September 10, 1977 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
CLE 5
(11) BOS 7
DET 1 CAL 6
CHW 1 KCR 10
@MIN 1 TOR 19
@NYY 3 OAK 4
MIL 1 TEX 5
@SEA 2 TEX 7
@SEA 1 ATL 9
SDP 6 NYM 7
@CHC 2 CIN 7
LAD 4 HOU 2
SFG 0 PHI 3
STL 1 MON 4
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 26,782

Saturday, September 10, 1977, 2:45PM
Time of Game: 2:39

Tigers

67-76

Lost 4

4th, 20½ GB

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

W: D Aase (5-1), L: M Wilcox (6-1)

Red Sox

85-57

Won 4

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .835    0    4   0   
L Whitaker 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .556 1.223    0    1   4   
R Staub DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .792    0    0   0   
S Kemp LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .785    0    0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 3   0   2   1    1   0  .269  .835    0    6   1   
B Oglivie RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .749    0    3   0   
M May C                       3   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .704    0    4   0   GDP
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .655    0    1   0   
A Trammell SS                 1   0   0   0    1   1  .500 1.100    0    4   2   
  B Molinaro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    0   0   
  C Scrivener SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .102  .274         1   0   

M Wilcox P                                                               0   0
  S Foucault P                                                           0   0
  B Sykes P                                                              0   0
  B Taylor P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1    2   3                    24   7

BATTING

TB: J Thompson 2; L Whitaker 2; M May.

GIDP: M May (13).

RBI: J Thompson (99).

2-out RBI: J Thompson.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Whitaker-A Trammell-J Thompson.

E: J Thompson (15).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Burleson SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .725    0    3   2   SH
B Carbo RF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .279  .915    0    3   0   HR
  R Miller PR-RF              1   1   0   0    0   0  .254  .673    0    1   0   
F Lynn CF                     3   2   1   1    1   0  .254  .768    0    2   0   GDP
C Yastrzemski LF              3   1   2   1    1   0  .298  .878    0    4   0   
J Rice DH                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .320  .983    0    0   0   
C Fisk C                      4   0   2   1    0   1  .313  .929    0    4   0   
G Scott 1B                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .263  .841    0    6   2   2B
B Hobson 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .264  .786    0    0   0   
D Doyle 2B                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .243  .607    0    2   4   

D Aase P                                                                 2   2
Totals                       33   7  10   7    4   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: G Scott (23, off S Foucault).

HR: B Carbo (14, off M Wilcox; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: R Burleson (2, off S Foucault).

TB: B Carbo 4; D Doyle 2; G Scott 2; C Yastrzemski 2; C Fisk 2; J Rice; F Lynn.

GIDP: F Lynn (13).

RBI: G Scott 2 (86); J Rice (101); C Fisk (85); C Yastrzemski (88); F Lynn (68); B Carbo (31).

2-out RBI: G Scott 2; C Fisk.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Doyle-R Burleson-G Scott.

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
M Wilcox, L (6-1)              5.1   4   3   3    3   3   1   3.38   22     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 1· 4     48    -     1.06   0.05
S Foucault                     1     4   4   2    0   0   0   3.29    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          2-2    0.99  -0.25
B Sykes                        0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   4.12    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 2          2-2    0.17  -0.02
B Taylor                       1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.38    5     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    10   7   5    4   4   1          38     -       ·  ·      7·11· 2·10          6-4

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
D Aase, W (5-1)                9     5   1   1    2   3   0   2.57   33     -       ·  ·     10·12· 2· 4     74    -     0.89   0.29
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   3   0          33     -       ·  ·     10·12· 2· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 26,782.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 68° F, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. R LeFlore            CF    1. R Burleson           SS 
2. L Whitaker           2B    2. B Carbo              RF 
3. R Staub              DH    3. F Lynn               CF 
4. S Kemp               LF    4. C Yastrzemski        LF 
5. J Thompson           1B    5. J Rice               DH 
6. B Oglivie            RF    6. C Fisk               C  
7. M May                C     7. G Scott              1B 
8. A Rodriguez          3B    8. B Hobson             3B 
9. A Trammell           SS    9. D Doyle              2B 

   M Wilcox             P        D Aase               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  1-2  12-      17%  90% G Scott         S Foucault      Double; Yastrzemski Scores; Rice Scores
   b 6   1  1-0  ---      17%  54% B Carbo         M Wilcox        Home Run
   t 4   2  0-0  -2-     -11%  41% J Thompson      D Aase          Single to RF; Whitaker Scores
   b 6   1  1-1  1--       9%  67% C Yastrzemski   M Wilcox        Single to RF; Lynn to 3B
   b 6   1  1-1  1-3       9%  76% J Rice          S Foucault      Single to LF; Lynn Scores; Yastrzemski to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Aase facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  L Whitaker      Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  R Staub         Popfly: LF
   O      1--      55%  S Kemp          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Burleson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  B Carbo         Walk
   OO     1--      50%  F Lynn          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Aase facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  J Thompson      Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
   OO     1--      55%  M May           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  C Yastrzemski   Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      51%  J Rice          Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  C Fisk          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Aase facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  A Trammell      Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  R LeFlore       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  G Scott         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      51%  B Hobson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  D Doyle         Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  R Burleson      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Aase facing 2-3-4
          ---      46%  L Whitaker      Single/Bunt
   O      1--      48%  R Staub         Flyball: RF; Whitaker to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  S Kemp          Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      41%  J Thompson      Single to RF; Whitaker Scores
   O      1--      44%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Milt Wilcox facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      41%  B Carbo         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      39%  F Lynn          Flyball: SS
          ---      40%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   O      1--      37%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Aase facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      40%  M May           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      42%  A Rodriguez     Foul Flyball: C
          ---      40%  A Trammell      Walk
   O      1--      43%  R LeFlore       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Milt Wilcox facing 6-7-8
          ---      48%  C Fisk          Single to LF
   O      1--      43%  G Scott         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--      39%  B Hobson        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      35%  D Doyle         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Aase facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      38%  L Whitaker      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      40%  R Staub         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      41%  S Kemp          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      37%  R Burleson      Lineout: CF
   R      ---      54%  B Carbo         Home Run
          ---      58%  F Lynn          Walk
          1--      67%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF; Lynn to 3B
                  Steve Foucault replaces Milt Wilcox pitching
   R      1-3      76%  J Rice          Single to LF; Lynn Scores; Yastrzemski to 2B
   O      12-      72%  C Fisk          Flyball: SS
   RR     12-      90%  G Scott         Double; Yastrzemski Scores; Rice Scores
   O      -2-      88%  B Hobson        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Don Aase facing 5-6-7
          ---      84%  J Thompson      Single to CF
   O      1--      88%  B Oglivie       Flyball: RF
          1--      83%  M May           Single to RF; Thompson to 2B
   O      12-      89%  A Rodriguez     Lineout: LF
                  Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Alan Trammell batting 9th
   O      12-      94%  B Molinaro      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Steve Foucault facing 9-1-2
                  Chuck Scrivener replaces Bob Molinaro playing SS batting 9th
          ---      94%  D Doyle         Single to RF
   O      1--      94%  R Burleson      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Doyle to 2B
          -2-      95%  B Carbo         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Doyle to 3B
                  Rick Miller pinch runs for Bernie Carbo batting 2nd
   R      1-3      98%  F Lynn          Single to LF; Doyle Scores; Miller to 3B
                  Bob Sykes replaces Steve Foucault pitching
   R      1-3      99%  C Yastrzemski   Single; Miller Scores/unER; Lynn to 2B
   O      12-      98%  J Rice          Lineout: SS
   R      12-      99%  C Fisk          Single to RF; Lynn Scores/unER; Yastrzemski to 3B
                  Bruce Taylor replaces Bob Sykes pitching
   O      1-3      99%  G Scott         Popfly: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Don Aase facing 1-2-3
                  Rick Miller moves to RF
   O      ---      99%  R LeFlore       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  L Whitaker      Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Bruce Taylor facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  B Hobson        Strikeout Looking
          ---     100%  D Doyle         Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Burleson      Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  R Miller        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Don Aase facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  S Kemp          Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Thompson      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---     100%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation