September 11, 1979 Seattle Mariners at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@BOS 3 CHW 8
CAL 7 DET 14
CLE 1 MIN 3
@KCR 1 MIL 5
OAK 0 TEX 5
SEA 2 TOR 3
BAL 1 CIN 9
HOU 8 SDP 3
@LAD 1 MON 8
CHC 6 MON 3
CHC 2 PHI 5
@NYM 2 PIT 7
STL 3 ATL 2
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 6,473

Tuesday, September 11, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:05

Mariners

61-85

Lost 1

6th, 19½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1    2 11  1
Rangers         2  0  0   1  0  2   0  0  X    5  7  0

W: D Alexander (4-6), L: R Branch (0-1), S: S Lyle (11)

Rangers

72-73

Won 1

4th, 8 GB

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cruz 2B                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .263  .667    0    1   1   
R Jones CF                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .260  .806    0    4   0   2B,SB
B Bochte 1B                   5   0   3   1    0   1  .321  .875    0   11   0   2B
W Horton DH                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .274  .774    0    0   0   
D Meyer 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .804    0    0   1   GDP
L Roberts LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .269  .799    0    3   0   
R Craig RF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    2   0   
L Milbourne SS                3   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .671    0    0   4   
  B Valentine PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .706    0    0   0   
L Cox C                       2   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .573    0    3   0   
  C Beamon PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .350    0    0   0   
  B Stinson C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .682         0   0   
  T Paciorek PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .807    0    0   0   

R Branch P                                                               0   0
  R Hinton P                                                             0   1
Totals                       37   2  11   2    2   7                    24   7

BATTING

2B: R Jones (29, off S Lyle); B Bochte (35, off S Lyle).

TB: B Bochte 4; R Jones 3; R Craig 2; L Milbourne; J Cruz; W Horton; B Valentine.

GIDP: D Meyer (11).

RBI: B Bochte (88); R Jones (73).

2-out RBI: R Jones.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Cruz-B Bochte.

E: R Jones (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Jones (28, 2nd base off D Alexander/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .284  .722    0    5   0   HR
B Wills 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .267  .666    0    0   3   
B Bell 3B                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .298  .785    0    0   0   GDP
W Montanez DH                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .622    0    0   0   
R Zisk RF                     3   2   2   1    0   0  .272  .766    0    3   0   2B,SF
P Putnam 1B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .281  .787    0    6   1   IW
B Sample LF                   3   0   2   2    0   0  .286  .773    0    3   0   2B
J Sundberg C                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .273  .707    0    8   0   
N Norman SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .492    0    2   1   

D Alexander P                                                            0   2
  S Lyle P                                                               0   0
Totals                       29   5   7   5    3   2                    27   7

BATTING

2B: B Sample (19, off R Branch); R Zisk (21, off R Branch).

HR: M Rivers (6, off R Branch; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: R Zisk (2, off R Branch).

IBB: P Putnam (4, by R Branch).

TB: M Rivers 4; B Sample 3; R Zisk 3; W Montanez; J Sundberg.

GIDP: B Bell (13).

RBI: B Sample 2 (32); J Sundberg (56); M Rivers (40); R Zisk (59).

2-out RBI: B Sample 2; J Sundberg.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Putnam-N Norman-P Putnam.

PITCHING

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Branch, L (0-1)              5.2   7   5   5    3   2   1   7.94   26     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0· 7     34    -     0.72  -0.20
R Hinton                       2.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.64    7     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.12   0.02
Totals                         8     7   5   5    3   2   1          33     -       ·  ·      9·12· 0· 7          2-0

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Alexander, W (4-6)           6.2   7   1   1    2   2   0   4.46   28     -       ·  ·      5·12· 0· 7     56    -     0.94   0.25
S Lyle, S (11)                 2.1   4   1   1    0   5   0   3.18   11     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4          2-0    0.86   0.07
Totals                         9    11   2   2    2   7   0          39     -       ·  ·      6·13· 0·11          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Alexander 2 (4).

IBB: R Branch (1; P Putnam).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 6,473.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Mariners              Texas Rangers                        
1. J Cruz               2B    1. M Rivers             CF 
2. R Jones              CF    2. B Wills              2B 
3. B Bochte             1B    3. B Bell               3B 
4. W Horton             DH    4. W Montanez           DH 
5. D Meyer              3B    5. R Zisk               RF 
6. L Roberts            LF    6. P Putnam             1B 
7. R Craig              RF    7. B Sample             LF 
8. L Milbourne          SS    8. J Sundberg           C  
9. L Cox                C     9. N Norman             SS 

   R Branch             P        D Alexander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  2-1  1-3      13%  67% D Meyer         D Alexander     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   b 4   2  1-2  1--      11%  77% B Sample        R Branch        Double to LF; Zisk Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  ---      10%  65% M Rivers        R Branch        Home Run
   t 3   1  2-0  -2-      -8%  61% B Bochte        D Alexander     Single to LF; Cruz Scores
   t 3   1  2-1  1--      -7%  54% W Horton        D Alexander     Single to RF; Bochte to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Jones         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      53%  B Bochte        Single to RF
          1--      51%  W Horton        Walk; Bochte to 2B
   O      12-      55%  D Meyer         Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Branch facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      65%  M Rivers        Home Run
   O      ---      63%  B Wills         Strikeout
          ---      65%  B Bell          Walk
          1--      70%  W Montanez      Single to RF; Bell to 3B
   RO     1-3      71%  R Zisk          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bell Scores
   O      1--      70%  P Putnam        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Doyle Alexander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      72%  L Roberts       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      74%  R Craig         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      72%  L Milbourne     Single to RF
   O      1--      75%  L Cox           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roy Branch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      73%  B Sample        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      72%  J Sundberg      Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      71%  N Norman        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
          ---      67%  J Cruz          Single to LF
          1--      65%  R Jones         Wild Pitch; Cruz to 2B
   O      -2-      69%  " "             Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      61%  B Bochte        Single to LF; Cruz Scores
          1--      54%  W Horton        Single to RF; Bochte to 3B
   OO     1-3      67%  D Meyer         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Roy Branch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  M Rivers        Flyball: LF
          ---      67%  B Wills         Walk
   OO     1--      62%  B Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Doyle Alexander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      65%  L Roberts       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      67%  R Craig         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      69%  L Milbourne     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Roy Branch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  W Montanez      Flyball: RF
          ---      69%  R Zisk          Single to LF
   O      1--      66%  P Putnam        Flyball: CF
   R      1--      77%  B Sample        Double to LF; Zisk Scores
   O      -2-      75%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 3.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-3, Doyle Alexander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      78%  L Cox           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      80%  J Cruz          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      78%  R Jones         Single to RF
          1--      77%  B Bochte        Jones Steals 2B
   O      -2-      81%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Roy Branch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      80%  N Norman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  M Rivers        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  B Wills         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 3.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-3, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  W Horton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  D Meyer         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      84%  L Roberts       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Roy Branch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  W Montanez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      84%  R Zisk          Double to LF
          -2-      84%  P Putnam        Intentional Walk
   R      12-      91%  B Sample        Single to CF; Zisk Scores; Putnam to 3B/Adv on E8
   R      1-3      95%  J Sundberg      Single to CF; Putnam Scores; Sample to 2B
                  Rich Hinton replaces Roy Branch pitching
   O      12-      94%  N Norman        Foul Popfly: C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 5.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-5, Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
          ---      91%  R Craig         Single to RF
   O      1--      94%  L Milbourne     Flyball: LF
                  Charlie Beamon pinch hits for Larry Cox batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  C Beamon        Flyball: CF
          1--      95%  J Cruz          Wild Pitch; Craig to 2B
          -2-      94%  " "             Walk
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Doyle Alexander pitching
   O      12-      97%  R Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rich Hinton facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Stinson replaces Charlie Beamon playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  M Rivers        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Wills         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  B Bell          Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 5.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-5, Sparky Lyle facing 3-4-5
          ---      93%  B Bochte        Double to RF
   O      -2-      96%  W Horton        Strikeout
   O      -2-      98%  D Meyer         Groundout: 2B-1B; Bochte to 3B
   O      --3      99%  L Roberts       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rich Hinton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  W Montanez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Zisk          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  P Putnam        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Rangers 5.

Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-5, Sparky Lyle facing 7-8-9
          ---      97%  R Craig         Single to LF
                  Bobby Valentine pinch hits for Larry Milbourne batting 8th
          1--      93%  B Valentine     Single to CF; Craig to 2B
                  Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Bob Stinson batting 9th
   O      12-      96%  T Paciorek      Strikeout
   O      12-      99%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF
   R      12-      96%  R Jones         Double to LF; Craig Scores; Valentine to 3B
   O      -23     100%  B Bochte        Strikeout
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Rangers 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation