Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 1972 > Apr 18, 1972, Tigers at Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

Scores
Standings
DET
@BAL
5
3
CLE
@BOS
2
4
MIN
@CAL
0
2
TEX
@CHW
0
14
MIL
@NYY
0
2
KCR
@OAK
2
3
LAD
@ATL
3
1
HOU
@CIN
8
4
NYM
@MON
2
7
STL
@PHI
3
6
CHC
@PIT
6
4
SFG
@SDP
5
1
Tuesday, April 18, 1972 7:32PM
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,022, Time of Game: 2:29
Tigers
5
2-0
 Won 2 
1st
at Orioles
3
2-1
 Lost 1 
2nd, ½ GB
W: Joe Coleman (1-0)
L: Jim Palmer (0-1)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  2  0   0  2  0   0  1  0    5 11  0
Orioles         0  0  2   0  0  0   0  1  0    3  6  3

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .619 0.071 0.78 0.125 -0.054 0.1 3 2 2B
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .125 .250 0.088 1.05 0.134 -0.046 0.2 0 1
Jim Northrup CF-LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .250 -0.010 0.32 0.012 -0.022 -0.2 1 0
Al Kaline RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.005 0.64 0.041 -0.046 0.4 4 0
Norm Cash 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .375 1.125 0.118 0.79 0.153 -0.035 0.6 9 0 HR
Willie Horton LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .333 .929 0.042 0.89 0.092 -0.049 0.9 0 0 2B
   Mickey Stanley PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bill Freehan C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .429 1.000 0.005 0.80 0.052 -0.047 -0.1 9 0
Ed Brinkman SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 .429 1.286 0.010 0.93 0.043 -0.033 0.1 1 3
Joe Coleman P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.006 0.82 0.033 -0.039 -0.4 0 0 SH,GDP
   Fred Scherman P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.004 0.14 0.000 -0.004 -0.1 0 1
Team Totals 35 5 11 5 1 3 .314 .790 0.309 0.77 0.685 -0.375 1.4 27 7
2B: W Horton (1, off R Harrison); D McAuliffe (1, off J Palmer).
HR: N Cash (1, off J Palmer; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
SH: J Coleman (1, off D Leonhard).
TB: N Cash 4; A Kaline 2; D McAuliffe 2; W Horton 2; E Brinkman 2; A Rodriguez; J Northrup; J Coleman; B Freehan.
GIDP: J Coleman (1).
RBI: A Rodriguez 2 (2); W Horton (1); E Brinkman (3); N Cash (1).
2-out RBI: W Horton.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. N Cash.
PB: B Freehan (1).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Buford LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .273 .879 -0.190 1.80 0.066 -0.255 -0.8 3 0 HR
Merv Rettenmund RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .273 .697 0.012 1.45 0.101 -0.089 0.2 2 2
Boog Powell 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 .125 .398 -0.019 1.32 0.033 -0.053 -0.1 11 0 SF
Brooks Robinson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .364 .818 -0.042 0.77 0.023 -0.065 -0.4 2 1
Elrod Hendricks C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.060 0.84 0.000 -0.060 -0.5 1 1
   Andy Etchebarren PH-C 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.038 1.32 0.038 0.000 0.2 2 0
Paul Blair CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .364 -0.139 1.46 0.000 -0.139 -0.8 0 0
Davey Johnson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .282 -0.079 0.83 0.000 -0.079 -0.5 3 4
Mark Belanger SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 .667 1.478 0.177 1.28 0.199 -0.022 1.3 3 2 2B,HBP
Jim Palmer P 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.075 1.91 0.075 0.000 0.6 0 1
   Tom Shopay PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.089 2.25 0.089 0.000 0.6
   Dave Leonhard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Terry Crowley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.044 1.67 0.000 -0.044 -0.3
   Roric Harrison P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Grich PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.011 0.43 0.000 -0.011 -0.1
Team Totals 31 3 6 3 3 9 .194 .600 -0.193 1.27 0.624 -0.817 -0.6 27 12
2B: M Belanger (1, off J Coleman).
HR: D Buford (1, off J Coleman; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: B Powell (1, off J Coleman).
HBP: M Belanger (1, by J Coleman).
TB: D Buford 4; M Belanger 3; B Robinson; A Etchebarren; M Rettenmund.
RBI: B Powell (2); M Rettenmund (1); D Buford (2).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Johnson-M Belanger-B Powell.
E: E Hendricks 2 (2); B Powell (1).
Outfield Assists: M Rettenmund (B Freehan at 3rd base); M Rettenmund (A Rodriguez at 2nd base).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Coleman, W (1-0) 7.1 4 3 2 3 9 1 2.45 29 66 0.088 1.28 -0.0
Fred Scherman, S (1) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.103 1.25 0.6
Team Totals 9 6 3 2 3 9 1 2.00 36 66 0 0 0.191 0.77 0.6

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Palmer, L (0-1) 5 7 4 4 1 1 1 7.20 21 37 -0.326 0.96 -2.0
Dave Leonhard 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 8 0 0 0.053 0.69 0.8
Roric Harrison 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 4.50 8 0 0 -0.036 0.33 -0.2
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 1 3 1 5.00 37 37 0 0 -0.309 1.27 -1.4
Balks: None.
WP: R Harrison (1).
HBP: J Coleman (1; M Belanger).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 7,022.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Baltimore Orioles
1 Dick McAuliffe 2B 1 Don Buford LF
2 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 2 Merv Rettenmund RF
3 Jim Northrup CF 3 Boog Powell 1B
4 Al Kaline RF 4 Brooks Robinson 3B
5 Norm Cash 1B 5 Elrod Hendricks C
6 Willie Horton LF 6 Paul Blair CF
7 Bill Freehan C 7 Davey Johnson 2B
8 Ed Brinkman SS 8 Mark Belanger SS
9 Joe Coleman P 9 Jim Palmer P

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-4 0 12- OO BAL D. Buford J. Coleman 16% 77% Double Play: Bunt Popfly: 1B unassisted
t5 2-2 1 -23 RRO DET A. Rodriguez J. Palmer 13% 76% Single to RF; Coleman Scores; McAuliffe Scores; Rodriguez out at 2B/RF-C-SS
t5 2-2 1 1-- DET D. McAuliffe J. Palmer 12% 63% Double to RF; Coleman to 3B
t2 0-0 0 --- R DET N. Cash J. Palmer 12% 62% Home Run (CF-RF)
b3 0-2 1 -23 R BAL M. Rettenmund J. Coleman -10% 50% Single to P; Belanger Scores; Palmer to 3B

Play By Play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe J. Palmer -2% 48% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET A. Rodriguez J. Palmer -1% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- DET J. Northrup J. Palmer 1% 48% Single to LF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O DET A. Kaline J. Palmer -2% 46% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BAL D. Buford J. Coleman 2% 48% Flyball: SS
b1 0-0 1 --- O BAL M. Rettenmund J. Coleman 1% 49% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- BAL B. Powell J. Coleman -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O BAL B. Robinson J. Coleman 2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- R DET N. Cash J. Palmer 12% 62% Home Run (CF-RF)
t2 1-0 0 --- DET W. Horton J. Palmer 3% 66% Walk
t2 1-0 0 1-- DET B. Freehan J. Palmer 5% 71% Single to CF; Horton to 2B
t2 1-0 0 12- RO DET E. Brinkman J. Palmer 2% 73% Single to RF; Horton Scores; Freehan out at 3B/RF-2B
t2 2-0 1 1-- OO DET J. Coleman J. Palmer -3% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- O BAL E. Hendricks J. Coleman 2% 72% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-2 1 --- O BAL P. Blair J. Coleman 1% 74% Strikeout
b2 0-2 2 --- O BAL D. Johnson J. Coleman 1% 74% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe J. Palmer -1% 73% Flyball: RF
t3 2-0 1 --- O DET A. Rodriguez J. Palmer -1% 72% Groundout: P-1B
t3 2-0 2 --- O DET J. Northrup J. Palmer -1% 71% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- BAL M. Belanger J. Coleman -5% 67% Hit By Pitch
b3 0-2 0 1-- BAL J. Palmer J. Coleman -8% 59% Walk; Belanger to 2B
b3 0-2 0 12- BAL D. Buford J. Coleman -7% 53% Passed Ball; Belanger to 3B; Palmer to 2B
b3 0-2 0 -23 O BAL D. Buford J. Coleman 7% 60% Strikeout
b3 0-2 1 -23 R BAL M. Rettenmund J. Coleman -10% 50% Single to P; Belanger Scores; Palmer to 3B
b3 1-2 1 1-3 RO BAL B. Powell J. Coleman -2% 48% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Palmer Scores/unER
b3 2-2 2 1-- O BAL B. Robinson J. Coleman 2% 50% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 2.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 4-5-6
t4 2-2 0 --- DET A. Kaline J. Palmer 0% 50% E2 on Foul Ball
t4 2-2 0 --- O DET A. Kaline J. Palmer -3% 47% Flyball: 3B
t4 2-2 1 --- DET N. Cash J. Palmer 0% 47% E2 on Foul Ball
t4 2-2 1 --- DET N. Cash J. Palmer 3% 50% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
t4 2-2 1 1-- O DET W. Horton J. Palmer -3% 47% Flyball: LF
t4 2-2 2 1-- O DET B. Freehan J. Palmer -3% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
b4 2-2 0 --- O BAL E. Hendricks J. Coleman 3% 47% Strikeout
b4 2-2 1 --- O BAL P. Blair J. Coleman 2% 49% Strikeout
b4 2-2 2 --- O BAL D. Johnson J. Coleman 1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 2.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 8-9-1
t5 2-2 0 --- O DET E. Brinkman J. Palmer -3% 47% Flyball: RF
t5 2-2 1 --- DET J. Coleman J. Palmer 3% 50% Single to RF
t5 2-2 1 1-- DET D. McAuliffe J. Palmer 12% 63% Double to RF; Coleman to 3B
t5 2-2 1 -23 RRO DET A. Rodriguez J. Palmer 13% 76% Single to RF; Coleman Scores; McAuliffe Scores; Rodriguez out at 2B/RF-C-SS
t5 4-2 2 --- O DET J. Northrup J. Palmer -1% 76% Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 8-9-1
b5 2-4 0 --- BAL M. Belanger J. Coleman -5% 70% Single to LF
Tom Shopay pinch hits for Jim Palmer (P) batting 9th
b5 2-4 0 1-- BAL T. Shopay J. Coleman -9% 61% Walk; Belanger to 2B
b5 2-4 0 12- OO BAL D. Buford J. Coleman 16% 77% Double Play: Bunt Popfly: 1B unassisted
b5 2-4 2 -2- O BAL M. Rettenmund J. Coleman 4% 81% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 2.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Orioles' Dave Leonhard facing 4-5-6
Dave Leonhard replaces Tom Shopay (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-2 0 --- DET A. Kaline D. Leonhard 2% 84% Single to LF
t6 4-2 0 1-- O DET N. Cash D. Leonhard -2% 82% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t6 4-2 1 1-- O DET W. Horton D. Leonhard -2% 80% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 4-2 2 1-- O DET B. Freehan D. Leonhard -1% 79% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 3-4-5
b6 2-4 0 --- O BAL B. Powell J. Coleman 3% 82% Strikeout
b6 2-4 1 --- O BAL B. Robinson J. Coleman 2% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2-4 2 --- O BAL E. Hendricks J. Coleman 1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 2.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Orioles' Dave Leonhard facing 8-9-1
t7 4-2 0 --- DET E. Brinkman D. Leonhard 2% 87% Single to CF
t7 4-2 0 1-- O DET J. Coleman D. Leonhard -1% 86% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Brinkman to 2B
t7 4-2 1 -2- O DET D. McAuliffe D. Leonhard -2% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B; Brinkman to 3B
t7 4-2 2 --3 O DET A. Rodriguez D. Leonhard -2% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 6-7-8
b7 2-4 0 --- O BAL P. Blair J. Coleman 3% 86% Flyball: 2B
b7 2-4 1 --- O BAL D. Johnson J. Coleman 2% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2-4 2 --- BAL M. Belanger J. Coleman -3% 85% Double to RF
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Dave Leonhard (P) batting 9th
b7 2-4 2 -2- O BAL T. Crowley J. Coleman 4% 89% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Orioles 2.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Orioles' Roric Harrison facing 3-4-5
Roric Harrison replaces Terry Crowley (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-2 0 --- O DET J. Northrup R. Harrison -1% 88% Flyball: LF
t8 4-2 1 --- DET A. Kaline R. Harrison 1% 89% Single to CF
t8 4-2 1 1-- DET N. Cash R. Harrison 1% 90% Wild Pitch; Kaline to 2B
t8 4-2 1 -2- O DET N. Cash R. Harrison -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-2 2 -2- R DET W. Horton R. Harrison 6% 95% Double to RF; Kaline Scores
Mickey Stanley pinch runs for Willie Horton (LF) batting 6th
t8 5-2 2 -2- O DET B. Freehan R. Harrison -1% 94% Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-5, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
Jim Northrup moves from CF to LF
Mickey Stanley moves from PR to CF
b8 2-5 0 --- R BAL D. Buford J. Coleman -7% 87% Home Run
b8 3-5 0 --- O BAL M. Rettenmund J. Coleman 4% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
Fred Scherman replaces Joe Coleman pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-5 1 --- O BAL B. Powell F. Scherman 2% 93% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 3-5 2 --- BAL B. Robinson F. Scherman -2% 91% Single to CF
Andy Etchebarren pinch hits for Elrod Hendricks (C) batting 5th
b8 3-5 2 1-- BAL A. Etchebarren F. Scherman -4% 87% Single to RF; Robinson to 2B
b8 3-5 2 12- O BAL P. Blair F. Scherman 7% 94% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 3.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Orioles' Roric Harrison facing 8-9-1
Andy Etchebarren moves from PH to C
t9 5-3 0 --- O DET E. Brinkman R. Harrison -1% 94% Strikeout Looking
t9 5-3 1 --- O DET F. Scherman R. Harrison -0% 93% Strikeout Looking
t9 5-3 2 --- O DET D. McAuliffe R. Harrison -0% 93% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Fred Scherman facing 7-8-9
b9 3-5 0 --- O BAL D. Johnson F. Scherman 4% 97% Groundout: P-1B
b9 3-5 1 --- O BAL M. Belanger F. Scherman 2% 99% Flyball: LF
Bobby Grich pinch hits for Roric Harrison (P) batting 9th
b9 3-5 2 --- O BAL B. Grich F. Scherman 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Orioles 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL197204180
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.