May 20, 1975 Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
OAK 0 MIL 7
TEX 6
(10) DET 5
@MIN 3 NYY 6
KCR 0 ATL 9
MON 4 NYM 6
@CIN 2 HOU 4
PHI 2 CHC 2
@LAD 1 SDP 5
STL 2 SFG 12
PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 17,201

Tuesday, May 20, 1975, 7:33PM
Time of Game: 1:51

Athletics

21-15

Lost 3

1st

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

W: B Lee (5-4), L: V Blue (8-2)

Red Sox

17-15

Won 3

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .699    0    0   0   
B Campaneris SS               4   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .430    0    1   1   
R Jackson RF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .796    0    0   0   
  M Alexander RF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Rudi 1B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .836    0    9   0   
S Bando 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .181  .619    0    1   4   2B
  T Martinez 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .455         0   0   
B Williams DH                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .751    0    0   0   
G Tenace C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .881    0    6   0   
  R Fosse PH-C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .053  .106    0    1   0   
C Washington LF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .737    0    1   0   
  A Mangual LF                1   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .500    0    0   0   
P Garner 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .506    0    4   3   

V Blue P                                                                 0   2
  R Fingers P                                                            0   0
  P Lindblad P                                                           1   0
  J Todd P                                                               0   0
Totals                       29   0   2   0    1   1                    24  10

BATTING

2B: S Bando (4, off B Lee).

TB: S Bando 2; A Mangual.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Griffin 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .522    0    2   5   
R Burleson SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .654    0    1   4   
C Yastrzemski 1B              3   1   1   0    1   1  .220  .693    0   16   0   
J Rice LF                     3   1   1   1    1   1  .280  .833    0    0   0   HR
D Evans RF                    3   2   2   1    0   0  .243  .768    0    1   0   2B
  R Miller RF-CF              1   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .490    0    4   0   
R Petrocelli 3B               3   0   1   1    1   1  .196  .637    0    0   2   
  B Heise 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .276         0   3   
T Conigliaro DH               4   2   2   2    0   0  .136  .493    0    0   0   HR
B Montgomery C                4   0   0   0    0   3  .219  .485    0    1   0   
F Lynn CF                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .932         0   0   
  J Beniquez PH-CF            4   1   2   2    0   0  .298  .796    0    1   0   HR,2B
  B Carbo RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .355 1.248         1   0   

B Lee P                                                                  0   1
Totals                       34   7  10   7    3   7                    27  15

BATTING

2B: D Evans (5, off V Blue); J Beniquez (2, off V Blue).

HR: T Conigliaro (2, off V Blue; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); J Beniquez (1, off R Fingers; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out); J Rice (6, off V Blue; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: J Beniquez 6; T Conigliaro 5; J Rice 4; D Evans 3; R Petrocelli; R Miller; C Yastrzemski.

RBI: T Conigliaro 2 (6); J Beniquez 2 (6); R Petrocelli (11); D Evans (13); J Rice (21).

2-out RBI: R Petrocelli; D Evans.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Blue, L (8-2)                4.2   8   6   6    2   3   2   2.50   24     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 2· 8     25    -     0.71  -0.24
R Fingers                      1.1   1   1   1    0   2   1   3.41    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.05  -0.00
P Lindblad                     1     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.67    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.02   0.00
J Todd                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.21    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    10   7   7    3   7   3          37     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 3·10          1-0

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, W (5-4)                 9     2   0   0    1   1   0   3.95   30     -       ·  ·     15·10· 1· 2     83    -     0.40   0.26
Totals                         9     2   0   0    1   1   0          30     -       ·  ·     15·10· 1· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: V Blue (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney.

Time of Game: 1:51.

Attendance: 17,201.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 89° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Boston Red Sox                       
1. B North              CF    1. D Griffin            2B 
2. B Campaneris         SS    2. R Burleson           SS 
3. R Jackson            RF    3. C Yastrzemski        1B 
4. J Rudi               1B    4. J Rice               LF 
5. S Bando              3B    5. D Evans              RF 
6. B Williams           DH    6. R Petrocelli         3B 
7. G Tenace             C     7. T Conigliaro         DH 
8. C Washington         LF    8. B Montgomery         C  
9. P Garner             2B    9. F Lynn               CF 

   V Blue               P        B Lee                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-1  12-      12%  81% J Beniquez      V Blue          Double; Conigliaro Scores; Montgomery to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  12-       9%  73% T Conigliaro    V Blue          Single; Evans Scores; Petrocelli to 2B
   b 3   1  0-2  ---       8%  83% J Rice          V Blue          Home Run
   b 2   0  0-0  1--       6%  64% R Petrocelli    V Blue          Walk; Evans to 2B
   b 2   1  0-2  -23      -5%  75% D Griffin       V Blue          Lineout: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B North         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Jackson       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Burleson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  C Yastrzemski   Single
          1--      53%  J Rice          Wild Pitch; Yastrzemski to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Lee facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  J Rudi          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  S Bando         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  D Evans         Single
          1--      64%  R Petrocelli    Walk; Evans to 2B
   R      12-      73%  T Conigliaro    Single; Evans Scores; Petrocelli to 2B
   O      12-      69%  B Montgomery    Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Conigliaro to 2B
                  Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Fred Lynn batting 9th
   R      12-      81%  J Beniquez      Double; Conigliaro Scores; Montgomery to 3B
   O      -23      75%  D Griffin       Lineout: SS
   O      -23      71%  R Burleson      Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Lee facing 7-8-9
                  Juan Beniquez moves to CF
   O      ---      73%  G Tenace        Popfly: RF
   O      ---      75%  C Washington    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      76%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      75%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   R      ---      83%  J Rice          Home Run
   O      ---      82%  D Evans         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      81%  R Petrocelli    Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  B North         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  R Jackson       Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      91%  T Conigliaro    Home Run
   O      ---      90%  B Montgomery    Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  D Griffin       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Bill Lee facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  J Rudi          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      88%  S Bando         Double
   O      -2-      91%  B Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      93%  G Tenace        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      92%  R Burleson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   O      1--      92%  J Rice          Strikeout
   R      1--      96%  D Evans         Double; Yastrzemski Scores
   R      -2-      97%  R Petrocelli    Single; Evans Scores
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Vida Blue pitching
   O      1--      97%  T Conigliaro    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Bill Lee facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Miller replaces Dwight Evans playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      98%  C Washington    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  P Garner        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      99%  B North         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rollie Fingers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  B Montgomery    Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      99%  J Beniquez      Home Run
   O      ---      99%  D Griffin       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  R Burleson      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Bill Lee facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  B Campaneris    Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Rudi          Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Paul Lindblad facing 3-4-5
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Rollie Fingers pitching
   O      ---     100%  C Yastrzemski   Lineout: P
          ---     100%  J Rice          Walk
          1--     100%  R Miller        Single; Rice to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  R Petrocelli    Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3     100%  T Conigliaro    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Bill Lee facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Heise replaces Rico Petrocelli playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Williams      Flyball: RF
                  Ray Fosse pinch hits for Gene Tenace batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  R Fosse         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jim Todd facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Todd replaces Paul Lindblad pitching; Ray Fosse moves to C; Ted Martinez replaces Sal Bando playing 3B batting 5th; Angel Mangual replaces Claudell Washington playing LF batting 8th; Matt Alexander replaces Reggie Jackson playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  B Montgomery    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Griffin       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Bill Lee facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Miller moves to CF; Bernie Carbo replaces Juan Beniquez playing RF batting 9th
          ---     100%  A Mangual       Single
   O      1--     100%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  B North         Walk; Garner to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Campaneris    Flyball: RF
   O      12-     100%  M Alexander     Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation