April 12, 1975 Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 8,752

Saturday, April 12, 1975, 2:03PM
Time of Game: 2:54

Red Sox

3-1

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0   1    3  8  1
Orioles         1  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    2  8  1

W: R Cleveland (1-0), L: J Jefferson (0-1), S: D Drago (1)

Orioles

1-2

Lost 2

4th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Beniquez CF                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .111  .311    0    2   0   GDP
D Evans RF                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .313 1.046    0    2   1   HR,CS
C Yastrzemski 1B              5   0   2   0    0   1  .278  .927    0   20   0   2·2B
T Conigliaro DH               4   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .733    0    0   0   SH
R Petrocelli 3B               5   0   1   0    0   0  .118  .329    0    1   5   
B Montgomery C                4   0   0   0    1   1  .294  .745    0    5   0   
  R Miller PR-LF              0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Rice LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .889    0    0   0   SH
  T Blackwell C               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
R Burleson SS                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .214  .782    0    2   7   
D Griffin 2B                  4   0   1   1    1   1  .308  .665    0    6   4   

R Cleveland P                                                            0   4
  D Drago P                                                              0   0
Totals                       40   3   8   3    3   5                    39  21

BATTING

2B: C Yastrzemski 2 (3, off J Jefferson, off R Grimsley).

HR: D Evans (1, off R Grimsley; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: T Conigliaro (1, off J Jefferson); J Rice (1, off J Jefferson).

TB: C Yastrzemski 4; D Evans 4; D Griffin; R Petrocelli; J Beniquez; J Rice; T Conigliaro.

GIDP: J Beniquez (1).

RBI: D Griffin (3); T Conigliaro (2); D Evans (3).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Burleson-D Griffin-C Yastrzemski 2; D Evans-C Yastrzemski.

E: D Griffin (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Evans (1, 2nd base by R Grimsley/D Duncan).

PO: D Griffin (1st base by J Jefferson).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Singleton RF                6   0   1   1    0   1  .154  .584    0    1   1   
P Blair CF                    5   1   2   0    1   0  .500 1.092    0    4   1   SB
T Davis DH                    6   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .563    0    0   0   2B
L May 1B                      6   0   2   1    0   1  .250  .857    0   14   4   2B,GDP
D Baylor LF                   3   0   0   0    2   0  .462 1.178    0    5   0   HBP
B Robinson 3B                 6   0   1   0    0   1  .188  .376    0    0   7   
D Duncan C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    5   1   GDP
  A Bumbry PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  E Hendricks C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    2   0   
D DeCinces 2B                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .200  .933    0    7   0   3B
M Belanger SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .100    0    1   7   SH

R Grimsley P                                                             0   0
  J Jefferson P                                                          0   2
Totals                       44   2   8   2    5   6                    39  23

BATTING

2B: T Davis (1, off R Cleveland); L May (2, off R Cleveland).

3B: D DeCinces (1, off R Cleveland).

SH: M Belanger (1, off R Cleveland).

HBP: D Baylor (1, by R Cleveland).

TB: L May 3; D DeCinces 3; P Blair 2; T Davis 2; K Singleton; B Robinson.

GIDP: L May (1); D Duncan (1).

RBI: L May (5); K Singleton (1).

2-out RBI: K Singleton.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Belanger-L May-E Hendricks; J Jefferson-M Belanger-L May.

E: M Belanger (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Blair (1, 2nd base off R Cleveland/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
R Cleveland, W (1-0)          12     8   2   2    4   5   0   1.50   47     -       ·  ·     20· 9· 1· 7     79    -     1.44   0.61
D Drago, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.00   0.18
Totals                        13     8   2   2    5   6   0          51     -       ·  ·     22· 9· 1· 7           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Grimsley                    10     6   2   2    0   4   1   1.80   35     -       ·  ·     12·14· 0· 5     76    -     1.29   0.35
J Jefferson, L (0-1)           3     2   1   1    3   1   0   3.00   10     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.80  -0.06
Totals                        13     8   3   3    3   5   1          45     -       ·  ·     16·14· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Cleveland (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J Jefferson (1; D Griffin, 1st base).

HBP: R Cleveland (1; D Baylor).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 8,752.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. J Beniquez           CF    1. K Singleton          RF 
2. D Evans              RF    2. P Blair              CF 
3. C Yastrzemski        1B    3. T Davis              DH 
4. T Conigliaro         DH    4. L May                1B 
5. R Petrocelli         3B    5. D Baylor             LF 
6. B Montgomery         C     6. B Robinson           3B 
7. J Rice               LF    7. D Duncan             C  
8. R Burleson           SS    8. D DeCinces           2B 
9. D Griffin            2B    9. M Belanger           SS 

   R Cleveland          P        R Grimsley           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  2-1  ---      36%  44% D Evans         R Grimsley      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t12   1  2-2  --3     -31%  37% R Petrocelli    J Jefferson     Double Play: Groundout: SS-1B-C
   t13   1  2-2  12-      25%  83% D Griffin       J Jefferson     Single to CF; Miller Scores; Burleson out at 3B/CF-3B-2B
   t11   0  2-2  1--     -18%  40% J Beniquez      J Jefferson     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t12   0  2-2  ---      17%  67% C Yastrzemski   J Jefferson     Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  J Beniquez      Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
          1--      59%  C Yastrzemski   Double (CF-RF); Beniquez to 3B
   RO     -23      58%  T Conigliaro    Single to RF; Beniquez Scores; Yastrzemski out at Hm/RF-C
   O      1--      56%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  K Singleton     Strikeout
          ---      56%  P Blair         Walk
          1--      47%  T Davis         Double to RF; Blair to 3B
   RO     -23      48%  L May           Fielder's Choice ; Blair Scores; Davis out at 3B/SS-2B
   O      1--      50%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Ross Grimsley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  B Montgomery    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Burleson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 6-7-8
          ---      41%  B Robinson      Single to LF
   OO     1--      49%  D Duncan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      46%  D DeCinces      Triple to RF
          --3      45%  M Belanger      Walk
   R      1-3      34%  K Singleton     Single to LF; DeCinces Scores; Belanger to 2B
   O      12-      38%  P Blair         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Ross Grimsley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      35%  D Griffin       Strikeout
   O      ---      33%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      32%  D Evans         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      34%  T Davis         Lineout: SS
          ---      30%  L May           Double to LF
          -2-      29%  D Baylor        Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      33%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
   O      12-      37%  D Duncan        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Ross Grimsley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      34%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
   O      ---      32%  T Conigliaro    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      33%  R Petrocelli    Single to CF
   O      1--      30%  B Montgomery    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      32%  D DeCinces      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      34%  M Belanger      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      35%  K Singleton     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Ross Grimsley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      32%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      30%  R Burleson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      28%  D Griffin       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 2-3-4
          ---      25%  P Blair         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      28%  T Davis         Popfly: 2B
   OO     1--      33%  L May           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      29%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      33%  D Evans         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      27%  C Yastrzemski   Evans Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B-2B)
   O      ---      25%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      27%  D Baylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      28%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      29%  D Duncan        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      25%  T Conigliaro    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      22%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      20%  B Montgomery    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      22%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
   O      ---      23%  M Belanger      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      24%  K Singleton     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Ross Grimsley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      19%  J Rice          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      15%  R Burleson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      12%  D Griffin       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 2-3-4
          ---      11%  P Blair         Single to LF
   OO     1--      14%  T Davis         Fly Ball Double Play: RF-1B
          ---      14%  L May           Single to CF
          1--      13%  D Baylor        Wild Pitch; May to 2B
          -2-      13%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      15%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---       8%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      44%  D Evans         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---      40%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  T Conigliaro    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Reggie Cleveland facing 7-8-9
                  Al Bumbry pinch hits for Dave Duncan batting 7th
   O      ---      43%  A Bumbry        Strikeout
   O      ---      47%  D DeCinces      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Belanger      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

Top of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Ross Grimsley facing 5-6-7
                  Ellie Hendricks replaces Al Bumbry playing C batting 7th
   O      ---      44%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      40%  B Montgomery    Popfly: 2B
          ---      43%  J Rice          Single to LF
   O      1--      37%  R Burleson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      43%  K Singleton     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      37%  P Blair         Single/Bunt
          1--      31%  T Davis         Blair Steals 2B
   O      -2-      40%  " "             Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      50%  L May           Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

Top of the 11th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Jesse Jefferson facing 9-1-2
                  Jesse Jefferson replaces Ross Grimsley pitching
          ---      58%  D Griffin       Walk
   OO     1--      40%  J Beniquez      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      37%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 11th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Reggie Cleveland facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      43%  D Baylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      47%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  E Hendricks     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

Top of the 12th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Jesse Jefferson facing 3-4-5
          ---      67%  C Yastrzemski   Double to LF
   O      -2-      68%  T Conigliaro    Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Yastrzemski to 3B
   OO     --3      37%  R Petrocelli    Double Play: Groundout: SS-1B-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 12th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Reggie Cleveland facing 8-9-1
          ---      30%  D DeCinces      Walk
   O      1--      31%  M Belanger      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; DeCinces to 2B
   O      -2-      38%  K Singleton     Groundout: P-1B; DeCinces to 3B
   O      --3      50%  P Blair         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 2.

Top of the 13th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Jesse Jefferson facing 6-7-8
          ---      58%  B Montgomery    Walk
                  Rick Miller pinch runs for Bob Montgomery batting 6th
   O      1--      56%  J Rice          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Miller to 2B
          -2-      58%  R Burleson      Walk
   RO     12-      83%  D Griffin       Single to CF; Miller Scores; Burleson out at 3B/CF-3B-2B
   O      1--      82%  J Beniquez      Griffin Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 13th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Dick Drago facing 3-4-5
                  Dick Drago replaces Reggie Cleveland pitching; Tim Blackwell replaces Jim Rice playing C batting 7th; Rick Miller moves to LF
   O      ---      90%  T Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  L May           Strikeout Looking
          ---      91%  D Baylor        Walk
   O      1--     100%  B Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

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