September 9, 1981 Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 8
@BAL 5 SEA 3
@CHW 1 BOS 6
@DET 5
(11) KCR 7
CAL 3 MIN 3
TOR 1 NYY 5
MIL 2 MIL 5
@NYY 3 TEX 9
@OAK 4 ATL 9
HOU 0 CIN 5
SDP 4 SFG 6
@LAD 3
(11) PHI 11
MON 8 NYM 5
@PIT 3 CHC 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 10,637

Wednesday, September 9, 1981, 7:38PM
Time of Game: 3:01

Indians

42-39

Won 1

6th, 6½ GB

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

W: B Blyleven (11-6), L: S Stone (4-5)

Orioles

48-35

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Dilone DH                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .305  .711    0    0   0   GDP
  J Charboneau PH             1   0   1   0    1   0  .208  .610    0    0   0   
R Manning CF                  5   2   3   1    0   2  .262  .695    0    1   0   2B,SB
J Orta RF                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .272  .677    0    2   0   SH
R Hassey 1B                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .237  .591    0    9   2   2B,HBP,SH
T Harrah 3B                   5   1   2   1    0   2  .276  .745    0    2   2   2B
V Hayes LF                    4   1   2   2    1   0  .235  .773    0    2   0   
B Diaz C                      5   1   2   1    0   0  .343  .957    0    7   0   
D Kuiper 2B                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .277  .611    0    1   5   2B
M Fischlin SS                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .176  .398    0    2   2   CS

B Blyleven P                                                             1   0
  D Spillner P                                                           0   0
Totals                       38   8  15   8    3   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Kuiper (6, off S Stone); T Harrah (8, off S Stone); R Hassey (4, off J Schneider); R Manning (10, off D Ford).

SH: R Hassey (3, off J Schneider); J Orta (4, off D Ford).

HBP: R Hassey (2, by J Schneider).

TB: R Manning 4; T Harrah 3; D Kuiper 2; B Diaz 2; V Hayes 2; M Fischlin 2; R Hassey 2; J Orta; J Charboneau.

GIDP: M Dilone (4).

RBI: V Hayes 2 (7); R Hassey (19); T Harrah (31); B Diaz (32); D Kuiper (11); M Fischlin (1); R Manning (26).

2-out RBI: V Hayes 2; T Harrah.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 7 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Harrah-D Kuiper-R Hassey.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Manning (15, 2nd base off J Schneider/R Dempsey).

CS: M Fischlin (1, 2nd base by D Ford/R Dempsey).

PO: J Charboneau (1st base by J Schneider).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .271  .697    0    4   0   
R Dauer 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .266  .683    0    1   4   
K Singleton RF                4   0   1   1    0   1  .305  .901    0    1   0   
E Murray 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .280  .839    0    9   0   
J Lowenstein LF               4   0   0   0    0   3  .263  .754    0    1   0   
D DeCinces 3B                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .265  .811    0    1   0   2B
T Crowley DH                  2   1   1   3    2   0  .219  .730    0    0   0   HR
L Sakata SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .663    0    2   2   GDP
  D Graham PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .523    0    0   0   
  W Krenchicki SS             0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .553         1   1   
  J Dwyer PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .573    0    0   0   
R Dempsey C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .688    0    7   2   

S Stone P                                                                0   0
  D Ford P                                                               0   0
  J Schneider P                                                          0   1
  S Luebber P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   5   6   5    3   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: D DeCinces (19, off B Blyleven).

HR: T Crowley (4, off B Blyleven; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: T Crowley 4; D DeCinces 3; K Singleton; R Dauer; E Murray.

GIDP: L Sakata (4).

RBI: T Crowley 3 (21); K Singleton (46); E Murray (58).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Dauer-L Sakata-E Murray.

E: J Lowenstein (1); J Schneider ().

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven, W (11-6)           7     4   3   3    2   6   1   2.82   26     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 4     61    -     0.54   0.16
D Spillner                     2     2   2   2    1   1   0   3.40    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.69   0.02
Totals                         9     6   5   5    3   7   1          35     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 6           -

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 Stone, L (4-5)               1.1   4   3   3    1   1   0   4.09    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 4     34    -     1.06  -0.29
D Ford                         2.2   4   3   3    1   0   0   6.53   11     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 4          2-0    0.56  -0.01
J Schneider                    3.2   7   2   2    1   5   0   4.50   20     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 7          1-1    0.22  -0.03
S Luebber                      1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.75    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.16   0.01
Totals                         9    15   8   8    3   7   0          44     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1·15          6-1

D Ford faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Schneider (0; J Charboneau, 1st base).

HBP: J Schneider (1; R Hassey).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 10,637.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. M Dilone             DH    1. A Bumbry             CF 
2. R Manning            CF    2. R Dauer              2B 
3. J Orta               RF    3. K Singleton          RF 
4. R Hassey             1B    4. E Murray             1B 
5. T Harrah             3B    5. J Lowenstein         LF 
6. V Hayes              LF    6. D DeCinces           3B 
7. B Diaz               C     7. T Crowley            DH 
8. D Kuiper             2B    8. L Sakata             SS 
9. M Fischlin           SS    9. R Dempsey            C  

   B Blyleven           P        S Stone              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-0  12-      13%  68% B Diaz          S Stone         Single to CF; Harrah Scores; Hayes to 3B
   t 2   1  0-1  1-3      10%  78% D Kuiper        S Stone         Double to RF; Hayes Scores; Diaz to 3B
   t 2   1  0-3  1-3      -7%  77% M Dilone        D Ford          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 3   0  4-0  1--       6%  89% L Sakata        B Blyleven      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 3   2  0-3  --3       6%  87% T Harrah        D Ford          Single to CF; Manning Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Stone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Dilone        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  R Manning       Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  J Orta          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Dauer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  K Singleton     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Stone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  R Hassey        Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  T Harrah        Double (CF-RF)
          -2-      54%  V Hayes         Walk
   R      12-      68%  B Diaz          Single to CF; Harrah Scores; Hayes to 3B
   R      1-3      78%  D Kuiper        Double to RF; Hayes Scores; Diaz to 3B
   R      -23      84%  M Fischlin      Single to LF; Diaz Scores; Kuiper to 3B
                  Dave Ford replaces Steve Stone pitching
   OO     1-3      77%  M Dilone        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      79%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  D DeCinces      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dave Ford facing 2-3-4
          ---      83%  R Manning       Single to CF
   O      1--      82%  J Orta          Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Manning to 2B
   O      -2-      81%  R Hassey        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Manning to 3B
   R      --3      87%  T Harrah        Single to CF; Manning Scores
   O      1--      86%  V Hayes         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
          ---      83%  T Crowley       Walk
   OO     1--      89%  L Sakata        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  R Dempsey       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dave Ford facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  B Diaz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      88%  D Kuiper        Flyball: CF
          ---      88%  M Fischlin      Single to CF
   O      1--      88%  M Dilone        Fischlin Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      90%  R Dauer         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  K Singleton     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dave Ford facing 1-2-3
          ---      92%  M Dilone        Walk
   R      1--      96%  R Manning       Double to RF; Dilone Scores
                  Jeff Schneider replaces Dave Ford pitching
   O      -2-      95%  J Orta          Strikeout
   R      -2-      97%  R Hassey        Double to LF; Manning Scores
   O      -2-      97%  T Harrah        Strikeout
   R      -2-      98%  V Hayes         Single to LF; Hassey Scores; Hayes to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw to Hm)
   O      -2-      98%  B Diaz          Flyball: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-7, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
          ---      97%  E Murray        Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout
          1--      97%  D DeCinces      Single to SS; Murray to 2B
   RRR    12-      91%  T Crowley       Home Run; Murray Scores; DeCinces Scores
   O      ---      92%  L Sakata        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      93%  R Dempsey       Flyball: SS
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Orioles 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-3, Jeff Schneider facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  D Kuiper        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  M Fischlin      Strikeout
                  Joe Charboneau pinch hits for Miguel Dilone batting 1st
          ---      92%  J Charboneau    Walk
          1--      93%  R Manning       Charboneau Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Charboneau to 3B
   O      --3      92%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-7, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      95%  R Dauer         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      95%  K Singleton     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Orioles 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-3, Jeff Schneider facing 3-4-5
          ---      96%  J Orta          Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  R Hassey        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Orta to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  T Harrah        Lineout: 3B
   R      -2-      97%  V Hayes         Single to RF; Orta Scores
          1--      97%  B Diaz          Single to CF; Hayes to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  D Kuiper        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-8, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  E Murray        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout
          ---      98%  D DeCinces      Double to LF
          -2-      97%  T Crowley       Walk
                  Dan Graham pinch hits for Lenn Sakata batting 8th
   O      12-      99%  D Graham        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Orioles 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-3, Jeff Schneider facing 9-1-2
                  Wayne Krenchicki replaces Dan Graham playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  M Fischlin      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  J Charboneau    Single to CF
          1--      99%  R Manning       Single to RF; Charboneau to 3B
          1-3      99%  J Orta          Manning Steals 2B
   O      -23      99%  " "             Strikeout
          -23      99%  R Hassey        Hit By Pitch
                  Steve Luebber replaces Jeff Schneider pitching
   O      123      98%  T Harrah        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 8, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-8, Dan Spillner facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Spillner replaces Bert Blyleven pitching
   O      ---      99%  R Dempsey       Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      98%  A Bumbry        Walk
          1--      97%  R Dauer         Single to CF; Bumbry to 2B
   R      12-      92%  K Singleton     Single to CF; Bumbry Scores; Dauer to 3B
   RO     1-3      95%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Dauer Scores
   O      1--      97%  J Lowenstein    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Orioles 5.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-5, Steve Luebber facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  V Hayes         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Diaz          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      96%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-8, Dan Spillner facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  D DeCinces      Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  T Crowley       Flyball: LF
                  Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Wayne Krenchicki batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  J Dwyer         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Orioles 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation