April 17, 1992 Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 33,070

Friday, April 17, 1992, (null)
Time of Game: 3:06

Athletics

8-3

Lost 1

1st

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

W: K Brown (3-0), L: J Briscoe (0-1), S: K Rogers (2)

Rangers

8-4

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   1   2   2    0   2  .233  .795   18    2   1   CS
L Blankenship 2B              3   1   1   1    1   1  .333  .882   20    3   3   2B
J Canseco RF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .318 1.039   15    3   0   GDP
H Baines DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .559   12    0   0   
M McGwire 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .324 1.253   11    7   0   
W Wilson CF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .603    7    0   0   GDP
  M Kingery CF                1   1   0   0    0   0  .111  .311    3    0   0   
  C Lansford PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .857    6    0   0   2B
S Brosius 3B                  4   2   2   0    0   1  .222  .500   13    1   1   
M Bordick SS                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .308  .697    9    1   0   SF,GDP
S Hemond C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .750   11    7   1   

J Briscoe P                                                              0   1
  B Walton P                                                             0   0
  G Nelson P                                                             0   0
  V Horsman P                                                            0   1
Totals                       33   5  10   5    1   6              125   24   8

BATTING

2B: L Blankenship (3, off K Brown); C Lansford (5, off K Rogers).

SF: M Bordick (1, off K Brown).

TB: S Brosius 2; L Blankenship 2; R Henderson 2; C Lansford 2; M McGwire; J Canseco; H Baines; S Hemond.

GIDP: W Wilson (3); M Bordick (1); J Canseco (1).

RBI: R Henderson 2 (7); J Canseco (10); M Bordick (6); L Blankenship (4).

2-out RBI: R Henderson 2; L Blankenship; J Canseco.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

E: S Brosius (1); J Briscoe ().

BASERUNNING

CS: R Henderson (3, 2nd base by K Brown/I Rodriguez).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Huson 2B                    4   2   3   0    0   1  .333  .822   20    4   3   SH
D Thon SS                     4   0   3   2    0   0  .286  .742   12    2   6   2B,SH
R Palmeiro 1B                 3   1   0   0    2   0  .184  .682   27   10   0   
R Sierra RF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .277  .911   22    0   0   
J Gonzalez CF                 5   0   2   2    0   2  .327  .830   17    3   0   2B
K Reimer LF                   4   0   0   1    1   0  .275  .741   18    2   0   
  J Cangelosi LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .650         0   0   
D Palmer 3B                   3   1   1   1    1   2  .333 1.118   15    0   2   HR
B Downing DH                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .222  .662   17    0   0   
I Rodriguez C                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .289  .780   12    6   1   

K Brown P                                                                0   2
  T Mathews P                                                            0   0
  K Rogers P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   6  11   6    7   7              160   27  14

BATTING

2B: J Gonzalez (2, off J Briscoe); D Thon (4, off J Briscoe).

HR: D Palmer (4, off B Walton; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SH: J Huson (1, off J Briscoe); D Thon (1, off G Nelson).

TB: D Thon 4; D Palmer 4; J Huson 3; J Gonzalez 3; I Rodriguez; B Downing.

RBI: D Thon 2 (5); J Gonzalez 2 (9); D Palmer (10); K Reimer (6).

2-out RBI: D Palmer; K Reimer.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Thon-J Huson-R Palmeiro; D Palmer-J Huson-R Palmeiro; D Thon-R Palmeiro.

E: D Thon 2 (3); J Gonzalez (2).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Huson (1st base by J Briscoe).

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
J Briscoe, L (0-1)             3.1   6   3   2    4   3   0   6.43   20   76-42   20· 6·16    8· 2· 3· 0     37    -     1.20  -0.18
B Walton                       1.2   1   1   1    1   1   1   2.70    7   28-17    8· 7· 2    1· 2· 2· 0          1-0    0.38  -0.00
G Nelson                       1.1   3   2   2    2   1   0  10.38    9   31-16    8· 2· 6    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.18  -0.16
V Horsman                      1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   20-13    4· 3· 6    1· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.78   0.07
Totals                         8    11   6   5    7   7   1          42  155-88   40·18·30   12· 8· 8· 0          2-0

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 Brown, W (3-0)               7     9   5   3    0   4   0   2.16   28   98-66   42· 8·16   13· 8· 3· 0     47    -     1.14  -0.04
T Mathews, H (1)               0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.08    2   11-6     2· 2· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.09
K Rogers, S (2)                1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.00    5   15-11    6· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.05   0.18
Totals                         9    10   5   3    1   6   0          35  124-83   50·11·21   15·10· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Briscoe (2).

IBB: None.

PO: J Briscoe (0; J Huson, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Terry Craft, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rocky Roe.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 33,070.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 9mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Texas Rangers                        
1. R Henderson          LF    1. J Huson              2B 
2. L Blankenship        2B    2. D Thon               SS 
3. J Canseco            RF    3. R Palmeiro           1B 
4. H Baines             DH    4. R Sierra             RF 
5. M McGwire            1B    5. J Gonzalez           CF 
6. W Wilson             CF    6. K Reimer             LF 
7. S Brosius            3B    7. D Palmer             3B 
8. M Bordick            SS    8. B Downing            DH 
9. S Hemond             C     9. I Rodriguez          C  

   J Briscoe            P        K Brown              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  6-5  ---  6  -23%  68% C Lansford      K Rogers        Double (Fly Ball); Lansford to 3B/Adv on E8
   t 9   1  6-5  --3  3   20%  88% S Brosius       K Rogers        Strikeout
   t 8   0  6-5  1--  5   18%  85% J Canseco       T Mathews       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 7   2  6-4  12-  5  -13%  70% R Henderson     K Brown         Single to 1B (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Brosius Scores/unER; Hemond to 3B
   t 9   2  6-5  --3  1   12% 100% M Bordick       K Rogers        Groundout: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  R Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   54%  L Blankenship   Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   55%  J Canseco       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Briscoe facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  J Huson         Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      61%  D Thon          Huson Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Huson to 2B
   O      -2-  2   57%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Huson stays at 2B
          -2-  6   58%  R Palmeiro      Walk
   O      12-  5   54%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  2   57%  J Gonzalez      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Huson to 3B; Palmeiro to 2B; Gonzalez to 1B
   R      123  4   67%  K Reimer        Walk; Huson Scores/unER; Palmeiro to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      123  5   61%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Brown facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   57%  H Baines        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   61%  M McGwire       Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
   OO     1--  5   66%  W Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Briscoe facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   69%  B Downing       Walk
   O      1--  4   66%  I Rodriguez     Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          1--  2   69%  J Huson         Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Downing to 2B
   RO     12-  3   75%  D Thon          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep 3B); Downing Scores; Huson out at 3B/LF-3B; Thon to 2B
   O      -2-  5   72%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Brown facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   68%  S Brosius       Single (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  2   76%  M Bordick       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   77%  S Hemond        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Briscoe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   76%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   79%  J Gonzalez      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-      81%  K Reimer        Wild Pitch; Gonzalez to 3B
   O      --3  5   77%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Gonzalez stays at 3B
          --3  4   78%  D Palmer        Walk
   O      1-3  3   74%  B Downing       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   77%  R Henderson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   79%  L Blankenship   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   80%  J Canseco       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Briscoe facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   82%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   81%  J Huson         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Rodriguez to 2B
   R      -2-  3   88%  D Thon          Double (Fly Ball); Rodriguez Scores
                  Bruce Walton replaces John Briscoe pitching
   O      -2-  5   87%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B; Thon to 3B
   O      --3  5   85%  R Sierra        Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Kevin Brown facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   87%  H Baines        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   89%  M McGwire       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   89%  W Wilson        Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bruce Walton facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Kingery replaces Willie Wilson playing CF batting 6th
   O      ---  5   89%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   88%  K Reimer        Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   R      ---  2   93%  D Palmer        Home Run (Line Drive); Palmer Scores
          ---  6   93%  B Downing       Walk
   O      1--  4   93%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Rangers 4.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Brown facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   90%  S Brosius       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   93%  M Bordick       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   94%  S Hemond        Bunt Groundout: P-1B; Brosius to 2B
   R      -2-  5   90%  R Henderson     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Brosius Scores
   R      1--  2   82%  L Blankenship   Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Henderson Scores
   R      -2-  3   71%  J Canseco       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Blankenship Scores
   O      1--  2   75%  H Baines        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Baines to 1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Gene Nelson facing 1-2-3
                  Gene Nelson replaces Bruce Walton pitching
          ---  6   78%  J Huson         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   77%  D Thon          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Huson to 2B
          -2-  7   78%  R Palmeiro      Walk
          12-  5   83%  R Sierra        Walk; Huson to 3B; Palmeiro to 2B
   RR     123  2   93%  J Gonzalez      Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Huson Scores; Palmeiro Scores; Sierra to 2B
   O      12-  2   92%  K Reimer        Popfly: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      12-  4   90%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Rangers 6.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Kevin Brown facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   86%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   89%  M Kingery       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Kingery to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
          -2-  4   84%  S Brosius       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Kingery to 3B; Brosius to 1B
   RO     1-3  3   86%  M Bordick       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kingery Scores/unER
          1--  3   83%  S Hemond        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Brosius to 2B
   R      12-  5   70%  R Henderson     Single to 1B (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Brosius Scores/unER; Hemond to 3B
   O      1-3  1   80%  L Blankenship   Henderson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B); Hemond stays at 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Gene Nelson facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   82%  B Downing       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   80%  I Rodriguez     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  Vince Horsman replaces Gene Nelson pitching
   O      1--  6   78%  J Huson         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   79%  D Thon          Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Downing to 2B
   O      12-  4   76%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 6.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-6, Terry Mathews facing 2-3-4
                  Terry Mathews replaces Kevin Brown pitching
          ---  6   67%  L Blankenship   Walk
   OO     1--  5   85%  J Canseco       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  Kenny Rogers replaces Terry Mathews pitching
   O      ---  4   87%  H Baines        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Vince Horsman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   86%  R Sierra        Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  4   85%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   85%  K Reimer        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 6.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-6, Kenny Rogers facing 5-6-7
                  John Cangelosi replaces Kevin Reimer playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---  1   92%  M McGwire       Flyball: CF
                  Carney Lansford pinch hits for Mike Kingery batting 6th
          ---  6   68%  C Lansford      Double (Fly Ball); Lansford to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      --3  3   88%  S Brosius       Strikeout
   O      --3  1  100%  M Bordick       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Rangers 6.

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