May 9, 1970 Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
CHW 3 CAL 11
NYY 3 MIN 5
@CLE 3 DET 7
KCR 4 MIL 3
WSA 2
(10) BOS 5
@OAK 3 ATL 5
STL 3 CHC 8
CIN 1 PIT 6
@HOU 3 SDP 6
@MON 0 NYM 14
SFG 5 LAD 9
@PHI 4
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 7,466

Saturday, May 9, 1970, 2:20PM
Time of Game: 2:11

White Sox

11-15

Lost 2

4th, 7 GB

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

W: T Phoebus (3-1), L: T John (2-6), S: E Watt (2)

Orioles

19-8

Won 5

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Williams RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .658    0    4   1   
  D Murphy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .341  .842    0    2   2   
C May LF                      4   1   1   1    0   1  .298  .879    0    2   0   HR
S O'Brien 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .589    0    0   2   
G Hopkins 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .367  .874    0    7   1   3B
E Herrmann C                  3   1   1   2    1   0  .242  .670    0    4   1   HR
K Berry CF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .292  .690    0    3   0   
B Knoop 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .203  .639    0    0   2   
T John P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .428    0    1   0   SH
  T McCraw PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .693    0    1   0   
Totals                       33   3   7   3    2   6                    24  10

BATTING

3B: G Hopkins (1, off T Phoebus).

HR: E Herrmann (1, off T Phoebus; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); C May (4, off T Phoebus; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

SH: T John (4, off T Phoebus).

TB: E Herrmann 4; C May 4; G Hopkins 3; K Berry 2; B Knoop; L Aparicio.

RBI: E Herrmann 2 (4); C May (15).

2-out RBI: E Herrmann 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: G Hopkins (5).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rettenmund RF-LF            3   1   0   0    1   1  .280  .819    0    2   0   
M Belanger SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .539    0    0   3   
C Motton LF                   2   1   1   1    0   0  .167  .542    0    4   0   HBP
  D May RF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .788    0    0   0   
B Powell 1B                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .266  .971    0    8   1   HBP
P Blair CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .255  .758    0    2   0   
B Robinson 3B                 3   1   1   2    0   0  .324  .890    0    0   2   HR
D Johnson 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .337  .989    0    3   3   
A Etchebarren C               2   0   0   0    1   2  .206  .624    0    6   0   
T Phoebus P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    2   1   
  E Watt P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
Totals                       27   4   3   4    3   5                    27  10

BATTING

HR: B Robinson (4, off T John; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: B Powell (2, by D Murphy); C Motton (1, by T John).

TB: B Robinson 4; C Motton; P Blair.

RBI: B Robinson 2 (20); P Blair (17); C Motton (2).

2-out RBI: B Robinson 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T John, L (2-6)                6     3   4   1    3   3   1   4.24   25     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 3     56    -     1.23  -0.31
D Murphy                       2     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.30    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.05
Totals                         8     3   4   1    3   5   1          32     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 3           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Phoebus, W (3-1)             8.1   7   3   3    2   5   2   1.59   34     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 7     60    -     1.01   0.07
E Watt, S (2)                  0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.93    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.41   0.17
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2   6   2          36     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 7          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: T Phoebus (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: T John (3; C Motton); D Murphy (1; B Powell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jim Odom.

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 7,466.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. W Williams           RF    1. M Rettenmund         RF 
2. L Aparicio           SS    2. M Belanger           SS 
3. C May                LF    3. C Motton             LF 
4. S O'Brien            3B    4. B Powell             1B 
5. G Hopkins            1B    5. P Blair              CF 
6. E Herrmann           C     6. B Robinson           3B 
7. K Berry              CF    7. D Johnson            2B 
8. B Knoop              2B    8. A Etchebarren        C  
9. T John               P     9. T Phoebus            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  2-2  --3      27%  83% B Robinson      T John          Home Run; Powell Scores/unER; Robinson Scores/unER
   t 4   2  0-0  --3     -23%  29% E Herrmann      T Phoebus       Home Run; Hopkins Scores
   b 6   1  2-0  -2-      12%  39% C Motton        T John          Single to LF; Rettenmund Scores/unER
   b 6   1  2-1  12-      11%  56% P Blair         T John          Single to RF; Motton Scores; Powell to 3B; Blair out at 2B/RF-SS
   t 8   1  4-2  ---     -10%  81% C May           T Phoebus       Home Run (CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Phoebus facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  L Aparicio      Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  C May           Flyball: LF
   O      1--      55%  S O'Brien       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  M Rettenmund    Walk
   O      1--      55%  M Belanger      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      58%  C Motton        Hit By Pitch; Belanger to 2B
   O      12-      56%  B Powell        Groundout: 1B-P; Belanger to 3B; Motton to 2B
   O      -23      50%  P Blair         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Phoebus facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  G Hopkins       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  E Herrmann      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  K Berry         Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  D Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  A Etchebarren   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Phoebus facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  B Knoop         Single to 3B
   O      1--      48%  T John          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Knoop to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  W Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      55%  L Aparicio      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  T Phoebus       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  M Rettenmund    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  M Belanger      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Phoebus facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  C May           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      55%  S O'Brien       Flyball: CF
          ---      51%  G Hopkins       Triple (LF-CF)
   RR     --3      29%  E Herrmann      Home Run; Hopkins Scores
          ---      28%  K Berry         Single to LF
   O      1--      29%  B Knoop         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Tommy John facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      27%  C Motton        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      25%  B Powell        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      24%  P Blair         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Phoebus facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      25%  T John          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      26%  W Williams      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      27%  L Aparicio      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Tommy John facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      24%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      22%  D Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      24%  A Etchebarren   Walk
   O      1--      21%  T Phoebus       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Phoebus facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      22%  C May           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      23%  S O'Brien       Strikeout
          ---      23%  G Hopkins       Walk
          1--      22%  E Herrmann      Wild Pitch; Hopkins to 2B
          -2-      21%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      24%  K Berry         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
          ---      33%  M Rettenmund    Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Rettenmund to 2B
   O      -2-      27%  M Belanger      Foul Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      39%  C Motton        Single to LF; Rettenmund Scores/unER
          1--      45%  B Powell        Walk; Motton to 2B
   RO     12-      56%  P Blair         Single to RF; Motton Scores; Powell to 3B; Blair out at 2B/RF-SS
   RR     --3      83%  B Robinson      Home Run; Powell Scores/unER; Robinson Scores/unER
   O      ---      83%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 4.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Tom Phoebus facing 8-9-1
                  Merv Rettenmund moves to LF; Dave May replaces Curt Motton playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      86%  B Knoop         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Tommy John batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  T McCraw        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      89%  W Williams      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-2, Danny Murphy facing 8-9-1
                  Danny Murphy replaces Walt Williams pitching and batting 1st; Tommy McCraw moves to RF
   O      ---      89%  A Etchebarren   Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  T Phoebus       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      87%  M Rettenmund    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 4.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Tom Phoebus facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  L Aparicio      Strikeout
   R      ---      81%  C May           Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---      85%  S O'Brien       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      87%  G Hopkins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-3, Danny Murphy facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  M Belanger      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  D May           Flyball: RF
          ---      86%  B Powell        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      85%  P Blair         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Orioles 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Tom Phoebus facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  E Herrmann      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      84%  K Berry         Single to RF
                  Eddie Watt replaces Tom Phoebus pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      92%  B Knoop         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  T McCraw        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Orioles 4.

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