September 4, 1971 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 11
@BOS 9 KCR 3
@CHW 1 MIL 4
CAL 1 OAK 5
@MIN 4 DET 9
@NYY 1 BAL 6
@WSA 2 LAD 2
CIN 1 NYM 6
@PHI 5
(10) NYM 3
@PHI 0 PIT 7
MON 6
(11) ATL 11
@SDP 7 SFG 1
HOU 0 CHC 7
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 16,506

Saturday, September 4, 1971
Time of Game: 2:47

Indians

55-84

Won 1

6th, 32 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  4   7  0  0   11 12  1
Red Sox         0  1  0   1  0  1   3  0  3    9 14  0

W: R Hand (2-4), L: J Lonborg (7-7), S: P Hennigan (13)

Red Sox

72-66

Lost 1

3rd, 14½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Uhlaender RF                5   2   2   1    0   1  .287  .681    0    1   0   2B
V Pinson CF                   5   2   3   2    0   0  .264  .681    0    0   0   3B,2B,SB
R Foster LF                   4   1   2   3    0   1  .250  .771    0    1   0   HR,2B
  T Ford PR-LF                1   1   0   0    0   0  .189  .479    0    2   0   
G Nettles 3B                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .277  .818    0    1   2   
C Chambliss 1B                2   2   2   1    2   0  .304  .827    0    9   1   HR
R Fosse C                     4   1   1   3    0   0  .256  .673    0    2   1   HR
  K Suarez C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .558         4   0   
E Leon 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .626    0    2   5   GDP
F Stanley SS                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .223  .660    0    4   5   2B
R Hand P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .343    0    1   0   
  P Hennigan P                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   
Totals                       38  11  12  11    2   5                    27  14

BATTING

2B: F Stanley (2, off B Bolin); V Pinson (20, off J Lonborg); R Foster (20, off B Bolin); T Uhlaender (15, off J Lonborg).

3B: V Pinson (4, off J Lonborg).

HR: C Chambliss (8, off J Lonborg; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); R Fosse (8, off B Lee; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); R Foster (15, off J Lonborg; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: V Pinson 6; R Foster 6; C Chambliss 5; R Fosse 4; T Uhlaender 3; F Stanley 2; G Nettles.

GIDP: E Leon (14).

RBI: R Foster 3 (36); R Fosse 3 (52); V Pinson 2 (30); G Nettles (73); T Uhlaender (37); C Chambliss (47).

2-out RBI: R Fosse 3; R Foster; G Nettles; V Pinson; C Chambliss; T Uhlaender.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 7 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 3. F Stanley-E Leon-C Chambliss; E Leon-F Stanley-C Chambliss; R Fosse-F Stanley.

E: C Chambliss (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: V Pinson (20, 2nd base off B Bolin/B Montgomery).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Griffin 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .638    0    1   0   2B,2·GDP
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .226  .570    0    1   1   CS
  J Beniquez SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
C Yastrzemski LF              3   0   0   0    1   1  .260  .793    0    2   0   
  P Gagliano PR-LF            0   2   0   0    1   0  .304  .787    0    0   0   
R Smith CF                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .295  .867    0    3   0   2B
  R Miller PR-CF              1   2   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    1   0   2B
G Scott 1B                    3   2   2   4    1   0  .267  .775    0   10   0   2·HR
  S Lyle P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   1   
  G Peters PH                 1   1   1   3    0   0  .282  .735    0    0   0   HR
J Lahoud RF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .224  .788    0    3   0   2B
J Kennedy 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .722    0    0   8   
B Montgomery C                3   0   1   1    0   1  .254  .679    0    5   0   2B,HBP
J Lonborg P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .146  .351    0    0   1   
  B Oglivie PH                1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Bolin P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .546         0   0   
  B Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .488         0   0   
  K Tatum P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .300 1.017         0   0   
  M Fiore PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .508    0    1   0   
Totals                       39   9  14   9    3   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Griffin (19, off R Hand); J Lahoud (8, off R Hand); B Montgomery (11, off R Hand); R Miller (1, off P Hennigan); R Smith (29, off R Hand).

HR: G Peters (3, off P Hennigan; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); G Scott 2 (24, off R Hand, off P Hennigan; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: B Montgomery (3, by R Hand).

TB: G Scott 8; G Peters 4; R Smith 4; J Lahoud 3; R Miller 2; D Griffin 2; B Montgomery 2; L Aparicio 2; J Lonborg.

GIDP: D Griffin 2 (10).

RBI: G Scott 4 (71); G Peters 3 (18); B Oglivie (1); B Montgomery (24).

2-out RBI: B Montgomery.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Lonborg-L Aparicio-G Scott.

PB: B Montgomery (7).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Aparicio (4, 2nd base by R Hand/R Fosse).

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 Hand, W (2-4)                5.1  10   3   3    1   2   1   4.70   27     -       ·  ·     11· 2· 5· 5     37    -     1.14  -0.23
P Hennigan, S (13)             3.2   4   6   6    2   3   2   4.56   16     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 4          2-0    0.50   0.16
Totals                         9    14   9   9    3   5   3          43     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 5· 9          2-0

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
J Lonborg, L (7-7)             6     5   4   4    2   4   2   4.50   24     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 2· 5     48    -     1.11  -0.28
B Bolin                        0.2   4   4   4    0   0   0   4.55    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 3          0-0    0.93  -0.24
B Lee                          0     3   3   3    0   0   1   2.68    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          1-1    0.25  -0.05
K Tatum                        1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.25    4     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
S Lyle                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.77    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    12  11  11    2   5   3          40     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 3·11          1-1

B Lee faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Hand (3; B Montgomery).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jake O'Donnell, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Haller.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 16,506.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. T Uhlaender          RF    1. D Griffin            2B 
2. V Pinson             CF    2. L Aparicio           SS 
3. R Foster             LF    3. C Yastrzemski        LF 
4. G Nettles            3B    4. R Smith              CF 
5. C Chambliss          1B    5. G Scott              1B 
6. R Fosse              C     6. J Lahoud             RF 
7. E Leon               2B    7. J Kennedy            3B 
8. F Stanley            SS    8. B Montgomery         C  
9. R Hand               P     9. J Lonborg            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  2-1  --3      24%  65% R Foster        J Lonborg       Home Run; Pinson Scores
   b 6   1  4-3  12-      15%  70% D Griffin       P Hennigan      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 6   2  2-3  ---      14%  77% C Chambliss     J Lonborg       Home Run
   t 6   1  2-0  -2-      13%  36% V Pinson        J Lonborg       Ground-rule Double; Uhlaender Scores
   t 7   2  3-4  -2-      13%  82% T Uhlaender     B Bolin         Single to RF; Stanley Scores; Uhlaender to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Lonborg facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Uhlaender     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      55%  V Pinson        Triple to CF
   O      --3      49%  R Foster        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      45%  G Nettles       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hand facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      45%  L Aparicio      Single
   OO     1--      50%  C Yastrzemski   Double Play: Strikeout, Aparicio Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Lonborg facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  C Chambliss     Walk
   O      1--      50%  R Fosse         Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      45%  E Leon          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hand facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  R Smith         Flyball: RF
   R      ---      36%  G Scott         Home Run
          ---      34%  J Lahoud        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      35%  J Kennedy       Groundout: 3B-1B; Lahoud to 2B
   O      -2-      38%  B Montgomery    Groundout: 2B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Lonborg facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      35%  F Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      34%  R Hand          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      32%  T Uhlaender     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rich Hand facing 9-1-2
          ---      29%  J Lonborg       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      36%  D Griffin       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      35%  L Aparicio      Single to P (Line Drive)
   O      1--      37%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Lonborg facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  V Pinson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      32%  R Foster        Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  G Nettles       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rich Hand facing 4-5-6
          ---      28%  R Smith         Single to RF
          1--      23%  G Scott         Walk; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      24%  J Lahoud        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Smith to 3B
   O      1-3      31%  J Kennedy       Strikeout
   R      1-3      20%  B Montgomery    Double to RF (Line Drive); Smith Scores; Lahoud to 3B
   O      -23      24%  J Lonborg       Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Lonborg facing 5-6-7
          ---      28%  C Chambliss     Walk
   O      1--      26%  R Fosse         Groundout: 3B-1B; Chambliss to 2B
   O      -2-      21%  E Leon          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      18%  F Stanley       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rich Hand facing 1-2-3
          ---      14%  D Griffin       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      18%  L Aparicio      Fielder's Choice SS; Griffin out at 3B/SS-3B; Aparicio to 1B
   O      1--      19%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: 2B
          1--      17%  R Smith         Double to CF; Aparicio to 3B
   O      -23      21%  G Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Lonborg facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      18%  R Hand          Flyball: LF
          ---      23%  T Uhlaender     Double to RF
   R      -2-      36%  V Pinson        Ground-rule Double; Uhlaender Scores
          -2-      41%  R Foster        Passed Ball; Pinson to 3B
   RR     --3      65%  " "             Home Run; Pinson Scores
   O      ---      63%  G Nettles       Lineout: CF
   R      ---      77%  C Chambliss     Home Run
   O      ---      76%  R Fosse         Popfly: 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Rich Hand facing 6-7-8
          ---      67%  J Lahoud        Double to CF
   O      -2-      70%  J Kennedy       Groundout: 2B-1B; Lahoud to 3B
          --3      66%  B Montgomery    Hit By Pitch
                  Ben Oglivie pinch hits for Jim Lonborg batting 9th
   R      1-3      55%  B Oglivie       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Lahoud Scores; Montgomery to 2B; Oglivie to 1B
                  Phil Hennigan replaces Rich Hand pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      70%  D Griffin       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bobby Bolin facing 7-8-9
                  Bobby Bolin replaces Ben Oglivie pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      68%  E Leon          Flyball: 1B
          ---      73%  F Stanley       Double to LF
   O      -2-      69%  P Hennigan      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      82%  T Uhlaender     Single to RF; Stanley Scores; Uhlaender to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-      90%  V Pinson        Single to RF (Line Drive); Uhlaender Scores
          1--      90%  R Foster        Pinson Steals 2B
   R      -2-      95%  " "             Double to LF; Pinson Scores
                  Bill Lee replaces Bobby Bolin pitching and batting 9th; Ted Ford pinch runs for Roy Foster batting 3rd
   R      -2-      97%  G Nettles       Single to RF; Ford Scores
          1--      97%  C Chambliss     Single to CF; Nettles to 3B; Chambliss to 2B/Adv on throw
   RRR    -23     100%  R Fosse         Home Run; Nettles Scores; Chambliss Scores
                  Ken Tatum replaces Bill Lee pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  E Leon          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  7 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 11, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-11, Phil Hennigan facing 2-3-4
                  Ken Suarez replaces Ray Fosse playing C batting 6th; Ted Ford moves to LF
   O      ---     100%  L Aparicio      Popfly: SS
          ---     100%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
                  Phil Gagliano pinch runs for Carl Yastrzemski batting 3rd
          1--      99%  R Smith         Single to CF; Gagliano to 2B
                  Rick Miller pinch runs for Reggie Smith batting 4th
   RRR    12-      98%  G Scott         Home Run; Gagliano Scores; Miller Scores
   O      ---      98%  J Lahoud        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  J Kennedy       Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 11, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 11-6, Ken Tatum facing 8-9-1
                  Juan Beniquez replaces Luis Aparicio playing SS batting 2nd; Phil Gagliano moves to LF; Rick Miller moves to CF
   O      ---      98%  F Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  P Hennigan      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  T Uhlaender     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 11, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-11, Phil Hennigan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  B Montgomery    Strikeout
                  Mike Fiore pinch hits for Ken Tatum batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  M Fiore         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  D Griffin       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 11, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 11-6, Sparky Lyle facing 2-3-4
                  Sparky Lyle replaces George Scott pitching and batting 5th; Mike Fiore moves to 1B
   O      ---      99%  V Pinson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Ford          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  G Nettles       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 11, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-11, Phil Hennigan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  J Beniquez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  P Gagliano      Walk
          1--      98%  R Miller        Double to LF; Gagliano to 3B
                  Gary Peters pinch hits for Sparky Lyle batting 5th
   RRR    -23      96%  G Peters        Home Run; Gagliano Scores; Miller Scores
   O      ---      99%  J Lahoud        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Kennedy       Groundout: SS-1B
        3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 11, Red Sox 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation