September 14, 1988 Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
BAL 3 KCR 4
@CAL 2 MIL 4
@CHW 2 NYY 7
@CLE 5 TEX 9
@OAK 1 SEA 2
MIN 0 TOR 3
DET 2 HOU 7
@CIN 1 LAD 1
ATL 0 PIT 4
@MON 1
(12) NYM 3
CHC 1 PHI 9
STL 2 SFG 6
@SDP 5

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 14,519

Wednesday, September 14, 1988, 7:37
Time of Game: 2:46

Rangers

64-80

Won 1

5th, 27 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  9  0   0  0  0    9 12  0
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  3

W: K Brown (1-0), L: D Stewart (18-12)

Athletics

92-54

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 3   0   1   1    1   1  .251  .657   22    1   0   2B,SF
J Browne 2B                   3   1   0   0    2   1  .233  .613   28    2   4   
C Espy LF-RF                  5   1   1   1    0   2  .253  .643   18    0   0   
R Sierra RF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .248  .719   17    2   0   SB,GDP
  B Brower LF                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .602    6    1   0   
G Petralli 1B                 2   1   0   1    0   0  .300  .774   11    7   0   SF
  M Stanley 1B                2   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .641    5    4   0   
K Reimer DH                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .333  .666   16    0   0   
C Kreuter C                   5   2   2   3    0   2  .400 1.400   17    7   1   HR
S Buechele 3B                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .251  .763   13    1   2   
  J Kunkel 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .638    2    0   0   
C Wilkerson SS                4   1   2   0    0   2  .293  .703   17    2   5   

K Brown P                                                                0   1
Totals                       38   9  12   8    4  10              172   27  13

BATTING

2B: O McDowell (15, off D Stewart).

HR: C Kreuter (1, off D Stewart; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: O McDowell (4, off D Stewart); G Petralli (4, off D Stewart).

TB: C Kreuter 5; C Wilkerson 2; S Buechele 2; K Reimer 2; O McDowell 2; M Stanley; C Espy; R Sierra.

GIDP: R Sierra (15).

RBI: C Kreuter 3 (3); R Sierra 2 (85); G Petralli (33); C Espy (28); O McDowell (29).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Browne-C Wilkerson-G Petralli.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Sierra (15, 2nd base off D Stewart/T Steinbach).

PO: O McDowell (1st base by D Stewart).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .737   18    1   0   
D Henderson CF                2   0   0   0    1   1  .307  .910   13    2   0   GDP
  S Javier CF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .656    4    0   0   
J Canseco RF                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .306  .958   11    1   0   
  F Jose RF                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .750    2    3   0   2B
D Parker DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .699    8    0   0   
M McGwire 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .807    4    5   2   
  D Jennings 1B               1   0   0   0    1   0  .238  .732    9    0   0   
C Lansford 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .701    6    0   0   
  T Phillips 3B-SS            2   0   1   0    0   0  .188  .559   10    0   0   
T Steinbach C-3B              4   0   1   1    0   1  .260  .706   15    7   0   
W Weiss SS                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .245  .621    8    1   4   CS
  M Sinatro C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .856    5    4   0   
M Gallego 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .553   16    0   3   
  L Blankenship 2B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    1   0   

D Stewart P                                                              2   0
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   0
  D Otto P                                                               0   0
Totals                       31   1   6   1    4   6              134   27   9

BATTING

2B: F Jose (1, off K Brown).

TB: F Jose 2; D Parker; W Weiss; T Phillips; L Polonia; T Steinbach.

GIDP: D Henderson (13).

RBI: T Steinbach (45).

2-out RBI: T Steinbach.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Gallego-W Weiss-M McGwire.

E: D Henderson (6); D Stewart 2 ().

BASERUNNING

CS: W Weiss (4, 2nd base by K Brown/C Kreuter).

PITCHING

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 (1-0)               9     6   1   1    4   6   0   1.00   35  131-76   46·10·20   15· 4· 6· 0     73    -     0.40   0.22
Totals                         9     6   1   1    4   6   0          35  131-76   46·10·20   15· 4· 6· 0           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Stewart, L (18-12)           4.1   8   9   8    3   6   1   3.30   25   99-66   33·14·19   10· 2· 3· 1     16    -     1.18  -0.28
R Honeycutt                    0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.77    3   13-6     3· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
D Otto                         4     3   0   0    1   4   0   2.57   16   52-33   17· 8· 8    5· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    12   9   8    4  10   1          44  164-105  53·23·29   17· 8· 4· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Stewart (14).

IBB: None.

PO: D Stewart (1; O McDowell, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - John Shulock.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 14,519.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 59° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Oakland Athletics                    
1. O McDowell           CF    1. L Polonia            LF 
2. J Browne             2B    2. D Henderson          CF 
3. C Espy               LF    3. J Canseco            RF 
4. R Sierra             RF    4. D Parker             DH 
5. G Petralli           1B    5. M McGwire            1B 
6. K Reimer             DH    6. C Lansford           3B 
7. C Kreuter            C     7. T Steinbach          C  
8. S Buechele           3B    8. W Weiss              SS 
9. C Wilkerson          SS    9. M Gallego            2B 

   K Brown              P        D Stewart            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  0-2  123  4   10%  93% R Sierra        D Stewart       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wilkerson Scores; Browne Scores; Espy to 3B; Sierra to 1B
   t 5   0  0-0  12-  1    9%  71% C Wilkerson     D Stewart       Single to P (Bunt to P's Right); Kreuter to 3B; Buechele to 2B
   t 5   1  0-1  123  5    9%  83% C Espy          D Stewart       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Buechele Scores; Wilkerson to 3B; Browne to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  7   -9%  45% R Sierra        D Stewart       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  4    7%  49% D Henderson     K Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   56%  O McDowell      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  4   59%  J Browne        Walk
   O      12-  3   54%  C Espy          Strikeout Looking
   OO     12-  7   45%  R Sierra        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  L Polonia       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   49%  D Henderson     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   48%  G Petralli      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  K Reimer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  C Kreuter       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  M McGwire       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   48%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   46%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   47%  O McDowell      Walk
          1--      49%  J Browne        McDowell Picked off 1B, safe on E1; McDowell to 3B
   O      --3  6   45%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   47%  T Steinbach     Lineout: RF
          ---  2   44%  W Weiss         Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   O      1--      49%  M Gallego       Weiss Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   50%  " "             Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   47%  C Espy          Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   50%  R Sierra        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to P's Left)
   O      1--  3   48%  G Petralli      Groundout: 2B-1B; Sierra to 2B
   O      -2-  1   44%  K Reimer        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  L Polonia       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   47%  J Canseco       Walk
          1--  2   45%  D Parker        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Canseco to 2B
   O      12-  1   50%  M McGwire       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   55%  C Kreuter       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   62%  S Buechele      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kreuter to 2B
          12-  1   71%  C Wilkerson     Single to P (Bunt to P's Right); Kreuter to 3B; Buechele to 2B
   RO     123  5   68%  O McDowell      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kreuter Scores
          12-  5   75%  J Browne        Walk; Buechele to 3B; Wilkerson to 2B
   R      123  5   83%  C Espy          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Buechele Scores; Wilkerson to 3B; Browne to 2B
   RR     123  4   93%  R Sierra        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Wilkerson Scores; Browne Scores; Espy to 3B; Sierra to 1B
          1-3      93%  G Petralli      Sierra Steals 2B
   R      -23      96%  " "             Wild Pitch; Espy Scores; Sierra to 3B
   R      --3  3   97%  " "             Reached on E8/Sacrifice Fly (Line Drive to LF-CF); Sierra Scores; Petralli to 2B
          -2-  1   98%  K Reimer        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Petralli to 3B
   RRR    1-3  6   99%  C Kreuter       Home Run; Petralli Scores/unER; Reimer Scores
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Dave Stewart pitching
   O      ---  6   99%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   99%  C Wilkerson     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   99%  O McDowell      Flyball: CF
                  9 runs, 8 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-9, Kevin Brown facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3  100%  C Lansford      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5  100%  W Weiss         Walk
   O      1--  9  100%  M Gallego       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-0, Dave Otto facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Otto replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching; Lance Blankenship replaces Mike Gallego playing 2B batting 9th; Tony Phillips replaces Carney Lansford playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---  4  100%  J Browne        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  100%  C Espy          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3  100%  R Sierra        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-9, Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Stanley replaces Geno Petralli playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---  7  100%  L Polonia       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5  100%  D Henderson     Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  J Canseco       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  2  100%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-0, Dave Otto facing 5-6-7
                  Doug Jennings replaces Mark McGwire playing 1B batting 5th; Stan Javier replaces Dave Henderson playing CF batting 2nd; Felix Jose replaces Jose Canseco playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  3  100%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF
          ---  8  100%  K Reimer        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1  100%  C Kreuter       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  1  100%  S Buechele      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Kreuter to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-9, Kevin Brown facing 5-6-7
          ---  4  100%  D Jennings      Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  T Phillips      Groundout: P-1B; Jennings to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1  100%  W Weiss         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 0.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-0, Dave Otto facing 1-2-3
                  Matt Sinatro replaces Walt Weiss playing C batting 8th; Terry Steinbach moves to 3B; Tony Phillips moves to SS
   O      ---  4  100%  O McDowell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  J Browne        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  C Espy          Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-9, Kevin Brown facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Kunkel replaces Steve Buechele playing 3B batting 8th; Bob Brower replaces Ruben Sierra playing LF batting 4th; Cecil Espy moves to RF
   O      ---  5  100%  L Blankenship   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  L Polonia       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  S Javier        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 0.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-0, Dave Otto facing 4-5-6
          ---  6  100%  B Brower        Walk
          1--  2  100%  M Stanley       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Brower to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  K Reimer        Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-  4  100%  C Kreuter       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2  100%  J Kunkel        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-9, Kevin Brown facing 3-4-5
          ---  2  100%  F Jose          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1  100%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  5  100%  D Jennings      Flyball: SS
          -2-  6  100%  T Phillips      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Jose to 3B
   R      1-3  4  100%  T Steinbach     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jose Scores; Phillips to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  M Sinatro       Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 9, Athletics 1.

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