April 26, 1969 Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 6
@BAL 5
(10) MIN 12
@CHW 1 WSA 8
@CLE 1 BOS 7
@DET 4 SEP 6
OAK 3 ATL 6
@LAD 4 CHC 9
@NYM 3 STL 10
@PHI 4 PIT 4
MON 3 SDP 5
CIN 2 SFG 2
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 14,395

Saturday, April 26, 1969
Time of Game: 2:28

Red Sox

10-6

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: R Culp (4-0), L: J Sparma (2-1)

Tigers

8-8

Lost 4

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lahoud CF-RF                3   1   0   1    1   0  .071  .421    0    0   0   HBP
M Andrews 2B                  3   1   1   1    2   0  .274  .909    0    0   2   
C Yastrzemski LF              4   2   2   5    1   1  .212  .788    0    1   0   2·HR
  G Thomas LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Conigliaro RF               5   0   1   0    0   2  .291  .918    0    1   0   SB
  B Conigliaro CF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.384         1   0   
G Scott 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .180  .603    0    1   3   
D Jones 1B                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .333  .834    0   13   1   3B
R Petrocelli SS               4   0   1   0    0   1  .431 1.363    0    3   2   
J Azcue C                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .212  .653    0    7   1   GDP
R Culp P                      3   1   0   0    1   3  .176  .575    0    0   1   
Totals                       34   7   8   7    6   9                    27  10

BATTING

3B: D Jones (1, off F Scherman).

HR: C Yastrzemski 2 (4, off F Scherman, off J Sparma; 2nd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to CF; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

HBP: J Lahoud (1, by M Kilkenny).

TB: C Yastrzemski 8; D Jones 5; R Petrocelli; M Andrews; T Conigliaro.

GIDP: J Azcue (2).

RBI: C Yastrzemski 5 (10); M Andrews (12); J Lahoud (1).

2-out RBI: C Yastrzemski 5; J Lahoud; M Andrews.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: G Scott (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Conigliaro (1, 2nd base off P Dobson/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Matchick 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .572    0    1   1   
M Stanley SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .299  .752    0    1   4   
A Kaline RF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .238  .763    0    1   0   2B
N Cash 1B                     4   2   1   1    0   0  .255  .785    0    9   1   HR
W Horton LF                   4   0   1   2    0   2  .254  .753    0    0   0   2B
J Northrup CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .633    0    3   0   
B Freehan C                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .260  .917    0   10   0   HR
D Wert 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .094  .252    0    1   2   
J Sparma P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400         1   0   
  P Dobson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Woods PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F Scherman P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Campbell PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Radatz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D McAuliffe PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .832    0    0   0   
  M Kilkenny P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Brown PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .500 1.125    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   4   6   4    3   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: W Horton (3, off R Culp); A Kaline (4, off R Culp).

HR: B Freehan (4, off R Culp; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); N Cash (3, off R Culp; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: N Cash 4; B Freehan 4; A Kaline 2; W Horton 2; M Stanley; T Matchick.

RBI: W Horton 2 (12); N Cash (8); B Freehan (8).

2-out RBI: W Horton 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Stanley-T Matchick-N Cash.

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
R Culp, W (4-0)                9     6   4   4    3   7   2   3.48   37     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 4· 3     63    -     0.52   0.15
Totals                         9     6   4   4    3   7   2          37     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 4· 3           -

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, L (2-1)              1.2   3   6   6    4   0   1   3.63   12     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 2     21    -     1.39  -0.38
P Dobson                       1.1   3   0   0    0   2   0   4.38    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.34   0.02
F Scherman                     2     2   1   1    0   1   1   4.50    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.18  -0.01
D Radatz                       2     0   0   0    2   2   0  11.57    8     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
M Kilkenny                     2     0   0   0    0   4   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         9     8   7   7    6   9   2          41     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Sparma (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Kilkenny (2; J Lahoud).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Bill Haller.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 14,395.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Lahoud             CF    1. T Matchick           2B 
2. M Andrews            2B    2. M Stanley            SS 
3. C Yastrzemski        LF    3. A Kaline             RF 
4. T Conigliaro         RF    4. N Cash               1B 
5. G Scott              3B    5. W Horton             LF 
6. D Jones              1B    6. J Northrup           CF 
7. R Petrocelli         SS    7. B Freehan            C  
8. J Azcue              C     8. D Wert               3B 
9. R Culp               P     9. J Sparma             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-2  123      20%  93% C Yastrzemski   J Sparma        Home Run; Culp Scores; Lahoud Scores; Andrews Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  123      10%  63% J Lahoud        J Sparma        Walk; Jones Scores; Azcue to 3B; Culp to 2B
   t 2   2  0-1  123       9%  72% M Andrews       J Sparma        Walk; Azcue Scores; Culp to 3B; Lahoud to 2B
   b 6   2  7-1  1-3      -5%  93% W Horton        R Culp          Double to RF; Stanley Scores; Cash Scores
   b 2   0  6-0  ---      -4%  89% N Cash          R Culp          Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Lahoud        Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  M Andrews       Single to SS
          1--      52%  C Yastrzemski   Wild Pitch; Andrews to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Andrews to 3B
   O      --3      45%  T Conigliaro    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  T Matchick      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  M Stanley       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      50%  A Kaline        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sparma facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  G Scott         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      50%  D Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      47%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: CF
          1--      49%  J Azcue         Walk; Jones to 2B
          12-      53%  R Culp          Walk; Jones to 3B; Azcue to 2B
   R      123      63%  J Lahoud        Walk; Jones Scores; Azcue to 3B; Culp to 2B
   R      123      72%  M Andrews       Walk; Azcue Scores; Culp to 3B; Lahoud to 2B
   RRRR   123      93%  C Yastrzemski   Home Run; Culp Scores; Lahoud Scores; Andrews Scores
                  Pat Dobson replaces Joe Sparma pitching and batting 9th
          ---      93%  T Conigliaro    Single to 3B
          1--      93%  G Scott         Conigliaro Steals 2B
   O      -2-      92%  " "             Strikeout
                  6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Ray Culp facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      89%  N Cash          Home Run
   O      ---      90%  W Horton        Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  B Freehan       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pat Dobson facing 6-7-8
          ---      92%  D Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      94%  R Petrocelli    Single to LF (Ground Ball); Jones to 2B
   OO     12-      91%  J Azcue         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Jones to 3B
   O      --3      90%  R Culp          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Ray Culp facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  D Wert          Groundout: C-1B
                  Ron Woods pinch hits for Pat Dobson batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  R Woods         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      92%  T Matchick      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      93%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Fred Scherman facing 1-2-3
                  Fred Scherman replaces Ron Woods pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  J Lahoud        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      92%  M Andrews       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      95%  C Yastrzemski   Home Run
   O      ---      95%  T Conigliaro    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Ray Culp facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  A Kaline        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      96%  N Cash          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  W Horton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Fred Scherman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  G Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  D Jones         Triple to RF
   O      --3      97%  R Petrocelli    Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      96%  J Azcue         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Ray Culp facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  J Northrup      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      96%  B Freehan       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      97%  D Wert          Strikeout Looking
                  Dave Campbell pinch hits for Fred Scherman batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  D Campbell      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dick Radatz facing 9-1-2
                  Dick Radatz replaces Dave Campbell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  R Culp          Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  J Lahoud        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      97%  M Andrews       Walk
          1--      98%  C Yastrzemski   Walk; Andrews to 2B
   O      12-      97%  T Conigliaro    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Ray Culp facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  T Matchick      Strikeout Looking
          ---      97%  M Stanley       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      96%  A Kaline        Walk; Stanley to 2B
   O      12-      97%  N Cash          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Stanley to 3B
   RR     1-3      93%  W Horton        Double to RF; Stanley Scores; Cash Scores
   O      -2-      95%  J Northrup      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Dick Radatz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      94%  G Scott         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      94%  D Jones         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      94%  R Petrocelli    Popfly: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Ray Culp facing 7-8-9
          ---      91%  B Freehan       Walk
   O      1--      93%  D Wert          Lineout: LF
                  Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Dick Radatz batting 9th
   O      1--      95%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
   O      1--      97%  T Matchick      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Mike Kilkenny facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Kilkenny replaces Dick McAuliffe pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  J Azcue         Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  R Culp          Strikeout Looking
          ---      96%  J Lahoud        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      96%  M Andrews       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Ray Culp facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  A Kaline        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      97%  N Cash          Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      99%  W Horton        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Mike Kilkenny facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  T Conigliaro    Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  G Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Ray Culp facing 6-7-8
                  George Thomas replaces Carl Yastrzemski playing LF batting 3rd; Billy Conigliaro replaces Tony Conigliaro playing CF batting 4th; Joe Lahoud moves to RF
   O      ---      99%  J Northrup      Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      98%  B Freehan       Home Run
   O      ---     100%  D Wert          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Gates Brown pinch hits for Mike Kilkenny batting 9th
          ---      99%  G Brown         Walk
   O      1--     100%  T Matchick      Flyball: CF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET196904260

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation