April 17, 1973 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
NYY 2 DET 6
@BOS 3 CHW 10
TEX 5 CLE 7
MIL 3 KCR 5
OAK 4
(14) MIN 10
CAL 5 LAD 7
HOU 2 PHI 9
@MON 6 CHC 1
@NYM 0 CIN 3
@SDP 0 SFG 15
ATL 2 SFG 2
ATL 0 PIT 4
@STL 3
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 11,298

Tuesday, April 17, 1973, 1:37PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Tigers

5-4

Won 2

2nd, 2 GB

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

W: J Coleman (3-0), L: L McGlothen (0-1), S: J Hiller (1)

Red Sox

4-3

Lost 3

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .160  .392    0    3   1   
  T Taylor PH-2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .780    0    0   0   
B Freehan C                   4   1   2   0    1   1  .258  .619    0    3   0   
A Kaline RF                   4   1   1   2    1   1  .143  .512    0    3   0   HR,IW
N Cash 1B                     5   1   1   1    0   1  .212  .757    0    5   2   HR
G Brown DH                    3   2   2   0    0   0  .350  .930    0    0   0   2B
  F Howard PH                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .083  .297    0    0   0   
W Horton LF                   3   0   1   1    2   0  .267  .856    0    2   0   CS
A Rodriguez 3B                4   1   1   1    0   0  .171  .485    0    5   3   2B
M Stanley CF                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .214  .764    0    5   0   
E Brinkman SS                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .222  .767    0    1   2   

J Coleman P                                                              0   1
  J Hiller P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   6  10   6    6   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: A Rodriguez (2, off L McGlothen); G Brown (2, off L McGlothen).

HR: N Cash (3, off L McGlothen; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); A Kaline (1, off L McGlothen; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: A Kaline (2, by R Moret).

TB: A Kaline 4; N Cash 4; G Brown 3; A Rodriguez 2; B Freehan 2; M Stanley; W Horton; F Howard.

RBI: A Kaline 2 (2); N Cash (6); W Horton (4); A Rodriguez (5); M Stanley (4).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

E: J Hiller ().

BASERUNNING

CS: W Horton (1, 2nd base by L McGlothen/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .839    0    2   0   
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .649    0    2   1   2B
C Yastrzemski 1B              4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .767    0    9   0   
R Smith CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .370 1.136    0    1   0   
O Cepeda DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .423    0    0   0   
R Petrocelli 3B               4   1   1   1    0   0  .259  .893    0    1   2   HR
C Fisk C                      4   2   2   2    0   0  .538 1.802    0    6   1   2·HR
D Griffin 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .462 1.058    0    3   4   
D Evans RF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .217  .557    0    3   0   

L McGlothen P                                                            0   0
  R Moret P                                                              0   0
  B Bolin P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   3   9   3    1   1                    27   8

BATTING

2B: L Aparicio (1, off J Coleman).

HR: R Petrocelli (3, off J Coleman; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); C Fisk 2 (5, 2 off J Coleman; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: C Fisk 8; R Petrocelli 4; L Aparicio 3; D Griffin 2; D Evans; R Smith.

RBI: C Fisk 2 (10); R Petrocelli (6).

2-out RBI: C Fisk.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

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
J Coleman, W (3-0)             7     8   3   3    1   0   3   2.25   29     -       ·  ·      7·10· 3· 8     48    -     0.83   0.12
J Hiller, S (1)                2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 2· 1          0-0    0.67   0.09
Totals                         9     9   3   3    1   1   3          36     -       ·  ·      8·12· 5· 9           -

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 McGlothen, L (0-1)           4     8   6   6    2   3   2  13.50   21     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 8     23    -     0.96  -0.34
R Moret                        4.2   2   0   0    4   2   0   0.00   20     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 0· 2          0-0    0.21   0.05
B Bolin                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.16   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   6    6   5   2          42     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1·10          1-0

L McGlothen faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Moret (1; A Kaline).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 11,298.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° 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 

   J Coleman            P        L McGlothen          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  1-2  1--      15%  77% A Rodriguez     L McGlothen     Double to LF; Brown Scores; Rodriguez to 3B/Adv on throw
   t 4   0  1-1  ---      12%  62% N Cash          L McGlothen     Home Run
   b 2   2  1-0  ---     -11%  49% C Fisk          J Coleman       Home Run
   t 5   0  1-4  1--       8%  94% A Kaline        L McGlothen     Home Run; Freehan Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  -2-       7%  64% W Horton        L McGlothen     Single to LF; Brown Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
          ---      50%  B Freehan       Walk
   O      1--      47%  A Kaline        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      45%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  T Harper        Popfly: 3B
          ---      43%  L Aparicio      Double to LF
   O      -2-      47%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      50%  R Smith         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Lynn McGlothen facing 5-6-7
          ---      56%  G Brown         Double to LF
   R      -2-      64%  W Horton        Single to LF; Brown Scores
   O      1--      58%  A Rodriguez     Horton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      57%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  M Stanley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      58%  O Cepeda        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      60%  R Petrocelli    Foul Flyball: C
   R      ---      49%  C Fisk          Home Run
          ---      48%  D Griffin       Single to LF
          1--      45%  D Evans         Single to 3B; Griffin to 2B
   O      12-      50%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 9-1-2
          ---      54%  E Brinkman      Walk
   O      1--      50%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      47%  B Freehan       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      44%  A Kaline        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Coleman facing 2-3-4
          ---      40%  L Aparicio      Single to RF
   O      1--      44%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      46%  R Smith         Single to RF; Yastrzemski to 3B; Smith out at 2B/3B-1B-2B
   O      --3      50%  O Cepeda        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      62%  N Cash          Home Run
          ---      66%  G Brown         Single to CF
   O      1--      63%  W Horton        Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      1--      77%  A Rodriguez     Double to LF; Brown Scores; Rodriguez to 3B/Adv on throw
   R      --3      82%  M Stanley       Single; Rodriguez Scores
   O      1--      80%  E Brinkman      Popfly: RF
   O      1--      79%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Joe Coleman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      83%  C Fisk          Lineout: LF
   O      ---      84%  D Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Lynn McGlothen facing 2-3-4
          ---      86%  B Freehan       Single to LF
   RR     1--      94%  A Kaline        Home Run; Freehan Scores
                  Roger Moret replaces Lynn McGlothen pitching
   O      ---      93%  N Cash          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  G Brown         Flyball: RF
          ---      93%  W Horton        Walk
   O      1--      93%  A Rodriguez     Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      95%  T Harper        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      95%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Roger Moret facing 8-9-1
          ---      96%  M Stanley       Walk
   O      1--      95%  E Brinkman      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      95%  D McAuliffe     Popfly: 2B
          1--      95%  B Freehan       Single; Stanley to 3B; Freehan to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      96%  A Kaline        Intentional Walk
   O      123      94%  N Cash          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Joe Coleman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  R Smith         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      97%  O Cepeda        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Roger Moret facing 5-6-7
                  Frank Howard pinch hits for Gates Brown batting 5th
   O      ---      97%  F Howard        Flyball: LF
          ---      97%  W Horton        Walk
   O      1--      97%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      96%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Joe Coleman facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      93%  R Petrocelli    Home Run
   R      ---      87%  C Fisk          Home Run
   O      ---      90%  D Griffin       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      87%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      91%  T Harper        Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  L Aparicio      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Roger Moret facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      92%  E Brinkman      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Tony Taylor pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe batting 1st
   O      ---      92%  T Taylor        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      91%  B Freehan       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, John Hiller facing 3-4-5
                  John Hiller replaces Joe Coleman pitching; Tony Taylor moves to 2B
   O      ---      94%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      96%  R Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  O Cepeda        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Roger Moret facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  A Kaline        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      96%  N Cash          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      96%  F Howard        Single to LF
                  Bobby Bolin replaces Roger Moret pitching
   O      1--      96%  W Horton        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, John Hiller facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  R Petrocelli    Popfly: CF
   O      ---      99%  C Fisk          Lineout: CF
          ---      98%  D Griffin       Single to P; Griffin to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   O      -2-     100%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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