July 16, 1972 Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 15,734

Sunday, July 16, 1972, 3:07PM
Time of Game: 1:41

White Sox

45-38

Lost 4

2nd, 7½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  1   0    1  3  2
Orioles         0  1  0   1  0  2   2    6 12  1

W: J Palmer (13-4), L: W Wood (13-10)

Orioles

45-36

Won 4

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Williams RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .597    0    1   1   
J Johnstone CF                2   1   2   0    1   0  .164  .441    0    2   0   
D Allen 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .954    0    4   1   
C May LF                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .800    0    2   1   
M Andrews 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .678    0    2   0   
E Spiezio 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .183  .531    0    1   3   
E Herrmann C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .572    0    4   1   
R Morales SS                  1   0   0   0    1   1  .228  .574    0    3   2   
W Wood P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .138  .326    0    1   2   SH
  V Romo P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       22   1   3   0    2   5                    20  11

BATTING

SH: W Wood (8, off J Palmer).

TB: J Johnstone 2; D Allen.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Wood-E Spiezio.

E: E Spiezio (2); C May (3).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buford LF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .225  .603    0    1   0   CS
P Blair CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .561    0    5   1   
B Grich SS                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .283  .793    0    0   4   
B Powell 1B                   3   2   2   2    1   0  .205  .681    0    6   1   HR,IW
D Baylor RF                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .252  .814    0    1   0   2·2B
B Robinson 3B                 3   0   2   2    0   0  .254  .644    0    0   1   
D Johnson 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .238  .717    0    2   0   
A Etchebarren C               2   0   0   0    1   0  .180  .471    0    6   0   
J Palmer P                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .241  .570    0    0   0   
Totals                       29   6  12   5    2   3                    21   7

BATTING

2B: D Baylor 2 (9, 2 off W Wood).

HR: B Powell (9, off W Wood; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: B Powell (5, by V Romo).

TB: B Powell 5; D Baylor 4; B Grich 3; B Robinson 2; D Buford 2; J Palmer.

RBI: B Powell 2 (31); B Robinson 2 (36); B Grich (21).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

E: P Blair (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Buford (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by W Wood).

PO: A Etchebarren (2nd base by E Herrmann).

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
W Wood, L (13-10)              6.1  11   6   5    1   3   1   2.55   28     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 0·11     31    -     0.81  -0.23
V Romo                         0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.59    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.28  -0.03
Totals                         6.2  12   6   5    2   3   1          31     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 0·12          2-2

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Palmer, W (13-4)             7     3   1   0    2   5   0   1.83   25     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 0· 3     72    -     0.91   0.23
Totals                         7     3   1   0    2   5   0          25     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 0· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: W Wood (5).

IBB: V Romo (1; B Powell).

PO: W Wood (10; D Buford, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney.

Time of Game: 1:41.

Attendance: 15,734.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 90° F.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. W Williams           RF    1. D Buford             LF 
2. J Johnstone          CF    2. P Blair              CF 
3. D Allen              1B    3. B Grich              SS 
4. C May                LF    4. B Powell             1B 
5. M Andrews            2B    5. D Baylor             RF 
6. E Spiezio            3B    6. B Robinson           3B 
7. E Herrmann           C     7. D Johnson            2B 
8. R Morales            SS    8. A Etchebarren        C  
9. W Wood               P     9. J Palmer             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  1-2  1--      14%  93% B Powell        W Wood          Home Run; Grich Scores
   t 6   2  2-0  1--     -12%  73% D Allen         J Palmer        Single to CF; Johnstone Scores/Adv on E8/unER/No RBI
   b 4   0  0-1  1--      10%  83% D Baylor        W Wood          Double to LF; Powell to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  -2-       8%  70% B Robinson      W Wood          Single (LF-CF); Baylor Scores
   b 4   1  0-2  1-3      -7%  79% A Etchebarren   W Wood          Double Play: Bunt Popfly: P-3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Williams      Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  J Johnstone     Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  D Allen         Strikeout
   O      1--      54%  C May           Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D Buford        Flyball: LF
          ---      57%  P Blair         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Blair to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  B Grich         Single to RF; Blair out at Hm/RF-C; Grich to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      50%  B Powell        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  M Andrews       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  E Spiezio       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      55%  E Herrmann      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilbur Wood facing 5-6-7
          ---      62%  D Baylor        Double to LF
   R      -2-      70%  B Robinson      Single (LF-CF); Baylor Scores
          1--      73%  D Johnson       Wild Pitch; Robinson to 2B
   O      -2-      69%  " "             Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      66%  A Etchebarren   Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      63%  J Palmer        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Palmer facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  R Morales       Walk
   O      1--      61%  W Wood          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Morales to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  W Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      68%  J Johnstone     Single to CF; Morales out at Hm/CF-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
          ---      72%  D Buford        Single to CF
   O      1--      69%  P Blair         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      66%  B Grich         Buford Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
   O      ---      65%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Palmer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      67%  D Allen         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  C May           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  M Andrews       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wilbur Wood facing 4-5-6
          ---      74%  B Powell        Single to RF
          1--      83%  D Baylor        Double to LF; Powell to 3B
   R      -23      89%  B Robinson      Single to RF; Powell Scores; Baylor to 3B
   O      1-3      86%  D Johnson       Strikeout
   OO     1-3      79%  A Etchebarren   Double Play: Bunt Popfly: P-3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Palmer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  E Spiezio       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  E Herrmann      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      84%  R Morales       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wilbur Wood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      83%  J Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      82%  D Buford        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      82%  P Blair         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Palmer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      84%  W Wood          Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  W Williams      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      84%  J Johnstone     Walk
   R      1--      73%  D Allen         Single to CF; Johnstone Scores/Adv on E8/unER/No RBI
   O      1--      76%  C May           Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Wilbur Wood facing 3-4-5
          ---      79%  B Grich         Single to CF
   RR     1--      93%  B Powell        Home Run; Grich Scores
   O      ---      93%  D Baylor        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  D Johnson       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 4.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  M Andrews       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  E Spiezio       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  E Herrmann      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Wilbur Wood facing 8-9-1
          ---      96%  A Etchebarren   Walk
          1--      97%  J Palmer        Single to LF; Etchebarren to 2B
   O      12-      96%  D Buford        Etchebarren Picked off 2B (C-SS-3B-SS)
          1--      97%  " "             Single to LF; Palmer to 3B
                  Vicente Romo replaces Wilbur Wood pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      98%  P Blair         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Palmer Scores/No RBI; Buford to 2B
   RO     12-      99%  B Grich         Single to LF; Buford Scores/unER; Blair out at 3B/LF-SS; Grich to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-     100%  B Powell        Intentional Walk
        2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL197207160

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation