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Thursday, July 12, 1973,
, White Sox Park
Attendance: 16,772, Time of Game: 2:34
Orioles
4
44-38
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at White Sox
3
45-42
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  2   1  0  0   0  1  0    4 10  1
White Sox       0  0  2   1  0  0   0  0  0    3  7  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Bumbry LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .312 .904 0.023 1.03 0.087 -0.064 0.3 3 0 SB
   Don Baylor PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .637 -0.086 1.86 0.000 -0.086 -0.9 1 0 GDP
Rich Coggins RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .744 -0.017 1.43 0.055 -0.072 -0.1 0 0
   Merv Rettenmund PH-RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .224 .639 0.043 1.10 0.059 -0.016 0.1 2 0
Paul Blair CF 4 1 2 2 1 1 .313 .818 0.187 1.54 0.296 -0.109 1.7 6 0 HR,SB
Boog Powell 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .251 .755 -0.130 1.39 0.019 -0.149 -1.1 4 0
Tommy Davis DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .681 -0.190 1.41 0.000 -0.190 -1.6
Earl Williams C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224 .747 -0.134 1.26 0.000 -0.134 -1.0 8 1
Bobby Grich 2B 2 2 2 0 2 0 .237 .747 0.157 1.54 0.244 -0.086 1.1 0 2 SB
Brooks Robinson 3B 3 0 2 2 1 1 .227 .608 0.301 1.57 0.331 -0.029 1.6 0 0
Mark Belanger SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .218 .544 -0.067 1.31 0.033 -0.100 -0.5 3 2
Jesse Jefferson P 0 2
   Grant Jackson P 0 0
Team Totals 35 4 10 4 6 5 .286 .762 0.087 1.39 1.124 -1.035 -0.5 27 7
HR: P Blair (5, off B Johnson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: P Blair 5; B Grich 2; B Robinson 2; A Bumbry; R Coggins; M Rettenmund; M Belanger.
GIDP: D Baylor (10).
RBI: B Robinson 2 (28); P Blair 2 (33).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Grich-M Belanger-B Powell.
E: A Bumbry (3).
Baserunning
SB: A Bumbry (12, 2nd base off B Johnson/E Herrmann); B Grich (12, 2nd base off B Johnson/E Herrmann); P Blair (12, 2nd base off B Johnson/E Herrmann).
Pickoffs: B Grich (1st base by E Herrmann).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pat Kelly RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .288 .731 -0.072 1.48 0.046 -0.118 -0.4 3 0
Tony Muser 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .286 .771 0.217 1.26 0.260 -0.044 1.9 5 0 2·2B
   Luis Alvarado PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .270 .631 0.119 1.85 0.119 0.000 0.4 2B
   Hank Allen 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .192 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Carlos May LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .671 -0.213 1.69 0.000 -0.213 -1.3 2 0 GDP
Bill Melton 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .288 .852 -0.083 1.82 0.082 -0.164 -0.3 2 2
Ken Henderson DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .665 -0.192 1.76 0.000 -0.192 -1.1
Buddy Bradford CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .880 -0.145 1.41 0.000 -0.145 -0.8 2 0
Ed Herrmann C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .205 .614 0.076 1.16 0.126 -0.050 0.6 6 1
   Johnny Jeter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .564 -0.046 1.80 0.000 -0.046 -0.1
Jorge Orta 2B 2 1 2 0 1 0 .223 .569 0.047 1.30 0.116 -0.069 0.5 5 2 CS
Eddie Leon SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .628 -0.122 1.59 0.000 -0.122 -1.0 2 2
Bart Johnson P 0 0
   Terry Forster P 0 1
Team Totals 32 3 7 2 2 7 .219 .577 -0.414 1.53 0.749 -1.163 -1.5 27 8
2B: L Alvarado (5, off G Jackson); T Muser 2 (7, 2 off J Jefferson).
TB: T Muser 4; J Orta 2; L Alvarado 2; E Herrmann; B Melton.
GIDP: C May (5).
RBI: T Muser (7); E Herrmann (24).
2-out RBI: E Herrmann; T Muser.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Melton-T Muser.
PB: E Herrmann (17).
Baserunning
CS: J Orta (4, 2nd base by J Jefferson/E Williams).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jesse Jefferson, W (3-1) 7 6 3 2 2 5 0 2.61 27 58 0.073 1.25 0.5
Grant Jackson, S (5) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.92 7 0 0 0.340 2.74 1.0
Team Totals 9 7 3 2 2 7 0 2.00 34 58 0 0 0.413 1.39 1.5

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bart Johnson 5.2 5 3 3 6 4 1 3.57 27 45 -0.049 1.31 -0.2
Terry Forster, L (2-3) 3.1 5 1 1 0 1 0 2.13 14 1 0 -0.037 1.56 0.7
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 6 5 1 4.00 41 45 1 0 -0.086 1.53 0.5
Balks: None.
WP: J Jefferson 2 (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Hank Morgenweck.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 16,772.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Chicago White Sox
1 Al Bumbry LF 1 Pat Kelly RF
2 Rich Coggins RF 2 Tony Muser 1B
3 Paul Blair CF 3 Carlos May LF
4 Boog Powell 1B 4 Bill Melton 3B
5 Tommy Davis DH 5 Ken Henderson DH
6 Earl Williams C 6 Buddy Bradford CF
7 Bobby Grich 2B 7 Ed Herrmann C
8 Brooks Robinson 3B 8 Jorge Orta 2B
9 Mark Belanger SS 9 Eddie Leon SS
Jesse Jefferson P Bart Johnson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 3-3 1 -2- R BAL B. Robinson T. Forster 21% 75% Single to CF; Grich Scores
t3 0-0 1 1-- RR BAL P. Blair B. Johnson 20% 70% Home Run; Bumbry Scores
b3 0-2 2 1-- R CHW T. Muser J. Jefferson -13% 58% Double to LF; Orta Scores; Muser to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw)
b4 2-3 2 -2- R CHW E. Herrmann J. Jefferson -13% 47% Single to RF; Melton Scores
b8 3-4 1 --- CHW L. Alvarado G. Jackson -12% 64% Double to LF

Play By Play

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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, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BAL A. Bumbry B. Johnson 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- BAL R. Coggins B. Johnson 5% 59% Single to SS; Bumbry to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- O BAL P. Blair B. Johnson -5% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 12- O BAL B. Powell B. Johnson -4% 49% Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 2 12- O BAL T. Davis B. Johnson -4% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHW P. Kelly J. Jefferson 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- CHW T. Muser J. Jefferson -4% 43% Double to RF
b1 0-0 1 -2- O CHW C. May J. Jefferson 3% 47% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 -2- O CHW B. Melton J. Jefferson 3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O BAL E. Williams B. Johnson -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- BAL B. Grich B. Johnson 3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- O BAL B. Robinson B. Johnson -3% 47% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 1-- O BAL M. Belanger B. Johnson -2% 45% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jesse Jefferson facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CHW K. Henderson J. Jefferson 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- O CHW B. Bradford J. Jefferson 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O CHW E. Herrmann J. Jefferson 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- BAL A. Bumbry B. Johnson 4% 54% Single to RF
t3 0-0 0 1-- O BAL R. Coggins B. Johnson -4% 50% Lineout: 2B
t3 0-0 1 1-- RR BAL P. Blair B. Johnson 20% 70% Home Run; Bumbry Scores
t3 2-0 1 --- BAL B. Powell B. Johnson 2% 72% Walk
t3 2-0 1 1-- O BAL T. Davis B. Johnson -2% 70% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 2-0 2 1-- O BAL E. Williams B. Johnson -2% 68% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Jesse Jefferson facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- CHW J. Orta J. Jefferson -4% 63% Single to CF
b3 0-2 0 1-- O CHW E. Leon J. Jefferson 4% 67% Flyball: LF
b3 0-2 1 1-- O CHW P. Kelly J. Jefferson 3% 71% Flyball: LF
b3 0-2 2 1-- R CHW T. Muser J. Jefferson -13% 58% Double to LF; Orta Scores; Muser to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw)
b3 1-2 2 --3 R CHW C. May J. Jefferson -9% 49% Wild Pitch; Muser Scores/unER
b3 2-2 2 --- O CHW C. May J. Jefferson 1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 7-8-9
t4 2-2 0 --- BAL B. Grich B. Johnson 4% 54% Single to CF
t4 2-2 0 1-- BAL B. Robinson B. Johnson 3% 57% Grich Steals 2B
t4 2-2 0 -2- R BAL B. Robinson B. Johnson 9% 66% Single to LF; Grich Scores
t4 3-2 0 1-- O BAL M. Belanger B. Johnson -3% 63% Flyball: RF
t4 3-2 1 1-- O BAL A. Bumbry B. Johnson -3% 60% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 3-2 2 1-- BAL R. Coggins B. Johnson 1% 61% Bumbry Steals 2B
t4 3-2 2 -2- O BAL R. Coggins B. Johnson -3% 58% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Orioles' Jesse Jefferson facing 4-5-6
b4 2-3 0 --- CHW B. Melton J. Jefferson -5% 53% Single to LF
b4 2-3 0 1-- CHW K. Henderson J. Jefferson -3% 49% Wild Pitch; Melton to 2B
b4 2-3 0 -2- O CHW K. Henderson J. Jefferson 6% 55% Strikeout
b4 2-3 1 -2- O CHW B. Bradford J. Jefferson 5% 60% Flyball: CF
b4 2-3 2 -2- R CHW E. Herrmann J. Jefferson -13% 47% Single to RF; Melton Scores
b4 3-3 2 1-- CHW J. Orta J. Jefferson -3% 44% Single to RF; Herrmann to 3B
b4 3-3 2 1-3 O CHW E. Leon J. Jefferson 6% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 3-4-5
t5 3-3 0 --- BAL P. Blair B. Johnson 5% 55% Walk
t5 3-3 0 1-- BAL B. Powell B. Johnson 3% 58% Blair Steals 2B
t5 3-3 0 -2- O BAL B. Powell B. Johnson -6% 53% Flyball: LF
t5 3-3 1 -2- O BAL T. Davis B. Johnson -5% 48% Flyball: C
t5 3-3 2 -2- O BAL E. Williams B. Johnson -5% 43% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Orioles' Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
b5 3-3 0 --- CHW P. Kelly J. Jefferson -5% 39% Walk
b5 3-3 0 1-- O CHW T. Muser J. Jefferson 4% 43% Flyball: CF
b5 3-3 1 1-- OO CHW C. May J. Jefferson 7% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 7-8-9
t6 3-3 0 --- BAL B. Grich B. Johnson 5% 55% Walk
t6 3-3 0 1-- O BAL B. Robinson B. Johnson -9% 47% Grich Picked off 1B (C-1B)
t6 3-3 1 --- BAL B. Robinson B. Johnson 4% 50% Walk
t6 3-3 1 1-- O BAL M. Belanger B. Johnson -4% 46% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
Terry Forster replaces Bart Johnson pitching
t6 3-3 2 1-- O BAL A. Bumbry T. Forster -4% 43% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Orioles' Jesse Jefferson facing 4-5-6
b6 3-3 0 --- O CHW B. Melton J. Jefferson 3% 46% Flyball: CF
b6 3-3 1 --- O CHW K. Henderson J. Jefferson 2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
b6 3-3 2 --- O CHW B. Bradford J. Jefferson 2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Terry Forster facing 2-3-4
Merv Rettenmund pinch hits for Rich Coggins (RF) batting 2nd
t7 3-3 0 --- BAL M. Rettenmund T. Forster 6% 56% Single to CF
t7 3-3 0 1-- O BAL P. Blair T. Forster -6% 50% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
t7 3-3 1 1-- O BAL B. Powell T. Forster -3% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Blair to 2B
t7 3-3 2 -2- O BAL T. Davis T. Forster -6% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Orioles' Jesse Jefferson facing 7-8-9
Merv Rettenmund moves from PH to RF
b7 3-3 0 --- O CHW E. Herrmann J. Jefferson 4% 45% Flyball: RF
b7 3-3 1 --- CHW J. Orta J. Jefferson -4% 41% Walk
b7 3-3 1 1-- O CHW E. Leon J. Jefferson 7% 48% Orta Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b7 3-3 2 --- O CHW E. Leon J. Jefferson 2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Terry Forster facing 6-7-8
t8 3-3 0 --- O BAL E. Williams T. Forster -5% 45% Flyball: CF
t8 3-3 1 --- BAL B. Grich T. Forster 5% 50% Single to CF
t8 3-3 1 1-- BAL B. Robinson T. Forster 4% 54% Passed Ball; Grich to 2B
t8 3-3 1 -2- R BAL B. Robinson T. Forster 21% 75% Single to CF; Grich Scores
t8 4-3 1 1-- BAL M. Belanger T. Forster 3% 78% Single/Bunt; Robinson to 2B
Don Baylor pinch hits for Al Bumbry (LF) batting 1st
t8 4-3 1 12- OO BAL D. Baylor T. Forster -9% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Orioles' Grant Jackson facing 1-2-3
Grant Jackson replaces Jesse Jefferson pitching
Don Baylor moves from PH to LF
b8 3-4 0 --- O CHW P. Kelly G. Jackson 6% 76% Strikeout
Luis Alvarado pinch hits for Tony Muser (1B) batting 2nd
b8 3-4 1 --- CHW L. Alvarado G. Jackson -12% 64% Double to LF
b8 3-4 1 -2- O CHW C. May G. Jackson 10% 74% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-4 2 -2- O CHW B. Melton G. Jackson 10% 84% Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, White Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-3, White Sox' Terry Forster facing 2-3-4
Hank Allen replaces Luis Alvarado (PH) playing 1B batting 2nd
t9 4-3 0 --- O BAL M. Rettenmund T. Forster -2% 82% Flyball: RF
t9 4-3 1 --- BAL P. Blair T. Forster 2% 84% Single to CF
t9 4-3 1 1-- O BAL B. Powell T. Forster -2% 82% Strikeout
t9 4-3 2 1-- O BAL T. Davis T. Forster -2% 80% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Orioles' Grant Jackson facing 5-6-7
b9 3-4 0 --- O CHW K. Henderson G. Jackson 9% 89% Flyball: CF
b9 3-4 1 --- O CHW B. Bradford G. Jackson 6% 95% Flyball: CF
Johnny Jeter pinch hits for Ed Herrmann (C) batting 7th
b9 3-4 2 --- O CHW J. Jeter G. Jackson 5% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, White Sox 3.

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