September 28, 1979 California Angels at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 3
SEA 1 BAL 14
@CLE 6 BOS 7
@DET 4 KCR 13
OAK 1 MIL 10
@MIN 1 NYY 7
TOR 3 TEX 5
CAL 0 CIN 3
ATL 0 LAD 6
HOU 5 PHI 3
@MON 2
(11) PIT 6
CHC 1 SDP 2
@SFG 0 NYM 6
@STL 2 NYM 7
@STL 6
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 11,965

Friday, September 28, 1979
Time of Game: 1:53

Angels

87-73

Lost 2

1st

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

W: F Jenkins (16-14), L: N Ryan (16-14)

Rangers

82-78

Won 4

3rd, 5 GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Miller CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .728    0    1   0   
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .287  .760    0    1   2   
R Garr DH                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .698    0    0   0   
D Baylor LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .896    0    0   0   
R Carew 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .318  .813    0    9   0   
B Downing C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .324  .876    0    5   0   GDP
B Grich 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .898    0    3   5   GDP
  D Thon 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .779         0   1   
L Harlow RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .626    0    2   0   
J Anderson SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .651    0    3   1   
  W Davis PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .559    0    0   0   

N Ryan P                                                                 0   1
  D Aase P                                                               0   0
  J Montague P                                                           0   0
Totals                       29   0   5   0    1   2                    24  10

BATTING

TB: L Harlow; R Carew; R Miller; C Lansford; W Davis.

GIDP: B Downing (17); B Grich (15).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Lansford-B Grich-R Carew.

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .292  .740    0    0   0   
B Wills 2B                    4   2   2   1    0   1  .274  .689    0    1   4   3B
A Oliver LF                   2   1   1   1    0   1  .323  .837    0    1   0   2B
  J Grubb LF                  2   0   1   2    0   0  .274  .774    0    2   0   2B
B Bell 3B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .298  .776    0    1   1   
W Montanez 1B                 2   0   1   0    2   0  .252  .656    0   17   0   
R Zisk RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .264  .758    0    2   1   GDP
  B Sample RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .775         0   0   
P Putnam DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .779    0    0   0   
J Sundberg C                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .274  .709    0    2   1   
N Norman SS                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .220  .519    0    1   6   SH

F Jenkins P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   5   8   5    3   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Grubb (13, off D Aase); A Oliver (28, off N Ryan).

3B: B Wills (2, off N Ryan).

SH: N Norman (18, off N Ryan).

TB: B Wills 4; J Grubb 2; A Oliver 2; W Montanez; B Bell; N Norman; J Sundberg.

GIDP: R Zisk (15).

RBI: J Grubb 2 (37); B Wills (45); A Oliver (76); B Bell (100).

2-out RBI: J Grubb 2; B Wills.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. N Norman-B Wills-W Montanez; R Zisk-W Montanez; B Wills-N Norman-W Montanez.

PITCHING

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Ryan, L (16-14)              5     3   2   2    3   4   0   3.60   20     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 1· 3     54    -     0.74  -0.01
D Aase                         2     5   3   3    0   1   0   4.81   11     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 1· 5          0-0    0.51  -0.06
J Montague                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.55    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8     8   5   5    3   5   0          34     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 2· 8           -

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, W (16-14)           9     5   0   0    1   2   0   4.07   30     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 1· 5     78    -     0.75   0.43
Totals                         9     5   0   0    1   2   0          30     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Nick Bremigan.

Time of Game: 1:53.

Attendance: 11,965.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Texas Rangers                        
1. R Miller             CF    1. M Rivers             CF 
2. C Lansford           3B    2. B Wills              2B 
3. R Garr               DH    3. A Oliver             LF 
4. D Baylor             LF    4. B Bell               3B 
5. R Carew              1B    5. W Montanez           1B 
6. B Downing            C     6. R Zisk               RF 
7. B Grich              2B    7. P Putnam             DH 
8. L Harlow             RF    8. J Sundberg           C  
9. J Anderson           SS    9. N Norman             SS 

   N Ryan               P        F Jenkins            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-1  -2-       7%  73% B Bell          N Ryan          Single to RF; Oliver Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  --3       7%  66% A Oliver        N Ryan          Double to LF; Wills Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  ---       7%  59% B Wills         N Ryan          Triple to RF
   b 1   1  0-2  12-      -6%  70% R Zisk          N Ryan          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 3   1  2-0  1--       6%  76% J Anderson      F Jenkins       Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Miller        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  C Lansford      Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  R Garr          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  M Rivers        Lineout: SS
          ---      59%  B Wills         Triple to RF
   R      --3      66%  A Oliver        Double to LF; Wills Scores
   R      -2-      73%  B Bell          Single to RF; Oliver Scores
          1--      76%  W Montanez      Walk; Bell to 2B
   OO     12-      70%  R Zisk          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Fergie Jenkins facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      72%  D Baylor        Flyball: LF
          ---      69%  R Carew         Single to RF
   OO     1--      75%  B Downing       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      73%  P Putnam        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      72%  J Sundberg      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      71%  N Norman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Fergie Jenkins facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      74%  B Grich         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      71%  L Harlow        Single to RF
   OO     1--      76%  J Anderson      Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  M Rivers        Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  B Wills         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      73%  A Oliver        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
                  Johnny Grubb replaces Al Oliver playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---      76%  R Miller        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      77%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  R Garr          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  B Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      79%  W Montanez      Walk
   O      1--      77%  R Zisk          Strikeout
   O      1--      75%  P Putnam        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Fergie Jenkins facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      78%  D Baylor        Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  R Carew         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      81%  B Downing       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
          ---      83%  J Sundberg      Walk
   O      1--      82%  N Norman        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Sundberg to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  M Rivers        Groundout: 2B-1B; Sundberg to 3B
   O      --3      78%  B Wills         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Fergie Jenkins facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      81%  B Grich         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      83%  L Harlow        Bunt Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      84%  J Anderson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Aase facing 3-4-5
                  Don Aase replaces Nolan Ryan pitching
   O      ---      83%  J Grubb         Lineout: RF
   O      ---      82%  B Bell          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      83%  W Montanez      Single to RF
   O      1--      81%  R Zisk          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  R Miller        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      81%  C Lansford      Single to CF
   O      1--      84%  R Garr          Groundout: 2B-1B; Lansford to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Aase facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  P Putnam        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      89%  J Sundberg      Single to CF
          1--      90%  N Norman        Single to LF; Sundberg to 2B
   O      12-      89%  M Rivers        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sundberg to 3B
   R      1-3      94%  B Wills         Single to 2B; Sundberg Scores; Rivers to 2B
   RR     12-      99%  J Grubb         Double to CF; Rivers Scores; Wills Scores
   O      -2-      98%  B Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 5.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Fergie Jenkins facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      98%  B Downing       Walk
   OO     1--      99%  B Grich         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-0, John Montague facing 5-6-7
                  John Montague replaces Don Aase pitching; Dickie Thon replaces Bobby Grich playing 2B batting 7th
   O      ---      99%  W Montanez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Zisk          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  P Putnam        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 5.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Fergie Jenkins facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Sample replaces Richie Zisk playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  L Harlow        Flyball: LF
                  Willie Davis pinch hits for Jim Anderson batting 9th
          ---      99%  W Davis         Single to RF
          1--      99%  R Miller        Single to RF; Davis to 2B
   O      12-     100%  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Miller to 2B
   O      12-     100%  R Garr          Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Rangers 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation