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Standings
NYY
@BOS		2
4
MIL
@CLE		5
6
BAL
@DET		6
2
MIN
@KCR		3
4
CAL
@OAK		4
5
CHW
@TEX		2
7
SDP
@ATL		9
4
PHI
@CHC		5
2
PHI
@CHC		2
3
HOU
@CIN		0
1
SFG
@LAD		1
3
STL
@MON		7
4
NYM
@PIT		6
5
Tuesday, September 18, 1973 7:35PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 17,409, Time of Game: 2:20
Yankees
2
75-77
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 15 GB
 at Red Sox
4
82-69
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 7½ GB
W: Bill Lee (17-9)
L: Doc Medich (12-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    2  7  0
Red Sox         0  0  1   0  1  0   0  2  X    4  9  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Horace Clarke 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .264 .629 -0.110 1.08 0.000 -0.110 -0.7 5 2
Roy White LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .701 -0.104 1.02 0.000 -0.104 -0.7 1 0
Thurman Munson C 4 0 4 0 0 0 .305 .868 0.141 0.90 0.141 0.000 1.0 4 0 2B
Bobby Murcer CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .306 .827 -0.075 1.75 0.059 -0.134 -0.5 2 0
Jim Ray Hart DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 .254 .747 -0.081 1.60 0.041 -0.122 0.1 HR
Graig Nettles 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .712 -0.166 1.58 0.000 -0.166 -1.2 0 1
Otto Velez RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .517 -0.088 1.09 0.013 -0.101 -0.5 1 1
Mike Hegan 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .222 .649 0.075 0.86 0.142 -0.067 0.5 10 1 HR
Fred Stanley SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .661 -0.068 0.89 0.000 -0.068 -0.5 1 6
Doc Medich P 2
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 2 4 .212 .681 -0.476 1.21 0.396 -0.872 -2.6 24 13
2B: T Munson (28, off B Lee).
HR: M Hegan (6, off B Lee; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); J Hart (13, off B Lee; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: T Munson 5; J Hart 5; M Hegan 4.
RBI: M Hegan (16); J Hart (53).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Nettles-H Clarke-M Hegan.
PB: T Munson (10).
Outfield Assists: O Velez (C Yastrzemski at 1st base).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommy Harper LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 .751 -0.043 0.76 0.020 -0.063 -0.3 1 1
Luis Aparicio SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .632 -0.011 0.64 0.024 -0.036 -0.2 3 6 SH
Reggie Smith CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .302 .906 0.133 0.80 0.161 -0.028 1.3 1 0 HR,IW
Carl Yastrzemski 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .299 .865 0.008 0.89 0.071 -0.063 0.6 1 3
Orlando Cepeda DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .299 .814 0.028 1.08 0.099 -0.070 0.2 GDP
   John Kennedy PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .524 0.002 0.21 0.002 0.000 0.2
Rick Miller RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .254 .707 0.024 0.73 0.059 -0.035 0.4 2 0
Bob Montgomery C 3 0 0 0 1 2 .325 .945 -0.078 0.79 0.001 -0.079 -0.7 4 0
Cecil Cooper 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .208 .556 0.065 0.86 0.153 -0.088 -0.5 14 1 HR
Doug Griffin 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .609 -0.103 1.21 0.000 -0.103 -1.1 0 5
Bill Lee P 1 1
Team Totals 31 4 9 4 3 3 .290 .837 0.025 0.84 0.590 -0.565 -0.1 27 17
HR: C Cooper (2, off D Medich; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); R Smith (19, off D Medich; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: L Aparicio (10, off D Medich).
IBB: R Smith (6, by D Medich).
TB: R Smith 5; C Cooper 4; R Miller 2; L Aparicio; C Yastrzemski; O Cepeda; T Harper.
GIDP: O Cepeda (20).
RBI: C Yastrzemski (87); O Cepeda (83); R Smith (59); C Cooper (5).
2-out RBI: R Smith.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: T Harper (T Munson at home plate).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Doc Medich, L (12-9) 8 9 4 4 3 3 2 3.13 35 48 -0.024 0.84 0.1
Team Totals 8 9 4 4 3 3 2 4.50 35 48 -0.024 1.21 0.1

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Lee, W (17-9) 9 7 2 2 2 4 2 2.80 35 67 0.476 1.21 2.6
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 2 4 2 2.00 35 67 0.476 0.84 2.6
Balks: None.
WP: D Medich (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: D Medich (6; R Smith).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Marty Springstead.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 17,409.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Boston Red Sox
1 Horace Clarke 2B 1 Tommy Harper LF
2 Roy White LF 2 Luis Aparicio SS
3 Thurman Munson C 3 Reggie Smith CF
4 Bobby Murcer CF 4 Carl Yastrzemski 3B
5 Jim Ray Hart DH 5 Orlando Cepeda DH
6 Graig Nettles 3B 6 Rick Miller RF
7 Otto Velez RF 7 Bob Montgomery C
8 Mike Hegan 1B 8 Cecil Cooper 1B
9 Fred Stanley SS 9 Doug Griffin 2B
Doc Medich P Bill Lee P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-1 0 --- R BOS C. Cooper D. Medich 14% 71% Home Run
t5 0-1 1 --- R NYY M. Hegan B. Lee -14% 53% Home Run
b3 0-0 2 --- R BOS R. Smith D. Medich 12% 63% Home Run
b2 0-0 1 -23 O BOS C. Cooper D. Medich -8% 56% Strikeout
t6 1-2 1 12- O NYY J. Hart B. Lee 7% 67% Single to LF; Munson out at Hm/LF-3B-SS; Murcer to 2B

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, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY H. Clarke B. Lee 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYY R. White B. Lee 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- NYY T. Munson B. Lee -2% 52% Double to CF
t1 0-0 2 -2- O NYY B. Murcer B. Lee 3% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS T. Harper D. Medich -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- BOS L. Aparicio D. Medich 2% 55% Single to CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O BOS R. Smith D. Medich -3% 52% Popfly: LF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Medich -2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYY J. Hart B. Lee 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O NYY G. Nettles B. Lee 2% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 2 --- NYY O. Velez B. Lee -1% 53% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- O NYY M. Hegan B. Lee 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- BOS O. Cepeda D. Medich 4% 59% Single to 3B
b2 0-0 0 1-- BOS R. Miller D. Medich 6% 64% Single to RF; Cepeda to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- O BOS B. Montgomery D. Medich -5% 59% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 12- BOS C. Cooper D. Medich 5% 64% Passed Ball; Cepeda to 3B; Miller to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -23 O BOS C. Cooper D. Medich -8% 56% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 -23 O BOS D. Griffin D. Medich -6% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O NYY F. Stanley B. Lee 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O NYY H. Clarke B. Lee 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 --- O NYY R. White B. Lee 1% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- O BOS T. Harper D. Medich -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O BOS L. Aparicio D. Medich -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- R BOS R. Smith D. Medich 12% 63% Home Run
b3 1-0 2 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Medich -1% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- NYY T. Munson B. Lee -5% 58% Single to 3B/Bunt
t4 0-1 0 1-- O NYY B. Murcer B. Lee 4% 62% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-1 1 1-- O NYY J. Hart B. Lee 2% 65% Groundout: P-1B; Munson to 2B
t4 0-1 2 -2- O NYY G. Nettles B. Lee 4% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- O BOS O. Cepeda D. Medich -2% 67% Foul Flyball: C
b4 1-0 1 --- O BOS R. Miller D. Medich -2% 65% Popfly: 2B
b4 1-0 2 --- O BOS B. Montgomery D. Medich -1% 64% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- O NYY O. Velez B. Lee 3% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- R NYY M. Hegan B. Lee -14% 53% Home Run
t5 1-1 1 --- O NYY F. Stanley B. Lee 2% 55% Flyball: RF
t5 1-1 2 --- O NYY H. Clarke B. Lee 1% 57% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Doc Medich facing 8-9-1
b5 1-1 0 --- R BOS C. Cooper D. Medich 14% 71% Home Run
b5 2-1 0 --- O BOS D. Griffin D. Medich -2% 69% Groundout: P-1B
b5 2-1 1 --- O BOS T. Harper D. Medich -2% 67% Groundout: P-1B
b5 2-1 2 --- O BOS L. Aparicio D. Medich -1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 2-3-4
t6 1-2 0 --- O NYY R. White B. Lee 4% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-2 1 --- NYY T. Munson B. Lee -4% 66% Single to LF
t6 1-2 1 1-- NYY B. Murcer B. Lee -6% 60% Walk; Munson to 2B
t6 1-2 1 12- O NYY J. Hart B. Lee 7% 67% Single to LF; Munson out at Hm/LF-3B-SS; Murcer to 2B
t6 1-2 2 12- O NYY G. Nettles B. Lee 7% 74% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Yankees' Doc Medich facing 3-4-5
b6 2-1 0 --- BOS R. Smith D. Medich 3% 77% Single to CF
b6 2-1 0 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Medich -3% 74% Lineout: CF
b6 2-1 1 1-- OO BOS O. Cepeda D. Medich -5% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 7-8-9
t7 1-2 0 --- O NYY O. Velez B. Lee 4% 74% Popfly: LF
t7 1-2 1 --- O NYY M. Hegan B. Lee 3% 77% Popfly: SS
t7 1-2 2 --- O NYY F. Stanley B. Lee 2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Yankees' Doc Medich facing 6-7-8
b7 2-1 0 --- O BOS R. Miller D. Medich -2% 77% Popfly: 2B
b7 2-1 1 --- O BOS B. Montgomery D. Medich -1% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2-1 2 --- BOS C. Cooper D. Medich 1% 77% Walk
b7 2-1 2 1-- O BOS D. Griffin D. Medich -2% 75% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
t8 1-2 0 --- O NYY H. Clarke B. Lee 6% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1-2 1 --- O NYY R. White B. Lee 4% 84% Flyball: CF
t8 1-2 2 --- NYY T. Munson B. Lee -3% 81% Single to LF
t8 1-2 2 1-- O NYY B. Murcer B. Lee 6% 87% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Yankees' Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
b8 2-1 0 --- BOS T. Harper D. Medich 2% 89% Single to LF
b8 2-1 0 1-- O BOS L. Aparicio D. Medich -1% 88% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Harper to 2B
b8 2-1 1 -2- BOS R. Smith D. Medich 1% 89% Intentional Walk
b8 2-1 1 12- R BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Medich 7% 96% Single to CF; Harper Scores; Smith to 3B
b8 3-1 1 1-3 RO BOS O. Cepeda D. Medich 1% 97% Groundout: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B; Smith Scores
John Kennedy pinch runs for Orlando Cepeda (DH) batting 5th
b8 4-1 2 1-- BOS R. Miller D. Medich 0% 97% Single to RF; Kennedy to 2B
b8 4-1 2 12- BOS B. Montgomery D. Medich 0% 97% Wild Pitch; Kennedy to 3B; Miller to 2B
b8 4-1 2 -23 BOS B. Montgomery D. Medich 0% 97% Walk
b8 4-1 2 123 O BOS C. Cooper D. Medich -1% 97% Lineout: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 5-6-7
t9 1-4 0 --- R NYY J. Hart B. Lee -4% 93% Home Run
t9 2-4 0 --- O NYY G. Nettles B. Lee 4% 96% Popfly: 3B
t9 2-4 1 --- O NYY O. Velez B. Lee 2% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2-4 2 --- O NYY M. Hegan B. Lee 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.

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