April 9, 1977 Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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TEX 5
@BAL 1 KCR 16
@DET 2 MIL 3
@NYY 2 OAK 7
MIN 4 SEA 5
CAL 1 CHW 3
@TOR 2 NYM 8
@CHC 6 SDP 6
@CIN 3 HOU 2
ATL 0 LAD 8
SFG 2 MON 4
@PHI 3 STL 8
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 5,305

Saturday, April 9, 1977, 2:20PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Rangers

2-0

Won 2

1st

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

W: G Perry (1-0), L: R May (0-1)

Orioles

0-2

Lost 2

6th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               5   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    0    0   1   
B Wills 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .522    0    1   3   
C Washington LF               5   0   2   1    0   1  .400  .900    0    3   1   SB
J Ellis DH                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
T Harrah 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .375  .750    0    0   1   
M Hargrove 1B                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .200  .629    0    8   0   
T Grieve RF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .286  .661    0    3   0   SB
J Sundberg C                  3   1   1   1    0   1  .167  .292    0    6   1   SF,GDP
J Beniquez CF                 3   1   2   3    1   0  .600 1.750    0    6   0   2B,SB

G Perry P                                                                0   2
Totals                       35   5  10   5    4   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Beniquez (2, off R May).

SF: J Sundberg (2, off R May).

TB: J Beniquez 3; T Grieve 2; T Harrah 2; C Washington 2; J Sundberg; B Wills.

GIDP: J Sundberg (1).

RBI: J Beniquez 3 (3); J Sundberg (2); C Washington (1).

2-out RBI: J Beniquez; C Washington.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Washington-M Hargrove; B Campaneris-B Wills-M Hargrove.

E: T Harrah (1); B Wills (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Grieve (1, 2nd base off D Martinez/R Dempsey); C Washington (1, 2nd base off D Martinez/R Dempsey); J Beniquez (1, 2nd base off D Martinez/R Dempsey).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .555    0    4   0   2B
R Dauer 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   
K Singleton RF                2   1   1   0    2   0  .200  .900    0    3   0   2B
L May 1B                      4   0   0   0    0   3  .125  .250    0   12   0   
E Murray DH                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .661    0    0   0   
D DeCinces 3B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .286  .804    0    1   3   2B,GDP
P Kelly LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    2   0   
R Dempsey C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    4   0   
M Belanger SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .762    0    1   7   

R May P                                                                  0   0
  D Martinez P                                                           0   2
Totals                       32   1   5   1    3   6                    27  14

BATTING

2B: A Bumbry (1, off G Perry); K Singleton (1, off G Perry); D DeCinces (1, off G Perry).

TB: A Bumbry 2; D DeCinces 2; K Singleton 2; P Kelly; E Murray.

GIDP: D DeCinces (1).

RBI: D DeCinces (1).

2-out RBI: D DeCinces.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Dauer-M Belanger-L May.

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Perry, W (1-0)               9     5   1   1    3   6   0   1.00   35     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1· 5     76    -     0.81   0.31
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   6   0          35     -       ·  ·      9·11· 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
R May, L (0-1)                 3.2   5   4   4    2   1   0   9.82   18     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 5     34    -     0.99  -0.23
D Martinez                     5.1   5   1   1    2   3   0   1.69   22     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 5          2-0    0.38   0.04
Totals                         9    10   5   5    4   4   0          40     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0·10          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 5,305.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 45° F.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Baltimore Orioles                    
1. B Campaneris         SS    1. A Bumbry             CF 
2. B Wills              2B    2. R Dauer              2B 
3. C Washington         LF    3. K Singleton          RF 
4. J Ellis              DH    4. L May                1B 
5. T Harrah             3B    5. E Murray             DH 
6. M Hargrove           1B    6. D DeCinces           3B 
7. T Grieve             RF    7. P Kelly              LF 
8. J Sundberg           C     8. R Dempsey            C  
9. J Beniquez           CF    9. M Belanger           SS 

   G Perry              P        R May                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-0  1-3      15%  80% J Beniquez      R May           Double to RF; Grieve Scores; Sundberg Scores; Beniquez to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 3   0  0-0  1--      10%  64% J Sundberg      R May           Single to CF; Grieve to 3B
   b 4   2  4-0  1--      -7%  82% D DeCinces      G Perry         Double to LF; Singleton Scores
   t 4   2  0-3  12-       6%  88% J Beniquez      R May           Single to LF; Hargrove Scores; Grieve to 2B
   b 2   1  0-0  1--       5%  50% P Kelly         G Perry         Double Play: Flyball: LF-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rudy May facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Wills         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  C Washington    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  A Bumbry        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  R Dauer         Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  K Singleton     Walk
   O      1--      50%  L May           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rudy May facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Ellis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  T Harrah        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  E Murray        Walk
   O      1--      45%  D DeCinces      Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--      50%  P Kelly         Double Play: Flyball: LF-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rudy May facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  T Grieve        Single to LF
          1--      64%  J Sundberg      Single to CF; Grieve to 3B
   RR     1-3      80%  J Beniquez      Double to RF; Grieve Scores; Sundberg Scores; Beniquez to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      --3      76%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      71%  B Wills         Flyball: RF
   O      --3      69%  C Washington    Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Gaylord Perry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  R Dempsey       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      73%  M Belanger      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      70%  A Bumbry        Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      74%  R Dauer         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rudy May facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      72%  J Ellis         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      74%  T Harrah        Single to LF
          1--      77%  M Hargrove      Walk; Harrah to 2B
          12-      81%  T Grieve        Walk; Harrah to 3B; Hargrove to 2B
   RO     123      82%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Harrah Scores
   R      12-      88%  J Beniquez      Single to LF; Hargrove Scores; Grieve to 2B
                  Dennis Martinez replaces Rudy May pitching
   O      12-      87%  B Campaneris    Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Gaylord Perry facing 3-4-5
          ---      84%  K Singleton     Walk
   O      1--      87%  L May           Strikeout
   O      1--      89%  E Murray        Flyball: CF
   R      1--      82%  D DeCinces      Double to LF; Singleton Scores
          -2-      80%  P Kelly         Single to 2B; DeCinces to 3B
   O      1-3      85%  R Dempsey       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dennis Martinez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      84%  B Wills         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  C Washington    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      82%  J Ellis         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Gaylord Perry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      85%  M Belanger      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  A Bumbry        Lineout: RF
   O      ---      87%  R Dauer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dennis Martinez facing 5-6-7
          ---      89%  T Harrah        Single to CF
          1--      91%  M Hargrove      Walk; Harrah to 2B
   O      12-      89%  T Grieve        Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Hargrove to 2B
   OO     12-      85%  J Sundberg      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Gaylord Perry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      88%  K Singleton     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      89%  L May           Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  E Murray        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Orioles 1.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dennis Martinez facing 9-1-2
          ---      91%  J Beniquez      Walk
          1--      93%  B Campaneris    Beniquez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      92%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Beniquez to 3B
   O      --3      90%  B Wills         Strikeout
   R      --3      94%  C Washington    Single to RF; Beniquez Scores
          1--      94%  J Ellis         Washington Steals 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-5, Gaylord Perry facing 6-7-8
          ---      91%  D DeCinces      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      93%  P Kelly         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      95%  R Dempsey       Groundout: C-1B; DeCinces to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  M Belanger      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dennis Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  T Harrah        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
          ---      96%  T Grieve        Single to CF
          1--      97%  J Sundberg      Grieve Steals 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-5, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  A Bumbry        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  R Dauer         Strikeout
          ---      97%  K Singleton     Double to CF
   O      -2-      99%  L May           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dennis Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  J Beniquez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  B Wills         Single to LF
          1--      99%  C Washington    Single to CF; Wills to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  J Ellis         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-5, Gaylord Perry facing 5-6-7
          ---      96%  E Murray        Single to LF
   OO     1--     100%  D DeCinces      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---     100%  P Kelly         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  R Dempsey       Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Orioles 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation