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CAL  1
TEX  0
 MIL  5
@CLE  1
 DET  3
BOS  2
 KCR  2
CHW  1
(11)		 OAK  4
MIN  3
(11)		 PHI  4
@CHC  2
 LAD  3
@CIN  1
 SFG  5
@HOU  0
 NYM  4
PIT  0
 SDP  6
ATL  5
 MON  3
@STL  2
Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 31,510

 Saturday, April 15, 1972
Time of Game: 2:18
Red Sox
2
0-1
Lost 1
5th, 1 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  1
Tigers          0  2  0   0  0  0   1  0  X    3  6  0
W: Mickey Lolich (1-0), L: Marty Pattin (0-1)
 Tigers
3
1-0
Won 1
1st

Batting Stats

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Harper CF                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .333  .833              1   0   
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.250              2   4   2B
C Yastrzemski LF              4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500              5   0   
R Smith RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              1   0   
R Petrocelli 3B               4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500              2   2   
D Cater 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000              8   1   
D Griffin 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .667              2   0   
D Josephson C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              2   0   
M Pattin P                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000              1   1   
  K Tatum P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
Totals                       32   2   6   0    1   9                         24   9
Batting Events
2B: L Aparicio (1, off M Lolich).
TB: L Aparicio 3; D Griffin; R Petrocelli; C Yastrzemski; T Harper.
RBI: R Petrocelli (1); L Aparicio (1).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding Events
E: L Aparicio (1).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .500              1   0   IW
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              2   3   
J Northrup CF-LF              4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              2   0   
A Kaline RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              2   0   
N Cash 1B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000              5   1   
W Horton LF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .667              2   1   
  M Stanley CF                0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
B Freehan C                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .667 1.667              9   0   2B
E Brinkman SS                 3   1   1   2    0   0  .333 1.667              3   2   HR
M Lolich P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              1   0   SH
Totals                       29   3   6   0    2   2                         27   7
Batting Events
2B: B Freehan (1, off M Pattin).
HR: E Brinkman (1, off M Pattin; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: M Lolich (1, off K Tatum).
IBB: D McAuliffe (1, by K Tatum).
TB: E Brinkman 4; B Freehan 3; N Cash 2; W Horton.
RBI: E Brinkman 2 (2); B Freehan (1).
2-out RBI: E Brinkman 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.

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
M Pattin, L (0-1)              6     6   3   3    1   2   1   4.50   25     -       ·  ·     11·10· 3· 1     49    -     1.08  -0.23
K Tatum                        2     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 0          2-0    1.21   0.12
Totals                         8     6   3   3    2   2   1          32     -       ·  ·     14·13· 3· 1          2-0
M Pattin faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Lolich, W (1-0)              9     6   2   2    1   9   0   2.00   33     -       ·  ·      8·15· 6· 0     75    -     1.33   0.38
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   9   0          33     -       ·  ·      8·15· 6· 0           -
Balks: None.
WP: M Lolich (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: K Tatum (1; D McAuliffe).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 31,510.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   Boston Red Sox                            Detroit Tigers                               
1. Tommy Harper                 CF       1. Dick McAuliffe               2B
2. Luis Aparicio                SS       2. Aurelio Rodriguez            3B
3. Carl Yastrzemski             LF       3. Jim Northrup                 CF
4. Reggie Smith                 RF       4. Al Kaline                    RF
5. Rico Petrocelli              3B       5. Norm Cash                    1B
6. Danny Cater                  1B       6. Willie Horton                LF
7. Doug Griffin                 2B       7. Bill Freehan                  C
8. Duane Josephson               C       8. Ed Brinkman                  SS
9. Marty Pattin                  P       9. Mickey Lolich                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b2 2 -2- RR 24% 64% 0-1 DET E. Brinkman M. Pattin Home Run; Freehan Scores
t3 0 1-- R -16% 43% 1-2 BOS L. Aparicio M. Lolich Double to LF (Line Drive); Harper Scores
b7 0 12- R 15% 88% 2-2 DET B. Freehan M. Pattin Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cash Scores; Horton to 2B
b7 0 1-- 9% 72% 2-2 DET W. Horton M. Pattin Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cash to 2B
t1 0 12- -8% 32% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Lolich Single to CF (Line Drive); Harper to 3B; Aparicio to 2B

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' Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 BOS T. Harper M. Lolich Single to LF (Line Drive)
t1 0 1-- -6% 40% 0-0 BOS L. Aparicio M. Lolich Single to LF (Ground Ball); Harper to 2B
t1 0 12- -8% 32% 0-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Lolich Single to CF (Line Drive); Harper to 3B; Aparicio to 2B
t1 0 123 O 7% 39% 0-0 BOS R. Smith M. Lolich Strikeout
t1 1 123 RO -1% 38% 0-0 BOS R. Petrocelli M. Lolich Single to LF (Line Drive); Harper Scores; Aparicio to 3B; Yastrzemski out at 3B/LF-3B
t1 2 1-3 -1% 37% 1-0 BOS D. Cater M. Lolich Wild Pitch; Petrocelli to 2B
t1 2 -23 O 5% 42% 1-0 BOS D. Cater M. Lolich Strikeout Looking
1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 47% 0-1 DET D. McAuliffe M. Pattin Walk
b1 0 1-- O -2% 45% 0-1 DET A. Rodriguez M. Pattin Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Rodriguez to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
b1 1 -2- O -4% 41% 0-1 DET J. Northrup M. Pattin Groundout: SS-1B
b1 2 -2- O -3% 38% 0-1 DET A. Kaline M. Pattin Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- O 2% 40% 1-0 BOS D. Griffin M. Lolich Lineout: LF
t2 1 --- O 1% 41% 1-0 BOS D. Josephson M. Lolich Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2 --- O 1% 42% 1-0 BOS M. Pattin M. Lolich Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Marty Pattin facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -2% 39% 0-1 DET N. Cash M. Pattin Flyball: LF
b2 1 --- O -2% 38% 0-1 DET W. Horton M. Pattin Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2 --- 3% 40% 0-1 DET B. Freehan M. Pattin Double to RF (Line Drive)
b2 2 -2- RR 24% 64% 0-1 DET E. Brinkman M. Pattin Home Run; Freehan Scores
b2 2 --- O -1% 63% 2-1 DET M. Lolich M. Pattin Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- -5% 59% 1-2 BOS T. Harper M. Lolich Walk
t3 0 1-- R -16% 43% 1-2 BOS L. Aparicio M. Lolich Double to LF (Line Drive); Harper Scores
t3 0 -2- O 1% 44% 2-2 BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Lolich Groundout: 1B-P; Aparicio to 3B
t3 1 --3 O 7% 51% 2-2 BOS R. Smith M. Lolich Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2 --3 O 4% 55% 2-2 BOS R. Petrocelli M. Lolich Flyball: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O -2% 53% 2-2 DET D. McAuliffe M. Pattin Flyball: RF
b3 1 --- O -2% 51% 2-2 DET A. Rodriguez M. Pattin Flyball: LF
b3 2 --- O -1% 50% 2-2 DET J. Northrup M. Pattin Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O 2% 52% 2-2 BOS D. Cater M. Lolich Strikeout
t4 1 --- -3% 50% 2-2 BOS D. Griffin M. Lolich Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t4 1 1-- O 3% 53% 2-2 BOS D. Josephson M. Lolich Flyball: RF
t4 2 1-- O 3% 55% 2-2 BOS M. Pattin M. Lolich Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Marty Pattin facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 2-2 DET A. Kaline M. Pattin Groundout: P-1B
b4 1 --- 3% 56% 2-2 DET N. Cash M. Pattin Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b4 1 1-- O -3% 53% 2-2 DET W. Horton M. Pattin Flyball: LF
b4 2 1-- O -3% 50% 2-2 DET B. Freehan M. Pattin Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
t5 0 --- O 3% 53% 2-2 BOS T. Harper M. Lolich Lineout: SS
t5 1 --- O 2% 55% 2-2 BOS L. Aparicio M. Lolich Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2 --- O 1% 56% 2-2 BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Lolich Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Marty Pattin facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O -3% 53% 2-2 DET E. Brinkman M. Pattin Lineout: LF
b5 1 --- O -2% 51% 2-2 DET M. Lolich M. Pattin Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2 --- O -1% 50% 2-2 DET D. McAuliffe M. Pattin Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- O 3% 53% 2-2 BOS R. Smith M. Lolich Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- O 2% 55% 2-2 BOS R. Petrocelli M. Lolich Flyball: LF
t6 2 --- O 2% 57% 2-2 BOS D. Cater M. Lolich Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Marty Pattin facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O -3% 54% 2-2 DET A. Rodriguez M. Pattin Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1 --- O -2% 51% 2-2 DET J. Northrup M. Pattin Groundout: 1B-P
b6 2 --- O -1% 50% 2-2 DET A. Kaline M. Pattin Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- O 4% 54% 2-2 BOS D. Griffin M. Lolich Flyball: SS
t7 1 --- O 2% 56% 2-2 BOS D. Josephson M. Lolich Strikeout
t7 2 --- O 2% 58% 2-2 BOS M. Pattin M. Lolich Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Marty Pattin facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- 6% 64% 2-2 DET N. Cash M. Pattin Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 0 1-- 9% 72% 2-2 DET W. Horton M. Pattin Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cash to 2B
b7 0 12- R 15% 88% 2-2 DET B. Freehan M. Pattin Single to LF (Ground Ball); Cash Scores; Horton to 2B
Ken Tatum replaces Marty Pattin pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 12- O -4% 84% 3-2 DET E. Brinkman K. Tatum Flyball: 1B
b7 1 12- O -2% 82% 3-2 DET M. Lolich K. Tatum Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Horton to 3B; Freehan to 2B
b7 2 -23 1% 83% 3-2 DET D. McAuliffe K. Tatum Intentional Walk
b7 2 123 O -5% 78% 3-2 DET A. Rodriguez K. Tatum Flyball: 3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- O 5% 83% 2-3 BOS T. Harper M. Lolich Flyball: CF
t8 1 --- O 3% 86% 2-3 BOS L. Aparicio M. Lolich Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2 --- O 2% 88% 2-3 BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Lolich Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Ken Tatum facing 3-4-5
b8 0 --- O -1% 88% 3-2 DET J. Northrup K. Tatum Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- O -1% 87% 3-2 DET A. Kaline K. Tatum Flyball: CF
b8 2 --- O -0% 86% 3-2 DET N. Cash K. Tatum Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
Jim Northrup moves from CF to LF; Mickey Stanley replaces Willie Horton (LF) playing CF batting 6th
t9 0 --- O 6% 93% 2-3 BOS R. Smith M. Lolich Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1 --- O 4% 97% 2-3 BOS R. Petrocelli M. Lolich Flyball: RF
t9 2 --- O 3% 100% 2-3 BOS D. Cater M. Lolich Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 3.

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