April 16, 1968 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 9
@BOS 2 CLE 3
CHW 1 OAK 4
@NYY 3 STL 6
@ATL 2 CIN 9
@CHC 8 LAD 5
PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 32,849

Tuesday, April 16, 1968
Time of Game: 3:08

Tigers

4-1

Won 4

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   8  1  0   0  0  0    9 15  0
Red Sox         0  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  4  2

W: E Wilson (1-1), L: R Culp (0-1)

Red Sox

2-3

Lost 2

6th, 3 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                2   1   0   0    4   1  .278  .980    0    1   4   
D Wert 3B                     6   1   2   2    0   0  .238  .606    0    1   1   
A Kaline RF                   6   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .598    0    1   0   
W Horton LF                   6   1   3   2    0   1  .444 1.189    0    1   0   2·2B,CS
N Cash 1B                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .125  .425    0   12   1   
B Freehan C                   4   2   3   0    0   0  .533 1.482    0    8   0   HBP
J Northrup CF                 3   1   1   1    2   0  .111  .349    0    1   0   
R Oyler SS                    4   0   1   2    1   2  .071  .247    0    0   5   
E Wilson P                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .429 1.286    0    2   1   
Totals                       40   9  15   8    8   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: W Horton 2 (4, off R Culp, off L Stange).

HBP: B Freehan (2, by R Culp).

TB: W Horton 5; B Freehan 3; D Wert 2; A Kaline 2; E Wilson 2; J Northrup; R Oyler; N Cash.

RBI: W Horton 2 (4); D Wert 2 (4); R Oyler 2 (4); J Northrup (1); E Wilson (2).

2-out RBI: R Oyler 2; W Horton 2; J Northrup.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

BASERUNNING

CS: W Horton (1, 2nd base by R Culp/E Howard).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Andrews 2B                  2   1   2   1    2   0  .333  .955    0    2   3   HR
D Jones 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .087  .174    0    2   0   
C Yastrzemski LF              4   0   0   0    0   1  .211 1.032    0    4   1   
R Smith CF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .167  .495    0    2   0   
G Scott 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .318    0    7   0   
J Lahoud RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .867    0    1   0   2B
R Petrocelli SS               3   0   0   0    1   1  .500 1.579    0    3   3   
E Howard C                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .235  .762    0    6   1   
R Culp P                      0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   SH
  L Stange P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Foy PH                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  G Roggenburk P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Tartabull PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Lyle P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  N Siebern PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   2   4   2    5   8                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Lahoud (1, off E Wilson).

HR: M Andrews (1, off E Wilson; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

SH: R Culp (1, off E Wilson).

TB: M Andrews 5; J Lahoud 2; E Howard.

RBI: M Andrews (2); E Howard (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: D Jones (1); J Lahoud (1).

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
E Wilson, W (1-1)              9     4   2   2    5   8   1   4.50   36     -       ·  ·     16· 3· 0· 4     74    -     0.52   0.02
Totals                         9     4   2   2    5   8   1          36     -       ·  ·     16· 3· 0· 4           -

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
R Culp, L (0-1)                3.2   8   8   8    6   3   0  19.64   25     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 2· 8     10    -     1.44  -0.45
L Stange                       1.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   3.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          3-2    0.20  -0.04
G Roggenburk                   2     3   0   0    2   0   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 3          0-0    0.03   0.00
S Lyle                         2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    15   9   9    8   5   0          49     -       ·  ·      7·10· 3·15          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: E Wilson (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: R Culp (1; B Freehan).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Al Salerno, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 32,849.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. D McAuliffe          2B    1. M Andrews            2B 
2. D Wert               3B    2. D Jones              3B 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. C Yastrzemski        LF 
4. W Horton             LF    4. R Smith              CF 
5. N Cash               1B    5. G Scott              1B 
6. B Freehan            C     6. J Lahoud             RF 
7. J Northrup           CF    7. R Petrocelli         SS 
8. R Oyler              SS    8. E Howard             C  
9. E Wilson             P     9. R Culp               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  1-1  123      23%  86% D Wert          R Culp          Single to RF; Northrup Scores; Wilson Scores; McAuliffe Scores/Adv on E9/Adv on E5; Wert to 2B
   t 4   1  1-0  12-      18%  59% E Wilson        R Culp          Single to RF; Freehan Scores; Northrup to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      11%  65% D Wert          R Culp          Single to LF; McAuliffe to 3B; Wert to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--      10%  64% J Northrup      R Culp          Single to LF; Freehan to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  -23      -8%  51% W Horton        R Culp          Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  D McAuliffe     Walk
          1--      65%  D Wert          Single to LF; McAuliffe to 3B; Wert to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -23      59%  A Kaline        Lineout: 3B
   O      -23      51%  W Horton        Strikeout
   O      -23      46%  N Cash          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Earl Wilson facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  M Andrews       Single (CF-RF)
   O      1--      45%  D Jones         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      48%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
          1--      46%  R Smith         Walk; Andrews to 2B
   O      12-      50%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Culp facing 6-7-8
          ---      54%  B Freehan       Hit By Pitch
          1--      64%  J Northrup      Single to LF; Freehan to 3B
   O      1-3      58%  R Oyler         Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3      50%  E Wilson        Strikeout
          1-3      53%  D McAuliffe     Walk; Northrup to 2B
   O      123      45%  D Wert          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Earl Wilson facing 6-7-8
          ---      38%  J Lahoud        Double to RF
   O      -2-      39%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: P unassisted; Lahoud to 3B
   R      --3      33%  E Howard        Single to RF; Lahoud Scores
   O      1--      34%  R Culp          Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Howard to 2B
          -2-      33%  M Andrews       Walk
          12-      32%  D Jones         Wild Pitch; Howard to 3B; Andrews to 2B
   O      -23      37%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Culp facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      34%  A Kaline        Lineout: LF
          ---      37%  W Horton        Single to SS
   O      1--      33%  N Cash          Horton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      32%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Earl Wilson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      33%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      35%  R Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      36%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Culp facing 6-7-8
          ---      41%  B Freehan       Single
          1--      49%  J Northrup      Walk; Freehan to 2B
   O      12-      41%  R Oyler         Popfly: 1B
   R      12-      59%  E Wilson        Single to RF; Freehan Scores; Northrup to 3B
          1-3      63%  D McAuliffe     Walk; Wilson to 2B
   RRR    123      86%  D Wert          Single to RF; Northrup Scores; Wilson Scores; McAuliffe Scores/Adv on E9/Adv on E5; Wert to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  A Kaline        Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      90%  W Horton        Double to RF; Wert Scores
          -2-      90%  N Cash          Walk
          12-      91%  B Freehan       Single to 3B; Horton to 3B; Cash to 2B
   R      123      95%  J Northrup      Walk; Horton Scores; Cash to 3B; Freehan to 2B
                  Lee Stange replaces Ray Culp pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      98%  R Oyler         Single to CF; Cash Scores; Freehan Scores; Northrup to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  E Wilson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  8 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Earl Wilson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  J Lahoud        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Petrocelli    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  E Howard        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Lee Stange facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Wert          Foul Flyball: C
          ---      99%  A Kaline        Single to CF
   R      1--      99%  W Horton        Double (LF-CF); Kaline Scores
   O      -2-      99%  N Cash          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Earl Wilson facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Foy pinch hits for Lee Stange batting 9th
          ---      99%  J Foy           Walk
          1--      98%  M Andrews       Walk; Foy to 2B
   O      12-      99%  D Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      99%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: LF
   O      12-     100%  R Smith         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-1, Garry Roggenburk facing 6-7-8
                  Garry Roggenburk replaces Joe Foy pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Freehan       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  R Oyler         Walk
          1--     100%  E Wilson        Single to CF; Oyler to 2B
          12-     100%  D McAuliffe     Walk; Oyler to 3B; Wilson to 2B
   O      123      99%  D Wert          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Earl Wilson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  G Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Lahoud        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  R Petrocelli    Walk
   O      1--     100%  E Howard        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-1, Garry Roggenburk facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  A Kaline        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  W Horton        Lineout: LF
          ---     100%  N Cash          Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  B Freehan       Single to LF; Cash out at 3B/LF-3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Earl Wilson facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Tartabull pinch hits for Garry Roggenburk batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Tartabull     Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---     100%  M Andrews       Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---     100%  D Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-2, Sparky Lyle facing 7-8-9
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Jose Tartabull pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Oyler         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  E Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-9, Earl Wilson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  R Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Lahoud        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-2, Sparky Lyle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Wert          Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  A Kaline        Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  W Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-9, Earl Wilson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Howard        Strikeout
                  Norm Siebern pinch hits for Sparky Lyle batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  N Siebern       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation