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Standings
BAL
@BOS		5
14
BAL
@BOS		9
12
CLE
@CHW		1
3
CLE
@CHW		4
2
KCA
@DET		0
16
NYY
@WSH		3
7
MLN
@CIN		10
1
MLN
@CIN		5
6
PHI
@NYG		4
2		 
(11)
PHI
@NYG		4
2
BRO
@PIT		10
3
BRO
@PIT		3
2
CHC
@STL		6
5
CHC
@STL		1
14
Sunday, April 17, 1955 7:35PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 15,345, Time of Game: 3:08
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Orioles
9
0-5
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
8th, 4½ GB
 at Red Sox
12
5-1
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
W: Hal Brown (1-0)
L: Don Johnson (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         3  1  0   0  0  4   0  1  0    9 12  2
Red Sox         0  0  0   4  3  0   2  3  X   12 13  4

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Cox 3B 5 3 3 0 1 0 .304 .899 0.078 0.66 0.117 -0.038 1.2 2 0 2·2B
Cal Abrams CF 5 1 1 1 1 1 .083 .350 0.055 0.87 0.130 -0.075 0.4 3 0
Gil Coan LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .956 0.068 0.77 0.080 -0.012 0.6 0 0 2B
   Hoot Evers PH-LF 2 1 1 0 1 0 .333 1.135 0.089 1.16 0.103 -0.014 1.0 1 0
Gene Woodling RF 5 2 1 3 0 1 .158 .506 0.166 1.60 0.252 -0.086 1.4 2 0 2B
Les Moss C 3 0 1 0 2 1 .308 1.015 0.159 1.30 0.186 -0.027 0.7 6 0
   Chuck Diering PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Hal Smith C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .857 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Gus Triandos 1B 5 0 3 2 0 0 .385 .769 0.303 1.78 0.303 0.000 1.8 4 1
   Fred Marsh PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Bobby Young 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .558 0.047 1.68 0.102 -0.055 0.2 3 1 SH
Willy Miranda SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 .222 .750 -0.126 1.25 0.022 -0.148 -1.0 2 2 GDP,IW
   Eddie Waitkus PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .473 -0.053 1.83 0.000 -0.053 -0.2 1 0
Lou Kretlow P 3 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .333 -0.095 1.17 0.000 -0.095 -1.4 0 1
   Don Johnson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.050 1.87 0.000 -0.050 -0.5 0 1
   Don Leppert PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .393 -0.021 0.81 0.000 -0.021 -0.3
Team Totals 39 9 12 7 7 8 .308 .823 0.620 1.25 1.295 -0.674 4.1 24 7
2B: B Cox 2 (3, 1 off R Kemmerer, 1 off L Kiely); G Coan (2, off R Kemmerer); G Woodling (1, off R Kemmerer).
SH: B Young (1, off L Kiely).
IBB: W Miranda (1, by H Freeman).
TB: B Cox 5; G Triandos 3; G Woodling 2; G Coan 2; H Evers; C Abrams; B Young; L Moss.
GIDP: W Miranda (1).
RBI: G Woodling 3 (6); G Triandos 2 (3); C Abrams (2); B Young (1).
2-out RBI: C Abrams.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 16.
Fielding
E: G Triandos (1); H Smith (1).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Goodman 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 .364 1.028 0.007 1.86 0.086 -0.079 -0.6 1 3 SF
Jim Piersall CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 .250 .854 -0.084 1.34 0.033 -0.117 -1.0 2 0
Faye Throneberry LF 5 3 2 1 0 1 .400 1.349 0.212 1.61 0.269 -0.057 1.9 2 0 2B
Jackie Jensen RF 4 3 2 0 0 0 .455 1.402 0.108 1.85 0.234 -0.126 1.3 1 1 2B,SH
Sammy White C 5 2 3 4 0 0 .400 1.164 0.298 1.62 0.358 -0.060 2.5 8 0 2B
Harry Agganis 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .385 .890 0.021 1.09 0.105 -0.084 0.5 9 0
Ted Lepcio 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 .348 1.249 0.339 1.17 0.388 -0.048 1.5 2 4 HR,2B
Owen Friend SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .833 -0.061 0.77 0.000 -0.061 -0.9 1 3
   Grady Hatton PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 0.011 3.07 0.011 0.000 0.2
   Hal Brown P 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.036 0.40 0.036 0.000 0.9 0 0
Russ Kemmerer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Leo Kiely P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 1.000 0.008 0.54 0.022 -0.014 0.2 0 0
   Hersh Freeman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gene Stephens PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.062 1.56 0.062 0.000 0.4
   George Susce P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Billy Klaus PH-SS 1 0 0 1 1 0 .000 .500 0.163 2.51 0.167 -0.004 0.8 1 0
Team Totals 38 12 13 11 5 6 .342 .935 1.120 1.47 1.771 -0.650 7.6 27 11
2B: J Jensen (1, off L Kretlow); S White (2, off D Johnson); F Throneberry (4, off L Kretlow); T Lepcio (2, off D Johnson).
HR: T Lepcio (3, off L Kretlow; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: B Goodman (1, off D Johnson).
SH: J Jensen (1, off D Johnson).
TB: T Lepcio 6; S White 4; J Jensen 3; F Throneberry 3; H Agganis 2; L Kiely; H Brown.
RBI: S White 4 (11); T Lepcio 2 (6); H Agganis (3); F Throneberry (12); B Klaus (1); B Goodman (3); H Brown (1).
2-out RBI: H Brown.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Lepcio-O Friend-H Agganis.
E: S White 2 (2); H Agganis 2 (2).
Outfield Assists: J Jensen (L Moss at 3rd base).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lou Kretlow 4.1 8 7 7 1 4 1 9.69 24 22 -0.539 0.96 -5.2
Don Johnson, L (0-1) 3.2 5 5 3 4 2 0 10.38 21 2 0 -0.581 2.08 -2.4
Team Totals 8 13 12 10 5 6 1 11.25 45 22 2 0 -1.120 1.25 -7.6

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Russ Kemmerer 2.2 8 4 4 1 3 0 13.50 16 28 -0.258 0.72 -2.8
Leo Kiely 2.1 2 4 2 4 3 0 7.71 15 2 0 -0.235 1.36 -1.5
Hersh Freeman, BS (1) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 5 2 2 -0.102 2.14 -0.4
George Susce 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.060 0.77 0.5
Hal Brown, BS (1), W (1-0) 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 4.50 8 0 0 -0.087 1.77 0.1
Team Totals 9 12 9 7 7 8 0 7.00 47 28 4 2 -0.622 1.47 -4.1
L Kiely faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: L Kretlow (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: H Freeman (1; W Miranda).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Charlie Berry.
Time of Game: 3:08.
Attendance: 15,345.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Boston Red Sox
1 Billy Cox 3B 1 Billy Goodman 2B
2 Cal Abrams CF 2 Jim Piersall CF
3 Gil Coan LF 3 Faye Throneberry LF
4 Gene Woodling RF 4 Jackie Jensen RF
5 Les Moss C 5 Sammy White C
6 Gus Triandos 1B 6 Harry Agganis 1B
7 Bobby Young 2B 7 Ted Lepcio 3B
8 Willy Miranda SS 8 Owen Friend SS
9 Lou Kretlow P 9 Russ Kemmerer P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 2-4 1 1-- RR BOS T. Lepcio L. Kretlow 21% 53% Home Run; Agganis Scores
b8 9-9 0 12- RR BOS S. White D. Johnson 19% 95% Double; Jensen Scores/unER; Throneberry Scores
b7 7-8 1 1-- BOS T. Lepcio D. Johnson 18% 56% Double to LF; White to 3B
b7 7-8 1 123 R BOS B. Klaus D. Johnson 17% 73% Walk; White Scores; Lepcio to 3B; Hatton to 2B
t8 8-9 1 1-- BAL G. Triandos H. Brown -15% 58% Single (CF-RF); Diering to 3B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Russ Kemmerer facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BAL B. Cox R. Kemmerer -3% 47% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O BAL C. Abrams R. Kemmerer 3% 50% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 1-- BAL G. Coan R. Kemmerer -8% 42% Double; Cox to 3B
t1 0-0 1 -23 RR BAL G. Woodling R. Kemmerer -11% 31% Double to LF; Cox Scores; Coan Scores
t1 2-0 1 -2- BAL L. Moss R. Kemmerer -1% 29% Walk
t1 2-0 1 12- RO BAL G. Triandos R. Kemmerer -3% 26% Single to RF; Woodling Scores; Moss out at 3B/RF-3B
t1 3-0 2 1-- O BAL B. Young R. Kemmerer 2% 28% Flyball: 3B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Lou Kretlow facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- O BOS B. Goodman L. Kretlow -2% 26% Flyball: 1B
b1 0-3 1 --- O BOS J. Piersall L. Kretlow -2% 24% Flyball: CF
b1 0-3 2 --- O BOS F. Throneberry L. Kretlow -1% 23% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Russ Kemmerer facing 8-9-1
t2 3-0 0 --- O BAL W. Miranda R. Kemmerer 1% 25% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 3-0 1 --- O BAL L. Kretlow R. Kemmerer 1% 26% Strikeout
t2 3-0 2 --- BAL B. Cox R. Kemmerer -1% 24% Double to LF
t2 3-0 2 -2- R BAL C. Abrams R. Kemmerer -6% 18% Single (LF-CF); Cox Scores
t2 4-0 2 1-- O BAL G. Coan R. Kemmerer 1% 19% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Lou Kretlow facing 4-5-6
b2 0-4 0 --- O BOS J. Jensen L. Kretlow -2% 17% Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 0-4 1 --- O BOS S. White L. Kretlow -1% 16% Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 0-4 2 --- BOS H. Agganis L. Kretlow 1% 17% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
b2 0-4 2 1-- O BOS T. Lepcio L. Kretlow -2% 15% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Russ Kemmerer facing 4-5-6
t3 4-0 0 --- O BAL G. Woodling R. Kemmerer 1% 16% Flyball: LF
t3 4-0 1 --- O BAL L. Moss R. Kemmerer 1% 17% Strikeout
t3 4-0 2 --- BAL G. Triandos R. Kemmerer -1% 16% Single to LF
t3 4-0 2 1-- BAL B. Young R. Kemmerer -1% 15% Single to RF; Triandos to 2B
Leo Kiely replaces Russ Kemmerer pitching and batting 9th
t3 4-0 2 12- BAL W. Miranda L. Kiely -1% 14% Walk; Triandos to 3B; Young to 2B
t3 4-0 2 123 O BAL L. Kretlow L. Kiely 3% 17% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Lou Kretlow facing 8-9-1
b3 0-4 0 --- O BOS O. Friend L. Kretlow -2% 15% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-4 1 --- BOS L. Kiely L. Kretlow 2% 18% Single to CF
b3 0-4 1 1-- O BOS B. Goodman L. Kretlow -3% 15% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-4 2 1-- O BOS J. Piersall L. Kretlow -2% 13% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Leo Kiely facing 1-2-3
