May 26, 1976 Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 1
@CAL 0
(11) BAL 6
@DET 0 DET 6
BAL 2 MIL 6
BOS 2 NYY 4
CLE 3 MIN 6
@OAK 1 KCR 14
@TEX 2 TEX 5
KCR 4
(10) CHC 4
STL 2 ATL 4
@CIN 3 PHI 5
NYM 0 PIT 6
MON 3 LAD 8
@SDP 0 SFG 11
HOU 4

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Wednesday, May 26, 1976
Time of Game: 2:10

Orioles

19-17

Won 1

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: D Alexander (3-1), L: B Laxton (0-2)

Tigers

14-20

Lost 3

6th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Blair CF                    5   1   1   2    0   0  .185  .513    0    7   0   HR,GDP
M Belanger SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .683    0    2   3   
B Grich DH                    4   2   2   0    0   1  .235  .710    0    0   0   
R Jackson RF                  3   1   1   0    1   2  .206  .724    0    2   0   SB
L May 1B                      4   1   2   4    0   2  .247  .782    0    8   1   HR
  T Muser 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .625         1   0   
A Mora LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .709    0    1   0   
  A Bumbry LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .764         0   0   
D DeCinces 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .705    0    2   2   
  T Nordbrook PR-2B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
B Robinson 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .425    0    2   0   
D Duncan C                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .273  .612    0    1   1   

D Alexander P                                                            1   2
Totals                       35   6   9   6    2   7                    27  10

BATTING

HR: P Blair (1, off B Laxton; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); L May (6, off B Laxton; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: L May 5; P Blair 4; B Grich 2; D Duncan 2; R Jackson; D DeCinces.

GIDP: P Blair (5).

RBI: L May 4 (19); P Blair 2 (6).

2-out RBI: L May 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Belanger-D DeCinces-L May.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Jackson (3, 2nd base off B Laxton/B Kimm).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .397  .967    0    3   0   CS
D Meyer LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .465    0    2   0   
B Oglivie RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .188  .510    0    2   0   
R Staub DH                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .333  .913    0    0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .253  .668    0    7   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .601    0    1   7   GDP
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .188  .487    0    0   0   
B Kimm C                      3   0   2   0    0   0  .320  .706    0    8   0   2B
G Sutherland 2B               3   0   1   0    0   0  .198  .506    0    3   1   

B Laxton P                                                               1   1
  S Grilli P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   0   7   0    2   1                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Kimm (1, off D Alexander).

TB: B Kimm 3; R Staub 2; G Sutherland; R LeFlore; B Oglivie.

GIDP: A Rodriguez (7).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Rodriguez-G Sutherland-J Thompson.

BASERUNNING

CS: R LeFlore (6, 2nd base by D Alexander/D Duncan).

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 Alexander, W (3-1)           9     7   0   0    2   1   0   1.50   34     -       ·  ·     10·14· 0· 7     72    -     0.66   0.31
Totals                         9     7   0   0    2   1   0          34     -       ·  ·     10·14· 0· 7           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Laxton, L (0-2)              7.2   8   6   6    2   7   2   3.26   32     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 1· 8     44    -     0.70  -0.19
S Grilli                       1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.12    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     9   6   6    2   7   2          37     -       ·  ·      8·10· 1· 9           -

Balks: B Laxton (1).

WP: B Laxton (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Detroit Tigers                       
1. P Blair              CF    1. R LeFlore            CF 
2. M Belanger           SS    2. D Meyer              LF 
3. B Grich              DH    3. B Oglivie            RF 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. R Staub              DH 
5. L May                1B    5. J Thompson           1B 
6. A Mora               LF    6. A Rodriguez          3B 
7. D DeCinces           2B    7. T Veryzer            SS 
8. B Robinson           3B    8. B Kimm               C  
9. D Duncan             C     9. G Sutherland         2B 

   D Alexander          P        B Laxton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-0  -23      14%  75% L May           B Laxton        Single; Grich Scores; Jackson Scores
   t 5   1  0-2  1--      13%  90% P Blair         B Laxton        Home Run; Duncan Scores
   t 4   1  0-0  1--       8%  59% R Jackson       B Laxton        Single to CF; Grich to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  48% D Meyer         D Alexander     LeFlore Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   b 2   1  0-0  1--       5%  50% A Rodriguez     D Alexander     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

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

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  R LeFlore       Single to LF
   O      1--      48%  D Meyer         LeFlore Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      49%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      50%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Laxton facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  R Jackson       Walk
          1--      57%  L May           Balk; Jackson to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      48%  A Mora          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      45%  D DeCinces      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  R Staub         Strikeout
          ---      45%  J Thompson      Walk
   OO     1--      50%  A Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Laxton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  D Duncan        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      45%  P Blair         Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
          ---      41%  T Veryzer       Walk
   O      1--      44%  B Kimm          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      47%  G Sutherland    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Laxton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  M Belanger      Strikeout
          ---      50%  B Grich         Single to LF
          1--      59%  R Jackson       Single to CF; Grich to 3B
          1-3      61%  L May           Jackson Steals 2B
   RR     -23      75%  " "             Single; Grich Scores; Jackson Scores
   O      1--      73%  A Mora          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      71%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      74%  D Meyer         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      76%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      74%  R Staub         Single to LF
   O      1--      77%  J Thompson      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Laxton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  B Robinson      Foul Flyball: C
          ---      77%  D Duncan        Single to LF
   RR     1--      90%  P Blair         Home Run; Duncan Scores
   O      ---      90%  M Belanger      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  B Grich         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Doyle Alexander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  T Veryzer       Flyball: CF
          ---      91%  B Kimm          Single to CF
          1--      89%  G Sutherland    Single to RF; Kimm to 3B
   O      1-3      93%  R LeFlore       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Laxton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      92%  R Jackson       Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  L May           Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  A Mora          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  D Meyer         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      94%  B Oglivie       Flyball: RF
          ---      94%  R Staub         Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  J Thompson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Laxton facing 7-8-9
          ---      96%  D DeCinces      Single to CF
                  Tim Nordbrook pinch runs for Doug DeCinces batting 7th
          1--      96%  B Robinson      Wild Pitch; Nordbrook to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  " "             Popfly: 3B
          -2-      96%  D Duncan        Walk
   OO     12-      94%  P Blair         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Doyle Alexander facing 6-7-8
                  Tim Nordbrook moves to 2B
   O      ---      96%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      97%  T Veryzer       Flyball: RF
          ---      95%  B Kimm          Double to LF
   O      -2-      97%  G Sutherland    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Laxton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  M Belanger      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      97%  B Grich         Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  R Jackson       Strikeout
   RR     1--      99%  L May           Home Run; Grich Scores
                  Steve Grilli replaces Bill Laxton pitching
   O      ---      99%  A Mora          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
                  Tony Muser replaces Lee May playing 1B batting 5th; Al Bumbry replaces Andres Mora playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  R LeFlore       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  D Meyer         Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  B Oglivie       Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-0, Steve Grilli facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  T Nordbrook     Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  D Duncan        Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  P Blair         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  T Veryzer       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Tigers 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197605261

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation