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Standings
BAL
@CLE		10
3
BOS
@DET		5
4		 
(11)
CAL
@MIN		4
10
MIL
@NYY		3
4
CHW
@OAK		3
6
KCR
@SEA		7
6		 
(11)
CIN
@LAD		4
0
Monday, September 18, 1978
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 2,873, Time of Game: 2:42
Orioles
10
85-65
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
3rd, 6½ GB
 at Indians
3
65-84
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 26 GB
W: Scott McGregor (15-13)
L: David Clyde (7-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         5  1  0   0  3  0   1  0  0   10 15  2
Indians         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  5  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark Belanger SS 5 2 2 0 1 2 .215 .554 0.042 0.38 0.054 -0.012 0.3 0 4
Rich Dauer 2B-3B 5 1 1 0 1 0 .271 .674 -0.016 0.54 0.024 -0.040 -0.9 1 1
Ken Singleton RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 .296 .882 0.001 0.67 0.039 -0.038 -0.2 2 0 2B
   Larry Harlow CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
Eddie Murray 1B 5 4 3 0 1 0 .290 .856 0.061 0.74 0.093 -0.033 0.7 6 0
Doug DeCinces 3B 2 0 1 1 0 1 .279 .848 0.057 1.33 0.069 -0.012 0.6 0 0 2B,SF
   Billy Smith PH-2B 2 0 2 3 0 0 .266 .735 0.109 0.72 0.109 0.000 2.9 1 0 3B
Lee May DH 3 1 1 1 2 1 .246 .702 0.020 0.69 0.033 -0.013 0.9 IW
Gary Roenicke LF 5 1 2 5 0 0 .261 .756 0.264 0.96 0.268 -0.003 2.7 1 0 HR
   Mike Anderson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .348 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Carlos Lopez CF-RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .246 .626 -0.029 0.28 0.008 -0.037 -0.3 6 0 SB
Dave Skaggs C 5 0 1 0 0 2 .136 .362 -0.018 0.26 0.009 -0.026 -0.7 8 0
Scott McGregor P 2
   Don Stanhouse P
Team Totals 41 10 15 10 7 9 .366 .986 0.491 0.60 0.706 -0.214 5.8 27 7
2B: K Singleton (20, off D Freisleben); D DeCinces (34, off D Freisleben).
3B: B Smith (2, off D Spillner).
HR: G Roenicke (2, off D Clyde; 1st inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: D DeCinces (2, off D Clyde).
IBB: L May (5, by D Freisleben).
TB: G Roenicke 5; B Smith 4; E Murray 3; D DeCinces 2; M Belanger 2; K Singleton 2; L May; R Dauer; C Lopez; D Skaggs.
RBI: G Roenicke 5 (14); B Smith 3 (30); L May (79); D DeCinces (67).
2-out RBI: G Roenicke 4; B Smith 3; L May.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Fielding
E: R Dauer (6); M Belanger (9).
Baserunning
SB: C Lopez (5, 2nd base off D Spillner/R Pruitt).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Manning CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .261 .646 -0.006 0.42 0.024 -0.030 -0.3 3 0
Buddy Bell 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .290 .742 0.097 0.53 0.102 -0.005 0.9 2 2 2B
Wayne Cage DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .680 -0.084 0.75 0.000 -0.084 -1.2
Andre Thornton 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 .267 .901 0.122 0.73 0.164 -0.042 1.6 5 1 HR
Ron Pruitt C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .247 .703 -0.049 0.46 0.000 -0.049 -0.8 9 0
Ted Cox LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .237 .574 0.030 0.35 0.041 -0.012 0.3 2 0
   Alfredo Griffin PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Duane Kuiper 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .282 .652 -0.003 0.66 0.037 -0.041 -0.4 1 3
Tom Veryzer SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .633 -0.065 0.95 0.000 -0.065 -0.8 2 2
Horace Speed RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .608 -0.050 0.65 0.000 -0.050 -0.6 1 0
David Clyde P 1
   Dave Freisleben P 1
   Dan Spillner P
Team Totals 34 3 5 3 0 8 .147 .412 -0.008 0.60 0.368 -0.378 -1.2 27 8
2B: B Bell (27, off S McGregor).
HR: A Thornton (31, off S McGregor; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: A Thornton 4; B Bell 2; D Kuiper; R Manning; T Cox.
RBI: A Thornton 3 (98).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Scott McGregor, W (15-13) 8 5 3 2 0 6 1 3.42 30 68 0.008 0.68 0.7
Don Stanhouse 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.86 4 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 3 2 0 8 1 2.00 34 68 0 0 0.009 0.60 1.2

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
David Clyde, L (7-11) 0.2 5 5 5 2 0 1 4.66 9 20 -0.391 1.41 -5.0
Dave Freisleben 3.2 6 3 3 3 4 0 6.72 20 2 0 -0.004 0.65 0.5
Dan Spillner 4.2 4 2 2 2 5 0 4.02 20 2 2 -0.095 0.20 -1.3
Team Totals 9 15 10 10 7 9 1 10.00 49 20 4 2 -0.490 0.60 -5.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: D Freisleben (4; L May).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 2,873.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Cleveland Indians
1 Mark Belanger SS 1 Rick Manning CF
2 Rich Dauer 2B 2 Buddy Bell 3B
3 Ken Singleton RF 3 Wayne Cage DH
4 Eddie Murray 1B 4 Andre Thornton 1B
5 Doug DeCinces 3B 5 Ron Pruitt C
6 Lee May DH 6 Ted Cox LF
7 Gary Roenicke LF 7 Duane Kuiper 2B
8 Carlos Lopez CF 8 Tom Veryzer SS
9 Dave Skaggs C 9 Horace Speed RF
Scott McGregor P David Clyde P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 1-0 2 123 RRRR BAL G. Roenicke D. Clyde 25% 88% Home Run; Singleton Scores; Murray Scores; May Scores
b1 0-5 1 12- RRR CLE A. Thornton S. McGregor -16% 68% Home Run; Manning Scores; Bell Scores/unER
t5 6-3 2 123 RRR BAL B. Smith D. Spillner 11% 97% Triple to RF; Belanger Scores; Dauer Scores; Murray Scores
t2 5-3 1 1-- BAL D. DeCinces D. Freisleben 6% 78% Double to RF; Murray to 3B
t1 0-0 1 12- BAL E. Murray D. Clyde 6% 60% Single to CF; Belanger to 3B; Singleton to 2B

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' David Clyde facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BAL M. Belanger D. Clyde 4% 54% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O BAL R. Dauer D. Clyde -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-P; Belanger to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- BAL K. Singleton D. Clyde 2% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 1 12- BAL E. Murray D. Clyde 6% 60% Single to CF; Belanger to 3B; Singleton to 2B
t1 0-0 1 123 RO BAL D. DeCinces D. Clyde 0% 60% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Belanger Scores; Singleton to 3B
t1 1-0 2 1-3 BAL L. May D. Clyde 2% 62% Walk; Murray to 2B
t1 1-0 2 123 RRRR BAL G. Roenicke D. Clyde 25% 88% Home Run; Singleton Scores; Murray Scores; May Scores
t1 5-0 2 --- BAL C. Lopez D. Clyde 0% 88% Single to LF
t1 5-0 2 1-- BAL D. Skaggs D. Clyde 1% 89% Single to LF; Lopez to 3B
Dave Freisleben replaces David Clyde pitching
t1 5-0 2 1-3 BAL M. Belanger D. Freisleben 1% 90% Walk; Skaggs to 2B
t1 5-0 2 123 O BAL R. Dauer D. Freisleben -2% 88% Groundout: 1B-P
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 1-2-3
b1 0-5 0 --- CLE R. Manning S. McGregor -2% 85% Single to LF
b1 0-5 0 1-- CLE B. Bell S. McGregor -4% 81% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Manning to 2B
b1 0-5 0 12- O CLE W. Cage S. McGregor 4% 85% Flyball: LF
b1 0-5 1 12- RRR CLE A. Thornton S. McGregor -16% 68% Home Run; Manning Scores; Bell Scores/unER
b1 3-5 1 --- O CLE R. Pruitt S. McGregor 2% 70% Strikeout
b1 3-5 2 --- O CLE T. Cox S. McGregor 1% 71% Lineout: 2B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 3.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Indians' Dave Freisleben facing 3-4-5
t2 5-3 0 --- O BAL K. Singleton D. Freisleben -2% 69% Strikeout Looking
t2 5-3 1 --- BAL E. Murray D. Freisleben 2% 71% Single (LF-CF)
t2 5-3 1 1-- BAL D. DeCinces D. Freisleben 6% 78% Double to RF; Murray to 3B
t2 5-3 1 -23 BAL L. May D. Freisleben 1% 78% Intentional Walk
t2 5-3 1 123 RO BAL G. Roenicke D. Freisleben 1% 79% Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Murray Scores; May to 2B; Roenicke to 1B
t2 6-3 2 12- O BAL C. Lopez D. Freisleben -2% 76% Popfly: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 3-6, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 7-8-9
b2 3-6 0 --- CLE D. Kuiper S. McGregor -4% 73% Single to RF
b2 3-6 0 1-- O CLE T. Veryzer S. McGregor 3% 76% Flyball: CF
b2 3-6 1 1-- O CLE H. Speed S. McGregor 3% 79% Strikeout Looking
b2 3-6 2 1-- O CLE R. Manning S. McGregor 2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Indians 3.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-3, Indians' Dave Freisleben facing 9-1-2
t3 6-3 0 --- O BAL D. Skaggs D. Freisleben -1% 80% Strikeout
t3 6-3 1 --- O BAL M. Belanger D. Freisleben -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 6-3 2 --- BAL R. Dauer D. Freisleben 1% 79% Single to RF
t3 6-3 2 1-- BAL K. Singleton D. Freisleben 2% 81% Double to LF; Dauer to 3B
t3 6-3 2 -23 O BAL E. Murray D. Freisleben -3% 78% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 3-6, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 2-3-4
b3 3-6 0 --- CLE B. Bell S. McGregor -6% 72% Double to LF
b3 3-6 0 -2- O CLE W. Cage S. McGregor 4% 76% Strikeout
b3 3-6 1 -2- O CLE A. Thornton S. McGregor 3% 80% Flyball: RF
b3 3-6 2 -2- O CLE R. Pruitt S. McGregor 3% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Indians 3.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-3, Indians' Dave Freisleben facing 5-6-7
Billy Smith pinch hits for Doug DeCinces (3B) batting 5th
t4 6-3 0 --- O BAL D. DeCinces D. Freisleben -1% 82% Strikeout
t4 6-3 1 --- O BAL L. May D. Freisleben -1% 81% Strikeout
t4 6-3 2 --- BAL G. Roenicke D. Freisleben 1% 81% Single to LF
t4 6-3 2 1-- O BAL C. Lopez D. Freisleben -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-6, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 6-7-8
Billy Smith moves from PH to 2B
Rich Dauer moves from 2B to 3B
b4 3-6 0 --- CLE T. Cox S. McGregor -4% 76% Single to CF
b4 3-6 0 1-- O CLE D. Kuiper S. McGregor 4% 80% Strikeout
b4 3-6 1 1-- O CLE T. Veryzer S. McGregor 3% 83% Flyball: CF
b4 3-6 2 1-- O CLE H. Speed S. McGregor 2% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Indians 3.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-3, Indians' Dave Freisleben facing 9-1-2
t5 6-3 0 --- O BAL D. Skaggs D. Freisleben -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 6-3 1 --- BAL M. Belanger D. Freisleben 1% 85% Single to LF
t5 6-3 1 1-- BAL R. Dauer D. Freisleben 2% 87% Walk; Belanger to 2B
Dan Spillner replaces Dave Freisleben pitching
t5 6-3 1 12- O BAL K. Singleton D. Spillner -2% 85% Flyball: LF
t5 6-3 2 12- BAL E. Murray D. Spillner 1% 86% Walk; Belanger to 3B; Dauer to 2B
t5 6-3 2 123 RRR BAL B. Smith D. Spillner 11% 97% Triple to RF; Belanger Scores; Dauer Scores; Murray Scores
t5 9-3 2 --3 O BAL L. May D. Spillner -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 9, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-9, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 1-2-3
b5 3-9 0 --- O CLE R. Manning S. McGregor 1% 97% Groundout: P-1B
b5 3-9 1 --- O CLE B. Bell S. McGregor 0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 3-9 2 --- O CLE W. Cage S. McGregor 0% 98% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 9, Indians 3.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 9-3, Indians' Dan Spillner facing 7-8-9
t6 9-3 0 --- O BAL G. Roenicke D. Spillner -0% 98% Popfly: SS
t6 9-3 1 --- BAL C. Lopez D. Spillner 0% 98% Walk
t6 9-3 1 1-- BAL D. Skaggs D. Spillner 0% 98% Lopez Steals 2B
t6 9-3 1 -2- O BAL D. Skaggs D. Spillner -0% 98% Strikeout
t6 9-3 2 -2- O BAL M. Belanger D. Spillner -0% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 9, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-9, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 4-5-6
b6 3-9 0 --- O CLE A. Thornton S. McGregor 1% 98% Flyball: CF
b6 3-9 1 --- O CLE R. Pruitt S. McGregor 0% 98% Flyball: RF
b6 3-9 2 --- O CLE T. Cox S. McGregor 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 9, Indians 3.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 9-3, Indians' Dan Spillner facing 2-3-4
t7 9-3 0 --- O BAL R. Dauer D. Spillner -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t7 9-3 1 --- O BAL K. Singleton D. Spillner -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
t7 9-3 2 --- BAL E. Murray D. Spillner 0% 98% Single to LF
t7 9-3 2 1-- BAL B. Smith D. Spillner 0% 99% Single to LF; Murray to 3B
t7 9-3 2 1-3 R BAL L. May D. Spillner 1% 99% Single to CF; Murray Scores; Smith to 2B
t7 10-3 2 12- O BAL G. Roenicke D. Spillner -0% 99% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 10, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-10, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 7-8-9
Mike Anderson replaces Gary Roenicke playing LF batting 7th
Larry Harlow replaces Ken Singleton (RF) playing CF batting 3rd
Carlos Lopez moves from CF to RF
b7 3-10 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper S. McGregor 0% 99% Strikeout
b7 3-10 1 --- O CLE T. Veryzer S. McGregor 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b7 3-10 2 --- O CLE H. Speed S. McGregor 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, Indians 3.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 10-3, Indians' Dan Spillner facing 8-9-1
t8 10-3 0 --- O BAL C. Lopez D. Spillner -0% 100% Strikeout
t8 10-3 1 --- O BAL D. Skaggs D. Spillner -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 10-3 2 --- O BAL M. Belanger D. Spillner -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-10, Orioles' Scott McGregor facing 1-2-3
b8 3-10 0 --- O CLE R. Manning S. McGregor 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 3-10 1 --- O CLE B. Bell S. McGregor 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b8 3-10 2 --- O CLE W. Cage S. McGregor 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, Indians 3.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 10-3, Indians' Dan Spillner facing 2-3-4
t9 10-3 0 --- O BAL R. Dauer D. Spillner 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 10-3 1 --- O BAL L. Harlow D. Spillner -0% 100% Foul Flyball: 3B
t9 10-3 2 --- O BAL E. Murray D. Spillner -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-10, Orioles' Don Stanhouse facing 4-5-6
Don Stanhouse replaces Scott McGregor pitching
b9 3-10 0 --- O CLE A. Thornton D. Stanhouse 0% 100% Strikeout
b9 3-10 1 --- O CLE R. Pruitt D. Stanhouse 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 3-10 2 --- CLE T. Cox D. Stanhouse -0% 100% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Cox to 1B
Alfredo Griffin pinch runs for Ted Cox (LF) batting 6th
b9 3-10 2 1-- O CLE D. Kuiper D. Stanhouse 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 10, Indians 3.

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