t4 4-0 0 --- BAL B. Cox L. Kiely -3% 11% Double to LF
t4 4-0 0 -2- O BAL C. Abrams L. Kiely 2% 12% Flyball: LF
Hoot Evers pinch hits for Gil Coan (LF) batting 3rd
t4 4-0 1 -2- BAL H. Evers L. Kiely -1% 12% Walk
t4 4-0 1 12- O BAL G. Woodling L. Kiely 2% 14% Strikeout
t4 4-0 2 12- O BAL L. Moss L. Kiely 2% 15% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Lou Kretlow facing 3-4-5
Hoot Evers moves from PH to LF
b4 0-4 0 --- BOS F. Throneberry L. Kretlow 5% 20% Double to LF
b4 0-4 0 -2- BOS J. Jensen L. Kretlow 6% 27% Single to CF; Throneberry to 3B
b4 0-4 0 1-3 R BOS S. White L. Kretlow 2% 29% Wild Pitch; Jensen to 2B; Throneberry Scores
b4 1-4 0 -2- O BOS S. White L. Kretlow -5% 24% Flyball: 2B
b4 1-4 1 -2- R BOS H. Agganis L. Kretlow 8% 32% Single to RF; Jensen Scores
b4 2-4 1 1-- RR BOS T. Lepcio L. Kretlow 21% 53% Home Run; Agganis Scores
b4 4-4 1 --- O BOS O. Friend L. Kretlow -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b4 4-4 2 --- O BOS L. Kiely L. Kretlow -1% 50% Strikeout
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' Leo Kiely facing 6-7-8
t5 4-4 0 --- BAL G. Triandos L. Kiely -5% 45% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
t5 4-4 0 1-- BAL B. Young L. Kiely -7% 38% Reached on E2/Sacrifice Bunt; Triandos to 2B
t5 4-4 0 12- OO BAL W. Miranda L. Kiely 13% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B; Triandos to 3B
t5 4-4 2 --3 O BAL L. Kretlow L. Kiely 5% 57% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Orioles' Lou Kretlow facing 1-2-3
b5 4-4 0 --- BOS B. Goodman L. Kretlow 5% 61% Walk
b5 4-4 0 1-- O BOS J. Piersall L. Kretlow -4% 57% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 4-4 1 1-- R BOS F. Throneberry L. Kretlow 13% 71% Fielder's Choice ; Throneberry to 1B; Piersall Scores
b5 5-4 1 1-- BOS J. Jensen L. Kretlow 8% 79% Double to LF; Throneberry to 3B
b5 5-4 1 -23 RR BOS S. White L. Kretlow 9% 88% Single to RF; Jensen Scores; Throneberry Scores
b5 7-4 1 1-- BOS H. Agganis L. Kretlow 1% 89% Single to CF; White to 2B
Don Johnson replaces Lou Kretlow pitching and batting 9th
b5 7-4 1 12- O BOS T. Lepcio D. Johnson -2% 87% Strikeout
b5 7-4 2 12- O BOS O. Friend D. Johnson -2% 85% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-7, Red Sox' Leo Kiely facing 1-2-3
t6 4-7 0 --- BAL B. Cox L. Kiely -4% 81% Walk
t6 4-7 0 1-- BAL C. Abrams L. Kiely -7% 74% Walk; Cox to 2B
t6 4-7 0 12- BAL H. Evers L. Kiely -10% 65% Single to LF; Abrams to 2B; Cox to 3B
t6 4-7 0 123 RR BAL G. Woodling L. Kiely -14% 51% Fielder's Choice ; Evers to 2B; Abrams Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI; Cox Scores
Hersh Freeman replaces Leo Kiely pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-7 0 12- BAL L. Moss H. Freeman -11% 40% Single to LF; Evers to 3B; Woodling to 2B
t6 6-7 0 123 RRO BAL G. Triandos H. Freeman -7% 33% Groundout: 3B-1B; Moss to 2B; Woodling Scores/Adv on E3/unER/No RBI; Evers Scores/unER
t6 8-7 1 -2- O BAL B. Young H. Freeman 4% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 8-7 2 -2- BAL W. Miranda H. Freeman -1% 36% Intentional Walk
t6 8-7 2 12- O BAL D. Johnson H. Freeman 5% 41% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 8, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 7-8, Orioles' Don Johnson facing 9-1-2
Gene Stephens pinch hits for Hersh Freeman (P) batting 9th
b6 7-8 0 --- BOS G. Stephens D. Johnson 6% 47% Walk
b6 7-8 0 1-- O BOS B. Goodman D. Johnson -3% 44% Groundout: SS-1B; Stephens to 2B
b6 7-8 1 -2- BOS J. Piersall D. Johnson 3% 47% Walk
b6 7-8 1 12- O BOS F. Throneberry D. Johnson -5% 42% Groundout: P-1B; Piersall to 2B; Stephens to 3B
b6 7-8 2 -23 O BOS J. Jensen D. Johnson -11% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 8, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-7, Red Sox' George Susce facing 1-2-3
George Susce replaces Gene Stephens (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 8-7 0 --- O BAL B. Cox G. Susce 3% 34% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 8-7 1 --- O BAL C. Abrams G. Susce 2% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 8-7 2 --- O BAL H. Evers G. Susce 1% 38% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 7-8, Orioles' Don Johnson facing 5-6-7
b7 7-8 0 --- BOS S. White D. Johnson 7% 45% Single
b7 7-8 0 1-- O BOS H. Agganis D. Johnson -7% 38% Strikeout Looking
b7 7-8 1 1-- BOS T. Lepcio D. Johnson 18% 56% Double to LF; White to 3B
Grady Hatton pinch hits for Owen Friend (SS) batting 8th
b7 7-8 1 -23 BOS G. Hatton D. Johnson 1% 57% Walk
Billy Klaus pinch hits for George Susce (P) batting 9th
b7 7-8 1 123 R BOS B. Klaus D. Johnson 17% 73% Walk; White Scores; Lepcio to 3B; Hatton to 2B
b7 8-8 1 123 RO BOS B. Goodman D. Johnson 4% 78% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lepcio Scores
b7 9-8 2 12- O BOS J. Piersall D. Johnson -4% 74% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 8, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 8-9, Red Sox' Hal Brown facing 4-5-6
Hal Brown replaces Grady Hatton (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Billy Klaus moves from PH to SS
t8 8-9 0 --- O BAL G. Woodling H. Brown 6% 79% Flyball: 1B
t8 8-9 1 --- BAL L. Moss H. Brown -6% 73% Walk
Chuck Diering pinch runs for Les Moss (C) batting 5th
t8 8-9 1 1-- BAL G. Triandos H. Brown -15% 58% Single (CF-RF); Diering to 3B
Fred Marsh pinch runs for Gus Triandos (1B) batting 6th
t8 8-9 1 1-3 RO BAL B. Young H. Brown -2% 56% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Diering Scores
Eddie Waitkus pinch hits for Willy Miranda (SS) batting 8th
t8 9-9 2 1-- O BAL E. Waitkus H. Brown 5% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 9, Red Sox 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 9-9, Orioles' Don Johnson facing 3-4-5
Hal Smith replaces Chuck Diering (PR) playing C batting 5th
Eddie Waitkus moves from PH to 1B
Fred Marsh moves from PR to SS
b8 9-9 0 --- BOS F. Throneberry D. Johnson 6% 68% Single to LF
b8 9-9 0 1-- BOS J. Jensen D. Johnson 9% 76% Reached on E2/Sacrifice Bunt; Throneberry to 2B
b8 9-9 0 12- RR BOS S. White D. Johnson 19% 95% Double; Jensen Scores/unER; Throneberry Scores
b8 11-9 0 -2- O BOS H. Agganis D. Johnson -1% 94% Flyball: CF
b8 11-9 1 -2- O BOS T. Lepcio D. Johnson -1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 11-9 2 -2- R BOS H. Brown D. Johnson 4% 97% Single to CF; White Scores/unER
b8 12-9 2 1-- O BOS B. Klaus D. Johnson -0% 96% Flyball: 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 9, Red Sox 12.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 9-12, Red Sox' Hal Brown facing 9-1-2
Don Leppert pinch hits for Don Johnson (P) batting 9th
t9 9-12 0 --- O BAL D. Leppert H. Brown 2% 98% Strikeout
t9 9-12 1 --- O BAL B. Cox H. Brown 1% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 9-12 2 --- O BAL C. Abrams H. Brown 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 9, Red Sox 12.

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  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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