April 15, 1973 Baltimore Orioles at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 12
@CHW 5 CLE 7
@DET 0 MIL 3
BAL 2
(11) BAL 5
@MIL 4 NYY 6
BOS 2 LAD 6
ATL 2 PIT 8
@MON 3 NYM 2
@PHI 1 SDP 5
HOU 1 SDP 4
HOU 0 CIN 11
@SFG 0 CIN 7
@SFG 3 CHC 8
@STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

County Stadium, Attendance: 14,694

Sunday, April 15, 1973
Time of Game: 2:27

Orioles

6-2

Won 1

1st

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

W: E Watt (2-0), L: J Bell (1-2)

Brewers

2-4

Lost 1

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rettenmund RF               5   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .873    0    4   0   GDP
B Grich 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .754    0    1   0   
  L Brown 2B-3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
T Davis DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .643    0    0   0   
B Powell 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .143  .360    0    5   1   GDP
D Baylor LF                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .281  .892    0    3   0   
B Robinson 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .156  .550    0    0   0   SH
  A Bumbry PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .400  .800         0   0   
  F Baker 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
P Blair CF                    3   2   2   0    1   0  .233  .525    0    1   0   2B,IW
A Etchebarren C               3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    8   0   
  T Crowley PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .278  .687    0    0   0   
  E Hendricks C               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Belanger SS                 3   0   2   3    1   0  .310  .704    0    2   3   

O Pena P                                                                 1   1
  G Jackson P                                                            0   0
  E Watt P                                                               0   1
Totals                       34   5   9   4    2   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: P Blair (1, off G Ryerson).

SH: B Robinson (1, off G Ryerson).

IBB: P Blair (1, by G Ryerson).

TB: P Blair 3; M Belanger 2; T Crowley; B Robinson; B Powell; M Rettenmund; B Grich.

GIDP: B Powell (1); M Rettenmund (1).

RBI: M Belanger 3 (4); T Crowley (2).

2-out RBI: M Belanger.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D May CF                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .160  .560    0    3   0   
  O Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0    0   0   
  B Coluccio CF               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Money SS                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .143  .420    0    2   3   2B
J Briggs LF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .182  .553    0    1   0   3B,IW
G Scott 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .200  .520    0   10   0   HR
J Lahoud DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .432    0    0   0   
G Thomas RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .150  .627    0    1   0   
D Porter C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    6   1   
  R Auerbach PR               0   1   0   0    0   0  .111  .333         0   0   
  E Rodriguez C               1   0   1   0    0   0  .350  .700    0    0   0   
J Vukovich 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .100  .300    0    1   3   2B
P Garcia 2B                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .800    0    3   2   

G Ryerson P                                                              0   1
  B Champion P                                                           0   2
  J Bell P                                                               0   0
  F Linzy P                                                              0   1
Totals                       34   4   7   4    1   8                    27  13

BATTING

2B: D Money (2, off E Watt); J Vukovich (1, off O Pena).

3B: J Briggs (1, off O Pena).

HR: G Scott (1, off O Pena; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: J Briggs (1, by E Watt).

TB: G Scott 4; J Briggs 3; D Money 2; J Vukovich 2; E Rodriguez; D Porter; P Garcia.

RBI: G Scott 2 (3); D Money 2 (2).

2-out RBI: G Scott 2; D Money 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Linzy-D Money-G Scott; D Money-G Scott.

E: G Thomas (2); G Ryerson ().

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
O Pena                         7.1   5   4   4    0   8   1   4.70   27     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0· 5     60    -     1.20   0.16
G Jackson, H (1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    5.12   0.12
E Watt, BS (1), W (2-0)        1.1   2   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          2-2    2.67  -0.39
Totals                         9     7   4   4    1   8   1          35     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 7          4-2

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Ryerson                      3.2   4   3   1    2   4   0   1.80   18     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 4     47    -     1.34  -0.18
B Champion                     4.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   6.00   13     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 1          2-0    0.91   0.23
J Bell, BS (2), L (1-2)        0.1   3   2   2    0   0   0   4.50    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 2          0-0    3.79  -0.54
F Linzy                        0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0  13.50    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-1    3.20  -0.12
Totals                         9     9   5   3    2   4   0          37     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 2· 8          4-1

Balks: G Ryerson (1).

WP: None.

IBB: E Watt (2; J Briggs); G Ryerson (1; P Blair).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - John Rice.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 14,694.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. M Rettenmund         RF    1. D May                CF 
2. B Grich              2B    2. D Money              SS 
3. T Davis              DH    3. J Briggs             LF 
4. B Powell             1B    4. G Scott              1B 
5. D Baylor             LF    5. J Lahoud             DH 
6. B Robinson           3B    6. G Thomas             RF 
7. P Blair              CF    7. D Porter             C  
8. A Etchebarren        C     8. J Vukovich           3B 
9. M Belanger           SS    9. P Garcia             2B 

   O Pena               P        G Ryerson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  3-2  12-     -59%  13% D Money         E Watt          Double (LF-CF); Auerbach Scores; Garcia Scores
   t 9   1  4-3  12-      42%  69% T Crowley       J Bell          Single to RF; Bumbry Scores; Blair to 3B/Adv on E9
   b 4   2  3-0  --3     -18%  63% G Scott         O Pena          Home Run; Briggs Scores
   t 9   1  4-4  1-3      18%  87% M Belanger      F Linzy         Single to LF; Blair Scores; Crowley to 2B
   b 8   1  3-2  12-      12%  73% O Brown         G Jackson       Popfly: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Ryerson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Rettenmund    Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  B Grich         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  T Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orlando Pena facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D May           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  D Money         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  J Briggs        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Ryerson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  B Powell        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  D Baylor        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Robinson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orlando Pena facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  G Scott         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  J Lahoud        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  G Thomas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Ryerson facing 7-8-9
          ---      57%  P Blair         Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      56%  A Etchebarren   Groundout: 2B-1B; Blair to 3B
   R      --3      62%  M Belanger      Single to CF; Blair Scores
          1--      66%  M Rettenmund    Single to CF; Belanger to 2B
   O      12-      62%  B Grich         Flyball: CF
   O      12-      57%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Orlando Pena facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  D Porter        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      62%  J Vukovich      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  P Garcia        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gary Ryerson facing 4-5-6
          ---      67%  B Powell        Single
          1--      72%  D Baylor        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Powell to 2B; Baylor to 1B
   O      12-      72%  B Robinson      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Powell to 3B; Baylor to 2B
          -23      73%  P Blair         Intentional Walk
   O      123      65%  A Etchebarren   Lineout: RF
   R      123      76%  M Belanger      Walk; Powell Scores/unER; Baylor to 3B; Blair to 2B
   R      123      83%  M Rettenmund    Balk; Baylor Scores/unER; Blair to 3B; Belanger to 2B
                  Bill Champion replaces Gary Ryerson pitching
   O      -23      80%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Orlando Pena facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  D May           Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  D Money         Flyball: LF
          ---      82%  J Briggs        Triple (CF-RF)
   RR     --3      63%  G Scott         Home Run; Briggs Scores
   O      ---      65%  J Lahoud        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bill Champion facing 2-3-4
          ---      69%  B Grich         Single to CF
   O      1--      65%  T Davis         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      60%  B Powell        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, Orlando Pena facing 6-7-8
                  Larry Brown replaces Bobby Grich playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---      63%  G Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  D Porter        Strikeout
          ---      62%  J Vukovich      Double to LF
   O      -2-      67%  P Garcia        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bill Champion facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      63%  B Robinson      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      62%  P Blair         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, Orlando Pena facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  D May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      69%  D Money         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  J Briggs        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bill Champion facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  A Etchebarren   Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  M Belanger      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      65%  M Rettenmund    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, Orlando Pena facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      70%  G Scott         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      74%  J Lahoud        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      76%  G Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bill Champion facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      74%  L Brown         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      72%  T Davis         Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  B Powell        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, Orlando Pena facing 7-8-9
          ---      61%  D Porter        Single to 3B
                  Rick Auerbach pinch runs for Darrell Porter batting 7th
   O      1--      70%  J Vukovich      Strikeout
          1--      61%  P Garcia        Single to LF; Auerbach to 2B
                  Grant Jackson replaces Orlando Pena pitching; Ollie Brown pinch hits for Dave May batting 1st
   O      12-      73%  O Brown         Popfly: 2B
                  Eddie Watt replaces Grant Jackson pitching
   RR     12-      13%  D Money         Double (LF-CF); Auerbach Scores; Garcia Scores
          -2-      13%  J Briggs        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      15%  G Scott         Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 4.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-4, Jerry Bell facing 5-6-7
                  Jerry Bell replaces Bill Champion pitching; Ellie Rodriguez replaces Rick Auerbach playing C batting 7th; Bob Coluccio replaces Ollie Brown playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---       8%  D Baylor        Lineout: 3B
          ---      16%  B Robinson      Single to LF
                  Al Bumbry pinch runs for Brooks Robinson batting 6th
          1--      27%  P Blair         Single/Bunt; Bumbry to 2B
                  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren batting 8th
   R      12-      69%  T Crowley       Single to RF; Bumbry Scores; Blair to 3B/Adv on E9
                  Frank Linzy replaces Jerry Bell pitching
   R      1-3      87%  M Belanger      Single to LF; Blair Scores; Crowley to 2B
   OO     12-      81%  M Rettenmund    Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-5, Eddie Watt facing 5-6-7
                  Ellie Hendricks replaces Terry Crowley playing C batting 8th; Frank Baker replaces Al Bumbry playing 2B batting 6th; Larry Brown moves to 3B
   O      ---      90%  J Lahoud        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  G Thomas        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      91%  E Rodriguez     Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  J Vukovich      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Brewers 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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