September 30, 1979 Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 12,995

Sunday, September 30, 1979, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 3:37

Orioles

102-57

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  1   0  2  0   2  0  0   0  0    5 13  2
Indians         1  1  1   0  0  1   0  0  1   0  1    6 11  0

W: S Monge (12-10), L: D Ford (2-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Indians

81-80

Won 2

6th, 22 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L May DH                      5   0   1   0    0   1  .254  .709    0    0   0   
  B Ayala PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .821    0    0   0   
K Garcia SS                   6   0   1   1    0   0  .247  .665    0    0   3   
K Singleton RF                3   0   1   0    1   1  .295  .938    0    0   0   IW
  M Corey RF                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .154  .308    0    2   0   SB
A Bumbry CF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .712    0    4   0   
E Murray 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .844    0   11   2   
P Kelly LF                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .288  .903    0    2   0   CS
  J Lowenstein LF             2   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .833    0    2   0   
D DeCinces 3B                 5   1   1   0    0   2  .230  .730    0    0   2   
R Dauer 2B                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .257  .660    0    5   3   
D Skaggs C                    4   2   3   4    1   0  .248  .641    0    4   0   HR,2·2B

D Martinez P                                                             1   1
  J Rineer P                                                             0   0
  T Martinez P                                                           0   0
  D Stanhouse P                                                          0   2
  D Ford P                                                               0   0
Totals                       44   5  13   5    3   6                    31  13

BATTING

2B: D Skaggs 2 (8, 2 off R Wise).

HR: D Skaggs (1, off R Wise; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: K Singleton (16, by R Wise).

TB: D Skaggs 8; R Dauer 3; K Singleton; B Ayala; L May; M Corey; K Garcia; D DeCinces; E Murray.

RBI: D Skaggs 4 (14); K Garcia (24).

2-out RBI: K Garcia.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Garcia-R Dauer-E Murray.

E: E Murray (11); D Martinez ().

BASERUNNING

SB: M Corey (1, 2nd base off S Monge/R Hassey).

CS: P Kelly (5, 2nd base by R Wise/R Hassey).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove 1B                 4   0   2   1    1   0  .289  .832    0   12   0   
R Manning CF                  5   1   4   1    0   0  .259  .627    0    1   0   
B Bonds RF                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .275  .830    0    1   0   HR,SB
T Harrah 3B-SS                5   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .833    0    1   1   
C Johnson DH                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .270  .867    0    0   0   HR
R Hassey C                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .743    0    6   1   
J Norris LF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .676    0    4   0   
  R Pruitt PH-LF-3B           2   1   0   0    1   0  .283  .716    0    1   1   
D Rosello 2B                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .243  .730    0    3   3   GDP
  W Cage PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .616    0    0   0   
  T Cox 2B                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .579    0    1   1   SH
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .220  .533    0    1   2   
  G Alexander PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .229  .704    0    0   0   
  D Alston PR-LF              1   1   1   1    0   0  .290  .787    0    1   0   

R Wise P                                                                 1   3
  S Monge P                                                              0   0
Totals                       39   6  11   5    5   3                    33  12

BATTING

HR: B Bonds (25, off D Martinez; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); C Johnson (20, off D Martinez; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: T Cox (2, off D Ford).

TB: C Johnson 4; B Bonds 4; R Manning 4; M Hargrove 2; T Veryzer; D Alston; R Hassey.

GIDP: D Rosello (2).

RBI: B Bonds (85); D Alston (12); M Hargrove (64); R Manning (51); C Johnson (67).

2-out RBI: R Manning; M Hargrove.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Veryzer-M Hargrove.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds (34, 2nd base off D Martinez/D Skaggs).

PO: R Manning (1st base by D Martinez); M Hargrove (1st base by D Martinez).

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 Martinez                     5     8   4   3    2   2   2   3.66   24     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 1· 8     37    -     0.94  -0.25
J Rineer                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.23   0.08
T Martinez, H (4)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.88    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.53   0.11
D Stanhouse, BS (6)            2     1   1   1    2   0   0   2.85    9     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          0-0    3.28  -0.14
D Ford, L (2-1)                1.1   1   1   1    1   0   0   2.10    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          0-0    2.38  -0.21
Totals                        10.1  11   6   5    5   3   2          45     -       ·  ·     12·13· 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
R Wise                         6     9   5   5    2   3   1   3.73   28     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 9     35    -     1.23  -0.40
S Monge, W (12-10)             5     4   0   0    1   3   0   2.40   19     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 1· 4          1-0    2.05   0.48
Totals                        11    13   5   5    3   6   1          47     -       ·  ·     10·14· 1·13          1-0

D Martinez faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
R Wise faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Wise (9; K Singleton).

PO: D Martinez 2 (2; R Manning, 1st base; M Hargrove, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:37.

Attendance: 12,995.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Cleveland Indians                    
1. L May                DH    1. M Hargrove           1B 
2. K Garcia             SS    2. R Manning            CF 
3. K Singleton          RF    3. B Bonds              RF 
4. A Bumbry             CF    4. T Harrah             3B 
5. E Murray             1B    5. C Johnson            DH 
6. P Kelly              LF    6. R Hassey             C  
7. D DeCinces           3B    7. J Norris             LF 
8. R Dauer              2B    8. D Rosello            2B 
9. D Skaggs             C     9. T Veryzer            SS 

   D Martinez           P        R Wise               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  5-4  12-      46%  64% R Manning       D Stanhouse     Single to LF; Alston Scores; Hargrove to 3B
   t 7   0  4-3  1--     -31%  31% D Skaggs        R Wise          Home Run; Dauer Scores
   b11   1  5-5  -2-      30% 100% D Alston        D Ford          Single to RF; Pruitt Scores
   b 6   0  3-3  ---      16%  74% C Johnson       D Martinez      Home Run
   b 9   2  5-5  1-3     -14%  50% B Bonds         D Stanhouse     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L May           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  K Garcia        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  K Singleton     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  R Manning       Single to CF
   R      1--      63%  B Bonds         Manning Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Manning Scores/Adv on E3/unER
          ---      65%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      62%  T Harrah        Popfly: 2B
          1--      63%  C Johnson       Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -2-      60%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      63%  A Bumbry        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      64%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      63%  P Kelly         Walk
   O      1--      66%  D DeCinces      Kelly Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Martinez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  R Hassey        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      62%  J Norris        Strikeout
          ---      63%  D Rosello       Walk
          1--      65%  T Veryzer       Single to RF; Rosello to 3B
   R      1-3      74%  M Hargrove      Single to RF; Rosello Scores; Veryzer to 2B
   O      12-      71%  R Manning       Hargrove Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Wise facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      73%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
          ---      71%  R Dauer         Single to LF
   R      1--      59%  D Skaggs        Double to LF; Dauer Scores
   O      -2-      63%  L May           Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      67%  K Garcia        Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dennis Martinez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      65%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      75%  B Bonds         Home Run
   O      ---      73%  T Harrah        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      73%  C Johnson       Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 3.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Rick Wise facing 3-4-5
          ---      68%  K Singleton     Single to RF
   O      1--      72%  A Bumbry        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      76%  E Murray        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      78%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dennis Martinez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      77%  R Hassey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  J Norris        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      75%  D Rosello       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 3.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Rick Wise facing 7-8-9
          ---      70%  D DeCinces      Single to RF
   O      1--      74%  R Dauer         Flyball: RF
   R      1--      61%  D Skaggs        Double (LF-CF); DeCinces Scores
   O      -2-      66%  L May           Strikeout
   R      -2-      52%  K Garcia        Single to CF; Skaggs Scores; Garcia to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      51%  K Singleton     Intentional Walk
   O      12-      57%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Dennis Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  T Veryzer       Foul Flyball: C
          ---      57%  M Hargrove      Single to CF
          1--      61%  R Manning       Single to CF; Hargrove to 2B
   O      12-      56%  B Bonds         Popfly: 1B
   O      12-      50%  T Harrah        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 3.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  E Murray        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      56%  P Kelly         Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  D DeCinces      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Dennis Martinez facing 5-6-7
                  John Lowenstein replaces Pat Kelly playing LF batting 6th
   R      ---      74%  C Johnson       Home Run
          ---      77%  R Hassey        Single to CF
                  Jeff Rineer replaces Dennis Martinez pitching; Ron Pruitt pinch hits for Jim Norris batting 7th
   O      1--      74%  R Pruitt        Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      69%  D Rosello       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-4, Rick Wise facing 8-9-1
                  Ron Pruitt moves to LF
          ---      62%  R Dauer         Single to CF
   RR     1--      31%  D Skaggs        Home Run; Dauer Scores
          ---      27%  L May           Single to LF
                  Sid Monge replaces Rick Wise pitching
   O      1--      31%  K Garcia        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      34%  K Singleton     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      37%  A Bumbry        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-5, Tippy Martinez facing 9-1-2
                  Tippy Martinez replaces Jeff Rineer pitching; Mark Corey replaces Ken Singleton playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      32%  T Veryzer       Strikeout
   O      ---      28%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF
          ---      31%  R Manning       Single to 1B
   O      1--      26%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 4.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-4, Sid Monge facing 5-6-7
          ---      22%  E Murray        Single to LF
   O      1--      26%  J Lowenstein    Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      29%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
   O      1--      32%  R Dauer         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-5, Don Stanhouse facing 4-5-6
                  Don Stanhouse replaces Tippy Martinez pitching
   O      ---      25%  T Harrah        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      20%  C Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      17%  R Hassey        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-4, Sid Monge facing 9-1-2
          ---      14%  D Skaggs        Walk
   O      1--      17%  L May           Foul Flyball: 1B
   OO     1--      21%  K Garcia        Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-5, Don Stanhouse facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      12%  R Pruitt        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Wayne Cage pinch hits for Dave Rosello batting 8th
   O      ---       5%  W Cage          Groundout: P-1B
                  Gary Alexander pinch hits for Tom Veryzer batting 9th
          ---      10%  G Alexander     Walk
                  Dell Alston pinch runs for Gary Alexander batting 9th
          1--      18%  M Hargrove      Walk; Alston to 2B
   R      12-      64%  R Manning       Single to LF; Alston Scores; Hargrove to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  B Bonds         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 5.

Top of the 10th, Orioles Batting, Tied 5-5, Sid Monge facing 3-4-5
                  Ted Cox replaces Wayne Cage playing 2B batting 8th; Ron Pruitt moves to 3B; Toby Harrah moves to SS; Dell Alston moves to LF
          ---      42%  M Corey         Single to CF
          1--      33%  A Bumbry        Corey Steals 2B
   O      -2-      44%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      54%  E Murray        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      64%  J Lowenstein    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Dave Ford facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Ford replaces Don Stanhouse pitching
   O      ---      58%  T Harrah        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  C Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  R Hassey        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 5.

Top of the 11th, Orioles Batting, Tied 5-5, Sid Monge facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      56%  D DeCinces      Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      50%  R Dauer         Single to LF
   O      1--      58%  D Skaggs        Popfly: 2B
                  Benny Ayala pinch hits for Lee May batting 1st
          1--      53%  B Ayala         Single to CF; Dauer to 2B
   O      12-      64%  K Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 11th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Dave Ford facing 7-8-9
          ---      72%  R Pruitt        Walk
   O      1--      70%  T Cox           Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Pruitt to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  D Alston        Single to RF; Pruitt Scores
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197909300

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BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation