September 17, 1974 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 12,213

Tuesday, September 17, 1974, 7:32PM
Time of Game: 2:12

Tigers

68-80

Won 1

6th, 12 GB

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

W: J Coleman (13-12), L: B Lee (16-13), S: J Hiller (12)

Red Sox

76-71

Lost 3

3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  5   0   2   1    0   1  .241  .603    0    4   0   SB
G Sutherland 2B               5   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .598    0    2   1   2B
A Kaline DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .259  .722    0    0   0   
B Freehan C                   3   2   2   1    1   0  .277  .799    0    6   1   HR
R Sanders 1B                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .230  .664    0    9   0   2B,SH
L Roberts RF                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .355  .891    0    1   0   CS
M Lane LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .233  .702    0    0   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   2   1    0   0  .224  .565    0    1   4   
E Brinkman SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .211  .587    0    4   3   

J Coleman P                                                              0   1
  J Hiller P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   5  11   5    1   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: G Sutherland (19, off B Lee); R Sanders (5, off B Lee).

HR: B Freehan (16, off B Lee; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: R Sanders (1, off B Lee).

TB: B Freehan 5; A Rodriguez 2; G Sutherland 2; R LeFlore 2; R Sanders 2; M Lane; L Roberts; A Kaline.

RBI: L Roberts 2 (5); B Freehan (47); R LeFlore (11); A Rodriguez (47).

2-out RBI: A Rodriguez; R LeFlore.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Rodriguez-G Sutherland-R Sanders.

BASERUNNING

SB: R LeFlore (16, 2nd base off B Lee/B Montgomery).

CS: L Roberts (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Lee).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .612    0    1   0   2B,GDP
C Cooper DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .705    0    0   0   
  D Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .548    0    0   0   
C Yastrzemski 1B              2   1   0   0    2   0  .302  .867    0   13   1   CS
B Carbo RF                    3   1   1   2    0   1  .249  .782    0    2   0   HR
  D Evans PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .743    0    0   0   
F Lynn CF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .375 1.250    0    6   0   
  J Beniquez PH-CF            1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .685    0    0   0   
D McAuliffe 3B                3   1   1   0    0   1  .216  .640    0    0   4   
  D Cater PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .252  .708    0    0   0   
  R Miller PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .670         0   0   
R Burleson SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .705    0    0   1   
D Griffin 2B                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .262  .655    0    1   3   
B Montgomery C                3   0   1   1    1   0  .242  .590    0    4   0   2B

B Lee P                                                                  0   2
Totals                       30   3   5   3    6   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Harper (13, off J Coleman); B Montgomery (8, off J Coleman).

HR: B Carbo (12, off J Coleman; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: B Carbo 4; B Montgomery 2; T Harper 2; D McAuliffe; F Lynn.

GIDP: T Harper (6).

RBI: B Carbo 2 (60); B Montgomery (30).

2-out RBI: B Carbo 2; B Montgomery.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

BASERUNNING

CS: C Yastrzemski (7, 2nd base by 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 (13-12)           7     5   3   3    4   3   1   4.28   28     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0· 5     54    -     1.23   0.11
J Hiller, S (12)               2     0   0   0    2   2   0   2.30    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.53   0.23
Totals                         9     5   3   3    6   5   1          36     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 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
B Lee, L (16-13)               9    11   5   5    1   4   1   3.61   38     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0·11     48    -     1.09  -0.16
Totals                         9    11   5   5    1   4   1          38     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: B Lee (13; L Roberts, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:12.

Attendance: 12,213.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. R LeFlore            CF    1. T Harper             LF 
2. G Sutherland         2B    2. C Cooper             DH 
3. A Kaline             DH    3. C Yastrzemski        1B 
4. B Freehan            C     4. B Carbo              RF 
5. R Sanders            1B    5. F Lynn               CF 
6. L Roberts            RF    6. D McAuliffe          3B 
7. M Lane               LF    7. R Burleson           SS 
8. A Rodriguez          3B    8. D Griffin            2B 
9. E Brinkman           SS    9. B Montgomery         C  

   J Coleman            P        B Lee                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  1--     -19%  29% B Carbo         J Coleman       Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores
   t 6   1  3-2  -23      19%  67% L Roberts       B Lee           Single to LF; Freehan Scores; Kaline Scores
   b 4   2  2-2  -2-     -13%  33% B Montgomery    J Coleman       Double to LF; McAuliffe Scores
   b 7   1  4-3  1--      11%  75% T Harper        J Coleman       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 2   2  2-1  -2-      10%  47% A Rodriguez     B Lee           Single to RF; Sanders Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  G Sutherland    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  T Harper        Double to LF
   O      -2-      43%  C Cooper        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      48%  C Yastrzemski   Fielder's Choice ; Harper out at 3B/SS-3B
   RR     1--      29%  B Carbo         Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores
          ---      28%  F Lynn          Single to RF
   O      1--      30%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Lee facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      39%  B Freehan       Home Run
          ---      46%  R Sanders       Double to RF
   O      -2-      41%  L Roberts       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      38%  M Lane          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      47%  A Rodriguez     Single to RF; Sanders Scores
   O      1--      45%  E Brinkman      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Joe Coleman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  R Burleson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      45%  D Griffin       Walk
          1--      41%  B Montgomery    Walk; Griffin to 2B
   O      12-      46%  T Harper        Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  C Cooper        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  G Sutherland    Double to LF
   O      -2-      48%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF
          -2-      49%  B Freehan       Walk
   O      12-      45%  R Sanders       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Joe Coleman facing 3-4-5
          ---      41%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   O      1--      44%  B Carbo         Strikeout
   O      1--      47%  F Lynn          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  D McAuliffe     Yastrzemski Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Bill Lee facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  L Roberts       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  M Lane          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      44%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Joe Coleman facing 6-7-8
          ---      40%  D McAuliffe     Single to RF
   O      1--      44%  R Burleson      Flyball: SS
   O      1--      46%  D Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B; McAuliffe to 2B
   R      -2-      33%  B Montgomery    Double to LF; McAuliffe Scores
   O      -2-      36%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Bill Lee facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      33%  E Brinkman      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      30%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
   O      ---      29%  G Sutherland    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Joe Coleman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      31%  C Cooper        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      33%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      34%  B Carbo         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Bill Lee facing 3-4-5
          ---      40%  A Kaline        Single to CF
          1--      49%  B Freehan       Single to LF; Kaline to 2B
   O      12-      48%  R Sanders       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Freehan to 2B; Kaline to 3B
   RR     -23      67%  L Roberts       Single to LF; Freehan Scores; Kaline Scores
   O      1--      62%  M Lane          Roberts Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
   O      ---      61%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  F Lynn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      68%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  R Burleson      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bill Lee facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      67%  A Rodriguez     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      66%  E Brinkman      Flyball: LF
          ---      67%  R LeFlore       Single to RF
          1--      68%  G Sutherland    LeFlore Steals 2B
   O      -2-      64%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Joe Coleman facing 8-9-1
          ---      57%  D Griffin       Walk
   O      1--      64%  B Montgomery    Flyball: C
   OO     1--      75%  T Harper        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bill Lee facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      73%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      71%  B Freehan       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      70%  R Sanders       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, John Hiller facing 2-3-4
                  John Hiller replaces Joe Coleman pitching; Deron Johnson pinch hits for Cecil Cooper batting 2nd
   O      ---      76%  D Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      69%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
                  Dwight Evans pinch hits for Bernie Carbo batting 4th
   O      1--      77%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Fred Lynn batting 5th
   O      1--      84%  J Beniquez      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bill Lee facing 6-7-8
                  Juan Beniquez moves to CF; Dwight Evans moves to RF
   O      ---      82%  L Roberts       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      84%  M Lane          Single to LF
          1--      89%  A Rodriguez     Single to RF; Lane to 3B
   O      1-3      84%  E Brinkman      Strikeout
   R      1-3      93%  R LeFlore       Single to CF; Rodriguez to 2B; Lane Scores
   O      12-      91%  G Sutherland    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, John Hiller facing 6-7-8
                  Danny Cater pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe batting 6th
          ---      82%  D Cater         Walk
                  Rick Miller pinch runs for Danny Cater batting 6th
   O      1--      90%  R Burleson      Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      96%  D Griffin       Flyball: SS
   O      1--     100%  B Montgomery    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.

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