April 15, 1978 Milwaukee Brewers at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
MIL 0 BOS 12
TEX 4 KCR 6
CLE 5 MIN 6
SEA 5
(11) NYY 3
CHW 2 DET 6
@TOR 3 PIT 13
@CHC 10 HOU 6
CIN 1 MON 4
NYM 3
(11) PHI 3
@STL 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 7,527

Saturday, April 15, 1978, 2:09PM
Time of Game: 2:07

Brewers

5-2

Lost 2

1st

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

W: J Palmer (1-0), L: J Augustine (2-1)

Orioles

2-5

Won 2

6th, 3 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .346  .870    0    1   2   GDP
  T Johnson SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   
D Money 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .357  .990    0    2   1   
C Cooper 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .321 1.081    0    8   0   
L Hisle LF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .296 1.012    0    1   0   
B Oglivie DH                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .423    0    0   0   
S Lezcano RF                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .908    0    3   0   
S Bando 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .926    0    0   3   
G Thomas CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .250 1.046    0    1   0   
A Etchebarren C               2   0   1   0    0   1  .400 1.100    0    8   2   
  J Gantner PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   

J Augustine P                                                            0   1
  M Caldwell P                                                           0   2
  E Rodriguez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       28   0   2   0    1   7                    24  11

BATTING

TB: L Hisle; A Etchebarren.

GIDP: P Molitor (2).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Molitor-D Money-C Cooper.

E: P Molitor (2).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF                   5   1   1   0    0   3  .222  .522    0    3   0   
M Belanger SS                 5   1   3   0    0   0  .227  .547    0    3   4   
G Roenicke LF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .308  .616    0    0   0   GDP
E Murray 1B                   4   1   2   2    0   2  .320 1.014    0   10   0   2B
L May DH                      4   1   1   0    0   1  .296  .715    0    0   0   
D DeCinces 3B                 3   2   1   0    1   1  .292  .745    0    0   5   2B,IW
C Lopez RF                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .273  .793    0    2   0   CS,IW
R Dempsey C                   2   0   0   1    1   1  .238  .488    0    9   0   SF
R Dauer 2B                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .091  .258    0    0   2   

J Palmer P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   7  11   5    4   9                    27  11

BATTING

2B: E Murray (1, off J Augustine); D DeCinces (2, off J Augustine).

SF: R Dempsey (2, off J Augustine).

IBB: C Lopez (1, by J Augustine); D DeCinces (1, by J Augustine).

TB: M Belanger 3; E Murray 3; D DeCinces 2; G Roenicke 2; R Dauer; L May; A Bumbry.

GIDP: G Roenicke (2).

RBI: E Murray 2 (5); R Dauer 2 (2); R Dempsey (4).

2-out RBI: R Dauer 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Dauer-M Belanger-E Murray.

BASERUNNING

CS: C Lopez (1, 2nd base by J Augustine/A Etchebarren).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Augustine, L (2-1)           4.1   9   7   7    4   2   0   6.87   25     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0· 7     15    -     0.76  -0.23
M Caldwell                     2.2   2   0   0    0   6   0   3.00   10     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          3-2    0.11  -0.01
E Rodriguez                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11   7   7    4   9   0          38     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 0· 8          3-2

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Palmer, W (1-0)              9     2   0   0    1   7   0   0.00   29     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 2· 2     89    -     0.44   0.27
Totals                         9     2   0   0    1   7   0          29     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 2· 2           -

Balks: J Augustine 2 (2).

WP: None.

IBB: J Augustine 2 (2; D DeCinces, C Lopez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:07.

Attendance: 7,527.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. P Molitor            SS    1. A Bumbry             CF 
2. D Money              2B    2. M Belanger           SS 
3. C Cooper             1B    3. G Roenicke           LF 
4. L Hisle              LF    4. E Murray             1B 
5. B Oglivie            DH    5. L May                DH 
6. S Lezcano            RF    6. D DeCinces           3B 
7. S Bando              3B    7. C Lopez              RF 
8. G Thomas             CF    8. R Dempsey            C  
9. A Etchebarren        C     9. R Dauer              2B 

   J Augustine          P        J Palmer             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  1--      11%  70% D DeCinces      J Augustine     Double to CF; May to 3B
   b 2   0  0-1  1-3      -7%  71% R Dempsey       J Augustine     Lopez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   b 5   0  0-2  123       5%  97% E Murray        J Augustine     Double to LF; Bumbry Scores; Belanger Scores; Roenicke to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  -23       5%  75% C Lopez         J Augustine     Balk; May Scores; DeCinces to 3B
   b 3   0  0-2  1--      -5%  76% G Roenicke      J Augustine     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Molitor       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  D Money         Flyball: C
   O      ---      55%  C Cooper        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Augustine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  A Bumbry        Strikeout
          ---      55%  M Belanger      Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  G Roenicke      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  E Murray        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  L Hisle         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Oglivie       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  S Lezcano       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Augustine facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  L May           Single to RF
          1--      70%  D DeCinces      Double to CF; May to 3B
   R      -23      75%  C Lopez         Balk; May Scores; DeCinces to 3B
          --3      78%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      71%  R Dempsey       Lopez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   RO     --3      74%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; DeCinces Scores
          ---      75%  R Dauer         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      73%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Palmer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  S Bando         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      77%  G Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  A Etchebarren   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Augustine facing 2-3-4
          ---      80%  M Belanger      Single to CF
   OO     1--      76%  G Roenicke      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      76%  E Murray        Single to RF
   O      1--      75%  L May           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  P Molitor       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      79%  D Money         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  C Cooper        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Augustine facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      79%  D DeCinces      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      78%  C Lopez         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      79%  R Dempsey       Walk
   O      1--      77%  R Dauer         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Palmer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      80%  L Hisle         Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
          ---      80%  S Lezcano       Walk
   O      1--      83%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Augustine facing 1-2-3
          ---      85%  A Bumbry        Single to CF
          1--      88%  M Belanger      Single (Bunt); Bumbry to 2B
          12-      92%  G Roenicke      Single to C/Bunt; Bumbry to 3B; Belanger to 2B
   RR     123      97%  E Murray        Double to LF; Bumbry Scores; Belanger Scores; Roenicke to 3B
   O      -23      96%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B
          -23      96%  D DeCinces      Intentional Walk
   R      123      98%  C Lopez         Balk; Roenicke Scores; Murray to 3B; DeCinces to 2B
          -23      98%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Mike Caldwell replaces Jerry Augustine pitching
   O      123      97%  R Dempsey       Strikeout
   RR     123      99%  R Dauer         Single to LF; Murray Scores; DeCinces Scores; Lopez to 2B
   O      12-      99%  A Bumbry        Strikeout
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 7.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-7, Jim Palmer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  G Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  A Etchebarren   Single
   OO     1--     100%  P Molitor       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-0, Mike Caldwell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  M Belanger      Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  G Roenicke      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  E Murray        Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  L May           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 7.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-7, Jim Palmer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  D Money         Lineout: SS
   O      ---     100%  C Cooper        Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  L Hisle         Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  B Oglivie       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-0, Mike Caldwell facing 6-7-8
                  Tim Johnson replaces Paul Molitor playing SS batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  C Lopez         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Dempsey       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 7.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-7, Jim Palmer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  S Lezcano       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Thomas        Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-0, Eduardo Rodriguez facing 9-1-2
                  Eduardo Rodriguez replaces Mike Caldwell pitching
   O      ---     100%  R Dauer         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Bumbry        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Belanger      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 7.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-7, Jim Palmer facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Gantner pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Gantner       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  T Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Money         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Orioles 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL197804150

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation