May 26, 1963 Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
@CLE 6 BAL 6
@CLE 1 DET 12
BOS 3 BOS 6
@DET 5 LAA 6
KCA 4 MIN 5
CHW 2 NYY 7
WSA 1 WSA 7
@NYY 6 CHC 5
HOU 1 PHI 10
@CIN 4 PHI 3
@CIN 0 PIT 5
@MLN 2
(11) LAD 4
@SFG 3
(10) STL 7
NYM 4 NYM 3
@STL 2
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, May 26, 1963
Time of Game: 2:27

Red Sox

20-18

Lost 2

5th, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  1  0   1  1  0    3  8  3
Tigers          0  1  5   2  0  1   3  0  X   12 14  0

W: J Bunning (2-5), L: D Morehead (3-3)

Tigers

16-24

Won 2

9th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Schilling 2B                5   0   0   0    0   1  .321  .826    0    1   1   
G Geiger CF                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .367  .997    0    3   0   HR
C Yastrzemski LF              3   0   0   0    1   1  .301  .811    0    0   0   
F Malzone 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .336  .898    0    1   2   
  B Gardner 3B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .522    0    1   1   
L Clinton RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .722    0    2   0   
  M Fornieles P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.000    0    0   1   
R Nixon C                     4   2   3   2    0   0  .300  .949    0    2   0   2·HR
D Williams 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .669    0   10   1   2B
E Bressoud SS                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .227  .623    0    2   3   
  F Mantilla PR-SS            1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    1   0   
D Morehead P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .134    0    0   0   
  J Lamabe P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    0    1   0   
  J Gosger PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   8   3    2  10                    24   9

BATTING

2B: D Williams (2, off J Bunning).

HR: G Geiger (3, off J Bunning; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); R Nixon 2 (2, 2 off J Bunning; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: R Nixon 9; G Geiger 6; D Williams 2; F Mantilla.

RBI: R Nixon 2 (4); G Geiger (9).

2-out RBI: R Nixon.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: G Geiger (2); E Bressoud (6); J Gosger (1).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wood 2B                     6   2   2   1    0   0  .261  .736    0    0   1   2B,SB
B Bruton CF                   4   3   2   2    1   0  .262  .683    0    2   0   
A Kaline RF                   4   2   3   3    1   0  .329  .974    0    2   0   HR,2B,SB
R Colavito LF                 4   1   0   0    1   0  .232  .688    0    4   0   
N Cash 1B                     3   2   2   1    2   0  .206  .754    0    7   0   
D McAuliffe SS                3   1   2   4    1   0  .263  .703    0    2   1   HR,SF
G Triandos C                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .726    0   10   0   
D Wert 3B                     5   1   3   1    0   0  .289  .740    0    0   3   SB
J Bunning P                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .431    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       38  12  14  12    6   2                    27   5

BATTING

2B: J Wood (3, off M Fornieles); A Kaline (11, off J Lamabe).

HR: D McAuliffe (3, off J Lamabe; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF); A Kaline (8, off D Morehead; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: D McAuliffe (4, off J Lamabe).

SH: J Bunning (2, off M Fornieles).

TB: A Kaline 7; D McAuliffe 5; J Wood 3; D Wert 3; N Cash 2; B Bruton 2.

RBI: D McAuliffe 4 (22); A Kaline 3 (29); B Bruton 2 (16); J Wood (11); N Cash (13); D Wert (4).

2-out RBI: N Cash.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 17.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Wert (1, 2nd base off M Fornieles/R Nixon); J Wood (5, 2nd base off J Lamabe/R Nixon); A Kaline (4, 2nd base off D Morehead/R Nixon).

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
D Morehead, L (3-3)            2     4   5   5    3   1   1   3.25   14     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 4     26    -     1.06  -0.24
J Lamabe                       4     4   4   3    3   1   1   4.15   20     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 4          2-2    0.11  -0.08
M Fornieles                    2     6   3   3    0   0   0   3.97   12     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 6          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    14  12  11    6   2   2          46     -       ·  ·     12·11· 1·14          2-2

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 Bunning, W (2-5)             9     8   3   3    2  10   3   3.18   37     -       ·  ·      6·10· 1· 8     67    -     0.30   0.17
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2  10   3          37     -       ·  ·      6·10· 1· 8           -

D Morehead faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Al Salerno, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Ed Runge.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Schilling          2B    1. J Wood               2B 
2. G Geiger             CF    2. B Bruton             CF 
3. C Yastrzemski        LF    3. A Kaline             RF 
4. F Malzone            3B    4. R Colavito           LF 
5. L Clinton            RF    5. N Cash               1B 
6. R Nixon              C     6. D McAuliffe          SS 
7. D Williams           1B    7. G Triandos           C  
8. E Bressoud           SS    8. D Wert               3B 
9. D Morehead           P     9. J Bunning            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-1  1--      14%  85% A Kaline        D Morehead      Home Run; Bruton Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  1-3      10%  72% D Wert          D Morehead      Single to CF; McAuliffe to 3B; Cash Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  1--      10%  68% D McAuliffe     D Morehead      Single to CF; Cash to 3B
   b 3   0  0-3  12-       7%  96% D McAuliffe     J Lamabe        Home Run; Colavito Scores; Cash Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  1-3      -6%  62% G Triandos      D Morehead      Foul Flyball: 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Schilling     Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  G Geiger        Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  F Malzone       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Morehead facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  J Wood          Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      51%  B Bruton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  A Kaline        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      53%  R Colavito      Kaline Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  L Clinton       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  R Nixon         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  D Williams      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Morehead facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  N Cash          Walk
          1--      68%  D McAuliffe     Single to CF; Cash to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  G Triandos      Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      1-3      72%  D Wert          Single to CF; McAuliffe to 3B; Cash Scores
   O      1-3      66%  J Bunning       Strikeout
   O      1-3      62%  J Wood          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Bunning facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  E Bressoud      Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  D Morehead      Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  C Schilling     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Morehead facing 2-3-4
          ---      71%  B Bruton        Walk
   RR     1--      85%  A Kaline        Home Run; Bruton Scores
          ---      87%  R Colavito      Walk
          1--      89%  N Cash          Single to LF; Colavito to 2B
                  Jack Lamabe replaces Dave Morehead pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    12-      96%  D McAuliffe     Home Run; Colavito Scores; Cash Scores
   O      ---      96%  G Triandos      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  D Wert          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Bunning       Strikeout
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Bunning facing 2-3-4
          ---      94%  G Geiger        Single to RF
   O      1--      95%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B unassisted; Geiger to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  F Malzone       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      97%  L Clinton       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jack Lamabe facing 1-2-3
          ---      98%  J Wood          Single to LF
          1--      98%  B Bruton        Wood Steals 2B
   R      -2-      99%  " "             Single to CF; Wood Scores
   R      1--      99%  A Kaline        Double to LF; Bruton Scores
   O      -2-      99%  R Colavito      Fielder's Choice  unassisted; Kaline out at 3B/P
   O      1--      99%  N Cash          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      99%  D McAuliffe     Walk; Cash to 2B
   O      12-      99%  G Triandos      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 8.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Jim Bunning facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      98%  R Nixon         Home Run
   O      ---      99%  D Williams      Lineout: RF
   O      ---      99%  E Bressoud      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  J Lamabe        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Jack Lamabe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  D Wert          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  J Bunning       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Wood          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 8.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  C Schilling     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  G Geiger        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Jack Lamabe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  B Bruton        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  A Kaline        Walk
          1--     100%  R Colavito      Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Kaline to 2B
          12-     100%  N Cash          Walk; Kaline to 3B; Colavito to 2B
   RO     123     100%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kaline Scores/unER
   O      12-     100%  G Triandos      Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 9.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Jim Bunning facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  F Malzone       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  L Clinton       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---     100%  R Nixon         Home Run
          ---     100%  D Williams      Double to LF
          -2-      99%  E Bressoud      Walk
                  Jim Gosger pinch hits for Jack Lamabe batting 9th; Felix Mantilla pinch runs for Eddie Bressoud batting 8th
   O      12-     100%  J Gosger        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-2, Mike Fornieles facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Fornieles replaces Lou Clinton pitching and batting 5th; Billy Gardner replaces Frank Malzone playing 3B batting 4th; Felix Mantilla moves to SS; Jim Gosger moves to RF
          ---     100%  D Wert          Single to LF
          1--     100%  J Bunning       Wert Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Flyball: CF; Wert to 3B
   R      --3     100%  J Wood          Double to LF; Wert Scores
   R      -2-     100%  B Bruton        Single to CF; Wood Scores
          1--     100%  A Kaline        Single to CF; Bruton to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  R Colavito      Flyball: SS
   R      1-3     100%  N Cash          Single to RF; Kaline to 3B/Adv on E9; Bruton Scores
   O      1-3     100%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 12.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-12, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  C Schilling     Flyball: CF
   R      ---     100%  G Geiger        Home Run
          ---     100%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   O      1--     100%  B Gardner       Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  M Fornieles     Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 12-3, Mike Fornieles facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  G Triandos      Lineout: 3B
          ---     100%  D Wert          Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  J Bunning       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Wert to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  J Wood          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 12.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-12, Jim Bunning facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  R Nixon         Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  D Williams      Flyball: LF
          1--     100%  F Mantilla      Single to LF; Nixon to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Gosger        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-     100%  C Schilling     Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 12.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET196305261

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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