April 11, 1979 Cleveland Indians at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
NYY 5
(10) CAL 11
MIN 2 KCR 10
DET 3 OAK 14
@SEA 7 TEX 4
CLE 0 CIN 9
@ATL 5 HOU 10
LAD 3 MON 3
@NYM 2
(11) PHI 5
PIT 4 SDP 4
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 12,784

Wednesday, April 11, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:10

Indians

1-4

Lost 3

7th, 2½ GB

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

W: S Comer (1-0), L: E Wilkins (0-1)

Rangers

3-0

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harrah 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .150  .411    0    0   2   
R Manning CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   1   
B Bonds RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .465    0    2   0   
A Thornton 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .063  .263    0    5   1   
G Alexander C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .063  .313    0    6   0   
J Norris DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .830    0    0   0   
T Cox LF                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .133  .368    0    2   0   
D Kuiper 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .500    0    4   0   
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .343    0    2   4   

E Wilkins P                                                              0   1
  D Hood P                                                               0   0
  D Spillner P                                                           1   0
Totals                       28   0   1   0    1   6                    24   9

BATTING

TB: T Cox.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Wilkins-T Veryzer-A Thornton.

E: A Thornton (1).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Wills 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .802    0    1   1   
B Sample LF                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .167  .500    0    2   0   
A Oliver CF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .333 1.225    0    2   0   2B
J Grubb RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .539    0    1   0   GDP
B Bell 3B                     2   1   0   0    1   1  .100  .508    0    2   7   HBP,IW
O Gamble DH                   1   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .700    0    0   0   
  J Ellis PH                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SF
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .100  .282    0    6   0   
P Putnam 1B                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .600 1.300    0   10   0   SF
  M Jorgensen 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .929         3   0   
N Norman SS                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .286  .661    0    0   2   

S Comer P                                                                0   0
  S Lyle P                                                               0   2
Totals                       26   4   5   4    5   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: A Oliver (1, off E Wilkins).

SF: J Ellis (1, off D Spillner); P Putnam (1, off E Wilkins).

IBB: B Bell (1, by D Hood).

HBP: B Bell (1, by E Wilkins).

TB: B Wills 2; A Oliver 2; N Norman; P Putnam.

GIDP: J Grubb (1).

RBI: P Putnam (4); A Oliver (6); J Ellis (1); N Norman (1).

2-out RBI: N Norman.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

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
E Wilkins, L (0-1)             4     5   4   2    4   2   0   4.50   21     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 1· 5     38    -     0.98  -0.17
D Hood                         0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.56   0.02
D Spillner                     3.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 0          3-1    0.22   0.02
Totals                         8     5   4   2    5   4   0          34     -       ·  ·      8·10· 1· 5          5-1

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Comer, W (1-0)               7     1   0   0    1   6   0   0.00   23     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 3· 1     80    -     0.72   0.34
S Lyle                         2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.04
Totals                         9     1   0   0    1   6   0          29     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 3· 1           -

E Wilkins faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Hood (1; B Bell).

HBP: E Wilkins (1; B Bell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Johnny James, 1B - Mike Thompson, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Jeff Brown.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 12,784.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Texas Rangers                        
1. T Harrah             3B    1. B Wills              2B 
2. R Manning            CF    2. B Sample             LF 
3. B Bonds              RF    3. A Oliver             CF 
4. A Thornton           1B    4. J Grubb              RF 
5. G Alexander          C     5. B Bell               3B 
6. J Norris             DH    6. O Gamble             DH 
7. T Cox                LF    7. J Sundberg           C  
8. D Kuiper             2B    8. P Putnam             1B 
9. T Veryzer            SS    9. N Norman             SS 

   E Wilkins            P        S Comer              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-1  12-       9%  74% N Norman        E Wilkins       Single to CF; Gamble Scores/unER; Sundberg to 2B
   b 5   0  0-2  12-       7%  94% A Oliver        E Wilkins       Double to RF; Wills Scores; Sample to 3B
   b 2   1  0-0  12-       6%  65% J Sundberg      E Wilkins       Walk; Bell to 3B; Gamble to 2B
   t 3   0  2-0  ---      -4%  67% T Cox           S Comer         Single to CF
   t 3   0  2-0  1--       4%  71% D Kuiper        S Comer         Flyball: 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Comer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Harrah        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  R Manning       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Bonds         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Wilkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Wills         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      51%  B Sample        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  A Oliver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Comer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  A Thornton      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  G Alexander     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  J Norris        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Wilkins facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Grubb         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  B Bell          Hit By Pitch
          1--      59%  O Gamble        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Bell to 2B
          12-      65%  J Sundberg      Walk; Bell to 3B; Gamble to 2B
   RO     123      65%  P Putnam        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Bell Scores/unER
   R      12-      74%  N Norman        Single to CF; Gamble Scores/unER; Sundberg to 2B
   O      12-      71%  B Wills         Single to CF; Sundberg out at Hm/CF-C; Norman to 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Comer facing 7-8-9
          ---      67%  T Cox           Single to CF
   O      1--      71%  D Kuiper        Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      74%  T Veryzer       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      76%  T Harrah        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Eric Wilkins facing 2-3-4
          ---      79%  B Sample        Walk
   O      1--      77%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      73%  J Grubb         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Comer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      76%  R Manning       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      77%  B Bonds         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      79%  A Thornton      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Eric Wilkins facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      77%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
          ---      79%  O Gamble        Walk
   O      1--      77%  J Sundberg      Flyball: 2B
          1--      78%  P Putnam        Single to RF; Gamble to 2B
   O      12-      75%  N Norman        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Comer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  G Alexander     Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  J Norris        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      81%  T Cox           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Eric Wilkins facing 1-2-3
          ---      83%  B Wills         Single to CF
          1--      87%  B Sample        Walk; Wills to 2B
   R      12-      94%  A Oliver        Double to RF; Wills Scores; Sample to 3B
                  Don Hood replaces Eric Wilkins pitching
   O      -23      92%  J Grubb         Flyball: RF
          -23      92%  B Bell          Intentional Walk
                  Dan Spillner replaces Don Hood pitching; John Ellis pinch hits for Oscar Gamble batting 6th
   RO     123      93%  J Ellis         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sample Scores
   O      12-      92%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Comer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  D Kuiper        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      94%  T Veryzer       Lineout: LF
          ---      94%  T Harrah        Walk
   O      1--      95%  R Manning       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dan Spillner facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  P Putnam        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  N Norman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  B Wills         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Comer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  B Bonds         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  A Thornton      Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  G Alexander     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dan Spillner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  B Sample        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      97%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  J Grubb         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Sparky Lyle facing 6-7-8
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Steve Comer pitching
   O      ---      98%  J Norris        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  T Cox           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dan Spillner facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  B Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  J Ellis         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  J Sundberg      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Sparky Lyle facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Jorgensen replaces Pat Putnam playing 1B batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  T Veryzer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Harrah        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Manning       Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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