September 29, 1979 Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 9
@CHW 2 CLE 4
BAL 1 BOS 8
@DET 5 KCR 6
OAK 2 MIL 11
@MIN 8 NYY 9
TOR 4 TEX 6
CAL 3 ATL 2
@CIN 0 HOU 3
@LAD 0 MON 3
PHI 2 CHC 7
@PIT 6
(13) SFG 6
SDP 5 NYM 8
@STL 7

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 16,590

Saturday, September 29, 1979, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 2:22

Orioles

102-56

Lost 1

1st

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

W: D Spillner (9-5), L: M Flanagan (23-9), S: S Monge (19)

Indians

80-80

Won 1

6th, 23 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L May DH                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .713    0    0   0   
  T Crowley PH                1   0   1   0    1   0  .317  .925    0    0   0   
  B Ayala PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .808    0    0   0   
J Lowenstein LF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .841    0    0   0   
  B Molinaro LF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143    0    2   0   
K Singleton RF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .938    0    0   0   
  M Corey RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166    0    0   0   
E Murray 1B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .296  .848    0    4   1   SB
A Bumbry CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .718    0    2   0   
D DeCinces 3B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .734    0    0   2   
  W Krenchicki 3B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .428    0    1   0   
B Smith 2B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .249  .743    0    2   1   HR
K Garcia SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .248  .670    0    1   3   
  P Kelly PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .291  .911    0    0   0   
R Dempsey C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .239  .658    0   11   0   

M Flanagan P                                                             1   0
  S Stewart P                                                            0   1
Totals                       31   1   4   1    6   9                    24   8

BATTING

HR: B Smith (6, off D Spillner; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: B Smith 5; K Singleton; T Crowley.

RBI: B Smith (33).

2-out RBI: B Smith.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

E: S Stewart ().

BASERUNNING

SB: E Murray (10, 2nd base off D Spillner/B Diaz).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .288  .829    0   11   0   
R Manning CF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .254  .618    0    3   0   
B Bonds DH                    4   1   0   0    0   2  .275  .826    0    0   0   
T Harrah 3B                   1   1   0   0    3   0  .282  .840    0    0   3   
G Alexander RF                3   1   1   0    0   0  .229  .702    0    0   0   
  J Norris RF                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .248  .679    0    0   0   
R Pruitt LF                   3   0   0   1    1   2  .287  .721    0    1   0   
B Diaz C                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .425    0    7   0   
  C Johnson PH                1   1   1   3    0   0  .271  .864    0    0   0   HR
  R Hassey C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .750    0    2   0   
D Rosello 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .248  .738    0    1   3   
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .220  .532    0    2   1   

D Spillner P                                                             0   1
  S Monge P                                                              0   0
Totals                       28   4   4   4    6  11                    27   8

BATTING

HR: C Johnson (19, off M Flanagan; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: C Johnson 4; R Manning 2; G Alexander.

RBI: C Johnson 3 (66); R Pruitt (21).

2-out RBI: R Pruitt.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

BASERUNNING

PO: B Bonds (1st base by S Stewart).

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
M Flanagan, L (23-9)           7     4   3   3    2  11   1   3.08   27     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 1· 3     66    -     1.35  -0.10
S Stewart                      1     0   1   1    4   0   0   3.52    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.44  -0.03
Totals                         8     4   4   4    6  11   1          34     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 1· 3           -

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 Spillner, W (9-5)            8.1   4   1   1    6   7   1   4.62   35     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 4     72    -     1.05   0.29
S Monge, S (19)                0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   2.50    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.80   0.08
Totals                         9     4   1   1    6   9   1          37     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 4          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: S Stewart (4; B Bonds, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 16,590.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Cleveland Indians                    
1. L May                DH    1. M Hargrove           1B 
2. J Lowenstein         LF    2. R Manning            CF 
3. K Singleton          RF    3. B Bonds              DH 
4. E Murray             1B    4. T Harrah             3B 
5. A Bumbry             CF    5. G Alexander          RF 
6. D DeCinces           3B    6. R Pruitt             LF 
7. B Smith              2B    7. B Diaz               C  
8. K Garcia             SS    8. D Rosello            2B 
9. R Dempsey            C     9. T Veryzer            SS 

