April 10, 1979 New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 7
@BAL 6 MIN 8
@CAL 1 TOR 10
@CHW 2 MIL 3
BOS 0 SEA 4
OAK 1 TEX 5
CLE 0 ATL 6
CIN 4 HOU 2
LAD 1 MON 3
@NYM 2
(14) PHI 7
PIT 3 SFG 4
SDP 2 STL 7
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 16,721

Tuesday, April 10, 1979, 7:37PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Yankees

2-2

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  1  2   0  3  1    7 15  0
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  0   4  0  2    6 10  0

W: R Gossage (1-0), L: S Stewart (0-1), S: D Tidrow (1)

Orioles

2-2

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  P Blair CF                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    2   0   
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .437    0    8   5   GDP
T Munson C                    5   0   3   1    0   0  .250  .485    0    1   1   
L Piniella RF                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    3   0   
  J Johnstone PH-RF           2   1   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    1   0   
C Johnson DH                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .375 1.080    0    0   0   2B
  R Jackson PH                1   1   1   2    0   0  .500 2.100    0    0   0   HR
C Chambliss 1B                3   0   0   1    0   1  .154  .354    0   10   0   SF
G Nettles 3B                  4   2   3   2    0   0  .400 1.000    0    1   5   HR
R White LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .586    0    1   1   
B Dent SS                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .273  .878    0    0   3   3B,2B

R Guidry P                                                               0   1
  R Gossage P                                                            0   0
  P Mirabella P                                                          0   0
  D Tidrow P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38   7  15   7    1   2                    27  16

BATTING

2B: B Dent (1, off D Stanhouse); C Johnson (2, off S McGregor).

3B: B Dent (1, off S McGregor).

HR: R Jackson (1, off S Stewart; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); G Nettles (1, off S Stewart; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: C Chambliss (1, off S McGregor).

TB: G Nettles 6; B Dent 5; R Jackson 4; T Munson 3; C Johnson 3; J Johnstone; R White; L Piniella; P Blair.

GIDP: W Randolph (2).

RBI: G Nettles 2 (2); R Jackson 2 (2); T Munson (2); C Chambliss (1); B Dent (1).

2-out RBI: G Nettles 2; T Munson.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Nettles-W Randolph-C Chambliss 2; B Dent-W Randolph-C Chambliss.

PB: T Munson 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

PO: W Randolph (1st base by S Stewart).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF                   5   0   3   1    0   0  .308  .742    0    3   0   2B
M Belanger SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .480    0    1   2   
  P Kelly PH                  0   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   SF
K Singleton RF                5   0   1   0    0   0  .133  .443    0    2   0   2B
D DeCinces 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .143  .607    0    0   0   HR
L May DH                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .393    0    0   0   
E Murray 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .267  .646    0   12   1   GDP
K Garcia LF-2B                2   1   1   0    1   0  .500 1.167    0    3   2   
  T Crowley PH                0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  L Harlow PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .333 1.167         0   0   
R Dempsey C                   3   2   2   1    1   0  .500 1.267    0    3   0   2B,GDP
R Dauer 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308    0    2   3   GDP
  J Lowenstein PH-LF          1   0   1   2    1   0  .500 1.167    0    0   0   

S McGregor P                                                             0   1
  S Stewart P                                                            1   1
  D Stanhouse P                                                          0   0
Totals                       32   6  10   6    6   1                    27  10

BATTING

2B: A Bumbry (1, off R Gossage); K Singleton (2, off R Guidry); R Dempsey (2, off R Gossage).

HR: D DeCinces (1, off R Guidry; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: P Kelly (1, off D Tidrow).

TB: D DeCinces 4; A Bumbry 4; R Dempsey 3; K Singleton 2; J Lowenstein; K Garcia; E Murray.

GIDP: R Dempsey (1); R Dauer (3); E Murray (1).

RBI: J Lowenstein 2 (2); D DeCinces (2); R Dempsey (3); A Bumbry (3); P Kelly (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Garcia-E Murray.

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                       6.1   5   3   3    4   1   1   5.25   25     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 2· 5     48    -     1.20   0.18
R Gossage, BS (1), W (1-0)     2     4   3   3    2   0   0   5.40   11     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 4          2-2    1.71  -0.52
P Mirabella                    0     1   0   0    0   0   0  undef    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          3-1    5.12  -0.13
D Tidrow, S (1)                0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          3-1    7.52   0.33
Totals                         9    10   6   6    6   1   1          39     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 3·10          8-4

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                     5.2   9   3   3    0   1   0   4.76   25     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 1· 9     40    -     1.27  -0.06
S Stewart, L (0-1)             2     3   3   3    1   1   2   5.40    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          1-0    0.97  -0.55
D Stanhouse                    1.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   6.75    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.39  -0.03
Totals                         9    15   7   7    1   2   2          40     -       ·  ·     12·10· 1·14          1-0

P Mirabella faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: S Stewart (1; W Randolph, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Bob Roesner, 2B - Wayne Keister, 3B - Jim O'Connor.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 16,721.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Baltimore Orioles                    
1. M Rivers             CF    1. A Bumbry             CF 
2. W Randolph           2B    2. M Belanger           SS 
3. T Munson             C     3. K Singleton          RF 
4. L Piniella           RF    4. D DeCinces           3B 
5. C Johnson            DH    5. L May                DH 
6. C Chambliss          1B    6. E Murray             1B 
7. G Nettles            3B    7. K Garcia             LF 
8. R White              LF    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 8   1  4-3  1--      46%  72% R Jackson       S Stewart       Home Run; Johnstone Scores
   b 7   1  3-1  12-     -26%  45% R Dempsey       R Gossage       Double to RF; Murray Scores; Garcia to 3B
   b 9   2  7-6  -23      24% 100% K Singleton     D Tidrow        Foul Popfly: 3B
   b 7   1  3-2  -23     -21%  24% J Lowenstein    R Gossage       Single to LF; Garcia Scores; Dempsey Scores; Lowenstein out at 2B/LF-C-2B
   t 5   1  0-0  1--      19%  69% B Dent          S McGregor      Triple to RF; Nettles Scores

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%  M Rivers        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      46%  W Randolph      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  T Munson        Groundout: SS-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
          ---      42%  A Bumbry        Single to 3B
   O      1--      45%  M Belanger      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      37%  K Singleton     Double to LF; Belanger to 3B
   O      -23      44%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
   O      -23      50%  L May           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott McGregor facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  C Johnson       Double to LF
   O      -2-      48%  C Chambliss     Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      45%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 6-7-8
          ---      41%  E Murray        Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  K Garcia        Flyball: RF
          1--      41%  R Dempsey       Walk; Murray to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  R Dauer         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott McGregor facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  R White         Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  B Dent          Groundout: 2B-1B; White to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  M Rivers        Groundout: 1B unassisted; White to 3B
   O      --3      44%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  A Bumbry        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      49%  M Belanger      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      50%  K Singleton     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott McGregor facing 3-4-5
          ---      54%  T Munson        Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  L Piniella      Groundout: P-1B; Munson to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  C Johnson       Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      44%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  D DeCinces      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      44%  L May           Walk
   OO     1--      50%  E Murray        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott McGregor facing 7-8-9
          ---      55%  G Nettles       Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  R White         Lineout: CF
   R      1--      69%  B Dent          Triple to RF; Nettles Scores
   O      --3      63%  M Rivers        Flyball: RF
   O      --3      59%  W Randolph      Foul Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Guidry facing 7-8-9
          ---      53%  K Garcia        Single to RF
   OO     1--      64%  R Dempsey       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  R Dauer         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott McGregor facing 3-4-5
          ---      70%  T Munson        Single to SS
          1--      75%  L Piniella      Single to LF; Munson to 2B
   O      12-      76%  C Johnson       Single to LF; Munson out at Hm/LF-C; Piniella to 3B; Johnson to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   RO     -23      77%  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Piniella Scores; Johnson to 3B
   R      --3      85%  G Nettles       Single to RF; Johnson Scores
                  Sammy Stewart replaces Scott McGregor pitching
   O      1--      84%  R White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Blair replaces Mickey Rivers playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      87%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  M Belanger      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  K Singleton     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Sammy Stewart facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  B Dent          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  P Blair         Strikeout Looking
          ---      88%  W Randolph      Walk
   O      1--      87%  T Munson        Randolph Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Ron Guidry facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      78%  D DeCinces      Home Run
   O      ---      82%  L May           Flyball: RF
          ---      78%  E Murray        Walk
          1--      71%  K Garcia        Walk; Murray to 2B
                  Rich Gossage replaces Ron Guidry pitching
   R      12-      45%  R Dempsey       Double to RF; Murray Scores; Garcia to 3B
                  John Lowenstein pinch hits for Rich Dauer batting 9th
   RRO    -23      24%  J Lowenstein    Single to LF; Garcia Scores; Dempsey Scores; Lowenstein out at 2B/LF-C-2B
          ---      22%  A Bumbry        Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      25%  M Belanger      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 4.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Sammy Stewart facing 3-4-5
                  Kiko Garcia moves to 2B; John Lowenstein moves to LF
   O      ---      20%  T Munson        Popfly: 2B
                  Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Lou Piniella batting 4th
          ---      26%  J Johnstone     Single to LF
                  Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Cliff Johnson batting 5th
   RR     1--      72%  R Jackson       Home Run; Johnstone Scores
   O      ---      71%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---      84%  G Nettles       Home Run
                  Don Stanhouse replaces Sammy Stewart pitching
   O      ---      84%  R White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-6, Rich Gossage facing 3-4-5
                  Jay Johnstone moves to RF
   O      ---      88%  K Singleton     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  D DeCinces      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  L May           Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Orioles 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-4, Don Stanhouse facing 9-1-2
          ---      95%  B Dent          Double to LF
          -2-      95%  P Blair         Single/Bunt; Dent stays at 2B
   OO     12-      92%  W Randolph      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Dent to 3B
   R      --3      96%  T Munson        Single to LF; Dent Scores
   O      1--      96%  J Johnstone     Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-7, Rich Gossage facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  E Murray        Lineout: RF
                  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Kiko Garcia batting 7th
          ---      95%  T Crowley       Walk
                  Larry Harlow pinch runs for Terry Crowley batting 7th
          1--      90%  R Dempsey       Single to 3B; Harlow to 2B
          12-      87%  J Lowenstein    Passed Ball; Harlow to 3B; Dempsey to 2B
          -23      80%  " "             Walk
                  Paul Mirabella replaces Rich Gossage pitching
   R      123      67%  A Bumbry        Single to CF; Harlow Scores; Dempsey to 3B; Lowenstein to 2B
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Paul Mirabella pitching; Pat Kelly pinch hits for Mark Belanger batting 2nd
   RO     123      83%  P Kelly         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Dempsey Scores
          12-      76%  K Singleton     Passed Ball; Lowenstein to 3B; Bumbry to 2B
   O      -23     100%  " "             Foul Popfly: 3B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Orioles 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation