September 5, 1965 Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 8,920

Sunday, September 5, 1965
Time of Game: 2:51

Indians

74-62

Lost 3

5th, 10½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         2  0  0   0  1  1   1  0  0    5 12  2
Orioles         1  0  1   2  0  1   4  0  X    9 10  1

W: J Palmer (4-3), L: B Tiefenauer (1-5), S: D Larsen (1)

Orioles

75-59

Won 3

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Davalillo CF                5   1   2   0    1   2  .294  .701    0    4   0   
M Alvis 3B                    6   1   2   0    0   2  .258  .746    0    1   2   
L Wagner LF                   5   0   2   1    0   1  .287  .861    0    0   0   GDP
R Colavito RF                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .287  .875    0    1   1   
F Whitfield 1B                4   0   1   0    1   0  .298  .828    0    6   0   CS
L Brown SS                    2   1   0   0    3   0  .283  .744    0    2   1   
D Sims C                      2   0   0   2    2   1  .214  .711    0    5   0   
  B Tiefenauer P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  C Salmon PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .680    0    0   0   
P Gonzalez 2B                 5   0   2   1    0   1  .266  .663    0    3   1   
L Stange P                    1   1   0   0    2   0  .115  .418    0    0   0   
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         0   0   
  A Luplow PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .484    0    0   0   
  P Roof C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .146  .372         2   0   
  C Hinton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .794    0    0   0   
Totals                       38   5  12   5    9   8                    24   5

BATTING

TB: V Davalillo 2; L Wagner 2; M Alvis 2; R Colavito 2; P Gonzalez 2; F Whitfield; C Salmon.

GIDP: L Wagner (4).

RBI: D Sims 2 (15); P Gonzalez (36); R Colavito (93); L Wagner (68).

2-out RBI: D Sims 2; R Colavito.

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 3 for 18.

FIELDING

E: D Sims (4); F Whitfield (6).

BASERUNNING

CS: F Whitfield (2, 2nd base by J Miller/D Brown).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .233  .651    0    6   2   SB
R Snyder RF                   4   2   2   1    0   1  .263  .635    0    2   0   3B
B Powell 1B                   3   1   3   1    1   0  .236  .706    0    5   2   
B Robinson 3B                 4   1   0   0    0   0  .310  .816    0    1   2   
C Blefary LF                  4   3   3   5    0   0  .255  .842    0    1   0   2·HR
J Adair 2B                    4   1   1   2    0   2  .251  .620    0    3   2   HR
P Blair CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .607    0    1   0   
D Brown C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .694    0    8   1   
J Miller P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .111  .311    0    0   3   
  J Palmer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .560         0   0   
  N Siebern PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .786    0    0   0   
  D Larsen P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .583    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   9  10   9    1   7                    27  12

BATTING

3B: R Snyder (1, off L Stange).

HR: J Adair (4, off L Stange; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); C Blefary 2 (20, off B Tiefenauer, off L Stange; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th inn, 3 on, 2 outs).

TB: C Blefary 9; J Adair 4; R Snyder 4; B Powell 3; L Aparicio.

RBI: C Blefary 5 (62); J Adair 2 (47); R Snyder (24); B Powell (50).

2-out RBI: C Blefary 4.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Brown-L Aparicio; B Robinson-L Aparicio-B Powell.

E: J Miller (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Aparicio (20, 2nd base off L Stange/D Sims).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Stange                       5     7   5   5    1   4   2   3.65   23     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 1· 7     36    -     0.90  -0.43
D McMahon                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.55    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.66   0.04
B Tiefenauer, L (1-5)          2     3   4   0    0   2   1   4.85   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          0-0    1.26  -0.38
Totals                         8    10   9   5    1   7   3          36     -       ·  ·      7·10· 1·10           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Miller                       4.2   5   3   3    7   3   0   3.25   25     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 5     38    -     1.56  -0.18
J Palmer, W (4-3)              2.1   4   2   2    2   4   0   3.56   13     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 4          3-0    2.49  -0.12
D Larsen, S (1)                2     3   0   0    0   1   0   2.67    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.69   0.03
Totals                         9    12   5   5    9   8   0          47     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0·12          3-0

L Stange faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 8,920.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. V Davalillo          CF    1. L Aparicio           SS 
2. M Alvis              3B    2. R Snyder             RF 
3. L Wagner             LF    3. B Powell             1B 
4. R Colavito           RF    4. B Robinson           3B 
5. F Whitfield          1B    5. C Blefary            LF 
6. L Brown              SS    6. J Adair              2B 
7. D Sims               C     7. P Blair              CF 
8. P Gonzalez           2B    8. D Brown              C  
9. L Stange             P     9. J Miller             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  5-5  123      36%  97% C Blefary       B Tiefenauer    Home Run; Snyder Scores/unER; Powell Scores/unER; Robinson Scores/unER; Blefary Scores/unER
   b 4   0  2-2  1--      20%  80% J Adair         L Stange        Home Run; Blefary Scores
   b 6   0  4-4  ---      18%  75% C Blefary       L Stange        Home Run
   t 7   1  5-4  -2-     -17%  50% P Gonzalez      J Palmer        Single; Brown Scores
   t 6   1  4-3  12-     -17%  44% L Wagner        J Palmer        Single; Davalillo to 2B; Stange Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, John Miller facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  V Davalillo     Walk
          1--      41%  M Alvis         Single; Davalillo to 2B
   OO     12-      51%  L Wagner        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B; Davalillo to 3B
   R      --3      42%  R Colavito      Single; Davalillo Scores
          1--      40%  F Whitfield     Single to CF; Colavito to 2B
          12-      37%  L Brown         Walk; Colavito to 3B; Whitfield to 2B
   R      123      28%  D Sims          Walk; Colavito Scores; Whitfield to 3B; Brown to 2B
   O      123      33%  P Gonzalez      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Lee Stange facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      31%  L Aparicio      Flyball: CF
          ---      38%  R Snyder        Triple
   R      --3      44%  B Powell        Single to RF; Snyder Scores
   O      1--      41%  B Robinson      Groundout: RF-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      39%  C Blefary       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 1.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Miller facing 9-1-2
          ---      35%  L Stange        Walk
          1--      30%  V Davalillo     Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Stange to 2B
   O      12-      35%  M Alvis         Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Davalillo to 2B
   O      12-      39%  L Wagner        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      43%  R Colavito      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Lee Stange facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      40%  J Adair         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      39%  P Blair         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      38%  D Brown         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Miller facing 5-6-7
          ---      34%  F Whitfield     Walk
   O      1--      37%  L Brown         Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      42%  D Sims          Double Play: Strikeout, Whitfield Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Lee Stange facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      40%  J Miller        Strikeout Looking
          ---      43%  L Aparicio      Single to CF
          1--      48%  R Snyder        Aparicio Steals 2B; Aparicio to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   RO     --3      51%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Aparicio Scores
          ---      53%  B Powell        Single
   O      1--      50%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, John Miller facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  P Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  L Stange        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      56%  V Davalillo     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Lee Stange facing 5-6-7
          ---      60%  C Blefary       Single
   RR     1--      80%  J Adair         Home Run; Blefary Scores
   O      ---      79%  P Blair         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  D Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      77%  J Miller        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 4.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, John Miller facing 2-3-4
          ---      72%  M Alvis         Single to LF
          1--      64%  L Wagner        Single; Alvis to 2B
   O      12-      72%  R Colavito      Flyball: 2B
   O      12-      77%  F Whitfield     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Alvis to 3B
          1-3      73%  L Brown         Walk; Whitfield to 2B
   R      123      61%  D Sims          Walk; Alvis Scores; Whitfield to 3B; Brown to 2B
                  Jim Palmer replaces John Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      72%  P Gonzalez      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-3, Lee Stange facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  L Aparicio      Lineout: SS
   O      ---      69%  R Snyder        Strikeout Looking
          ---      70%  B Powell        Walk
   O      1--      68%  B Robinson      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Jim Palmer facing 9-1-2
          ---      61%  L Stange        Walk
          1--      52%  V Davalillo     Single to CF; Stange to 2B
   O      12-      61%  M Alvis         Strikeout
   R      12-      44%  L Wagner        Single; Davalillo to 2B; Stange Scores
   O      12-      50%  R Colavito      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Davalillo to 3B
   O      1-3      57%  F Whitfield     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 4-4, Lee Stange facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      75%  C Blefary       Home Run
                  Don McMahon replaces Lee Stange pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      73%  J Adair         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      72%  P Blair         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      71%  D Brown         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 5.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-5, Jim Palmer facing 6-7-8
          ---      64%  L Brown         Walk
   O      1--      67%  D Sims          Groundout: 2B-1B; Brown to 2B
   R      -2-      50%  P Gonzalez      Single; Brown Scores
                  Al Luplow pinch hits for Don McMahon batting 9th
   O      1--      54%  A Luplow        Strikeout
          1--      51%  V Davalillo     Single to LF; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-      58%  M Alvis         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 5-5, Bobby Tiefenauer facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Tiefenauer replaces Duke Sims pitching and batting 7th; Phil Roof replaces Al Luplow playing C batting 9th; Norm Siebern pinch hits for Jim Palmer batting 9th
   O      ---      55%  N Siebern       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      52%  L Aparicio      Flyball: CF
          ---      54%  R Snyder        Single to CF
          1--      57%  B Powell        Single; Snyder to 2B
          12-      62%  B Robinson      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Powell to 2B; Snyder to 3B
   RRRR   123      97%  C Blefary       Home Run; Snyder Scores/unER; Powell Scores/unER; Robinson Scores/unER; Blefary Scores/unER
   O      ---      97%  J Adair         Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 9.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-9, Don Larsen facing 3-4-5
                  Don Larsen replaces Norm Siebern pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  L Wagner        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  R Colavito      Single (LF-CF)
   O      1--      98%  F Whitfield     Flyball: SS
   O      1--      99%  L Brown         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 9-5, Bobby Tiefenauer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  P Blair         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  D Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Larsen        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 9.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-9, Don Larsen facing 7-8-9
                  Chico Salmon pinch hits for Bobby Tiefenauer batting 7th
          ---      97%  C Salmon        Single to LF
          1--      94%  P Gonzalez      Single; Salmon to 2B
                  Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Phil Roof batting 9th
   O      12-      97%  C Hinton        Flyball: RF
   O      12-      99%  V Davalillo     Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  M Alvis         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation