September 9, 1983 Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 11
CAL 0 BOS 6
@CLE 4 MIL 2
DET 1 DET 2
@MIL 1 MIN 7
KCR 6
(10) NYY 5
BAL 3 SEA 6
TEX 4 OAK 7
@TOR 5 STL 6
@CHC 5
(10) LAD 3
ATL 2 NYM 5
@MON 4 PHI 4
@PIT 3
(13) SDP 8
CIN 2 HOU 7
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 4,701

Friday, September 9, 1983
Time of Game: 2:42

Rangers

66-76

Lost 1

4th, 16½ GB

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

W: M Moore (5-6), L: M Smithson (8-14), S: M Stanton (7)

Mariners

54-86

Won 1

7th, 27½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .283  .642    0    2   0   SB
B Bell 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .750    0    0   1   GDP
G Wright CF                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .273  .750    0    0   0   HR
L Parrish DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .795    0    0   0   GDP
T Dunbar RF                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .500 1.214    0    1   0   SB,GDP
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .653    0    7   2   CS,GDP
B Dent SS                     2   1   1   0    1   1  .239  .568    0    0   4   2B
  L Biittner PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .670    0    0   0   
J Sundberg C                  2   1   1   2    1   0  .210  .544    0   10   0   HR
  B Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .549    0    0   0   
J Anderson 2B                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .233  .541    0    2   3   

M Smithson P                                                             0   1
  J Butcher P                                                            2   0
  D Schmidt P                                                            0   0
Totals                       29   4   6   4    6   7                    24  11

BATTING

2B: B Dent (14, off M Moore).

HR: G Wright (17, off M Moore; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); J Sundberg (2, off M Moore; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: G Wright 5; J Sundberg 4; B Dent 2; J Anderson; P O'Brien.

GIDP: T Dunbar (1); P O'Brien (9); B Bell (20); L Parrish (20).

RBI: J Sundberg 2 (28); G Wright (77); J Anderson (6).

2-out RBI: J Sundberg 2; J Anderson; G Wright.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: J Anderson (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Dunbar (1, 2nd base off M Moore/J Nelson); M Rivers (6, 2nd base off M Moore/J Nelson).

CS: P O'Brien (2, 2nd base by M Moore/J Nelson).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Owen SS                     5   0   1   1    0   2  .207  .552    0    3   3   
P Bradley CF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .400  .859    0    2   0   SB
R Roenicke RF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .243  .683    0    3   0   SB
P Putnam 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .258  .751    0    9   0   2B,SB
A Cowens DH                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .208  .604    0    0   0   HR
A Chambers LF                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .260  .793    0    0   0   HR
  J Moses LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .558         0   0   
D Coles 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .333  .924    0    0   2   2B
J Nelson C                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .222  .596    0    6   2   2B
H Reynolds 2B                 3   1   0   0    1   2  .250  .808    0    4   4   

M Moore P                                                                0   1
  M Stanton P                                                            0   1
Totals                       35   6  10   6    2   9                    27  13

BATTING

2B: D Coles (1, off M Smithson); J Nelson (2, off M Smithson); P Putnam (20, off M Smithson).

HR: A Chambers (1, off M Smithson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); A Cowens (7, off M Smithson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: A Chambers 5; A Cowens 4; P Putnam 3; J Nelson 2; D Coles 2; P Bradley 2; S Owen.

RBI: J Nelson (5); A Chambers (7); P Bradley (2); D Coles (2); A Cowens (30); S Owen (18).

2-out RBI: D Coles; J Nelson; P Bradley; S Owen.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 4. M Stanton-S Owen-P Putnam; H Reynolds-S Owen-P Putnam; D Coles-H Reynolds-P Putnam; S Owen-H Reynolds-P Putnam.

E: H Reynolds (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Roenicke (8, 3rd base off D Schmidt/J Sundberg); P Bradley (1, 2nd base off M Smithson/J Sundberg); P Putnam (2, 2nd base off D Schmidt/J Sundberg).

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
M Smithson, L (8-14)           3.2   8   6   6    1   7   2   4.11   20     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 8     27    -     1.18  -0.52
J Butcher                      2.1   2   0   0    1   1   0   3.22   11     -       ·  ·      7· 0· 0· 2          2-0    0.75   0.06
D Schmidt                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.00    6     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.52   0.08
Totals                         8    10   6   6    2   9   2          37     -       ·  ·     13· 3· 0·10          4-0

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Moore, W (5-6)               6.1   5   4   4    6   5   2   4.82   28     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 5     46    -     1.25  -0.17
M Stanton, S (7)               2.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.49    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          2-0    1.77   0.29
Totals                         9     6   4   4    6   7   2          35     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 6          2-0

J Butcher faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Smithson 2 (8); M Moore 3 (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 4,701.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Seattle Mariners                     
1. M Rivers             LF    1. S Owen               SS 
2. B Bell               3B    2. P Bradley            CF 
3. G Wright             CF    3. R Roenicke           RF 
4. L Parrish            DH    4. P Putnam             1B 
5. T Dunbar             RF    5. A Cowens             DH 
6. P O'Brien            1B    6. A Chambers           LF 
7. B Dent               SS    7. D Coles              3B 
8. J Sundberg           C     8. J Nelson             C  
9. J Anderson           2B    9. H Reynolds           2B 

   M Smithson           P        M Moore              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  2-2  --3     -21%  30% J Sundberg      M Moore         Home Run; Dent Scores
   t 5   1  6-4  1-3      14%  81% L Parrish       M Moore         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 7   1  6-4  12-      14%  89% B Bell          M Stanton       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   2  4-3  -2-      13%  54% J Nelson        M Smithson      Double to LF; Coles Scores
   b 4   2  4-2  -2-      12%  41% D Coles         M Smithson      Double to RF; Putnam Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Moore facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Rivers        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      44%  G Wright        Home Run
   O      ---      45%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Smithson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      43%  S Owen          Strikeout
          ---      45%  P Bradley       Single to RF
          1--      47%  R Roenicke      Bradley Steals 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      43%  P Putnam        Wild Pitch; Bradley to 3B
   O      --3      40%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Moore facing 5-6-7
          ---      36%  T Dunbar        Walk
   O      1--      40%  P O'Brien       Flyball: RF
          1--      38%  B Dent          Dunbar Steals 2B
          -2-      36%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      40%  J Sundberg      Flyball: 2B
   R      12-      31%  J Anderson      Single to LF; Dunbar Scores; Dent to 2B
   O      12-      34%  M Rivers        Strikeout; Rivers out at 1B/C-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Smithson facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      44%  A Cowens        Home Run
   R      ---      55%  A Chambers      Home Run
   O      ---      53%  D Coles         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Nelson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Reynolds      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Mariners 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Moore facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  B Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  G Wright        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      56%  L Parrish       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Smithson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  S Owen          Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  P Bradley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Roenicke      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Mariners 2.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Moore facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  T Dunbar        Walk
   OO     1--      55%  P O'Brien       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      52%  B Dent          Double to LF
          -2-      52%  J Sundberg      Wild Pitch; Dent to 3B
   RR     --3      30%  " "             Home Run; Dent Scores
   O      ---      31%  J Anderson      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Smithson facing 4-5-6
          ---      39%  P Putnam        Double to LF
   O      -2-      33%  A Cowens        Strikeout
   O      -2-      29%  A Chambers      Strikeout
   R      -2-      41%  D Coles         Double to RF; Putnam Scores
   R      -2-      54%  J Nelson        Double to LF; Coles Scores
          -2-      55%  H Reynolds      Walk
          12-      57%  S Owen          Wild Pitch; Nelson to 3B; Reynolds to 2B
   R      -23      68%  " "             Single to SS; Nelson Scores; Reynolds to 3B
   R      1-3      78%  P Bradley       Single to 3B; Reynolds Scores; Owen to 2B
                  John Butcher replaces Mike Smithson pitching
   O      12-      75%  R Roenicke      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 6.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Mike Moore facing 1-2-3
          ---      70%  M Rivers        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      68%  B Bell          Rivers Steals 2B
   O      -2-      73%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      70%  G Wright        Wild Pitch; Rivers to 3B
          --3      67%  " "             Walk
   OO     1-3      81%  L Parrish       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 6-4, John Butcher facing 4-5-6
          ---      83%  P Putnam        Single to 2B
   O      1--      81%  A Cowens        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      83%  A Chambers      Single to LF; Cowens to 2B
   O      12-      81%  D Coles         Strikeout
   O      12-      78%  J Nelson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 6.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Mike Moore facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      81%  T Dunbar        Strikeout
          ---      77%  P O'Brien       Single to CF
   O      1--      81%  B Dent          Strikeout
   O      1--      84%  J Sundberg      O'Brien Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 6-4, John Butcher facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      83%  H Reynolds      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      82%  S Owen          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      81%  P Bradley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 6.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Mike Moore facing 8-9-1
          ---      75%  J Sundberg      Walk
   O      1--      81%  J Anderson      Strikeout
          1--      79%  M Rivers        Wild Pitch; Sundberg to 2B
          -2-      75%  " "             Walk
                  Mike Stanton replaces Mike Moore pitching
   OO     12-      89%  B Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 6-4, John Butcher facing 3-4-5
          ---      90%  R Roenicke      Walk
          1--      92%  P Putnam        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Roenicke to 2B
                  Dave Schmidt replaces John Butcher pitching
          12-      95%  A Cowens        Putnam Steals 2B; Roenicke Steals 3B
   O      -23      90%  " "             Fielder's Choice 2B; Roenicke out at Hm/2B-C
   O      12-      88%  A Chambers      Flyball: LF
   O      12-      86%  D Coles         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 6.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Mike Stanton facing 3-4-5
                  John Moses replaces Al Chambers playing LF batting 6th
          ---      79%  G Wright        Single to RF
   O      1--      85%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   OO     1--      94%  T Dunbar        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 6-4, Dave Schmidt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  J Nelson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  H Reynolds      Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  S Owen          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 6.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Mike Stanton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  P O'Brien       Flyball: CF
                  Larry Biittner pinch hits for Bucky Dent batting 7th
   O      ---      99%  L Biittner      Strikeout
                  Bob Jones pinch hits for Jim Sundberg batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  B Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Mariners 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SEA198309090

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