August 27, 1972 Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 10
TEX 3 CAL 1
CLE 0
(12) MIL 4
CHW 3 DET 5
@MIN 3
(11) DET 1
@MIN 0
(11) NYY 7
KCR 6 NYY 9
KCR 8
(16) OAK 2
BAL 1 NYM 13
@ATL 6 CHC 9
SFG 3 CIN 7
PHI 2 HOU 8
MON 2 LAD 7
@PIT 4 STL 9
SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 17,755

Sunday, August 27, 1972
Time of Game: 2:45

Rangers

48-73

Lost 4

6th, 22½ GB

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

W: M Pattin (13-12), L: R Hand (10-9)

Red Sox

62-57

Won 3

3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Maddox CF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .251  .648    0    2   0   2B
J Mason SS                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .217  .499    0    0   5   SF
L Biittner LF                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .287  .724    0    0   0   
D Billings C                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .674    0    4   0   
  B Fahey C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .322    0    2   1   
F Howard 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .244  .716    0   12   0   2B
T Ford RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .670    0    2   0   
D Jones 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .171  .502    0    1   3   
T Ragland 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .185  .463    0    1   3   
R Hand P                      0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .460         0   0   
  P Broberg P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .227    0    0   0   
  M Martinez PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .182  .406    0    0   0   
  S Lawson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  J Lovitto PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .211  .552    0    0   0   
  P Lindblad P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  J Panther P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   0   
  D Nelson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .611    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    0   6                    24  12

BATTING

2B: E Maddox (7, off M Pattin); F Howard (8, off M Pattin).

SF: J Mason (1, off M Pattin).

TB: E Maddox 3; F Howard 2; L Biittner 2; T Ford; T Ragland; M Martinez; J Lovitto.

RBI: J Mason (2); L Biittner (21); J Lovitto (16).

2-out RBI: J Lovitto.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper CF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .265  .759    0    1   0   SB
  R Miller CF                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .226  .674    0    3   0   
L Aparicio SS                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .661    0    0   0   
  P Gagliano PR-2B            3   2   0   0    1   1  .268  .681    0    1   4   
C Yastrzemski 1B              4   2   2   1    0   1  .249  .677    0    6   1   
R Smith RF                    1   1   0   1    2   0  .264  .821    0    2   0   SF
R Petrocelli 3B               3   2   2   3    1   1  .260  .745    0    3   2   HR,2B
C Fisk C                      4   1   2   4    0   0  .299  .945    0    6   0   HR
B Oglivie LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .690    0    4   1   
J Kennedy 2B-SS               4   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .689    0    0   1   
M Pattin P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .141  .388    0    1   0   SH
Totals                       30  10   8  10    6   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: R Petrocelli (13, off R Hand).

HR: R Petrocelli (13, off P Broberg; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); C Fisk (19, off P Lindblad; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: R Smith (4, off P Broberg).

SH: M Pattin (6, off P Lindblad).

TB: R Petrocelli 6; C Fisk 5; C Yastrzemski 2; R Miller; J Kennedy.

RBI: C Fisk 4 (52); R Petrocelli 3 (64); C Yastrzemski (41); R Miller (13); R Smith (54).

2-out RBI: R Petrocelli; R Miller; C Fisk.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

E: R Miller (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Harper (16, 2nd base off R Hand/D Billings).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Hand, L (10-9)               0     2   3   3    3   0   0   2.76    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1     31    -     1.31  -0.35
P Broberg                      5     3   3   3    1   4   1   4.38   19     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 1· 1          2-0    0.45   0.05
S Lawson                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.86    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
P Lindblad                     1.2   3   4   4    2   1   1   2.53   10     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 3          0-0    0.11  -0.01
J Panther                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.52    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8     8  10  10    6   6   2          38     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 2· 5          3-0

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
M Pattin, W (13-12)            9     9   3   3    0   6   0   3.72   36     -       ·  ·      7·13· 3· 7     63    -     0.75   0.19
Totals                         9     9   3   3    0   6   0          36     -       ·  ·      7·13· 3· 7           -

R Hand faced 5 batters in the 1st inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Broberg 2 (11).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 17,755.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Boston Red Sox                       
1. E Maddox             CF    1. T Harper             CF 
2. J Mason              SS    2. L Aparicio           SS 
3. L Biittner           LF    3. C Yastrzemski        1B 
4. D Billings           C     4. R Smith              RF 
5. F Howard             1B    5. R Petrocelli         3B 
6. T Ford               RF    6. C Fisk               C  
7. D Jones              3B    7. B Oglivie            LF 
8. T Ragland            2B    8. J Kennedy            2B 
9. R Hand               P     9. M Pattin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  12-      13%  77% C Yastrzemski   R Hand          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Harper Scores; Gagliano to 3B
   b 1   0  0-1  123      10%  90% R Petrocelli    R Hand          Double to LF (Deep LF); Gagliano Scores; Yastrzemski Scores; Smith to 3B
   t 7   0  6-2  -2-      -6%  87% T Ford          M Pattin        Single to RF; Howard to 3B
   b 3   2  0-3  -2-       5%  91% C Fisk          P Broberg       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Yastrzemski Scores; Fisk to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 7   0  6-2  1-3       5%  92% D Jones         M Pattin        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  E Maddox        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      50%  J Mason         Strikeout
   O      1--      52%  L Biittner      Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      54%  D Billings      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hand facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  T Harper        Walk
          1--      61%  L Aparicio      Harper Steals 2B
          -2-      64%  " "             Walk
                  Phil Gagliano pinch runs for Luis Aparicio batting 2nd
   R      12-      77%  C Yastrzemski   Single to CF (Ground Ball); Harper Scores; Gagliano to 3B
          1-3      80%  R Smith         Walk; Yastrzemski to 2B
   RR     123      90%  R Petrocelli    Double to LF (Deep LF); Gagliano Scores; Yastrzemski Scores; Smith to 3B
                  Pete Broberg replaces Rich Hand pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      88%  C Fisk          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -23      84%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
   O      -23      81%  J Kennedy       Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Marty Pattin facing 5-6-7
                  Phil Gagliano moves to 2B; John Kennedy moves to SS
   O      ---      83%  F Howard        Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  T Ford          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  D Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pete Broberg facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      84%  M Pattin        Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  P Gagliano      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Marty Pattin facing 8-9-1
          ---      79%  T Ragland       Single to LF
   O      1--      82%  P Broberg       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      84%  E Maddox        Groundout: SS-1B; Ragland to 2B
   O      -2-      86%  J Mason         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pete Broberg facing 3-4-5
          ---      88%  C Yastrzemski   Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      89%  R Smith         Wild Pitch; Yastrzemski to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      86%  R Petrocelli    Strikeout
   R      -2-      91%  C Fisk          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Yastrzemski Scores; Fisk to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      90%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Marty Pattin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  L Biittner      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      93%  D Billings      Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  F Howard        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pete Broberg facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Fahey replaces Dick Billings playing C batting 4th
   O      ---      93%  J Kennedy       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  M Pattin        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      92%  T Harper        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Marty Pattin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  T Ford          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  D Jones         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      95%  T Ragland       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pete Broberg facing 2-3-4
          ---      95%  P Gagliano      Walk
          1--      96%  C Yastrzemski   Wild Pitch; Gagliano to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Gagliano to 3B
   RO     --3      97%  R Smith         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Gagliano Scores
   R      ---      98%  R Petrocelli    Home Run
   O      ---      98%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Marty Pattin facing 9-1-2
                  Marty Martinez pinch hits for Pete Broberg batting 9th
          ---      97%  M Martinez      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      94%  E Maddox        Double to CF (Deep CF); Martinez to 3B
   RO     -23      96%  J Mason         Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Martinez Scores
   RO     -2-      96%  L Biittner      Single to LF; Maddox Scores; Biittner out at 2B/LF-3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  B Fahey         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Steve Lawson facing 7-8-9
                  Steve Lawson replaces Marty Martinez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Kennedy       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  M Pattin        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-6, Marty Pattin facing 5-6-7
          ---      92%  F Howard        Double to LF (Deep LF)
          -2-      87%  T Ford          Single to RF; Howard to 3B
   O      1-3      92%  D Jones         Strikeout
   O      1-3      96%  T Ragland       Strikeout Looking
                  Joe Lovitto pinch hits for Steve Lawson batting 9th
   R      1-3      91%  J Lovitto       Single to CF; Howard Scores; Ford to 3B
   O      1-3      95%  E Maddox        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Paul Lindblad facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Joe Lovitto pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  T Harper        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      95%  P Gagliano      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Marty Pattin facing 2-3-4
                  Rick Miller replaces Tommy Harper playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      96%  J Mason         Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  L Biittner      Single to RF
   O      1--      97%  B Fahey         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      98%  F Howard        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Paul Lindblad facing 4-5-6
          ---      98%  R Smith         Walk
          1--      99%  R Petrocelli    Walk; Smith to 2B
   RRR    12-     100%  C Fisk          Home Run; Smith Scores; Petrocelli Scores
   O      ---     100%  B Oglivie       Lineout: RF
          ---     100%  J Kennedy       Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  M Pattin        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Kennedy to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  R Miller        Single to RF; Kennedy Scores
                  Jim Panther replaces Paul Lindblad pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  P Gagliano      Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-10, Marty Pattin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  T Ford          Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  D Jones         Reached on E8 (Line Drive)
   O      1--     100%  T Ragland       Flyball: LF
                  Dave Nelson pinch hits for Jim Panther batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  D Nelson        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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