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Standings
DET
@BOS		5
7
CHW
@CAL		3
6
NYY
@CLE		9
5
NYY
@CLE		6
9
KCR
@MIN		0
8
TEX
@OAK		2
4
TEX
@OAK		10
2
LAD
@HOU		7
2
PHI
@NYM		2
1		 
(11)
PHI
@NYM		5
3
STL
@PIT		4
8
STL
@PIT		6
5
SFG
@SDP		5
6
Sunday, April 14, 1974 2:05PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 11,274, Time of Game: 2:31
Tigers
5
3-6
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 2½ GB
 at Red Sox
7
4-2
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
W: Dick Drago (1-0)
L: Mickey Lolich (0-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          1  0  2   2  0  0   0  0  0    5 12  2
Red Sox         4  1  1   0  0  0   1  0  X    7 11  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ed Brinkman SS 5 1 3 3 0 0 .189 .520 0.253 1.04 0.292 -0.039 2.5 0 3 HR
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .154 .386 0.062 1.49 0.154 -0.092 0.1 3 4
Jim Northrup RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .200 .488 -0.155 1.75 0.049 -0.204 -0.7 3 0 GDP
Al Kaline DH 4 0 2 1 1 0 .297 .782 0.117 1.74 0.226 -0.109 1.6 2B
Willie Horton LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .229 .699 -0.014 2.05 0.138 -0.152 -0.8 1 0
Norm Cash 1B 4 0 0 1 1 2 .278 .714 -0.178 2.73 0.086 -0.263 -0.6 7 0
Mickey Stanley CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .728 -0.175 1.73 0.000 -0.175 -1.4 1 0
Bill Freehan C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .435 1.168 -0.032 0.96 0.035 -0.067 -0.4 4 3
Gary Sutherland 2B 2 2 1 0 1 0 .379 .917 0.043 0.76 0.069 -0.026 0.7 5 1 2B
   Gates Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.167 -0.069 2.70 0.000 -0.069 -0.4
   John Knox 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mickey Lolich P 1
   John Hiller P
Team Totals 38 5 12 5 4 3 .316 .828 -0.148 1.66 1.049 -1.196 0.6 24 12
2B: G Sutherland (4, off J Marichal); A Kaline (2, off J Marichal).
HR: E Brinkman (1, off J Marichal; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: E Brinkman 6; A Kaline 3; A Rodriguez 2; G Sutherland 2; W Horton 2; J Northrup; B Freehan.
GIDP: J Northrup (1).
RBI: E Brinkman 3 (6); A Kaline (5); N Cash (1).
2-out RBI: A Kaline; N Cash.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Freehan-E Brinkman-B Freehan-A Rodriguez-B Freehan-A Rodriguez; G Sutherland-N Cash.
E: A Rodriguez (1); N Cash (1).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommy Harper LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .579 -0.076 1.04 0.033 -0.109 -1.3 1 0 CS,SH,GDP
   Rick Miller LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .496 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Juan Beniquez CF 2 1 2 1 1 0 .417 1.200 0.187 0.70 0.196 -0.009 2.0 3 0 CS,SH
Danny Cater DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.034 0.90 0.038 -0.072 -0.7
Carl Yastrzemski 1B 4 2 2 3 0 1 .455 1.538 0.201 1.25 0.284 -0.083 2.0 7 0 HR,2B
Bob Montgomery C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .778 -0.086 0.65 0.000 -0.086 -1.2 4 0
Dwight Evans RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .500 1.500 0.124 0.75 0.174 -0.050 1.3 5 0 HR
Doug Griffin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 .742 0.001 0.57 0.031 -0.030 -0.1 5 1
John Kennedy 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .200 1.000 0.003 0.93 0.056 -0.054 0.4 1 2 HR
   Dick McAuliffe 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .536 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mario Guerrero SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 .368 .899 0.030 0.49 0.041 -0.010 0.7 0 3
Juan Marichal P 1
   Dick Drago P 1
   Roger Moret P
   Diego Segui P
Team Totals 30 7 11 7 2 3 .367 1.106 0.350 0.79 0.853 -0.503 3.1 27 8
2B: C Yastrzemski (3, off M Lolich).
HR: J Kennedy (1, off M Lolich; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); D Evans (1, off M Lolich; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); C Yastrzemski (3, off M Lolich; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).
SH: T Harper (2, off M Lolich); J Beniquez (1, off M Lolich).
TB: C Yastrzemski 6; D Evans 5; J Kennedy 4; M Guerrero 2; J Beniquez 2; D Griffin; D Cater.
GIDP: T Harper (2).
RBI: C Yastrzemski 3 (9); D Evans 2 (2); J Kennedy (1); J Beniquez (2).
2-out RBI: D Evans 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Guerrero-D Griffin-C Yastrzemski.
Baserunning
CS: T Harper (1, Home by M Lolich/B Freehan); J Beniquez (2, 2nd base by M Lolich/B Freehan).
Pickoffs: D Evans (2nd base by B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mickey Lolich, L (0-3) 6.1 11 7 7 2 2 3 3.86 29 23 -0.388 0.86 -4.1
John Hiller 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 5 1 0 0.037 0.35 1.0
Team Totals 8 11 7 7 2 3 3 7.88 34 23 1 0 -0.351 1.66 -3.1

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Juan Marichal 3.1 6 5 5 4 1 1 13.50 20 25 -0.306 1.20 -3.5
Dick Drago, W (1-0) 4.2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 18 1 0 0.186 1.61 1.5
Roger Moret, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 0 0.108 4.46 0.6
Diego Segui, S (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.13 3 2 0 0.161 4.15 0.9
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 4 3 1 5.00 42 25 5 0 0.149 0.79 -0.6
D Drago faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 11,274.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 60° F.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-1 1 12- RR BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Lolich 20% 69% Double to RF (Line Drive); Beniquez Scores; Cater Scores; Yastrzemski to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t4 3-6 1 1-- RR DET E. Brinkman J. Marichal -16% 66% Home Run; Sutherland Scores
b1 2-1 2 --3 RR BOS D. Evans M. Lolich 15% 79% Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores
t9 5-7 2 123 O DET N. Cash D. Segui 14% 100% Strikeout
t9 5-7 0 1-- DET A. Rodriguez D. Drago -12% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Brinkman to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Juan Marichal facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET E. Brinkman J. Marichal 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET A. Rodriguez J. Marichal 2% 54% Popfly: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- DET J. Northrup J. Marichal -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- R DET A. Kaline J. Marichal -11% 41% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Northrup Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- O DET W. Horton J. Marichal 3% 44% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O BOS T. Harper M. Lolich -2% 42% Strikeout
b1 0-1 1 --- BOS J. Beniquez M. Lolich 3% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-1 1 1-- BOS D. Cater M. Lolich 4% 48% Single to CF; Beniquez to 2B
b1 0-1 1 12- RR BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Lolich 20% 69% Double to RF (Line Drive); Beniquez Scores; Cater Scores; Yastrzemski to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b1 2-1 1 --3 O BOS B. Montgomery M. Lolich -5% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 2-1 2 --3 RR BOS D. Evans M. Lolich 15% 79% Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores
b1 4-1 2 --- O BOS D. Griffin M. Lolich -1% 78% Flyball: RF
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Juan Marichal facing 6-7-8
t2 1-4 0 --- O DET N. Cash J. Marichal 2% 80% Flyball: RF
t2 1-4 1 --- O DET M. Stanley J. Marichal 1% 82% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 1-4 2 --- O DET B. Freehan J. Marichal 1% 83% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 8-9-1
b2 4-1 0 --- R BOS J. Kennedy M. Lolich 6% 88% Home Run
b2 5-1 0 --- BOS M. Guerrero M. Lolich 1% 90% Single to RF
b2 5-1 0 1-- OO BOS T. Harper M. Lolich -3% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
b2 5-1 2 --- BOS J. Beniquez M. Lolich 0% 87% Walk
b2 5-1 2 1-- O BOS D. Cater M. Lolich -1% 86% Beniquez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Red Sox' Juan Marichal facing 9-1-2
t3 1-5 0 --- DET G. Sutherland J. Marichal -4% 82% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t3 1-5 0 -2- R DET E. Brinkman J. Marichal -6% 76% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Sutherland Scores
t3 2-5 0 1-- O DET A. Rodriguez J. Marichal 3% 80% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t3 2-5 1 1-- DET J. Northrup J. Marichal -4% 76% Single to RF (Line Drive); Rodriguez to 2B
t3 2-5 1 12- DET A. Kaline J. Marichal -6% 70% Walk; Rodriguez to 3B; Northrup to 2B
t3 2-5 1 123 O DET W. Horton J. Marichal 7% 77% Lineout: 2B
t3 2-5 2 123 R DET N. Cash J. Marichal -9% 69% Walk; Rodriguez Scores; Northrup to 3B; Kaline to 2B
t3 3-5 2 123 O DET M. Stanley J. Marichal 8% 77% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 3-4-5
b3 5-3 0 --- O BOS D. Cater M. Lolich -2% 75% Popfly: 1B
b3 5-3 1 --- R BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Lolich 8% 83% Home Run (Line Drive)
b3 6-3 1 --- O BOS B. Montgomery M. Lolich -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 6-3 2 --- O BOS D. Evans M. Lolich -1% 82% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Red Sox' Juan Marichal facing 8-9-1
t4 3-6 0 --- O DET B. Freehan J. Marichal 2% 84% Lineout: LF
t4 3-6 1 --- DET G. Sutherland J. Marichal -2% 82% Walk
t4 3-6 1 1-- RR DET E. Brinkman J. Marichal -16% 66% Home Run; Sutherland Scores
t4 5-6 1 --- DET A. Rodriguez J. Marichal -3% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Dick Drago replaces Juan Marichal pitching
t4 5-6 1 1-- OO DET J. Northrup D. Drago 7% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 7-8-9
b4 6-5 0 --- O BOS D. Griffin M. Lolich -2% 67% Flyball: CF
b4 6-5 1 --- O BOS J. Kennedy M. Lolich -1% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 6-5 2 --- O BOS M. Guerrero M. Lolich -1% 64% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Red Sox' Dick Drago facing 4-5-6
t5 5-6 0 --- DET A. Kaline D. Drago -5% 59% Single to RF
t5 5-6 0 1-- O DET W. Horton D. Drago 5% 64% Flyball: RF
t5 5-6 1 1-- O DET N. Cash D. Drago 4% 68% Strikeout
t5 5-6 2 1-- O DET M. Stanley D. Drago 3% 71% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
b5 6-5 0 --- BOS T. Harper M. Lolich 3% 74% Walk
b5 6-5 0 1-- BOS J. Beniquez M. Lolich 8% 83% Reached on E3 (catch)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to 3B); Harper to 3B; Beniquez to 1B
b5 6-5 0 1-3 O BOS D. Cater M. Lolich -5% 78% Popfly: 2B
b5 6-5 1 1-3 OO BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Lolich -11% 66% Double Play: Strikeout, Harper Caught Stealing Hm (C-SS-C-3B-C-3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Red Sox' Dick Drago facing 8-9-1
t6 5-6 0 --- O DET B. Freehan D. Drago 4% 70% Popfly: 3B
t6 5-6 1 --- O DET G. Sutherland D. Drago 3% 73% Popfly: RF
t6 5-6 2 --- O DET E. Brinkman D. Drago 2% 74% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 5-6-7
b6 6-5 0 --- O BOS B. Montgomery M. Lolich -2% 72% Lineout: 3B
b6 6-5 1 --- BOS D. Evans M. Lolich 2% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 6-5 1 1-- BOS D. Griffin M. Lolich 3% 78% Single to RF; Evans to 2B
b6 6-5 1 12- O BOS J. Kennedy M. Lolich -4% 74% Lineout: LF
b6 6-5 2 12- O BOS M. Guerrero M. Lolich -4% 70% Evans Picked off 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Red Sox' Dick Drago facing 2-3-4
Dick McAuliffe replaces John Kennedy playing 3B batting 8th
t7 5-6 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez D. Drago 4% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 5-6 1 --- O DET J. Northrup D. Drago 3% 77% Groundout: P-1B
t7 5-6 2 --- O DET A. Kaline D. Drago 2% 79% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 9-1-2
b7 6-5 0 --- BOS M. Guerrero M. Lolich 3% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 6-5 0 1-- O BOS T. Harper M. Lolich -1% 81% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Guerrero to 2B
b7 6-5 1 -2- R BOS J. Beniquez M. Lolich 8% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Guerrero Scores
John Hiller replaces Mickey Lolich pitching
b7 7-5 1 1-- O BOS D. Cater J. Hiller -0% 89% Lineout: 3B; Beniquez to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
b7 7-5 2 --3 O BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Hiller -2% 87% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Red Sox' Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
Rick Miller replaces Tommy Harper playing LF batting 1st
t8 5-7 0 --- DET W. Horton D. Drago -7% 80% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t8 5-7 0 1-- O DET N. Cash D. Drago 6% 86% Flyball: CF
t8 5-7 1 1-- O DET M. Stanley D. Drago 5% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 5-7 2 1-- DET B. Freehan D. Drago -3% 87% Single to LF (Line Drive); Stanley to 2B
Gates Brown pinch hits for Gary Sutherland (2B) batting 9th
t8 5-7 2 12- O DET G. Brown D. Drago 7% 94% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-5, Tigers' John Hiller facing 5-6-7
John Knox replaces Gates Brown (PH) playing 2B batting 9th
b8 7-5 0 --- O BOS B. Montgomery J. Hiller -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 7-5 1 --- O BOS D. Evans J. Hiller -0% 93% Flyball: RF
b8 7-5 2 --- O BOS D. Griffin J. Hiller -0% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Red Sox' Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
t9 5-7 0 --- DET E. Brinkman D. Drago -7% 85% Single to LF
t9 5-7 0 1-- DET A. Rodriguez D. Drago -12% 73% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Brinkman to 2B
Roger Moret replaces Dick Drago pitching
t9 5-7 0 12- O DET J. Northrup R. Moret 11% 84% Flyball: CF
Diego Segui replaces Roger Moret pitching
t9 5-7 1 12- O DET A. Kaline D. Segui 9% 93% Popfly: LF
t9 5-7 2 12- DET W. Horton D. Segui -7% 86% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Brinkman to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
t9 5-7 2 123 O DET N. Cash D. Segui 14% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 7.

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