September 18, 1970 Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 5,752

Friday, September 18, 1970, 8:02PM
Time of Game: 2:59

Indians

73-78

Lost 1

5th, 24½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0   0  0    3  9  1
Orioles         2  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1    4  6  0

W: P Richert (6-2), L: F Lasher (2-9)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Orioles

97-53

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Uhlaender CF                5   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .701    0    5   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   2   0    1   0  .237  .742    0    0   1   
V Pinson RF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .285  .799    0    3   0   2B
R Foster LF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .268  .819    0    2   0   
D Sims C                      4   1   1   3    1   0  .253  .848    0    6   1   HR
C Hinton 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .325  .879    0   10   1   
J Lowenstein 2B               4   0   2   0    0   1  .233  .666    0    1   4   3B
  T Ford PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .523    0    0   0   
  V Fuller 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .467         0   0   
E Leon SS                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .257  .687    0    3   2   CS
S Hargan P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .135  .320    0    0   4   
  B Bradford PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .672    0    0   0   
  D Higgins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .607         0   1   
  L Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .719    0    0   0   
  F Lasher P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       41   3   9   3    5   5                    30  14

BATTING

2B: V Pinson (26, off T Phoebus).

3B: J Lowenstein (1, off J Hardin).

HR: D Sims (22, off T Phoebus; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: J Lowenstein 4; D Sims 4; V Pinson 2; G Nettles 2; C Hinton; R Foster; E Leon.

RBI: D Sims 3 (53).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Hargan-E Leon-C Hinton.

E: V Fuller (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: E Leon (2, 2nd base by P Richert/J Oates).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buford LF                   3   1   0   0    2   0  .269  .803    0    4   0   
C Salmon 3B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .260  .733    0    0   3   CS
T Crowley 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .280  .816    0   11   0   GDP
R Freed RF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200    0    4   0   
  P Blair PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .265  .767         0   0   SB
D Baylor CF                   5   0   2   3    0   0  .400  .800    0    4   0   
J Oates C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    5   1   
B Grich 2B                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .192  .560    0    3   5   3B
M Belanger SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .520    0    2   4   
T Phoebus P                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .158  .316    0    0   0   
  C Motton PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .777    0    0   0   
  J Hardin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .070  .265         0   1   
  B Powell PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .961    0    0   0   
  P Richert P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   4   6   4    7   4                    33  14

BATTING

3B: B Grich (3, off S Hargan).

TB: B Grich 3; D Baylor 2; T Phoebus; J Oates; C Salmon.

GIDP: T Crowley (5).

RBI: D Baylor 3 (3); B Grich (6).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Oates-B Grich.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Blair (23, 2nd base off F Lasher/D Sims).

CS: C Salmon (2, 2nd base by S Hargan/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
S Hargan                       8     5   3   3    6   3   0   2.96   33     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 5     57    -     1.10   0.13
D Higgins                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.99    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.26
F Lasher, L (2-9)              0     1   1   1    1   0   0   4.11    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.53  -0.37
Totals                        10     6   4   4    7   4   0          41     -       ·  ·     11·13· 0· 6           -

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                      7     8   3   3    2   4   1   3.08   31     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 2· 8     51    -     1.15   0.03
J Hardin                       2     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.56    7     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          0-0    1.89   0.23
P Richert, W (6-2)             2     0   0   0    3   1   0   2.20    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.03   0.26
Totals                        11     9   3   3    5   5   1          46     -       ·  ·     13·12· 2· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 5,752.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. T Uhlaender          CF    1. D Buford             LF 
2. G Nettles            3B    2. C Salmon             3B 
3. V Pinson             RF    3. T Crowley            1B 
4. R Foster             LF    4. R Freed              RF 
5. D Sims               C     5. D Baylor             CF 
6. C Hinton             1B    6. J Oates              C  
7. J Lowenstein         2B    7. B Grich              2B 
8. E Leon               SS    8. M Belanger           SS 
9. S Hargan             P     9. T Phoebus            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  3-0  12-     -30%  53% D Sims          T Phoebus       Home Run; Pinson Scores; Foster Scores
   b11   0  3-3  1--      23%  93% D Baylor        F Lasher        Blair Steals 2B; Blair to 3B/Adv on E4
   b 7   1  3-3  1-3     -21%  50% T Crowley       S Hargan        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t11   0  3-3  1--      18%  60% L Brown         P Richert       Double Play: Strikeout, Leon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   t10   2  3-3  1-3      13%  63% T Ford          P Richert       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Phoebus facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  G Nettles       Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  V Pinson        Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  R Foster        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Hargan facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Buford        Walk
          1--      64%  C Salmon        Single to LF; Buford to 2B
          12-      71%  T Crowley       Walk; Buford to 3B; Salmon to 2B
   O      123      64%  R Freed         Flyball: 1B
   RR     123      77%  D Baylor        Single to RF; Buford Scores; Salmon Scores; Crowley to 2B
   O      12-      74%  J Oates         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      71%  B Grich         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Phoebus facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  D Sims          Lineout: 1B
          ---      71%  C Hinton        Single to CF
   O      1--      73%  J Lowenstein    Flyball: CF
          1--      71%  E Leon          Single to 2B; Hinton to 2B
   O      12-      76%  S Hargan        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Hargan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  M Belanger      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      73%  T Phoebus       Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  D Buford        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Phoebus facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      72%  G Nettles       Walk
   O      1--      75%  V Pinson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      77%  R Foster        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Hargan facing 2-3-4
          ---      80%  C Salmon        Walk
   O      1--      76%  T Crowley       Salmon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      75%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      74%  R Freed         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Phoebus facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      77%  D Sims          Lineout: RF
   O      ---      79%  C Hinton        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Hargan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  D Baylor        Flyball: RF
          ---      80%  J Oates         Single to CF
   R      1--      89%  B Grich         Triple to CF; Oates Scores
   O      --3      86%  M Belanger      Fielder's Choice 1B; Grich out at Hm/1B-C
          1--      87%  T Phoebus       Single to RF; Belanger to 2B
   O      12-      85%  D Buford        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Phoebus facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  E Leon          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  S Hargan        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Hargan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  C Salmon        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      88%  T Crowley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  R Freed         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Phoebus facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  G Nettles       Flyball: RF
          ---      86%  V Pinson        Double to LF
          -2-      83%  R Foster        Single to P; Pinson stays at 2B
   RRR    12-      53%  D Sims          Home Run; Pinson Scores; Foster Scores
   O      ---      56%  C Hinton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      54%  J Lowenstein    Single to CF
   O      1--      57%  E Leon          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Steve Hargan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      54%  D Baylor        Groundout: P-3B-1B
   O      ---      52%  J Oates         Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  B Grich         Walk
   O      1--      50%  M Belanger      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Tom Phoebus facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  S Hargan        Strikeout
          ---      50%  T Uhlaender     Walk
          1--      44%  G Nettles       Single to CF; Uhlaender to 2B
   O      12-      51%  V Pinson        Flyball: SS
   O      12-      59%  R Foster        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Steve Hargan facing 9-1-2
                  Curt Motton pinch hits for Tom Phoebus batting 9th
          ---      64%  C Motton        Walk
          1--      72%  D Buford        Walk; Motton to 2B
   O      12-      71%  C Salmon        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Motton to 3B
   OO     1-3      50%  T Crowley       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Hardin facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Hardin replaces Curt Motton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      55%  D Sims          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      58%  C Hinton        Flyball: CF
          ---      51%  J Lowenstein    Triple to CF
   O      --3      60%  E Leon          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Steve Hargan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      56%  R Freed         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      52%  D Baylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Oates         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Hardin facing 9-1-2
                  Buddy Bradford pinch hits for Steve Hargan batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  B Bradford      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      60%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  G Nettles       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Dennis Higgins facing 7-8-9
                  Dennis Higgins replaces Buddy Bradford pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      58%  B Grich         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      53%  M Belanger      Flyball: RF
                  Boog Powell pinch hits for Jim Hardin batting 9th
   O      ---      50%  B Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 3.

Top of the 10th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Pete Richert facing 3-4-5
                  Pete Richert replaces Boog Powell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  V Pinson        Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  R Foster        Walk
          1--      42%  D Sims          Walk; Foster to 2B
   O      12-      50%  C Hinton        Flyball: RF; Foster to 3B
                  Ted Ford pinch hits for John Lowenstein batting 7th
   O      1-3      63%  T Ford          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Dennis Higgins facing 1-2-3
                  Vern Fuller replaces Ted Ford playing 2B batting 7th
   O      ---      58%  D Buford        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      53%  C Salmon        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      50%  T Crowley       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 3.

Top of the 11th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Pete Richert facing 8-9-1
          ---      42%  E Leon          Walk
                  Larry Brown pinch hits for Dennis Higgins batting 9th
   OO     1--      60%  L Brown         Double Play: Strikeout, Leon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      63%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Fred Lasher facing 4-5-6
                  Fred Lasher replaces Larry Brown pitching and batting 9th
          ---      71%  R Freed         Walk
                  Paul Blair pinch runs for Roger Freed batting 4th
          1--      93%  D Baylor        Blair Steals 2B; Blair to 3B/Adv on E4
   R      --3     100%  " "             Single to RF; Blair Scores
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 4.

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