July 2, 1972 Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 15
MIL 4 BOS 3
MIL 2
(11) OAK 3
@CAL 1 MIN 6
@CHW 4 CHW 2
MIN 1 BAL 7
@DET 2 TEX 7
@KCR 5
(10) KCR 8
TEX 3 NYY 6
CLE 1 NYY 5
CLE 2 HOU 5
ATL 4 MON 4
NYM 3 STL 7
@PHI 3 PIT 7
CHC 4 CIN 12
@SDP 2 SFG 9
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Fenway Park, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, July 2, 1972
Time of Game: 2:20

Brewers

26-39

Lost 2

6th, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  2  1    4 11  1
Red Sox         4  0  0   1  4  3   3  0  X   15 18  0

W: R Culp (5-7), L: S Lockwood (4-9)

Red Sox

29-34

Won 2

4th, 6 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Theobald 2B                 3   0   2   1    0   1  .227  .612    0    2   2   SF
  E Stephenson P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .629    0    0   0   
J Lahoud RF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .206  .651    0    2   0   
  T Reynolds RF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .184  .563    0    0   0   
G Scott 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .721    0    4   1   
  J Felske 1B                 2   1   1   0    0   0  .217  .628    0    4   0   
J Briggs LF                   4   1   3   2    0   0  .263  .807    0    1   0   HR
D May CF                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .648    0    3   2   
P Ratliff C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .088  .315    0    3   0   
B Heise 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .663    0    2   4   2B
R Auerbach SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .523    0    2   3   
S Lockwood P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .087  .174    0    1   0   
  M Ferraro PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .652    0    0   0   
  B Parsons P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .129  .311         0   0   
  R Clark PH-2B               2   2   2   1    0   0  .292  .953    0    0   1   HR,3B
Totals                       36   4  11   4    2   6                    24  13

BATTING

2B: B Heise (5, off R Culp).

3B: R Clark (1, off R Culp).

HR: J Briggs (9, off R Culp; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs); R Clark (1, off R Culp; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: R Theobald (1, off R Culp).

TB: R Clark 7; J Briggs 6; B Heise 2; R Theobald 2; J Felske; D May; M Ferraro.

RBI: J Briggs 2 (26); R Clark (2); R Theobald (12).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D May-R Theobald; D May-R Auerbach.

E: R Auerbach (11).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Griffin 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .273  .653    0    4   3   2B,SF
B Oglivie RF                  5   3   3   0    0   1  .253  .769    0    3   0   2B
C Yastrzemski LF              3   1   0   0    0   0  .286  .738    0    4   1   HBP
  R Miller PR-LF              1   2   1   1    0   0  .191  .661    0    1   0   
R Smith CF                    5   3   3   5    0   1  .260  .815    0    0   0   2·HR,2B
R Petrocelli 3B               3   2   3   5    1   0  .257  .712    0    1   2   HR
  J Kennedy PR-3B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .773    0    0   0   
B Burda 1B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .255  .725    0    6   1   2B
J Beniquez SS                 4   1   2   2    1   0  .240  .539    0    1   1   2B,SB
C Fisk C                      5   1   2   1    0   0  .290  .942    0    6   0   HR
R Culp P                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .440    0    1   1   
Totals                       40  15  18  15    2   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: D Griffin (8, off S Lockwood); B Burda (1, off B Parsons); B Oglivie (3, off E Stephenson); J Beniquez (1, off E Stephenson); R Smith (11, off B Parsons).

HR: R Petrocelli (7, off S Lockwood; 1st inn, 3 on, 1 out); C Fisk (8, off S Lockwood; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); R Smith 2 (10, off E Stephenson, off B Parsons; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SF: D Griffin (2, off B Parsons).

HBP: C Yastrzemski (3, by S Lockwood).

TB: R Smith 10; R Petrocelli 6; C Fisk 5; B Oglivie 4; J Beniquez 3; B Burda 3; D Griffin 3; R Miller.

RBI: R Petrocelli 5 (36); R Smith 5 (36); J Beniquez 2 (5); D Griffin (14); R Miller (9); C Fisk (20).

2-out RBI: R Smith 2; R Miller.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

PB: C Fisk (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Beniquez (2, 2nd base off S Lockwood/P Ratliff).

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
S Lockwood, L (4-9)            4     6   5   5    2   3   2   3.65   21     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 2· 4     31    -     0.59  -0.32
B Parsons                      2     8   7   6    0   0   1   5.49   14     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 4· 4          0-0    0.05  -0.03
E Stephenson                   2     4   3   3    0   0   1   1.05    9     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 1· 3          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    18  15  14    2   3   4          44     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 7·11           -

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 (5-7)                9    11   4   4    2   6   2   4.15   39     -       ·  ·      9·12· 4· 6     53    -     0.39   0.15
Totals                         9    11   4   4    2   6   2          39     -       ·  ·      9·12· 4· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Parsons (3); R Culp (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: S Lockwood (3; C Yastrzemski).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 92° F.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Boston Red Sox                       
1. R Theobald           2B    1. D Griffin            2B 
2. J Lahoud             RF    2. B Oglivie            RF 
3. G Scott              1B    3. C Yastrzemski        LF 
4. J Briggs             LF    4. R Smith              CF 
5. D May                CF    5. R Petrocelli         3B 
6. P Ratliff            C     6. B Burda              1B 
7. B Heise              3B    7. J Beniquez           SS 
8. R Auerbach           SS    8. C Fisk               C  
9. S Lockwood           P     9. R Culp               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  123      23%  88% R Petrocelli    S Lockwood      Home Run; Griffin Scores; Oglivie Scores; Yastrzemski Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      10%  68% B Oglivie       S Lockwood      Single to RF; Griffin to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  123      -7%  65% R Smith         S Lockwood      Strikeout
   t 1   2  0-0  12-       4%  54% D May           R Culp          Flyball: RF
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       4%  58% D Griffin       S Lockwood      Single to RF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Theobald      Single to LF (Line Drive); Theobald out at 2B/LF-2B
          ---      50%  J Lahoud        Walk
   O      1--      52%  G Scott         Strikeout
          1--      50%  J Briggs        Single to CF (Line Drive); Lahoud to 2B
   O      12-      54%  D May           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Skip Lockwood facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Griffin       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      68%  B Oglivie       Single to RF; Griffin to 3B
          1-3      72%  C Yastrzemski   Hit By Pitch; Oglivie to 2B
   O      123      65%  R Smith         Strikeout
   RRRR   123      88%  R Petrocelli    Home Run; Griffin Scores; Oglivie Scores; Yastrzemski Scores
   O      ---      88%  B Burda         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      88%  J Beniquez      Walk
          1--      88%  C Fisk          Beniquez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Ray Culp facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      89%  P Ratliff       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      90%  B Heise         Popfly: LF
   O      ---      90%  R Auerbach      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Skip Lockwood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  R Culp          Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  D Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  B Oglivie       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Ray Culp facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  S Lockwood      Flyball: LF
          ---      89%  R Theobald      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      86%  J Lahoud        Walk; Theobald to 2B
   O      12-      89%  G Scott         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Theobald to 3B
   O      1-3      92%  J Briggs        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Skip Lockwood facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  R Smith         Flyball: SS
          ---      91%  R Petrocelli    Walk
          1--      92%  B Burda         Single to LF (Line Drive); Petrocelli to 3B
   O      1-3      90%  J Beniquez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Ray Culp facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  D May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  P Ratliff       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  B Heise         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Skip Lockwood facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      96%  C Fisk          Home Run
   O      ---      96%  R Culp          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      96%  D Griffin       Double
   O      -2-      96%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
   O      -2-      95%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-5, Ray Culp facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  R Auerbach      Popfly: LF
                  Mike Ferraro pinch hits for Skip Lockwood batting 9th
          ---      95%  M Ferraro       Single to LF
          1--      95%  R Theobald      Wild Pitch; Ferraro to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      97%  J Lahoud        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bill Parsons facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Parsons replaces Mike Ferraro pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  R Smith         Double
   R      -2-      99%  R Petrocelli    Single to CF (Ground Ball); Smith Scores
          1--      99%  B Burda         Double; Petrocelli to 3B
   RR     -23     100%  J Beniquez      Single to RF (Line Drive); Petrocelli Scores; Burda Scores
          1--     100%  C Fisk          Wild Pitch; Beniquez to 2B
          -2-     100%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Beniquez to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  R Culp          Popfly: RF
   ROO    1-3     100%  D Griffin       Double Play: Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Beniquez Scores; Fisk out at 2B/CF-2B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-9, Ray Culp facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  G Scott         Strikeout
          ---     100%  J Briggs        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--     100%  D May           Single to RF (Ground Ball); Briggs to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  P Ratliff       Strikeout
   O      1-3     100%  B Heise         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-0, Bill Parsons facing 2-3-4
                  John Felske replaces George Scott playing 1B batting 3rd
          ---     100%  B Oglivie       Single to CF
          1--     100%  C Yastrzemski   Fielder's Choice 2B; Oglivie to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch); Yastrzemski to 1B
                  Rick Miller pinch runs for Carl Yastrzemski batting 3rd
   RRR    12-     100%  R Smith         Home Run; Oglivie Scores/unER; Miller Scores
          ---     100%  R Petrocelli    Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  John Kennedy pinch runs for Rico Petrocelli batting 5th
   O      1--     100%  B Burda         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--     100%  J Beniquez      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--     100%  C Fisk          Lineout: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 12.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-12, Ray Culp facing 8-9-1
                  John Kennedy moves to 3B; Rick Miller moves to LF
   O      ---     100%  R Auerbach      Flyball: LF
                  Ron Clark pinch hits for Bill Parsons batting 9th
          ---     100%  R Clark         Triple
   RO     --3     100%  R Theobald      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Clark Scores
   O      ---     100%  J Lahoud        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Red Sox 12.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 12-1, Earl Stephenson facing 9-1-2
                  Earl Stephenson replaces Ron Theobald pitching and batting 1st; Ron Clark moves to 2B
   O      ---     100%  R Culp          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  B Oglivie       Double
   R      -2-     100%  R Miller        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Oglivie Scores
   RR     1--     100%  R Smith         Home Run; Miller Scores
   O      ---     100%  J Kennedy       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Red Sox 15.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-15, Ray Culp facing 3-4-5
          ---     100%  J Felske        Single to RF
   RR     1--     100%  J Briggs        Home Run; Felske Scores
   O      ---     100%  D May           Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  P Ratliff       Flyball: SS
          ---     100%  B Heise         Double
          -2-     100%  R Auerbach      Passed Ball; Heise to 3B
   O      --3     100%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Red Sox 15.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 15-3, Earl Stephenson facing 6-7-8
                  Tommie Reynolds replaces Joe Lahoud playing RF batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  B Burda         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  J Beniquez      Double
   OO     -2-     100%  C Fisk          Line Drive Double Play: CF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Red Sox 15.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-15, Ray Culp facing 9-1-2
   R      ---     100%  R Clark         Home Run
                  Brock Davis pinch hits for Earl Stephenson batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  B Davis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  T Reynolds      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Felske        Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Red Sox 15.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation