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Standings
BAL
@CLE		3
0
BAL
@CLE		2
3
BOS
@DET		1
2
BOS
@DET		9
3
MIN
@KCR		3
2
CAL
@MIL		1
2
CHW
@OAK		6
2
CHW
@OAK		0
8
TEX
@SEA		5
4
NYY
@TOR		2
1
NYY
@TOR		9
1
STL
@CHC		2
3
SDP
@CIN		7
2
SDP
@CIN		0
1
ATL
@HOU		6
4
SFG
@LAD		1
4
PIT
@MON		7
0
PHI
@NYM		5
6		 
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Sunday, May 21, 1978
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:01
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Orioles
3
16-20
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
6th, 8 GB
 at Indians
0
17-19
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 6 GB
L: Rick Waits (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  2  0   0  1  0    3  6  0
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Lopez CF-RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .231 .606 0.058 0.87 0.117 -0.058 0.3 4 0 SB
Rich Dauer 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .204 .571 0.000 0.74 0.068 -0.067 0.3 1 3 HR
Ken Singleton RF-LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .348 .961 0.000 0.48 0.030 -0.030 -0.2 2 0
   Pat Kelly LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 .787 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Eddie Murray 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .783 -0.071 0.74 0.000 -0.071 -0.7 10 0
Lee May DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .741 -0.054 0.52 0.000 -0.054 -0.7
Andres Mora LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .167 .452 0.023 0.72 0.048 -0.025 0.1 2 0
   Billy Smith 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .537 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.1 0 2
Doug DeCinces 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 .256 .784 0.127 1.12 0.152 -0.025 1.2 0 1 2B
   Larry Harlow CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .898 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.1 1 0
Mark Belanger SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .656 0.004 1.19 0.043 -0.039 -0.0 2 2
Dave Skaggs C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .103 .316 -0.086 1.31 0.014 -0.100 -1.1 5 0 GDP
Scott McGregor P 1
Team Totals 32 3 6 2 2 7 .188 .548 -0.003 0.78 0.472 -0.473 -1.2 27 9
2B: D DeCinces (8, off R Waits).
HR: R Dauer (2, off R Waits; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: R Dauer 4; D DeCinces 3; K Singleton; A Mora; C Lopez.
GIDP: D Skaggs (1).
RBI: R Dauer (9); C Lopez (4).
2-out RBI: C Lopez.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Baserunning
SB: C Lopez (1, 2nd base off R Waits/R Pruitt).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Manning CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .624 -0.056 0.75 0.000 -0.056 -0.5 2 0
   Larvell Blanks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .547 -0.046 1.82 0.000 -0.046 -0.4
   Jim Norris CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .786 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Buddy Bell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .763 -0.077 0.77 0.000 -0.077 -0.7 0 2
Mike Vail LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .280 .720 -0.077 0.78 0.000 -0.077 -0.6 1 0
Andre Thornton 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .244 .825 0.048 0.77 0.077 -0.029 0.4 13 0 2B,SB
Willie Horton DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .816 -0.091 1.20 0.000 -0.091 -0.8
Paul Dade RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .246 .705 -0.084 1.15 0.000 -0.084 -0.7 0 0
Ron Pruitt C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .677 -0.070 0.90 0.000 -0.070 -0.6 7 0
Duane Kuiper 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .558 -0.025 0.59 0.013 -0.038 -0.2 4 1
Tom Veryzer SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .590 -0.025 0.92 0.026 -0.051 -0.2 0 10
Rick Waits P 4
Team Totals 31 0 4 0 0 5 .129 .290 -0.503 0.88 0.116 -0.619 -4.2 27 17
2B: A Thornton (6, off S McGregor).
TB: A Thornton 3; D Kuiper; T Veryzer.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Veryzer-D Kuiper-A Thornton.
Baserunning
SB: A Thornton (1, 2nd base off S McGregor/D Skaggs).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Scott McGregor, W (3-3) 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 5.40 31 84 0.502 0.88 4.2
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 31 84 0.502 0.78 4.2

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Waits, L (3-3) 9 6 3 3 2 7 1 2.67 34 68 0.002 0.78 1.2
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 2 7 1 3.00 34 68 0.002 0.88 1.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 2:01.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Cleveland Indians
1 Carlos Lopez CF 1 Rick Manning CF
2 Rich Dauer 3B 2 Buddy Bell 3B
3 Ken Singleton RF 3 Mike Vail LF
4 Eddie Murray 1B 4 Andre Thornton 1B
5 Lee May DH 5 Willie Horton DH
6 Andres Mora LF 6 Paul Dade RF
7 Doug DeCinces 2B 7 Ron Pruitt C
8 Mark Belanger SS 8 Duane Kuiper 2B
9 Dave Skaggs C 9 Tom Veryzer SS
Scott McGregor P Rick Waits P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 0-0 0 1-- BAL D. DeCinces R. Waits 12% 67% Single to CF; Mora to 3B
t5 1-0 2 --3 R BAL C. Lopez R. Waits 11% 75% Single to LF; DeCinces Scores
t5 0-0 0 123 ROO BAL D. Skaggs R. Waits -8% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Mora Scores/No RBI; DeCinces to 3B
t8 2-0 1 --- R BAL R. Dauer R. Waits 7% 93% Home Run
t5 0-0 0 --- BAL A. Mora R. Waits 5% 55% Single to LF

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, Indians' Rick Waits facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BAL C. Lopez R. Waits -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O BAL R. Dauer R. Waits -1% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O BAL K. Singleton R. Waits -1% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE R. Manning S. McGregor 2% 48% Popfly: 3B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE B. Bell S. McGregor 1% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O CLE M. Vail S. McGregor 1% 50% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Rick Waits facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O BAL E. Murray R. Waits -2% 48% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O BAL L. May R. Waits -2% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O BAL A. Mora R. Waits -1% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- CLE A. Thornton S. McGregor -4% 41% Single to LF
b2 0-0 0 1-- O CLE W. Horton S. McGregor 3% 45% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O CLE P. Dade S. McGregor 2% 47% Strikeout, Thornton Steals 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- O CLE R. Pruitt S. McGregor 3% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Rick Waits facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O BAL D. DeCinces R. Waits -2% 48% Groundout: P-SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O BAL M. Belanger R. Waits -2% 46% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- BAL D. Skaggs R. Waits 1% 47% Walk
t3 0-0 2 1-- O BAL C. Lopez R. Waits -3% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper S. McGregor 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- O CLE T. Veryzer S. McGregor 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O CLE R. Manning S. McGregor 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Rick Waits facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O BAL R. Dauer R. Waits -3% 47% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- BAL K. Singleton R. Waits 3% 50% Single to LF
t4 0-0 1 1-- O BAL E. Murray R. Waits -3% 47% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-0 2 1-- O BAL L. May R. Waits -3% 44% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O CLE B. Bell S. McGregor 3% 47% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 1 --- O CLE M. Vail S. McGregor 2% 49% Strikeout
b4 0-0 2 --- CLE A. Thornton S. McGregor -3% 46% Double to LF
b4 0-0 2 -2- O CLE W. Horton S. McGregor 4% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Rick Waits facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- BAL A. Mora R. Waits 5% 55% Single to LF
t5 0-0 0 1-- BAL D. DeCinces R. Waits 12% 67% Single to CF; Mora to 3B
t5 0-0 0 1-3 BAL M. Belanger R. Waits 4% 71% Walk; DeCinces to 2B
t5 0-0 0 123 ROO BAL D. Skaggs R. Waits -8% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Mora Scores/No RBI; DeCinces to 3B
t5 1-0 2 --3 R BAL C. Lopez R. Waits 11% 75% Single to LF; DeCinces Scores
t5 2-0 2 1-- BAL R. Dauer R. Waits 1% 75% Lopez Steals 2B
t5 2-0 2 -2- O BAL R. Dauer R. Waits -3% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 6-7-8
b5 0-2 0 --- O CLE P. Dade S. McGregor 3% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-2 1 --- O CLE R. Pruitt S. McGregor 2% 78% Flyball: CF
b5 0-2 2 --- O CLE D. Kuiper S. McGregor 1% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Rick Waits facing 3-4-5
t6 2-0 0 --- O BAL K. Singleton R. Waits -2% 78% Groundout: P-1B
t6 2-0 1 --- O BAL E. Murray R. Waits -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2-0 2 --- O BAL L. May R. Waits -1% 76% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 9-1-2
b6 0-2 0 --- O CLE T. Veryzer S. McGregor 3% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-2 1 --- O CLE R. Manning S. McGregor 2% 81% Flyball: LF
b6 0-2 2 --- O CLE B. Bell S. McGregor 1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Rick Waits facing 6-7-8
t7 2-0 0 --- O BAL A. Mora R. Waits -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-0 1 --- BAL D. DeCinces R. Waits 3% 84% Double to LF
t7 2-0 1 -2- O BAL M. Belanger R. Waits -2% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-0 2 -2- O BAL D. Skaggs R. Waits -2% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 3-4-5
Billy Smith replaces Andres Mora (LF) playing 2B batting 6th
Ken Singleton moves from RF to LF
Larry Harlow replaces Doug DeCinces (2B) playing CF batting 7th
Carlos Lopez moves from CF to RF
b7 0-2 0 --- O CLE M. Vail S. McGregor 4% 83% Strikeout
b7 0-2 1 --- O CLE A. Thornton S. McGregor 2% 86% Flyball: CF
b7 0-2 2 --- O CLE W. Horton S. McGregor 2% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Rick Waits facing 1-2-3
t8 2-0 0 --- O BAL C. Lopez R. Waits -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-0 1 --- R BAL R. Dauer R. Waits 7% 93% Home Run
t8 3-0 1 --- O BAL K. Singleton R. Waits -0% 93% Flyball: CF
t8 3-0 2 --- O BAL E. Murray R. Waits -0% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 6-7-8
Pat Kelly replaces Ken Singleton playing LF batting 3rd
b8 0-3 0 --- O CLE P. Dade S. McGregor 2% 95% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-3 1 --- O CLE R. Pruitt S. McGregor 1% 96% Flyball: RF
b8 0-3 2 --- CLE D. Kuiper S. McGregor -1% 95% Single to 2B
b8 0-3 2 1-- CLE T. Veryzer S. McGregor -3% 92% Single to LF; Kuiper to 2B
Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Rick Manning (CF) batting 1st
b8 0-3 2 12- O CLE L. Blanks S. McGregor 5% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Rick Waits facing 5-6-7
Jim Norris replaces Larvell Blanks (PH) playing CF batting 1st
t9 3-0 0 --- O BAL L. May R. Waits -0% 97% Popfly: 2B
t9 3-0 1 --- O BAL B. Smith R. Waits -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
t9 3-0 2 --- O BAL L. Harlow R. Waits -0% 96% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 2-3-4
b9 0-3 0 --- O CLE B. Bell S. McGregor 2% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 0-3 1 --- O CLE M. Vail S. McGregor 1% 100% Lineout: SS
b9 0-3 2 --- O CLE A. Thornton S. McGregor 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 0.

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