April 11, 1977 Cleveland Indians at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 5
NYY 4
(13) OAK 3
CAL 2 MIN 12
@SEA 3 TEX 3
CLE 2
(10) TOR 5
DET 3 HOU 4
CIN 3 ATL 7
@LAD 6 CHC 6
@PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 25,208

Monday, April 11, 1977, 8:35PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Indians

2-1

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  1   0    2  5  2
Rangers         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1   1    3 12  1

W: A Devine (1-0), L: D LaRoche (2-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Rangers

4-0

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Manning CF                  4   0   1   0    1   2  .313  .853    0    1   0   SB
D Kuiper 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .600    0    3   1   SH
J Norris RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .467 1.200    0    1   0   SB
R Carty DH                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .473    0    0   0   
  R Pruitt PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000         0   0   
  J Lowenstein PH             0   1   0   0    1   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
A Thornton 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .166    0    7   0   
B Melton 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .417  .917    0    0   3   
  P Dade PR-3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.750         0   0   
B Bell LF                     4   1   0   0    0   1  .462 1.231    0    3   0   
R Fosse C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .174    0    9   3   SH
F Duffy SS                    1   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .500    0    4   3   SB
  L Blanks PH-SS              1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .333    0    0   2   SF

P Dobson P                                                               0   0
  J Kern P                                                               0   0
  D LaRoche P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   2   5   2    3   9                    28  12

BATTING

SF: L Blanks (1, off B Blyleven).

SH: D Kuiper (2, off B Blyleven); R Fosse (1, off B Blyleven).

TB: R Carty; J Norris; D Kuiper; R Manning; B Melton.

RBI: B Melton (1); L Blanks (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: B Melton (1); P Dobson ().

BASERUNNING

SB: J Norris (2, 2nd base off B Blyleven/J Sundberg); F Duffy (1, 2nd base off B Blyleven/J Sundberg); R Manning (1, 2nd base off B Blyleven/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               5   0   1   0    0   1  .211  .474    0    0   4   SB
B Wills 2B                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .294  .610    0    2   2   CS,SF
C Washington LF               4   0   2   0    1   1  .389  .865    0    4   0   IW
M Hargrove 1B                 5   0   2   0    0   1  .214  .527    0    9   2   
K Henderson RF                4   0   1   0    1   2  .250  .650    0    1   0   IW
T Harrah 3B                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .313  .916    0    4   2   HR
T Grieve DH                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .286 1.089    0    0   0   HR
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .431    0    8   1   
  J Ellis PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  S Alomar PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Fahey C                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
J Beniquez CF                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .364 1.078    0    1   0   CS,SH

B Blyleven P                                                             0   1
  A Devine P                                                             0   1
Totals                       36   3  12   3    4   8                    30  13

BATTING

HR: T Harrah (1, off D LaRoche; 10th inn, 0 on, 1 out); T Grieve (2, off P Dobson; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: B Wills (1, off D LaRoche).

SH: J Beniquez (1, off D LaRoche).

IBB: C Washington (1, by D LaRoche); K Henderson (1, by P Dobson).

TB: T Harrah 4; T Grieve 4; M Hargrove 2; B Wills 2; C Washington 2; B Campaneris; J Beniquez; J Ellis; K Henderson.

RBI: T Harrah (1); T Grieve (2); B Wills (2).

2-out RBI: T Grieve.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: K Henderson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Campaneris (1, 2nd base off D LaRoche/R Fosse).

CS: B Wills (1, 2nd base by P Dobson/R Fosse); J Beniquez (1, 2nd base by P Dobson/R Fosse).

PO: C Washington (1st base by P Dobson).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Dobson                       7.1   9   1   1    3   6   1   1.23   32     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 9     59    -     1.14   0.05
J Kern                         0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          3-0    4.84   0.28
D LaRoche, BS (1), L (2-1)     1.1   3   2   2    1   2   1  12.27    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    4.36  -0.66
Totals                         9.1  12   3   3    4   8   2          42     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0·11          3-0

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven                     9     5   2   1    3   8   0   0.95   35     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 3· 5     76    -     1.65   0.03
A Devine, W (1-0)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.14
Totals                        10     5   2   1    3   9   0          38     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 3· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: P Dobson (1; K Henderson); D LaRoche (1; C Washington).

PO: P Dobson (0; C Washington, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 25,208.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Texas Rangers                        
1. R Manning            CF    1. B Campaneris         SS 
2. D Kuiper             2B    2. B Wills              2B 
3. J Norris             RF    3. C Washington         LF 
4. R Carty              DH    4. M Hargrove           1B 
5. A Thornton           1B    5. K Henderson          RF 
6. B Melton             3B    6. T Harrah             3B 
7. B Bell               LF    7. T Grieve             DH 
8. R Fosse              C     8. J Sundberg           C  
9. F Duffy              SS    9. J Beniquez           CF 

   P Dobson             P        B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   1  2-2  ---      42% 100% T Harrah        D LaRoche       Inside-the-park Home Run to LF
   t 9   1  1-1  12-     -31%  11% B Melton        B Blyleven      Single to LF; Lowenstein Scores; Thornton to 3B
   b 9   1  2-1  -2-      18%  46% B Campaneris    D LaRoche       Single to 3B/Bunt; Alomar to 3B
   b 8   1  1-1  1--      17%  78% M Hargrove      P Dobson        Single to RF; Washington to 3B/Adv on E5; Hargrove to 2B
   t 8   0  1-0  ---     -15%  60% B Bell          B Blyleven      Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Bell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Manning       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  D Kuiper        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Norris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Campaneris    Popfly: SS
          ---      55%  B Wills         Single to CF
          1--      58%  C Washington    Single to CF; Wills to 2B
          12-      63%  M Hargrove      Washington Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Washington to 2B; Wills to 3B
   O      -23      56%  " "             Flyball: SS
   O      -23      50%  K Henderson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  R Carty         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  A Thornton      Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  B Melton        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Dobson facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  T Harrah        Walk
   O      1--      55%  T Grieve        Strikeout
   O      1--      53%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B; Harrah to 2B
          -2-      55%  J Beniquez      Walk
   O      12-      50%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  B Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Fosse         Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  F Duffy         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Dobson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  B Wills         Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  R Manning       Single to LF
   O      1--      48%  D Kuiper        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Manning to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  J Norris        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      56%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Dobson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  K Henderson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  T Harrah        Flyball: LF
   R      ---      65%  T Grieve        Home Run
   O      ---      64%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  A Thornton      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      69%  B Melton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      71%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pat Dobson facing 9-1-2
          ---      74%  J Beniquez      Single to CF
   O      1--      69%  B Campaneris    Beniquez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      67%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      68%  B Wills         Single to 3B
   O      1--      66%  C Washington    Wills Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  R Fosse         Lineout: LF
          ---      66%  F Duffy         Walk
          1--      63%  R Manning       Duffy Steals 2B
   O      -2-      69%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      74%  D Kuiper        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pat Dobson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      72%  C Washington    Strikeout Looking
          ---      74%  M Hargrove      Single to RF
          1--      77%  K Henderson     Single to LF; Hargrove to 2B
   O      12-      74%  T Harrah        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hargrove to 3B
   O      1-3      69%  T Grieve        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      74%  J Norris        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      69%  R Carty         Single to RF
                  Ron Pruitt pinch runs for Rico Carty batting 4th
   O      1--      74%  A Thornton      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      79%  B Melton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pat Dobson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      74%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
          ---      60%  B Bell          Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Bell to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  R Fosse         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Bell to 3B
                  Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Frank Duffy batting 9th
   RO     --3      58%  L Blanks        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Bell Scores/unER
          ---      56%  R Manning       Walk
          1--      53%  D Kuiper        Manning Steals 2B
   O      -2-      61%  " "             Single to 1B; Manning out at 3B/1B-3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Pat Dobson facing 2-3-4
                  Larvell Blanks moves to SS
   O      ---      56%  B Wills         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      61%  C Washington    Single to RF
          1--      78%  M Hargrove      Single to RF; Washington to 3B/Adv on E5; Hargrove to 2B
          -23      77%  K Henderson     Intentional Walk
                  Jim Kern replaces Pat Dobson pitching
   O      123      63%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-C/Forceout at Hm; Henderson to 2B; Hargrove to 3B
   O      123      50%  T Grieve        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
          ---      42%  J Norris        Single to CF
                  John Lowenstein pinch hits for Ron Pruitt batting 4th
          1--      33%  J Lowenstein    Norris Steals 2B
          -2-      30%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      42%  A Thornton      Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Lowenstein to 2B; Thornton to 1B
   R      12-      11%  B Melton        Single to LF; Lowenstein Scores; Thornton to 3B
                  Paul Dade pinch runs for Bill Melton batting 6th
   O      1-3      17%  B Bell          Strikeout
   O      1-3      20%  R Fosse         Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave LaRoche facing 8-9-1
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Jim Kern pitching; Paul Dade moves to 3B; John Ellis pinch hits for Jim Sundberg batting 8th
          ---      34%  J Ellis         Single to LF
                  Sandy Alomar pinch runs for John Ellis batting 8th
   O      1--      28%  J Beniquez      Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Alomar to 2B
          -2-      46%  B Campaneris    Single to 3B/Bunt; Alomar to 3B
          1-3      55%  B Wills         Campaneris Steals 2B
   RO     -23      61%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Alomar Scores
          -2-      61%  C Washington    Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  M Hargrove      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Rangers 2.

Top of the 10th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Adrian Devine facing 9-1-2
                  Adrian Devine replaces Bert Blyleven pitching; Bill Fahey replaces Sandy Alomar playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      56%  L Blanks        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      61%  R Manning       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      64%  D Kuiper        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave LaRoche facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      58%  K Henderson     Strikeout
   R      ---     100%  T Harrah        Inside-the-park Home Run to LF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Rangers 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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