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

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 24,856

Wednesday, May 26, 1976
Time of Game: 1:57

Orioles

19-18

Lost 1

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: R Bare (3-4), L: R Grimsley (1-3), S: J Hiller (4)

Tigers

15-20

Won 1

6th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .736    0    5   0   
B Grich 2B                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .247  .756    0    3   3   HR
R Jackson CF                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .224  .739    0    2   0   
L May DH                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .753    0    0   0   
T Muser 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .604    0    6   1   
  A Mora PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .696    0    0   0   
  B Robinson 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .425         1   2   
K Singleton RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .180  .519    0    1   0   
D DeCinces 3B-1B              4   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .673    0    2   2   GDP
E Hendricks C                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .149  .417    0    2   1   
  P Blair PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .509    0    0   0   
T Nordbrook SS                2   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    1   1   
  R Stillman PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .277    0    0   0   
  M Belanger SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .683         0   0   

R Grimsley P                                                             1   0
  W Garland P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   2   6   2    1   8                    24  10

BATTING

HR: B Grich (3, off R Bare; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: B Grich 5; R Jackson 2; K Singleton; T Nordbrook.

GIDP: D DeCinces (1).

RBI: R Jackson (14); B Grich (9).

2-out RBI: R Jackson.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Grich-T Nordbrook-T Muser.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .392  .977    0    3   0   HR,GDP
M Stanley 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .308  .807    0    8   1   2·2B
R Staub RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .322  .885    0    0   0   
A Johnson LF                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .277  .638    0    4   0   SB,IW
B Freehan DH                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .661    0    0   0   
  B Oglivie PH                1   1   1   2    0   0  .212  .644    0    0   0   HR
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .597    0    0   0   
J Wockenfuss C                4   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .846    0    8   0   2B
C Scrivener SS                3   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .600    0    2   5   2B
J Manuel 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .507    0    1   4   

R Bare P                                                                 1   0
  J Hiller P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   6  11   6    1   2                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Wockenfuss (4, off R Grimsley); M Stanley 2 (4, 2 off R Grimsley); C Scrivener (1, off R Grimsley).

HR: B Oglivie (2, off W Garland; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); R LeFlore (1, off R Grimsley; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: A Johnson (1, by W Garland).

TB: M Stanley 4; R LeFlore 4; B Oglivie 4; C Scrivener 2; J Wockenfuss 2; A Johnson 2; A Rodriguez; J Manuel; B Freehan.

GIDP: R LeFlore (1).

RBI: R LeFlore 2 (14); B Oglivie 2 (4); C Scrivener (1); A Johnson (16).

2-out RBI: B Oglivie 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Scrivener-J Manuel-M Stanley.

E: M Stanley (2); J Manuel (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Johnson (5, 2nd base off R Grimsley/E Hendricks).

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
R Grimsley, L (1-3)            7.1   9   4   4    0   2   1   3.32   30     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 9     46    -     0.84  -0.23
W Garland                      0.2   2   2   2    1   0   1   1.95    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          1-0    0.25  -0.04
Totals                         8    11   6   6    1   2   2          34     -       ·  ·      8·12· 0·11          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
R Bare, W (3-4)                7.1   6   2   2    1   6   1   3.33   30     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 6     63    -     0.93   0.15
J Hiller, S (4)                1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   3.29    5     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.79   0.09
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   8   1          35     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 6          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: W Garland (6; A Johnson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 1:57.

Attendance: 24,856.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Detroit Tigers                       
1. A Bumbry             LF    1. R LeFlore            CF 
2. B Grich              2B    2. M Stanley            1B 
3. R Jackson            CF    3. R Staub              RF 
4. L May                DH    4. A Johnson            LF 
5. T Muser              1B    5. B Freehan            DH 
6. K Singleton          RF    6. A Rodriguez          3B 
7. D DeCinces           3B    7. J Wockenfuss         C  
8. E Hendricks          C     8. C Scrivener          SS 
9. T Nordbrook          SS    9. J Manuel             2B 

   R Grimsley           P        R Bare               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  1-2  -2-      15%  89% R LeFlore       R Grimsley      Home Run; Scrivener Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  12-     -13%  38% R Jackson       R Bare          Single to RF; Nordbrook Scores; Grich to 3B
   b 5   0  1-1  -2-      13%  78% C Scrivener     R Grimsley      Double to RF; Wockenfuss Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  12-       9%  55% D DeCinces      R Bare          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 5   0  1-1  ---       9%  65% J Wockenfuss    R Grimsley      Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Bare facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Grich         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Grimsley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R LeFlore       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Bare facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  L May           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  T Muser         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      46%  K Singleton     Single to RF; Muser to 2B
   OO     12-      55%  D DeCinces      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  A Johnson       Single to RF
          1--      61%  B Freehan       Johnson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      53%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      50%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Bare facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  E Hendricks     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      50%  T Nordbrook     Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  A Bumbry        Strikeout
          1--      51%  B Grich         Single to CF; Nordbrook to 2B
   R      12-      38%  R Jackson       Single to RF; Nordbrook Scores; Grich to 3B
   O      1-3      42%  L May           Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ross Grimsley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  C Scrivener     Popfly: 2B
          ---      43%  J Manuel        Single to LF
   OO     1--      37%  R LeFlore       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Bare facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      39%  T Muser         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  K Singleton     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      41%  D DeCinces      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ross Grimsley facing 2-3-4
          ---      50%  M Stanley       Double
   O      -2-      48%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B; Stanley to 3B
   R      --3      56%  A Johnson       Single to LF; Stanley Scores
   O      1--      53%  B Freehan       Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      50%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Ray Bare facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  E Hendricks     Popfly: SS
   O      ---      55%  T Nordbrook     Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Ross Grimsley facing 7-8-9
          ---      65%  J Wockenfuss    Double to LF
   R      -2-      78%  C Scrivener     Double to RF; Wockenfuss Scores
   O      -2-      74%  J Manuel        Flyball: LF
   RR     -2-      89%  R LeFlore       Home Run; Scrivener Scores
   O      ---      88%  M Stanley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  R Staub         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Ray Bare facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  B Grich         Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      92%  L May           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ross Grimsley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  A Johnson       Flyball: CF
          ---      92%  B Freehan       Single to LF
   O      1--      91%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      91%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Ray Bare facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      93%  T Muser         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  K Singleton     Flyball: CF
          ---      93%  D DeCinces      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
          1--      91%  E Hendricks     Walk; DeCinces to 2B
                  Royle Stillman pinch hits for Tim Nordbrook batting 9th
   O      12-      95%  R Stillman      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ross Grimsley facing 8-9-1
                  Mark Belanger replaces Royle Stillman playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  C Scrivener     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  J Manuel        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Ray Bare facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  A Bumbry        Strikeout
   R      ---      91%  B Grich         Home Run
          ---      87%  R Jackson       Single to CF
                  John Hiller replaces Ray Bare pitching
   O      1--      91%  L May           Strikeout Looking
                  Andres Mora pinch hits for Tony Muser batting 5th
   O      1--      95%  A Mora          Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ross Grimsley facing 2-3-4
                  Doug DeCinces moves to 1B; Brooks Robinson replaces Andres Mora playing 3B batting 5th
          ---      96%  M Stanley       Double to LF
   O      -2-      95%  R Staub         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Wayne Garland replaces Ross Grimsley pitching
          -2-      95%  A Johnson       Intentional Walk
                  Ben Oglivie pinch hits for Bill Freehan batting 5th
   O      12-      94%  B Oglivie       Baserunner Out Advancing; Stanley out at 3B/C-3B
   RR     1--      99%  " "             Home Run; Johnson Scores
          ---      99%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  J Wockenfuss    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 6.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, John Hiller facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  K Singleton     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  D DeCinces      Flyball: CF
                  Paul Blair pinch hits for Ellie Hendricks batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  P Blair         Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197605262

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