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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BAL		4
5
KCR
@CAL		1
7
WSA
@CLE		4
9
BOS
@DET		1
5
CHW
@MIL		8
5
MIN
@OAK		11
5
LAD
@ATL		5
4
MON
@CHC		1
8
SFG
@CIN		16
9
SDP
@HOU		3
4
PHI
@NYM		0
7
STL
@PIT		6
1
Saturday, April 18, 1970 2:18PM
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,282, Time of Game: 2:20
Yankees
4
3-7
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 4 GB
 at Orioles
5
6-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Dave McNally (3-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  0  0   0  0  0   1  2  0    4  8  1
Orioles         0  2  1   0  0  0   2  0  X    5  8  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Horace Clarke 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .244 .625 -0.129 1.95 0.103 -0.232 -0.1 2 1 HR
Gene Michael SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .353 .891 0.049 1.07 0.095 -0.045 0.3 0 4
Ron Woods CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .250 .750 0.091 1.44 0.169 -0.078 1.3 2 0 HR
Roy White LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .344 1.026 -0.153 1.54 0.000 -0.153 -1.0 3 0
Danny Cater 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .257 .790 -0.024 1.14 0.059 -0.083 -0.2 9 0
Thurman Munson C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .036 .242 0.054 1.35 0.096 -0.042 0.2 3 0
   Pete Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .452 -0.026 1.01 0.000 -0.026 -0.1
   Jake Gibbs C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Curt Blefary RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .207 .575 0.174 2.40 0.333 -0.159 1.1 3 0 CS
Jerry Kenney 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .105 .255 -0.153 1.55 0.000 -0.153 -1.0 1 1
   Ron Hansen PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 -0.105 4.63 0.000 -0.105 -0.3
Fritz Peterson P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.036 0.96 0.053 -0.018 0.2 0 2
   John Ellis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .120 .387 -0.130 3.73 0.000 -0.130 -0.7
   Steve Hamilton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Murcer PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 .631 0.041 1.37 0.041 0.000 0.1
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 3 4 .235 .709 -0.275 1.60 0.949 -1.224 -0.2 24 8
HR: R Woods (1, off D McNally; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); H Clarke (1, off D McNally; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: R Woods 5; H Clarke 4; G Michael 2; C Blefary; F Peterson; D Cater.
RBI: R Woods 2 (3); C Blefary (5); H Clarke (2).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Michael-H Clarke-D Cater.
E: F Peterson (1).
Baserunning
CS: C Blefary (2, 2nd base by P Richert/A Etchebarren).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Buford LF 4 0 1 2 0 2 .176 .657 -0.022 1.00 0.057 -0.080 0.2 3 0
Mark Belanger SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .128 .325 -0.046 0.52 0.000 -0.046 -0.7 3 6 SH
Frank Robinson RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .276 .934 0.090 0.40 0.107 -0.017 1.0 1 0 HR,IW
Boog Powell 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .497 -0.005 0.58 0.035 -0.040 -0.3 8 0 HBP
Paul Blair CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 .303 .804 0.052 0.67 0.070 -0.018 0.1 1 0 2B,SH
Brooks Robinson 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .847 0.102 1.20 0.188 -0.086 0.2 0 2 GDP
Davey Johnson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .367 1.053 0.002 0.98 0.048 -0.046 -0.2 7 1 SB
Andy Etchebarren C 3 1 0 0 1 1 .273 .748 -0.029 0.86 0.027 -0.056 -0.3 4 1
Dave McNally P 2 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .708 0.083 0.88 0.090 -0.007 1.1 0 1 2B
   Eddie Watt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Pete Richert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 5 8 4 3 4 .276 .812 0.227 0.80 0.622 -0.396 1.3 27 13
2B: P Blair (3, off F Peterson); D McNally (1, off S Hamilton).
HR: F Robinson (2, off F Peterson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
SH: M Belanger (1, off S Hamilton); P Blair (1, off F Peterson).
IBB: F Robinson (1, by S Hamilton).
HBP: B Powell (1, by F Peterson).
TB: F Robinson 4; P Blair 3; D McNally 2; B Robinson; D Buford; B Powell; D Johnson.
GIDP: B Robinson (3).
RBI: D Buford 2 (8); B Robinson (7); F Robinson (3).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Etchebarren-D Johnson.
Baserunning
SB: D Johnson (2, 2nd base off F Peterson/T Munson).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Fritz Peterson, L (1-2) 6 6 3 2 1 3 1 4.86 25 52 -0.115 0.90 -0.2
Steve Hamilton 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 3.86 10 0 0 -0.111 0.54 -1.1
Team Totals 8 8 5 4 3 4 1 4.50 35 52 0 0 -0.226 1.60 -1.3

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave McNally, W (3-0) 7 8 4 4 1 2 2 3.00 30 46 0.003 1.43 -0.7
Eddie Watt, H (1) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.00 4 0 0 0.002 1.88 0.1
Pete Richert, S (2) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 3 1 0 0.270 2.91 0.8
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 3 4 2 4.00 37 46 1 0 0.275 0.80 0.2
D McNally faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
E Watt faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: F Peterson (1; B Powell).
IBB: S Hamilton (1; F Robinson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jake O'Donnell.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 5,282.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Baltimore Orioles
1 Horace Clarke 2B 1 Don Buford LF
2 Gene Michael SS 2 Mark Belanger SS
3 Ron Woods CF 3 Frank Robinson RF
4 Roy White LF 4 Boog Powell 1B
5 Danny Cater 1B 5 Paul Blair CF
6 Thurman Munson C 6 Brooks Robinson 3B
7 Curt Blefary RF 7 Davey Johnson 2B
8 Jerry Kenney 3B 8 Andy Etchebarren C
9 Fritz Peterson P 9 Dave McNally P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 4-5 0 1-- OO NYY R. Hansen P. Richert 24% 97% Double Play: Strikeout, Blefary Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t7 1-3 0 12- R NYY C. Blefary D. McNally -22% 45% Single to RF; Cater Scores; Munson to 3B
t8 2-5 0 1-- RR NYY R. Woods D. McNally -14% 76% Home Run; Michael Scores
t7 2-3 1 1-3 O NYY J. Ellis D. McNally 13% 70% Flyball: 2B
t7 2-3 0 1-3 O NYY J. Kenney D. McNally 12% 57% Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- R NYY H. Clarke D. McNally -10% 40% Home Run
t1 1-0 0 --- O NYY G. Michael D. McNally 2% 42% Flyball: LF
t1 1-0 1 --- O NYY R. Woods D. McNally 1% 43% Strikeout
t1 1-0 2 --- O NYY R. White D. McNally 1% 44% Flyball: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Fritz Peterson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O BAL D. Buford F. Peterson -2% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- O BAL M. Belanger F. Peterson -2% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- O BAL F. Robinson F. Peterson -1% 39% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- O NYY D. Cater D. McNally 2% 41% Groundout: P-SS-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- O NYY T. Munson D. McNally 1% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- O NYY C. Blefary D. McNally 1% 43% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Fritz Peterson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O BAL B. Powell F. Peterson -2% 41% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- BAL P. Blair F. Peterson 5% 46% Double to LF
b2 0-1 1 -2- R BAL B. Robinson F. Peterson 10% 55% Single to LF; Blair Scores
b2 1-1 1 1-- BAL D. Johnson F. Peterson 4% 59% Single to LF; Robinson to 2B
b2 1-1 1 12- O BAL A. Etchebarren F. Peterson -4% 55% Flyball: RF; Robinson to 3B
b2 1-1 2 1-3 BAL D. McNally F. Peterson 1% 56% Johnson Steals 2B
b2 1-1 2 -23 R BAL D. McNally F. Peterson 9% 65% Robinson Picked off 3B, safe on E1; Robinson Scores/unER; Johnson to 3B
b2 2-1 2 --3 BAL D. McNally F. Peterson 1% 66% Walk
b2 2-1 2 1-3 O BAL D. Buford F. Peterson -4% 62% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 2.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 8-9-1
t3 1-2 0 --- O NYY J. Kenney D. McNally 3% 65% Flyball: LF
t3 1-2 1 --- O NYY F. Peterson D. McNally 2% 66% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 1-2 2 --- O NYY H. Clarke D. McNally 1% 67% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Yankees' Fritz Peterson facing 2-3-4
b3 2-1 0 --- O BAL M. Belanger F. Peterson -2% 65% Flyball: LF
b3 2-1 1 --- R BAL F. Robinson F. Peterson 10% 76% Home Run (LF-CF)
b3 3-1 1 --- BAL B. Powell F. Peterson 2% 78% Hit By Pitch
b3 3-1 1 1-- BAL P. Blair F. Peterson 2% 80% Single to SS; Powell to 2B
b3 3-1 1 12- OO BAL B. Robinson F. Peterson -6% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 3.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 2-3-4
t4 1-3 0 --- O NYY G. Michael D. McNally 3% 77% Flyball: 2B
t4 1-3 1 --- NYY R. Woods D. McNally -3% 74% Single to LF
t4 1-3 1 1-- O NYY R. White D. McNally 3% 77% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 1-3 2 1-- O NYY D. Cater D. McNally 3% 80% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, Yankees' Fritz Peterson facing 7-8-9
b4 3-1 0 --- O BAL D. Johnson F. Peterson -1% 78% Flyball: RF
b4 3-1 1 --- O BAL A. Etchebarren F. Peterson -1% 77% Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 3-1 2 --- O BAL D. McNally F. Peterson -1% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 3.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 6-7-8
t5 1-3 0 --- O NYY T. Munson D. McNally 3% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-3 1 --- O NYY C. Blefary D. McNally 2% 81% Flyball: SS
t5 1-3 2 --- O NYY J. Kenney D. McNally 1% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, Yankees' Fritz Peterson facing 1-2-3
b5 3-1 0 --- O BAL D. Buford F. Peterson -1% 81% Strikeout
b5 3-1 1 --- O BAL M. Belanger F. Peterson -1% 80% Strikeout
b5 3-1 2 --- O BAL F. Robinson F. Peterson -1% 79% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 3.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 9-1-2
t6 1-3 0 --- NYY F. Peterson D. McNally -5% 74% Single to LF
t6 1-3 0 1-- O NYY H. Clarke D. McNally 5% 79% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 1-3 1 1-- NYY G. Michael D. McNally -5% 73% Single to LF; Clarke to 2B
t6 1-3 1 12- O NYY R. Woods D. McNally 6% 80% Flyball: RF
t6 1-3 2 12- O NYY R. White D. McNally 6% 85% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, Yankees' Fritz Peterson facing 4-5-6
b6 3-1 0 --- BAL B. Powell F. Peterson 2% 87% Single to CF
b6 3-1 0 1-- O BAL P. Blair F. Peterson -1% 87% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Powell to 2B
b6 3-1 1 -2- O BAL B. Robinson F. Peterson -2% 85% Flyball: RF; Powell to 3B
b6 3-1 2 --3 O BAL D. Johnson F. Peterson -2% 83% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 3.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 5-6-7
t7 1-3 0 --- NYY D. Cater D. McNally -6% 77% Single to RF
t7 1-3 0 1-- NYY T. Munson D. McNally -10% 67% Walk; Cater to 2B
t7 1-3 0 12- R NYY C. Blefary D. McNally -22% 45% Single to RF; Cater Scores; Munson to 3B
t7 2-3 0 1-3 O NYY J. Kenney D. McNally 12% 57% Strikeout
John Ellis pinch hits for Fritz Peterson (P) batting 9th
t7 2-3 1 1-3 O NYY J. Ellis D. McNally 13% 70% Flyball: 2B
t7 2-3 2 1-3 O NYY H. Clarke D. McNally 10% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Yankees' Steve Hamilton facing 8-9-1
Steve Hamilton replaces John Ellis (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-2 0 --- BAL A. Etchebarren S. Hamilton 3% 82% Walk
b7 3-2 0 1-- BAL D. McNally S. Hamilton 8% 90% Double to LF; Etchebarren to 3B
b7 3-2 0 -23 RR BAL D. Buford S. Hamilton 6% 96% Single to RF; Etchebarren Scores; McNally Scores; Buford to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b7 5-2 0 -2- O BAL M. Belanger S. Hamilton -0% 96% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Buford to 3B
b7 5-2 1 --3 BAL F. Robinson S. Hamilton 0% 96% Intentional Walk
b7 5-2 1 1-3 O BAL B. Powell S. Hamilton -2% 95% Flyball: 1B
b7 5-2 2 1-3 O BAL P. Blair S. Hamilton -1% 94% Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 5.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 2-3-4
t8 2-5 0 --- NYY G. Michael D. McNally -4% 90% Single to RF
t8 2-5 0 1-- RR NYY R. Woods D. McNally -14% 76% Home Run; Michael Scores
Eddie Watt replaces Dave McNally pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-5 0 --- O NYY R. White E. Watt 5% 81% Flyball: SS
t8 4-5 1 --- O NYY D. Cater E. Watt 4% 85% Groundout: P-SS-1B
Pete Ward pinch hits for Thurman Munson (C) batting 6th
t8 4-5 2 --- O NYY P. Ward E. Watt 3% 87% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-4, Yankees' Steve Hamilton facing 6-7-8
Jake Gibbs replaces Pete Ward (PH) playing C batting 6th
b8 5-4 0 --- O BAL B. Robinson S. Hamilton -1% 86% Flyball: CF
b8 5-4 1 --- O BAL D. Johnson S. Hamilton -1% 85% Flyball: LF
b8 5-4 2 --- O BAL A. Etchebarren S. Hamilton -1% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 5.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Orioles' Eddie Watt facing 7-8-9
t9 4-5 0 --- NYY C. Blefary E. Watt -11% 73% Walk
Pete Richert replaces Eddie Watt pitching and batting 9th
Ron Hansen pinch hits for Jerry Kenney (3B) batting 8th
t9 4-5 0 1-- OO NYY R. Hansen P. Richert 24% 97% Double Play: Strikeout, Blefary Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Steve Hamilton (P) batting 9th
t9 4-5 2 --- NYY B. Murcer P. Richert -4% 92% Walk
t9 4-5 2 1-- O NYY H. Clarke P. Richert 8% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Orioles 5.

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