July 4, 1973 Milwaukee Brewers at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
MIL 7 CLE 5
@DET 2 KCR 5
@MIN 4 BOS 2
@NYY 1 BOS 1
@NYY 0 CAL 3
@OAK 1 CHW 2
@TEX 0 CHW 6
@TEX 2 HOU 11
@ATL 4 HOU 12
@ATL 8 CHC 3
PHI 2
(10) SFG 6
@CIN 2 SDP 4
@LAD 2 MON 7
NYM 5 STL 11
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 9,843

Wednesday, July 4, 1973, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:53

Brewers

39-40

Lost 3

5th, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  0  3   1  0  1   0  2  0    7 11  5
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  3   4  3  X   10 12  1

W: B Reynolds (5-3), L: B Champion (2-5)

Orioles

40-34

Won 3

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Money 3B                    4   1   2   2    1   0  .231  .628    0    0   1   SB,CS
D May CF                      5   1   2   1    0   1  .308  .823    0    6   0   
G Scott 1B                    5   1   1   2    0   0  .266  .762    0    5   2   3B
O Brown DH                    5   0   2   1    0   2  .272  .765    0    0   0   SB
E Rodriguez C                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .296  .696    0    7   0   GDP
J Briggs LF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .240  .777    0    0   0   2B
B Mitchell RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    2   0   
B Heise SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .554    0    2   2   SH
  D Porter PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .248  .838    0    0   0   2B
  T Johnson PR-SS             0   1   0   0    0   0  .249  .585         0   1   
P Garcia 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .271  .746    0    2   2   SB

J Slaton P                                                               0   0
  B Champion P                                                           0   1
Totals                       35   7  11   7    4   6                    24   9

BATTING

2B: D Porter (7, off E Watt); J Briggs (12, off E Watt).

3B: G Scott (1, off M Cuellar).

SH: B Heise (2, off M Cuellar).

TB: G Scott 3; O Brown 2; D Money 2; D Porter 2; D May 2; J Briggs 2; P Garcia; B Mitchell.

GIDP: E Rodriguez (4).

RBI: G Scott 2 (41); D Money 2 (31); D May (43); O Brown (23); D Porter (33).

2-out RBI: G Scott 2; D Money 2; D May; O Brown.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Garcia-B Heise-G Scott.

E: E Rodriguez (2); B Heise (2); J Briggs (6); J Slaton 2 ().

BASERUNNING

SB: D Money (8, 2nd base off E Watt/E Williams); P Garcia (3, 2nd base off E Watt/E Williams); O Brown (3, 2nd base off M Cuellar/E Williams).

CS: D Money (4, 2nd base by B Reynolds/E Hendricks).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .886    0    0   0   SB,GDP
  M Rettenmund LF             1   2   1   0    1   0  .213  .597    0    1   0   
R Coggins RF                  5   2   3   1    0   0  .283  .746    0    1   0   
P Blair CF                    4   1   2   2    1   0  .311  .803    0    2   0   SB
B Powell 1B                   2   0   0   1    1   1  .245  .731    0    7   1   SF
  E Hendricks C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .746    0    2   1   
T Davis DH                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .281  .678    0    0   0   
E Williams C-1B               4   2   2   2    0   0  .223  .755    0    6   1   HR
B Grich 2B                    3   1   2   1    1   1  .236  .745    0    3   2   CS
B Robinson 3B                 4   0   1   2    0   1  .208  .556    0    0   2   
M Belanger SS                 2   1   0   0    2   1  .220  .547    0    3   5   

M Cuellar P                                                              1   3
  E Watt P                                                               0   0
  B Reynolds P                                                           1   0
Totals                       34  10  12   9    6   6                    27  15

BATTING

HR: E Williams (11, off J Slaton; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: B Powell (2, off J Slaton).

TB: E Williams 5; R Coggins 3; B Grich 2; P Blair 2; B Robinson; T Davis; M Rettenmund.

GIDP: A Bumbry (3).

RBI: B Robinson 2 (24); P Blair 2 (24); E Williams 2 (36); B Powell (29); R Coggins (12); B Grich (22).

2-out RBI: B Robinson 2; E Williams 2; B Grich.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 7 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Grich-M Belanger-B Powell.

E: B Powell (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Bumbry (11, 2nd base off J Slaton/E Rodriguez); P Blair (10, 2nd base off J Slaton/E Rodriguez).

CS: B Grich (4, 2nd base by B Champion/E Rodriguez).

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
J Slaton                       6.2  10   7   6    4   6   1   3.23   34     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 1· 9     30    -     1.19  -0.58
B Champion, L (2-5)            1.1   2   3   3    2   0   0   3.79    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          1-0    1.36  -0.36
Totals                         8    12  10   9    6   6   1          41     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1·11          1-0

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                      3.2   6   4   1    4   1   0   3.87   20     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 6     36    -     0.90  -0.24
E Watt                         3.2   4   3   3    0   3   0   3.62   15     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 4          2-0    0.64  -0.12
B Reynolds, BS (1), W (5-3)    1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.20    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-1    1.51  -0.07
Totals                         9    11   7   4    4   6   0          40     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 0·11          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Hank Morgenweck.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 9,843.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. D Money              3B    1. A Bumbry             LF 
2. D May                CF    2. R Coggins            RF 
3. G Scott              1B    3. P Blair              CF 
4. O Brown              DH    4. B Powell             1B 
5. E Rodriguez          C     5. T Davis              DH 
6. J Briggs             LF    6. E Williams           C  
7. B Mitchell           RF    7. B Grich              2B 
8. B Heise              SS    8. B Robinson           3B 
9. P Garcia             2B    9. M Belanger           SS 

   J Slaton             P        M Cuellar            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  5-5  -2-      31%  88% E Williams      J Slaton        Home Run; Blair Scores
   b 8   1  7-7  12-      25%  92% R Coggins       B Champion      Single to LF; Belanger Scores; Rettenmund to 3B; Coggins to 2B/Adv on E7
   t 8   2  7-6  -2-     -24%  55% D Money         B Reynolds      Single to CF; Johnson Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  1-3     -21%  28% G Scott         M Cuellar       Triple to RF; Money Scores/unER; May Scores/unER
   b 7   0  5-3  1-3      19%  62% P Blair         J Slaton        Single/Bunt; Rettenmund Scores/Adv on E1; Coggins to 3B

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 Money         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  D May           Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      55%  G Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Slaton facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  A Bumbry        Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Bumbry to 1B
          1--      61%  R Coggins       Bumbry Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Bunt Popfly: C
          -2-      58%  P Blair         Walk
   O      12-      54%  B Powell        Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  T Davis         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Cuellar facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  O Brown         Single to LF
   OO     1--      54%  E Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      53%  J Briggs        Walk
   O      1--      55%  B Mitchell      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Slaton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  E Williams      Lineout: SS
   O      ---      51%  B Grich         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  B Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Cuellar facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  B Heise         Strikeout
          ---      50%  P Garcia        Walk
   O      1--      53%  D Money         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Money to 1B/Adv on E3
          1--      50%  D May           Single to CF; Money to 3B
   RR     1-3      28%  G Scott         Triple to RF; Money Scores/unER; May Scores/unER
   R      --3      21%  O Brown         Single to LF; Scott Scores/unER
          1--      20%  E Rodriguez     Brown Steals 2B
          -2-      20%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      22%  J Briggs        Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Slaton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      20%  M Belanger      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      18%  A Bumbry        Strikeout Looking
          ---      20%  R Coggins       Single to CF
   O      1--      17%  P Blair         Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Cuellar facing 7-8-9
          ---      16%  B Mitchell      Single to RF
   O      1--      16%  B Heise         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Mitchell to 2B
   O      -2-      18%  P Garcia        Flyball: RF
          -2-      18%  D Money         Walk
   R      12-      11%  D May           Single to RF; Mitchell Scores; Money to 3B
                  Eddie Watt replaces Mike Cuellar pitching
   O      1-3      13%  G Scott         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Slaton facing 4-5-6
          ---      16%  B Powell        Walk
   O      1--      13%  T Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      11%  E Williams      Flyball: CF
          1--      13%  B Grich         Single to CF; Powell to 2B
   O      12-       9%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Eddie Watt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      10%  O Brown         Strikeout
   O      ---      11%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      11%  J Briggs        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Slaton facing 9-1-2
          ---      14%  M Belanger      Walk
   OO     1--       8%  A Bumbry        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---       7%  R Coggins       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Orioles 0.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Eddie Watt facing 7-8-9
                  Merv Rettenmund replaces Al Bumbry playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---       8%  B Mitchell      Flyball: LF
   O      ---       8%  B Heise         Flyball: 2B
          ---       8%  P Garcia        Single to LF
          1--       8%  D Money         Garcia Steals 2B
   R      -2-       5%  " "             Single to LF; Garcia Scores
          1--       4%  D May           Money Steals 2B
   O      -2-       5%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Slaton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---       4%  P Blair         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       3%  B Powell        Flyball: CF
          ---       4%  T Davis         Single to RF
          1--       5%  E Williams      Single to LF; Davis to 2B
   R      12-      10%  B Grich         Single to CF; Davis Scores; Williams to 3B/Adv on E2; Grich to 2B
   RR     -23      21%  B Robinson      Single to CF; Williams Scores; Grich Scores/unER
   O      1--      17%  M Belanger      Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Orioles 3.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Eddie Watt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      19%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      20%  O Brown         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      20%  E Rodriguez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-5, Jim Slaton facing 1-2-3
          ---      30%  M Rettenmund    Single to LF; Rettenmund to 2B/Adv on E6
          -2-      43%  R Coggins       Single to LF; Rettenmund to 3B
   R      1-3      62%  P Blair         Single/Bunt; Rettenmund Scores/Adv on E1; Coggins to 3B
          1-3      65%  B Powell        Blair Steals 2B
   RO     -23      62%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Coggins Scores
   O      -2-      56%  T Davis         Strikeout
   RR     -2-      88%  E Williams      Home Run; Blair Scores
          ---      88%  B Grich         Walk
                  Bill Champion replaces Jim Slaton pitching
   O      1--      87%  B Robinson      Grich Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-2B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Orioles 7.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 5-7, Eddie Watt facing 6-7-8
                  Ellie Hendricks replaces Boog Powell playing C batting 4th; Earl Williams moves to 1B
          ---      78%  J Briggs        Double to RF
   O      -2-      85%  B Mitchell      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Darrell Porter pinch hits for Bob Heise batting 8th
   R      -2-      71%  D Porter        Double to RF; Briggs Scores
                  Bob Reynolds replaces Eddie Watt pitching; Tim Johnson pinch runs for Darrell Porter batting 8th
   O      -2-      79%  P Garcia        Strikeout
   R      -2-      55%  D Money         Single to CF; Johnson Scores
   O      1--      60%  D May           Money Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 7, Orioles 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 7-7, Bill Champion facing 8-9-1
                  Tim Johnson moves to SS
   O      ---      56%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      60%  M Belanger      Walk
          1--      67%  M Rettenmund    Walk; Belanger to 2B
   R      12-      92%  R Coggins       Single to LF; Belanger Scores; Rettenmund to 3B; Coggins to 2B/Adv on E7
   RR     -23      98%  P Blair         Single to RF; Rettenmund Scores; Coggins Scores
   O      1--      97%  E Hendricks     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      97%  T Davis         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 7, Orioles 10.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 7-10, Bob Reynolds facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  D May           Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  O Brown         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 7, Orioles 10.

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