April 18, 1962 New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 1
NYY 0 DET 5
WSA 1 LAA 3
KCA 2 CHW 3
@MIN 2 CHC 3
HOU 2
(10) CIN 14
LAD 0 MLN 6
SFG 4 STL 15
@NYM 5 PIT 4
@PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 13,544

Wednesday, April 18, 1962
Time of Game: 2:04

Yankees

3-2

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: M Pappas (1-0), L: B Stafford (0-1), S: H Wilhelm (1)

Orioles

3-3

Won 1

6th, 1½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Richardson 2B               4   0   1   0    0   1  .217  .511    0    0   3   
T Tresh SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .725    0    3   1   
R Maris RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .568    0    0   0   
M Mantle CF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .333 1.219    0    2   0   
J Blanchard C                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .786    0    4   0   
B Skowron 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .727    0    9   0   
H Lopez LF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .453    0    4   0   
C Boyer 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .563 1.695    0    2   2   
B Stafford P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  Y Berra PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    0   0   
  L Arroyo P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       30   0   4   0    2  10                    24   7

BATTING

SH: B Stafford (1, off M Pappas).

TB: B Richardson; T Tresh; H Lopez; J Blanchard.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Tresh-B Skowron.

E: J Blanchard (1).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Temple 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .929    0    2   2   
E Robinson RF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .167  .619    0    0   0   
B Powell LF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .767    0    0   0   
  H Wilhelm P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
J Gentile 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .773    0    7   4   GDP
J Brandt CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .606    0    3   0   
B Robinson 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .670    0    1   2   
G Triandos C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .948    0   10   0   
J Adair SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .495    0    0   1   
M Pappas P                    2   1   1   1    0   0  .500 2.500    0    3   0   HR
  R Snyder LF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
Totals                       27   1   4   1    3   4                    27  10

BATTING

HR: M Pappas (1, off B Stafford; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: M Pappas 4; E Robinson; R Snyder; J Gentile.

GIDP: J Gentile (2).

RBI: M Pappas (1).

2-out RBI: M Pappas.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

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
B Stafford, L (0-1)            7     2   1   1    3   3   1   1.38   26     -       ·  ·      6·11· 2· 1     69    -     0.94   0.19
L Arroyo                       1     2   0   0    0   1   0   5.40    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.92   0.03
Totals                         8     4   1   1    3   4   1          31     -       ·  ·      8·11· 2· 2           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Pappas, W (1-0)              6     2   0   0    1   5   0   0.00   21     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 1· 2     72    -     0.96   0.35
H Wilhelm, S (1)               3     2   0   0    1   5   0   0.00   12     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 2          0-0    3.66   0.36
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2  10   0          33     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 2· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Bill Kinnamon, 3B - Joe Paparella.

Time of Game: 2:04.

Attendance: 13,544.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Baltimore Orioles                    
1. B Richardson         2B    1. J Temple             2B 
2. T Tresh              SS    2. E Robinson           RF 
3. R Maris              RF    3. B Powell             LF 
4. M Mantle             CF    4. J Gentile            1B 
5. J Blanchard          C     5. J Brandt             CF 
6. B Skowron            1B    6. B Robinson           3B 
7. H Lopez              LF    7. G Triandos           C  
8. C Boyer              3B    8. J Adair              SS 
9. B Stafford           P     9. M Pappas             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  1-0  123      23% 100% B Skowron       H Wilhelm       Groundout: P-1B
   t 9   1  1-0  123      23%  77% J Blanchard     H Wilhelm       Strikeout
   t 9   1  1-0  12-     -18%  55% M Mantle        H Wilhelm       Walk; Richardson to 3B; Tresh to 2B
   b 5   2  0-0  ---      17%  68% M Pappas        B Stafford      Home Run
   t 9   0  1-0  1--     -16%  57% T Tresh         H Wilhelm       Single to CF; Richardson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Richardson    Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  T Tresh         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      55%  R Maris         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Stafford facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Temple        Walk
          1--      64%  E Robinson      Walk; Temple to 2B
   O      12-      58%  B Powell        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      54%  J Gentile       Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  J Brandt        Flyball: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  M Mantle        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      54%  J Blanchard     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      55%  B Skowron       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Stafford facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  G Triandos      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  J Adair         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  H Lopez         Single to SS
   O      1--      50%  C Boyer         Strikeout
   O      1--      52%  B Stafford      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Lopez to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  B Richardson    Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Stafford facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  M Pappas        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      51%  J Temple        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  E Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  T Tresh         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Maris         Flyball: 3B
          ---      53%  M Mantle        Walk
          1--      51%  J Blanchard     Single to CF; Mantle to 2B
   O      12-      56%  B Skowron       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Stafford facing 3-4-5
          ---      60%  B Powell        Walk
   O      1--      56%  J Gentile       Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      53%  J Brandt        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--      50%  B Robinson      Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  H Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  C Boyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  B Stafford      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Stafford facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  G Triandos      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  J Adair         Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      68%  M Pappas        Home Run
   O      ---      67%  J Temple        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      71%  B Richardson    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  T Tresh         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      75%  R Maris         Flyball: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Stafford facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      73%  E Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  B Powell        Lineout: CF
          ---      73%  J Gentile       Single to 2B (Line Drive)
   O      1--      70%  J Brandt        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 4-5-6
                  Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Boog Powell pitching and batting 3rd; Russ Snyder replaces Milt Pappas playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---      75%  M Mantle        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      78%  J Blanchard     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      80%  B Skowron       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Stafford facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      78%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      77%  G Triandos      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      76%  J Adair         Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      81%  H Lopez         Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  C Boyer         Strikeout Looking
                  Yogi Berra pinch hits for Bill Stafford batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  Y Berra         Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Arroyo facing 9-1-2
                  Luis Arroyo replaces Yogi Berra pitching and batting 9th
          ---      89%  R Snyder        Single to LF
          1--      92%  J Temple        Reached on Interference on C; Snyder to 2B
          12-      95%  E Robinson      Single to P/Bunt; Temple to 2B; Snyder to 3B
   O      123      92%  H Wilhelm       Strikeout Looking
   OO     123      85%  J Gentile       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 1-2-3
          ---      73%  B Richardson    Single to LF
          1--      57%  T Tresh         Single to CF; Richardson to 2B
   O      12-      73%  R Maris         Strikeout
          12-      55%  M Mantle        Walk; Richardson to 3B; Tresh to 2B
   O      123      77%  J Blanchard     Strikeout
   O      123     100%  B Skowron       Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL196204180

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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