August 14, 1977 Oakland Athletics at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
OAK 4 BOS 11
SEA 1 CLE 12
MIL 4 CLE 14
MIL 5 DET 6
MIN 5 NYY 15
CAL 3 TEX 12
CHW 9 TOR 6
KCR 3 PHI 10
@CHC 2 PHI 4
@CHC 2 LAD 1
ATL 0 PIT 6
NYM 3 HOU 6
@SDP 3 SFG 6
CIN 1 CIN 9
@SFG 3 MON 6
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 9,579

Sunday, August 14, 1977, 2:08PM
Time of Game: 2:24

Athletics

43-72

Lost 1

7th, 23½ GB

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

W: R Grimsley (11-6), L: D Medich (5-6), S: T Martinez (6)

Orioles

67-48

Won 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Scott 2B-SS                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .261  .627    0    2   3   
M Perez 3B-2B                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .241  .634    0    1   4   SF
M Page LF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .866    0    0   0   
J Tyrone RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .601    0    0   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .608    0    6   0   
T Hosley DH                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .242  .675    0    0   0   HR
J Tabb 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .208  .575    0   10   1   
L Murray CF                   1   1   0   0    1   0  .183  .507    0    3   0   
  R McKinney PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .183  .562    0    0   0   
  M Alexander PR-3B           1   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .590    0    0   0   
R Picciolo SS                 2   1   1   0    0   1  .169  .423    0    0   4   
  S Mallory PH-CF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .595    0    1   0   

D Medich P                                                               1   1
  D Bair P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   4   6   3    2   3                    24  13

BATTING

HR: T Hosley (1, off R Grimsley; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: M Perez (2, off R Grimsley).

TB: T Hosley 4; R McKinney; J Tabb; R Scott; R Picciolo; M Sanguillen.

RBI: T Hosley (7); M Perez (17); R Scott (11).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

PB: M Sanguillen (5).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .722    0    3   0   
B Smith 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .617    0    1   2   
K Singleton RF                3   1   1   0    1   0  .327  .944    0    3   0   
L May DH                      3   1   1   0    1   1  .242  .685    0    0   0   
E Murray 1B                   4   2   1   0    0   1  .271  .770    0    8   0   
  T Muser 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .612         1   0   
A Mora LF                     3   1   1   3    1   1  .247  .796    0    3   0   HR
D DeCinces 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .769    0    3   4   
K Garcia SS                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .223  .564    0    1   1   
D Skaggs C                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .255  .630    0    4   0   

R Grimsley P                                                             0   0
  T Martinez P                                                           0   0
Totals                       30   5   6   4    3   6                    27   7

BATTING

HR: A Mora (7, off D Medich; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: A Mora 4; D Skaggs 2; K Singleton; L May; E Murray.

RBI: A Mora 3 (20); K Garcia (7).

2-out RBI: A Mora 3.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: R Grimsley ().

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Medich, L (5-6)              6     4   5   5    3   3   1   4.67   25     -       ·  ·     12· 3· 0· 4     44    -     1.17  -0.37
D Bair                         2     2   0   0    0   3   0   4.30    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.39   0.04
Totals                         8     6   5   5    3   6   1          33     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 1· 6           -

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, W (11-6)           8.1   6   4   3    2   2   1   3.55   33     -       ·  ·      9·12· 2· 6     57    -     1.10   0.08
T Martinez, S (6)              0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.03    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.86   0.09
Totals                         9     6   4   3    2   3   1          35     -       ·  ·      9·13· 2· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 9,579.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. R Scott              2B    1. A Bumbry             CF 
2. M Perez              3B    2. B Smith              2B 
3. M Page               LF    3. K Singleton          RF 
4. J Tyrone             RF    4. L May                DH 
5. M Sanguillen         C     5. E Murray             1B 
6. T Hosley             DH    6. A Mora               LF 
7. J Tabb               1B    7. D DeCinces           3B 
8. L Murray             CF    8. K Garcia             SS 
9. R Picciolo           SS    9. D Skaggs             C  

   D Medich             P        R Grimsley           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  3-2  1-3      45%  83% A Mora          D Medich        Home Run; Singleton Scores; Murray Scores
   t 3   0  2-0  1-3     -18%  39% R Scott         R Grimsley      Single to P; Murray Scores; Picciolo Scores/Adv on E1 (throw); Scott to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--      11%  70% E Murray        D Medich        Single to LF; May to 3B; Murray to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   t 3   0  2-0  1--     -10%  58% R Picciolo      R Grimsley      Single to LF; Murray to 3B
   t 7   2  5-3  -23       9%  89% R Scott         R Grimsley      Groundout: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Scott         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      54%  M Perez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  M Page          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  K Singleton     Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Tyrone        Strikeout
          ---      50%  M Sanguillen    Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  T Hosley        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  J Tabb          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Doc Medich facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  L May           Single to RF
          1--      70%  E Murray        Single to LF; May to 3B; Murray to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   R      -23      74%  A Mora          Passed Ball; May Scores; Murray to 3B
          --3      77%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      72%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
   RO     1-3      74%  K Garcia        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Murray Scores
          1--      76%  D Skaggs        Single to RF; Garcia to 3B
   O      1-3      72%  A Bumbry        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Ross Grimsley facing 8-9-1
          ---      68%  L Murray        Walk
          1--      58%  R Picciolo      Single to LF; Murray to 3B
   RR     1-3      39%  R Scott         Single to P; Murray Scores; Picciolo Scores/Adv on E1 (throw); Scott to 3B
   RO     --3      40%  M Perez         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Scott Scores/unER
          ---      38%  M Page          Walk
   O      1--      41%  J Tyrone        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      43%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Doc Medich facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      40%  B Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  K Singleton     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      37%  L May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ross Grimsley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      39%  T Hosley        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      41%  J Tabb          Popfly: SS
   O      ---      42%  L Murray        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      39%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      37%  A Mora          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  D DeCinces      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ross Grimsley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      38%  R Picciolo      Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  R Scott         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      41%  M Perez         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Doc Medich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      37%  K Garcia        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      35%  D Skaggs        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      33%  A Bumbry        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ross Grimsley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      36%  M Page          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      37%  J Tyrone        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      38%  M Sanguillen    Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Doc Medich facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  B Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      39%  K Singleton     Walk
          1--      45%  L May           Walk; Singleton to 2B
   O      12-      39%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Singleton to 3B
   RRR    1-3      83%  A Mora          Home Run; Singleton Scores; Murray Scores
   O      ---      83%  D DeCinces      Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 5.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Ross Grimsley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  T Hosley        Flyball: LF
          ---      82%  J Tabb          Single to RF
                  Rich McKinney pinch hits for Larry Murray batting 8th
          1--      76%  R McKinney      Single to CF; Tabb to 2B
                  Sheldon Mallory pinch hits for Rob Picciolo batting 9th; Matt Alexander pinch runs for Rich McKinney batting 8th
   O      12-      80%  S Mallory       Groundout: 3B-1B; Tabb to 3B; Alexander to 2B
   O      -23      89%  R Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Doug Bair facing 8-9-1
                  Doug Bair replaces Doc Medich pitching; Marty Perez moves to 2B; Matt Alexander moves to 3B; Rodney Scott moves to SS; Sheldon Mallory moves to CF
   O      ---      88%  K Garcia        Lineout: CF
          ---      89%  D Skaggs        Single to RF
   O      1--      88%  A Bumbry        Strikeout
   O      1--      87%  B Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 5.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Ross Grimsley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  M Perez         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      93%  M Page          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  J Tyrone        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Doug Bair facing 3-4-5
          ---      95%  K Singleton     Single to CF
   O      1--      94%  L May           Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      94%  E Murray        Strikeout
   O      1--      93%  A Mora          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 5.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, Ross Grimsley facing 5-6-7
                  Tony Muser replaces Eddie Murray playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---      97%  M Sanguillen    Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      ---      91%  T Hosley        Home Run
                  Tippy Martinez replaces Ross Grimsley pitching
   O      ---      97%  J Tabb          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  M Alexander     Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Orioles 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL197708140

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation