October 3, 1972 Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 3
OAK 2 CLE 6
BAL 5
(10) BAL 4
@CLE 3 DET 3
BOS 1 TEX 3
@KCR 0 CHW 5
@MIN 4 MIL 3
@NYY 2 LAD 6
@ATL 5 PHI 11
@CHC 1 CIN 6
HOU 1 NYM 5
@MON 2 NYM 4
@MON 3
(12) PIT 6
STL 2 SFG 7
SDP 4

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Tuesday, October 3, 1972
Time of Game: 2:48

Orioles

79-74

Lost 1

3rd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Orioles         2  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  0   0    5 10  2
Indians         0  2  0   0  0  2   0  1  0   1    6 12  3

W: E Farmer (2-5), L: E Watt (2-3)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Indians

72-83

Won 5

5th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry RF                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    1   0   
  D Buford PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .593    0    0   0   
R Coggins CF                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .786    0    8   0   SH
  P Blair PH-CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .627    0    2   0   
B Grich SS                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .274  .767    0    0   3   SB
D Baylor 1B                   3   1   2   3    0   0  .256  .754    0    5   0   HR,2·SB,HBP,SF
M Rettenmund LF-RF            3   0   0   0    1   0  .233  .664    0    2   0   SH
D Johnson 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .221  .655    0    3   3   SH
T Matchick 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   1   CS
  A Etchebarren PH-C          0   0   0   0    1   0  .205  .561    0    0   0   IW
J Oates C                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .262  .698    0    5   0   2B
  B Robinson PH-3B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .645    0    0   0   GDP
D Alexander P                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .080  .195    0    1   0   
  T Crowley PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .231  .724    0    0   0   2B
  M Scott P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .667    0    0   0   
  E Watt P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       36   5  10   5    3   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: J Oates (12, off D Tidrow); T Crowley (10, off D Tidrow).

HR: D Baylor (11, off D Tidrow; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: D Baylor (3, off D Tidrow).

SH: D Johnson (2, off S Mingori); M Rettenmund (4, off S Mingori); R Coggins (3, off D Tidrow).

IBB: A Etchebarren (2, by S Mingori).

HBP: D Baylor (9, by D Tidrow).

TB: D Baylor 5; A Bumbry 2; T Crowley 2; J Oates 2; D Alexander; R Coggins; T Matchick; B Grich.

GIDP: B Robinson (12).

RBI: D Baylor 3 (38); T Crowley (29); R Coggins (1).

2-out RBI: D Baylor 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

E: T Matchick (1); B Grich (20).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Grich (13, 2nd base off D Tidrow/R Fosse); D Baylor 2 (24, 3rd base off D Tidrow/R Fosse, 2nd base off D Tidrow/R Fosse).

CS: T Matchick (1, 2nd base by D Tidrow/R Fosse).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bell CF                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .671    0    2   0   
J Brohamer 2B                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .569    0    2   2   
C Chambliss 1B                5   1   2   0    0   1  .290  .721    0    9   2   
R Fosse C                     5   1   0   0    0   1  .242  .669    0    4   2   
G Nettles 3B                  5   2   2   0    0   0  .255  .724    0    0   3   2B
T McCraw LF                   5   2   4   4    0   0  .256  .695    0    4   0   HR,2·2B,SB
D Unser RF                    2   0   1   0    3   0  .237  .566    0    6   0   2·IW
F Duffy SS                    5   0   3   2    0   0  .241  .628    0    2   1   
D Tidrow P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .100  .225    0    1   1   
  K Bevacqua PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .088  .338    0    0   0   
  S Mingori P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
  E Farmer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
Totals                       41   6  12   6    3   5                    30  11

BATTING

2B: T McCraw 2 (11, off D Alexander, off E Watt); G Nettles (28, off D Alexander).

HR: T McCraw (7, off M Scott; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: D Unser 2 (4, by D Alexander, by E Watt).

TB: T McCraw 9; G Nettles 3; F Duffy 3; C Chambliss 2; D Unser.

RBI: T McCraw 4 (32); F Duffy 2 (27).

2-out RBI: F Duffy; T McCraw.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Duffy-J Brohamer-C Chambliss.

E: C Chambliss (8); J Brohamer (15); S Mingori (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T McCraw (12, 3rd base off D Alexander/J Oates).

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                    6     5   4   3    2   4   0   2.45   27     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0· 5     50    -     1.20  -0.27
M Scott, BS (1)                1.1   4   1   1    0   0   1   2.74    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 4          0-0    1.80  -0.39
E Watt, L (2-3)                1.2   3   1   1    1   1   0   2.17    9     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 3          2-0    2.56  -0.02
Totals                         9    12   6   5    3   5   1          44     -       ·  ·     10·14· 0·12          2-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Tidrow                       8     9   5   3    2   4   1   2.77   36     -       ·  ·      8·12· 0· 9     50    -     1.31  -0.41
S Mingori                      1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.95    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    2.71  -0.11
E Farmer, W (2-5)              0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.40    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    5.74   0.34
Totals                        10    10   5   3    3   4   1          44     -       ·  ·     12·14· 0·10          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Alexander (8; D Unser); E Watt (6; D Unser); S Mingori (8; A Etchebarren).

HBP: D Tidrow (6; D Baylor).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - John Rice.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Cleveland Indians                    
1. A Bumbry             RF    1. B Bell               CF 
2. R Coggins            CF    2. J Brohamer           2B 
3. B Grich              SS    3. C Chambliss          1B 
4. D Baylor             1B    4. R Fosse              C  
5. M Rettenmund         LF    5. G Nettles            3B 
6. D Johnson            2B    6. T McCraw             LF 
7. T Matchick           3B    7. D Unser              RF 
8. J Oates              C     8. F Duffy              SS 
9. D Alexander          P     9. D Tidrow             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  5-4  ---      35%  55% T McCraw        M Scott         Home Run
   t10   1  5-5  123      34%  62% B Robinson      E Farmer        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b10   0  5-5  1--      23%  92% T McCraw        E Watt          Double to RF; Nettles to 3B
   b 6   2  2-2  1--      22%  75% T McCraw        D Alexander     Double (CF-RF); Chambliss Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-     -20%  31% D Baylor        D Tidrow        Home Run; Bumbry Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Tidrow facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  A Bumbry        Single to 2B
   O      1--      48%  R Coggins       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Bumbry to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  B Grich         Strikeout
   RR     -2-      31%  D Baylor        Home Run; Bumbry Scores
          ---      30%  M Rettenmund    Walk
   O      1--      32%  D Johnson       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      30%  B Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      28%  J Brohamer      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      27%  C Chambliss     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Tidrow facing 7-8-9
          ---      25%  T Matchick      Single to LF
   O      1--      29%  J Oates         Matchick Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      30%  " "             Flyball: LF
          ---      29%  D Alexander     Single to CF
   O      1--      30%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
          ---      35%  R Fosse         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      48%  G Nettles       Double to RF; Fosse to 3B
   RR     -23      59%  T McCraw        Single to RF; Fosse Scores/unER; Nettles Scores
          1--      65%  D Unser         Walk; McCraw to 2B
          12-      69%  F Duffy         McCraw Steals 3B
   O      1-3      63%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      1-3      55%  D Tidrow        Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3      50%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 2.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Dick Tidrow facing 2-3-4
          ---      46%  R Coggins       Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  B Grich         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      51%  D Baylor        Groundout: P-1B; Coggins to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  M Rettenmund    Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  J Brohamer      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  C Chambliss     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      52%  R Fosse         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      50%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 2.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Dick Tidrow facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  D Johnson       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      54%  T Matchick      Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  J Oates         Walk
   O      1--      55%  D Alexander     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Doyle Alexander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  T McCraw        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  D Unser         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  F Duffy         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 2.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Dick Tidrow facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  A Bumbry        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  R Coggins       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  B Grich         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Doyle Alexander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  D Tidrow        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  J Brohamer      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Dick Tidrow facing 4-5-6
          ---      45%  D Baylor        Hit By Pitch
          1--      40%  M Rettenmund    Baylor Steals 2B
   O      -2-      46%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      41%  D Johnson       Baylor Steals 3B
   O      --3      51%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      57%  T Matchick      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Doyle Alexander facing 3-4-5
          ---      62%  C Chambliss     Single to CF
   O      1--      57%  R Fosse         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      53%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
   R      1--      75%  T McCraw        Double (CF-RF); Chambliss Scores
          -2-      76%  D Unser         Intentional Walk
   R      12-      87%  F Duffy         Single to CF; McCraw Scores; Unser to 2B
   O      12-      85%  D Tidrow        Groundout: P unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Dick Tidrow facing 8-9-1
          ---      79%  J Oates         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
                  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Doyle Alexander batting 9th
   R      1--      59%  T Crowley       Double (LF-CF); Oates Scores/unER
          -2-      46%  A Bumbry        Single to 1B; Crowley to 3B
   RO     1-3      46%  R Coggins       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Crowley Scores; Bumbry to 2B/Adv on E4
          -2-      37%  B Grich         Single to CF; Bumbry to 3B
          1-3      34%  D Baylor        Grich Steals 2B
   RO     -23      29%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bumbry Scores/unER
   O      -2-      32%  M Rettenmund    Foul Flyball: 1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-5, Mickey Scott facing 1-2-3
                  Mickey Scott replaces Terry Crowley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      27%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      24%  J Brohamer      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      27%  C Chambliss     Single to LF
   O      1--      22%  R Fosse         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 4.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dick Tidrow facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      24%  D Johnson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      25%  T Matchick      Flyball: RF
          ---      23%  J Oates         Double to RF
   O      -2-      26%  M Scott         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-5, Mickey Scott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      20%  G Nettles       Flyball: LF
   R      ---      55%  T McCraw        Home Run
          ---      60%  D Unser         Single to LF
          1--      75%  F Duffy         Single to RF; Unser to 3B
                  Eddie Watt replaces Mickey Scott pitching and batting 9th; Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Dick Tidrow batting 9th
   O      1-3      60%  K Bevacqua      Strikeout
   O      1-3      50%  B Bell          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 5.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Tied 5-5, Steve Mingori facing 1-2-3
                  Steve Mingori replaces Kurt Bevacqua pitching and batting 9th; Don Buford pinch hits for Al Bumbry batting 1st
   O      ---      55%  D Buford        Flyball: LF
                  Paul Blair pinch hits for Rich Coggins batting 2nd
   O      ---      59%  P Blair         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  B Grich         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Eddie Watt facing 2-3-4
                  Don Buford moves to LF; Paul Blair moves to CF; Merv Rettenmund moves to RF
   O      ---      57%  J Brohamer      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      53%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  R Fosse         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 5.

Top of the 10th, Orioles Batting, Tied 5-5, Steve Mingori facing 4-5-6
          ---      42%  D Baylor        Single to 3B
          1--      30%  M Rettenmund    Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Baylor to 2B; Rettenmund to 1B
   O      12-      27%  D Johnson       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Baylor to 3B; Rettenmund to 2B
                  Andy Etchebarren pinch hits for Tom Matchick batting 7th
          -23      28%  A Etchebarren   Intentional Walk
                  Ed Farmer replaces Steve Mingori pitching and batting 9th; Brooks Robinson pinch hits for Johnny Oates batting 8th
   OO     123      62%  B Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Eddie Watt facing 5-6-7
                  Andy Etchebarren moves to C; Brooks Robinson moves to 3B
          ---      69%  G Nettles       Single to RF
          1--      92%  T McCraw        Double to RF; Nettles to 3B
          -23      93%  D Unser         Intentional Walk
   R      123     100%  F Duffy         Single to CF; Nettles Scores; McCraw to 3B; Unser to 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation