April 11, 1973 Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 4
MIN 1 OAK 12
@CHW 2 BAL 3
@DET 1
(12) KCR 9
TEX 6 NYY 4
CLE 0 CIN 4
@LAD 1 ATL 8
@SDP 1 SFG 5
HOU 4 NYM 5
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 46,389

Wednesday, April 11, 1973
Time of Game: 3:06

Orioles

3-0

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  2    3  8  0
Tigers          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  0

W: E Watt (1-0), L: L LaGrow (0-1)

Tigers

1-2

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rettenmund RF               5   0   1   1    0   3  .313  .916    0    6   0   HBP
B Grich 2B                    5   0   1   0    1   1  .267  .686    0    5   6   
B Powell 1B                   5   0   0   0    1   1  .077  .277    0   10   1   
E Williams C                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .536    0    5   0   GDP
D Baylor LF                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .583 1.893    0    2   0   2B
B Robinson 3B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .829    0    1   1   
P Blair CF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    5   0   
T Davis DH                    5   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.167    0    0   0   2B
M Belanger SS                 4   0   2   0    1   0  .364  .864    0    1   2   

J Palmer P                                                               0   2
  G Jackson P                                                            1   1
  E Watt P                                                               0   0
Totals                       43   3   8   3    4   7                    36  13

BATTING

2B: D Baylor (3, off L LaGrow); T Davis (1, off L LaGrow).

HBP: M Rettenmund (1, by W Fryman).

TB: D Baylor 3; T Davis 3; M Belanger 2; M Rettenmund; B Grich.

GIDP: E Williams (1).

RBI: T Davis 2 (3); M Rettenmund (6).

2-out RBI: T Davis 2; M Rettenmund.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Jackson-B Powell.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .382    0    2   1   
  T Taylor PH-2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
A Rodriguez 3B                5   0   1   0    0   3  .077  .231    0    0   5   2B
J Northrup LF                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .100  .408    0    1   0   IW
A Kaline RF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237    0    5   0   
N Cash 1B                     5   1   1   1    0   0  .231 1.000    0   12   1   HR
G Brown DH                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .733    0    0   0   
  F Howard PH                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
B Freehan C                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .125  .347    0    8   0   
M Stanley CF                  2   0   0   0    3   0  .250 1.250    0    5   0   IW
E Brinkman SS                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .650    0    2   3   SH
  R Reese PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   

W Fryman P                                                               1   1
  L LaGrow P                                                             0   1
  T Timmermann P                                                         0   0
  J Hiller P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   1   4   1    7   5                    36  13

BATTING

2B: A Rodriguez (1, off J Palmer).

HR: N Cash (2, off J Palmer; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: E Brinkman (1, off J Palmer); T Taylor (1, off E Watt).

IBB: M Stanley (1, by J Palmer); J Northrup (1, by E Watt).

TB: N Cash 4; A Rodriguez 2; G Brown; B Freehan.

RBI: N Cash (3).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Brinkman-D McAuliffe-N Cash.

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
J Palmer                       7     4   1   1    4   4   1   1.29   29     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 4     65    -     1.07   0.26
G Jackson                      2     0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.97   0.17
E Watt, W (1-0)                3     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 1· 0          1-0    2.42   0.44
Totals                        12     4   1   1    7   5   1          46     -       ·  ·     12·16· 2· 4          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Fryman                       8     5   1   1    2   4   0   1.13   31     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 5     70    -     1.29   0.37
L LaGrow, L (0-1)              3.2   3   2   2    1   3   0   3.86   15     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 3          0-0    2.21  -0.01
T Timmermann                   0     0   0   0    1   0   0  undef    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.71  -0.01
J Hiller                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    1.02   0.02
Totals                        12     8   3   3    4   7   0          48     -       ·  ·     13·15· 0· 8          5-0

G Jackson faced 1 batter in the 10th inning.
T Timmermann faced 1 batter in the 12th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Palmer (1).

IBB: E Watt (1; J Northrup); J Palmer (1; M Stanley).

HBP: W Fryman (1; M Rettenmund).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Merle Anthony.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 46,389.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 39° F.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Detroit Tigers                       
1. M Rettenmund         RF    1. D McAuliffe          2B 
2. B Grich              2B    2. A Rodriguez          3B 
3. B Powell             1B    3. J Northrup           LF 
4. E Williams           C     4. A Kaline             RF 
5. D Baylor             LF    5. N Cash               1B 
6. B Robinson           3B    6. G Brown              DH 
7. P Blair              CF    7. B Freehan            C  
8. T Davis              DH    8. M Stanley            CF 
9. M Belanger           SS    9. E Brinkman           SS 

   J Palmer             P        W Fryman             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t12   2  1-1  --3      34%  83% T Davis         L LaGrow        Double to LF; Baylor Scores
   t12   1  1-1  --3     -19%  48% P Blair         L LaGrow        Foul Flyball: 1B
   t 7   2  1-0  -2-      18%  45% T Davis         W Fryman        Single to LF; Baylor Scores
   t12   0  1-1  ---      17%  67% D Baylor        L LaGrow        Double to LF
   b 9   1  1-1  1--      14%  50% M Stanley       G Jackson       Line Drive Double Play: P-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Woodie Fryman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Rettenmund    Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  B Grich         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  B Powell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: RF
          ---      43%  A Rodriguez     Double to LF
   O      -2-      46%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B; Rodriguez to 3B
   O      --3      50%  A Kaline        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Woodie Fryman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  E Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      45%  B Robinson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      34%  N Cash          Home Run
   O      ---      36%  G Brown         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      38%  B Freehan       Strikeout Looking
          ---      37%  M Stanley       Walk
   O      1--      39%  E Brinkman      Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Woodie Fryman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  P Blair         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      34%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      36%  M Belanger      Single to RF
          1--      38%  M Rettenmund    Hit By Pitch; Belanger to 2B
   O      12-      33%  B Grich         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      35%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      37%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  J Northrup      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Woodie Fryman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      35%  B Powell        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      33%  E Williams      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      34%  D Baylor        Walk
   O      1--      31%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Palmer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      33%  A Kaline        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      35%  N Cash          Flyball: SS
          ---      34%  G Brown         Single to RF
          1--      31%  B Freehan       Single to LF; Brown to 3B; Freehan to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      29%  M Stanley       Intentional Walk
   O      123      36%  E Brinkman      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Woodie Fryman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      33%  P Blair         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      31%  T Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      29%  M Belanger      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      31%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      33%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Woodie Fryman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      30%  M Rettenmund    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      28%  B Grich         Flyball: RF
          ---      30%  B Powell        Walk
   O      1--      26%  E Williams      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Palmer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      28%  A Kaline        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      30%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      28%  G Brown         Walk
   O      1--      31%  B Freehan       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Woodie Fryman facing 5-6-7
          ---      38%  D Baylor        Single to CF
   O      1--      34%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B; Baylor to 2B
   O      -2-      27%  P Blair         Flyball: 2B
   R      -2-      45%  T Davis         Single to LF; Baylor Scores
          1--      49%  M Belanger      Single to CF; Davis to 2B
   O      12-      41%  M Rettenmund    Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Palmer facing 8-9-1
          ---      36%  M Stanley       Walk
   O      1--      38%  E Brinkman      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Stanley to 2B
          -2-      31%  D McAuliffe     Wild Pitch; Stanley to 3B
   O      --3      43%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      50%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Woodie Fryman facing 2-3-4
          ---      57%  B Grich         Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  B Powell        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      39%  E Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Grant Jackson facing 3-4-5
                  Grant Jackson replaces Jim Palmer pitching
   O      ---      44%  J Northrup      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      47%  A Kaline        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  N Cash          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Lerrin LaGrow facing 5-6-7
                  Lerrin LaGrow replaces Woodie Fryman pitching
   O      ---      44%  D Baylor        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      40%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      36%  P Blair         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Grant Jackson facing 6-7-8
                  Frank Howard pinch hits for Gates Brown batting 6th
   O      ---      42%  F Howard        Flyball: CF
          ---      36%  B Freehan       Walk
   OO     1--      50%  M Stanley       Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 10th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Lerrin LaGrow facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      44%  T Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      40%  M Belanger      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      36%  M Rettenmund    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Grant Jackson facing 9-1-2
          ---      29%  E Brinkman      Walk
                  Eddie Watt replaces Grant Jackson pitching; Tony Taylor pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe batting 1st
   O      1--      30%  T Taylor        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Brinkman to 2B
   O      -2-      39%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
          -2-      39%  J Northrup      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  A Kaline        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 11th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Lerrin LaGrow facing 2-3-4
                  Tony Taylor moves to 2B
   O      ---      44%  B Grich         Strikeout
   O      ---      40%  B Powell        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      36%  E Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 11th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Eddie Watt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      42%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  F Howard        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      50%  B Freehan       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 12th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Lerrin LaGrow facing 5-6-7
          ---      67%  D Baylor        Double to LF
   O      -2-      67%  B Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B; Baylor to 3B
   O      --3      48%  P Blair         Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      --3      83%  T Davis         Double to LF; Baylor Scores
          -2-      83%  M Belanger      Walk
   R      12-      92%  M Rettenmund    Single to LF; Davis Scores; Belanger to 3B
                  Tom Timmermann replaces Lerrin LaGrow pitching
          1-3      93%  B Grich         Walk; Rettenmund to 2B
                  John Hiller replaces Tom Timmermann pitching
   O      123      91%  B Powell        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 12th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Eddie Watt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Rich Reese pinch hits for Ed Brinkman batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  R Reese         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  T Taylor        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Tigers 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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