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

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 21,149

Sunday, May 26, 1963
Time of Game: 2:59

Red Sox

21-18

Won 1

5th, 5½ GB

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

W: A Earley (1-1), L: T Fox (2-2), S: J Lamabe (1)

Tigers

16-25

Lost 1

9th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Schilling 2B                6   1   3   0    0   1  .327  .831    0    3   1   
G Geiger CF                   5   2   2   2    0   0  .370 1.035    0    4   0   HR
C Yastrzemski LF              2   1   1   0    3   0  .304  .824    0    3   0   
F Malzone 3B                  3   0   2   1    1   0  .343  .909    0    0   4   SF
L Clinton RF                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .223  .712    0    3   0   
R Nixon C                     3   0   0   0    2   0  .273  .900    0    7   1   
D Williams 1B                 5   0   0   0    0   3  .190  .513    0    7   0   
E Bressoud SS                 5   2   3   1    0   2  .240  .669    0    0   3   HR,2B
C Nichols P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Stuart PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .226  .738    0    0   0   
  E Wilson PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .461         0   0   
  A Earley P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  J Lamabe P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
Totals                       39   6  14   6    6   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: E Bressoud (6, off P Regan).

HR: G Geiger (4, off D Egan; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); E Bressoud (4, off T Fox; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SF: F Malzone (2, off P Regan).

TB: E Bressoud 7; G Geiger 5; C Schilling 3; F Malzone 2; A Earley; C Yastrzemski; D Stuart; L Clinton.

RBI: G Geiger 2 (11); L Clinton (23); D Stuart (28); F Malzone (26); E Bressoud (11).

2-out RBI: D Stuart.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Malzone-C Schilling-D Williams.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wood 2B                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .722    0    3   3   CS
B Bruton CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .261  .684    0    2   0   2B
A Kaline RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .327  .962    0    2   0   
R Colavito LF                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .229  .687    0    2   0   
N Cash 1B                     4   0   1   1    0   2  .207  .745    0    8   0   
B Freehan C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .956    0    7   1   
D Wert 3B                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .317  .794    0    3   0   
D McAuliffe SS                4   1   2   1    0   2  .271  .729    0    0   5   3B
P Regan P                     1   0   0   1    0   0  .222  .600    0    0   0   SF,GDP
  T Fox P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  D Egan P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Kostro PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .612    0    0   0   
  T Sturdivant P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  G Triandos PH               0   0   0   1    1   0  .245  .732    0    0   0   
  B Phillips PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .437         0   0   
Totals                       32   5   8   5    4   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Bruton (8, off C Nichols).

3B: D McAuliffe (2, off C Nichols).

SF: P Regan (1, off C Nichols).

TB: D McAuliffe 4; D Wert 2; B Bruton 2; J Wood; A Kaline; N Cash.

GIDP: P Regan (1).

RBI: N Cash (14); D McAuliffe (23); G Triandos (14); D Wert (5); P Regan (3).

2-out RBI: G Triandos; D Wert; N Cash.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Freehan-D Wert.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Wood (2, 2nd base by C Nichols/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
C Nichols                      5     5   3   3    2   3   0   4.15   20     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 5     46    -     1.10  -0.16
A Earley, W (1-1)              3.2   3   2   2    2   3   0   4.43   16     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 3          0-0    1.85  -0.05
J Lamabe, S (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.11    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    10.90   0.26
Totals                         9     8   5   5    4   7   0          37     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0· 8          3-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Regan                        6     8   3   3    5   4   0   3.38   31     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 1· 8     43    -     1.26  -0.16
T Fox, BS (2), L (2-2)         1.1   3   2   2    0   1   1   3.06    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          2-1    2.05  -0.13
D Egan                         0.2   2   1   1    0   0   1   4.76    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          1-1    0.49  -0.16
T Sturdivant                   1     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.70    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.22   0.01
Totals                         9    14   6   6    6   7   2          46     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1·14          3-2

P Regan faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 21,149.

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. B Freehan            C  
7. D Williams           1B    7. D Wert               3B 
8. E Bressoud           SS    8. D McAuliffe          SS 
9. C Nichols            P     9. P Regan              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  6-5  123      26% 100% J Wood          J Lamabe        Strikeout
   t 8   0  3-3  ---      26%  76% E Bressoud      T Fox           Home Run
   b 5   0  1-1  1--     -20%  19% D McAuliffe     C Nichols       Triple to CF; Wert Scores
   t 7   0  3-2  1--      18%  55% F Malzone       P Regan         Single to CF; Yastrzemski to 3B
   t 8   1  3-4  1--      17%  93% G Geiger        D Egan          Home Run; Schilling Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Regan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Schilling     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  G Geiger        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   O      1--      45%  F Malzone       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Chet Nichols facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  J Wood          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  B Bruton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  A Kaline        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Regan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  L Clinton       Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  R Nixon         Walk
   O      1--      47%  D Williams      Strikeout
          1--      49%  E Bressoud      Single to LF; Nixon to 2B
   O      12-      45%  C Nichols       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Chet Nichols facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  R Colavito      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  N Cash          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  B Freehan       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Regan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  C Schilling     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  G Geiger        Single to RF
          1--      58%  C Yastrzemski   Single to CF; Geiger to 3B
   RO     1-3      60%  F Malzone       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Geiger Scores
   O      1--      57%  L Clinton       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Chet Nichols facing 7-8-9
          ---      53%  D Wert          Walk
   O      1--      57%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--      63%  P Regan         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Regan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  R Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  D Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      58%  E Bressoud      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Chet Nichols facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  J Wood          Flyball: CF
          ---      56%  B Bruton        Double to CF
   O      -2-      60%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      59%  R Colavito      Walk
   R      12-      44%  N Cash          Single to RF; Colavito to 3B; Bruton Scores
   O      1-3      50%  B Freehan       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Phil Regan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  C Nichols       Flyball: 2B
          ---      50%  C Schilling     Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  G Geiger        Flyball: LF
          1--      49%  C Yastrzemski   Walk; Schilling to 2B
          12-      53%  F Malzone       Walk; Schilling to 3B; Yastrzemski to 2B
   O      123      44%  L Clinton       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Chet Nichols facing 7-8-9
          ---      39%  D Wert          Single to LF
   R      1--      19%  D McAuliffe     Triple to CF; Wert Scores
   RO     --3      19%  P Regan         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McAuliffe Scores
          ---      18%  J Wood          Single to LF
   O      1--      20%  B Bruton        Wood Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      21%  " "             Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Phil Regan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      18%  R Nixon         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      16%  D Williams      Flyball: RF
          ---      18%  E Bressoud      Double to RF
                  Dick Stuart pinch hits for Chet Nichols batting 9th
   R      -2-      29%  D Stuart        Single to CF; Bressoud Scores
                  Earl Wilson pinch runs for Dick Stuart batting 9th
          1--      32%  C Schilling     Single to CF; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-      25%  G Geiger        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Arnold Earley facing 3-4-5
                  Arnold Earley replaces Earl Wilson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      27%  A Kaline        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      29%  R Colavito      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      30%  N Cash          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Phil Regan facing 3-4-5
          ---      37%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
          1--      55%  F Malzone       Single to CF; Yastrzemski to 3B
                  Terry Fox replaces Phil Regan pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      65%  L Clinton       Single to CF; Malzone to 2B; Yastrzemski Scores
   O      12-      56%  R Nixon         Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Clinton to 2B
   OO     12-      42%  D Williams      Double Play: Strikeout, Baserunner Out Advancing; Clinton out at 3B/C-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Arnold Earley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      45%  B Freehan       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      48%  D Wert          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Terry Fox facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      76%  E Bressoud      Home Run
   O      ---      74%  A Earley        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      76%  C Schilling     Single to LF
                  Dick Egan replaces Terry Fox pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1--      93%  G Geiger        Home Run; Schilling Scores
   O      ---      93%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      93%  F Malzone       Single to CF
   O      1--      92%  L Clinton       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Arnold Earley facing 9-1-2
                  Frank Kostro pinch hits for Dick Egan batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  F Kostro        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Wood          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  B Bruton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tom Sturdivant facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Sturdivant replaces Frank Kostro pitching and batting 9th
          ---      97%  R Nixon         Walk
   O      1--      97%  D Williams      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      97%  E Bressoud      Strikeout Looking
          1--      97%  A Earley        Single to RF; Nixon to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  C Schilling     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Arnold Earley facing 3-4-5
          ---      92%  A Kaline        Single to RF
          1--      83%  R Colavito      Walk; Kaline to 2B
   O      12-      91%  N Cash          Strikeout
   O      12-      96%  B Freehan       Strikeout
   R      12-      91%  D Wert          Single to CF; Colavito to 2B; Kaline Scores
          12-      83%  D McAuliffe     Single to CF; Wert to 2B; Colavito to 3B
                  Gus Triandos pinch hits for Tom Sturdivant batting 9th
   R      123      74%  G Triandos      Walk; Colavito Scores; Wert to 3B; McAuliffe to 2B
                  Jack Lamabe replaces Arnold Earley pitching and batting 9th; Bubba Phillips pinch runs for Gus Triandos batting 9th
   O      123     100%  J Wood          Strikeout
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET196305262

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation