April 8, 1973 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 4
NYY 3 KCR 6
@CAL 5 DET 4
@CLE 0 MIN 4
@OAK 2 HOU 10
@ATL 3 ATL 4
HOU 3
(10) MON 5
@CHC 2 CIN 3
SFG 1 PIT 4
STL 3
(10) PIT 5
STL 3 LAD 4
@SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 10,798

Sunday, April 8, 1973
Time of Game: 2:27

Tigers

1-1

Won 1

3rd, 1½ GB

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

W: J Coleman (1-0), L: D Tidrow (0-1), S: L LaGrow (1)

Indians

1-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                2   0   1   0    1   0  .167  .619    0    0   1   2B
  T Taylor PH-2B              2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   1   
A Rodriguez 3B                5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   2   
J Northrup LF                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .542    0    7   0   
A Kaline RF                   4   1   1   0    0   3  .143  .393    0    2   0   
N Cash 1B                     4   2   2   2    0   2  .250 1.000    0    4   1   HR,2B
G Brown DH                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .286  .572    0    0   0   
  F Howard PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
B Freehan C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    4   0   GDP
M Stanley CF                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .333 1.429    0    2   0   2B
E Brinkman SS                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .762    0    3   1   

J Coleman P                                                              1   0
  L LaGrow P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   4   8   4    4   8                    27   6

BATTING

2B: M Stanley (1, off D Tidrow); D McAuliffe (1, off D Tidrow); N Cash (1, off D Tidrow).

HR: N Cash (1, off D Tidrow; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: N Cash 6; G Brown 2; D McAuliffe 2; M Stanley 2; E Brinkman; A Kaline.

GIDP: B Freehan (1).

RBI: N Cash 2 (2); M Stanley (2); G Brown (1).

2-out RBI: M Stanley.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Torres RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    0   0   
G Hendrick CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .750    0    1   0   2B
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .167 1.042    0    7   0   
J Ellis DH                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .125    0    0   0   
C Spikes LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    2   0   
D Duncan C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    9   0   
B Bell 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    2   0   
J Brohamer 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   2   
L Cardenas SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .400 1.100    0    3   3   

D Tidrow P                                                               1   1
  T Hilgendorf P                                                         0   0
  E Farmer P                                                             0   1
Totals                       30   0   3   0    2   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: G Hendrick (2, off J Coleman).

TB: G Hendrick 2; L Cardenas; C Spikes.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Cardenas-J Brohamer-C Chambliss; D Tidrow-L Cardenas.

E: L Cardenas (1); J Brohamer (1).

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
J Coleman, W (1-0)             8     3   0   0    1   3   0   0.00   28     -       ·  ·      5·10· 6· 3     78    -     0.81   0.32
L LaGrow, S (1)                1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.44   0.09
Totals                         9     3   0   0    2   4   0          32     -       ·  ·      5·11· 7· 3          2-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Tidrow, L (0-1)              5.2   8   4   4    3   5   1   6.35   27     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 0· 8     39    -     0.80  -0.13
T Hilgendorf                   1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.26   0.03
E Farmer                       1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   4    4   8   1          39     -       ·  ·      8·10· 1· 8          2-0

J Coleman faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - John Rice.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 10,798.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 41° F.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians                    
1. D McAuliffe          2B    1. R Torres             RF 
2. A Rodriguez          3B    2. G Hendrick           CF 
3. J Northrup           LF    3. C Chambliss          1B 
4. A Kaline             RF    4. J Ellis              DH 
5. N Cash               1B    5. C Spikes             LF 
6. G Brown              DH    6. D Duncan             C  
7. B Freehan            C     7. B Bell               3B 
8. M Stanley            CF    8. J Brohamer           2B 
9. E Brinkman           SS    9. L Cardenas           SS 

   J Coleman            P        D Tidrow             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  1--      12%  59% M Stanley       D Tidrow        Double to LF; Brown Scores
   t 6   0  0-2  1--      11%  92% N Cash          D Tidrow        Home Run; Kaline Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-     -10%  46% A Rodriguez     D Tidrow        Double Play: Flyball: P-SS
   t 4   1  0-1  -2-       9%  74% G Brown         D Tidrow        Single to CF; Cash Scores
   b 4   0  2-0  ---      -8%  62% G Hendrick      J Coleman       Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Tidrow facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  D McAuliffe     Double to LF
   OO     -2-      46%  A Rodriguez     Double Play: Flyball: P-SS
          ---      47%  J Northrup      Walk
   O      1--      45%  A Kaline        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Torres        Lineout: RF
   O      ---      49%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Chambliss     Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Tidrow facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  N Cash          Strikeout
          ---      50%  G Brown         Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  B Freehan       Flyball: LF
   R      1--      59%  M Stanley       Double to LF; Brown Scores
   O      -2-      56%  E Brinkman      Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  J Ellis         Flyball: RF
          ---      56%  C Spikes        Single to LF
   O      1--      59%  D Duncan        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      62%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Tidrow facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      58%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  J Northrup      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Coleman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      59%  J Brohamer      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  L Cardenas      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      63%  R Torres        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Tidrow facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  A Kaline        Strikeout
          ---      65%  N Cash          Double to CF
   R      -2-      74%  G Brown         Single to CF; Cash Scores
   OO     1--      70%  B Freehan       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Coleman facing 2-3-4
          ---      62%  G Hendrick      Double to LF
   O      -2-      64%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 3B-1B; Hendrick to 3B
   O      --3      71%  J Ellis         Strikeout
   O      --3      76%  C Spikes        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Tidrow facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  M Stanley       Strikeout Looking
          ---      76%  E Brinkman      Single to CF
          1--      79%  D McAuliffe     Walk; Brinkman to 2B
   O      12-      75%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
   O      12-      72%  J Northrup      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Coleman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      75%  D Duncan        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      77%  B Bell          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      79%  J Brohamer      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Tidrow facing 4-5-6
          ---      81%  A Kaline        Single to CF
   RR     1--      92%  N Cash          Home Run; Kaline Scores
   O      ---      92%  G Brown         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      91%  B Freehan       Strikeout Looking
          ---      91%  M Stanley       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      92%  E Brinkman      Walk; Stanley to 2B
                  Tom Hilgendorf replaces Dick Tidrow pitching; Tony Taylor pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe batting 1st
   O      12-      91%  T Taylor        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
                  Tony Taylor moves to 2B
   O      ---      93%  L Cardenas      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      94%  R Torres        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      94%  G Hendrick      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tom Hilgendorf facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  A Rodriguez     Lineout: SS
   O      ---      94%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  A Kaline        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Joe Coleman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      95%  C Chambliss     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      96%  J Ellis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  C Spikes        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tom Hilgendorf facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  N Cash          Strikeout
                  Ed Farmer replaces Tom Hilgendorf pitching; Frank Howard pinch hits for Gates Brown batting 6th
   O      ---      96%  F Howard        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  B Freehan       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Joe Coleman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  D Duncan        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      98%  B Bell          Lineout: LF
   O      ---      99%  J Brohamer      Groundout: 1B-2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ed Farmer facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  M Stanley       Walk
          1--      99%  E Brinkman      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Stanley to 2B
   O      12-      99%  T Taylor        Strikeout
   O      12-      99%  A Rodriguez     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      98%  J Northrup      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
          ---      96%  L Cardenas      Single to LF
          1--      92%  R Torres        Walk; Cardenas to 2B
                  Lerrin LaGrow replaces Joe Coleman pitching
   O      12-      96%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
   O      12-      99%  C Chambliss     Popfly: SS
          12-      95%  J Ellis         Walk; Cardenas to 3B; Torres to 2B
   O      123     100%  C Spikes        Lineout: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197304080

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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