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Scores
Standings
DET
@BAL		6
8
DET
@BAL		5
6
TOR
@BOS		3
4		 
(11)
KCR
@CAL		13
4
MIN
@CHW		6
1
CLE
@NYY		5
6		 
(10)
TEX
@OAK		8
5		 
(10)
MIL
@SEA		3
8
LAD
@ATL		3
7
SFG
@CIN		5
2
SDP
@HOU		2
3
PHI
@MON		0
3
CHC
@PIT		4
3
Saturday, June 23, 1979 5:38PM
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:46
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Tigers
6
31-34
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
5th, 14½ GB
 at Orioles
8
46-22
⇐ Won 8 ⇒
1st
L: John Hiller (3-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          3  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    6  8  0
Orioles         1  0  0   0  1  3   0  0  3    8  8  0
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron LeFlore CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .323 .795 0.064 0.78 0.086 -0.022 1.0 2 0 SB
Alan Trammell SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .639 -0.082 0.93 0.001 -0.082 -1.0 2 2 SH
Steve Kemp LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 .351 .993 0.105 0.80 0.135 -0.030 1.6 3 0
Lance Parrish C 3 1 1 0 1 1 .297 .846 0.024 0.54 0.044 -0.021 -0.1 6 1 GDP
Jason Thompson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .265 .782 -0.072 0.90 0.010 -0.082 -0.6 6 0
Jerry Morales RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .247 .719 0.112 0.77 0.164 -0.052 0.7 3 0 2B,GDP
John Wockenfuss DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .759 -0.046 0.43 0.000 -0.046 -0.7
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .256 .636 0.033 0.68 0.085 -0.052 0.4 1 2 HR
Dave Machemer 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .091 .322 -0.012 0.57 0.019 -0.031 0.1 2 3
Milt Wilcox P
   Aurelio Lopez P
   John Hiller P
Team Totals 32 6 8 6 2 3 .250 .669 0.126 0.72 0.544 -0.418 1.4 25 8
2B: J Morales (13, off S McGregor).
HR: A Rodriguez (2, off S McGregor; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: A Trammell (7, off S McGregor).
TB: A Rodriguez 4; S Kemp 2; R LeFlore 2; J Morales 2; J Thompson; L Parrish.
GIDP: L Parrish (8); J Morales (6).
RBI: S Kemp 3 (50); J Morales 2 (21); A Rodriguez (19).
2-out RBI: J Morales 2.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Baserunning
SB: R LeFlore (38, 2nd base off S McGregor/D Skaggs).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Bumbry CF 3 2 1 2 2 0 .282 .690 0.338 1.80 0.373 -0.035 2.3 4 0
Billy Smith SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 .231 .680 -0.076 2.11 0.073 -0.149 0.6 1 4 HR,SH
Ken Singleton RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 .309 .968 0.064 1.91 0.132 -0.068 0.6 3 0
   John Lowenstein PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314 1.035 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Eddie Murray 1B 4 1 2 4 0 0 .284 .789 0.612 2.58 0.710 -0.098 -0.4 13 0 HR,SF
Gary Roenicke LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .296 .998 -0.094 1.34 0.022 -0.115 -0.7 2 0
Lee May DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 .295 .812 -0.109 1.66 0.035 -0.144 -0.6
Doug DeCinces 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .230 .758 -0.080 1.42 0.033 -0.113 -0.6 0 4
Rich Dauer 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .263 .690 0.020 1.36 0.099 -0.079 0.5 1 3
Dave Skaggs C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .571 -0.025 0.48 0.000 -0.025 -0.3 3 0
   Terry Crowley PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 1.019 0.044 1.92 0.044 0.000 0.3
   Rick Dempsey PR-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .272 .751 -0.069 2.44 0.000 -0.069 -0.2 0 0
Scott McGregor P 1
   Tim Stoddard P
   Tippy Martinez P
Team Totals 31 8 8 8 7 5 .258 .836 0.625 1.76 1.521 -0.895 1.3 27 12
HR: E Murray (8, off J Hiller; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out); B Smith (3, off M Wilcox; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: E Murray (3, off M Wilcox).
SH: B Smith (4, off J Hiller).
TB: E Murray 5; B Smith 4; R Dauer 2; L May; A Bumbry; D DeCinces.
RBI: E Murray 4 (44); A Bumbry 2 (27); B Smith (17); R Dauer (28).
2-out RBI: A Bumbry 2; R Dauer; B Smith.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Smith-R Dauer-E Murray; B Smith-E Murray.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Milt Wilcox 5.1 4 4 4 4 2 1 5.61 24 42 0.091 1.09 0.1
Aurelio Lopez, H (1) 2.2 3 1 1 1 3 0 4.12 12 2 2 0.079 2.00 -1.1
John Hiller, BS (5), L (3-6) 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 1 3.74 4 0 0 -0.797 5.24 -0.4
Team Totals 8.1 8 8 8 7 5 2 8.64 40 42 2 2 -0.627 0.72 -1.3

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Scott McGregor 4.1 7 6 6 1 3 1 5.21 21 27 -0.302 0.81 -4.0
Tim Stoddard 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.66 2 1 0 0.002 0.27 0.1
Tippy Martinez, W (5-1) 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.26 12 1 0 0.174 0.61 2.4
Team Totals 9 8 6 6 2 3 1 6.00 35 27 2 0 -0.126 1.76 -1.4
T Stoddard faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Wilcox (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 5-6 1 12- RRR BAL E. Murray J. Hiller 66% 100% Home Run; Bumbry Scores; Lowenstein Scores
b6 3-6 2 123 RR BAL A. Bumbry A. Lopez 18% 38% Single to CF; May Scores; Dauer Scores; Dempsey to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- RR DET J. Morales S. McGregor -16% 24% Double to CF; Kemp Scores; Parrish Scores
b9 5-6 0 --- BAL A. Bumbry J. Hiller 13% 34% Walk
t5 3-1 0 --- R DET A. Rodriguez S. McGregor -9% 16% Home Run

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- DET R. LeFlore S. McGregor -4% 46% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- DET A. Trammell S. McGregor -2% 44% LeFlore Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O DET A. Trammell S. McGregor 4% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 -2- R DET S. Kemp S. McGregor -8% 40% Single to CF; LeFlore Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- DET L. Parrish S. McGregor -3% 37% Single to LF; Kemp to 2B
t1 1-0 1 12- O DET J. Thompson S. McGregor 4% 41% Strikeout
t1 1-0 2 12- RR DET J. Morales S. McGregor -16% 24% Double to CF; Kemp Scores; Parrish Scores
t1 3-0 2 -2- O DET J. Wockenfuss S. McGregor 2% 27% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- BAL A. Bumbry M. Wilcox 4% 30% Walk
b1 0-3 0 1-- BAL B. Smith M. Wilcox 2% 32% Wild Pitch; Bumbry to 2B
b1 0-3 0 -2- BAL B. Smith M. Wilcox 4% 36% Walk
b1 0-3 0 12- BAL K. Singleton M. Wilcox 8% 43% Walk; Bumbry to 3B; Smith to 2B
b1 0-3 0 123 RO BAL E. Murray M. Wilcox -4% 39% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Bumbry Scores
b1 1-3 1 12- O BAL G. Roenicke M. Wilcox -5% 34% Flyball: CF
b1 1-3 2 12- O BAL L. May M. Wilcox -4% 30% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 1.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 8-9-1
t2 3-1 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez S. McGregor 2% 32% Strikeout
t2 3-1 1 --- O DET D. Machemer S. McGregor 1% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 3-1 2 --- O DET R. LeFlore S. McGregor 1% 34% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 7-8-9
b2 1-3 0 --- O BAL D. DeCinces M. Wilcox -2% 31% Flyball: CF
b2 1-3 1 --- O BAL R. Dauer M. Wilcox -2% 30% Flyball: RF
b2 1-3 2 --- O BAL D. Skaggs M. Wilcox -1% 29% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 1.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 2-3-4
t3 3-1 0 --- O DET A. Trammell S. McGregor 2% 30% Flyball: RF
t3 3-1 1 --- O DET S. Kemp S. McGregor 1% 32% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 3-1 2 --- O DET L. Parrish S. McGregor 1% 33% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
b3 1-3 0 --- O BAL A. Bumbry M. Wilcox -3% 30% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-3 1 --- O BAL B. Smith M. Wilcox -2% 28% Flyball: LF
b3 1-3 2 --- O BAL K. Singleton M. Wilcox -1% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 1.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 5-6-7
t4 3-1 0 --- O DET J. Thompson S. McGregor 2% 29% Flyball: RF
t4 3-1 1 --- O DET J. Morales S. McGregor 1% 30% Flyball: CF
t4 3-1 2 --- O DET J. Wockenfuss S. McGregor 1% 31% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
b4 1-3 0 --- BAL E. Murray M. Wilcox 5% 36% Single to CF
b4 1-3 0 1-- O BAL G. Roenicke M. Wilcox -4% 31% Strikeout
b4 1-3 1 1-- O BAL L. May M. Wilcox -4% 28% Strikeout
b4 1-3 2 1-- BAL D. DeCinces M. Wilcox 3% 31% Single to LF; Murray to 3B
b4 1-3 2 1-3 O BAL R. Dauer M. Wilcox -6% 25% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Orioles 1.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 8-9-1
t5 3-1 0 --- R DET A. Rodriguez S. McGregor -9% 16% Home Run
t5 4-1 0 --- DET D. Machemer S. McGregor -2% 14% Walk
t5 4-1 0 1-- DET R. LeFlore S. McGregor -3% 12% Single to SS; Machemer to 2B
t5 4-1 0 12- O DET A. Trammell S. McGregor -0% 12% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Machemer to 3B; LeFlore to 2B
t5 4-1 1 -23 RR DET S. Kemp S. McGregor -5% 6% Single to CF; Machemer Scores; LeFlore Scores
Tim Stoddard replaces Scott McGregor pitching
t5 6-1 1 1-- OO DET L. Parrish T. Stoddard 1% 7% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 9-1-2
b5 1-6 0 --- O BAL D. Skaggs M. Wilcox -1% 6% Flyball: RF
b5 1-6 1 --- O BAL A. Bumbry M. Wilcox -1% 5% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-6 2 --- R BAL B. Smith M. Wilcox 4% 9% Home Run
b5 2-6 2 --- O BAL K. Singleton M. Wilcox -1% 8% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 2.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Orioles' Tim Stoddard facing 5-6-7
t6 6-2 0 --- DET J. Thompson T. Stoddard -1% 7% Single to LF
Tippy Martinez replaces Tim Stoddard pitching
t6 6-2 0 1-- OO DET J. Morales T. Martinez 2% 9% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t6 6-2 2 --- O DET J. Wockenfuss T. Martinez 0% 10% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
b6 2-6 0 --- O BAL E. Murray M. Wilcox -2% 8% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
b6 2-6 1 --- BAL G. Roenicke M. Wilcox 2% 10% Walk
b6 2-6 1 1-- BAL L. May M. Wilcox 4% 13% Single to RF; Roenicke to 2B
Aurelio Lopez replaces Milt Wilcox pitching
b6 2-6 1 12- O BAL D. DeCinces A. Lopez -4% 9% Flyball: 3B
b6 2-6 2 12- R BAL R. Dauer A. Lopez 6% 16% Single to CF; Roenicke Scores; May to 2B
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Dave Skaggs (C) batting 9th
b6 3-6 2 12- BAL T. Crowley A. Lopez 4% 20% Walk; May to 3B; Dauer to 2B
Rick Dempsey pinch runs for Terry Crowley (PH) batting 9th
b6 3-6 2 123 RR BAL A. Bumbry A. Lopez 18% 38% Single to CF; May Scores; Dauer Scores; Dempsey to 2B
b6 5-6 2 12- O BAL B. Smith A. Lopez -8% 31% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 5.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Orioles' Tippy Martinez facing 8-9-1
Rick Dempsey moves from PR to C
t7 6-5 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez T. Martinez 3% 33% Flyball: LF
t7 6-5 1 --- O DET D. Machemer T. Martinez 2% 35% Lineout: CF
t7 6-5 2 --- O DET R. LeFlore T. Martinez 1% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-6, Tigers' Aurelio Lopez facing 3-4-5
b7 5-6 0 --- O BAL K. Singleton A. Lopez -5% 31% Strikeout
b7 5-6 1 --- O BAL E. Murray A. Lopez -4% 28% Flyball: RF
b7 5-6 2 --- O BAL G. Roenicke A. Lopez -2% 25% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 5.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Orioles' Tippy Martinez facing 2-3-4
t8 6-5 0 --- O DET A. Trammell T. Martinez 2% 28% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 6-5 1 --- O DET S. Kemp T. Martinez 2% 29% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 6-5 2 --- DET L. Parrish T. Martinez -1% 28% Walk
t8 6-5 2 1-- O DET J. Thompson T. Martinez 3% 31% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-6, Tigers' Aurelio Lopez facing 6-7-8
b8 5-6 0 --- O BAL L. May A. Lopez -6% 24% Flyball: LF
b8 5-6 1 --- O BAL D. DeCinces A. Lopez -5% 20% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 5-6 2 --- BAL R. Dauer A. Lopez 4% 23% Single to LF
b8 5-6 2 1-- O BAL R. Dempsey A. Lopez -7% 16% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 5.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Orioles' Tippy Martinez facing 6-7-8
t9 6-5 0 --- O DET J. Morales T. Martinez 2% 18% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 6-5 1 --- O DET J. Wockenfuss T. Martinez 1% 19% Flyball: CF
t9 6-5 2 --- O DET A. Rodriguez T. Martinez 1% 20% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-6, Tigers' John Hiller facing 1-2-3
John Hiller replaces Aurelio Lopez pitching
b9 5-6 0 --- BAL A. Bumbry J. Hiller 13% 34% Walk
b9 5-6 0 1-- O BAL B. Smith J. Hiller -5% 28% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Bumbry to 2B
b9 5-6 1 -2- BAL K. Singleton J. Hiller 5% 34% Walk
John Lowenstein pinch runs for Ken Singleton (RF) batting 3rd
b9 5-6 1 12- RRR BAL E. Murray J. Hiller 66% 100% Home Run; Bumbry Scores; Lowenstein Scores
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Orioles 8.

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