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BAL  4
@CLE  0
 DET  3
BOS  0
 CHW  5
@KCA  3
 MIN  3
@LAA  1
 WSA  3
NYY  2
(11)		 CHC  4
SFG  1
 CHC  4
SFG  2
 HOU  1
LAD  0
(12)		 CIN  4
@NYM  1
 CIN  3
@NYM  1
 MLN 14
@PHI  8
 STL  5
@PIT  0
Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 4,170

 Sunday, September 27, 1964
Time of Game: 2:11
Red Sox
0
69-88
Lost 4
8th, 27 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0
Tigers          1  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  X    3  8  0
W: Joe Sparma (5-5), L: Bill Monbouquette (12-14)
 Tigers
3
83-73
Won 5
4th, 12½ GB

Batting Stats

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Jones 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .618              1   2   
T Conigliaro CF               3   0   2   0    1   0  .297  .906              3   0   2B
C Yastrzemski 3B              4   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .833              0   1   
D Stuart 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .808              7   1   
L Thomas RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .716              2   0   
B Guindon LF                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .125  .472              1   0   2B
E Bressoud SS                 2   0   1   0    1   1  .293  .831              3   2   
B Tillman C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .797              6   0   
B Monbouquette P              2   0   0   0    0   0  .087  .298              1   1   
  F Mantilla PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .905              0   0   
  J Ritchie P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222              0   0   
Totals                       31   0   4   0    2   7                         24   7
Batting Events
2B: B Guindon (1, off J Sparma); T Conigliaro (21, off J Sparma).
TB: T Conigliaro 3; B Guindon 2; E Bressoud.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Jones-E Bressoud-D Stuart.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Bruton CF                   3   2   2   1    1   0  .280  .759              3   0   HR
J Lumpe 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .662              0   1   GDP
A Kaline RF                   4   0   3   1    0   1  .295  .843              2   0   2·2B
N Cash 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .253  .800             10   0   
G Brown LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .784              3   0   
B Freehan C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .810              8   0   
D McAuliffe SS                3   1   1   0    0   0  .244  .773              0   5   2B
D Wert 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .677              1   1   
J Sparma P                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .533              0   2   
Totals                       31   3   8   0    1   5                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: D McAuliffe (17, off B Monbouquette); A Kaline 2 (31, 2 off B Monbouquette).
HR: B Bruton (5, off B Monbouquette; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: A Kaline 5; B Bruton 5; D McAuliffe 2; J Sparma; N Cash.
GIDP: J Lumpe (12).
RBI: B Bruton (32); A Kaline (64); J Sparma (4).
2-out RBI: J Sparma.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 7.

Pitching Stats

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
B Monbouquette, L (12-14)      7     8   3   3    1   3   1   4.20   29     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 8     51    -     0.63  -0.09
J Ritchie                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.70    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     8   3   3    1   5   1          32     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0· 8           -  
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 Sparma, W (5-5)              9     4   0   0    2   7   0   2.40   33     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 4     84    -     0.75   0.41
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   7   0          33     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 4           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Cal Drummond, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Joe Paparella.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 4,170.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Boston Red Sox                            Detroit Tigers                               
1. Dalton Jones                 2B       1. Bill Bruton                  CF
2. Tony Conigliaro              CF       2. Jerry Lumpe                  2B
3. Carl Yastrzemski             3B       3. Al Kaline                    RF
4. Dick Stuart                  1B       4. Norm Cash                    1B
5. Lee Thomas                   RF       5. Gates Brown                  LF
6. Bobby Guindon                LF       6. Bill Freehan                  C
7. Eddie Bressoud               SS       7. Dick McAuliffe               SS
8. Bob Tillman                   C       8. Don Wert                     3B
9. Bill Monbouquette             P       9. Joe Sparma                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b1 1 1-- R 12% 67% 0-0 DET A. Kaline B. Monbouquette Double to RF; Bruton Scores
b2 2 -2- R 9% 74% 1-0 DET J. Sparma B. Monbouquette Single to CF; McAuliffe Scores
b5 1 --- R 8% 89% 2-0 DET B. Bruton B. Monbouquette Home Run
t7 2 12- O 4% 95% 0-3 BOS B. Tillman J. Sparma Flyball: CF
b2 1 --- 4% 68% 1-0 DET D. McAuliffe B. Monbouquette Double to CF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 BOS D. Jones J. Sparma Strikeout
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 BOS T. Conigliaro J. Sparma Walk
t1 1 1-- O 3% 52% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Sparma Flyball: LF
t1 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 BOS D. Stuart J. Sparma Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bill Monbouquette facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 DET B. Bruton B. Monbouquette Walk
b1 0 1-- O -3% 55% 0-0 DET J. Lumpe B. Monbouquette Foul Flyball: C
b1 1 1-- R 12% 67% 0-0 DET A. Kaline B. Monbouquette Double to RF; Bruton Scores
b1 1 -2- O -2% 64% 1-0 DET N. Cash B. Monbouquette Flyball: RF; Kaline to 3B
b1 2 --3 O -3% 61% 1-0 DET G. Brown B. Monbouquette Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 63% 0-1 BOS L. Thomas J. Sparma Strikeout
t2 1 --- O 2% 65% 0-1 BOS B. Guindon J. Sparma Strikeout
t2 2 --- -1% 64% 0-1 BOS E. Bressoud J. Sparma Single to RF
t2 2 1-- O 2% 66% 0-1 BOS B. Tillman J. Sparma Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Bill Monbouquette facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O -2% 64% 1-0 DET B. Freehan B. Monbouquette Flyball: CF
b2 1 --- 4% 68% 1-0 DET D. McAuliffe B. Monbouquette Double to CF
b2 1 -2- O -3% 65% 1-0 DET D. Wert B. Monbouquette Flyball: 2B
b2 2 -2- R 9% 74% 1-0 DET J. Sparma B. Monbouquette Single to CF; McAuliffe Scores
b2 2 1-- O -1% 73% 2-0 DET B. Bruton B. Monbouquette Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 2% 75% 0-2 BOS B. Monbouquette J. Sparma Groundout: P-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 77% 0-2 BOS D. Jones J. Sparma Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2 --- -2% 74% 0-2 BOS T. Conigliaro J. Sparma Double to CF
t3 2 -2- O 3% 78% 0-2 BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Sparma Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Bill Monbouquette facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- O -1% 76% 2-0 DET J. Lumpe B. Monbouquette Flyball: SS
b3 1 --- 3% 79% 2-0 DET A. Kaline B. Monbouquette Double to LF
b3 1 -2- O -2% 77% 2-0 DET N. Cash B. Monbouquette Strikeout
b3 2 -2- O -2% 74% 2-0 DET G. Brown B. Monbouquette Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O 3% 77% 0-2 BOS D. Stuart J. Sparma Flyball: RF
t4 1 --- O 2% 79% 0-2 BOS L. Thomas J. Sparma Groundout: P-1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 80% 0-2 BOS B. Guindon J. Sparma Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Bill Monbouquette facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- O -1% 78% 2-0 DET B. Freehan B. Monbouquette Groundout: 1B-P
b4 1 --- O -1% 77% 2-0 DET D. McAuliffe B. Monbouquette Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- O -1% 77% 2-0 DET D. Wert B. Monbouquette Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O 3% 80% 0-2 BOS E. Bressoud J. Sparma Strikeout
t5 1 --- O 2% 81% 0-2 BOS B. Tillman J. Sparma Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2 --- O 1% 82% 0-2 BOS B. Monbouquette J. Sparma Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Bill Monbouquette facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- O -1% 81% 2-0 DET J. Sparma B. Monbouquette Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- R 8% 89% 2-0 DET B. Bruton B. Monbouquette Home Run
b5 1 --- O -1% 88% 3-0 DET J. Lumpe B. Monbouquette Strikeout
b5 2 --- 0% 89% 3-0 DET A. Kaline B. Monbouquette Single to CF
b5 2 1-- 1% 89% 3-0 DET N. Cash B. Monbouquette Single to LF; Kaline to 3B
b5 2 1-3 O -2% 88% 3-0 DET G. Brown B. Monbouquette Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- O 2% 90% 0-3 BOS D. Jones J. Sparma Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- O 1% 91% 0-3 BOS T. Conigliaro J. Sparma Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2 --- O 1% 92% 0-3 BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Sparma Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Bill Monbouquette facing 6-7-8
b6 0 --- O -1% 91% 3-0 DET B. Freehan B. Monbouquette Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1 --- O -0% 91% 3-0 DET D. McAuliffe B. Monbouquette Flyball: RF
b6 2 --- O -0% 91% 3-0 DET D. Wert B. Monbouquette Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O 2% 93% 0-3 BOS D. Stuart J. Sparma Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- O 1% 94% 0-3 BOS L. Thomas J. Sparma Flyball: RF
t7 2 --- -2% 92% 0-3 BOS B. Guindon J. Sparma Double to LF
t7 2 -2- -2% 91% 0-3 BOS E. Bressoud J. Sparma Walk
t7 2 12- O 4% 95% 0-3 BOS B. Tillman J. Sparma Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Bill Monbouquette facing 9-1-2
b7 0 --- O -0% 94% 3-0 DET J. Sparma B. Monbouquette Groundout: P-1B
b7 1 --- 0% 95% 3-0 DET B. Bruton B. Monbouquette Single to CF
b7 1 1-- OO -1% 94% 3-0 DET J. Lumpe B. Monbouquette Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 9-1-2
Felix Mantilla pinch hits for Bill Monbouquette (P) batting 9th
t8 0 --- O 2% 96% 0-3 BOS F. Mantilla J. Sparma Foul Flyball: C
t8 1 --- O 1% 97% 0-3 BOS D. Jones J. Sparma Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 2 --- -1% 96% 0-3 BOS T. Conigliaro J. Sparma Single to LF
t8 2 1-- O 2% 98% 0-3 BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Sparma Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Jay Ritchie facing 3-4-5
Jay Ritchie replaces Felix Mantilla (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0 --- O -0% 97% 3-0 DET A. Kaline J. Ritchie Strikeout
b8 1 --- O -0% 97% 3-0 DET N. Cash J. Ritchie Strikeout
b8 2 --- O -0% 97% 3-0 DET G. Brown J. Ritchie Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- O 2% 99% 0-3 BOS D. Stuart J. Sparma Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- O 1% 100% 0-3 BOS L. Thomas J. Sparma Foul Flyball: 3B
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-3 BOS B. Guindon J. Sparma Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.

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