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Standings
BAL
@CHW		5
18
BAL
@CHW		3
5
CIN
@HOU		5
4		 
(10)
SDP
@LAD		1
3
ATL
@SFG		7
3
Thursday, April 23, 1981 12:35PM
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 3:07
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Orioles
5
3-5
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
6th, 3 GB
 at White Sox
18
6-3
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 4½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  1  2   0  1  0   1  0  0    5  8  1
White Sox       1  1  1   7  1  7   0  0  X   18 26  1

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Bumbry CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .485 -0.148 1.12 0.000 -0.148 -1.7 5 0
Jim Dwyer 1B-RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 .308 .641 -0.078 1.03 0.024 -0.102 -0.1 5 0
John Lowenstein LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .235 .513 0.098 0.60 0.111 -0.014 0.7 1 1 GDP
Ken Singleton RF 4 2 3 3 0 0 .423 1.329 0.240 0.78 0.240 0.000 2.9 1 0 2·HR
   Jose Morales 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.071 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Terry Crowley DH 4 0 0 1 0 1 .308 .822 -0.067 0.68 0.000 -0.067 -0.8
Dan Graham C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .321 -0.044 0.45 0.000 -0.044 -0.8 3 0
Doug DeCinces 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .087 .279 0.016 0.43 0.030 -0.014 -0.1 1 2
   Wayne Krenchicki 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Lenn Sakata 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 0.022 0.65 0.048 -0.026 0.3 5 3
Mark Belanger SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .143 .325 0.121 1.06 0.125 -0.004 0.7 1 4
Scott McGregor P 1
   Dennis Martinez P
   Dave Ford P
   Tippy Martinez P
   Tim Stoddard P
Team Totals 35 5 8 5 4 4 .229 .708 0.160 0.76 0.578 -0.419 1.0 24 11
HR: K Singleton 2 (3, 2 off R Dotson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF).
TB: K Singleton 9; J Lowenstein 2; J Dwyer 2; M Belanger.
GIDP: J Lowenstein (2).
RBI: K Singleton 3 (4); T Crowley (2); J Lowenstein (1).
2-out RBI: K Singleton; J Lowenstein.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Belanger-L Sakata-J Dwyer.
PB: D Graham (1).
E: M Belanger (3).
Outfield Assists: J Lowenstein (R Kuntz at home plate).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Almon SS 7 1 4 3 0 0 .357 .899 0.046 0.62 0.114 -0.069 1.9 3 2 3B
Tony Bernazard 2B 6 2 3 1 0 0 .405 1.070 0.099 0.46 0.138 -0.040 0.9 0 5 HR
Carlton Fisk C 4 3 3 1 1 0 .387 1.352 0.089 0.55 0.089 0.000 1.8 3 0
   Marc Hill PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.4 1 0
Greg Luzinski DH 3 2 0 0 3 2 .250 .775 0.036 0.66 0.075 -0.039 0.8
Lamar Johnson 1B 3 2 2 2 1 0 .231 .574 0.186 0.89 0.188 -0.001 1.3 4 1 2B,SF
   Mike Squires 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .766 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 6 0
Chet Lemon CF 5 2 4 4 1 0 .321 .844 0.234 0.90 0.235 -0.001 3.6 3 0
Wayne Nordhagen LF 6 3 3 1 0 0 .286 .571 -0.120 0.72 0.014 -0.134 0.6 2 0 GDP
Rusty Kuntz RF 2 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .855 0.052 0.69 0.052 0.000 0.5 0 0
   Harold Baines PH-RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .333 .833 -0.003 0.14 0.009 -0.013 1.4 2 0 3B
Greg Pryor 3B 5 1 3 3 0 0 .625 1.417 0.040 0.51 0.058 -0.018 2.2 2 1 2B,SH
   Jim Essian 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Richard Dotson P 1 1
Team Totals 47 18 26 17 6 2 .553 1.337 0.659 0.60 0.972 -0.315 14.4 27 10
2B: G Pryor (1, off D Ford); L Johnson (1, off S McGregor).
3B: H Baines (1, off D Ford); B Almon (1, off D Ford).
HR: T Bernazard (2, off S McGregor; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: L Johnson (1, off D Ford).
SH: G Pryor (2, off S McGregor).
TB: B Almon 6; T Bernazard 6; C Lemon 4; G Pryor 4; H Baines 4; C Fisk 3; W Nordhagen 3; L Johnson 3; R Kuntz 2.
GIDP: W Nordhagen (2).
RBI: C Lemon 4 (4); B Almon 3 (5); G Pryor 3 (3); H Baines 2 (4); L Johnson 2 (2); C Fisk (13); T Bernazard (4); W Nordhagen (1).
2-out RBI: H Baines; C Lemon.
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 13 for 20.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Bernazard-B Almon-M Squires.
E: T Bernazard (3).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Scott McGregor, L (0-1) 3 9 4 4 4 1 1 5.14 20 22 -0.359 1.30 -2.7
Dennis Martinez 0 3 5 4 1 0 0 22.09 5 0 0 -0.252 1.03 -4.0
Dave Ford 2.1 9 7 7 1 1 0 18.90 17 2 2 -0.047 0.10 -5.5
Tippy Martinez 1.2 5 2 2 0 0 0 4.50 10 2 2 0.000 0.00 -2.7
Tim Stoddard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.4
Team Totals 8 26 18 17 6 2 1 19.12 55 22 4 4 -0.658 0.76 -14.4
S McGregor faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.
D Martinez faced 5 batters in the 4th inning.

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Richard Dotson, W (1-1) 9 8 5 5 4 4 2 4.43 39 51 -0.159 0.76 -1.0
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 4 4 2 5.00 39 51 -0.159 0.60 -1.0
Balks: None.
WP: D Martinez 2 (2); R Dotson (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Al Clark.
Time of Game: 3:07.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Chicago White Sox
1 Al Bumbry CF 1 Bill Almon SS
2 Jim Dwyer 1B 2 Tony Bernazard 2B
3 John Lowenstein LF 3 Carlton Fisk C
4 Ken Singleton RF 4 Greg Luzinski DH
5 Terry Crowley DH 5 Lamar Johnson 1B
6 Dan Graham C 6 Chet Lemon CF
7 Doug DeCinces 3B 7 Wayne Nordhagen LF
8 Lenn Sakata 2B 8 Rusty Kuntz RF
9 Mark Belanger SS 9 Greg Pryor 3B
Scott McGregor P Richard Dotson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 3-3 0 --- R CHW T. Bernazard S. McGregor 14% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t3 2-2 2 1-3 R BAL K. Singleton R. Dotson -12% 38% Single to LF; Dwyer Scores; Lowenstein to 2B
t2 0-1 0 --- R BAL K. Singleton R. Dotson -11% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t3 1-2 2 -23 R BAL J. Lowenstein R. Dotson -11% 50% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Belanger Scores; Dwyer to 3B
b1 0-0 2 123 R CHW C. Lemon S. McGregor 10% 67% Walk; Fisk Scores; Luzinski to 3B; Johnson to 2B

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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' Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BAL A. Bumbry R. Dotson 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O BAL J. Dwyer R. Dotson 1% 54% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 2 --- O BAL J. Lowenstein R. Dotson 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHW B. Almon S. McGregor -2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHW T. Bernazard S. McGregor -1% 51% Popfly: 1B
b1 0-0 2 --- CHW C. Fisk S. McGregor 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- CHW G. Luzinski S. McGregor 2% 54% Walk; Fisk to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- CHW L. Johnson S. McGregor 3% 57% Walk; Fisk to 3B; Luzinski to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 R CHW C. Lemon S. McGregor 10% 67% Walk; Fisk Scores; Luzinski to 3B; Johnson to 2B
b1 1-0 2 123 O CHW W. Nordhagen S. McGregor -6% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Richard Dotson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- R BAL K. Singleton R. Dotson -11% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t2 1-1 0 --- O BAL T. Crowley R. Dotson 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 1-1 1 --- O BAL D. Graham R. Dotson 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 1-1 2 --- O BAL D. DeCinces R. Dotson 1% 55% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 8-9-1
b2 1-1 0 --- CHW R. Kuntz S. McGregor 4% 59% Single to CF
b2 1-1 0 1-- O CHW G. Pryor S. McGregor -2% 57% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Kuntz to 2B
b2 1-1 1 -2- R CHW B. Almon S. McGregor 10% 67% Single to RF; Kuntz Scores
b2 2-1 1 1-- O CHW T. Bernazard S. McGregor -2% 64% Popfly: 3B
b2 2-1 2 1-- CHW C. Fisk S. McGregor 2% 66% Single/Bunt; Almon to 2B
b2 2-1 2 12- O CHW G. Luzinski S. McGregor -4% 62% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Richard Dotson facing 8-9-1
t3 1-2 0 --- O BAL L. Sakata R. Dotson 3% 65% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 1-2 1 --- BAL M. Belanger R. Dotson -3% 62% Walk
t3 1-2 1 1-- O BAL A. Bumbry R. Dotson 3% 65% Popfly: 3B
t3 1-2 2 1-- BAL J. Dwyer R. Dotson -2% 63% Walk; Belanger to 2B
t3 1-2 2 12- BAL J. Lowenstein R. Dotson -2% 61% Wild Pitch; Belanger to 3B; Dwyer to 2B
t3 1-2 2 -23 R BAL J. Lowenstein R. Dotson -11% 50% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Belanger Scores; Dwyer to 3B
t3 2-2 2 1-3 R BAL K. Singleton R. Dotson -12% 38% Single to LF; Dwyer Scores; Lowenstein to 2B
t3 3-2 2 12- O BAL T. Crowley R. Dotson 4% 42% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 5-6-7
b3 2-3 0 --- CHW L. Johnson S. McGregor 8% 50% Double to RF
b3 2-3 0 -2- CHW C. Lemon S. McGregor 9% 59% Single/Bunt; Johnson to 3B
b3 2-3 0 1-3 ROO CHW W. Nordhagen S. McGregor -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Johnson Scores/No RBI
b3 3-3 2 --- CHW R. Kuntz S. McGregor 1% 52% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b3 3-3 2 1-- CHW G. Pryor S. McGregor 2% 55% Single to CF; Kuntz to 2B
b3 3-3 2 12- O CHW B. Almon S. McGregor -5% 50% Single to LF; Kuntz out at Hm/LF-C; Pryor to 2B
1 run, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Richard Dotson facing 6-7-8
t4 3-3 0 --- O BAL D. Graham R. Dotson 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t4 3-3 1 --- BAL D. DeCinces R. Dotson -3% 50% Walk
t4 3-3 1 1-- BAL L. Sakata R. Dotson -4% 45% Reached on E4 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS); DeCinces to 2B; Sakata to 1B
t4 3-3 1 12- BAL M. Belanger R. Dotson -7% 38% Single/Bunt; DeCinces to 3B; Sakata to 2B
t4 3-3 1 123 O BAL A. Bumbry R. Dotson 9% 47% Popfly: SS
t4 3-3 2 123 O BAL J. Dwyer R. Dotson 9% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 2-3-4
b4 3-3 0 --- R CHW T. Bernazard S. McGregor 14% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
Dennis Martinez replaces Scott McGregor pitching
b4 4-3 0 --- CHW C. Fisk D. Martinez 3% 73% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b4 4-3 0 1-- CHW G. Luzinski D. Martinez 3% 75% Wild Pitch; Fisk to 2B
b4 4-3 0 -2- CHW G. Luzinski D. Martinez 2% 78% Walk
b4 4-3 0 12- R CHW L. Johnson D. Martinez 8% 86% Single to LF; Fisk Scores/unER; Luzinski to 2B
b4 5-3 0 12- CHW C. Lemon D. Martinez 3% 89% Wild Pitch; Luzinski to 3B; Johnson to 2B
b4 5-3 0 -23 RR CHW C. Lemon D. Martinez 5% 93% Single to RF; Luzinski Scores; Johnson Scores
b4 7-3 0 1-- CHW W. Nordhagen D. Martinez 1% 95% Single to LF; Lemon to 2B
Dave Ford replaces Dennis Martinez pitching
Harold Baines pinch hits for Rusty Kuntz (RF) batting 8th
b4 7-3 0 12- O CHW H. Baines D. Ford -1% 93% Flyball: CF
b4 7-3 1 12- R CHW G. Pryor D. Ford 4% 97% Double to LF; Lemon Scores; Nordhagen to 3B
b4 8-3 1 -23 RR CHW B. Almon D. Ford 2% 99% Single to CF; Nordhagen Scores; Pryor Scores
b4 10-3 1 1-- O CHW T. Bernazard D. Ford -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 10-3 2 1-- CHW C. Fisk D. Ford 0% 99% Single to CF; Bernazard to 3B
b4 10-3 2 1-3 O CHW G. Luzinski D. Ford -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
7 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 10.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-10, White Sox' Richard Dotson facing 3-4-5
Harold Baines moves from PH to RF
t5 3-10 0 --- O BAL J. Lowenstein R. Dotson 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 3-10 1 --- R BAL K. Singleton R. Dotson -1% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t5 4-10 1 --- O BAL T. Crowley R. Dotson 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 4-10 2 --- O BAL D. Graham R. Dotson 0% 98% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, White Sox 10.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 10-4, Orioles' Dave Ford facing 5-6-7
b5 10-4 0 --- O CHW L. Johnson D. Ford -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b5 10-4 1 --- O CHW C. Lemon D. Ford -0% 98% Flyball: RF
b5 10-4 2 --- CHW W. Nordhagen D. Ford 0% 98% Single to CF
b5 10-4 2 1-- R CHW H. Baines D. Ford 1% 99% Triple to LF; Nordhagen Scores
b5 11-4 2 --3 O CHW G. Pryor D. Ford -0% 99% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, White Sox 11.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-11, White Sox' Richard Dotson facing 7-8-9
t6 4-11 0 --- O BAL D. DeCinces R. Dotson 0% 99% Flyball: RF
t6 4-11 1 --- BAL L. Sakata R. Dotson -0% 99% Walk
t6 4-11 1 1-- O BAL M. Belanger R. Dotson 0% 99% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t6 4-11 2 1-- O BAL A. Bumbry R. Dotson 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, White Sox 11.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 11-4, Orioles' Dave Ford facing 1-2-3
b6 11-4 0 --- CHW B. Almon D. Ford 0% 100% Triple to RF
b6 11-4 0 --3 CHW T. Bernazard D. Ford 0% 100% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Almon stays at 3B
b6 11-4 0 1-3 R CHW C. Fisk D. Ford 0% 100% Single to LF; Almon Scores; Bernazard to 2B
b6 12-4 0 12- CHW G. Luzinski D. Ford 0% 100% Walk; Bernazard to 3B; Fisk to 2B
b6 12-4 0 123 RO CHW L. Johnson D. Ford 0% 100% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bernazard Scores
b6 13-4 1 12- R CHW C. Lemon D. Ford 0% 100% Single to CF; Fisk Scores; Luzinski to 2B
Tippy Martinez replaces Dave Ford pitching
b6 14-4 1 12- R CHW W. Nordhagen T. Martinez 0% 100% Single to LF; Luzinski Scores; Lemon to 2B
b6 15-4 1 12- R CHW H. Baines T. Martinez 0% 100% Single to CF; Lemon Scores; Nordhagen to 2B
b6 16-4 1 12- CHW G. Pryor T. Martinez 0% 100% Passed Ball; Nordhagen to 3B; Baines to 2B
b6 16-4 1 -23 RR CHW G. Pryor T. Martinez 0% 100% Single to P (Ground Ball); Nordhagen Scores; Baines Scores
b6 18-4 1 1-- O CHW B. Almon T. Martinez 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 18-4 2 1-- CHW T. Bernazard T. Martinez 0% 100% Single (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Almon to 2B
Marc Hill pinch hits for Carlton Fisk (C) batting 3rd
b6 18-4 2 12- O CHW M. Hill T. Martinez 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
7 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, White Sox 18.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-18, White Sox' Richard Dotson facing 2-3-4
Marc Hill moves from PH to C
Mike Squires replaces Lamar Johnson playing 1B batting 5th
t7 4-18 0 --- BAL J. Dwyer R. Dotson -0% 100% Single to RF
t7 4-18 0 1-- BAL J. Lowenstein R. Dotson -0% 100% Single to CF; Dwyer to 2B
t7 4-18 0 12- O BAL K. Singleton R. Dotson 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Dwyer to 3B; Lowenstein to 2B
t7 4-18 1 -23 RO BAL T. Crowley R. Dotson 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Dwyer Scores; Lowenstein to 3B
t7 5-18 2 --3 O BAL D. Graham R. Dotson 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 18.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 18-5, Orioles' Tippy Martinez facing 4-5-6
Jose Morales replaces Ken Singleton (RF) playing 1B batting 4th
Wayne Krenchicki replaces Doug DeCinces playing 3B batting 7th
Jim Dwyer moves from 1B to RF
b7 18-5 0 --- O CHW G. Luzinski T. Martinez 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b7 18-5 1 --- O CHW M. Squires T. Martinez 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b7 18-5 2 --- CHW C. Lemon T. Martinez 0% 100% Single to CF
b7 18-5 2 1-- O CHW W. Nordhagen T. Martinez 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 18.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-18, White Sox' Richard Dotson facing 7-8-9
t8 5-18 0 --- O BAL W. Krenchicki R. Dotson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t8 5-18 1 --- O BAL L. Sakata R. Dotson 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 5-18 2 --- O BAL M. Belanger R. Dotson 0% 100% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 18.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 18-5, Orioles' Tim Stoddard facing 8-9-1
Tim Stoddard replaces Tippy Martinez pitching
b8 18-5 0 --- O CHW H. Baines T. Stoddard 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 18-5 1 --- O CHW G. Pryor T. Stoddard 0% 100% Lineout: 2B
b8 18-5 2 --- O CHW B. Almon T. Stoddard 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 18.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-18, White Sox' Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
Jim Essian replaces Greg Pryor playing 3B batting 9th
t9 5-18 0 --- O BAL A. Bumbry R. Dotson 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 5-18 1 --- BAL J. Dwyer R. Dotson 0% 100% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
t9 5-18 1 1-- OO BAL J. Lowenstein R. Dotson 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 18.

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  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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