September 14, 1976 Detroit Tigers at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 9
DET 7 KCR 2
@CHW 1 NYY 8
@CLE 2 MIL 3
BOS 2
(10) OAK 4
@MIN 2 MIN 4
OAK 3 CAL 6
@TEX 4 HOU 4
@ATL 3 ATL 4
HOU 3 LAD 9
@CIN 0 PHI 3
MON 2 NYM 4
@PIT 3 SFG 7
@SDP 6 CHC 6
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 4,516

Tuesday, September 14, 1976, 7:33PM
Time of Game: 2:54

Tigers

67-77

Lost 1

5th, 21½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  2  4   1  0  0   0  0  0    7 15  2
Orioles         0  0  5   0  0  0   4  0  X    9 11  1

W: D Martinez (1-0), L: J Hiller (11-8)

Orioles

79-65

Won 6

2nd, 9½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Lane CF                     4   0   2   1    1   1  .143  .343    0    1   0   
B Oglivie 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .281  .797    0    9   0   
R Staub RF                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .302  .816    0    5   0   
W Horton DH                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .263  .754    0    0   0   GDP
A Johnson LF                  4   2   2   1    1   0  .270  .653    0    2   0   
M Stanley 3B                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .274  .744    0    1   2   2B
B Freehan C                   5   1   1   1    0   2  .270  .688    0    2   0   
C Scrivener 2B                4   1   2   1    0   1  .235  .589    0    3   3   
M Wagner SS                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .260  .614    0    1   5   

V Ruhle P                                                                0   0
  D Lemanczyk P                                                          0   1
  J Hiller P                                                             0   0
  B Laxton P                                                             0   0
Totals                       40   7  15   6    3   6                    24  11

BATTING

2B: M Stanley (13, off D Pagan).

TB: M Stanley 3; C Scrivener 2; M Lane 2; W Horton 2; R Staub 2; A Johnson 2; M Wagner; B Freehan; B Oglivie.

GIDP: W Horton (11).

RBI: M Wagner (8); A Johnson (44); C Scrivener (12); B Freehan (23); M Stanley (26); M Lane (2).

2-out RBI: M Lane; C Scrivener; M Wagner.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

E: R Staub (6); B Freehan (5).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .256  .711    0    2   0   SB
  P Blair CF                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .204  .531    0    0   0   2B
B Grich 2B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .276  .815    0    4   4   
R Jackson RF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .284  .880    0    1   0   2B,SB
L May DH                      4   2   2   2    1   0  .249  .746    0    0   0   2B,IW
K Singleton LF                3   2   1   1    2   0  .265  .739    0    0   1   
D DeCinces 3B-1B              5   2   3   3    0   0  .245  .660    0    5   1   HR
T Muser 1B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .223  .529    0    6   0   
  B Robinson PH-3B            1   0   0   1    0   0  .214  .569    0    1   0   
M Belanger SS                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .259  .642    0    2   8   SF
R Dempsey C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .204  .490    0    6   0   

R Grimsley P                                                             0   0
  D Pagan P                                                              0   0
  D Martinez P                                                           0   1
Totals                       34   9  11   8    7   2                    27  15

BATTING

2B: P Blair (16, off B Laxton); L May (16, off D Lemanczyk); R Jackson (27, off D Lemanczyk).

HR: D DeCinces (9, off D Lemanczyk; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out).

SF: M Belanger (3, off J Hiller).

IBB: L May (7, by B Laxton).

TB: D DeCinces 6; L May 3; R Jackson 2; B Grich 2; P Blair 2; K Singleton; R Dempsey.

RBI: D DeCinces 3 (40); L May 2 (100); M Belanger (35); B Robinson (11); K Singleton (61).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Belanger-B Grich-T Muser.

E: R Jackson (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Bumbry (34, 2nd base off D Lemanczyk/B Freehan); R Jackson (26, 2nd base off V Ruhle/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
V Ruhle                        2.1   5   4   4    2   1   0   3.79   14     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 4     30    -     1.18  -0.02
D Lemanczyk                    3.2   4   3   3    2   0   1   5.35   17     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0· 3          2-2    1.23  -0.30
J Hiller, BS (13), L (11-8)    1     1   2   1    1   0   0   2.51    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          1-1    2.43  -0.42
B Laxton                       1     1   0   0    2   1   0   4.16    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.45   0.01
Totals                         8    11   9   8    7   2   1          42     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 1· 8          3-3

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                     2.1   5   3   3    1   1   0   3.93   13     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 1· 4     35    -     1.17  -0.15
D Pagan                        1     6   4   4    1   0   0   4.48   10     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 6          1-1    0.88  -0.35
D Martinez, W (1-0)            5.2   4   0   0    1   5   0   0.00   20     -       ·  ·     10· 1· 0· 3          2-0    0.93   0.27
Totals                         9    15   7   7    3   6   0          43     -       ·  ·     16· 4· 1·13          3-1

D Lemanczyk faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Pagan (4).

IBB: B Laxton (1; L May).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 4,516.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. M Lane               CF    1. A Bumbry             CF 
2. B Oglivie            1B    2. B Grich              2B 
3. R Staub              RF    3. R Jackson            RF 
4. W Horton             DH    4. L May                DH 
5. A Johnson            LF    5. K Singleton          LF 
6. M Stanley            3B    6. D DeCinces           3B 
7. B Freehan            C     7. T Muser              1B 
8. C Scrivener          2B    8. M Belanger           SS 
9. M Wagner             SS    9. R Dempsey            C  

   V Ruhle              P        R Grimsley           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  6-2  12-      22%  39% D DeCinces      D Lemanczyk     Home Run; May Scores; Singleton Scores
   b 7   0  7-5  -2-      19%  47% L May           D Lemanczyk     Double; Jackson Scores
   b 7   1  7-7  -23      15%  89% M Belanger      J Hiller        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Singleton Scores; DeCinces Scores/Adv on E9/unER
   b 7   0  7-6  12-      15%  68% D DeCinces      J Hiller        Single/Bunt; May to 3B; Singleton to 2B
   t 2   0  0-0  1-3     -11%  25% B Freehan       R Grimsley      Single to RF; Johnson Scores; Stanley to 3B; Freehan to 2B/Adv on E9

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  M Lane          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
   O      1--      52%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      54%  W Horton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  A Bumbry        Strikeout
          ---      55%  B Grich         Single to 3B
          1--      58%  R Jackson       Walk; Grich to 2B
   O      12-      55%  L May           Flyball: RF; Grich to 3B
          1-3      56%  K Singleton     Jackson Steals 2B
   O      -23      50%  " "             Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Grimsley facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  A Johnson       Walk
          1--      36%  M Stanley       Single; Johnson to 3B
   R      1-3      25%  B Freehan       Single to RF; Johnson Scores; Stanley to 3B; Freehan to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -23      34%  C Scrivener     Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Stanley out at Hm/3B; Freehan stays at 2B; Scrivener to 1B
   O      12-      38%  M Wagner        Lineout: 3B
   R      12-      28%  M Lane          Single; Freehan Scores; Scrivener to 2B
   O      12-      31%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Vern Ruhle facing 6-7-8
          ---      35%  D DeCinces      Single to LF
   O      1--      31%  T Muser         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      28%  M Belanger      Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      26%  R Dempsey       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ross Grimsley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      28%  R Staub         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      26%  W Horton        Single
                  Dave Pagan replaces Ross Grimsley pitching
          1--      21%  A Johnson       Single to CF; Horton to 3B
   R      1-3      16%  M Stanley       Wild Pitch; Horton Scores; Johnson to 2B
   R      -2-      11%  " "             Double to RF; Johnson Scores
   O      -2-      12%  B Freehan       Flyball: CF
   R      -2-       7%  C Scrivener     Single; Stanley Scores; Scrivener to 2B
   R      -2-       5%  M Wagner        Single to CF; Scrivener Scores
   O      1--       5%  M Lane          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-6, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
          ---       7%  A Bumbry        Walk
          1--       9%  B Grich         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Bumbry to 2B
   O      12-       8%  R Jackson       Flyball: RF; Bumbry to 3B
   R      1-3      11%  L May           Single to LF; Bumbry Scores; Grich to 2B
   R      12-      17%  K Singleton     Single to CF; Grich Scores; May to 2B
                  Dave Lemanczyk replaces Vern Ruhle pitching
   RRR    12-      39%  D DeCinces      Home Run; May Scores; Singleton Scores
          ---      42%  T Muser         Walk
   O      1--      38%  M Belanger      Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      41%  R Dempsey       Single/Bunt; Belanger to 2B
   O      12-      36%  A Bumbry        Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 5.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Dave Pagan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      38%  B Oglivie       Flyball: 1B
          ---      35%  R Staub         Walk
          1--      32%  W Horton        Single; Staub to 2B
   R      12-      22%  A Johnson       Single to LF; Staub Scores; Horton to 2B
                  Dennis Martinez replaces Dave Pagan pitching
   O      12-      25%  M Stanley       Strikeout
   O      12-      28%  B Freehan       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-7, Dave Lemanczyk facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      25%  B Grich         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      23%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      22%  L May           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 5.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Dennis Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      23%  C Scrivener     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      24%  M Wagner        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      24%  M Lane          Walk
   O      1--      25%  B Oglivie       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-7, Dave Lemanczyk facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      22%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      20%  D DeCinces      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      19%  T Muser         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 5.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Dennis Martinez facing 3-4-5
          ---      17%  R Staub         Single to CF
   OO     1--      21%  W Horton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      22%  A Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-7, Dave Lemanczyk facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      19%  M Belanger      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      17%  R Dempsey       Flyball: RF
          ---      19%  A Bumbry        Walk
          1--      20%  B Grich         Bumbry Steals 2B; Bumbry to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      16%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 5.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Dennis Martinez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      17%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      18%  B Freehan       Strikeout Looking
          ---      17%  C Scrivener     Single to SS
   O      1--      18%  M Wagner        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-7, Dave Lemanczyk facing 3-4-5
          ---      28%  R Jackson       Double
   R      -2-      47%  L May           Double; Jackson Scores
                  John Hiller replaces Dave Lemanczyk pitching
          -2-      53%  K Singleton     Walk
          12-      68%  D DeCinces      Single/Bunt; May to 3B; Singleton to 2B
                  Brooks Robinson pinch hits for Tony Muser batting 7th
   RO     123      74%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B; May Scores; Singleton to 3B; DeCinces to 2B
   RRO    -23      89%  M Belanger      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Singleton Scores; DeCinces Scores/Adv on E9/unER
   O      ---      89%  R Dempsey       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 9.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 7-9, Dennis Martinez facing 1-2-3
                  Doug DeCinces moves to 1B; Brooks Robinson moves to 3B; Paul Blair replaces Al Bumbry playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      92%  M Lane          Strikeout
          ---      88%  B Oglivie       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      92%  R Staub         Single to LF; Oglivie out at 3B/LF-3B
   O      1--      95%  W Horton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 9-7, Bill Laxton facing 1-2-3
                  Bill Laxton replaces John Hiller pitching
          ---      96%  P Blair         Double to LF
   O      -2-      95%  B Grich         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      95%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
          -2-      95%  L May           Intentional Walk
          12-      95%  K Singleton     Walk; Blair to 3B; May to 2B
   O      123      94%  D DeCinces      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 9.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 7-9, Dennis Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  A Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  M Stanley       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Freehan       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Orioles 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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