May 5, 1976 Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
CHW 0 KCR 8
@BOS 4 NYY 10
@CAL 4 MIN 8
@DET 2 CLE 3
@OAK 1 STL 4
@ATL 0 LAD 14
@CHC 12 SDP 6
@MON 4 CIN 2
@NYM 0
(11) PHI 6
HOU 3 PIT 6
SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 6,570

Wednesday, May 5, 1976, 7:37PM
Time of Game: 1:59

White Sox

6-9

Lost 1

5th, 4½ GB

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

W: J Palmer (4-3), L: R Gossage (1-2)

Orioles

8-11

Won 1

5th, 5 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .685    0    0   0   
R Garr CF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .572    0    3   0   
J Orta 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .310  .825    0    2   2   
C May LF                      2   0   0   0    1   1  .154  .446    0    2   0   
J Spencer 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .306  .799    0    5   2   CS
B Downing C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .320  .953    0   10   0   
S Ewing DH                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Brohamer 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .670    0    1   3   
B Dent SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .562    0    1   0   

R Gossage P                                                              0   0
Totals                       28   0   2   0    2   6                    24   7

BATTING

TB: R Garr; P Kelly.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: R Gossage (); J Brohamer (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Spencer (1, 2nd base by J Palmer/E Hendricks).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry DH                   3   0   0   0    1   3  .208  .675    0    0   0   SB
P Blair CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .203  .518    0    2   0   
K Singleton LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .130  .403    0    0   0   
L May 1B                      4   0   2   0    0   1  .200  .606    0    7   1   2B
  T Nordbrook PR-2B           0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
R Jackson RF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .111  .555    0    4   0   2B
D DeCinces 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .484    0    2   1   
  T Muser PH-1B               1   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .616    0    1   0   
E Hendricks C                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .114  .298    0    6   1   
B Robinson 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .172  .413    0    2   2   SH
M Belanger SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .480    0    2   3   

J Palmer P                                                               1   2
Totals                       30   2   5   1    3  10                    27  10

BATTING

2B: L May (2, off R Gossage); R Jackson (1, off R Gossage).

SH: B Robinson (1, off R Gossage).

TB: L May 3; R Jackson 2; E Hendricks; P Blair.

RBI: T Muser (5).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Bumbry (6, 2nd base off R Gossage/B Downing).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Gossage, L (1-2)             8     5   2   0    3  10   0   3.29   34     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 1· 5     75    -     1.45   0.07
Totals                         8     5   2   0    3  10   0          34     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 1· 5           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Palmer, W (4-3)              9     2   0   0    2   6   0   3.10   30     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 2     87    -     1.02   0.57
Totals                         9     2   0   0    2   6   0          30     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Nick Bremigan.

Time of Game: 1:59.

Attendance: 6,570.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. P Kelly              RF    1. A Bumbry             DH 
2. R Garr               CF    2. P Blair              CF 
3. J Orta               3B    3. K Singleton          LF 
4. C May                LF    4. L May                1B 
5. J Spencer            1B    5. R Jackson            RF 
6. B Downing            C     6. D DeCinces           2B 
7. S Ewing              DH    7. E Hendricks          C  
8. J Brohamer           2B    8. B Robinson           3B 
9. B Dent               SS    9. M Belanger           SS 

   R Gossage            P        J Palmer             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  0-0  12-      26%  92% R Jackson       R Gossage       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Blair Scores/No RBI/unER; Nordbrook to 3B
   b 4   2  0-0  123      -9%  50% B Robinson      R Gossage       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
   b 7   2  0-0  --3      -7%  50% A Bumbry        R Gossage       Strikeout
   b 8   0  0-0  ---       7%  66% P Blair         R Gossage       Single
   b 8   1  0-0  1--       6%  66% L May           R Gossage       Single to LF; Blair to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  P Kelly         Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  R Garr          Groundout: SS-1B; Kelly to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  J Orta          Strikeout
   O      -2-      54%  C May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gossage facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  A Bumbry        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  P Blair         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      50%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  J Spencer       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      54%  B Downing       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  S Ewing         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gossage facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  L May           Strikeout
          ---      57%  R Jackson       Double to LF
   O      -2-      53%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
          -2-      54%  E Hendricks     Walk
   O      12-      50%  B Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  J Brohamer      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  B Dent          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gossage facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  M Belanger      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  A Bumbry        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  P Blair         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  R Garr          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Orta          Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  C May           Walk
   O      1--      56%  J Spencer       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gossage facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      58%  L May           Double to LF
          -2-      60%  R Jackson       Walk
   O      12-      55%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
          12-      59%  E Hendricks     Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); May to 3B; Jackson to 2B
   O      123      50%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  B Downing       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      55%  S Ewing         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      56%  J Brohamer      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gossage facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  M Belanger      Flyball: CF
          ---      57%  A Bumbry        Walk
          1--      59%  P Blair         Bumbry Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  K Singleton     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Dent          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  P Kelly         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      57%  R Garr          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gossage facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      54%  L May           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      52%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  D DeCinces      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  J Orta          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      56%  C May           Flyball: CF
          ---      54%  J Spencer       Walk
   O      1--      58%  B Downing       Spencer Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gossage facing 7-8-9
          ---      64%  E Hendricks     Single to CF
   O      1--      62%  B Robinson      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Hendricks to 2B
   O      -2-      57%  M Belanger      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hendricks to 3B
   O      --3      50%  A Bumbry        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      54%  B Downing       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      57%  S Ewing         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      60%  J Brohamer      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gossage facing 2-3-4
          ---      66%  P Blair         Single
   O      1--      60%  K Singleton     Lineout: LF
          1--      66%  L May           Single to LF; Blair to 2B
                  Tim Nordbrook pinch runs for Lee May batting 4th
   R      12-      92%  R Jackson       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Blair Scores/No RBI/unER; Nordbrook to 3B
                  Tony Muser pinch hits for Doug DeCinces batting 6th
   RO     1-3      94%  T Muser         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Nordbrook Scores/unER
   O      1--      94%  E Hendricks     Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Palmer facing 9-1-2
                  Tony Muser moves to 1B; Tim Nordbrook moves to 2B
   O      ---      97%  B Dent          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  P Kelly         Flyball: RF
          ---      97%  R Garr          Single
   O      1--     100%  J Orta          Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 2.

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