April 13, 1969 Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
WSA 0 BAL 9
WSA 0 MIN 5
@CAL 4 BOS 3
@CLE 1 DET 6
NYY 2 KCR 4
@OAK 1 OAK 3
KCR 0 CHW 12
@SEP 7 ATL 1
CIN 0 ATL 5
CIN 4 CHC 7
MON 6 HOU 5
LAD 2 STL 3
@NYM 1 PIT 6
PHI 5 SFG 5
@SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 7,555

Sunday, April 13, 1969
Time of Game: 2:16

Red Sox

4-1

Won 3

1st

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

W: L Stange (1-0), L: L Tiant (0-2)

Indians

0-5

Lost 5

6th, 4 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Smith CF                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .207  .603    0    3   0   HR
M Andrews 2B                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .227  .630    0    2   2   
C Yastrzemski LF              4   0   1   0    0   0  .174  .538    0    3   0   CS
K Harrelson 1B                3   0   0   0    1   2  .160  .570    0   10   2   
T Conigliaro RF               4   0   0   0    0   2  .211  .791    0    2   0   
D Jones 3B                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .429  .929    0    3   1   
R Petrocelli SS               4   1   2   2    0   0  .348 1.009    0    2   6   HR,2B
R Gibson C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .569    0    1   0   
L Stange P                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .200    0    1   2   SH
Totals                       32   3   7   3    4   9                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Petrocelli (2, off L Tiant).

HR: R Petrocelli (1, off L Tiant; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); R Smith (1, off L Tiant; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: L Stange (2, off L Tiant).

TB: R Petrocelli 6; R Smith 4; D Jones 2; R Gibson; C Yastrzemski.

RBI: R Petrocelli 2 (2); R Smith (2).

2-out RBI: R Petrocelli 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Petrocelli-M Andrews-K Harrelson; L Stange-R Petrocelli-K Harrelson.

BASERUNNING

CS: C Yastrzemski (1, 2nd base by L Tiant/J Azcue).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Snyder RF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    1   0   
L Brown SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .851    0    1   1   
L Maye LF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .334    0    2   0   
T Horton 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .238  .797    0    7   1   
J Hall CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    0    1   0   GDP
J Azcue C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .819    0    9   1   
M Alvis 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   GDP
V Fuller 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .188  .488    0    4   1   
L Tiant P                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    2   2   
Totals                       33   1   8   1    1   1                    27   7

BATTING

TB: R Snyder 2; L Tiant 2; J Azcue; L Maye; V Fuller; L Brown.

GIDP: M Alvis (1); J Hall (1).

RBI: L Maye (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Azcue-V Fuller.

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
L Stange, W (1-0)              9     8   1   1    1   1   0   1.23   34     -       ·  ·     13·12· 1· 6     67    -     1.25   0.47
Totals                         9     8   1   1    1   1   0          34     -       ·  ·     13·12· 1· 6           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Tiant, L (0-2)               9     7   3   3    4   9   2   5.14   37     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 5     66    -     0.81  -0.03
Totals                         9     7   3   3    4   9   2          37     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Ron Luciano.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 7,555.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Cleveland Indians                    
1. R Smith              CF    1. R Snyder             RF 
2. M Andrews            2B    2. L Brown              SS 
3. C Yastrzemski        LF    3. L Maye               LF 
4. K Harrelson          1B    4. T Horton             1B 
5. T Conigliaro         RF    5. J Hall               CF 
6. D Jones              3B    6. J Azcue              C  
7. R Petrocelli         SS    7. M Alvis              3B 
8. R Gibson             C     8. V Fuller             2B 
9. L Stange             P     9. L Tiant              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  1-0  1--      26%  59% R Petrocelli    L Tiant         Home Run; Jones Scores
   t 5   1  1-2  ---      12%  75% R Smith         L Tiant         Home Run
   b 4   0  2-1  1--      10%  63% M Alvis         L Stange        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  12-      -9%  27% L Maye          L Stange        Single to RF; Snyder Scores; Brown to 2B
   b 5   0  3-1  1--      -8%  59% R Snyder        L Stange        Single to CF; Tiant to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Smith         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      46%  M Andrews       Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Lee Stange facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  R Snyder        Single to RF
          1--      36%  L Brown         Single to LF; Snyder to 2B
   R      12-      27%  L Maye          Single to RF; Snyder Scores; Brown to 2B
   O      12-      32%  T Horton        Foul Flyball: 3B
   OO     12-      39%  J Hall          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
          ---      43%  K Harrelson     Walk
   O      1--      39%  T Conigliaro    Strikeout
          1--      43%  D Jones         Walk; Harrelson to 2B
   O      12-      38%  R Petrocelli    Popfly: LF
   O      12-      34%  R Gibson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lee Stange facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      36%  J Azcue         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      37%  M Alvis         Flyball: LF
          ---      36%  V Fuller        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      34%  L Tiant         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Fuller to 2B
   O      12-      38%  R Snyder        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      35%  L Stange        Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  R Smith         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      35%  M Andrews       Walk
   O      1--      32%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lee Stange facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  L Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      36%  L Maye          Flyball: CF
          ---      35%  T Horton        Walk
   O      1--      37%  J Hall          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  K Harrelson     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      32%  T Conigliaro    Foul Flyball: 2B
          ---      34%  D Jones         Single to P
   RR     1--      59%  R Petrocelli    Home Run; Jones Scores
   O      ---      58%  R Gibson        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Lee Stange facing 6-7-8
          ---      53%  J Azcue         Single to CF
   OO     1--      63%  M Alvis         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  V Fuller        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  L Stange        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      75%  R Smith         Home Run
          ---      77%  M Andrews       Walk
   O      1--      75%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
   O      1--      73%  K Harrelson     Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Lee Stange facing 9-1-2
          ---      68%  L Tiant         Single to LF
          1--      59%  R Snyder        Single to CF; Tiant to 2B
   O      12-      67%  L Brown         Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Snyder to 2B
   O      12-      73%  L Maye          Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      79%  T Horton        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  T Conigliaro    Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  D Jones         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      76%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Lee Stange facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      79%  J Hall          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      81%  J Azcue         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      83%  M Alvis         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
          ---      85%  R Gibson        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      84%  L Stange        Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Gibson to 2B
   O      -2-      82%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-      80%  M Andrews       Foul Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Lee Stange facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  V Fuller        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      86%  L Tiant         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  R Snyder        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Luis Tiant facing 3-4-5
          ---      89%  C Yastrzemski   Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      85%  K Harrelson     Double Play: Strikeout, Yastrzemski Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      85%  T Conigliaro    Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Lee Stange facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  L Brown         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  L Maye          Popfly: SS
   O      ---      93%  T Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
          ---      94%  D Jones         Single to CF
          1--      97%  R Petrocelli    Double to RF; Jones to 3B
   O      -23      96%  R Gibson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      -23      93%  L Stange        Strikeout Looking
   O      -23      92%  R Smith         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Lee Stange facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  J Hall          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  J Azcue         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Alvis         Lineout: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE196904130

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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