April 18, 1969 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
CLE 7 MIN 6
CAL 0 BAL 6
@WSA 0 LAD 5
HOU 4 SDP 3
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 7,232

Friday, April 18, 1969
Time of Game: 2:57

Indians

1-8

Lost 3

6th, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   2  1  0   1  0  2    7 12  1
Red Sox         0  1  1   0  2  5   1  0  X   10 13  1

W: R Culp (2-0), L: L Tiant (0-3), S: B Landis (1)

Red Sox

6-4

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Snyder RF                   5   2   2   1    0   1  .333  .840    0    2   0   HR
L Brown SS                    3   1   1   0    2   1  .314  .928    0    2   6   
J Cardenal CF                 4   2   2   2    0   0  .143  .563    0    1   0   HR,SB,SF,GDP
T Horton 1B                   5   1   3   2    0   0  .308  .982    0   10   3   2·2B
D Sims C                      2   1   1   0    3   0  .500 1.357    0    5   1   IW
C Hinton LF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .353  .801    0    1   0   GDP
Z Versalles 2B                4   0   1   1    0   2  .226  .555    0    1   1   GDP
M Alvis 3B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .125  .243    0    0   2   SF
L Tiant P                     3   0   0   0    0   3  .250  .500    0    1   0   
  L Burchart P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  M Paul P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Maye PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .517    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   7  12   7    5   7                    24  13

BATTING

2B: T Horton 2 (4, 2 off R Culp).

HR: J Cardenal (2, off R Culp; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); R Snyder (1, off R Culp; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SF: J Cardenal (2, off R Culp); M Alvis (1, off R Culp).

IBB: D Sims (1, by R Culp).

TB: T Horton 5; J Cardenal 5; R Snyder 5; C Hinton; L Brown; Z Versalles; M Alvis; D Sims.

GIDP: J Cardenal (2); Z Versalles (3); C Hinton (1).

RBI: T Horton 2 (9); J Cardenal 2 (4); Z Versalles (4); R Snyder (1); M Alvis (1).

2-out RBI: T Horton 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: L Brown (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cardenal (2, 2nd base off R Culp/J Moses).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Smith CF                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .277  .768    0    0   0   2·2B
  B Conigliaro CF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .455 1.819    0    2   0   
M Andrews 2B                  3   1   1   1    2   0  .275  .848    0    3   3   2B
C Yastrzemski LF              4   1   1   2    1   1  .167  .600    0    2   0   HR
  J Lahoud LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .286         0   0   
K Harrelson 1B                5   2   2   3    0   0  .217  .710    0    5   1   2·HR
T Conigliaro RF               4   1   2   1    1   0  .267  .921    0    0   0   HR,2B
  G Thomas RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
G Scott 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .194  .636    0    4   3   
R Petrocelli SS               3   1   1   1    0   0  .375 1.232    0    0   2   HR
  D Schofield SS              1   1   0   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    1   0   
J Moses C                     4   1   3   0    0   0  .500 1.143    0    7   0   2B
R Culp P                      4   1   1   1    0   1  .273  .818    0    1   0   2B
  B Landis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       38  10  13  10    5   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: R Culp (3, off L Tiant); T Conigliaro (1, off L Burchart); J Moses (2, off L Tiant); M Andrews (3, off L Tiant); R Smith 2 (4, 2 off L Tiant).

HR: K Harrelson 2 (3, 2 off L Tiant; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); R Petrocelli (4, off L Tiant; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); T Conigliaro (2, off L Tiant; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); C Yastrzemski (1, off L Tiant; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: K Harrelson 8; T Conigliaro 6; R Petrocelli 4; R Smith 4; C Yastrzemski 4; J Moses 4; R Culp 2; M Andrews 2.

RBI: K Harrelson 3 (8); C Yastrzemski 2 (3); R Culp (1); M Andrews (6); R Petrocelli (5); T Conigliaro (4); R Smith (6).

2-out RBI: C Yastrzemski 2; K Harrelson.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Scott-M Andrews; G Scott-M Andrews-K Harrelson; R Petrocelli-M Andrews-K Harrelson.

E: R Culp (2).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Tiant, L (0-3)               5.2  11   9   9    3   4   5   7.78   31     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 1·11     12    -     1.11  -0.64
L Burchart                     1     2   1   0    1   0   0   6.75    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.19  -0.01
M Paul                         1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   5.40    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    13  10   9    5   5   5          43     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 1·13          2-0

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, W (2-0)                8.2  12   7   7    5   7   2   3.81   41     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 9     34    -     0.91  -0.18
B Landis, S (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.33   0.03
Totals                         9    12   7   7    5   7   2          42     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 9          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Culp (1; D Sims).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Larry Napp.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 7,232.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. R Snyder             RF    1. R Smith              CF 
2. L Brown              SS    2. M Andrews            2B 
3. J Cardenal           CF    3. C Yastrzemski        LF 
4. T Horton             1B    4. K Harrelson          1B 
5. D Sims               C     5. T Conigliaro         RF 
6. C Hinton             LF    6. G Scott              3B 
7. Z Versalles          2B    7. R Petrocelli         SS 
8. M Alvis              3B    8. J Moses              C  
9. L Tiant              P     9. R Culp               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  4-2  1--      25%  54% K Harrelson     L Tiant         Home Run; Andrews Scores
   b 6   1  4-4  -2-      16%  76% R Culp          L Tiant         Double to LF; Moses Scores
   t 1   1  0-1  123      13%  44% C Hinton        R Culp          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 3   1  1-1  ---      12%  65% T Conigliaro    L Tiant         Home Run
   t 5   1  2-3  ---     -12%  26% J Cardenal      R Culp          Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  R Snyder        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      37%  L Brown         Single to LF; Snyder to 3B
   RO     1-3      40%  J Cardenal      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Snyder Scores
          1--      32%  T Horton        Single to LF; Brown to 3B; Horton to 2B
          -23      31%  D Sims          Intentional Walk
   OO     123      44%  C Hinton        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  R Smith         Strikeout
          ---      46%  M Andrews       Double to LF
          -2-      48%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   O      12-      44%  K Harrelson     Lineout: LF
   O      12-      39%  T Conigliaro    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Culp facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      41%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  M Alvis         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      44%  L Tiant         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  G Scott         Flyball: CF
   R      ---      53%  R Petrocelli    Home Run
          ---      55%  J Moses         Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  R Culp          Flyball: RF
          1--      56%  R Smith         Double to RF; Moses to 3B
          -23      57%  M Andrews       Walk
   O      123      50%  C Yastrzemski   Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R Snyder        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  L Brown         Walk
   OO     1--      55%  J Cardenal      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  K Harrelson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      65%  T Conigliaro    Home Run
   O      ---      64%  G Scott         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      63%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Ray Culp facing 4-5-6
          ---      55%  T Horton        Double to CF
          -2-      51%  D Sims          Walk
          12-      41%  C Hinton        Single to CF; Horton to 3B; Sims to 2B
   R      123      30%  Z Versalles     Single to CF; Horton Scores; Sims to 3B; Hinton to 2B
   RO     123      33%  M Alvis         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Sims Scores
   O      12-      38%  L Tiant         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      12-      42%  R Snyder        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      39%  J Moses         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      37%  R Culp          Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  R Smith         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ray Culp facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      38%  L Brown         Strikeout
   R      ---      26%  J Cardenal      Home Run
   O      ---      27%  T Horton        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      28%  D Sims          Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
          ---      33%  M Andrews       Walk
   O      1--      28%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   RR     1--      54%  K Harrelson     Home Run; Andrews Scores
   O      ---      51%  T Conigliaro    Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Ray Culp facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  C Hinton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
          ---      54%  M Alvis         Single to CF
   O      1--      57%  L Tiant         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      61%  J Moses         Double to RF
   R      -2-      76%  R Culp          Double to LF; Moses Scores
   R      -2-      86%  R Smith         Double to RF; Culp Scores
   O      -2-      84%  M Andrews       Groundout: SS-1B
   RR     -2-      95%  C Yastrzemski   Home Run; Smith Scores
   R      ---      97%  K Harrelson     Home Run
                  Larry Burchart replaces Luis Tiant pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  T Conigliaro    Double to RF
   O      -2-      97%  G Scott         Groundout: 1B-P
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-9, Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
                  Dick Schofield replaces Rico Petrocelli playing SS batting 7th; Billy Conigliaro replaces Reggie Smith playing CF batting 1st
   R      ---      95%  R Snyder        Home Run
   O      ---      96%  L Brown         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      97%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  T Horton        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-5, Larry Burchart facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  D Schofield     Walk
          1--      98%  J Moses         Single to RF; Schofield to 2B
   O      12-      98%  R Culp          Popfly: 2B
          12-      98%  B Conigliaro    Fielder's Choice SS; Schofield to 3B; Moses to 2B; Conigliaro to 1B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   RO     123      99%  M Andrews       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Schofield Scores/unER; Moses to 3B
                  Mike Paul replaces Larry Burchart pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      98%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-10, Ray Culp facing 5-6-7
                  Joe Lahoud replaces Carl Yastrzemski playing LF batting 3rd
          ---      97%  D Sims          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      95%  C Hinton        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Sims to 2B
   OO     12-      99%  Z Versalles     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B
   O      1--     100%  M Alvis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-5, Mike Paul facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  K Harrelson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  T Conigliaro    Walk
   O      1--     100%  G Scott         Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  D Schofield     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-10, Ray Culp facing 9-1-2
                  George Thomas replaces Tony Conigliaro playing RF batting 5th; Lee Maye pinch hits for Mike Paul batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Maye          Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  R Snyder        Strikeout
          ---     100%  L Brown         Walk
          1--     100%  J Cardenal      Single to 3B; Brown to 3B
          1-3     100%  T Horton        Cardenal Steals 2B
   RR     -23      99%  " "             Double to LF; Brown Scores; Cardenal Scores
          -2-      97%  D Sims          Walk
                  Bill Landis replaces Ray Culp pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  C Hinton        Flyball: RF
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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