September 5, 1962 Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 5
@BAL 2 DET 6
@BAL 0 BOS 12
KCA 4 CHW 2
CLE 1 MIN 9
@WSA 7
(11) WSA 3
MIN 0 CIN 7
CHC 5
(10) CIN 10
CHC 3 HOU 5
PIT 3 SFG 3
@LAD 0 MLN 1
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Wednesday, September 5, 1962
Time of Game: 1:56

Tigers

71-67

Won 3

4th, 9 GB

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

W: J Bunning (16-8), L: R Roberts (9-8)

Orioles

70-71

Lost 3

6th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Fernandez SS                3   0   0   0    1   0  .233  .688    0    1   2   
B Bruton CF                   4   1   2   3    0   0  .285  .805    0    3   0   HR
A Kaline RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .953    0    2   1   GDP
R Colavito LF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .279  .902    0    4   0   
V Wertz 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .340  .881    0    6   0   HR,GDP
  B Osborne 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .614         1   0   
D McAuliffe 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .727    0    5   5   
S Boros 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .229  .740    0    0   2   2B
D Brown C                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .240  .625    0    5   0   2B,GDP
J Bunning P                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .238  .569    0    0   1   
Totals                       33   5   9   5    2   1                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Brown (9, off R Roberts); S Boros (13, off R Roberts).

HR: B Bruton (15, off R Roberts; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); V Wertz (5, off W Stock; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: B Bruton 5; V Wertz 4; S Boros 2; J Bunning 2; D Brown 2; R Colavito 2.

GIDP: A Kaline (13); D Brown (11); V Wertz (1).

RBI: B Bruton 3 (70); V Wertz (14); D Brown (34).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Fernandez-D McAuliffe-V Wertz; S Boros-D McAuliffe-V Wertz.

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Adair SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .284  .732    0    4   5   GDP
R Snyder CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .300  .757    0    0   0   
J Brandt RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .771    0    2   0   GDP
B Robinson 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .807    0    0   3   
D Williams 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .569    0   14   1   
D Nicholson LF                3   0   1   0    1   1  .173  .703    0    3   0   
H Landrith C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .696    0    1   0   
M Breeding 2B                 3   0   1   1    0   2  .247  .594    0    3   2   
R Roberts P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .521    0    0   0   HBP
  B Powell PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .751    0    0   0   
  W Stock P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   1   
Totals                       32   2   8   1    1   4                    27  12

BATTING

HBP: R Roberts (1, by J Bunning).

TB: R Snyder 2; B Robinson; M Breeding; H Landrith; D Williams; J Adair; D Nicholson.

GIDP: J Brandt (10); J Adair (13).

RBI: M Breeding (13).

2-out RBI: M Breeding.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M Breeding-J Adair-D Williams; B Robinson-M Breeding-D Williams; D Williams-J Adair-D Williams.

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bunning, W (16-8)            9     8   2   2    1   4   0   3.31   34     -       ·  ·      8·12· 0· 8     66    -     1.06   0.26
Totals                         9     8   2   2    1   4   0          34     -       ·  ·      8·12· 0· 8           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Roberts, L (9-8)             7     8   4   4    1   1   1   2.80   28     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0· 8     45    -     0.94  -0.22
W Stock                        2     1   1   1    1   0   1   4.09    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.22  -0.02
Totals                         9     9   5   5    2   1   2          35     -       ·  ·     11·12· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Bunning (10; R Roberts).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Kinnamon, 1B - Al Salerno, 2B - Charlie Berry, 3B - Jim Honochick.

Time of Game: 1:56.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. C Fernandez          SS    1. J Adair              SS 
2. B Bruton             CF    2. R Snyder             CF 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. J Brandt             RF 
4. R Colavito           LF    4. B Robinson           3B 
5. V Wertz              1B    5. D Williams           1B 
6. D McAuliffe          2B    6. D Nicholson          LF 
7. S Boros              3B    7. H Landrith           C  
8. D Brown              C     8. M Breeding           2B 
9. J Bunning            P     9. R Roberts            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  1-1  1-3      25%  84% B Bruton        R Roberts       Home Run; Brown Scores; Bunning Scores
   b 8   0  4-1  1-3      16%  92% J Brandt        J Bunning       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Adair Scores
   t 5   0  1-0  -2-      14%  58% D Brown         R Roberts       Double to RF; Boros Scores
   b 8   0  4-1  1--     -12%  76% R Snyder        J Bunning       Single to CF; Adair to 3B
   b 2   2  0-0  12-     -11%  34% M Breeding      J Bunning       Single to CF; Nicholson to 2B; Williams Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Robin Roberts facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Fernandez     Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  B Bruton        Single to RF
   OO     1--      45%  A Kaline        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  J Adair         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  R Snyder        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Brandt        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Robin Roberts facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  R Colavito      Single to LF
   OO     1--      46%  V Wertz         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
          ---      45%  D Williams      Single to LF
          1--      41%  D Nicholson     Walk; Williams to 2B
   O      12-      46%  H Landrith      Flyball: 2B
   R      12-      34%  M Breeding      Single to CF; Nicholson to 2B; Williams Scores
   O      12-      38%  R Roberts       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Robin Roberts facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      35%  S Boros         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      34%  D Brown         Flyball: 1B
          ---      35%  J Bunning       Single to CF
          1--      37%  C Fernandez     Walk; Bunning to 2B
   O      12-      32%  B Bruton        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      34%  J Adair         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      36%  R Snyder        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      37%  J Brandt        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Robin Roberts facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      34%  A Kaline        Strikeout
          ---      37%  R Colavito      Single to LF
   O      1--      34%  V Wertz         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      31%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Bunning facing 4-5-6
          ---      27%  B Robinson      Single to CF
   O      1--      31%  D Williams      Flyball: CF
          1--      27%  D Nicholson     Single to LF; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-      31%  H Landrith      Single to RF; Nicholson to 2B; Robinson out at Hm/RF-C
   O      12-      35%  M Breeding      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Robin Roberts facing 7-8-9
          ---      44%  S Boros         Double to LF
   R      -2-      58%  D Brown         Double to RF; Boros Scores
          -2-      67%  J Bunning       Single; Brown to 3B
   O      1-3      59%  C Fernandez     Flyball: 1B
   RRR    1-3      84%  B Bruton        Home Run; Brown Scores; Bunning Scores
   O      ---      83%  A Kaline        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      83%  R Colavito      Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Bunning facing 9-1-2
          ---      78%  R Roberts       Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      87%  J Adair         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---      85%  R Snyder        Single
   O      1--      88%  J Brandt        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Robin Roberts facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  V Wertz         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      86%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      85%  S Boros         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Bunning facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      90%  D Williams      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      91%  D Nicholson     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Robin Roberts facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      90%  D Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Bunning       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  C Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Bunning facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  H Landrith      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      93%  M Breeding      Strikeout
                  Boog Powell pinch hits for Robin Roberts batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  B Powell        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Wes Stock facing 2-3-4
                  Wes Stock replaces Boog Powell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  B Bruton        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      93%  A Kaline        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      92%  R Colavito      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
          ---      88%  J Adair         Single to LF
          1--      76%  R Snyder        Single to CF; Adair to 3B
   ROO    1-3      92%  J Brandt        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Adair Scores
   O      ---      93%  B Robinson      Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Wes Stock facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      97%  V Wertz         Home Run
   O      ---      97%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      97%  S Boros         Walk
   OO     1--      96%  D Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Bunning facing 5-6-7
                  Bobo Osborne replaces Vic Wertz playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---      98%  D Williams      Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  D Nicholson     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  H Landrith      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 2.

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