September 14, 1981 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
DET 2 KCR 4
@CAL 3 NYY 10
@MIL 2 CHW 5
@SEA 2 OAK 5
@TEX 2 MIN 6
@TOR 3 CIN 4
@HOU 2 LAD 10
@SDP 5 SFG 4
ATL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 13,060

Monday, September 14, 1981, 8:42PM
Time of Game: 2:19

Tigers

53-38

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: B Stanley (9-6), L: D Petry (8-7)

Red Sox

48-41

Won 1

5th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Peters CF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .255  .668    0    0   0   GDP
A Trammell SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .706    0    0   2   GDP
S Kemp LF                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .282  .826    0    5   0   HR
R Hebner 1B                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .222  .630    0    9   0   CS
C Summers DH                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .252  .702    0    0   0   
L Parrish C                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .232  .688    0    3   0   
L Jones RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .699    0    4   0   
T Brookens 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .658    0    0   1   
  R Leach PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .597    0    0   0   
L Whitaker 2B                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .272  .736    0    2   2   

D Petry P                                                                1   3
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   2   6   2    5   3                    24   8

BATTING

HR: S Kemp (9, off M Torrez; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: S Kemp 4; R Hebner 2; R Peters; L Jones; L Parrish.

GIDP: A Trammell (8); R Peters (8).

RBI: S Kemp 2 (44).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Trammell-L Whitaker-R Hebner.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Hebner (2, 2nd base by M Torrez/R Gedman).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Remy 2B                     4   0   2   2    0   0  .325  .739    0    0   3   2B,SH
D Evans RF                    3   1   0   0    2   1  .287  .904    0    1   0   
J Rice LF                     4   1   1   1    1   0  .278  .769    0    2   0   HR,IW
C Yastrzemski DH              3   1   1   0    1   0  .262  .738    0    0   0   2B
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .332  .829    0    2   1   
T Perez 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   2  .252  .683    0   15   0   
R Gedman C                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .282  .713    0    3   1   
R Miller CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .731    0    1   0   
G Hoffman SS                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .219  .526    0    2   4   GDP
  D Stapleton PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .262  .690    0    0   0   
  J Valdez SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .425    0    1   4   

M Torrez P                                                               0   1
  B Stanley P                                                            0   2
Totals                       32   5  10   5    6   3                    27  16

BATTING

2B: J Remy (8, off A Lopez); C Yastrzemski (12, off A Lopez).

HR: J Rice (14, off D Petry; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: J Remy (9, off D Petry).

IBB: J Rice (2, by D Petry).

TB: J Rice 4; R Gedman 3; J Remy 3; T Perez 2; C Yastrzemski 2; C Lansford.

GIDP: G Hoffman (7).

RBI: J Remy 2 (28); T Perez (30); C Lansford (41); J Rice (50).

2-out RBI: J Remy 2; J Rice; C Lansford.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Stanley-J Valdez-T Perez; M Torrez-G Hoffman-T Perez.

PB: R Gedman (2).

E: J Remy (4).

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
D Petry, L (8-7)               5.2   7   4   4    6   3   1   3.00   29     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 5· 1     36    -     1.26  -0.28
A Lopez                        2.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   3.38   10     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 1· 0          3-0    0.45   0.00
Totals                         8    10   5   5    6   3   1          39     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 6· 1          3-0

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
M Torrez                       5.2   5   2   1    4   2   1   3.82   24     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 2· 3     51    -     1.01   0.02
B Stanley, W (9-6)             3.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.44   12     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.24   0.21
Totals                         9     6   2   1    5   3   1          36     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 3· 3          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Petry (3).

IBB: D Petry (3; J Rice).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Marty Springstead.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 13,060.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 82° F, Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. R Peters             CF    1. J Remy               2B 
2. A Trammell           SS    2. D Evans              RF 
3. S Kemp               LF    3. J Rice               LF 
4. R Hebner             1B    4. C Yastrzemski        DH 
5. C Summers            DH    5. C Lansford           3B 
6. L Parrish            C     6. T Perez              1B 
7. L Jones              RF    7. R Gedman             C  
8. T Brookens           3B    8. R Miller             CF 
9. L Whitaker           2B    9. G Hoffman            SS 

   D Petry              P        M Torrez             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  2-2  123      24%  85% J Remy          D Petry         Single to CF (Line Drive); Perez Scores; Gedman Scores; Stapleton to 2B
   t 6   1  2-1  ---     -17%  53% S Kemp          M Torrez        Home Run
   b 3   2  1-1  ---      13%  64% J Rice          D Petry         Home Run
   b 1   2  1-0  12-      10%  54% C Lansford      D Petry         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Evans Scores; Yastrzemski to 2B
   t 7   1  4-2  1--       8%  89% R Peters        B Stanley       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  R Peters        Walk
   O      1--      48%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-1B; Peters to 2B
          -2-      45%  S Kemp          Passed Ball; Peters to 3B
   RO     --3      43%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Peters Scores/unER
   O      ---      44%  R Hebner        Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  J Remy          Groundout: P unassisted
          ---      45%  D Evans         Walk
          1--      46%  J Rice          Wild Pitch; Evans to 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      44%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   R      12-      54%  C Lansford      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Evans Scores; Yastrzemski to 2B
   O      12-      50%  T Perez         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Torrez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  C Summers       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  L Jones         Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  T Brookens      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Dan Petry facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  R Gedman        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      55%  R Miller        Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      50%  G Hoffman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Torrez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  R Peters        Single to 2B
   OO     1--      55%  A Trammell      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Remy          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      51%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      64%  J Rice          Home Run
   O      ---      63%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Torrez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      66%  S Kemp          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      62%  R Hebner        Walk
   O      1--      68%  C Summers       Hebner Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      66%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      69%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dan Petry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      65%  T Perez         Strikeout Looking
          ---      67%  R Gedman        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      64%  R Miller        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Torrez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      68%  L Jones         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      70%  T Brookens      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      68%  L Whitaker      Walk
   O      1--      71%  R Peters        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dan Petry facing 9-1-2
          ---      74%  G Hoffman       Walk
   O      1--      73%  J Remy          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Hoffman to 2B
   O      -2-      70%  D Evans         Strikeout
          -2-      71%  J Rice          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      67%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Torrez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      70%  A Trammell      Flyball: LF
   R      ---      53%  S Kemp          Home Run
          ---      50%  R Hebner        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--      54%  C Summers       Flyball: RF
          1--      51%  L Parrish       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hebner to 2B
                  Bob Stanley replaces Mike Torrez pitching
   O      12-      57%  L Jones         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Dan Petry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      54%  C Lansford      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      58%  T Perez         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      63%  R Gedman        Single to 3B (Line Drive); Perez to 2B
   O      12-      56%  R Miller        Flyball: LF
                  Dave Stapleton pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman batting 9th
          12-      60%  D Stapleton     Walk; Perez to 3B; Gedman to 2B
   RR     123      85%  J Remy          Single to CF (Line Drive); Perez Scores; Gedman Scores; Stapleton to 2B
          12-      86%  D Evans         Walk; Stapleton to 3B; Remy to 2B
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Dan Petry pitching
   O      123      82%  J Rice          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Stanley facing 8-9-1
                  Julio Valdez replaces Dave Stapleton playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  T Brookens      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      82%  L Whitaker      Walk
   OO     1--      89%  R Peters        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Aurelio Lopez facing 4-5-6
          ---      92%  C Yastrzemski   Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      92%  C Lansford      Flyball: RF; Yastrzemski to 3B
   R      --3      95%  T Perez         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Yastrzemski Scores
   O      1--      94%  R Gedman        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      93%  R Miller        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Stanley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  S Kemp          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      88%  R Hebner        Single to LF (Line Drive); Kemp to 2B
   O      12-      93%  C Summers       Flyball: CF; Kemp to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Aurelio Lopez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  J Valdez        Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  J Remy          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      97%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      97%  J Rice          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Stanley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  L Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Rick Leach pinch hits for Tom Brookens batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  R Leach         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  L Whitaker      Groundout: P-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 5.

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