September 16, 1972 Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 10
CLE 0 CHW 2
@CAL 0 DET 2
@MIL 1 MIN 11
KCR 1 BAL 7
@NYY 3 OAK 4
TEX 0 SFG 8
@ATL 5 ATL 5
SFG 2 CHC 18
NYM 5 CIN 6
SDP 3 LAD 10
@HOU 0 PHI 3
MON 1 STL 4
PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 25,102

Saturday, September 16, 1972
Time of Game: 2:38

Orioles

76-65

Won 2

3rd, 1½ GB

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

W: M Cuellar (17-10), L: S Kline (16-7)

Yankees

74-67

Lost 3

4th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buford LF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .207  .598    0    3   0   2B
P Blair CF                    5   2   1   0    0   1  .224  .601    0    1   0   GDP
B Grich 2B                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .281  .786    0    2   3   
B Powell 1B                   5   2   3   2    0   1  .247  .776    0   13   0   3B
T Crowley RF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .754    0    1   0   HBP
  M Rettenmund PR-RF          2   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .688    0    0   0   
B Robinson 3B                 4   1   2   3    1   0  .250  .649    0    1   4   HR,IW
J Oates C                     3   0   2   1    0   0  .260  .693    0    4   0   SF
M Belanger SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .486    0    2   5   
M Cuellar P                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .122  .317    0    0   1   
Totals                       38   7  13   7    2   3                    27  13

BATTING

2B: D Buford (6, off R Klimkowski).

3B: B Powell (1, off R Klimkowski).

HR: B Robinson (8, off S Kline; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: J Oates (2, off R Klimkowski).

IBB: B Robinson (4, by R Klimkowski).

HBP: T Crowley (1, by W Blasingame).

TB: B Powell 5; B Robinson 5; B Grich 3; D Buford 2; J Oates 2; P Blair; M Cuellar.

GIDP: P Blair (14).

RBI: B Robinson 3 (63); B Powell 2 (78); B Grich (46); J Oates (19).

2-out RBI: B Robinson.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

E: D Buford (2).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .244  .628    0    3   3   3B
R White LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .747    0    3   1   
B Murcer CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .890    0    4   0   
F Alou 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .723    0    9   1   
T Munson C                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .286  .722    0    3   0   
C Spikes RF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .154  .377    0    1   0   
G Michael SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .579    0    1   3   
H Lanier 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .212  .475    0    2   2   
S Kline P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .074  .211    0    1   1   SH
  W Blasingame P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Beene P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Swoboda PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .692    0    0   0   
  R Klimkowski P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R McKinney PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .523    0    0   0   
  C Cox P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .444         0   0   
Totals                       34   3   7   3    0   5                    27  11

BATTING

3B: H Clarke (2, off M Cuellar).

SH: S Kline (11, off M Cuellar).

TB: H Clarke 3; T Munson 2; G Michael; H Lanier; C Spikes; R Swoboda.

RBI: H Clarke 2 (36); R Swoboda (12).

2-out RBI: H Clarke 2; R Swoboda.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Lanier-H Clarke-F Alou.

E: S Kline (7).

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 Cuellar, W (17-10)           9     7   3   3    0   5   0   2.57   35     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0· 7     66    -     0.73   0.21
Totals                         9     7   3   3    0   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0· 7           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Kline, L (16-7)              4.1   6   5   4    1   2   1   2.13   21     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 0· 6     34    -     1.01  -0.20
W Blasingame                   0     1   1   1    0   0   0   6.00    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.89  -0.06
F Beene                        0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   2.32    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          3-2    0.44  -0.02
R Klimkowski                   2     2   1   1    1   0   0   4.40    9     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 1· 2          0-0    0.52  -0.01
C Cox                          2     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.20    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         9    13   7   6    2   3   1          42     -       ·  ·     12·10· 1·13          5-3

W Blasingame faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Cuellar (3).

IBB: R Klimkowski (7; B Robinson).

HBP: W Blasingame (3; T Crowley).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 25,102.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             New York Yankees                     
1. D Buford             LF    1. H Clarke             2B 
2. P Blair              CF    2. R White              LF 
3. B Grich              2B    3. B Murcer             CF 
4. B Powell             1B    4. F Alou               1B 
5. T Crowley            RF    5. T Munson             C  
6. B Robinson           3B    6. C Spikes             RF 
7. J Oates              C     7. G Michael            SS 
8. M Belanger           SS    8. H Lanier             3B 
9. M Cuellar            P     9. S Kline              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  ---      13%  60% B Robinson      S Kline         Home Run
   t 4   0  0-1  12-      12%  86% B Powell        S Kline         Single to RF; Blair Scores; Grich to 3B
   b 5   2  6-1  12-      -8%  87% H Clarke        M Cuellar       Triple to LF; Lanier Scores; Swoboda Scores
   t 5   1  0-2  12-       7%  89% B Grich         S Kline         Single; Buford Scores; Blair to 2B
   t 4   0  0-1  1--       5%  74% B Grich         S Kline         Single to LF; Blair to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Kline facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Buford        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      47%  P Blair         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  B Grich         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  H Clarke        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  R White         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B Murcer        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Kline facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  B Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  T Crowley       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      60%  B Robinson      Home Run
   O      ---      59%  J Oates         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Cuellar facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  T Munson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  C Spikes        Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Kline facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      62%  M Belanger      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  M Cuellar       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  D Buford        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Cuellar facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      62%  G Michael       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      59%  H Lanier        Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Lanier to 1B
   O      1--      61%  S Kline         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Lanier to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  H Clarke        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Kline facing 2-3-4
          ---      69%  P Blair         Single to LF
          1--      74%  B Grich         Single to LF; Blair to 2B
   R      12-      86%  B Powell        Single to RF; Blair Scores; Grich to 3B
   O      1-3      82%  T Crowley       Popfly: 2B
   O      1-3      77%  B Robinson      Fielder's Choice P unassisted; Powell to 2B; Grich out at Hm/P
          12-      79%  J Oates         Single to RF; Powell to 3B; Robinson to 2B
   O      123      74%  M Belanger      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Cuellar facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      77%  R White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  B Murcer        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      79%  F Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Kline facing 9-1-2
          ---      82%  M Cuellar       Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B)
          1--      85%  D Buford        Walk; Cuellar to 2B
   O      12-      82%  P Blair         Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Buford to 2B
   R      12-      89%  B Grich         Single; Buford Scores; Blair to 2B
                  Wade Blasingame replaces Steve Kline pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      94%  B Powell        Single to CF; Blair Scores/unER; Grich to 2B
          12-      95%  T Crowley       Hit By Pitch; Grich to 3B; Powell to 2B
                  Fred Beene replaces Wade Blasingame pitching and batting 9th; Merv Rettenmund pinch runs for Terry Crowley batting 5th
   RRO    123      98%  B Robinson      Single to LF; Grich Scores; Powell Scores; Rettenmund out at 3B/LF-3B
          1--      98%  J Oates         Single to 2B; Robinson to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  M Belanger      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike Cuellar facing 5-6-7
                  Merv Rettenmund moves to RF
          ---      96%  T Munson        Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  C Spikes        Strikeout
          1--      96%  G Michael       Single to CF; Munson to 2B
   O      12-      97%  H Lanier        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Munson to 3B
                  Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Fred Beene batting 9th
   R      1-3      95%  R Swoboda       Single to LF; Munson Scores; Lanier to 2B
   RR     12-      87%  H Clarke        Triple to LF; Lanier Scores; Swoboda Scores
   O      --3      90%  R White         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Yankees 3.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ron Klimkowski facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Klimkowski replaces Ron Swoboda pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  M Cuellar       Flyball: CF
          ---      91%  D Buford        Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      90%  P Blair         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      88%  B Grich         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike Cuellar facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  B Murcer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  F Alou          Flyball: SS
          ---      91%  T Munson        Single to CF
   O      1--      93%  C Spikes        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Yankees 3.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ron Klimkowski facing 4-5-6
          ---      96%  B Powell        Triple (LF-CF)
   O      --3      94%  M Rettenmund    Groundout: SS-1B
          --3      95%  B Robinson      Intentional Walk
   RO     1-3      96%  J Oates         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Powell Scores
   O      1--      96%  M Belanger      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-7, Mike Cuellar facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  G Michael       Flyball: LF
          ---      95%  H Lanier        Single to LF; Lanier to 2B/Adv on E7
                  Rich McKinney pinch hits for Ron Klimkowski batting 9th
   O      -2-      96%  R McKinney      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      98%  H Clarke        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-3, Casey Cox facing 9-1-2
                  Casey Cox replaces Rich McKinney pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  M Cuellar       Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  D Buford        Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      97%  P Blair         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-7, Mike Cuellar facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  R White         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Murcer        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  F Alou          Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-3, Casey Cox facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  B Grich         Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  B Powell        Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  M Rettenmund    Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-7, Mike Cuellar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  T Munson        Strikeout
          ---      99%  C Spikes        Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  G Michael       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--     100%  H Lanier        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Yankees 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation