   0    1   0   0   6.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         8     9   5   5    8   4   0          40     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 2· 8          1-1

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Bannister, W (1-0)           7     7   2   1    1   3   0   1.29   27     -       ·  ·      6·10· 0· 7     59    -     0.88   0.20
S Rawley, S (1)                2     2   0   0    0   2   0   3.38    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.81   0.08
Totals                         9     9   2   1    1   5   0          34     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 6,176.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Seattle Mariners                     
1. G Burke              LF    1. J Cruz               2B 
2. M Dilone             RF    2. B Stein              3B 
3. M Page               DH    3. T Paciorek           LF 
4. J Newman             C     4. L Roberts            RF 
5. M Klutts             SS    5. W Horton             DH 
6. D Revering           1B    6. R Jones              CF 
7. T Armas              CF    7. B Bochte             1B 
8. W Gross              3B    8. L Cox                C  
9. M Edwards            2B    9. M Mendoza            SS 

   J Johnson            P        F Bannister          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  1-0  123      17%  73% R Jones         J Johnson       Single to RF; Stein Scores; Roberts Scores; Horton to 3B
   b 1   0  1-0  1--       9%  58% B Stein         J Johnson       Single to LF; Cruz to 3B
   t 8   0  5-2  1--       8%  96% M Dilone        S Rawley        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 3   1  1-0  12-       7%  56% W Horton        J Johnson       Walk; Stein to 3B; Roberts to 2B
   b 1   1  1-0  1-3      -7%  45% L Roberts       J Johnson       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Burke         Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  M Dilone        Walk
          1--      48%  M Page          Dilone Steals 2B
          -2-      44%  " "             Single to CF; Dilone to 3B
   RO     1-3      43%  J Newman        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Dilone Scores
   O      1--      45%  M Klutts        Page Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, John Henry Johnson facing 1-2-3
          ---      49%  J Cruz          Walk
          1--      58%  B Stein         Single to LF; Cruz to 3B
   O      1-3      52%  T Paciorek      Popfly: 1B
   O      1-3      45%  L Roberts       Strikeout
   O      1-3      40%  W Horton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      42%  M Klutts        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      40%  D Revering      Single to RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--      44%  T Armas         Revering Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      45%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, John Henry Johnson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      42%  R Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  B Bochte        Walk
   O      1--      42%  L Cox           Flyball: RF
          1--      45%  M Mendoza       Single to LF; Bochte to 3B
   O      1-3      39%  J Cruz          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      41%  W Gross         Flyball: LF
          ---      37%  M Edwards       Double to LF
   O      -2-      40%  G Burke         Groundout: 2B-1B; Edwards to 3B
   O      --3      44%  M Dilone        Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, John Henry Johnson facing 2-3-4
          ---      48%  B Stein         Single to LF
   O      1--      44%  T Paciorek      Flyball: CF
          1--      49%  L Roberts       Single to LF; Stein to 2B
          12-      56%  W Horton        Walk; Stein to 3B; Roberts to 2B
   RR     123      73%  R Jones         Single to RF; Stein Scores; Roberts Scores; Horton to 3B
   RO     1-3      74%  B Bochte        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Horton Scores
          1--      77%  L Cox           Single to SS (Ground Ball); Bochte to 3B; Cox to 2B/Adv on E6
   O      -23      72%  M Mendoza       Baserunner Out Advancing; Bochte out at Hm/C-P
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 3.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Floyd Bannister facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      75%  M Page          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      77%  J Newman        Popfly: 1B
          ---      76%  M Klutts        Single to LF
          1--      73%  D Revering      Single to RF; Klutts to 3B
   O      1-3      78%  T Armas         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Henry Johnson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      77%  M Mendoza       Popfly: 2B
          ---      78%  J Cruz          Walk
          1--      82%  B Stein         Cruz Steals 2B; Cruz to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3      86%  " "             Single to CF; Cruz Scores
   O      1--      84%  T Paciorek      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
          1--      85%  L Roberts       Walk; Paciorek to 2B
   O      12-      83%  W Horton        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 4.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      86%  W Gross         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      87%  M Edwards       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      88%  G Burke         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-1, John Henry Johnson facing 6-7-8
          ---      90%  R Jones         Walk
   O      1--      89%  B Bochte        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Jones to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  L Cox           Groundout: SS-1B; Jones to 3B
   O      --3      86%  M Mendoza       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 4.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Floyd Bannister facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      88%  M Dilone        Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  M Page          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  J Newman        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-1, Alan Wirth facing 1-2-3
                  Alan Wirth replaces John Henry Johnson pitching
   O      ---      90%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      91%  B Stein         Walk
                  Dan Meyer pinch hits for Tom Paciorek batting 3rd
   O      1--      90%  D Meyer         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      89%  L Roberts       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Mariners 4.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
                  Dan Meyer moves to LF
   O      ---      91%  M Klutts        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  D Revering      Flyball: RF
          ---      92%  T Armas         Single to LF
          1--      91%  W Gross         Passed Ball; Armas to 2B
   R      -2-      85%  " "             Single to RF; Armas Scores/unER
   O      1--      88%  M Edwards       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-2, Alan Wirth facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  W Horton        Strikeout
          ---      88%  R Jones         Single to RF
                  Bob Lacey replaces Alan Wirth pitching
   R      1--      93%  B Bochte        Jones Steals 2B; Jones Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)/Adv on E8 (throw to 3B)
          ---      94%  " "             Single to RF
                  Joe Simpson pinch runs for Bruce Bochte batting 7th
   O      1--      94%  L Cox           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cox to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-      93%  M Mendoza       Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Cox out at 3B/3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Mariners 5.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Shane Rawley facing 1-2-3
                  Shane Rawley replaces Floyd Bannister pitching; Dan Meyer moves to 1B; Joe Simpson moves to LF
          ---      88%  G Burke         Single to RF (CF-RF)
   OO     1--      96%  M Dilone        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  M Page          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jim Todd facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Todd replaces Bob Lacey pitching
          ---      98%  J Cruz          Walk
          1--      98%  B Stein         Cruz Steals 2B
          -2-      98%  " "             Passed Ball; Cruz to 3B
   O      --3      98%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      97%  D Meyer         Lineout: 1B
   O      --3      96%  L Roberts       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Mariners 5.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Shane Rawley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  J Newman        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      96%  M Klutts        Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      99%  D Revering      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  T Armas         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Mariners 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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