April 7, 1973 Milwaukee Brewers at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
MIL 7
(10) BOS 10
NYY 5 KCR 12
@CAL 5 CLE 2
DET 1 MIN 5
@OAK 3 CHW 3
@TEX 1 CHC 3
MON 2
(10) SFG 7
@CIN 5
(11) NYM 3
PHI 2 SDP 4
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 6,740

Saturday, April 7, 1973, 2:18PM
Time of Game: 2:49

Brewers

0-2

Lost 2

5th, 2 GB

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

W: D Alexander (1-0), L: J Bell (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Orioles

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D May CF                      5   2   2   3    0   1  .222 1.111    0    1   0   2·HR
R Auerbach SS                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .333    0    3   1   
J Briggs LF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .125  .347    0    3   0   
G Scott 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0   13   1   
D Money 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .167  .453    0    0   2   CS
O Brown DH                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .429 1.000    0    0   0   2B
G Thomas RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .143  .572    0    2   0   
E Rodriguez C                 4   2   3   1    0   0  .429  .858    0    4   0   
P Garcia 2B                   3   1   1   3    0   0  .167  .834    0    1   2   HR,SH,GDP

S Lockwood P                                                             0   3
  F Linzy P                                                              0   0
  J Bell P                                                               1   2
Totals                       37   7  10   7    2   6                    28  11

BATTING

2B: O Brown (1, off M Cuellar).

HR: P Garcia (1, off M Cuellar; 2nd inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); D May 2 (2, off D Alexander, off M Cuellar; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF; 10th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

SH: P Garcia (1, off M Cuellar).

TB: D May 8; P Garcia 4; O Brown 4; E Rodriguez 3; D Money.

GIDP: P Garcia (1).

RBI: D May 3 (3); P Garcia 3 (3); E Rodriguez (1).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

E: P Garcia (1); R Auerbach (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Money (1, 2nd base by M Cuellar/E Williams).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rettenmund RF               6   3   2   3    0   0  .364 1.091    0    2   0   HR,2B
B Grich 2B                    5   1   3   1    1   0  .300  .764    0    4   3   2B
B Powell 1B                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .125  .347    0    6   0   
  E Cabell PR-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   0   
  T Davis PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
E Williams C                  2   0   1   0    1   1  .286  .873    0    6   1   HBP
  A Bumbry PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Etchebarren C             0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  R Coggins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  E Hendricks C               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Baylor LF                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .625 2.167    0    4   0   IW
B Robinson 3B                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .250 1.333    0    0   2   IW
P Blair CF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    4   0   
T Crowley DH                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .250  .583    0    0   0   
M Belanger SS                 4   2   1   1    1   0  .286  .730    0    0   3   

M Cuellar P                                                              0   1
  D Alexander P                                                          0   0
Totals                       40   8  11   7    7   3                    30  10

BATTING

2B: B Grich (1, off S Lockwood); M Rettenmund (1, off J Bell).

HR: M Rettenmund (1, off F Linzy; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

IBB: B Robinson (1, by J Bell); D Baylor (1, by J Bell).

HBP: E Williams (1, by S Lockwood).

TB: M Rettenmund 6; B Grich 4; D Baylor; T Davis; B Powell; P Blair; E Williams; M Belanger.

RBI: M Rettenmund 3 (5); B Powell (1); B Grich (1); M Belanger (1); T Davis (1).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Belanger-B Grich-E Cabell.

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Lockwood                     6.1   6   4   4    1   2   0   5.68   27     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 2· 6     46    -     0.86   0.12
F Linzy                        0     1   1   1    2   0   1    inf    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-2    1.95  -0.33
J Bell, BS (1), L (0-1)        3     4   3   1    4   1   0   3.00   18     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 4          2-0    4.10  -0.79
Totals                         9.1  11   8   6    7   3   1          48     -       ·  ·     14·10· 2·11          4-2

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Cuellar                      7     8   6   6    2   5   2   7.71   30     -       ·  ·      5·10· 0· 8     40    -     0.66  -0.29
D Alexander, W (1-0)           3     2   1   1    0   1   1   3.00   10     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 2          0-0    0.86  -0.22
Totals                        10    10   7   7    2   6   3          40     -       ·  ·      8·14· 0·10           -

F Linzy faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Bell 2 (2; D Baylor, B Robinson).

HBP: S Lockwood (1; E Williams).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Red Flaherty.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 6,740.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. D May                CF    1. M Rettenmund         RF 
2. R Auerbach           SS    2. B Grich              2B 
3. J Briggs             LF    3. B Powell             1B 
4. G Scott              1B    4. E Williams           C  
5. D Money              3B    5. D Baylor             LF 
6. O Brown              DH    6. B Robinson           3B 
7. G Thomas             RF    7. P Blair              CF 
8. E Rodriguez          C     8. T Crowley            DH 
9. P Garcia             2B    9. M Belanger           SS 

   S Lockwood           P        M Cuellar            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  6-5  -2-      50%  93% B Grich         J Bell          Single to 2B; Rettenmund Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI; Grich to 3B
   b10   1  7-6  12-      38%  70% B Grich         J Bell          Single to LF; Belanger Scores/unER; Rettenmund to 2B
   t10   0  6-6  ---     -34%  16% D May           D Alexander     Home Run (CF-RF)
   b10   1  7-7  12-      30% 100% T Davis         J Bell          Single to LF; Rettenmund Scores/unER; Grich to 3B
   b 9   0  6-5  ---      24%  43% M Rettenmund    J Bell          Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D May           Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      54%  R Auerbach      Flyball: 1B
          ---      52%  J Briggs        Walk
   O      1--      55%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Skip Lockwood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Rettenmund    Groundout: P-1B
          ---      57%  B Grich         Double to LF
   R      -2-      65%  B Powell        Single to RF; Grich Scores
   O      1--      63%  E Williams      Strikeout
   O      1--      61%  D Baylor        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Cuellar facing 5-6-7
          ---      57%  D Money         Single to LF
          1--      47%  O Brown         Single to CF; Money to 3B
   O      1-3      54%  G Thomas        Strikeout
   R      1-3      46%  E Rodriguez     Single to RF; Money Scores; Brown to 2B
   RRR    12-      22%  P Garcia        Home Run; Brown Scores; Rodriguez Scores
   O      ---      23%  D May           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      24%  R Auerbach      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Skip Lockwood facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      22%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      20%  P Blair         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      19%  T Crowley       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Cuellar facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      21%  J Briggs        Strikeout
   O      ---      21%  G Scott         Flyball: RF
          ---      21%  D Money         Walk
   O      1--      22%  O Brown         Money Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Skip Lockwood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      20%  M Belanger      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      18%  M Rettenmund    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      17%  B Grich         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Cuellar facing 6-7-8
          ---      14%  O Brown         Double to RF
   O      -2-      16%  G Thomas        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      18%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      20%  P Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Skip Lockwood facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      18%  B Powell        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      20%  E Williams      Hit By Pitch
          1--      25%  D Baylor        Single to LF; Williams to 2B
   O      12-      20%  B Robinson      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Williams to 3B
   O      1-3      15%  P Blair         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 1.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      16%  D May           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      17%  R Auerbach      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      18%  J Briggs        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Skip Lockwood facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      15%  T Crowley       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      14%  M Belanger      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      13%  M Rettenmund    Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 1.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Cuellar facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      14%  G Scott         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      14%  D Money         Flyball: LF
          ---      14%  O Brown         Single to LF
   O      1--      15%  G Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Skip Lockwood facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      12%  B Grich         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      11%  B Powell        Flyball: SS
          ---      12%  E Williams      Single to LF
   O      1--      10%  D Baylor        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 1.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Cuellar facing 8-9-1
          ---       8%  E Rodriguez     Single to LF
   O      1--       9%  P Garcia        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Rodriguez to 2B
   RR     -2-       3%  D May           Home Run; Rodriguez Scores
   O      ---       3%  R Auerbach      Strikeout
   O      ---       3%  J Briggs        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Skip Lockwood facing 6-7-8
   O      ---       2%  B Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---       3%  P Blair         Single to CF
          1--       5%  T Crowley       Walk; Blair to 2B
   R      12-      10%  M Belanger      Single to LF; Blair Scores; Crowley to 2B
                  Frank Linzy replaces Skip Lockwood pitching
   RRR    12-      30%  M Rettenmund    Home Run; Crowley Scores; Belanger Scores
          ---      36%  B Grich         Walk
          1--      43%  B Powell        Walk; Grich to 2B
                  Jerry Bell replaces Frank Linzy pitching; Enos Cabell pinch runs for Boog Powell batting 3rd
          12-      56%  E Williams      Walk; Grich to 3B; Cabell to 2B
                  Al Bumbry pinch runs for Earl Williams batting 4th
   O      123      40%  D Baylor        Flyball: 1B
   O      123      24%  B Robinson      Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 6, Orioles 5.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
                  Doyle Alexander replaces Mike Cuellar pitching; Andy Etchebarren replaces Al Bumbry playing C batting 4th; Enos Cabell moves to 1B
   O      ---      27%  G Scott         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      28%  D Money         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      29%  O Brown         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-6, Jerry Bell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      23%  P Blair         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      19%  T Crowley       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      16%  M Belanger      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Orioles 5.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      17%  G Thomas        Strikeout
          ---      15%  E Rodriguez     Single to CF
   OO     1--      19%  P Garcia        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-6, Jerry Bell facing 1-2-3
          ---      43%  M Rettenmund    Double to LF
   R      -2-      93%  B Grich         Single to 2B; Rettenmund Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI; Grich to 3B
   O      --3      82%  E Cabell        Groundout: P-1B
                  Rich Coggins pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren batting 4th
   O      --3      62%  R Coggins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          --3      63%  D Baylor        Intentional Walk
          1-3      66%  B Robinson      Intentional Walk; Baylor to 2B
   O      123      50%  P Blair         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Brewers 6, Orioles 6.

Top of the 10th, Brewers Batting, Tied 6-6, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
                  Ellie Hendricks replaces Rich Coggins playing C batting 4th
   R      ---      16%  D May           Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---      17%  R Auerbach      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      18%  J Briggs        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      19%  G Scott         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 7, Orioles 6.

Bottom of the 10th, Orioles Batting, Behind 6-7, Jerry Bell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      11%  T Crowley       Flyball: CF
          ---      20%  M Belanger      Walk
          1--      33%  M Rettenmund    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Belanger to 2B
   R      12-      70%  B Grich         Single to LF; Belanger Scores/unER; Rettenmund to 2B
                  Tommy Davis pinch hits for Enos Cabell batting 3rd
   R      12-     100%  T Davis         Single to LF; Rettenmund Scores/unER; Grich to 3B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brewers 7, Orioles 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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