July 25, 1996 Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 10
@BAL 7 CAL 5
MIL 4 TEX 4
@CHW 3
(12) MIN 16
BOS 6 KCR 7
@NYY 0 DET 7
@SEA 4
(10) TOR 4
OAK 3 CHC 10
@COL 8 LAD 6
@FLA 3 PIT 6
PHI 4 SFG 4
ATL 3 MON 4
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 47,025

Thursday, July 25, 1996, 8:37
Time of Game: 3:19

Indians

62-40

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         3  0  1   0  3  0   1  0  2   10 16  0
Orioles         2  0  1   0  0  1   1  1  1    7 12  2

W: C Nagy (12-3), L: R Coppinger (5-2)

Orioles

50-50

Lost 4

2nd, 10 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   2   3   0    0   0  .321  .822    0    3   1   2·SB
O Vizquel SS                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .308  .807    0    1   2   SB
  C Baerga 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .698    0    0   1   
J Thome 3B                    4   2   1   1    1   1  .299 1.024    0    0   3   
A Belle LF                    4   2   3   5    0   0  .313 1.073    0    2   0   2·HR,HBP
M Ramirez RF                  5   2   1   0    0   0  .291  .975    0    1   1   2B,GDP
B Giles DH                    3   1   3   2    2   0  .412 1.441    0    0   0   3·2B,IW
M Carreon 1B                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .273  .787    0   11   0   
S Alomar C                    5   0   1   2    0   0  .268  .679    0    6   0   
A Espinoza 2B-SS              5   0   1   0    0   1  .228  .671    0    3   3   

C Nagy P                                                                 0   1
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
Totals                       41  10  16  10    3   3                    27  12

BATTING

2B: M Ramirez (27, off G Stephenson); B Giles 3 (3, 2 off R Coppinger, off G Stephenson).

HR: A Belle 2 (34, 2 off R Coppinger; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: B Giles (1, by G Stephenson).

HBP: A Belle (4, by G Stephenson).

TB: A Belle 9; B Giles 6; K Lofton 3; M Carreon 2; M Ramirez 2; J Thome; A Espinoza; S Alomar; O Vizquel.

GIDP: M Ramirez (10).

RBI: A Belle 5 (96); S Alomar 2 (31); B Giles 2 (7); J Thome (58).

2-out RBI: S Alomar 2; A Belle; B Giles.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 8 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Espinoza-O Vizquel-M Carreon; M Ramirez-M Carreon.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Lofton 2 (47, 3rd base off R Coppinger/C Hoiles, 2nd base off R Coppinger/C Hoiles); O Vizquel (25, 2nd base off R Coppinger/C Hoiles).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Alomar 2B                   5   4   4   2    0   0  .357  .970    0    2   2   2·HR,2B
B Anderson CF                 5   1   2   2    0   2  .283 1.027    0    5   0   HR
R Palmeiro 1B                 5   0   1   0    0   2  .288  .936    0    7   1   
B Bonilla RF                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .287  .791    0    3   0   3B
C Ripken SS                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .277  .807    0    1   1   
E Murray DH                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .259  .730    0    0   0   GDP
B Surhoff 3B                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .291  .840    0    2   4   
C Hoiles C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .234  .791    0    3   0   
M Devereaux LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .657    0    3   0   

R Coppinger P                                                            1   0
  G Stephenson P                                                         0   1
Totals                       37   7  12   7    3   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: R Alomar (25, off C Nagy).

3B: B Bonilla (3, off C Nagy).

HR: B Anderson (32, off C Nagy; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); R Alomar 2 (13, off P Assenmacher, off E Plunk; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: R Alomar 11; B Anderson 5; B Bonilla 4; C Hoiles; C Ripken; R Palmeiro; B Surhoff.

GIDP: E Murray (14).

RBI: R Alomar 2 (60); B Anderson 2 (67); B Bonilla (61); E Murray (49); B Surhoff (58).

2-out RBI: B Bonilla.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Surhoff-R Alomar-R Palmeiro.

E: B Bonilla (4); R Alomar (8).

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
C Nagy, W (12-3)               5.1   9   4   4    2   2   1   3.63   24     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 5· 1     34    -     1.11  -0.06
A Embree                       0     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.68    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.48  -0.04
E Plunk, H (8)                 2.2   2   2   2    0   3   1   2.58   11     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 1          2-0    1.52   0.14
P Assenmacher                  1     1   1   1    0   2   1   2.22    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.57   0.02
Totals                         9    12   7   7    3   7   3          40     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 6· 3          3-0

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Coppinger, L (5-2)           4.2   9   7   7    2   2   2   5.70   24     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 5· 2     18    -     0.96  -0.39
G Stephenson                   4.1   7   3   3    1   1   0   6.23   21     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 3· 0          1-0    0.41  -0.04
Totals                         9    16  10  10    3   3   2          45     -       ·  ·     15·13· 8· 2          1-0

A Embree faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: E Plunk (3).

IBB: G Stephenson (1; B Giles).

HBP: G Stephenson (1; A Belle).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.

Time of Game: 3:19.

Attendance: 47,025.

Field Condition: Damp.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. K Lofton             CF    1. R Alomar             2B 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. B Anderson           CF 
3. J Thome              3B    3. R Palmeiro           1B 
4. A Belle              LF    4. B Bonilla            RF 
5. M Ramirez            RF    5. C Ripken             SS 
6. B Giles              DH    6. E Murray             DH 
7. M Carreon            1B    7. B Surhoff            3B 
8. S Alomar             C     8. C Hoiles             C  
9. A Espinoza           2B    9. M Devereaux          LF 

   C Nagy               P        R Coppinger          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  3-0  1--     -13%  54% B Anderson      C Nagy          Home Run; Alomar Scores
   t 1   1  0-1  -2-      13%  73% A Belle         R Coppinger     Home Run; Thome Scores
   b 8   1  8-5  -2-     -10%  78% B Surhoff       E Plunk         Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ripken Scores; Surhoff to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 3   2  2-3  ---      10%  66% A Belle         R Coppinger     Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
   b 1   1  3-2  12-       9%  59% E Murray        C Nagy          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Rocky Coppinger facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  K Lofton        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      55%  O Vizquel       Lofton Steals 2B
   O      -2-      51%  " "             Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      60%  J Thome         Single to RF (Line Drive); Lofton Scores; Thome to 2B/Adv on E9
   RR     -2-      73%  A Belle         Home Run; Thome Scores
   O      ---      72%  M Ramirez       Flyball: LF
          ---      72%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--      71%  M Carreon       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
          ---      67%  R Alomar        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   RR     1--      54%  B Anderson      Home Run; Alomar Scores
          ---      50%  R Palmeiro      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      54%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF
          1--      50%  C Ripken        Walk; Palmeiro to 2B
   OO     12-      59%  E Murray        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rocky Coppinger facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      57%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  A Espinoza      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Charles Nagy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      57%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      59%  C Hoiles        Single to LF (Line Drive); Hoiles out at 2B/CF-2B
   O      ---      60%  M Devereaux     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Rocky Coppinger facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      58%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      56%  J Thome         Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---      66%  A Belle         Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---      65%  M Ramirez       Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  R Alomar        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      63%  B Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      67%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Alomar to 3B
   R      --3      58%  B Bonilla       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Alomar Scores
   O      1--      61%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 3.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rocky Coppinger facing 6-7-8
          ---      67%  B Giles         Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      63%  M Carreon       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      59%  S Alomar        Flyball: CF; Giles to 3B
   O      --3      55%  A Espinoza      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-4, Charles Nagy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      61%  B Surhoff       Groundout: P-2B-1B
          ---      59%  C Hoiles        Walk
   O      1--      62%  M Devereaux     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Orioles 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rocky Coppinger facing 1-2-3
          ---      66%  K Lofton        Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
          1--      72%  O Vizquel       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Lofton to 2B
          12-      76%  J Thome         Lofton Steals 3B; Vizquel Steals 2B
          -23      78%  " "             Walk
   RR     123      87%  A Belle         Single to LF (Line Drive); Lofton Scores; Vizquel Scores; Thome to 2B
   OO     12-      81%  M Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Thome to 3B
   R      --3      87%  B Giles         Double to RF (Line Drive); Thome Scores
                  Garrett Stephenson replaces Rocky Coppinger pitching
   O      -2-      85%  M Carreon       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-7, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  R Alomar        Flyball: LF
                  Carlos Baerga replaces Omar Vizquel playing 2B batting 2nd; Alvaro Espinoza moves to SS
          ---      85%  B Anderson      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      90%  R Palmeiro      Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Orioles 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-3, Garrett Stephenson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      89%  S Alomar        Popfly: SS
          ---      90%  A Espinoza      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      91%  K Lofton        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Espinoza to 2B
   O      12-      90%  C Baerga        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Espinoza to 3B; Lofton to 2B
   O      -23      88%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-7, Charles Nagy facing 4-5-6
          ---      81%  B Bonilla       Triple to CF (Line Drive)
          --3      76%  C Ripken        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Bonilla stays at 3B
   RO     1-3      79%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bonilla Scores; Ripken to 2B
                  Alan Embree replaces Charles Nagy pitching
          -2-      76%  B Surhoff       Walk
                  Eric Plunk replaces Alan Embree pitching
   O      12-      82%  C Hoiles        Popfly: SS
   O      12-      88%  M Devereaux     Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Orioles 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-4, Garrett Stephenson facing 4-5-6
          ---      89%  A Belle         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      88%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ramirez to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   R      -2-      93%  B Giles         Double to RF (Line Drive); Ramirez Scores
   O      -2-      92%  M Carreon       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Giles out at 3B/SS-3B
   O      1--      91%  S Alomar        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-8, Eric Plunk facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      85%  R Alomar        Home Run
   O      ---      88%  B Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      90%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Orioles 5.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-5, Garrett Stephenson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      91%  A Espinoza      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      90%  K Lofton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  C Baerga        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-8, Eric Plunk facing 5-6-7
          ---      84%  C Ripken        Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Ripken to 1B
   O      1--      88%  E Murray        Groundout: 3B-1B; Ripken to 2B
   R      -2-      78%  B Surhoff       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ripken Scores; Surhoff to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      85%  C Hoiles        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      91%  M Devereaux     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Orioles 6.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-6, Garrett Stephenson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  J Thome         Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  A Belle         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      90%  M Ramirez       Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-      91%  B Giles         Intentional Walk
          12-      92%  M Carreon       Single to P (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 3B; Giles to 2B
   RR     123      98%  S Alomar        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ramirez Scores; Giles Scores; Carreon to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  A Espinoza      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 10, Orioles 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 6-10, Paul Assenmacher facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Eric Plunk pitching
   R      ---      95%  R Alomar        Home Run
   O      ---      98%  B Anderson      Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  B Bonilla       Flyball: LF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Orioles 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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