May 19, 1975 Baltimore Orioles at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
OAK 5 CHW 2
BAL 1 CAL 12
@CLE 5 DET 6
@MIN 3 NYY 5
KCR 1 HOU 4
PHI 2 LAD 3
CHC 2 SDP 1
STL 0
(10) SFG 6
PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 6,308

Monday, May 19, 1975
Time of Game: 2:01

Orioles

15-19

Lost 4

4th, 5 GB

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

W: S Bahnsen (1-4), L: D Alexander (1-2), S: R Gossage (6)

White Sox

15-20

Won 1

6th, 6 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Singleton RF                1   0   0   0    3   0  .248  .760    0    0   0   GDP
P Blair CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .643    0    1   0   GDP
T Davis DH                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .681    0    0   0   
L May 1B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .610    0   12   0   
B Grich 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .949    0    2   3   
D Baylor LF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .331  .945    0    4   0   HR
B Robinson 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .164  .441    0    0   1   
  T Shopay PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         0   0   
  D DeCinces 3B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .848    0    0   1   
E Hendricks C                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .184  .757    0    2   0   
M Belanger SS                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .173  .449    0    3   5   

D Alexander P                                                            0   1
Totals                       30   1   4   1    4   3                    24  11

BATTING

HR: D Baylor (5, off S Bahnsen; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: D Baylor 4; B Robinson; T Davis; E Hendricks.

GIDP: P Blair (3); K Singleton (1).

RBI: D Baylor (17).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Grich-M Belanger-L May 2.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .309  .851    0    1   0   
  B Coluccio RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .518    0    0   0   
J Orta 2B                     4   0   1   2    0   0  .293  .779    0    3   4   
C May LF                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .813    0    2   0   2·GDP
K Henderson CF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .760    0    2   0   
D Johnson DH                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .613    0    0   0   
B Melton 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .651    0    0   4   SB
T Muser 1B                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .255  .535    0   13   1   
B Dent SS                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .304  .715    0    3   4   
B Downing C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .651    0    3   0   

S Bahnsen P                                                              0   0
  R Gossage P                                                            0   1
Totals                       28   2   6   2    1   2                    27  14

BATTING

TB: T Muser 2; J Orta; B Dent; B Melton; P Kelly.

GIDP: C May 2 (4).

RBI: J Orta 2 (22).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Dent-J Orta-T Muser; R Gossage-B Dent-T Muser.

E: B Melton (7); R Gossage ().

BASERUNNING

SB: B Melton (1, 2nd base off D Alexander/E Hendricks).

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
D Alexander, L (1-2)           8     6   2   2    1   2   0   2.73   29     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2· 6     63    -     0.97   0.12
Totals                         8     6   2   2    1   2   0          29     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2· 6           -

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
S Bahnsen, W (1-4)             6     3   1   1    4   2   1   9.38   25     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 1· 3     60    -     1.04   0.17
R Gossage, S (6)               3     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.87    9     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 1          1-0    2.26   0.44
Totals                         9     4   1   1    4   3   1          34     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1· 4          1-0

S Bahnsen faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:01.

Attendance: 6,308.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Chicago White Sox                    
1. K Singleton          RF    1. P Kelly              RF 
2. P Blair              CF    2. J Orta               2B 
3. T Davis              DH    3. C May                LF 
4. L May                1B    4. K Henderson          CF 
5. B Grich              2B    5. D Johnson            DH 
6. D Baylor             LF    6. B Melton             3B 
7. B Robinson           3B    7. T Muser              1B 
8. E Hendricks          C     8. B Dent               SS 
9. M Belanger           SS    9. B Downing            C  

   D Alexander          P        S Bahnsen            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  2-1  1-3      23%  79% K Singleton     R Gossage       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 3   1  1-0  123      18%  73% J Orta          D Alexander     Single; Muser Scores; Dent Scores; Kelly to 3B
   t 7   0  2-1  1--     -17%  45% E Hendricks     R Gossage       Single to P; Shopay to 3B/Adv on E1
   t 7   0  2-1  1-3      11%  57% M Belanger      R Gossage       Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   t 2   1  0-0  ---     -11%  41% D Baylor        S Bahnsen       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  K Singleton     Walk
   OO     1--      54%  P Blair         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      53%  T Davis         Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  L May           Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  P Kelly         Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      50%  C May           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  B Grich         Flyball: LF
   R      ---      41%  D Baylor        Home Run
          ---      39%  B Robinson      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      42%  E Hendricks     Strikeout
          1--      40%  M Belanger      Walk; Robinson to 2B
          12-      37%  K Singleton     Walk; Robinson to 3B; Belanger to 2B
   O      123      44%  P Blair         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      41%  K Henderson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      40%  D Johnson       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      38%  B Melton        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      41%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      42%  L May           Lineout: SS
   O      ---      43%  B Grich         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
          ---      48%  T Muser         Single to LF
          1--      54%  B Dent          Single to CF; Muser to 2B
   O      12-      48%  B Downing       Lineout: 2B
          12-      55%  P Kelly         Walk; Muser to 3B; Dent to 2B
   RR     123      73%  J Orta          Single; Muser Scores; Dent Scores; Kelly to 3B
   OO     1-3      63%  C May           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Stan Bahnsen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      66%  D Baylor        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      69%  E Hendricks     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      67%  K Henderson     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      65%  D Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      67%  B Melton        Single to RF
          1--      68%  T Muser         Melton Steals 2B
   O      -2-      64%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Stan Bahnsen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      68%  M Belanger      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      64%  K Singleton     Walk
   O      1--      68%  P Blair         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      71%  T Davis         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doyle Alexander facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      69%  B Dent          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      68%  B Downing       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  P Kelly         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Stan Bahnsen facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Coluccio replaces Pat Kelly playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---      70%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      73%  B Grich         Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  D Baylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      72%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      71%  C May           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      70%  K Henderson     Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Stan Bahnsen facing 7-8-9
          ---      63%  B Robinson      Single to RF
                  Rich Gossage replaces Stan Bahnsen pitching; Tom Shopay pinch runs for Brooks Robinson batting 7th
          1--      45%  E Hendricks     Single to P; Shopay to 3B/Adv on E1
   O      1-3      57%  M Belanger      Bunt Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1-3      79%  K Singleton     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
                  Doug DeCinces replaces Tom Shopay playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---      77%  D Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  B Melton        Flyball: CF
          ---      77%  T Muser         Single to CF
   O      1--      75%  B Dent          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Rich Gossage facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      81%  P Blair         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  T Davis         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      87%  L May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doyle Alexander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      86%  B Downing       Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  B Coluccio      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Rich Gossage facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  B Grich         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  D Baylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197505190

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