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Standings
SEA
@BOS		10
3
BAL
@CHW		9
1
CLE
@KCR		3
6
OAK
@MIL		3
4
DET
@MIN		4
11
NYY
@TEX		14
2
CAL
@TOR		3
8
CHC
@LAD		4
5
CIN
@MON		7
6
HOU
@NYM		4
16
HOU
@NYM		3
7
ATL
@PHI		4
5
STL
@SDP		0
2
PIT
@SFG		3
8
Saturday, July 27, 1985
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 36,239, Time of Game: 3:05
Orioles
9
49-46
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 10½ GB
 at White Sox
1
48-46
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 6½ GB
W: Storm Davis (5-6)
L: Gene Nelson (6-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         2  0  0   2  0  1   1  1  2    9 18  1
White Sox       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alan Wiggins 2B 6 2 3 2 0 1 .178 .468 -0.030 0.55 0.036 -0.067 2.0 3 5 3B,2B
Lee Lacy RF 5 1 3 0 1 0 .330 .799 0.019 0.48 0.058 -0.038 0.8 3 0 2B
Cal Ripken SS 5 1 3 2 1 0 .273 .796 0.200 0.57 0.201 -0.001 1.8 1 4 3B,2B
Eddie Murray 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .288 .876 0.019 0.62 0.089 -0.071 -0.2 8 1 2B,SF
Fred Lynn CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .267 .769 -0.061 0.57 0.019 -0.080 -1.0 2 0
Mike Young LF 5 1 1 1 0 3 .278 .850 -0.051 0.63 0.028 -0.079 -0.4 3 0 HR
   John Shelby LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .706 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Wayne Gross DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .835 -0.016 0.60 0.027 -0.043 -0.4
   Gary Roenicke PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .805 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Floyd Rayford 3B 5 2 3 0 0 0 .315 .787 0.008 0.47 0.036 -0.029 0.1 2 1
Rick Dempsey C 4 2 2 2 1 0 .250 .730 0.175 0.63 0.201 -0.027 1.8 3 0 HR
Storm Davis P 1
Team Totals 44 9 18 9 3 6 .409 1.165 0.263 0.55 0.695 -0.435 4.2 27 11
2B: E Murray (23, off G Nelson); L Lacy (12, off G Nelson); C Ripken (17, off G Nelson); A Wiggins (4, off D Spillner).
3B: C Ripken (3, off G Nelson); A Wiggins (1, off J Gleaton).
HR: R Dempsey (6, off G Nelson; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); M Young (11, off D Spillner; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
SF: E Murray (6, off M Stanton).
TB: A Wiggins 6; C Ripken 6; R Dempsey 5; M Young 4; L Lacy 4; F Rayford 3; E Murray 2; W Gross; F Lynn.
RBI: E Murray 2 (75); A Wiggins 2 (9); R Dempsey 2 (32); C Ripken 2 (65); M Young (32).
2-out RBI: A Wiggins 2.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 4 for 16.
Fielding
E: A Wiggins (4).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark Gilbert CF 4 0 2 1 0 2 .273 .703 0.083 0.91 0.121 -0.038 0.6 4 0
Bryan Little 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .673 -0.094 0.93 0.000 -0.094 -1.0 5 2
Harold Baines RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .758 -0.069 0.61 0.000 -0.069 -0.8 2 0
Greg Walker 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .275 .829 0.059 0.71 0.082 -0.023 0.4 6 0
Carlton Fisk C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .871 -0.075 0.95 0.000 -0.075 -0.9 6 0
Jerry Hairston DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 .256 .763 0.023 0.73 0.057 -0.034 0.0 2B
Ron Kittle LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .195 .651 -0.112 0.87 0.000 -0.112 -0.8 3 0
Tim Hulett 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .727 -0.053 0.82 0.021 -0.074 -0.6 0 2
Ozzie Guillen SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .253 .598 0.000 0.66 0.046 -0.047 -0.5 1 3 2B
Gene Nelson P 1
   Dan Spillner P
   Mike Stanton P
   Jerry Gleaton P
Team Totals 34 1 7 1 2 3 .206 .515 -0.238 0.80 0.327 -0.566 -3.8 27 8
2B: O Guillen (13, off S Davis); J Hairston (4, off S Davis).
TB: M Gilbert 2; O Guillen 2; G Walker 2; J Hairston 2; T Hulett.
RBI: M Gilbert (3).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Storm Davis, W (5-6) 9 7 1 1 2 3 0 4.82 36 70 0.238 0.80 3.8
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 2 3 0 1.00 36 70 0.238 0.55 3.8

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gene Nelson, L (6-5) 4 9 4 4 2 5 1 3.58 23 31 -0.240 0.88 -2.3
Dan Spillner 3 4 2 2 0 1 1 3.42 13 1 0 -0.011 0.45 -0.0
Mike Stanton 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.81 5 0 0 -0.007 0.02 -0.5
Jerry Gleaton 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 5.68 7 0 0 -0.002 0.01 -1.5
Team Totals 9 18 9 9 3 6 2 9.00 48 31 1 0 -0.260 0.80 -4.2
G Nelson faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: S Davis (2); G Nelson (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Drew Coble, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Mike Reilly.
Time of Game: 3:05.
Attendance: 36,239.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Chicago White Sox
1 Alan Wiggins 2B 1 Mark Gilbert CF
2 Lee Lacy RF 2 Bryan Little 2B
3 Cal Ripken SS 3 Harold Baines RF
4 Eddie Murray 1B 4 Greg Walker 1B
5 Fred Lynn CF 5 Carlton Fisk C
6 Mike Young LF 6 Jerry Hairston DH
7 Wayne Gross DH 7 Ron Kittle LF
8 Floyd Rayford 3B 8 Tim Hulett 3B
9 Rick Dempsey C 9 Ozzie Guillen SS
Storm Davis P Gene Nelson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 2-1 1 1-- RR BAL R. Dempsey G. Nelson 17% 80% Home Run; Rayford Scores
t1 0-0 1 -2- R BAL C. Ripken G. Nelson 9% 61% Double; Lacy Scores
b3 0-2 1 -2- R CHW M. Gilbert S. Davis -9% 56% Single; Guillen Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- R BAL E. Murray G. Nelson 9% 70% Double; Ripken Scores
t3 2-0 0 --- BAL C. Ripken G. Nelson 7% 78% Triple

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' Gene Nelson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BAL A. Wiggins G. Nelson -2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- BAL L. Lacy G. Nelson 4% 52% Double
t1 0-0 1 -2- R BAL C. Ripken G. Nelson 9% 61% Double; Lacy Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- R BAL E. Murray G. Nelson 9% 70% Double; Ripken Scores
t1 2-0 1 -2- O BAL F. Lynn G. Nelson -2% 67% Groundout: SS-1B; Murray to 3B
t1 2-0 2 --3 O BAL M. Young G. Nelson -3% 64% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Storm Davis facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O CHW M. Gilbert S. Davis 2% 67% Strikeout
b1 0-2 1 --- O CHW B. Little S. Davis 2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-2 2 --- O CHW H. Baines S. Davis 1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Gene Nelson facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- BAL W. Gross G. Nelson 3% 72% Single
t2 2-0 0 1-- O BAL F. Rayford G. Nelson -3% 70% Flyball: LF
t2 2-0 1 1-- BAL R. Dempsey G. Nelson 3% 72% Walk; Gross to 2B
t2 2-0 1 12- O BAL A. Wiggins G. Nelson -3% 69% Flyball: SS
t2 2-0 2 12- O BAL L. Lacy G. Nelson -3% 65% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Storm Davis facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- CHW G. Walker S. Davis -4% 61% Single
b2 0-2 0 1-- O CHW C. Fisk S. Davis 2% 64% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Fisk to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
b2 0-2 1 -2- O CHW J. Hairston S. Davis 3% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B; Fisk to 3B
b2 0-2 2 --3 O CHW R. Kittle S. Davis 4% 71% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Gene Nelson facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- BAL C. Ripken G. Nelson 7% 78% Triple
t3 2-0 0 --3 O BAL E. Murray G. Nelson -4% 75% Strikeout
t3 2-0 1 --3 O BAL F. Lynn G. Nelson -5% 70% Strikeout
t3 2-0 2 --3 O BAL M. Young G. Nelson -3% 67% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Storm Davis facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- O CHW T. Hulett S. Davis 3% 69% Lineout: 3B
b3 0-2 1 --- CHW O. Guillen S. Davis -5% 65% Double
b3 0-2 1 -2- R CHW M. Gilbert S. Davis -9% 56% Single; Guillen Scores
b3 1-2 1 1-- O CHW B. Little S. Davis 3% 59% Flyball: CF
b3 1-2 2 1-- O CHW H. Baines S. Davis 3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Gene Nelson facing 7-8-9
t4 2-1 0 --- O BAL W. Gross G. Nelson -2% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2-1 1 --- BAL F. Rayford G. Nelson 3% 62% Single
t4 2-1 1 1-- RR BAL R. Dempsey G. Nelson 17% 80% Home Run; Rayford Scores
t4 4-1 1 --- O BAL A. Wiggins G. Nelson -1% 79% Strikeout Looking
t4 4-1 2 --- BAL L. Lacy G. Nelson 1% 79% Single
t4 4-1 2 1-- BAL C. Ripken G. Nelson 1% 80% Wild Pitch; Lacy to 2B
t4 4-1 2 -2- BAL C. Ripken G. Nelson 0% 80% Walk
t4 4-1 2 12- O BAL E. Murray G. Nelson -3% 78% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Orioles' Storm Davis facing 4-5-6
b4 1-4 0 --- CHW G. Walker S. Davis -4% 74% Single
b4 1-4 0 1-- O CHW C. Fisk S. Davis 4% 78% Flyball: RF
b4 1-4 1 1-- CHW J. Hairston S. Davis -4% 73% Walk; Walker to 2B
b4 1-4 1 12- O CHW R. Kittle S. Davis 5% 79% Flyball: SS
b4 1-4 2 12- O CHW T. Hulett S. Davis 5% 83% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Gene Nelson facing 5-6-7
t5 4-1 0 --- BAL F. Lynn G. Nelson 2% 85% Single
Dan Spillner replaces Gene Nelson pitching
t5 4-1 0 1-- O BAL M. Young D. Spillner -2% 83% Strikeout
t5 4-1 1 1-- O BAL W. Gross D. Spillner -2% 82% Flyball: 1B
t5 4-1 2 1-- BAL F. Rayford D. Spillner 1% 83% Single; Lynn to 2B
t5 4-1 2 12- O BAL R. Dempsey D. Spillner -2% 80% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Orioles' Storm Davis facing 9-1-2
b5 1-4 0 --- O CHW O. Guillen S. Davis 3% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-4 1 --- CHW M. Gilbert S. Davis -3% 80% Single (Bunt)
b5 1-4 1 1-- O CHW B. Little S. Davis 3% 83% Flyball: LF
b5 1-4 2 1-- O CHW H. Baines S. Davis 3% 86% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, White Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Dan Spillner facing 1-2-3
t6 4-1 0 --- BAL A. Wiggins D. Spillner 3% 89% Double
t6 4-1 0 -2- O BAL L. Lacy D. Spillner -0% 89% Flyball: RF; Wiggins to 3B
t6 4-1 1 --3 R BAL C. Ripken D. Spillner 3% 92% Single; Wiggins Scores
t6 5-1 1 1-- O BAL E. Murray D. Spillner -1% 91% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 5-1 2 1-- O BAL F. Lynn D. Spillner -1% 90% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Orioles' Storm Davis facing 4-5-6
b6 1-5 0 --- O CHW G. Walker S. Davis 2% 92% Lineout: LF
b6 1-5 1 --- O CHW C. Fisk S. Davis 1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1-5 2 --- CHW J. Hairston S. Davis -2% 92% Double
b6 1-5 2 -2- O CHW R. Kittle S. Davis 2% 94% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-1, White Sox' Dan Spillner facing 6-7-8
t7 5-1 0 --- R BAL M. Young D. Spillner 3% 97% Home Run
t7 6-1 0 --- O BAL W. Gross D. Spillner -0% 96% Flyball: 2B
t7 6-1 1 --- O BAL F. Rayford D. Spillner -0% 96% Lineout: RF
t7 6-1 2 --- O BAL R. Dempsey D. Spillner -0% 96% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Orioles' Storm Davis facing 8-9-1
b7 1-6 0 --- CHW T. Hulett S. Davis -2% 94% Single
b7 1-6 0 1-- O CHW O. Guillen S. Davis 2% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Guillen to 1B
b7 1-6 1 1-- O CHW M. Gilbert S. Davis 1% 97% Strikeout Looking
b7 1-6 2 1-- O CHW B. Little S. Davis 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, White Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-1, White Sox' Mike Stanton facing 1-2-3
Mike Stanton replaces Dan Spillner pitching
t8 6-1 0 --- BAL A. Wiggins M. Stanton 0% 98% Single
t8 6-1 0 1-- BAL L. Lacy M. Stanton 0% 99% Single; Wiggins to 2B
t8 6-1 0 12- O BAL C. Ripken M. Stanton -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Wiggins to 3B; Ripken to 1B
t8 6-1 1 1-3 RO BAL E. Murray M. Stanton 0% 99% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wiggins Scores
t8 7-1 2 1-- O BAL F. Lynn M. Stanton -0% 99% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Orioles' Storm Davis facing 3-4-5
b8 1-7 0 --- O CHW H. Baines S. Davis 0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 1-7 1 --- O CHW G. Walker S. Davis 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-7 2 --- O CHW C. Fisk S. Davis 0% 100% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, White Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-1, White Sox' Jerry Gleaton facing 6-7-8
Jerry Gleaton replaces Mike Stanton pitching
t9 7-1 0 --- O BAL M. Young J. Gleaton -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
Gary Roenicke pinch hits for Wayne Gross (DH) batting 7th
t9 7-1 1 --- O BAL G. Roenicke J. Gleaton -0% 100% Lineout: CF
t9 7-1 2 --- BAL F. Rayford J. Gleaton 0% 100% Single
t9 7-1 2 1-- BAL R. Dempsey J. Gleaton 0% 100% Single; Rayford to 2B
t9 7-1 2 12- RR BAL A. Wiggins J. Gleaton 0% 100% Triple; Rayford Scores; Dempsey Scores
t9 9-1 2 --3 BAL L. Lacy J. Gleaton 0% 100% Walk
t9 9-1 2 1-3 O BAL C. Ripken J. Gleaton -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 9, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Orioles' Storm Davis facing 6-7-8
John Shelby replaces Mike Young playing LF batting 6th
b9 1-9 0 --- O CHW J. Hairston S. Davis 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 1-9 1 --- CHW R. Kittle S. Davis -0% 100% Walk
b9 1-9 1 1-- O CHW T. Hulett S. Davis 0% 100% Lineout: RF
b9 1-9 2 1-- CHW O. Guillen S. Davis 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Kittle to 2B
b9 1-9 2 -2- O CHW O. Guillen S. Davis 0% 100% Foul Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 9, White Sox 1.

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