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2
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@CAL		2
3
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3
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0
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@SEA		7
2
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2
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2
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9
Thursday, September 8, 1977
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 1,969, Time of Game: 2:18
Orioles
4
81-58
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 4½ GB
 at Tigers
0
67-73
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 19 GB
W: Jim Palmer (15-11)
L: Bob Sykes (4-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  2    4 13  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Elliott Maddox CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .257 .737 -0.113 0.90 0.001 -0.114 -0.9 5 0
Rich Dauer 2B 5 1 4 0 0 0 .236 .597 0.062 0.66 0.089 -0.026 0.8 1 5
Ken Singleton RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .337 .975 0.018 1.30 0.112 -0.094 0.2 1 0 GDP
   Mike Dimmel RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.004 0.16 0.000 -0.004 -0.5 0 0
Lee May DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 .248 .690 -0.008 1.47 0.069 -0.077 -0.2
Eddie Murray 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .264 .757 -0.062 1.25 0.056 -0.118 -0.4 7 0 GDP
   Tony Muser 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .604 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 4 0
Andres Mora LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .748 -0.168 1.42 0.000 -0.168 -1.6 1 0 GDP
   Al Bumbry LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301 .752 0.037 0.32 0.037 0.000 0.9 0 0 3B
Doug DeCinces 3B 3 2 2 2 1 0 .261 .777 0.062 0.97 0.101 -0.038 1.2 1 2 HR,SB
Mark Belanger SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 .205 .551 0.197 0.98 0.240 -0.042 0.8 4 4 CS
Dave Skaggs C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .708 -0.111 1.04 0.000 -0.111 -1.1 3 2
Jim Palmer P
Team Totals 36 4 13 4 3 3 .361 .910 -0.090 1.04 0.705 -0.792 -0.8 27 13
3B: A Bumbry (3, off B Sykes).
HR: D DeCinces (16, off B Sykes; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: D DeCinces 5; R Dauer 4; M Belanger 3; A Bumbry 3; K Singleton; L May; E Maddox.
GIDP: K Singleton (12); A Mora (4); E Murray (22).
RBI: D DeCinces 2 (58); L May (79); M Belanger (26).
2-out RBI: M Belanger.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Baserunning
SB: D DeCinces (6, 2nd base off B Sykes/M May).
CS: M Belanger (8, 2nd base by B Taylor/M May).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mickey Stanley CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .709 -0.072 0.70 0.000 -0.072 -0.8 4 0
Tito Fuentes 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .307 .742 -0.067 0.66 0.000 -0.067 -0.7 11 4
Rusty Staub DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .800 -0.059 0.80 0.012 -0.071 -0.4
Steve Kemp LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .794 -0.073 0.94 0.015 -0.088 -0.5 0 0 CS
Jason Thompson 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .263 .823 0.056 1.01 0.087 -0.030 0.4 6 1 2B
Ben Oglivie RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .769 -0.175 1.54 0.000 -0.175 -1.3 1 0 CS
Milt May C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .706 -0.040 0.93 0.017 -0.057 -0.2 3 1
Phil Mankowski 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .662 -0.088 1.10 0.000 -0.088 -0.7 0 4
Tom Veryzer SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .485 -0.053 1.02 0.000 -0.053 -0.4 1 5
   Bob Molinaro PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.018 0.66 0.000 -0.018 -0.1
   Chuck Scrivener SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .102 .274 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Bob Sykes P 1
   Bruce Taylor P
Team Totals 29 0 4 0 1 3 .138 .339 -0.589 0.95 0.131 -0.719 -4.8 27 16
2B: J Thompson (21, off J Palmer).
TB: J Thompson 2; S Kemp; M May; R Staub.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 3. P Mankowski-T Fuentes-J Thompson 2; T Veryzer-T Fuentes-J Thompson.
Baserunning
CS: B Oglivie (8, 2nd base by J Palmer/D Skaggs); S Kemp (3, 2nd base by J Palmer/D Skaggs).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Palmer, W (15-11) 9 4 0 0 1 3 0 3.20 30 81 0.589 0.95 4.8
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 30 81 0.589 1.04 4.8

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Sykes, L (4-5) 8 10 4 4 3 3 1 4.14 34 46 0.085 1.20 0.3
Bruce Taylor 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.75 5 0 0 0.004 0.08 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 4 4 3 3 1 4.00 39 46 0 0 0.089 0.95 0.8
B Sykes faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Don Denkinger.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 1,969.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Detroit Tigers
1 Elliott Maddox CF 1 Mickey Stanley CF
2 Rich Dauer 2B 2 Tito Fuentes 2B
3 Ken Singleton RF 3 Rusty Staub DH
4 Lee May DH 4 Steve Kemp LF
5 Eddie Murray 1B 5 Jason Thompson 1B
6 Andres Mora LF 6 Ben Oglivie RF
7 Doug DeCinces 3B 7 Milt May C
8 Mark Belanger SS 8 Phil Mankowski 3B
9 Dave Skaggs C 9 Tom Veryzer SS
Jim Palmer P Bob Sykes P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 0-0 2 -2- R BAL M. Belanger B. Sykes 20% 67% Single to LF; DeCinces Scores; Belanger to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t2 0-0 0 12- OO BAL A. Mora B. Sykes -11% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; May to 3B
b7 0-1 2 -2- O DET B. Oglivie J. Palmer 7% 74% Flyball: CF
t8 1-0 1 1-- BAL K. Singleton B. Sykes 7% 81% Single to CF; Dauer to 3B
t4 0-0 1 1-- OO BAL E. Murray B. Sykes -6% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BAL E. Maddox B. Sykes -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- BAL R. Dauer B. Sykes 2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO BAL K. Singleton B. Sykes -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET M. Stanley J. Palmer 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- O DET T. Fuentes J. Palmer 2% 49% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- DET R. Staub J. Palmer -1% 48% Single to RF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O DET S. Kemp J. Palmer 2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- BAL L. May B. Sykes 4% 54% Single to LF
t2 0-0 0 1-- BAL E. Murray B. Sykes 6% 59% Walk; May to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- OO BAL A. Mora B. Sykes -11% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; May to 3B
t2 0-0 2 --3 O BAL D. DeCinces B. Sykes -4% 45% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- DET J. Thompson J. Palmer -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O DET B. Oglivie J. Palmer 3% 45% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-0 1 1-- O DET M. May J. Palmer 4% 49% Oglivie Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 0-0 2 --- O DET M. May J. Palmer 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- BAL M. Belanger B. Sykes 4% 54% Single to RF
t3 0-0 0 1-- O BAL D. Skaggs B. Sykes -4% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-0 1 1-- O BAL E. Maddox B. Sykes -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 2 1-- O BAL R. Dauer B. Sykes -3% 44% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O DET P. Mankowski J. Palmer 3% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 0-0 1 --- O DET T. Veryzer J. Palmer 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 2 --- O DET M. Stanley J. Palmer 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- BAL K. Singleton B. Sykes 4% 54% Walk
t4 0-0 0 1-- O BAL L. May B. Sykes -4% 50% Flyball: RF
t4 0-0 1 1-- OO BAL E. Murray B. Sykes -6% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O DET T. Fuentes J. Palmer 3% 47% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 1 --- O DET R. Staub J. Palmer 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 2 --- DET S. Kemp J. Palmer -1% 47% Single to CF
b4 0-0 2 1-- O DET J. Thompson J. Palmer 3% 50% Kemp Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- O BAL A. Mora B. Sykes -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t5 0-0 1 --- BAL D. DeCinces B. Sykes 3% 50% Single to CF
t5 0-0 1 1-- O BAL M. Belanger B. Sykes -4% 46% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t5 0-0 2 1-- O BAL D. Skaggs B. Sykes -3% 43% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 5-6-7
b5 0-0 0 --- O DET J. Thompson J. Palmer 3% 46% Popfly: SS
b5 0-0 1 --- O DET B. Oglivie J. Palmer 2% 48% Foul Flyball: 3B
b5 0-0 2 --- DET M. May J. Palmer -2% 47% Single to RF
b5 0-0 2 1-- O DET P. Mankowski J. Palmer 3% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 1-2-3
t6 0-0 0 --- O BAL E. Maddox B. Sykes -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-0 1 --- BAL R. Dauer B. Sykes 4% 50% Single to LF
t6 0-0 1 1-- O BAL K. Singleton B. Sykes -4% 46% Strikeout
t6 0-0 2 1-- O BAL L. May B. Sykes -4% 42% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 9-1-2
b6 0-0 0 --- O DET T. Veryzer J. Palmer 3% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 0-0 1 --- O DET M. Stanley J. Palmer 3% 48% Popfly: 2B
b6 0-0 2 --- O DET T. Fuentes J. Palmer 2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 5-6-7
t7 0-0 0 --- O BAL E. Murray B. Sykes -4% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-0 1 --- O BAL A. Mora B. Sykes -3% 43% Flyball: CF
t7 0-0 2 --- BAL D. DeCinces B. Sykes 2% 45% Walk
t7 0-0 2 1-- BAL M. Belanger B. Sykes 2% 47% DeCinces Steals 2B
t7 0-0 2 -2- R BAL M. Belanger B. Sykes 20% 67% Single to LF; DeCinces Scores; Belanger to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t7 1-0 2 -2- O BAL D. Skaggs B. Sykes -4% 63% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 3-4-5
b7 0-1 0 --- O DET R. Staub J. Palmer 5% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-1 1 --- O DET S. Kemp J. Palmer 4% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-1 2 --- DET J. Thompson J. Palmer -5% 67% Double (CF-RF)
b7 0-1 2 -2- O DET B. Oglivie J. Palmer 7% 74% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 1-2-3
t8 1-0 0 --- O BAL E. Maddox B. Sykes -2% 72% Popfly: 2B
t8 1-0 1 --- BAL R. Dauer B. Sykes 3% 74% Single to LF
t8 1-0 1 1-- BAL K. Singleton B. Sykes 7% 81% Single to CF; Dauer to 3B
t8 1-0 1 1-3 RO BAL L. May B. Sykes 3% 84% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Dauer Scores
t8 2-0 2 1-- O BAL E. Murray B. Sykes -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 7-8-9
Tony Muser replaces Eddie Murray playing 1B batting 5th
Al Bumbry replaces Andres Mora playing LF batting 6th
Mike Dimmel replaces Ken Singleton playing RF batting 3rd
b8 0-2 0 --- O DET M. May J. Palmer 5% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 0-2 1 --- O DET P. Mankowski J. Palmer 3% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Tom Veryzer (SS) batting 9th
b8 0-2 2 --- O DET B. Molinaro J. Palmer 2% 92% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Bob Sykes facing 6-7-8
Chuck Scrivener replaces Bob Molinaro (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t9 2-0 0 --- BAL A. Bumbry B. Sykes 4% 96% Triple (CF-RF)
t9 2-0 0 --3 RR BAL D. DeCinces B. Sykes 3% 98% Home Run; Bumbry Scores
Bruce Taylor replaces Bob Sykes pitching
t9 4-0 0 --- BAL M. Belanger B. Taylor 0% 99% Single to LF
t9 4-0 0 1-- O BAL D. Skaggs B. Taylor -0% 98% Belanger Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t9 4-0 1 --- O BAL D. Skaggs B. Taylor -0% 98% Popfly: 2B
t9 4-0 2 --- BAL E. Maddox B. Taylor 0% 98% Single to CF
t9 4-0 2 1-- BAL R. Dauer B. Taylor 0% 98% Single to RF; Maddox to 3B
t9 4-0 2 1-3 O BAL M. Dimmel B. Taylor -0% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Jim Palmer facing 1-2-3
b9 0-4 0 --- O DET M. Stanley J. Palmer 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 0-4 1 --- O DET T. Fuentes J. Palmer 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 0-4 2 --- O DET R. Staub J. Palmer 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Tigers 0.

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