September 29, 1963 Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 7
@BAL 3 WSA 9
@CHW 2 CLE 2
@KCA 1 HOU 13
NYM 4 PHI 3
@LAD 1 MLN 2
CHC 0 SFG 4
PIT 2 STL 3
CIN 2
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 2,109

Sunday, September 29, 1963, 2:03PM
Time of Game: 2:52

Tigers

79-83

Won 1

5th, 25½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   2  4  0   0  0  1    7 13  0
Orioles         0  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    3 10  1

W: D McLain (2-1), L: W Bunker (0-1)

Orioles

86-76

Lost 1

4th, 18½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bruton CF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .256  .702    0    0   0   
D McAuliffe SS                4   0   1   0    1   0  .262  .718    0    1   0   2B
N Cash 1B                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .270  .857    0    5   0   2B
G Brown LF                    5   1   2   2    0   1  .268  .735    0    4   0   HR,2B
  G Thomas LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .606         1   0   
W Horton RF                   5   2   3   0    0   0  .326  .814    0    2   0   
D Wert 2B                     5   3   3   1    0   1  .259  .708    0    0   3   HR
B Phillips 3B                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .246  .586    0    4   3   
B Freehan C                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .243  .718    0   10   2   2B
D McLain P                    2   0   0   1    0   0  .200  .967    0    0   1   SF,SH
Totals                       38   7  13   6    3   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Freehan (12, off W Bunker); D McAuliffe (18, off H Starrette); G Brown (3, off H Starrette); N Cash (19, off W Bunker).

HR: D Wert (7, off G Brunet; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); G Brown (2, off W Bunker; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

SF: D McLain (1, off H Starrette).

SH: D McLain (1, off W Bunker).

TB: G Brown 6; D Wert 6; B Freehan 3; W Horton 3; N Cash 2; D McAuliffe 2; B Phillips.

RBI: G Brown 2 (14); D Wert (25); B Freehan (36); B Phillips (45); D McLain (2).

2-out RBI: D Wert.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D McLain-B Freehan-B Phillips-D Wert-B Phillips.

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Johnson SS                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .295  .772    0    0   2   
  W Stock P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Gaines PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .857    0    0   0   
  G Brunet P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
S Bowens RF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .885    0    2   0   
J Gentile 1B                  4   2   2   1    1   2  .248  .782    0   10   1   HR
J Orsino C                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .272  .824    0    6   0   
B Powell LF                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .265  .798    0    3   0   2B
B Robinson 3B-SS              3   0   1   1    2   1  .251  .670    0    2   3   
J Brandt CF-3B                4   0   0   0    1   2  .248  .702    0    2   2   
J Adair 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .228  .592    0    1   2   
W Bunker P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  H Starrette P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  R Snyder PH-CF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .685    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   3  10   2    7  11                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Powell (22, off D McLain).

HR: J Gentile (24, off D McLain; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: J Gentile 5; B Powell 3; J Orsino 2; S Bowens 2; B Robinson; W Bunker.

RBI: B Robinson (67); J Gentile (72).

2-out RBI: B Robinson.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

E: B Powell (9).

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
D McLain, W (2-1)              9    10   3   3    7  11   1   4.29   43     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 1· 9     59    -     0.88   0.15
Totals                         9    10   3   3    7  11   1          43     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 1· 9           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Bunker, L (0-1)              4    10   6   6    3   1   1  13.50   25     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 1· 9     16    -     1.24  -0.37
H Starrette                    2     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.46    8     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 2          2-1    0.47   0.01
W Stock                        2     0   0   0    0   3   0   3.94    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
G Brunet                       1     1   1   1    0   1   1   6.06    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.05  -0.01
Totals                         9    13   7   7    3   5   2          43     -       ·  ·     13·10· 1·12          2-1

W Bunker faced 5 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D McLain (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Al Smith, 2B - Al Salerno, 3B - Jim Honochick.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 2,109.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. B Bruton             CF    1. B Johnson            SS 
2. D McAuliffe          SS    2. S Bowens             RF 
3. N Cash               1B    3. J Gentile            1B 
4. G Brown              LF    4. J Orsino             C  
5. W Horton             RF    5. B Powell             LF 
6. D Wert               2B    6. B Robinson           3B 
7. B Phillips           3B    7. J Brandt             CF 
8. B Freehan            C     8. J Adair              2B 
9. D McLain             P     9. W Bunker             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  1-2  -2-      14%  86% G Brown         W Bunker        Home Run; Cash Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  1--     -11%  30% B Powell        D McLain        Double (LF-CF); Orsino to 3B
   b 2   1  0-1  1-3      10%  38% J Adair         D McLain        Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Powell out at Hm/P-C-3B; Robinson out at 3B/3B-2B-3B
   t 3   2  1-0  123      -9%  32% G Brown         W Bunker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 4   0  1-0  12-       8%  57% B Phillips      W Bunker        Flyball: LF; Horton Scores/Adv on E7; Wert to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Wally Bunker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Bruton        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      46%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  N Cash          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  S Bowens        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Gentile       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Wally Bunker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  G Brown         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  W Horton        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      47%  D Wert          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      45%  B Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  J Orsino        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      30%  B Powell        Double (LF-CF); Orsino to 3B
   R      -23      25%  B Robinson      Wild Pitch; Powell to 3B; Orsino Scores
          --3      22%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      27%  J Brandt        Strikeout
   OO     1-3      38%  J Adair         Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Powell out at Hm/P-C-3B; Robinson out at 3B/3B-2B-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Wally Bunker facing 8-9-1
          ---      45%  B Freehan       Double
   O      -2-      40%  D McLain        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      36%  B Bruton        Foul Flyball: C
          -2-      37%  D McAuliffe     Walk
          12-      41%  N Cash          Walk; Freehan to 3B; McAuliffe to 2B
   O      123      32%  G Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Denny McLain facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      34%  W Bunker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      35%  B Johnson       Lineout: RF
          ---      34%  S Bowens        Single to RF
          1--      33%  J Gentile       Walk; Bowens to 2B
          12-      30%  J Orsino        Walk; Bowens to 3B; Gentile to 2B
   O      123      36%  B Powell        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Wally Bunker facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  W Horton        Single to CF
          1--      49%  D Wert          Single to 3B; Horton to 2B
   RO     12-      57%  B Phillips      Flyball: LF; Horton Scores/Adv on E7; Wert to 3B
   R      --3      64%  B Freehan       Single to CF; Wert Scores
   O      1--      63%  D McLain        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Freehan to 2B
          -2-      63%  B Bruton        Walk
   O      12-      59%  D McAuliffe     Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Denny McLain facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      62%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  J Brandt        Flyball: LF
          ---      62%  J Adair         Walk
          1--      60%  W Bunker        Single; Adair to 2B
   O      12-      65%  B Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Wally Bunker facing 3-4-5
          ---      72%  N Cash          Double to LF
   RR     -2-      86%  G Brown         Home Run; Cash Scores
          ---      88%  W Horton        Single to CF
          1--      92%  D Wert          Single to LF; Horton to 3B
   R      1-3      94%  B Phillips      Single to LF; Wert to 2B; Horton Scores
                  Herman Starrette replaces Wally Bunker pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      94%  B Freehan       Flyball: RF; Wert to 3B
   RO     1-3      95%  D McLain        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wert Scores
   O      1--      94%  B Bruton        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Denny McLain facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  S Bowens        Flyball: SS
   R      ---      92%  J Gentile       Home Run
   O      ---      93%  J Orsino        Flyball: RF
          ---      92%  B Powell        Single to CF
          1--      90%  B Robinson      Walk; Powell to 2B
          12-      87%  J Brandt        Walk; Powell to 3B; Robinson to 2B
   O      123      93%  J Adair         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Herman Starrette facing 2-3-4
          ---      95%  D McAuliffe     Double to CF
   O      -2-      94%  N Cash          Flyball: CF
          -2-      96%  G Brown         Double; McAuliffe to 3B
   O      -23      94%  W Horton        Flyball: LF
   O      -23      92%  D Wert          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Denny McLain facing 9-1-2
                  Russ Snyder pinch hits for Herman Starrette batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  R Snyder        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      92%  B Johnson       Walk
          1--      89%  S Bowens        Single to CF; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-      92%  J Gentile       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      95%  J Orsino        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Wes Stock facing 7-8-9
                  Wes Stock replaces Bob Johnson pitching and batting 1st; Jackie Brandt moves to 3B; Brooks Robinson moves to SS; Russ Snyder moves to CF
   O      ---      95%  B Phillips      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  B Freehan       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      94%  D McLain        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Denny McLain facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  B Powell        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  J Brandt        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Wes Stock facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  B Bruton        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      ---      97%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  N Cash          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Denny McLain facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  J Adair         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  R Snyder        Strikeout
                  Joe Gaines pinch hits for Wes Stock batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  J Gaines        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, George Brunet facing 4-5-6
                  George Brunet replaces Joe Gaines pitching and batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  G Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  W Horton        Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---      99%  D Wert          Home Run
   O      ---      99%  B Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-7, Denny McLain facing 2-3-4
                  George Thomas replaces Gates Brown playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  S Bowens        Flyball: 3B
          ---      99%  J Gentile       Single
          1--      99%  J Orsino        Single to LF; Gentile to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Powell        Strikeout Looking
   R      12-      99%  B Robinson      Single; Orsino to 2B; Gentile Scores
   O      12-     100%  J Brandt        Flyball: LF
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL196309290

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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