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@CAL		3
4		 
(12)
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@DET		2
7
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3		 
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@SFG		8
5
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4
Thursday, May 18, 1972
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 7,770, Time of Game: 2:16
Red Sox
2
9-14
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 5½ GB
 at Tigers
7
15-10
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Joe Coleman (6-2)
L: Lew Krausse (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  0    2  3  0
Tigers          1  1  0   0  4  0   0  1  X    7  8  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommy Harper CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .264 .823 -0.008 0.82 0.032 -0.040 -0.3 4 0
Luis Aparicio SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .678 -0.060 0.95 0.000 -0.060 -0.6 0 1
Reggie Smith RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .240 .683 -0.008 0.86 0.053 -0.061 1.0 1 0 HR
Duane Josephson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .341 .874 -0.073 0.82 0.000 -0.073 -0.8 10 0
Rico Petrocelli 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 .178 .507 0.088 0.85 0.095 -0.007 0.4 1 5
Rick Miller LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .148 .688 -0.087 1.00 0.000 -0.087 -0.9 1 0
Doug Griffin 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .206 .546 -0.032 0.79 0.023 -0.055 -0.5 1 3
Carlton Fisk C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .824 0.097 1.58 0.166 -0.069 0.7 5 0 2B
Lew Krausse P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .556 -0.076 1.38 0.000 -0.076 -0.6 1 0
   Bill Lee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Burda PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .473 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Luis Tiant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 2 3 1 4 8 .100 .439 -0.161 0.96 0.369 -0.530 -1.6 24 9
2B: C Fisk (7, off J Coleman).
HR: R Smith (3, off J Coleman; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: R Smith 4; C Fisk 2; R Petrocelli.
RBI: R Smith (7).
2-out RBI: R Smith.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 6.

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gates Brown LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .877 -0.010 0.81 0.031 -0.042 -0.1 0 0
   Mickey Stanley CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .861 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 1 0
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .564 -0.056 0.62 0.000 -0.056 -0.8 0 1
Norm Cash 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .310 .954 0.123 0.46 0.136 -0.013 0.9 7 1 HR
Willie Horton RF 1 1 1 0 2 0 .254 .861 0.038 0.73 0.038 0.000 0.6 1 0
   Al Kaline RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .631 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.1 1 0
Jim Northrup CF-LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .181 .442 0.086 0.86 0.120 -0.034 0.5 5 0 2B
Tom Haller C 4 2 2 2 0 1 .214 .910 0.177 0.62 0.213 -0.036 2.8 9 0 3B,2B
Dick McAuliffe 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 .241 .766 0.043 0.73 0.056 -0.012 0.5 1 0 2B
   Tony Taylor PH-2B 2 1 1 1 0 0 .276 .874 0.005 0.04 0.006 -0.001 0.9 0 0 HR
Ed Brinkman SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .646 -0.037 0.31 0.000 -0.037 -0.8 1 3
Joe Coleman P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 -0.029 0.37 0.000 -0.029 -0.5 1 1
Team Totals 32 7 8 6 3 5 .250 .908 0.339 0.54 0.600 -0.261 3.8 27 6
2B: T Haller (1, off L Krausse); D McAuliffe (3, off L Krausse); J Northrup (2, off L Krausse).
3B: T Haller (1, off L Krausse).
HR: T Taylor (1, off L Tiant; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); N Cash (7, off L Krausse; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: T Haller 5; T Taylor 4; N Cash 4; J Northrup 2; D McAuliffe 2; W Horton; G Brown.
RBI: T Haller 2 (6); D McAuliffe (6); T Taylor (3); J Northrup (5); N Cash (17).
2-out RBI: T Haller 2; J Northrup; T Taylor; N Cash.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 8.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lew Krausse, L (1-1) 4.2 7 6 6 3 2 1 4.74 24 25 -0.319 0.80 -3.3
Bill Lee 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.14 4 1 1 -0.018 0.12 -0.3
Luis Tiant 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.86 7 0 0 -0.003 0.02 -0.2
Team Totals 8 8 7 7 3 5 2 7.88 35 25 1 1 -0.340 0.96 -3.8

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Coleman, W (6-2) 9 3 2 2 4 8 1 2.30 34 77 0.161 0.96 1.6
Team Totals 9 3 2 2 4 8 1 2.00 34 77 0.161 0.54 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: B Lee 2 (2); J Coleman 2 (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Nestor Chylak.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 7,770.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Detroit Tigers
1 Tommy Harper CF 1 Gates Brown LF
2 Luis Aparicio SS 2 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B
3 Reggie Smith RF 3 Norm Cash 1B
4 Duane Josephson 1B 4 Willie Horton RF
5 Rico Petrocelli 3B 5 Jim Northrup CF
6 Rick Miller LF 6 Tom Haller C
7 Doug Griffin 2B 7 Dick McAuliffe 2B
8 Carlton Fisk C 8 Ed Brinkman SS
9 Lew Krausse P 9 Joe Coleman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 2 --- R DET N. Cash L. Krausse 12% 63% Home Run
b5 2-1 2 12- R DET J. Northrup L. Krausse 12% 85% Double to LF; Brown Scores; Horton to 3B
b5 3-1 2 -23 RR DET T. Haller L. Krausse 10% 95% Double to RF (Line Drive); Horton Scores; Northrup Scores
b2 1-0 0 --- DET T. Haller L. Krausse 9% 76% Triple to CF
t5 0-2 2 -23 R BOS R. Smith J. Coleman -9% 68% Wild Pitch; Fisk Scores; Harper to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS T. Harper J. Coleman 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS L. Aparicio J. Coleman 1% 53% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O BOS R. Smith J. Coleman 1% 54% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Lew Krausse facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET G. Brown L. Krausse -2% 52% Foul Flyball: 3B
b1 0-0 1 --- O DET A. Rodriguez L. Krausse -1% 51% Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 0-0 2 --- R DET N. Cash L. Krausse 12% 63% Home Run
b1 1-0 2 --- DET W. Horton L. Krausse 1% 64% Walk
b1 1-0 2 1-- O DET J. Northrup L. Krausse -2% 62% 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 Coleman facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O BOS D. Josephson J. Coleman 2% 65% Flyball: CF
t2 0-1 1 --- BOS R. Petrocelli J. Coleman -3% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 0-1 1 1-- O BOS R. Miller J. Coleman 3% 65% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 0-1 2 1-- BOS D. Griffin J. Coleman -2% 62% Walk; Petrocelli to 2B
t2 0-1 2 12- BOS C. Fisk J. Coleman -2% 60% Wild Pitch; Petrocelli to 3B; Griffin to 2B
t2 0-1 2 -23 O BOS C. Fisk J. Coleman 7% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Lew Krausse facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- DET T. Haller L. Krausse 9% 76% Triple to CF
b2 1-0 0 --3 R DET D. McAuliffe L. Krausse 6% 81% Double; Haller Scores
b2 2-0 0 -2- O DET E. Brinkman L. Krausse -3% 79% Strikeout
b2 2-0 1 -2- O DET J. Coleman L. Krausse -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2-0 2 -2- O DET G. Brown L. Krausse -2% 74% Lineout: CF
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 Coleman facing 9-1-2
t3 0-2 0 --- O BOS L. Krausse J. Coleman 2% 77% Flyball: 2B
t3 0-2 1 --- O BOS T. Harper J. Coleman 1% 78% Strikeout
t3 0-2 2 --- O BOS L. Aparicio J. Coleman 1% 79% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Lew Krausse facing 2-3-4
b3 2-0 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez L. Krausse -1% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2-0 1 --- DET N. Cash L. Krausse 1% 79% Walk
b3 2-0 1 1-- DET W. Horton L. Krausse 2% 81% Single to LF (Line Drive); Cash to 2B
b3 2-0 1 12- O DET J. Northrup L. Krausse -2% 80% Groundout: 2B-P; Cash to 3B; Horton to 2B
b3 2-0 2 -23 O DET T. Haller L. Krausse -4% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- BOS R. Smith J. Coleman -5% 72% Walk
t4 0-2 0 1-- O BOS D. Josephson J. Coleman 4% 76% Flyball: RF
t4 0-2 1 1-- BOS R. Petrocelli J. Coleman -5% 71% Walk; Smith to 2B
t4 0-2 1 12- O BOS R. Miller J. Coleman 5% 76% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-2 2 12- O BOS D. Griffin J. Coleman 5% 81% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Lew Krausse facing 7-8-9
b4 2-0 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe L. Krausse -1% 80% Flyball: CF
b4 2-0 1 --- O DET E. Brinkman L. Krausse -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-0 2 --- O DET J. Coleman L. Krausse -1% 79% Foul Flyball: RF
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 Coleman facing 8-9-1
t5 0-2 0 --- BOS C. Fisk J. Coleman -8% 71% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t5 0-2 0 -2- O BOS L. Krausse J. Coleman 5% 76% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-2 1 -2- BOS T. Harper J. Coleman -3% 73% Walk
t5 0-2 1 12- O BOS L. Aparicio J. Coleman 3% 76% Groundout: P-1B; Fisk to 3B; Harper to 2B
t5 0-2 2 -23 R BOS R. Smith J. Coleman -9% 68% Wild Pitch; Fisk Scores; Harper to 3B
t5 1-2 2 --3 O BOS R. Smith J. Coleman 5% 73% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Lew Krausse facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- DET G. Brown L. Krausse 3% 76% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b5 2-1 0 1-- O DET A. Rodriguez L. Krausse -3% 73% Strikeout
b5 2-1 1 1-- O DET N. Cash L. Krausse -1% 72% Groundout: SS-1B; Brown to 2B
b5 2-1 2 -2- DET W. Horton L. Krausse 1% 73% Walk
b5 2-1 2 12- R DET J. Northrup L. Krausse 12% 85% Double to LF; Brown Scores; Horton to 3B
b5 3-1 2 -23 RR DET T. Haller L. Krausse 10% 95% Double to RF (Line Drive); Horton Scores; Northrup Scores
Bill Lee replaces Lew Krausse pitching and batting 9th
Tony Taylor pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe (2B) batting 7th
b5 5-1 2 -2- DET T. Taylor B. Lee 0% 95% Wild Pitch; Haller to 3B
b5 5-1 2 --3 R DET T. Taylor B. Lee 2% 97% Wild Pitch; Haller Scores
b5 6-1 2 --- O DET T. Taylor B. Lee -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 6.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
Tony Taylor moves from PH to 2B
Jim Northrup moves from CF to LF
Mickey Stanley replaces Gates Brown (LF) playing CF batting 1st
Al Kaline replaces Willie Horton playing RF batting 4th
t6 1-6 0 --- O BOS D. Josephson J. Coleman 1% 98% Flyball: SS
t6 1-6 1 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli J. Coleman 0% 98% Strikeout
t6 1-6 2 --- O BOS R. Miller J. Coleman 0% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 8-9-1
b6 6-1 0 --- O DET E. Brinkman B. Lee -0% 98% Strikeout
b6 6-1 1 --- O DET J. Coleman B. Lee -0% 98% Strikeout
b6 6-1 2 --- O DET M. Stanley B. Lee -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 6.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 7-8-9
t7 1-6 0 --- O BOS D. Griffin J. Coleman 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-6 1 --- O BOS C. Fisk J. Coleman 0% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
Bob Burda pinch hits for Bill Lee (P) batting 9th
t7 1-6 2 --- O BOS B. Burda J. Coleman 0% 99% Foul Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
Luis Tiant replaces Bob Burda (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 6-1 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez L. Tiant -0% 99% Flyball: LF
b7 6-1 1 --- O DET N. Cash L. Tiant -0% 99% Flyball: 2B
b7 6-1 2 --- O DET A. Kaline L. Tiant -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 6.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
t8 1-6 0 --- O BOS T. Harper J. Coleman 0% 99% Foul Flyball: C
t8 1-6 1 --- O BOS L. Aparicio J. Coleman 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-6 2 --- R BOS R. Smith J. Coleman -1% 99% Home Run
t8 2-6 2 --- O BOS D. Josephson J. Coleman 0% 99% Flyball: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
b8 6-2 0 --- O DET J. Northrup L. Tiant -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 6-2 1 --- O DET T. Haller L. Tiant -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 6-2 2 --- R DET T. Taylor L. Tiant 1% 100% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
b8 7-2 2 --- O DET E. Brinkman L. Tiant -0% 100% Lineout: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 7.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Tigers' Joe Coleman facing 5-6-7
t9 2-7 0 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli J. Coleman 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 2-7 1 --- O BOS R. Miller J. Coleman 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 2-7 2 --- O BOS D. Griffin J. Coleman 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 7.

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