April 19, 1996 Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 4
DET 3 CLE 9
BOS 4 MIL 8
@KCR 2 MIN 7
NYY 1 CHW 4
@OAK 3 TOR 10
@SEA 4 TEX 26
BAL 7 ATL 7
SDP 1 CHC 10
SFG 6 FLA 5
LAD 0 HOU 13
CIN 5 MON 2
PIT 1 COL 5
@NYM 3 STL 1
@PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 41,184

Friday, April 19, 1996, 7:35
Time of Game: 4:15

Orioles

11-4

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         1  0  0   5  0  0   1  0  0    7 10  0
Rangers         5  1  0   0  3  0   1 16  X   26 19  0

W: D Cook (1-0), L: K Mercker (1-1), S: E Vosberg (4)

Rangers

11-4

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 3   1   1   1    1   1  .351 1.119   16    4   0   HR
  B Ripken PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    2    0   0   
R Alomar 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .362 1.045   16    4   2   2B
  J Huson PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    6    0   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   2   2   0    0   1  .255  .882   30    4   1   2B
  G Zaun PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650    4    0   0   GDP
B Bonilla DH                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .259  .665   10    0   0   
C Ripken SS                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .236  .651   15    1   1   
B Surhoff 3B                  3   1   0   1    1   1  .321  .994   21    0   3   
M Devereaux LF-RF             4   1   1   2    0   1  .348  .810   21    4   0   2B
C Hoiles C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .422   14    4   1   
T Tarasco RF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .622   15    1   0   
  J Hammonds PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .913    2    1   0   

K Mercker P                                                              0   0
  J Myers P                                                              0   0
  R McDowell P                                                           1   0
  A Benitez P                                                            0   0
  J Orosco P                                                             0   0
  M Alexander P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36   7  10   6    4   8              172   24   8

BATTING

2B: M Devereaux (2, off R Pavlik); R Palmeiro (2, off D Cook); R Alomar (7, off R Pavlik).

HR: B Anderson (5, off R Pavlik; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: B Anderson 4; R Palmeiro 3; M Devereaux 2; B Bonilla 2; R Alomar 2; C Ripken; B Ripken; T Tarasco.

GIDP: G Zaun (1).

RBI: M Devereaux 2 (5); C Ripken (8); B Anderson (10); R Alomar (10); B Surhoff (10).

2-out RBI: C Ripken; R Alomar.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Palmeiro-C Ripken-R McDowell.

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 6   4   4   0    1   0  .317  .738   28    4   0   SB
I Rodriguez C                 2   1   1   1    0   0  .333  .909    7    3   1   3B
  D Valle PH-C                3   2   1   1    1   0  .222  .639   22    4   0   
W Clark 1B                    3   3   2   3    2   0  .333 1.032   38   10   0   HR,2B,HBP,GDP
  D Buford PR-RF              0   1   0   0    0   0  .308  .665         0   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 5   2   2   6    1   1  .390 1.127   22    2   0   HR,2B
  C Worthington PR-1B         0   1   0   0    0   0  .143  .690         1   0   
M Tettleton DH                2   3   0   2    3   1  .265 1.007   31    0   0   SF
D Palmer 3B                   4   3   2   5    2   0  .268  .925   19    0   0   2·HR
  K Stillwell PR-3B           0   1   0   0    0   0  .182  .523         0   1   
R Greer LF                    5   1   3   2    0   0  .351  .950   19    1   0   2·2B,SF
M McLemore 2B                 2   2   1   1    3   0  .244  .644   30    2   5   CS,SF
K Elster SS                   6   2   3   5    0   0  .265  .752   21    0   3   HR,2B

R Pavlik P                                                               0   0
  D Cook P                                                               0   0
  G Heredia P                                                            0   0
  E Vosberg P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38  26  19  26   13   2              237   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Gonzalez (3, off J Orosco); R Greer 2 (7, off R McDowell, off K Mercker); K Elster (4, off J Myers); W Clark (4, off K Mercker).

3B: I Rodriguez (1, off K Mercker).

HR: D Palmer 2 (4, off J Myers, off J Orosco; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); J Gonzalez (2, off K Mercker; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs); K Elster (2, off M Alexander; 8th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); W Clark (2, off K Mercker; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

SF: M McLemore (2, off K Mercker); M Tettleton (1, off J Orosco); R Greer (1, off M Alexander).

HBP: W Clark (1, by K Mercker).

TB: D Palmer 8; K Elster 7; W Clark 6; J Gonzalez 6; R Greer 5; D Hamilton 4; I Rodriguez 3; M McLemore; D Valle.

GIDP: W Clark (2).

RBI: J Gonzalez 6 (19); K Elster 5 (10); D Palmer 5 (13); W Clark 3 (12); M Tettleton 2 (10); R Greer 2 (12); M McLemore (7); D Valle (1); I Rodriguez (10).

2-out RBI: K Elster 4; R Greer.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 8 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Stillwell-M McLemore-C Worthington.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Hamilton (3, 2nd base off A Benitez/C Hoiles).

CS: M McLemore (1, 2nd base by J Myers/C Hoiles).

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 Mercker, L (1-1)             4.1   7   8   8    2   2   2   9.00   23   81-46   32· 5· 9    2·10· 6· 0     17    -     0.67  -0.41
J Myers                        1     3   1   1    1   0   1   1.29    6   25-11    7· 0· 4    1· 1· 3· 0          1-1    0.46  -0.15
R McDowell                     1.2   1   1   1    2   0   0   0.87    7   25-15    8· 2· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.51  -0.00
A Benitez                      0     1   3   3    2   0   0   6.75    3   21-10    7· 2· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.02
J Orosco                       0.1   6   8   8    2   0   1  27.00    9   47-27   17· 4· 6    0· 2· 5· 0          3-3    0.02  -0.01
M Alexander                    0.2   1   5   5    4   0   1  67.50    7   29-12    7· 2· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          3-3    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    19  26  26   13   2   5          55  228-121  78·15·28    6·18·15· 0          9-7

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Pavlik                       3.2   6   6   6    3   4   1   4.76   20   84-43   28· 6· 9    3· 2· 8· 0     26    -     1.03  -0.36
D Cook, W (1-0)                3     2   1   1    0   4   0   0.82   11   52-36   24· 3· 9    4· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.90   0.21
G Heredia, H (4)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.25    4   17-11    8· 1· 2    2· 0· 2· 0          2-1    1.44   0.04
E Vosberg, S (4)               1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   15-9     5· 1· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.01
Totals                         9    10   7   7    4   8   1          40  168-99   65·11·23   10· 8·10· 0          4-1

A Benitez faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: A Benitez (1); R Pavlik (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: K Mercker (1; W Clark).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - John Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 4:15.

Attendance: 41,184.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 92° F, Wind 17mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Texas Rangers                        
1. B Anderson           CF    1. D Hamilton           CF 
2. R Alomar             2B    2. I Rodriguez          C  
3. R Palmeiro           1B    3. W Clark              1B 
4. B Bonilla            DH    4. J Gonzalez           RF 
5. C Ripken             SS    5. M Tettleton          DH 
6. B Surhoff            3B    6. D Palmer             3B 
7. M Devereaux          LF    7. R Greer              LF 
8. C Hoiles             C     8. M McLemore           2B 
9. T Tarasco            RF    9. K Elster             SS 

   K Mercker            P        R Pavlik             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  6-7  1--  1   16%  85% D Palmer        J Myers         Home Run (Fly Ball); Tettleton Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  1--  3   13%  63% I Rodriguez     K Mercker       Triple to CF (Line Drive); Hamilton Scores
   t 4   2  6-5  12-  1  -13%  49% R Alomar        R Pavlik        Double to LF (Line Drive); Devereaux Scores; Anderson to 3B
   b 1   0  1-1  1-3  2   12%  79% J Gonzalez      K Mercker       Home Run (Line Drive); Rodriguez Scores; Clark Scores
   b 5   0  6-6  ---  8   12%  70% W Clark         K Mercker       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Pavlik facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  2   41%  B Anderson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   44%  R Alomar        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  7   45%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   46%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   50%  D Hamilton      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  3   63%  I Rodriguez     Triple to CF (Line Drive); Hamilton Scores
          --3  5   66%  W Clark         Hit By Pitch
   RRR    1-3  2   79%  J Gonzalez      Home Run (Line Drive); Rodriguez Scores; Clark Scores
   O      ---  7   77%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   78%  D Palmer        Walk
          1--  1   83%  R Greer         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Palmer to 3B
   RO     -23  2   83%  M McLemore      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Palmer Scores; Greer to 3B
   O      --3  3   81%  K Elster        Flyball: 2B (Deep 1B)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 5.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-5, Roger Pavlik facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   83%  C Ripken        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   85%  B Surhoff       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   86%  M Devereaux     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Kent Mercker facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   87%  D Hamilton      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   86%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: LF
   R      1--  2   90%  W Clark         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hamilton Scores
   O      -2-  4   89%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   88%  M Tettleton     Popfly: C (Front of Home)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 6.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Roger Pavlik facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   90%  C Hoiles        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  5   88%  T Tarasco       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   90%  B Anderson      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Tarasco to 2B
   O      -2-  5   92%  R Alomar        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Kent Mercker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   91%  D Palmer        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  2   90%  R Greer         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   90%  M McLemore      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Rangers 6.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Roger Pavlik facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   87%  R Palmeiro      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   83%  B Bonilla       Single to LF (Line Drive); Palmeiro to 2B
          12-  5   78%  C Ripken        Walk; Palmeiro to 3B; Bonilla to 2B
   R      123  4   70%  B Surhoff       Walk; Palmeiro Scores; Bonilla to 3B; Ripken to 2B
   R      123      65%  M Devereaux     Wild Pitch; Bonilla Scores; Ripken to 3B; Surhoff to 2B
   RR     -23  5   54%  " "             Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Ripken Scores; Surhoff Scores
   O      -2-  5   59%  C Hoiles        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   63%  T Tarasco       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   62%  B Anderson      Walk
   R      12-  1   49%  R Alomar        Double to LF (Line Drive); Devereaux Scores; Anderson to 3B
                  Dennis Cook replaces Roger Pavlik pitching
   O      -23  8   57%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 6-6, Kent Mercker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   54%  K Elster        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   52%  D Hamilton      Flyball: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  Dave Valle pinch hits for Ivan Rodriguez batting 2nd
   O      ---  3   50%  D Valle         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Rangers 6.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 6-6, Dennis Cook facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Valle moves to C
   O      ---  1   53%  B Bonilla       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   56%  C Ripken        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  8   57%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 6-6, Kent Mercker facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  8   70%  W Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  3   67%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
          ---  4   70%  M Tettleton     Walk
                  Jimmy Myers replaces Kent Mercker pitching
   RR     1--  1   85%  D Palmer        Home Run (Fly Ball); Tettleton Scores
   O      ---  5   84%  R Greer         Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  5   85%  M McLemore      Walk
   O      1--  1   84%  K Elster        McLemore Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Rangers 9.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 6-9, Dennis Cook facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   86%  M Devereaux     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   88%  C Hoiles        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   89%  T Tarasco       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Rangers 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-6, Jimmy Myers facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   92%  K Elster        Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  7   94%  D Hamilton      Single to CF (Line Drive); Elster to 3B
   O      1-3  2   91%  D Valle         Fielder's Choice 3B; Elster out at Hm/3B-C; Hamilton to 2B
                  Roger McDowell replaces Jimmy Myers pitching
   OO     12-  1   87%  W Clark         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Rangers 9.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 6-9, Dennis Cook facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   90%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   92%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  9   90%  R Palmeiro      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  1   88%  B Bonilla       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Palmeiro to 3B
                  Gil Heredia replaces Dennis Cook pitching
   R      1-3  5   80%  C Ripken        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Palmeiro Scores; Bonilla to 2B
   O      12-  6   87%  B Surhoff       Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Rangers 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-7, Roger McDowell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   86%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
          ---  5   87%  M Tettleton     Walk
   O      1--  2   86%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B; Tettleton to 2B
   R      -2-  5   92%  R Greer         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Tettleton Scores
          -2-  7   92%  M McLemore      Walk
   O      12-  1   91%  K Elster        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Rangers 10.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 7-10, Gil Heredia facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   94%  M Devereaux     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   96%  C Hoiles        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Ed Vosberg replaces Gil Heredia pitching; Jeffrey Hammonds pinch hits for Tony Tarasco batting 9th
   O      ---  2   97%  J Hammonds      Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Rangers 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-7, Armando Benitez facing 1-2-3
                  Armando Benitez replaces Roger McDowell pitching; Jeffrey Hammonds moves to LF; Mike Devereaux moves to RF
          ---  6   97%  D Hamilton      Single to 3B (Pop Fly to Deep 3B)
          1--      98%  D Valle         Hamilton Steals 2B
          -2-  7   98%  " "             Walk
          12-      99%  W Clark         Wild Pitch; Hamilton to 3B; Valle to 2B
          -23  8   99%  " "             Walk
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Armando Benitez pitching
   RR     123  4  100%  J Gonzalez      Double to CF (Line Drive); Hamilton Scores; Valle Scores; Clark to 3B
   RO     -23  5  100%  M Tettleton     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF Line); Clark Scores; Gonzalez to 3B
   RR     --3  1  100%  D Palmer        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gonzalez Scores
          ---  4  100%  R Greer         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  4  100%  M McLemore      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Greer to 2B
   R      12-  7  100%  K Elster        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Greer Scores; McLemore to 2B
          12-  6  100%  D Hamilton      Walk; McLemore to 3B; Elster to 2B
   R      123  7  100%  D Valle         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); McLemore Scores; Elster to 3B; Hamilton to 2B
   R      123  9  100%  W Clark         Walk; Elster Scores; Hamilton to 3B; Valle to 2B
                  Manny Alexander replaces Jesse Orosco pitching; Damon Buford pinch runs for Will Clark batting 3rd
   R      123  5  100%  J Gonzalez      Walk; Hamilton Scores; Valle to 3B; Buford to 2B
                  Craig Worthington pinch runs for Juan Gonzalez batting 4th
   R      123  6  100%  M Tettleton     Walk; Valle Scores; Buford to 3B; Worthington to 2B
   R      123  6  100%  D Palmer        Walk; Buford Scores; Worthington to 3B; Tettleton to 2B
                  Kurt Stillwell pinch runs for Dean Palmer batting 6th
   RO     123  2  100%  R Greer         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Worthington Scores; Tettleton to 3B
          1-3  7  100%  M McLemore      Walk; Stillwell to 2B
   RRRR   123  1  100%  K Elster        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Tettleton Scores; Stillwell Scores; McLemore Scores
   O      ---  2  100%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  16 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Rangers 26.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 7-26, Ed Vosberg facing 1-2-3
                  Craig Worthington moves to 1B; Kurt Stillwell moves to 3B; Damon Buford moves to RF; Billy Ripken pinch hits for Brady Anderson batting 1st
          ---  2  100%  B Ripken        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
                  Jeff Huson pinch hits for Roberto Alomar batting 2nd
          1--  6  100%  J Huson         Walk; Ripken to 2B
                  Gregg Zaun pinch hits for Rafael Palmeiro batting 3rd
   OO     12-  4  100%  G Zaun          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Ripken to 3B
   O      --3  1  100%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Rangers 26.

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OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation