April 30, 1970 Baltimore Orioles at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 8
OAK 7 CHW 6
BAL 3 KCR 3
DET 2
(10) MIN 4
CLE 1 NYY 1
CAL 0 WSA 12
MIL 2 ATL 9
CHC 2 LAD 2
MON 1 NYM 4
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 1,469

Thursday, April 30, 1970
Time of Game: 2:34

Orioles

13-6

Lost 1

1st

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

W: T John (1-5), L: T Phoebus (1-1), S: W Wood (5)

White Sox

7-12

Won 1

4th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buford LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .704    0    1   0   HBP
M Belanger SS                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .211  .527    0    2   0   
F Robinson RF                 4   1   2   1    1   1  .381 1.141    0    1   0   HR,3B,GDP
B Powell 1B                   2   1   0   0    3   1  .212  .816    0    7   1   IW
P Blair CF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .278  .873    0    3   0   
B Robinson 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .864    0    2   5   
D Johnson 2B                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .385 1.096    0    3   2   2B,GDP
A Etchebarren C               2   0   1   0    1   0  .280  .819    0    3   0   GDP
  T Crowley PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .553         0   0   
  C Motton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    0    0   0   
  E Hendricks C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .754         1   0   
T Phoebus P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .444    0    1   2   
  J Hardin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Leonhard P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Rettenmund PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .745    0    0   0   
  M Lopez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   8   1    7   5                    24  10

BATTING

2B: D Johnson (6, off T John).

3B: F Robinson (1, off W Wood).

HR: F Robinson (4, off T John; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

IBB: B Powell (2, by T John).

HBP: D Buford (1, by T John).

TB: F Robinson 7; D Johnson 3; B Robinson; A Etchebarren; P Blair; M Belanger.

GIDP: F Robinson (1); A Etchebarren (2); D Johnson (2).

RBI: F Robinson (10).

2-out RBI: F Robinson.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Robinson-D Johnson.

E: A Etchebarren 2 (2).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T McCraw RF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .276  .620    0    2   0   
  B Bradford PH-RF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .716    0    0   0   
L Aparicio SS                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .825    0    0   7   
C May LF                      3   2   1   0    1   0  .290  .820    0    0   0   
B Melton 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .343  .942    0    1   3   
G Hopkins 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .441  .984    0   13   1   
D Josephson C                 3   1   1   2    1   0  .292  .760    0    4   1   2B
  D Murphy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
K Berry CF                    1   1   1   0    3   0  .308  .759    0    1   0   IW
B Knoop 2B                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .159  .558    0    5   4   SF
T John P                      3   0   1   1    0   1  .273  .546    0    0   3   
  E Herrmann C                1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .550    0    1   0   
Totals                       32   6   9   6    5   3                    27  19

BATTING

2B: D Josephson (2, off D Leonhard).

SF: B Knoop (1, off J Hardin).

IBB: K Berry (1, by D Leonhard).

TB: T McCraw 2; G Hopkins 2; D Josephson 2; K Berry; C May; T John; B Melton.

RBI: D Josephson 2 (7); T McCraw (3); B Melton (13); B Knoop (4); T John (1).

2-out RBI: T John; T McCraw.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Melton-B Knoop-G Hopkins; L Aparicio-B Knoop-G Hopkins; T John-B Knoop-G Hopkins.

E: K Berry (1).

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
T Phoebus, L (1-1)             5.1   4   4   0    4   2   0   0.81   25     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 1· 4     50    -     1.35  -0.04
J Hardin, BS (1)               1     4   2   2    0   0   0   5.11    7     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 4          3-3    1.74  -0.30
D Leonhard                     0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0  10.80    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 1          2-2    0.93  -0.11
M Lopez                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.59    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8     9   6   2    5   3   0          38     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 2· 9          5-5

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T John, W (1-5)                7     7   3   3    5   4   1   5.50   31     -       ·  ·     13· 1· 0· 7     50    -     0.98  -0.01
D Murphy, H (1)                0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   5.91    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.30  -0.05
W Wood, S (5)                  1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.35    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          2-0    0.98   0.12
Totals                         9     8   3   3    7   5   1          40     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 0· 8          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: T Phoebus 2 (3); D Leonhard (3); T John (5).

IBB: T John (2; B Powell); D Leonhard (2; K Berry).

HBP: T John (2; D Buford).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Larry Napp.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 1,469.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Rain.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Chicago White Sox                    
1. D Buford             LF    1. T McCraw             RF 
2. M Belanger           SS    2. L Aparicio           SS 
3. F Robinson           RF    3. C May                LF 
4. B Powell             1B    4. B Melton             3B 
5. P Blair              CF    5. G Hopkins            1B 
6. B Robinson           3B    6. D Josephson          C  
7. D Johnson            2B    7. K Berry              CF 
8. A Etchebarren        C     8. B Knoop              2B 
9. T Phoebus            P     9. T John               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  2-2  12-      18%  74% T John          J Hardin        Single to LF; Josephson Scores/unER; Berry to 2B
   b 6   0  2-0  ---      13%  37% C May           T Phoebus       Reached on E2 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); May to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  12-     -13%  27% B Robinson      T John          Single to CF; Powell Scores/No RBI/Adv on E8; Blair to 3B
   b 6   2  2-3  12-      11%  85% T McCraw        J Hardin        Single to LF; Berry Scores/unER; John to 2B
   t 7   2  4-2  ---     -11%  78% F Robinson      T John          Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Buford        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  M Belanger      Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  F Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Phoebus facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  T McCraw        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  L Aparicio      Strikeout Looking
          ---      52%  C May           Walk
          1--      54%  B Melton        Wild Pitch; May to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      50%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  B Powell        Walk
          1--      40%  P Blair         Single to LF; Powell to 2B
   R      12-      27%  B Robinson      Single to CF; Powell Scores/No RBI/Adv on E8; Blair to 3B
   ROO    1-3      32%  D Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Blair Scores/No RBI
          ---      31%  A Etchebarren   Single to CF
   O      1--      33%  T Phoebus       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Phoebus facing 5-6-7
          ---      37%  G Hopkins       Single to CF
   O      1--      33%  D Josephson     Flyball: SS
          1--      37%  K Berry         Single to CF; Hopkins to 2B
   O      12-      32%  B Knoop         Lineout: 3B
   O      12-      28%  T John          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
          ---      25%  D Buford        Hit By Pitch
          1--      21%  M Belanger      Single; Buford to 2B
   OO     12-      28%  F Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B; Buford to 3B
          --3      28%  B Powell        Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      31%  P Blair         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Phoebus facing 1-2-3
          ---      36%  T McCraw        Single to CF
   O      1--      32%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      29%  C May           Groundout: P-1B; Aparicio to 2B
   O      -2-      26%  B Melton        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tommy John facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      27%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      24%  D Johnson       Double to LF
          -2-      22%  A Etchebarren   Wild Pitch; Johnson to 3B
          --3      21%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      26%  T Phoebus       Fielder's Choice 1B; Johnson out at Hm/1B-C-3B; Etchebarren to 2B; Phoebus to 1B
   O      12-      29%  D Buford        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Phoebus facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      27%  G Hopkins       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      25%  D Josephson     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      26%  K Berry         Walk
   O      1--      24%  B Knoop         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tommy John facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      25%  M Belanger      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      23%  F Robinson      Walk
          1--      21%  B Powell        Walk; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-      24%  P Blair         Flyball: RF
   O      12-      27%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Phoebus facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      24%  T John          Strikeout
   O      ---      22%  T McCraw        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      21%  L Aparicio      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tommy John facing 7-8-9
          ---      18%  D Johnson       Single to RF
   OO     1--      23%  A Etchebarren   Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      24%  T Phoebus       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Phoebus facing 3-4-5
          ---      37%  C May           Reached on E2 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); May to 3B
   R      --3      45%  B Melton        Single to CF; May Scores/unER
          1--      49%  G Hopkins       Wild Pitch; Melton to 2B
   O      -2-      42%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -2-      45%  D Josephson     Walk
                  Jim Hardin replaces Tom Phoebus pitching and batting 9th
          12-      56%  K Berry         Walk; Melton to 3B; Josephson to 2B
   RO     123      56%  B Knoop         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Melton Scores/unER
   R      12-      74%  T John          Single to LF; Josephson Scores/unER; Berry to 2B
   R      12-      85%  T McCraw        Single to LF; Berry Scores/unER; John to 2B
   O      12-      83%  L Aparicio      Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  D Buford        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  M Belanger      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      78%  F Robinson      Home Run
   O      ---      80%  B Powell        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jim Hardin facing 3-4-5
          ---      82%  C May           Single to CF
   O      1--      80%  B Melton        Foul Flyball: C
          1--      82%  G Hopkins       Single to CF; May to 2B
                  Dave Leonhard replaces Jim Hardin pitching and batting 9th
          12-      87%  D Josephson     Wild Pitch; May to 3B; Hopkins to 2B
   RR     -23      95%  " "             Double to LF; May Scores; Hopkins Scores
          -2-      95%  K Berry         Intentional Walk
   OO     12-      94%  B Knoop         Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-6, Danny Murphy facing 5-6-7
                  Danny Murphy replaces Duane Josephson pitching and batting 6th; Ed Herrmann replaces Tommy John playing C batting 9th
          ---      90%  P Blair         Walk
   O      1--      92%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B; Blair to 2B
          -2-      89%  D Johnson       Walk
                  Wilbur Wood replaces Danny Murphy pitching and batting 6th; Terry Crowley pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren batting 8th; Curt Motton pinch hits for Terry Crowley batting 8th
   O      12-      94%  C Motton        Strikeout
                  Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Dave Leonhard batting 9th
   O      12-      98%  M Rettenmund    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Marcelino Lopez facing 9-1-2
                  Marcelino Lopez replaces Merv Rettenmund pitching and batting 9th; Ellie Hendricks replaces Curt Motton playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  E Herrmann      Strikeout Looking
                  Buddy Bradford pinch hits for Tommy McCraw batting 1st
   O      ---      97%  B Bradford      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      97%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-6, Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
                  Buddy Bradford moves to RF
   O      ---      99%  D Buford        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Belanger      Flyball: 1B
          ---      99%  F Robinson      Triple
   O      --3     100%  B Powell        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197004300

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation