September 22, 1984 Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 23,892

Saturday, September 22, 1984
Time of Game: 2:50

Red Sox

82-72

Won 2

4th, 17 GB

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

W: B Ojeda (12-12), L: K Dixon (0-1), S: B Stanley (22)

Orioles

81-72

Lost 2

5th, 17½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .319  .820    0    2   3   
D Evans RF                    4   0   1   1    1   1  .295  .926    0    1   0   
J Rice LF                     4   0   0   0    1   2  .280  .790    0    3   0   GDP
T Armas CF                    5   1   1   2    0   0  .266  .822    0    2   0   HR
M Easler DH                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .307  .877    0    0   0   
B Buckner 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .279  .731    0    7   1   
R Gedman C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .785    0    8   1   
M Barrett 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .305  .739    0    3   3   
J Gutierrez SS                4   1   2   0    0   0  .264  .604    0    0   3   

B Ojeda P                                                                0   1
  B Stanley P                                                            1   0
Totals                       36   4   9   4    5   4                    27  12

BATTING

HR: T Armas (41, off K Dixon; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: T Armas 4; W Boggs 2; J Gutierrez 2; M Barrett; D Evans; M Easler; B Buckner.

GIDP: J Rice (35).

RBI: T Armas 2 (117); D Evans (100); M Barrett (38).

2-out RBI: T Armas 2; M Barrett.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Young RF-LF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .252  .786    0    1   0   
J Shelby CF                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .204  .542    0    0   0   
  A Bumbry PH-CF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .650    0    0   0   
C Ripken SS                   4   1   2   2    1   0  .302  .876    0    1   2   HR
E Murray 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .320  .951    0   12   2   
G Roenicke LF                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .219  .710    0    1   0   
  J Dwyer PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .694    0    0   0   
K Singleton DH                4   0   1   0    0   2  .216  .579    0    0   0   
R Jackson 3B                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .178  .447    0    3   5   CS
  W Gross PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .220  .802    0    0   0   
  T Cruz PR-3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .581         0   0   
R Dauer 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .633    0    4   5   
  J Traber PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    0   0   
  V Rodriguez 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.000         0   0   
R Dempsey C                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .226  .671    0    3   0   
  J Nolan PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .798    0    0   0   
  F Rayford C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .642         1   0   

K Dixon P                                                                1   1
  S Stewart P                                                            0   1
Totals                       35   2   9   2    4   8                    27  16

BATTING

HR: C Ripken (25, off B Ojeda; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: C Ripken 5; R Jackson 2; K Singleton; R Dauer; M Young; J Shelby; J Traber.

RBI: C Ripken 2 (81).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Jackson-R Dauer-E Murray.

E: C Ripken (26).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Jackson (1, 2nd base by B Ojeda/R Gedman).

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
B Ojeda, W (12-12)             6     7   2   2    3   5   1   4.00   27     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 7     52    -     1.21   0.12
B Stanley, S (22)              3     2   0   0    1   3   0   3.67   12     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.95   0.33
Totals                         9     9   2   2    4   8   1          39     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0· 9           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Dixon, L (0-1)               6     7   3   3    4   3   1   4.50   28     -       ·  ·     12· 2· 0· 7     45    -     1.17  -0.08
S Stewart                      3     2   1   0    1   1   0   3.34   13     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 2          0-0    0.87   0.03
Totals                         9     9   4   3    5   4   1          41     -       ·  ·     16· 7· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: K Dixon (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 23,892.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. W Boggs              3B    1. M Young              RF 
2. D Evans              RF    2. J Shelby             CF 
3. J Rice               LF    3. C Ripken             SS 
4. T Armas              CF    4. E Murray             1B 
5. M Easler             DH    5. G Roenicke           LF 
6. B Buckner            1B    6. K Singleton          DH 
7. R Gedman             C     7. R Jackson            3B 
8. M Barrett            2B    8. R Dauer              2B 
9. J Gutierrez          SS    9. R Dempsey            C  

   B Ojeda              P        K Dixon              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  2-1  1--      28%  60% T Armas         K Dixon         Home Run; Boggs Scores
   b 1   1  0-0  1--     -17%  28% C Ripken        B Ojeda         Home Run; Young Scores
   b 8   2  3-2  1-3      14%  84% J Nolan         B Stanley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 4   2  2-0  12-      12%  37% M Barrett       K Dixon         Single to RF; Buckner Scores; Gedman to 3B
   t 3   1  2-0  12-     -10%  23% J Rice          K Dixon         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Dixon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      47%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Rice to 1B
   O      1--      45%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Ojeda facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  M Young         Single
   O      1--      45%  J Shelby        Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--      28%  C Ripken        Home Run; Young Scores
   O      ---      29%  E Murray        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      30%  G Roenicke      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Dixon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      27%  M Easler        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      30%  B Buckner       Single
   O      1--      27%  R Gedman        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      25%  M Barrett       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Ojeda facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      26%  K Singleton     Strikeout
          ---      25%  R Jackson       Single
   O      1--      27%  R Dauer         Jackson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      28%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Dixon facing 9-1-2
          ---      32%  J Gutierrez     Single
   O      1--      28%  W Boggs         Strikeout Looking
          1--      30%  D Evans         Wild Pitch; Gutierrez to 2B
          -2-      33%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      23%  J Rice          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Ojeda facing 9-1-2
          ---      20%  R Dempsey       Walk
   O      1--      23%  M Young         Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      25%  J Shelby        Strikeout
          1--      23%  C Ripken        Walk; Dempsey to 2B
   O      12-      26%  E Murray        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Dixon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      24%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      27%  M Easler        Walk
   O      1--      23%  B Buckner       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      26%  R Gedman        Walk; Buckner to 2B
   R      12-      37%  M Barrett       Single to RF; Buckner Scores; Gedman to 3B
   O      1-3      31%  J Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Ojeda facing 5-6-7
          ---      28%  G Roenicke      Walk
          1--      23%  K Singleton     Single to SS; Roenicke to 2B
   O      12-      28%  R Jackson       Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Singleton to 2B
          12-      22%  R Dauer         Single to RF; Singleton to 3B; Jackson to 2B
   O      123      29%  R Dempsey       Strikeout
   O      123      36%  M Young         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Ken Dixon facing 1-2-3
          ---      41%  W Boggs         Single to RF
   O      1--      36%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      1--      32%  J Rice          Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--      60%  T Armas         Home Run; Boggs Scores
          ---      62%  M Easler        Single to SS
   O      1--      59%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Ojeda facing 2-3-4
          ---      54%  J Shelby        Single to SS
   O      1--      59%  C Ripken        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      63%  E Murray        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      67%  G Roenicke      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ken Dixon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      64%  J Gutierrez     Single
   O      1--      61%  W Boggs         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Ojeda facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      65%  K Singleton     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      61%  R Jackson       Single
   O      1--      66%  R Dauer         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      70%  R Dempsey       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sammy Stewart facing 2-3-4
                  Sammy Stewart replaces Ken Dixon pitching
   O      ---      68%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      70%  J Rice          Walk
   O      1--      67%  T Armas         Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      65%  M Easler        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Stanley replaces Bob Ojeda pitching
   O      ---      69%  M Young         Strikeout
                  Al Bumbry pinch hits for John Shelby batting 2nd
   O      ---      73%  A Bumbry        Flyball: LF
          ---      70%  C Ripken        Single
   O      1--      75%  E Murray        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sammy Stewart facing 6-7-8
                  Al Bumbry moves to CF
   O      ---      73%  B Buckner       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      71%  R Gedman        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      70%  M Barrett       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Bob Stanley facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Gary Roenicke batting 5th
   O      ---      77%  J Dwyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  K Singleton     Strikeout
                  Wayne Gross pinch hits for Ron Jackson batting 7th
          ---      77%  W Gross         Walk
                  Jim Traber pinch hits for Rich Dauer batting 8th; Todd Cruz pinch runs for Wayne Gross batting 7th
          1--      70%  J Traber        Single; Cruz to 3B
                  Joe Nolan pinch hits for Rick Dempsey batting 9th
   O      1-3      84%  J Nolan         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sammy Stewart facing 9-1-2
                  Floyd Rayford replaces Joe Nolan playing C batting 9th; Vic Rodriguez replaces Jim Traber playing 2B batting 8th; Todd Cruz moves to 3B; Mike Young moves to LF; Jim Dwyer moves to RF
          ---      87%  J Gutierrez     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      90%  W Boggs         Single; Gutierrez to 2B
   R      12-      95%  D Evans         Single; Gutierrez Scores/unER; Boggs to 2B
   O      12-      94%  J Rice          Strikeout
   O      12-      93%  T Armas         Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      91%  M Easler        Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  M Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Orioles 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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