April 18, 1972 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 5
@BAL 3 BOS 4
CLE 2 CAL 2
MIN 0 CHW 14
TEX 0 NYY 2
MIL 0 OAK 3
KCR 2 LAD 3
@ATL 1 HOU 8
@CIN 4 MON 7
NYM 2 PHI 6
STL 3 CHC 6
@PIT 4 SFG 5
@SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 8,231

Tuesday, April 18, 1972, 1:30PM
Time of Game: 2:52

Indians

1-2

Lost 1

4th, 1½ GB

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

W: S Siebert (1-0), L: D Tidrow (0-1), S: K Tatum (1)

Red Sox

1-2

Won 1

4th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Unser CF                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .643    0    2   0   
E Leon 2B                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .200  .533    0    1   3   
  S Mingori P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Johnson LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .321    0    1   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .583    0    0   0   
T McCraw 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .333 1.262    0   11   0   
R Fosse C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    8   0   GDP
B Bell RF                     2   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Lamb P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  A Phillips PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  E Farmer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Brohamer 2B               1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    1   1   
F Duffy SS                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .375 1.000    0    0   6   2B
  L Camilli PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Tidrow P                    1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  V Colbert P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Lowenstein PH-RF          1   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .667    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    5   4                    24  14

BATTING

2B: F Duffy (1, off S Siebert).

TB: F Duffy 2; R Fosse; D Tidrow; J Brohamer; D Unser; T McCraw.

GIDP: R Fosse (1).

RBI: D Tidrow (1); D Unser (2).

2-out RBI: D Tidrow; D Unser.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Duffy-E Leon-T McCraw; F Duffy-J Brohamer-T McCraw.

PB: R Fosse (1).

E: G Nettles (1).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .111  .444    0    4   0   
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .417    0    0   3   
C Yastrzemski LF              4   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258    0    0   0   GDP
R Smith RF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .083    0    0   0   
R Petrocelli 3B               4   1   1   0    0   2  .167  .334    0    0   5   
D Cater 1B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .100  .282    0   14   2   
D Griffin 2B                  2   1   1   1    2   0  .286  .786    0    3   3   GDP
D Josephson C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   1   
  B Montgomery C              3   0   2   0    0   1  .667 1.334    0    4   0   
S Siebert P                   3   0   1   2    0   1  .333  .666    0    2   1   
  K Tatum P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   4   6   4    5   7                    27  15

BATTING

TB: B Montgomery 2; D Griffin; R Petrocelli; S Siebert; D Cater.

GIDP: C Yastrzemski (1); D Griffin (1).

RBI: S Siebert 2 (2); D Griffin (1); D Cater (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Petrocelli-D Griffin-D Cater.

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
D Tidrow, L (0-1)              1     5   4   4    1   1   0  36.00    9     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 5· 0     27    -     1.37  -0.50
V Colbert                      2     0   0   0    3   2   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.88   0.14
R Lamb                         2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.47   0.05
E Farmer                       2     1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.62   0.04
S Mingori                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.28   0.01
Totals                         8     6   4   4    5   7   0          34     -       ·  ·     14· 2· 5· 1          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
S Siebert, W (1-0)             6.2   5   2   2    4   2   0   2.70   29     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 3· 1     54    -     1.13   0.06
K Tatum, S (1)                 2.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.89   0.18
Totals                         9     6   2   2    5   4   0          37     -       ·  ·     18· 6· 3· 1          2-0

D Tidrow faced 6 batters in the 2nd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Haller.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 8,231.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. D Unser              CF    1. T Harper             CF 
2. E Leon               2B    2. L Aparicio           SS 
3. A Johnson            LF    3. C Yastrzemski        LF 
4. G Nettles            3B    4. R Smith              RF 
5. T McCraw             1B    5. R Petrocelli         3B 
6. R Fosse              C     6. D Cater              1B 
7. B Bell               RF    7. D Griffin            2B 
8. F Duffy              SS    8. D Josephson          C  
9. D Tidrow             P     9. S Siebert            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  2-2  123      13%  86% S Siebert       D Tidrow        Single to LF (Line Drive); Cater Scores; Griffin Scores; Montgomery to 3B
   b 2   0  2-0  12-      11%  53% D Cater         D Tidrow        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Smith Scores; Petrocelli to 2B
   b 2   0  2-1  12-      11%  65% D Griffin       D Tidrow        Single to LF (Line Drive); Petrocelli Scores; Cater to 2B
   t 2   2  0-0  1-3     -11%  38% D Tidrow        S Siebert       Single to RF (Line Drive); McCraw Scores; Bell to 2B
   t 2   2  0-1  12-     -11%  28% D Unser         S Siebert       Single to CF (Line Drive); Bell Scores; Tidrow to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Unser         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      50%  E Leon          Walk
   O      1--      51%  A Johnson       Groundout: C-1B; Leon to 2B
                  Bob Montgomery replaces Duane Josephson playing C batting 8th
   O      -2-      54%  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Tidrow facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  T Harper        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      51%  L Aparicio      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Sonny Siebert facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  T McCraw        Single
          1--      40%  R Fosse         Single to LF (Ground Ball); McCraw to 2B
   O      12-      42%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; McCraw to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  F Duffy         Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      1-3      38%  D Tidrow        Single to RF (Line Drive); McCraw Scores; Bell to 2B
   R      12-      28%  D Unser         Single to CF (Line Drive); Bell Scores; Tidrow to 2B
   O      12-      31%  E Leon          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Tidrow facing 4-5-6
          ---      35%  R Smith         Walk
          1--      42%  R Petrocelli    Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith to 2B
   R      12-      53%  D Cater         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Smith Scores; Petrocelli to 2B
   R      12-      65%  D Griffin       Single to LF (Line Drive); Petrocelli Scores; Cater to 2B
          12-      73%  B Montgomery    Single to LF (Line Drive); Cater to 3B; Griffin to 2B
   RR     123      86%  S Siebert       Single to LF (Line Drive); Cater Scores; Griffin Scores; Montgomery to 3B
                  Vince Colbert replaces Dick Tidrow pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      87%  T Harper        Walk; Siebert to 2B
   O      123      83%  L Aparicio      Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Siebert to 3B; Harper to 2B
   OO     123      74%  C Yastrzemski   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Sonny Siebert facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      76%  A Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      78%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      79%  T McCraw        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Vince Colbert facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      78%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  R Petrocelli    Strikeout
          ---      77%  D Cater         Walk
          1--      78%  D Griffin       Passed Ball; Cater to 2B
          -2-      79%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      76%  B Montgomery    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Sonny Siebert facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      78%  R Fosse         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      78%  F Duffy         Double to LF (Line Drive)
                  John Lowenstein pinch hits for Vince Colbert batting 9th
          -2-      76%  J Lowenstein    Walk
   O      12-      81%  D Unser         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ray Lamb facing 9-1-2
                  Ray Lamb replaces Buddy Bell pitching and batting 7th; John Lowenstein moves to RF
   O      ---      80%  S Siebert       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  T Harper        Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Sonny Siebert facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      81%  E Leon          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      83%  A Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      84%  G Nettles       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ray Lamb facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      82%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      82%  R Smith         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      81%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Sonny Siebert facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      84%  T McCraw        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      86%  R Fosse         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Adolfo Phillips pinch hits for Ray Lamb batting 7th
   O      ---      87%  A Phillips      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ed Farmer facing 6-7-8
                  Ed Farmer replaces Adolfo Phillips pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---      86%  D Cater         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      87%  D Griffin       Walk
          1--      90%  B Montgomery    Single (CF-RF); Griffin to 3B
   O      1-3      87%  S Siebert       Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3      85%  T Harper        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Sonny Siebert facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      88%  F Duffy         Strikeout Looking
          ---      84%  J Lowenstein    Walk
   O      1--      87%  D Unser         Groundout: SS-1B; Lowenstein to 2B
          -2-      85%  E Leon          Walk
                  Ken Tatum replaces Sonny Siebert pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      91%  A Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ed Farmer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  R Smith         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Ken Tatum facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      92%  G Nettles       Strikeout
          ---      88%  T McCraw        Walk
   OO     1--      95%  R Fosse         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Steve Mingori facing 5-6-7
                  Steve Mingori replaces Eddie Leon pitching and batting 2nd; Jack Brohamer replaces Ed Farmer playing 2B batting 7th
   O      ---      95%  R Petrocelli    Strikeout
          ---      95%  D Cater         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      94%  D Griffin       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Ken Tatum facing 7-8-9
          ---      87%  J Brohamer      Single (Ground Ball)
                  Lou Camilli pinch hits for Frank Duffy batting 8th
   O      1--      92%  L Camilli       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brohamer to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  D Unser         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 4.

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