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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BAL		4
2
WSA
@BOS		3
7
WSA
@BOS		3
11
MIN
@CHW		5
3
NYY
@DET		7
6
KCR
@MIL		4
1
CAL
@OAK		1
2
CIN
@ATL		7
4
HOU
@LAD		5
6
CHC
@MON		8
4
PIT
@NYM		2
1
SFG
@SDP		3
0
PHI
@STL		10
6
Saturday, September 19, 1970 8:02PM
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,857, Time of Game: 2:42
Indians
4
74-78
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 23½ GB
 at Orioles
2
97-54
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Jim Rittwage (1-0)
L: Dave McNally (23-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  3  0   0  1  0    4  9  1
Orioles         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  6  2

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Buddy Bradford CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .662 -0.058 1.04 0.013 -0.070 -0.9 5 0
Eddie Leon 2B-SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 .257 .686 0.039 1.04 0.107 -0.068 -0.1 0 3
Vada Pinson RF 5 1 2 2 0 2 .286 .805 0.243 0.85 0.280 -0.037 1.6 2 0 HR
Roy Foster LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 .266 .813 -0.078 0.70 0.002 -0.080 -0.7 3 0
   Ted Uhlaender LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .702 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Duke Sims C 4 0 1 0 1 0 .253 .845 0.013 0.60 0.039 -0.026 -0.1 8 0
Chuck Hinton 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .323 .870 -0.105 1.25 0.012 -0.118 -0.9 7 0
Larry Brown SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .289 .726 0.030 0.79 0.065 -0.035 0.2 0 1 2B
   John Lowenstein PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .645 -0.014 0.60 0.000 -0.014 -0.3
   Vern Fuller 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .467 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Graig Nettles 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .237 .740 -0.028 0.69 0.010 -0.038 -0.2 0 1
Jim Rittwage P 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.099 1.23 0.161 -0.062 1.2 0 2
Team Totals 37 4 9 3 4 7 .243 .668 0.141 0.91 0.689 -0.548 -0.2 27 7
2B: L Brown (5, off D McNally).
HR: V Pinson (23, off D McNally; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: V Pinson 5; L Brown 2; J Rittwage 2; C Hinton; G Nettles; E Leon; D Sims.
RBI: V Pinson 2 (81); E Leon (53).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
E: E Leon (17).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Grich SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .184 .547 0.002 1.00 0.061 -0.059 0.1 0 4
   Brooks Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .769 -0.169 6.80 0.000 -0.169 -0.7
Paul Blair CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .266 .766 -0.026 1.17 0.024 -0.050 -0.2 2 0 SH
Terry Crowley RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 .272 .795 -0.034 1.03 0.013 -0.047 -0.5 2 0
Boog Powell 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .298 .956 -0.037 0.97 0.044 -0.081 -0.4 11 1
   Don Baylor PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Curt Motton LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .224 .761 -0.027 1.28 0.071 -0.098 -0.0 1 0 SB
Davey Johnson 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .282 .760 -0.031 1.02 0.053 -0.084 0.1 4 6
Chico Salmon 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 .727 -0.081 1.20 0.022 -0.103 -0.6 0 2
Andy Etchebarren C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .656 0.015 1.32 0.080 -0.065 -0.1 7 0
Dave McNally P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .140 .462 0.019 0.92 0.040 -0.021 0.2 0 1
   Don Buford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .802 -0.072 2.87 0.000 -0.072 -0.4
   Moe Drabowsky P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .222 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fred Beene P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Frank Robinson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 .907 0.082 3.43 0.082 0.000 0.3
Team Totals 33 2 6 2 3 7 .182 .432 -0.359 1.37 0.490 -0.849 -2.2 27 14
SH: P Blair (5, off J Rittwage).
TB: C Motton; D McNally; A Etchebarren; P Blair; C Salmon; D Johnson.
RBI: T Crowley (18); D Johnson (50).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
E: B Grich (7); C Salmon (9).
Baserunning
SB: C Motton (1, 2nd base off J Rittwage/D Sims).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Rittwage, W (1-0) 9 6 2 2 3 7 0 2.51 37 71 0.359 1.37 2.2
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 3 7 0 2.00 37 71 0.359 0.91 2.2

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave McNally, L (23-9) 7 7 3 3 3 5 1 3.29 31 53 -0.098 1.08 0.3
Moe Drabowsky 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3.63 6 0 0 -0.049 0.53 -0.5
Fred Beene 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 9.00 4 0 0 0.007 0.09 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 3 4 7 1 3.00 41 53 0 0 -0.140 1.37 0.2
Balks: None.
WP: J Rittwage (1); D McNally (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Emmett Ashford, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 7,857.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Baltimore Orioles
1 Buddy Bradford CF 1 Bobby Grich SS
2 Eddie Leon 2B 2 Paul Blair CF
3 Vada Pinson RF 3 Terry Crowley RF
4 Roy Foster LF 4 Boog Powell 1B
5 Duke Sims C 5 Curt Motton LF
6 Chuck Hinton 1B 6 Davey Johnson 2B
7 Larry Brown SS 7 Chico Salmon 3B
8 Graig Nettles 3B 8 Andy Etchebarren C
9 Jim Rittwage P 9 Dave McNally P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 1-1 1 1-- RR CLE V. Pinson D. McNally 24% 75% Home Run; Leon Scores
b9 2-4 2 123 O BAL B. Robinson J. Rittwage 17% 100% Strikeout
t5 0-1 1 --3 R CLE E. Leon D. McNally 8% 50% Single to LF; Rittwage Scores
b9 2-4 2 12- BAL F. Robinson J. Rittwage -8% 83% Walk; Johnson to 3B; Etchebarren to 2B
b7 1-3 2 12- O BAL D. Buford J. Rittwage 7% 87% Flyball: CF

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, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE B. Bradford D. McNally -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- CLE E. Leon D. McNally 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- CLE V. Pinson D. McNally 4% 54% Single to LF; Leon to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- O CLE R. Foster D. McNally -4% 50% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 12- CLE D. Sims D. McNally 3% 53% Walk; Leon to 3B; Pinson to 2B
t1 0-0 2 123 O CLE C. Hinton D. McNally -7% 45% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Jim Rittwage facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BAL B. Grich J. Rittwage 2% 48% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- BAL P. Blair J. Rittwage -2% 45% Single to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-- O BAL T. Crowley J. Rittwage 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B; Blair to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- O BAL B. Powell J. Rittwage 3% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 7-8-9
t2 0-0 0 --- CLE L. Brown D. McNally 6% 56% Double to RF
t2 0-0 0 -2- O CLE G. Nettles D. McNally -1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B; Brown to 3B/Safe on E6 (catch)
t2 0-0 1 --3 O CLE J. Rittwage D. McNally -6% 49% Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B
t2 0-0 2 --3 CLE B. Bradford D. McNally 1% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-3 O CLE E. Leon D. McNally -5% 45% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Jim Rittwage facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- BAL C. Motton J. Rittwage -4% 41% Single to LF
b2 0-0 0 1-- BAL D. Johnson J. Rittwage -3% 39% Motton Steals 2B
b2 0-0 0 -2- O BAL D. Johnson J. Rittwage 4% 43% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 -2- O BAL C. Salmon J. Rittwage 4% 47% Foul Flyball: C
b2 0-0 2 -2- O BAL A. Etchebarren J. Rittwage 3% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 3-4-5
t3 0-0 0 --- O CLE V. Pinson D. McNally -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 1 --- O CLE R. Foster D. McNally -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-0 2 --- O CLE D. Sims D. McNally -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Jim Rittwage facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- BAL D. McNally J. Rittwage -4% 41% Single to CF
b3 0-0 0 1-- BAL B. Grich J. Rittwage -6% 35% Walk; McNally to 2B
b3 0-0 0 12- O BAL P. Blair J. Rittwage 0% 35% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; McNally to 3B; Grich to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -23 RO BAL T. Crowley J. Rittwage -1% 33% Groundout: P-2B-1B; McNally Scores; Grich to 3B
b3 1-0 2 --3 O BAL B. Powell J. Rittwage 3% 37% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 1.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 6-7-8
t4 0-1 0 --- O CLE C. Hinton D. McNally -3% 34% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- O CLE L. Brown D. McNally -2% 32% Strikeout
t4 0-1 2 --- O CLE G. Nettles D. McNally -1% 31% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Jim Rittwage facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- O BAL C. Motton J. Rittwage 2% 33% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-0 1 --- O BAL D. Johnson J. Rittwage 1% 34% Strikeout
b4 1-0 2 --- O BAL C. Salmon J. Rittwage 1% 35% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 1.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 9-1-2
t5 0-1 0 --- CLE J. Rittwage D. McNally 5% 41% Single to RF
t5 0-1 0 1-- CLE B. Bradford D. McNally 4% 44% Wild Pitch; Rittwage to 2B
t5 0-1 0 -2- O CLE B. Bradford D. McNally -2% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B; Rittwage to 3B
t5 0-1 1 --3 R CLE E. Leon D. McNally 8% 50% Single to LF; Rittwage Scores
t5 1-1 1 1-- RR CLE V. Pinson D. McNally 24% 75% Home Run; Leon Scores
t5 3-1 1 --- O CLE R. Foster D. McNally -1% 74% Flyball: 2B
t5 3-1 2 --- CLE D. Sims D. McNally 1% 75% Single to RF
t5 3-1 2 1-- O CLE C. Hinton D. McNally -2% 73% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Jim Rittwage facing 8-9-1
b5 1-3 0 --- O BAL A. Etchebarren J. Rittwage 3% 76% Flyball: RF
b5 1-3 1 --- O BAL D. McNally J. Rittwage 2% 78% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-3 2 --- O BAL B. Grich J. Rittwage 1% 79% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 1.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 7-8-9
t6 3-1 0 --- O CLE L. Brown D. McNally -2% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-1 1 --- O CLE G. Nettles D. McNally -1% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 3-1 2 --- CLE J. Rittwage D. McNally 1% 77% Single to RF
t6 3-1 2 1-- O CLE B. Bradford D. McNally -2% 76% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Jim Rittwage facing 2-3-4
b6 1-3 0 --- O BAL P. Blair J. Rittwage 3% 79% Flyball: CF
b6 1-3 1 --- O BAL T. Crowley J. Rittwage 2% 81% Flyball: CF
b6 1-3 2 --- O BAL B. Powell J. Rittwage 1% 83% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 1.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Orioles' Dave McNally facing 2-3-4
t7 3-1 0 --- O CLE E. Leon D. McNally -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 3-1 1 --- O CLE V. Pinson D. McNally -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 3-1 2 --- O CLE R. Foster D. McNally -1% 80% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Jim Rittwage facing 5-6-7
b7 1-3 0 --- O BAL C. Motton J. Rittwage 4% 83% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 1-3 1 --- O BAL D. Johnson J. Rittwage 2% 86% Groundout: P-1B
b7 1-3 2 --- BAL C. Salmon J. Rittwage -2% 84% Single to CF
b7 1-3 2 1-- BAL A. Etchebarren J. Rittwage -4% 80% Single to RF; Salmon to 2B
Don Buford pinch hits for Dave McNally (P) batting 9th
b7 1-3 2 12- O BAL D. Buford J. Rittwage 7% 87% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 1.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Orioles' Moe Drabowsky facing 5-6-7
Moe Drabowsky replaces Don Buford (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-1 0 --- O CLE D. Sims M. Drabowsky -1% 86% Flyball: LF
t8 3-1 1 --- CLE C. Hinton M. Drabowsky 1% 87% Single to CF
John Lowenstein pinch hits for Larry Brown (SS) batting 7th
t8 3-1 1 1-- O CLE J. Lowenstein M. Drabowsky -1% 86% Strikeout Looking
t8 3-1 2 1-- CLE G. Nettles M. Drabowsky 1% 87% Single to RF; Hinton to 2B
t8 3-1 2 12- R CLE J. Rittwage M. Drabowsky 6% 93% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Hinton Scores/unER; Nettles to 2B
t8 4-1 2 12- O CLE B. Bradford M. Drabowsky -1% 92% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Indians' Jim Rittwage facing 1-2-3
Vern Fuller replaces John Lowenstein (PH) playing 2B batting 7th
Eddie Leon moves from 2B to SS
b8 1-4 0 --- O BAL B. Grich J. Rittwage 2% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-4 1 --- O BAL P. Blair J. Rittwage 1% 96% Flyball: CF
b8 1-4 2 --- O BAL T. Crowley J. Rittwage 1% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 1.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Orioles' Fred Beene facing 2-3-4
Fred Beene replaces Moe Drabowsky pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-1 0 --- O CLE E. Leon F. Beene -0% 97% Flyball: RF
t9 4-1 1 --- O CLE V. Pinson F. Beene -0% 96% Strikeout
t9 4-1 2 --- CLE R. Foster F. Beene 0% 97% Walk
t9 4-1 2 1-- O CLE D. Sims F. Beene -0% 96% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Indians' Jim Rittwage facing 4-5-6
Ted Uhlaender replaces Roy Foster playing LF batting 4th
b9 1-4 0 --- BAL B. Powell J. Rittwage -4% 92% Walk
Don Baylor pinch runs for Boog Powell (1B) batting 4th
b9 1-4 0 1-- O BAL C. Motton J. Rittwage 4% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b9 1-4 1 1-- BAL D. Johnson J. Rittwage -1% 95% Wild Pitch; Motton to 2B
b9 1-4 1 -2- R BAL D. Johnson J. Rittwage -5% 90% Single to CF; Motton Scores
b9 2-4 1 1-- O BAL C. Salmon J. Rittwage 6% 96% Flyball: LF
b9 2-4 2 1-- BAL A. Etchebarren J. Rittwage -4% 91% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Johnson to 2B
Frank Robinson pinch hits for Fred Beene (P) batting 9th
b9 2-4 2 12- BAL F. Robinson J. Rittwage -8% 83% Walk; Johnson to 3B; Etchebarren to 2B
Brooks Robinson pinch hits for Bobby Grich (SS) batting 1st
b9 2-4 2 123 O BAL B. Robinson J. Rittwage 17% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 2.

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