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OAK
@CHW		9
3
NYY
@CLE		1
5
BOS
@DET		3
4
TEX
@KCR		3
5		 
(14)
BAL
@MIL		7
1
CAL
@MIN		3
6
ATL
@HOU		4
2
CIN
@LAD		11
9
STL
@NYM		0
2
CHC
@PHI		5
2		 
(10)
SDP
@SFG		2
5
Saturday, September 22, 1973 2:21PM
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 16,009, Time of Game: 2:29
Red Sox
3
83-71
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 9 GB
 at Tigers
4
82-72
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 10 GB
W: Mickey Lolich (16-14)
L: Bill Lee (17-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  1   0  0  0   1  1  0    3  9  1
Tigers          0  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  X    4  7  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommy Harper LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 .277 .769 0.177 1.16 0.223 -0.046 1.9 3 0 SB
Luis Aparicio SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .632 0.001 1.57 0.107 -0.106 -0.6 2 1
Reggie Smith CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .303 .908 0.100 1.77 0.149 -0.049 0.5 3 0 IW
Carl Yastrzemski 1B 3 0 0 1 1 0 .297 .865 -0.004 2.18 0.177 -0.181 -1.0 9 0 GDP
Orlando Cepeda DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .295 .803 -0.154 1.79 0.038 -0.192 -0.9
Danny Cater 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .314 .736 -0.184 2.14 0.038 -0.222 -0.9 0 5 2B
Carlton Fisk C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .768 -0.273 2.44 0.000 -0.273 -1.8 2 0 GDP
Doug Griffin 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .255 .614 0.150 0.99 0.173 -0.023 1.7 2 2 3B
   Rick Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .709 -0.074 2.88 0.000 -0.074 -0.2
Dwight Evans RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .223 .691 -0.021 1.10 0.037 -0.058 -0.1 1 0
   Ben Oglivie PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .615 -0.053 2.13 0.000 -0.053 -0.2
Bill Lee P 1 1
   Bobby Bolin P 1 2
Team Totals 34 3 9 3 3 8 .265 .677 -0.335 1.71 0.942 -1.277 -1.6 24 11
2B: D Cater (12, off M Lolich).
3B: D Griffin (5, off M Lolich).
IBB: R Smith (7, by M Lolich).
TB: D Griffin 4; T Harper 3; D Cater 2; L Aparicio; R Smith; O Cepeda.
GIDP: C Fisk (11); C Yastrzemski (19).
RBI: C Yastrzemski (88); D Griffin (32); T Harper (66).
2-out RBI: D Griffin.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
Fielding
E: D Cater (6).
Baserunning
SB: T Harper (49, 2nd base off M Lolich/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Taylor 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .230 .618 -0.039 0.79 0.011 -0.050 -0.3 2 3 SH
Mickey Stanley CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .247 .691 0.109 0.76 0.134 -0.025 1.0 3 0 2B
Al Kaline RF-1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .260 .730 0.122 0.72 0.141 -0.019 1.1 1 0 2·2B
Frank Howard DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 .263 .815 0.045 0.81 0.080 -0.035 0.3
   Gates Brown PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 .710 0.012 0.79 0.012 0.000 0.3
Bill Freehan C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .645 -0.027 0.91 0.045 -0.072 -0.7 9 0
Ike Brown 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .790 -0.004 0.76 0.021 -0.024 -0.3 8 0
   Jim Northrup PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .822 -0.014 0.54 0.000 -0.014 -0.2 0 0
Dick Sharon LF-RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 .693 -0.020 0.42 0.013 -0.033 -0.5 1 0
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .612 -0.046 0.42 0.000 -0.046 -0.7 2 4
Ed Brinkman SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 .242 .619 0.026 0.60 0.044 -0.018 -0.0 1 3
Mickey Lolich P
   Lerrin LaGrow P
Team Totals 31 4 7 4 3 1 .226 .617 0.164 0.68 0.501 -0.336 -0.1 27 10
2B: M Stanley (22, off B Lee); A Kaline 2 (13, 2 off B Lee).
SH: T Taylor (8, off B Lee).
TB: A Kaline 4; M Stanley 2; D Sharon; T Taylor; B Freehan; F Howard.
RBI: I Brown (9); F Howard (29); A Kaline (45); M Stanley (56).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Rodriguez-T Taylor-I Brown; T Taylor-E Brinkman-I Brown.
PB: B Freehan (3).
E: D Sharon (4).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Lee, L (17-10) 6.1 7 4 2 2 1 0 2.80 29 46 -0.235 0.68 -1.4
Bobby Bolin 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.86 6 2 0 0.071 0.69 1.4
Team Totals 8 7 4 2 3 1 0 2.25 35 46 2 0 -0.164 1.71 0.1

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mickey Lolich, W (16-14) 7 9 3 3 3 4 0 3.83 31 48 -0.322 1.31 -1.3
Lerrin LaGrow, S (3) 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 3.83 6 3 0 0.657 3.94 2.9
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 3 8 0 3.00 37 48 3 0 0.335 0.68 1.6
M Lolich faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: M Lolich (7; R Smith).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Nestor Chylak.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 16,009.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 77° F.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 2-4 0 123 R BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Lolich -18% 37% Walk; Harper Scores; Aparicio to 3B; Smith to 2B
t8 3-4 2 123 O BOS C. Fisk L. LaGrow 18% 87% Strikeout
t8 3-4 1 123 O BOS D. Cater L. LaGrow 17% 69% Strikeout Looking
t8 3-4 0 123 O BOS O. Cepeda L. LaGrow 15% 52% Strikeout
t3 1-0 1 123 OO BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Lolich 14% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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' Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BOS T. Harper M. Lolich -4% 46% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O BOS L. Aparicio M. Lolich 3% 50% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- BOS R. Smith M. Lolich -2% 48% Harper Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O BOS R. Smith M. Lolich 3% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Lolich 3% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET T. Taylor B. Lee -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O DET M. Stanley B. Lee -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- DET A. Kaline B. Lee 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O DET F. Howard B. Lee -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- BOS O. Cepeda M. Lolich -4% 46% Single to LF
t2 0-0 0 1-- O BOS D. Cater M. Lolich 4% 50% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 1-- OO BOS C. Fisk M. Lolich 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O DET B. Freehan B. Lee -2% 53% Foul Flyball: C
b2 0-0 1 --- O DET I. Brown B. Lee -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- DET D. Sharon B. Lee 1% 52% Single to CF
b2 0-0 2 1-- O DET A. Rodriguez B. Lee -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- BOS D. Griffin M. Lolich -10% 40% Triple to RF
t3 0-0 0 --3 BOS D. Evans M. Lolich -4% 36% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-3 R BOS T. Harper M. Lolich -11% 25% Single to LF; Griffin Scores; Evans to 3B; Harper to 2B/Adv on E7
t3 1-0 0 -23 O BOS L. Aparicio M. Lolich 5% 30% Lineout: 3B
t3 1-0 1 -23 BOS R. Smith M. Lolich -1% 29% Intentional Walk
t3 1-0 1 123 OO BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Lolich 14% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- DET E. Brinkman B. Lee 4% 48% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b3 0-1 0 1-- O DET T. Taylor B. Lee -2% 46% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Brinkman to 2B
b3 0-1 1 -2- R DET M. Stanley B. Lee 12% 58% Double to LF; Brinkman Scores/unER
b3 1-1 1 -2- R DET A. Kaline B. Lee 11% 69% Double to LF; Stanley Scores
b3 2-1 1 -2- R DET F. Howard B. Lee 8% 77% Single to CF; Kaline Scores
b3 3-1 1 1-- DET B. Freehan B. Lee 5% 81% Single to RF; Howard to 3B
b3 3-1 1 1-3 RO DET I. Brown B. Lee 2% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B; Howard Scores/unER; Freehan to 2B
b3 4-1 2 -2- O DET D. Sharon B. Lee -2% 82% Lineout: SS
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 5-6-7
t4 1-4 0 --- O BOS O. Cepeda M. Lolich 2% 84% Strikeout
t4 1-4 1 --- O BOS D. Cater M. Lolich 1% 85% Strikeout
t4 1-4 2 --- O BOS C. Fisk M. Lolich 1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 8-9-1
b4 4-1 0 --- O DET A. Rodriguez B. Lee -1% 85% Lineout: 2B
b4 4-1 1 --- O DET E. Brinkman B. Lee -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 4-1 2 --- O DET T. Taylor B. Lee -1% 84% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 8-9-1
t5 1-4 0 --- O BOS D. Griffin M. Lolich 2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-4 1 --- O BOS D. Evans M. Lolich 2% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-4 2 --- O BOS T. Harper M. Lolich 1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 2-3-4
b5 4-1 0 --- O DET M. Stanley B. Lee -1% 88% Lineout: LF
b5 4-1 1 --- DET A. Kaline B. Lee 2% 89% Double to RF
b5 4-1 1 -2- O DET F. Howard B. Lee -1% 88% Groundout: P-1B; Kaline to 3B
b5 4-1 2 --3 O DET B. Freehan B. Lee -2% 86% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 2-3-4
t6 1-4 0 --- O BOS L. Aparicio M. Lolich 2% 89% Popfly: 2B
t6 1-4 1 --- O BOS R. Smith M. Lolich 2% 90% Strikeout
t6 1-4 2 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Lolich 1% 91% Popfly: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 6-7-8
b6 4-1 0 --- O DET I. Brown B. Lee -1% 91% Flyball: RF
b6 4-1 1 --- O DET D. Sharon B. Lee -1% 90% Flyball: LF
b6 4-1 2 --- O DET A. Rodriguez B. Lee -0% 90% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 5-6-7
t7 1-4 0 --- O BOS O. Cepeda M. Lolich 2% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-4 1 --- BOS D. Cater M. Lolich -4% 88% Double to RF
t7 1-4 1 -2- O BOS C. Fisk M. Lolich 4% 92% Foul Flyball: C
t7 1-4 2 -2- R BOS D. Griffin M. Lolich -6% 86% Single to LF; Cater Scores
t7 2-4 2 1-- BOS D. Evans M. Lolich -1% 85% Passed Ball; Griffin to 2B
t7 2-4 2 -2- O BOS D. Evans M. Lolich 4% 89% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Bill Lee facing 9-1-2
b7 4-2 0 --- O DET E. Brinkman B. Lee -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 4-2 1 --- DET T. Taylor B. Lee 1% 89% Single to CF
b7 4-2 1 1-- DET M. Stanley B. Lee 2% 90% Walk; Taylor to 2B
Bobby Bolin replaces Bill Lee pitching
b7 4-2 1 12- O DET A. Kaline B. Bolin -2% 88% Flyball: CF
Gates Brown pinch hits for Frank Howard (DH) batting 4th
b7 4-2 2 12- DET G. Brown B. Bolin 1% 90% Walk; Taylor to 3B; Stanley to 2B
b7 4-2 2 123 O DET B. Freehan B. Bolin -3% 86% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 4.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Tigers' Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
t8 2-4 0 --- BOS T. Harper M. Lolich -7% 80% Single to LF
t8 2-4 0 1-- BOS L. Aparicio M. Lolich -11% 69% Single to LF; Harper to 2B
t8 2-4 0 12- BOS R. Smith M. Lolich -14% 55% Single to LF; Harper to 3B; Aparicio to 2B
t8 2-4 0 123 R BOS C. Yastrzemski M. Lolich -18% 37% Walk; Harper Scores; Aparicio to 3B; Smith to 2B
Lerrin LaGrow replaces Mickey Lolich pitching
t8 3-4 0 123 O BOS O. Cepeda L. LaGrow 15% 52% Strikeout
t8 3-4 1 123 O BOS D. Cater L. LaGrow 17% 69% Strikeout Looking
t8 3-4 2 123 O BOS C. Fisk L. LaGrow 18% 87% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Red Sox' Bobby Bolin facing 6-7-8
Jim Northrup pinch hits for Ike Brown (1B) batting 6th
b8 4-3 0 --- O DET J. Northrup B. Bolin -1% 85% Flyball: CF
b8 4-3 1 --- O DET D. Sharon B. Bolin -1% 84% Groundout: P-1B
b8 4-3 2 --- O DET A. Rodriguez B. Bolin -1% 84% Groundout: P unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 4.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Tigers' Lerrin LaGrow facing 8-9-1
Al Kaline moves from RF to 1B
Jim Northrup moves from PH to LF
Dick Sharon moves from LF to RF
Rick Miller pinch hits for Doug Griffin (2B) batting 8th
t9 3-4 0 --- O BOS R. Miller L. LaGrow 7% 91% Popfly: 3B
Ben Oglivie pinch hits for Dwight Evans (RF) batting 9th
t9 3-4 1 --- O BOS B. Oglivie L. LaGrow 5% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-4 2 --- O BOS T. Harper L. LaGrow 4% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 4.

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