April 21, 1972 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 5
NYY 4 BAL 6
@CLE 0 TEX 7
CAL 6 CIN 4
@ATL 3 LAD 12
SDP 2 MON 2
STL 1 NYM 2
CHC 0 PIT 3
@PHI 2
(10) HOU 7
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 14,895

Friday, April 21, 1972, 7:32PM
Time of Game: 2:35

Yankees

2-3

Lost 1

3rd, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  0  0   0  2  0   0  1  0    4  9  3
Red Sox         0  2  2   0  0  0   1  0  X    5 10  1

W: R Culp (1-1), L: M Stottlemyre (0-2), S: B Lee (1)

Red Sox

2-3

Won 1

3rd, 2½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .400  .871    0    2   5   SB
T Munson C                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .313  .734    0    1   3   GDP
B Murcer CF                   4   1   2   2    1   0  .211  .724    0    3   2   HR
R White LF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .417    0    0   0   
R Blomberg 1B                 3   0   2   1    0   0  .625 1.450    0   11   0   
  F Alou PH-1B                2   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .522    0    2   0   
J Callison RF                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .083    0    1   0   
R McKinney 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .158  .316    0    3   3   
G Michael SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .861    0    1   6   
  R Swoboda PH                1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    0   0   2B
  L McDaniel P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Stottlemyre P               2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  J Ellis PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  J Kenney PR-SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       35   4   9   4    6   6                    24  21

BATTING

2B: R Swoboda (1, off B Lee).

HR: B Murcer (1, off R Culp; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: M Stottlemyre (2, off R Culp).

TB: B Murcer 5; R Swoboda 2; R Blomberg 2; H Clarke; J Ellis; R McKinney; T Munson.

GIDP: T Munson (1).

RBI: B Murcer 2 (2); J Ellis (1); R Blomberg (2).

2-out RBI: R Blomberg.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Michael-R Blomberg; J Kenney-T Munson-R McKinney-F Alou; G Michael-H Clarke-R Blomberg.

E: R McKinney (1); T Munson 2 (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Clarke (1, 2nd base off R Culp/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper CF                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .235  .616    0    3   0   
  R Miller CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   3   0    0   0  .263  .668    0    0   1   2B
C Yastrzemski LF              4   0   0   1    0   0  .053  .153    0    1   0   
R Smith RF                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .167  .417    0    2   0   2·SB,IW
R Petrocelli 3B               3   1   0   1    0   1  .111  .261    0    1   3   SF
D Cater 1B                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .059  .164    0    7   2   SF
D Griffin 2B                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .385  .914    0    3   1   
C Fisk C                      3   1   1   0    0   0  .333 1.333    0    7   1   3B,GDP
R Culp P                      1   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    2   0   
  B Lee P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
Totals                       28   5  10   5    3   1                    27  10

BATTING

2B: L Aparicio (2, off M Stottlemyre).

3B: C Fisk (1, off M Stottlemyre).

SF: D Cater (1, off M Stottlemyre); R Petrocelli (1, off M Stottlemyre).

IBB: R Smith (1, by M Stottlemyre).

TB: L Aparicio 4; C Fisk 3; R Smith 2; D Griffin 2; T Harper 2.

GIDP: C Fisk (1).

RBI: T Harper (2); D Griffin (2); R Petrocelli (2); C Yastrzemski (1); D Cater (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

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

E: R Petrocelli (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Smith 2 (2, 2nd base off L McDaniel/T Munson, 2nd base off M Stottlemyre/T Munson).

PO: T Harper (3rd base by T Munson).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Stottlemyre, L (0-2)         7     9   5   4    3   0   0   3.46   30     -       ·  ·     15· 3· 6· 3     38    -     0.96  -0.31
L McDaniel                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.74   0.02
Totals                         8    10   5   4    3   1   0          33     -       ·  ·     17· 3· 6· 3           -

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, W (1-1)                6     6   3   3    6   3   1   3.29   29     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 3· 2     45    -     1.34  -0.01
B Lee, S (1)                   3     3   1   1    0   3   0   5.40   13     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 2· 2          0-0    2.11   0.22
Totals                         9     9   4   4    6   6   1          42     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 5· 4           -

Balks: R Culp (1).

WP: None.

IBB: M Stottlemyre (2; R Smith).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Ron Luciano.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 14,895.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 47° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. H Clarke             2B    1. T Harper             CF 
2. T Munson             C     2. L Aparicio           SS 
3. B Murcer             CF    3. C Yastrzemski        LF 
4. R White              LF    4. R Smith              RF 
5. R Blomberg           1B    5. R Petrocelli         3B 
6. J Callison           RF    6. D Cater              1B 
7. R McKinney           3B    7. D Griffin            2B 
8. G Michael            SS    8. C Fisk               C  
9. M Stottlemyre        P     9. R Culp               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  4-1  -2-     -16%  69% B Murcer        R Culp          Home Run; Munson Scores
   t 6   1  4-3  12-      14%  76% T Munson        R Culp          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 1   2  0-0  12-     -11%  39% R Blomberg      R Culp          Single to CF (Line Drive); Clarke Scores; White to 2B
   t 8   1  5-3  -2-     -10%  76% J Ellis         B Lee           Single to RF (Line Drive); Swoboda Scores
   b 7   0  3-4  ---       8%  89% C Fisk          M Stottlemyre   Triple to CF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  H Clarke        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  T Munson        Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      1--      52%  B Murcer        Flyball: 2B
          1--      51%  R White         Clarke Steals 2B
          -2-      50%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      39%  R Blomberg      Single to CF (Line Drive); Clarke Scores; White to 2B
   O      12-      43%  J Callison      Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mel Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
          ---      47%  T Harper        Walk
   OO     1--      39%  L Aparicio      Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      38%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ray Culp facing 7-8-9
          ---      35%  R McKinney      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      36%  G Michael       Flyball: RF (Deep RF); McKinney to 2B
   O      -2-      39%  M Stottlemyre   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      42%  H Clarke        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mel Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  R Smith         Single
          1--      53%  R Petrocelli    Smith Steals 2B; Smith to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
          --3      58%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   RO     1-3      57%  D Cater         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores; Petrocelli to 2B
   RO     -2-      64%  D Griffin       Single to CF (Line Drive); Petrocelli Scores/unER; Griffin out at 2B/CF-3B-SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Ray Culp facing 2-3-4
          ---      58%  T Munson        Walk
          1--      51%  B Murcer        Walk; Munson to 2B
   O      12-      58%  R White         Strikeout
   O      12-      61%  R Blomberg      Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Munson to 3B; Murcer to 2B
   O      -23      68%  J Callison      Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mel Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
          ---      71%  R Culp          Walk
          1--      76%  T Harper        Single to CF (Line Drive); Culp to 2B
          12-      83%  L Aparicio      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Culp to 3B; Harper to 2B
   RO     123      85%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B; Culp Scores; Harper to 3B; Aparicio to 2B
          -23      85%  R Smith         Intentional Walk
   RO     123      86%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: CF-3B/Sacrifice Fly/Dropped and then Forceout at 3B; Harper Scores; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      85%  D Cater         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Ray Culp facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  R McKinney      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  G Michael       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      88%  M Stottlemyre   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mel Stottlemyre facing 7-8-9
          ---      90%  D Griffin       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      87%  C Fisk          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  R Culp          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  H Clarke        Lineout: CF
          ---      86%  T Munson        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      85%  B Murcer        Balk; Munson to 2B
   RR     -2-      69%  " "             Home Run; Munson Scores
   O      ---      71%  R White         Flyball: CF
          ---      69%  R Blomberg      Single to SS
          1--      66%  J Callison      Walk; Blomberg to 2B
   O      12-      73%  R McKinney      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mel Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      71%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      75%  L Aparicio      Double to RF
   O      -2-      72%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      69%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Ray Culp facing 8-9-1
          ---      62%  G Michael       Walk
   O      1--      65%  M Stottlemyre   Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Michael to 2B
          -2-      62%  H Clarke        Walk
   OO     12-      76%  T Munson        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mel Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      74%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      73%  D Cater         Bunt Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      72%  D Griffin       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Bill Lee facing 3-4-5
                  Bill Lee replaces Ray Culp pitching and batting 9th
          ---      65%  B Murcer        Single to CF
   O      1--      71%  R White         Flyball: 1B
                  Felipe Alou pinch hits for Ron Blomberg batting 5th
   O      1--      77%  F Alou          Strikeout
   O      1--      81%  J Callison      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mel Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
                  Felipe Alou moves to 1B
          ---      89%  C Fisk          Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   O      --3      86%  B Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      --3      91%  T Harper        Single; Fisk Scores
          1--      93%  L Aparicio      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Harper to 3B
   O      1-3      90%  C Yastrzemski   Harper Picked off 3B (C-3B)
   O      1--      89%  " "             Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-5, Bill Lee facing 7-8-9
                  Rick Miller replaces Tommy Harper playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      92%  R McKinney      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Ron Swoboda pinch hits for Gene Michael batting 8th
          ---      86%  R Swoboda       Double to LF
                  John Ellis pinch hits for Mel Stottlemyre batting 9th
   R      -2-      76%  J Ellis         Single to RF (Line Drive); Swoboda Scores
                  Jerry Kenney pinch runs for John Ellis batting 9th
   O      1--      83%  H Clarke        Strikeout
   O      1--      88%  T Munson        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Lindy McDaniel facing 4-5-6
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Ron Swoboda pitching and batting 8th; Jerry Kenney moves to SS
          ---      90%  R Smith         Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      94%  R Petrocelli    Smith Steals 2B; Smith to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      92%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   OO     --3      86%  D Cater         Double Play: Fielder's Choice SS; Smith out at Hm/SS-C-3B; Cater out at 2B/3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Bill Lee facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  B Murcer        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      97%  R White         Lineout: CF
          ---      93%  F Alou          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  J Callison      Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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