May 28, 1971 Detroit Tigers at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 4
OAK 3 CLE 4
@CHW 0 DET 6
@MIL 3 MIN 7
BAL 6 CAL 9
@NYY 6 KCR 5
@WSA 0 CIN 1
HOU 0
(13) LAD 6
PHI 2 CHC 4
@PIT 2 SFG 3
MON 1 STL 4
ATL 0

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 7,389

Friday, May 28, 1971
Time of Game: 3:01

Tigers

25-20

Won 2

3rd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  2    6  8  0
Brewers         0  0  0   0  2  0   0  1  0    3  8  3

W: L Cain (2-0), L: B Parsons (5-5), S: F Scherman (5)

Brewers

17-24

Lost 1

5th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                4   1   1   1    1   0  .189  .616    0    3   3   3B
A Kaline RF                   3   0   2   0    1   1  .311  .889    0    1   0   CS
J Northrup CF                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .275  .788    0    2   0   
W Horton LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .248  .787    0    0   0   GDP
N Cash 1B                     3   1   0   0    0   1  .287 1.062    0   10   0   HBP
B Freehan C                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .268  .756    0    7   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   1   1    0   2  .215  .575    0    2   3   2B
E Brinkman SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .215  .520    0    2   3   
L Cain P                      3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .200    0    0   0   
  B Denehy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Scherman P                1   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   6   8   4    3   9                    27   9

BATTING

2B: A Rodriguez (5, off K Sanders).

3B: D McAuliffe (3, off B Parsons).

HBP: N Cash (2, by K Sanders).

TB: D McAuliffe 3; A Rodriguez 2; A Kaline 2; E Brinkman; W Horton; J Northrup; F Scherman.

GIDP: W Horton (5).

RBI: A Rodriguez (15); D McAuliffe (22); F Scherman (1); J Northrup (26).

2-out RBI: J Northrup.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Brinkman-N Cash; A Rodriguez-D McAuliffe-N Cash.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Kaline (4, Pickoff (CS) Home by P Roof).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper 3B                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .185  .532    0    1   1   
R Theobald 2B                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .325  .788    0    1   1   
  T Kubiak PH-2B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .531    0    1   2   
A Yates RF                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .286  .572    0    2   0   
D Walton LF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .233  .696    0    1   0   2B,GDP
R Pena 1B                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .186  .536    0    6   1   
  M Hegan PR-1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .741         2   0   
D May CF                      4   1   1   0    0   1  .293  .768    0    1   1   2B
P Roof C                      3   1   3   3    1   0  .225  .568    0   11   1   HR
R Auerbach SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .491    0    1   1   
B Parsons P                   1   0   1   0    1   0  .158  .449    0    0   0   
  A Kosco PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .194  .599    0    0   0   
  K Sanders P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Briggs PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .772    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    5   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D Walton (3, off L Cain); D May (8, off L Cain).

HR: P Roof (1, off L Cain; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: P Roof 6; D May 2; D Walton 2; B Parsons; A Kosco; A Yates.

GIDP: D Walton (3).

RBI: P Roof 3 (5).

2-out RBI: P Roof.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Harper-T Kubiak-R Pena.

E: P Roof 2 (5); D May (4).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Cain, W (2-0)                6.2   6   2   2    3   6   1   1.42   27     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 1· 6     57    -     0.97   0.13
B Denehy                       0     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.31    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.90  -0.06
F Scherman, S (5)              2.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   1.76   10     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 3· 2          3-0    2.64   0.16
Totals                         9     8   3   3    5   7   1          38     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 4· 8          5-0

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Parsons, L (5-5)             7     5   4   3    3   9   0   1.99   28     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 2· 5     59    -     0.76  -0.19
K Sanders                      2     3   2   1    0   0   0   2.84    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.64  -0.09
Totals                         9     8   6   4    3   9   0          37     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 2· 8           -

B Denehy faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Parsons (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: K Sanders (2; N Cash).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 7,389.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 7mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. D McAuliffe          2B    1. T Harper             3B 
2. A Kaline             RF    2. R Theobald           2B 
3. J Northrup           CF    3. A Yates              RF 
4. W Horton             LF    4. D Walton             LF 
5. N Cash               1B    5. R Pena               1B 
6. B Freehan            C     6. D May                CF 
7. A Rodriguez          3B    7. P Roof               C  
8. E Brinkman           SS    8. R Auerbach           SS 
9. L Cain               P     9. B Parsons            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  1--      18%  68% D McAuliffe     B Parsons       Triple to CF; Brinkman Scores
   t 3   2  0-2  12-      14%  87% N Cash          B Parsons       Wild Pitch; Northrup Scores; Horton Scores/Adv on E2/unER
   b 7   2  4-2  123      13%  89% T Kubiak        F Scherman      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   b 8   2  4-2  12-     -12%  74% P Roof          F Scherman      Single to LF; Hegan to 2B; Yates Scores
   b 5   1  4-0  -2-     -12%  78% P Roof          L Cain          Home Run; May Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Parsons facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  D McAuliffe     Walk
          1--      65%  A Kaline        Single to CF; McAuliffe to 3B/Adv on E8; Kaline to 2B
   O      -23      57%  J Northrup      Fielder's Choice 1B; McAuliffe out at Hm/1B-C; Kaline to 3B
   O      1-3      49%  W Horton        Kaline Caught Stealing (PO) Hm (C-2B-3B); Northrup to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Les Cain facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Theobald      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  A Yates         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Parsons facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  N Cash          Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      46%  B Freehan       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      45%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Les Cain facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  D Walton        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  R Pena          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  D May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Parsons facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  E Brinkman      Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  L Cain          Strikeout
   R      1--      68%  D McAuliffe     Triple to CF; Brinkman Scores
   O      --3      62%  A Kaline        Strikeout
   R      --3      72%  J Northrup      Single to RF; McAuliffe Scores
          1--      73%  W Horton        Single to LF; Northrup to 2B
   RR     12-      87%  N Cash          Wild Pitch; Northrup Scores; Horton Scores/Adv on E2/unER
   O      ---      87%  " "             Strikeout
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Les Cain facing 7-8-9
          ---      84%  P Roof          Walk
   OO     1--      89%  R Auerbach      Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      89%  B Parsons       Walk
   O      1--      90%  T Harper        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Parsons facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      89%  B Freehan       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  E Brinkman      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Les Cain facing 2-3-4
          ---      85%  R Theobald      Walk
   O      1--      88%  A Yates         Popfly: 3B
   OO     1--      92%  D Walton        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Parsons facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      91%  L Cain          Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  A Kaline        Walk
          1--      92%  J Northrup      Walk; Kaline to 2B
   O      12-      91%  W Horton        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Les Cain facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  R Pena          Popfly: 2B
          ---      89%  D May           Double to LF
   RR     -2-      78%  P Roof          Home Run; May Scores
   O      ---      79%  R Auerbach      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      78%  B Parsons       Single to CF
   O      1--      81%  T Harper        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bill Parsons facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      79%  N Cash          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      78%  B Freehan       Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Les Cain facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      81%  R Theobald      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      83%  A Yates         Strikeout
          ---      80%  D Walton        Double to LF
   O      -2-      84%  R Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bill Parsons facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  E Brinkman      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      82%  L Cain          Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Les Cain facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      85%  D May           Strikeout Looking
          ---      81%  P Roof          Single to RF
   O      1--      85%  R Auerbach      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Andy Kosco pinch hits for Bill Parsons batting 9th
          1--      82%  A Kosco         Single to LF; Roof to 2B
                  Bill Denehy replaces Les Cain pitching and batting 9th
          12-      75%  T Harper        Walk; Roof to 3B; Kosco to 2B
                  Fred Scherman replaces Bill Denehy pitching and batting 9th; Ted Kubiak pinch hits for Ron Theobald batting 2nd
   O      123      89%  T Kubiak        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ken Sanders facing 2-3-4
                  Ken Sanders replaces Andy Kosco pitching and batting 9th; Ted Kubiak moves to 2B
          ---      90%  A Kaline        Single to SS
   O      1--      89%  J Northrup      Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      86%  W Horton        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Fred Scherman facing 3-4-5
          ---      79%  A Yates         Single to LF
   O      1--      85%  D Walton        Strikeout
          1--      78%  R Pena          Walk; Yates to 2B
                  Mike Hegan pinch runs for Roberto Pena batting 5th
   O      12-      86%  D May           Lineout: SS
   R      12-      74%  P Roof          Single to LF; Hegan to 2B; Yates Scores
   O      12-      86%  R Auerbach      Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ken Sanders facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Hegan moves to 1B
          ---      88%  N Cash          Hit By Pitch
          1--      94%  B Freehan       Reached on E2 (Ground Ball); Cash to 3B
   R      1-3      97%  A Rodriguez     Double to CF; Freehan to 3B; Cash Scores
   O      -23      96%  E Brinkman      Foul Flyball: 1B
   RO     -23      97%  F Scherman      Single to CF; Freehan Scores/unER; Rodriguez out at Hm/CF-C
   O      1--      97%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-6, Fred Scherman facing 9-1-2
                  Johnny Briggs pinch hits for Ken Sanders batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Briggs        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Harper        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Kubiak        Lineout: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Brewers 3.

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