July 20, 1970 Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 3
@BOS 2 BAL 14
@CHW 5 KCR 3
DET 0 MIN 4
CLE 2 NYY 6
CAL 1 WSA 2
MIL 0 ATL 3
CHC 1 ATL 5
CHC 0
(6) HOU 5
PIT 4
(12) LAD 5
PHI 0 SDP 3
MON 1 SFG 7
NYM 4 CIN 4
@STL 3 CIN 4
@STL 0
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 22,888

Monday, July 20, 1970, 7:36
Time of Game: 2:37

Athletics

49-44

Won 1

3rd, 11 GB

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

W: C Dobson (9-10), L: K Brett (2-4), S: M Grant (14)

Red Sox

47-43

Lost 1

4th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               5   1   2   0    0   3  .271  .758    0    2   2   
R Monday CF                   5   1   1   1    0   3  .309  .867    0    3   0   3B
T Davis LF                    3   0   0   1    1   0  .280  .688    0    0   0   
  S Hovley RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .666         1   0   
S Bando 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   3  .270  .902    0    0   2   SB
F Alou RF-LF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .294  .762    0    1   0   2B
J Rudi 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .770    0   10   0   GDP
F Fernandez C                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .225  .800    0   10   0   HR
J Driscoll 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   3  .200  .431    0    0   4   
  D Green PH-2B               0   0   0   0    1   0  .185  .530    0    0   0   
C Dobson P                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .382    0    0   0   
  P Lindblad P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Grant P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .667    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       34   3   9   3    3  14                    27   8

BATTING

2B: F Alou (21, off K Brett).

3B: R Monday (4, off K Brett).

HR: F Fernandez (11, off K Brett; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: M Grant (3, off S Lyle).

TB: F Fernandez 4; F Alou 3; R Monday 3; B Campaneris 2; S Bando; C Dobson; J Rudi.

GIDP: J Rudi (5).

RBI: T Davis (37); R Monday (19); F Fernandez (27).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Campaneris-J Rudi.

E: F Alou (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Bando (6, 2nd base off K Brett/J Moses).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Schofield 3B                3   0   0   0    1   2  .193  .553    0    0   4   
R Smith CF                    4   2   3   1    0   0  .308  .886    0    1   0   HR,2B
C Yastrzemski LF              3   0   1   1    1   0  .308 1.017    0    1   0   
T Conigliaro RF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .826    0    0   0   
R Petrocelli SS               4   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .778    0    2   2   
D Pavletich 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .103  .326    0    8   1   
M Andrews 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .218  .676    0    1   3   
J Moses C                     3   0   1   0    0   2  .275  .701    0   14   0   
K Brett P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .654    0    0   0   
  C Koonce P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Peters PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .675    0    0   0   
  G Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  M Fiore PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .527    0    0   0   
  S Lyle P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    2  10                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Smith (20, off C Dobson).

HR: R Smith (13, off C Dobson; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

TB: R Smith 7; C Yastrzemski; M Andrews; J Moses.

RBI: R Smith (35); C Yastrzemski (55).

2-out RBI: R Smith.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Andrews-R Petrocelli-D Pavletich.

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Dobson, W (9-10)             7.1   6   2   1    1  10   1   4.15   29     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 3· 1     69    -     1.13   0.23
P Lindblad                     0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.86    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.35  -0.09
M Grant, S (14)                1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.07    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          2-0    3.37   0.44
Totals                         9     6   2   1    2  10   1          34     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 4· 1          3-0

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
K Brett, L (2-4)               3.2   7   3   3    2   8   1   4.06   20     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 3· 2     41    -     1.06  -0.18
C Koonce                       2.1   1   0   0    0   3   0   3.63    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.67   0.11
G Wagner                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.18    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.78   0.05
S Lyle                         2     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.78    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.97   0.09
Totals                         9     9   3   3    3  14   1          38     -       ·  ·     12· 3· 4· 2          2-0

P Lindblad faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jake O'Donnell.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 22,888.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Boston Red Sox                       
1. B Campaneris         SS    1. D Schofield          3B 
2. R Monday             CF    2. R Smith              CF 
3. T Davis              LF    3. C Yastrzemski        LF 
4. S Bando              3B    4. T Conigliaro         RF 
5. F Alou               RF    5. R Petrocelli         SS 
6. J Rudi               1B    6. D Pavletich          1B 
7. F Fernandez          C     7. M Andrews            2B 
8. J Driscoll           2B    8. J Moses              C  
9. C Dobson             P     9. K Brett              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  3-2  12-      24%  84% T Conigliaro    M Grant         Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
   t 3   0  1-0  1--      17%  60% R Monday        K Brett         Triple to CF; Campaneris Scores
   b 6   2  3-1  ---     -13%  68% R Smith         C Dobson        Home Run (CF-RF)
   t 4   0  1-2  ---      11%  73% F Fernandez     K Brett         Home Run
   b 7   2  3-2  12-       9%  75% M Fiore         C Dobson        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Brett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  R Monday        Strikeout
          ---      47%  T Davis         Walk
   O      1--      45%  S Bando         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Dobson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Schofield     Strikeout
          ---      41%  R Smith         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Smith to 3B/Adv on E9
   RO     --3      39%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith Scores/unER
   O      ---      40%  T Conigliaro    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Brett facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  F Alou          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-      41%  J Rudi          Strikeout
          -2-      44%  F Fernandez     Walk
   O      12-      39%  J Driscoll      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      34%  C Dobson        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chuck Dobson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: SS
   O      ---      38%  D Pavletich     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      39%  M Andrews       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Brett facing 1-2-3
          ---      43%  B Campaneris    Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--      60%  R Monday        Triple to CF; Campaneris Scores
   RO     --3      59%  T Davis         Groundout: SS-1B; Monday Scores
          ---      62%  S Bando         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      59%  F Alou          Flyball: CF
          1--      60%  J Rudi          Bando Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Chuck Dobson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      59%  J Moses         Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  K Brett         Strikeout Looking
          ---      60%  D Schofield     Walk
   O      1--      62%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ken Brett facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      73%  F Fernandez     Home Run
   O      ---      71%  J Driscoll      Strikeout
          ---      73%  C Dobson        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      76%  B Campaneris    Single to LF (Line Drive); Dobson to 2B
   O      12-      73%  R Monday        Strikeout
                  Cal Koonce replaces Ken Brett pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      69%  T Davis         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Chuck Dobson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      72%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      74%  T Conigliaro    Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      75%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cal Koonce facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  S Bando         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      72%  F Alou          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      73%  J Rudi          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      72%  F Fernandez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Chuck Dobson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      75%  D Pavletich     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  M Andrews       Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  J Moses         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cal Koonce facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  J Driscoll      Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  C Dobson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      74%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Chuck Dobson facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Peters pinch hits for Cal Koonce batting 9th
   O      ---      78%  G Peters        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      80%  D Schofield     Strikeout
   R      ---      68%  R Smith         Home Run (CF-RF)
          ---      65%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      69%  T Conigliaro    Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Gary Wagner facing 2-3-4
                  Gary Wagner replaces Gary Peters pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      67%  R Monday        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      65%  T Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  S Bando         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Chuck Dobson facing 5-6-7
                  Felipe Alou moves to LF; Steve Hovley replaces Tommy Davis playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      69%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      72%  D Pavletich     Strikeout
          ---      70%  M Andrews       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      65%  J Moses         Single to CF (Line Drive); Andrews to 2B
                  Mike Fiore pinch hits for Gary Wagner batting 9th
   O      12-      75%  M Fiore         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sparky Lyle facing 5-6-7
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Mike Fiore pitching and batting 9th
          ---      78%  F Alou          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      71%  J Rudi          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  F Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Chuck Dobson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      76%  D Schofield     Flyball: CF
          ---      69%  R Smith         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Chuck Dobson pitching and batting 9th
          1--      60%  C Yastrzemski   Walk; Smith to 2B
                  Mudcat Grant replaces Paul Lindblad pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      84%  T Conigliaro    Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sparky Lyle facing 8-9-1
                  Dick Green pinch hits for Jim Driscoll batting 8th
          ---      86%  D Green         Walk
   O      1--      85%  M Grant         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Green to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
   O      -2-      80%  R Monday        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Mudcat Grant facing 5-6-7
                  Dick Green moves to 2B
   O      ---      89%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  D Pavletich     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Andrews       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

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