September 18, 1988 Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 9
NYY 4 CAL 6
TEX 5 BAL 2
@DET 0 CHW 8
@MIN 5 OAK 3
KCR 2
(11) MIL 10
@SEA 2 TOR 4
CLE 0 ATL 6
SDP 5
(10) STL 5
@CHC 4 LAD 2
@CIN 0 SFG 10
@HOU 3 NYM 5
MON 3 PHI 6
PIT 5
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 29,728

Sunday, September 18, 1988, 3:00
Time of Game: 2:08

Orioles

52-95

Won 1

7th, 32 GB

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

W: B Milacki (1-0), L: F Tanana (14-10), S: T Niedenfuer (18)

Tigers

79-70

Lost 1

2nd, 6 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Stanicek LF                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .239  .633   12    3   0   HR
B Ripken 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .204  .516    6    1   3   
C Ripken SS                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .264  .812   11    2   2   
E Murray 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .288  .855   20   10   2   
M Tettleton C                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .258  .750   11    5   0   2B,2·GDP
B Davis RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .611   15    1   1   
K Gerhart CF                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .178  .561    5    3   0   
  B Anderson PH-CF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .566    1    0   0   
R Schu DH                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .670    7    0   0   
C Worthington 3B              3   0   0   0    0   0  .135  .516    9    0   1   

B Milacki P                                                              2   2
  T Niedenfuer P                                                         0   1
Totals                       33   2   8   2    1   5               97   27  12

BATTING

2B: M Tettleton (11, off F Tanana).

HR: P Stanicek (3, off F Tanana; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: P Stanicek 4; C Ripken 2; M Tettleton 2; K Gerhart; B Ripken; R Schu; E Murray.

GIDP: M Tettleton 2 (9).

RBI: P Stanicek (15); K Gerhart (20).

2-out RBI: K Gerhart.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 3. E Murray-C Ripken-B Milacki; B Davis-E Murray; B Ripken-C Ripken-E Murray.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bergman 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .786   12   10   0   
D Murphy CF                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .268  .795   20    5   0   
A Trammell SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .315  .849   16    0   3   
F Lynn LF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .787   11    1   0   GDP
M Nokes C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .722   15    6   0   
D Evans DH                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .686   11    0   0   GDP
C Lemon RF                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .262  .768   16    3   0   
T Brookens 3B                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .682   10    0   3   2B
  P Sheridan PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .747    6    0   0   
  T Lovullo 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .661         0   0   
J Walewander 2B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .535    4    2   4   
  S Lusader PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .441    6    0   0   

F Tanana P                                                               0   1
  M Huismann P                                                           0   0
Totals                       25   0   1   0    5   5              127   27  11

BATTING

2B: T Brookens (21, off B Milacki).

TB: T Brookens 2.

GIDP: D Evans (12); F Lynn (8).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Brookens-J Walewander-D Bergman; A Trammell-J Walewander-D Bergman.

E: C Lemon (8).

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
B Milacki, W (1-0)             8     1   0   0    4   4   0   0.00   26  109-61   28·10·23    7· 9· 2· 0     80    -     1.09   0.52
T Niedenfuer, S (18)           1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.00    4   18-10    4· 3· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.40   0.09
Totals                         9     1   0   0    5   5   0          30  127-71   32·13·26    8·10· 2· 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
F Tanana, L (14-10)            8.1   8   2   2    1   4   1   4.15   32   90-67   39· 5·23    9·12· 5· 1     62    -     0.94   0.10
M Huismann                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.06    2    7-6     3· 2· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
Totals                         9     8   2   2    1   5   1          34   97-73   42· 7·24   10·12· 5· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:08.

Attendance: 29,728.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 86° F, Overcast, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Detroit Tigers                       
1. P Stanicek           LF    1. D Bergman            1B 
2. B Ripken             2B    2. D Murphy             CF 
3. C Ripken             SS    3. A Trammell           SS 
4. E Murray             1B    4. F Lynn               LF 
5. M Tettleton          C     5. M Nokes              C  
6. B Davis              RF    6. D Evans              DH 
7. K Gerhart            CF    7. C Lemon              RF 
8. R Schu               DH    8. T Brookens           3B 
9. C Worthington        3B    9. J Walewander         2B 

   B Milacki            P        F Tanana             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  0-0  ---  2   18%  65% P Stanicek      F Tanana        Home Run
   t 4   1  0-0  123  2  -18%  44% M Tettleton     F Tanana        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 7   2  0-1  -2-  2   12%  81% K Gerhart       F Tanana        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Tettleton Scores
   b 7   1  2-0  1--  4    9%  87% F Lynn          B Milacki       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   1  0-0  1--  1    8%  58% C Ripken        F Tanana        Single to RF (Line Drive); Ripken to 3B/Adv on E9

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  P Stanicek      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   46%  B Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   45%  C Ripken        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Milacki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   48%  D Bergman       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  5   45%  D Murphy        Walk
   OO     1--  3   50%  A Trammell      Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   54%  E Murray        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  4   46%  M Tettleton     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  1   45%  B Davis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Milacki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  F Lynn          Flyball: 1B
          ---  7   45%  M Nokes         Walk
   OO     1--  3   50%  D Evans         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   48%  K Gerhart       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  2   46%  R Schu          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   45%  C Worthington   Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Milacki facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   47%  C Lemon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   42%  T Brookens      Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   46%  J Walewander    Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  4   50%  D Bergman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  P Stanicek      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   50%  B Ripken        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   58%  C Ripken        Single to RF (Line Drive); Ripken to 3B/Adv on E9
          1-3  5   62%  E Murray        Walk; Ripken to 2B
   OO     123  2   44%  M Tettleton     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Milacki facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   47%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   49%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   50%  F Lynn          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   47%  B Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   45%  K Gerhart       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   44%  R Schu          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Milacki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   46%  M Nokes         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   49%  D Evans         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  3   50%  C Lemon         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   47%  C Worthington   Flyball: CF
   R      ---  2   65%  P Stanicek      Home Run
   O      ---  2   63%  B Ripken        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   62%  C Ripken        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Milacki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   66%  T Brookens      Lineout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   68%  J Walewander    Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   70%  D Bergman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   68%  E Murray        Flyball: 1B
          ---  1   73%  M Tettleton     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  4   69%  B Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-  2   81%  K Gerhart       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Tettleton Scores
          1--  1   82%  R Schu          Single to LF (Line Drive); Gerhart to 2B
   O      12-  3   80%  C Worthington   Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Milacki facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   83%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   79%  A Trammell      Walk
   OO     1--  4   87%  F Lynn          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   86%  P Stanicek      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   85%  B Ripken        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   86%  C Ripken        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   85%  E Murray        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Milacki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   89%  M Nokes         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   92%  D Evans         Flyball: 2B
          ---  7   89%  C Lemon         Walk
                  Pat Sheridan pinch hits for Tom Brookens batting 8th
   O      1--  6   93%  P Sheridan      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
                  Torey Lovullo replaces Pat Sheridan playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---  4   92%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Looking
                  Mark Huismann replaces Frank Tanana pitching
   O      ---  6   92%  B Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  Brady Anderson pinch hits for Ken Gerhart batting 7th
   O      ---  1   91%  B Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Niedenfuer facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Bob Milacki pitching; Brady Anderson moves to CF; Scott Lusader pinch hits for Jim Walewander batting 9th
   O      ---  6   96%  S Lusader       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  D Bergman       Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  4   96%  D Murphy        Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  A Trammell      Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Tigers 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198809180

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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