September 10, 1969 Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
BOS 7 CAL 11
KCR 4 CHW 3
MIN 2 DET 4
@CLE 1 SEP 9
@OAK 4 WSA 6
NYY 1 ATL 8
SFG 4 SDP 2
@CIN 1 HOU 8
LAD 1 NYM 3
MON 2
(12) NYM 7
MON 1 PHI 6
CHC 2 STL 11
@PIT 2 STL 2
@PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 10,553

Wednesday, September 10, 1969, 8:03PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Red Sox

76-64

Lost 1

3rd, 20½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  1  1   1  0  3   0  0  0    7 14  3
Orioles         1  0  0   6  0  0   1  0  X    8 10  1

W: A Severinsen (1-1), L: G Wagner (0-4), S: E Watt (15)

Orioles

98-45

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S O'Brien 3B                  6   1   4   3    0   0  .274  .803    2    0   3   HR
M Andrews 2B                  4   1   2   0    1   1  .292  .846    2    4   3   2B
C Yastrzemski LF              3   2   1   1    2   0  .259  .873    4    6   2   HR
R Smith CF                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .320  .919    0    1   0   GDP
R Petrocelli SS               5   0   1   0    0   1  .307 1.036    5    2   8   CS
T Conigliaro RF               5   1   3   1    0   0  .256  .765    0    0   0   2B
G Scott 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .253  .715    3   11   0   
J Moses C                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .298  .786    4    0   0   2B
M Nagy P                      0   0   0   0    2   0  .082  .274    0    0   0   
  D Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .634    0    0   0   
  G Wagner P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   2   
  J Lahoud PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .694    0    0   0   
Totals                       40   7  14   6    6   3               21   24  18

BATTING

2B: T Conigliaro (20, off J Palmer); J Moses (7, off J Palmer); M Andrews (20, off J Palmer).

HR: S O'Brien (9, off J Palmer; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); C Yastrzemski (36, off J Palmer; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

TB: S O'Brien 7; T Conigliaro 4; C Yastrzemski 4; M Andrews 3; J Moses 2; R Petrocelli; G Scott; R Smith.

GIDP: R Smith (11).

RBI: S O'Brien 3 (29); C Yastrzemski (102); R Smith (85); T Conigliaro (73).

2-out RBI: S O'Brien; T Conigliaro; R Smith.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Petrocelli-M Andrews-G Scott.

E: R Petrocelli (12); S O'Brien (13); J Moses (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Petrocelli (6, 2nd base by A Severinsen/E Hendricks).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buford LF                   3   2   1   3    2   0  .294  .830    7    2   0   HR,CS
P Blair CF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .849    3    5   0   GDP
F Robinson RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .316  .981    2    3   0   2B
B Powell 1B                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .316  .989    1    7   2   2B
B Robinson 3B                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .234  .693    1    0   3   
D Johnson 2B                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .280  .732    2    2   2   
E Hendricks C                 2   0   1   0    2   0  .251  .723   11    3   1   
M Belanger SS                 3   1   0   1    1   0  .273  .671    5    3   1   
J Palmer P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .546    0    0   1   
  F Beene P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  T Crowley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
  D Leonhard P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .317         0   0   
  A Severinsen P              2   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  E Watt P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         1   1   
Totals                       33   8  10   7    5   0               33   27  11

BATTING

2B: F Robinson (19, off M Nagy); B Powell (24, off G Wagner).

HR: D Buford (10, off M Nagy; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: D Buford 4; B Powell 3; B Robinson 2; F Robinson 2; A Severinsen; E Hendricks; P Blair; D Johnson.

GIDP: P Blair (11).

RBI: D Buford 3 (61); D Johnson 2 (51); M Belanger (42); B Robinson (79).

2-out RBI: D Buford 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Belanger-B Powell.

E: B Robinson (11).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Buford (17, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by G Wagner).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Nagy                         5     5   7   2    2   0   1   3.08   24     -       · 0· 0    9· 8· 0· 5     37    -     1.22  -0.59
G Wagner, L (0-4)              3     5   1   1    3   0   0   7.25   14     -       · 0· 0    6· 1· 0· 4          0-0    1.56  -0.08
Totals                         8    10   8   3    5   0   1          38     -     33· 0· 0   15· 9· 0· 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
J Palmer                       3.1   6   4   4    3   2   2   2.33   18     -       · 0· 0    3· 3· 1· 6     31    -     1.00  -0.23
F Beene                        0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       · 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 1          2-1    1.22  -0.03
D Leonhard, BS (1)             1.2   3   3   1    3   1   0   2.57   12     -       · 0· 0    2· 3· 0· 3          0-0    1.41  -0.32
A Severinsen, W (1-1)          2.1   4   0   0    0   0   0   2.29   10     -       · 0· 0    3· 3· 0· 4          2-0    1.91   0.15
E Watt, S (15)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.70    3     -       · 0· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    4.39   0.27
Totals                         9    14   7   5    6   3   2          46     -     37· 0· 0   11·11· 1·14          5-1

A Severinsen faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Nagy (5).

IBB: None.

PO: G Wagner (1; D Buford, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Marty Springstead.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 10,553.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. S O'Brien            3B    1. D Buford             LF 
2. M Andrews            2B    2. P Blair              CF 
3. C Yastrzemski        LF    3. F Robinson           RF 
4. R Smith              CF    4. B Powell             1B 
5. R Petrocelli         SS    5. B Robinson           3B 
6. T Conigliaro         RF    6. D Johnson            2B 
7. G Scott              1B    7. E Hendricks          C  
8. J Moses              C     8. M Belanger           SS 
9. M Nagy               P     9. J Palmer             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  4-4  1-3  2   30%  86% D Buford        M Nagy          Home Run; Johnson Scores/unER; Belanger Scores/unER; Buford Scores/unER
   b 6   1  7-7  123  2  -21%  50% P Blair         G Wagner        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 6   2  7-6  12-     -17%  51% T Conigliaro    D Leonhard      Single to LF; Smith Scores/unER; Petrocelli to 2B
   t 9   2  8-7  --3  2   12% 100% S O'Brien       E Watt          Flyball: CF
   b 4   0  4-1  1-3  1   12%  46% B Robinson      M Nagy          Single to CF; Robinson Scores/unER; Powell to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---      40%  S O'Brien       Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---      34%  M Andrews       Double to LF
          -2-      32%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   OO     12-      40%  R Smith         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Andrews to 3B
   O      --3  2   44%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Nagy facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   48%  D Buford        Walk
          1--      50%  P Blair         Wild Pitch; Buford to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      51%  F Robinson      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Buford to 3B
   RO     1-3      54%  B Powell        Flyball: LF; Buford Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER; Robinson to 3B
   O      --3      50%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Palmer facing 6-7-8
          ---      43%  T Conigliaro    Double to LF
   O      -2-  1   48%  G Scott         Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      52%  J Moses         Flyball: RF
          -2-      51%  M Nagy          Walk
   R      12-      39%  S O'Brien       Single to LF; Conigliaro Scores; Nagy to 2B
   O      12-      43%  M Andrews       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Nagy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  D Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   39%  E Hendricks     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      38%  M Belanger      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Palmer facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      27%  C Yastrzemski   Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---      29%  R Smith         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      30%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: SS
   O      ---      31%  T Conigliaro    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Nagy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      28%  J Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   27%  D Buford        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      26%  P Blair         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Palmer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      27%  G Scott         Strikeout Looking
          ---      24%  J Moses         Double to LF
          -2-      23%  M Nagy          Walk
                  Fred Beene replaces Jim Palmer pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      15%  S O'Brien       Single to CF; Moses Scores; Nagy to 2B
   O      12-  2   17%  M Andrews       Flyball: LF
   O      12-      20%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Nagy facing 3-4-5
          ---      26%  F Robinson      Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Robinson to 2B
          -2-      34%  B Powell        Single; Robinson to 3B
   R      1-3  1   46%  B Robinson      Single to CF; Robinson Scores/unER; Powell to 3B
   R      1-3      54%  D Johnson       Single to CF; Powell Scores; Robinson to 2B
          12-  4   64%  E Hendricks     Walk; Robinson to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   RO     123      64%  M Belanger      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Robinson Scores; Johnson to 3B
                  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Fred Beene batting 9th
   O      1-3  1   56%  T Crowley       Flyball: SS
   RRR    1-3  2   86%  D Buford        Home Run; Johnson Scores/unER; Belanger Scores/unER; Buford Scores/unER
   O      ---  1   85%  P Blair         Flyball: LF
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Orioles 7.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Dave Leonhard facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Leonhard replaces Terry Crowley pitching and batting 9th
          ---      81%  R Smith         Walk
   O      1--      85%  R Petrocelli    Strikeout
          1--      81%  T Conigliaro    Single to RF; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      86%  G Scott         Flyball: RF
   O      12-  1   90%  J Moses         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Orioles 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-4, Mike Nagy facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   92%  F Robinson      Double to LF
   O      -2-      92%  B Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B; Robinson to 3B
   O      --3      89%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
   O      --3  1   88%  D Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Orioles 7.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Dave Leonhard facing 9-1-2
                  Dalton Jones pinch hits for Mike Nagy batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  D Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  S O'Brien       Flyball: CF
          ---      90%  M Andrews       Walk
          1--  4   88%  C Yastrzemski   Walk; Andrews to 2B
   R      12-      79%  R Smith         Single to RF; Andrews Scores; Yastrzemski to 3B
   R      1-3  1   68%  R Petrocelli    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Yastrzemski Scores/No RBI/unER; Smith to 2B
   R      12-      51%  T Conigliaro    Single to LF; Smith Scores/unER; Petrocelli to 2B
                  Al Severinsen replaces Dave Leonhard pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   57%  G Scott         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Orioles 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 7-7, Gary Wagner facing 7-8-9
                  Gary Wagner replaces Dalton Jones pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   62%  E Hendricks     Single to CF
          1--  4   70%  M Belanger      Walk; Hendricks to 2B
          12-      80%  A Severinsen    Single/Bunt; Hendricks to 3B; Belanger to 2B
   O      123      71%  D Buford        Flyball: LF
   OO     123  2   50%  P Blair         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Orioles 7.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 7-7, Al Severinsen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      54%  J Moses         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   56%  G Wagner        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      54%  S O'Brien       Single to CF
          1--      51%  M Andrews       Single to CF; O'Brien to 2B
   O      12-      58%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Orioles 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 7-7, Gary Wagner facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   55%  F Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   62%  B Powell        Double to LF
          -2-      71%  B Robinson      Single to LF; Powell to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   78%  D Johnson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Powell Scores
          1--  4   79%  E Hendricks     Walk; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  1   76%  M Belanger      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Orioles 8.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 7-8, Al Severinsen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      81%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   75%  R Petrocelli    Single to LF
   O      1--      85%  T Conigliaro    Petrocelli Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      87%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Orioles 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-7, Gary Wagner facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      86%  A Severinsen    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      88%  D Buford        Walk
   O      1--      85%  P Blair         Buford Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-2B-SS-1B)
   O      ---      85%  " "             Single to LF; Blair out at 2B/LF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Orioles 8.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 7-8, Al Severinsen facing 7-8-9
          ---      73%  G Scott         Single to LF
                  Eddie Watt replaces Al Severinsen pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  3   78%  J Moses         Groundout: P-1B; Scott to 2B
                  Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Gary Wagner batting 9th
   O      -2-      88%  J Lahoud        Groundout: 1B-P; Scott to 3B
   O      --3  2  100%  S O'Brien       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Orioles 8.

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