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Standings
BOS
@CHW		1
2
BOS
@CHW		1
5
MIN
@CLE		8
4
MIN
@CLE		7
3
LAA
@DET		6
13
BAL
@KCA		8
3
NYY
@WSA		3
2
NYY
@WSA		11
6
MLN
@HOU		2
3
PIT
@LAD		6
1
PIT
@LAD		1
0
PHI
@NYM		0
8
PHI
@NYM		10
2
CHC
@SFG		0
7
CHC
@SFG		0
6
CIN
@STL		3
16
CIN
@STL		4
3
Sunday, April 29, 1962
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 11,429, Time of Game: 2:46
Orioles
8
9-7
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 1½ GB
 at Athletics
3
9-10
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
7th, 3 GB
W: Wes Stock (1-0)
L: Dan Pfister (0-2)
S: Dick Hall (2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  1  1   6  0  0    8 10  1
Athletics       0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    3  8  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Temple 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .314 .907 -0.007 1.02 0.059 -0.065 -0.3 4 1
   Marv Breeding PR-2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .583 -0.007 0.24 0.000 -0.007 -0.5 0 1
Whitey Herzog LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 .148 .488 0.064 0.94 0.127 -0.063 0.2 1 0 CS
Brooks Robinson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .203 .606 0.012 0.93 0.039 -0.027 -0.1 0 1 2B,HBP,SH
Jim Gentile 1B 4 2 3 4 0 1 .321 1.026 0.346 1.19 0.383 -0.037 2.9 1 1 2·HR,HBP
   Dick Williams PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Marv Throneberry RF 1 1 0 0 3 1 .000 .333 0.065 1.13 0.093 -0.028 0.7 2 0
   Billy Hoeft P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dick Hall P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 0 0
Gus Triandos C 5 0 0 0 0 0 .156 .722 -0.159 1.29 0.000 -0.159 -1.9 11 0
Dave Nicholson CF 4 1 0 0 1 3 .000 .200 -0.076 0.75 0.008 -0.084 -0.6 3 0
Jerry Adair SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 .167 .432 0.006 0.78 0.075 -0.069 0.7 3 1
Milt Pappas P 2 1 1 1 0 0 .286 1.429 0.091 1.05 0.144 -0.054 0.5 0 1 HR,GDP
   Wes Stock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Russ Snyder PH-RF 2 1 2 2 0 0 .400 1.200 0.221 1.07 0.221 0.000 2.1 1 0 HR
Team Totals 34 8 10 8 7 7 .294 1.118 0.554 0.97 1.149 -0.595 3.4 27 6
2B: B Robinson (3, off D Pfister).
HR: J Gentile 2 (4, 1 off D Pfister, 1 off J Archer; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out); R Snyder (1, off D Pfister; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); M Pappas (2, off D Pfister; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SH: B Robinson (1, off J Archer).
HBP: J Gentile (3, by D Wickersham); B Robinson (1, by D Pfister).
TB: J Gentile 9; R Snyder 5; M Pappas 4; B Robinson 2; J Adair 2; W Herzog.
GIDP: M Pappas (1).
RBI: J Gentile 4 (14); R Snyder 2 (2); J Adair (7); M Pappas (2).
2-out RBI: J Adair; R Snyder.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
E: J Gentile (3).
Baserunning
CS: W Herzog (1, 2nd base by D Pfister/B Bryan).

Kansas City Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick Howser SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .241 .620 -0.017 1.04 0.062 -0.079 0.0 1 1 2B,SH
Bobby Del Greco CF 4 0 0 0 1 3 .254 .907 -0.070 0.96 0.029 -0.099 -0.6 2 0
Jerry Lumpe 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0 .375 .904 -0.011 0.93 0.029 -0.040 -0.6 3 1
Norm Siebern 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .300 .831 0.137 1.11 0.203 -0.066 0.7 9 0
Manny Jimenez LF 4 0 1 2 1 1 .395 1.110 0.155 1.25 0.259 -0.104 1.1 2 0 2B
Gino Cimoli RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .325 .913 -0.009 1.01 0.044 -0.053 -0.2 2 0
Ed Charles 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .205 .612 -0.089 1.07 0.017 -0.106 -1.3 0 4 SB
Billy Bryan C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .185 .526 -0.080 0.74 0.000 -0.080 -1.0 8 1
Dan Pfister P 3 1 2 0 0 1 .500 1.000 0.042 1.06 0.077 -0.034 0.3 0 1
   Jim Archer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Dave Wickersham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jose Tartabull PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.2
   John Wyatt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 3 8 3 5 10 .229 .611 0.053 1.01 0.720 -0.666 -1.6 27 10
2B: D Howser (1, off M Pappas); M Jimenez (1, off M Pappas).
SH: D Howser (5, off M Pappas).
TB: D Howser 3; M Jimenez 2; D Pfister 2; N Siebern 2; G Cimoli.
RBI: M Jimenez 2 (6); N Siebern (17).
2-out RBI: M Jimenez 2; N Siebern.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Pfister-J Lumpe-N Siebern.
Baserunning
SB: E Charles (3, 2nd base off M Pappas/G Triandos).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Milt Pappas 4.2 6 3 3 3 5 0 3.05 23 42 -0.171 1.38 -0.8
Wes Stock, W (1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 6 1 0 0.072 0.90 0.8
Billy Hoeft 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9.53 3 0 0 -0.022 0.41 -0.4
Dick Hall, S (2) 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 1.74 9 2 0 0.066 0.32 2.0
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 5 10 0 3.00 41 42 3 0 -0.055 0.97 1.6

Kansas City Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dan Pfister, L (0-2) 6 7 4 4 4 5 3 3.00 28 43 -0.158 1.13 -0.3
Jim Archer 0.2 1 4 4 3 0 1 54.00 6 1 1 -0.331 1.49 -2.5
Dave Wickersham 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.91 7 2 2 -0.067 0.23 -1.0
John Wyatt 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.75 3 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 8 8 7 7 4 8.00 44 43 3 3 -0.554 1.01 -3.4
D Pfister faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: W Stock (1).
HBP: D Pfister (1; B Robinson); D Wickersham (1; J Gentile).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Smith, 1B - Harry Schwarts, 2B - Charlie Berry, 3B - Jim Honochick.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 11,429.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Kansas City Athletics
1 Johnny Temple 2B 1 Dick Howser SS
2 Whitey Herzog LF 2 Bobby Del Greco CF
3 Brooks Robinson 3B 3 Jerry Lumpe 2B
4 Jim Gentile 1B 4 Norm Siebern 1B
5 Marv Throneberry RF 5 Manny Jimenez LF
6 Gus Triandos C 6 Gino Cimoli RF
7 Dave Nicholson CF 7 Ed Charles 3B
8 Jerry Adair SS 8 Billy Bryan C
9 Milt Pappas P 9 Dan Pfister P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 3-3 1 -23 RRR BAL J. Gentile J. Archer 24% 88% Home Run; Breeding Scores; Herzog Scores
b5 1-1 2 1-3 RR KCA M. Jimenez M. Pappas -24% 20% Double; Siebern Scores; Lumpe Scores
t7 2-3 0 --- R BAL R. Snyder D. Pfister 19% 50% Home Run
b5 0-1 2 12- R KCA N. Siebern M. Pappas -16% 43% Single; Lumpe to 3B; Pfister Scores
t5 0-0 1 --- R BAL M. Pappas D. Pfister 14% 61% Home Run

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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, Athletics' Dan Pfister facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BAL J. Temple D. Pfister -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O BAL W. Herzog D. Pfister -2% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- BAL B. Robinson D. Pfister 1% 47% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 2 1-- BAL J. Gentile D. Pfister 3% 50% Single; Robinson to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 BAL M. Throneberry D. Pfister 2% 52% Walk; Gentile to 2B
t1 0-0 2 123 O BAL G. Triandos D. Pfister -7% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- KCA D. Howser M. Pappas -6% 39% Double
b1 0-0 0 -2- KCA B. Del Greco M. Pappas -3% 36% Walk
b1 0-0 0 12- O KCA J. Lumpe M. Pappas 2% 39% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Howser to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 O KCA N. Siebern M. Pappas 6% 45% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 1-3 O KCA M. Jimenez M. Pappas 5% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Dan Pfister facing 7-8-9
t2 0-0 0 --- O BAL D. Nicholson D. Pfister -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- BAL J. Adair D. Pfister 3% 50% Single
t2 0-0 1 1-- OO BAL M. Pappas D. Pfister -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Milt Pappas facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- KCA G. Cimoli M. Pappas -4% 41% Single
b2 0-0 0 1-- O KCA E. Charles M. Pappas 3% 45% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-0 1 1-- KCA B. Bryan M. Pappas -2% 43% Charles Steals 2B
b2 0-0 1 -2- O KCA B. Bryan M. Pappas 4% 47% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 -2- O KCA D. Pfister M. Pappas 3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Dan Pfister facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- O BAL J. Temple D. Pfister -3% 47% Flyball: C
t3 0-0 1 --- BAL W. Herzog D. Pfister 3% 50% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-- O BAL B. Robinson D. Pfister -5% 46% Herzog Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t3 0-0 2 --- BAL B. Robinson D. Pfister 2% 48% Double
t3 0-0 2 -2- O BAL J. Gentile D. Pfister -4% 44% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- O KCA D. Howser M. Pappas 3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O KCA B. Del Greco M. Pappas 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 2 --- KCA J. Lumpe M. Pappas -1% 47% Walk
b3 0-0 2 1-- KCA N. Siebern M. Pappas -3% 44% Single; Lumpe to 3B
b3 0-0 2 1-3 O KCA M. Jimenez M. Pappas 6% 50% Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Dan Pfister facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- O BAL M. Throneberry D. Pfister -3% 47% Strikeout
t4 0-0 1 --- O BAL G. Triandos D. Pfister -2% 45% Flyball: SS
t4 0-0 2 --- O BAL D. Nicholson D. Pfister -1% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Milt Pappas facing 6-7-8
b4 0-0 0 --- O KCA G. Cimoli M. Pappas 3% 47% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 1 --- O KCA E. Charles M. Pappas 2% 49% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 0-0 2 --- O KCA B. Bryan M. Pappas 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Dan Pfister facing 8-9-1
t5 0-0 0 --- O BAL J. Adair D. Pfister -3% 47% Flyball: LF
t5 0-0 1 --- R BAL M. Pappas D. Pfister 14% 61% Home Run
t5 1-0 1 --- O BAL J. Temple D. Pfister -2% 60% Flyball: RF
t5 1-0 2 --- BAL W. Herzog D. Pfister 1% 61% Single
t5 1-0 2 1-- O BAL B. Robinson D. Pfister -3% 58% Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Milt Pappas facing 9-1-2
b5 0-1 0 --- KCA D. Pfister M. Pappas -5% 53% Single
b5 0-1 0 1-- O KCA D. Howser M. Pappas 3% 56% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Pfister to 2B
b5 0-1 1 -2- O KCA B. Del Greco M. Pappas 5% 61% Flyball: CF
b5 0-1 2 -2- KCA J. Lumpe M. Pappas -2% 59% Walk
b5 0-1 2 12- R KCA N. Siebern M. Pappas -16% 43% Single; Lumpe to 3B; Pfister Scores
b5 1-1 2 1-3 RR KCA M. Jimenez M. Pappas -24% 20% Double; Siebern Scores; Lumpe Scores
Wes Stock replaces Milt Pappas pitching and batting 9th
b5 3-1 2 -2- KCA G. Cimoli W. Stock -0% 19% Wild Pitch; Jimenez to 3B
b5 3-1 2 --3 KCA G. Cimoli W. Stock -1% 19% Walk
b5 3-1 2 1-3 O KCA E. Charles W. Stock 3% 22% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 3.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Dan Pfister facing 4-5-6
t6 1-3 0 --- R BAL J. Gentile D. Pfister 12% 34% Home Run
t6 2-3 0 --- BAL M. Throneberry D. Pfister 6% 40% Walk
t6 2-3 0 1-- O BAL G. Triandos D. Pfister -6% 34% Flyball: RF
t6 2-3 1 1-- O BAL D. Nicholson D. Pfister -5% 30% Strikeout
t6 2-3 2 1-- O BAL J. Adair D. Pfister -4% 26% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Wes Stock facing 8-9-1
b6 3-2 0 --- O KCA B. Bryan W. Stock 2% 28% Lineout: 2B
b6 3-2 1 --- KCA D. Pfister W. Stock -2% 26% Single
b6 3-2 1 1-- O KCA D. Howser W. Stock 3% 29% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
b6 3-2 2 1-- O KCA B. Del Greco W. Stock 2% 31% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 3.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Athletics' Dan Pfister facing 9-1-2
Russ Snyder pinch hits for Wes Stock (P) batting 9th
t7 2-3 0 --- R BAL R. Snyder D. Pfister 19% 50% Home Run
t7 3-3 0 --- BAL J. Temple D. Pfister 6% 56% Walk
Jim Archer replaces Dan Pfister pitching and batting 9th
Marv Breeding pinch runs for Johnny Temple (2B) batting 1st
t7 3-3 0 1-- BAL W. Herzog J. Archer 9% 65% Walk; Breeding to 2B
t7 3-3 0 12- O BAL B. Robinson J. Archer 0% 65% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Herzog to 2B; Breeding to 3B
t7 3-3 1 -23 RRR BAL J. Gentile J. Archer 24% 88% Home Run; Breeding Scores; Herzog Scores
t7 6-3 1 --- BAL M. Throneberry J. Archer 1% 89% Walk
t7 6-3 1 1-- O BAL G. Triandos J. Archer -1% 88% Flyball: LF
t7 6-3 2 1-- BAL D. Nicholson J. Archer 1% 89% Walk; Throneberry to 2B
Dave Wickersham replaces Jim Archer pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-3 2 12- R BAL J. Adair D. Wickersham 5% 94% Single; Nicholson to 2B; Throneberry Scores
t7 7-3 2 12- R BAL R. Snyder D. Wickersham 3% 97% Single; Adair to 3B; Nicholson Scores
t7 8-3 2 1-3 O BAL M. Breeding D. Wickersham -1% 96% Groundout: P-1B
6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 8, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-8, Orioles' Billy Hoeft facing 3-4-5
Billy Hoeft replaces Marv Throneberry (RF) pitching and batting 5th
Marv Breeding moves from PR to 2B
Russ Snyder moves from PH to RF
b7 3-8 0 --- O KCA J. Lumpe B. Hoeft 1% 97% Flyball: SS
b7 3-8 1 --- KCA N. Siebern B. Hoeft -1% 96% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
b7 3-8 1 1-- KCA M. Jimenez B. Hoeft -2% 94% Walk; Siebern to 2B
Dick Hall replaces Billy Hoeft pitching and batting 5th
b7 3-8 1 12- O KCA G. Cimoli D. Hall 3% 96% Strikeout
b7 3-8 2 12- O KCA E. Charles D. Hall 2% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 8, Athletics 3.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-3, Athletics' Dave Wickersham facing 2-3-4
t8 8-3 0 --- O BAL W. Herzog D. Wickersham -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 8-3 1 --- O BAL B. Robinson D. Wickersham -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 8-3 2 --- BAL J. Gentile D. Wickersham 0% 98% Hit By Pitch
Dick Williams pinch runs for Jim Gentile (1B) batting 4th
t8 8-3 2 1-- O BAL D. Hall D. Wickersham -0% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-8, Orioles' Dick Hall facing 8-9-1
Dick Williams moves from PR to 1B
b8 3-8 0 --- O KCA B. Bryan D. Hall 1% 99% Strikeout
Jose Tartabull pinch hits for Dave Wickersham (P) batting 9th
b8 3-8 1 --- O KCA J. Tartabull D. Hall 0% 99% Flyball: RF
b8 3-8 2 --- KCA D. Howser D. Hall -0% 99% Single
b8 3-8 2 1-- O KCA B. Del Greco D. Hall 1% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Athletics 3.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 8-3, Athletics' John Wyatt facing 6-7-8
John Wyatt replaces Jose Tartabull (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 8-3 0 --- O BAL G. Triandos J. Wyatt -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 8-3 1 --- O BAL D. Nicholson J. Wyatt -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t9 8-3 2 --- O BAL J. Adair J. Wyatt -0% 99% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-8, Orioles' Dick Hall facing 3-4-5
b9 3-8 0 --- O KCA J. Lumpe D. Hall 1% 100% Flyball: SS
b9 3-8 1 --- O KCA N. Siebern D. Hall 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 3-8 2 --- O KCA M. Jimenez D. Hall 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Athletics 3.

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