September 19, 1976 Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 7
@CAL 5 CLE 5
BAL 4 CLE 3
BAL 2
(13) BOS 6
@DET 1 KCR 6
CHW 5 NYY 2
@MIL 1
(6) TEX 9
@OAK 1 OAK 13
TEX 3 LAD 8
@ATL 1 CHC 1
PHI 0 CIN 5
SFG 2 HOU 3
SDP 2 HOU 3
SDP 2 STL 9
@MON 7 MON 1
STL 0 NYM 7
PIT 6

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, September 19, 1976
Time of Game: 2:30

Orioles

81-67

Lost 1

2nd, 12 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    4  9  0
Indians         0  0  0   1  0  3   0  1  X    5 11  0

W: P Dobson (15-12), L: W Garland (18-7), S: D LaRoche (20)

Indians

75-73

Won 1

3rd, 17 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .258  .707    0    1   0   SB
  R Dauer PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .331    0    0   0   
B Grich 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .274  .805    0    3   3   
T Muser 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .224  .531    0   10   0   
R Jackson RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .282  .868    0    0   0   GDP
K Singleton LF                4   1   2   0    0   2  .270  .747    0    2   0   2B
T Crowley DH                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .203  .514    0    0   0   
  B Bailor PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Belanger SS                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .647    0    2   1   SB,SH
  A Mora PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .209  .589    0    0   0   
  T Harper PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .593         0   0   
B Robinson 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .560    0    2   3   
  D DeCinces PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .646    0    0   0   
D Duncan C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .533    0    4   0   
  L May PH                    1   0   1   1    0   0  .255  .754    0    0   0   
  P Blair PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .527         0   0   

W Garland P                                                              0   1
  S McGregor P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   4   9   3    2   7                    24   8

BATTING

2B: K Singleton (25, off P Dobson).

SH: M Belanger (11, off P Dobson).

TB: K Singleton 3; T Crowley 2; L May; A Bumbry; T Muser; M Belanger; B Grich.

GIDP: R Jackson (15).

RBI: T Muser (30); L May (102); T Crowley (5).

2-out RBI: L May.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Grich-T Muser.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Bumbry (37, 2nd base off P Dobson/A Ashby); M Belanger (26, 2nd base off P Dobson/A Ashby).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kuiper 2B                   4   0   1   1    1   1  .269  .626    0    1   3   
R Manning CF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .289  .716    0    3   0   
L Blanks SS                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .282  .745    0    2   1   
  F Duffy SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .541         0   0   
R Carty DH                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .308  .826    0    0   0   SB
B Powell 1B                   4   1   1   2    0   2  .220  .657    0    8   0   HR
G Hendrick LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .793    0    1   0   
B Bell 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .702    0    1   3   
T Smith RF                    4   2   3   1    0   0  .222  .551    0    4   0   HR
  R Pruitt RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .680         0   0   
A Ashby C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .233  .620    0    5   0   GDP
  R Waits PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Fosse C                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .306  .721    0    2   0   

P Dobson P                                                               0   1
  J Kern P                                                               0   0
  D LaRoche P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   5  11   5    4   4                    27   8

BATTING

HR: T Smith (2, off W Garland; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); B Powell (9, off W Garland; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: T Smith 6; B Powell 4; R Carty 2; R Manning 2; R Fosse; D Kuiper; L Blanks.

GIDP: A Ashby (6).

RBI: B Powell 2 (32); R Carty (77); T Smith (11); D Kuiper (35).

2-out RBI: D Kuiper.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Kuiper-L Blanks-B Powell.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Carty (1, 2nd base off W Garland/D Duncan).

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
W Garland, L (18-7)            7.1  11   5   5    4   3   2   2.71   36     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1·11     35    -     1.08  -0.32
S McGregor                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.15   0.00
Totals                         8    11   5   5    4   4   2          38     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1·11          1-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Dobson, W (15-12)            8.1   7   3   3    1   7   0   3.53   32     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1· 7     63    -     0.84   0.15
J Kern, H (3)                  0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   2.45    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          1-1    2.53  -0.12
D LaRoche, S (20)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.27    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    5.92   0.16
Totals                         9     9   4   4    2   7   0          37     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 9          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Cleveland Indians                    
1. A Bumbry             CF    1. D Kuiper             2B 
2. B Grich              2B    2. R Manning            CF 
3. T Muser              1B    3. L Blanks             SS 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. R Carty              DH 
5. K Singleton          LF    5. B Powell             1B 
6. T Crowley            DH    6. G Hendrick           LF 
7. M Belanger           SS    7. B Bell               3B 
8. B Robinson           3B    8. T Smith              RF 
9. D Duncan             C     9. A Ashby              C  

   W Garland            P        P Dobson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  2-1  1--      32%  76% B Powell        W Garland       Home Run; Carty Scores
   t 9   2  5-4  1-3      15% 100% R Dauer         D LaRoche       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   b 4   0  2-0  1--      12%  46% L Blanks        W Garland       Single to CF; Manning to 3B
   b 6   2  2-3  12-      11%  86% D Kuiper        W Garland       Single to LF; Smith Scores; Waits to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1-3      -9%  28% T Muser         P Dobson        Single to RF; Bumbry Scores; Grich to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  A Bumbry        Single to CF
          1--      44%  B Grich         Bumbry Steals 2B
          -2-      37%  " "             Single to LF; Bumbry to 3B
   R      1-3      28%  T Muser         Single to RF; Bumbry Scores; Grich to 3B
   ROO    1-3      32%  R Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Grich Scores
   O      ---      33%  K Singleton     Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Wayne Garland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      31%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      29%  R Manning       Lineout: 1B
          ---      30%  L Blanks        Walk
   O      1--      28%  R Carty         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pat Dobson facing 6-7-8
          ---      26%  T Crowley       Single to CF
   O      1--      27%  M Belanger      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Crowley to 2B
   O      -2-      29%  B Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B; Crowley to 3B
   O      --3      32%  D Duncan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Wayne Garland facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      29%  B Powell        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      28%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
   O      ---      27%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      28%  A Bumbry        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      29%  B Grich         Lineout: 3B
          ---      28%  T Muser         Walk
   O      1--      30%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Wayne Garland facing 8-9-1
          ---      35%  T Smith         Single to CF
   OO     1--      26%  A Ashby         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      25%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pat Dobson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      26%  K Singleton     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      27%  T Crowley       Flyball: RF
          ---      27%  M Belanger      Single to LF
          1--      26%  B Robinson      Belanger Steals 2B
   O      -2-      28%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Wayne Garland facing 2-3-4
          ---      33%  R Manning       Single to 2B
          1--      46%  L Blanks        Single to CF; Manning to 3B
   R      1-3      54%  R Carty         Single to CF; Manning Scores; Blanks to 2B
   O      12-      46%  B Powell        Strikeout
   O      12-      40%  G Hendrick      Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      35%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pat Dobson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      37%  D Duncan        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      38%  A Bumbry        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      39%  B Grich         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Wayne Garland facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      36%  T Smith         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      34%  A Ashby         Popfly: 3B
          ---      36%  D Kuiper        Walk
          1--      40%  R Manning       Single to CF; Kuiper to 3B
   O      1-3      32%  L Blanks        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Pat Dobson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      34%  T Muser         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      36%  R Jackson       Strikeout
          ---      35%  K Singleton     Single to P
   O      1--      37%  T Crowley       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Wayne Garland facing 4-5-6
          ---      44%  R Carty         Walk
   RR     1--      76%  B Powell        Home Run; Carty Scores
   O      ---      74%  G Hendrick      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      72%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
          ---      73%  T Smith         Single
          1--      75%  A Ashby         Walk; Smith to 2B
                  Rick Waits pinch runs for Alan Ashby batting 9th
   R      12-      86%  D Kuiper        Single to LF; Smith Scores; Waits to 2B
   O      12-      84%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Pat Dobson facing 7-8-9
                  Ray Fosse replaces Rick Waits playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  M Belanger      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  B Robinson      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      90%  D Duncan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Wayne Garland facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  L Blanks        Flyball: LF
          ---      90%  R Carty         Single to 3B
          1--      91%  B Powell        Carty Steals 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      88%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
                  Frank Duffy replaces Larvell Blanks playing SS batting 3rd
   O      ---      92%  A Bumbry        Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  B Grich         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  T Muser         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Wayne Garland facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  B Bell          Popfly: SS
   R      ---      98%  T Smith         Home Run
          ---      98%  R Fosse         Single to LF
                  Scott McGregor replaces Wayne Garland pitching
   O      1--      97%  D Kuiper        Strikeout
   O      1--      97%  R Manning       Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 5.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-5, Pat Dobson facing 4-5-6
                  Ron Pruitt replaces Tommy Smith playing RF batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  R Jackson       Strikeout
          ---      97%  K Singleton     Double to RF
                  Jim Kern replaces Pat Dobson pitching
   R      -2-      92%  T Crowley       Single to CF; Singleton Scores
                  Andres Mora pinch hits for Mark Belanger batting 7th; Bob Bailor pinch runs for Terry Crowley batting 6th
          1--      85%  A Mora          Walk; Bailor to 2B
                  Doug DeCinces pinch hits for Brooks Robinson batting 8th; Tommy Harper pinch runs for Andres Mora batting 7th
   O      12-      93%  D DeCinces      Flyball: CF
                  Lee May pinch hits for Dave Duncan batting 9th
   R      12-      85%  L May           Single to RF; Bailor Scores; Harper to 3B
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Jim Kern pitching; Rich Dauer pinch hits for Al Bumbry batting 1st; Paul Blair pinch runs for Lee May batting 9th
   O      1-3     100%  R Dauer         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Indians 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation