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Scores
Standings
BAL
@BOS		2
7
OAK
@CAL		5
3
MIL
@CHW		4
5
DET
@KCR		4
0
MIN
@SEA		5
6
CLE
@TEX		0
8
NYY
@TOR		6
3
ATL
@HOU		0
2
CHC
@MON		4
5
STL
@NYM		3
5
PIT
@PHI		3
4		 
(11)
CIN
@SDP		10
1
LAD
@SFG		4
2
Wednesday, April 15, 1981 6:55PM
, Arlington Stadium
Attendance: 10,845, Time of Game: 2:22
Indians
0
1-3
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
7th, 2½ GB
 at Rangers
8
2-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 4 GB
W: Doc Medich (1-0)
L: Len Barker (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  1
Rangers         1  0  0   1  1  0   2  3  X    8 12  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Miguel Dilone DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 .188 .423 -0.011 1.14 0.066 -0.077 0.1 SB
Rick Manning CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .343 -0.031 0.93 0.042 -0.073 -0.4 3 0
Mike Hargrove 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .686 -0.132 1.07 0.000 -0.132 -1.4 6 0
Joe Charboneau LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .606 -0.075 0.77 0.000 -0.075 -0.8 3 0
Jorge Orta RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .388 -0.062 0.65 0.000 -0.062 -0.6 2 0
Toby Harrah 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .385 1.082 0.010 0.55 0.032 -0.022 0.0 1 1
Ron Hassey C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .619 -0.066 0.94 0.000 -0.066 -0.6 2 1
   Bo Diaz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Alan Bannister 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .467 0.019 0.63 0.050 -0.031 -0.0 2 3 2B
Tom Veryzer SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .481 0.003 1.19 0.040 -0.036 0.1 2 2
   Pat Kelly PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Larry Littleton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.003 0.10 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
   Jerry Dybzinski SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Len Barker P
   Bob Lacey P
Team Totals 32 0 6 0 0 4 .188 .406 -0.348 0.85 0.230 -0.577 -3.8 24 7
2B: A Bannister (1, off D Medich).
TB: M Dilone 2; A Bannister 2; R Manning; T Veryzer; T Harrah.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
E: M Hargrove (1).
Baserunning
SB: M Dilone (1, 2nd base off D Medich/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bump Wills 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .350 .835 -0.053 0.54 0.005 -0.059 0.9 0 6
Mickey Rivers CF 5 2 1 1 0 0 .286 .776 -0.007 0.42 0.031 -0.038 0.8 1 0 2B
Al Oliver DH 5 1 2 3 0 0 .174 .522 0.184 0.43 0.203 -0.020 2.3 HR,2B
Buddy Bell 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .429 .885 0.043 0.35 0.063 -0.020 0.3 0 2 2B,SF
Johnny Grubb RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .211 .566 0.010 0.61 0.070 -0.060 -0.4 2 0 CS
Pat Putnam 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .368 .842 0.034 0.42 0.043 -0.010 0.3 13 4 SB
Billy Sample LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .118 .318 -0.022 0.44 0.015 -0.037 -0.1 3 0 SB
Jim Sundberg C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .375 .849 -0.056 0.52 0.001 -0.056 -0.4 5 0
Mario Mendoza SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 .308 .785 0.018 0.37 0.034 -0.016 1.0 0 2
Doc Medich P 2 3
   John Henry Johnson P 1
Team Totals 36 8 12 8 2 4 .333 .859 0.151 0.46 0.465 -0.316 4.6 27 17
2B: B Bell (1, off L Barker); A Oliver (1, off L Barker); M Rivers (3, off L Barker).
HR: A Oliver (1, off L Barker; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).
SF: B Bell (1, off B Lacey).
TB: A Oliver 6; B Bell 2; M Rivers 2; B Wills 2; P Putnam 2; J Grubb; B Sample; J Sundberg; M Mendoza.
RBI: A Oliver 3 (6); M Mendoza (1); J Grubb (1); M Rivers (3); B Bell (2); B Wills (2).
2-out RBI: A Oliver 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Bell-P Putnam-J Sundberg.
Baserunning
SB: B Sample (1, 2nd base off L Barker/R Hassey); P Putnam (1, 2nd base off L Barker/R Hassey).
CS: J Grubb (1, 2nd base by L Barker/R Hassey).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Len Barker, L (0-1) 6.1 9 5 4 1 2 1 5.68 29 38 -0.129 0.59 -1.3
Bob Lacey 1.2 3 3 3 1 2 0 15.43 10 2 2 -0.021 0.03 -3.2
Team Totals 8 12 8 7 2 4 1 7.88 39 38 2 2 -0.150 0.85 -4.6

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doc Medich, W (1-0) 7.1 5 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 26 72 0.346 1.03 3.2
John Henry Johnson 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.93 6 0 0 0.004 0.05 0.6
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 32 72 0 0 0.350 0.46 3.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Don Denkinger.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 10,845.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Texas Rangers
1 Miguel Dilone DH 1 Bump Wills 2B
2 Rick Manning CF 2 Mickey Rivers CF
3 Mike Hargrove 1B 3 Al Oliver DH
4 Joe Charboneau LF 4 Buddy Bell 3B
5 Jorge Orta RF 5 Johnny Grubb RF
6 Toby Harrah 3B 6 Pat Putnam 1B
7 Ron Hassey C 7 Billy Sample LF
8 Alan Bannister 2B 8 Jim Sundberg C
9 Tom Veryzer SS 9 Mario Mendoza SS
Len Barker P Doc Medich P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 2 --- R TEX A. Oliver L. Barker 12% 63% Home Run
b5 2-0 2 -2- R TEX A. Oliver L. Barker 7% 90% Double to CF (LF-CF); Rivers Scores/unER
b4 1-0 0 -2- R TEX J. Grubb L. Barker 7% 83% Single to LF; Bell Scores
t1 0-0 1 -2- OO CLE M. Hargrove D. Medich 7% 54% Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B; Dilone out at Hm/1B-C
b4 1-0 0 --- TEX B. Bell L. Barker 6% 76% Double to LF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CLE M. Dilone D. Medich -4% 46% Single to SS/Bunt
t1 0-0 0 1-- CLE R. Manning D. Medich -3% 44% Dilone Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O CLE R. Manning D. Medich 4% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 -2- OO CLE M. Hargrove D. Medich 7% 54% Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B; Dilone out at Hm/1B-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Len Barker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O TEX B. Wills L. Barker -2% 52% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- O TEX M. Rivers L. Barker -1% 51% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 2 --- R TEX A. Oliver L. Barker 12% 63% Home Run
b1 1-0 2 --- O TEX B. Bell L. Barker -1% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O CLE J. Charboneau D. Medich 2% 64% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- O CLE J. Orta D. Medich 2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-1 2 --- O CLE T. Harrah D. Medich 1% 67% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Len Barker facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- O TEX J. Grubb L. Barker -2% 65% Lineout: 2B
b2 1-0 1 --- TEX P. Putnam L. Barker 2% 67% Single to CF
b2 1-0 1 1-- TEX B. Sample L. Barker 2% 69% Putnam Steals 2B
b2 1-0 1 -2- O TEX B. Sample L. Barker -3% 66% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 -2- O TEX J. Sundberg L. Barker -3% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- O CLE R. Hassey D. Medich 3% 65% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- CLE A. Bannister D. Medich -5% 60% Double to CF
t3 0-1 1 -2- O CLE T. Veryzer D. Medich 4% 64% Groundout: SS-1B; Bannister to 3B
t3 0-1 2 --3 O CLE M. Dilone D. Medich 4% 68% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Len Barker facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- TEX M. Mendoza L. Barker 3% 71% Walk
b3 1-0 0 1-- O TEX B. Wills L. Barker -3% 68% Flyball: LF
b3 1-0 1 1-- O TEX M. Rivers L. Barker -2% 66% Flyball: LF
b3 1-0 2 1-- O TEX A. Oliver L. Barker -2% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O CLE R. Manning D. Medich 3% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- O CLE M. Hargrove D. Medich 2% 69% Groundout: 1B-P
t4 0-1 2 --- O CLE J. Charboneau D. Medich 1% 70% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Len Barker facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- TEX B. Bell L. Barker 6% 76% Double to LF
b4 1-0 0 -2- R TEX J. Grubb L. Barker 7% 83% Single to LF; Bell Scores
b4 2-0 0 1-- O TEX P. Putnam L. Barker -3% 79% Grubb Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b4 2-0 1 --- O TEX P. Putnam L. Barker -1% 78% Flyball: CF
b4 2-0 2 --- TEX B. Sample L. Barker 1% 79% Single to LF
b4 2-0 2 1-- TEX J. Sundberg L. Barker 1% 80% Sample Steals 2B
b4 2-0 2 -2- O TEX J. Sundberg L. Barker -2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
t5 0-2 0 --- O CLE J. Orta D. Medich 3% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-2 1 --- CLE T. Harrah D. Medich -3% 77% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t5 0-2 1 1-- O CLE R. Hassey D. Medich 3% 81% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-2 2 1-- O CLE A. Bannister D. Medich 3% 83% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Len Barker facing 9-1-2
b5 2-0 0 --- O TEX M. Mendoza L. Barker -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2-0 1 --- O TEX B. Wills L. Barker -1% 81% Flyball: CF
b5 2-0 2 --- TEX M. Rivers L. Barker 1% 83% Reached on E3 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Rivers to 2B
b5 2-0 2 -2- R TEX A. Oliver L. Barker 7% 90% Double to CF (LF-CF); Rivers Scores/unER
b5 3-0 2 -2- O TEX B. Bell L. Barker -1% 89% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 9-1-2
t6 0-3 0 --- CLE T. Veryzer D. Medich -4% 85% Single to RF
t6 0-3 0 1-- O CLE M. Dilone D. Medich 4% 88% Flyball: LF
t6 0-3 1 1-- CLE R. Manning D. Medich -4% 84% Single to CF; Veryzer to 2B
t6 0-3 1 12- O CLE M. Hargrove D. Medich 5% 89% Flyball: CF
t6 0-3 2 12- O CLE J. Charboneau D. Medich 4% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Len Barker facing 5-6-7
b6 3-0 0 --- O TEX J. Grubb L. Barker -1% 92% Flyball: CF
b6 3-0 1 --- TEX P. Putnam L. Barker 1% 93% Single to CF
b6 3-0 1 1-- O TEX B. Sample L. Barker -1% 92% Popfly: SS
b6 3-0 2 1-- O TEX J. Sundberg L. Barker -1% 91% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
t7 0-3 0 --- O CLE J. Orta D. Medich 2% 93% Groundout: P-1B
t7 0-3 1 --- O CLE T. Harrah D. Medich 1% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-3 2 --- O CLE R. Hassey D. Medich 1% 95% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Len Barker facing 9-1-2
b7 3-0 0 --- O TEX M. Mendoza L. Barker -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 3-0 1 --- TEX B. Wills L. Barker 0% 95% Single to CF
b7 3-0 1 1-- TEX M. Rivers L. Barker 2% 97% Double to RF; Wills to 3B
Bob Lacey replaces Len Barker pitching
b7 3-0 1 -23 R TEX A. Oliver B. Lacey 1% 98% Fielder's Choice 2B; Wills Scores; Rivers to 3B; Oliver to 1B
Bo Diaz replaces Ron Hassey playing C batting 7th
b7 4-0 1 1-3 RO TEX B. Bell B. Lacey 0% 99% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rivers Scores
b7 5-0 2 1-- O TEX J. Grubb B. Lacey -0% 99% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 5.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Rangers' Doc Medich facing 8-9-1
t8 0-5 0 --- O CLE A. Bannister D. Medich 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
John Henry Johnson replaces Doc Medich pitching
Larry Littleton pinch hits for Pat Kelly batting 9th
Pat Kelly pinch hits for Tom Veryzer (SS) batting 9th
t8 0-5 1 --- O CLE L. Littleton J. Johnson 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t8 0-5 2 --- CLE M. Dilone J. Johnson -0% 99% Single to CF
t8 0-5 2 1-- O CLE R. Manning J. Johnson 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Indians' Bob Lacey facing 6-7-8
Jerry Dybzinski replaces Larry Littleton (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b8 5-0 0 --- O TEX P. Putnam B. Lacey -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 5-0 1 --- TEX B. Sample B. Lacey 0% 100% Walk
b8 5-0 1 1-- TEX J. Sundberg B. Lacey 0% 100% Single to CF (Pop Fly); Sample to 2B
b8 5-0 1 12- R TEX M. Mendoza B. Lacey 0% 100% Single to LF; Sample Scores; Sundberg to 2B
b8 6-0 1 12- R TEX B. Wills B. Lacey 0% 100% Single to CF; Sundberg Scores; Mendoza to 3B
b8 7-0 1 1-3 RO TEX M. Rivers B. Lacey 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Mendoza Scores; Wills to 2B
b8 8-0 2 -2- O TEX A. Oliver B. Lacey 0% 100% Lineout: SS
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 8.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-8, Rangers' John Henry Johnson facing 3-4-5
t9 0-8 0 --- O CLE M. Hargrove J. Johnson 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-8 1 --- O CLE J. Charboneau J. Johnson 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 0-8 2 --- O CLE J. Orta J. Johnson 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 8.

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