   M Flanagan           P        D Spillner           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  1-0  12-      43%  87% C Johnson       M Flanagan      Home Run; Harrah Scores; Alexander Scores
   t 4   2  0-0  ---     -13%  42% B Smith         D Spillner      Home Run
   b 7   0  1-0  1--      11%  56% G Alexander     M Flanagan      Single to LF; Harrah to 2B
   b 7   0  1-0  12-     -11%  45% R Pruitt        M Flanagan      Strikeout
   b 7   0  1-0  ---       8%  45% T Harrah        M Flanagan      Walk

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L May           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  K Singleton     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  M Hargrove      Strikeout Looking
          ---      55%  R Manning       Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  B Bonds         Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  E Murray        Walk
   O      1--      50%  A Bumbry        Flyball: CF
          1--      46%  D DeCinces      Walk; Murray to 2B
   O      12-      51%  B Smith         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      55%  K Garcia        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  G Alexander     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Pruitt        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  B Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 9-1-2
          ---      46%  R Dempsey       Walk
   O      1--      50%  L May           Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      53%  J Lowenstein    Popfly: 2B
          1--      51%  K Singleton     Single to CF; Dempsey to 2B
   O      12-      56%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Molinaro replaces John Lowenstein playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---      53%  D Rosello       Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  T Veryzer       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      55%  D DeCinces      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      42%  B Smith         Home Run
   O      ---      43%  K Garcia        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Flanagan facing 2-3-4
          ---      48%  R Manning       Single/Bunt
   O      1--      43%  B Bonds         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      48%  T Harrah        Walk; Bonds to 2B
   O      12-      42%  G Alexander     Flyball: LF
   O      12-      36%  R Pruitt        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dan Spillner facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      39%  R Dempsey       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Lee May batting 1st
          ---      36%  T Crowley       Walk
   O      1--      39%  B Molinaro      Strikeout
   O      1--      42%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Flanagan facing 7-8-9
                  Mark Corey replaces Ken Singleton playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      38%  B Diaz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      36%  D Rosello       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      34%  T Veryzer       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dan Spillner facing 4-5-6
          ---      31%  E Murray        Walk
          1--      28%  A Bumbry        Murray Steals 2B
   O      -2-      32%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      36%  D DeCinces      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      40%  B Smith         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
                  Wayne Krenchicki replaces Doug DeCinces playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---      36%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      33%  R Manning       Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  B Bonds         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dan Spillner facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      34%  K Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      36%  R Dempsey       Lineout: SS
          ---      34%  T Crowley       Single to CF
   O      1--      37%  B Molinaro      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Flanagan facing 4-5-6
          ---      45%  T Harrah        Walk
          1--      56%  G Alexander     Single to LF; Harrah to 2B
   O      12-      45%  R Pruitt        Strikeout
                  Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Bo Diaz batting 7th
   RRR    12-      87%  C Johnson       Home Run; Harrah Scores; Alexander Scores
   O      ---      87%  D Rosello       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      86%  T Veryzer       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Dan Spillner facing 3-4-5
                  Ron Hassey replaces Cliff Johnson playing C batting 7th; Jim Norris replaces Gary Alexander playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      90%  M Corey         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      92%  E Murray        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Sammy Stewart facing 1-2-3
                  Sammy Stewart replaces Mike Flanagan pitching
          ---      95%  M Hargrove      Walk
   O      1--      94%  R Manning       Groundout: P-1B; Hargrove to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  B Bonds         Fielder's Choice SS; Hargrove out at 3B/SS-3B
          1--      93%  T Harrah        Bonds Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Bonds to 3B
          --3      94%  " "             Walk
          1-3      94%  J Norris        Walk; Harrah to 2B
   R      123      97%  R Pruitt        Walk; Bonds Scores; Harrah to 3B; Norris to 2B
   O      123      96%  R Hassey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Dan Spillner facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  W Krenchicki    Groundout: P-1B
          ---      96%  B Smith         Single to RF
                  Pat Kelly pinch hits for Kiko Garcia batting 8th
          1--      92%  P Kelly         Walk; Smith to 2B
                  Sid Monge replaces Dan Spillner pitching
   O      12-      97%  R Dempsey       Strikeout Looking
                  Benny Ayala pinch hits for Terry Crowley batting 1st
   O      12-     100%  B Ayala         Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197909290

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation