September 9, 1974 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 6
@BOS 3 CAL 4
TEX 1 TEX 5
@CAL 3 CLE 7
DET 1 BAL 6
@MIL 5
(11) MIN 3
CHW 1 OAK 3
KCR 0 OAK 7
KCR 0 LAD 8
@ATL 1 CHC 9
PIT 4 CIN 8
SDP 3 SFG 8
@HOU 6 NYM 7
MON 1 PHI 2
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,981

Monday, September 9, 1974, 7:38PM
Time of Game: 2:32

Yankees

75-65

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  1  0   1  2  1   0  0  0    6 13  0
Red Sox         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  2  0    3 10  3

W: D Medich (18-12), L: R Moret (7-9)

Red Sox

74-66

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R White DH                    5   2   1   1    0   1  .282  .769    0    0   0   SB,CS
E Maddox CF                   3   0   2   2    1   0  .306  .774    0    1   0   CS,SF
B Murcer RF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .278  .707    0    6   0   
L Piniella LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .727    0    2   0   GDP
T Munson C                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .257  .704    0    5   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .248  .721    0    0   2   2B
C Chambliss 1B                4   2   2   2    0   0  .253  .652    0    5   1   HR
S Alomar 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .283  .643    0    5   2   
J Mason SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .241  .641    0    3   5   

D Medich P                                                               0   1
  S Lyle P                                                               0   0
Totals                       37   6  13   6    1   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: G Nettles (19, off R Moret).

HR: C Chambliss (6, off R Moret; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SF: E Maddox (2, off R Moret).

TB: C Chambliss 5; T Munson 2; E Maddox 2; B Murcer 2; S Alomar 2; G Nettles 2; R White; J Mason.

GIDP: L Piniella (17).

RBI: C Chambliss 2 (44); E Maddox 2 (36); R White (34); T Munson (56).

2-out RBI: C Chambliss 2; T Munson.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Mason-S Alomar-C Chambliss 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: R White (9, 2nd base off R Moret/B Montgomery).

CS: E Maddox (5, 2nd base by R Cleveland/T McCarver); R White (5, 2nd base by R Cleveland/B Montgomery).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper LF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .233  .621    0    3   0   
J Beniquez CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .698    0    0   0   GDP
D Evans RF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .284  .752    0    4   0   HR,GDP
C Yastrzemski 1B              4   1   2   1    0   0  .309  .876    0    8   1   HR
B Carbo DH                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .248  .772    0    0   0   
  D Johnson PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .177  .569    0    0   0   
R Petrocelli 3B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .756    0    0   0   
D Griffin 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .680    0    4   3   
M Guerrero SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .586    0    3   4   
  C Cooper PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .717    0    0   0   
  R Burleson SS               1   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .728    0    0   0   
B Montgomery C                2   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .551    0    4   1   
  T McCarver PH-C             1   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .609    0    1   1   
  D Cater PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .703    0    0   0   

R Moret P                                                                0   0
  R Cleveland P                                                          0   2
Totals                       35   3  10   2    1   5                    27  12

BATTING

HR: D Evans (9, off D Medich; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); C Yastrzemski (15, off D Medich; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: C Yastrzemski 5; D Evans 5; T Harper 2; R Petrocelli; B Carbo; J Beniquez; D Johnson.

GIDP: J Beniquez (8); D Evans (7).

RBI: D Evans (64); C Yastrzemski (73).

2-out RBI: C Yastrzemski; D Evans.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Yastrzemski-M Guerrero-C Yastrzemski.

E: D Griffin (9); M Guerrero 2 (13).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Medich, W (18-12)            7.2   9   3   3    1   3   2   3.59   31     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 2· 9     51    -     0.81   0.17
S Lyle, H (10)                 1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   1.81    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.59   0.05
Totals                         9    10   3   3    1   5   2          36     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 3·10           -

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 Moret, L (7-9)               4.1   7   5   4    1   2   1   3.73   21     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 0· 7     32    -     0.80  -0.25
R Cleveland                    4.2   6   1   0    0   2   0   4.45   18     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 1· 6          2-1    0.32  -0.03
Totals                         9    13   6   4    1   4   1          39     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1·13          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: R Cleveland (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 34,981.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. R White              DH    1. T Harper             LF 
2. E Maddox             CF    2. J Beniquez           CF 
3. B Murcer             RF    3. D Evans              RF 
4. L Piniella           LF    4. C Yastrzemski        1B 
5. T Munson             C     5. B Carbo              DH 
6. G Nettles            3B    6. R Petrocelli         3B 
7. C Chambliss          1B    7. D Griffin            2B 
8. S Alomar             2B    8. M Guerrero           SS 
9. J Mason              SS    9. B Montgomery         C  

   D Medich             P        R Moret              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  2-0  ---     -11%  61% D Evans         D Medich        Home Run
   t 4   2  1-2  -2-      10%  71% C Chambliss     R Moret         Single; Nettles Scores
   t 2   2  0-1  ---      10%  67% C Chambliss     R Moret         Home Run
   t 5   0  1-3  1--       7%  85% R White         R Moret         Single; Mason to 3B
   t 5   2  1-4  12-       7%  90% T Munson        R Cleveland     Single; White Scores; Murcer to 3B; Munson to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Moret facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R White         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      59%  E Maddox        White Steals 2B; White to 3B/Adv on E4
   R      --3      63%  " "             Single to LF; White Scores/unER
   O      1--      60%  B Murcer        Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      56%  L Piniella      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  T Harper        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      60%  J Beniquez      Strikeout
          ---      58%  D Evans         Single to LF
          1--      56%  C Yastrzemski   Single to LF; Evans to 3B
   O      1-3      61%  B Carbo         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Moret facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  T Munson        Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  G Nettles       Strikeout
   R      ---      67%  C Chambliss     Home Run
   O      ---      67%  S Alomar        Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Doc Medich facing 6-7-8
          ---      62%  R Petrocelli    Single to LF
   O      1--      66%  D Griffin       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      69%  M Guerrero      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      72%  B Montgomery    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roger Moret facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  J Mason         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      69%  R White         Popfly: SS
          ---      70%  E Maddox        Walk
   O      1--      68%  B Murcer        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      71%  T Harper        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      72%  J Beniquez      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      61%  D Evans         Home Run
   O      ---      63%  C Yastrzemski   Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Roger Moret facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  L Piniella      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      59%  T Munson        Flyball: LF
          ---      61%  G Nettles       Double
   R      -2-      71%  C Chambliss     Single; Nettles Scores
   O      1--      70%  S Alomar        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Doc Medich facing 5-6-7
          ---      65%  B Carbo         Walk
   O      1--      69%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      73%  D Griffin       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      76%  M Guerrero      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Roger Moret facing 9-1-2
          ---      78%  J Mason         Single
          1--      85%  R White         Single; Mason to 3B
   RO     1-3      84%  E Maddox        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Mason Scores
          1--      86%  B Murcer        Single; White to 2B
                  Reggie Cleveland replaces Roger Moret pitching
   O      12-      84%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF
   R      12-      90%  T Munson        Single; White Scores; Murcer to 3B; Munson to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      88%  G Nettles       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Doc Medich facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  B Montgomery    Strikeout
          ---      88%  T Harper        Single to LF
   OO     1--      92%  J Beniquez      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 7-8-9
          ---      93%  C Chambliss     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      94%  S Alomar        Wild Pitch; Chambliss to 2B
          -2-      95%  " "             Single to SS; Chambliss stays at 2B
   O      12-      94%  J Mason         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Chambliss to 3B
   RO     1-3      95%  R White         Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B; Chambliss Scores/unER
   O      1--      95%  E Maddox        White Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Doc Medich facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  C Yastrzemski   Lineout: SS
          ---      96%  B Carbo         Single
   O      1--      97%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  E Maddox        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  B Murcer        Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  L Piniella      Groundout: SS-1B; Murcer to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  T Munson        Single to SS; Murcer out at Hm/SS-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Doc Medich facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  D Griffin       Flyball: RF
                  Cecil Cooper pinch hits for Mario Guerrero batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  C Cooper        Strikeout
                  Tim McCarver pinch hits for Bob Montgomery batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  T McCarver      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 6-7-8
                  Tim McCarver moves to C; Rick Burleson replaces Cecil Cooper playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      98%  C Chambliss     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      98%  S Alomar        Single
   O      1--      98%  J Mason         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Doc Medich facing 1-2-3
          ---      96%  T Harper        Single to CF
          1--      92%  J Beniquez      Single; Harper to 3B
   ROO    1-3      98%  D Evans         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Harper Scores
   R      ---      96%  C Yastrzemski   Home Run
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Doc Medich pitching; Deron Johnson pinch hits for Bernie Carbo batting 5th
          ---      95%  D Johnson       Single
   O      1--      97%  R Petrocelli    Lineout: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-3, Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  R White         Strikeout
          ---      97%  E Maddox        Single
   O      1--      96%  B Murcer        Maddox Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      96%  " "             Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Sparky Lyle facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  D Griffin       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Burleson      Strikeout
                  Danny Cater pinch hits for Tim McCarver batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Cater         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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