July 16, 1978 Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
TEX 1
(12) BOS 5
MIN 3 BOS 3
MIN 2 DET 4
@CAL 0 MIL 10
CHW 1 KCR 3
@NYY 1 OAK 8
TOR 5 CLE 8
@SEA 4 PHI 4
@ATL 2 CHC 3
LAD 2 LAD 5
@CHC 3 CIN 9
NYM 2 MON 6
HOU 1 PIT 3
SDP 2
(10) PIT 10
SDP 6 STL 9
SFG 4 SFG 6
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 11,839

Sunday, July 16, 1978, 2:48PM
Time of Game: 3:19

Rangers

45-43

Lost 1

3rd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  2
Orioles         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  8  1

W: D Stanhouse (3-5), L: R Cleveland (2-5)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Orioles

49-41

Won 1

3rd, 12 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds RF                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .261  .767    0    1   0   SB
J Beniquez CF                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .281  .717    0    3   0   
J Lowenstein LF               3   0   0   0    2   1  .246  .802    0    4   0   SB
A Oliver DH                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .296  .819    0    0   0   2B
M Hargrove 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .782    0    9   0   2B
  M Jorgensen PR-1B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .516    0    5   1   
J Sundberg C                  3   0   1   1    2   0  .311  .791    0    7   0   IW
K Bevacqua 3B                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .184  .513    0    1   2   2·GDP
B Wills 2B                    4   0   1   0    1   2  .226  .636    0    1   2   2B,CS
B Campaneris SS               4   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .555    0    1   5   SH

J Matlack P                                                              2   1
  R Cleveland P                                                          1   0
Totals                       38   1   6   1    6   8                    35  11

BATTING

2B: B Wills (11, off J Kerrigan); A Oliver (14, off J Kerrigan); M Hargrove (18, off D Stanhouse).

SH: B Campaneris (21, off D Stanhouse).

IBB: J Sundberg (5, by D Stanhouse).

TB: M Hargrove 2; B Wills 2; J Beniquez 2; A Oliver 2; J Sundberg.

GIDP: K Bevacqua 2 (3).

RBI: J Sundberg (30).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Matlack-M Jorgensen.

E: K Bevacqua 2 (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds (21, 2nd base off J Kerrigan/R Dempsey); J Lowenstein (6, 2nd base off J Kerrigan/R Dempsey).

CS: B Wills (4, 3rd base by J Kerrigan/R Dempsey).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Belanger SS                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .209  .546    0    3   4   
R Dauer 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .659    0    0   4   
K Singleton RF                5   0   0   0    0   3  .279  .834    0    2   0   
E Murray 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .813    0   13   0   2B
L May DH                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .708    0    0   0   
  P Kelly PR                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .764    0    0   0   
A Mora LF                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .265  .742    0    3   0   
  K Garcia PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .275  .688         0   0   
D DeCinces 3B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .785    0    1   2   
C Lopez CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .569    0    6   0   
  L Harlow PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .254  .704    0    0   0   
R Dempsey C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .263  .700    0    8   1   2B
  T Crowley PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .325  .728    0    0   0   

J Kerrigan P                                                             0   3
  D Stanhouse P                                                          0   2
Totals                       44   2   8   2    1   6                    36  16

BATTING

2B: E Murray (19, off J Matlack); R Dempsey (11, off J Matlack).

TB: R Dempsey 3; E Murray 2; A Mora 2; T Crowley; L May; M Belanger.

RBI: M Belanger (9); T Crowley (8).

2-out RBI: T Crowley.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Belanger-E Murray; J Kerrigan-M Belanger-E Murray.

E: R Dempsey (6).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Matlack                     10     6   1   1    0   6   0   2.38   37     -       ·  ·      9·15· 1· 6     82    -     1.44   0.63
R Cleveland, L (2-5)           1.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   3.03    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 1          0-0    2.46  -0.25
Totals                        11.2   8   2   2    1   6   0          45     -       ·  ·     13·17· 1· 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
J Kerrigan                     7     4   1   1    3   5   0   5.04   26     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 0· 4     67    -     1.16   0.28
D Stanhouse, W (3-5)           5     2   0   0    3   3   0   3.04   19     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 0· 2          0-0    2.74   0.60
Totals                        12     6   1   1    6   8   0          45     -       ·  ·     14·11· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Stanhouse (4; J Sundberg).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:19.

Attendance: 11,839.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Baltimore Orioles                    
1. B Bonds              RF    1. M Belanger           SS 
2. J Beniquez           CF    2. R Dauer              2B 
3. J Lowenstein         LF    3. K Singleton          RF 
4. A Oliver             DH    4. E Murray             1B 
5. M Hargrove           1B    5. L May                DH 
6. J Sundberg           C     6. A Mora               LF 
7. K Bevacqua           3B    7. D DeCinces           3B 
8. B Wills              2B    8. C Lopez              CF 
9. B Campaneris         SS    9. R Dempsey            C  

   J Matlack            P        J Kerrigan           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b12   2  1-1  12-      40% 100% T Crowley       R Cleveland     Single to LF; Garcia Scores; Harlow to 2B
   t 9   1  1-1  123      34%  63% K Bevacqua      D Stanhouse     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 9   1  1-1  1--     -22%  28% M Hargrove      D Stanhouse     Double to LF; Oliver to 3B
   b10   0  1-1  1--     -17%  53% R Dempsey       J Matlack       Double Play: Flyball: P-1B
   t10   2  1-1  1-3      13%  63% J Lowenstein    D Stanhouse     Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Kerrigan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--      40%  J Beniquez      Bonds Steals 2B; Bonds to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      45%  " "             Flyball: CF
          --3      43%  J Lowenstein    Walk
          1-3      41%  A Oliver        Lowenstein Steals 2B
   O      -23      49%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      55%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  M Belanger      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Dauer         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      50%  K Singleton     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Kerrigan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Wills         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
          ---      62%  E Murray        Double to LF
   O      -2-      57%  L May           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      53%  A Mora          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      50%  D DeCinces      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Kerrigan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  B Campaneris    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  B Bonds         Strikeout
          ---      53%  J Beniquez      Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  J Lowenstein    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Matlack facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  C Lopez         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      58%  R Dempsey       Double to CF
   R      -2-      70%  M Belanger      Single to CF; Dempsey Scores; Belanger to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      67%  R Dauer         Popfly: 1B
   O      -2-      64%  K Singleton     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Kerrigan facing 4-5-6
          ---      56%  A Oliver        Double to LF
   O      -2-      57%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 2B-1B; Oliver to 3B
   R      --3      50%  J Sundberg      Single to CF; Oliver Scores
   OO     1--      56%  K Bevacqua      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  L May           Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  A Mora          Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  D DeCinces      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Kerrigan facing 8-9-1
          ---      41%  B Wills         Double to RF
   O      -2-      53%  B Campaneris    Wills Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---      55%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Jon Matlack facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  C Lopez         Lineout: P
   O      ---      51%  R Dempsey       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Belanger      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Kerrigan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  J Lowenstein    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      57%  A Oliver        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Jon Matlack facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      54%  R Dauer         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      52%  K Singleton     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  E Murray        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Kerrigan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      54%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  J Sundberg      Walk
   O      1--      54%  K Bevacqua      Strikeout
   O      1--      58%  B Wills         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      55%  L May           Strikeout
   O      ---      52%  A Mora          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      50%  D DeCinces      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Stanhouse facing 9-1-2
                  Don Stanhouse replaces Joe Kerrigan pitching
   O      ---      54%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      58%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  J Beniquez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Jon Matlack facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      56%  C Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      60%  R Dempsey       Single to CF
          1--      66%  M Belanger      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Dempsey to 2B
   O      12-      59%  R Dauer         Flyball: CF
   O      12-      50%  K Singleton     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Stanhouse facing 3-4-5
          ---      42%  J Lowenstein    Walk
   O      1--      50%  A Oliver        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      28%  M Hargrove      Double to LF; Oliver to 3B
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Mike Hargrove batting 5th
          -23      28%  J Sundberg      Intentional Walk
   OO     123      63%  K Bevacqua      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Jon Matlack facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Jorgensen moves to 1B
   O      ---      57%  E Murray        Flyball: LF
          ---      63%  L May           Single to SS
                  Pat Kelly pinch runs for Lee May batting 5th
   O      1--      56%  A Mora          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      50%  D DeCinces      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 10th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Stanhouse facing 8-9-1
          ---      42%  B Wills         Walk
   O      1--      44%  B Campaneris    Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Wills to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  B Bonds         Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      50%  J Beniquez      Single to 3B; Wills to 3B
   O      1-3      63%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Jon Matlack facing 8-9-1
          ---      70%  C Lopez         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      53%  R Dempsey       Double Play: Flyball: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Belanger      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 11th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Stanhouse facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      55%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      60%  M Jorgensen     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 11th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 2-3-4
                  Reggie Cleveland replaces Jon Matlack pitching
   O      ---      57%  R Dauer         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      53%  K Singleton     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 12th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Don Stanhouse facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      55%  K Bevacqua      Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  B Wills         Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  B Campaneris    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 12th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      57%  P Kelly         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      63%  A Mora          Single/Bunt
                  Kiko Garcia pinch runs for Andres Mora batting 6th
   O      1--      56%  D DeCinces      Flyball: CF
                  Larry Harlow pinch hits for Carlos Lopez batting 8th
          1--      60%  L Harlow        Walk; Garcia to 2B
                  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Rick Dempsey batting 9th
   R      12-     100%  T Crowley       Single to LF; Garcia Scores; Harlow to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 2.

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