May 13, 1977 Baltimore Orioles at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 4,115

Friday, May 13, 1977
Time of Game: 2:38

Orioles

15-11

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: R May (4-3), L: V Blue (3-3)

Athletics

16-15

Lost 1

4th, 4 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF-LF                4   1   1   0    1   1  .253  .686    0    5   0   
B Smith 2B                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .324  .844    0    1   3   
E Murray LF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .276  .826    0    5   0   
  L Harlow PR-CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .567         2   0   
L May 1B                      5   1   1   1    0   1  .214  .594    0    5   0   
D DeCinces 3B                 5   1   3   0    0   2  .215  .770    0    1   1   
P Kelly RF                    5   1   3   1    0   1  .345 1.038    0    3   0   SB
R Dempsey C                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .221  .521    0    4   0   CS,SH
R Dauer DH                    2   0   1   1    0   0  .036  .072    0    0   0   
  T Muser PH                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .313  .859    0    0   0   SB,IW
M Belanger SS                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .175  .492    0    1   0   

R May P                                                                  0   1
Totals                       40   5  14   4    4   7                    27   5

BATTING

SH: R Dempsey (3, off V Blue).

IBB: T Muser (1, by J Coleman).

TB: R Dempsey 3; P Kelly 3; D DeCinces 3; E Murray 2; R Dauer; L May; A Bumbry.

RBI: R Dempsey (7); L May (13); P Kelly (12); R Dauer (1).

2-out RBI: R Dauer.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 5 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R May-B Smith-L May.

E: D DeCinces (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Kelly (4, 3rd base off J Coleman/M Sanguillen); T Muser (1, 2nd base off J Coleman/M Sanguillen).

CS: R Dempsey (2, Home by D Giusti/J Newman).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .620    0    2   0   
R Scott SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .689    0    1   6   
M Page LF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .373 1.147    0    1   0   
D Allen 1B                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .258  .748    0    6   1   2B
  R McKinney 1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .624    0    3   0   
M Sanguillen C                3   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .721    0    8   0   
  J Newman C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .297    0    0   1   
W Gross 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .994    0    1   2   
E Williams DH                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .890    0    0   0   
T Armas RF                    2   0   1   0    1   1  .180  .481    0    1   0   
M Perez 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .539    0    3   3   GDP

V Blue P                                                                 0   1
  J Coleman P                                                            0   0
  B Lacey P                                                              0   0
  D Giusti P                                                             1   0
Totals                       31   1   5   0    1   4                    27  14

BATTING

2B: D Allen (3, off R May).

TB: D Allen 3; W Gross; M Page; T Armas.

GIDP: M Perez (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

E: R Scott 2 (6).

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
R May, W (4-3)                 9     5   1   1    1   4   0   2.42   32     -       ·  ·      4·18· 0· 5     76    -     0.70   0.26
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   4   0          32     -       ·  ·      4·18· 0· 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, L (3-3)                4    11   5   5    1   2   0   4.41   25     -       ·  ·     10· 1· 0·11     21    -     0.93  -0.34
J Coleman                      2.1   1   0   0    3   2   0   3.68   11     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 1          2-0    0.44   0.05
B Lacey                        1.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          3-0    0.36   0.04
D Giusti                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.12    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         9    14   5   5    4   7   0          45     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 0·14          5-0

V Blue faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Coleman (2; T Muser).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 4,115.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Oakland Athletics                    
1. A Bumbry             CF    1. B North              CF 
2. B Smith              2B    2. R Scott              SS 
3. E Murray             LF    3. M Page               LF 
4. L May                1B    4. D Allen              1B 
5. D DeCinces           3B    5. M Sanguillen         C  
6. P Kelly              RF    6. W Gross              3B 
7. R Dempsey            C     7. E Williams           DH 
8. R Dauer              DH    8. T Armas              RF 
9. M Belanger           SS    9. M Perez              2B 

   R May                P        V Blue               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  12-       9%  63% L May           V Blue          Single to RF; Bumbry Scores; Smith to 2B
   t 1   1  0-1  123       8%  76% P Kelly         V Blue          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Smith Scores; May Scores/Adv on E6 (throw); Kelly to 2B
   b 2   1  4-0  -2-      -6%  75% W Gross         R May           Single to 3B; Allen Scores/Adv on E5
   t 1   2  0-3  1-3       6%  83% R Dauer         V Blue          Single to RF; Kelly Scores; Dempsey to 2B
   t 5   0  1-4  12-       6%  94% R Dempsey       V Blue          Single to CF; DeCinces Scores; Kelly to 3B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  A Bumbry        Single
          1--      59%  B Smith         Walk; Bumbry to 2B
   O      12-      54%  E Murray        Flyball: CF
   R      12-      63%  L May           Single to RF; Bumbry Scores; Smith to 2B
          12-      69%  D DeCinces      Single to RF; Smith to 3B; May to 2B
   RRO    123      76%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Smith Scores; May Scores/Adv on E6 (throw); Kelly to 2B
          -2-      77%  R Dempsey       Single to LF; Kelly to 3B
   R      1-3      83%  R Dauer         Single to RF; Kelly Scores; Dempsey to 2B
   O      12-      81%  M Belanger      Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Rudy May facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  B North         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      84%  R Scott         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  M Page          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
          ---      86%  A Bumbry        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      85%  B Smith         Strikeout
   O      1--      84%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B; Bumbry to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  L May           Groundout: SS-1B-2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Rudy May facing 4-5-6
          ---      78%  D Allen         Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      81%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      75%  W Gross         Single to 3B; Allen Scores/Adv on E5
   O      1--      78%  E Williams      Flyball: CF
          1--      76%  T Armas         Single to LF; Gross to 2B
   O      12-      80%  M Perez         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
          ---      82%  D DeCinces      Single to RF
          1--      85%  P Kelly         Single to LF; DeCinces to 2B
   O      12-      85%  R Dempsey       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; DeCinces to 3B; Kelly to 2B
   O      -23      80%  R Dauer         Fielder's Choice SS; DeCinces out at Hm/SS-C; Kelly to 3B
   O      1-3      77%  M Belanger      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Rudy May facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      80%  B North         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      81%  R Scott         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  M Page          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  A Bumbry        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      80%  B Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      81%  E Murray        Single to CF
   O      1--      79%  L May           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Rudy May facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      82%  D Allen         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      83%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      84%  W Gross         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
          ---      86%  D DeCinces      Single to RF
          1--      89%  P Kelly         Single; DeCinces to 2B
   R      12-      94%  R Dempsey       Single to CF; DeCinces Scores; Kelly to 3B
                  Joe Coleman replaces Vida Blue pitching; Tony Muser pinch hits for Rich Dauer batting 8th
   O      1-3      93%  T Muser         Flyball: CF; Dempsey to 2B
   O      -23      90%  M Belanger      Flyball: RF
          -23      91%  A Bumbry        Walk
   O      123      88%  B Smith         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Rudy May facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      90%  E Williams      Flyball: CF
          ---      88%  T Armas         Walk
   OO     1--      92%  M Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-1, Joe Coleman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  E Murray        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  L May           Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Rudy May facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  B North         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  R Scott         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  M Page          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-1, Joe Coleman facing 6-7-8
          ---      95%  P Kelly         Single to RF
   O      1--      95%  R Dempsey       Groundout: 2B-1B; Kelly to 2B
          -2-      96%  T Muser         Kelly Steals 3B
          --3      96%  " "             Intentional Walk
          1-3      96%  M Belanger      Muser Steals 2B
          -23      96%  " "             Walk
                  Bob Lacey replaces Joe Coleman pitching
   O      123      95%  A Bumbry        Strikeout
   O      123      93%  B Smith         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Rudy May facing 4-5-6
          ---      90%  D Allen         Single to 3B
   O      1--      93%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: RF
   O      1--      95%  W Gross         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      97%  E Williams      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bob Lacey facing 3-4-5
                  Rich McKinney replaces Dick Allen playing 1B batting 4th
          ---      97%  E Murray        Single to LF
                  Larry Harlow pinch runs for Eddie Murray batting 3rd
   O      1--      97%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B; Harlow to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
   O      -2-      96%  P Kelly         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Rudy May facing 8-9-1
                  Al Bumbry moves to LF; Larry Harlow moves to CF
   O      ---      97%  T Armas         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  M Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  B North         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dave Giusti facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Giusti replaces Bob Lacey pitching; Jeff Newman replaces Manny Sanguillen playing C batting 5th
          ---      99%  R Dempsey       Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  T Muser         Groundout: SS-1B; Dempsey to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  M Belanger      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Dempsey to 3B
   O      --3      98%  A Bumbry        Dempsey Caught Stealing Hm (C-P)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Rudy May facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  R Scott         Flyball: CF
          ---      98%  M Page          Single to 2B
   O      1--     100%  R McKinney      Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  J Newman        Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Athletics 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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