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Scores
Standings
BOS
@DET		3
2
CHC
@BRO		9
7
STL
@NYG		0
13
Monday, September 18, 1950,
, Briggs Stadium
Attendance: 24,485, Time of Game: 2:22
Red Sox
3
89-53
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Tigers
2
88-53
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Willard Nixon (8-4)
L: Hal Newhouser (14-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    3  7  2
Tigers          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  6  2

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dom DiMaggio CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .330 .868 -0.108 1.00 0.000 -0.108 -1.0 1 0
Billy Goodman 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .359 .899 0.080 1.46 0.139 -0.059 0.1 2 2
Ted Williams LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .325 1.152 0.307 2.28 0.353 -0.046 0.9 2 0 SB
Vern Stephens SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .302 .902 -0.088 1.72 0.029 -0.117 -0.6 2 4 GDP,IW
Walt Dropo 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 .329 .981 0.247 2.14 0.289 -0.041 1.8 8 1 2B
Bobby Doerr 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .294 .896 -0.037 1.73 0.086 -0.122 -0.7 4 4 GDP
Al Zarilla RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .328 .927 -0.103 1.03 0.000 -0.103 -1.2 1 0
Birdie Tebbetts C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .849 -0.110 1.39 0.000 -0.110 -0.9 3 0
   Tom Wright PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .327 .758 -0.039 1.44 0.000 -0.039 -0.5
   Matt Batts C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .702 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Willard Nixon P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .393 -0.043 1.04 0.018 -0.061 -0.2 1 2
   Ellis Kinder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .465 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 2 3 .212 .500 0.106 1.57 0.914 -0.806 -2.3 * 13
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: W Dropo (27, off H Newhouser).
IBB: V Stephens (2, by H White).
TB: W Dropo 4; B Goodman 2; B Doerr; T Williams.
GIDP: B Doerr (17); V Stephens (20).
RBI: B Doerr 2 (116); W Dropo (141).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Nixon-V Stephens-W Dropo.
E: B Goodman 2 (10).
Baserunning
SB: T Williams (2, 2nd base off H Newhouser/J Ginsberg).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Lipon SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .301 .755 -0.073 1.25 0.048 -0.121 -0.4 0 2 SB
   Charlie Keller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 1.005 -0.147 4.98 0.000 -0.147 -0.4
Jerry Priddy 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .793 -0.170 1.96 0.084 -0.254 -0.3 3 5 2B
George Kell 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .341 .891 0.001 1.48 0.081 -0.081 -0.1 2 4
Vic Wertz RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .309 .949 -0.003 1.76 0.096 -0.098 -0.2 3 0 SH
Hoot Evers LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .332 .990 -0.094 1.56 0.028 -0.123 -0.5 3 0
Johnny Groth CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .313 .865 0.115 2.02 0.240 -0.126 -0.4 2 0
Don Kolloway 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .289 .714 0.032 0.77 0.068 -0.037 0.3 11 0
Joe Ginsberg C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .224 .584 0.165 2.04 0.237 -0.073 0.3 3 0 2B
Hal Newhouser P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .411 -0.159 1.34 0.000 -0.159 -1.3 0 0 GDP
   Hal White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 .323 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Pat Mullin PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .546 -0.061 5.39 0.000 -0.061 -0.2 SH
Team Totals 32 2 6 1 4 3 .188 .528 -0.394 1.77 0.882 -1.280 -3.3 27 11
2B: J Ginsberg (3, off W Nixon); J Priddy (26, off W Nixon).
SH: P Mullin (1, off E Kinder); V Wertz (2, off W Nixon).
TB: J Ginsberg 2; J Priddy 2; J Lipon; G Kell; D Kolloway; J Groth.
GIDP: H Newhouser (2).
RBI: J Groth (82).
2-out RBI: J Groth.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Kell-J Priddy-D Kolloway 2.
E: J Lipon (33); H Newhouser (2).
Baserunning
SB: J Lipon (7, 2nd base off W Nixon/B Tebbetts).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Willard Nixon, W (8-4) 8 6 2 1 4 3 0 5.40 35 63 0.031 1.50 2.3
Ellis Kinder, S (9) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.26 3 1 0 0.365 5.20 1.0
Team Totals 9 6 2 1 4 3 0 1.00 38 63 1 0 0.396 1.57 3.3
W Nixon faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Hal Newhouser, L (14-11) 8 6 3 3 1 2 0 4.48 30 59 0.055 1.35 2.2
Hal White, BS (4) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.81 5 2 2 -0.159 2.94 0.1
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 2 3 0 3.00 35 59 2 2 -0.104 1.77 2.3
H Newhouser faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: W Nixon (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: H White (4; V Stephens).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - Joe Paparella, 3B - Cal Hubbard.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 24,485.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Detroit Tigers
1 Dom DiMaggio CF 1 Johnny Lipon SS
2 Billy Goodman 3B 2 Jerry Priddy 2B
3 Ted Williams LF 3 George Kell 3B
4 Vern Stephens SS 4 Vic Wertz RF
5 Walt Dropo 1B 5 Hoot Evers LF
6 Bobby Doerr 2B 6 Johnny Groth CF
7 Al Zarilla RF 7 Don Kolloway 1B
8 Birdie Tebbetts C 8 Joe Ginsberg C
9 Willard Nixon P 9 Hal Newhouser P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 1-2 0 1-- BOS T. Williams H. Newhouser 26% 55% Single to C; Goodman to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw)
b8 1-1 2 --3 R DET J. Groth W. Nixon -24% 16% Single to RF; Kell Scores
t9 1-2 0 123 R BOS W. Dropo H. White 19% 83% Single to CF; Stephens to 2B; Williams to 3B; Goodman Scores
b9 2-3 2 -2- O DET J. Priddy E. Kinder 16% 100% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b9 2-3 1 -2- O DET C. Keller E. Kinder 15% 84% Popfly: Unknown out on play

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Hal Newhouser facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS D. DiMaggio H. Newhouser -2% 48% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- BOS B. Goodman H. Newhouser 2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O BOS T. Williams H. Newhouser -3% 47% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O BOS V. Stephens H. Newhouser -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- DET J. Lipon W. Nixon -3% 42% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O DET J. Priddy W. Nixon 3% 45% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 1-- DET G. Kell W. Nixon -1% 43% Lipon Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- DET G. Kell W. Nixon -2% 41% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- O DET V. Wertz W. Nixon 4% 46% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 12- DET H. Evers W. Nixon -3% 43% Walk; Lipon to 3B; Kell to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 O DET J. Groth W. Nixon 7% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Hal Newhouser facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- BOS W. Dropo H. Newhouser 6% 56% Double to RF
t2 0-0 0 -2- R BOS B. Doerr H. Newhouser 7% 63% Single to LF; Dropo Scores
t2 1-0 0 1-- O BOS A. Zarilla H. Newhouser -3% 60% Strikeout
t2 1-0 1 1-- O BOS B. Tebbetts H. Newhouser -3% 57% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t2 1-0 2 1-- BOS W. Nixon H. Newhouser 2% 59% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Doerr to 2B
t2 1-0 2 12- O BOS D. DiMaggio H. Newhouser -4% 55% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 7-8-9
b2 0-1 0 --- DET D. Kolloway W. Nixon -4% 51% Single to CF
b2 0-1 0 1-- O DET J. Ginsberg W. Nixon 4% 54% Flyball: SS (Short LF)
b2 0-1 1 1-- OO DET H. Newhouser W. Nixon 6% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Hal Newhouser facing 2-3-4
t3 1-0 0 --- O BOS B. Goodman H. Newhouser -2% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- O BOS T. Williams H. Newhouser -2% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- O BOS V. Stephens H. Newhouser -1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 1-2-3
b3 0-1 0 --- O DET J. Lipon W. Nixon 3% 58% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 0-1 1 --- DET J. Priddy W. Nixon -5% 53% Double to LF
b3 0-1 1 -2- O DET G. Kell W. Nixon 4% 57% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b3 0-1 2 -2- DET V. Wertz W. Nixon -0% 57% Wild Pitch; Priddy to 3B
b3 0-1 2 --3 R DET V. Wertz W. Nixon -10% 47% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Priddy Scores/No RBI/unER
b3 1-1 2 1-- O DET H. Evers W. Nixon 3% 50% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Hal Newhouser facing 5-6-7
t4 1-1 0 --- BOS W. Dropo H. Newhouser 4% 54% Single to LF
t4 1-1 0 1-- OO BOS B. Doerr H. Newhouser -9% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t4 1-1 2 --- O BOS A. Zarilla H. Newhouser -1% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 6-7-8
b4 1-1 0 --- O DET J. Groth W. Nixon 3% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1-1 1 --- DET D. Kolloway W. Nixon -3% 44% Walk
b4 1-1 1 1-- O DET J. Ginsberg W. Nixon 4% 47% Popfly: 3B
b4 1-1 2 1-- O DET H. Newhouser W. Nixon 3% 50% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Hal Newhouser facing 8-9-1
t5 1-1 0 --- O BOS B. Tebbetts H. Newhouser -3% 47% Popfly: 1B
t5 1-1 1 --- O BOS W. Nixon H. Newhouser -2% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-1 2 --- O BOS D. DiMaggio H. Newhouser -2% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 1-2-3
b5 1-1 0 --- O DET J. Lipon W. Nixon 3% 46% Groundout: P-1B
b5 1-1 1 --- DET J. Priddy W. Nixon -3% 43% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b5 1-1 1 1-- O DET G. Kell W. Nixon 4% 47% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 1-1 2 1-- O DET V. Wertz W. Nixon 3% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Hal Newhouser facing 2-3-4
t6 1-1 0 --- O BOS B. Goodman H. Newhouser -4% 46% Flyball: LF
t6 1-1 1 --- BOS T. Williams H. Newhouser 4% 50% Walk
t6 1-1 1 1-- OO BOS V. Stephens H. Newhouser -8% 42% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 5-6-7
b6 1-1 0 --- O DET H. Evers W. Nixon 4% 45% Groundout: 1B-P
b6 1-1 1 --- O DET J. Groth W. Nixon 3% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1-1 2 --- O DET D. Kolloway W. Nixon 2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Hal Newhouser facing 5-6-7
t7 1-1 0 --- O BOS W. Dropo H. Newhouser -4% 46% Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 1-1 1 --- O BOS B. Doerr H. Newhouser -3% 43% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-1 2 --- O BOS A. Zarilla H. Newhouser -2% 41% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 8-9-1
b7 1-1 0 --- DET J. Ginsberg W. Nixon -10% 30% Double (LF-CF)
b7 1-1 0 -2- O DET H. Newhouser W. Nixon 7% 37% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b7 1-1 1 -2- O DET J. Lipon W. Nixon 6% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1-1 2 -2- O DET J. Priddy W. Nixon 6% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Hal Newhouser facing 8-9-1
t8 1-1 0 --- O BOS B. Tebbetts H. Newhouser -5% 45% Flyball: CF
t8 1-1 1 --- O BOS W. Nixon H. Newhouser -4% 41% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-1 2 --- O BOS D. DiMaggio H. Newhouser -3% 38% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 3-4-5
b8 1-1 0 --- DET G. Kell W. Nixon -6% 32% Single to LF
b8 1-1 0 1-- O DET V. Wertz W. Nixon 2% 34% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Kell to 2B
b8 1-1 1 -2- O DET H. Evers W. Nixon 6% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B; Kell to 3B
b8 1-1 2 --3 R DET J. Groth W. Nixon -24% 16% Single to RF; Kell Scores
b8 2-1 2 1-- O DET D. Kolloway W. Nixon 2% 18% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Hal Newhouser facing 2-3-4
t9 1-2 0 --- BOS B. Goodman H. Newhouser 11% 30% Single to CF
t9 1-2 0 1-- BOS T. Williams H. Newhouser 26% 55% Single to C; Goodman to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw)
t9 1-2 0 1-3 BOS V. Stephens H. Newhouser 6% 61% Williams Steals 2B
Hal White replaces Hal Newhouser pitching and batting 9th
t9 1-2 0 -23 BOS V. Stephens H. White 3% 64% Intentional Walk
t9 1-2 0 123 R BOS W. Dropo H. White 19% 83% Single to CF; Stephens to 2B; Williams to 3B; Goodman Scores
t9 2-2 0 123 RO BOS B. Doerr H. White 2% 85% Flyball: CF; Williams Scores
t9 3-2 1 12- O BOS A. Zarilla H. White -4% 81% Foul Flyball: 3B
Tom Wright pinch hits for Birdie Tebbetts (C) batting 8th
t9 3-2 2 12- O BOS T. Wright H. White -4% 77% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 8-9-1
Matt Batts replaces Tom Wright (PH) playing C batting 8th
b9 2-3 0 --- DET J. Ginsberg W. Nixon -14% 64% Walk
Ellis Kinder replaces Willard Nixon pitching and batting 9th
Pat Mullin pinch hits for Hal White (P) batting 9th
b9 2-3 0 1-- O DET P. Mullin E. Kinder 6% 70% Bunt Groundout: Unknown out on play/Sacrifice; Ginsberg to 2B
Charlie Keller pinch hits for Johnny Lipon (SS) batting 1st
b9 2-3 1 -2- O DET C. Keller E. Kinder 15% 84% Popfly: Unknown out on play
b9 2-3 2 -2- O DET J. Priddy E. Kinder 16% 100% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 2.

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