September 18, 1980 Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
DET 3 BOS 8
CLE 3 KCR 5
CAL 2 MIL 9
MIN 8 MIL 5
MIN 0 TOR 2
@NYY 1 CHW 5
@SEA 4 TEX 10
OAK 6 HOU 10
@CIN 2 LAD 7
SDP 3 ATL 2
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 7,560

Thursday, September 18, 1980, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 3:09

Athletics

74-74

Lost 1

2nd, 17½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  2  2   0  0  0   0  2  0    6  9  1
Rangers         3  0  3   1  1  0   0  2  X   10 16  1

W: D Darwin (12-3), L: S McCatty (12-14), S: J Johnson (4)

Rangers

71-75

Won 1

3rd, 19½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .297  .815    0    4   0   HBP
D Murphy CF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .276  .756    0    3   0   
M Page DH                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .246  .766    0    0   0   HR
  M Klutts PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .701    0    0   0   
T Armas RF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .779    0    1   0   
W Gross 3B                    3   2   0   0    2   1  .286  .820    0    1   0   
O Gonzalez 1B                 4   2   2   0    0   1  .203  .502    0    7   2   
  J Essian PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .622    0    0   0   
D McKay 2B                    4   1   3   3    0   0  .259  .646    0    0   2   
J Newman C                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .226  .647    0    4   0   
M Guerrero SS                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .241  .587    0    3   0   SF

S McCatty P                                                              0   0
  B Lacey P                                                              0   1
  J Jones P                                                              1   2
  D Hamilton P                                                           0   0
  D Beard P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   6   9   6    4   6                    24   7

BATTING

HR: M Page (17, off K Clay; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: M Guerrero (6, off K Clay).

HBP: R Henderson (5, by D Darwin).

TB: M Page 4; D McKay 3; O Gonzalez 2; J Newman 2; M Klutts.

RBI: D McKay 3 (24); J Newman (45); M Guerrero (22); M Page (49).

2-out RBI: D McKay.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

E: R Henderson (5).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   6   1   4   2    0   1  .331  .785    0    1   0   
J Grubb RF                    0   1   0   0    2   0  .283  .803    0    0   0   
  B Sample PH-RF              2   1   1   1    0   0  .241  .661    0    1   0   2B,SF
  R Staub PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .832         0   0   
  B Bell PH                   1   0   1   2    0   0  .329  .874    0    0   0   
  J Norris PR-RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .591         0   0   
A Oliver LF                   5   1   2   2    1   0  .309  .814    0    3   0   2B
R Zisk DH                     5   0   1   0    1   1  .292  .816    0    0   0   IW
P Putnam 1B                   4   0   1   2    1   1  .266  .730    0    7   1   
B Wills 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .678    0    5   2   2B
D Roberts 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .253  .686    0    0   0   
J Sundberg C                  3   2   2   1    2   0  .276  .742    0    6   0   2B
B Harrelson SS                3   2   1   0    2   0  .257  .665    0    2   7   

K Clay P                                                                 0   0
  D Darwin P                                                             2   0
  J Johnson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       39  10  16  10    9   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Sample (7, off B Lacey); B Wills (28, off B Lacey); A Oliver (39, off S McCatty); J Sundberg (23, off B Lacey).

SF: B Sample (2, off B Lacey).

IBB: R Zisk (5, by B Lacey).

TB: M Rivers 4; J Sundberg 3; A Oliver 3; B Wills 2; D Roberts 2; B Sample 2; R Zisk; B Harrelson; B Bell; P Putnam.

RBI: B Bell 2 (74); M Rivers 2 (60); P Putnam 2 (48); A Oliver 2 (106); B Sample (14); J Sundberg (61).

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 6 for 22.

FIELDING

E: B Harrelson (16).

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
S McCatty, L (12-14)           2     6   6   6    6   1   0   4.15   18     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 6     15    -     1.20  -0.40
B Lacey                        3     5   2   2    1   2   0   3.44   15     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 5          3-3    0.87  -0.19
J Jones                        2.1   4   2   2    2   0   0   2.30   13     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 4          0-0    0.23  -0.01
D Hamilton                     0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0  11.79    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          3-2    0.39  -0.02
D Beard                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.17    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.11   0.00
Totals                         8    16  10  10    9   4   0          49     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0·16          8-5

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Clay                         2.2   6   4   4    2   1   1   4.17   16     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 6     29    -     1.00  -0.31
D Darwin, W (12-3)             5     2   2   1    2   4   0   2.42   21     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 2          2-0    1.02   0.05
J Johnson, S (4)               1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.55    5     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          3-0    1.38   0.14
Totals                         9     9   6   5    4   6   1          42     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 9          5-0

S McCatty faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Jones (2).

IBB: B Lacey (5; R Zisk).

HBP: D Darwin (2; R Henderson).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 7,560.

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. T Armas              RF    4. R Zisk               DH 
5. W Gross              3B    5. P Putnam             1B 
6. O Gonzalez           1B    6. B Wills              2B 
7. D McKay              2B    7. D Roberts            3B 
8. J Newman             C     8. J Sundberg           C  
9. M Guerrero           SS    9. B Harrelson          SS 

   S McCatty            P        K Clay               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  4-3  123      15%  79% M Rivers        B Lacey         Single to CF; Roberts Scores; Sundberg Scores; Harrelson to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  12-      14%  78% A Oliver        S McCatty       Double to CF; Rivers Scores; Grubb Scores
   t 8   2  8-6  123      13%  94% D Murphy        J Johnson       Flyball: 2B
   t 3   1  3-2  ---     -12%  52% M Page          K Clay          Home Run (Deep RF)
   b 3   0  4-3  1--      11%  59% J Sundberg      S McCatty       Single to RF; Roberts to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Clay facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  D Murphy        Walk
   O      1--      53%  M Page          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  T Armas         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  M Rivers        Single to LF; Rivers to 2B/Adv on E7
          -2-      64%  J Grubb         Walk
   RR     12-      78%  A Oliver        Double to CF; Rivers Scores; Grubb Scores
   O      -2-      75%  R Zisk          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      -2-      81%  P Putnam        Single to RF; Oliver Scores
   O      1--      80%  B Wills         Flyball: SS
          1--      81%  D Roberts       Single to LF; Putnam to 2B
          12-      82%  J Sundberg      Walk; Putnam to 3B; Roberts to 2B
   O      123      79%  B Harrelson     Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Ken Clay facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      81%  W Gross         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      78%  O Gonzalez      Single to LF
          1--      73%  D McKay         Single to RF; Gonzalez to 3B
   R      1-3      64%  J Newman        Single to CF; Gonzalez Scores; McKay to 3B
   RO     1-3      63%  M Guerrero      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; McKay Scores
   O      1--      66%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  M Rivers        Strikeout
          ---      66%  J Grubb         Walk
          1--      69%  A Oliver        Walk; Grubb to 2B
   O      12-      65%  R Zisk          Flyball: LF
          12-      68%  P Putnam        Walk; Grubb to 3B; Oliver to 2B
   O      123      62%  B Wills         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Rangers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Ken Clay facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      64%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      52%  M Page          Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      54%  T Armas         Strikeout
          ---      53%  W Gross         Walk
          1--      50%  O Gonzalez      Single to CF; Gross to 3B
   R      1-3      39%  D McKay         Single to LF; Gross Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
                  Danny Darwin replaces Ken Clay pitching
   O      12-      43%  J Newman        Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Steve McCatty facing 7-8-9
          ---      48%  D Roberts       Single to CF
          1--      59%  J Sundberg      Single to RF; Roberts to 3B
          1-3      63%  B Harrelson     Walk; Sundberg to 2B
                  Bob Lacey replaces Steve McCatty pitching
   RR     123      79%  M Rivers        Single to CF; Roberts Scores; Sundberg Scores; Harrelson to 3B
                  Bill Sample pinch hits for Johnny Grubb batting 2nd
   RO     1-3      77%  B Sample        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Harrelson Scores
          1--      80%  A Oliver        Single to CF; Rivers to 2B
   O      12-      77%  R Zisk          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Oliver to 2B
   O      12-      74%  P Putnam        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 6.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-6, Danny Darwin facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Sample moves to RF
   O      ---      76%  M Guerrero      Flyball: LF
          ---      73%  R Henderson     Walk
   O      1--      77%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      1--      79%  M Page          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Bob Lacey facing 6-7-8
          ---      83%  B Wills         Double to LF
   O      -2-      81%  D Roberts       Strikeout
   R      -2-      88%  J Sundberg      Double to LF; Wills Scores
   O      -2-      86%  B Harrelson     Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      84%  M Rivers        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 7.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-7, Danny Darwin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  T Armas         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      88%  W Gross         Popfly: P
   O      ---      89%  O Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Bob Lacey facing 2-3-4
          ---      92%  B Sample        Double to LF
   O      -2-      91%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sample to 3B
          --3      92%  R Zisk          Intentional Walk
   RO     1-3      93%  P Putnam        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Sample Scores
   O      1--      92%  B Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 8.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-8, Danny Darwin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  D McKay         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      95%  J Newman        Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  M Guerrero      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Jeff Jones facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Jones replaces Bob Lacey pitching
   O      ---      95%  D Roberts       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      95%  J Sundberg      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      95%  B Harrelson     Walk
          1--      95%  M Rivers        Single to RF; Harrelson to 2B
   O      12-      95%  B Sample        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 8.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-8, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Murphy        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      97%  M Page          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Jeff Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  A Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      97%  R Zisk          Single to LF
          1--      98%  P Putnam        Wild Pitch; Zisk to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Zisk to 3B
   O      --3      97%  B Wills         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Rangers 8.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-8, Danny Darwin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  T Armas         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  W Gross         Walk
          1--      92%  O Gonzalez      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gross to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   RR     -23      86%  D McKay         Single to LF; Gross Scores; Gonzalez Scores/unER
          1--      79%  J Newman        Single to LF; McKay to 2B
   O      12-      87%  M Guerrero      Flyball: RF
          12-      81%  R Henderson     Hit By Pitch; McKay to 3B; Newman to 2B
                  John Henry Johnson replaces Danny Darwin pitching
   O      123      94%  D Murphy        Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-6, Jeff Jones facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  D Roberts       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      94%  J Sundberg      Walk
          1--      95%  B Harrelson     Single to LF; Sundberg to 2B
          12-      96%  M Rivers        Single to P; Sundberg to 3B; Harrelson to 2B
                  Dave Hamilton replaces Jeff Jones pitching; Rusty Staub pinch hits for Bill Sample batting 2nd; Buddy Bell pinch hits for Rusty Staub batting 2nd
   RR     123      99%  B Bell          Single to RF; Sundberg Scores; Harrelson Scores; Rivers to 2B
                  Jim Norris pinch runs for Buddy Bell batting 2nd
   O      12-      99%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
                  Dave Beard replaces Dave Hamilton pitching
   O      12-      99%  R Zisk          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 10.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-10, John Henry Johnson facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Norris moves to RF; Mickey Klutts pinch hits for Mitchell Page batting 3rd
          ---      97%  M Klutts        Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  T Armas         Flyball: 2B
   O      1--     100%  W Gross         Strikeout
                  Jim Essian pinch hits for Orlando Gonzalez batting 6th
   O      1--     100%  J Essian        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Rangers 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation