April 17, 1976 Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
CHW 1 DET 2
@CAL 0 KCR 5
CLE 3
(5) NYY 10
MIN 0 BAL 6
@OAK 1 LAD 5
@ATL 1 PHI 18
@CHC 16
(10) CIN 11
SFG 0 HOU 5
SDP 4 NYM 17
@PIT 1 STL 4
MON 3
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 24,328

Saturday, April 17, 1976, 2:21PM
Time of Game: 2:35

White Sox

3-2

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: L Tiant (2-0), L: R Gossage (1-1)

Red Sox

3-4

Won 1

5th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Lemon CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .577    0    3   0   
J Orta 3B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .440    0    1   3   
B Bradford RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.488    0    1   0   
C Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .347    0    0   0   
C May DH                      2   0   1   0    2   0  .143  .437    0    0   0   2·SB
B Downing C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .705    0    5   2   
J Spencer 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .850    0   11   1   
B Dent SS                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .733    0    1   2   
J Brohamer 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .781    0    2   2   

T Forster P                                                              0   3
  R Gossage P                                                            0   0
  P Vuckovich P                                                          0   0
Totals                       32   1   5   1    3   4                    24  13

BATTING

TB: B Bradford; J Orta; B Dent; C May; C Lemon.

RBI: J Orta (3).

2-out RBI: J Orta.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Brohamer-J Spencer.

BASERUNNING

SB: C May 2 (2, 2nd base off L Tiant/C Fisk 2).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Burleson SS                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .304  .697    0    0   5   
D Griffin 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    2   1   
  D Doyle PH-2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .668    0    0   0   
C Fisk C                      4   1   2   0    0   0  .385 1.006    0    4   0   
J Rice LF                     4   1   1   3    0   1  .333 1.058    0    3   0   HR
D Johnson DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .760    0    0   0   3B
C Yastrzemski 1B              3   2   1   0    1   1  .174  .538    0   11   1   SB
D Evans RF                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .167  .578    0    3   0   2B
R Petrocelli 3B               3   1   1   3    1   0  .261  .811    0    1   2   HR,CS
R Miller CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    2   0   

L Tiant P                                                                1   2
Totals                       32   7  10   6    4   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Evans (3, off R Gossage).

3B: D Johnson (1, off T Forster).

HR: R Petrocelli (1, off P Vuckovich; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs); J Rice (1, off R Gossage; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

TB: R Petrocelli 4; J Rice 4; D Johnson 3; R Burleson 2; D Evans 2; C Fisk 2; D Griffin; C Yastrzemski.

RBI: R Petrocelli 3 (6); J Rice 3 (4).

2-out RBI: R Petrocelli 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Yastrzemski (1, 2nd base off P Vuckovich/B Downing).

CS: R Petrocelli (1, Home by R Gossage/B Downing).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Forster                      5.1   5   1   1    1   3   0   1.69   21     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 4· 1     56    -     1.14   0.17
R Gossage, BS (1), L (1-1)     2.1   4   4   4    2   1   1   3.97   12     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 3· 1          2-1    1.27  -0.25
P Vuckovich                    0.1   1   2   2    1   1   1  54.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.14  -0.03
Totals                         8    10   7   7    4   5   2          36     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 8· 2          3-2

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 (2-0)               9     5   1   1    3   4   0   1.69   35     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 5· 2     74    -     1.07   0.39
Totals                         9     5   1   1    3   4   0          35     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 5· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Gossage (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 24,328.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Boston Red Sox                       
1. C Lemon              CF    1. R Burleson           SS 
2. J Orta               3B    2. D Griffin            2B 
3. B Bradford           RF    3. C Fisk               C  
4. C Jones              LF    4. J Rice               LF 
5. C May                DH    5. D Johnson            DH 
6. B Downing            C     6. C Yastrzemski        1B 
7. J Spencer            1B    7. D Evans              RF 
8. B Dent               SS    8. R Petrocelli         3B 
9. J Brohamer           2B    9. R Miller             CF 

   T Forster            P        L Tiant              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  1-1  1--      16%  81% D Evans         R Gossage       Double to LF (Line Drive); Yastrzemski to 3B
   t 5   2  0-0  12-     -14%  37% J Orta          L Tiant         Single to CF; Dent Scores; Lemon to 2B
   b 8   1  1-2  1--      10%  97% J Rice          R Gossage       Home Run (Line Drive); Fisk Scores
   b 6   1  1-0  -2-       8%  51% C Fisk          T Forster       Single to LF (Line Drive); Burleson to 3B
   b 7   0  1-1  123       8%  90% R Miller        R Gossage       Wild Pitch; Yastrzemski Scores; Evans to 3B; Petrocelli to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  C Lemon         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  J Orta          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      53%  B Bradford      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  C Jones         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Forster facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Burleson      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      55%  D Griffin       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      50%  C Fisk          Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  C May           Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      50%  B Downing       Flyball: CF
          1--      48%  J Spencer       May Steals 2B
   O      -2-      51%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; May to 3B
   O      --3      55%  B Dent          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Forster facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Rice          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      60%  D Johnson       Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   O      --3      54%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   O      --3      50%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  J Brohamer      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  J Orta          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Forster facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  R Petrocelli    Popfly: SS
   O      ---      51%  R Miller        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      53%  R Burleson      Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  D Griffin       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  B Bradford      Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  C Jones         Strikeout
          ---      53%  C May           Walk
          1--      52%  B Downing       May Steals 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Forster facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Rice          Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  J Spencer       Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  B Dent          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      52%  J Brohamer      Groundout: SS-1B; Dent to 2B
          -2-      51%  C Lemon         Walk
   R      12-      37%  J Orta          Single to CF; Dent Scores; Lemon to 2B
   O      12-      41%  B Bradford      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Terry Forster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      38%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
          ---      42%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      37%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: RF
   O      1--      34%  R Miller        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      36%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      38%  C May           Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  B Downing       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Terry Forster facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  R Burleson      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      43%  D Griffin       Groundout: SS-1B; Burleson to 2B
          -2-      51%  C Fisk          Single to LF (Line Drive); Burleson to 3B
                  Rich Gossage replaces Terry Forster pitching
   RO     1-3      54%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Burleson Scores
   O      1--      50%  D Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  J Spencer       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      57%  B Dent          Strikeout
   O      ---      59%  J Brohamer      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Rich Gossage facing 6-7-8
          ---      64%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
          1--      81%  D Evans         Double to LF (Line Drive); Yastrzemski to 3B
          -23      82%  R Petrocelli    Walk
   R      123      90%  R Miller        Wild Pitch; Yastrzemski Scores; Evans to 3B; Petrocelli to 2B
   O      -23      85%  " "             Fielder's Choice 1B; Evans out at Hm/1B-C-3B; Petrocelli to 3B; Miller to 1B
   O      1-3      78%  R Burleson      Petrocelli Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-1B); Miller to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -2-      75%  " "             Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      80%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  J Orta          Flyball: CF
          ---      81%  B Bradford      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      87%  C Jones         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rich Gossage facing 2-3-4
                  Denny Doyle pinch hits for Doug Griffin batting 2nd
   O      ---      85%  D Doyle         Popfly: CF
          ---      87%  C Fisk          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--      97%  J Rice          Home Run (Line Drive); Fisk Scores
   O      ---      97%  D Johnson       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      97%  C Yastrzemski   Single to 1B
                  Pete Vuckovich replaces Rich Gossage pitching
          1--      97%  D Evans         Yastrzemski Steals 2B
          -2-      97%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-     100%  R Petrocelli    Home Run (Line Drive); Evans Scores; Yastrzemski Scores
   O      ---     100%  R Miller        Strikeout
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
                  Denny Doyle moves to 2B
          ---     100%  C May           Walk
   O      1--     100%  B Downing       Lineout: LF
   O      1--     100%  J Spencer       Groundout: 1B unassisted; May to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  B Dent          Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BOS197604170

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation