Final stats: Baltimore Orioles

Hitters

Name                AB     R   H   RBI   2B  3B   HR   BB   SB   Avg,
Belanger           226    17   52   34       5    2      2    21      3      .230
Blair                  255    37   72   36     14    1    10    14      5      .282
Buford              244     30   59    8     13     1      1    29      3      .241
Dalyrmple           13      2     4     2       1    0      1      0      0      .308
Etchebarren       32      0     8     1       1    0      0      1       0      .250
Floyd                    6      0     2     1       0    0      0      0       0      .333
Hendricks         184    19   31   20       2    0      6     19       0     .168
D Johnson        230    28   68   18     16    2      4     18      1      .296
D May                 37      5   10     1       2    0      0      1       0      .270
Motton                19      1     5     1       0    1      0      0       0      .263
Powell              237    28   65   40     14     1   11    24       0      .274
Rettemund           9      1     3     3       0    1     1      0        0      .333
B Robinson      241    29   53   24       6    4    10    13      0       .220
F Robinson      242    34   67   44       8     4   17    30      2       .277
Salmon              30      9   13     8       2     1     4      1       0      .433

Pitchers

Name              G    GS   IP        H      R    ER   BB    K     Sv.     W    L     ERA

Cuellar           15    15  109.3   127    59    59    26     48        0      4     7      4.86
D Hall             23      0    31.6    21       7      5      7       9        4      1     0      1.42
Hardin            12      8    60.6    90     47    44    10     22        0      2     3      6.53
Leonhard        16      1   32.6     43     18    17    13       9        0     1     4      4.68
Lopez             14      1   25        25     16    14     14    22       0      0     3       5.04
McNally           14   14   86     103     61     60    33     38        0      5     6      6.28

Palmer            10    10   73       75     43    43    28     46        0      4     4      5.30

Phoebus         12    11    64       74    52    47    24     25        0      2     6      6.61

Richert           16      0    16       23      9       9      3    19        6      3     0      5.06

Watt               22      0    24.3    40    19     18      8     19       5      2     1      6.66

Series 20: Rams sweep two from Orioles

Rams 31-29; Orioles 24-36

Game One: Rams 11, Orioles 6
WP: Collins (4-5)
LP: Phoebus (2-6)
HR: Belanger (2), Wilson (20)

Game Two: Rams 6, Orioles 4 (11 innings)
WP: Wells (1-0)
LP: Leonhard (1-4)
Save: Dauss (10)
HR: Fox (4), Sewell (2)

Raymond scored eight runs in the first four innings of the opener, with Hack Wilson hitting a three-run homer off Tom Phoebus in the second inning. Wilson drove in two more runs during the Rams three-run eighth. Mark Belanger hit a grand slam for Baltimore in the ninth inning as the Orioles scored six runs in the final two innings. Rip Collins allowed three hits in 7.2 innings for the Rams.

The two teams extended their season a couple of innings in the finale. Joe Sewell hit a two-run homer in the top of the 11th to give the Rams the winning margin. Earle Combs and Elmer Flick each went 3-for-5 with two runs. Nellie Fox drove in three runs, two of them on a homer in the seventh.

Series 19: Orioles take two of three from Flashes

Flashes 30-27, Orioles 24-34

Game One: Flashes 5, Orioles 2
WP: McQuillan (4-3)
LP: Cuellar (4-7)
Save: Jonnard (2)
HR: D Johnson (4), Lindstrom (6), Bottomley (11)

Game Two: Orioles 8, Flashes 4
WP: McNally (5-6)
LP: V Barnes (3-5)
HR: Kelly (10)

Game Three: Orioles 11, Flashes 4
WP: Hardin (2-3)
LP: Grimes (5-9)
HR: Powell (11)


The Flashes are eliminated, and the Quakers clinch the pennant.

Hugh McQuillan and Claude Jonnard kept the Flashes slender pennant hopes alive with a strong game in the opener. The Orioles scored single runs in the first two innings, but after that McQuillan allowed just two hits in five innings, and Jonnard finished with two innings of one-hit shutout relief. Jim Bottomley was 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a home run for the Flashes.

Dave McNally held Fordham to one run in eight innings, that a homer by George Kelly in the fifth. The Orioles tagged Virgil Barnes for five runs in the first three innings, with Frank Robinson driving in three runs with a pair of doubles. Robinson added a fourth RBI with a groundout in a three-run eighth. Boog Powell also had three RBIs for Baltimore, and Mark Belanger went 3-for-4 with two runs, an RBI and a steal.

The rubber game went to the Orioles. The Flashes scored twice off Jim Hardin in the first inning on four singles and a hit batter, but errors by Lindstrom and Joe Medwick resulted in unearned runs for Baltimore in the third and fourth innings to even the score, and Boog Powell put Baltimore in front to stay with a two-run homer off Burleigh Grimes in the fifth. The Orioles tagged Wayland Dean for seven runs in the seventh. Hardin went eight innings, allowing four runs on nine hits.

Pitcher availability: For the Flashes, Rosy Ryan should sit a game. Dean worked 1.1 long innings in the finale, and Jonnard pitched one inning. Bentley should pitch no more than one inning in their next games. For the Orioles, Lopez pitched one inning in the finale.

Projected starters: Flashes -- Haines-Nehf-McQuillan to close the season. Orioles: Phoebus-Cuellar to close the season.

Stat break: Baltimore Orioles

Hitters

Name                AB     R   H   RBI   2B  3B   HR   BB   SB   Avg,
Belanger           207    12   43   26       4    2      1    19      1      .208
Blair                  235    33   69   35     13    1    10    12      5      .294
Buford              223     25   52    6     12     1      1    25      3      .233
Dalyrmple           12      2     4     2       1    0      1      0      0      .333
Etchebarren       31      0     8     1       1    0      0      1       0      .258
Floyd                    6      0     2     1       0    0      0      0       0      .333
Hendricks         167    16   29   18       2    0      6     16       0     .174
D Johnson        208    23   60   15     16    1      3     16      1      .288
D May                 33      5   10     1       2    0      0      1       0      .303
Motton                17      1     4     1       0    1      0      0       0      .236
Powell              219    27   59   33     14     1   10    21       0      .269
Rettemund           9      1     3     3       0    1     1      0        0      .333
B Robinson      221    26   48   23       4    4    10    11      0       .217
F Robinson      228    32   61   40       6     4   17    25      2       .268
Salmon              27      7   11     8       1     1     4      1       0      .407

Pitchers

Name              G    GS   IP        H      R    ER   BB    K     Sv.     W    L     ERA

Cuellar           13    13    94.3   106    53    53    22     39        0      4     6      5.06
D Hall             22      0    30.3    21       7      5      7       9        4      1     0      1.43
Hardin            11      7    52.6     81    43    40      7     20        0      1     3      6.83
Leonhard        14      1   28.6     39     16    15    12       8        0     1     3      4.71
Lopez             12      1   23.3     21     11    10     10     15       0      0     3      3.86
McNally           13   13   78        98     60    59    32     34        0      4     6      6.81

Palmer            10    10   73       75     43    43    28     46        0      4     4      5.30

Phoebus         11    10    61       66    46    41    21     25        0      2     5      6.04

Richert           15      0    15       19      7       7      3    19        6      3     0      4.20

Watt               20      0    22.3    32    15     14      6     18       5      2     1      5.64

Series 18: Rams sweep four from Orioles

Rams 28-27, Orioles 22-33.

Game One: Rams 3, Orioles 2
WP: Collins (3-5)
LP: Cuellar (4-6)
Save: Dauss (8)
HR: Flick (5)

Game Two: Rams 8, Orioles 5
WP: Perry (8-5)
LP: McNally (4-6)
Save: S Johnson (1)

Game Three: Rams 6, Orioles 5
WP: Ruffing (4-6)
LP: Lopez (0-3)
Save: Dauss (9)
HR: Belanger (1)

Game Four: Rams 8, Orioles 7
WP: Stoner (2-2)
LP: Leonhard (1-4)
HR: Powell 2 (10), Wilson (19), Rizzuto (4)

The games were close but the series one-sided, and the last place Orioles have been mathematically eliminated from the pennant.

The opener featured the series one pitching duel. Rip Collins allowed two runs in seven innings, both unearned. Mike Cuellar went six innings and was burned by a two-out rally in the fourth that culminated in a three-run homer by Elmer Flick. Collins loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth, but Hooks Dauss popped up Brooks Robinson and got a double-play grounder from Davy Johnson to escape that jam.

The Rams pummeled Dave McNally for six runs in three innings in the second game, then tacked on two more in the fourth. Phil Rizzuto drove in five runs with a double and triple, and Joe Sewell, Frank Chance and Flick scored twice each.

Mark Belanger's sixth-inning grand slam gave the Orioles a 5-2 lead in the third game, but the Rams rallied for four runs in the bottom of the eighth off Marcelino Lopez and Pete Richert. Flick had a one-out triple, and Rizzuto walked. Nellie Fox singled home Flick, and Lopez walked Johnny Bassler (in for the injured Ray Schalk) to load the bases. Rickert entered, and pinch-hitter Fats Fothergill singled in two runs, and Earle Combs followed with another RBI single before Sewell grounded into a double play.

The Rams got another pinch-hit RBI single, this one by Al Wingo, to win the finale. Boog Powell hit a pair of homers for the Orioles, one a three-run shot, and scored three times. Hack Wilson clubbed his league-leading 19th homer, and Rizzuto had a solo shot. Lil Stoner went four innings in relief, allowing one run on two hits, to get the win. The final run came in the bottom of the ninth when Rizzuto walked to lead off, took second on a Dave Leonhard wild pitch, advanced to third on Fox's bunt and scored on Wingo's single.

Pitcher availability: For the Rams, Stoner should sit at least two games. All other relievers are fully available. For the Orioles, Leonhard should sit a pair of games and Lopez one.

Projected rotations: Rams -- Whitehill-Perry-Ruffing-Collins-Holloway. Orioles -- Cuellar-McNally-Hardin (or Phoebus)-Phoebus (or Leonhard/Hardin/Lopez)-Cuellar.

Series 17: Orioles take two of three from Flashes

Flashes 26-25, Orioles 22-29

Game One: Orioles 5, Flashes 4
WP: McNally (4-5)
LP: Grimes (4-8)
Save: Watt (5)
HR: Bottomley (10)

Game Two: Orioles 7. Flashes 6
WP: Palmer (4-4)
LP: Haines (5-4)
Save: Richert (6)
HR: Lindstrom (5)

Game Three: Flashes 9, Orioles 6
WP: Watson (3-1)
LP: Phoebus (2-5)
Save: Ryan (4)
HR: Blair 2 (10), B Robinson (10), Medwick 2 (7), Youngs (4)

It was the fifth straight series loss for the Flashes, who are seeing their pennant ambitions fade.

Baltimore scored the first five runs of the opener. Don Buford drove in two runs in the second inning with a base hit, and Brooks Robinson's triple was the key blow in a three-run fifth. The Flashes chipped away at Dave McNally and Eddie Watt, but Paul Blair gunned down Fred Lindstrom at the plate for the final out of the seventh in a pivotal play. and the Orioles hung on for the win.

The Orioles batted around in the fifth inning of the second game to stake Jim Palmer to a 7-2 lead. The Flashes scored last four runs fo the game, but that still left them losers. Lindstromg drove in four runs; he was 4-for-5 with a homer and a double.

Fordham avoided the sweep by winning a duel of long relievers. Paul Blair hit two homers for the Orioles, and Joe Medwick matched them for the Flashes. Boog Powell and Blair committed consecutive errors in the fourth as the Flashes scored three unearned runs off Jim Hardin. Tom Phoebus allowed a pair of two-run homers in three innings to take the loss for Baltimore; Mule Watson went 4.2 innings in relief of Virgil Barnes for the win, with Rosy Ryan entering to get the final out after three straight hits brought the tying run to the plate.

Pitcher availability: For the Flashes, Watson must sit at least three games, preferably four. Ryan pitched two innings in the second game and worked again briefly in the finale; he should sit the next game. For the Orioles, Phoebus pitched three innings of relief and should sit the next two games

Projected starters: Flashes -- Nehf-Grimes-Haines-McQuillan-Barnes. Orioles -- Cuellar-McNally-Phoebus-Palmer-Cuellar.

Stat break: Baltimore Orioles

Hitters

Name                AB     R   H   RBI   2B  3B   HR   BB   SB   Avg,
Belanger           181      7   35   18       4    2      0    16      1      .193
Blair                  203    27   60   26     12    1      8      9      4      .296
Buford              191     23   44    3     11     0      1    22      3       .230
Dalyrmple           12      2     4     2       1    0      1      0      0      .333
Etchebarren       28      0     7     1       1    0      0      1       0      .250
Floyd                    6      0     2     1       0    0      0      0       0      .333
Hendricks         145    15   26   16       1    0      6     13       0      .179
D Johnson        180    19   52   14    14    1      3     13      1      .289
D May                 27      5     8     1       2    0      0      1       0      .296
Motton                13      1     4     1       0    1      0      0       0      .308
Powell              190    23   49   26       9     1     8     16       0      .258
Rettemund           8      1     2     1       0     0     1      0      0       .250
B Robinson      192    20   42   19       2    3      9    10      0       .219
F Robinson      189    29   52   38       5     3   17    20      2       .275
Salmon              24      7   10     6       1     0     4      1       0      .417

Pitchers

Name              G    GS   IP        H      R    ER   BB    K     Sv.     W    L     ERA

Cuellar            12    12   88.3   100    51    51    20     36        0      4     5      5.20
D Hall             20      0    27.3    20       7      5      7       9        4      1     0      1.65
Hardin            10      6    47.6     74    38    38      6     19        0      1     3      7.17
Leonhard        12      1   24.3     35     13    12    10       7        0     1     3      4.44
Lopez             11      1   22        18      7      6       7     14        0      0     2      2.45
McNally           11   11    68        84    51    50    28     31        0      3      5      6.62

Palmer             8      8    58        55    31    31    24     40        0      3     4      4.81

Phoebus          9      9    53        58    40    35    16     20        0      2     4      5.94

Richert           13      0    13.3     15      6       6      2    19        5      3     0      4.05

Watt               18      0    19.3     29    13     12      5     18       4      2     1      5.59