April 27, 1989 Baltimore Orioles at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 3
@BOS 1
(16) CAL 10
DET 3 NYY 3
@KCR 2 OAK 9
BAL 4 TOR 6
@SEA 1 CHC 1
LAD 0 SDP 8
@PIT 1 STL 10
SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 21,423

Thursday, April 27, 1989, 12:16
Time of Game: 2:54

Orioles

11-10

Lost 1

1st

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

W: T Burns (1-0), L: M Thurmond (0-1)

Athletics

16-7

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Finley CF-RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .652   18    3   0   SB
P Bradley LF                  4   2   2   1    0   2  .247  .780   22    4   0   HR
  R Gonzales 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .455         0   0   
M Devereaux RF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .799   14    3   0   
  J Orsulak PH-LF             1   0   1   1    0   0  .298  .829    3    0   0   2B
C Ripken SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .735    9    1   5   
R Milligan 1B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .235  .762   20    5   0   2B
M Tettleton C                 4   1   3   2    0   0  .233  .775   14    6   0   HR,CS
L Sheets DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .205  .524    9    0   0   
C Worthington 3B              3   0   0   0    1   0  .183  .566   19    0   0   
B Ripken 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .655    4    1   2   GDP
  B Anderson PH-CF            1   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .780    6    1   0   

P Harnisch P                                                             0   0
  M Thurmond P                                                           0   0
  M Williamson P                                                         0   0
  B Holton P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   4   8   4    3   4              138   24   7

BATTING

2B: J Orsulak (6, off T Burns); R Milligan (3, off C Young).

HR: P Bradley (3, off C Young; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); M Tettleton (4, off C Young; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: M Tettleton 6; P Bradley 5; R Milligan 2; J Orsulak 2; L Sheets.

GIDP: B Ripken (1).

RBI: M Tettleton 2 (8); P Bradley (13); J Orsulak (6).

2-out RBI: J Orsulak.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Ripken-B Ripken-R Milligan; B Ripken-C Ripken-R Milligan.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Finley (1, 2nd base off C Young/T Steinbach).

CS: M Tettleton (1, 2nd base by T Burns/T Steinbach).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia LF                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .214  .536   13    1   0   SB,GDP
D Parker DH                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .198  .557   16    0   0   
D Henderson CF                5   2   3   2    0   0  .321  .955   21    1   0   HR,3B
M McGwire 1B                  5   2   2   3    0   1  .303 1.139   16   11   1   2·HR
T Steinbach C                 4   1   1   0    1   2  .303  .796   26    6   1   
C Lansford 3B                 3   2   2   2    0   0  .313  .828   11    1   1   HR,2B,HBP
S Javier RF                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .308  .814   18    1   0   
T Phillips 2B                 3   1   1   1    1   1  .313  .820   16    3   4   GDP
  M Gallego 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .426 1.002         1   0   
W Weiss SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .793   22    0   4   

C Young P                                                                0   0
  T Burns P                                                              2   1
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   9  13   9    5   5              159   27  12

BATTING

2B: C Lansford (7, off M Williamson).

3B: D Henderson (2, off M Williamson).

HR: C Lansford (1, off M Thurmond; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); M McGwire 2 (5, off P Harnisch, off M Williamson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); D Henderson (4, off M Thurmond; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

HBP: C Lansford (3, by P Harnisch).

TB: D Henderson 8; M McGwire 8; C Lansford 6; L Polonia 2; W Weiss; S Javier; T Phillips; T Steinbach.

GIDP: T Phillips (2); L Polonia (4).

RBI: M McGwire 3 (13); C Lansford 2 (9); D Henderson 2 (13); T Phillips (6); L Polonia (7).

2-out RBI: M McGwire; T Phillips; L Polonia.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Burns-M McGwire; W Weiss-T Phillips-M McGwire.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Polonia (8, 2nd base off M Williamson/M Tettleton).

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 Harnisch                     3.1   2   1   1    5   4   1   3.27   18   72-40   24· 5·11    0· 5· 3· 0     51    -     1.39  -0.08
M Thurmond, L (0-1)            3     4   3   3    0   0   2   3.94   11   34-22   15· 2· 5    5· 2· 4· 0          3-0    1.50   0.01
M Williamson                   0.1   7   5   5    0   0   1   6.75    8   28-16   11· 2· 3    4· 3· 1· 0          1-1    0.71  -0.41
B Holton                       1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.79    4   20-10    6· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    13   9   9    5   5   4          41  154-88   56·10·22   10·12· 8· 0          6-1

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 Young                        3.1   4   3   3    3   1   2   5.47   16   60-33   19· 3·11    6· 5· 1· 0     38    -     0.89  -0.24
T Burns, W (1-0)               4.2   3   1   1    0   2   0   1.13   15   61-38   21· 6·11    4· 6· 3· 0          2-0    0.74   0.26
E Plunk                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.08    4   15-9     5· 4· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.12   0.00
Totals                         9     8   4   4    3   4   2          35  136-80   45·13·22   11·12· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: C Young (2).

WP: P Harnisch (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: P Harnisch (1; C Lansford).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - John Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 21,423.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Oakland Athletics                    
1. S Finley             CF    1. L Polonia            LF 
2. P Bradley            LF    2. D Parker             DH 
3. M Devereaux          RF    3. D Henderson          CF 
4. C Ripken             SS    4. M McGwire            1B 
5. R Milligan           1B    5. T Steinbach          C  
6. M Tettleton          C     6. C Lansford           3B 
7. L Sheets             DH    7. S Javier             RF 
8. C Worthington        3B    8. T Phillips           2B 
9. B Ripken             2B    9. W Weiss              SS 

   P Harnisch           P        C Young              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  3-3  -2-  3   22%  85% D Henderson     M Williamson    Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Polonia Scores
   b 4   1  3-1  123  2  -19%  24% L Polonia       M Thurmond      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   b 6   0  3-2  ---  1   19%  57% C Lansford      M Thurmond      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   t 2   0  0-0  -2-  2  -14%  29% M Tettleton     C Young         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Milligan Scores
   b 5   1  3-1  ---  4   13%  37% D Henderson     M Thurmond      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Young facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   46%  S Finley        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  P Bradley       Strikeout Looking
          1--      48%  M Devereaux     Finley Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   51%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Finley to 3B
   O      --3  2   55%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Harnisch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   52%  L Polonia       Popfly: LF
   O      ---  1   51%  D Parker        Lineout: CF (Deep SS)
          ---  3   52%  D Henderson     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  4   50%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Young facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   44%  R Milligan      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   RR     -2-  2   29%  M Tettleton     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Milligan Scores
   O      ---  1   31%  L Sheets        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   29%  C Worthington   Walk
   OO     1--  3   33%  B Ripken        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Harnisch facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   37%  T Steinbach     Walk
          1--  1   43%  C Lansford      Hit By Pitch; Steinbach to 2B
          12-  5   52%  S Javier        Walk; Steinbach to 3B; Lansford to 2B
   O      123  5   44%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  6   36%  W Weiss         Popfly: LF (Deep 3B)
   O      123  1   28%  L Polonia       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Curt Young facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   29%  S Finley        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  7   20%  P Bradley       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   21%  M Devereaux     Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   22%  C Ripken        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Pete Harnisch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   20%  D Parker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   18%  D Henderson     Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   R      ---  1   27%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   26%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, Curt Young facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   23%  R Milligan      Walk
          1--      21%  M Tettleton     Balk; Milligan to 2B
          -2-  5   16%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Milligan to 3B
   O      1-3  1   21%  L Sheets        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  Todd Burns replaces Curt Young pitching
   O      1-3      26%  C Worthington   Tettleton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      --3  6   29%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Pete Harnisch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   27%  C Lansford      Popfly: CF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  4   30%  S Javier        Walk
          1--  5   35%  T Phillips      Walk; Javier to 2B
          12-      38%  W Weiss         Wild Pitch; Javier to 3B
          1-3  7   43%  " "             Walk; Phillips to 2B
                  Mark Thurmond replaces Pete Harnisch pitching
   OO     123  2   24%  L Polonia       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, Todd Burns facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   25%  B Ripken        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   26%  S Finley        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   27%  P Bradley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Mark Thurmond facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   24%  D Parker        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   R      ---  4   37%  D Henderson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   35%  M McGwire       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   33%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Todd Burns facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   35%  M Devereaux     Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  3   37%  C Ripken        Popfly: LF
   O      ---  4   38%  R Milligan      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Mark Thurmond facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  1   57%  C Lansford      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          ---  2   62%  S Javier        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  5   52%  T Phillips      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  W Weiss         Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 3.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Todd Burns facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   54%  M Tettleton     Flyball: RF
          ---  3   50%  L Sheets        Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  4   59%  C Worthington   Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, Mark Thurmond facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   64%  L Polonia       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   59%  D Parker        Lineout: CF (Short LF-CF)
                  Mark Williamson replaces Mark Thurmond pitching
          1--      62%  D Henderson     Polonia Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   85%  " "             Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Polonia Scores
   RR     --3  2   94%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Henderson Scores
          ---  5   95%  T Steinbach     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  3   98%  C Lansford      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Steinbach Scores
   O      -2-  7   97%  S Javier        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-  1   99%  T Phillips      Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Lansford Scores
          1--  4   99%  W Weiss         Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Phillips to 2B
   R      12-  3   99%  L Polonia       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep SS-2B); Phillips Scores; Weiss to 2B
                  Brian Holton replaces Mark Williamson pitching
   O      12-  5   99%  D Parker        Popfly: LF
                  6 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Athletics 9.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-9, Todd Burns facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Gallego replaces Tony Phillips playing 2B batting 8th; Brady Anderson pinch hits for Billy Ripken batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  B Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  6  100%  P Bradley       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep SS-2B)
                  Joe Orsulak pinch hits for Mike Devereaux batting 3rd
   R      1--  3   99%  J Orsulak       Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bradley Scores
   O      -2-  1  100%  C Ripken        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Athletics 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-4, Brian Holton facing 3-4-5
                  Rene Gonzales replaces Phil Bradley playing 2B batting 2nd; Joe Orsulak moves to LF; Brady Anderson moves to CF; Steve Finley moves to RF
   O      ---  5  100%  D Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  M McGwire       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   99%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Athletics 9.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-9, Eric Plunk facing 5-6-7
                  Eric Plunk replaces Todd Burns pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  R Milligan      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   99%  M Tettleton     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4  100%  L Sheets        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  3  100%  C Worthington   Lineout: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Athletics 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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