October 5, 1974 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 1 at Network Associates Coliseum Play by Play and Box Score

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1974 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 1
1974 postseason: WS: OAK-LAD / ALCS: OAK-BAL / NLCS: LAD-PIT

Game 1
BAL  6
@OAK  3
Game 2
OAK  5
BAL  0
Game 3
OAK  1
@BAL  0
Game 4
OAK  2
@BAL  1

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 41,609

Saturday, October 5, 1974
Time of Game: 2:29

Orioles

Earl Weaver

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

W: M Cuellar (1-0), L: C Hunter (0-1)

Athletics

Alvin Dark

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Coggins RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   0   
P Blair CF                    4   2   2   2    0   0  .500 1.750    0    2   0   HR
B Grich 2B                    4   2   2   2    0   0  .500 2.000    0    1   2   HR,2B
T Davis DH                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
B Powell 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    8   1   
D Baylor LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    2   0   
B Robinson 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .250 1.250    0    0   5   HR,GDP
E Hendricks C                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .500    0    5   0   
M Belanger SS                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    6   2   SH

M Cuellar P                                                              0   3
  R Grimsley P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   6  10   6    0   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: B Grich (1, off C Hunter).

HR: B Grich (1, off C Hunter; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); B Robinson (1, off C Hunter; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); P Blair (1, off C Hunter; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: M Belanger (1, off C Hunter).

TB: B Grich 6; P Blair 5; B Robinson 4; D Baylor 2; T Davis 2; E Hendricks.

GIDP: B Robinson (1).

RBI: P Blair 2 (2); B Grich 2 (2); B Robinson (1); T Davis (1).

2-out RBI: B Grich 2; P Blair.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    5   2   1   0    0   0  .200  .600    0    3   0   2B,SB
B Campaneris SS               4   0   3   3    0   0  .750 1.350    0    0   5   SB,CS,SF
R Jackson RF                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .200    0    0   0   IW
S Bando 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   2   
J Rudi LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
G Tenace 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250    0   12   1   
A Mangual DH                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
R Fosse C                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .500 1.167    0    6   0   
  J Alou PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  M Trillo PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Green 2B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    2   3   
  C Washington PH             1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    0   0   2B

C Hunter P                                                               1   1
  B Odom P                                                               0   0
  R Fingers P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   3   9   3    4   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: C Washington (1, off M Cuellar); B North (1, off M Cuellar).

SF: B Campaneris (1, off R Grimsley).

IBB: R Jackson (1, by M Cuellar).

TB: B Campaneris 3; B North 2; C Washington 2; R Fosse; J Alou; S Bando; A Mangual.

RBI: B Campaneris 3 (3).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Bando-D Green-G Tenace.

PB: R Fosse (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Campaneris (1, 2nd base off M Cuellar/E Hendricks); B North (1, 2nd base off M Cuellar/E Hendricks).

CS: B Campaneris (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by M Cuellar).

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
M Cuellar, W (1-0)             8     9   3   3    4   4   0   3.38   36     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 9     52    -     0.90   0.06
R Grimsley, H (1)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-1    1.36   0.09
Totals                         9     9   3   3    4   4   0          39     -       ·  ·     11·10· 1· 9          2-1

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Hunter, L (0-1)              4.2   8   6   6    0   3   3  11.57   21     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 8     27    -     0.88  -0.38
B Odom                         3.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.17   0.02
R Fingers                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   6    0   5   3          36     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0·10           -

M Cuellar faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Cuellar (1; R Jackson).

PO: M Cuellar (1; B Campaneris, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 41,609.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Oakland Athletics                    
1. R Coggins            RF    1. B North              CF 
2. P Blair              CF    2. B Campaneris         SS 
3. B Grich              2B    3. R Jackson            RF 
4. T Davis              DH    4. S Bando              3B 
5. B Powell             1B    5. J Rudi               LF 
6. D Baylor             LF    6. G Tenace             1B 
7. B Robinson           3B    7. A Mangual            DH 
8. E Hendricks          C     8. R Fosse              C  
9. M Belanger           SS    9. D Green              2B 

   M Cuellar            P        C Hunter             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  1-2  ---      12%  78% B Robinson      C Hunter        Home Run
   t 4   1  1-1  -2-      12%  65% T Davis         C Hunter        Single to LF; Grich Scores
   b 3   1  1-0  -2-     -12%  45% B Campaneris    M Cuellar       Single to LF; North Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  ---      12%  60% P Blair         C Hunter        Home Run
   t 5   2  1-4  1--       9%  95% B Grich         C Hunter        Home Run; Blair Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Coggins       Flyball: LF
   R      ---      60%  P Blair         Home Run
   O      ---      58%  B Grich         Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      57%  T Davis         Foul Popfly: C
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  B North         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      61%  B Campaneris    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  R Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      60%  B Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      62%  D Baylor        Single to LF
   OO     1--      58%  B Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Cuellar facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  S Bando         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      62%  J Rudi          Flyball: CF
          ---      61%  G Tenace        Walk
          1--      58%  A Mangual       Single to CF; Tenace to 2B
   O      12-      63%  R Fosse         Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Catfish Hunter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      61%  E Hendricks     Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  M Belanger      Strikeout
   O      ---      59%  R Coggins       Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Cuellar facing 9-1-2
          ---      54%  D Green         Walk
   O      1--      59%  B North         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      56%  B Campaneris    North Steals 2B
   R      -2-      45%  " "             Single to LF; North Scores
          1--      42%  R Jackson       Campaneris Steals 2B
          -2-      40%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-      45%  S Bando         Popfly: SS
   O      12-      50%  J Rudi          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Catfish Hunter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  P Blair         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  B Grich         Double to LF
   R      -2-      65%  T Davis         Single to LF; Grich Scores
   O      1--      63%  B Powell        Groundout: 1B-P; Davis to 2B
   O      -2-      60%  D Baylor        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Cuellar facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  G Tenace        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      65%  A Mangual       Lineout: LF
          ---      63%  R Fosse         Single to LF
   O      1--      66%  D Green         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      78%  B Robinson      Home Run
          ---      81%  E Hendricks     Single to CF
   O      1--      80%  M Belanger      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hendricks to 2B
          -2-      83%  R Coggins       Passed Ball; Hendricks to 3B
   O      --3      78%  " "             Strikeout
   R      --3      86%  P Blair         Single to LF; Hendricks Scores
   RR     1--      95%  B Grich         Home Run; Blair Scores
                  Blue Moon Odom replaces Catfish Hunter pitching
   O      ---      95%  T Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
          ---      92%  B North         Double to LF
   R      -2-      88%  B Campaneris    Single to RF; North Scores
   O      1--      93%  R Jackson       Campaneris Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      93%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      93%  S Bando         Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  J Rudi          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-2, Blue Moon Odom facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  B Powell        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Baylor        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Cuellar facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  G Tenace        Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  A Mangual       Popfly: SS
          ---      95%  R Fosse         Walk
   O      1--      96%  D Green         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-2, Blue Moon Odom facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  E Hendricks     Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  M Belanger      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  R Coggins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  B North         Flyball: RF
          ---      95%  B Campaneris    Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  R Jackson       Groundout: P-1B; Campaneris to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-2, Blue Moon Odom facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  P Blair         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Grich         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  T Davis         Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  B Powell        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Cuellar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  J Rudi          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  G Tenace        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  A Mangual       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rollie Fingers facing 6-7-8
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Blue Moon Odom pitching
          ---      99%  D Baylor        Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  E Hendricks     Groundout: 2B-1B; Baylor to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  M Belanger      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Cuellar facing 8-9-1
                  Jesus Alou pinch hits for Ray Fosse batting 8th
          ---      97%  J Alou          Single to LF
                  Claudell Washington pinch hits for Dick Green batting 9th; Manny Trillo pinch runs for Jesus Alou batting 8th
          1--      91%  C Washington    Double to RF; Trillo to 3B
                  Ross Grimsley replaces Mike Cuellar pitching
   O      -23      95%  B North         Groundout: 3B-1B
   RO     -23      99%  B Campaneris    Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Trillo Scores; Washington to 3B
   O      --3     100%  R Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Athletics 3.

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