August 6, 1971 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 2
@BOS 0 CAL 2
MIN 0 MIL 2
@KCR 1 NYY 12
BAL 3 CHW 7
@OAK 0 WSA 7
CLE 3 NYM 9
@ATL 1 CIN 9
MON 1 SDP 4
@HOU 3 PHI 3
@PIT 2 STL 12
SFG 8

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 32,108

Friday, August 6, 1971
Time of Game: 2:11

Tigers

59-52

Won 1

3rd, 9 GB

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

W: J Coleman (12-6), L: R Culp (13-9)

Red Sox

63-47

Lost 1

2nd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .613    0    4   1   
A Kaline RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .296  .888    0    3   1   
W Horton LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .289  .833    0    0   0   
N Cash 1B                     3   1   1   2    1   0  .286  .949    0    4   1   HR
J Northrup CF                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .295  .852    0    1   0   
B Freehan C                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .276  .803    0   10   1   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .657    0    1   1   2B
E Brinkman SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .549    0    4   1   CS
J Coleman P                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .094  .272    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    3   5                    27   6

BATTING

2B: A Rodriguez (19, off B Lee).

HR: N Cash (24, off R Culp; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: N Cash 4; A Rodriguez 2; J Northrup 2; W Horton; A Kaline; B Freehan.

RBI: N Cash 2 (62).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Brinkman-D McAuliffe-N Cash.

BASERUNNING

CS: E Brinkman (2, Home by B Lee/B Montgomery).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Griffin 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .604    0    1   3   
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .564    0    1   2   
R Smith CF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .295  .887    0    3   0   
C Yastrzemski LF              2   0   0   0    1   2  .260  .819    0    0   0   
R Petrocelli 3B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .818    0    2   2   GDP
G Scott 1B                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .262  .751    0    6   0   CS
J Lahoud RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .792    0    6   0   
B Montgomery C                3   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .741    0    8   0   
R Culp P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .382    0    0   1   SH
  M Fiore PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .380    0    0   0   
  B Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .563         0   1   
Totals                       27   0   4   0    2   9                    27   9

BATTING

SH: R Culp (14, off J Coleman).

TB: L Aparicio; G Scott; B Montgomery; R Smith.

GIDP: R Petrocelli (14).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

BASERUNNING

CS: G Scott (3, 2nd base by J Coleman/B Freehan).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Coleman, W (12-6)            9     4   0   0    2   9   0   3.56   30     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 2· 4     86    -     1.05   0.60
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   9   0          30     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 2· 4           -

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, L (13-9)               8     6   2   2    3   5   1   3.17   33     -       ·  ·      7·10· 2· 6     64    -     1.31   0.08
B Lee                          1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.33    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.45   0.01
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   5   1          36     -       ·  ·      8·11· 2· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 32,108.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. D McAuliffe          2B    1. D Griffin            2B 
2. A Kaline             RF    2. L Aparicio           SS 
3. W Horton             LF    3. R Smith              CF 
4. N Cash               1B    4. C Yastrzemski        LF 
5. J Northrup           CF    5. R Petrocelli         3B 
6. B Freehan            C     6. G Scott              1B 
7. A Rodriguez          3B    7. J Lahoud             RF 
8. E Brinkman           SS    8. B Montgomery         C  
9. J Coleman            P     9. R Culp               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  0-0  1--      36%  86% N Cash          R Culp          Home Run; Horton Scores
   t 4   1  0-0  123      -9%  53% E Brinkman      R Culp          Foul Flyball: C
   t 4   0  0-0  12-       9%  70% B Freehan       R Culp          Single to CF; Cash to 3B; Northrup to 2B
   t 4   2  0-0  123      -9%  44% J Coleman       R Culp          Lineout: CF
   t 4   0  0-0  123      -8%  62% A Rodriguez     R Culp          Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D McAuliffe     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      46%  A Kaline        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  W Horton        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Griffin       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      49%  L Aparicio      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      50%  R Smith         Single to RF; Smith out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Culp facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  N Cash          Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  J Northrup      Walk
          1--      54%  B Freehan       Walk; Northrup to 2B
   O      12-      51%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B; Northrup to 3B; Freehan to 2B
   O      -23      45%  E Brinkman      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   OO     1--      49%  R Petrocelli    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      48%  G Scott         Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Lahoud        Scott Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Culp facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  J Coleman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: SS
          ---      47%  A Kaline        Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  W Horton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  J Lahoud        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      44%  B Montgomery    Single to RF
   O      1--      46%  R Culp          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Montgomery to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  D Griffin       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Culp facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  N Cash          Walk
          1--      61%  J Northrup      Single to RF; Cash to 2B
          12-      70%  B Freehan       Single to CF; Cash to 3B; Northrup to 2B
   O      123      62%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      123      53%  E Brinkman      Foul Flyball: C
   O      123      44%  J Coleman       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  L Aparicio      Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  R Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      45%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      44%  W Horton        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: CF
          ---      43%  G Scott         Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  J Lahoud        Lineout: RF
   O      1--      50%  B Montgomery    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Culp facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  N Cash          Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  J Northrup      Single to CF
   O      1--      46%  B Freehan       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      43%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      46%  R Culp          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      48%  D Griffin       Strikeout Looking
          ---      47%  L Aparicio      Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  R Smith         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Culp facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      46%  E Brinkman      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      43%  J Coleman       Strikeout
   O      ---      42%  D McAuliffe     Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      45%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   O      ---      48%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: SS
   O      ---      50%  G Scott         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Culp facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      45%  A Kaline        Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  W Horton        Single to RF
   RR     1--      86%  N Cash          Home Run; Horton Scores
   O      ---      85%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  B Freehan       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Coleman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  J Lahoud        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      92%  B Montgomery    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Mike Fiore pinch hits for Ray Culp batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  M Fiore         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bill Lee facing 7-8-9
                  Bill Lee replaces Mike Fiore pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  A Rodriguez     Double to LF
   O      -2-      94%  E Brinkman      Fielder's Choice P; Rodriguez out at 3B/P-SS-2B-C; Brinkman to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  J Coleman       Flyball: RF; Brinkman to 3B
   O      --3      92%  D McAuliffe     Brinkman Caught Stealing Hm (C)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  D Griffin       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  R Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation