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BAL  4
NYY  0
 CLE  4
@BOS  0
 LAD  8
@ATL  3
 HOU  7
SFG  2
 STL  5
@PHI  4
Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 24,989

 Monday, April 17, 1972, 11:05AM
Time of Game: 2:17
Indians
4
1-1
Won 1
4th, 1 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  1    4  8  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  1
W: Milt Wilcox (1-0), L: Ray Culp (0-1)
 Red Sox
0
0-2
Lost 2
5th, 2 GB

Batting Stats

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Unser CF                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .778              0   0   
E Leon 2B                     5   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500              1   2   
A Johnson LF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .472              4   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .375  .875              1   2   2B
C Chambliss 1B                2   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .333              4   0   
  T McCraw 1B                 2   1   1   3    0   1  .333 1.667              4   0   HR
R Fosse C                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .167  .542              9   0   IW
B Bell RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              2   0   
  A Phillips RF               0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
F Duffy SS                    2   1   1   0    2   1  .400  .971              2   3   
M Wilcox P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   2   SH
Totals                       34   4   8   0    4   4                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: G Nettles (1, off R Culp).
HR: T McCraw (1, off B Lee; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: M Wilcox (1, off L Krausse).
IBB: R Fosse (1, by R Culp).
TB: T McCraw 4; G Nettles 3; A Johnson; E Leon; F Duffy; C Chambliss; D Unser.
RBI: T McCraw 3 (3); D Unser (1).
2-out RBI: T McCraw 3.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Harper CF                   3   0   0   0    1   3  .167  .542              1   0   
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .625              3   3   
C Yastrzemski LF              3   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .393              4   0   
R Smith RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              1   0   
R Petrocelli 3B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250              1   3   
D Cater 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              9   1   
D Griffin 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .533              3   2   SB
D Josephson C                 3   0   2   0    0   1  .333  .833              4   1   2B
R Culp P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              1   0   
  B Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  B Burda PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
  L Krausse P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       29   0   2   0    3   8                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: D Josephson (1, off M Wilcox).
TB: D Josephson 3.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. L Aparicio-D Cater.
E: D Cater (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: D Griffin (1, 2nd base off M Wilcox/R Fosse).

Pitching Stats

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Wilcox, W (1-0)              9     2   0   0    3   8   0   0.00   32     -       ·  ·      9·11· 5· 1     88    -     1.06   0.46
Totals                         9     2   0   0    3   8   0          32     -       ·  ·      9·11· 5· 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
R Culp, L (0-1)                7.2   5   2   2    4   3   0   2.35   31     -       ·  ·      9·14· 7· 1     60    -     1.42   0.42
B Lee                          0.1   1   1   1    0   0   1  27.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-2    1.83  -0.45
L Krausse                      1     2   1   1    0   1   0   9.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 1          0-0    0.18  -0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   4    4   4   1          39     -       ·  ·     12·16· 8· 3          2-2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: R Culp (1; R Fosse).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Red Flaherty.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 24,989.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Cleveland Indians                         Boston Red Sox                               
1. Del Unser                    CF       1. Tommy Harper                 CF
2. Eddie Leon                   2B       2. Luis Aparicio                SS
3. Alex Johnson                 LF       3. Carl Yastrzemski             LF
4. Graig Nettles                3B       4. Reggie Smith                 RF
5. Chris Chambliss              1B       5. Rico Petrocelli              3B
6. Ray Fosse                     C       6. Danny Cater                  1B
7. Buddy Bell                   RF       7. Doug Griffin                 2B
8. Frank Duffy                  SS       8. Duane Josephson               C
9. Milt Wilcox                   P       9. Ray Culp                      P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t8 2 12- RRR 45% 94% 0-0 CLE T. McCraw B. Lee Home Run; Johnson Scores; Nettles Scores
t7 2 123 O -12% 42% 0-0 CLE M. Wilcox R. Culp Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 0 --- 12% 62% 0-0 CLE G. Nettles R. Culp Double to CF (Line Drive)
t7 0 -2- O -8% 54% 0-0 CLE T. McCraw R. Culp Strikeout
t6 1 1-- OO -7% 43% 0-0 CLE A. Johnson R. Culp Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CLE D. Unser R. Culp Lineout: 2B
t1 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 CLE E. Leon R. Culp Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 2 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 CLE A. Johnson R. Culp Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -4% 42% 0-0 BOS T. Harper M. Wilcox Walk
b1 0 1-- O 1% 43% 0-0 BOS L. Aparicio M. Wilcox Groundout: 3B-1B; Harper to 2B
b1 1 -2- -2% 42% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Wilcox Walk
b1 1 12- O 4% 46% 0-0 BOS R. Smith M. Wilcox Strikeout
b1 2 12- O 4% 50% 0-0 BOS R. Petrocelli M. Wilcox Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CLE G. Nettles R. Culp Flyball: CF
t2 1 --- 3% 50% 0-0 CLE C. Chambliss R. Culp Single to RF (Line Drive)
t2 1 1-- O -3% 48% 0-0 CLE R. Fosse R. Culp Flyball: LF
t2 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 CLE B. Bell R. Culp Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Milt Wilcox facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 BOS D. Cater M. Wilcox Flyball: 3B
b2 1 --- -3% 45% 0-0 BOS D. Griffin M. Wilcox Walk
b2 1 1-- -2% 43% 0-0 BOS D. Josephson M. Wilcox Griffin Steals 2B
b2 1 -2- O 4% 47% 0-0 BOS D. Josephson M. Wilcox Strikeout
b2 2 -2- O 3% 50% 0-0 BOS R. Culp M. Wilcox Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CLE F. Duffy R. Culp Strikeout Looking
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 CLE M. Wilcox R. Culp Flyball: 1B
t3 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 CLE D. Unser R. Culp Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 BOS T. Harper M. Wilcox Strikeout
b3 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 BOS L. Aparicio M. Wilcox Groundout: P-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Wilcox Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CLE E. Leon R. Culp Strikeout
t4 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 CLE A. Johnson R. Culp Lineout: SS
t4 2 --- O -1% 44% 0-0 CLE G. Nettles R. Culp Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 BOS R. Smith M. Wilcox Flyball: RF
b4 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 BOS R. Petrocelli M. Wilcox Foul Flyball: C
b4 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 BOS D. Cater M. Wilcox Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 5-6-7
t5 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 CLE C. Chambliss R. Culp Groundout: 1B-P
t5 1 --- 3% 50% 0-0 CLE R. Fosse R. Culp Walk
t5 1 1-- O -4% 47% 0-0 CLE B. Bell R. Culp Lineout: 3B
t5 2 1-- 3% 50% 0-0 CLE F. Duffy R. Culp Walk; Fosse to 2B
t5 2 12- O -6% 44% 0-0 CLE M. Wilcox R. Culp Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Milt Wilcox facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 BOS D. Griffin M. Wilcox Flyball: LF
b5 1 --- -6% 41% 0-0 BOS D. Josephson M. Wilcox Double to CF (Line Drive)
b5 1 -2- O 4% 45% 0-0 BOS R. Culp M. Wilcox Groundout: P-1B; Josephson to 3B
b5 2 --3 O 5% 50% 0-0 BOS T. Harper M. Wilcox Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 CLE D. Unser R. Culp Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 1 --- 4% 50% 0-0 CLE E. Leon R. Culp Single
t6 1 1-- OO -7% 43% 0-0 CLE A. Johnson R. Culp Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Milt Wilcox facing 2-3-4
Tommy McCraw replaces Chris Chambliss playing 1B batting 5th
b6 0 --- O 3% 46% 0-0 BOS L. Aparicio M. Wilcox Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Wilcox Lineout: LF
b6 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 BOS R. Smith M. Wilcox Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- 12% 62% 0-0 CLE G. Nettles R. Culp Double to CF (Line Drive)
t7 0 -2- O -8% 54% 0-0 CLE T. McCraw R. Culp Strikeout
t7 1 -2- 2% 56% 0-0 CLE R. Fosse R. Culp Intentional Walk
t7 1 12- O -6% 51% 0-0 CLE B. Bell R. Culp Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Nettles to 3B
t7 2 1-3 3% 54% 0-0 CLE F. Duffy R. Culp Walk; Bell to 2B
t7 2 123 O -12% 42% 0-0 CLE M. Wilcox R. Culp Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Milt Wilcox facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 3% 46% 0-0 BOS R. Petrocelli M. Wilcox Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- O 3% 48% 0-0 BOS D. Cater M. Wilcox Lineout: LF
b7 2 --- O 2% 50% 0-0 BOS D. Griffin M. Wilcox Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- O -4% 46% 0-0 CLE D. Unser R. Culp Bunt Groundout: C-1B
t8 1 --- O -3% 43% 0-0 CLE E. Leon R. Culp Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2 --- 2% 45% 0-0 CLE A. Johnson R. Culp Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t8 2 1-- 4% 49% 0-0 CLE G. Nettles R. Culp Single to RF (Line Drive); Johnson to 2B
Bill Lee replaces Ray Culp pitching and batting 9th
t8 2 12- RRR 45% 94% 0-0 CLE T. McCraw B. Lee Home Run; Johnson Scores; Nettles Scores
t8 2 --- O -0% 94% 3-0 CLE R. Fosse B. Lee Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Milt Wilcox facing 8-9-1
b8 0 --- -4% 89% 0-3 BOS D. Josephson M. Wilcox Single
Bob Burda pinch hits for Bill Lee (P) batting 9th
b8 0 1-- O 4% 93% 0-3 BOS B. Burda M. Wilcox Strikeout Looking
b8 1 1-- O 3% 96% 0-3 BOS T. Harper M. Wilcox Strikeout
b8 2 1-- O 2% 97% 0-3 BOS L. Aparicio M. Wilcox Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Lew Krausse facing 7-8-9
Lew Krausse replaces Bob Burda (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- O -0% 97% 3-0 CLE B. Bell L. Krausse Flyball: LF
t9 1 --- 0% 97% 3-0 CLE F. Duffy L. Krausse Single to CF
t9 1 1-- 0% 98% 3-0 CLE M. Wilcox L. Krausse Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Duffy to 2B
t9 1 12- R 1% 99% 3-0 CLE D. Unser L. Krausse Single to RF (Line Drive); Duffy Scores; Wilcox to 2B
t9 1 12- O -0% 99% 4-0 CLE E. Leon L. Krausse Strikeout Looking
t9 2 12- O -0% 99% 4-0 CLE A. Johnson L. Krausse Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Indians' Milt Wilcox facing 3-4-5
Adolfo Phillips replaces Buddy Bell playing RF batting 7th
b9 0 --- O 1% 100% 0-4 BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Wilcox Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-4 BOS R. Smith M. Wilcox Flyball: LF
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-4 BOS R. Petrocelli M. Wilcox Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 0.

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