April 7, 1974 Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
DET 1 DET 8
@BAL 4
(10) CAL 4
@CHW 4
(10) NYY 7
CLE 1 OAK 8
@TEX 4 ATL 5
@CIN 3 LAD 9
SDP 2 NYM 9
@PHI 2 SFG 8
HOU 4

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 12,901

Sunday, April 7, 1974
Time of Game: 2:50

Athletics

2-1

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  1   0  3  0   0  0  3    8  9  0
Rangers         1  0  0   0  2  0   0  1  0    4 14  0

W: R Fingers (1-0), L: P Broberg (0-1)

Rangers

1-2

Lost 1

5th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    5   0   
B Campaneris SS               4   3   3   0    1   0  .333  .968    0    1   5   3B,2B
S Bando 3B                    1   3   1   1    2   0  .250  .962    0    0   1   2B,HBP,SF
R Jackson RF                  5   2   3   7    0   1  .538 1.923    0    2   0   2·HR
G Tenace 1B                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .100  .508    0    9   0   2B
J Rudi LF                     3   0   1   0    2   1  .444 1.250    0    0   0   2B
D Johnson DH                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .077    0    0   0   GDP
  H Washington PR             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   CS
R Fosse C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .400    0    6   0   
D Green 2B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .542    0    3   4   
  P Bourque PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Trillo 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   

V Blue P                                                                 0   0
  R Fingers P                                                            0   3
Totals                       33   8   9   8    8   8                    27  13

BATTING

2B: B Campaneris (1, off P Broberg); S Bando (2, off P Broberg); J Rudi (2, off P Broberg); G Tenace (1, off P Broberg).

3B: B Campaneris (1, off P Broberg).

HR: R Jackson 2 (3, off J Merritt, off P Broberg; 5th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to CF; 9th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: S Bando (1, off P Broberg).

HBP: S Bando (1, by S Hargan).

TB: R Jackson 9; B Campaneris 6; J Rudi 2; S Bando 2; G Tenace 2.

GIDP: D Johnson (1).

RBI: R Jackson 7 (8); S Bando (1).

2-out RBI: R Jackson.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 4. B Campaneris-D Green-G Tenace 2; G Tenace; R Fingers-B Campaneris-G Tenace.

BASERUNNING

CS: H Washington (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Merritt).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Nelson 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .667    0    2   2   2B,GDP
T Harrah SS                   4   1   2   2    1   1  .500 1.288    0    1   2   HR
A Johnson LF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .182  .432    0    2   0   
J Burroughs RF                4   1   2   1    0   0  .167  .584    0    2   0   HR
T Grieve DH                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .714 1.893    0    0   0   3B,2B
J Fregosi 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    5   1   
  M Hargrove PH-1B            2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    4   1   
J Lovitto CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .182  .364    0    2   0   2·GDP
L Brown 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   4   
  M Cubbage PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Sundberg C                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .600 1.467    0    8   0   
  L Randle PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   

P Broberg P                                                              0   0
  S Hargan P                                                             1   1
  J Merritt P                                                            0   1
Totals                       36   4  14   3    2   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Nelson (2, off V Blue); T Grieve (1, off R Fingers).

3B: T Grieve (1, off V Blue).

HR: J Burroughs (1, off R Fingers; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); T Harrah (1, off V Blue; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: T Grieve 6; T Harrah 5; J Burroughs 5; D Nelson 2; J Sundberg 2; L Brown; L Randle; M Hargrove; J Lovitto.

GIDP: J Lovitto 2 (2); D Nelson (1).

RBI: T Harrah 2 (3); J Burroughs (2).

2-out RBI: T Harrah.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Harrah-D Nelson-M Hargrove.

PB: J Sundberg (1).

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
V Blue                         4     6   3   3    2   2   1   6.75   17     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 2· 6     38    -     1.06   0.02
R Fingers, W (1-0)             5     8   1   1    0   2   1   1.29   21     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 1· 7          2-2    1.81   0.14
Totals                         9    14   4   4    2   4   2          38     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 3·13          2-2

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Broberg, L (0-1)             4     7   5   5    3   3   1  11.25   22     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 7     28    -     1.04  -0.31
S Hargan                       4     1   2   2    4   4   0   4.50   17     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.63   0.05
J Merritt                      1     1   1   1    1   1   1   9.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-2    0.28  -0.08
Totals                         9     9   8   8    8   8   2          43     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 8          2-2

V Blue faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
P Broberg faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.
S Hargan faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Broberg (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J Merritt (1; H Washington, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: S Hargan (1; S Bando).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Bill Kunkel.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 12,901.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Texas Rangers                        
1. B North              CF    1. D Nelson             2B 
2. B Campaneris         SS    2. T Harrah             SS 
3. S Bando              3B    3. A Johnson            LF 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. J Burroughs          RF 
5. G Tenace             1B    5. T Grieve             DH 
6. J Rudi               LF    6. J Fregosi            1B 
7. D Johnson            DH    7. J Lovitto            CF 
8. R Fosse              C     8. L Brown              3B 
9. D Green              2B    9. J Sundberg           C  

   V Blue               P        P Broberg            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  5-3  1--     -18%  53% T Grieve        R Fingers       Double to RF; Burroughs to 3B
   t 5   0  1-2  12-      17%  91% R Jackson       P Broberg       Home Run; Campaneris Scores; Bando Scores
   b 6   0  5-3  -23      17%  70% M Hargrove      R Fingers       Fielder's Choice 2B; Burroughs out at Hm/2B-C; Hargrove to 1B
   b 8   1  5-4  1--      14%  85% J Lovitto       R Fingers       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 8   0  5-3  ---     -14%  72% J Burroughs     R Fingers       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Broberg facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B North         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Campaneris    Flyball: RF
          ---      49%  S Bando         Double to LF
   R      -2-      59%  R Jackson       Single to CF; Bando Scores
   O      1--      57%  G Tenace        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  D Nelson        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      48%  T Harrah        Home Run
          ---      45%  A Johnson       Walk
   OO     1--      50%  J Burroughs     Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Pete Broberg facing 6-7-8
          ---      57%  J Rudi          Double to CF
   O      -2-      52%  D Johnson       Strikeout
   O      -2-      49%  R Fosse         Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      50%  D Green         Walk
          12-      51%  B North         Wild Pitch; Rudi to 3B; Green to 2B
   O      -23      45%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  T Grieve        Single to RF
   O      1--      45%  J Fregosi       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      50%  J Lovitto       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Pete Broberg facing 2-3-4
          ---      61%  B Campaneris    Triple to RF
   RO     --3      60%  S Bando         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Campaneris Scores
   O      ---      59%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
          ---      61%  G Tenace        Double to CF
          -2-      62%  J Rudi          Walk
   O      12-      58%  D Johnson       Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      61%  L Brown         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      62%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
          ---      60%  D Nelson        Double (CF-RF)
          -2-      58%  T Harrah        Walk
   O      12-      64%  A Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pete Broberg facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      61%  R Fosse         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  D Green         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      59%  B North         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      62%  J Burroughs     Lineout: RF
          ---      52%  T Grieve        Triple to CF
   O      --3      64%  J Fregosi       Baserunner Out Advancing; Grieve out at Hm/C
   O      ---      65%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pete Broberg facing 2-3-4
          ---      72%  B Campaneris    Double to CF
          -2-      74%  S Bando         Walk
   RRR    12-      91%  R Jackson       Home Run; Campaneris Scores; Bando Scores
                  Steve Hargan replaces Pete Broberg pitching
   O      ---      91%  G Tenace        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      91%  J Rudi          Walk
          1--      92%  D Johnson       Passed Ball; Rudi to 2B
   O      -2-      91%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      90%  R Fosse         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
          ---      87%  J Lovitto       Single to RF
          1--      81%  L Brown         Single to CF; Lovitto to 2B
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Vida Blue pitching
          12-      73%  J Sundberg      Single to P (Ground Ball); Lovitto to 3B; Brown to 2B
   ROO    123      85%  D Nelson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Lovitto Scores; Brown to 3B
   R      --3      77%  T Harrah        Single to CF; Brown Scores
   O      1--      80%  A Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 3.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-3, Steve Hargan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      79%  D Green         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      77%  B North         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      78%  B Campaneris    Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      80%  S Bando         Walk; Campaneris to 2B
   O      12-      77%  R Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Rollie Fingers facing 4-5-6
          ---      71%  J Burroughs     Single to CF
          1--      53%  T Grieve        Double to RF; Burroughs to 3B
                  Mike Hargrove pinch hits for Jim Fregosi batting 6th
   O      -23      70%  M Hargrove      Fielder's Choice 2B; Burroughs out at Hm/2B-C; Hargrove to 1B
   O      12-      77%  J Lovitto       Flyball: CF
   O      12-      84%  L Brown         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 3.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-3, Steve Hargan facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Hargrove moves to 1B
          ---      86%  G Tenace        Walk
   O      1--      84%  J Rudi          Strikeout
   OO     1--      81%  D Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Rollie Fingers facing 9-1-2
          ---      74%  J Sundberg      Single to CF
   O      1--      80%  D Nelson        Strikeout
   O      1--      84%  T Harrah        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      88%  A Johnson       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 3.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-3, Steve Hargan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  R Fosse         Strikeout Looking
                  Pat Bourque pinch hits for Dick Green batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  P Bourque       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  B North         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-5, Rollie Fingers facing 4-5-6
                  Manny Trillo replaces Pat Bourque playing 2B batting 9th
   R      ---      72%  J Burroughs     Home Run
   O      ---      78%  T Grieve        Flyball: CF
          ---      71%  M Hargrove      Single to RF
   OO     1--      85%  J Lovitto       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-4, Steve Hargan facing 2-3-4
          ---      87%  B Campaneris    Walk
          1--      90%  S Bando         Hit By Pitch; Campaneris to 2B
                  Jim Merritt replaces Steve Hargan pitching
   RRR    12-      99%  R Jackson       Home Run; Campaneris Scores; Bando Scores
   O      ---      99%  G Tenace        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  J Rudi          Popfly: 1B
          ---      99%  D Johnson       Walk
                  Herb Washington pinch runs for Deron Johnson batting 7th
   O      1--      99%  R Fosse         Washington Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-8, Rollie Fingers facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Larry Brown batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  M Cubbage       Groundout: P-1B
                  Len Randle pinch hits for Jim Sundberg batting 9th
          ---      99%  L Randle        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  D Nelson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Rangers 4.

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