October 1, 1977 Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
@BOS 7 SEA 5
@CHW 3 CHW 6
SEA 1 CAL 4
@KCR 1 MIN 9
@MIL 1 DET 10
@NYY 7 TEX 6
OAK 5 CIN 6
ATL 2 LAD 4
HOU 3 MON 6
@PHI 5
(12) SFG 13
SDP 4 NYM 8
@STL 4 STL 4
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 29,107

Saturday, October 1, 1977
Time of Game: 2:51

Orioles

97-64

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  1  3   0  1  1   0  1  1    8 14  0
Red Sox         0  4  0   0  0  1   0  0  2    7 14  0

W: M Flanagan (15-10), L: J Willoughby (6-2), S: N Briles (2)

Red Sox

97-64

Lost 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF-LF                5   0   2   0    0   0  .317  .782    0    1   1   2B,SB
R Dauer 2B                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .243  .643    0    3   4   HR
K Singleton RF                4   1   2   0    1   1  .328  .945    0    3   0   IW
  M Dimmel PR-RF              0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
L May DH                      5   1   1   2    0   2  .253  .722    0    0   0   HR
E Murray 1B                   5   2   3   3    0   0  .283  .803    0    6   1   2·HR
  T Muser 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .581         1   0   
D DeCinces 3B                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .259  .772    0    2   0   HR,2B
A Mora LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .725    0    2   0   
  E Maddox CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .740         1   0   
K Garcia SS                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .221  .568    0    3   3   2·CS
D Skaggs C                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .287  .697    0    5   0   HR

M Flanagan P                                                             0   0
  N Briles P                                                             0   0
Totals                       39   8  14   8    3   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: A Bumbry (31, off B Stanley); D DeCinces (28, off M Paxton).

HR: E Murray 2 (27, off R Wise, off M Paxton; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); L May (27, off R Wise; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); R Dauer (5, off J Willoughby; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); D Skaggs (1, off R Wise; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); D DeCinces (19, off J Willoughby; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: K Singleton (13, by B Stanley).

TB: E Murray 9; D DeCinces 7; L May 4; R Dauer 4; D Skaggs 4; A Bumbry 3; K Singleton 2; K Garcia.

RBI: E Murray 3 (88); L May 2 (99); D Skaggs (24); D DeCinces (69); R Dauer (25).

2-out RBI: L May 2; E Murray.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Garcia-R Dauer-E Murray 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Bumbry (19, 2nd base off R Wise/C Fisk).

CS: K Garcia 2 (3, 2nd base by M Paxton/C Fisk, 2nd base by B Stanley/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Dillard SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .241  .582    0    1   4   2·2B
  B Bailey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .710    0    0   0   
T Cox DH                      5   0   2   2    0   0  .362  .893    0    0   0   
  R Miller PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .674         0   0   
J Rice RF                     5   0   0   0    0   2  .320  .969    0    0   0   
C Yastrzemski LF              4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .877    0    0   0   
C Fisk C                      4   2   3   0    0   1  .315  .923    0    7   2   2B
G Scott 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .269  .837    0   13   2   GDP
F Lynn CF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .260  .774    0    0   0   
B Hobson 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .265  .789    0    0   4   2B,GDP
T Helms 2B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .225  .572    0    4   3   
  B Carbo PH                  1   1   1   2    0   0  .289  .931    0    0   0   HR

R Wise P                                                                 0   1
  J Willoughby P                                                         2   0
  M Paxton P                                                             0   0
  B Stanley P                                                            0   1
Totals                       39   7  14   6    0   5                    27  17

BATTING

2B: S Dillard 2 (7, 2 off M Flanagan); B Hobson (33, off M Flanagan); C Fisk (26, off M Flanagan).

HR: B Carbo (15, off N Briles; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

TB: S Dillard 4; C Fisk 4; B Carbo 4; G Scott 2; T Cox 2; F Lynn 2; B Hobson 2; T Helms.

GIDP: B Hobson (17); G Scott (24).

RBI: B Carbo 2 (34); T Cox 2 (6); F Lynn (76); G Scott (95).

2-out RBI: T Cox 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

PITCHING

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 Flanagan, W (15-10)          5.2  11   5   5    0   3   0   3.64   26     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 1·11     30    -     1.13  -0.22
N Briles, S (2)                3.1   3   2   2    0   2   1   4.33   13     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 3          2-0    2.00   0.37
Totals                         9    14   7   7    0   5   1          39     -       ·  ·      5·14· 1·14          2-0

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Wise                         3     5   4   4    0   3   3   4.77   14     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 5     36    -     0.85  -0.22
J Willoughby, L (6-2)          2.1   3   2   2    1   1   2   4.94   11     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 1· 3          0-0    1.18  -0.10
M Paxton                       1.2   4   1   1    0   2   1   3.83    8     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 4          0-0    0.75  -0.07
B Stanley                      2     2   1   1    2   0   0   3.99    9     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 2          1-0    0.66   0.04
Totals                         9    14   8   8    3   6   6          42     -       ·  ·     17· 1· 1·14          1-0

M Paxton faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: N Briles (5); J Willoughby (2).

IBB: B Stanley (5; K Singleton).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 29,107.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Boston Red Sox                       
1. A Bumbry             CF    1. S Dillard            SS 
2. R Dauer              2B    2. T Cox                DH 
3. K Singleton          RF    3. J Rice               RF 
4. L May                DH    4. C Yastrzemski        LF 
5. E Murray             1B    5. C Fisk               C  
6. D DeCinces           3B    6. G Scott              1B 
7. A Mora               LF    7. F Lynn               CF 
8. K Garcia             SS    8. B Hobson             3B 
9. D Skaggs             C     9. T Helms              2B 

   M Flanagan           P        R Wise               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  4-2  1--      18%  45% L May           R Wise          Home Run; Singleton Scores
   t 5   0  4-4  ---      13%  63% R Dauer         J Willoughby    Home Run (LF-CF)
   b 2   0  1-0  12-     -12%  33% F Lynn          M Flanagan      Single to RF; Fisk Scores; Scott to 3B
   b 2   2  1-2  -23     -12%  22% T Cox           M Flanagan      Single to CF; Helms Scores; Dillard Scores; Cox out at 3B/CF-1B-SS
   t 8   0  5-6  ---      12%  85% E Murray        M Paxton        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  A Bumbry        Single to LF
          1--      56%  R Dauer         Bumbry Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      48%  K Singleton     Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      45%  L May           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  S Dillard       Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      43%  T Cox           Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      47%  J Rice          Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  C Yastrzemski   Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      60%  E Murray        Home Run
   O      ---      57%  D DeCinces      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  A Mora          Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  K Garcia        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Flanagan facing 5-6-7
          ---      51%  C Fisk          Single to CF
          1--      45%  G Scott         Single to RF; Fisk to 2B
   R      12-      33%  F Lynn          Single to RF; Fisk Scores; Scott to 3B
   ROO    1-3      38%  B Hobson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Scott Scores
          ---      37%  T Helms         Single to RF
          1--      34%  S Dillard       Double to LF; Helms to 3B
   RRO    -23      22%  T Cox           Single to CF; Helms Scores; Dillard Scores; Cox out at 3B/CF-1B-SS
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Rick Wise facing 9-1-2
   R      ---      30%  D Skaggs        Home Run
   O      ---      27%  A Bumbry        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      26%  R Dauer         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      27%  K Singleton     Single to RF
   RR     1--      45%  L May           Home Run; Singleton Scores
   O      ---      44%  E Murray        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Flanagan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  J Rice          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  C Fisk          Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 4-4, Jim Willoughby facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Willoughby replaces Rick Wise pitching
          ---      54%  D DeCinces      Single to CF
          1--      57%  A Mora          Wild Pitch; DeCinces to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-      48%  K Garcia        Lineout: SS
          -2-      49%  D Skaggs        Walk
   O      12-      44%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Flanagan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  F Lynn          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  B Hobson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  T Helms         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 4-4, Jim Willoughby facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      63%  R Dauer         Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---      60%  K Singleton     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      58%  L May           Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  S Dillard       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      63%  T Cox           Popfly: SS
   O      ---      65%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jim Willoughby facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      76%  D DeCinces      Home Run
   O      ---      75%  A Mora          Groundout: SS-1B
                  Mike Paxton replaces Jim Willoughby pitching
          ---      77%  K Garcia        Single to RF
   O      1--      73%  D Skaggs        Garcia Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      72%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Mike Flanagan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      76%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      70%  C Fisk          Double to LF
   R      -2-      58%  G Scott         Single to CF; Fisk Scores
   O      1--      64%  F Lynn          Flyball: RF
          1--      57%  B Hobson        Double to LF; Scott to 3B
                  Nelson Briles replaces Mike Flanagan pitching
   O      -23      68%  T Helms         Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-5, Mike Paxton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      63%  R Dauer         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      65%  K Singleton     Single to CF
   O      1--      62%  L May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  S Dillard       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      70%  T Cox           Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      73%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-5, Mike Paxton facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      85%  E Murray        Home Run
          ---      89%  D DeCinces      Double to LF
                  Bob Stanley replaces Mike Paxton pitching
   O      -2-      88%  A Mora          Groundout: 3B-1B; DeCinces to 3B
          --3      89%  K Garcia        Walk
   O      1-3      84%  D Skaggs        Garcia Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      --3      81%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Nelson Briles facing 4-5-6
                  Al Bumbry moves to LF; Elliott Maddox replaces Andres Mora playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---      86%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      81%  C Fisk          Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Fisk to 1B
   OO     1--      92%  G Scott         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-5, Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
          ---      94%  A Bumbry        Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      94%  R Dauer         Groundout: 2B-1B; Bumbry to 3B
          --3      94%  K Singleton     Intentional Walk
                  Mike Dimmel pinch runs for Ken Singleton batting 3rd
   O      1-3      91%  L May           Fielder's Choice C unassisted; Bumbry out at Hm/C; Dimmel to 2B
   R      12-      96%  E Murray        Single to LF; Dimmel Scores; May to 3B
   O      1-3      95%  D DeCinces      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 8, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Nelson Briles facing 7-8-9
                  Tony Muser replaces Eddie Murray playing 1B batting 5th; Mike Dimmel moves to RF
          ---      90%  F Lynn          Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  B Hobson        Strikeout
                  Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Tommy Helms batting 9th
   RR     1--      87%  B Carbo         Home Run; Lynn Scores
                  Bob Bailey pinch hits for Steve Dillard batting 1st
   O      ---      95%  B Bailey        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      89%  T Cox           Single to CF
                  Rick Miller pinch runs for Ted Cox batting 2nd
   O      1--     100%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Red Sox 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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