April 23, 1971 Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
CHW 1 BAL 8
@CAL 2 KCR 5
CLE 2 NYY 7
MIN 3 OAK 9
DET 2 MIL 4
@WSA 0 NYM 7
@CHC 6
(12) LAD 3
@CIN 0 MON 3
@HOU 2 SFG 2
@PIT 0 PHI 8
@STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 12,261

Friday, April 23, 1971
Time of Game: 2:10

White Sox

6-10

Lost 1

6th, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1 11  0
Red Sox         4  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  X    7  7  0

W: S Siebert (3-0), L: T John (1-4)

Red Sox

8-6

Won 3

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Johnstone CF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .228  .681    0    3   0   
M Andrews 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .271  .726    0    0   2   
C May 1B                      4   0   2   1    0   0  .254  .682    0   12   0   
B Melton 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .222  .722    0    0   6   
R McKinney RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .353  .803    0    3   0   
R Reichardt LF                4   0   3   0    0   1  .220  .614    0    2   0   
E Herrmann C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .934    0    4   1   GDP
L Alvarado SS                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .071  .142    0    0   3   
  E Stroud PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .249    0    0   0   
  R Morales SS                1   0   1   0    0   0  .600 1.200    0    0   0   
T John P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
  S Kealey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Williams PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .542    0    0   0   
  T Forster P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Magnuson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  L Maye PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.238    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   1  11   1    0   5                    24  12

BATTING

SH: T John (2, off S Siebert).

TB: R Reichardt 3; C May 2; J Johnstone; M Andrews; L Alvarado; E Herrmann; B Melton; R Morales.

GIDP: E Herrmann (1).

RBI: C May (9).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

BASERUNNING

PO: M Andrews (2nd base by S Siebert).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kennedy SS                  3   2   2   0    1   0  .300 1.017    0    1   4   3B
R Smith RF                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .296  .817    0    3   0   
C Yastrzemski LF              3   2   1   1    1   0  .353 1.115    0    2   0   2B
R Petrocelli 3B               2   0   0   2    0   1  .245  .727    0    1   2   2·SF
G Scott 1B                    3   1   1   3    1   1  .298  .735    0   10   1   HR,IW
D Josephson C                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .255  .689    0    5   0   
B Conigliaro CF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .714    0    2   0   
D Griffin 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .174  .495    0    3   1   
S Siebert P                   2   1   1   0    0   0  .182  .705    0    0   3   SH
Totals                       28   7   7   7    4   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: C Yastrzemski (4, off T John).

3B: J Kennedy (1, off T John).

HR: G Scott (1, off T John; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: R Petrocelli 2 (2, off T John, off S Kealey).

SH: S Siebert (1, off T John).

IBB: G Scott (2, by S Kealey).

TB: G Scott 4; J Kennedy 4; C Yastrzemski 2; D Griffin; D Josephson; S Siebert.

RBI: G Scott 3 (10); R Petrocelli 2 (8); D Josephson (6); C Yastrzemski (12).

2-out RBI: D Josephson.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Scott-J Kennedy-G Scott.

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T John, L (1-4)                4.1   5   7   7    3   2   1   5.76   21     -       ·  ·     11· 1· 1· 3     24    -     0.73  -0.35
S Kealey                       1.2   2   0   0    1   1   0   4.50    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 2· 1          2-2    0.16  -0.02
T Forster                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.08    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
J Magnuson                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.80    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8     7   7   7    4   4   1          35     -       ·  ·     14· 4· 5· 4          2-2

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
S Siebert, W (3-0)             9    11   1   1    0   5   0   0.54   36     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 4· 3     66    -     0.62   0.14
Totals                         9    11   1   1    0   5   0          36     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 4· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Kealey (1; G Scott).

PO: S Siebert (1; M Andrews, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Merle Anthony.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 12,261.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Johnstone          CF    1. J Kennedy            SS 
2. M Andrews            2B    2. R Smith              RF 
3. C May                1B    3. C Yastrzemski        LF 
4. B Melton             3B    4. R Petrocelli         3B 
5. R McKinney           RF    5. G Scott              1B 
6. R Reichardt          LF    6. D Josephson          C  
7. E Herrmann           C     7. B Conigliaro         CF 
8. L Alvarado           SS    8. D Griffin            2B 
9. T John               P     9. S Siebert            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  1-1  1-3      19%  81% G Scott         T John          Home Run; Smith Scores; Yastrzemski Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  ---      10%  54% J Kennedy       T John          Triple to RF
   t 1   0  0-0  12-      -9%  32% C May           S Siebert       Single to CF (Line Drive); Andrews to 2B; Johnstone Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      -6%  41% M Andrews       S Siebert       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Johnstone to 2B
   t 1   1  0-1  12-       6%  42% R McKinney      S Siebert       Andrews Picked off 2B (P-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  J Johnstone     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      41%  M Andrews       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Johnstone to 2B
   R      12-      32%  C May           Single to CF (Line Drive); Andrews to 2B; Johnstone Scores
   O      12-      36%  B Melton        Strikeout
   O      12-      42%  R McKinney      Andrews Picked off 2B (P-2B)
   O      1--      44%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  J Kennedy       Triple to RF
          --3      58%  R Smith         Walk
          1-3      62%  C Yastrzemski   Walk; Smith to 2B
   RO     123      61%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith to 3B; Kennedy Scores
   RRR    1-3      81%  G Scott         Home Run; Smith Scores; Yastrzemski Scores
   O      ---      80%  D Josephson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      79%  B Conigliaro    Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Sonny Siebert facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  R Reichardt     Strikeout Looking
          ---      79%  E Herrmann      Single (LF-CF)
          1--      75%  L Alvarado      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Herrmann to 2B
   O      12-      78%  T John          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Alvarado to 2B; Herrmann to 3B
   O      -23      83%  J Johnstone     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tommy John facing 8-9-1
          ---      85%  D Griffin       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      84%  S Siebert       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Griffin to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  J Kennedy       Groundout: 3B-1B; Griffin to 3B
   O      --3      81%  R Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Sonny Siebert facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      83%  M Andrews       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      84%  C May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  B Melton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tommy John facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      83%  G Scott         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Sonny Siebert facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  R McKinney      Flyball: CF
          ---      82%  R Reichardt     Single to RF
   OO     1--      87%  E Herrmann      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tommy John facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  D Josephson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      86%  B Conigliaro    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  D Griffin       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Sonny Siebert facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  L Alvarado      Bunt Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      89%  T John          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Johnstone     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tommy John facing 9-1-2
          ---      91%  S Siebert       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      93%  J Kennedy       Walk; Siebert to 2B
   O      12-      91%  R Smith         Strikeout
   R      12-      96%  C Yastrzemski   Double to RF; Kennedy to 3B; Siebert Scores
                  Steve Kealey replaces Tommy John pitching and batting 9th
   RO     -23      96%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kennedy Scores
          -2-      97%  G Scott         Intentional Walk
   R      12-      98%  D Josephson     Single to CF (Line Drive); Scott to 2B; Yastrzemski Scores
   O      12-      98%  B Conigliaro    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Sonny Siebert facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  M Andrews       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  C May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      98%  B Melton        Single (CF-RF)
   O      1--      99%  R McKinney      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Steve Kealey facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  D Griffin       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  S Siebert       Lineout: LF
          ---      99%  J Kennedy       Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  R Smith         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Sonny Siebert facing 6-7-8
          ---      98%  R Reichardt     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      99%  E Herrmann      Flyball: CF
                  Ed Stroud pinch hits for Luis Alvarado batting 8th
   O      1--      99%  E Stroud        Flyball: RF
                  Walt Williams pinch hits for Steve Kealey batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  W Williams      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Terry Forster facing 3-4-5
                  Terry Forster replaces Walt Williams pitching and batting 9th; Rich Morales replaces Ed Stroud playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  R Petrocelli    Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  G Scott         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  J Johnstone     Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Andrews       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  C May           Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     100%  B Melton        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Jim Magnuson facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Magnuson replaces Terry Forster pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Josephson     Lineout: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Conigliaro    Lineout: CF
   O      ---     100%  D Griffin       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Sonny Siebert facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  R McKinney      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  R Reichardt     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     100%  E Herrmann      Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--     100%  R Morales       Single to CF (Line Drive); Reichardt to 2B
                  Lee Maye pinch hits for Jim Magnuson batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  L Maye          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.

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