August 12, 1988 Baltimore Orioles at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 9
DET 4 CLE 6
TEX 3 TOR 3
@KCR 2 MIL 8
BAL 3 NYY 6
@MIN 4 OAK 4
CAL 0 CHW 7
@SEA 2 STL 4
@CHC 0 ATL 9
@CIN 4 SDP 4
@HOU 3 LAD 7
SFG 3 MON 5
@NYM 2
(12) PHI 9
PIT 1 PHI 6
PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 30,181

Friday, August 12, 1988, 7:40
Time of Game: 3:05

Orioles

37-77

Lost 5

7th, 31 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3 10  1
Brewers         0  2  0   4  0  0   2  0  X    8 14  0

W: M Birkbeck (8-5), L: O Peraza (5-5)

Brewers

60-57

Won 3

4th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Orsulak LF                  5   1   3   0    0   0  .286  .693   21    2   0   2B
B Anderson CF                 5   1   2   1    0   2  .216  .580   17    2   0   
C Ripken SS                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .272  .858   16    1   4   
E Murray 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .268  .804   18    8   0   2B
M Tettleton C                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .277  .793   14    2   1   2B
F Lynn RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .838   12    3   0   
J Traber DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .228  .603   15    0   0   
R Gonzales 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .513   10    1   1   
B Ripken 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .201  .514   15    5   3   

O Peraza P                                                               0   1
  G Dillard P                                                            0   0
  D Sisk P                                                               0   1
  M Thurmond P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37   3  10   3    1   7              138   24  11

BATTING

2B: E Murray (17, off M Birkbeck); J Orsulak (14, off M Birkbeck); M Tettleton (8, off M Birkbeck).

TB: J Orsulak 4; M Tettleton 3; B Anderson 2; E Murray 2; B Ripken; F Lynn.

RBI: B Anderson (18); M Tettleton (29); E Murray (60).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Ripken-B Ripken-E Murray 2.

E: E Murray (11).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 3B                  4   0   3   2    1   0  .323  .852   18    0   2   SB
  J Castillo PR-3B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .471         0   0   
J Leonard LF                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .233  .620   15    1   0   2B,GDP
R Yount CF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .298  .825   10    0   0   2B
  M Felder CF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .172  .376    4    1   0   
G Brock 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .232  .695   14    9   1   
R Deer RF                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .230  .723   14    3   0   
  J Adduci RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .509         1   0   
B Surhoff C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .242  .590   16    7   0   SB,CS,GDP
J Meyer DH                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .237  .685   20    0   0   
J Gantner 2B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .665   17    3   3   
D Sveum SS                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .228  .613   22    1   2   

M Birkbeck P                                                             1   1
  P Mirabella P                                                          0   0
  C Crim P                                                               0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   8  14   8    3   2              150   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Leonard (17, off O Peraza); R Yount (27, off O Peraza).

TB: R Yount 3; P Molitor 3; R Deer 2; J Leonard 2; D Sveum 2; G Brock; J Meyer; J Gantner; B Surhoff.

GIDP: J Leonard (10); B Surhoff (8).

RBI: P Molitor 2 (42); R Yount 2 (63); J Gantner (32); J Leonard (48); J Meyer (25); R Deer (50).

2-out RBI: R Yount 2; P Molitor; J Meyer.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Molitor (33, 2nd base off O Peraza/M Tettleton); B Surhoff (14, 2nd base off O Peraza/M Tettleton).

CS: B Surhoff (5, 2nd base by D Sisk/M Tettleton).

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 Peraza, L (5-5)              3.2   6   6   4    3   1   0   5.08   21   78-41   25· 6·10    9· 7· 1· 0     27    -     1.50  -0.47
G Dillard                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.62   0.02
D Sisk                         2     3   0   0    0   0   0   2.56    7   28-16   12· 1· 3    5· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.40   0.04
M Thurmond                     2     5   2   2    0   1   0   5.47   10   34-26   20· 3· 3    3· 3· 3· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.04
Totals                         8    14   8   6    3   2   0          39  144-85   58·10·17   17·12· 5· 0          1-0

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Birkbeck, W (8-5)            5.1   8   3   3    0   4   0   3.95   24   77-54   32· 9·13   12· 6· 2· 0     44    -     0.76  -0.11
P Mirabella, H (4)             1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   2.11    6   29-16    7· 3· 6    1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.26   0.10
C Crim, H (9)                  1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.59    4   15-9     5· 1· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.56   0.05
D Plesac                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.25    4   17-11    8· 2· 1    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9    10   3   3    1   7   0          38  138-90   52·15·23   16·12· 2· 0          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 30,181.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 94° F, Wind 15mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. J Orsulak            LF    1. P Molitor            3B 
2. B Anderson           CF    2. J Leonard            LF 
3. C Ripken             SS    3. R Yount              CF 
4. E Murray             1B    4. G Brock              1B 
5. M Tettleton          C     5. R Deer               RF 
6. F Lynn               RF    6. B Surhoff            C  
7. J Traber             DH    7. J Meyer              DH 
8. R Gonzales           3B    8. J Gantner            2B 
9. B Ripken             2B    9. D Sveum              SS 

   O Peraza             P        M Birkbeck           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  3-4  1-3  2   17%  86% R Yount         O Peraza        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Sveum Scores; Leonard Scores
   b 4   1  3-2  123  5   12%  67% P Molitor       O Peraza        Walk; Meyer Scores; Gantner to 3B; Sveum to 2B
   b 2   2  3-1  1-3  1   10%  44% P Molitor       O Peraza        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Surhoff Scores/unER; Sveum to 3B
   t 1   1  0-1  1--  4  -10%  29% E Murray        M Birkbeck      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Anderson Scores
   b 2   0  3-0  1--  5    9%  37% B Surhoff       O Peraza        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Deer to 3B; Surhoff to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Birkbeck facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   44%  J Orsulak       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  3   37%  B Anderson      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Orsulak Scores
   O      1--  5   40%  C Ripken        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  4   29%  E Murray        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Anderson Scores
   R      -2-  3   22%  M Tettleton     Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Murray Scores
   O      -2-  2   24%  F Lynn          Groundout: 2B-1B; Tettleton to 3B
   O      --3  3   26%  J Traber        Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Oswaldo Peraza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   24%  P Molitor       Flyball: 3B
          ---  5   28%  J Leonard       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   25%  R Yount         Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul); Leonard to 3B
   O      --3  6   22%  G Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Birkbeck facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   23%  R Gonzales      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   24%  B Ripken        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   23%  J Orsulak       Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   25%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Oswaldo Peraza facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   28%  R Deer          Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--  5   37%  B Surhoff       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Deer to 3B; Surhoff to 1B
          1-3      39%  J Meyer         Surhoff Steals 2B; Surhoff to 2B
   O      -23  3   33%  " "             Flyball: 2B
   RO     -23  3   32%  J Gantner       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Deer Scores/unER; Surhoff to 3B
          --3  5   33%  D Sveum         Walk
   R      1-3  1   44%  P Molitor       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Surhoff Scores/unER; Sveum to 3B
          1-3      45%  J Leonard       Molitor Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   38%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Birkbeck facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   41%  C Ripken        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   42%  E Murray        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   43%  M Tettleton     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, Oswaldo Peraza facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   41%  R Yount         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   39%  G Brock         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  7   37%  R Deer          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Birkbeck facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   40%  F Lynn          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  4   41%  J Traber        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   42%  R Gonzales      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, Oswaldo Peraza facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   39%  B Surhoff       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   43%  J Meyer         Walk
          1--  5   48%  J Gantner       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Meyer to 2B
          12-  2   56%  D Sveum         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Meyer to 3B; Gantner to 2B
   R      123  5   67%  P Molitor       Walk; Meyer Scores; Gantner to 3B; Sveum to 2B
   RO     123  2   69%  J Leonard       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Gantner Scores; Sveum to 3B
   RR     1-3  2   86%  R Yount         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Sveum Scores; Leonard Scores
                  Gordon Dillard replaces Oswaldo Peraza pitching
   O      -2-  4   84%  G Brock         Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 6.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike Birkbeck facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   87%  B Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   88%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  2   87%  B Anderson      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   89%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Doug Sisk facing 5-6-7
                  Doug Sisk replaces Gordon Dillard pitching
   O      ---  2   88%  R Deer          Flyball: SS
          ---  5   89%  B Surhoff       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--      87%  J Meyer         Surhoff Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6   87%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 6.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike Birkbeck facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   89%  E Murray        Flyball: LF
          ---  5   87%  M Tettleton     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B)
          1--  6   82%  F Lynn          Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Tettleton to 2B
                  Paul Mirabella replaces Mike Birkbeck pitching
   O      12-  5   87%  J Traber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   92%  R Gonzales      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Doug Sisk facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   91%  J Gantner       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   92%  D Sveum         Single to P (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   93%  P Molitor       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sveum to 2B
   OO     12-  1   90%  J Leonard       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 6.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-6, Paul Mirabella facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   92%  B Ripken        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   89%  J Orsulak       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   92%  B Anderson      Flyball: RF
          1--  5   90%  C Ripken        Walk; Orsulak to 2B
                  Chuck Crim replaces Paul Mirabella pitching
   O      12-  4   94%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mark Thurmond facing 3-4-5
                  Mark Thurmond replaces Doug Sisk pitching
          ---  4   95%  R Yount         Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   96%  G Brock         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Yount to 2B
   R      12-  2   98%  R Deer          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Yount Scores; Brock to 2B
   OO     12-  3   97%  B Surhoff       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Brock to 3B
   R      --3  1   99%  J Meyer         Single to LF (Line Drive); Brock Scores
   O      1--  3   98%  J Gantner       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 8.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-8, Chuck Crim facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Felder replaces Robin Yount playing CF batting 3rd; Jim Adduci replaces Rob Deer playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  5   99%  M Tettleton     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   99%  F Lynn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3  100%  J Traber        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Mark Thurmond facing 9-1-2
   O      --- 11  100%  D Sveum         Flyball: RF
          ---  3  100%  P Molitor       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Juan Castillo pinch runs for Paul Molitor batting 1st
   O      1--  1  100%  J Leonard       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  4   99%  M Felder        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 8.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-8, Dan Plesac facing 8-9-1
                  Dan Plesac replaces Chuck Crim pitching; Juan Castillo moves to 3B
   O      ---  3  100%  R Gonzales      Flyball: CF
          ---  7   99%  B Ripken        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  3  100%  J Orsulak       Flyball: SS
   O      1--  4  100%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Brewers 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation