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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BAL		3
4
DET
@BOS		3
5
MIN
@KCR		8
6
TOR
@NYY		5
1
TEX
@SEA		6
8
SDP
@ATL		12
6
PHI
@CHC		3
1
LAD
@CIN		7
3
PIT
@MON		5
6		 
(14)
NYM
@STL		2
3
Monday, April 18, 1977, 7:33PM
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,466, Time of Game: 2:56
Indians
3
4-4
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Orioles
4
4-4
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Rudy May (1-2)
L: Pat Dobson (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  1    3  8  0
Orioles         0  0  1   0  0  3   0  0  X    4 10  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Manning CF 2 2 0 0 2 0 .314 .800 0.199 1.36 0.249 -0.050 1.3 0 0 SB,CS
Duane Kuiper 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .841 -0.010 1.07 0.067 -0.077 0.1 0 6
Paul Dade 3B 3 0 2 1 0 0 .500 1.250 -0.047 1.39 0.116 -0.163 -0.5 3 2 2B,CS,SF
Rico Carty DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 .185 .437 -0.043 1.02 0.058 -0.101 -0.6 2B,GDP
Buddy Bell LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .357 .955 0.000 1.18 0.067 -0.066 -0.3 2 0
Andre Thornton 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .571 -0.066 0.88 0.000 -0.066 -0.5 12 0
   John Lowenstein PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571 1.339 -0.087 3.88 0.000 -0.087 -0.5
Charlie Spikes RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.012 0.63 0.030 -0.042 -0.1 2 0 CS
   Jim Norris PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .300 .830 0.089 2.81 0.089 0.000 1.1
Ray Fosse C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .208 .439 -0.172 2.10 0.034 -0.206 -0.4 4 2
Frank Duffy SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .059 .363 -0.065 1.37 0.000 -0.065 -0.6 1 1
   Larvell Blanks PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 -0.036 1.42 0.000 -0.036 -0.2 0 0
Pat Dobson P 0 1
   Tom Buskey P 0 0
   Rick Waits P 0 0
   Jim Kern P 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 8 2 3 2 .258 .637 -0.250 1.35 0.710 -0.959 -1.3 24 12
2B: R Carty (1, off F Holdsworth); P Dade (3, off R May).
SF: P Dade (1, off R May).
TB: P Dade 3; C Spikes 2; R Carty 2; R Fosse; J Norris; D Kuiper.
GIDP: R Carty (1).
RBI: P Dade (6); J Norris (6).
2-out RBI: J Norris.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Baserunning
SB: R Manning (2, 2nd base off R May/R Dempsey).
CS: P Dade (1, 3rd base by R May/R Dempsey); R Manning (1, Home by R May/R Dempsey); C Spikes (1, 2nd base by R May/R Dempsey).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Bumbry LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .276 .792 0.068 0.83 0.142 -0.074 0.4 2 0 HR
Billy Smith 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .538 1.341 -0.091 0.98 0.000 -0.091 -0.8 2 2 SH
Ken Singleton RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .308 .894 0.027 0.75 0.064 -0.038 -0.2 2 0
Doug DeCinces 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 .250 .899 0.249 1.31 0.301 -0.052 1.3 1 5 HR,IW
Eddie Murray DH 4 1 3 1 0 1 .258 .690 0.145 0.76 0.164 -0.019 1.1 HR
Lee May 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .120 .305 -0.070 0.86 0.000 -0.070 -0.9 11 0
   Tony Muser 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Larry Harlow CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .833 0.002 0.59 0.058 -0.056 0.1 4 0 2·SB,CS
Rick Dempsey C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .539 -0.093 0.95 0.003 -0.096 -0.9 2 3
Mark Belanger SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .150 .442 0.014 0.89 0.061 -0.047 0.1 2 3 SB,HBP
Rudy May P 0 0
   Fred Holdsworth P 0 0
   Dyar Miller P 0 0
Team Totals 32 4 10 4 3 5 .312 .983 0.251 0.86 0.793 -0.543 0.2 27 13
HR: E Murray (1, off P Dobson; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); A Bumbry (1, off P Dobson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); D DeCinces (2, off P Dobson; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: B Smith (2, off R Waits).
IBB: D DeCinces (1, by R Waits).
HBP: M Belanger (1, by J Kern).
TB: E Murray 6; D DeCinces 4; A Bumbry 4; L Harlow 3; R Dempsey; M Belanger.
RBI: D DeCinces 2 (6); E Murray (2); A Bumbry (2).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Smith-M Belanger-L May.
E: R Dempsey (2).
Baserunning
SB: L Harlow 2 (3, 2nd base off J Kern/R Fosse, 2nd base off T Buskey/R Fosse); M Belanger (2, 2nd base off P Dobson/R Fosse).
CS: L Harlow (1, 3rd base by J Kern/R Fosse).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pat Dobson, L (0-1) 5 7 4 4 1 1 3 3.65 23 37 -0.313 1.16 -1.6
Tom Buskey 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 11.81 5 0 0 0.013 0.54 0.1
Rick Waits 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 6.75 6 1 0 0.036 0.47 0.8
Jim Kern 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 1 0 0.013 0.27 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 4 4 3 5 3 4.50 37 37 2 0 -0.251 1.35 -0.2
P Dobson faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
T Buskey faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rudy May, W (1-2) 8 6 2 1 2 2 0 3.20 29 64 0.179 1.08 1.8
Fred Holdsworth, H (1) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 -0.088 1.48 -0.4
Dyar Miller, S (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 2 1 0.158 4.18 -0.1
Team Totals 9 8 3 2 3 2 0 2.00 35 64 2 1 0.249 0.86 1.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Kern (2; M Belanger).
IBB: R Waits (1; D DeCinces).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 6,466.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Baltimore Orioles
1 Rick Manning CF 1 Al Bumbry LF
2 Duane Kuiper 2B 2 Billy Smith 2B
3 Paul Dade 3B 3 Ken Singleton RF
4 Rico Carty DH 4 Doug DeCinces 3B
5 Buddy Bell LF 5 Eddie Murray DH
6 Andre Thornton 1B 6 Lee May 1B
7 Charlie Spikes RF 7 Larry Harlow CF
8 Ray Fosse C 8 Rick Dempsey C
9 Frank Duffy SS 9 Mark Belanger SS
Pat Dobson P Rudy May P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-2 0 1-- RR BAL D. DeCinces P. Dobson 30% 75% Home Run; Singleton Scores
t9 3-4 2 1-3 O CLE R. Fosse D. Miller 16% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 1-1 2 1-3 R CLE R. Carty R. May -15% 35% Manning Caught Stealing Hm, Safe on E2; Dade to 2B
b3 0-1 1 --- R BAL A. Bumbry P. Dobson 13% 53% Home Run
b6 3-2 0 --- R BAL E. Murray P. Dobson 11% 85% Home Run

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Rudy May facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CLE R. Manning R. May -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- CLE D. Kuiper R. May -2% 44% Manning Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- CLE D. Kuiper R. May -7% 37% Single to CF; Manning to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 RO CLE P. Dade R. May 2% 40% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Manning Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- OO CLE R. Carty R. May 4% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O BAL A. Bumbry P. Dobson -2% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- O BAL B. Smith P. Dobson -2% 40% Strikeout (C-1B)
b1 0-1 2 --- O BAL K. Singleton P. Dobson -1% 39% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Rudy May facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- O CLE B. Bell R. May 2% 41% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-0 1 --- O CLE A. Thornton R. May 1% 43% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- CLE C. Spikes R. May -1% 41% Single to CF
t2 1-0 2 1-- O CLE R. Fosse R. May 2% 44% Spikes Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Pat Dobson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O BAL D. DeCinces P. Dobson -3% 41% Flyball: LF
b2 0-1 1 --- BAL E. Murray P. Dobson 3% 44% Single to CF
b2 0-1 1 1-- O BAL L. May P. Dobson -3% 41% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-1 2 1-- BAL L. Harlow P. Dobson 2% 43% Single to RF; May to 2B
b2 0-1 2 12- O BAL R. Dempsey P. Dobson -5% 38% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Rudy May facing 8-9-1
t3 1-0 0 --- CLE R. Fosse R. May -3% 35% Single (LF-CF)
t3 1-0 0 1-- O CLE F. Duffy R. May 3% 38% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 1 1-- O CLE R. Manning R. May 3% 41% Flyball: LF
t3 1-0 2 1-- O CLE D. Kuiper R. May 2% 43% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Pat Dobson facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O BAL M. Belanger P. Dobson -3% 40% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- R BAL A. Bumbry P. Dobson 13% 53% Home Run
b3 1-1 1 --- O BAL B. Smith P. Dobson -2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 1-1 2 --- O BAL K. Singleton P. Dobson -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 1.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Rudy May facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- CLE P. Dade R. May -8% 42% Double to RF
t4 1-1 0 -2- O CLE R. Carty R. May 10% 53% Dade Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t4 1-1 1 --- O CLE R. Carty R. May 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-1 2 --- O CLE B. Bell R. May 1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Pat Dobson facing 4-5-6
b4 1-1 0 --- O BAL D. DeCinces P. Dobson -3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-1 1 --- BAL E. Murray P. Dobson 3% 56% Single to RF
b4 1-1 1 1-- O BAL L. May P. Dobson -2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B; Murray to 2B
b4 1-1 2 -2- O BAL L. Harlow P. Dobson -4% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 1.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Rudy May facing 6-7-8
t5 1-1 0 --- O CLE A. Thornton R. May 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t5 1-1 1 --- O CLE C. Spikes R. May 2% 55% Groundout: C-1B
t5 1-1 2 --- O CLE R. Fosse R. May 1% 56% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Pat Dobson facing 8-9-1
b5 1-1 0 --- O BAL R. Dempsey P. Dobson -3% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-1 1 --- BAL M. Belanger P. Dobson 3% 57% Single to LF
b5 1-1 1 1-- BAL A. Bumbry P. Dobson 2% 59% Belanger Steals 2B
b5 1-1 1 -2- O BAL A. Bumbry P. Dobson -4% 55% Groundout: P-1B; Belanger to 3B
b5 1-1 2 --3 O BAL B. Smith P. Dobson -5% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 1.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Rudy May facing 9-1-2
t6 1-1 0 --- O CLE F. Duffy R. May 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-1 1 --- CLE R. Manning R. May -4% 50% Walk
t6 1-1 1 1-- O CLE D. Kuiper R. May 4% 54% Flyball: CF
t6 1-1 2 1-- CLE P. Dade R. May -4% 50% Single to LF; Manning to 3B
t6 1-1 2 1-3 R CLE R. Carty R. May -15% 35% Manning Caught Stealing Hm, Safe on E2; Dade to 2B
t6 2-1 2 -2- O CLE R. Carty R. May 4% 38% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Pat Dobson facing 3-4-5
b6 1-2 0 --- BAL K. Singleton P. Dobson 6% 45% Walk
b6 1-2 0 1-- RR BAL D. DeCinces P. Dobson 30% 75% Home Run; Singleton Scores
b6 3-2 0 --- R BAL E. Murray P. Dobson 11% 85% Home Run
Tom Buskey replaces Pat Dobson pitching
b6 4-2 0 --- O BAL L. May T. Buskey -1% 84% Flyball: RF
b6 4-2 1 --- BAL L. Harlow T. Buskey 1% 85% Single to CF
b6 4-2 1 1-- BAL R. Dempsey T. Buskey 1% 86% Harlow Steals 2B
b6 4-2 1 -2- O BAL R. Dempsey T. Buskey -2% 85% Flyball: LF
b6 4-2 2 -2- O BAL M. Belanger T. Buskey -2% 83% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 4.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Orioles' Rudy May facing 5-6-7
t7 2-4 0 --- O CLE B. Bell R. May 3% 86% Flyball: RF
t7 2-4 1 --- O CLE A. Thornton R. May 2% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-4 2 --- CLE C. Spikes R. May -2% 86% Single to CF
t7 2-4 2 1-- O CLE R. Fosse R. May 3% 89% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-2, Indians' Tom Buskey facing 1-2-3
b7 4-2 0 --- BAL A. Bumbry T. Buskey 1% 91% Walk
Rick Waits replaces Tom Buskey pitching
b7 4-2 0 1-- O BAL B. Smith R. Waits -1% 90% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Bumbry to 2B
b7 4-2 1 -2- O BAL K. Singleton R. Waits -2% 89% Strikeout
b7 4-2 2 -2- BAL D. DeCinces R. Waits 0% 89% Intentional Walk
b7 4-2 2 12- O BAL E. Murray R. Waits -2% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 4.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Orioles' Rudy May facing 9-1-2
Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Frank Duffy (SS) batting 9th
t8 2-4 0 --- O CLE L. Blanks R. May 4% 91% Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 2-4 1 --- O CLE R. Manning R. May 2% 93% Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 2-4 2 --- O CLE D. Kuiper R. May 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-2, Indians' Rick Waits facing 6-7-8
Larvell Blanks moves from PH to SS
b8 4-2 0 --- O BAL L. May R. Waits -1% 94% Flyball: RF
b8 4-2 1 --- BAL L. Harlow R. Waits 1% 94% Single to SS
Jim Kern replaces Rick Waits pitching
b8 4-2 1 1-- BAL R. Dempsey J. Kern 1% 95% Harlow Steals 2B
b8 4-2 1 -2- O BAL R. Dempsey J. Kern -2% 93% Harlow Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b8 4-2 2 --- BAL R. Dempsey J. Kern 0% 94% Single to CF
b8 4-2 2 1-- BAL M. Belanger J. Kern 0% 94% Hit By Pitch; Dempsey to 2B
b8 4-2 2 12- O BAL A. Bumbry J. Kern -1% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 4.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Orioles' Fred Holdsworth facing 3-4-5
Fred Holdsworth replaces Rudy May pitching
Tony Muser replaces Lee May playing 1B batting 6th
t9 2-4 0 --- O CLE P. Dade F. Holdsworth 4% 97% Flyball: CF
t9 2-4 1 --- CLE R. Carty F. Holdsworth -6% 91% Double (LF-CF)
t9 2-4 1 -2- CLE B. Bell F. Holdsworth -7% 84% Walk
Dyar Miller replaces Fred Holdsworth pitching
John Lowenstein pinch hits for Andre Thornton (1B) batting 6th
t9 2-4 1 12- O CLE J. Lowenstein D. Miller 9% 93% Popfly: SS
Jim Norris pinch hits for Charlie Spikes (RF) batting 7th
t9 2-4 2 12- R CLE J. Norris D. Miller -9% 84% Single to RF; Carty Scores; Bell to 3B
t9 3-4 2 1-3 O CLE R. Fosse D. Miller 16% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 4.

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