September 16, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 7,497

Friday, September 16, 1988, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:15

Brewers

79-70

Won 3

3rd, 5 GB

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

W: D August (11-6), L: E Hanson (1-2)

Mariners

60-87

Lost 1

7th, 32½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 3B                  5   2   2   0    0   1  .320  .854   22    2   4   3B
J Gantner 2B                  2   1   1   1    0   1  .273  .644   11    3   5   HBP,SH
R Yount CF                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .308  .839   14    1   0   2B
R Deer RF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .247  .770   13    1   0   
J Leonard LF                  4   0   2   2    0   1  .241  .626   15    5   0   2B
G Brock 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .204  .629   13   10   0   SB
J Meyer DH                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .266  .765   19    0   0   
B Surhoff C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .249  .618   11    4   0   SB
G Sheffield SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .189  .481   18    0   0   SB

D August P                                                               1   2
Totals                       34   5   8   5    1  12              136   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Leonard (25, off E Hanson); R Yount (34, off E Hanson).

3B: P Molitor (6, off E Hanson).

SH: J Gantner (16, off E Hanson).

HBP: J Gantner (3, by E Hanson).

TB: P Molitor 4; J Leonard 3; R Yount 2; G Sheffield; J Gantner; B Surhoff.

RBI: R Yount 2 (81); J Leonard 2 (58); J Gantner (40).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D August-P Molitor.

E: G Sheffield (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Sheffield (1, 2nd base off E Hanson/S Bradley); B Surhoff (19, 3rd base off E Hanson/S Bradley); G Brock (5, 2nd base off E Hanson/S Bradley).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Brantley CF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .266  .709   11    3   0   SB
H Reynolds 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .723   21    2   0   
D Coles LF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .242  .720   15    1   0   HR
A Davis DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .869   13    0   0   
S Balboni 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .220  .693   17    4   1   
  B Fields PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .633         0   0   
S Bradley C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .652   11   12   0   
J Presley 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .636    7    1   0   
J Buhner RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .221  .718   10    2   0   
R Quinones SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .692   10    1   3   

E Hanson P                                                               0   1
  R Scurry P                                                             1   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1    2   4              115   27   5

BATTING

HR: D Coles (13, off D August; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF Line).

TB: D Coles 4; M Brantley; J Buhner; S Balboni; H Reynolds.

RBI: D Coles (58).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Brantley (14, 2nd base off D August/B Surhoff).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D August, W (11-6)             9     5   1   1    2   4   1   2.99   33  112-74   44· 9·21   13·10· 4· 0     75    -     0.58   0.28
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   4   1          33  112-74   44· 9·21   13·10· 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
E Hanson, L (1-2)              8     8   5   5    1  11   0   1.99   34  117-76   44·21·11    6· 9· 6· 0     56    -     0.56  -0.22
R Scurry                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.30    3   12-8     5· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     8   5   5    1  12   0          37  129-84   49·23·12    8· 9· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: E Hanson (1; J Gantner).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Dan Morrison.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 7,497.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Seattle Mariners                     
1. P Molitor            3B    1. M Brantley           CF 
2. J Gantner            2B    2. H Reynolds           2B 
3. R Yount              CF    3. D Coles              LF 
4. R Deer               RF    4. A Davis              DH 
5. J Leonard            LF    5. S Balboni            1B 
6. G Brock              1B    6. S Bradley            C  
7. J Meyer              DH    7. J Presley            3B 
8. B Surhoff            C     8. J Buhner             RF 
9. G Sheffield          SS    9. R Quinones           SS 

   D August             P        E Hanson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  3   13%  72% R Yount         E Hanson        Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Molitor Scores; Gantner to 3B
   b 1   1  3-0  -23  2   13%  78% A Davis         D August        Line Drive Double Play: P-3B
   t 1   1  0-1  -23  3   10%  78% J Leonard       E Hanson        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Yount Scores; Gantner Scores
   b 1   0  3-0  1--  5  -10%  60% H Reynolds      D August        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Brantley to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw); Reynolds to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  1    5%  59% J Gantner       E Hanson        Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Molitor to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Erik Hanson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  P Molitor       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  1   59%  J Gantner       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Molitor to 2B
   R      12-  3   72%  R Yount         Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Molitor Scores; Gantner to 3B
   O      -23  4   67%  R Deer          Strikeout Looking
   RR     -23  3   78%  J Leonard       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Yount Scores; Gantner Scores
   O      -2-  3   76%  G Brock         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-  2   74%  J Meyer         Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Don August facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   70%  M Brantley      Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  5   60%  H Reynolds      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Brantley to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw); Reynolds to 2B
   O      -23  4   65%  D Coles         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   OO     -23  2   78%  A Davis         Line Drive Double Play: P-3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Erik Hanson facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   80%  B Surhoff       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   83%  G Sheffield     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Surhoff to 2B
          12-      86%  P Molitor       Sheffield Steals 2B; Surhoff Steals 3B
   O      -23  4   83%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   84%  J Gantner       Hit By Pitch
   RO     123  2   84%  R Yount         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Surhoff Scores; Sheffield to 3B
   O      1-3  1   82%  R Deer          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Don August facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   84%  S Balboni       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   85%  S Bradley       Popfly: LF
   O      ---  2   86%  J Presley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Erik Hanson facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   88%  J Leonard       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   86%  G Brock         Popfly: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  4   85%  J Meyer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   84%  B Surhoff       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Don August facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   86%  J Buhner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   87%  R Quinones      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   86%  M Brantley      Walk
          1--      85%  H Reynolds      Brantley Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   88%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Erik Hanson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   87%  G Sheffield     Lineout: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   86%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   86%  J Gantner       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Don August facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   88%  D Coles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   89%  A Davis         Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
          ---  3   88%  S Balboni       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
   O      1--  1   90%  S Bradley       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Erik Hanson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   89%  R Yount         Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   88%  R Deer          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   88%  J Leonard       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Don August facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   90%  J Presley       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   88%  J Buhner        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   90%  R Quinones      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Buhner to 2B
   O      -2-  1   92%  M Brantley      Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Erik Hanson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   91%  G Brock         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   91%  J Meyer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   90%  B Surhoff       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Don August facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   92%  H Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   94%  D Coles         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   94%  A Davis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Erik Hanson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   94%  G Sheffield     Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          ---  2   95%  P Molitor       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   RO     --3  2   96%  J Gantner       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Molitor Scores
   O      ---  5   96%  R Yount         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Don August facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   97%  S Balboni       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   98%  S Bradley       Popfly: LF (Deep SS)
   O      ---  1   98%  J Presley       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Mariners 0.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Erik Hanson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   98%  R Deer          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   98%  J Leonard       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   98%  G Brock         Walk
          1--      98%  J Meyer         Brock Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   98%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Don August facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   99%  J Buhner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  R Quinones      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   99%  M Brantley      Groundout: P-1B (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Mariners 0.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rod Scurry facing 8-9-1
                  Rod Scurry replaces Erik Hanson pitching
   O      ---  2   99%  B Surhoff       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   99%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   99%  P Molitor       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Don August facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4  100%  H Reynolds      Flyball: LF
   R      ---  4   99%  D Coles         Home Run (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      ---  4  100%  A Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   99%  S Balboni       Walk
                  Bruce Fields pinch runs for Steve Balboni batting 5th
   O      1--  2  100%  S Bradley       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Mariners 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SEA198809160

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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