September 8, 1961 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
WSA 1 BAL 4
WSA 2 BOS 9
DET 2 KCA 6
MIN 4 CHW 5
@LAA 3
(10) NYY 9
CLE 1 CHC 4
PHI 1 CIN 3
STL 2
(10) PIT 2
@MLN 1 SFG 7
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 18,525

Friday, September 8, 1961
Time of Game: 3:11

Tigers

86-55

Lost 8

2nd, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  2  2
Red Sox         0  0  1   2  0  3   3  0  X    9 14  0

W: M Fornieles (9-8), L: J Bunning (15-11)

Red Sox

69-75

Won 3

6th, 28½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wood 2B                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .689    0    2   2   
B Bruton CF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .252  .707    0    3   0   
A Kaline RF                   3   1   0   0    2   0  .315  .890    0    0   0   SB
R Colavito LF                 1   0   1   0    3   0  .291 1.003    0    0   0   
N Cash 1B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .360 1.144    0   10   1   
D McAuliffe SS                3   0   0   0    1   0  .253  .712    0    2   6   
S Boros 3B                    3   0   0   1    1   1  .271  .724    0    1   2   
D Brown C                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .251  .738    0    6   1   HR
J Bunning P                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .144  .319    0    0   0   
  P Foytack P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .506    0    0   0   
  H Aguirre P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Regan P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .075  .240         0   0   
  M Montejo P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Osborne PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .640    0    0   0   
  H Koplitz P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   2   2   2   10   3                    24  12

BATTING

HR: D Brown (12, off T Stallard; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: D Brown 4; R Colavito.

RBI: S Boros (55); D Brown (36).

2-out RBI: S Boros; D Brown.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Cash-D McAuliffe-N Cash.

E: J Bunning (3); D Brown (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Kaline (14, 2nd base off T Stallard/J Pagliaroni).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Schilling 2B                5   0   1   0    0   2  .254  .660    0    4   4   
G Geiger CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .761    0    5   0   2B
C Yastrzemski LF              5   0   2   1    0   1  .263  .706    0    0   0   CS
F Malzone 3B                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .269  .713    0    0   3   2B
J Jensen RF                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .750    0    2   0   
P Runnels 1B                  4   2   3   0    1   0  .314  .811    0    8   1   
P Green SS                    3   2   1   0    2   0  .281  .896    0    4   2   GDP
J Pagliaroni C                4   3   3   5    0   1  .240  .751    0    3   0   HR,2B,HBP
T Stallard P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .097  .226    0    1   0   
  M Fornieles P               2   1   1   2    0   1  .161  .451    0    0   0   HR
Totals                       38   9  14   8    5   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: G Geiger (19, off P Foytack); J Pagliaroni (14, off J Bunning); F Malzone (18, off H Koplitz).

HR: J Pagliaroni (14, off P Regan; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); M Fornieles (1, off P Foytack; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

HBP: J Pagliaroni (3, by P Foytack).

TB: J Pagliaroni 7; M Fornieles 4; P Runnels 3; F Malzone 2; C Yastrzemski 2; G Geiger 2; P Green; T Stallard; C Schilling.

GIDP: P Green (3).

RBI: J Pagliaroni 5 (51); M Fornieles 2 (4); C Yastrzemski (72).

2-out RBI: C Yastrzemski.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

BASERUNNING

CS: C Yastrzemski (5, 2nd base by J Bunning/D Brown).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bunning, L (15-11)           3.1   8   3   2    0   2   0   3.20   18     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 8     36    -     1.44  -0.23
P Foytack                      2.1   2   3   3    1   0   1   3.98   11     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 2          2-0    0.77  -0.04
H Aguirre                      0     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.64    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.34  -0.04
P Regan                        0.1   2   3   3    1   0   1   5.35    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-0    0.22  -0.02
M Montejo                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.19    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
H Koplitz                      1     1   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    14   9   8    5   6   2          44     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0·14          5-1

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Stallard                     4.2   1   2   2   10   2   1   5.19   25     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0· 1     46    -     1.20  -0.05
M Fornieles, W (9-8)           4.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.80   14     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 1· 1          3-0    0.70   0.22
Totals                         9     2   2   2   10   3   1          39     -       ·  ·     13·10· 1· 2          3-0

H Aguirre faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
P Regan faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: P Foytack (1; J Pagliaroni).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Al Smith, 3B - Hank Soar.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 18,525.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Wood               2B    1. C Schilling          2B 
2. B Bruton             CF    2. G Geiger             CF 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. C Yastrzemski        LF 
4. R Colavito           LF    4. F Malzone            3B 
5. N Cash               1B    5. J Jensen             RF 
6. D McAuliffe          SS    6. P Runnels            1B 
7. S Boros              3B    7. P Green              SS 
8. D Brown              C     8. J Pagliaroni         C  
9. J Bunning            P     9. T Stallard           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  1-1  12-      19%  80% J Pagliaroni    J Bunning       Double to LF (Deep LF); Runnels Scores; Green Scores
   b 6   1  2-3  1--      16%  90% M Fornieles     P Foytack       Home Run (Deep LF Line); Pagliaroni Scores
   b 3   1  1-0  12-      11%  60% G Geiger        J Bunning       Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Pagliaroni Scores/unER; Stallard to 2B
   t 5   2  3-1  123     -11%  60% S Boros         T Stallard      Walk; Kaline Scores; Cash to 3B; McAuliffe to 2B
   t 2   2  0-0  ---     -11%  43% D Brown         T Stallard      Home Run (Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tracy Stallard facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Wood          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  B Bruton        Strikeout Looking
          ---      53%  A Kaline        Walk
          1--      51%  R Colavito      Walk; Kaline to 2B
   O      12-      55%  N Cash          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  C Schilling     Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  G Geiger        Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      61%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF; Schilling to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  F Malzone       Strikeout
   O      1-3      50%  J Jensen        Yastrzemski Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tracy Stallard facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  S Boros         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      43%  D Brown         Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      44%  J Bunning       Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Bunning facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      42%  J Jensen        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      45%  P Runnels       Single to CF
   OO     1--      39%  P Green         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tracy Stallard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  J Wood          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      43%  B Bruton        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      41%  A Kaline        Walk
          1--      40%  R Colavito      Kaline Steals 2B
          -2-      40%  " "             Walk
          12-      37%  N Cash          Walk; Kaline to 3B; Colavito to 2B
   O      123      44%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Bunning facing 8-9-1
          ---      48%  J Pagliaroni    Single to LF
          1--      55%  T Stallard      Reached on E2 (throw)/Bunt; Pagliaroni to 2B; Stallard to 1B
   O      12-      48%  C Schilling     Strikeout Looking
   R      12-      60%  G Geiger        Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Pagliaroni Scores/unER; Stallard to 2B
   O      12-      55%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
   O      12-      50%  F Malzone       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Tracy Stallard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  S Boros         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  D Brown         Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  J Bunning       Walk
   O      1--      56%  J Wood          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Bunning facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  J Jensen        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      56%  P Runnels       Single to CF
          1--      61%  P Green         Single to LF; Runnels to 2B
   RR     12-      80%  J Pagliaroni    Double to LF (Deep LF); Runnels Scores; Green Scores
          -2-      83%  T Stallard      Single to LF; Pagliaroni to 3B
                  Paul Foytack replaces Jim Bunning pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      79%  C Schilling     Flyball: CF
   O      1-3      75%  G Geiger        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Tracy Stallard facing 2-3-4
          ---      70%  B Bruton        Walk
   O      1--      75%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      70%  R Colavito      Walk; Kaline to 2B
   O      12-      75%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Kaline to 3B
          1-3      72%  D McAuliffe     Walk; Cash to 2B
   R      123      60%  S Boros         Walk; Kaline Scores; Cash to 3B; McAuliffe to 2B
                  Mike Fornieles replaces Tracy Stallard pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      71%  D Brown         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Paul Foytack facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      69%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  F Malzone       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      68%  J Jensen        Walk
   O      1--      66%  P Runnels       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Fornieles facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  P Foytack       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      72%  J Wood          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      74%  B Bruton        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Paul Foytack facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      72%  P Green         Flyball: CF
          ---      74%  J Pagliaroni    Hit By Pitch
   RR     1--      90%  M Fornieles     Home Run (Deep LF Line); Pagliaroni Scores
   O      ---      90%  C Schilling     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  G Geiger        Double to RF
                  Hank Aguirre replaces Paul Foytack pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-      95%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF; Geiger Scores
          1--      95%  F Malzone       Walk; Yastrzemski to 2B
                  Phil Regan replaces Hank Aguirre pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      94%  J Jensen        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Fornieles facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      94%  R Colavito      Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  N Cash          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Colavito to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  D McAuliffe     Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Phil Regan facing 6-7-8
          ---      97%  P Runnels       Single to LF
          1--      98%  P Green         Walk; Runnels to 2B
   RRR    12-     100%  J Pagliaroni    Home Run (Deep LF); Runnels Scores; Green Scores
                  Manny Montejo replaces Phil Regan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  M Fornieles     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  C Schilling     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Geiger        Flyball: SS
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-9, Mike Fornieles facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  S Boros         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Brown         Strikeout
                  Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Manny Montejo batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Osborne       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Howie Koplitz facing 3-4-5
                  Howie Koplitz replaces Bobo Osborne pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
          ---     100%  F Malzone       Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  J Jensen        Flyball: 2B
          -2-     100%  P Runnels       Walk
          12-     100%  P Green         Walk; Malzone to 3B; Runnels to 2B
   O      123     100%  J Pagliaroni    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-9, Mike Fornieles facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  J Wood          Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Bruton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  A Kaline        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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