August 18, 1974 Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 1
KCR 0 BOS 9
MIN 6 MIL 5
@CAL 2 TEX 1
@CLE 0 NYY 9
CHW 4 OAK 13
DET 3 PHI 7
@ATL 4 CHC 14
SDP 6 CIN 6
NYM 5 HOU 3
@MON 0 PIT 10
LAD 3 STL 4
SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 24,384

Sunday, August 18, 1974, 2:07PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Twins

59-63

Lost 1

5th, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  6  0    6 11  1
Red Sox         0  2  0   0  5  1   0  1  X    9 13  0

W: L Tiant (19-8), L: R Corbin (6-5)

Red Sox

66-54

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Brye CF                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .281  .680    0    1   1   
R Carew 2B                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .361  .850    0    2   4   SB
S Braun 3B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .299  .746    0    2   4   
H Killebrew 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .723    0   10   1   
  J Terrell PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .256  .617         0   0   
  C Kusick 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .758         1   0   
T Oliva DH                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .287  .742    0    0   0   
B Darwin RF                   3   1   2   2    0   0  .287  .818    0    1   0   HBP,GDP
L Hisle LF                    4   1   1   3    0   1  .294  .867    0    0   0   HR,GDP
D Thompson SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .721    0    0   2   
  R Hundley C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .444    0    2   0   
G Borgmann C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .260  .642    0    3   1   
  L Gomez SS                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .199  .461    0    1   1   

R Corbin P                                                               1   2
  V Albury P                                                             0   1
Totals                       36   6  11   6    2   4                    24  17

BATTING

HR: L Hisle (17, off L Tiant; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

HBP: B Darwin (11, by L Tiant).

TB: L Hisle 4; T Oliva 3; B Darwin 2; R Carew 2; S Braun; G Borgmann; S Brye.

GIDP: B Darwin (10); L Hisle (11).

RBI: L Hisle 3 (65); B Darwin 2 (74); T Oliva (49).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Braun-R Carew-H Killebrew; V Albury-L Gomez-H Killebrew.

E: R Hundley (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Carew (30, 2nd base off L Tiant/T Blackwell).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Beniquez CF                 4   0   1   1    1   1  .276  .711    0    3   0   SB
C Cooper DH                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .277  .741    0    0   0   
D Evans RF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .294  .778    0    1   0   
C Yastrzemski 1B              3   2   2   2    1   0  .313  .878    0   10   0   2B
B Carbo LF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .260  .804    0    3   0   GDP
D Griffin 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .737    0    3   4   GDP
D McAuliffe 3B                3   3   2   1    0   0  .219  .654    0    1   4   2·2B,HBP
R Burleson SS                 4   1   3   2    0   0  .301  .751    0    2   4   3·2B
T Blackwell C                 4   1   1   1    0   2  .271  .639    0    4   0   2B

L Tiant P                                                                0   1
  D Segui P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   9  13   9    3   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: T Blackwell (1, off R Corbin); D McAuliffe 2 (11, 2 off R Corbin); C Yastrzemski (21, off R Corbin); R Burleson 3 (19, 2 off V Albury, off R Corbin).

HBP: D McAuliffe (1, by V Albury).

TB: R Burleson 6; D McAuliffe 4; C Yastrzemski 3; T Blackwell 2; B Carbo 2; J Beniquez; C Cooper; D Evans.

GIDP: B Carbo (7); D Griffin (6).

RBI: R Burleson 2 (30); C Yastrzemski 2 (63); J Beniquez (28); D McAuliffe (18); T Blackwell (7); B Carbo (54); D Evans (57).

2-out RBI: C Yastrzemski 2; D McAuliffe; B Carbo; J Beniquez; R Burleson; D Evans.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 7 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Burleson-D Griffin-C Yastrzemski; D McAuliffe-D Griffin-C Yastrzemski.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Beniquez (12, 2nd base off V Albury/R Hundley).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Corbin, L (6-5)              5     9   7   7    1   2   0   5.06   24     -       ·  ·     11· 2· 5· 3     22    -     0.69  -0.22
V Albury                       3     4   2   2    2   3   0   5.14   14     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 2· 2          0-0    0.12  -0.03
Totals                         8    13   9   9    3   5   0          38     -       ·  ·     14· 3· 7· 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, W (19-8)              7.1  11   6   6    2   3   1   2.96   34     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 3· 5     33    -     0.67   0.18
D Segui, H (3)                 1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.72    5     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.07
Totals                         9    11   6   6    2   4   1          39     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 3· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Corbin (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: V Albury (4; D McAuliffe); L Tiant (3; B Darwin).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Ron Luciano.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 24,384.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 77° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox                       
1. S Brye               CF    1. J Beniquez           CF 
2. R Carew              2B    2. C Cooper             DH 
3. S Braun              3B    3. D Evans              RF 
4. H Killebrew          1B    4. C Yastrzemski        1B 
5. T Oliva              DH    5. B Carbo              LF 
6. B Darwin             RF    6. D Griffin            2B 
7. L Hisle              LF    7. D McAuliffe          3B 
8. D Thompson           SS    8. R Burleson           SS 
9. G Borgmann           C     9. T Blackwell          C  

   R Corbin             P        L Tiant              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  1-3     -14%  54% D Griffin       R Corbin        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Yastrzemski stays at 3B
   b 2   2  0-0  --3      11%  64% D McAuliffe     R Corbin        Double to RF (Line Drive); Yastrzemski Scores
   b 2   2  0-1  -2-      10%  74% R Burleson      R Corbin        Double to LF; McAuliffe Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  1--       9%  68% B Carbo         R Corbin        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Yastrzemski to 3B
   t 8   1  8-3  12-      -7%  90% L Hisle         L Tiant         Home Run; Oliva Scores; Darwin Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  S Brye          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  R Carew         Lineout: 2B
          ---      53%  S Braun         Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  H Killebrew     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Corbin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Beniquez      Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  C Cooper        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  T Oliva         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  B Darwin        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      55%  L Hisle         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Corbin facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  C Yastrzemski   Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      68%  B Carbo         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Yastrzemski to 3B
   OO     1-3      54%  D Griffin       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Yastrzemski stays at 3B
   R      --3      64%  D McAuliffe     Double to RF (Line Drive); Yastrzemski Scores
   R      -2-      74%  R Burleson      Double to LF; McAuliffe Scores
   O      -2-      72%  T Blackwell     Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  D Thompson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      71%  G Borgmann      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      67%  S Brye          Single to RF; Borgmann to 2B
   O      12-      72%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Borgmann to 3B
          1-3      70%  S Braun         Carew Steals 2B
   O      -23      77%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ray Corbin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  J Beniquez      Popfly: RF
   O      ---      74%  C Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      73%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      76%  H Killebrew     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      73%  T Oliva         Single to RF
   OO     1--      79%  B Darwin        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ray Corbin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      78%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      76%  B Carbo         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  D Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      79%  L Hisle         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  D Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  G Borgmann      Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ray Corbin facing 7-8-9
          ---      86%  D McAuliffe     Double to LF
   O      -2-      85%  R Burleson      Groundout: P-1B; McAuliffe to 3B
   R      --3      90%  T Blackwell     Double to RF; McAuliffe Scores
   O      -2-      88%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      89%  C Cooper        Walk
   R      12-      93%  D Evans         Single to CF (Line Drive); Blackwell Scores; Cooper to 2B
          12-      94%  C Yastrzemski   Wild Pitch; Cooper to 3B; Evans to 2B
   RR     -23      98%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive); Cooper Scores; Evans Scores
   R      -2-      99%  B Carbo         Single to RF (Line Drive); Yastrzemski Scores
   O      1--      99%  D Griffin       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-7, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  S Brye          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  R Carew         Single/Bunt
   O      1--      99%  S Braun         Popfly: LF
   O      1--      99%  H Killebrew     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Vic Albury facing 7-8-9
                  Vic Albury replaces Ray Corbin pitching
          ---      99%  D McAuliffe     Hit By Pitch
   RO     1--     100%  R Burleson      Double to CF (Line Drive); McAuliffe Scores; Burleson out at 3B/CF-2B-C-3B
   O      ---     100%  T Blackwell     Strikeout
          ---     100%  J Beniquez      Walk
          1--     100%  C Cooper        Single to LF (Line Drive); Beniquez to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Evans         Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
          ---      99%  T Oliva         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  B Darwin        Single to LF (Line Drive); Oliva to 2B
   O      12-      99%  L Hisle         Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  D Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      12-     100%  G Borgmann      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Vic Albury facing 4-5-6
                  Randy Hundley replaces Danny Thompson playing C batting 8th; Luis Gomez replaces Glenn Borgmann playing SS batting 9th
          ---     100%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   OO     1--     100%  B Carbo         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Griffin       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  S Brye          Walk
          1--      99%  R Carew         Single/Bunt; Brye to 2B
   O      12-     100%  S Braun         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Brye to 3B
          1-3      99%  H Killebrew     Walk; Braun to 2B
                  Jerry Terrell pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew batting 4th
   R      123      99%  T Oliva         Single to LF (Line Drive); Brye Scores; Braun to 3B; Terrell to 2B
   RR     123      97%  B Darwin        Single to LF; Braun Scores; Terrell Scores; Oliva to 2B
   RRR    12-      90%  L Hisle         Home Run; Oliva Scores; Darwin Scores
                  Diego Segui replaces Luis Tiant pitching
   O      ---      93%  R Hundley       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      94%  L Gomez         Strikeout
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-6, Vic Albury facing 7-8-9
                  Craig Kusick replaces Jerry Terrell playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      94%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      95%  R Burleson      Double to LF
   O      -2-      94%  T Blackwell     Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      97%  J Beniquez      Single to RF; Burleson Scores
          1--      97%  C Cooper        Beniquez Steals 2B; Beniquez to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      97%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 6-9, Diego Segui facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  S Brye          Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  R Carew         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  S Braun         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Red Sox 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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