April 6, 1974 Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 3
@BAL 2
(10) CAL 3
@CHW 2 KCR 23
MIN 6 MIL 5
BOS 4 NYY 6
CLE 1 TEX 2
OAK 0 CIN 7
ATL 5 LAD 8
SDP 0 PHI 5
NYM 4 SFG 3
HOU 2 STL 8
PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 3,749

Saturday, April 6, 1974
Time of Game: 2:43

Tigers

1-1

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: J Hiller (1-0), L: D McNally (0-1)

Orioles

1-1

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Brinkman SS                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .522    0    3   5   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   1   0   0    1   0  .333  .733    0    1   1   
J Northrup RF                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .111  .422    0    2   0   2B
A Kaline DH                   5   0   3   2    0   0  .375  .819    0    0   0   
W Horton LF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .125  .625    0    2   0   
M Stanley CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .143  .536    0    2   0   2B
B Freehan C                   3   0   2   1    1   0  .500 1.458    0    4   0   3B
R Cash 1B                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .400  .800    0   12   1   CS
G Sutherland 2B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    4   4   GDP

J Coleman P                                                              0   0
  J Hiller P                                                             0   2
Totals                       37   3   9   3    3   5                    30  13

BATTING

2B: M Stanley (1, off D McNally); J Northrup (1, off D McNally).

3B: B Freehan (1, off D McNally).

TB: B Freehan 4; A Kaline 3; J Northrup 2; R Cash 2; M Stanley 2.

GIDP: G Sutherland (1).

RBI: A Kaline 2 (2); B Freehan (1).

2-out RBI: A Kaline.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Sutherland-E Brinkman-R Cash; E Brinkman-G Sutherland-R Cash.

PB: B Freehan (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Cash (1, 2nd base by D McNally/E Williams).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry LF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .111    0    2   1   SB
B Grich 2B                    3   1   2   2    2   0  .500 1.667    4    5   4   HR,IW
T Davis DH                    5   0   3   0    0   0  .500 1.181    0    0   0   2B,SB
B Powell 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0   11   0   GDP
  J Fuller PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
D Baylor RF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
B Robinson 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .429 1.000    0    1   1   SH
E Williams C                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .250    0    5   1   IW
P Blair CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   1   GDP
M Belanger SS                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .200  .629    0    3   6   

D McNally P                                                              0   1
Totals                       36   2   9   2    6   3                4   30  15

BATTING

2B: T Davis (1, off J Coleman).

HR: B Grich (1, off J Coleman; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: B Robinson (1, off J Hiller).

IBB: B Grich (2, by J Coleman); E Williams (1, by J Hiller).

TB: B Grich 5; T Davis 4; B Robinson 2; D Baylor; M Belanger.

GIDP: B Powell (1); P Blair (1).

RBI: B Grich 2 (2).

2-out RBI: B Grich.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

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

E: B Robinson (1); D McNally ().

BASERUNNING

SB: A Bumbry (1, 2nd base off J Coleman/B Freehan); T Davis (1, 2nd base off J Hiller/B Freehan).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Coleman                      6.1   7   2   2    4   2   1   2.84   29     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 1· 7     49    -     1.22  -0.03
J Hiller, W (1-0)              3.2   2   0   0    2   1   0   0.00   14     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1· 2          2-0    3.03   0.55
Totals                        10     9   2   2    6   3   1          43     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 2· 9          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, L (0-1)            10     9   3   2    3   5   0   1.80   40     -       ·  ·     13·10· 1· 8     66    -     1.47   0.02
Totals                        10     9   3   2    3   5   0          40     -       ·  ·     13·10· 1· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Coleman (1; B Grich); J Hiller (1; E Williams).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 3,749.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. E Brinkman           SS    1. A Bumbry             LF 
2. A Rodriguez          3B    2. B Grich              2B 
3. J Northrup           RF    3. T Davis              DH 
4. A Kaline             DH    4. B Powell             1B 
5. W Horton             LF    5. D Baylor             RF 
6. M Stanley            CF    6. B Robinson           3B 
7. B Freehan            C     7. E Williams           C  
8. R Cash               1B    8. P Blair              CF 
9. G Sutherland         2B    9. M Belanger           SS 

   J Coleman            P        D McNally            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  2-2  -2-      35%  82% A Kaline        D McNally       Single to LF; Northrup Scores; Kaline out at 2B/LF-SS-2B
   t 6   1  2-1  -2-      17%  53% B Freehan       D McNally       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Stanley Scores; Freehan to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 5   1  1-1  ---     -17%  30% B Grich         J Coleman       Home Run
   b 8   1  2-2  12-      16%  50% P Blair         J Hiller        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 6   1  2-2  12-     -13%  43% G Sutherland    D McNally       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  A Rodriguez     Lineout: 2B
          ---      48%  J Northrup      Walk
          1--      51%  A Kaline        Single; Northrup to 3B; Kaline to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -23      45%  W Horton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  A Bumbry        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  B Grich         Flyball: 2B
          ---      47%  T Davis         Double to LF
   O      -2-      50%  B Powell        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  B Freehan       Triple to CF
   O      --3      49%  R Cash          Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      45%  G Sutherland    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Baylor        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      49%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  E Williams      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  A Rodriguez     Walk
          1--      54%  J Northrup      Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Rodriguez to 2B; Northrup to 1B
   RO     12-      61%  A Kaline        Single to CF; Rodriguez Scores/unER; Northrup out at 3B/CF-3B; Kaline to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -2-      58%  W Horton        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Coleman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      61%  P Blair         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      58%  M Belanger      Walk
          1--      52%  A Bumbry        Passed Ball; Belanger to 3B
   O      --3      59%  " "             Strikeout
   R      --3      48%  B Grich         Single to CF; Belanger Scores
          1--      44%  T Davis         Single to CF; Grich to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  B Powell        Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave McNally facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  M Stanley       Flyball: 2B
          ---      50%  B Freehan       Walk
          1--      59%  R Cash          Single to RF; Freehan to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  G Sutherland    Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      1-3      44%  E Brinkman      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Baylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      44%  B Robinson      Single to RF
          1--      40%  E Williams      Walk; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-      45%  P Blair         Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  M Belanger      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave McNally facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Northrup      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      44%  A Kaline        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      30%  B Grich         Home Run
          ---      28%  T Davis         Single to CF
   OO     1--      32%  B Powell        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave McNally facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      29%  W Horton        Strikeout
          ---      36%  M Stanley       Double
   R      -2-      53%  B Freehan       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Stanley Scores; Freehan to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      56%  R Cash          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Freehan stays at 2B; Cash to 1B
   OO     12-      43%  G Sutherland    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  D Baylor        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      43%  B Robinson      Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  E Williams      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  P Blair         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  E Brinkman      Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      42%  J Northrup      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      45%  M Belanger      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      41%  A Bumbry        Walk
          1--      38%  B Grich         Bumbry Steals 2B
                  John Hiller replaces Joe Coleman pitching
          -2-  4   36%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-      41%  T Davis         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bumbry to 3B
          1-3      40%  B Powell        Davis Steals 2B
   O      -23      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave McNally facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      46%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      42%  W Horton        Strikeout
   O      ---      40%  M Stanley       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, John Hiller facing 5-6-7
          ---      34%  D Baylor        Single to LF
   O      1--      35%  B Robinson      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Baylor to 2B
          -2-      34%  E Williams      Intentional Walk
   OO     12-      50%  P Blair         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave McNally facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      45%  B Freehan       Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  R Cash          Single to LF
   O      1--      40%  G Sutherland    Cash Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      37%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, John Hiller facing 9-1-2
          ---      30%  M Belanger      Single to RF
   O      1--      37%  A Bumbry        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      30%  B Grich         Walk; Bumbry to 2B
   O      12-      40%  T Davis         Popfly: 1B
                  Jim Fuller pinch hits for Boog Powell batting 4th
   O      12-      50%  J Fuller        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 2.

Top of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Fuller moves to 1B
   O      ---      45%  E Brinkman      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      40%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  J Northrup      Double
   RO     -2-      82%  A Kaline        Single to LF; Northrup Scores; Kaline out at 2B/LF-SS-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, John Hiller facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      90%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      96%  B Robinson      Lineout: LF
   O      ---     100%  E Williams      Foul Flyball: C
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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