October 15, 1983 World Series Game 4 at Veterans Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1983 World Series Game 4
1983 postseason: WS: BAL-PHI / ALCS: BAL-CHW / NLCS: PHI-LAD

Game 1
PHI  2
@BAL  1
Game 2
BAL  4
PHI  1
Game 3
BAL  3
@PHI  2
Game 4
BAL  5
@PHI  4
Game 5
BAL  5
@PHI  0

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 66,947

Saturday, October 15, 1983
Time of Game: 2:50

Orioles

Joe Altobelli

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

W: S Davis (1-0), L: J Denny (1-1), S: T Martinez (2)

Phillies

Paul Owens

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .333    5    3   0   
  D Ford PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .250 1.025    5    0   0   
  S Stewart P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   GDP
  T Martinez P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Dwyer RF                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .375 1.250   20    0   0   2B
  T Landrum RF                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Ripken SS                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .494   25    0   1   
E Murray 1B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .125  .301   16    9   0   
J Lowenstein LF               4   1   1   0    0   2  .455 1.273   17    2   0   
R Dauer 2B-3B                 4   1   3   3    0   0  .267  .600   10    3   2   2B
T Cruz 3B                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .398   10    0   1   
  J Nolan PH-C                1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    9    2   0   IW
R Dempsey C                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .300 1.017    7    3   0   IW
  K Singleton PH              0   0   0   1    1   0  .000  .500    4    0   0   
  L Sakata PR-2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    2   2   
S Davis P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    6    0   1   
  J Shelby PH-CF              1   0   1   1    0   0  .500  .944    4    3   0   SF
Totals                       35   5  10   5    4   7              145   27   7

BATTING

2B: R Dauer (1, off J Denny); J Dwyer (1, off R Reed).

SF: J Shelby (1, off W Hernandez).

IBB: J Nolan (1, by J Denny); R Dempsey (2, by J Denny).

TB: R Dauer 4; J Dwyer 3; J Lowenstein; C Ripken; T Cruz; J Shelby; E Murray.

GIDP: S Stewart (1).

RBI: R Dauer 3 (3); J Shelby (1); K Singleton (1).

2-out RBI: R Dauer.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Ripken-L Sakata-E Murray; R Dauer-E Murray.

E: J Lowenstein (1).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Morgan 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .919   19    1   1   
P Rose 1B                     3   1   2   1    1   1  .250  .641   18    5   3   2B
M Schmidt 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .063  .126   14    0   0   
J Lefebvre RF                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .567   11    2   0   2B
  T Perez PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    4    0   0   
  J Samuel PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Lezcano RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         1   0   
G Matthews LF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .333 1.012   14    3   0   GDP
G Gross CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   13    3   0   GDP
  G Maddox PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .625    4    0   0   
B Diaz C                      4   1   2   0    0   1  .385  .847   12    7   0   2B
  B Dernier PR                0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
I DeJesus SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .368   17    2   1   
J Denny P                     2   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .400    5    3   1   
  W Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  V Hayes PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    0   0   
  L Andersen P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  O Virgil PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    6    0   0   
Totals                       35   4  10   4    2   5              145   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Lefebvre (1, off S Davis); P Rose (1, off S Davis); B Diaz (1, off S Davis).

TB: P Rose 3; B Diaz 3; J Lefebvre 2; O Virgil; G Matthews; T Perez; M Schmidt; J Denny.

GIDP: G Matthews (1); G Gross (1).

RBI: J Denny (1); J Lefebvre (2); O Virgil (1); P Rose (1).

2-out RBI: P Rose; O Virgil.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Andersen-I DeJesus-J Morgan.

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
S Davis, W (1-0)               5     6   3   3    1   3   0   5.40   21   78-51   32· 7·12    4· 6· 4· 3     45    -     1.29  -0.19
S Stewart, H (2)               2.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    9   37-22   13· 3· 6    1· 3· 1· 1          0-0    1.65   0.15
T Martinez, S (2)              1.2   3   1   1    0   0   0   3.00    7   27-19   10· 3· 6    3· 0· 2· 2          1-0    2.58   0.17
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2   5   0          37  142-92   55·13·24    8· 9· 7· 6          1-0

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Denny, L (1-1)               5.1   7   4   4    3   4   0   3.46   26   88-54   33· 7·14    7· 5· 4· 3     39    -     1.41  -0.34
W Hernandez                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    3.42  -0.02
R Reed                         1.1   2   1   1    1   3   0   3.86    7   29-17    8· 6· 3    0· 1· 0· 2          2-0    1.55  -0.05
L Andersen                     2     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    6   26-15   14· 0· 1    3· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.42   0.04
Totals                         9    10   5   5    4   7   0          40  145-87   56·13·18   10· 8· 5· 6          5-1

Balks: S Stewart (1).

WP: S Davis (1).

IBB: J Denny 2 (2; R Dempsey, J Nolan).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Marty Springstead.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 66,947.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Philadelphia Phillies                
1. A Bumbry             CF    1. J Morgan             2B 
2. J Dwyer              RF    2. P Rose               1B 
3. C Ripken             SS    3. M Schmidt            3B 
4. E Murray             1B    4. J Lefebvre           RF 
5. J Lowenstein         LF    5. G Matthews           LF 
6. R Dauer              2B    6. G Gross              CF 
7. T Cruz               3B    7. B Diaz               C  
8. R Dempsey            C     8. I DeJesus            SS 
9. S Davis              P     9. J Denny              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  2-1  123  5   20%  65% G Gross         S Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   t 4   1  0-0  123  2   18%  80% R Dauer         J Denny         Single to RF; Dwyer Scores; Ripken Scores; Murray to 3B
   b 8   1  5-3  12-  3   17%  93% G Matthews      T Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   1  2-0  1-3  2  -16%  46% J Lefebvre      S Davis         Double to RF (Deep RF Line); Rose Scores; Schmidt to 3B
   b 5   2  2-2  --3  5  -15%  29% P Rose          S Davis         Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Denny Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   46%  J Dwyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  C Ripken        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   48%  J Morgan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  P Rose          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  M Schmidt       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  E Murray        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   46%  J Lowenstein    Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   45%  R Dauer         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   47%  J Lefebvre      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   49%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  G Gross         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   54%  T Cruz          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   50%  R Dempsey       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   47%  S Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   45%  A Bumbry        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   47%  B Diaz          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   49%  I DeJesus       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   50%  J Denny         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, John Denny facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   54%  J Dwyer         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   61%  C Ripken        Single to LF; Dwyer to 2B
          12-  2   70%  E Murray        Single to RF; Dwyer to 3B; Ripken to 2B
   O      123  4   62%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  2   80%  R Dauer         Single to RF; Dwyer Scores; Ripken Scores; Murray to 3B
   O      1-3  6   75%  T Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  4   76%  R Dempsey       Intentional Walk; Dauer to 2B
   O      123  3   71%  S Davis         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Storm Davis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   74%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   71%  P Rose          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   62%  M Schmidt       Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF); Rose to 3B
   R      1-3  2   46%  J Lefebvre      Double to RF (Deep RF Line); Rose Scores; Schmidt to 3B
          -23  7   45%  G Matthews      Walk
   OO     123  5   65%  G Gross         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Phillies 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Denny facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   63%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   61%  J Dwyer         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  7   60%  C Ripken        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Phillies 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 1-2, Storm Davis facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   51%  B Diaz          Double to LF (LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   57%  I DeJesus       Lineout: 1B
          -2-      53%  J Denny         Wild Pitch; Diaz to 3B
   R      --3  2   41%  " "             Single to LF; Diaz Scores; Denny to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw to Hm)
   O      -2-  4   45%  J Morgan        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Denny to 3B
   R      --3  5   29%  P Rose          Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Denny Scores
   O      -2-  3   32%  M Schmidt       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Phillies 3.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, John Denny facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   29%  E Murray        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   33%  J Lowenstein    Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   48%  R Dauer         Double to LF (LF Line); Lowenstein to 3B
                  Joe Nolan pinch hits for Todd Cruz batting 7th
          -23  4   49%  J Nolan         Intentional Walk
                  Ken Singleton pinch hits for Rick Dempsey batting 8th
   R      123  4   65%  K Singleton     Walk; Lowenstein Scores; Dauer to 3B; Nolan to 2B
                  Willie Hernandez replaces John Denny pitching and batting 9th; John Shelby pinch hits for Storm Davis batting 9th; Lenn Sakata pinch runs for Ken Singleton batting 8th
   RO     123  2   67%  J Shelby        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Dauer Scores
                  Ron Reed replaces Willie Hernandez pitching and batting 9th; Dan Ford pinch hits for Al Bumbry batting 1st
   O      12-  5   62%  D Ford          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-4, Sammy Stewart facing 4-5-6
                  Sammy Stewart replaces Dan Ford pitching and batting 1st; Joe Nolan moves to C; Lenn Sakata moves to 2B; Rich Dauer moves to 3B; John Shelby moves to CF
   O      ---  2   66%  J Lefebvre      Flyball: CF
          ---  1   62%  G Matthews      Single to CF
   O      1--  5   67%  G Gross         Lineout: CF
          1--      65%  B Diaz          Balk; Matthews to 2B
   O      -2-  3   71%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Phillies 3.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ron Reed facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   78%  J Dwyer         Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   73%  C Ripken        Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4   75%  E Murray        Walk
   O      12-  7   70%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  2   83%  R Dauer         Single to CF; Dwyer Scores; Murray to 2B
   O      12-  5   80%  J Nolan         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-5, Sammy Stewart facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   84%  I DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
                  Von Hayes pinch hits for Ron Reed batting 9th
   O      ---  8   86%  V Hayes         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   88%  J Morgan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Phillies 3.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Larry Andersen facing 8-9-1
                  Larry Andersen replaces Von Hayes pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   87%  L Sakata        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   88%  J Shelby        Single to RF
   OO     1--  1   85%  S Stewart       Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt P-SS-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-5, Sammy Stewart facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   78%  P Rose          Walk
   O      1--  4   84%  M Schmidt       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Tippy Martinez replaces Sammy Stewart pitching and batting 1st; Tony Perez pinch hits for Joe Lefebvre batting 4th
          1--  4   77%  T Perez         Single to CF; Rose to 2B
                  Juan Samuel pinch runs for Tony Perez batting 4th
   OO     12-  3   93%  G Matthews      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Phillies 3.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Larry Andersen facing 2-3-4
                  Sixto Lezcano replaces Juan Samuel playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  6   93%  J Dwyer         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  8   92%  C Ripken        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   92%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Phillies 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 3-5, Tippy Martinez facing 6-7-8
                  Tito Landrum replaces Jim Dwyer playing RF batting 2nd; Garry Maddox pinch hits for Greg Gross batting 6th
   O      ---  4   96%  G Maddox        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   91%  B Diaz          Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Bob Dernier pinch runs for Bo Diaz batting 7th
   O      1--  5   96%  I DeJesus       Groundout: 3B-1B; Dernier to 2B
                  Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for Larry Andersen batting 9th
   R      -2-  6   91%  O Virgil        Single to CF; Dernier Scores
   O      1--  2  100%  J Morgan        Lineout: 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Phillies 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PHI198310150

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation