September 9, 1981 Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 8
@BAL 5 SEA 3
@CHW 1 BOS 6
@DET 5
(11) KCR 7
CAL 3 MIN 3
TOR 1 NYY 5
MIL 2 MIL 5
@NYY 3 TEX 9
@OAK 4 ATL 9
HOU 0 CIN 5
SDP 4 SFG 6
@LAD 3
(11) PHI 11
MON 8 NYM 5
@PIT 3 CHC 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 22,564

Wednesday, September 9, 1981, 8:08PM
Time of Game: 3:17

Red Sox

46-39

Won 2

5th, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  2   0  2    6 15  4
Tigers          0  3  0   0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1    5  8  0

W: B Stanley (8-6), L: D Tobik (2-1), S: J Tudor (1)

Tigers

50-37

Lost 2

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Remy 2B                     4   2   2   1    2   0  .329  .745    0    2   2   IW
D Evans RF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .298  .928    0    2   0   
  G Allenson C                1   0   1   1    0   0  .203  .660    0    0   0   
J Rice LF                     6   0   1   1    0   1  .280  .766    0    3   0   GDP
C Yastrzemski DH              5   0   2   0    1   1  .259  .735    0    0   0   
C Lansford 3B                 4   1   2   2    2   1  .331  .829    0    1   2   
D Stapleton 1B                6   0   2   0    0   2  .268  .694    0   15   0   
R Gedman C                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .270  .698    0    5   1   
  R Nichols PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .188  .445         0   0   
  J Rudi RF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .601    0    0   0   
R Miller CF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .303  .753    0    3   0   
G Hoffman SS                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .228  .544    0    1   1   2B
  G Hancock PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .159  .423    0    0   0   
  J Valdez SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .465    0    1   1   SH

F Tanana P                                                               0   2
  B Stanley P                                                            0   2
  J Tudor P                                                              0   0
Totals                       45   6  15   6    5   8                    33  11

BATTING

2B: G Hoffman (8, off D Petry).

SH: J Valdez (1, off D Tobik).

IBB: J Remy (2, by D Tobik).

TB: J Remy 2; R Miller 2; C Lansford 2; C Yastrzemski 2; D Stapleton 2; G Hoffman 2; R Gedman; J Rice; G Allenson; D Evans.

GIDP: J Rice (11).

RBI: C Lansford 2 (40); J Rice (49); R Gedman (19); J Remy (26); G Allenson (20).

2-out RBI: C Lansford 2; J Rice; J Remy.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

FIELDING

E: J Remy (3); D Stapleton (13); C Lansford 2 (11).

BASERUNNING

PO: D Stapleton (2nd base by L Parrish).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Cowens CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .682    0    6   0   
A Trammell SS                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .717    0    3   3   
K Gibson RF                   5   1   1   0    0   3  .318  .854    0    4   0   3B
S Kemp LF                     5   1   0   0    0   1  .277  .807    0    1   0   
R Jackson 1B                  5   2   1   0    0   0  .258  .675    0    8   0   2B
L Parrish C                   5   1   3   3    0   0  .226  .675    0    8   1   2·2B
J Wockenfuss DH               3   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .576    0    0   0   
  C Summers PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .728    0    0   0   
  L Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .705    0    0   0   
T Brookens 3B                 2   0   0   1    0   1  .264  .651    0    0   1   SF
  R Hebner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .631    0    0   0   
  M Kelleher 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .583         0   0   
L Whitaker 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .269  .727    0    3   4   CS

D Petry P                                                                0   0
  K Saucier P                                                            0   0
  D Rozema P                                                             0   0
  D Tobik P                                                              0   1
  D Kinney P                                                             0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       42   5   8   4    0   5                    33  10

BATTING

2B: L Parrish 2 (13, off B Stanley, off F Tanana); R Jackson (12, off F Tanana).

3B: K Gibson (3, off B Stanley).

SF: T Brookens (5, off F Tanana).

TB: L Parrish 5; K Gibson 3; R Jackson 2; L Whitaker 2; A Cowens.

RBI: L Parrish 3 (37); T Brookens (21).

2-out RBI: L Parrish 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Trammell-L Whitaker-R Jackson.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Whitaker (2, 2nd base by F Tanana/R Gedman).

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
F Tanana                       8     6   4   1    0   5   0   4.22   32     -       ·  ·     10·10· 7· 0     65    -     0.58  -0.17
B Stanley, W (8-6)             2.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   3.59   10     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 3· 0          0-0    2.16   0.21
J Tudor, S (1)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.28    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    5.17   0.14
Totals                        11     8   5   2    0   5   0          43     -       ·  ·     17·11·10· 0          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Petry                        7.2   7   2   2    1   5   0   2.82   30     -       ·  ·     10·10· 4· 0     61    -     1.03   0.23
K Saucier, H (5)               0.1   0   1   1    1   0   0   1.71    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.43  -0.04
D Rozema, BS (1)               0.2   4   1   1    0   0   0   3.79    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 4· 0          1-1    4.72  -0.34
D Tobik, L (2-1)               2     4   2   2    1   3   0   2.42   11     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 1· 0          2-0    3.29  -0.10
D Kinney                       0     0   0   0    1   0   0  undef    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.37  -0.02
A Lopez                        0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.29    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    1.59  -0.06
Totals                        11    15   6   6    5   8   0          51     -       ·  ·     16·13· 9· 0          9-2

K Saucier faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
D Kinney faced 1 batter in the 11th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Tobik (3; J Remy).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Durwood Merrill.

Time of Game: 3:17.

Attendance: 22,564.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 61° F.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Remy               2B    1. A Cowens             CF 
2. D Evans              RF    2. A Trammell           SS 
3. J Rice               LF    3. K Gibson             RF 
4. C Yastrzemski        DH    4. S Kemp               LF 
5. C Lansford           3B    5. R Jackson            1B 
6. D Stapleton          1B    6. L Parrish            C  
7. R Gedman             C     7. J Wockenfuss         DH 
8. R Miller             CF    8. T Brookens           3B 
9. G Hoffman            SS    9. L Whitaker           2B 

   F Tanana             P        D Petry              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  4-3  12-      34%  48% J Remy          D Rozema        Single to CF (Line Drive); Nichols Scores; Miller to 2B
   t11   1  4-4  12-      29%  87% G Allenson      D Tobik         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Miller Scores; Remy to 2B
   t 9   0  4-3  12-     -27%  17% R Miller        D Rozema        Stapleton Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   t 9   0  4-2  1--      15%  30% D Stapleton     D Rozema        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lansford to 3B
   b 2   0  1-0  1--     -14%  39% R Jackson       F Tanana        Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Kemp Scores/Adv on E3 (throw to 3B)/No RBI/unER; Jackson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  J Remy          Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      1--      48%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
          1--      50%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF (Line Drive); Remy to 3B
   R      1-3      60%  C Lansford      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Remy Scores; Yastrzemski to 2B
   O      12-      56%  D Stapleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  A Cowens        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      60%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  K Gibson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dan Petry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  R Gedman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  R Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  G Hoffman       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
          ---      52%  S Kemp          Reached on E4/Bunt
   R      1--      39%  R Jackson       Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Kemp Scores/Adv on E3 (throw to 3B)/No RBI/unER; Jackson to 2B
   R      -2-      29%  L Parrish       Double to LF (Line Drive); Jackson Scores/unER
   O      -2-      29%  J Wockenfuss    Lineout: RF; Parrish to 3B
   RO     --3      27%  T Brookens      Foul Flyball: 1B/Sacrifice Fly; Parrish Scores/unER
          ---      26%  L Whitaker      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      28%  A Cowens        Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
          ---      32%  J Remy          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      38%  D Evans         Single to CF (Line Drive); Remy to 2B
   OO     12-      26%  J Rice          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Remy to 3B
   O      --3      23%  C Yastrzemski   Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      24%  A Trammell      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      25%  K Gibson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      26%  S Kemp          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Dan Petry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      23%  C Lansford      Strikeout
   O      ---      22%  D Stapleton     Strikeout
   O      ---      20%  R Gedman        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
          ---      18%  R Jackson       Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      20%  L Parrish       Lineout: LF
   O      1--      21%  J Wockenfuss    Groundout: 1B unassisted; Jackson to 2B
   O      -2-      24%  T Brookens      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Dan Petry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      21%  R Miller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      19%  G Hoffman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      18%  J Remy          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      19%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      20%  A Cowens        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      21%  A Trammell      Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Dan Petry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      18%  D Evans         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      16%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      15%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Tanana facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      16%  K Gibson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      17%  S Kemp          Flyball: LF
          ---      15%  R Jackson       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-       9%  L Parrish       Single to CF (Line Drive); Jackson Scores
   O      1--      10%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Dan Petry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---       7%  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      10%  D Stapleton     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--       7%  R Gedman        Strikeout
   O      1--       5%  R Miller        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       6%  T Brookens      Strikeout Looking
          ---       5%  L Whitaker      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--       6%  A Cowens        Whitaker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---       6%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--       6%  A Trammell      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Dan Petry facing 9-1-2
          ---      12%  G Hoffman       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-       8%  J Remy          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-       5%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   R      -2-       9%  J Rice          Single to RF (Line Drive); Hoffman Scores
                  Kevin Saucier replaces Dan Petry pitching
   O      1--       6%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Frank Tanana facing 3-4-5
   O      ---       6%  K Gibson        Strikeout
   O      ---       7%  S Kemp          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---       7%  R Jackson       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Kevin Saucier facing 5-6-7
          ---      14%  C Lansford      Walk
                  Dave Rozema replaces Kevin Saucier pitching
          1--      30%  D Stapleton     Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lansford to 3B
   R      1-3      44%  R Gedman        Single to RF (Line Drive); Lansford Scores; Stapleton to 2B
                  Reid Nichols pinch runs for Rich Gedman batting 7th
   O      12-      17%  R Miller        Stapleton Picked off 2B (C-SS)
          1--      28%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Nichols to 2B
                  Garry Hancock pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman batting 9th
   O      12-      14%  G Hancock       Flyball: CF
   R      12-      48%  J Remy          Single to CF (Line Drive); Nichols Scores; Miller to 2B
                  Dave Tobik replaces Dave Rozema pitching
   O      12-      37%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Bob Stanley facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Stanley replaces Frank Tanana pitching; Gary Allenson replaces Dwight Evans playing C batting 2nd; Julio Valdez replaces Garry Hancock playing SS batting 9th; Joe Rudi replaces Reid Nichols playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---      42%  L Parrish       Groundout: P-1B
                  Champ Summers pinch hits for John Wockenfuss batting 7th
   O      ---      47%  C Summers       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  Richie Hebner pinch hits for Tom Brookens batting 8th
   O      ---      50%  R Hebner        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

Top of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Tobik facing 3-4-5
                  Mick Kelleher replaces Richie Hebner playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      44%  J Rice          Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  C Yastrzemski   Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      58%  C Lansford      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Yastrzemski to 2B
   O      12-      48%  D Stapleton     Strikeout
   O      12-      37%  J Rudi          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Bob Stanley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      42%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      47%  A Cowens        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---      50%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 4.

Top of the 11th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Tobik facing 8-9-1
          ---      58%  R Miller        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      56%  J Valdez        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Miller to 2B
          -2-      58%  J Remy          Intentional Walk
   R      12-      87%  G Allenson      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Miller Scores; Remy to 2B
   O      12-      84%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
                  Dennis Kinney replaces Dave Tobik pitching
          12-      86%  C Yastrzemski   Walk; Remy to 3B; Allenson to 2B
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Dennis Kinney pitching
   R      123      94%  C Lansford      Walk; Remy Scores; Allenson to 3B; Yastrzemski to 2B
   O      123      91%  D Stapleton     Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 11th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-6, Bob Stanley facing 3-4-5
          ---      79%  K Gibson        Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      --3      89%  S Kemp          Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      95%  R Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      --3      86%  L Parrish       Double to LF (Line Drive); Gibson Scores
                  John Tudor replaces Bob Stanley pitching; Lynn Jones pinch hits for Champ Summers batting 7th
   O      -2-     100%  L Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198109090

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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