September 9, 1973 Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 5
@BOS 4 CLE 6
BAL 4 BAL 13
@CLE 4 KCR 9
CAL 5 KCR 6
CAL 3 CHW 10
@MIN 7 MIL 10
@NYY 3 TEX 5
OAK 3 CIN 14
@ATL 6 CIN 7
@ATL 0 CHC 5
STL 4 LAD 5
SDP 3 NYM 3
@MON 0 PHI 8
PIT 7 HOU 5
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, September 9, 1973
Time of Game: 2:32

Orioles

81-58

Lost 1

1st

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

W: R Lamb (3-3), L: D Alexander (10-7)

Indians

62-83

Won 1

6th, 23 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rettenmund RF               3   1   1   0    1   1  .272  .814    0    2   0   2B,HBP
B Grich 2B                    3   0   0   0    2   0  .236  .729    0    1   6   
P Blair CF                    5   0   1   2    0   1  .273  .723    0    3   0   
T Davis DH                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .714    0    0   0   
D Baylor LF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .291  .821    0    2   0   HR,HBP
B Robinson 3B                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .247  .648    0    2   0   
  D DeCinces PR-3B            0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  R Coggins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .823    0    0   0   
E Williams 1B-C               5   0   1   1    0   1  .238  .759    0   10   0   2B
A Etchebarren C               1   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .697    0    1   0   
  B Powell PH-1B              1   1   0   0    2   1  .259  .774    0    2   0   IW
M Belanger SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .579    0    0   2   SB
  A Bumbry PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .322  .861    0    0   0   
  F Baker SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .333         0   0   

D Alexander P                                                            0   1
  G Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   4   8   4    6   4                    24   9

BATTING

2B: M Rettenmund (15, off B Strom); E Williams (16, off D Bosman).

HR: D Baylor (10, off B Strom; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

IBB: B Powell (7, by D Bosman).

HBP: D Baylor (11, by R Lamb); M Rettenmund (4, by D Bosman).

TB: D Baylor 4; B Robinson 2; M Rettenmund 2; E Williams 2; A Bumbry; A Etchebarren; P Blair.

RBI: P Blair 2 (56); E Williams (77); D Baylor (41).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Belanger (11, 2nd base off D Bosman/D Duncan).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bell 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .272  .726    0    0   5   
O Gamble DH                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .264  .795    0    0   0   3B
C Chambliss 1B                4   1   1   1    0   0  .279  .746    0    9   0   HR
C Spikes RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .697    0    3   0   
  R Torres RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .201  .606         0   0   
J Lowenstein 2B               4   0   1   1    0   1  .296  .759    0    4   0   SB
  T Ragland 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .609         1   0   
W Williams LF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .297  .724    0    1   0   
T Smith CF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    3   0   
D Duncan C                    3   1   1   3    0   0  .212  .674    0    5   0   HR
F Duffy SS                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .255  .683    0    1   5   

B Strom P                                                                0   1
  D Bosman P                                                             0   1
  R Lamb P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   6   8   6    1   4                    27  12

BATTING

3B: O Gamble (3, off D Alexander).

HR: C Chambliss (9, off D Alexander; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); D Duncan (14, off D Alexander; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: D Duncan 4; C Chambliss 4; O Gamble 3; J Lowenstein; B Bell; W Williams; F Duffy; T Smith.

RBI: D Duncan 3 (36); O Gamble (41); C Chambliss (48); J Lowenstein (37).

2-out RBI: D Duncan 3; J Lowenstein.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Duffy-J Lowenstein.

E: F Duffy (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Lowenstein (5, 2nd base off D Alexander/A Etchebarren).

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 (10-7)          6     8   6   6    1   1   2   3.97   27     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 8     32    -     0.98  -0.51
G Jackson                      2     0   0   0    0   3   0   1.88    6     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.28   0.04
Totals                         8     8   6   6    1   4   2          33     -       ·  ·      9·10· 1· 8           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Strom                        4     3   1   1    1   0   1   4.61   16     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0· 3     51    -     1.10   0.12
D Bosman                       1.2   3   3   3    4   0   0   5.70   12     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 3          0-0    1.91  -0.38
R Lamb, W (3-3)                3.1   2   0   0    1   4   0   4.43   15     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 2          3-0    1.63   0.29
Totals                         9     8   4   4    6   4   1          43     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1· 8          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Bosman (6; B Powell).

HBP: R Lamb (2; D Baylor); D Bosman (7; M Rettenmund).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Odom.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Cleveland Indians                    
1. M Rettenmund         RF    1. B Bell               3B 
2. B Grich              2B    2. O Gamble             DH 
3. P Blair              CF    3. C Chambliss          1B 
4. T Davis              DH    4. C Spikes             RF 
5. D Baylor             LF    5. J Lowenstein         2B 
6. B Robinson           3B    6. W Williams           LF 
7. E Williams           1B    7. T Smith              CF 
8. A Etchebarren        C     8. D Duncan             C  
9. M Belanger           SS    9. F Duffy              SS 

   D Alexander          P        B Strom              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  4-3  12-      45%  83% D Duncan        D Alexander     Home Run; Williams Scores; Smith Scores
   t 6   1  3-3  1--     -18%  31% E Williams      D Bosman        Double (CF-RF); Robinson Scores
   t 5   1  3-1  123     -17%  45% P Blair         D Bosman        Single; Powell Scores; Rettenmund Scores; Grich to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      15%  73% O Gamble        D Alexander     Triple (LF-CF); Bell Scores
   t 5   1  3-3  12-      12%  57% T Davis         D Bosman        Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Brent Strom facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  M Rettenmund    Double
   O      -2-      45%  B Grich         Flyball: CF; Rettenmund to 3B
   O      --3      51%  P Blair         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      55%  T Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Bell          Single to CF
   R      1--      73%  O Gamble        Triple (LF-CF); Bell Scores
   O      --3      69%  C Chambliss     Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      64%  C Spikes        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      --3      72%  J Lowenstein    Single to CF; Gamble Scores
          1--      73%  W Williams      Lowenstein Steals 2B
   O      -2-      70%  " "             Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Brent Strom facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      61%  D Baylor        Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---      57%  B Robinson      Walk
   O      1--      60%  E Williams      Flyball: RF
          1--      56%  A Etchebarren   Single to LF; Robinson to 2B
   O      12-      61%  M Belanger      Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      66%  M Rettenmund    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  T Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  D Duncan        Flyball: 2B
          ---      64%  F Duffy         Single to LF
   O      1--      62%  B Bell          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Brent Strom facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      64%  B Grich         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      66%  P Blair         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  T Davis         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      65%  O Gamble        Flyball: CF
   R      ---      75%  C Chambliss     Home Run
   O      ---      74%  C Spikes        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      74%  J Lowenstein    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 3.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Brent Strom facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      76%  D Baylor        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      78%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      79%  E Williams      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Doyle Alexander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      78%  W Williams      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      77%  T Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  D Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 3.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Dick Bosman facing 8-9-1
                  Dick Bosman replaces Brent Strom pitching; Boog Powell pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren batting 8th
          ---      71%  B Powell        Walk
   O      1--      75%  M Belanger      Flyball: RF
          1--      70%  M Rettenmund    Hit By Pitch; Powell to 2B
          12-      62%  B Grich         Walk; Powell to 3B; Rettenmund to 2B
   RR     123      45%  P Blair         Single; Powell Scores; Rettenmund Scores; Grich to 2B
   OO     12-      57%  T Davis         Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Doyle Alexander facing 9-1-2
                  Earl Williams moves to C; Boog Powell moves to 1B
          ---      61%  F Duffy         Walk
   O      1--      59%  B Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B; Duffy to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-1B; Duffy to 3B
   O      --3      50%  C Chambliss     Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 3.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Dick Bosman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  D Baylor        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  B Robinson      Single
   R      1--      31%  E Williams      Double (CF-RF); Robinson Scores
          -2-      30%  B Powell        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      33%  M Belanger      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Williams to 3B
          1-3      33%  M Rettenmund    Belanger Steals 2B
          -23      31%  " "             Walk
                  Ray Lamb replaces Dick Bosman pitching
   O      123      39%  B Grich         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 4, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      35%  C Spikes        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      32%  J Lowenstein    Flyball: CF
          ---      34%  W Williams      Single
          1--      38%  T Smith         Single to CF; Williams to 2B
   RRR    12-      83%  D Duncan        Home Run; Williams Scores; Smith Scores
   O      ---      82%  F Duffy         Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Indians 6.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-6, Ray Lamb facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      86%  P Blair         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      88%  T Davis         Foul Bunt Popfly: C
          ---      86%  D Baylor        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      82%  B Robinson      Single to LF; Baylor to 3B
                  Doug DeCinces pinch runs for Brooks Robinson batting 6th
   O      1-3      89%  E Williams      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-4, Grant Jackson facing 1-2-3
                  Grant Jackson replaces Doyle Alexander pitching; Doug DeCinces moves to 3B
   O      ---      88%  B Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      87%  O Gamble        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      87%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Indians 6.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-6, Ray Lamb facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      90%  B Powell        Strikeout
                  Al Bumbry pinch hits for Mark Belanger batting 9th
          ---      86%  A Bumbry        Single to RF
   O      1--      91%  M Rettenmund    Strikeout
          1--      87%  B Grich         Walk; Bumbry to 2B
   O      12-      94%  P Blair         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-4, Grant Jackson facing 4-5-6
                  Frank Baker replaces Al Bumbry playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  C Spikes        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  W Williams      Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Indians 6.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-6, Ray Lamb facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Ragland replaces John Lowenstein playing 2B batting 5th; Rusty Torres replaces Charlie Spikes playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---      97%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  D Baylor        Hit By Pitch
                  Rich Coggins pinch hits for Doug DeCinces batting 6th
   O      1--      97%  R Coggins       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  E Williams      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Indians 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197309091

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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