September 11, 1973 Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 17,278

Tuesday, September 11, 1973, 7:33PM
Time of Game: 2:38

Red Sox

79-66

Lost 1

2nd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  2  0    3 11  0
Orioles         0  0  5   2  0  0   1  0  X    8 14  1

W: D McNally (16-14), L: M Pattin (13-14), S: B Reynolds (8)

Orioles

83-59

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper LF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .762    0    4   0   
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .632    0    3   3   
R Smith CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .302  .902    0    0   0   2B
C Yastrzemski 3B              3   1   2   1    1   0  .296  .844    0    0   2   
O Cepeda DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .820    0    0   0   GDP
  J Kennedy PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .524         0   0   
D Cater 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .317  .739    0    7   1   GDP
B Montgomery C                4   1   3   0    0   0  .343  .997    0    4   1   2B
D Griffin 2B                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .262  .626    0    4   1   GDP
  R Miller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .691    0    0   0   
D Evans RF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .224  .697    0    2   0   GDP
  B Oglivie PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .636    0    0   0   

M Pattin P                                                               0   2
  M Garman P                                                             0   0
  C Skok P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   3  11   3    2   0                    24  10

BATTING

2B: B Montgomery (6, off D McNally); R Smith (20, off D McNally).

TB: B Montgomery 4; R Smith 3; D Griffin 2; C Yastrzemski 2; D Cater; O Cepeda.

GIDP: D Cater (6); D Evans (8); D Griffin (11); O Cepeda (19).

RBI: C Yastrzemski (75); D Griffin (31); D Cater (24).

2-out RBI: C Yastrzemski; D Cater.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry RF-LF                5   1   4   1    0   0  .339  .895    0    2   0   3B,2B,SB
R Coggins CF-RF               4   1   2   1    0   0  .317  .819    0    4   0   CS,SH
T Davis DH                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .296  .715    0    0   0   2B
B Powell 1B                   1   1   0   0    4   0  .261  .789    0   14   0   2·IW
D Baylor LF                   4   1   1   2    0   2  .292  .817    0    0   0   
  P Blair CF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .721    0    0   0   
B Robinson 3B                 4   1   3   3    0   0  .249  .654    0    1   2   HR
E Williams C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .746    0    1   0   
B Grich 2B                    4   1   0   0    0   1  .238  .732    0    3   7   SB
M Belanger SS                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .232  .580    0    2   6   SB

D McNally P                                                              0   1
  B Reynolds P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   8  14   8    4   3                    27  16

BATTING

2B: A Bumbry (9, off M Pattin); T Davis (18, off M Pattin).

3B: A Bumbry (8, off M Pattin).

HR: B Robinson (9, off M Pattin; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: R Coggins (7, off M Pattin).

IBB: B Powell 2 (9, by M Garman, by M Pattin).

TB: A Bumbry 7; B Robinson 6; T Davis 3; R Coggins 2; M Belanger 2; D Baylor.

RBI: B Robinson 3 (65); D Baylor 2 (44); M Belanger (26); R Coggins (31); A Bumbry (29).

2-out RBI: B Robinson 3; D Baylor 2; M Belanger.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 4. M Belanger-B Grich-B Powell; M Belanger-B Powell; B Robinson-B Grich-B Powell; D McNally-B Grich-B Powell.

E: M Belanger (19).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Bumbry (20, 2nd base off M Garman/B Montgomery); B Grich (16, 2nd base off M Garman/B Montgomery); M Belanger (12, 2nd base off M Pattin/B Montgomery).

CS: R Coggins (8, 2nd base by C Skok/B Montgomery).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Pattin, L (13-14)            3.1   8   7   7    2   2   1   4.42   20     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 8     16    -     0.94  -0.31
M Garman                       3.1   5   1   1    1   1   0   5.73   16     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 5          1-0    0.09   0.01
C Skok                         1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   6.28    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          1-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    14   8   8    4   3   1          41     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0·14          2-0

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D McNally, W (16-14)           7.2  11   3   3    2   0   0   2.95   33     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0·11     43    -     0.60   0.18
B Reynolds, S (8)              1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.85    4     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         9    11   3   3    2   0   0          37     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 0·11          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Garman (3; B Powell); M Pattin (7; B Powell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 17,278.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. T Harper             LF    1. A Bumbry             RF 
2. L Aparicio           SS    2. R Coggins            CF 
3. R Smith              CF    3. T Davis              DH 
4. C Yastrzemski        3B    4. B Powell             1B 
5. O Cepeda             DH    5. D Baylor             LF 
6. D Cater              1B    6. B Robinson           3B 
7. B Montgomery         C     7. E Williams           C  
8. D Griffin            2B    8. B Grich              2B 
9. D Evans              RF    9. M Belanger           SS 

   M Pattin             P        D McNally            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-0  123      19%  77% D Baylor        M Pattin        Single to LF; Coggins Scores; Davis Scores; Powell to 2B
   b 3   2  0-2  12-      16%  93% B Robinson      M Pattin        Home Run; Powell Scores; Baylor Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  123      15%  55% O Cepeda        D McNally       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--      -6%  43% R Smith         D McNally       Single to CF; Aparicio to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  61% A Bumbry        M Pattin        Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  L Aparicio      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      43%  R Smith         Single to CF; Aparicio to 3B
          1-3      40%  C Yastrzemski   Walk; Smith to 2B
   OO     123      55%  O Cepeda        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  A Bumbry        Double to LF
   O      -2-      60%  R Coggins       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bumbry to 3B
   O      --3      54%  T Davis         Flyball: 1B
          --3      55%  B Powell        Walk
   O      1-3      50%  D Baylor        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  D Cater         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  B Montgomery    Single to RF
   OO     1--      55%  D Griffin       Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Marty Pattin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  E Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Grich         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 9-1-2
          ---      46%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      50%  T Harper        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      53%  L Aparicio      Flyball: SS
   O      1--      55%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Marty Pattin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  M Belanger      Flyball: RF
          ---      56%  A Bumbry        Single to 2B
   O      1--      53%  R Coggins       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      57%  T Davis         Double to RF; Coggins to 3B
          -23      58%  B Powell        Intentional Walk
   RR     123      77%  D Baylor        Single to LF; Coggins Scores; Davis Scores; Powell to 2B
   RRR    12-      93%  B Robinson      Home Run; Powell Scores; Baylor Scores
   O      ---      93%  E Williams      Groundout: P-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 5.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave McNally facing 4-5-6
          ---      91%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF
   O      1--      93%  O Cepeda        Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      95%  D Cater         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Marty Pattin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  B Grich         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      95%  M Belanger      Single to LF
          1--      96%  A Bumbry        Belanger Steals 2B
   R      -2-      98%  " "             Triple to RF; Belanger Scores
   R      --3      98%  R Coggins       Single to CF; Bumbry Scores
                  Mike Garman replaces Marty Pattin pitching
          1--      99%  T Davis         Single to CF; Coggins to 2B
   O      12-      98%  B Powell        Flyball: SS
   O      12-      98%  D Baylor        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 7.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Dave McNally facing 7-8-9
          ---      97%  B Montgomery    Double to LF
   R      -2-      95%  D Griffin       Single to CF; Montgomery Scores
   OO     1--      98%  D Evans         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-1, Mike Garman facing 6-7-8
          ---      98%  B Robinson      Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  E Williams      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      98%  B Grich         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      98%  M Belanger      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 7.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Dave McNally facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  L Aparicio      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      99%  R Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  C Yastrzemski   Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-1, Mike Garman facing 1-2-3
          ---      99%  A Bumbry        Single
          1--      99%  R Coggins       Bumbry Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Bumbry to 3B
   O      --3      99%  T Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          --3      99%  B Powell        Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      99%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 7.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Dave McNally facing 5-6-7
                  Al Bumbry moves to LF; Paul Blair replaces Don Baylor playing CF batting 5th; Rich Coggins moves to RF
   O      ---      99%  O Cepeda        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Cater         Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  B Montgomery    Single to RF
          1--      99%  D Griffin       Single; Montgomery to 2B
   O      12-      99%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-1, Mike Garman facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  B Robinson      Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  E Williams      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      99%  B Grich         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      99%  M Belanger      Grich Steals 2B
   R      -2-     100%  " "             Single to CF; Grich Scores
                  Craig Skok replaces Mike Garman pitching
   O      1--     100%  A Bumbry        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 8.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  T Harper        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  L Aparicio      Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  R Smith         Double to LF
   R      -2-     100%  C Yastrzemski   Single; Smith Scores
          1--      99%  O Cepeda        Single to CF; Yastrzemski to 2B
                  John Kennedy pinch runs for Orlando Cepeda batting 5th
   R      12-      99%  D Cater         Single to LF; Yastrzemski Scores; Kennedy to 2B
                  Bob Reynolds replaces Dave McNally pitching
   O      12-     100%  B Montgomery    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-3, Craig Skok facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  R Coggins       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  T Davis         Coggins Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      99%  " "             Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  B Powell        Walk
   O      1--      99%  P Blair         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 8.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Bob Reynolds facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Miller pinch hits for Doug Griffin batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  R Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Ben Oglivie pinch hits for Dwight Evans batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL197309110

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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