June 7, 1974 Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 5
@BAL 3 CHW 8
BOS 6 DET 5
CAL 4 CLE 3
@KCR 1 MIL 6
OAK 4 MIN 3
@NYY 2 ATL 5
MON 0 HOU 1
NYM 0 LAD 6
CHC 5 CIN 7
@PHI 4 SDP 1
STL 0 SFG 6
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 15,173

Friday, June 7, 1974
Time of Game: 2:59

Red Sox

29-24

Lost 1

1st

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

W: J Kaat (5-6), L: R Moret (0-1), S: C Acosta (3)

White Sox

25-24

Won 1

3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper DH                   5   2   2   2    0   0  .180  .535    0    0   0   SB
J Beniquez CF                 5   0   3   1    0   0  .281  .721    0    0   0   2B
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   1    1   0  .312  .836    0    1   0   
C Yastrzemski 1B              4   0   0   1    0   1  .300  .880    0   12   1   SF
B Carbo LF                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .281  .906    0    1   0   HR
R Petrocelli 3B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .821    0    0   1   GDP
C Fisk C                      0   1   0   0    3   0  .277  .892    0    7   0   
  B Montgomery C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .181  .485    0    2   1   
R Burleson 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .360  .916    0    0   4   
M Guerrero SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .240  .561    0    0   4   

R Cleveland P                                                            1   0
  R Moret P                                                              0   0
  D Segui P                                                              0   0
  B Veale P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   6   9   6    5   3                    24  11

BATTING

2B: J Beniquez (7, off J Henderson).

HR: B Carbo (10, off J Henderson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SF: C Yastrzemski (7, off J Kaat).

TB: J Beniquez 4; B Carbo 4; R Burleson 2; T Harper 2; M Guerrero.

GIDP: R Petrocelli (3).

RBI: T Harper 2 (7); D Evans (30); B Carbo (36); C Yastrzemski (31); J Beniquez (12).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: M Guerrero (8); C Fisk (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Harper (9, 3rd base off T Forster/E Herrmann).

PO: D Evans (1st base by J Kaat).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Orta DH                     3   1   0   1    2   2  .281  .705    0    0   0   
C May LF                      5   1   2   1    0   0  .278  .639    0    3   0   
D Allen 1B                    4   1   1   3    0   0  .291  .933    0    8   1   HR
  T Muser 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .622    0    2   0   
B Melton 3B                   3   2   1   0    2   1  .234  .678    0    1   2   
K Henderson CF                5   0   1   0    0   2  .292  .807    0    8   0   
R Santo 2B                    2   1   1   0    2   1  .231  .617    0    2   3   
B Sharp RF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .616    0    0   0   
  B Downing PH-RF             1   1   1   1    1   0  .315  .987    0    0   0   
E Herrmann C                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .294  .759    0    3   0   
B Dent SS                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .228  .575    0    0   4   SB

J Henderson P                                                            0   1
  B Moran P                                                              0   0
  J Kaat P                                                               0   1
  T Forster P                                                            0   1
  C Acosta P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   8   9   6    7   8                    27  13

BATTING

HR: D Allen (12, off R Cleveland; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out).

TB: D Allen 4; B Dent 2; C May 2; B Downing; K Henderson; R Santo; B Melton.

RBI: D Allen 3 (37); B Downing (18); J Orta (10); C May (15).

2-out RBI: B Downing; J Orta.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Dent-R Santo-D Allen.

E: J Henderson ().

BASERUNNING

SB: B Dent (2, 2nd base off R Cleveland/C Fisk).

PITCHING

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
R Cleveland                    2.2   5   4   4    2   3   1   6.30   15     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 5     33    -     0.96  -0.32
R Moret, L (0-1)               2     2   3   0    4   2   0   4.13   13     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          2-0    1.84  -0.38
D Segui                        1.2   2   1   1    1   2   0   2.14    8     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          2-0    0.79  -0.00
B Veale                        1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.80    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.03
Totals                         8     9   8   5    7   8   1          41     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 0· 9          4-0

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
J Henderson                    4     5   5   4    3   1   1   9.00   20     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 5     32    -     1.06  -0.40
B Moran                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.92    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.28  -0.09
J Kaat, W (5-6)                2     2   1   1    1   0   0   4.59    8     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 2          3-1    1.46   0.07
T Forster, H (1)               1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   3.03    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          2-1    1.56   0.11
C Acosta, S (3)                1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    4     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 0          2-0    1.46   0.14
Totals                         9     9   6   5    5   3   1          40     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 9          9-2

J Henderson faced 5 batters in the 5th inning.
B Moran faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.
J Kaat faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Moret (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J Kaat (2; D Evans, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Lou DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 15,173.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Chicago White Sox                    
1. T Harper             DH    1. J Orta               DH 
2. J Beniquez           CF    2. C May                LF 
3. D Evans              RF    3. D Allen              1B 
4. C Yastrzemski        1B    4. B Melton             3B 
5. B Carbo              LF    5. K Henderson          CF 
6. R Petrocelli         3B    6. R Santo              2B 
7. C Fisk               C     7. B Sharp              RF 
8. R Burleson           2B    8. E Herrmann           C  
9. M Guerrero           SS    9. B Dent               SS 

   R Cleveland          P        J Henderson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  1-1  12-      24%  84% D Allen         R Cleveland     Home Run; Orta Scores; May Scores
   b 5   2  5-4  123      15%  59% B Dent          R Moret         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Melton Scores/unER/No RBI; Santo to 3B; Downing to 2B
   b 5   2  5-5  123      14%  73% J Orta          R Moret         Walk; Santo Scores/unER; Downing to 3B; Dent to 2B
   t 5   0  4-1  123     -14%  51% T Harper        J Henderson     Single to RF; Fisk Scores; Burleson Scores; Guerrero to 2B
   t 5   0  4-3  12-     -13%  38% J Beniquez      J Henderson     Single to SS; Guerrero Scores/unER; Harper to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Henderson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Beniquez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  C May           Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  D Allen         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Henderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: LF
   R      ---      41%  B Carbo         Home Run
   O      ---      42%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: LF
          ---      41%  C Fisk          Walk
   O      1--      43%  R Burleson      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      41%  B Melton        Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  K Henderson     Strikeout
          ---      41%  R Santo         Walk
   O      1--      38%  B Sharp         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Henderson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      40%  M Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      42%  T Harper        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      40%  J Beniquez      Double to LF
   O      -2-      43%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Reggie Cleveland facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  E Herrmann      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      43%  B Dent          Single to SS
          1--      49%  J Orta          Dent Steals 2B; Dent to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3      51%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      60%  C May           Single to CF; Dent Scores; Orta to 2B
   RRR    12-      84%  D Allen         Home Run; Orta Scores; May Scores
          ---      85%  B Melton        Single to LF
   O      1--      84%  K Henderson     Strikeout Looking
          1--      85%  R Santo         Single to CF; Melton to 3B
                  Roger Moret replaces Reggie Cleveland pitching
   O      1-3      83%  B Sharp         Foul Flyball: C
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Joe Henderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  C Yastrzemski   Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      82%  B Carbo         Walk
   OO     1--      87%  R Petrocelli    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Roger Moret facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      86%  E Herrmann      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      87%  B Dent          Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  J Orta          Strikeout
          1--      87%  C May           Single to RF; Dent to 2B
   O      12-      85%  D Allen         Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Joe Henderson facing 7-8-9
          ---      81%  C Fisk          Walk
          1--      71%  R Burleson      Single to RF; Fisk to 3B
          1-3      65%  M Guerrero      Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Burleson to 2B
   RR     123      51%  T Harper        Single to RF; Fisk Scores; Burleson Scores; Guerrero to 2B
   R      12-      38%  J Beniquez      Single to SS; Guerrero Scores/unER; Harper to 2B
                  Bill Moran replaces Joe Henderson pitching
          12-      29%  D Evans         Walk; Harper to 3B; Beniquez to 2B
                  Jim Kaat replaces Bill Moran pitching
   O      123      38%  C Yastrzemski   Evans Picked off 1B (P-1B-SS-1B)
   RO     -23      37%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Harper Scores
   O      -2-      40%  B Carbo         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Roger Moret facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  B Melton        Walk
   O      1--      43%  K Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B; Melton to 2B
          -2-      46%  R Santo         Walk
                  Brian Downing pinch hits for Bill Sharp batting 7th
          12-      56%  B Downing       Walk; Melton to 3B; Santo to 2B
   O      123      44%  E Herrmann      Strikeout
   R      123      59%  B Dent          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Melton Scores/unER/No RBI; Santo to 3B; Downing to 2B
   R      123      73%  J Orta          Walk; Santo Scores/unER; Downing to 3B; Dent to 2B
   R      123      83%  C May           Wild Pitch; Downing Scores/unER; Dent to 3B; Orta to 2B
                  Diego Segui replaces Roger Moret pitching
   O      -23      79%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 7.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Jim Kaat facing 6-7-8
                  Brian Downing moves to RF
   O      ---      82%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: LF
          ---      79%  C Fisk          Walk
   O      1--      82%  R Burleson      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      85%  M Guerrero      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-5, Diego Segui facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  D Allen         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      86%  B Melton        Walk
          1--      87%  K Henderson     Single to CF; Melton to 2B
   O      12-      85%  R Santo         Strikeout
   R      12-      92%  B Downing       Single to LF; Melton Scores; Henderson to 2B
                  Bob Montgomery replaces Carlton Fisk playing C batting 7th
   O      12-      90%  E Herrmann      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, White Sox 8.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
                  Tony Muser replaces Dick Allen playing 1B batting 3rd
          ---      86%  T Harper        Single to LF
          1--      79%  J Beniquez      Single to LF; Harper to 2B
                  Terry Forster replaces Jim Kaat pitching
          12-      76%  D Evans         Harper Steals 3B
   RO     1-3      82%  " "             Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Harper Scores
   O      1--      86%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      89%  B Carbo         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 8.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-6, Diego Segui facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      89%  B Dent          Groundout: SS-1B
                  Bob Veale replaces Diego Segui pitching
   O      ---      88%  J Orta          Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  C May           Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 8.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-8, Terry Forster facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  B Montgomery    Groundout: P-1B
          ---      91%  R Burleson      Single to RF
          1--      88%  M Guerrero      Single to CF; Burleson to 2B
                  Cy Acosta replaces Terry Forster pitching
   O      12-      94%  T Harper        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 8.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-6, Bob Veale facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      94%  T Muser         Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      93%  B Melton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  K Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 8.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-8, Cy Acosta facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  J Beniquez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  D Evans         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197406070

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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