April 18, 1981 New York Yankees at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 23,744

Saturday, April 18, 1981
Time of Game: 2:22

Yankees

4-3

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    4  4  1
Rangers         0  0  0   0  4  0   2  0  X    6 13  1

W: S Comer (1-0), L: B Castro (0-1)

Rangers

3-4

Won 1

3rd, 5½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 3   0   0   1    1   0  .174  .785    0    2   5   
J Mumphrey CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .486    0    1   2   GDP
D Winfield LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .695    0    0   0   
R Jackson DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    0   0   
L Piniella RF                 2   1   0   0    1   1  .333  .899    0    1   0   
  O Gamble PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .375 1.375    0    0   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   2   2   1    0   1  .200  .846    0    1   1   HR
R Cerone C                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .167  .439    0    6   2   
D Werth 1B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143    0    6   1   
  J Spencer PH-1B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .289    0    2   1   
B Dent SS                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .240  .789    0    4   2   

T John P                                                                 0   1
  B Castro P                                                             0   0
  D Bird P                                                               1   0
Totals                       32   4   4   4    2   3                    24  15

BATTING

HR: G Nettles (3, off R Honeycutt; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: G Nettles 5; O Gamble; R Cerone.

GIDP: J Mumphrey (1).

RBI: B Dent (5); G Nettles (4); R Cerone (4); W Randolph (3).

2-out RBI: G Nettles.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Dent-W Randolph-D Werth; W Randolph-B Dent-D Werth.

E: J Mumphrey (3).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Wills 2B                    3   1   1   3    0   0  .296  .811    0    0   5   HR,SH
M Rivers CF                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .310  .769    0    1   0   
A Oliver DH                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .200  .559    0    0   0   IW
B Bell 3B                     4   0   3   2    0   0  .448  .985    0    0   5   2B
J Sundberg C                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .364 1.007    0    5   1   2B
J Grubb RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .567    0    1   0   GDP
P Putnam 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .308  .693    0   16   0   
B Sample LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .120  .299    0    2   0   GDP
M Mendoza SS                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .263  .649    0    2   3   

R Honeycutt P                                                            0   0
  S Comer P                                                              0   3
Totals                       33   6  13   6    2   5                    27  17

BATTING

2B: B Bell (3, off T John); J Sundberg (1, off D Bird).

HR: B Wills (1, off T John; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: B Wills (1, off B Castro).

IBB: A Oliver (1, by B Castro).

TB: B Wills 4; B Bell 4; M Rivers 2; A Oliver 2; J Sundberg 2; J Grubb; B Sample; P Putnam; M Mendoza.

GIDP: B Sample (1); J Grubb (3).

RBI: B Wills 3 (5); B Bell 2 (4); J Sundberg (4).

2-out RBI: B Bell; J Sundberg.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Comer-J Sundberg-P Putnam.

E: B Bell (2).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T John                         4.1   7   4   3    1   2   1   4.74   21     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 0· 7     36    -     1.20  -0.14
B Castro, L (0-1)              2.1   5   2   2    1   1   0   5.40   10     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 5          2-1    1.99  -0.20
D Bird                         1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.62  -0.07
Totals                         8    13   6   5    2   5   1          36     -       ·  ·     13· 3· 0·13          4-2

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Honeycutt                    4     3   4   3    1   1   1   6.75   16     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 0· 3     42    -     0.76  -0.12
S Comer, W (1-0)               5     1   0   0    1   2   0   7.50   18     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 0· 1          2-2    1.15   0.21
Totals                         9     4   4   3    2   3   1          34     -       ·  ·     18· 7· 0· 4          2-2

R Honeycutt faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Castro (1; A Oliver).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Steve Palermo.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 23,744.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Texas Rangers                        
1. W Randolph           2B    1. B Wills              2B 
2. J Mumphrey           CF    2. M Rivers             CF 
3. D Winfield           LF    3. A Oliver             DH 
4. R Jackson            DH    4. B Bell               3B 
5. L Piniella           RF    5. J Sundberg           C  
6. G Nettles            3B    6. J Grubb              RF 
7. R Cerone             C     7. P Putnam             1B 
8. D Werth              1B    8. B Sample             LF 
9. B Dent               SS    9. M Mendoza            SS 

   T John               P        R Honeycutt          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  4-4  12-      23%  80% B Bell          B Castro        Single to LF; Rivers Scores; Oliver to 2B
   b 5   1  4-0  12-      23%  36% B Wills         T John          Home Run; Putnam Scores; Sample Scores/unER
   t 2   2  0-0  ---     -12%  42% G Nettles       R Honeycutt     Home Run
   b 4   1  1-0  12-     -12%  34% J Grubb         T John          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 7   2  4-5  12-      10%  91% J Sundberg      D Bird          Double (LF-CF); Oliver Scores; Bell to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  D Winfield      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  M Rivers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      52%  A Oliver        Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  L Piniella      Flyball: LF
   R      ---      42%  G Nettles       Home Run
   O      ---      42%  R Cerone        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      40%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      38%  J Grubb         Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  P Putnam        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      39%  D Werth         Strikeout
   O      ---      41%  B Dent          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      42%  W Randolph      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  B Sample        Single to LF (Short LF)
   O      1--      42%  M Mendoza       Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      39%  B Wills         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      36%  M Rivers        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      38%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      40%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      41%  R Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      38%  A Oliver        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      43%  B Bell          Double to LF
          -2-      46%  J Sundberg      Walk
   OO     12-      34%  J Grubb         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 5-6-7
          ---      31%  L Piniella      Walk
          1--      21%  G Nettles       Single (Short CF-RF); Piniella to 3B
   R      1-3      16%  R Cerone        Single to LF; Piniella Scores; Nettles to 2B
                  Steve Comer replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
          12-      11%  D Werth         Fielder's Choice ; Nettles to 3B; Cerone to 2B
   R      123       7%  B Dent          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Nettles Scores; Cerone to 3B; Werth to 2B
   R      123       4%  W Randolph      Walk; Cerone Scores/unER; Werth to 3B; Dent to 2B
   OO     123       8%  J Mumphrey      Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Dent to 3B; Randolph to 2B
   O      -23      10%  D Winfield      Flyball: C
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Tommy John facing 7-8-9
          ---      13%  P Putnam        Single to CF
          1--      18%  B Sample        Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Putnam to 2B
   O      12-      13%  M Mendoza       Strikeout
   RRR    12-      36%  B Wills         Home Run; Putnam Scores; Sample Scores/unER
          ---      40%  M Rivers        Single to RF
          1--      45%  A Oliver        Single to LF; Rivers to 2B
                  Bill Castro replaces Tommy John pitching
   RO     12-      53%  B Bell          Single to CF; Rivers Scores; Oliver out at 3B/CF-3B
   O      1--      50%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 4.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Steve Comer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  R Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  L Piniella      Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  G Nettles       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Bill Castro facing 6-7-8
          ---      62%  J Grubb         Single to CF
   O      1--      57%  P Putnam        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      50%  B Sample        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 4.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Steve Comer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  R Cerone        Groundout: P-1B
                  Jim Spencer pinch hits for Dennis Werth batting 8th
   O      ---      56%  J Spencer       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      58%  B Dent          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Bill Castro facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Spencer moves to 1B
          ---      64%  M Mendoza       Single to SS
   O      1--      62%  B Wills         Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Mendoza to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  M Rivers        Single to CF; Mendoza out at Hm/CF-C; Rivers to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      57%  A Oliver        Intentional Walk
   R      12-      80%  B Bell          Single to LF; Rivers Scores; Oliver to 2B
                  Doug Bird replaces Bill Castro pitching
   R      12-      91%  J Sundberg      Double (LF-CF); Oliver Scores; Bell to 3B
   O      -23      88%  J Grubb         Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 6.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-6, Steve Comer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  W Randolph      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  D Winfield      Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Doug Bird facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  P Putnam        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  B Sample        Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  M Mendoza       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 6.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-6, Steve Comer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  R Jackson       Flyball: CF
                  Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Lou Piniella batting 5th
          ---      93%  O Gamble        Single
   O      1--      97%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  R Cerone        Foul Flyball: 1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Rangers 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation