May 27, 1972 Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
CLE 2 BOS 9
MIL 3 CAL 4
KCR 2 TEX 16
@MIN 2 DET 2
@NYY 1 OAK 6
CHW 3 SFG 11
@ATL 9 CHC 5
MON 3 CIN 9
SDP 4 LAD 7
@HOU 3 PHI 2
@PIT 1
(12) NYM 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 17,332

Saturday, May 27, 1972
Time of Game: 2:46

Brewers

10-20

Lost 2

6th, 7½ GB

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

W: S Siebert (3-2), L: J Slaton (1-6), S: K Tatum (4)

Red Sox

13-18

Won 3

5th, 5 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Heise 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .617    0    1   1   
  B Voss PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .374    0    0   0   
  R Theobald 2B               1   0   0   1    0   0  .125  .552    0    0   2   
D May CF                      5   1   3   1    0   1  .178  .520    0    3   0   HR,2B
  F Linzy P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
G Scott 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .147  .503    0   10   0   
J Briggs LF                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .193  .614    0    1   0   
M Ferraro 3B                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .310  .816    0    1   2   2B
B Conigliaro RF               5   1   2   0    0   2  .202  .580    0    1   0   
E Rodriguez C                 4   1   3   0    1   0  .342  .931    0    5   1   
R Auerbach SS                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .163  .377    0    2   3   GDP
J Slaton P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    0   1   
  E Stephenson P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Lahoud PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .190  .557    0    0   0   
  J Colborn P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.333         0   1   
  B Davis PH-CF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .600    0    0   0   
Totals                       39   3  14   3    4   7                    24  12

BATTING

2B: M Ferraro (7, off S Siebert); D May (4, off S Siebert).

HR: D May (3, off S Siebert; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: D May 7; E Rodriguez 3; M Ferraro 3; B Conigliaro 2; R Auerbach; G Scott; B Davis; J Briggs.

GIDP: R Auerbach (3).

RBI: R Auerbach (3); D May (5); R Theobald (4).

2-out RBI: R Auerbach; D May.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Stephenson-R Auerbach-G Scott.

E: R Auerbach (6); G Scott (8); M Ferraro (4).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper CF                   4   3   3   1    1   0  .273  .859    0    3   1   HR,2B
L Aparicio SS                 5   1   4   3    0   0  .298  .678    0    2   2   
B Oglivie LF                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .725    0    0   0   
  R Miller LF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .129  .601    0    1   0   
R Smith RF                    4   0   0   2    1   1  .220  .681    0    3   0   
R Petrocelli 3B               4   0   1   1    0   0  .208  .537    0    0   5   
D Cater 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .159  .393    0    7   1   2B,GDP
D Griffin 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .596    0    3   3   SH
C Fisk C                      3   3   0   0    1   1  .246  .698    0    7   0   
S Siebert P                   2   2   2   2    1   0  .333  .840    0    0   1   2B
  K Tatum P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    1   0   
Totals                       35   9  11   9    4   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: D Cater (2, off J Slaton); T Harper (9, off J Slaton); S Siebert (3, off J Slaton).

HR: T Harper (5, off F Linzy; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: D Griffin (3, off J Slaton).

TB: T Harper 7; L Aparicio 4; S Siebert 3; D Cater 2; R Petrocelli.

GIDP: D Cater (5).

RBI: L Aparicio 3 (12); S Siebert 2 (6); R Smith 2 (13); T Harper (14); R Petrocelli (9).

2-out RBI: S Siebert; R Smith.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Petrocelli-D Griffin-D Cater; T Harper-L Aparicio.

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Slaton, L (1-6)              4     7   6   3    0   2   0   4.96   20     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 3· 3     32    -     0.97  -0.40
E Stephenson                   1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.79  -0.03
J Colborn                      2     1   2   2    4   2   0   2.35   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.21  -0.02
F Linzy                        1     2   1   1    0   0   1   2.79    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8    11   9   6    4   5   1          40     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 3· 6          2-2

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 (3-2)             7.1  12   3   3    4   5   1   4.13   36     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 1· 6     43    -     0.94   0.02
K Tatum, S (4)                 1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   2.20    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 2· 1          3-1    0.23   0.02
Totals                         9    14   3   3    4   7   1          43     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 3· 7          3-1

J Slaton faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Russ Goetz.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 17,332.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Boston Red Sox                       
1. B Heise              2B    1. T Harper             CF 
2. D May                CF    2. L Aparicio           SS 
3. G Scott              1B    3. B Oglivie            LF 
4. J Briggs             LF    4. R Smith              RF 
5. M Ferraro            3B    5. R Petrocelli         3B 
6. B Conigliaro         RF    6. D Cater              1B 
7. E Rodriguez          C     7. D Griffin            2B 
8. R Auerbach           SS    8. C Fisk               C  
9. J Slaton             P     9. S Siebert            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  2-2  1--      18%  78% S Siebert       J Slaton        Double to CF (Line Drive); Fisk Scores/unER
   t 4   2  2-1  12-     -14%  50% R Auerbach      S Siebert       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Conigliaro Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
   t 3   2  2-0  ---     -11%  67% D May           S Siebert       Home Run
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-      10%  71% L Aparicio      J Slaton        Single to RF (Line Drive); Harper Scores; Aparicio to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 2   2  0-1  -2-      10%  75% S Siebert       J Slaton        Single to LF; Fisk Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Heise         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      48%  D May           Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      51%  G Scott         Groundout: P-2B-1B; May to 3B
   O      --3      54%  J Briggs        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Slaton facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  T Harper        Double to LF
   R      -2-      71%  L Aparicio      Single to RF (Line Drive); Harper Scores; Aparicio to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      70%  B Oglivie       Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Aparicio to 3B
   O      --3      65%  R Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      62%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Sonny Siebert facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  M Ferraro       Strikeout
          ---      62%  B Conigliaro    Single to CF
          1--      57%  E Rodriguez     Single to RF; Conigliaro to 2B
   OO     12-      67%  R Auerbach      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Slaton facing 6-7-8
          ---      73%  D Cater         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      72%  D Griffin       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Cater to 3B
   O      --3      66%  C Fisk          Fielder's Choice SS; Cater out at Hm/SS-C-3B; Fisk to 2B
   R      -2-      75%  S Siebert       Single to LF; Fisk Scores
   O      1--      74%  T Harper        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Sonny Siebert facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      76%  J Slaton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      78%  B Heise         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      67%  D May           Home Run
   O      ---      68%  G Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Slaton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      67%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Sonny Siebert facing 4-5-6
                  Rick Miller replaces Ben Oglivie playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---      67%  J Briggs        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      69%  M Ferraro       Flyball: LF
          ---      67%  B Conigliaro    Single to CF
          1--      65%  E Rodriguez     Walk; Conigliaro to 2B
   R      12-      50%  R Auerbach      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Conigliaro Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-      56%  J Slaton        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Slaton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      51%  D Cater         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Griffin       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Heise         Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  D May           Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      52%  G Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B; May to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  J Briggs        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Slaton facing 8-9-1
          ---      61%  C Fisk          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   R      1--      78%  S Siebert       Double to CF (Line Drive); Fisk Scores/unER
          -2-      84%  T Harper        Single/Bunt; Siebert to 3B
   R      1-3      91%  L Aparicio      Single to CF; Siebert Scores; Harper to 3B
                  Earl Stephenson replaces Jim Slaton pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      88%  R Miller        Strikeout
   R      1-3      94%  R Smith         Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Harper Scores/unER; Aparicio to 3B/Adv on E3 (throw); Smith to 2B
   R      -23      96%  R Petrocelli    Single to RF; Aparicio Scores/unER; Smith to 3B
   OO     1-3      94%  D Cater         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-6, Sonny Siebert facing 5-6-7
          ---      90%  M Ferraro       Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      93%  B Conigliaro    Strikeout Looking
          -2-      90%  E Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ferraro to 3B
   O      1-3      94%  R Auerbach      Flyball: RF
                  Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Earl Stephenson batting 9th
          1-3      91%  J Lahoud        Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
                  Bill Voss pinch hits for Bob Heise batting 1st
   O      123      96%  B Voss          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jim Colborn facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Colborn replaces Joe Lahoud pitching and batting 9th; Ron Theobald replaces Bill Voss playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---      96%  D Griffin       Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  C Fisk          Walk
          1--      97%  S Siebert       Walk; Fisk to 2B
          12-      98%  T Harper        Walk; Fisk to 3B; Siebert to 2B
   R      123      99%  L Aparicio      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Fisk Scores; Siebert to 3B; Harper to 2B
   O      123      98%  R Miller        Strikeout
   R      123      99%  R Smith         Walk; Siebert Scores; Harper to 3B; Aparicio to 2B
   O      123      99%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-8, Sonny Siebert facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  D May           Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  G Scott         Single
          1--      98%  J Briggs        Walk; Scott to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  M Ferraro       Double Play: Flyball: CF; Briggs out at 2B/CF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jim Colborn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  D Cater         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  C Fisk          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-8, Sonny Siebert facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  B Conigliaro    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  E Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      99%  R Auerbach      Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
                  Brock Davis pinch hits for Jim Colborn batting 9th
          12-      98%  B Davis         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Rodriguez to 3B; Auerbach to 2B
                  Ken Tatum replaces Sonny Siebert pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123      99%  R Theobald      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Rodriguez Scores; Auerbach to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  D May           Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-3, Frank Linzy facing 9-1-2
                  Frank Linzy replaces Dave May pitching and batting 2nd; Brock Davis moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  K Tatum         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---     100%  T Harper        Home Run
          ---     100%  L Aparicio      Single
   O      1--     100%  R Miller        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  R Smith         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-9, Ken Tatum facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  G Scott         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---     100%  J Briggs        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--     100%  M Ferraro       Single; Briggs to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Conigliaro    Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  E Rodriguez     Lineout: 2B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Red Sox 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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