April 25, 1981 Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 19,634

Saturday, April 25, 1981, 1:25PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Red Sox

6-5

Lost 2

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    2  4  1
Orioles         0  0  0   3  3  0   0  1  X    7 12  1

W: M Flanagan (1-2), L: F Tanana (0-2)

Orioles

4-6

Won 1

6th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Evans RF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .359 1.172    0    0   0   
D Stapleton 2B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .512    0    2   1   
C Yastrzemski DH              4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .582    0    0   0   
J Rice LF                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .234  .633    0    0   1   HR
T Perez 1B                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .190  .594    0    4   0   
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .450 1.161    0    1   0   
G Allenson C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .841    0   16   0   
G Hoffman SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .399    0    0   3   
R Miller CF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .657    0    1   0   
  J Rudi PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .400 1.000    0    0   0   
  R Nichols PR-CF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   

F Tanana P                                                               0   0
  M Clear P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   2   4   2    2   7                    24   5

BATTING

HR: J Rice (2, off M Flanagan; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: J Rice 4; D Stapleton; C Lansford; J Rudi.

RBI: J Rudi (2); J Rice (6).

2-out RBI: J Rudi.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Hoffman-D Stapleton-T Perez.

E: C Lansford (2).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .209  .494    0    5   0   
R Dauer 2B                    4   2   3   0    1   1  .342  .806    0    4   1   2B
J Morales 1B                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .556 1.156    0    5   0   GDP
  J Dwyer 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .472    0    2   0   
K Singleton RF                3   2   0   0    1   2  .394 1.277    0    0   0   
  J Lowenstein LF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .536         0   0   
B Ayala DH                    4   1   1   1    0   3  .143  .393    0    0   0   
D DeCinces 3B                 4   1   3   4    0   1  .194  .523    0    2   4   2·2B
G Roenicke LF-RF              3   0   1   1    1   2  .190  .498    0    2   0   
R Dempsey C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .154  .598    0    7   0   
M Belanger SS                 4   0   0   0    0   4  .120  .274    0    0   4   

M Flanagan P                                                             0   1
Totals                       35   7  12   6    3  15                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Dauer (4, off M Clear); D DeCinces 2 (2, off M Clear, off F Tanana).

TB: D DeCinces 5; R Dauer 4; J Morales 2; B Ayala; A Bumbry; R Dempsey; G Roenicke.

GIDP: J Morales (1).

RBI: D DeCinces 4 (5); B Ayala (1); G Roenicke (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 18.

FIELDING

E: R Dauer (1).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Tanana, L (0-2)              4.2   9   6   6    2   7   0   5.21   24     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 9     27    -     1.28  -0.34
M Clear                        3.1   3   1   1    1   8   0   5.56   14     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.11   0.00
Totals                         8    12   7   7    3  15   0          38     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0·11           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Flanagan, W (1-2)            9     4   2   2    2   7   1   3.86   34     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 2· 2     76    -     0.65   0.16
Totals                         9     4   2   2    2   7   1          34     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 2· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Clear (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 19,634.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 53° F.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. D Evans              RF    1. A Bumbry             CF 
2. D Stapleton          2B    2. R Dauer              2B 
3. C Yastrzemski        DH    3. J Morales            1B 
4. J Rice               LF    4. K Singleton          RF 
5. T Perez              1B    5. B Ayala              DH 
6. C Lansford           3B    6. D DeCinces           3B 
7. G Allenson           C     7. G Roenicke           LF 
8. G Hoffman            SS    8. R Dempsey            C  
9. R Miller             CF    9. M Belanger           SS 

   F Tanana             P        M Flanagan           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-0  ---     -14%  39% J Rice          M Flanagan      Home Run
   b 4   1  1-1  12-      12%  73% D DeCinces      F Tanana        Single to CF; Singleton Scores; Ayala to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  12-     -10%  54% J Morales       F Tanana        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Bumbry to 3B
   b 4   1  1-0  1-3      10%  60% B Ayala         F Tanana        Single to CF; Dauer Scores; Singleton to 2B
   b 4   1  1-2  12-       9%  82% G Roenicke      F Tanana        Single to LF; Ayala Scores; DeCinces to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Evans         Lineout: CF
          ---      50%  D Stapleton     Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  J Rice          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  A Bumbry        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bumbry to 2B
          -2-      64%  R Dauer         Walk
   OO     12-      54%  J Morales       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Bumbry to 3B
   O      --3      50%  K Singleton     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  T Perez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  G Allenson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  B Ayala         Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  D DeCinces      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  G Roenicke      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  G Hoffman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Miller        Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      55%  D Stapleton     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  R Dempsey       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  M Belanger      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  A Bumbry        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
   R      ---      39%  J Rice          Home Run
   O      ---      40%  T Perez         Strikeout
          ---      39%  C Lansford      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Lansford to 1B
   O      1--      41%  G Allenson      Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
          ---      46%  R Dauer         Single to LF
          1--      54%  J Morales       Single to 1B; Dauer to 2B
   O      12-      51%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Dauer to 3B
   R      1-3      60%  B Ayala         Single to CF; Dauer Scores; Singleton to 2B
   R      12-      73%  D DeCinces      Single to CF; Singleton Scores; Ayala to 2B
   R      12-      82%  G Roenicke      Single to LF; Ayala Scores; DeCinces to 2B
          12-      86%  R Dempsey       Single; DeCinces to 3B; Roenicke to 2B
   O      123      81%  M Belanger      Strikeout Looking
   O      123      77%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 3.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Flanagan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      80%  G Hoffman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      81%  R Miller        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
          ---      85%  R Dauer         Single to LF
          1--      90%  J Morales       Single to RF; Dauer to 3B
          1-3      92%  K Singleton     Walk; Morales to 2B
   O      123      88%  B Ayala         Strikeout Looking
   RRRO   123      96%  D DeCinces      Double to LF; Dauer Scores; Morales Scores; Singleton Scores; DeCinces out at 3B/LF-SS-3B
                  Mark Clear replaces Frank Tanana pitching
   O      ---      96%  G Roenicke      Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 6.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike Flanagan facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Dwyer replaces Jose Morales playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---      97%  D Stapleton     Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  C Yastrzemski   Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      98%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mark Clear facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  R Dempsey       Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  M Belanger      Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  A Bumbry        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 6.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike Flanagan facing 5-6-7
          ---      96%  T Perez         Walk
          1--      93%  C Lansford      Single to P (Ground Ball); Perez to 2B
   O      12-      96%  G Allenson      Strikeout
   O      12-      98%  G Hoffman       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Perez to 3B
                  Joe Rudi pinch hits for Rick Miller batting 9th
   R      1-3      95%  J Rudi          Single to SS (Ground Ball); Perez Scores; Hoffman to 2B
                  Reid Nichols pinch runs for Joe Rudi batting 9th
   O      12-      98%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mark Clear facing 2-3-4
                  Reid Nichols moves to CF
          ---      98%  R Dauer         Double to LF
   O      -2-      98%  J Dwyer         Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-      97%  K Singleton     Strikeout
   O      -2-      97%  B Ayala         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 6.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Flanagan facing 2-3-4
                  John Lowenstein replaces Ken Singleton playing LF batting 4th; Gary Roenicke moves to RF
   O      ---      98%  D Stapleton     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mark Clear facing 6-7-8
          ---      99%  D DeCinces      Double to LF
          -2-      99%  G Roenicke      Walk
   O      12-      99%  R Dempsey       Bunt Popfly: 1B
   O      12-      99%  M Belanger      Strikeout
          12-      99%  A Bumbry        Single to P (Ground Ball); DeCinces to 3B; Roenicke to 2B
   R      123     100%  R Dauer         Wild Pitch; DeCinces Scores; Roenicke to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 7.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Mike Flanagan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  C Lansford      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Allenson      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Orioles 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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