April 24, 1978 New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 8
@BAL 2 SEA 6
@CAL 5
(12) DET 4
@CHW 1 KCR 8
@TEX 6 CLE 4
@TOR 2 HOU 4
SDP 3
(10) MON 5
STL 3 PIT 4
@NYM 2 PHI 12
CHC 2

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 18,053

Monday, April 24, 1978, 8:40PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Yankees

7-8

Won 1

4th, 4 GB

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

W: R Guidry (2-0), L: S McGregor (0-3)

Orioles

5-10

Lost 3

6th, 6 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 5   1   2   0    1   0  .288  .744    0    3   2   
M Rivers CF                   6   1   2   1    0   1  .310  .778    0    3   0   
T Munson C                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .278  .601    0    2   1   
R Jackson RF                  5   1   2   2    0   0  .230  .703    0    2   0   
L Piniella LF                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .832    0    3   0   GDP,IW
C Johnson DH                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .154  .506    0    0   0   
C Chambliss 1B                5   1   2   3    0   0  .263  .631    0   11   0   2B
G Nettles 3B                  2   1   1   0    3   0  .213  .660    0    0   1   IW
B Dent SS                     5   1   1   1    0   0  .208  .495    0    3   6   

R Guidry P                                                               0   2
  R Gossage P                                                            0   0
Totals                       41   8  13   8    6   2                    27  12

BATTING

2B: C Chambliss (2, off J Kerrigan).

IBB: G Nettles (1, by J Kerrigan); L Piniella (1, by J Kerrigan).

TB: C Chambliss 3; R Jackson 2; T Munson 2; M Rivers 2; W Randolph 2; G Nettles; L Piniella; B Dent.

GIDP: L Piniella (2).

RBI: C Chambliss 3 (7); R Jackson 2 (9); M Rivers (7); T Munson (4); B Dent (3).

2-out RBI: C Chambliss 3.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Dent-C Chambliss.

PB: T Munson (1).

E: W Randolph (1); R Gossage ().

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF-LF                4   0   0   0    1   0  .207  .548    0    6   0   CS,GDP
M Belanger SS                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .261  .694    0    2   5   2B
  T Crowley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
G Roenicke LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .484    0    1   0   
  L Harlow PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .375 1.068    0    0   0   
E Murray 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .255  .767    0   11   0   
L May DH                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .873    0    0   0   2B
D DeCinces 3B                 3   1   2   0    0   0  .291  .805    0    0   3   2B,HBP
  B Smith 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .432         1   1   
C Lopez RF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .781    0    3   0   
  K Singleton PH-RF           0   0   0   0    1   0  .344  .823    0    0   0   
R Dempsey C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .234  .538    0    2   0   
R Dauer 2B-3B                 2   0   0   1    0   0  .091  .296    0    1   3   SF
  P Kelly PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .357  .757    0    0   0   

S McGregor P                                                             0   1
  J Kerrigan P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   2   7   1    4   2                    27  13

BATTING

2B: M Belanger (4, off R Guidry); L May (4, off R Guidry); D DeCinces (6, off R Guidry).

SF: R Dauer (1, off R Guidry).

HBP: D DeCinces (1, by R Gossage).

TB: M Belanger 3; D DeCinces 3; L May 2; C Lopez; E Murray.

GIDP: A Bumbry (3).

RBI: R Dauer (4).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Belanger-E Murray.

E: B Smith (1); D DeCinces 2 (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Bumbry (2, 2nd base by R Guidry/T Munson).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Guidry, W (2-0)              7     6   1   0    2   2   0   1.82   28     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0· 6     63    -     0.64   0.21
R Gossage                      2     1   1   1    2   0   0   2.93   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.19   0.00
Totals                         9     7   2   1    4   2   0          38     -       ·  ·     13·11· 0· 7           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S McGregor, L (0-3)            4.1   7   5   5    1   0   0  13.50   20     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 7     28    -     1.20  -0.14
J Kerrigan                     4.2   6   3   3    5   2   0   6.75   27     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 0· 6          3-3    0.21  -0.15
Totals                         9    13   8   8    6   2   0          47     -       ·  ·     15·11· 0·13          3-3

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Kerrigan 2 (3; L Piniella, G Nettles).

HBP: R Gossage (1; D DeCinces).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 18,053.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Baltimore Orioles                    
1. W Randolph           2B    1. A Bumbry             CF 
2. M Rivers             CF    2. M Belanger           SS 
3. T Munson             C     3. G Roenicke           LF 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. E Murray             1B 
5. L Piniella           LF    5. L May                DH 
6. C Johnson            DH    6. D DeCinces           3B 
7. C Chambliss          1B    7. C Lopez              RF 
8. G Nettles            3B    8. R Dempsey            C  
9. B Dent               SS    9. R Dauer              2B 

   R Guidry             P        S McGregor           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-0  12-     -10%  44% L Piniella      S McGregor      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 5   1  0-0  1-3      10%  69% B Dent          S McGregor      Single to RF; Chambliss Scores; Nettles to 2B
   t 5   1  0-0  1--       9%  60% G Nettles       S McGregor      Single to CF; Chambliss to 3B
   t 5   1  0-1  123       9%  84% M Rivers        S McGregor      Single to LF; Nettles Scores; Dent to 3B; Randolph to 2B
   t 5   1  0-3  123       6%  97% R Jackson       J Kerrigan      Single to LF; Randolph Scores; Rivers Scores; Munson to 3B; Jackson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott McGregor facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Randolph      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  M Rivers        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  T Munson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  M Belanger      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  G Roenicke      Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott McGregor facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      46%  L Piniella      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      47%  C Johnson       Walk
   O      1--      45%  C Chambliss     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  E Murray        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      43%  L May           Double to LF
   O      -2-      47%  D DeCinces      Flyball: SS
          -2-      45%  C Lopez         Single to SS; May to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  R Dempsey       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott McGregor facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  B Dent          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  W Randolph      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  R Dauer         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      44%  A Bumbry        Walk
   O      1--      49%  M Belanger      Bumbry Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott McGregor facing 2-3-4
          ---      54%  M Rivers        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  T Munson        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      55%  R Jackson       Single to P; Munson to 2B
   OO     12-      44%  L Piniella      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  G Roenicke      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      44%  E Murray        Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  L May           Flyball: CF
          1--      45%  D DeCinces      Single to LF; Murray to 2B
   O      12-      50%  C Lopez         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott McGregor facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  C Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  C Chambliss     Single to CF
          1--      60%  G Nettles       Single to CF; Chambliss to 3B
   R      1-3      69%  B Dent          Single to RF; Chambliss Scores; Nettles to 2B
          12-      75%  W Randolph      Single to CF; Nettles to 3B; Dent to 2B
   R      123      84%  M Rivers        Single to LF; Nettles Scores; Dent to 3B; Randolph to 2B
                  Joe Kerrigan replaces Scott McGregor pitching
   R      123      90%  T Munson        Single to RF; Dent Scores; Randolph to 3B; Rivers to 2B
   RR     123      97%  R Jackson       Single to LF; Randolph Scores; Rivers Scores; Munson to 3B; Jackson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -23      97%  L Piniella      Intentional Walk
   O      123      95%  C Johnson       Strikeout
   RRR    123      99%  C Chambliss     Double to RF; Munson Scores; Jackson Scores; Piniella Scores
          -2-      99%  G Nettles       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      99%  B Dent          Flyball: RF
                  8 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-8, Ron Guidry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  R Dempsey       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  R Dauer         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Bumbry        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-0, Joe Kerrigan facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  W Randolph      Single to 2B
   O      1--     100%  M Rivers        Strikeout
          1--     100%  T Munson        Single to LF; Randolph to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  R Jackson       Flyball: 1B
   O      1-3      99%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-8, Ron Guidry facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  M Belanger      Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  G Roenicke      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  E Murray        Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  L May           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-0, Joe Kerrigan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  C Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Chambliss     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  G Nettles       Walk
          1--     100%  B Dent          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Nettles to 2B
          12-     100%  W Randolph      Walk; Nettles to 3B; Dent to 2B
   O      123     100%  M Rivers        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-8, Ron Guidry facing 6-7-8
          ---      99%  D DeCinces      Double to LF
          -2-      99%  C Lopez         Passed Ball; DeCinces to 3B
   O      --3     100%  " "             Strikeout
          --3      99%  R Dempsey       Walk
   RO     1-3     100%  R Dauer         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; DeCinces Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  A Bumbry        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-1, Joe Kerrigan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  T Munson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  L Piniella      Single to LF
          1--     100%  C Johnson       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Piniella to 2B
   O      12-     100%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-8, Rich Gossage facing 2-3-4
                  Rich Gossage replaces Ron Guidry pitching
          ---      99%  M Belanger      Single to LF
                  Larry Harlow pinch hits for Gary Roenicke batting 3rd
   O      1--     100%  L Harlow        Flyball: LF
          1--      99%  E Murray        Walk; Belanger to 2B
   RO     12-     100%  L May           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Belanger Scores/Adv on E4; May to 2B
          -2-      99%  D DeCinces      Hit By Pitch
                  Ken Singleton pinch hits for Carlos Lopez batting 7th
          12-      99%  K Singleton     Walk; May to 3B; DeCinces to 2B
   O      123     100%  R Dempsey       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-2, Joe Kerrigan facing 8-9-1
                  Billy Smith replaces Doug DeCinces playing 2B batting 6th; Rich Dauer moves to 3B; Al Bumbry moves to LF; Larry Harlow moves to CF; Ken Singleton moves to RF
          ---     100%  G Nettles       Walk
   O      1--     100%  B Dent          Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Randolph to 2B/Adv on E4
   O      -2-     100%  M Rivers        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-8, Rich Gossage facing 9-1-2
                  Pat Kelly pinch hits for Rich Dauer batting 9th
          ---      99%  P Kelly         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--     100%  A Bumbry        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Mark Belanger batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  T Crowley       Flyball: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Orioles 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation