April 12, 1970 Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 7
@BAL 2 MIL 5
@CHW 2 MIL 16
@CHW 2 CAL 7
@KCR 5 CLE 2
@NYY 1 NYY 5
CLE 4 WSA 6
BOS 5 HOU 8
ATL 3 LAD 6
SDP 0 MON 2
CHC 0 PIT 3
@PHI 1
(10) CIN 6
@SFG 5 CIN 5
@SFG 2 NYM 6
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 13,253

Sunday, April 12, 1970, 2:01PM
Time of Game: 2:44

Tigers

3-3

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

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

W: J Niekro (2-0), L: M Cuellar (1-1), S: T Timmermann (1)

Orioles

5-1

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Stanley 1B-CF               5   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .421    0    2   0   
D McAuliffe 2B                3   1   2   0    2   1  .238  .753    0    3   2   2B,IW
A Kaline RF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .304  .805    0    4   0   GDP
W Horton LF                   3   1   3   2    0   0  .364 1.007    0    0   0   2B
  D Jones PR-1B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347    0    7   1   
J Northrup CF-LF              5   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .638    0    2   0   
B Freehan C                   4   1   2   1    1   1  .381 1.063    0    5   0   2B
E Maddox 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    1   0   HBP
C Gutierrez SS                5   1   3   1    0   1  .385  .907    0    2   3   2B
J Niekro P                    3   1   1   2    0   0  .200  .800    0    1   3   3B,SH
  T Timmermann P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   7  13   6    5   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: W Horton (4, off M Cuellar); C Gutierrez (1, off D Leonhard); B Freehan (2, off M Cuellar); D McAuliffe (1, off J Hardin).

3B: J Niekro (1, off D Leonhard).

SH: J Niekro (3, off M Cuellar).

IBB: D McAuliffe (1, by D Leonhard).

HBP: E Maddox (1, by E Watt).

TB: W Horton 4; C Gutierrez 4; B Freehan 3; D McAuliffe 3; J Niekro 3; J Northrup; A Kaline.

GIDP: A Kaline (1).

RBI: J Niekro 2 (2); W Horton 2 (6); C Gutierrez (3); B Freehan (5).

2-out RBI: W Horton; B Freehan.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Gutierrez-D McAuliffe-D Jones.

E: E Maddox (1).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buford LF                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .250  .985    0    1   0   
M Belanger SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .154  .406    0    1   3   
F Robinson RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.011    0    1   0   
B Powell 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .087  .467    0   11   1   
P Blair CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .227  .711    0    2   1   
B Robinson 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .333  .935    0    1   3   HR,GDP
D Johnson 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.415    0    6   3   
E Hendricks C                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .143  .393    0    4   0   
M Cuellar P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Leonhard P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Hardin P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  T Crowley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.167    0    0   0   
  E Watt P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   2   7   2    2   5                    27  12

BATTING

HR: B Robinson (1, off J Niekro; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: B Robinson 4; D Johnson 2; E Hendricks 2; D Buford; M Belanger.

GIDP: B Robinson (2).

RBI: B Robinson (6); D Buford (6).

2-out RBI: B Robinson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Robinson-D Johnson-B Powell.

E: E Hendricks (1).

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 Niekro, W (2-0)              8.2   6   2   2    2   5   1   1.02   34     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 2· 5     67    -     0.50   0.19
T Timmermann, S (1)            0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.12   0.00
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   5   1          36     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 2· 6          1-0

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 Cuellar, L (1-1)             3     8   4   4    1   1   0   4.50   16     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 8     27    -     0.81  -0.16
D Leonhard                     0.1   2   3   3    2   0   0  27.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    0.60  -0.16
J Hardin                       4.2   3   0   0    2   1   0   0.00   19     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 2· 3          2-1    0.10   0.00
E Watt                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   9.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    13   7   7    5   3   0          44     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 2·13          4-3

M Cuellar faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Leonhard (1).

IBB: D Leonhard (1; D McAuliffe).

HBP: E Watt (1; E Maddox).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Emmett Ashford, 3B - Hank Soar.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 13,253.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. M Stanley            1B    1. D Buford             LF 
2. D McAuliffe          2B    2. M Belanger           SS 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. F Robinson           RF 
4. W Horton             LF    4. B Powell             1B 
5. J Northrup           CF    5. P Blair              CF 
6. B Freehan            C     6. B Robinson           3B 
7. E Maddox             3B    7. D Johnson            2B 
8. C Gutierrez          SS    8. E Hendricks          C  
9. J Niekro             P     9. M Cuellar            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  1--      11%  59% W Horton        M Cuellar       Double to LF; Kaline Scores
   t 4   0  0-2  12-       9%  90% C Gutierrez     D Leonhard      Double to RF; Freehan Scores; Maddox to 3B
   b 1   0  2-0  1--      -6%  56% M Belanger      J Niekro        Single/Bunt; Buford to 2B
   b 1   0  2-0  12-       6%  62% F Robinson      J Niekro        Strikeout
   t 1   2  0-1  1-3       6%  66% B Freehan       M Cuellar       Single to CF; Horton Scores; Northrup out at 3B/CF-3B; Freehan to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Stanley       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      46%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
          ---      48%  A Kaline        Single to CF
   R      1--      59%  W Horton        Double to LF; Kaline Scores
          -2-      60%  J Northrup      Single; Horton to 3B
   RO     1-3      66%  B Freehan       Single to CF; Horton Scores; Northrup out at 3B/CF-3B; Freehan to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
          ---      62%  D Buford        Walk
          1--      56%  M Belanger      Single/Bunt; Buford to 2B
   O      12-      62%  F Robinson      Strikeout
   O      12-      66%  B Powell        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Buford to 3B
   O      1-3      71%  P Blair         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Cuellar facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  E Maddox        Flyball: CF
          ---      71%  C Gutierrez     Single to CF
   O      1--      70%  J Niekro        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Gutierrez to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      70%  B Robinson      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      71%  D Johnson       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      72%  E Hendricks     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Cuellar facing 2-3-4
          ---      75%  D McAuliffe     Single to RF
   OO     1--      70%  A Kaline        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---      70%  W Horton        Single
   O      1--      69%  J Northrup      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Niekro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      71%  M Cuellar       Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  D Buford        Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  M Belanger      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Cuellar facing 6-7-8
          ---      79%  B Freehan       Double to LF
          -2-      81%  E Maddox        Walk
                  Dave Leonhard replaces Mike Cuellar pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      90%  C Gutierrez     Double to RF; Freehan Scores; Maddox to 3B
   RR     -23      95%  J Niekro        Triple to LF; Maddox Scores; Gutierrez Scores
   O      --3      94%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
          --3      95%  D McAuliffe     Intentional Walk
   R      1-3      97%  A Kaline        Wild Pitch; Niekro Scores; McAuliffe to 3B/Adv on E2
          --3      97%  " "             Walk
                  Jim Hardin replaces Dave Leonhard pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      98%  W Horton        Single to RF; McAuliffe Scores; Kaline to 3B
                  Dalton Jones pinch runs for Willie Horton batting 4th
   O      1-3      98%  J Northrup      Flyball: LF
          1-3      98%  B Freehan       Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      123      97%  E Maddox        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-7, Joe Niekro facing 3-4-5
                  Dalton Jones moves to 1B; Jim Northrup moves to LF; Mickey Stanley moves to CF
   O      ---      98%  F Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  B Powell        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      98%  P Blair         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jim Hardin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  C Gutierrez     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      98%  J Niekro        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      98%  M Stanley       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-7, Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
          ---      97%  B Robinson      Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Robinson to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      98%  E Hendricks     Groundout: P-1B; Robinson to 3B
   O      --3      99%  J Hardin        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jim Hardin facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  D McAuliffe     Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  A Kaline        Lineout: SS
   O      -2-      99%  D Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B; McAuliffe to 3B
   O      --3      99%  J Northrup      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-7, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  D Buford        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  M Belanger      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  F Robinson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jim Hardin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  B Freehan       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  E Maddox        Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  C Gutierrez     Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  J Niekro        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-7, Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  B Powell        Strikeout
          ---      99%  P Blair         Walk
   OO     1--     100%  B Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jim Hardin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  M Stanley       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  D McAuliffe     Walk
   O      1--     100%  A Kaline        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--     100%  D Jones         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-7, Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9
          ---      99%  D Johnson       Single to CF
          1--      99%  E Hendricks     Single to RF; Johnson to 2B
                  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Jim Hardin batting 9th
   O      12-      99%  T Crowley       Flyball: RF; Johnson to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  D Buford        Single to CF; Johnson Scores; Hendricks to 2B
   O      12-      99%  M Belanger      Flyball: LF
   O      12-     100%  F Robinson      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Eddie Watt facing 5-6-7
                  Eddie Watt replaces Terry Crowley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Northrup      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Freehan       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  E Maddox        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--     100%  C Gutierrez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-7, Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  B Powell        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  P Blair         Flyball: 3B
   R      ---     100%  B Robinson      Home Run
          ---     100%  D Johnson       Single to LF
                  Tom Timmermann replaces Joe Niekro pitching and batting 9th
          1--     100%  E Hendricks     Single to RF; Johnson to 3B
                  Dave May pinch hits for Eddie Watt batting 9th
   O      1-3     100%  D May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation