April 21, 1972 Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 5
NYY 4 BAL 6
@CLE 0 TEX 7
CAL 6 CIN 4
@ATL 3 LAD 12
SDP 2 MON 2
STL 1 NYM 2
CHC 0 PIT 3
@PHI 2
(10) HOU 7
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 4,424

Friday, April 21, 1972
Time of Game: 2:23

Orioles

5-1

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  5    6  8  0
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0

W: D McNally (2-0), L: M Wilcox (1-1)

Indians

2-3

Lost 1

3rd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buford LF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .227  .684    0    1   0   
M Belanger SS                 5   1   1   1    0   0  .400  .879    0    4   3   
M Rettenmund RF               4   2   2   0    1   0  .238  .590    0    6   0   SB
B Powell 1B                   3   1   1   4    2   1  .176  .760    0    9   0   HR,IW
P Blair CF                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .667    0    4   0   2B
B Robinson 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .618    0    0   1   
D Johnson 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .250  .668    0    2   2   2B
A Etchebarren C               3   1   0   0    1   1  .273  .697    0    1   0   
D McNally P                   3   0   0   0    1   3  .167  .619    0    0   3   
Totals                       35   6   8   6    6   8                    27   9

BATTING

2B: D Johnson (2, off M Wilcox); P Blair (1, off M Wilcox).

HR: B Powell (1, off S Mingori; 9th inn, 3 on, 2 outs).

IBB: B Powell (1, by M Wilcox).

TB: B Powell 4; D Johnson 2; P Blair 2; M Rettenmund 2; B Robinson; D Buford; M Belanger.

RBI: B Powell 4 (7); P Blair (4); M Belanger (1).

2-out RBI: B Powell 4; P Blair; M Belanger.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D McNally-M Belanger-B Powell.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Rettenmund (1, 2nd base off M Wilcox/R Fosse).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Unser CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .559    0    2   0   
E Leon 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .417    0    4   2   
A Johnson LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .293    0    2   0   
G Nettles 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .474    0    2   1   
R Fosse C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .551    0    9   0   GDP
B Bell RF                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .450    0    1   0   
T McCraw 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .385 1.044    0    7   0   
F Duffy SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .683    0    0   4   SH
M Wilcox P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   1   
  E Farmer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Foster PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Mingori P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  V Colbert P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   0   3   0    1   1                    27   8

BATTING

SH: F Duffy (1, off D McNally).

TB: G Nettles; M Wilcox; T McCraw.

GIDP: R Fosse (2).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

PB: R Fosse (2).

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 McNally, W (2-0)             9     3   0   0    1   1   0   0.00   30     -       ·  ·      9·15· 1· 3     81    -     1.14   0.53
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1   1   0          30     -       ·  ·      9·15· 1· 3           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Wilcox, L (1-1)              7.2   4   1   1    5   6   0   0.54   32     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 4     68    -     1.52   0.12
E Farmer                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.12   0.05
S Mingori                      0.2   4   5   5    1   2   1  19.29    7     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 4          0-0    0.86  -0.14
V Colbert                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   6   6    6   8   1          41     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 8          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Wilcox (1; B Powell).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Merle Anthony.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 4,424.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Cleveland Indians                    
1. D Buford             LF    1. D Unser              CF 
2. M Belanger           SS    2. E Leon               2B 
3. M Rettenmund         RF    3. A Johnson            LF 
4. B Powell             1B    4. G Nettles            3B 
5. P Blair              CF    5. R Fosse              C  
6. B Robinson           3B    6. B Bell               RF 
7. D Johnson            2B    7. T McCraw             1B 
8. A Etchebarren        C     8. F Duffy              SS 
9. D McNally            P     9. M Wilcox             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  0-0  12-      30%  79% P Blair         M Wilcox        Double to CF; Rettenmund Scores; Powell to 3B
   t 6   2  0-0  123     -11%  43% P Blair         M Wilcox        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   b 8   0  1-0  ---     -10%  64% B Bell          D McNally       Walk
   b 8   2  1-0  -2-       9%  86% R Foster        D McNally       Strikeout
   b 8   0  1-0  1--       9%  73% T McCraw        D McNally       Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Buford        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      47%  M Belanger      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  M Rettenmund    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Unser         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  E Leon          Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  A Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  B Powell        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  P Blair         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      45%  B Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  G Nettles       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      49%  R Fosse         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      50%  B Bell          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  D Johnson       Walk
   O      1--      50%  A Etchebarren   Flyball: CF
   O      1--      47%  D McNally       Strikeout
   O      1--      45%  D Buford        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  T McCraw        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  F Duffy         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  M Wilcox        Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  D Unser         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  M Belanger      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      46%  M Rettenmund    Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      45%  B Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  E Leon          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  A Johnson       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      50%  G Nettles       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  P Blair         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
          ---      49%  D Johnson       Double to LF
   O      -2-      44%  A Etchebarren   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  R Fosse         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      49%  B Bell          Flyball: 1B
          ---      47%  T McCraw        Single to 2B
   O      1--      50%  F Duffy         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 9-1-2
          ---      55%  D McNally       Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Buford        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      46%  M Belanger      Flyball: LF
          1--      52%  M Rettenmund    Single to LF; McNally to 3B; Rettenmund to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      54%  B Powell        Intentional Walk
   O      123      43%  P Blair         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      46%  M Wilcox        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      48%  D Unser         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  E Leon          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 6-7-8
          ---      56%  B Robinson      Single to LF
   O      1--      51%  D Johnson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      54%  A Etchebarren   Passed Ball; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Groundout: P-2B-1B; Johnson to 3B
   O      --3      42%  D McNally       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      46%  A Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      42%  G Nettles       Single to RF
   OO     1--      50%  R Fosse         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  D Buford        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      43%  M Belanger      Flyball: C
          ---      45%  M Rettenmund    Walk
          1--      48%  B Powell        Rettenmund Steals 2B
          -2-      49%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      79%  P Blair         Double to CF; Rettenmund Scores; Powell to 3B
                  Ed Farmer replaces Milt Wilcox pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      74%  B Robinson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave McNally facing 6-7-8
          ---      64%  B Bell          Walk
   O      1--      73%  T McCraw        Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      77%  F Duffy         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; McCraw to 2B
                  Roy Foster pinch hits for Ed Farmer batting 9th
   O      -2-      86%  R Foster        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Mingori facing 7-8-9
                  Steve Mingori replaces Roy Foster pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  D Johnson       Strikeout
          ---      86%  A Etchebarren   Walk
   O      1--      85%  D McNally       Strikeout Looking
          1--      86%  D Buford        Single to LF; Etchebarren to 2B
   R      12-      94%  M Belanger      Single to CF; Etchebarren Scores; Buford to 2B
          12-      95%  M Rettenmund    Single to 3B; Buford to 3B; Belanger to 2B
   RRRR   123     100%  B Powell        Home Run; Buford Scores; Belanger Scores; Rettenmund Scores
                  Vince Colbert replaces Steve Mingori pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  P Blair         Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  D Unser         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Leon          Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  A Johnson       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Indians 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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