September 1, 1978 Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
CHW 0 BAL 9
CHW 3 OAK 5
@BOS 1 DET 6
@KCR 2 TEX 5
@MIL 4 CLE 4
@MIN 1 SEA 3
@NYY 0 CAL 6
@TOR 4 CHC 14
HOU 11 LAD 4
NYM 3
(12) PIT 8
ATL 3 PIT 3
ATL 0 MON 3
@SDP 2
(12) SFG 4
PHI 3 CIN 5
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 6,614

Friday, September 1, 1978, 8:27PM
Time of Game: 2:23

White Sox

56-77

Lost 3

6th, 15½ GB

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

W: S Stewart (1-0), L: R Baumgarten (2-2), S: J Kerrigan (3)

Orioles

74-60

Won 2

5th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Washington LF               4   1   2   0    0   2  .256  .639    0    2   0   CS
G Pryor SS                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .237  .548    0    2   2   
M Squires 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .301  .811    0   10   0   
R Blomberg DH                 4   0   2   2    0   0  .239  .654    0    0   0   2B
  R Torres PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Orta 2B                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .761    0    2   2   
  M Eden 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .542    0    1   1   
C Lemon RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .282  .846    0    1   0   
T Bosley CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .257  .589    0    1   0   
M Colbern C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .576    0    5   0   
K Bell 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .186  .581    0    0   6   

R Baumgarten P                                                           0   0
  R Schueler P                                                           0   0
  J Willoughby P                                                         0   0
  R Hinton P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   3   7   2    0  14                    24  11

BATTING

2B: R Blomberg (6, off J Kerrigan).

TB: R Blomberg 3; C Washington 2; G Pryor; T Bosley; M Squires.

RBI: R Blomberg 2 (18).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Bell-M Eden-M Squires; K Bell-J Orta-M Squires.

E: K Bell (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Washington (5, 2nd base by S Stewart/D Skaggs).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Belanger SS                 3   2   2   1    1   1  .208  .544    0    0   0   HBP
R Dauer 2B-3B                 4   1   1   1    1   0  .268  .674    0    1   1   2B,GDP
D DeCinces 3B                 2   2   1   0    1   0  .273  .838    0    2   1   
  B Smith PH-2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .689    0    0   0   
E Murray 1B                   3   1   1   4    0   1  .281  .854    0    2   3   HR,SF
L May DH                      3   1   1   2    1   0  .248  .701    0    0   0   HR
A Mora LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .227  .624    0    2   0   GDP
M Anderson RF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .103  .360    0    3   0   3B
C Lopez CF                    3   1   3   1    0   0  .241  .615    0    0   0   2B
  L Harlow PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .659    0    0   0   
D Skaggs C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .137  .373    0   15   1   

S Stewart P                                                              1   0
  J Kerrigan P                                                           1   1
Totals                       32   9  11   9    4   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: C Lopez (6, off R Schueler); R Dauer (19, off R Baumgarten).

3B: M Anderson (1, off R Schueler).

HR: E Murray (26, off R Schueler; 2nd inn, 2 on, 1 out); L May (21, off R Baumgarten; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SF: E Murray (5, off R Baumgarten).

HBP: M Belanger (6, by R Schueler).

TB: C Lopez 4; L May 4; M Anderson 4; E Murray 4; M Belanger 2; R Dauer 2; D DeCinces.

GIDP: R Dauer (12); A Mora (5).

RBI: E Murray 4 (81); L May 2 (69); R Dauer (40); C Lopez (15); M Belanger (14).

2-out RBI: M Belanger.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

E: S Stewart (); A Mora (3).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Baumgarten, L (2-2)          0.2   5   4   4    1   1   1   5.68    8     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 5     26    -     0.76  -0.33
R Schueler                     4.1   6   5   4    3   2   1   4.24   21     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 1· 6          2-0    0.19  -0.06
J Willoughby                   2     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.55    6     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
R Hinton                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.73    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11   9   8    4   5   2          38     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 1·11          2-0

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 Stewart, W (1-0)             5.1   6   2   2    0   9   0   3.38   22     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 6     57    -     0.40   0.08
J Kerrigan, S (3)              3.2   1   1   1    0   5   0   4.79   12     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          2-0    0.09   0.02
Totals                         9     7   3   3    0  14   0          34     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 7          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: S Stewart (1); J Kerrigan (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: R Schueler (7; M Belanger).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 6,614.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. C Washington         LF    1. M Belanger           SS 
2. G Pryor              SS    2. R Dauer              2B 
3. M Squires            1B    3. D DeCinces           3B 
4. R Blomberg           DH    4. E Murray             1B 
5. J Orta               2B    5. L May                DH 
6. C Lemon              RF    6. A Mora               LF 
7. T Bosley             CF    7. M Anderson           RF 
8. M Colbern            C     8. C Lopez              CF 
9. K Bell               3B    9. D Skaggs             C  

   R Baumgarten         P        S Stewart            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      12%  71% R Dauer         R Baumgarten    Double (CF-RF); Belanger Scores
   b 1   1  0-2  --3       9%  87% L May           R Baumgarten    Home Run; DeCinces Scores
   b 1   0  0-1  -2-       7%  77% D DeCinces      R Baumgarten    Single to LF; Dauer to 3B; DeCinces to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 2   1  0-4  12-       7%  97% E Murray        R Schueler      Home Run; Belanger Scores; DeCinces Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  52% G Pryor         S Stewart       Washington Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Sammy Stewart facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  C Washington    Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  G Pryor         Washington Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      50%  " "             Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Pryor to 1B
   O      1--      51%  M Squires       Groundout: 1B-P; Pryor to 2B
          -2-      51%  R Blomberg      Wild Pitch; Pryor to 3B
   O      --3      55%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Baumgarten facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  M Belanger      Walk
   R      1--      71%  R Dauer         Double (CF-RF); Belanger Scores
          -2-      77%  D DeCinces      Single to LF; Dauer to 3B; DeCinces to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   RO     -23      78%  E Murray        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Dauer Scores; DeCinces to 3B
   RR     --3      87%  L May           Home Run; DeCinces Scores
   O      ---      87%  A Mora          Strikeout
          ---      87%  M Anderson      Single
          1--      88%  C Lopez         Single; Anderson to 3B
                  Ron Schueler replaces Ross Baumgarten pitching
   O      1-3      86%  D Skaggs        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 4.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Sammy Stewart facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  J Orta          Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  C Lemon         Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  T Bosley        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ron Schueler facing 1-2-3
          ---      91%  M Belanger      Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  R Dauer         Groundout: 3B-1B; Belanger to 2B
          -2-      91%  D DeCinces      Walk
   RRR    12-      97%  E Murray        Home Run; Belanger Scores; DeCinces Scores
   O      ---      97%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  A Mora          Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 7.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Sammy Stewart facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  M Colbern       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  K Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  C Washington    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-0, Ron Schueler facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  M Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      98%  C Lopez         Single to 3B; Lopez to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-      98%  D Skaggs        Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      99%  M Belanger      Single to CF; Lopez Scores/unER
          1--      99%  R Dauer         Walk; Belanger to 2B
   O      12-      99%  D DeCinces      Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 8.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Sammy Stewart facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  G Pryor         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  M Squires       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  R Blomberg      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-0, Ron Schueler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  E Murray        Strikeout
          ---      99%  L May           Walk
   OO     1--      99%  A Mora          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 8.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Sammy Stewart facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  J Orta          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  C Lemon         Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  T Bosley        Single to LF; Bosley to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-     100%  M Colbern       Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Bosley out at 3B/3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-0, Ron Schueler facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Eden replaces Jorge Orta playing 2B batting 5th
          ---     100%  M Anderson      Triple to CF
   R      --3     100%  C Lopez         Double to LF; Anderson Scores
   O      -2-     100%  D Skaggs        Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-     100%  M Belanger      Hit By Pitch
   OO     12-     100%  R Dauer         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 9.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-9, Sammy Stewart facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  K Bell          Strikeout Looking
          ---     100%  C Washington    Single to 2B
          1--     100%  G Pryor         Single to RF; Washington to 2B
          12-      99%  M Squires       Single to RF; Washington to 3B; Pryor to 2B
   RR     123      98%  R Blomberg      Single to CF; Washington Scores; Pryor Scores; Squires to 3B
                  Joe Kerrigan replaces Sammy Stewart pitching
   O      1-3      99%  M Eden          Fielder's Choice 3B; Squires out at Hm/3B-C; Blomberg to 2B; Eden to 1B
   O      12-     100%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 9-2, Jim Willoughby facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Willoughby replaces Ron Schueler pitching; Billy Smith pinch hits for Doug DeCinces batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  B Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  E Murray        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  L May           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 9.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-9, Joe Kerrigan facing 7-8-9
                  Billy Smith moves to 2B; Rich Dauer moves to 3B
   O      ---     100%  T Bosley        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Colbern       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  K Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 9-2, Jim Willoughby facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  A Mora          Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  M Anderson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Larry Harlow pinch hits for Carlos Lopez batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  L Harlow        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 9.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-9, Joe Kerrigan facing 1-2-3
                  Larry Harlow moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  C Washington    Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Pryor         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Squires       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 9-2, Rich Hinton facing 9-1-2
                  Rich Hinton replaces Jim Willoughby pitching
   O      ---     100%  D Skaggs        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Belanger      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Dauer         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 9.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-9, Joe Kerrigan facing 4-5-6
          ---     100%  R Blomberg      Double
                  Rusty Torres pinch runs for Ron Blomberg batting 4th
   O      -2-     100%  M Eden          Groundout: 1B-P; Torres to 3B
   R      --3     100%  C Lemon         Wild Pitch; Torres Scores
   O      ---     100%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  T Bosley        Flyball: RF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Orioles 9.

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