July 4, 1979 Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
KCR 4 CAL 17
OAK 6 CHW 16
@CLE 4 TOR 7
@DET 6
(11) MIN 7
SEA 2 NYY 4
MIL 3 TEX 9
BAL 5 ATL 7
SFG 6 MON 2
@CHC 1 HOU 3
@CIN 2 PHI 1
NYM 0 SDP 6
LAD 0 PIT 6
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 41,097

Wednesday, July 4, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Orioles

54-27

Lost 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  1  2   1  1  0   0  0  0    5  8  1
Rangers         4  2  1   0  0  2   0  0  X    9 15  1

W: D Darwin (2-0), L: M Flanagan (10-6), S: J Kern (14)

Rangers

47-34

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bumbry CF                   4   1   1   2    1   1  .279  .700    0    1   0   HR
K Garcia SS                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .259  .724    0    3   7   
  P Kelly PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .377 1.105    0    0   0   2B
K Singleton DH                2   1   0   0    3   2  .305  .957    0    0   0   
E Murray 1B                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .270  .760    0    8   1   3B
D DeCinces 3B                 5   0   1   2    0   0  .242  .762    0    2   1   
J Lowenstein RF               3   0   0   0    1   0  .271  .922    0    3   0   
G Roenicke LF                 4   1   1   1    0   2  .281  .961    0    0   0   HR
B Smith 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   2  .217  .636    0    3   2   
R Dempsey C                   3   1   2   0    0   1  .258  .728    0    2   1   2B
  T Crowley PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .900    0    0   0   
  D Skaggs C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .546         1   0   

M Flanagan P                                                             0   0
  T Martinez P                                                           0   0
  S Stewart P                                                            0   1
  D Stanhouse P                                                          1   0
Totals                       35   5   8   5    6  13                    24  13

BATTING

2B: P Kelly (7, off J Kern); R Dempsey (13, off D Darwin).

3B: E Murray (2, off D Darwin).

HR: A Bumbry (3, off D Darwin; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF); G Roenicke (14, off D Darwin; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: G Roenicke 4; A Bumbry 4; R Dempsey 3; E Murray 3; P Kelly 2; B Smith; D DeCinces.

RBI: D DeCinces 2 (22); A Bumbry 2 (29); G Roenicke (37).

2-out RBI: D DeCinces; G Roenicke.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Garcia-E Murray; B Smith-K Garcia-E Murray.

E: A Bumbry (3).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Wills 2B                    4   3   4   2    0   0  .275  .676    0    2   2   3B
B Sample LF                   3   2   2   3    0   1  .280  .776    0    2   0   HR,SF
B Bell 3B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .280  .719    0    0   3   
J Ellis 1B                    2   0   2   2    0   0  .264  .723    0    2   0   2B
  M Jorgensen 1B-RF           2   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .886    0    3   0   GDP
E Soderholm DH                2   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .677    0    0   0   
  O Gamble PH                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .402 1.178    0    0   0   
R Zisk RF                     2   1   0   0    0   0  .218  .597    0    0   0   
  P Putnam PH-1B              2   0   2   0    0   0  .304  .823    0    2   0   CS
J Sundberg C                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .236  .634    0   13   1   2B,GDP
L Blanks SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .553    0    1   1   
  N Norman SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .507    0    0   1   
L Washington CF               1   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .558    0    2   0   
  J Grubb PH-CF               2   1   1   0    0   0  .272  .762    0    0   0   

D Darwin P                                                               0   0
  J Kern P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   9  15   8    1   2                    27   8

BATTING

2B: J Ellis (7, off T Martinez); J Sundberg (15, off M Flanagan).

3B: B Wills (1, off S Stewart).

HR: B Sample (4, off M Flanagan; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: B Sample (2, off S Stewart).

TB: B Wills 6; B Sample 5; J Sundberg 3; J Ellis 3; B Bell 2; P Putnam 2; J Grubb.

GIDP: M Jorgensen (3); J Sundberg (8).

RBI: B Sample 3 (24); B Wills 2 (25); J Ellis 2 (35); J Sundberg (33).

2-out RBI: J Ellis 2; J Sundberg; B Wills.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: B Wills (15).

BASERUNNING

CS: P Putnam (4, 2nd base by S Stewart/R Dempsey).

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 Flanagan, L (10-6)           0.2   5   4   4    0   0   1   3.91    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 5     26    -     0.81  -0.31
T Martinez                     2     4   3   3    1   0   0   3.78   11     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 1· 4          1-0    0.59  -0.07
S Stewart                      4.1   6   2   2    0   1   0   2.76   15     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 6          2-1    0.43  -0.07
D Stanhouse                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.43    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    15   9   9    1   2   1          36     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 2·15          3-1

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Darwin, W (2-0)              5     6   5   5    3   4   2   4.43   24     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 1· 5     36    -     0.69  -0.08
J Kern, S (14)                 4     2   0   0    3   9   0   1.38   17     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.84   0.14
Totals                         9     8   5   5    6  13   2          41     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Martinez (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 41,097.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Texas Rangers                        
1. A Bumbry             CF    1. B Wills              2B 
2. K Garcia             SS    2. B Sample             LF 
3. K Singleton          DH    3. B Bell               3B 
4. E Murray             1B    4. J Ellis              1B 
5. D DeCinces           3B    5. E Soderholm          DH 
6. J Lowenstein         RF    6. R Zisk               RF 
7. G Roenicke           LF    7. J Sundberg           C  
8. B Smith              2B    8. L Blanks             SS 
9. R Dempsey            C     9. L Washington         CF 

   M Flanagan           P        D Darwin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      15%  73% B Sample        M Flanagan      Home Run; Wills Scores
   b 2   2  1-4  12-      10%  91% J Ellis         T Martinez      Double to LF; Wills Scores; Sample Scores
   b 6   1  5-7  1--       8%  93% B Wills         S Stewart       Triple (LF-CF); Grubb Scores
   b 1   0  0-2  1--       8%  84% J Ellis         M Flanagan      Single to CF; Bell Scores/Adv on E8; Ellis to 2B
   t 3   1  6-1  -2-      -8%  82% A Bumbry        D Darwin        Home Run (LF-CF); Dempsey Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  A Bumbry        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  K Garcia        E4 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      54%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      55%  K Singleton     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Wills         Single to LF
   RR     1--      73%  B Sample        Home Run; Wills Scores
          ---      76%  B Bell          Single to LF
   R      1--      84%  J Ellis         Single to CF; Bell Scores/Adv on E8; Ellis to 2B
   O      -2-      81%  E Soderholm     Fielder's Choice SS; Ellis out at 3B/SS-3B
   O      1--      79%  R Zisk          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      86%  J Sundberg      Double to CF; Zisk Scores
                  Tippy Martinez replaces Mike Flanagan pitching
   O      -2-      84%  L Blanks        Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Rangers 4.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Danny Darwin facing 4-5-6
          ---      78%  E Murray        Triple to RF
   RO     --3      80%  D DeCinces      Groundout: 2B-1B; Murray Scores
   O      ---      81%  J Lowenstein    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  G Roenicke      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tippy Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      81%  L Washington    Flyball: RF
          ---      82%  B Wills         Single to 3B
          1--      84%  B Sample        Single to CF; Wills to 2B
   O      12-      82%  B Bell          Popfly: SS
   RR     12-      91%  J Ellis         Double to LF; Wills Scores; Sample Scores
   O      -2-      90%  E Soderholm     Lineout: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 6.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Danny Darwin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  B Smith         Strikeout
          ---      90%  R Dempsey       Double to RF
   RR     -2-      82%  A Bumbry        Home Run (LF-CF); Dempsey Scores
   O      ---      83%  K Garcia        Strikeout
          ---      82%  K Singleton     Walk
   O      1--      84%  E Murray        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tippy Martinez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      83%  R Zisk          Flyball: CF
          ---      84%  J Sundberg      Single to CF
          1--      85%  L Blanks        Wild Pitch; Sundberg to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
          -2-      83%  L Washington    Walk
                  Sammy Stewart replaces Tippy Martinez pitching
   RO     12-      88%  B Wills         Single to LF; Sundberg Scores; Washington out at Hm/SS-C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Rangers 7.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-7, Danny Darwin facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Jorgensen replaces John Ellis playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      89%  D DeCinces      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      90%  J Lowenstein    Lineout: SS
   R      ---      85%  G Roenicke      Home Run
          ---      84%  B Smith         Walk
          1--      82%  R Dempsey       Single/Bunt; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      86%  A Bumbry        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Sammy Stewart facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  B Sample        Strikeout
          ---      86%  B Bell          Single to LF
   OO     1--      84%  M Jorgensen     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Rangers 7.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-7, Danny Darwin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  K Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      83%  K Singleton     Walk
   O      1--      85%  E Murray        Groundout: C-1B; Singleton to 2B
   R      -2-      78%  D DeCinces      Single to CF; Singleton Scores
   O      1--      81%  J Lowenstein    Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Sammy Stewart facing 5-6-7
                  Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Eric Soderholm batting 5th
   O      ---      80%  O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Pat Putnam pinch hits for Richie Zisk batting 6th
          ---      81%  P Putnam        Single to CF
   OO     1--      78%  J Sundberg      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 7.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-7, Jim Kern facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Kern replaces Danny Darwin pitching; Pat Putnam moves to 1B; Mike Jorgensen moves to RF
   O      ---      81%  G Roenicke      Strikeout
          ---      77%  B Smith         Single to RF
   O      1--      81%  R Dempsey       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      84%  A Bumbry        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-5, Sammy Stewart facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  L Blanks        Foul Flyball: RF
                  Johnny Grubb pinch hits for La Rue Washington batting 9th
          ---      85%  J Grubb         Single to 2B
   R      1--      93%  B Wills         Triple (LF-CF); Grubb Scores
   RO     --3      94%  B Sample        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Wills Scores
   O      ---      94%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 9.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-9, Jim Kern facing 2-3-4
                  Nelson Norman replaces Larvell Blanks playing SS batting 8th; Johnny Grubb moves to CF
   O      ---      96%  K Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      94%  K Singleton     Walk
   O      1--      96%  E Murray        Strikeout
   O      1--      97%  D DeCinces      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-5, Sammy Stewart facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  M Jorgensen     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  O Gamble        Lineout: 2B
          ---      97%  P Putnam        Single to LF
   O      1--      96%  J Sundberg      Putnam Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 9.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-9, Jim Kern facing 6-7-8
          ---      94%  J Lowenstein    Walk
   O      1--      96%  G Roenicke      Strikeout
   O      1--      98%  B Smith         Strikeout
                  Terry Crowley pinch hits for Rick Dempsey batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  T Crowley       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-5, Don Stanhouse facing 7-8-9
                  Don Stanhouse replaces Sammy Stewart pitching; Dave Skaggs replaces Terry Crowley playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  N Norman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Grubb         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 9.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-9, Jim Kern facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  A Bumbry        Walk
                  Pat Kelly pinch hits for Kiko Garcia batting 2nd
          1--      91%  P Kelly         Double to CF; Bumbry to 3B
   O      -23      95%  K Singleton     Strikeout
   O      -23      98%  E Murray        Strikeout
   O      -23     100%  D DeCinces      Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Rangers 9.

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