July 5, 1970 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
DET 0 BOS 8
CLE 4 CAL 5
OAK 1 MIL 2
KCR 1 MIN 12
CHW 3 WSA 7
@NYY 3 WSA 7
@NYY 3 SDP 6
@ATL 5 PIT 5
@CHC 2 CIN 3
HOU 1 STL 6
@MON 3 NYM 5
@PHI 4 LAD 4
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 21,690

Sunday, July 5, 1970
Time of Game: 2:39

Indians

33-44

Lost 4

6th, 15½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  1  1   0  1  1   0  0  0    4 12  1
Red Sox         0  0  0   2  3  2   1  0  X    8 15  0

W: M Nagy (3-1), L: R Austin (1-2), S: V Romo (4)

Red Sox

40-36

Won 6

4th, 8 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Heidemann SS                4   0   0   0    1   1  .212  .537    0    2   5   
G Nettles 3B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .216  .705    0    3   4   HR
V Pinson CF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .303  .786    0    1   0   
R Fosse C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .313  .887    0    2   0   
D Sims LF                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .240  .866    0    0   0   
R Foster RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .776    0    1   0   
T Horton 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .265  .792    0   10   0   CS
E Leon 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .221  .609    0    3   3   
R Austin P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .472    0    1   1   2B
  P Hennigan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .777         0   0   
  R Rollins PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .222  .647    0    0   0   HR
  D Higgins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   1   
  D Ellsworth P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  L Klimchock PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .174  .427    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   4  12   3    2   6                    24  14

BATTING

2B: R Austin (1, off M Nagy).

HR: R Rollins (2, off V Romo; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); G Nettles (11, off M Nagy; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: G Nettles 5; R Rollins 4; T Horton 2; R Austin 2; V Pinson 2; D Sims 2; R Fosse; E Leon.

RBI: D Sims (24); R Rollins (9); G Nettles (26).

2-out RBI: R Rollins; D Sims.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Austin-T Horton.

E: G Nettles (8).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Horton (2, 2nd base by M Nagy/J Moses).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Andrews 2B                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .221  .691    0    2   3   
R Smith CF                    4   2   1   0    1   0  .299  .839    0    5   1   2B
C Yastrzemski 1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .301 1.018    0    0   0   
  D Pavletich 1B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .048  .178    0    2   0   
  M Fiore 1B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .193  .540    0    5   0   
T Conigliaro RF               5   2   2   1    0   0  .290  .848    0    1   0   2B
R Petrocelli SS               4   1   3   2    0   0  .249  .758    0    3   1   2B
G Scott 3B                    4   0   3   1    0   0  .290  .844    0    1   4   2B
B Conigliaro LF               4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .833    0    1   0   2B
J Moses C                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .291  .738    0    7   2   
M Nagy P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   0   
  J Kennedy PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .268  .792    0    0   0   HR
  V Romo P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .451    0    0   1   SH
Totals                       38   8  15   8    1   1                    27  12

BATTING

2B: R Petrocelli (15, off P Hennigan); T Conigliaro (2, off P Hennigan); B Conigliaro (3, off D Higgins); G Scott (18, off R Austin); R Smith (16, off R Austin).

HR: J Kennedy (3, off R Austin; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: V Romo (2, off D Higgins).

TB: R Petrocelli 4; J Kennedy 4; G Scott 4; T Conigliaro 3; R Smith 2; J Moses 2; B Conigliaro 2; M Andrews; M Fiore.

RBI: J Moses 2 (23); R Petrocelli 2 (51); J Kennedy (7); G Scott (36); T Conigliaro (44); M Andrews (24).

2-out RBI: R Petrocelli; T Conigliaro.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 17.

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
R Austin, L (1-2)              4.1   7   4   4    1   1   1   4.98   20     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 4· 4     33    -     1.26  -0.22
P Hennigan                     0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.37    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 2· 0          1-1    1.30  -0.19
D Higgins                      0.1   3   2   2    0   0   0   4.98    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.88  -0.17
D Ellsworth                    2.2   3   1   1    0   0   0   3.82   12     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 2· 1          1-0    0.27  -0.00
Totals                         8    15   8   8    1   1   1          40     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 8· 8          2-1

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
M Nagy, W (3-1)                5     9   3   3    2   3   1   4.83   24     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 4· 5     38    -     1.03  -0.12
V Romo, S (4)                  4     3   1   1    0   3   1   3.02   15     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 3          0-0    0.58   0.04
Totals                         9    12   4   4    2   6   2          39     -       ·  ·      9·10· 4· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Nagy (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Bill Kunkel.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 21,690.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Heidemann          SS    1. M Andrews            2B 
2. G Nettles            3B    2. R Smith              CF 
3. V Pinson             CF    3. C Yastrzemski        1B 
4. R Fosse              C     4. T Conigliaro         RF 
5. D Sims               LF    5. R Petrocelli         SS 
6. R Foster             RF    6. G Scott              3B 
7. T Horton             1B    7. B Conigliaro         LF 
8. E Leon               2B    8. J Moses              C  
9. R Austin             P     9. M Nagy               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  2-1  12-      16%  64% G Scott         R Austin        Single to RF; Conigliaro Scores; Petrocelli to 3B
   b 5   0  3-2  ---      15%  57% J Kennedy       R Austin        Inside-the-park Home Run to RF
   b 5   2  3-3  -2-      15%  70% T Conigliaro    P Hennigan      Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Smith Scores
   t 5   2  2-2  1-3     -13%  37% D Sims          M Nagy          Single to CF; Pinson Scores; Fosse to 2B
   t 6   2  5-3  ---     -11%  72% R Rollins       V Romo          Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Nagy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  J Heidemann     Walk
   O      1--      50%  G Nettles       Flyball: SS
   O      1--      53%  V Pinson        Strikeout
          1--      51%  R Fosse         Walk; Heidemann to 2B
   O      12-      55%  D Sims          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Austin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  M Andrews       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Nagy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  R Foster        Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  T Horton        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      43%  E Leon          Single to RF (Line Drive); Horton to 3B
   R      1-3      38%  R Austin        Wild Pitch; Horton Scores; Leon to 2B
   O      -2-      41%  " "             Double to CF (LF-CF); Leon out at Hm/CF-2B-C
   O      -2-      44%  J Heidemann     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Austin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      42%  T Conigliaro    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      42%  G Scott         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      39%  B Conigliaro    Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Nagy facing 2-3-4
                  Don Pavletich replaces Carl Yastrzemski playing 1B batting 3rd
   R      ---      29%  G Nettles       Home Run
   O      ---      30%  V Pinson        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      32%  R Fosse         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      31%  D Sims          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      32%  R Foster        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Austin facing 8-9-1
          ---      37%  J Moses         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      28%  M Nagy          Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
   O      ---      27%  M Andrews       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Nagy facing 7-8-9
          ---      24%  T Horton        Single to RF
   O      1--      27%  E Leon          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      30%  R Austin        Horton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      31%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Austin facing 2-3-4
          ---      35%  R Smith         Walk
   O      1--      31%  D Pavletich     Strikeout Looking
          1--      39%  T Conigliaro    Single to CF; Smith to 3B
   R      1-3      48%  R Petrocelli    Single (LF-CF); Smith Scores; Conigliaro to 2B
   R      12-      64%  G Scott         Single to RF; Conigliaro Scores; Petrocelli to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  B Conigliaro    Fielder's Choice 3B; Petrocelli out at Hm/3B-C; Scott to 2B
   O      12-      50%  J Moses         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Nagy facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Fiore replaces Don Pavletich playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---      53%  J Heidemann     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
          ---      54%  V Pinson        Single to CF
          1--      50%  R Fosse         Single to CF (Line Drive); Pinson to 3B
   R      1-3      37%  D Sims          Single to CF; Pinson Scores; Fosse to 2B
   O      12-      41%  R Foster        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Austin facing 9-1-2
                  John Kennedy pinch hits for Mike Nagy batting 9th
   R      ---      57%  J Kennedy       Inside-the-park Home Run to RF
   O      ---      54%  M Andrews       Flyball: 3B
          ---      59%  R Smith         Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
                  Phil Hennigan replaces Rick Austin pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      55%  M Fiore         Flyball: SS
   R      -2-      70%  T Conigliaro    Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Smith Scores
   R      -2-      81%  R Petrocelli    Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Conigliaro Scores
   O      -2-      78%  G Scott         Flyball: 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Vicente Romo facing 7-8-9
                  Vicente Romo replaces John Kennedy pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  T Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  E Leon          Strikeout
                  Rich Rollins pinch hits for Phil Hennigan batting 9th
   R      ---      72%  R Rollins       Home Run
   O      ---      74%  J Heidemann     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dennis Higgins facing 7-8-9
                  Dennis Higgins replaces Rich Rollins pitching and batting 9th
          ---      80%  B Conigliaro    Double to LF
   R      -2-      87%  J Moses         Single; Conigliaro Scores
   O      1--      86%  V Romo          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Moses to 2B
   R      -2-      91%  M Andrews       Single to CF; Moses Scores
                  Dick Ellsworth replaces Dennis Higgins pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      90%  R Smith         Flyball: P
          1--      91%  M Fiore         Single to CF (Line Drive); Andrews to 2B
   O      12-      90%  T Conigliaro    Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-7, Vicente Romo facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      92%  G Nettles       Flyball: SS
          ---      89%  V Pinson        Single to RF
   O      1--      92%  R Fosse         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      94%  D Sims          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-4, Dick Ellsworth facing 5-6-7
          ---      95%  R Petrocelli    Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      97%  G Scott         Single to CF; Petrocelli to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  B Conigliaro    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Petrocelli stays at 3B
   RO     1-3      97%  J Moses         Groundout: SS-1B; Petrocelli Scores; Conigliaro to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  V Romo          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-8, Vicente Romo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  R Foster        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Horton        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      99%  E Leon          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-4, Dick Ellsworth facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  M Andrews       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  R Smith         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  M Fiore         Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
   O      --3      99%  T Conigliaro    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-8, Vicente Romo facing 9-1-2
                  Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Dick Ellsworth batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Klimchock     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  J Heidemann     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  G Nettles       Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  V Pinson        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation