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BAL 11
CLE  0

NYY  6
@BOS  4

SEP  4
@KCR  1

MIN  8
OAK  4

DET  2
@WSA  0

CIN 11
@HOU  5

LAD  7
SFG  5

PHI  2
@NYM  1

(11)
ATL  5
@SDP  2

STL  5
MON  4

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 35,190

Monday, April 21, 1969, 11:06AM
Time of Game: 3:00
Yankees
6
7-5
Won 2
3rd, 1½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  1   0  0  0   3  1  0    6  9  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  2    4 11  3
W: M Stottlemyre (4-0), L: L Stange (1-2), S: L McDaniel (1)
Red Sox
4
7-5
Lost 1
3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   3   0   0   1    3   0  .306  .792    0    4   4   
J Kenney CF                   5   0   1   0    1   0  .275  .719    0    2   0   
B Murcer 3B                   5   1   0   0    1   0  .321 1.010    0    3   4   SB
R White LF                    5   3   1   0    1   0  .222  .878    0    0   0   SB
J Pepitone 1B                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .862    0   13   0   
J Hall RF                     3   0   2   1    2   0  .308  .785    0    0   0   2·2B,SB
T Tresh SS                    4   2   1   1    1   0  .143  .452    0    3   2   2B,SB
J Gibbs C                     4   0   2   1    1   0  .286  .667    0    2   0   IW
M Stottlemyre P               3   0   1   0    1   1  .167  .453    0    0   4   
  L McDaniel P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       37   6   9   4   11   1                    27  14
BATTING
2B: J Hall 2 (2, 2 off L Stange); T Tresh (1, off L Stange).
SH: L McDaniel (1, off M Nagy).
IBB: J Gibbs (1, by L Stange).
TB: J Hall 4; J Gibbs 2; T Tresh 2; J Pepitone; R White; M Stottlemyre; J Kenney.
RBI: J Hall (1); J Gibbs (3); T Tresh (2); H Clarke (5).
2-out RBI: H Clarke; J Gibbs.
Team LOB: 16.
With RISP: 3 for 17.
FIELDING
DP: 4. B Murcer-H Clarke-J Pepitone 2; B Murcer-J Pepitone; J Pepitone.
BASERUNNING
SB: J Hall (3, 2nd base off M Nagy/J Moses); T Tresh (1, Home off L Stange/J Moses); B Murcer (4, 2nd base off L Stange/J Moses); R White (5, 2nd base off M Nagy/J Moses).
PO: R White (2nd base by M Nagy).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Andrews 2B                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .255  .802    0    4   4   2·GDP
D Jones 1B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .313  .768    0    8   4   
C Yastrzemski LF              4   0   1   0    0   0  .196  .650    0    5   0   
J Lahoud CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .384    0    0   0   
T Conigliaro RF               4   0   1   0    0   2  .282  .866    0    2   0   
G Scott 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .227  .783    0    0   3   HR,GDP
R Petrocelli SS               2   2   2   0    2   0  .419 1.336    0    1   2   
J Moses C                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .478 1.348    0    3   1   HR
L Stange P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    0    4   1   
  B Landis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Lyle P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Schofield PH              1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.100    0    0   0   
  M Nagy P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  B Conigliaro PH             1   0   1   0    0   0  .467 1.662    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   4  11   4    5   2                    27  17
BATTING
HR: G Scott (3, off M Stottlemyre; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Moses (2, off L McDaniel; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: J Moses 5; G Scott 4; R Petrocelli 2; D Jones; C Yastrzemski; B Conigliaro; J Lahoud; D Schofield; T Conigliaro.
GIDP: M Andrews 2 (3); G Scott (2).
RBI: J Moses 2 (8); G Scott (5); D Schofield (1).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
FIELDING
E: D Jones (1); M Nagy (1); M Andrews (5).

PITCHING

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
M Stottlemyre, W (4-0)         6.1   7   2   2    5   1   1   2.36   27     -       ·  ·     14· 3· 1· 3     47    -     1.31   0.27
L McDaniel, S (1)              2.2   4   2   2    0   1   1   8.10   11     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 1· 2          1-0    1.07   0.10
Totals                         9    11   4   4    5   2   2          38     -       ·  ·     20· 4· 2· 5          1-0 
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
L Stange, L (1-2)              6     7   4   3    4   1   0   3.42   31     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 1· 5     41    -     1.09  -0.05
B Landis                       0.2   1   1   1    3   0   0   4.50    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-2    0.97  -0.07
S Lyle                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.72    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.40   0.01
M Nagy                         2     1   1   0    4   0   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 2· 1          0-0    0.19  -0.02
Totals                         9     9   6   4   11   1   0          49     -       ·  ·     19· 8· 3· 7          5-2 
L Stange faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Nagy (1).
IBB: L Stange (3; J Gibbs).
PO: M Nagy (0; R White, 2nd base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Kinnamon, 1B - Emmett Ashford, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Hank Soar.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 35,190.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 61° F, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. H Clarke             2B    1. M Andrews            2B 
2. J Kenney             CF    2. D Jones              1B 
3. B Murcer             3B    3. C Yastrzemski        LF 
4. R White              LF    4. J Lahoud             CF 
5. J Pepitone           1B    5. T Conigliaro         RF 
6. J Hall               RF    6. G Scott              3B 
7. T Tresh              SS    7. R Petrocelli         SS 
8. J Gibbs              C     8. J Moses              C  
9. M Stottlemyre        P     9. L Stange             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  2-0  12-      12%  79% M Andrews       M Stottlemyre   Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3      11%  50% J Lahoud        M Stottlemyre   Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
   b 4   1  2-0  12-      11%  76% G Scott         M Stottlemyre   Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 3   1  0-1  1-3      10%  79% J Hall          L Stange        Double to RF; White Scores/unER; Pepitone to 3B
   b 5   0  2-0  1--      -8%  59% J Moses         M Stottlemyre   Single to 3B; Petrocelli to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Lee Stange facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  H Clarke        Walk
          1--      59%  J Kenney        Single to 3B/Bunt; Clarke to 2B
   O      12-      54%  B Murcer        Flyball: LF
          12-      60%  R White         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Clarke to 3B; Kenney to 2B
   O      123      52%  J Pepitone      Popfly: SS
   O      123      45%  J Hall          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mel Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  M Andrews       Walk
          1--      36%  D Jones         Walk; Andrews to 2B
   O      12-      39%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Andrews to 3B
   OO     1-3      50%  J Lahoud        Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Lee Stange facing 7-8-9
          ---      56%  T Tresh         Double to CF
   O      -2-      55%  J Gibbs         Groundout: 1B-2B-P; Tresh to 3B
   R      --3      59%  M Stottlemyre   Tresh Steals Hm
          ---      61%  " "             Single to LF
   O      1--      58%  H Clarke        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      56%  J Kenney        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mel Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  T Conigliaro    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      60%  G Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  R Petrocelli    Single to LF (Ground Ball); Petrocelli out at 2B/SS-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lee Stange facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      59%  B Murcer        Lineout: 2B
          ---      62%  R White         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      68%  J Pepitone      Single to RF; White to 3B
   R      1-3      79%  J Hall          Double to RF; White Scores/unER; Pepitone to 3B
   O      -23      73%  T Tresh         Fielder's Choice SS; Pepitone out at Hm/SS-C-SS-P; Hall to 3B; Tresh to 2B
          -23      74%  J Gibbs         Intentional Walk
   O      123      68%  M Stottlemyre   Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Mel Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  J Moses         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      73%  L Stange        Popfly: SS
          ---      71%  M Andrews       Walk
   O      1--      74%  D Jones         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lee Stange facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      72%  H Clarke        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  J Kenney        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      70%  B Murcer        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Mel Stottlemyre facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      73%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
          ---      69%  J Lahoud        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      65%  T Conigliaro    Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lahoud to 2B
   OO     12-      76%  G Scott         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lee Stange facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  R White         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      73%  J Pepitone      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---      75%  J Hall          Double to RF
          -2-      75%  T Tresh         Walk
   O      12-      72%  J Gibbs         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Mel Stottlemyre facing 7-8-9
          ---      67%  R Petrocelli    Walk
          1--      59%  J Moses         Single to 3B; Petrocelli to 2B
   O      12-      66%  L Stange        Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Moses to 2B
   OO     12-      79%  M Andrews       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lee Stange facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      77%  M Stottlemyre   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  H Clarke        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      75%  J Kenney        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Mel Stottlemyre facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  D Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      75%  C Yastrzemski   Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      78%  J Lahoud        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Yastrzemski to 2B
   O      -2-      82%  T Conigliaro    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Lee Stange facing 3-4-5
          ---      85%  B Murcer        Walk
          1--      87%  R White         Murcer Steals 2B
          -2-      90%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball); Murcer to 3B
                  Bill Landis replaces Lee Stange pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      87%  J Pepitone      Foul Flyball: C
          1-3      88%  J Hall          Walk; White to 2B
   RO     123      90%  T Tresh         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Murcer Scores; White to 3B
   R      1-3      95%  J Gibbs         Single to CF; White Scores; Tresh to 3B
          1-3      95%  M Stottlemyre   Walk; Gibbs to 2B
   R      123      97%  H Clarke        Walk; Tresh Scores; Gibbs to 3B; Stottlemyre to 2B
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Bill Landis pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      96%  J Kenney        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Mel Stottlemyre facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      93%  G Scott         Home Run
          ---      90%  R Petrocelli    Walk
   O      1--      92%  J Moses         Groundout: P-1B; Petrocelli to 2B
                  Dick Schofield pinch hits for Sparky Lyle batting 9th
   R      -2-      88%  D Schofield     Single to RF; Petrocelli Scores
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Mel Stottlemyre pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--      93%  M Andrews       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mike Nagy facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Nagy replaces Dick Schofield pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  B Murcer        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      93%  R White         Walk
   O      1--      93%  J Pepitone      Lineout: LF
          1--      93%  J Hall          White Steals 2B
   R      -2-      96%  " "             White Picked off 2B, safe on E1; White Scores/unER
          ---      96%  " "             Walk
          1--      96%  T Tresh         Hall Steals 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Lindy McDaniel facing 2-3-4
          ---      93%  D Jones         Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      96%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--      98%  J Lahoud        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  T Conigliaro    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mike Nagy facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  J Gibbs         Single to SS
   O      1--      99%  L McDaniel      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Gibbs to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  H Clarke        Wild Pitch; Gibbs out at Hm/P-C
          ---      98%  " "             Walk
          1--      99%  J Kenney        Walk; Clarke to 2B
          12-      99%  B Murcer        Fielder's Choice P; Clarke to 3B; Kenney to 2B; Murcer to 1B
   O      123      98%  R White         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Lindy McDaniel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  G Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  R Petrocelli    Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--      96%  J Moses         Home Run; Petrocelli Scores
                  Billy Conigliaro pinch hits for Mike Nagy batting 9th
          ---      90%  B Conigliaro    Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  M Andrews       Lineout: 3B
   O      1--     100%  D Jones         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 4.

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