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Standings
MIL
@BOS		4
15
MIL
@BOS		2
3		 
(11)
OAK
@CAL		3
1
MIN
@CHW		6
4
MIN
@CHW		1
2
BAL
@DET		7
2
TEX
@KCR		7
5		 
(10)
TEX
@KCR		3
8
CLE
@NYY		1
6
CLE
@NYY		2
5
ATL
@HOU		4
5
NYM
@MON		3
4
STL
@PHI		7
3
CHC
@PIT		4
7
CIN
@SDP		12
2
LAD
@SFG		3
9
Sunday, July 2, 1972
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 37,635, Time of Game: 2:10
Orioles
7
36-30
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
 at Tigers
2
37-29
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Mike Cuellar (6-6)
L: Joe Coleman (9-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         3  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  1    7 10  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  5  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Buford LF 5 2 3 3 0 0 .215 .604 0.098 0.35 0.110 -0.012 2.7 1 0 HR,2B
Mark Belanger SS 4 2 1 0 1 2 .180 .482 0.062 0.44 0.065 -0.003 0.4 1 4
Merv Rettenmund RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .246 .696 -0.018 0.71 0.040 -0.058 -0.1 4 0
Boog Powell 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 .179 .605 0.235 0.65 0.247 -0.012 2.2 11 0 HR
Bobby Grich 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .737 -0.025 0.20 0.000 -0.025 -1.0 3 2 GDP
Brooks Robinson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .622 -0.013 0.13 0.000 -0.013 -0.6 1 5
Paul Blair CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .240 .641 0.015 0.16 0.019 -0.005 1.1 5 0 3B
Elrod Hendricks C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .370 -0.019 0.23 0.001 -0.020 -0.5 1 1
Mike Cuellar P 4 1 1 0 0 2 .061 .212 -0.006 0.23 0.009 -0.016 -0.8 0 0
Team Totals 36 7 10 7 2 5 .278 .844 0.329 0.35 0.491 -0.164 3.4 27 12
2B: D Buford (3, off J Coleman).
3B: P Blair (6, off R Perranoski).
HR: B Powell (5, off J Coleman; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); D Buford (2, off J Coleman; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: D Buford 7; B Powell 5; P Blair 3; M Rettenmund; E Hendricks; M Cuellar; M Belanger.
GIDP: B Grich (4).
RBI: D Buford 3 (12); B Powell 3 (22); M Rettenmund (12).
2-out RBI: D Buford.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Belanger-B Grich-B Powell.

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Taylor 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .316 .827 0.030 0.37 0.045 -0.014 -0.4 1 2 GDP
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .607 -0.049 0.54 0.000 -0.049 -0.7 1 1
Al Kaline RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 .252 .699 0.026 0.46 0.050 -0.024 0.8 1 0 2B
Bill Freehan C 4 1 1 2 0 0 .285 .790 -0.037 0.50 0.003 -0.040 1.1 7 0 HR
Willie Horton LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .750 -0.064 0.52 0.000 -0.064 -1.1 3 0
Mickey Stanley CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .233 .667 -0.030 0.38 0.004 -0.035 -0.3 3 0
Ike Brown 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .688 -0.019 0.20 0.000 -0.019 -0.6 9 0
Ed Brinkman SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .528 -0.022 0.29 0.000 -0.022 -0.5 2 4
Joe Coleman P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .114 .276 -0.010 0.41 0.000 -0.010 -0.1 0 0
   Fred Scherman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .220 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wayne Comer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Chris Zachary P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Paul Jata PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .631 0.006 0.14 0.006 0.000 0.4
   Ron Perranoski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 5 2 3 2 .161 .526 -0.171 0.39 0.108 -0.279 -1.6 27 7
2B: A Kaline (5, off M Cuellar).
HR: B Freehan (5, off M Cuellar; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: B Freehan 4; A Kaline 2; M Stanley; P Jata; T Taylor.
GIDP: T Taylor (3).
RBI: B Freehan 2 (33).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Brinkman-T Taylor-I Brown.
PB: B Freehan (3).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Cuellar, W (6-6) 9 5 2 2 3 2 1 2.67 34 68 0.171 0.39 1.6
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 3 2 1 2.00 34 68 0.171 0.35 1.6

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Coleman, L (9-7) 4 6 6 6 2 1 2 2.32 19 25 -0.338 0.65 -4.4
Fred Scherman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.76 3 0 0 0.004 0.05 0.4
Chris Zachary 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.84 11 0 0 0.006 0.03 1.2
Ron Perranoski 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.94 5 0 0 -0.001 0.01 -0.6
Team Totals 9 10 7 7 2 5 2 7.00 38 25 0 0 -0.329 0.39 -3.4
J Coleman faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Lou DiMuro.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 37,635.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Detroit Tigers
1 Don Buford LF 1 Tony Taylor 2B
2 Mark Belanger SS 2 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B
3 Merv Rettenmund RF 3 Al Kaline RF
4 Boog Powell 1B 4 Bill Freehan C
5 Bobby Grich 2B 5 Willie Horton LF
6 Brooks Robinson 3B 6 Mickey Stanley CF
7 Paul Blair CF 7 Ike Brown 1B
8 Elrod Hendricks C 8 Ed Brinkman SS
9 Mike Cuellar P 9 Joe Coleman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 12- RRR BAL B. Powell J. Coleman 25% 79% Home Run; Buford Scores; Belanger Scores
t1 0-0 0 --- BAL D. Buford J. Coleman 7% 57% Double to LF
t1 0-0 0 12- O BAL M. Rettenmund J. Coleman -6% 54% Bunt Flyball: 1B
b4 0-4 0 --- DET A. Kaline M. Cuellar -5% 85% Double (CF-RF)
t5 4-0 0 1-- RR BAL D. Buford J. Coleman 4% 98% Home Run; Cuellar Scores

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, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BAL D. Buford J. Coleman 7% 57% Double to LF
t1 0-0 0 -2- BAL M. Belanger J. Coleman 3% 60% Walk
t1 0-0 0 12- O BAL M. Rettenmund J. Coleman -6% 54% Bunt Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 1 12- RRR BAL B. Powell J. Coleman 25% 79% Home Run; Buford Scores; Belanger Scores
t1 3-0 1 --- O BAL B. Grich J. Coleman -1% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 3-0 2 --- O BAL B. Robinson J. Coleman -1% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- DET T. Taylor M. Cuellar -4% 74% Single to CF
b1 0-3 0 1-- O DET A. Rodriguez M. Cuellar 3% 77% Flyball: 2B
b1 0-3 1 1-- O DET A. Kaline M. Cuellar 2% 80% Flyball: RF
b1 0-3 2 1-- O DET B. Freehan M. Cuellar 2% 81% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 7-8-9
t2 3-0 0 --- BAL P. Blair J. Coleman 2% 83% Walk
t2 3-0 0 1-- O BAL E. Hendricks J. Coleman -2% 82% Foul Flyball: C
t2 3-0 1 1-- O BAL M. Cuellar J. Coleman -1% 80% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t2 3-0 2 1-- O BAL D. Buford J. Coleman -1% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 5-6-7
b2 0-3 0 --- O DET W. Horton M. Cuellar 2% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-3 1 --- O DET M. Stanley M. Cuellar 1% 82% Flyball: CF
b2 0-3 2 --- O DET I. Brown M. Cuellar 1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 2-3-4
t3 3-0 0 --- BAL M. Belanger J. Coleman 2% 85% Single/Bunt
t3 3-0 0 1-- BAL M. Rettenmund J. Coleman 2% 86% Passed Ball; Belanger to 2B
t3 3-0 0 -2- R BAL M. Rettenmund J. Coleman 4% 90% Single to CF; Belanger Scores
t3 4-0 0 1-- O BAL B. Powell J. Coleman -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 4-0 1 1-- OO BAL B. Grich J. Coleman -2% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 8-9-1
b3 0-4 0 --- O DET E. Brinkman M. Cuellar 2% 89% Flyball: CF
b3 0-4 1 --- O DET J. Coleman M. Cuellar 1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-4 2 --- DET T. Taylor M. Cuellar -1% 89% Walk
b3 0-4 2 1-- O DET A. Rodriguez M. Cuellar 1% 91% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 6-7-8
t4 4-0 0 --- O BAL B. Robinson J. Coleman -1% 90% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 4-0 1 --- O BAL P. Blair J. Coleman -0% 90% Flyball: LF
t4 4-0 2 --- O BAL E. Hendricks J. Coleman -0% 89% Popfly: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 3-4-5
b4 0-4 0 --- DET A. Kaline M. Cuellar -5% 85% Double (CF-RF)
b4 0-4 0 -2- O DET B. Freehan M. Cuellar 2% 87% Flyball: RF; Kaline to 3B
b4 0-4 1 --3 O DET W. Horton M. Cuellar 4% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-4 2 --3 O DET M. Stanley M. Cuellar 2% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
t5 4-0 0 --- BAL M. Cuellar J. Coleman 1% 93% Single to RF
t5 4-0 0 1-- RR BAL D. Buford J. Coleman 4% 98% Home Run; Cuellar Scores
Fred Scherman replaces Joe Coleman pitching and batting 9th
t5 6-0 0 --- O BAL M. Belanger F. Scherman -0% 97% Strikeout
t5 6-0 1 --- O BAL M. Rettenmund F. Scherman -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 6-0 2 --- O BAL B. Powell F. Scherman -0% 97% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 7-8-9
b5 0-6 0 --- O DET I. Brown M. Cuellar 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-6 1 --- O DET E. Brinkman M. Cuellar 0% 98% Flyball: CF
Wayne Comer pinch hits for Fred Scherman (P) batting 9th
b5 0-6 2 --- O DET W. Comer M. Cuellar 0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-0, Tigers' Chris Zachary facing 5-6-7
Chris Zachary replaces Wayne Comer (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-0 0 --- O BAL B. Grich C. Zachary -0% 98% Flyball: CF
t6 6-0 1 --- O BAL B. Robinson C. Zachary -0% 98% Flyball: CF
t6 6-0 2 --- O BAL P. Blair C. Zachary -0% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
b6 0-6 0 --- O DET T. Taylor M. Cuellar 1% 99% Flyball: SS
b6 0-6 1 --- O DET A. Rodriguez M. Cuellar 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-6 2 --- DET A. Kaline M. Cuellar -0% 99% Walk
b6 0-6 2 1-- O DET B. Freehan M. Cuellar 0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-0, Tigers' Chris Zachary facing 8-9-1
t7 6-0 0 --- BAL E. Hendricks C. Zachary 0% 99% Single/Bunt
t7 6-0 0 1-- O BAL M. Cuellar C. Zachary -0% 99% Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 6-0 1 1-- O BAL D. Buford C. Zachary -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 3B
t7 6-0 2 1-- O BAL M. Belanger C. Zachary -0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 5-6-7
b7 0-6 0 --- O DET W. Horton M. Cuellar 0% 99% Flyball: 3B
b7 0-6 1 --- DET M. Stanley M. Cuellar -0% 99% Single to LF
b7 0-6 1 1-- O DET I. Brown M. Cuellar 0% 99% Flyball: CF
b7 0-6 2 1-- O DET E. Brinkman M. Cuellar 0% 100% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-0, Tigers' Chris Zachary facing 3-4-5
t8 6-0 0 --- O BAL M. Rettenmund C. Zachary -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 6-0 1 --- BAL B. Powell C. Zachary 0% 100% Single to RF
t8 6-0 1 1-- O BAL B. Grich C. Zachary -0% 99% Flyball: RF
t8 6-0 2 1-- O BAL B. Robinson C. Zachary -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 9-1-2
Paul Jata pinch hits for Chris Zachary (P) batting 9th
b8 0-6 0 --- DET P. Jata M. Cuellar -1% 99% Single to LF
b8 0-6 0 1-- OO DET T. Taylor M. Cuellar 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b8 0-6 2 --- O DET A. Rodriguez M. Cuellar 0% 100% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-0, Tigers' Ron Perranoski facing 7-8-9
Ron Perranoski replaces Paul Jata (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 6-0 0 --- BAL P. Blair R. Perranoski 0% 100% Triple to RF
t9 6-0 0 --3 O BAL E. Hendricks R. Perranoski -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 6-0 1 --3 O BAL M. Cuellar R. Perranoski -0% 100% Strikeout
t9 6-0 2 --3 R BAL D. Buford R. Perranoski 0% 100% Single to LF; Blair Scores
t9 7-0 2 1-- O BAL M. Belanger R. Perranoski 0% 100% Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Orioles' Mike Cuellar facing 3-4-5
b9 0-7 0 --- DET A. Kaline M. Cuellar -0% 100% Walk
b9 0-7 0 1-- RR DET B. Freehan M. Cuellar -0% 99% Home Run; Kaline Scores
b9 2-7 0 --- O DET W. Horton M. Cuellar 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 2-7 1 --- O DET M. Stanley M. Cuellar 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 2-7 2 --- O DET I. Brown M. Cuellar 0% 100% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 2.

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