May 10, 1972 Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 1
TEX 0 CAL 5
BOS 1 CHW 7
DET 0 CLE 7
KCR 2 MIN 2
NYY 0 MIL 4
@OAK 0 ATL 8
PIT 4 CHC 4
@CIN 2 SFG 7
@MON 3 NYM 4
LAD 3
(14) SDP 5
@PHI 3 HOU 10
@STL 7

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 5,610

Wednesday, May 10, 1972
Time of Game: 2:23

Tigers

11-7

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: T Bradley (3-1), L: P Meeler (0-1)

White Sox

10-9

Won 1

3rd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Northrup CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .120  .305    0    3   0   GDP
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .654    0    0   3   
G Brown LF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .367  .941    0    1   0   
A Kaline RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .673    0    1   0   
N Cash 1B                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .362 1.077    0    9   1   CS
D McAuliffe 2B                3   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .673    0    3   6   
T Haller C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    5   0   
E Brinkman SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .753    0    1   2   
T Timmermann P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .166    0    0   0   
  P Meeler P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  C Seelbach P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Perranoski P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Strampe P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Niekro P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       30   0   4   0    0   7                    24  12

BATTING

TB: N Cash 2; D McAuliffe; G Brown.

GIDP: J Northrup (2).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

E: E Brinkman (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: N Cash (1, 2nd base by T Bradley/E Herrmann).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .352  .878    0    2   0   2B
J Johnstone CF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .189  .529    0    0   0   
C May LF                      4   2   2   1    0   0  .313  .858    0    3   0   2·SB
D Allen 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .319  .946    0   10   1   
B Melton 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .545    0    1   2   
M Andrews 2B                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .172  .534    0    1   4   
E Herrmann C                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .227  .618    0    7   1   
R Morales SS                  4   0   3   2    0   0  .267  .620    0    2   2   
T Bradley P                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .134    0    1   0   
Totals                       35   7  10   6    2   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: P Kelly (3, off P Meeler).

TB: R Morales 3; P Kelly 2; E Herrmann 2; C May 2; J Johnstone; D Allen.

RBI: R Morales 2 (2); E Herrmann 2 (7); C May (10); D Allen (11).

2-out RBI: E Herrmann 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Herrmann-R Morales; R Morales-M Andrews-D Allen.

PB: E Herrmann (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C May 2 (6, 2nd base off B Strampe/T Haller, 2nd base off P Meeler/T Haller).

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
T Timmermann                   3.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   1.59   12     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 2     58    -     0.81   0.14
P Meeler, L (0-1)              1.2   3   3   1    0   1   0   5.40    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 3          1-0    1.22  -0.15
C Seelbach                     0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.63   0.05
R Perranoski                   1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          3-2    0.76  -0.13
B Strampe                      0.1   4   4   4    1   0   0 108.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 4          0-0    0.12  -0.02
J Niekro                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          2-1    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    10   7   5    2   4   0          37     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0·10          8-3

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 Bradley, W (3-1)             9     4   0   0    0   7   0   3.63   30     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 4     86    -     0.80   0.39
Totals                         9     4   0   0    0   7   0          30     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 4           -

P Meeler faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Niekro (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Frank Umont.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 5,610.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Chicago White Sox                    
1. J Northrup           CF    1. P Kelly              RF 
2. A Rodriguez          3B    2. J Johnstone          CF 
3. G Brown              LF    3. C May                LF 
4. A Kaline             RF    4. D Allen              1B 
5. N Cash               1B    5. B Melton             3B 
6. D McAuliffe          2B    6. M Andrews            2B 
7. T Haller             C     7. E Herrmann           C  
8. E Brinkman           SS    8. R Morales            SS 
9. T Timmermann         P     9. T Bradley            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  0-1  123      15%  93% E Herrmann      R Perranoski    Single to RF; Johnstone Scores/unER; May Scores/unER; Andrews to 2B
   b 6   0  0-0  ---      10%  67% P Kelly         P Meeler        Double to RF
   b 6   0  0-0  -2-      10%  77% J Johnstone     P Meeler        Single to LF; Kelly to 3B
   t 5   0  0-0  1--      10%  55% D McAuliffe     T Bradley       Double Play: Strikeout, Cash Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   b 6   0  0-0  1-3       7%  84% C May           P Meeler        Reached on E6 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B); Kelly Scores; Johnstone to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Bradley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Northrup      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      53%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  G Brown         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Timmermann facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Johnstone     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  C May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Bradley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  A Kaline        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  N Cash          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      52%  D McAuliffe     Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  T Haller        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Timmermann facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  D Allen         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  B Melton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  M Andrews       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Bradley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  T Timmermann    Strikeout, Passed Ball; Timmermann to 1B
   OO     1--      55%  J Northrup      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Timmermann facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  E Herrmann      Strikeout Looking
          ---      55%  R Morales       Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  T Bradley       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  P Kelly         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Bradley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  G Brown         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Timmermann facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  J Johnstone     Flyball: RF
          ---      56%  C May           Single to 1B
                  Phil Meeler replaces Tom Timmermann pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      53%  D Allen         Flyball: CF
          1--      54%  B Melton        May Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Bradley facing 5-6-7
          ---      45%  N Cash          Single to RF
   OO     1--      55%  D McAuliffe     Double Play: Strikeout, Cash Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      56%  T Haller        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Meeler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  M Andrews       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  E Herrmann      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  R Morales       Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  T Bradley       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Bradley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  P Meeler        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      57%  J Northrup      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Meeler facing 1-2-3
          ---      67%  P Kelly         Double to RF
          -2-      77%  J Johnstone     Single to LF; Kelly to 3B
   R      1-3      84%  C May           Reached on E6 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B); Kelly Scores; Johnstone to 2B
                  Chuck Seelbach replaces Phil Meeler pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      79%  D Allen         Strikeout
   O      12-      76%  B Melton        Flyball: 2B
          12-      78%  M Andrews       Walk; Johnstone to 3B; May to 2B
                  Ron Perranoski replaces Chuck Seelbach pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      93%  E Herrmann      Single to RF; Johnstone Scores/unER; May Scores/unER; Andrews to 2B
   O      12-      92%  R Morales       Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Bradley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: LF
          ---      92%  G Brown         Single to RF
   O      1--      94%  A Kaline        Flyball: RF
          1--      92%  N Cash          Single to 1B; Brown to 2B
   O      12-      96%  D McAuliffe     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ron Perranoski facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  T Bradley       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      95%  P Kelly         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      95%  J Johnstone     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Bradley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  T Haller        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      98%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 1B-P
                  Dalton Jones pinch hits for Ron Perranoski batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  D Jones         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Strampe facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Strampe replaces Dalton Jones pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  C May           Single to RF
          1--      99%  D Allen         May Steals 2B
   R      -2-      99%  " "             Single to CF; May Scores
   O      1--      99%  B Melton        Groundout: SS-1B; Allen to 2B
          -2-      99%  M Andrews       Walk
          12-      99%  E Herrmann      Single to RF; Allen to 3B; Andrews to 2B
   RR     123     100%  R Morales       Single to CF; Allen Scores; Andrews Scores; Herrmann to 3B; Morales to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Joe Niekro replaces Bob Strampe pitching and batting 9th
   R      -23     100%  T Bradley       Wild Pitch; Herrmann Scores; Morales to 3B
   O      --3     100%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3     100%  P Kelly         Groundout: 1B-P
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Tom Bradley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  J Northrup      Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  A Rodriguez     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  G Brown         Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197205100

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation