April 11, 1997 Texas Rangers at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
TEX 3 SEA 5
@BOS 3 CLE 15
ANA 3 DET 5
CHW 4 OAK 3
@NYY 1
(12) FLA 10
@CIN 0 SDP 8
@PHI 3 LAD 7
@PIT 1 STL 4
HOU 2

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 40,575

Friday, April 11, 1997, 6:35
Time of Game: 3:03

Rangers

3-4

Lost 1

3rd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  2    3  4  1
Orioles         1  2  0   1  0  0   1  4  X    9 16  0

W: M Mussina (1-1), L: J Burkett (0-1)

Orioles

6-2

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M McLemore 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .185  .535   18    1   2   
I Rodriguez C                 4   1   3   0    0   0  .355  .742    9   10   0   
R Greer LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .800   20    2   1   GDP
D Palmer 3B                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .200  .533   21    0   3   
L Stevens 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .899   15    8   0   GDP
M Tettleton DH                3   0   0   1    1   1  .120  .694   18    0   0   
M Devereaux RF                3   0   0   1    0   1  .190  .488   13    2   0   SF
D Buford CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .130  .563   17    1   0   SB
D Silvestri SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   13    0   2   

J Burkett P                                                              0   0
  E Gunderson P                                                          0   0
  D Patterson P                                                          0   0
  E Vosberg P                                                            0   0
Totals                       28   3   4   2    6   6              144   24   8

BATTING

SF: M Devereaux (1, off T Mathews).

TB: I Rodriguez 3; M McLemore.

GIDP: R Greer (1); L Stevens (2).

RBI: M Devereaux (6); M Tettleton (4).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M McLemore-L Stevens.

E: M McLemore (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Buford (2, 2nd base off A Benitez/C Hoiles).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson DH                 3   2   2   1    2   1  .536 1.381   26    0   0   
R Alomar 2B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .333  .666   17    1   4   
  J Walton RF                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .429  .929    2    1   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 5   2   2   4    0   1  .250  .972   12    8   0   2·HR,GDP
C Ripken 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .400 1.119   27    0   1   
B Surhoff LF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .573   15    3   0   2B
P Incaviglia RF               4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500   18    1   0   
  J Reboulet PR-2B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .627    1    0   0   
J Hammonds CF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .200  .527   14    2   0   
C Hoiles C                    3   2   2   0    1   1  .269  .691   16    6   0   
M Bordick SS                  4   1   3   0    0   1  .161  .382   11    4   4   

M Mussina P                                                              1   0
  A Benitez P                                                            0   0
  T Mathews P                                                            0   0
Totals                       39   9  16   7    3   9              159   27   9

BATTING

2B: B Surhoff (1, off J Burkett).

HR: R Palmeiro 2 (4, off E Gunderson, off E Vosberg; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: R Palmeiro 8; M Bordick 3; C Hoiles 2; B Anderson 2; J Hammonds 2; R Alomar 2; B Surhoff 2; J Walton; P Incaviglia.

GIDP: R Palmeiro (3).

RBI: R Palmeiro 4 (10); R Alomar (1); B Anderson (5); J Walton (1).

2-out RBI: R Alomar; B Anderson.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Alomar-M Bordick-R Palmeiro; M Bordick-R Palmeiro.

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Burkett, L (0-1)             5.1  10   4   3    2   6   0   4.09   27  109-67   43· 3·21    9· 3· 7· 0     38    -     0.77  -0.20
E Gunderson                    1.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   3.86    5   18-10    5· 2· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.36   0.01
D Patterson                    0.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   2.70    3   11-6     4· 2· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.15   0.00
E Vosberg                      1     3   4   4    1   1   1  13.50    7   21-16   10· 2· 3    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         8    16   9   8    3   9   2          42  159-99   62· 9·27   14· 8· 8· 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
M Mussina, W (1-1)             7     3   1   1    2   4   0   6.55   24   94-54   34· 7·13   11· 6· 1· 0     69    -     0.82   0.27
A Benitez                      1.1   1   2   2    4   2   0   5.40    9   40-17    8· 0· 8    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.02
T Mathews                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    2    9-5     4· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          3-1    0.12   0.00
Totals                         9     4   3   3    6   6   0          35  143-76   46· 7·22   12·10· 1· 0          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 40,575.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 55° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Baltimore Orioles                    
1. M McLemore           2B    1. B Anderson           DH 
2. I Rodriguez          C     2. R Alomar             2B 
3. R Greer              LF    3. R Palmeiro           1B 
4. D Palmer             3B    4. C Ripken             3B 
5. L Stevens            1B    5. B Surhoff            LF 
6. M Tettleton          DH    6. P Incaviglia         RF 
7. M Devereaux          RF    7. J Hammonds           CF 
8. D Buford             CF    8. C Hoiles             C  
9. D Silvestri          SS    9. M Bordick            SS 

   J Burkett            P        M Mussina            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  3-0  1-3  7    9%  77% R Greer         M Mussina       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; McLemore Scores
   t 4   0  3-0  1--  1   -9%  68% I Rodriguez     M Mussina       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McLemore to 3B
   b 2   2  0-1  123  7    9%  76% B Anderson      J Burkett       Walk; Hammonds Scores; Hoiles to 3B; Bordick to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  6    8%  67% R Alomar        J Burkett       Single to LF (Line Drive); Anderson to 3B
   t 2   0  1-0  1--  1    8%  64% L Stevens       M Mussina       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   55%  R Greer         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  B Anderson      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   67%  R Alomar        Single to LF (Line Drive); Anderson to 3B
   ROO    1-3  4   61%  R Palmeiro      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Anderson Scores
   O      ---  9   60%  C Ripken        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   56%  D Palmer        Walk
   OO     1--  1   64%  L Stevens       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   65%  M Tettleton     Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Burkett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   63%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   62%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   63%  J Hammonds      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   65%  C Hoiles        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Hammonds to 2B
          12-  1   67%  M Bordick       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Hammonds to 3B; Hoiles to 2B
   R      123  7   76%  B Anderson      Walk; Hammonds Scores; Hoiles to 3B; Bordick to 2B
   RO     123  3   79%  R Alomar        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Hoiles Scores; Bordick out at Hm/LF-C; Anderson to 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 3.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Mussina facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   81%  M Devereaux     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   83%  D Buford        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   83%  D Silvestri     Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Burkett facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   82%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   81%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   83%  B Surhoff       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  6   81%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Orioles 3.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   77%  M McLemore      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  1   68%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); McLemore to 3B
   ROO    1-3  7   77%  R Greer         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; McLemore Scores
   O      ---  5   78%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Burkett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   77%  J Hammonds      Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   78%  C Hoiles        Walk
   O      1--  5   76%  M Bordick       Strikeout Looking
          1--  1   78%  B Anderson      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Hoiles to 2B
   R      12-  5   86%  R Alomar        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Hoiles Scores/unER; Anderson to 3B
   O      1-3  1   83%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 4.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Mussina facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   85%  L Stevens       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   87%  M Tettleton     Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  5   88%  M Devereaux     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, John Burkett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   87%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  B Surhoff       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   86%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 4.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Mussina facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   88%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   90%  D Silvestri     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   89%  M McLemore      Walk
          1--  4   86%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); McLemore to 2B
   O      12-  2   91%  R Greer         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, John Burkett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   90%  J Hammonds      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  1   91%  C Hoiles        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   92%  M Bordick       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Hoiles to 2B
                  Eric Gunderson replaces John Burkett pitching
   O      12-  5   90%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   89%  R Alomar        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 4.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   91%  D Palmer        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   93%  L Stevens       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   94%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Eric Gunderson facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  1   97%  R Palmeiro      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   97%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  B Surhoff       Popfly: LF (Short LF)
                  Danny Patterson replaces Eric Gunderson pitching
          ---  1   96%  P Incaviglia    Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
                  Jeff Reboulet pinch runs for Pete Incaviglia batting 6th
          1--  4   97%  J Hammonds      Single to CF (Fly Ball); Reboulet to 2B
   O      12-  6   96%  C Hoiles        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 5.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Armando Benitez facing 7-8-9
                  Armando Benitez replaces Mike Mussina pitching; Jeff Reboulet moves to 2B; Jerome Walton replaces Roberto Alomar playing RF batting 2nd
   O      ---  3   98%  M Devereaux     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   96%  D Buford        Walk
   O      1--  5   98%  D Silvestri     Strikeout Looking
          1--      98%  M McLemore      Buford Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   99%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ed Vosberg facing 9-1-2
                  Ed Vosberg replaces Danny Patterson pitching
          ---  1   99%  M Bordick       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  9   99%  B Anderson      Walk; Bordick to 2B
   R      12-  2  100%  J Walton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bordick Scores; Anderson to 2B
   RRR    12-  1  100%  R Palmeiro      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Anderson Scores; Walton Scores
   O      ---  4  100%  C Ripken        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  B Surhoff       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  J Reboulet      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Orioles 9.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-9, Armando Benitez facing 2-3-4
          ---  2  100%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4  100%  R Greer         Strikeout Looking
          1--  6  100%  D Palmer        Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
          12-  5  100%  L Stevens       Walk; Rodriguez to 3B; Palmer to 2B
   R      123  6  100%  M Tettleton     Walk; Rodriguez Scores; Palmer to 3B; Stevens to 2B
                  Terry Mathews replaces Armando Benitez pitching
   RO     123  4  100%  M Devereaux     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Palmer Scores; Stevens to 3B
   O      1-3  5  100%  D Buford        Flyball: CF
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Orioles 9.

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