April 17, 1974 Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 5
MIN 3 BAL 6
@DET 1 MIL 5
CLE 4
(16) BOS 4
@NYY 3 CHW 5
@OAK 3 TEX 4
KCR 2 SDP 6
@ATL 1 CHC 18
PIT 9 LAD 14
@CIN 1 HOU 3
SFG 2 MON 7
NYM 4 PHI 12
STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 12,166

Wednesday, April 17, 1974
Time of Game: 2:20

Orioles

5-4

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: J Palmer (2-0), L: W Fryman (0-2)

Tigers

4-7

Lost 1

5th, 3 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Blair CF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .152  .418    0    3   0   SB
B Grich 2B                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .438 1.352    0    2   3   CS,HBP
T Davis DH                    5   1   1   1    0   2  .222  .515    0    0   0   
J Fuller RF                   4   2   1   2    0   1  .364 1.053    0    6   0   HR,SB,HBP
D Baylor LF                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .485    0    2   0   SB
B Robinson 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .657    0    2   3   
E Williams 1B                 2   1   0   1    1   1  .043  .301    0    7   0   SF,IW
A Etchebarren C               4   0   2   1    0   0  .300  .700    0    4   0   
M Belanger SS                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .111  .342    0    1   2   2B

J Palmer P                                                               0   2
Totals                       35   6  10   6    3   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: M Belanger (1, off B Slayback).

HR: J Fuller (1, off W Fryman; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: E Williams (1, off B Slayback).

IBB: E Williams (2, by W Fryman).

HBP: B Grich (2, by B Slayback); J Fuller (1, by B Slayback).

TB: J Fuller 4; M Belanger 3; A Etchebarren 2; B Grich 2; B Robinson; T Davis; P Blair.

RBI: J Fuller 2 (4); E Williams (1); A Etchebarren (3); M Belanger (2); T Davis (3).

2-out RBI: A Etchebarren; M Belanger.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Robinson-B Grich-E Williams; M Belanger-B Grich-E Williams.

E: M Belanger (1); J Fuller (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Fuller (1, 2nd base off B Slayback/B Freehan); D Baylor (1, 2nd base off W Fryman/B Freehan); P Blair (2, 2nd base off B Slayback/B Freehan).

CS: B Grich (3, 3rd base by B Slayback/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Brinkman SS                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .182  .500    0    1   1   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .128  .324    0    2   4   
J Northrup RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .191  .458    0    2   0   
A Kaline DH                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .302  .781    0    0   0   
W Horton LF                   3   0   0   1    1   1  .195  .616    0    4   0   GDP
N Cash 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .721    0   10   0   
B Freehan C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .345  .964    0    7   2   
M Stanley CF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .250  .736    0    1   0   
G Sutherland 2B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .795    0    0   0   GDP

W Fryman P                                                               0   0
  B Slayback P                                                           0   1
Totals                       31   1   5   1    5   3                    27   8

BATTING

TB: A Kaline 2; G Sutherland; M Stanley; J Northrup.

GIDP: W Horton (1); G Sutherland (2).

RBI: W Horton (3).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Freehan-A Rodriguez.

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, W (2-0)              9     5   1   0    5   3   0   1.93   36     -       ·  ·      9·14· 1· 4     73    -     0.69   0.16
Totals                         9     5   1   0    5   3   0          36     -       ·  ·      9·14· 1· 4           -

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, L (0-2)              0.2   3   5   5    3   0   1  12.27    8     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 3     23    -     0.86  -0.34
B Slayback                     8.1   7   1   1    0   6   0   3.86   33     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0· 7          2-1    0.24  -0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   6    3   6   1          41     -       ·  ·      8·12· 0·10          2-1

Balks: W Fryman (1).

WP: B Slayback (1).

IBB: W Fryman (1; E Williams).

HBP: B Slayback 2 (2; J Fuller, B Grich).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Hank Morgenweck.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 12,166.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

   J Palmer             P        W Fryman             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  1--      16%  77% J Fuller        W Fryman        Home Run; Davis Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-       9%  61% T Davis         W Fryman        Single to CF; Grich Scores
   t 1   2  0-3  12-       6%  84% A Etchebarren   W Fryman        Single to LF; Baylor Scores; Williams to 2B
   t 1   2  0-4  12-       5%  89% M Belanger      B Slayback      Single to CF; Williams Scores; Etchebarren to 2B
   b 8   0  6-1  12-       5%  99% W Horton        J Palmer        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Northrup to 3B

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%  P Blair         Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  B Grich         Walk
          1--      52%  T Davis         Balk; Grich to 2B
   R      -2-      61%  " "             Single to CF; Grich Scores
   RR     1--      77%  J Fuller        Home Run; Davis Scores
          ---      78%  D Baylor        Walk
          1--      79%  B Robinson      Baylor Steals 2B
   O      -2-      77%  " "             Flyball: SS
          -2-      77%  E Williams      Intentional Walk
   R      12-      84%  A Etchebarren   Single to LF; Baylor Scores; Williams to 2B
                  Bill Slayback replaces Woodie Fryman pitching
   R      12-      89%  M Belanger      Single to CF; Williams Scores; Etchebarren to 2B
   O      12-      88%  P Blair         Flyball: 3B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  E Brinkman      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  J Northrup      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bill Slayback facing 2-3-4
          ---      91%  B Grich         Single to LF
          1--      92%  T Davis         Wild Pitch; Grich to 2B
   O      -2-      91%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   OO     -2-      89%  J Fuller        Double Play: Strikeout, Grich Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Palmer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  A Kaline        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  W Horton        Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  N Cash          Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bill Slayback facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  D Baylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  E Williams      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Palmer facing 7-8-9
          ---      88%  B Freehan       Walk
          1--      84%  M Stanley       Single to SS; Freehan to 2B
   O      12-      88%  G Sutherland    Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      91%  E Brinkman      Foul Flyball: RF
   O      12-      93%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bill Slayback facing 8-9-1
          ---      94%  A Etchebarren   Single to CF
   O      1--      93%  M Belanger      Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      93%  P Blair         Strikeout
          1--      93%  B Grich         Single to LF; Etchebarren to 3B
   O      1-3      92%  T Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Palmer facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  J Northrup      Flyball: CF
          ---      91%  A Kaline        Single to RF; Kaline to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-      93%  W Horton        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      95%  N Cash          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bill Slayback facing 4-5-6
          ---      95%  J Fuller        Hit By Pitch
          1--      96%  D Baylor        Fuller Steals 2B
   O      -2-      95%  " "             Flyball: RF
          -2-      96%  B Robinson      Single to RF; Fuller to 3B
   RO     1-3      97%  E Williams      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Fuller Scores
   O      1--      96%  A Etchebarren   Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Palmer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  B Freehan       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  M Stanley       Walk
   OO     1--      98%  G Sutherland    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-0, Bill Slayback facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  M Belanger      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  P Blair         Groundout: C-1B
          ---      98%  B Grich         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      97%  T Davis         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
          ---      96%  E Brinkman      Walk
          1--      94%  A Rodriguez     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Brinkman to 2B; Rodriguez to 1B
   O      12-      96%  J Northrup      Lineout: CF
          12-      93%  A Kaline        Walk; Brinkman to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
   R      123      89%  W Horton        Walk; Brinkman Scores/unER; Rodriguez to 3B; Kaline to 2B
   O      123      93%  N Cash          Flyball: RF
   O      123      97%  B Freehan       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bill Slayback facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  J Fuller        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      97%  B Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Jim Palmer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  M Stanley       Strikeout
          ---      97%  G Sutherland    Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  E Brinkman      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bill Slayback facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  E Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  A Etchebarren   Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      98%  M Belanger      Double to LF
          -2-      99%  P Blair         Single to 2B; Belanger to 3B
          1-3      99%  B Grich         Blair Steals 2B
   O      -23      98%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Jim Palmer facing 3-4-5
          ---      97%  J Northrup      Single/Bunt
          1--      94%  A Kaline        Single to CF; Northrup to 2B
   OO     12-      99%  W Horton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Northrup to 3B
   O      --3      99%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bill Slayback facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  T Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  J Fuller        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      99%  D Baylor        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Jim Palmer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  B Freehan       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Sutherland    Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation