April 16, 1973 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 9
@BOS 7 LAD 2
HOU 1
(13) CIN 7
@SDP 6

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 29,006

Monday, April 16, 1973, 11:05AM
Time of Game: 2:54

Tigers

4-4

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          4  0  0   4  0  0   0  1  0    9 12  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   1  0  2   1  1  2    7  8  1

W: M Lolich (1-2), L: M Pattin (1-1), S: L LaGrow (2)

Red Sox

4-2

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                3   1   1   0    0   0  .190  .465    0    1   0   
  T Taylor PH-2B              2   1   1   1    0   0  .286  .833    0    0   1   HR
B Freehan C                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .545    0    6   0   
A Kaline RF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .125  .359    0    3   0   2B
N Cash 1B                     3   2   3   2    0   0  .214  .714    0    7   0   2B
  R Reese PH-1B               2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .071    0    6   0   
G Brown DH                    1   2   1   1    2   0  .294  .808    0    0   0   IW
  F Howard PH                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    0    0   0   
W Horton LF                   4   2   2   3    0   1  .250  .808    0    1   0   HR,HBP
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .161  .451    0    0   2   
M Stanley CF                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .200  .755    0    3   0   
E Brinkman SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .833    0    0   6   GDP

M Lolich P                                                               0   1
  L LaGrow P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38   9  12   9    3   2                    27  10

BATTING

2B: N Cash (2, off M Pattin); A Kaline (1, off M Pattin).

HR: T Taylor (1, off B Lee; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); W Horton (1, off M Pattin; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: G Brown (1, by M Pattin).

HBP: W Horton (1, by M Pattin).

TB: W Horton 5; T Taylor 4; N Cash 4; A Kaline 3; D McAuliffe; A Rodriguez; M Stanley; G Brown.

GIDP: E Brinkman (1).

RBI: W Horton 3 (3); N Cash 2 (5); M Stanley (3); T Taylor (1); A Rodriguez (4); G Brown (5).

2-out RBI: W Horton 3; N Cash 2; A Rodriguez; M Stanley; G Brown.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 8.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper LF                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .971    0    3   0   3B
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .533    0    1   3   
C Yastrzemski 1B              2   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .899    0    6   1   
  D Cater 1B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    5   0   
R Smith CF                    4   2   2   3    0   1  .391 1.239    0    0   0   2·HR
O Cepeda DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .500    0    0   0   2B
R Petrocelli 3B               3   2   1   1    1   1  .261  .830    0    1   4   HR
C Fisk C                      4   2   2   2    0   0  .545 1.674    0    3   0   HR,2B
D Griffin 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .455 1.069    0    4   2   
D Evans RF                    2   0   0   1    1   0  .200  .511    0    3   0   SF

M Pattin P                                                               0   1
  B Lee P                                                                1   1
  B Bolin P                                                              0   1
Totals                       34   7   8   7    4   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: O Cepeda (1, off M Lolich); C Fisk (3, off L LaGrow).

3B: T Harper (2, off M Lolich).

HR: R Petrocelli (2, off M Lolich; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); C Fisk (3, off L LaGrow; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); R Smith 2 (2, off L LaGrow, off M Lolich; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: D Evans (1, off L LaGrow).

TB: R Smith 8; C Fisk 6; R Petrocelli 4; T Harper 3; O Cepeda 2; D Cater.

RBI: R Smith 3 (7); C Fisk 2 (8); R Petrocelli (5); D Evans (4).

2-out RBI: R Petrocelli; R Smith.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Petrocelli-D Griffin-C Yastrzemski.

E: R Smith (1).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Lolich, W (1-2)              6     5   3   3    1   5   2   1.88   24     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 5     54    -     0.46   0.11
L LaGrow, S (2)                3     3   4   4    3   1   2   7.04   15     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 3          0-0    1.27   0.03
Totals                         9     8   7   7    4   6   4          39     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 8           -

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, L (1-1)              3.2  10   8   8    3   1   1   8.76   24     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1·10      7    -     0.69  -0.37
B Lee                          4.1   2   1   1    0   1   1   2.08   15     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 2          0-0    0.09   0.00
B Bolin                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9    12   9   9    3   2   2          42     -       ·  ·     12·11· 1·12           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Pattin (1; G Brown).

HBP: M Pattin (1; W Horton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 29,006.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. D McAuliffe          2B    1. T Harper             LF 
2. B Freehan            C     2. L Aparicio           SS 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. C Yastrzemski        1B 
4. N Cash               1B    4. R Smith              CF 
5. G Brown              DH    5. O Cepeda             DH 
6. W Horton             LF    6. R Petrocelli         3B 
7. A Rodriguez          3B    7. C Fisk               C  
8. M Stanley            CF    8. D Griffin            2B 
9. E Brinkman           SS    9. D Evans              RF 

   M Lolich             P        M Pattin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  9-7  12-      11%  91% L Aparicio      L LaGrow        Flyball: RF
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-      10%  58% N Cash          M Pattin        Single to CF; McAuliffe Scores; Cash to 2B/Adv on E8
   b 9   1  9-7  1--      -9%  80% T Harper        L LaGrow        Walk; Evans to 2B
   b 9   2  9-7  12-       9% 100% D Cater         L LaGrow        Groundout: SS-1B
   t 1   2  0-1  -2-       8%  67% G Brown         M Pattin        Single to LF; Cash Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  D McAuliffe     Single
   O      1--      50%  B Freehan       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      48%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B; McAuliffe to 2B
   R      -2-      58%  N Cash          Single to CF; McAuliffe Scores; Cash to 2B/Adv on E8
   R      -2-      67%  G Brown         Single to LF; Cash Scores
          1--      68%  W Horton        Hit By Pitch; Brown to 2B
   R      12-      76%  A Rodriguez     Single to CF; Brown Scores; Horton to 2B
   R      12-      83%  M Stanley       Single to CF; Horton Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-      81%  E Brinkman      Popfly: RF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  T Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  D McAuliffe     Lineout: RF
   O      ---      83%  B Freehan       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      83%  A Kaline        Single to LF
          1--      85%  N Cash          Single to RF; Kaline to 3B
          1-3      85%  G Brown         Walk; Cash to 2B
   O      123      82%  W Horton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      84%  R Smith         Strikeout
          ---      81%  O Cepeda        Double
   O      -2-      84%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      86%  C Fisk          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Marty Pattin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  A Rodriguez     Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      86%  M Stanley       Walk
   OO     1--      84%  E Brinkman      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Mickey Lolich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      86%  D Griffin       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      87%  D Evans         Popfly: RF
          ---      85%  T Harper        Triple
          --3      84%  L Aparicio      Walk
   O      1-3      88%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      87%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  B Freehan       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      87%  A Kaline        Double
   R      -2-      92%  N Cash          Double to LF; Kaline Scores
          -2-      92%  G Brown         Intentional Walk
   RRR    12-      98%  W Horton        Home Run; Cash Scores; Brown Scores
                  Bill Lee replaces Marty Pattin pitching
   O      ---      98%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  R Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  O Cepeda        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      98%  R Petrocelli    Home Run
   O      ---      98%  C Fisk          Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Bill Lee facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  M Stanley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 1B-P
                  Tony Taylor pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe batting 1st
   O      ---      97%  T Taylor        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Mickey Lolich facing 8-9-1
                  Tony Taylor moves to 2B
   O      ---      98%  D Griffin       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  T Harper        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Bill Lee facing 2-3-4
                  Danny Cater replaces Carl Yastrzemski playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---      98%  B Freehan       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  A Kaline        Flyball: LF
                  Rich Reese pinch hits for Norm Cash batting 4th
   O      ---      98%  R Reese         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Mickey Lolich facing 2-3-4
                  Rich Reese moves to 1B
   O      ---      99%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  D Cater         Single
   RR     1--      96%  R Smith         Home Run; Cater Scores
   O      ---      97%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  R Petrocelli    Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Bill Lee facing 5-6-7
                  Frank Howard pinch hits for Gates Brown batting 5th
   O      ---      97%  F Howard        Popfly: 2B
          ---      97%  W Horton        Single
   O      1--      97%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: SS
   O      1--      96%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Lerrin LaGrow facing 7-8-9
                  Lerrin LaGrow replaces Mickey Lolich pitching
          ---      94%  C Fisk          Double
   O      -2-      95%  D Griffin       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Fisk to 3B
   RO     --3      96%  D Evans         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Fisk Scores
   O      ---      96%  T Harper        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Bill Lee facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      98%  T Taylor        Home Run
   O      ---      98%  B Freehan       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      98%  A Kaline        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-9, Lerrin LaGrow facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  L Aparicio      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      99%  D Cater         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      98%  R Smith         Home Run
   O      ---      99%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-5, Bobby Bolin facing 4-5-6
                  Bobby Bolin replaces Bill Lee pitching
   O      ---      98%  R Reese         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  F Howard        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  W Horton        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-9, Lerrin LaGrow facing 6-7-8
          ---      96%  R Petrocelli    Walk
   RR     1--      91%  C Fisk          Home Run; Petrocelli Scores
   O      ---      96%  D Griffin       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      89%  D Evans         Walk
          1--      80%  T Harper        Walk; Evans to 2B
   O      12-      91%  L Aparicio      Flyball: RF
   O      12-     100%  D Cater         Groundout: SS-1B
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 9, Red Sox 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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