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Standings
CLE
@BAL		2
7
DET
@BOS		3
2
CHW
@CAL		3
2
MIN
@KCR		3
2
TOR
@NYY		5
7
MIL
@OAK		2
4
TEX
@SEA		5
2
SDP
@ATL		0
2
LAD
@CIN		3
1
SFG
@HOU		1
0
PIT
@MON		8
6
NYM
@STL		2
4
Wednesday, April 20, 1977 7:33PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 20,289, Time of Game: 2:17
Tigers
3
4-9
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 4½ GB
 at Red Sox
2
4-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 3 GB
W: Vern Ruhle (2-1)
L: Luis Tiant (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    3 10  0
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  8  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mickey Stanley CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.036 0.78 0.027 -0.063 -0.4 2 0
Tito Fuentes 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .309 .690 0.032 0.76 0.061 -0.029 0.4 3 4
Rusty Staub DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 .265 .917 0.025 1.05 0.109 -0.084 -0.0 HR
Ben Oglivie RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .865 -0.054 0.91 0.025 -0.079 -0.6 2 0
Jason Thompson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .244 .799 -0.109 0.98 0.000 -0.109 -1.2 15 1
Steve Kemp LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .204 .664 0.061 0.80 0.124 -0.063 0.3 0 0 HR
Milt May C 4 1 2 0 0 1 .342 .785 0.025 0.57 0.055 -0.030 0.2 3 1 2B
Tom Veryzer SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .534 -0.084 0.73 0.000 -0.084 -0.9 1 3
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .205 .444 0.019 0.94 0.063 -0.044 0.1 0 3
Vern Ruhle P 1
   Steve Foucault P 1
   John Hiller P
Team Totals 35 3 10 3 0 5 .286 .771 -0.121 0.83 0.464 -0.585 -2.2 27 13
2B: M May (2, off L Tiant).
HR: R Staub (3, off L Tiant; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); S Kemp (3, off L Tiant; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: S Kemp 4; R Staub 4; M May 3; T Fuentes 2; J Thompson; A Rodriguez; M Stanley; B Oglivie.
RBI: S Kemp (8); A Rodriguez (1); R Staub (8).
2-out RBI: A Rodriguez; R Staub.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Rodriguez-T Fuentes-J Thompson.

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Burleson SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .372 .996 0.011 1.17 0.110 -0.099 -0.2 2 2 CS
Denny Doyle 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .324 .843 0.154 1.21 0.170 -0.016 0.8 2 1 3B
   Steve Dillard PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 1.400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jim Rice DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 .349 .880 -0.011 1.85 0.095 -0.106 0.2 HR
Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .421 1.081 -0.050 1.66 0.058 -0.108 -0.1 1 2
George Scott 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .459 -0.285 2.03 0.000 -0.285 -1.7 3 2 GDP
Carlton Fisk C 2 0 0 0 2 1 .290 .791 -0.071 1.38 0.042 -0.113 0.0 7 0
Dwight Evans RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .400 1.042 0.055 1.69 0.128 -0.073 -0.1 4 0
Butch Hobson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .536 -0.233 2.25 0.000 -0.233 -1.2 2 0
Rick Miller CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .624 -0.082 1.03 0.000 -0.082 -0.7 4 0
   Bobby Darwin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.109 3.71 0.000 -0.109 -0.3
Luis Tiant P 2
   Jim Willoughby P
Team Totals 33 2 8 2 3 3 .242 .699 -0.621 1.65 0.603 -1.224 -3.2 27 7
3B: D Doyle (2, off V Ruhle).
HR: J Rice (1, off V Ruhle; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: D Doyle 4; J Rice 4; R Burleson 2; D Evans 2; C Yastrzemski.
GIDP: G Scott (1).
RBI: C Yastrzemski (9); J Rice (6).
2-out RBI: J Rice.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
E: D Doyle (2).
Outfield Assists: C Yastrzemski (A Rodriguez at 2nd base); C Yastrzemski (J Thompson at 2nd base).
Baserunning
CS: R Burleson (1, 2nd base by V Ruhle/M May).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vern Ruhle, W (2-1) 7 7 2 2 3 0 1 3.98 29 52 0.188 1.13 2.0
Steve Foucault, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 0 0.025 4.20 0.1
John Hiller, S (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 5.40 6 2 1 0.407 3.79 1.1
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 3 3 1 2.00 36 52 4 1 0.620 0.83 3.2
V Ruhle faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Luis Tiant, L (1-1) 6 9 3 3 0 2 2 3.27 26 44 -0.003 0.94 0.4
Jim Willoughby 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 6.35 9 0 0 0.123 0.52 1.7
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 0 5 2 3.00 35 44 0 0 0.120 1.65 2.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Steve Palermo.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 20,289.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 60° F, Night.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Boston Red Sox
1 Mickey Stanley CF 1 Rick Burleson SS
2 Tito Fuentes 2B 2 Denny Doyle 2B
3 Rusty Staub DH 3 Jim Rice DH
4 Ben Oglivie RF 4 Carl Yastrzemski LF
5 Jason Thompson 1B 5 George Scott 1B
6 Steve Kemp LF 6 Carlton Fisk C
7 Milt May C 7 Dwight Evans RF
8 Tom Veryzer SS 8 Butch Hobson 3B
9 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 9 Rick Miller CF
Vern Ruhle P Luis Tiant P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 2-1 1 --- R DET S. Kemp L. Tiant 12% 75% Home Run
b6 1-3 0 1-- OO BOS G. Scott V. Ruhle 12% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b8 1-3 0 1-- BOS D. Doyle V. Ruhle -12% 61% Single; Burleson to 2B
b9 2-3 1 1-- O BOS B. Hobson J. Hiller 12% 89% Strikeout
b8 2-3 2 --3 O BOS G. Scott J. Hiller 12% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET M. Stanley L. Tiant -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- DET T. Fuentes L. Tiant 2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O DET R. Staub L. Tiant -3% 47% Lineout: RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- DET B. Oglivie L. Tiant 3% 50% Single to 2B; Fuentes to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)
t1 0-0 2 1-3 O DET J. Thompson L. Tiant -5% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Burleson V. Ruhle 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS D. Doyle V. Ruhle 2% 49% Groundout: 1B-P
b1 0-0 2 --- R BOS J. Rice V. Ruhle -10% 39% Home Run
b1 1-0 2 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski V. Ruhle 1% 40% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
t2 0-1 0 --- O DET S. Kemp L. Tiant -3% 38% Lineout: RF
t2 0-1 1 --- DET M. May L. Tiant 4% 42% Double
t2 0-1 1 -2- O DET T. Veryzer L. Tiant -4% 38% Flyball: C
t2 0-1 2 -2- RO DET A. Rodriguez L. Tiant 6% 45% Single to LF; May Scores; Rodriguez out at 2B/LF-2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 5-6-7
b2 1-1 0 --- O BOS G. Scott V. Ruhle 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-1 1 --- BOS C. Fisk V. Ruhle -3% 44% Walk
b2 1-1 1 1-- O BOS D. Evans V. Ruhle 3% 48% Flyball: RF
b2 1-1 2 1-- O BOS B. Hobson V. Ruhle 2% 50% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- O DET M. Stanley L. Tiant -3% 47% Strikeout
t3 1-1 1 --- O DET T. Fuentes L. Tiant -2% 45% Lineout: 3B
t3 1-1 2 --- R DET R. Staub L. Tiant 11% 56% Home Run
t3 2-1 2 --- O DET B. Oglivie L. Tiant -1% 55% Flyball: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 9-1-2
b3 1-2 0 --- O BOS R. Miller V. Ruhle 3% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-2 1 --- BOS R. Burleson V. Ruhle -3% 55% Single to LF
b3 1-2 1 1-- O BOS D. Doyle V. Ruhle 5% 60% Burleson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b3 1-2 2 --- BOS D. Doyle V. Ruhle -3% 57% Triple to RF
b3 1-2 2 --3 O BOS J. Rice V. Ruhle 4% 61% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
t4 2-1 0 --- O DET J. Thompson L. Tiant -2% 59% Strikeout
t4 2-1 1 --- O DET S. Kemp L. Tiant -2% 57% Lineout: SS
t4 2-1 2 --- DET M. May L. Tiant 1% 59% Single
t4 2-1 2 1-- O DET T. Veryzer L. Tiant -3% 56% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 4-5-6
b4 1-2 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski V. Ruhle 3% 59% Flyball: 2B
b4 1-2 1 --- O BOS G. Scott V. Ruhle 2% 61% Flyball: RF
b4 1-2 2 --- BOS C. Fisk V. Ruhle -2% 60% Walk
b4 1-2 2 1-- BOS D. Evans V. Ruhle -3% 57% Single; Fisk to 2B
b4 1-2 2 12- O BOS B. Hobson V. Ruhle 6% 63% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
t5 2-1 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez L. Tiant -3% 60% Foul Flyball: C
t5 2-1 1 --- DET M. Stanley L. Tiant 3% 63% Single
t5 2-1 1 1-- DET T. Fuentes L. Tiant 4% 67% Single; Stanley to 2B
t5 2-1 1 12- O DET R. Staub L. Tiant -4% 63% Flyball: CF; Stanley to 3B
t5 2-1 2 1-3 O DET B. Oglivie L. Tiant -6% 57% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 9-1-2
b5 1-2 0 --- O BOS R. Miller V. Ruhle 4% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-2 1 --- O BOS R. Burleson V. Ruhle 3% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-2 2 --- BOS D. Doyle V. Ruhle -2% 61% Walk
b5 1-2 2 1-- O BOS J. Rice V. Ruhle 4% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
t6 2-1 0 --- O DET J. Thompson L. Tiant -3% 62% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 2-1 1 --- R DET S. Kemp L. Tiant 12% 75% Home Run
t6 3-1 1 --- O DET M. May L. Tiant -1% 73% Flyball: CF
t6 3-1 2 --- O DET T. Veryzer L. Tiant -1% 72% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 4-5-6
b6 1-3 0 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski V. Ruhle -6% 66% Single
b6 1-3 0 1-- OO BOS G. Scott V. Ruhle 12% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b6 1-3 2 --- O BOS C. Fisk V. Ruhle 2% 80% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Jim Willoughby facing 9-1-2
Jim Willoughby replaces Luis Tiant pitching
t7 3-1 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez J. Willoughby -2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-1 1 --- O DET M. Stanley J. Willoughby -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-1 2 --- O DET T. Fuentes J. Willoughby -1% 76% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 7-8-9
b7 1-3 0 --- O BOS D. Evans V. Ruhle 4% 80% Flyball: CF
b7 1-3 1 --- O BOS B. Hobson V. Ruhle 3% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1-3 2 --- O BOS R. Miller V. Ruhle 2% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Jim Willoughby facing 3-4-5
t8 3-1 0 --- O DET R. Staub J. Willoughby -2% 83% Strikeout
t8 3-1 1 --- O DET B. Oglivie J. Willoughby -1% 82% Popfly: RF
t8 3-1 2 --- O DET J. Thompson J. Willoughby -1% 81% Single to LF; Thompson out at 2B/LF-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
b8 1-3 0 --- BOS R. Burleson V. Ruhle -8% 73% Single
b8 1-3 0 1-- BOS D. Doyle V. Ruhle -12% 61% Single; Burleson to 2B
Steve Foucault replaces Vern Ruhle pitching
Steve Dillard pinch runs for Denny Doyle (2B) batting 2nd
b8 1-3 0 12- O BOS J. Rice S. Foucault 3% 64% Groundout: P-1B; Burleson to 3B; Dillard to 2B
John Hiller replaces Steve Foucault pitching
b8 1-3 1 -23 RO BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Hiller 7% 71% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Burleson Scores; Dillard to 3B
b8 2-3 2 --3 O BOS G. Scott J. Hiller 12% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Jim Willoughby facing 6-7-8
Steve Dillard moves from PR to 2B
t9 3-2 0 --- O DET S. Kemp J. Willoughby -2% 80% Flyball: SS
t9 3-2 1 --- O DET M. May J. Willoughby -2% 79% Strikeout
t9 3-2 2 --- O DET T. Veryzer J. Willoughby -1% 78% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' John Hiller facing 6-7-8
b9 2-3 0 --- O BOS C. Fisk J. Hiller 10% 87% Strikeout Looking
b9 2-3 1 --- BOS D. Evans J. Hiller -10% 77% Single
b9 2-3 1 1-- O BOS B. Hobson J. Hiller 12% 89% Strikeout
Bobby Darwin pinch hits for Rick Miller (CF) batting 9th
b9 2-3 2 1-- O BOS B. Darwin J. Hiller 11% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

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