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Scores
Standings
CAL
@BOS		7
6
DET
@CHW		2
10
BAL
@KCR		1
4
MIN
@MIL		4
2
OAK
@NYY		6
0
CLE
@TEX		5
9
HOU
@CHC		8
16
ATL
@PIT		1
3
CIN
@STL		3
2
Thursday, May 31, 1973
, Arlington Stadium
Attendance: 5,571, Time of Game: 2:43
Indians
5
20-27
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 5½ GB
 at Rangers
9
15-28
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
6th, 12½ GB
W: Sonny Siebert (3-3)
L: Brent Strom (1-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  2  3   0  0  0    5 10  1
Rangers         4  2  0   2  1  0   0  0  X    9 13  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Buddy Bell 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .259 .665 -0.020 0.31 0.008 -0.028 0.2 0 0
Rusty Torres CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .171 .523 -0.040 0.40 0.000 -0.040 -1.0 4 1
Chris Chambliss 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .163 .502 -0.002 0.25 0.014 -0.016 0.2 7 0
Dave Duncan C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .243 .735 -0.034 0.37 0.005 -0.039 -1.0 7 1 GDP
John Lowenstein LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 .279 .710 0.007 0.27 0.025 -0.018 1.9 2 0 2B
Oscar Gamble DH 4 1 4 3 0 0 .264 .873 0.071 0.25 0.071 0.000 3.2 HR,3B
George Hendrick RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .253 .641 -0.037 0.55 0.012 -0.049 -0.5 2 0
Tom Ragland 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .347 .798 -0.033 0.46 0.000 -0.033 -0.8 2 5
   Walt Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .551 -0.013 0.36 0.000 -0.013 -0.5 GDP
Frank Duffy SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .516 -0.026 0.29 0.000 -0.026 -0.8 0 1 GDP
Brent Strom P
   Ray Lamb P
   Steve Mingori P 1
   Ed Farmer P
Team Totals 34 5 10 5 1 6 .294 .785 -0.127 0.35 0.135 -0.262 0.9 24 9
2B: J Lowenstein (4, off B Gogolewski).
3B: O Gamble (2, off S Siebert).
HR: O Gamble (6, off S Siebert; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: O Gamble 9; J Lowenstein 3; D Duncan; B Bell; G Hendrick; C Chambliss.
GIDP: F Duffy (4); D Duncan (4); W Williams (4).
RBI: O Gamble 3 (13); J Lowenstein 2 (6).
2-out RBI: J Lowenstein 2; O Gamble.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Mingori-D Duncan-C Chambliss.
E: T Ragland (2).
Outfield Assists: R Torres (D Billings at 3rd base).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Nelson 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 .297 .779 0.061 0.58 0.077 -0.016 0.2 2 5 SB
Toby Harrah 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 .241 .628 0.063 0.38 0.067 -0.004 1.9 0 3
Rico Carty DH 2 3 1 2 3 0 .194 .580 0.107 0.43 0.108 -0.001 2.9 HR,IW
Alex Johnson LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .308 .738 -0.032 0.51 0.003 -0.035 -2.1 0 0 SF,GDP
   Tom Grieve LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dick Billings C 5 1 3 2 0 0 .208 .528 0.097 0.42 0.100 -0.003 1.7 6 0
Jim Spencer 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 .262 .778 -0.023 0.35 0.010 -0.033 0.2 11 1
Jeff Burroughs RF 3 0 1 2 1 0 .226 .710 0.124 0.37 0.132 -0.008 1.4 1 0 2B
Vic Harris CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .228 .580 -0.005 0.20 0.009 -0.014 0.1 4 0
Jim Mason SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 .290 .667 -0.017 0.20 0.002 -0.020 -0.8 2 4
Sonny Siebert P 1
   Bill Gogolewski P
Team Totals 35 9 13 9 6 6 .371 .938 0.375 0.39 0.508 -0.134 5.4 27 13
2B: J Burroughs (3, off B Strom).
HR: R Carty (2, off R Lamb; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: A Johnson (1, off B Strom).
IBB: R Carty (1, by S Mingori).
TB: R Carty 4; D Billings 3; T Harrah 3; J Burroughs 2; D Nelson 2; A Johnson; J Mason; J Spencer.
GIDP: A Johnson (5).
RBI: R Carty 2 (14); D Billings 2 (6); J Burroughs 2 (19); T Harrah (18); A Johnson (19); J Spencer (19).
2-out RBI: J Burroughs 2; R Carty 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 3. J Mason-D Nelson-J Spencer; D Nelson-J Mason-J Spencer; T Harrah-D Nelson-J Spencer.
Baserunning
SB: D Nelson (8, 3rd base off B Strom/D Duncan).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Brent Strom, L (1-6) 0.2 4 4 4 1 1 0 5.34 7 28 -0.326 1.52 -3.8
Ray Lamb 3 6 4 4 3 4 1 2.13 18 1 0 -0.058 0.18 -2.7
Steve Mingori 2.1 3 1 1 2 0 0 4.70 11 2 0 0.003 0.11 0.3
Ed Farmer 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.40 6 0 0 0.008 0.05 0.9
Team Totals 8 13 9 9 6 6 1 10.12 42 28 3 0 -0.373 0.35 -5.4

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Sonny Siebert, W (3-3) 5.1 6 3 3 0 3 1 2.78 20 47 0.098 0.36 0.1
Bill Gogolewski, S (3) 3.2 4 2 2 1 3 0 3.35 15 1 1 0.028 0.33 -1.0
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 1 6 1 5.00 35 47 1 1 0.126 0.39 -0.9
Balks: None.
WP: S Siebert (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: S Mingori (1; R Carty).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Art Frantz.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 5,571.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Texas Rangers
1 Buddy Bell 3B 1 Dave Nelson 2B
2 Rusty Torres CF 2 Toby Harrah 3B
3 Chris Chambliss 1B 3 Rico Carty DH
4 Dave Duncan C 4 Alex Johnson LF
5 John Lowenstein LF 5 Dick Billings C
6 Oscar Gamble DH 6 Jim Spencer 1B
7 George Hendrick RF 7 Jeff Burroughs RF
8 Tom Ragland 2B 8 Vic Harris CF
9 Frank Duffy SS 9 Jim Mason SS
Brent Strom P Sonny Siebert P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 2-0 2 12- RR TEX J. Burroughs B. Strom 13% 87% Double to LF; Carty Scores; Billings Scores
b1 1-0 1 12- R TEX D. Billings B. Strom 9% 77% Single to LF; Harrah Scores; Carty to 2B
b2 4-0 2 1-- RR TEX R. Carty R. Lamb 7% 95% Home Run; Harrah Scores
b1 0-0 0 1-- TEX T. Harrah B. Strom 6% 64% Single to LF; Nelson to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- TEX R. Carty B. Strom 4% 67% Nelson Steals 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE B. Bell S. Siebert 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE R. Torres S. Siebert 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE C. Chambliss S. Siebert 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Brent Strom facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- TEX D. Nelson B. Strom 4% 58% Single to 2B/Bunt
b1 0-0 0 1-- TEX T. Harrah B. Strom 6% 64% Single to LF; Nelson to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- TEX R. Carty B. Strom 4% 67% Nelson Steals 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 TEX R. Carty B. Strom 4% 71% Walk; Harrah to 2B
b1 0-0 0 123 RO TEX A. Johnson B. Strom -3% 68% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Nelson Scores
b1 1-0 1 12- R TEX D. Billings B. Strom 9% 77% Single to LF; Harrah Scores; Carty to 2B
b1 2-0 1 12- O TEX J. Spencer B. Strom -3% 74% Strikeout
b1 2-0 2 12- RR TEX J. Burroughs B. Strom 13% 87% Double to LF; Carty Scores; Billings Scores
Ray Lamb replaces Brent Strom pitching
b1 4-0 2 -2- O TEX V. Harris R. Lamb -1% 86% Strikeout
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Rangers' Sonny Siebert facing 4-5-6
t2 0-4 0 --- O CLE D. Duncan S. Siebert 2% 88% Strikeout
t2 0-4 1 --- O CLE J. Lowenstein S. Siebert 1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-4 2 --- CLE O. Gamble S. Siebert -2% 87% Triple
t2 0-4 2 --3 O CLE G. Hendrick S. Siebert 2% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Indians' Ray Lamb facing 9-1-2
b2 4-0 0 --- O TEX J. Mason R. Lamb -1% 88% Strikeout Looking
b2 4-0 1 --- O TEX D. Nelson R. Lamb -1% 88% Strikeout
b2 4-0 2 --- TEX T. Harrah R. Lamb 0% 88% Single to 3B
b2 4-0 2 1-- RR TEX R. Carty R. Lamb 7% 95% Home Run; Harrah Scores
b2 6-0 2 --- O TEX A. Johnson R. Lamb -0% 95% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 6.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Rangers' Sonny Siebert facing 8-9-1
t3 0-6 0 --- O CLE T. Ragland S. Siebert 1% 96% Flyball: CF
t3 0-6 1 --- O CLE F. Duffy S. Siebert 0% 96% Popfly: SS
t3 0-6 2 --- O CLE B. Bell S. Siebert 0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 6.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Indians' Ray Lamb facing 5-6-7
b3 6-0 0 --- TEX D. Billings R. Lamb 0% 97% Single
b3 6-0 0 1-- TEX J. Spencer R. Lamb 1% 98% Walk; Billings to 2B
b3 6-0 0 12- O TEX J. Burroughs R. Lamb -1% 97% Popfly: 2B
b3 6-0 1 12- TEX V. Harris R. Lamb 1% 98% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Billings to 3B; Spencer to 2B
b3 6-0 1 123 O TEX J. Mason R. Lamb -1% 97% Strikeout
b3 6-0 2 123 O TEX D. Nelson R. Lamb -1% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 6.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Rangers' Sonny Siebert facing 2-3-4
t4 0-6 0 --- O CLE R. Torres S. Siebert 1% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 0-6 1 --- CLE C. Chambliss S. Siebert -1% 96% Single
t4 0-6 1 1-- OO CLE D. Duncan S. Siebert 2% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Indians' Ray Lamb facing 2-3-4
b4 6-0 0 --- O TEX T. Harrah R. Lamb -0% 97% Flyball: LF
b4 6-0 1 --- TEX R. Carty R. Lamb 0% 97% Walk
b4 6-0 1 1-- TEX A. Johnson R. Lamb 0% 98% Single to CF; Carty to 2B
b4 6-0 1 12- R TEX D. Billings R. Lamb 1% 99% Single to CF; Carty Scores; Johnson to 2B
b4 7-0 1 12- RO TEX J. Spencer R. Lamb 0% 99% Single to CF; Johnson Scores; Billings out at 3B/CF-2B
b4 8-0 2 1-- TEX J. Burroughs R. Lamb 0% 99% Walk; Spencer to 2B
Steve Mingori replaces Ray Lamb pitching
b4 8-0 2 12- O TEX V. Harris S. Mingori -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 8.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-8, Rangers' Sonny Siebert facing 5-6-7
t5 0-8 0 --- CLE J. Lowenstein S. Siebert -0% 99% Single to 1B
t5 0-8 0 1-- RR CLE O. Gamble S. Siebert -2% 97% Home Run; Lowenstein Scores
t5 2-8 0 --- CLE G. Hendrick S. Siebert -1% 96% Single to LF
t5 2-8 0 1-- O CLE T. Ragland S. Siebert 1% 97% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-8 1 1-- OO CLE F. Duffy S. Siebert 1% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Rangers 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Indians' Steve Mingori facing 9-1-2
b5 8-2 0 --- TEX J. Mason S. Mingori 0% 98% Single to CF
b5 8-2 0 1-- TEX D. Nelson S. Mingori 0% 99% Single to LF; Mason to 2B
b5 8-2 0 12- R TEX T. Harrah S. Mingori 1% 100% Single; Mason Scores; Nelson to 3B; Harrah to 2B/Adv on throw
b5 9-2 0 -23 TEX R. Carty S. Mingori 0% 100% Intentional Walk
b5 9-2 0 123 OO TEX A. Johnson S. Mingori -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Harrah to 3B; Carty to 2B
b5 9-2 2 -23 O TEX D. Billings S. Mingori -0% 99% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Rangers 9.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-9, Rangers' Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
t6 2-9 0 --- CLE B. Bell S. Siebert -1% 98% Single to LF
t6 2-9 0 1-- CLE R. Torres S. Siebert -0% 98% Wild Pitch; Bell to 2B
t6 2-9 0 -2- O CLE R. Torres S. Siebert 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
Bill Gogolewski replaces Sonny Siebert pitching
t6 2-9 1 -2- CLE C. Chambliss B. Gogolewski -1% 98% Walk
t6 2-9 1 12- O CLE D. Duncan B. Gogolewski 1% 99% Strikeout
t6 2-9 2 12- RR CLE J. Lowenstein B. Gogolewski -2% 97% Double to RF; Bell Scores; Chambliss Scores
t6 4-9 2 -2- R CLE O. Gamble B. Gogolewski -2% 95% Single to RF; Lowenstein Scores
t6 5-9 2 1-- O CLE G. Hendrick B. Gogolewski 1% 96% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 9.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-5, Indians' Steve Mingori facing 6-7-8
b6 9-5 0 --- O TEX J. Spencer S. Mingori -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 9-5 1 --- O TEX J. Burroughs S. Mingori -0% 95% Flyball: LF
b6 9-5 2 --- TEX V. Harris S. Mingori 0% 95% Walk
b6 9-5 2 1-- O TEX J. Mason S. Mingori -0% 95% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 9.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-9, Rangers' Bill Gogolewski facing 8-9-1
t7 5-9 0 --- O CLE T. Ragland B. Gogolewski 1% 96% Flyball: CF
t7 5-9 1 --- O CLE F. Duffy B. Gogolewski 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 5-9 2 --- O CLE B. Bell B. Gogolewski 0% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-5, Indians' Ed Farmer facing 1-2-3
Ed Farmer replaces Steve Mingori pitching
b7 9-5 0 --- O TEX D. Nelson E. Farmer -0% 97% Strikeout
b7 9-5 1 --- O TEX T. Harrah E. Farmer -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 9-5 2 --- O TEX R. Carty E. Farmer -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 9.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-9, Rangers' Bill Gogolewski facing 2-3-4
t8 5-9 0 --- O CLE R. Torres B. Gogolewski 1% 98% Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 5-9 1 --- O CLE C. Chambliss B. Gogolewski 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 5-9 2 --- CLE D. Duncan B. Gogolewski -0% 98% Single to CF
t8 5-9 2 1-- O CLE J. Lowenstein B. Gogolewski 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-5, Indians' Ed Farmer facing 4-5-6
b8 9-5 0 --- O TEX A. Johnson E. Farmer -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 9-5 1 --- O TEX D. Billings E. Farmer -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 9-5 2 --- O TEX J. Spencer E. Farmer -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 9.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-9, Rangers' Bill Gogolewski facing 6-7-8
Tom Grieve replaces Alex Johnson playing LF batting 4th
t9 5-9 0 --- CLE O. Gamble B. Gogolewski -2% 97% Single to CF
t9 5-9 0 1-- O CLE G. Hendrick B. Gogolewski 2% 99% Flyball: RF
Walt Williams pinch hits for Tom Ragland (2B) batting 8th
t9 5-9 1 1-- OO CLE W. Williams B. Gogolewski 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Rangers 9.

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