September 11, 1977 Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
CLE 5 BOS 6
DET 2 CHW 6
@CAL 2 CAL 5
CHW 4 KCR 4
@MIN 1 NYY 4
TOR 3 TOR 6
@NYY 4 OAK 5
MIL 3 SEA 6
TEX 4 ATL 7
SDP 3 NYM 7
@CHC 3 CIN 6
LAD 2 SFG 2
@HOU 1 PHI 6
STL 5 PIT 10
MON 4

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 12,540

Sunday, September 11, 1977, 2:07PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Indians

65-79

Lost 6

5th, 23 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  2  2   0  1  0    5  9  0
Orioles         3  2  1   1  2  0   0  0  X    9 13  0

W: R Grimsley (13-8), L: P Dobson (3-11)

Orioles

84-58

Won 4

3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Dade CF                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .288  .686    0    1   0   
D Kuiper 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .653    0    2   4   GDP
R Pruitt RF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .310  .805    0    0   0   
A Thornton 1B                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .279  .956    0    8   2   2B
L Blanks 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .272  .727    0    2   2   
R Carty DH                    2   2   1   3    1   0  .281  .792    0    0   0   HR,SF
B Bochte LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .301  .754    0    3   1   
F Kendall C                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .242  .598    0    8   1   
  J Norris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .715    0    0   0   
F Duffy SS                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .199  .529    0    0   2   2B,GDP
  J Lowenstein PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .747    0    0   0   

P Dobson P                                                               0   0
  T Buskey P                                                             0   0
  S Monge P                                                              0   0
  C Camper P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   5   9   5    3   3                    24  12

BATTING

2B: A Thornton (18, off R Grimsley); F Duffy (12, off R Grimsley).

HR: R Carty (13, off R Grimsley; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: R Carty (4, off D Drago).

TB: R Carty 4; A Thornton 3; P Dade 2; F Duffy 2; R Pruitt; B Bochte; L Blanks.

GIDP: F Duffy (7); D Kuiper (9).

RBI: R Carty 3 (71); F Duffy (29); P Dade (40).

2-out RBI: R Carty 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF-LF                4   2   2   0    1   0  .304  .759    0    2   0   SB
B Smith 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .223  .598    0    3   6   2B,SH
P Kelly LF                    2   1   1   1    2   1  .260  .737    0    1   0   
  E Maddox CF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .724    0    1   0   
K Singleton RF                4   1   2   3    1   1  .336  .973    0    2   0   2B,IW
  M Dimmel PR-RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
E Murray 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .755    0   11   0   
  T Muser 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .610         1   0   
D DeCinces 3B                 3   2   2   3    1   0  .266  .794    0    1   1   HR,SB
A Mora DH                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .255  .773    0    0   0   2B
M Belanger SS                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .208  .561    0    0   4   2·2B
D Skaggs C                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .295  .697    0    3   0   SF

R Grimsley P                                                             0   0
  D Drago P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   9  13   9    5   8                    27  11

BATTING

2B: K Singleton (22, off P Dobson); M Belanger 2 (12, 2 off P Dobson); B Smith (12, off T Buskey); A Mora (6, off T Buskey).

HR: D DeCinces (17, off T Buskey; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: D Skaggs (2, off T Buskey).

SH: B Smith (9, off C Camper).

IBB: K Singleton (11, by C Camper).

TB: D DeCinces 5; M Belanger 4; K Singleton 3; A Bumbry 2; A Mora 2; B Smith 2; D Skaggs; E Murray; P Kelly.

RBI: K Singleton 3 (88); D DeCinces 3 (62); D Skaggs (19); M Belanger (27); P Kelly (45).

2-out RBI: D DeCinces 2; K Singleton 2; M Belanger.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Smith-E Murray; M Belanger-B Smith-E Murray.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Bumbry (18, 2nd base off P Dobson/F Kendall); D DeCinces (8, 2nd base off P Dobson/F Kendall).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Dobson, L (3-11)             3     7   6   6    3   3   0   6.14   18     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 2· 6     21    -     0.83  -0.34
T Buskey                       2     5   3   3    0   0   1   5.29   11     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.10  -0.03
S Monge                        1     1   0   0    0   2   0   5.40    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.09   0.00
C Camper                       2     0   0   0    2   3   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         8    13   9   9    5   8   1          41     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 2·11           -

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 (13-8)           7     8   5   5    3   2   1   3.94   30     -       ·  ·     14· 4· 1· 6     40    -     0.48   0.10
D Drago                        2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.05    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 1          1-1    0.38   0.03
Totals                         9     9   5   5    3   3   1          37     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 2· 7          1-1

R Grimsley faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Camper (1; K Singleton).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Steve Palermo.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 12,540.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. P Dade               CF    1. A Bumbry             CF 
2. D Kuiper             2B    2. B Smith              2B 
3. R Pruitt             RF    3. P Kelly              LF 
4. A Thornton           1B    4. K Singleton          RF 
5. L Blanks             3B    5. E Murray             1B 
6. R Carty              DH    6. D DeCinces           3B 
7. B Bochte             LF    7. A Mora               DH 
8. F Kendall            C     8. M Belanger           SS 
9. F Duffy              SS    9. D Skaggs             C  

   P Dobson             P        R Grimsley           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  -23      15%  81% D DeCinces      P Dobson        Single to CF; Kelly Scores; Singleton Scores; DeCinces to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 1   1  0-0  12-      14%  72% K Singleton     P Dobson        Double to RF; Bumbry Scores; Kelly to 3B
   b 2   2  0-3  123       7%  91% K Singleton     P Dobson        Single to LF; Skaggs Scores; Bumbry Scores; Kelly out at 3B/LF-3B-2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       7%  54% D Kuiper        R Grimsley      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 1   1  0-1  -23      -7%  66% E Murray        P Dobson        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  P Dade          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      54%  D Kuiper        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  R Pruitt        Single to RF
          1--      51%  A Thornton      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Pruitt to 2B
   O      12-      55%  L Blanks        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  A Bumbry        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      61%  B Smith         Bumbry Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Flyball: 3B
          -2-      58%  P Kelly         Walk
   R      12-      72%  K Singleton     Double to RF; Bumbry Scores; Kelly to 3B
   O      -23      66%  E Murray        Strikeout
   RR     -23      81%  D DeCinces      Single to CF; Kelly Scores; Singleton Scores; DeCinces to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      79%  A Mora          Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 3.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Ross Grimsley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  R Carty         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      82%  B Bochte        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      83%  F Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pat Dobson facing 8-9-1
          ---      86%  M Belanger      Double to RF
          -2-      89%  D Skaggs        Single to LF; Belanger to 3B
   O      1-3      87%  A Bumbry        Fielder's Choice 1B; Belanger out at Hm/1B-3B-C-3B; Skaggs to 3B; Bumbry to 2B
   O      -23      83%  B Smith         Lineout: 1B
          -23      84%  P Kelly         Walk
   RRO    123      91%  K Singleton     Single to LF; Skaggs Scores; Bumbry Scores; Kelly out at 3B/LF-3B-2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 5.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Ross Grimsley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      93%  F Duffy         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  P Dade          Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      94%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pat Dobson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      93%  E Murray        Lineout: CF
          ---      94%  D DeCinces      Walk
          1--      94%  A Mora          DeCinces Steals 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      96%  M Belanger      Double to LF; DeCinces Scores
   O      -2-      96%  D Skaggs        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 6.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Ross Grimsley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  R Pruitt        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      97%  A Thornton      Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  L Blanks        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-0, Tom Buskey facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Buskey replaces Pat Dobson pitching
   O      ---      97%  A Bumbry        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  B Smith         Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-      98%  P Kelly         Single to RF; Smith Scores
   O      1--      98%  K Singleton     Groundout: SS-1B; Kelly to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 7.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-7, Ross Grimsley facing 6-7-8
          ---      97%  R Carty         Walk
          1--      96%  B Bochte        Single to LF; Carty to 2B
   O      12-      97%  F Kendall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Carty to 3B
   R      1-3      94%  F Duffy         Double to RF; Carty Scores; Kendall to 3B
   RO     -23      95%  P Dade          Groundout: 2B-1B; Kendall Scores; Duffy to 3B
   O      --3      96%  D Kuiper        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tom Buskey facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      98%  D DeCinces      Home Run
          ---      99%  A Mora          Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  M Belanger      Groundout: 2B-1B; Mora to 3B
   RO     --3      99%  D Skaggs        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Mora Scores
          ---      99%  A Bumbry        Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  B Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Orioles 9.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-9, Ross Grimsley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  R Pruitt        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  A Thornton      Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  L Blanks        Groundout: SS-1B
   RR     -2-      97%  R Carty         Home Run; Thornton Scores
   O      ---      98%  B Bochte        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 9-4, Sid Monge facing 3-4-5
                  Sid Monge replaces Tom Buskey pitching
   O      ---      98%  P Kelly         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  K Singleton     Strikeout
          ---      97%  E Murray        Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  D DeCinces      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 9.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-9, Ross Grimsley facing 8-9-1
                  Al Bumbry moves to LF; Elliott Maddox replaces Pat Kelly playing CF batting 3rd
          ---      96%  F Kendall       Walk
   OO     1--      99%  F Duffy         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      98%  P Dade          Single
   O      1--      99%  D Kuiper        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 9-4, Cardell Camper facing 7-8-9
                  Cardell Camper replaces Sid Monge pitching
   O      ---      99%  A Mora          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  M Belanger      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  D Skaggs        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 9.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-9, Ross Grimsley facing 3-4-5
          ---      97%  R Pruitt        Walk
                  Dick Drago replaces Ross Grimsley pitching
   O      1--      98%  A Thornton      Flyball: LF
          1--      97%  L Blanks        Single to CF; Pruitt to 3B
   RO     1-3      98%  R Carty         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Pruitt Scores
   O      1--      99%  B Bochte        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 9-5, Cardell Camper facing 1-2-3
          ---      99%  A Bumbry        Walk
   O      1--      99%  B Smith         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Bumbry to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  E Maddox        Strikeout
          -2-      99%  K Singleton     Intentional Walk
                  Mike Dimmel pinch runs for Ken Singleton batting 4th
   O      12-      99%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 9.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-9, Dick Drago facing 8-9-1
                  Tony Muser replaces Eddie Murray playing 1B batting 5th; Mike Dimmel moves to RF; Jim Norris pinch hits for Fred Kendall batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  J Norris        Lineout: RF
                  John Lowenstein pinch hits for Frank Duffy batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Lowenstein    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  P Dade          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Orioles 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation