September 5, 1977 Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 6
@CAL 5 CLE 4
NYY 3 CLE 5
NYY 4 DET 8
BAL 7
(11) BAL 5
@DET 0 MIN 5
TEX 4 OAK 8
CHW 7 CHW 2
@OAK 1 KCR 8
@SEA 4 BOS 8
@TOR 0 BOS 6
@TOR 0 ATL 4
SFG 0 CHC 4
STL 2 HOU 5
CIN 1 MON 4
@NYM 3 PIT 3
PHI 1 PHI 11
@PIT 1 SDP 1
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 22,062

Monday, September 5, 1977
Time of Game: 2:14

Orioles

78-57

Won 1

3rd, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  4  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    5 13  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  1

W: R May (15-12), L: S Grilli (1-2)

Tigers

66-70

Lost 1

4th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF-LF                5   0   3   3    0   0  .300  .746    0    5   0   2B,2·CS,GDP
R Dauer 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .232  .598    0    3   3   
P Kelly RF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .253  .724    0    1   0   SB
  M Dimmel RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
K Singleton DH                4   0   1   0    1   0  .332  .958    0    0   0   2B
E Murray 1B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .266  .760    0   10   1   IW
  T Muser 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .609         0   0   
A Mora LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .253  .768    0    2   0   
  E Maddox CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .759    0    0   0   
D DeCinces 3B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .259  .769    0    0   3   
M Belanger SS                 4   2   3   2    0   0  .197  .533    0    2   4   HR
D Skaggs C                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .291  .689    0    3   0   

R May P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       37   5  13   5    5   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: A Bumbry (22, off S Grilli); K Singleton (20, off B Taylor).

HR: M Belanger (2, off S Grilli; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: E Murray (6, by B Taylor).

TB: M Belanger 6; A Bumbry 4; D Skaggs 2; K Singleton 2; R Dauer; A Mora; D DeCinces; E Murray.

GIDP: A Bumbry (2).

RBI: A Bumbry 3 (35); M Belanger 2 (24).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Dauer-M Belanger; E Murray; E Murray-M Belanger-E Murray.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Kelly (23, 2nd base off S Grilli/L Parrish).

CS: A Bumbry 2 (8, 3rd base by S Grilli/L Parrish, 2nd base by S Grilli/L Parrish).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .323  .845    0    4   0   2B
M Stanley RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .704    0    1   0   
R Staub DH                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .276  .795    0    0   0   
B Adams 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .842    0   10   1   
L Parrish C                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .500    0    4   2   
J Wockenfuss LF               4   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .846    0    2   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .213  .638    0    1   2   
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .491    0    2   3   GDP
C Scrivener 2B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .093  .262    0    2   5   

S Grilli P                                                               0   1
  B Taylor P                                                             1   0
Totals                       32   0   8   0    2   2                    27  14

BATTING

2B: R LeFlore (23, off R May).

TB: R LeFlore 3; A Rodriguez 2; R Staub 2; M Stanley; J Wockenfuss.

GIDP: T Veryzer (6).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Scrivener-T Veryzer-B Adams.

E: A Rodriguez (6).

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 May, W (15-12)               9     8   0   0    2   2   0   3.77   34     -       ·  ·     10·10· 3· 7     71    -     0.61   0.29
Totals                         9     8   0   0    2   2   0          34     -       ·  ·     10·10· 3· 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
S Grilli, L (1-2)              8    12   5   5    4   4   1   4.06   37     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 2·12     38    -     0.56  -0.21
B Taylor                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.22    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    13   5   5    5   4   1          42     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 2·13           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Taylor (2; E Murray).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 22,062.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Detroit Tigers                       
1. A Bumbry             CF    1. R LeFlore            CF 
2. R Dauer              2B    2. M Stanley            RF 
3. P Kelly              RF    3. R Staub              DH 
4. K Singleton          DH    4. B Adams              1B 
5. E Murray             1B    5. L Parrish            C  
6. A Mora               LF    6. J Wockenfuss         LF 
7. D DeCinces           3B    7. A Rodriguez          3B 
8. M Belanger           SS    8. T Veryzer            SS 
9. D Skaggs             C     9. C Scrivener          2B 

   R May                P        S Grilli             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-1  123      16%  85% A Bumbry        S Grilli        Double to CF; DeCinces Scores; Belanger Scores; Skaggs Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  12-      10%  64% M Belanger      S Grilli        Single to CF; Murray Scores; DeCinces to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  12-       8%  50% B Adams         R May           Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   b 5   0  4-0  1--       7%  91% T Veryzer       R May           Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      -6%  48% R Dauer         S Grilli        Bumbry Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Grilli facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  A Bumbry        Single to 2B
   O      1--      48%  R Dauer         Bumbry Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      46%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      47%  P Kelly         Walk
          1--      48%  K Singleton     Kelly Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Rudy May facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R LeFlore       Strikeout Looking
          ---      45%  M Stanley       Single to LF
          1--      42%  R Staub         Single to CF; Stanley to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  B Adams         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Grilli facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  E Murray        Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  A Mora          Lineout: 2B
          1--      54%  D DeCinces      Single to LF; Murray to 2B
   R      12-      64%  M Belanger      Single to CF; Murray Scores; DeCinces to 2B
          12-      69%  D Skaggs        Walk; DeCinces to 3B; Belanger to 2B
   RRR    123      85%  A Bumbry        Double to CF; DeCinces Scores; Belanger Scores; Skaggs Scores
   O      -2-      83%  R Dauer         Flyball: CF; Bumbry to 3B
   O      --3      81%  P Kelly         Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Rudy May facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      83%  L Parrish       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Grilli facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      84%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  E Murray        Strikeout
          ---      84%  A Mora          Single to CF
          1--      85%  D DeCinces      Walk; Mora to 2B
   O      12-      83%  M Belanger      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Rudy May facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      85%  T Veryzer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  C Scrivener     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  R LeFlore       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Grilli facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      86%  D Skaggs        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      88%  A Bumbry        Single to 3B; Bumbry to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-      86%  R Dauer         Bumbry Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
          ---      86%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Rudy May facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF
          ---      85%  R Staub         Single to CF
   O      1--      87%  B Adams         Foul Flyball: C
          1--      86%  L Parrish       Walk; Staub to 2B
   O      12-      89%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Grilli facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  K Singleton     Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      88%  E Murray        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      87%  A Mora          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Rudy May facing 7-8-9
          ---      84%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF
   OO     1--      91%  T Veryzer       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  C Scrivener     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Grilli facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  D DeCinces      Flyball: LF
   R      ---      95%  M Belanger      Home Run
          ---      95%  D Skaggs        Single to CF
   OO     1--      94%  A Bumbry        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Rudy May facing 1-2-3
          ---      92%  R LeFlore       Single to CF
   O      1--      94%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      97%  R Staub         Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Steve Grilli facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  R Dauer         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  P Kelly         Strikeout Looking
          ---      96%  K Singleton     Walk
   O      1--      96%  E Murray        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Rudy May facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  B Adams         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  J Wockenfuss    Single to LF
          1--      96%  A Rodriguez     Single/Bunt; Wockenfuss to 2B
   O      12-      98%  T Veryzer       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Steve Grilli facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  A Mora          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  D DeCinces      Flyball: CF
          ---      98%  M Belanger      Single to CF
          1--      98%  D Skaggs        Single to RF; Belanger to 2B
   O      12-      98%  A Bumbry        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Rudy May facing 9-1-2
                  Al Bumbry moves to LF; Elliott Maddox replaces Andres Mora playing CF batting 6th
   O      ---      99%  C Scrivener     Flyball: LF
          ---      97%  R LeFlore       Double to RF
   O      -2-      99%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      99%  R Staub         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bruce Taylor facing 2-3-4
                  Bruce Taylor replaces Steve Grilli pitching
   O      ---      99%  R Dauer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  P Kelly         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      99%  K Singleton     Double (LF-CF)
          -2-      99%  E Murray        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      99%  E Maddox        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Rudy May facing 4-5-6
                  Tony Muser replaces Eddie Murray playing 1B batting 5th; Mike Dimmel replaces Pat Kelly playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  B Adams         Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  L Parrish       Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Tigers 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197709052

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation