June 15, 1979 Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 8
BOS 5 CLE 13
SEA 3 CAL 8
@DET 7 KCR 14
@MIL 11 BAL 6
@MIN 5 TEX 9
NYY 5 TOR 6
OAK 0 PIT 6
@LAD 2 HOU 2
@MON 1 NYM 2
ATL 1 CIN 6
@PHI 3 CHC 3
@SDP 2 SFG 9
STL 6
(13)

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 11,831

Friday, June 15, 1979, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:59

Orioles

40-22

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  1  0   0  1  0   2  0  2    6  9  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  1   2  1  1    5 11  1

W: D Stanhouse (5-1), L: M Marshall (8-6), S: T Stoddard (2)

Twins

32-28

Lost 1

3rd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF                   5   0   3   2    0   0  .293  .712    0    0   0   3B,2B
W Krenchicki 2B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   3   
  R Dauer 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .672    0    0   1   
K Singleton RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .309  .974    0    0   0   
  G Roenicke LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .988         0   0   
E Murray 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .742    0   10   0   GDP
J Lowenstein LF-RF            4   2   2   1    0   1  .313 1.044    0    3   0   HR
L May DH                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .796    0    0   0   
D DeCinces 3B                 3   3   2   2    1   1  .212  .743    0    3   1   HR,2B
K Garcia SS                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .234  .650    0    2   3   
D Skaggs C                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .240  .601    0    6   0   
  T Crowley PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .996    0    0   0   
  R Dempsey PR-C              0   1   0   0    0   0  .266  .729         2   0   

D Martinez P                                                             1   3
  D Stanhouse P                                                          0   0
  T Stoddard P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   6   9   6    3   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: A Bumbry (12, off M Bacsik); D DeCinces (6, off P Hartzell).

3B: A Bumbry (1, off M Marshall).

HR: J Lowenstein (6, off P Hartzell; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); D DeCinces (5, off P Hartzell; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: D DeCinces 6; A Bumbry 6; J Lowenstein 5; W Krenchicki; D Skaggs.

GIDP: E Murray (11).

RBI: A Bumbry 2 (25); D DeCinces 2 (14); J Lowenstein (14); D Skaggs (6).

2-out RBI: A Bumbry 2; D Skaggs.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D DeCinces-E Murray; W Krenchicki-K Garcia-E Murray.

BASERUNNING

PO: J Lowenstein (1st base by P Hartzell).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Powell RF                   4   0   2   2    1   0  .377  .948    0    2   0   
B Wynegar C                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .285  .780    0    6   0   SH
  B Rivera PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .660         0   0   
R Smalley SS                  4   1   1   0    1   2  .371 1.009    0    3   2   
G Adams LF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .287  .711    0    3   0   2B,GDP
  D Edwards PR-LF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .760         0   0   
  J Morales PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .758    0    0   0   
K Landreaux CF                3   1   1   2    0   2  .289  .770    0    1   0   HR,SF
R Jackson 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .802    0   11   2   
M Cubbage DH                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .240  .630    0    0   0   
R Wilfong 2B                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .299  .791    0    0   4   
J Castino 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .661    0    0   1   SH
  W Norwood PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .254  .694    0    0   0   

P Hartzell P                                                             1   0
  M Bacsik P                                                             0   0
  M Marshall P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   5  11   5    4   8                    27   9

BATTING

2B: G Adams (6, off D Martinez).

HR: K Landreaux (6, off D Martinez; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

SF: K Landreaux (2, off D Stanhouse).

SH: B Wynegar (6, off D Martinez); J Castino (7, off D Martinez).

TB: K Landreaux 4; R Wilfong 3; G Adams 3; H Powell 2; R Smalley; W Norwood; B Wynegar.

GIDP: G Adams (3).

RBI: H Powell 2 (8); K Landreaux 2 (31); B Wynegar (31).

2-out RBI: K Landreaux.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Jackson-R Smalley.

E: P Hartzell ().

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
D Martinez                     7     8   4   4    3   5   1   3.16   30     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 2· 6     47    -     1.58   0.04
D Stanhouse, BS (4), W (5-1)   1.1   3   1   1    1   1   0   3.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          1-1    2.78  -0.45
T Stoddard, S (2)              0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   1.77    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    7.23   0.47
Totals                         9    11   5   5    4   8   1          40     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 2· 9          3-1

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Hartzell                     6.2   7   4   4    1   2   2   5.07   27     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 1· 7     45    -     0.84  -0.12
M Bacsik                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.03    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.64   0.01
M Marshall, L (8-6)            2     1   2   2    2   4   0   2.03    9     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.91  -0.34
Totals                         9     9   6   6    3   6   2          38     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 1· 9          1-0

D Martinez faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: P Hartzell (0; J Lowenstein, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 11,831.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Minnesota Twins                      
1. A Bumbry             CF    1. H Powell             RF 
2. W Krenchicki         2B    2. B Wynegar            C  
3. K Singleton          RF    3. R Smalley            SS 
4. E Murray             1B    4. G Adams              LF 
5. J Lowenstein         LF    5. K Landreaux          CF 
6. L May                DH    6. R Jackson            1B 
7. D DeCinces           3B    7. M Cubbage            DH 
8. K Garcia             SS    8. R Wilfong            2B 
9. D Skaggs             C     9. J Castino            3B 

   D Martinez           P        P Hartzell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  4-4  12-      44%  92% A Bumbry        M Marshall      Triple to RF; DeCinces Scores; Dempsey Scores
   b 9   1  6-4  12-     -26%  53% B Wynegar       D Stanhouse     Single to LF; Norwood Scores; Powell to 3B
   b 9   1  6-5  1-3      26%  79% R Smalley       T Stoddard      Strikeout
   b 8   0  4-3  1--     -23%  35% G Adams         D Stanhouse     Single to CF; Smalley to 3B
   b 9   2  6-5  1-3      21% 100% J Morales       T Stoddard      Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Hartzell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  W Krenchicki    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  K Singleton     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Martinez facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  H Powell        Single to RF
   O      1--      43%  B Wynegar       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Powell to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  R Smalley       Groundout: 2B-1B; Powell to 3B
   O      --3      50%  G Adams         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Hartzell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  E Murray        Flyball: LF
   R      ---      58%  J Lowenstein    Home Run
   O      ---      56%  L May           Lineout: SS
   O      ---      55%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      58%  K Landreaux     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      60%  R Jackson       Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  M Cubbage       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Hartzell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      58%  K Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  D Skaggs        Flyball: RF
          ---      58%  A Bumbry        Single to LF
          1--      62%  W Krenchicki    Single to CF; Bumbry to 3B; Krenchicki to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -23      56%  K Singleton     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Martinez facing 8-9-1
          ---      51%  R Wilfong       Single/Bunt
   O      1--      55%  J Castino       Popfly: P
   O      1--      58%  H Powell        Groundout: P-1B; Wilfong to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Hartzell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      58%  J Lowenstein    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      57%  L May           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Martinez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      60%  R Smalley       Strikeout
          ---      54%  G Adams         Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      59%  K Landreaux     Strikeout
   O      -2-      63%  R Jackson       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Hartzell facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      74%  D DeCinces      Home Run
   O      ---      72%  K Garcia        Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  D Skaggs        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  A Bumbry        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Martinez facing 7-8-9
          ---      65%  M Cubbage       Walk
          1--      57%  R Wilfong       Single to CF; Cubbage to 2B
   O      12-      65%  J Castino       Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Wilfong to 2B
   O      12-      71%  H Powell        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      77%  B Wynegar       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Paul Hartzell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      75%  W Krenchicki    Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      77%  K Singleton     Walk
   OO     1--      73%  E Murray        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Martinez facing 3-4-5
          ---      67%  R Smalley       Walk
   OO     1--      79%  G Adams         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   R      ---      66%  K Landreaux     Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---      68%  R Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Paul Hartzell facing 5-6-7
          ---      72%  J Lowenstein    Single to CF
          1--      75%  L May           Lowenstein Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Lowenstein to 2B
   O      -2-      74%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lowenstein to 3B
   R      --3      82%  D DeCinces      Double (CF-RF); Lowenstein Scores
   O      -2-      80%  K Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B; DeCinces to 3B
   R      --3      87%  D Skaggs        Single to RF; DeCinces Scores
                  Mike Bacsik replaces Paul Hartzell pitching
          1--      89%  A Bumbry        Double to RF; Skaggs to 3B
   O      -23      86%  W Krenchicki    Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Dennis Martinez facing 7-8-9
                  Rich Dauer replaces Wayne Krenchicki playing 2B batting 2nd
          ---      81%  M Cubbage       Walk
          1--      73%  R Wilfong       Single/Bunt; Cubbage to 2B
   O      12-      75%  J Castino       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Cubbage to 3B; Wilfong to 2B
   RR     -23      62%  H Powell        Single to CF; Cubbage Scores; Wilfong Scores
   OO     1--      74%  B Wynegar       Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mike Marshall facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Marshall replaces Mike Bacsik pitching
   O      ---      71%  K Singleton     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      69%  E Murray        Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Dennis Martinez facing 3-4-5
                  Gary Roenicke replaces Ken Singleton playing LF batting 3rd; John Lowenstein moves to RF
          ---      58%  R Smalley       Single to RF
                  Don Stanhouse replaces Dennis Martinez pitching
          1--      35%  G Adams         Single to CF; Smalley to 3B
                  Dave Edwards pinch runs for Glenn Adams batting 4th
   RO     1-3      39%  K Landreaux     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Smalley Scores
   O      1--      45%  R Jackson       Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      50%  M Cubbage       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 4.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Marshall facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Edwards moves to LF
   O      ---      44%  L May           Strikeout
          ---      50%  D DeCinces      Walk
   O      1--      42%  K Garcia        Strikeout Looking
                  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Dave Skaggs batting 9th
          1--      47%  T Crowley       Walk; DeCinces to 2B
                  Rick Dempsey pinch runs for Terry Crowley batting 9th
   RR     12-      92%  A Bumbry        Triple to RF; DeCinces Scores; Dempsey Scores
   O      --3      90%  R Dauer         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Don Stanhouse facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Dempsey moves to C
   O      ---      95%  R Wilfong       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Willie Norwood pinch hits for John Castino batting 9th
          ---      88%  W Norwood       Single to CF
          1--      79%  H Powell        Walk; Norwood to 2B
   R      12-      53%  B Wynegar       Single to LF; Norwood Scores; Powell to 3B
                  Tim Stoddard replaces Don Stanhouse pitching; Bombo Rivera pinch runs for Butch Wynegar batting 2nd
   O      1-3      79%  R Smalley       Strikeout
                  Jose Morales pinch hits for Dave Edwards batting 4th
   O      1-3     100%  J Morales       Strikeout
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197906150

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation