September 20, 1971 Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 3
@MIN 0 BAL 8
@NYY 4 CLE 3
@WSA 1

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 7,120

Monday, September 20, 1971
Time of Game: 2:33

Orioles

92-57

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  2  0   0  1  5    8 13  0
Yankees         1  0  0   0  2  0   0  1  0    4  8  1

W: P Dobson (19-8), L: J Aker (4-4), S: E Watt (9)

Yankees

79-75

Lost 1

4th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Blair CF                    5   2   3   1    0   0  .261  .704    0    2   0   
B Grich SS                    4   1   2   2    1   0  .556 1.192    0    1   4   
M Rettenmund LF               5   0   1   1    0   0  .309  .861    0    2   0   GDP
F Robinson RF                 3   0   2   2    0   0  .285  .897    0    0   0   HBP,SF,GDP
B Robinson 3B                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .270  .751    0    1   3   
B Powell 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .244  .800    0   12   2   2B
  C Salmon PR-1B              0   1   0   0    0   0  .169  .460         1   0   
D Johnson 2B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .287  .801    0    3   4   
A Etchebarren C               3   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .749    0    3   0   
  D Buford PH                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .289  .905    0    0   0   
  C Dalrymple C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .728         1   0   
P Dobson P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .105  .240    0    1   1   
  E Hendricks PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .701         0   0   
  C Motton PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .189  .751    0    0   0   
  E Watt P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
Totals                       38   8  13   7    1   2                    27  14

BATTING

2B: B Powell (18, off J Aker).

SF: F Robinson (8, off J Aker).

HBP: F Robinson (8, by M Kekich).

TB: P Blair 3; B Powell 3; B Grich 2; F Robinson 2; C Motton; B Robinson; M Rettenmund; D Johnson.

GIDP: F Robinson (22); M Rettenmund (13).

RBI: F Robinson 2 (96); B Grich 2 (3); P Blair (42); D Johnson (69); M Rettenmund (66).

2-out RBI: F Robinson; P Blair.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Johnson-B Powell.

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .246  .631    0    2   2   
J Gibbs C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .217  .604    0    4   0   
R Torres RF                   4   1   1   0    0   3  .250  .500    0    4   0   
R White LF                    3   1   3   3    1   0  .284  .839    0    3   0   HR,3B
F Alou CF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .285  .737    0    4   0   
J Ellis 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .667    0    9   1   
R Hansen 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .228  .568    0    1   3   
G Michael SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .584    0    0   3   GDP
M Kekich P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .146  .326    0    0   3   SH
  J Aker P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Closter P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Hambright P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  J Lyttle PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .198  .554    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   8   4    2   4                    27  12

BATTING

3B: R White (7, off P Dobson).

HR: R White (17, off P Dobson; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: M Kekich (7, off P Dobson).

TB: R White 8; R Torres; H Clarke; F Alou; J Gibbs; R Hansen.

GIDP: G Michael (17).

RBI: R White 3 (79); F Alou (67).

2-out RBI: R White 2; F Alou.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Michael-H Clarke-J Ellis; R Hansen-H Clarke-J Ellis.

E: J Ellis (7).

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
P Dobson, W (19-8)             8     8   4   4    2   3   1   3.02   33     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 0· 8     51    -     0.97  -0.46
E Watt, S (9)                  1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.96    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   4    2   4   1          36     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 0· 8           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Kekich                       7.1   8   3   3    1   2   0   3.71   30     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 8     51    -     1.54  -0.09
J Aker, BS (7), L (4-4)        1     1   2   1    0   0   0   2.55    5     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          2-1    3.60  -0.37
A Closter                      0     2   2   2    0   0   0   5.14    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          1-0    3.86  -0.22
R Hambright                    0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.70    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          3-3    1.69  -0.26
Totals                         9    13   8   7    1   2   0          41     -       ·  ·     11·13· 0·13          6-4

A Closter faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Kekich (4; F Robinson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Bill Kunkel.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 7,120.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             New York Yankees                     
1. P Blair              CF    1. H Clarke             2B 
2. B Grich              SS    2. J Gibbs              C  
3. M Rettenmund         LF    3. R Torres             RF 
4. F Robinson           RF    4. R White              LF 
5. B Robinson           3B    5. F Alou               CF 
6. B Powell             1B    6. J Ellis              1B 
7. D Johnson            2B    7. R Hansen             3B 
8. A Etchebarren        C     8. G Michael            SS 
9. P Dobson             P     9. M Kekich             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-1  12-     -34%  28% R White         P Dobson        Triple to RF; Gibbs Scores; Torres Scores
   b 8   1  3-3  ---     -32%  13% R White         P Dobson        Home Run
   t 9   1  4-4  123      24%  96% B Grich         R Hambright     Single; Buford Scores/unER; Motton Scores; Blair to 3B
   t 9   0  4-3  ---      20%  34% B Powell        J Aker          Double (CF-RF)
   t 9   1  4-3  --3      19%  50% D Buford        J Aker          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Salmon Scores/No RBI

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Kekich facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Blair         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  B Grich         Walk
   OO     1--      46%  M Rettenmund    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  H Clarke        Single to CF
   O      1--      43%  J Gibbs         Groundout: 2B-1B; Clarke to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  R Torres        Strikeout Looking
          -2-      46%  R White         Walk
   R      12-      34%  F Alou          Single to LF; Clarke Scores; White to 2B
   O      12-      38%  J Ellis         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Kekich facing 4-5-6
          ---      42%  F Robinson      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      38%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      35%  B Powell        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      33%  D Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pat Dobson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      35%  R Hansen        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      33%  G Michael       Walk
   O      1--      34%  M Kekich        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Michael to 2B
   O      -2-      37%  H Clarke        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Kekich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      34%  A Etchebarren   Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      33%  P Dobson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      32%  P Blair         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pat Dobson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      33%  J Gibbs         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  R Torres        Strikeout
          ---      34%  R White         Single to 3B
   O      1--      36%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Kekich facing 2-3-4
          ---      41%  B Grich         Single to CF
   O      1--      36%  M Rettenmund    Foul Flyball: C
   OO     1--      30%  F Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pat Dobson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      32%  J Ellis         Flyball: LF
          ---      30%  R Hansen        Single to 3B
   OO     1--      34%  G Michael       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Kekich facing 5-6-7
          ---      39%  B Robinson      Single to RF
          1--      54%  B Powell        Single to CF; Robinson to 3B
   R      1-3      63%  D Johnson       Single to CF; Robinson Scores; Powell to 2B
   O      12-      55%  A Etchebarren   Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      50%  P Dobson        Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Johnson to 2B
   R      12-      66%  P Blair         Single to LF; Johnson Scores; Dobson to 2B
   O      12-      62%  B Grich         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Pat Dobson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  M Kekich        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      67%  H Clarke        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      65%  J Gibbs         Single to 3B
          1--      62%  R Torres        Single to RF; Gibbs to 2B
   RR     12-      28%  R White         Triple to RF; Gibbs Scores; Torres Scores
   O      --3      31%  F Alou          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Kekich facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      28%  M Rettenmund    Groundout: P-1B
          ---      32%  F Robinson      Single to CF
   O      1--      28%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      24%  B Powell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pat Dobson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      26%  J Ellis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      27%  R Hansen        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      28%  G Michael       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Kekich facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      24%  D Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      21%  A Etchebarren   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      19%  P Dobson        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pat Dobson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      21%  M Kekich        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      22%  H Clarke        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      22%  J Gibbs         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Kekich facing 1-2-3
          ---      31%  P Blair         Single to LF
   O      1--      23%  B Grich         Flyball: CF
          1--      40%  M Rettenmund    Single to LF; Blair to 3B
                  Jack Aker replaces Mike Kekich pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      48%  F Robinson      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Blair Scores; Rettenmund to 2B
   O      -2-      41%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Pat Dobson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      45%  R Torres        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      13%  R White         Home Run
   O      ---      13%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      14%  J Ellis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Yankees 4.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-4, Jack Aker facing 6-7-8
          ---      34%  B Powell        Double (CF-RF)
                  Chico Salmon pinch runs for Boog Powell batting 6th
   O      -2-      31%  D Johnson       Flyball: RF; Salmon to 3B
                  Don Buford pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren batting 8th
   R      --3      50%  D Buford        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Salmon Scores/No RBI
                  Al Closter replaces Jack Aker pitching and batting 9th; Ellie Hendricks pinch hits for Pat Dobson batting 9th; Curt Motton pinch hits for Ellie Hendricks batting 9th
          1--      58%  C Motton        Single to LF; Buford to 2B
          12-      72%  P Blair         Single to LF; Buford to 3B; Motton to 2B
                  Roger Hambright replaces Al Closter pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      96%  B Grich         Single; Buford Scores/unER; Motton Scores; Blair to 3B
   RO     1-3      97%  M Rettenmund    Groundout: 3B-1B; Blair Scores; Grich to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  F Robinson      Single to LF; Grich Scores/Team unER
   O      1--      99%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 8, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-8, Eddie Watt facing 7-8-9
                  Eddie Watt replaces Curt Motton pitching and batting 9th; Clay Dalrymple replaces Don Buford playing C batting 8th; Chico Salmon moves to 1B
   O      ---     100%  R Hansen        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  G Michael       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Jim Lyttle pinch hits for Roger Hambright batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Lyttle        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 8, Yankees 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA197109200

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation