April 18, 1973 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 15,971

Wednesday, April 18, 1973, 1:33PM
Time of Game: 2:36

Tigers

6-4

Won 3

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  3  0   1  0  0   0  1  1    7 18  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  5  0

W: J Perry (2-0), L: L Tiant (2-1)

Red Sox

4-4

Lost 4

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                5   0   2   0    0   1  .200  .493    0    4   0   2B,SH
B Freehan C                   6   0   1   0    0   1  .243  .576    0    3   0   
A Kaline RF                   6   1   3   3    0   0  .206  .682    0    2   0   HR
N Cash 1B                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .222  .771    0    8   0   
  R Reese 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .067    0    4   0   
G Brown DH                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .318  .853    0    0   0   
  F Howard PH                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .243    0    0   0   
W Horton LF                   4   2   4   1    1   0  .421 1.259    0    3   0   HR,CS
A Rodriguez 3B                4   1   1   0    0   1  .179  .508    0    0   5   HBP
M Stanley CF                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .233  .778    0    1   0   
  J Northrup PH-CF            3   0   2   1    0   0  .190  .530    0    1   0   
E Brinkman SS                 4   3   3   2    1   0  .290  .970    0    1   5   HR

J Perry P                                                                0   1
Totals                       43   7  18   7    3   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D McAuliffe (2, off B Lee).

HR: E Brinkman (1, off B Lee; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); W Horton (2, off L Tiant; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); A Kaline (2, off L Tiant; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: D McAuliffe (2, off B Lee).

HBP: A Rodriguez (1, by L Tiant).

TB: W Horton 7; A Kaline 6; E Brinkman 6; D McAuliffe 3; J Northrup 2; A Rodriguez; M Stanley; N Cash; B Freehan.

RBI: A Kaline 3 (5); E Brinkman 2 (3); J Northrup (1); W Horton (5).

2-out RBI: A Kaline 2.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

BASERUNNING

CS: W Horton (2, 2nd base by B Lee/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .799    0    1   0   
L Aparicio SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .630    0    2   2   
C Yastrzemski 1B              3   0   1   0    1   0  .241  .777    0    6   0   
R Smith CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .323  .998    0    2   0   
O Cepeda DH                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .172  .498    0    0   0   
  J Kennedy PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Petrocelli 3B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .781    0    3   4   
C Fisk C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .483 1.619    0    7   1   
D Griffin 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .414  .950    0    6   1   
D Evans RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .192  .498    0    0   0   

L Tiant P                                                                0   1
  B Lee P                                                                0   2
  M Garman P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   1   5   1    1   3                    27  11

BATTING

TB: O Cepeda 2; L Aparicio; C Yastrzemski; T Harper.

RBI: O Cepeda (4).

2-out RBI: O Cepeda.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 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
J Perry, W (2-0)               9     5   1   1    1   3   0   1.50   33     -       ·  ·     12·12· 0· 5     75    -     0.38   0.24
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   3   0          33     -       ·  ·     12·12· 0· 5           -

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, L (2-1)               1.2   5   4   4    1   1   2   4.82   12     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 5     29    -     0.83  -0.29
B Lee                          5.2  10   2   2    0   3   1   2.70   26     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 2· 9          2-0    0.28   0.04
M Garman                       1.2   3   1   1    2   2   0   5.40   10     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          2-1    0.04  -0.00
Totals                         9    18   7   7    3   6   3          48     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 2·17          4-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: L Tiant (1; A Rodriguez).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 15,971.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

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 Perry              P        L Tiant              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  ---      10%  56% A Kaline        L Tiant         Home Run
   t 2   0  0-1  ---      10%  70% W Horton        L Tiant         Home Run
   t 2   2  0-3  12-       7%  85% A Kaline        L Tiant         Single to CF; Brinkman Scores; Freehan to 3B
   t 2   0  0-2  1--       7%  79% M Stanley       L Tiant         Single; Rodriguez to 3B
   t 2   1  0-3  1-3      -4%  78% B Freehan       L Tiant         Fielder's Choice P; Stanley out at Hm/P-C; Brinkman to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  B Freehan       Popfly: SS
   R      ---      56%  A Kaline        Home Run
          ---      57%  N Cash          Walk
   O      1--      55%  G Brown         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  T Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      59%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      58%  C Yastrzemski   Single
   O      1--      60%  R Smith         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      70%  W Horton        Home Run
          ---      73%  A Rodriguez     Hit By Pitch
          1--      79%  M Stanley       Single; Rodriguez to 3B
   R      1-3      83%  E Brinkman      Single; Rodriguez Scores; Stanley to 2B
   O      12-      82%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: CF; Stanley to 3B
   O      1-3      78%  B Freehan       Fielder's Choice P; Stanley out at Hm/P-C; Brinkman to 2B
   R      12-      85%  A Kaline        Single to CF; Brinkman Scores; Freehan to 3B
                  Bill Lee replaces Luis Tiant pitching
   O      1-3      82%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      84%  O Cepeda        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      85%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  C Fisk          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Lee facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  G Brown         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      86%  W Horton        Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      1--      84%  M Stanley       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Perry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      86%  D Griffin       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      87%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
          ---      86%  T Harper        Single to 2B
   O      1--      88%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Lee facing 9-1-2
   R      ---      92%  E Brinkman      Home Run
          ---      93%  D McAuliffe     Single
   O      1--      92%  B Freehan       Popfly: SS
   O      1--      92%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      91%  N Cash          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  R Smith         Flyball: CF
          ---      93%  O Cepeda        Single
   O      1--      94%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bill Lee facing 5-6-7
                  Frank Howard pinch hits for Gates Brown batting 5th
   O      ---      93%  F Howard        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      94%  W Horton        Single to CF
   O      1--      93%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  Jim Northrup pinch hits for Mickey Stanley batting 8th
          1--      94%  J Northrup      Single to P/Bunt; Horton to 2B
   O      12-      93%  E Brinkman      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Perry facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Northrup moves to CF
   O      ---      94%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  D Griffin       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      95%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  D McAuliffe     Double to LF
   O      -2-      95%  B Freehan       Fielder's Choice P; McAuliffe out at 3B/P-3B
   O      1--      95%  A Kaline        Lineout: 3B
          1--      95%  N Cash          Single; Freehan to 2B
   O      12-      94%  F Howard        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   O      1--      97%  R Smith         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bill Lee facing 6-7-8
          ---      97%  W Horton        Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  A Rodriguez     Horton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      96%  " "             Lineout: LF
   O      ---      96%  J Northrup      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
                  Rich Reese replaces Norm Cash playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      97%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  C Fisk          Popfly: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bill Lee facing 9-1-2
          ---      99%  E Brinkman      Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  D McAuliffe     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Brinkman to 2B
          -2-      99%  B Freehan       Single to CF; Brinkman to 3B
                  Mike Garman replaces Bill Lee pitching
   R      1-3      99%  A Kaline        Single to CF; Brinkman Scores; Freehan to 2B
   O      12-      99%  R Reese         Popfly: 1B
   O      12-      99%  F Howard        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Perry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  D Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Mike Garman facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  W Horton        Walk
          1--     100%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF; Horton to 2B
   R      12-     100%  J Northrup      Single to CF; Horton Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
          12-     100%  E Brinkman      Walk; Rodriguez to 3B; Northrup to 2B
   O      123     100%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout Looking
   O      123     100%  B Freehan       Strikeout
   O      123     100%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Jim Perry facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  L Aparicio      Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  R Smith         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Aparicio to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  O Cepeda        Single; Aparicio Scores
                  John Kennedy pinch runs for Orlando Cepeda batting 5th
   O      1--     100%  R Petrocelli    Popfly: 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Red Sox 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation