April 15, 1981 Cleveland Indians at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
BAL 2 OAK 5
@CAL 3 CHW 5
MIL 4 DET 4
@KCR 0 SEA 6
MIN 5 TEX 8
CLE 0 NYY 6
@TOR 3 HOU 2
ATL 0 MON 5
CHC 4 NYM 5
STL 3 PHI 4
PIT 3
(11) CIN 10
@SDP 1 LAD 4
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 10,845

Wednesday, April 15, 1981, 6:55PM
Time of Game: 2:22

Indians

1-3

Lost 1

7th, 2½ GB

                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

W: D Medich (1-0), L: L Barker (0-1)

Rangers

2-3

Won 1

3rd, 4 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Dilone DH                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .188  .423    0    0   0   SB
R Manning CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .343    0    3   0   
M Hargrove 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .686    0    6   0   
J Charboneau LF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .606    0    3   0   
J Orta RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .388    0    2   0   
T Harrah 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .385 1.082    0    1   1   
R Hassey C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .619    0    2   1   
  B Diaz C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.000         2   0   
A Bannister 2B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .467    0    2   3   2B
T Veryzer SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .481    0    2   2   
  P Kelly PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Littleton PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Dybzinski SS              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   

L Barker P                                                               0   0
  B Lacey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   0   6   0    0   4                    24   7

BATTING

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                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Wills 2B                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .350  .835    0    0   6   
M Rivers CF                   5   2   1   1    0   0  .286  .777    0    1   0   2B
A Oliver DH                   5   1   2   3    0   0  .174  .522    0    0   0   HR,2B
B Bell 3B                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .429  .885    0    0   2   2B,SF
J Grubb RF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .211  .566    0    2   0   CS
P Putnam 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .368  .842    0   13   4   SB
B Sample LF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .118  .318    0    3   0   SB
J Sundberg C                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .375  .849    0    5   0   
M Mendoza SS                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .308  .785    0    0   2   

D Medich P                                                               2   3
  J Johnson P                                                            1   0
Totals                       36   8  12   8    2   4                    27  17

BATTING

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).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Barker, L (0-1)              6.1   9   5   4    1   2   1   5.68   29     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 2· 9     38    -     0.65  -0.13
B Lacey                        1.2   3   3   3    1   2   0  15.43   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 2          2-2    0.09  -0.02
Totals                         8    12   8   7    2   4   1          39     -       ·  ·      8·11· 3·11          2-2

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, W (1-0)              7.1   5   0   0    0   4   0   0.00   26     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 0· 3     72    -     1.05   0.35
J Johnson                      1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.93    6     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         9     6   0   0    0   4   0          32     -       ·  ·     18· 6· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 10,845.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Texas Rangers                        
1. M Dilone             DH    1. B Wills              2B 
2. R Manning            CF    2. M Rivers             CF 
3. M Hargrove           1B    3. A Oliver             DH 
4. J Charboneau         LF    4. B Bell               3B 
5. J Orta               RF    5. J Grubb              RF 
6. T Harrah             3B    6. P Putnam             1B 
7. R Hassey             C     7. B Sample             LF 
8. A Bannister          2B    8. J Sundberg           C  
9. T Veryzer            SS    9. M Mendoza            SS 

   L Barker             P        D Medich             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  ---      12%  63% A Oliver        L Barker        Home Run
   b 5   2  0-2  -2-       7%  90% A Oliver        L Barker        Double to CF (LF-CF); Rivers Scores/unER
   b 4   0  0-1  -2-       7%  83% J Grubb         L Barker        Single to LF; Bell Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-       7%  55% M Hargrove      D Medich        Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B; Dilone out at Hm/1B-C
   b 4   0  0-1  ---       6%  76% B Bell          L Barker        Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  M Dilone        Single to SS/Bunt
          1--      44%  R Manning       Dilone Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Flyball: LF
   OO     -2-      55%  M Hargrove      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, Len Barker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Wills         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  M Rivers        Popfly: SS
   R      ---      63%  A Oliver        Home Run
   O      ---      62%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Doc Medich facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  J Charboneau    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      66%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  T Harrah        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Len Barker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  J Grubb         Lineout: 2B
          ---      67%  P Putnam        Single to CF
          1--      69%  B Sample        Putnam Steals 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      63%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Doc Medich facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      65%  R Hassey        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      60%  A Bannister     Double to CF
   O      -2-      64%  T Veryzer       Groundout: SS-1B; Bannister to 3B
   O      --3      68%  M Dilone        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Len Barker facing 9-1-2
          ---      71%  M Mendoza       Walk
   O      1--      68%  B Wills         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      66%  M Rivers        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      64%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Doc Medich facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      67%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      69%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      70%  J Charboneau    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Len Barker facing 4-5-6
          ---      76%  B Bell          Double to LF
   R      -2-      83%  J Grubb         Single to LF; Bell Scores
   O      1--      79%  P Putnam        Grubb Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      78%  " "             Flyball: CF
          ---      79%  B Sample        Single to LF
          1--      80%  J Sundberg      Sample Steals 2B
   O      -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, Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      80%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      77%  T Harrah        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      81%  R Hassey        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      83%  A Bannister     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Len Barker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  M Mendoza       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      81%  B Wills         Flyball: CF
          ---      83%  M Rivers        Reached on E3 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Rivers to 2B
   R      -2-      90%  A Oliver        Double to CF (LF-CF); Rivers Scores/unER
   O      -2-      89%  B Bell          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Doc Medich facing 9-1-2
          ---      85%  T Veryzer       Single to RF
   O      1--      88%  M Dilone        Flyball: LF
          1--      84%  R Manning       Single to CF; Veryzer to 2B
   O      12-      89%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF
   O      12-      93%  J Charboneau    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Len Barker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  J Grubb         Flyball: CF
          ---      93%  P Putnam        Single to CF
   O      1--      92%  B Sample        Popfly: SS
   O      1--      91%  J Sundberg      Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      93%  J Orta          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      95%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  R Hassey        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Len Barker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  M Mendoza       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      95%  B Wills         Single to CF
          1--      97%  M Rivers        Double to RF; Wills to 3B
                  Bob Lacey replaces Len Barker pitching
   R      -23      98%  A Oliver        Fielder's Choice 2B; Wills Scores; Rivers to 3B; Oliver to 1B
                  Bo Diaz replaces Ron Hassey playing C batting 7th
   RO     1-3      99%  B Bell          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rivers Scores
   O      1--      99%  J Grubb         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 5.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Doc Medich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  A Bannister     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 batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Littleton     Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  M Dilone        Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  R Manning       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bob Lacey facing 6-7-8
                  Jerry Dybzinski replaces Larry Littleton playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  P Putnam        Strikeout
          ---     100%  B Sample        Walk
          1--     100%  J Sundberg      Single to CF (Pop Fly); Sample to 2B
   R      12-     100%  M Mendoza       Single to LF; Sample Scores; Sundberg to 2B
   R      12-     100%  B Wills         Single to CF; Sundberg Scores; Mendoza to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  M Rivers        Groundout: 2B-1B; Mendoza Scores; Wills to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  A Oliver        Lineout: SS
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 8.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-8, John Henry Johnson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Charboneau    Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Rangers 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation