September 21, 1985 New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 5
@BAL 2 BOS 7
DET 6 CAL 12
CLE 3 OAK 8
@CHW 3 KCR 6
MIN 5
(10) TEX 7
SEA 2 TOR 2
MIL 1
(14) HOU 9
CIN 5 NYM 12
PIT 1 CHC 9
@PHI 2 SDP 1
ATL 0 LAD 11
@SFG 2 STL 7
MON 6

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 33,873

Saturday, September 21, 1985
Time of Game: 3:17

Yankees

87-61

Won 1

2nd, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  2   0  0  0   0  2  0    5 13  1
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  5  2

W: J Cowley (11-5), L: S Davis (10-8), S: B Fisher (13)

Orioles

79-68

Lost 1

3rd, 14 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson CF                5   1   2   0    0   0  .323  .947    0    4   0   2B,3·SB
K Griffey LF                  4   2   3   1    1   0  .273  .739    0    0   0   HR,2·2B
D Mattingly 1B                5   0   1   1    0   0  .322  .920    0    9   0   
D Winfield RF                 5   1   2   1    0   2  .278  .807    0    2   0   
R Hassey C                    3   1   1   1    2   0  .291  .881    0    7   0   HR
D Baylor DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .783    0    0   0   HBP
M Pagliarulo 3B               5   0   2   1    0   0  .237  .767    0    1   1   2B
R Hudler 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .194  .466    0    3   3   CS
B Meacham SS                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .575    0    1   4   
  K Smith SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   

J Cowley P                                                               0   1
  B Fisher P                                                             0   0
Totals                       40   5  13   5    4   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: M Pagliarulo (15, off S Davis); K Griffey 2 (24, off S Davis, off D Martinez); R Henderson (25, off D Martinez).

HR: K Griffey (9, off S Davis; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); R Hassey (13, off S Davis; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

HBP: D Baylor (23, by S Davis).

TB: K Griffey 8; R Hassey 4; M Pagliarulo 3; R Henderson 3; D Winfield 2; D Baylor; R Hudler; D Mattingly.

RBI: K Griffey (65); D Winfield (105); M Pagliarulo (59); R Hassey (41); D Mattingly (128).

2-out RBI: D Winfield; D Mattingly; M Pagliarulo.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

E: R Hudler (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson 3 (74, 3rd base off D Martinez/R Dempsey 2, 2nd base off D Martinez/R Dempsey).

CS: R Hudler (1, 2nd base by S Stewart/R Dempsey).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Wiggins 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .247  .619    0    3   1   
  L Sheets PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .785    0    0   0   
L Lacy RF                     5   0   2   0    0   2  .297  .760    0    1   0   
C Ripken SS                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .285  .822    0    3   2   
E Murray 1B                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .292  .910    0    3   1   
M Young LF                    3   1   0   0    0   2  .271  .876    0    6   0   HBP
J Dwyer DH                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .257  .768    0    0   0   
J Shelby CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .752    0    7   0   
F Rayford 3B                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .310  .845    0    1   1   HR
R Dempsey C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .253  .744    0    2   1   
  W Gross PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .793    0    0   0   

S Davis P                                                                0   0
  D Martinez P                                                           1   0
  T Martinez P                                                           0   0
  S Stewart P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   2   5   2    6   7                    27   6

BATTING

HR: F Rayford (15, off J Cowley; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

HBP: M Young (4, by J Cowley).

TB: F Rayford 4; L Lacy 2; J Shelby; J Dwyer.

RBI: F Rayford 2 (38).

2-out RBI: F Rayford 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: L Lacy (3); A Wiggins (11).

BASERUNNING

PO: E Murray (1st base by J Cowley).

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
J Cowley, W (11-5)             6     3   2   2    6   4   1   4.01   27     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 3     56    -     1.13   0.11
B Fisher, S (13)               3     2   0   0    0   3   0   2.48   12     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.98   0.20
Totals                         9     5   2   2    6   7   1          39     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 1· 5           -

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 Davis, L (10-8)              2.2   7   3   3    0   1   2   4.53   16     -       ·  ·      1· 6· 0· 7     33    -     1.02  -0.20
D Martinez                     5     6   2   2    3   1   0   4.99   24     -       ·  ·      4·10· 0· 6          2-0    0.87  -0.01
T Martinez                     0     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.57    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.57  -0.01
S Stewart                      1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.08    4     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          3-0    0.31   0.03
Totals                         9    13   5   5    4   2   2          45     -       ·  ·      6·19· 0·13          7-0

T Martinez faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Cowley (5; E Murray, 1st base).

HBP: S Davis (1; D Baylor); J Cowley (6; M Young).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 3:17.

Attendance: 33,873.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Baltimore Orioles                    
1. R Henderson          CF    1. A Wiggins            2B 
2. K Griffey            LF    2. L Lacy               RF 
3. D Mattingly          1B    3. C Ripken             SS 
4. D Winfield           RF    4. E Murray             1B 
5. R Hassey             C     5. M Young              LF 
6. D Baylor             DH    6. J Dwyer              DH 
7. M Pagliarulo         3B    7. J Shelby             CF 
8. R Hudler             2B    8. F Rayford            3B 
9. B Meacham            SS    9. R Dempsey            C  

   J Cowley             P        S Davis              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  3-0  1--     -20%  68% F Rayford       J Cowley        Home Run; Young Scores
   t 8   2  2-3  1-3      12%  87% D Mattingly     D Martinez      Single; Henderson Scores; Griffey to 3B/Adv on E9
   t 2   0  0-0  ---      11%  61% R Hassey        S Davis         Home Run
   t 3   0  0-1  ---      10%  72% K Griffey       S Davis         Home Run
   t 3   2  0-2  12-       9%  81% M Pagliarulo    S Davis         Double; Winfield Scores; Baylor to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Henderson     Flyball: SS
          ---      52%  K Griffey       Double
   O      -2-      48%  D Mattingly     Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      45%  D Winfield      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Cowley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  A Wiggins       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      45%  L Lacy          Single
   O      1--      48%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ripken to 1B
          1--      46%  E Murray        Walk; Ripken to 2B
   O      12-      50%  M Young         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      61%  R Hassey        Home Run
          ---      64%  D Baylor        Single
   O      1--      61%  M Pagliarulo    Flyball: LF
          1--      64%  R Hudler        Single; Baylor to 2B
   O      12-      60%  B Meacham       Flyball: RF
   O      12-      56%  R Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Cowley facing 6-7-8
          ---      52%  J Dwyer         Walk
   O      1--      54%  J Shelby        Groundout: 2B-1B; Dwyer to 2B
   O      -2-      58%  F Rayford       Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      57%  R Dempsey       Walk
          12-      53%  A Wiggins       Walk; Dwyer to 3B; Dempsey to 2B
   O      123      61%  L Lacy          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Storm Davis facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      72%  K Griffey       Home Run
   O      ---      70%  D Mattingly     Flyball: SS
          ---      72%  D Winfield      Single
   O      1--      70%  R Hassey        Flyball: CF
          1--      71%  D Baylor        Hit By Pitch; Winfield to 2B
   R      12-      81%  M Pagliarulo    Double; Winfield Scores; Baylor to 3B
                  Dennis Martinez replaces Storm Davis pitching
          -23      81%  R Hudler        Walk
   O      123      77%  B Meacham       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Cowley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      79%  C Ripken        Strikeout
          ---      77%  E Murray        Walk
   O      1--      80%  M Young         Strikeout
   O      1--      82%  J Dwyer         Murray Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dennis Martinez facing 1-2-3
          ---      85%  R Henderson     Double
   O      -2-      83%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      81%  D Mattingly     Flyball: LF
          -2-      81%  D Winfield      Henderson Steals 3B
   O      --3      79%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Cowley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      82%  J Dwyer         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      79%  J Shelby        Single
   O      1--      82%  F Rayford       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      84%  R Dempsey       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dennis Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      83%  R Hassey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  D Baylor        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      83%  M Pagliarulo    Single
   O      1--      81%  R Hudler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Cowley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  A Wiggins       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  L Lacy          Lineout: 2B
          ---      84%  C Ripken        Walk
   O      1--      87%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dennis Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      86%  B Meacham       Foul Flyball: SS
   O      ---      85%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
          ---      86%  K Griffey       Double
   O      -2-      84%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Cowley facing 5-6-7
          ---      80%  M Young         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      84%  J Dwyer         Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      87%  J Shelby        Flyball: RF
   RR     1--      68%  F Rayford       Home Run; Young Scores
   O      ---      70%  R Dempsey       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dennis Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      67%  D Winfield      Strikeout Looking
          ---      70%  R Hassey        Walk
   O      1--      67%  D Baylor        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      64%  M Pagliarulo    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Brian Fisher facing 1-2-3
                  Brian Fisher replaces Joe Cowley pitching
   O      ---      69%  A Wiggins       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      73%  L Lacy          Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  C Ripken        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dennis Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  R Hudler        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      71%  B Meacham       Flyball: 2B
          ---      72%  R Henderson     Single
          1--      74%  K Griffey       Henderson Steals 2B
          -2-      74%  " "             Henderson Steals 3B
          --3      75%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      87%  D Mattingly     Single; Henderson Scores; Griffey to 3B/Adv on E9
   R      1-3      93%  D Winfield      Single; Griffey Scores; Mattingly to 2B
                  Tippy Martinez replaces Dennis Martinez pitching
          12-      94%  R Hassey        Walk; Mattingly to 3B; Winfield to 2B
                  Sammy Stewart replaces Tippy Martinez pitching
   O      123      92%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 5, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-5, Brian Fisher facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  E Murray        Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  M Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      95%  J Dwyer         Single
          1--      92%  J Shelby        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Dwyer to 2B
   O      12-      97%  F Rayford       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Orioles 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Sammy Stewart facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  M Pagliarulo    Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  R Hudler        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Hudler to 1B
   O      1--      96%  B Meacham       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      96%  R Henderson     Hudler Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-5, Brian Fisher facing 9-1-2
                  Keith Smith replaces Bob Meacham playing SS batting 9th; Wayne Gross pinch hits for Rick Dempsey batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  W Gross         Strikeout
                  Larry Sheets pinch hits for Alan Wiggins batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  L Sheets        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  L Lacy          Single
   O      1--     100%  C Ripken        Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Orioles 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation