September 16, 1980 Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 8
@BAL 3 BOS 9
CLE 5 NYY 5
TOR 4 CHW 2
@SEA 1 OAK 4
@TEX 2
(11) ATL 2
LAD 1 CHC 6
STL 5 SFG 8
@CIN 1 SDP 4
@HOU 3 MON 5
@NYM 3
(11) MON 4
@NYM 2 PIT 3
PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 7,295

Tuesday, September 16, 1980, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 3:05

Athletics

73-73

Won 1

2nd, 17 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2   0  2    4 10  0
Rangers         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0    2 10  2

W: M Norris (20-8), L: D Darwin (11-3)

Rangers

70-74

Lost 1

3rd, 19 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                6   0   1   0    0   0  .299  .817    0    1   0   SB
D Murphy CF                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .277  .758    0    4   0   2B
M Page DH                     5   0   2   0    0   2  .247  .766    0    0   0   2B
W Gross 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .814    0    1   5   
  M Klutts PH-3B              2   2   2   2    0   0  .257  .684    0    0   1   HR
T Armas RF                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .268  .783    0    5   1   
M Davis 1B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .546    0    7   0   
  O Gonzalez 1B               3   1   2   0    0   0  .200  .510    0   10   1   
D McKay 2B                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .629    0    3   4   
J Newman C                    4   0   1   0    1   2  .223  .641    0    2   0   IW
M Guerrero SS                 3   0   0   1    1   0  .243  .590    0    0   4   SF,GDP

M Norris P                                                               0   3
Totals                       40   4  10   4    5   8                    33  19

BATTING

2B: M Page (10, off D Medich); D Murphy (17, off D Medich).

HR: M Klutts (3, off J Johnson; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: M Guerrero (5, off D Darwin).

IBB: J Newman (7, by D Darwin).

TB: M Klutts 5; M Page 3; O Gonzalez 2; D Murphy 2; R Henderson; J Newman; D McKay.

GIDP: M Guerrero (14).

RBI: M Klutts 2 (14); D McKay (20); M Guerrero (19).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson (81, 2nd base off D Medich/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .326  .778    0    1   0   
J Grubb RF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .288  .811    0    2   0   
  O Davis SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         1   0   
A Oliver LF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .309  .812    0    0   1   2B
R Staub 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .298  .818    0   12   1   
  P Putnam 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .738    0    3   0   
R Zisk DH                     4   0   2   1    1   0  .288  .813    0    0   0   IW
D Roberts 3B                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .253  .694    0    0   1   
J Sundberg C                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .732    0    9   0   
M Richardt 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .521    0    0   5   
  B Bell PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .328  .874    0    0   0   
B Harrelson SS                3   0   2   0    0   0  .252  .645    0    2   3   
  J Norris PH-RF              2   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .582    0    2   0   

D Medich P                                                               1   3
  J Johnson P                                                            0   0
  D Darwin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       42   2  10   2    3   1                    33  14

BATTING

2B: A Oliver (37, off M Norris).

IBB: R Zisk (4, by M Norris).

TB: A Oliver 3; B Harrelson 2; R Zisk 2; J Norris; D Roberts; J Grubb; R Staub.

RBI: D Roberts (27); R Zisk (76).

2-out RBI: D Roberts.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Harrelson-R Staub; D Medich-R Staub; R Staub-B Harrelson.

E: B Harrelson (15); D Medich ().

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
M Norris, W (20-8)            11    10   2   2    3   1   0   2.24   45     -       ·  ·     19·11· 1·10     67    -     1.33   0.50
Totals                        11    10   2   2    3   1   0          45     -       ·  ·     19·11· 1·10           -

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 Medich                       8     5   1   0    2   6   0   3.98   29     -       ·  ·     12· 2· 2· 5     74    -     1.34   0.50
J Johnson, BS (3)              1     2   1   1    0   1   1   2.65    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          1-1    2.16  -0.22
D Darwin, L (11-3)             2     3   2   2    3   1   0   2.45   12     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 3          0-0    2.62  -0.28
Totals                        11    10   4   3    5   8   1          46     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 2·10          1-1

D Medich faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Norris (2; R Zisk); D Darwin (6; J Newman).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Dallas Parks.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 7,295.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Texas Rangers                        
1. R Henderson          LF    1. M Rivers             CF 
2. D Murphy             CF    2. J Grubb              RF 
3. M Page               DH    3. A Oliver             LF 
4. W Gross              3B    4. R Staub              1B 
5. T Armas              RF    5. R Zisk               DH 
6. M Davis              1B    6. D Roberts            3B 
7. D McKay              2B    7. J Sundberg           C  
8. J Newman             C     8. M Richardt           2B 
9. M Guerrero           SS    9. B Harrelson          SS 

   M Norris             P        D Medich             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  2-0  1--      36%  44% M Klutts        J Johnson       Home Run (Deep LF); Murphy Scores/unER
   t11   1  2-2  12-      32%  90% D McKay         D Darwin        Single to RF; Klutts Scores; Gonzalez to 3B; McKay to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 8   0  1-0  1--     -18%  16% M Guerrero      D Medich        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 7   1  1-0  12-     -17%  21% D McKay         D Medich        Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
   b 9   2  2-2  -23      13%  50% J Grubb         M Norris        Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Henderson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      52%  D Murphy        Double to RF
   O      -2-      48%  M Page          Single to LF; Murphy out at Hm/LF-C; Page to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      45%  W Gross         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  M Rivers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      49%  J Grubb         Popfly: LF
   O      ---      50%  A Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  M Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  D McKay         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      49%  R Zisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Roberts       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Doc Medich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  J Newman        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  M Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Henderson     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  M Richardt      Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  B Harrelson     Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  M Rivers        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Doc Medich facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  D Murphy        Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  M Page          Double to LF
   OO     -2-      44%  W Gross         Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  J Grubb         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      44%  A Oliver        Single to CF
          1--      36%  R Staub         Single to RF; Oliver to 3B
   R      1-3      28%  R Zisk          Single to LF; Oliver Scores; Staub to 2B
   O      12-      32%  D Roberts       Flyball: CF
   O      12-      36%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      32%  T Armas         Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  M Davis         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      29%  D McKay         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Norris facing 8-9-1
                  Orlando Gonzalez replaces Mike Davis playing 1B batting 6th
   O      ---      31%  M Richardt      Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      32%  B Harrelson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      33%  M Rivers        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Doc Medich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      30%  J Newman        Strikeout
   O      ---      27%  M Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      29%  R Henderson     Single to LF
          1--      31%  D Murphy        Henderson Steals 2B
          -2-      33%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      25%  M Page          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Norris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      28%  J Grubb         Flyball: CF
          ---      24%  A Oliver        Double to CF
          -2-      22%  R Staub         Walk
   O      12-      26%  R Zisk          Flyball: CF
   O      12-      30%  D Roberts       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Doc Medich facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      26%  W Gross         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      31%  T Armas         Walk
          1--      38%  O Gonzalez      Fielder's Choice 2B; Armas to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch)
   OO     12-      21%  D McKay         Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Norris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      22%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      24%  M Richardt      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      23%  B Harrelson     Single to LF
   O      1--      25%  M Rivers        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Doc Medich facing 8-9-1
          ---      34%  J Newman        Single to CF
   OO     1--      16%  M Guerrero      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      13%  R Henderson     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Norris facing 2-3-4
          ---      11%  J Grubb         Single to RF
   O      1--      13%  A Oliver        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      14%  R Staub         Groundout: SS-1B; Grubb to 2B
          -2-      13%  R Zisk          Intentional Walk
   RO     12-       7%  D Roberts       Single to RF; Grubb Scores; Zisk out at 3B/RF-1B-3B-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Doc Medich facing 2-3-4
                  Pat Putnam replaces Rusty Staub playing 1B batting 4th
          ---      15%  D Murphy        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
                  John Henry Johnson replaces Doc Medich pitching
   O      1--       8%  M Page          Strikeout
                  Mickey Klutts pinch hits for Wayne Gross batting 4th
   RR     1--      44%  M Klutts        Home Run (Deep LF); Murphy Scores/unER
   O      ---      40%  T Armas         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      43%  O Gonzalez      Single to RF
   O      1--      37%  D McKay         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Norris facing 7-8-9
                  Mickey Klutts moves to 3B
          ---      29%  J Sundberg      Walk
   O      1--      37%  M Richardt      Bunt Popfly: C
                  Jim Norris pinch hits for Bud Harrelson batting 9th
          1--      29%  J Norris        Single to CF; Sundberg to 2B
   O      12-      37%  M Rivers        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sundberg to 3B; Norris to 2B
   O      -23      50%  J Grubb         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 2.

Top of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Danny Darwin facing 8-9-1
                  Danny Darwin replaces John Henry Johnson pitching; Odie Davis replaces Johnny Grubb playing SS batting 2nd; Jim Norris moves to RF
   O      ---      44%  J Newman        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  M Guerrero      Walk
   O      1--      43%  R Henderson     Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      48%  D Murphy        Walk; Guerrero to 2B
   O      12-      37%  M Page          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Norris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      42%  A Oliver        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      47%  P Putnam        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      44%  R Zisk          Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  D Roberts       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 2.

Top of the 11th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Danny Darwin facing 4-5-6
          ---      58%  M Klutts        Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  T Armas         Strikeout
          1--      58%  O Gonzalez      Single to RF; Klutts to 2B
   R      12-      90%  D McKay         Single to RF; Klutts Scores; Gonzalez to 3B; McKay to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      90%  J Newman        Intentional Walk
   RO     123      93%  M Guerrero      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Gonzalez Scores; McKay to 3B
   O      1-3      91%  R Henderson     Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 11th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Norris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
                  Buddy Bell pinch hits for Mike Richardt batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Norris        Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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