September 16, 1971 Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
NYY 2 BOS 10
@CLE 7 DET 3
WSA 1 CAL 2
@KCR 1 MIN 7
@MIL 3 ATL 4
@HOU 3 SDP 4
@LAD 1 CHC 1
@NYM 0 MON 6
@PHI 2 PIT 6
STL 1 CIN 8
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 2,301

Thursday, September 16, 1971
Time of Game: 2:48

Red Sox

78-73

Won 2

3rd, 15½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  3  0   1  2  0   0  3  1   10 11  0
Indians         1  0  0   4  0  1   0  1  0    7 15  1

W: J Curtis (1-2), L: R Lamb (6-12), S: S Lyle (16)

Indians

58-91

Lost 3

6th, 34½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Griffin 2B                  3   0   1   1    2   1  .244  .616    0    2   5   2B
J Beniquez SS                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .233  .558    0    5   1   
J Lahoud RF                   5   1   1   1    0   2  .219  .772    0    1   0   HR
R Smith CF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .843    0    5   1   
R Petrocelli 3B               2   3   1   1    3   0  .238  .779    0    1   2   HR
C Cooper 1B                   5   2   2   0    0   2  .389  .921    0    5   1   2B
R Miller LF                   4   2   2   4    1   1  .444 1.571    0    1   0   HR,CS
C Fisk C                      4   1   2   0    0   0  .280  .760    0    6   1   3B
M Garman P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Peters P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .702    0    0   0   
  J Curtis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Fiore PH                  1   1   1   2    0   0  .177  .569    0    0   0   2B
  S Lyle P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         1   0   
Totals                       37  10  11  10    6   8                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Griffin (22, off R Lamb); C Cooper (2, off R Hand); M Fiore (2, off R Lamb).

3B: C Fisk (1, off R Hand).

HR: R Petrocelli (25, off R Hand; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); J Lahoud (13, off B Kaiser; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); R Miller (1, off R Hand; 2nd inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: R Miller 5; R Petrocelli 4; C Fisk 4; J Lahoud 4; C Cooper 3; D Griffin 2; M Fiore 2; J Beniquez.

RBI: R Miller 4 (5); M Fiore 2 (6); J Lahoud (29); R Petrocelli (82); J Beniquez (3); D Griffin (24).

2-out RBI: M Fiore 2; D Griffin; R Petrocelli; R Miller; J Beniquez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Miller (1, 2nd base by R Hand/R Fosse).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Uhlaender RF                5   1   2   2    0   1  .293  .703    0    1   0   HR,2B
V Pinson CF                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .270  .695    0    3   0   HR
R Foster LF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .256  .781    0    2   1   
G Nettles 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .270  .801    0    1   1   
C Chambliss 1B                5   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .779    0    8   0   
R Fosse C                     5   1   2   3    0   0  .271  .721    0    8   1   HR
J Lowenstein 2B               1   1   1   0    1   0  .190  .596    0    2   3   2B,CS
  K Bevacqua PH-2B            3   0   1   0    0   0  .208  .536    0    1   0   
L Camilli SS                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .222  .582    0    1   3   
R Hand P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .301    0    0   0   
  G Hodge PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .213  .561    0    0   0   
  R Lamb P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .231         0   0   
  T Ford PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .489    0    0   0   
  B Kaiser P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       40   7  15   7    3   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Lowenstein (5, off M Garman); T Uhlaender (17, off M Garman).

HR: R Fosse (11, off M Garman; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); V Pinson (11, off M Garman; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); T Uhlaender (2, off S Lyle; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: T Uhlaender 6; R Fosse 5; V Pinson 5; R Foster 2; J Lowenstein 2; G Nettles 2; G Hodge; L Camilli; C Chambliss; K Bevacqua.

RBI: R Fosse 3 (59); T Uhlaender 2 (44); V Pinson 2 (34).

2-out RBI: V Pinson; T Uhlaender.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

PB: R Fosse (12).

E: C Chambliss (8).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Lowenstein (5, 2nd base by M Garman/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
M Garman                       3.2   6   5   5    3   0   2  12.27   19     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 6     26    -     1.20  -0.46
G Peters                       1.2   4   1   1    0   0   0   4.46    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          2-0    1.64   0.00
J Curtis, BS (1), W (1-2)      1.2   3   0   0    0   2   0   3.38    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          2-1    2.54   0.09
S Lyle, S (16)                 2     2   1   1    0   2   1   2.75    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.91   0.05
Totals                         9    15   7   7    3   4   3          43     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0·15          4-1

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Hand                         6     6   6   5    5   6   2   5.56   28     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 6     39    -     0.93  -0.45
R Lamb, L (6-12)               2     3   3   3    1   2   0   3.38   10     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 3          0-0    1.64  -0.34
B Kaiser                       1     2   1   1    0   0   1   6.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.20  -0.03
Totals                         9    11  10   9    6   8   3          43     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Hand (4); B Kaiser 2 (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Hank Soar.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 2,301.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Cleveland Indians                    
1. D Griffin            2B    1. T Uhlaender          RF 
2. J Beniquez           SS    2. V Pinson             CF 
3. J Lahoud             RF    3. R Foster             LF 
4. R Smith              CF    4. G Nettles            3B 
5. R Petrocelli         3B    5. C Chambliss          1B 
6. C Cooper             1B    6. R Fosse              C  
7. R Miller             LF    7. J Lowenstein         2B 
8. C Fisk               C     8. L Camilli            SS 
9. M Garman             P     9. R Hand               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  6-6  1-3      36%  87% M Fiore         R Lamb          Double to RF; Petrocelli Scores; Fisk Scores
   b 4   1  4-1  12-     -29%  47% R Fosse         M Garman        Home Run; Foster Scores; Nettles Scores
   t 2   1  1-0  12-      26%  69% R Miller        R Hand          Home Run; Petrocelli Scores; Cooper Scores/unER
   b 6   2  6-5  1-3     -18%  44% V Pinson        J Curtis        Single to CF; Camilli Scores; Hodge to 2B
   t 5   2  5-4  ---      15%  45% R Petrocelli    R Hand          Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hand facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Griffin       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  J Beniquez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  J Lahoud        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Garman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      37%  V Pinson        Home Run
   O      ---      38%  R Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Hand facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      39%  R Petrocelli    Walk
          1--      43%  C Cooper        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Petrocelli to 2B; Cooper to 1B
   RRR    12-      69%  R Miller        Home Run; Petrocelli Scores; Cooper Scores/unER
          ---      75%  C Fisk          Triple to LF
   O      --3      70%  M Garman        Strikeout Looking
          --3      71%  D Griffin       Walk
   O      1-3      67%  J Beniquez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Garman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  R Fosse         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      70%  J Lowenstein    Walk
   O      1--      72%  L Camilli       Lowenstein Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rich Hand facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      71%  J Lahoud        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      69%  R Smith         Popfly: 2B
          ---      70%  R Petrocelli    Walk
   O      1--      69%  C Cooper        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Garman facing 8-9-1
          ---      64%  L Camilli       Walk
   O      1--      68%  R Hand          Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      72%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      74%  V Pinson        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rich Hand facing 7-8-9
          ---      77%  R Miller        Walk
   O      1--      76%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-1B; Miller to 2B
   O      -2-      73%  M Garman        Strikeout
          -2-      73%  D Griffin       Wild Pitch; Miller to 3B
          --3      74%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3      80%  J Beniquez      Single to LF; Miller Scores; Griffin to 3B; Beniquez out at 2B/LF-2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Garman facing 3-4-5
          ---      76%  R Foster        Single to CF
          1--      69%  G Nettles       Single to RF; Foster to 2B
   O      12-      75%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
   RRR    12-      47%  R Fosse         Home Run; Foster Scores; Nettles Scores
          ---      42%  J Lowenstein    Double to CF
          -2-      40%  L Camilli       Walk
   O      12-      45%  R Hand          Flyball: CF
   R      12-      30%  T Uhlaender     Ground-rule Double; Lowenstein Scores; Camilli to 3B
                  Gary Peters replaces Mike Garman pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      35%  V Pinson        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 5.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Rich Hand facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      32%  J Lahoud        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      30%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      45%  R Petrocelli    Home Run
          ---      48%  C Cooper        Double to LF
   R      -2-      62%  R Miller        Single to RF; Cooper Scores
   O      1--      60%  C Fisk          Miller Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-6, Gary Peters facing 3-4-5
          ---      54%  R Foster        Single to LF
   O      1--      59%  G Nettles       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      63%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      67%  R Fosse         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 5.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Rich Hand facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      63%  G Peters        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      62%  D Griffin       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-6, Gary Peters facing 7-8-9
                  Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for John Lowenstein batting 7th
   O      ---      66%  K Bevacqua      Single to CF; Bevacqua out at 2B/CF-SS
          ---      61%  L Camilli       Single to RF
                  Gomer Hodge pinch hits for Rich Hand batting 9th
          1--      50%  G Hodge         Single to CF; Camilli to 3B
                  John Curtis replaces Gary Peters pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      61%  T Uhlaender     Strikeout
   R      1-3      44%  V Pinson        Single to CF; Camilli Scores; Hodge to 2B
   O      12-      50%  R Foster        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 6.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Ray Lamb facing 2-3-4
                  Ray Lamb replaces Gomer Hodge pitching and batting 9th; Kurt Bevacqua moves to 2B
   O      ---      46%  J Beniquez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      43%  J Lahoud        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      41%  R Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 6-6, John Curtis facing 4-5-6
          ---      36%  G Nettles       Single to CF
   O      1--      41%  C Chambliss     Strikeout
          1--      36%  R Fosse         Single to 3B; Nettles to 2B
   O      12-      43%  K Bevacqua      Flyball: LF
   O      12-      50%  L Camilli       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 6.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Ray Lamb facing 5-6-7
          ---      57%  R Petrocelli    Walk
   O      1--      50%  C Cooper        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      45%  R Miller        Strikeout Looking
          1--      50%  C Fisk          Single to CF; Petrocelli to 3B
                  Mike Fiore pinch hits for John Curtis batting 9th
   RR     1-3      87%  M Fiore         Double to RF; Petrocelli Scores; Fisk Scores
   R      -2-      93%  D Griffin       Double to RF; Fiore Scores
          -2-      93%  J Beniquez      Passed Ball; Griffin to 3B
   O      --3      92%  " "             Flyball: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 9, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 6-9, Sparky Lyle facing 9-1-2
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Mike Fiore pitching and batting 9th; Ted Ford pinch hits for Ray Lamb batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  T Ford          Strikeout
   R      ---      89%  T Uhlaender     Home Run
   O      ---      92%  V Pinson        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      93%  R Foster        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, Indians 7.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-7, Bob Kaiser facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Kaiser replaces Ted Ford pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      97%  J Lahoud        Home Run
   O      ---      97%  R Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: LF
          ---      97%  C Cooper        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      97%  R Miller        Wild Pitch; Cooper to 2B
          -2-      97%  " "             Wild Pitch; Cooper to 3B
   O      --3      96%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 7-10, Sparky Lyle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  G Nettles       Foul Flyball: C
          ---      96%  C Chambliss     Single to SS
   O      1--      99%  R Fosse         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  K Bevacqua      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Indians 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197109160

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation