April 18, 1985 Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 11
BAL 5 BOS 4
@KCR 3
(14) CAL 9
@MIN 8 NYY 3
CHW 2 TOR 4
TEX 2 CIN 4
SFG 3
(10) LAD 5
@SDP 0 MON 7
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 5,013

Thursday, April 18, 1985
Time of Game: 2:58

Orioles

5-3

Lost 1

3rd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   2  3  0   0  0  0    5 12  2
Indians         1  1  3   0  3  0   1  2  X   11 17  1

W: D Von Ohlen (1-1), L: N Snell (0-1)

Indians

2-6

Won 1

7th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Ford DH                     3   1   1   0    2   0  .250  .618    0    0   0   
W Gross 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .316  .954    0    7   1   
  F Rayford PH-3B             2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
C Ripken SS                   5   0   3   1    0   0  .241  .768    0    4   6   
F Lynn CF                     4   0   2   0    1   1  .400  .886    0    1   0   
J Lowenstein LF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .329    0    0   0   
  G Roenicke LF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .686    0    0   0   
  J Dwyer PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.000    0    0   0   
L Sheets RF                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .250  .768    0    0   0   GDP
  M Young PH-RF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .458    0    0   0   
L Sakata 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .158  .358    0    1   2   
F Connally 3B-1B              4   0   1   0    0   0  .400 1.000    0    8   4   
R Dempsey C                   4   2   3   4    0   0  .370 1.100    0    2   0   2·HR

S Davis P                                                                1   0
  N Snell P                                                              0   1
  T Martinez P                                                           0   1
  D Aase P                                                               0   0
Totals                       38   5  12   5    4   2                    24  16

BATTING

HR: R Dempsey 2 (2, off B Blyleven, off J Easterly; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: R Dempsey 9; C Ripken 3; F Lynn 2; D Ford; L Sakata; W Gross; F Connally.

GIDP: L Sheets (2).

RBI: R Dempsey 4 (9); C Ripken (6).

2-out RBI: R Dempsey 4; C Ripken.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Ripken-F Connally; C Ripken-W Gross.

E: C Ripken 2 (2).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .267  .657    0    4   0   GDP
J Franco SS                   5   2   4   0    0   0  .556 1.304    0    4   1   2·2B
M Hall LF                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .227  .553    0    2   0   
P Tabler 1B                   5   3   3   4    0   0  .355  .916    0   11   2   HR
G Vukovich RF                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .604    0    3   0   GDP
J Carter DH                   4   3   3   2    0   1  .214  .626    0    0   0   HR,2B
B Jacoby 3B                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .276  .747    0    1   4   2B
C Bando C                     4   0   0   1    0   0  .063  .274    0    2   0   
T Bernazard 2B                2   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .498    0    0   2   
  B Benton PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .167    0    0   0   IW
  M Fischlin 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .804    0    0   2   

B Blyleven P                                                             0   0
  J Easterly P                                                           0   0
  D Von Ohlen P                                                          0   0
  T Waddell P                                                            0   0
Totals                       39  11  17  10    2   2                    27  11

BATTING

2B: J Carter (2, off N Snell); B Jacoby (1, off S Davis); J Franco 2 (4, off S Davis, off D Aase).

HR: P Tabler (1, off D Aase; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); J Carter (1, off T Martinez; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

IBB: B Benton (1, by T Martinez).

TB: J Carter 7; P Tabler 6; J Franco 6; B Jacoby 3; B Butler 2; M Hall; T Bernazard; G Vukovich.

GIDP: G Vukovich (1); B Butler (1).

RBI: P Tabler 4 (7); B Jacoby 2 (5); J Carter 2 (4); C Bando (1); B Butler (2).

2-out RBI: P Tabler 2; B Jacoby 2; B Butler.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Tabler-J Franco; P Tabler-J Franco-P Tabler.

E: J Franco (3).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Franco (2nd base by N Snell).

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
S Davis                        2.2   8   5   5    1   2   0   8.31   16     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 1· 8     23    -     1.05  -0.28
N Snell, L (0-1)               1.2   4   3   0    0   0   0   2.84    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 4          1-0    0.80  -0.23
T Martinez                     2.2   3   1   1    1   0   1   1.35   11     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 3          1-1    0.47  -0.04
D Aase                         1     2   2   2    0   0   1   6.75    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.06  -0.01
Totals                         8    17  11   8    2   2   2          41     -       ·  ·     17· 2· 1·17          2-1

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven                     3.2   7   2   2    3   1   1   5.65   21     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 0· 7     37    -     1.12   0.05
J Easterly                     1.1   2   3   3    1   1   1  13.50    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          2-0    1.25  -0.23
D Von Ohlen, W (1-1)           3     3   0   0    0   0   0   2.57   12     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 3          0-0    0.51   0.11
T Waddell                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.10    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         9    12   5   5    4   2   2          42     -       ·  ·     11·12· 1·12          4-0

D Von Ohlen faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Martinez (2; B Benton).

PO: N Snell (1; J Franco, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 5,013.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Cleveland Indians                    
1. D Ford               DH    1. B Butler             CF 
2. W Gross              1B    2. J Franco             SS 
3. C Ripken             SS    3. M Hall               LF 
4. F Lynn               CF    4. P Tabler             1B 
5. J Lowenstein         LF    5. G Vukovich           RF 
6. L Sheets             RF    6. J Carter             DH 
7. L Sakata             2B    7. B Jacoby             3B 
8. F Connally           3B    8. C Bando              C  
9. R Dempsey            C     9. T Bernazard          2B 

   S Davis              P        B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  5-2  12-     -29%  55% R Dempsey       J Easterly      Home Run; Sheets Scores; Sakata Scores
   b 5   0  5-5  1-3      12%  85% J Carter        N Snell         Double; Tabler Scores/unER; Vukovich Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER
   b 5   0  5-5  1--      12%  73% G Vukovich      N Snell         Single; Tabler to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      10%  68% J Franco        S Davis         Double; Butler to 3B
   t 3   1  2-0  12-      10%  77% L Sheets        B Blyleven      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  D Ford          Single
   O      1--      50%  W Gross         Flyball: SS
   O      1--      53%  C Ripken        Flyball: CF
          1--      51%  F Lynn          Walk; Ford to 2B
   O      12-      55%  J Lowenstein    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Butler        Single
          1--      68%  J Franco        Double; Butler to 3B
   O      -23      63%  M Hall          Strikeout
   RO     -23      63%  P Tabler        Groundout: 3B-1B; Butler Scores
   O      -2-      60%  G Vukovich      Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  L Sheets        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      65%  L Sakata        Flyball: CF
          ---      63%  F Connally      Single
          1--      60%  R Dempsey       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Connally to 3B; Dempsey to 1B
          1-3      58%  D Ford          Walk; Dempsey to 2B
   O      123      66%  W Gross         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Storm Davis facing 6-7-8
          ---      69%  J Carter        Single
          1--      77%  B Jacoby        Single; Carter to 3B
   RO     1-3      75%  C Bando         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Carter Scores
          1--      77%  T Bernazard     Single; Bando to 2B
   OO     12-      71%  B Butler        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
          ---      67%  C Ripken        Single
          1--      61%  F Lynn          Single; Ripken to 2B
   O      12-      67%  J Lowenstein    Foul Flyball: 3B
   OO     12-      77%  L Sheets        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Storm Davis facing 2-3-4
          ---      79%  J Franco        Single
          1--      83%  M Hall          Walk; Franco to 2B
   R      12-      88%  P Tabler        Single; Franco Scores; Hall to 2B
   O      12-      86%  G Vukovich      Lineout: SS
   O      12-      84%  J Carter        Strikeout
   RR     12-      93%  B Jacoby        Double; Hall Scores; Tabler Scores
                  Nate Snell replaces Storm Davis pitching
   O      -2-      92%  C Bando         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 5.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-5, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  L Sakata        Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  F Connally      Flyball: CF
   R      ---      91%  R Dempsey       Home Run
          ---      90%  D Ford          Walk
          1--      88%  W Gross         Single; Ford to 2B
   R      12-      82%  C Ripken        Single; Ford Scores; Gross to 2B
                  Jamie Easterly replaces Bert Blyleven pitching
   O      12-      86%  F Lynn          Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Nate Snell facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Roenicke replaces John Lowenstein playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      85%  T Bernazard     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  B Butler        Flyball: CF
          ---      85%  J Franco        Single
          1--      86%  M Hall          Single; Franco to 2B
   O      12-      84%  P Tabler        Franco Picked off 2B (P-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Indians 5.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-5, Jamie Easterly facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  G Roenicke      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      84%  L Sheets        Walk
          1--      80%  L Sakata        Single; Sheets to 2B
   O      12-      84%  F Connally      Foul Flyball: 1B
   RRR    12-      55%  R Dempsey       Home Run; Sheets Scores; Sakata Scores
   O      ---      57%  D Ford          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Nate Snell facing 4-5-6
          ---      61%  P Tabler        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Tabler to 1B
          1--      73%  G Vukovich      Single; Tabler to 3B
   RR     1-3      85%  J Carter        Double; Tabler Scores/unER; Vukovich Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER
   O      -2-      83%  B Jacoby        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Tippy Martinez replaces Nate Snell pitching
   O      -2-      80%  C Bando         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Butch Benton pinch hits for Tony Bernazard batting 9th
          -2-      81%  B Benton        Intentional Walk
   R      12-      88%  B Butler        Single; Carter Scores/unER; Benton to 2B
   O      12-      87%  J Franco        Flyball: 1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 8.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-8, Dave Von Ohlen facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Von Ohlen replaces Jamie Easterly pitching; Mike Fischlin replaces Butch Benton playing 2B batting 9th; Floyd Rayford pinch hits for Wayne Gross batting 2nd
   O      ---      89%  F Rayford       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  C Ripken        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      91%  F Lynn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-5, Tippy Martinez facing 3-4-5
                  Fritzie Connally moves to 1B; Floyd Rayford moves to 3B
   O      ---      90%  M Hall          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      91%  P Tabler        Single
   OO     1--      90%  G Vukovich      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 8.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-8, Dave Von Ohlen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  G Roenicke      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Mike Young pinch hits for Larry Sheets batting 6th
   O      ---      93%  M Young         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  L Sakata        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-5, Tippy Martinez facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Young moves to RF
   R      ---      97%  J Carter        Home Run
   O      ---      97%  B Jacoby        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  C Bando         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  M Fischlin      Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 9.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-9, Dave Von Ohlen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  F Connally      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      96%  R Dempsey       Single
   O      1--      98%  D Ford          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  F Rayford       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-5, Don Aase facing 1-2-3
                  Don Aase replaces Tippy Martinez pitching
   O      ---      99%  B Butler        Bunt Popfly: 1B
          ---      99%  J Franco        Double
   O      -2-      99%  M Hall          Groundout: SS-1B; Franco to 3B
   RR     --3     100%  P Tabler        Home Run; Franco Scores
   O      ---     100%  G Vukovich      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 11.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-11, Dave Von Ohlen facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  C Ripken        Single
          1--      99%  F Lynn          Single; Ripken to 2B
                  Tom Waddell replaces Dave Von Ohlen pitching; Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Gary Roenicke batting 5th
   OO     12-     100%  J Dwyer         Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
   O      1--     100%  M Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 11.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation