April 18, 1973 New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 7
@BAL 4 DET 7
@BOS 1 CHW 6
TEX 5 MIL 4
@CLE 0 OAK 7
@KCR 6 CAL 3
@MIN 2 HOU 7
@LAD 2 MON 2
PHI 1 CHC 1
@NYM 0 SDP 4
CIN 2 SFG 4
ATL 3
(11) PIT 8
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 10,138

Wednesday, April 18, 1973, 7:33PM
Time of Game: 2:30

Yankees

4-6

Won 1

4th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  5    7 13  1
Orioles         0  0  3   0  0  0   0  1  0    4  8  0

W: L McDaniel (1-0), L: M Cuellar (0-2)

Orioles

7-3

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .268  .586    0    1   6   
R White LF                    4   1   1   1    1   1  .179  .435    0    3   0   CS
F Alou 1B                     5   1   1   2    0   0  .281  .877    0   12   1   HR
B Murcer CF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .297  .717    0    2   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .605    0    1   3   
J Hart DH                     4   1   3   1    0   0  .429  .974    0    0   0   
T Munson C                    4   2   3   2    0   0  .278  .789    0    4   1   HR
R Swoboda RF                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .063  .274    0    2   0   
G Michael SS                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .258  .668    0    2   3   CS,SH

D Medich P                                                               0   1
  L McDaniel P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37   7  13   7    3   4                    27  15

BATTING

HR: T Munson (2, off M Cuellar; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); F Alou (2, off G Jackson; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: G Michael (1, off G Jackson).

TB: T Munson 6; F Alou 4; J Hart 3; G Michael 2; B Murcer 2; R White; H Clarke.

RBI: F Alou 2 (6); T Munson 2 (5); H Clarke (4); J Hart (2); R White (1).

2-out RBI: F Alou 2; R White.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

E: H Clarke (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Michael (1, 2nd base by M Cuellar/E Williams); R White (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               4   1   1   0    0   0  .306  .904    0    1   0   2B
B Grich 2B                    4   1   3   0    0   1  .316  .856    0    4   1   2B
B Powell 1B                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .195  .464    0    6   1   
E Williams C                  4   1   1   2    0   2  .257  .819    0    4   2   HR
D Baylor LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .720    0    3   0   
B Robinson 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .128  .453    0    0   4   
P Blair CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .586    0    6   0   CS
T Crowley DH                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .596    0    0   0   
M Belanger SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .628    0    2   3   

M Cuellar P                                                              1   0
  G Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   4   8   3    2   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Grich (4, off D Medich); M Rettenmund (3, off D Medich).

HR: E Williams (2, off D Medich; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: E Williams 4; B Grich 4; B Powell 2; M Rettenmund 2; P Blair.

RBI: E Williams 2 (6); B Powell (4).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

BASERUNNING

CS: P Blair (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by D Medich).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Medich                       7     8   4   3    2   3   1   4.38   30     -       ·  ·      6·11· 0· 8     48    -     0.76  -0.08
L McDaniel, W (1-0)            2     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.19    6     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.69   0.03
Totals                         9     8   4   3    2   4   1          36     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 8          2-1

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, L (0-2)             8    10   5   5    3   4   1   5.09   35     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1·10     43    -     1.32  -0.18
G Jackson                      1     3   2   2    0   0   1   5.40    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          1-1    2.01  -0.38
Totals                         9    13   7   7    3   4   2          41     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1·13          1-1

D Medich faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
M Cuellar faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Medich (1; P Blair, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 10,138.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Baltimore Orioles                    
1. H Clarke             2B    1. M Rettenmund         RF 
2. R White              LF    2. B Grich              2B 
3. F Alou               1B    3. B Powell             1B 
4. B Murcer             CF    4. E Williams           C  
5. G Nettles            3B    5. D Baylor             LF 
6. J Hart               DH    6. B Robinson           3B 
7. T Munson             C     7. P Blair              CF 
8. R Swoboda            RF    8. T Crowley            DH 
9. G Michael            SS    9. M Belanger           SS 

   D Medich             P        M Cuellar            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  4-2  1--      36%  50% T Munson        M Cuellar       Home Run; Hart Scores
   t 9   2  4-4  --3      34%  83% R White         G Jackson       Single to RF; Swoboda Scores
   b 3   1  0-1  1--     -16%  16% E Williams      D Medich        Home Run; Powell Scores
   t 9   2  4-5  1--      14%  96% F Alou          G Jackson       Home Run; White Scores
   t 6   1  3-1  -2-      10%  34% J Hart          M Cuellar       Single to LF; Murcer Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  H Clarke        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  R White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  F Alou          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  M Rettenmund    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      45%  B Grich         Single to LF
          1--      42%  B Powell        Single to LF; Grich to 2B
   O      12-      46%  E Williams      Popfly: 1B
   O      12-      50%  D Baylor        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Cuellar facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  B Murcer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
          ---      47%  J Hart          Single to CF
          1--      50%  T Munson        Single to CF; Hart to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Doc Medich facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  P Blair         Flyball: RF
          ---      48%  T Crowley       Walk
   O      1--      50%  M Belanger      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Cuellar facing 9-1-2
          ---      54%  G Michael       Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  H Clarke        Michael Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      46%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  R White         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
          ---      38%  M Rettenmund    Double to LF
   O      -2-      42%  B Grich         Strikeout
   R      -2-      32%  B Powell        Single to RF; Rettenmund Scores
   RR     1--      16%  E Williams      Home Run; Powell Scores
   O      ---      17%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      17%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Cuellar facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      15%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      14%  B Murcer        Popfly: SS
          ---      15%  G Nettles       Walk
   O      1--      13%  J Hart          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Doc Medich facing 7-8-9
          ---      12%  P Blair         Single to CF
   O      1--      14%  T Crowley       Blair Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-C-2B-SS)
   O      ---      15%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      15%  M Belanger      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 3.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Cuellar facing 7-8-9
          ---      19%  T Munson        Single to LF
   O      1--      16%  R Swoboda       Flyball: CF
          1--      20%  G Michael       Single to RF; Munson to 2B
   R      12-      29%  H Clarke        Single to LF; Munson Scores; Michael to 2B
   O      12-      23%  R White         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      18%  F Alou          Lineout: P
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      19%  M Rettenmund    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      18%  B Grich         Single to CF
   O      1--      19%  B Powell        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      21%  E Williams      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 3.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Cuellar facing 4-5-6
          ---      26%  B Murcer        Single to CF
   O      1--      23%  G Nettles       Groundout: 3B-1B; Murcer to 2B
   R      -2-      34%  J Hart          Single to LF; Murcer Scores
   O      1--      29%  T Munson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      25%  R Swoboda       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      27%  D Baylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      29%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      30%  P Blair         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Cuellar facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      25%  G Michael       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      22%  H Clarke        Flyball: LF
          ---      25%  R White         Walk
   O      1--      20%  F Alou          White Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doc Medich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      22%  T Crowley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      24%  M Belanger      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      24%  M Rettenmund    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Cuellar facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      19%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      15%  B Murcer        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      13%  G Nettles       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doc Medich facing 2-3-4
          ---       9%  B Grich         Double to LF
          -2-       8%  B Powell        Walk
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Doc Medich pitching
   O      12-      11%  E Williams      Strikeout
   RO     12-       6%  D Baylor        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Grich Scores/Adv on E4/unER
   O      1--       7%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Cuellar facing 6-7-8
          ---      14%  J Hart          Single to LF
   RR     1--      50%  T Munson        Home Run; Hart Scores
          ---      58%  R Swoboda       Walk
                  Grant Jackson replaces Mike Cuellar pitching
   O      1--      56%  G Michael       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Swoboda to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  H Clarke        Flyball: LF; Swoboda to 3B
   R      --3      83%  R White         Single to RF; Swoboda Scores
   RR     1--      96%  F Alou          Home Run; White Scores
          ---      97%  B Murcer        Single to RF
   O      1--      96%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-7, Lindy McDaniel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  P Blair         Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  T Crowley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Belanger      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Orioles 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL197304180

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OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation