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Scores
Standings
DET
@BOS		2
3
TEX
@CHW		4
8
NYY
@CLE		1
4
CAL
@MIN		0
1
KCR
@OAK		5
3
SDP
@ATL		0
2
CIN
@HOU		4
3
SFG
@LAD		0
1		 
(11)
PHI
@NYM		5
4		 
(11)
MON
@PIT		3
4		 
(12)
Friday, September 22, 1972,
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 34,632, Time of Game: 2:26
Tigers
2
79-67
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Red Sox
3
79-65
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
L: Chris Zachary (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2 10  0
Red Sox         1  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  X    3  5  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .685 -0.014 0.95 0.037 -0.050 -0.1 1 0 2B
   Tony Taylor PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .292 .726 -0.188 3.95 0.000 -0.188 -0.9 0 0
Gates Brown LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .684 -0.091 1.13 0.000 -0.091 -0.9 2 0
   Al Kaline PH-RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .288 .772 0.030 1.81 0.074 -0.045 0.2 0 0
Willie Horton RF-LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .222 .664 -0.124 1.27 0.012 -0.136 -0.7 2 0
Norm Cash 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 .261 .787 -0.105 1.05 0.024 -0.129 -0.5 12 0 GDP
Duke Sims C 3 1 2 2 1 0 .219 .657 0.243 1.13 0.266 -0.023 2.0 3 0 HR
Mickey Stanley CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .235 .680 0.187 1.51 0.205 -0.018 0.9 2 0
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .230 .609 0.163 2.22 0.235 -0.073 0.6 2 4 GDP
Ed Brinkman SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .198 .526 -0.334 2.50 0.106 -0.441 -1.5 0 2 GDP
Chris Zachary P 1 0 1 0 1 0 .500 1.167 0.039 0.46 0.039 0.000 0.3 0 2
   Tom Haller PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .623 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Frank Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .719 -0.127 4.69 0.000 -0.127 -0.7
   Chuck Seelbach P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .542 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Jim Northrup PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .659 -0.101 4.19 0.000 -0.101 -0.4
   Lerrin LaGrow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 2 10 2 5 6 .294 .796 -0.422 1.73 0.998 -1.422 -1.7 24 9
2B: D McAuliffe (13, off L McGlothen).
HR: D Sims (5, off L McGlothen; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
TB: D Sims 5; A Rodriguez 2; D McAuliffe 2; M Stanley 2; C Zachary; W Horton; A Kaline.
GIDP: N Cash (9); A Rodriguez (13); E Brinkman (13).
RBI: D Sims 2 (25).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 6.

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommy Harper CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .262 .752 0.038 0.63 0.065 -0.026 0.2 2 0 2B
   Rick Miller CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .639 -0.007 0.32 0.000 -0.007 -0.1 2 0
Luis Aparicio SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 .636 0.048 0.56 0.070 -0.022 0.4 2 3
Carl Yastrzemski 1B 2 1 1 2 0 0 .264 .734 0.044 0.96 0.081 -0.036 0.5 8 0 HR,SF
Reggie Smith RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .265 .837 -0.040 0.59 0.000 -0.040 -0.5 1 0
Rico Petrocelli 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .715 -0.031 0.40 0.000 -0.031 -0.4 3 2
Carlton Fisk C 3 1 1 0 0 1 .301 .942 0.008 0.58 0.031 -0.023 -0.0 7 0
Dwight Evans LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1.129 -0.045 0.67 0.000 -0.045 -0.6 0 0
Doug Griffin 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .260 .628 0.056 0.51 0.068 -0.012 0.6 2 3 SB
Lynn McGlothen P 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .472 0.016 1.04 0.023 -0.007 -0.1 0 1 SF
   Bob Veale P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bobby Bolin P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.010 0.44 0.000 -0.010 -0.2 0 1
Team Totals 27 3 5 3 0 3 .185 .506 0.077 0.62 0.338 -0.259 -0.3 27 10
2B: T Harper (28, off C Zachary).
HR: C Yastrzemski (9, off C Zachary; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: L McGlothen (1, off C Zachary); C Yastrzemski (9, off C Zachary).
TB: C Yastrzemski 4; T Harper 2; D Griffin; L Aparicio; C Fisk.
RBI: C Yastrzemski 2 (58); L McGlothen (3).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 3. D Griffin-C Yastrzemski; R Petrocelli-D Griffin-C Yastrzemski; R Petrocelli-C Fisk.
Baserunning
SB: D Griffin (9, 2nd base off C Zachary/D Sims).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chris Zachary, L (1-1) 5 5 3 3 0 1 1 1.57 20 46 -0.173 0.69 -0.9
Chuck Seelbach 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.97 6 0 0 0.073 0.51 0.8
Lerrin LaGrow 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.54 3 0 0 0.023 0.33 0.4
Team Totals 8 5 3 3 0 3 1 3.38 29 46 0 0 -0.077 1.73 0.3

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lynn McGlothen, W (8-6) 5.1 7 2 2 4 3 1 3.23 26 45 -0.163 0.95 -1.0
Bob Veale, H (1) 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.52 7 3 0 0.112 3.26 0.9
Bobby Bolin, S (4) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.86 6 2 0 0.474 3.31 1.8
Team Totals 9 10 2 2 5 6 1 2.00 39 45 5 0 0.423 0.62 1.7
B Veale faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 34,632.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Night.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Boston Red Sox
1 Dick McAuliffe 2B 1 Tommy Harper CF
2 Gates Brown LF 2 Luis Aparicio SS
3 Willie Horton RF 3 Carl Yastrzemski 1B
4 Norm Cash 1B 4 Reggie Smith RF
5 Duke Sims C 5 Rico Petrocelli 3B
6 Mickey Stanley CF 6 Carlton Fisk C
7 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 7 Dwight Evans LF
8 Ed Brinkman SS 8 Doug Griffin 2B
9 Chris Zachary P 9 Lynn McGlothen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 2-3 0 123 OO DET E. Brinkman B. Bolin 41% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C; Rodriguez to 2B
t8 2-3 0 12- DET A. Rodriguez B. Bolin -17% 38% Single (Line Drive); Sims to 3B; Stanley to 2B
t6 0-3 1 1-- RR DET D. Sims L. McGlothen -17% 72% Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Cash Scores
t8 2-3 0 1-- DET M. Stanley B. Veale -14% 55% Walk; Sims to 2B
t6 2-3 1 123 O DET F. Howard B. Veale 13% 64% Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe L. McGlothen 2% 52% Groundout: P-2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET G. Brown L. McGlothen 1% 53% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- DET W. Horton L. McGlothen -1% 52% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 2 1-- O DET N. Cash L. McGlothen 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Chris Zachary facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- BOS T. Harper C. Zachary 6% 61% Double to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 -2- BOS L. Aparicio C. Zachary 7% 68% Single/Bunt; Harper to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 RO BOS C. Yastrzemski C. Zachary -2% 66% Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Harper Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- O BOS R. Smith C. Zachary -2% 64% Strikeout
b1 1-0 2 1-- O BOS R. Petrocelli C. Zachary -2% 62% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Lynn McGlothen facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- O DET D. Sims L. McGlothen 2% 64% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-1 1 --- DET M. Stanley L. McGlothen -3% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 0-1 1 1-- OO DET A. Rodriguez L. McGlothen 5% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Chris Zachary facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- BOS C. Fisk C. Zachary 3% 70% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 1-0 0 1-- O BOS D. Evans C. Zachary -3% 67% Flyball: RF
b2 1-0 1 1-- BOS D. Griffin C. Zachary 6% 73% Single to RF (Line Drive); Fisk to 3B
b2 1-0 1 1-3 RO BOS L. McGlothen C. Zachary 2% 75% Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Fisk Scores
b2 2-0 2 1-- BOS T. Harper C. Zachary 1% 76% Griffin Steals 2B
b2 2-0 2 -2- O BOS T. Harper C. Zachary -2% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Lynn McGlothen facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- O DET E. Brinkman L. McGlothen 2% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- DET C. Zachary L. McGlothen -3% 74% Walk
t3 0-2 1 1-- O DET D. McAuliffe L. McGlothen 3% 77% Flyball: SS
t3 0-2 2 1-- O DET G. Brown L. McGlothen 2% 79% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Chris Zachary facing 2-3-4
b3 2-0 0 --- O BOS L. Aparicio C. Zachary -1% 77% Groundout: P-1B
b3 2-0 1 --- R BOS C. Yastrzemski C. Zachary 8% 86% Home Run
b3 3-0 1 --- O BOS R. Smith C. Zachary -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 3-0 2 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli C. Zachary -0% 85% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Lynn McGlothen facing 3-4-5
t4 0-3 0 --- O DET W. Horton L. McGlothen 2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-3 1 --- O DET N. Cash L. McGlothen 1% 88% Strikeout
t4 0-3 2 --- DET D. Sims L. McGlothen -1% 87% Walk
t4 0-3 2 1-- O DET M. Stanley L. McGlothen 2% 88% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Chris Zachary facing 6-7-8
b4 3-0 0 --- O BOS C. Fisk C. Zachary -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 3-0 1 --- O BOS D. Evans C. Zachary -1% 87% Flyball: 2B
b4 3-0 2 --- O BOS D. Griffin C. Zachary -0% 87% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Lynn McGlothen facing 7-8-9
t5 0-3 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez L. McGlothen 2% 89% Flyball: SS
t5 0-3 1 --- O DET E. Brinkman L. McGlothen 1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-3 2 --- DET C. Zachary L. McGlothen -1% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 0-3 2 1-- DET D. McAuliffe L. McGlothen -4% 85% Double to CF (Pop Fly); Zachary to 3B
t5 0-3 2 -23 O DET G. Brown L. McGlothen 6% 91% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Chris Zachary facing 9-1-2
b5 3-0 0 --- O BOS L. McGlothen C. Zachary -1% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 3-0 1 --- O BOS T. Harper C. Zachary -0% 89% Foul Flyball: 3B
b5 3-0 2 --- O BOS L. Aparicio C. Zachary -0% 89% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Lynn McGlothen facing 3-4-5
t6 0-3 0 --- O DET W. Horton L. McGlothen 2% 91% Strikeout
t6 0-3 1 --- DET N. Cash L. McGlothen -2% 89% Walk
t6 0-3 1 1-- RR DET D. Sims L. McGlothen -17% 72% Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Cash Scores
t6 2-3 1 --- DET M. Stanley L. McGlothen -4% 68% Single (Line Drive)
t6 2-3 1 1-- DET A. Rodriguez L. McGlothen -6% 62% Single to 3B; Stanley to 2B
t6 2-3 1 12- DET E. Brinkman L. McGlothen -11% 51% Walk; Stanley to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
Bob Veale replaces Lynn McGlothen pitching and batting 9th
Frank Howard pinch hits for Tom Haller batting 9th
Tom Haller pinch hits for Chris Zachary (P) batting 9th
t6 2-3 1 123 O DET F. Howard B. Veale 13% 64% Strikeout
Tony Taylor pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe (2B) batting 1st
t6 2-3 2 123 O DET T. Taylor B. Veale 12% 76% Lineout: 3B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tigers' Chuck Seelbach facing 3-4-5
Chuck Seelbach replaces Frank Howard (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Tony Taylor moves from PH to 2B
b6 3-2 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski C. Seelbach -2% 74% Groundout: P-1B
b6 3-2 1 --- O BOS R. Smith C. Seelbach -1% 73% Foul Flyball: 1B
b6 3-2 2 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli C. Seelbach -1% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Bob Veale facing 2-3-4
Al Kaline pinch hits for Gates Brown (LF) batting 2nd
t7 2-3 0 --- DET A. Kaline B. Veale -7% 65% Single (Line Drive)
t7 2-3 0 1-- O DET W. Horton B. Veale 7% 71% Strikeout
t7 2-3 1 1-- OO DET N. Cash B. Veale 10% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tigers' Chuck Seelbach facing 6-7-8
Willie Horton moves from RF to LF
Al Kaline moves from PH to RF
b7 3-2 0 --- O BOS C. Fisk C. Seelbach -2% 79% Strikeout
b7 3-2 1 --- O BOS D. Evans C. Seelbach -1% 78% Flyball: CF
b7 3-2 2 --- O BOS D. Griffin C. Seelbach -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Bob Veale facing 5-6-7
Rick Miller replaces Tommy Harper playing CF batting 1st
t8 2-3 0 --- DET D. Sims B. Veale -9% 68% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t8 2-3 0 1-- DET M. Stanley B. Veale -14% 55% Walk; Sims to 2B
Bobby Bolin replaces Bob Veale pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-3 0 12- DET A. Rodriguez B. Bolin -17% 38% Single (Line Drive); Sims to 3B; Stanley to 2B
t8 2-3 0 123 OO DET E. Brinkman B. Bolin 41% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C; Rodriguez to 2B
Jim Northrup pinch hits for Chuck Seelbach (P) batting 9th
t8 2-3 2 12- O DET J. Northrup B. Bolin 10% 88% Popfly: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tigers' Lerrin LaGrow facing 9-1-2
Lerrin LaGrow replaces Jim Northrup (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-2 0 --- O BOS B. Bolin L. LaGrow -1% 87% Flyball: 1B
b8 3-2 1 --- O BOS R. Miller L. LaGrow -1% 87% Strikeout
b8 3-2 2 --- O BOS L. Aparicio L. LaGrow -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Bobby Bolin facing 1-2-3
t9 2-3 0 --- O DET T. Taylor B. Bolin 6% 92% Strikeout
t9 2-3 1 --- O DET A. Kaline B. Bolin 4% 97% Groundout: P-1B
t9 2-3 2 --- O DET W. Horton B. Bolin 3% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

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