August 26, 1996 Oakland Athletics at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 12
OAK 11
(10) BOS 4
@CAL 1 MIL 3
@CHW 2 CLE 2
@DET 1 SEA 2
NYY 1 TOR 5
MIN 3 COL 9
CIN 5
(7) STL 3
@HOU 2 SFG 1
PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 43,361

Monday, August 26, 1996, 7:35
Time of Game: 4:07

Athletics

63-71

Lost 1

3rd, 13½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  2   1  3  0   1  2  0   1   11 13  2
Orioles         1  0  7   0  0  0   0  0  2   2   12 13  0

W: R Myers (3-3), L: M Acre (0-2)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Orioles

69-61

Won 1

2nd, 5 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Batista 2B                  5   2   2   4    0   1  .282  .756   23    4   2   2·HR,SF
S Brosius 3B                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .335 1.024   17    1   1   2B
J Giambi 1B                   3   1   0   0    1   3  .308  .882   17    8   0   
  B Lesher PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .650    5    1   0   
G Berroa DH                   5   1   2   0    0   2  .286  .890   24    0   0   
M Stairs RF                   3   2   3   3    1   0  .304  .965   16    2   0   HR,SB
  M McGwire PH-1B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .326 1.245    6    0   0   
T Steinbach C                 4   1   1   3    1   1  .278  .885   23    5   0   HR,GDP
  R Bournigal PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .241  .600         0   0   
  I Molina C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .742         1   0   
P Plantier LF                 5   1   1   0    0   2  .212  .650   26    2   0   
E Young CF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .233  .724   24    2   0   
  J Herrera PH-CF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .677    6    0   0   
M Bordick SS                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .227  .599    8    3   4   

J Wasdin P                                                               0   0
  C Reyes P                                                              0   0
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
  D Johns P                                                              0   0
  M Acre P                                                               0   1
Totals                       41  11  13  11    4  13              195   29   8

BATTING

2B: S Brosius (20, off R Coppinger).

HR: M Stairs (8, off T Mathews; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); T Steinbach (31, off R Coppinger; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); T Batista 2 (4, off A Mills, off R Coppinger; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: T Batista (1, off R Coppinger).

TB: T Batista 8; M Stairs 6; T Steinbach 4; S Brosius 2; G Berroa 2; M Bordick 2; P Plantier; E Young.

GIDP: T Steinbach (13).

RBI: T Batista 4 (9); T Steinbach 3 (89); M Stairs 3 (19); M Bordick (43).

2-out RBI: T Batista 2; M Stairs; M Bordick.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Brosius-J Giambi; T Batista-M Bordick-J Giambi.

E: M Bordick (10); S Brosius (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Stairs (1, 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   1   1   0    1   2  .346  .970   29    2   1   
B Anderson CF                 5   3   2   2    0   1  .298 1.041   23    4   0   2·3B,HBP
R Palmeiro 1B                 5   1   3   4    1   0  .290  .940   21    4   0   HR,2B,IW
B Bonilla RF                  4   1   1   1    2   0  .288  .831   20    3   0   HR,GDP,2·IW
C Ripken SS                   5   1   1   1    1   0  .283  .810   19    1   1   
B Surhoff 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .297  .856   20    0   0   2B
E Murray DH                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .265  .762   12    0   0   IW
C Hoiles C                    4   1   1   4    0   1  .256  .846   18   13   0   HR,HBP,GDP
  M Alexander PR              0   1   0   0    0   0  .109  .258         0   0   
B Bowers LF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .600   12    3   0   
  M Devereaux PH-LF           1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .674    8    0   0   SH

R Coppinger P                                                            0   2
  T Mathews P                                                            0   0
  A Mills P                                                              0   0
  J Orosco P                                                             0   0
  A Benitez P                                                            0   0
  R Myers P                                                              0   0
Totals                       41  12  13  12    6   5              182   30   4

BATTING

2B: B Surhoff (23, off J Wasdin); R Palmeiro (34, off D Johns).

3B: B Anderson 2 (5, off D Johns, off M Acre).

HR: C Hoiles (23, off C Reyes; 3rd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); B Bonilla (19, off J Wasdin; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); R Palmeiro (31, off J Wasdin; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: M Devereaux (2, off M Acre).

IBB: E Murray (4, by J Wasdin); R Palmeiro (9, by M Acre); B Bonilla 2 (5, by D Johns, by M Acre).

HBP: C Hoiles (9, by M Acre); B Anderson (18, by J Wasdin).

TB: R Palmeiro 7; B Anderson 6; C Hoiles 4; B Bonilla 4; B Surhoff 3; C Ripken; R Alomar; B Bowers; E Murray.

GIDP: B Bonilla (10); C Hoiles (6).

RBI: C Hoiles 4 (64); R Palmeiro 4 (119); B Anderson 2 (90); B Bonilla (90); C Ripken (87).

2-out RBI: C Hoiles 4; R Palmeiro 2; C Ripken; B Bonilla; B Anderson.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Coppinger-C Ripken-R Palmeiro.

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Wasdin                       2.2   6   7   1    1   1   2   6.25   16   62-38   30· 1· 7    4· 4· 5· 0     30    -     1.17  -0.31
C Reyes                        2.2   3   1   1    1   0   1   5.18   12   45-26   18· 2· 6    6· 2· 3· 0          3-3    0.66  -0.15
B Groom                        2.2   1   1   1    0   3   0   3.97    9   32-20    8· 3· 9    3· 0· 3· 0          1-0    1.25   0.16
D Johns, BS (1)                0     2   1   1    1   0   0   5.76    3    9-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          1-1    3.18  -0.62
M Acre, L (0-2)                1.2   1   2   2    3   1   0   6.61   10   34-15   10· 2· 3    2· 3· 0· 0          2-0    4.71  -0.44
Totals                         9.2  13  12   6    6   5   3          50  182-101  68· 8·25   15·10·12· 0          7-4

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                    5     9   7   7    3   6   2   5.66   26  100-63   34·13·16    4· 7· 6· 0     24    -     1.03  -0.32
T Mathews, BS (2)              2     1   1   1    0   3   1   4.81    7   32-23   13· 5· 5    0· 4· 0· 0          0-0    1.11   0.01
A Mills                        1     2   2   2    0   1   1   4.66    5   16-10    8· 1· 1    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    2.14  -0.31
J Orosco                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.55    2   15-11    8· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.02
A Benitez                      0.2   0   1   1    1   1   0   7.71    3   17-7     5· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.99   0.01
R Myers, W (3-3)               0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.50    3   12-8     5· 3· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          1-1    2.51  -0.27
Totals                        10    13  11  11    4  13   4          46  192-122  73·23·26    6·15· 8· 0          1-1

B Groom faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
D Johns faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: J Wasdin (2).

WP: A Mills (6).

IBB: D Johns (5; B Bonilla); J Wasdin (5; E Murray); M Acre 2 (3; R Palmeiro, B Bonilla).

HBP: J Wasdin (4; B Anderson); M Acre (2; C Hoiles).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 4:07.

Attendance: 43,361.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 87° F, Wind 1mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. T Batista            2B    1. R Alomar             2B 
2. S Brosius            3B    2. B Anderson           CF 
3. J Giambi             1B    3. R Palmeiro           1B 
4. G Berroa             DH    4. B Bonilla            RF 
5. M Stairs             RF    5. C Ripken             SS 
6. T Steinbach          C     6. B Surhoff            3B 
7. P Plantier           LF    7. E Murray             DH 
8. E Young              CF    8. C Hoiles             C  
9. M Bordick            SS    9. B Bowers             LF 

   J Wasdin             P        R Coppinger          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   2 11-10 -2-  5   48%  64% B Anderson      M Acre          Triple to RF (Fly Ball); Alexander Scores
   b 9   0 10-8  1--  3   40%  61% B Anderson      D Johns         Triple to LF (Fly Ball); Alomar Scores
   t 8   2  8-8  --3  1  -34%  19% T Batista       A Mills         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Plantier Scores
   t10   2 10-10 -2-  1  -33%  21% M Bordick       R Myers         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Bournigal Scores
   b10   2 11-11 123  5   33% 100% C Ripken        M Acre          Walk; Anderson Scores; Palmeiro to 3B; Bonilla to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rocky Coppinger facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  3   41%  T Batista       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   43%  S Brosius       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   45%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  G Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, John Wasdin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   44%  R Alomar        Lineout: CF
          ---  4   46%  B Anderson      Hit By Pitch
          1--      48%  R Palmeiro      Balk; Anderson to 2B
   R      -2-  7   55%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Anderson Scores
   OO     1--  1   50%  B Bonilla       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Rocky Coppinger facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   46%  M Stairs        Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  T Steinbach     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  7   52%  P Plantier      Strikeout Swinging, Stairs Steals 2B
          -2-  4   51%  E Young         Walk
   O      12-  1   56%  M Bordick       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, John Wasdin facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   59%  C Ripken        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   64%  B Surhoff       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Ripken to 2B
   O      12-  3   59%  E Murray        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   OO     12-  4   50%  C Hoiles        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Rocky Coppinger facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  T Batista       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   48%  S Brosius       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          -2-  4   46%  J Giambi        Walk
          12-  5   40%  G Berroa        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Brosius to 3B; Giambi to 2B
   RR     123  3   26%  M Stairs        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Brosius Scores; Giambi Scores; Berroa to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   35%  T Steinbach     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, John Wasdin facing 9-1-2
          ---  8   39%  B Bowers        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   35%  R Alomar        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--  2   32%  B Anderson      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   RR     1--  2   51%  R Palmeiro      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Bowers Scores/unER; Palmeiro Scores/unER
   R      ---  7   62%  B Bonilla       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bonilla Scores/unER
          ---  2   63%  C Ripken        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   67%  B Surhoff       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Ripken to 3B
          -23  4   68%  E Murray        Intentional Walk
                  Carlos Reyes replaces John Wasdin pitching
   RRRR   123  5   91%  C Hoiles        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ripken Scores/unER; Surhoff Scores/unER; Murray Scores/unER; Hoiles Scores/Team unER
          ---  2   91%  B Bowers        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  6   90%  R Alomar        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Orioles 8.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-8, Rocky Coppinger facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   92%  P Plantier      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   90%  E Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   87%  M Bordick       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Young to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   88%  T Batista       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Young Scores
   O      1--  4   90%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Orioles 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-4, Carlos Reyes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   89%  B Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   88%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   88%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Orioles 8.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-8, Rocky Coppinger facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   90%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   88%  G Berroa        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  1   84%  M Stairs        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Berroa to 2B
   RRR    12-  9   66%  T Steinbach     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Berroa Scores; Stairs Scores
   O      ---  4   68%  P Plantier      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   70%  E Young         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Orioles 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-7, Carlos Reyes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   67%  C Ripken        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   66%  B Surhoff       Lineout: LF
          ---  2   67%  E Murray        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  2   64%  C Hoiles        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Orioles 8.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 7-8, Terry Mathews facing 9-1-2
                  Terry Mathews replaces Rocky Coppinger pitching
   O      ---  3   68%  M Bordick       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   71%  T Batista       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   73%  S Brosius       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Orioles 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-7, Carlos Reyes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   70%  B Bowers        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   73%  R Alomar        Walk
                  Buddy Groom replaces Carlos Reyes pitching
   O      1--  4   70%  B Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   67%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Orioles 8.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 7-8, Terry Mathews facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   72%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   75%  G Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  6   57%  M Stairs        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   60%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Orioles 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 8-8, Buddy Groom facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   55%  B Bonilla       Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   52%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   50%  B Surhoff       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Orioles 8.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 8-8, Alan Mills facing 7-8-9
                  Alan Mills replaces Terry Mathews pitching
          ---  2   43%  P Plantier      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      38%  E Young         Wild Pitch; Plantier to 2B
   O      -2-  8   46%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   53%  M Bordick       Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Plantier to 3B
   RR     --3  1   19%  T Batista       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Plantier Scores
   O      ---  4   20%  S Brosius       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 10, Orioles 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 8-10, Buddy Groom facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   14%  E Murray        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  6   11%  C Hoiles        Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Devereaux pinch hits for Brent Bowers batting 9th
   O      ---  6    9%  M Devereaux     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 10, Orioles 8.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 10-8, Jesse Orosco facing 3-4-5
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Alan Mills pitching; Mike Devereaux moves to LF; Brian Lesher pinch hits for Jason Giambi batting 3rd
   O      ---  5   10%  B Lesher        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --- 10   11%  G Berroa        Flyball: CF
                  Armando Benitez replaces Jesse Orosco pitching; Mark McGwire pinch hits for Matt Stairs batting 5th
   O      ---  6   11%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 10, Orioles 8.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 8-10, Buddy Groom facing 1-2-3
                  Mark McGwire moves to 1B; Brian Lesher moves to RF
          ---  4   21%  R Alomar        Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Doug Johns replaces Buddy Groom pitching
   R      1--  3   61%  B Anderson      Triple to LF (Fly Ball); Alomar Scores
   R      --3  2   82%  R Palmeiro      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Anderson Scores
          -2-  4   83%  B Bonilla       Intentional Walk
                  Mark Acre replaces Doug Johns pitching
   O      12-  4   72%  C Ripken        Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      12-  4   62%  B Surhoff       Flyball: CF
   O      12-  2   50%  E Murray        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 10, Orioles 10.

Top of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 10-10, Armando Benitez facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   42%  T Steinbach     Walk
                  Rafael Bournigal pinch runs for Terry Steinbach batting 6th
   O      1--  7   50%  P Plantier      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  Randy Myers replaces Armando Benitez pitching; Jose Herrera pinch hits for Ernie Young batting 8th
   O      1--  6   55%  J Herrera       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Bournigal to 2B
   R      -2-  1   21%  M Bordick       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Bournigal Scores
   O      1--  5   23%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 11, Orioles 10.

Bottom of the 10th, Orioles Batting, Behind 10-11, Mark Acre facing 8-9-1
                  Izzy Molina replaces Rafael Bournigal playing C batting 6th; Jose Herrera moves to CF
          ---  1   37%  C Hoiles        Hit By Pitch
                  Manny Alexander pinch runs for Chris Hoiles batting 8th
   O      1--  2   31%  M Devereaux     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Alexander to 2B
   O      -2-  3   16%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  5   64%  B Anderson      Triple to RF (Fly Ball); Alexander Scores
          --3  4   65%  R Palmeiro      Intentional Walk
          1-3  4   67%  B Bonilla       Intentional Walk; Palmeiro to 2B
   R      123  5  100%  C Ripken        Walk; Anderson Scores; Palmeiro to 3B; Bonilla to 2B
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 11, Orioles 12.

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