September 16, 1972 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 10
CLE 0 CHW 2
@CAL 0 DET 2
@MIL 1 MIN 11
KCR 1 BAL 7
@NYY 3 OAK 4
TEX 0 SFG 8
@ATL 5 ATL 5
SFG 2 CHC 18
NYM 5 CIN 6
SDP 3 LAD 10
@HOU 0 PHI 3
MON 1 STL 4
PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 17,335

Saturday, September 16, 1972
Time of Game: 2:38

Indians

63-79

Lost 6

5th, 15 GB

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

W: L Tiant (12-5), L: D Tidrow (13-14)

Red Sox

76-62

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lowenstein RF               4   0   0   0    0   2  .221  .721    0    1   1   
J Brohamer 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .582    0    1   3   
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .691    0    8   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .718    0    0   1   
T McCraw LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .679    0    3   0   CS
R Fosse C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .655    0    5   0   
B Bell CF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .661    0    3   0   
F Duffy SS                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .217  .578    0    3   4   
D Tidrow P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .113  .254    0    0   0   SH
  S Hargan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Riddleberger P            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  V Colbert P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .523         0   0   
  E Leon PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .535    0    0   0   
  M Lopez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Lamb P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .227         0   0   
  K Bevacqua PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .167    0    0   0   
  B Butler P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   0   3   0    2   5                    24   9

BATTING

SH: D Tidrow (12, off L Tiant).

TB: B Bell; G Nettles; C Chambliss.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Brohamer-F Duffy-C Chambliss; J Lowenstein-C Chambliss; F Duffy-C Chambliss.

E: F Duffy 2 (10).

BASERUNNING

CS: T McCraw (10, 2nd base by L Tiant/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper CF                   4   2   2   1    0   1  .266  .764    0    3   0   HR
  R Miller CF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .652    0    1   0   
L Aparicio SS                 2   2   0   0    2   0  .253  .640    0    1   0   
  J Kennedy SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .660    0    1   0   
C Yastrzemski 1B              4   1   2   4    0   0  .270  .738    0    4   1   HR,GDP
  C Cooper PR-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .425    0    4   0   
R Smith RF                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .267  .843    0    1   0   
  D Evans PR-RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
R Petrocelli 3B               3   1   1   0    1   0  .248  .721    0    0   1   
  P Gagliano 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .680         0   1   
C Fisk C                      2   2   1   1    2   0  .300  .948    0    6   1   HR
B Oglivie LF                  3   0   0   1    1   1  .238  .688    0    4   0   GDP
D Griffin 2B                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .264  .635    0    1   2   HR
L Tiant P                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .116  .296    0    0   0   
Totals                       32  10   9  10    8   4                    27   6

BATTING

HR: D Griffin (2, off R Lamb; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out); T Harper (14, off D Tidrow; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); C Fisk (22, off D Tidrow; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); C Yastrzemski (8, off D Tidrow; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: T Harper 5; C Yastrzemski 5; C Fisk 4; D Griffin 4; R Petrocelli; L Tiant; R Smith.

GIDP: B Oglivie (4); C Yastrzemski (12).

RBI: C Yastrzemski 4 (55); D Griffin 2 (32); B Oglivie (29); L Tiant (4); C Fisk (57); T Harper (48).

2-out RBI: C Yastrzemski 2; L Tiant.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

E: C Yastrzemski (6).

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 (13-14)            2.1   3   4   3    2   2   3   2.72   12     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 2· 3     37    -     0.68  -0.27
S Hargan                       0     1   3   3    2   0   0   5.85    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.46  -0.03
D Riddleberger                 0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.86    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          3-3    0.57  -0.04
V Colbert                      1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.58    4     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.10   0.00
M Lopez                        1.2   3   2   2    2   0   0   6.75    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 4· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.00
R Lamb                         1.1   1   1   1    1   2   1   3.01    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-0    0.00   0.00
B Butler                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8     9  10   9    8   4   4          40     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 8· 4          7-3

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
L Tiant, W (12-5)              9     3   0   0    2   5   0   2.05   32     -       ·  ·     11·12· 1· 1     84    -     0.42   0.16
Totals                         9     3   0   0    2   5   0          32     -       ·  ·     11·12· 1· 1           -

S Hargan faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Lopez (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Honochick.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 17,335.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Lowenstein         RF    1. T Harper             CF 
2. J Brohamer           2B    2. L Aparicio           SS 
3. C Chambliss          1B    3. C Yastrzemski        1B 
4. G Nettles            3B    4. R Smith              RF 
5. T McCraw             LF    5. R Petrocelli         3B 
6. R Fosse              C     6. C Fisk               C  
7. B Bell               CF    7. B Oglivie            LF 
8. F Duffy              SS    8. D Griffin            2B 
9. D Tidrow             P     9. L Tiant              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-2  1--      12%  91% C Yastrzemski   D Tidrow        Home Run; Aparicio Scores/unER
   b 1   0  0-0  ---      11%  66% T Harper        D Tidrow        Home Run
   b 2   0  0-1  ---      10%  77% C Fisk          D Tidrow        Home Run
   b 1   0  0-1  1--      -6%  63% C Yastrzemski   D Tidrow        Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
   t 3   0  2-0  ---      -4%  70% B Bell          L Tiant         Single to RF (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Lowenstein    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      53%  J Brohamer      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Tidrow facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      66%  T Harper        Home Run
          ---      69%  L Aparicio      Walk
   OO     1--      63%  C Yastrzemski   Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
          ---      64%  R Smith         Walk
   O      1--      62%  R Petrocelli    Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
          ---      62%  T McCraw        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      65%  R Fosse         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      67%  B Bell          McCraw Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Tidrow facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      77%  C Fisk          Home Run
   O      ---      76%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  D Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      74%  L Tiant         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
          ---      70%  B Bell          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      74%  F Duffy         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      76%  D Tidrow        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Bell to 2B
   O      -2-      79%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Tidrow facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      78%  T Harper        Strikeout
          ---      79%  L Aparicio      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--      91%  C Yastrzemski   Home Run; Aparicio Scores/unER
                  Steve Hargan replaces Dick Tidrow pitching and batting 9th
          ---      92%  R Smith         Walk
          1--      93%  R Petrocelli    Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith to 2B
          12-      94%  C Fisk          Walk; Smith to 3B; Petrocelli to 2B
                  Denny Riddleberger replaces Steve Hargan pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      97%  B Oglivie       Walk; Smith Scores; Petrocelli to 3B; Fisk to 2B
   RO     123      97%  D Griffin       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Petrocelli Scores/Team unER; Fisk to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  L Tiant         Single to CF (Line Drive); Fisk Scores/Team unER; Griffin to 2B
                  Vince Colbert replaces Denny Riddleberger pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      98%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-7, Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  J Brohamer      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      98%  C Chambliss     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      97%  G Nettles       Single to LF; Chambliss to 2B
   O      12-      98%  T McCraw        Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      99%  R Fosse         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Vince Colbert facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  L Aparicio      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      99%  C Yastrzemski   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-7, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  F Duffy         Walk
                  Eddie Leon pinch hits for Vince Colbert batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  E Leon          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Duffy to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Marcelino Lopez facing 5-6-7
                  Marcelino Lopez replaces Eddie Leon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  C Fisk          Walk
   OO     1--      99%  B Oglivie       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-7, Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  J Brohamer      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  G Nettles       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Marcelino Lopez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  D Griffin       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---     100%  L Tiant         Lineout: LF
          ---     100%  T Harper        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--     100%  L Aparicio      Walk; Harper to 2B
          12-     100%  C Yastrzemski   Wild Pitch; Harper to 3B; Aparicio to 2B
   RR     -23     100%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Harper Scores; Aparicio Scores
                  Cecil Cooper pinch runs for Carl Yastrzemski batting 3rd
          1--     100%  R Smith         Single to LF (Line Drive); Cooper to 2B
                  Ray Lamb replaces Marcelino Lopez pitching and batting 9th; Dwight Evans pinch runs for Reggie Smith batting 4th
          12-     100%  R Petrocelli    Walk; Cooper to 3B; Evans to 2B
   O      123     100%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-9, Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
                  Cecil Cooper moves to 1B; Phil Gagliano replaces Rico Petrocelli playing 3B batting 5th; John Kennedy replaces Luis Aparicio playing SS batting 2nd; Rick Miller replaces Tommy Harper playing CF batting 1st; Dwight Evans moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  T McCraw        Lineout: RF
   O      ---     100%  R Fosse         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-0, Ray Lamb facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---     100%  D Griffin       Home Run
   O      ---     100%  L Tiant         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  R Miller        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-10, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  F Duffy         Flyball: SS
                  Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Ray Lamb batting 9th
          ---     100%  K Bevacqua      Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Lowenstein    Popfly: LF
   O      1--     100%  J Brohamer      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-0, Bill Butler facing 2-3-4
                  Bill Butler replaces Kurt Bevacqua pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Kennedy       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  C Cooper        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-10, Luis Tiant facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  T McCraw        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 10.

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