April 6, 1973 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
MIL 0 BOS 15
NYY 5 CAL 3
KCR 2 MIN 8
@OAK 3 HOU 2
@ATL 1
(13) CHC 3
MON 2 NYM 3
PHI 0 PIT 7
STL 5 SDP 4
LAD 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 32,882

Friday, April 6, 1973, 1:37PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Yankees

0-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         3  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    5  8  2
Red Sox         1  4  3   4  0  3   0  0  X   15 20  0

W: L Tiant (1-0), L: M Stottlemyre (0-1)

Red Sox

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   4   CS
R White LF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   0   
M Alou RF                     5   2   2   0    0   0  .400 1.200    0    2   0   2·2B
B Murcer CF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    1   0   
G Nettles 3B                  2   2   1   2    2   0  .500 2.750    0    0   2   HR
R Blomberg DH                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .333  .833    0    0   0   
F Alou 1B                     4   0   3   2    0   0  .750 1.750    0   13   0   2B
T Munson C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    4   0   
G Michael SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   

M Stottlemyre P                                                          0   1
  L McDaniel P                                                           0   2
  C Cox P                                                                0   1
Totals                       34   5   8   5    5   2                    24  12

BATTING

2B: M Alou 2 (2, 2 off L Tiant); F Alou (1, off L Tiant).

HR: G Nettles (1, off L Tiant; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: M Alou 4; G Nettles 4; F Alou 4; R Blomberg; H Clarke.

RBI: F Alou 2 (2); G Nettles 2 (2); R Blomberg (1).

2-out RBI: F Alou 2; R Blomberg; G Nettles.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: G Nettles (1); G Michael (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: H Clarke (1, 2nd base by L Tiant/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper LF                   6   1   3   1    0   1  .500 1.167    0    3   0   2B
L Aparicio SS                 6   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .334    0    3   1   
C Yastrzemski 1B              4   2   2   2    1   0  .500 1.750    0   11   0   HR,SB,SF
R Smith CF                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .400 1.100    0    2   0   2B,HBP
  R Miller PR-CF              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
O Cepeda DH                   6   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
R Petrocelli 3B               4   3   3   0    1   0  .750 1.550    0    1   2   IW
C Fisk C                      4   4   3   6    0   0  .750 3.300    0    2   1   2·HR,2B,HBP
D Griffin 2B                  5   2   4   2    0   0  .800 1.600    0    2   3   SB
D Evans RF                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .400 1.000    0    2   0   2B

L Tiant P                                                                0   0
Totals                       45  15  20  13    2   3                    27   7

BATTING

2B: T Harper (1, off C Cox); C Fisk (1, off M Stottlemyre); D Evans (1, off L McDaniel); R Smith (1, off L McDaniel).

HR: C Fisk 2 (2, off L McDaniel, off M Stottlemyre; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF; 4th inn, 3 on, 1 out to CF-RF); C Yastrzemski (1, off M Stottlemyre; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

SF: C Yastrzemski (1, off C Cox).

IBB: R Petrocelli (1, by L McDaniel).

HBP: C Fisk (1, by C Cox); R Smith (1, by C Cox).

TB: C Fisk 10; C Yastrzemski 5; T Harper 4; D Griffin 4; R Petrocelli 3; D Evans 3; R Smith 3; L Aparicio.

RBI: C Fisk 6 (6); D Griffin 2 (2); C Yastrzemski 2 (2); D Evans (1); T Harper (1); L Aparicio (1).

2-out RBI: D Griffin 2; L Aparicio; C Yastrzemski; D Evans.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Fisk-L Aparicio.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Griffin (1, 2nd base off M Stottlemyre/T Munson); C Yastrzemski (1, 2nd base off C Cox/T Munson).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Stottlemyre, L (0-1)         2.2   8   8   6    0   1   2  20.25   17     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 6     15    -     0.94  -0.57
L McDaniel                     2.1   7   4   4    1   2   1  15.43   15     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 1· 5          1-1    0.29  -0.12
C Cox                          3     5   3   2    1   0   0   6.00   18     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 4          0-0    0.01  -0.01
Totals                         8    20  15  12    2   3   3          50     -       ·  ·     18· 9· 1·15          1-1

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 (1-0)               9     8   5   5    5   2   1   5.00   39     -       ·  ·     11·13· 1· 7     48    -     0.55  -0.20
Totals                         9     8   5   5    5   2   1          39     -       ·  ·     11·13· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L McDaniel (1; R Petrocelli).

HBP: C Cox 2 (2; C Fisk, R Smith).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Deegan.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 32,882.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 55° F, Wind 20mph out to Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. H Clarke             2B    1. T Harper             LF 
2. R White              LF    2. L Aparicio           SS 
3. M Alou               RF    3. C Yastrzemski        1B 
4. B Murcer             CF    4. R Smith              CF 
5. G Nettles            3B    5. O Cepeda             DH 
6. R Blomberg           DH    6. R Petrocelli         3B 
7. F Alou               1B    7. C Fisk               C  
8. T Munson             C     8. D Griffin            2B 
9. G Michael            SS    9. D Evans              RF 

   M Stottlemyre        P        L Tiant              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  3-1  1--      19%  53% C Fisk          M Stottlemyre   Home Run; Petrocelli Scores
   b 3   2  4-5  -23      16%  83% D Griffin       M Stottlemyre   Single to CF (Ground Ball); Smith Scores; Fisk Scores; Griffin to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 1   2  0-1  123     -15%  23% F Alou          L Tiant         Double to RF; Murcer Scores; Nettles Scores; Blomberg to 3B
   b 2   2  3-3  -2-      11%  64% T Harper        M Stottlemyre   Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Griffin Scores/No RBI/unER; Harper to 2B
   t 3   2  5-3  ---     -10%  66% G Nettles       L Tiant         Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  H Clarke        Single to LF
   OO     1--      54%  R White         Double Play: Strikeout, Clarke Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      52%  M Alou          Double to CF
          -2-      51%  B Murcer        Walk
          12-      48%  G Nettles       Walk; Alou to 3B; Murcer to 2B
   R      123      38%  R Blomberg      Walk; Alou Scores; Murcer to 3B; Nettles to 2B
   RR     123      23%  F Alou          Double to RF; Murcer Scores; Nettles Scores; Blomberg to 3B
   O      -23      26%  T Munson        Flyball: 1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Mel Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      24%  T Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      23%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      31%  C Yastrzemski   Home Run
   O      ---      30%  R Smith         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      32%  G Michael       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      33%  H Clarke        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      34%  R White         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Mel Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      31%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
          ---      34%  R Petrocelli    Single to LF
   RR     1--      53%  C Fisk          Home Run; Petrocelli Scores
          ---      55%  D Griffin       Single to 2B
          1--      57%  D Evans         Griffin Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      64%  T Harper        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Griffin Scores/No RBI/unER; Harper to 2B
   R      -2-      73%  L Aparicio      Single to SS (Pop Fly); Harper Scores/unER
   O      1--      71%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-5, Luis Tiant facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      74%  M Alou          Foul Flyball: SS
   O      ---      76%  B Murcer        Flyball: 3B
   R      ---      66%  G Nettles       Home Run
          ---      64%  R Blomberg      Single to 2B
          1--      62%  F Alou          Single to C (Pop Fly); Blomberg to 2B
   O      12-      67%  T Munson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Mel Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
          ---      70%  R Smith         Single to 2B
   O      1--      67%  O Cepeda        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--      65%  R Petrocelli    Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      68%  C Fisk          Double to LF; Smith to 3B
   RR     -23      83%  D Griffin       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Smith Scores; Fisk Scores; Griffin to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Mel Stottlemyre pitching
   R      -2-      89%  D Evans         Single to 3B; Griffin Scores
          1--      90%  T Harper        Single to LF; Evans to 3B; Harper to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      88%  L Aparicio      Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-8, Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  G Michael       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      91%  H Clarke        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  R White         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-4, Lindy McDaniel facing 3-4-5
          ---      92%  C Yastrzemski   Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      95%  R Smith         Double to RF; Yastrzemski to 3B
   O      -23      94%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
          -23      94%  R Petrocelli    Intentional Walk
   RRRR   123      99%  C Fisk          Home Run (CF-RF); Yastrzemski Scores; Smith Scores; Petrocelli Scores
          ---      99%  D Griffin       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  D Evans         Double to LF; Griffin to 3B
   O      -23      99%  T Harper        Strikeout
   O      -23      99%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 12.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-12, Luis Tiant facing 3-4-5
          ---      98%  M Alou          Double to RF
   O      -2-      99%  B Murcer        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Alou to 3B
   RO     --3      99%  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Alou Scores
   O      ---      99%  R Blomberg      Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 12.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 12-5, Lindy McDaniel facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  R Smith         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  O Cepeda        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 12.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-12, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  F Alou          Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  T Munson        Walk
   O      1--      99%  G Michael       Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      99%  H Clarke        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 12.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 12-5, Casey Cox facing 6-7-8
                  Casey Cox replaces Lindy McDaniel pitching
          ---      99%  R Petrocelli    Single to 1B
          1--     100%  C Fisk          Hit By Pitch; Petrocelli to 2B
          12-     100%  D Griffin       Single to P/Bunt; Petrocelli to 3B; Fisk to 2B
   R      123     100%  D Evans         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Petrocelli Scores/No RBI; Fisk to 3B; Griffin to 2B
   R      123     100%  T Harper        Single to CF; Fisk Scores; Griffin to 3B; Evans to 2B
   O      123     100%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Evans to 3B; Harper to 2B
   RO     123     100%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Evans Scores/unER
   O      12-     100%  R Smith         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 15.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-15, Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Alou          Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 15.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 15-5, Casey Cox facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  R Petrocelli    Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  C Fisk          Groundout: P-1B; Petrocelli to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  D Griffin       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 15.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-15, Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  G Nettles       Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Blomberg      Flyball: LF
          1--     100%  F Alou          Single to LF; Nettles to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T Munson        Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  G Michael       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 15.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 15-5, Casey Cox facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  T Harper        Double to CF
   O      -2-     100%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B; Harper to 3B
          --3     100%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
          1-3     100%  R Smith         Yastrzemski Steals 2B
          -23     100%  " "             Hit By Pitch
                  Rick Miller pinch runs for Reggie Smith batting 4th
   O      123     100%  O Cepeda        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 15.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-15, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
                  Rick Miller moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  H Clarke        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 15.

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