April 18, 1976 Baltimore Orioles at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

CHW 10
@BOS 4 DET 6
@CAL 2 CLE 6
@KCR 0 MIN 5
@NYY 4 OAK 2
BAL 1
(12) TEX 7
MIL 4 MIL 4
@TEX 1 ATL 7
LAD 6 PHI 8
@CHC 5 SFG 5
@CIN 1 HOU 4
SDP 2 SDP 11
@HOU 5 PIT 7
NYM 5 STL 2
MON 1

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 7,680

Sunday, April 18, 1976
Time of Game: 2:28

Orioles

3-4

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  1
Athletics       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  5  2

W: R Fingers (1-0), L: D Miller (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Athletics

4-4

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper DH                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .600 1.867    0    0   0   HR
  A Bumbry PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .617    0    0   0   
B Grich 2B                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .280  .677    0    3   4   
K Singleton RF                5   0   1   0    0   0  .179  .358    0    3   0   
A Mora LF                     5   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .700    0    1   0   
D DeCinces 1B                 5   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0   13   1   
P Blair CF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .192  .453    0    9   0   
B Robinson 3B                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .083  .198    0    1   4   
D Duncan C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .182    0    2   0   GDP
  E Hendricks PH-C            1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    0   0   
M Belanger SS                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .211  .527    0    0   4   2B
  R Stillman PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Nordbrook SS              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   

K Holtzman P                                                             0   2
  D Miller P                                                             0   0
Totals                       43   1   7   1    1   9                    33  15

BATTING

2B: M Belanger (2, off V Blue).

HR: T Harper (1, off V Blue; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: T Harper 5; M Belanger 3; K Singleton; B Robinson; P Blair.

GIDP: D Duncan (1).

RBI: T Harper (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: A Mora (1).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    4   1   2   0    1   2  .281  .668    0    3   0   3B,CS
C Washington RF               5   0   1   0    0   0  .212  .469    0    4   0   
J Rudi LF                     4   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .573    0    2   0   SF
D Baylor 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .148  .676    0   13   0   SB
S Bando 3B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .161  .664    0    1   4   
  M Alexander PR              0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Tenace C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .192  .575    0    5   0   
  L Lintz PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Haney C                   1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    4   0   
K McMullen DH                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   0   
B Campaneris SS               3   0   0   0    1   0  .100  .282    0    1   4   
P Garner 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .635    0    3   5   SH

V Blue P                                                                 0   1
  R Fingers P                                                            0   1
Totals                       36   2   5   2    4   2                    36  15

BATTING

3B: B North (1, off K Holtzman).

SF: J Rudi (1, off K Holtzman).

SH: P Garner (1, off K Holtzman).

TB: B North 4; L Haney; G Tenace; C Washington.

RBI: J Rudi (5); L Haney (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Campaneris-P Garner-D Baylor.

E: B Campaneris (3); J Rudi (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Baylor (2, 2nd base off K Holtzman/D Duncan).

CS: B North (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by K Holtzman).

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
K Holtzman                    10     4   1   1    4   2   0   1.00   37     -       ·  ·     13·13· 1· 4     78    -     1.53   0.61
D Miller, L (0-1)              1     1   1   0    0   0   0   2.25    5     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          0-0    2.03  -0.26
Totals                        11     5   2   1    4   2   0          42     -       ·  ·     14·16· 1· 5           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Blue                         9     7   1   1    1   5   1   1.71   35     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 7     73    -     1.33   0.49
R Fingers, W (1-0)             3     0   0   0    0   4   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.36
Totals                        12     7   1   1    1   9   1          44     -       ·  ·     14·13· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: K Holtzman (1; B North, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 7,680.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Oakland Athletics                    
1. T Harper             DH    1. B North              CF 
2. B Grich              2B    2. C Washington         RF 
3. K Singleton          RF    3. J Rudi               LF 
4. A Mora               LF    4. D Baylor             1B 
5. D DeCinces           1B    5. S Bando              3B 
6. P Blair              CF    6. G Tenace             C  
7. B Robinson           3B    7. K McMullen           DH 
8. D Duncan             C     8. B Campaneris         SS 
9. M Belanger           SS    9. P Garner             2B 

   K Holtzman           P        V Blue               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b12   0  1-1  ---      31%  93% S Bando         D Miller        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Bando to 3B
   b 4   0  1-0  ---      14%  54% B North         K Holtzman      Triple (CF-RF)
   t 9   1  1-1  ---     -12%  44% P Blair         V Blue          Single to LF; Blair to 2B/Adv on E7
   t 9   2  1-1  --3      11%  62% D Duncan        V Blue          Groundout: P-2B-1B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---     -11%  39% T Harper        V Blue          Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---      39%  T Harper        Home Run
          ---      36%  B Grich         Walk
          1--      31%  K Singleton     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Grich to 2B
   O      12-      33%  A Mora          Flyball: CF; Grich to 3B
   O      1-3      39%  D DeCinces      Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3      43%  P Blair         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  B North         Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      38%  J Rudi          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      40%  B Robinson      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      41%  D Duncan        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      40%  M Belanger      Single to RF
          1--      39%  T Harper        Single; Belanger to 2B
   O      12-      42%  B Grich         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Holtzman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  D Baylor        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      38%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      37%  G Tenace        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
          ---      34%  K Singleton     Single to RF
   O      1--      37%  A Mora          Strikeout
   O      1--      39%  D DeCinces      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      41%  P Blair         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Holtzman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      39%  K McMullen      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      37%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      36%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
          ---      32%  B Robinson      Single to CF
   OO     1--      39%  D Duncan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      40%  M Belanger      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  B North         Triple (CF-RF)
   O      --3      48%  C Washington    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   RO     --3      51%  J Rudi          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; North Scores
   O      ---      50%  D Baylor        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  T Harper        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  B Grich         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Ken Holtzman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  S Bando         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  G Tenace        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      50%  K McMullen      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  A Mora          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  P Blair         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Ken Holtzman facing 8-9-1
          ---      62%  B Campaneris    Walk
   O      1--      60%  P Garner        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Campaneris to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  B North         Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  B Robinson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  D Duncan        Strikeout Looking
          ---      52%  M Belanger      Double to LF
   O      -2-      58%  T Harper        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Ken Holtzman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  J Rudi          Flyball: CF
          ---      58%  D Baylor        Walk
          1--      62%  S Bando         Baylor Steals 2B
          -2-      64%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      59%  G Tenace        Flyball: RF; Baylor to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  K McMullen      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      54%  B Grich         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      57%  K Singleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  A Mora          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Ken Holtzman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      55%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      52%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  B North         Single to CF
          1--      58%  C Washington    Single; North to 2B
   O      12-      50%  J Rudi          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      55%  D DeCinces      Flyball: LF
          ---      44%  P Blair         Single to LF; Blair to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      51%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF; Blair to 3B
   O      --3      62%  D Duncan        Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Ken Holtzman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      57%  D Baylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      53%  S Bando         Flyball: CF
          ---      56%  G Tenace        Single to LF
                  Larry Lintz pinch runs for Gene Tenace batting 6th
   O      1--      50%  K McMullen      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 10th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Rollie Fingers facing 9-1-2
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Vida Blue pitching; Larry Haney replaces Larry Lintz playing C batting 6th; Royle Stillman pinch hits for Mark Belanger batting 9th
   O      ---      55%  R Stillman      Groundout: P-1B
                  Al Bumbry pinch hits for Tommy Harper batting 1st
   O      ---      59%  A Bumbry        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      62%  B Grich         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Ken Holtzman facing 8-9-1
                  Tim Nordbrook replaces Royle Stillman playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      57%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      53%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
          ---      56%  B North         Walk
   O      1--      50%  C Washington    North Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 11th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Rollie Fingers facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      55%  K Singleton     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      59%  A Mora          Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 11th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Dyar Miller facing 2-3-4
                  Dyar Miller replaces Ken Holtzman pitching
   O      ---      57%  C Washington    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      53%  J Rudi          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Baylor        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 12th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Rollie Fingers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      55%  P Blair         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Ellie Hendricks pinch hits for Dave Duncan batting 8th
   O      ---      62%  E Hendricks     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 12th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Dyar Miller facing 5-6-7
                  Ellie Hendricks moves to C
          ---      93%  S Bando         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Bando to 3B
                  Matt Alexander pinch runs for Sal Bando batting 5th
   R      --3     100%  L Haney         Single to CF; Alexander Scores/unER
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Athletics 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:OAK197604180

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1976 > OAK \| BAL > Apr 18, 1976, Orioles at Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation