April 15, 1974 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 1
@BOS 0 CAL 8
MIN 1 MIL 6
BAL 1 OAK 4
CHW 3
(13) ATL 6
SDP 0 HOU 3
SFG 1 PHI 3
STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 23,498

Monday, April 15, 1974, 11:00AM
Time of Game: 1:50

Tigers

4-6

Won 1

5th, 2½ GB

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

W: J Coleman (2-0), L: R Cleveland (0-1)

Red Sox

4-3

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Brinkman SS                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .195  .518    0    2   4   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .140  .353    0    1   1   
J Northrup RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .455    0    4   0   
A Kaline DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .726    0    0   0   
W Horton LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .645    0    2   0   
B Freehan C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .385 1.048    0    4   0   
N Cash 1B                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .286  .851    0    6   0   HR
M Stanley CF                  3   0   1   0    0   2  .243  .722    0    5   0   CS
G Sutherland 2B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .344  .833    0    3   5   

J Coleman P                                                              0   1
Totals                       29   1   3   1    0   5                    27  11

BATTING

HR: N Cash (1, off R Cleveland; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: N Cash 4; E Brinkman; M Stanley.

RBI: N Cash (2).

2-out RBI: N Cash.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Sutherland-E Brinkman-N Cash 2; A Rodriguez-G Sutherland-N Cash.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Stanley (1, 2nd base by R Cleveland/B Montgomery).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper DH                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .179  .544    0    0   0   SB,GDP
R Miller CF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .167  .579    0    3   0   SB
C Cooper 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .606    0    5   3   
C Yastrzemski LF              4   0   0   0    0   0  .385 1.313    0    2   0   
B Montgomery C                3   0   0   0    1   1  .259  .717    0    5   1   
B Carbo RF                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .368 1.132    0    3   0   2·HBP
D McAuliffe 3B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .100  .450    0    0   1   GDP
D Griffin 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .733    0    2   0   GDP
M Guerrero SS                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .364  .871    0    4   3   

R Cleveland P                                                            3   2
Totals                       27   0   3   0    5   4                    27  10

BATTING

HBP: B Carbo 2 (2, 2 by J Coleman).

TB: D Griffin; R Miller; M Guerrero.

GIDP: D McAuliffe (1); D Griffin (1); T Harper (3).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Montgomery-D Griffin.

E: M Guerrero (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Harper (2, 2nd base off J Coleman/B Freehan); R Miller (2, 2nd base off J Coleman/B Freehan).

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 (2-0)             9     3   0   0    5   4   0   1.11   34     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 1     80    -     1.58   0.82
Totals                         9     3   0   0    5   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 1           -

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
R Cleveland, L (0-1)           9     3   1   1    0   5   1   2.19   29     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 3· 3     82    -     0.83   0.32
Totals                         9     3   1   1    0   5   1          29     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 3· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Coleman (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Coleman 2 (4; B Carbo, B Carbo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 1:50.

Attendance: 23,498.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. E Brinkman           SS    1. T Harper             DH 
2. A Rodriguez          3B    2. R Miller             CF 
3. J Northrup           RF    3. C Cooper             1B 
4. A Kaline             DH    4. C Yastrzemski        LF 
5. W Horton             LF    5. B Montgomery         C  
6. B Freehan            C     6. B Carbo              RF 
7. N Cash               1B    7. D McAuliffe          3B 
8. M Stanley            CF    8. D Griffin            2B 
9. G Sutherland         2B    9. M Guerrero           SS 

   J Coleman            P        R Cleveland          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  1-0  1-3      25%  75% T Harper        J Coleman       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 9   1  1-0  1--      21% 100% D McAuliffe     J Coleman       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 5   2  0-0  ---      15%  60% N Cash          R Cleveland     Home Run
   b 7   1  1-0  1--     -14%  50% M Guerrero      J Coleman       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Griffin to 3B
   b 9   1  1-0  ---     -10%  79% B Carbo         J Coleman       Hit By Pitch

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  E Brinkman      Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Rodriguez to 1B/Adv on E6
   O      1--      47%  J Northrup      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      45%  A Kaline        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 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        Flyball: RF
          ---      45%  R Miller        Single to LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--      48%  C Cooper        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  W Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Freehan       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  N Cash          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  B Montgomery    Walk
          1--      36%  B Carbo         Hit By Pitch; Montgomery to 2B
   O      12-      41%  D McAuliffe     Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Carbo to 2B; McAuliffe to 1B
   OO     12-      50%  D Griffin       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  M Stanley       Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  G Sutherland    Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      45%  E Brinkman      Double Play: Strikeout, Stanley Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  M Guerrero      Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  T Harper        Popfly: 2B
          ---      47%  R Miller        Walk
          1--      46%  C Cooper        Miller Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  A Rodriguez     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      45%  J Northrup      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      44%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      49%  B Montgomery    Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  B Carbo         Walk
          1--      46%  D McAuliffe     Wild Pitch; Carbo to 2B
          -2-      45%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      50%  D Griffin       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  W Horton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  B Freehan       Popfly: SS
   R      ---      60%  N Cash          Home Run
   O      ---      59%  M Stanley       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  M Guerrero      Flyball: CF
          ---      59%  T Harper        Walk
          1--      56%  R Miller        Harper Steals 2B
   O      -2-      61%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      66%  C Cooper        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  G Sutherland    Lineout: P
   O      ---      62%  E Brinkman      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      65%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  B Montgomery    Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  B Carbo         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      67%  J Northrup      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  A Kaline        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      64%  W Horton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Coleman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: CF
          ---      64%  D Griffin       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      50%  M Guerrero      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Griffin to 3B
   OO     1-3      75%  T Harper        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      73%  B Freehan       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      71%  N Cash          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  M Stanley       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Coleman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      76%  R Miller        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      81%  C Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  G Sutherland    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      81%  E Brinkman      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      80%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  B Montgomery    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      79%  B Carbo         Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--     100%  D McAuliffe     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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