August 18, 1987 Baltimore Orioles at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
@CAL 1 BOS 14
@CHW 8 CLE 9
MIL 8
(12) DET 11
MIN 2 TOR 2
@OAK 1 NYY 4
@SEA 3 TEX 3
KCR 1 ATL 9
CHC 5 PIT 7
@CIN 4 HOU 4
STL 0 MON 2
LAD 1 NYM 7
SFG 2 SDP 9
@PHI 4
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 25,360

Tuesday, August 18, 1987
Time of Game: 2:38

Orioles

54-65

Won 1

6th, 17 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  1  0   3  0  0   0  0  0    4 13  0
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  4  0

W: K Dixon (6-8), L: K McCaskill (3-5), S: J Habyan (1)

Angels

60-60

Lost 1

3rd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Dwyer DH                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .878    0    0   0   SH
  A Wiggins PH                2   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .578    0    0   0   
B Ripken 2B                   4   0   1   1    1   1  .309  .735    0    2   5   
C Ripken SS                   4   0   2   1    1   0  .259  .802    0    1   0   
E Murray 1B                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .276  .862    0   11   2   
F Lynn CF                     5   1   2   0    0   1  .257  .804    0    1   0   2B
R Knight 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .703    0    0   4   
T Kennedy C                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .261  .728    0    4   0   HR
L Sheets RF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .321  .966    0    2   0   
M Young LF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .236  .746    0    3   0   

K Dixon P                                                                1   1
  J Habyan P                                                             2   1
Totals                       38   4  13   4    4   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: F Lynn (18, off K McCaskill).

HR: T Kennedy (15, off K McCaskill; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: J Dwyer (1, off K McCaskill).

TB: T Kennedy 5; F Lynn 3; C Ripken 2; E Murray 2; B Ripken; L Sheets; M Young; R Knight; A Wiggins.

RBI: T Kennedy 2 (51); C Ripken (79); B Ripken (9).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Knight-B Ripken-E Murray.

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Downing LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .887    0    2   0   
J Howell RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .249  .792    0    4   0   
D White CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .276  .789    0    5   1   
W Joyner 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .878    0    9   0   
B Buckner DH                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .651    0    0   0   
D DeCinces 3B                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .237  .743    0    0   1   HR
D Schofield SS                2   0   2   0    1   0  .251  .669    0    1   5   2B
B Boone C                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .666    0    5   0   GDP
  R Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .781    0    0   0   
  J Fimple C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M McLemore 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .605    0    1   0   

K McCaskill P                                                            0   0
  C Finley P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   1   4   1    1   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: D Schofield (12, off K Dixon).

HR: D DeCinces (14, off J Habyan; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: D DeCinces 4; D Schofield 3; J Howell.

GIDP: B Boone (7).

RBI: D DeCinces (51).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D White-W Joyner.

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
K Dixon, W (6-8)               5     3   0   0    0   2   0   6.10   17     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 3· 0     63    -     0.78   0.25
J Habyan, S (1)                4     1   1   1    1   2   1   4.14   14     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.82   0.13
Totals                         9     4   1   1    1   4   1          31     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 3· 1           -

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K McCaskill, L (3-5)           4.1   8   4   4    3   3   1   5.46   24     -       ·  ·      5·10· 2· 1     31    -     1.00  -0.18
C Finley                       4.2   5   0   0    1   1   0   4.54   19     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 2· 0          0-0    0.26   0.06
Totals                         9    13   4   4    4   4   1          43     -       ·  ·     12·18· 4· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 25,360.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             California Angels                    
1. J Dwyer              DH    1. B Downing            LF 
2. B Ripken             2B    2. J Howell             RF 
3. C Ripken             SS    3. D White              CF 
4. E Murray             1B    4. W Joyner             1B 
5. F Lynn               CF    5. B Buckner            DH 
6. R Knight             3B    6. D DeCinces           3B 
7. T Kennedy            C     7. D Schofield          SS 
8. L Sheets             RF    8. B Boone              C  
9. M Young              LF    9. M McLemore           2B 

   K Dixon              P        K McCaskill          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  0-1  ---      10%  73% T Kennedy       K McCaskill     Home Run
   t 2   1  0-0  -2-       8%  60% T Kennedy       K McCaskill     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lynn Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  ---       6%  56% F Lynn          K McCaskill     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 4   1  0-2  -23       5%  85% B Ripken        K McCaskill     Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Sheets Scores; Young to 3B
   b 8   0  4-1  ---      -5%  86% D Schofield     J Habyan        Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk McCaskill facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Dwyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  B Ripken        Flyball: CF
          ---      47%  C Ripken        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--      45%  E Murray        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Dixon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Downing       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      45%  J Howell        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      48%  D White         Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  W Joyner        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk McCaskill facing 5-6-7
          ---      56%  F Lynn          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-      52%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      60%  T Kennedy       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lynn Scores
   O      1--      58%  L Sheets        Flyball: CF
          1--      59%  M Young         Walk; Kennedy to 2B
   O      12-      55%  J Dwyer         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Dixon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      58%  B Buckner       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      60%  D DeCinces      Flyball: RF
          ---      57%  D Schofield     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-      61%  B Boone         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kirk McCaskill facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      59%  B Ripken        Strikeout
          ---      61%  C Ripken        Walk
          1--      64%  E Murray        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Ripken to 2B
   O      12-      60%  F Lynn          Strikeout
   O      12-      56%  R Knight        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Dixon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      59%  M McLemore      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      61%  B Downing       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      62%  J Howell        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kirk McCaskill facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      73%  T Kennedy       Home Run
          ---      75%  L Sheets        Walk
          1--      79%  M Young         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Sheets to 2B
   O      12-      79%  J Dwyer         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Sheets to 3B; Young to 2B
   R      -23      85%  B Ripken        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Sheets Scores; Young to 3B
   R      1-3      89%  C Ripken        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Young Scores; Ripken to 2B
   O      12-      87%  E Murray        Flyball: RF
   O      12-      85%  F Lynn          Popfly: SS
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, Ken Dixon facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      87%  D White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  W Joyner        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kirk McCaskill facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      88%  R Knight        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Chuck Finley replaces Kirk McCaskill pitching
   O      ---      88%  T Kennedy       Flyball: LF
          ---      88%  L Sheets        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      87%  M Young         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, Ken Dixon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      89%  D DeCinces      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      87%  D Schofield     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--      91%  B Boone         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
                  Alan Wiggins pinch hits for Jim Dwyer batting 1st
   O      ---      91%  A Wiggins       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  B Ripken        Walk
   O      1--      91%  C Ripken        Flyball: RF
          1--      91%  E Murray        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ripken to 3B
   O      1-3      90%  F Lynn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, John Habyan facing 9-1-2
                  John Habyan replaces Ken Dixon pitching
   O      ---      92%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  B Downing       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  J Howell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 0.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Chuck Finley facing 6-7-8
          ---      95%  R Knight        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      94%  T Kennedy       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      93%  L Sheets        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      92%  M Young         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, John Habyan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      94%  D White         Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      96%  W Joyner        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      96%  B Buckner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 0.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  A Wiggins       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      95%  B Ripken        Double Play: Flyball: CF-1B
   O      ---      95%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, John Habyan facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      91%  D DeCinces      Home Run
          ---      86%  D Schofield     Walk
                  Ruppert Jones pinch hits for Bob Boone batting 8th
   O      1--      89%  R Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Schofield to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  M McLemore      Bunt Groundout: P-1B; Schofield to 3B
   O      --3      96%  B Downing       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 1.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Chuck Finley facing 4-5-6
                  Jack Fimple replaces Ruppert Jones playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      96%  E Murray        Flyball: RF
          ---      96%  F Lynn          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      96%  R Knight        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      95%  T Kennedy       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, John Habyan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  J Howell        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  D White         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  W Joyner        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Angels 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CAL198708180

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation