September 23, 1989 New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
NYY 2 CLE 4
CAL 3 CLE 6
CAL 2 BOS 6
@DET 1 SEA 8
@KCR 0 MIL 4
TOR 1 MIN 5
OAK 3 TEX 6
CHW 4 CIN 11
@ATL 5 CHC 3
PIT 2 SDP 7
@LAD 1 NYM 13
MON 6 SFG 3
HOU 1 STL 11
PHI 5

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 48,308

Saturday, September 23, 1989, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:22

Yankees

70-84

Lost 1

5th, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  0    2  8  2
Orioles         0  2  0   4  3  1   0  0  X   10 14  0

W: B Milacki (13-12), L: E Plunk (7-6)

Orioles

84-71

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .757   19    1   0   SH,GDP
  W Tolleson 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .165  .508         0   0   
A Espinoza SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .626   10    0   1   
  M Blowers 3B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .546    5    1   0   
D Mattingly 1B                3   1   0   0    2   1  .301  .828   20    9   1   
M Hall LF                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .707   12    0   0   
S Balboni DH                  3   1   2   1    1   1  .242  .767   18    0   0   
J Barfield RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .752   16    2   0   
R Velarde 3B-SS               3   0   2   0    1   1  .337  .868   12    1   3   
D Slaught C                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .251  .686    8    5   0   
  B Geren C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .789    8    2   0   
R Kelly CF                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .311  .809   19    3   0   

E Plunk P                                                                0   0
  D Mohorcic P                                                           0   0
  J Jones P                                                              0   3
Totals                       33   2   8   2    6   4              147   24   8

BATTING

SH: S Sax (7, off B Milacki).

TB: S Balboni 2; R Velarde 2; R Kelly 2; M Hall; A Espinoza.

GIDP: S Sax (18).

RBI: R Kelly (48); S Balboni (58).

2-out RBI: R Kelly; S Balboni.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Mattingly-R Velarde-D Mattingly.

E: M Blowers (2); B Geren (2).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Finley CF                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .249  .621   23    2   0   
J Orsulak LF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .283  .763   13    2   0   
  B Anderson PH-LF            1   0   1   0    0   0  .207  .640   10    0   0   
C Ripken SS                   3   0   0   0    2   1  .259  .722   27    1   2   
M Tettleton DH                4   0   0   0    0   3  .267  .900   17    0   0   
  L Sheets PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .668    7    0   0   
R Milligan 1B                 3   2   2   0    1   0  .268  .862   20    6   0   SB
  J Traber 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .565    6    5   0   
C Worthington 3B              5   2   2   1    0   1  .252  .738   16    1   6   HR,2B
S Jefferson RF                4   3   3   1    1   0  .240  .643   16    0   0   2B
J Quirk C                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .192  .545   13    4   1   SH,GDP
T Hulett 2B                   3   1   2   3    0   1  .297  .793   11    6   2   SF
  B Ripken 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .591         0   1   

B Milacki P                                                              0   1
  D Schmidt P                                                            0   1
Totals                       37  10  14   8    5   7              179   27  14

BATTING

2B: S Jefferson (5, off D Mohorcic); C Worthington (23, off J Jones).

HR: C Worthington (15, off E Plunk; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: T Hulett (1, off D Mohorcic).

SH: J Quirk (1, off E Plunk).

TB: C Worthington 6; S Jefferson 4; T Hulett 2; R Milligan 2; S Finley; L Sheets; J Quirk; B Anderson; J Orsulak.

GIDP: J Quirk (4).

RBI: T Hulett 3 (15); S Jefferson (19); C Worthington (70); J Orsulak (53); J Quirk (10); S Finley (25).

2-out RBI: T Hulett 2; J Orsulak.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Ripken-R Milligan.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Milligan (8, 2nd base off E Plunk/D Slaught).

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
E Plunk, L (7-6)               4     5   6   5    4   6   1   3.55   22   96-55   30· 9·16    8· 2· 2· 0     32    -     0.92  -0.35
D Mohorcic                     0.2   5   3   3    0   0   0   4.99    7   23-12    7· 1· 4    3· 0· 4· 0          0-0    0.28  -0.05
J Jones                        3.1   4   1   0    1   1   0   5.82   15   57-38   22· 2·14    7· 3· 3· 0          2-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    14  10   8    5   7   1          44  176-105  59·12·34   18· 5· 9· 0          2-0

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Milacki, W (13-12)           7     7   2   2    6   4   0   3.81   33  129-74   44· 8·20   10· 5· 8· 0     53    -     0.95   0.10
D Schmidt                      2     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.64    7   18-13   10· 1· 2    6· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     8   2   2    6   4   0          40  147-87   54· 9·22   16· 5· 9· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: E Plunk (9).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 3:22.

Attendance: 48,308.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 53° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Baltimore Orioles                    
1. S Sax                2B    1. S Finley             CF 
2. A Espinoza           SS    2. J Orsulak            LF 
3. D Mattingly          1B    3. C Ripken             SS 
4. M Hall               LF    4. M Tettleton          DH 
5. S Balboni            DH    5. R Milligan           1B 
6. J Barfield           RF    6. C Worthington        3B 
7. R Velarde            3B    7. S Jefferson          RF 
8. D Slaught            C     8. J Quirk              C  
9. R Kelly              CF    9. T Hulett             2B 

   E Plunk              P        B Milacki            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-0  123  1   18%  76% T Hulett        E Plunk         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Milligan Scores; Jefferson Scores; Quirk to 3B
   t 4   2  2-0  12-  6  -11%  64% R Kelly         B Milacki       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Balboni Scores; Velarde to 2B
   b 4   0  1-2  ---  4   10%  80% C Worthington   E Plunk         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   t 3   1  2-0  -23  2    9%  71% A Espinoza      B Milacki       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   t 3   2  2-0  123  1    8%  78% M Hall          B Milacki       Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Milacki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  S Sax           Lineout: 2B
          ---  4   50%  A Espinoza      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   52%  D Mattingly     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   55%  M Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Plunk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   52%  S Finley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  J Orsulak       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   50%  C Ripken        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Milacki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  S Balboni       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  J Barfield      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  R Velarde       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Plunk facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   55%  R Milligan      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   53%  C Worthington   Strikeout Swinging, Milligan Steals 2B
          -2-  5   54%  S Jefferson     Walk
          12-  6   57%  J Quirk         Walk; Milligan to 3B; Jefferson to 2B
   RR     123  1   76%  T Hulett        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Milligan Scores; Jefferson Scores; Quirk to 3B
   O      1-3  3   72%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Milacki facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   68%  D Slaught       Walk
          1--  2   62%  R Kelly         Single to LF (Line Drive); Slaught to 2B
   O      12-  1   63%  S Sax           Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Slaught to 3B; Kelly to 2B
   O      -23  2   71%  A Espinoza      Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          -23  5   69%  D Mattingly     Walk
   O      123  1   78%  M Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Eric Plunk facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   76%  J Orsulak       Flyball: RF
          ---  5   78%  C Ripken        Walk
   O      1--  5   76%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   74%  R Milligan      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Orioles 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Milacki facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   70%  S Balboni       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   74%  J Barfield      Flyball: LF
          1--  5   69%  R Velarde       Walk; Balboni to 2B
   O      12-  2   75%  D Slaught       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   R      12-  6   64%  R Kelly         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Balboni Scores; Velarde to 2B
   O      12-  6   69%  S Sax           Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Eric Plunk facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  4   80%  C Worthington   Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          ---  3   82%  S Jefferson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   81%  J Quirk         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Jefferson to 2B
          -2-  4   84%  T Hulett        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Jefferson to 3B
   R      1-3  7   89%  S Finley        Fielder's Choice 1B; Jefferson Scores; Hulett to 2B; Finley to 1B
                  Bob Geren replaces Don Slaught playing C batting 8th
   O      12-  6   88%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hulett to 3B; Finley to 2B
   RR     -23      95%  C Ripken        Wild Pitch; Hulett Scores; Finley Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER
          ---  7   95%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  6   95%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Orioles 6.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-6, Bob Milacki facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   96%  A Espinoza      Lineout: LF (Short LF)
          ---  4   94%  D Mattingly     Walk
   O      1--  3   96%  M Hall          Groundout: 3B-1B; Mattingly to 2B
   R      -2-  2   93%  S Balboni       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Mattingly Scores
   O      1--  8   94%  J Barfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dale Mohorcic facing 5-6-7
                  Dale Mohorcic replaces Eric Plunk pitching
          ---  5   95%  R Milligan      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   94%  C Worthington   Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  3   96%  S Jefferson     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Worthington to 3B
   R      -23  2   98%  J Quirk         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Worthington Scores; Jefferson to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   98%  T Hulett        Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Jefferson Scores
          1--  5   98%  S Finley        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Quirk to 2B
   R      12-  3   99%  J Orsulak       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Quirk Scores; Finley to 3B
                  Jimmy Jones replaces Dale Mohorcic pitching
   O      1-3  4   99%  C Ripken        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 9.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-9, Bob Milacki facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   98%  R Velarde       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   99%  B Geren         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   98%  R Kelly         Walk; Velarde to 2B
   OO     12-  4   99%  S Sax           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 9-2, Jimmy Jones facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Blowers replaces Alvaro Espinoza playing 3B batting 2nd; Randy Velarde moves to SS
   O      ---  2   99%  M Tettleton     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   99%  R Milligan      Walk
          1--  5  100%  C Worthington   Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Milligan to 2B; Worthington to 1B
   R      12-  1  100%  S Jefferson     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Milligan Scores/unER; Worthington to 3B
   OO     1-3  2  100%  J Quirk         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 10.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-10, Bob Milacki facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1  100%  M Blowers       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4  100%  D Mattingly     Lineout: CF
          ---  1  100%  M Hall          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6  100%  S Balboni       Walk; Hall to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  J Barfield      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 10-2, Jimmy Jones facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3  100%  T Hulett        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  S Finley        Groundout: P-1B
                  Brady Anderson pinch hits for Joe Orsulak batting 2nd
          --- 10  100%  B Anderson      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2  100%  C Ripken        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 10.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-10, Dave Schmidt facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Schmidt replaces Bob Milacki pitching; Jim Traber replaces Randy Milligan playing 1B batting 5th; Brady Anderson moves to LF
          ---  1  100%  R Velarde       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3  100%  B Geren         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5  100%  R Kelly         Groundout: 3B-1B; Geren to 2B
   O      -2-  1  100%  S Sax           Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 10-2, Jimmy Jones facing 4-5-6
                  Wayne Tolleson replaces Steve Sax playing 2B batting 1st; Larry Sheets pinch hits for Mickey Tettleton batting 4th
          ---  7  100%  L Sheets        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  6  100%  J Traber        Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  1  100%  C Worthington   Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Sheets to 3B
   O      -23  4  100%  S Jefferson     Groundout: P-1B
   O      -23  1  100%  J Quirk         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 10.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-10, Dave Schmidt facing 2-3-4
                  Billy Ripken replaces Tim Hulett playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  4  100%  M Blowers       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  M Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Orioles 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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