April 12, 1975 Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 20,598

Saturday, April 12, 1975
Time of Game: 2:26

Athletics

4-1

Won 3

1st

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

W: V Blue (2-0), L: F Jenkins (0-2), S: R Fingers (2)

Rangers

1-4

Lost 2

5th, 3 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .368  .899    0    4   0   SB
C Washington LF               5   0   1   0    0   1  .364  .800    0    1   0   
S Bando 3B                    4   1   2   3    0   0  .188  .784    0    0   3   HR,GDP
R Jackson RF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .167  .874    0    2   0   2B
J Rudi 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .904    0   13   0   
  D Hopkins PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Holt 1B                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Williams DH                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .333 1.124    0    0   0   HR
G Tenace C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .125  .646    0    5   0   
T Kubiak SS                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .231  .517    0    0   0   
P Garner 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .176  .398    0    2   7   

V Blue P                                                                 0   2
  R Fingers P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   5  10   4    2   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: R Jackson (1, off F Jenkins).

HR: S Bando (1, off F Jenkins; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); B Williams (1, off F Jenkins; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: S Bando 5; B Williams 5; R Jackson 2; B North 2; T Kubiak; C Washington; J Rudi.

GIDP: S Bando (1).

RBI: S Bando 3 (3); B Williams (2).

2-out RBI: S Bando 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: B North (3, 2nd base off F Jenkins/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar LF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .313  .851    0    3   0   
W Davis CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    2   0   
  L Cardenas PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
L Randle 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .316  .865    0    1   2   
J Burroughs RF                4   0   1   2    0   0  .263  .721    0    2   0   
J Fregosi 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    9   2   
  J Spencer PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .676    0    0   0   
T Harrah SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .649    0    0   4   
T Grieve DH                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .250 1.250    0    0   0   HR
D Nelson 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .285    0    2   4   
J Sundberg C                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .154  .467    0    5   0   

F Jenkins P                                                              3   0
  J Merritt P                                                            0   0
  S Thomas P                                                             0   1
Totals                       30   4   3   4    2   3                    27  13

BATTING

HR: T Grieve (1, off V Blue; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: T Grieve 4; L Randle; J Burroughs.

RBI: J Burroughs 2 (4); L Randle (3); T Grieve (1).

2-out RBI: J Burroughs 2; L Randle.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Harrah-D Nelson-J Fregosi.

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, W (2-0)                8.2   2   4   4    2   3   1   2.87   30     -       ·  ·     11·10· 2· 2     65    -     0.70   0.24
R Fingers, S (2)               0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-2    2.40   0.04
Totals                         9     3   4   4    2   3   1          32     -       ·  ·     11·11· 2· 3          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
F Jenkins, L (0-2)             7    10   5   5    2   4   2  10.38   32     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 1·10     39    -     0.91  -0.23
J Merritt                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.34   0.01
S Thomas                       1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.27  -0.00
Totals                         9    10   5   5    2   5   2          38     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 2·10          4-1

F Jenkins faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: S Thomas (1).

WP: R Fingers (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 20,598.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Texas Rangers                        
1. B North              CF    1. C Tovar              LF 
2. C Washington         LF    2. W Davis              CF 
3. S Bando              3B    3. L Randle             3B 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. J Burroughs          RF 
5. J Rudi               1B    5. J Fregosi            1B 
6. B Williams           DH    6. T Harrah             SS 
7. G Tenace             C     7. T Grieve             DH 
8. T Kubiak             SS    8. D Nelson             2B 
9. P Garner             2B    9. J Sundberg           C  

   V Blue               P        F Jenkins            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  1-1  12-      34%  83% S Bando         F Jenkins       Home Run; Kubiak Scores; North Scores
   b 3   0  1-0  ---     -13%  45% T Grieve        V Blue          Home Run
   t 2   0  0-0  ---      11%  61% B Williams      F Jenkins       Home Run
   b 9   2  5-4  1--       9% 100% J Spencer       R Fingers       Flyball: CF
   t 5   1  1-1  12-      -6%  49% C Washington    F Jenkins       Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  B North         Single to CF
          1--      56%  C Washington    North Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-      54%  S Bando         Single to 3B; North stays at 2B
   O      12-      49%  R Jackson       Lineout: RF
   O      12-      45%  J Rudi          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  C Tovar         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  W Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  L Randle        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      61%  B Williams      Home Run
   O      ---      59%  G Tenace        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  T Kubiak        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      57%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  J Burroughs     Lineout: CF
   O      ---      61%  J Fregosi       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  T Harrah        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  B North         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      58%  C Washington    Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      57%  S Bando         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      45%  T Grieve        Home Run
   O      ---      47%  D Nelson        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      49%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Tovar         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Fergie Jenkins facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  R Jackson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  J Rudi          Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  B Williams      Single to RF
   O      1--      44%  G Tenace        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  W Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  L Randle        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      50%  J Burroughs     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Fergie Jenkins facing 8-9-1
          ---      55%  T Kubiak        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  P Garner        Strikeout
          1--      55%  B North         Single to LF; Kubiak to 2B
   O      12-      49%  C Washington    Flyball: LF
   RRR    12-      83%  S Bando         Home Run; Kubiak Scores; North Scores
   O      ---      82%  R Jackson       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  J Fregosi       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      86%  T Harrah        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      87%  T Grieve        Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Fergie Jenkins facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  J Rudi          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      86%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-P
          ---      86%  G Tenace        Walk
          1--      87%  T Kubiak        Walk; Tenace to 2B
   O      12-      85%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      88%  D Nelson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  C Tovar         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  B North         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      90%  C Washington    Single to CF
   OO     1--      88%  S Bando         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  W Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  L Randle        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  J Burroughs     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Fergie Jenkins facing 4-5-6
          ---      95%  R Jackson       Double to CF
          -2-      97%  J Rudi          Single to LF; Jackson to 3B
                  Jim Merritt replaces Fergie Jenkins pitching; Don Hopkins pinch runs for Joe Rudi batting 5th
   O      1-3      95%  B Williams      Flyball: RF
                  Stan Thomas replaces Jim Merritt pitching
   O      1-3      94%  G Tenace        Flyball: 3B
   R      1-3      97%  T Kubiak        Balk; Jackson Scores/No RBI; Hopkins to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Holt replaces Don Hopkins playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---      98%  J Fregosi       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  T Harrah        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  T Grieve        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 1.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Stan Thomas facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  P Garner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  B North         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  C Washington    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  D Nelson        Strikeout
          ---      98%  J Sundberg      Walk
          1--      96%  C Tovar         Walk; Sundberg to 2B
                  Leo Cardenas pinch hits for Willie Davis batting 2nd
   O      12-      99%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
   R      12-      96%  L Randle        Single to LF; Sundberg Scores; Tovar to 2B
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Vida Blue pitching
          12-      95%  J Burroughs     Wild Pitch; Tovar to 3B; Randle to 2B
   RR     -23      91%  " "             Single to RF; Tovar Scores; Randle Scores
                  Jim Spencer pinch hits for Jim Fregosi batting 5th
   O      1--     100%  J Spencer       Flyball: CF
        3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation