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Saturday, September 28, 1974,
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 10,035, Time of Game: 2:20
Red Sox
7
83-75
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Tigers
2
71-87
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
W: Luis Tiant (22-13)
L: Lerrin LaGrow (8-18)
S: Dick Pole (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  0   5  0  1   0  0  0    7  9  0
Tigers          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  2

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tommy Harper LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 .237 .629 -0.011 0.77 0.038 -0.049 0.0 1 0
Cecil Cooper 1B 2 1 0 1 2 0 .265 .707 0.107 0.92 0.129 -0.022 0.8 11 1 SH
Jim Rice DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 .269 .637 0.203 0.82 0.225 -0.022 1.9 3B
Fred Lynn RF 3 1 2 1 1 1 .472 1.340 0.129 0.87 0.182 -0.053 2.4 1 0 3B,HBP
Bob Montgomery C 4 1 2 2 1 1 .248 .617 0.106 0.84 0.132 -0.026 0.7 5 0 2B
Dick McAuliffe 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .213 .639 -0.092 0.75 0.011 -0.103 -0.8 0 1 IW
Rick Burleson SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .283 .685 -0.094 0.63 0.000 -0.094 -2.7 1 3 2·GDP
Rick Miller CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .245 .672 0.114 0.52 0.132 -0.018 0.8 6 0 SB
Doug Griffin 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .267 .664 -0.003 0.42 0.020 -0.023 -0.3 1 4
Luis Tiant P 0 1
   Dick Pole P 1 0
Team Totals 34 7 9 6 7 6 .265 .817 0.459 0.74 0.869 -0.410 2.8 27 10
2B: B Montgomery (10, off L LaGrow).
3B: F Lynn (2, off L LaGrow); J Rice (1, off L LaGrow).
SH: C Cooper (5, off L Walker).
IBB: D McAuliffe (5, by F Holdsworth).
HBP: F Lynn (1, by L Walker).
TB: F Lynn 4; B Montgomery 3; J Rice 3; D Griffin; D McAuliffe; R Miller; T Harper.
GIDP: R Burleson 2 (13).
RBI: B Montgomery 2 (38); F Lynn (10); R Miller (20); C Cooper (42); J Rice (9).
2-out RBI: R Miller; C Cooper; B Montgomery; F Lynn.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Burleson-D Griffin-C Cooper.
Baserunning
SB: R Miller (13, 2nd base off L Walker/G Lamont).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron LeFlore CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .247 .609 0.036 0.58 0.059 -0.024 0.4 3 0
John Knox 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .289 .662 0.064 0.77 0.099 -0.034 0.4 3 3
Gates Brown DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .717 0.072 0.74 0.097 -0.025 0.5
Ben Oglivie 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .271 .738 -0.031 0.77 0.019 -0.050 -0.4 9 0 SB
Dan Meyer LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .816 -0.057 0.54 0.000 -0.057 -1.2 2 0 GDP
Jim Nettles RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .232 .725 -0.024 0.50 0.011 -0.035 -0.2 1 0
Tom Veryzer SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .733 -0.049 0.65 0.000 -0.049 -0.7 2 2
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .221 .558 -0.032 0.42 0.000 -0.032 -0.5 0 3
Gene Lamont C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .631 -0.023 0.30 0.000 -0.023 -0.4 7 1
Lerrin LaGrow P 0 0
   Luke Walker P 0 0
   Fred Holdsworth P 0 1
Team Totals 31 2 5 2 1 5 .161 .349 -0.044 0.60 0.285 -0.329 -2.2 27 10
TB: R LeFlore 2; G Brown; B Oglivie; J Knox.
GIDP: D Meyer (2).
RBI: G Brown (17); B Oglivie (28).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Rodriguez-J Knox-B Oglivie 2.
E: T Veryzer (3); R LeFlore (9).
Baserunning
SB: B Oglivie (12, 2nd base off L Tiant/B Montgomery).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Luis Tiant, W (22-13) 5 3 2 2 0 4 0 2.92 18 57 -0.015 0.81 0.3
Dick Pole, S (1) 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.65 14 0 0 0.057 0.33 1.9
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 1 5 0 2.00 32 57 0 0 0.042 0.74 2.2

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lerrin LaGrow, L (8-18) 3.2 5 6 4 3 2 0 4.64 19 30 -0.242 1.09 -1.9
Luke Walker 2.1 3 1 1 3 2 0 5.01 14 3 3 -0.225 0.74 -2.3
Fred Holdsworth 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.75 10 0 0 0.010 0.06 1.4
Team Totals 9 9 7 5 7 6 0 5.00 43 30 3 3 -0.457 0.60 -2.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: L Walker (2; F Lynn).
IBB: F Holdsworth (2; D McAuliffe).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 10,035.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Detroit Tigers
1 Tommy Harper LF 1 Ron LeFlore CF
2 Cecil Cooper 1B 2 John Knox 2B
3 Jim Rice DH 3 Gates Brown DH
4 Fred Lynn RF 4 Ben Oglivie 1B
5 Bob Montgomery C 5 Dan Meyer LF
6 Dick McAuliffe 3B 6 Jim Nettles RF
7 Rick Burleson SS 7 Tom Veryzer SS
8 Rick Miller CF 8 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B
9 Doug Griffin 2B 9 Gene Lamont C
Luis Tiant P Lerrin LaGrow P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 1-- R BOS J. Rice L. LaGrow 14% 65% Triple to RF; Cooper Scores
t4 2-2 2 -2- R BOS R. Miller L. LaGrow 12% 61% Single to CF; Montgomery Scores
t4 1-2 0 --- BOS F. Lynn L. LaGrow 12% 49% Triple to LF
t4 3-2 2 123 R BOS C. Cooper L. Walker 10% 76% Walk; Miller Scores; Griffin to 3B; Harper to 2B
b1 0-1 0 1-- DET J. Knox L. Tiant -10% 42% Single to RF; LeFlore 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' Lerrin LaGrow facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS T. Harper L. LaGrow -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- BOS C. Cooper L. LaGrow 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- R BOS J. Rice L. LaGrow 14% 65% Triple to RF; Cooper Scores
t1 1-0 1 --3 O BOS F. Lynn L. LaGrow -5% 59% Strikeout
t1 1-0 2 --3 BOS B. Montgomery L. LaGrow 1% 60% Walk
t1 1-0 2 1-3 O BOS D. McAuliffe L. LaGrow -4% 56% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- DET R. LeFlore L. Tiant -4% 52% Single to CF
b1 0-1 0 1-- DET J. Knox L. Tiant -10% 42% Single to RF; LeFlore to 3B
b1 0-1 0 1-3 R DET G. Brown L. Tiant -10% 33% Single to RF; Knox to 3B; LeFlore Scores
b1 1-1 0 1-3 RO DET B. Oglivie L. Tiant 2% 35% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Knox Scores
b1 2-1 1 1-- DET D. Meyer L. Tiant -1% 33% Oglivie Steals 2B
b1 2-1 1 -2- O DET D. Meyer L. Tiant 3% 36% Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 2-1 2 -2- O DET J. Nettles L. Tiant 3% 39% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Lerrin LaGrow facing 7-8-9
t2 1-2 0 --- O BOS R. Burleson L. LaGrow -2% 37% Flyball: SS
t2 1-2 1 --- O BOS R. Miller L. LaGrow -2% 35% Flyball: SS
t2 1-2 2 --- O BOS D. Griffin L. LaGrow -1% 34% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
b2 2-1 0 --- O DET T. Veryzer L. Tiant 2% 36% Strikeout
b2 2-1 1 --- O DET A. Rodriguez L. Tiant 1% 37% Flyball: CF
b2 2-1 2 --- O DET G. Lamont L. Tiant 1% 38% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Lerrin LaGrow facing 1-2-3
t3 1-2 0 --- O BOS T. Harper L. LaGrow -3% 35% Flyball: 2B
t3 1-2 1 --- O BOS C. Cooper L. LaGrow -2% 34% Flyball: CF
t3 1-2 2 --- O BOS J. Rice L. LaGrow -1% 32% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
b3 2-1 0 --- O DET R. LeFlore L. Tiant 2% 34% Flyball: CF
b3 2-1 1 --- O DET J. Knox L. Tiant 1% 36% Groundout: P-1B
b3 2-1 2 --- O DET G. Brown L. Tiant 1% 37% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Lerrin LaGrow facing 4-5-6
t4 1-2 0 --- BOS F. Lynn L. LaGrow 12% 49% Triple to LF
t4 1-2 0 --3 R BOS B. Montgomery L. LaGrow 9% 58% Double to RF; Lynn Scores
t4 2-2 0 -2- O BOS D. McAuliffe L. LaGrow -5% 52% Flyball: C
t4 2-2 1 -2- O BOS R. Burleson L. LaGrow -4% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-2 2 -2- R BOS R. Miller L. LaGrow 12% 61% Single to CF; Montgomery Scores
t4 3-2 2 1-- BOS D. Griffin L. LaGrow 2% 63% Single to CF; Miller to 2B
t4 3-2 2 12- BOS T. Harper L. LaGrow 3% 65% Walk; Miller to 3B; Griffin to 2B
Luke Walker replaces Lerrin LaGrow pitching
t4 3-2 2 123 R BOS C. Cooper L. Walker 10% 76% Walk; Miller Scores; Griffin to 3B; Harper to 2B
t4 4-2 2 123 R BOS J. Rice L. Walker 8% 84% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cooper to 2B; Harper to 3B; Griffin Scores/unER/No RBI
t4 5-2 2 123 R BOS F. Lynn L. Walker 6% 90% Walk; Harper Scores/unER; Cooper to 3B; Rice to 2B
t4 6-2 2 123 O BOS B. Montgomery L. Walker -3% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
b4 2-6 0 --- O DET B. Oglivie L. Tiant 2% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2-6 1 --- O DET D. Meyer L. Tiant 1% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 2-6 2 --- O DET J. Nettles L. Tiant 1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Tigers' Luke Walker facing 6-7-8
t5 6-2 0 --- BOS D. McAuliffe L. Walker 1% 92% Single to RF
t5 6-2 0 1-- OO BOS R. Burleson L. Walker -2% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t5 6-2 2 --- BOS R. Miller L. Walker 0% 90% Walk
t5 6-2 2 1-- BOS D. Griffin L. Walker 0% 90% Miller Steals 2B
t5 6-2 2 -2- O BOS D. Griffin L. Walker -1% 89% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
b5 2-6 0 --- O DET T. Veryzer L. Tiant 2% 91% Flyball: 1B
b5 2-6 1 --- O DET A. Rodriguez L. Tiant 1% 92% Strikeout
b5 2-6 2 --- O DET G. Lamont L. Tiant 1% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 2.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Tigers' Luke Walker facing 1-2-3
t6 6-2 0 --- BOS T. Harper L. Walker 1% 94% Single to CF
t6 6-2 0 1-- O BOS C. Cooper L. Walker -0% 93% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Harper to 2B
t6 6-2 1 -2- O BOS J. Rice L. Walker -1% 92% Strikeout
t6 6-2 2 -2- BOS F. Lynn L. Walker 0% 93% Hit By Pitch
t6 6-2 2 12- R BOS B. Montgomery L. Walker 3% 96% Single to CF; Lynn to 3B; Harper Scores
t6 7-2 2 1-3 O BOS D. McAuliffe L. Walker -1% 95% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Red Sox' Dick Pole facing 1-2-3
Dick Pole replaces Luis Tiant pitching
b6 2-7 0 --- DET R. LeFlore D. Pole -2% 93% Single to LF
b6 2-7 0 1-- O DET J. Knox D. Pole 2% 95% Strikeout
b6 2-7 1 1-- O DET G. Brown D. Pole 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B; LeFlore to 2B
b6 2-7 2 -2- O DET B. Oglivie D. Pole 1% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tigers' Fred Holdsworth facing 7-8-9
Fred Holdsworth replaces Luke Walker pitching
t7 7-2 0 --- O BOS R. Burleson F. Holdsworth -0% 97% Flyball: 1B
t7 7-2 1 --- O BOS R. Miller F. Holdsworth -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
t7 7-2 2 --- O BOS D. Griffin F. Holdsworth -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Red Sox' Dick Pole facing 5-6-7
b7 2-7 0 --- O DET D. Meyer D. Pole 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2-7 1 --- DET J. Nettles D. Pole -1% 97% Walk
b7 2-7 1 1-- O DET T. Veryzer D. Pole 1% 98% Flyball: CF
b7 2-7 2 1-- O DET A. Rodriguez D. Pole 1% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 2.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tigers' Fred Holdsworth facing 1-2-3
t8 7-2 0 --- O BOS T. Harper F. Holdsworth -0% 98% Strikeout
t8 7-2 1 --- O BOS C. Cooper F. Holdsworth -0% 98% Flyball: LF
t8 7-2 2 --- O BOS J. Rice F. Holdsworth -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Red Sox' Dick Pole facing 9-1-2
b8 2-7 0 --- O DET G. Lamont D. Pole 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2-7 1 --- O DET R. LeFlore D. Pole 0% 99% Lineout: P
b8 2-7 2 --- O DET J. Knox D. Pole 0% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 2.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tigers' Fred Holdsworth facing 4-5-6
t9 7-2 0 --- BOS F. Lynn F. Holdsworth 0% 100% Single to CF; Lynn to 3B/Adv on E8
t9 7-2 0 --3 O BOS B. Montgomery F. Holdsworth -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 7-2 1 --3 BOS D. McAuliffe F. Holdsworth 0% 100% Intentional Walk
t9 7-2 1 1-3 OO BOS R. Burleson F. Holdsworth -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Red Sox' Dick Pole facing 3-4-5
b9 2-7 0 --- O DET G. Brown D. Pole 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 2-7 1 --- DET B. Oglivie D. Pole -0% 99% Single to LF
b9 2-7 1 1-- OO DET D. Meyer D. Pole 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 2.

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