September 12, 1972 Cleveland Indians at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 3
@CAL 0 DET 3
BAL 2 CHW 6
@KCR 0 MIL 4
CLE 3 MIL 4
CLE 2
(8) OAK 7
@MIN 4 NYY 3
BOS 2 CIN 7
@ATL 5 PIT 7
@CHC 0 MON 7
STL 2 NYM 4
@PHI 3 SFG 3
LAD 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

County Stadium, Attendance: 2,884

Tuesday, September 12, 1972
Time of Game: 2:14

Indians

63-75

Lost 2

5th, 11½ GB

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

W: K Sanders (2-9), L: P Hennigan (5-3)

Brewers

56-83

Won 2

6th, 19 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bell CF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .673    0    2   0   
E Leon 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .208  .549    0    1   1   
C Chambliss 1B                3   1   1   0    0   1  .276  .693    0   13   0   
R Foster RF-LF                3   1   1   2    0   0  .223  .659    0    0   0   HR
A Johnson LF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .630    0    1   0   
  J Lowenstein RF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .766         0   0   
K Bevacqua 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .091    0    1   3   
J Moses C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .189  .578    0    2   1   
F Duffy SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .577    0    3   6   
  P Hennigan P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .297         0   0   
M Wilcox P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .478    0    0   1   
  T Hilgendorf P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Heidemann SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .494    0    1   1   
Totals                       29   2   5   2    0   3                    24  13

BATTING

HR: R Foster (4, off G Ryerson; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: R Foster 4; A Johnson; B Bell; E Leon; C Chambliss.

RBI: R Foster 2 (12).

2-out RBI: R Foster 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Moses-K Bevacqua; F Duffy-C Chambliss.

E: M Wilcox (4); B Bell (2); R Foster (2).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Theobald 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .226  .604    0    2   0   
E Rodriguez C                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .291  .759    0    2   1   2B,GDP
D May CF                      4   1   1   1    0   0  .238  .652    0    2   0   
J Briggs 1B-LF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .266  .784    0   10   0   
O Brown RF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .246  .639    0    3   0   CS
J Lahoud LF                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .234  .711    0    0   0   IW
  G Scott PH-1B               2   0   1   2    0   0  .269  .737    0    3   0   
M Ferraro 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .607    0    0   4   
R Auerbach SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .537    0    2   8   
G Ryerson P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .043  .163    0    0   2   
  S O'Brien PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .565    0    0   0   
  E Stephenson P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Reynolds PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .613    0    0   0   
  K Sanders P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   1   
Totals                       31   4   9   4    3   2                    24  16

BATTING

2B: E Rodriguez (14, off M Wilcox).

IBB: J Lahoud (6, by M Wilcox).

TB: O Brown 2; E Rodriguez 2; R Auerbach; D May; M Ferraro; G Scott; R Theobald; J Briggs.

GIDP: E Rodriguez (6).

RBI: G Scott 2 (78); D May (42); E Rodriguez (28).

2-out RBI: G Scott 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

BASERUNNING

CS: O Brown (3, 3rd base by M Wilcox/J Moses).

PO: O Brown (1st base by M Wilcox).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Wilcox                       5.1   4   2   2    2   2   0   3.23   20     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0· 4     52    -     1.16   0.06
T Hilgendorf, BS (1)           1     3   0   0    0   0   0   2.81    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          1-1    1.74  -0.25
P Hennigan, L (5-3)            1.2   2   2   2    1   0   0   2.73    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          2-0    2.62  -0.20
Totals                         8     9   4   4    3   2   0          34     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 9          3-1

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Ryerson                      6     5   2   2    0   3   1   3.79   23     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0· 5     57    -     0.69  -0.05
E Stephenson                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.87    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.17   0.08
K Sanders, W (2-9)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.17    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.09
Totals                         8     5   2   2    0   3   1          29     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Wilcox (10; J Lahoud).

PO: M Wilcox (0; O Brown, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Russ Goetz.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 2,884.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. B Bell               CF    1. R Theobald           2B 
2. E Leon               2B    2. E Rodriguez          C  
3. C Chambliss          1B    3. D May                CF 
4. R Foster             RF    4. J Briggs             1B 
5. A Johnson            LF    5. O Brown              RF 
6. K Bevacqua           3B    6. J Lahoud             LF 
7. J Moses              C     7. M Ferraro            3B 
8. F Duffy              SS    8. R Auerbach           SS 
9. M Wilcox             P     9. G Ryerson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  2-2  -23      34%  95% G Scott         P Hennigan      Single to CF; Briggs Scores; May Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  1--     -22%  30% R Foster        G Ryerson       Home Run; Chambliss Scores
   b 6   1  2-1  -2-      21%  60% D May           T Hilgendorf    Single to CF; Rodriguez Scores; May to 2B/Adv on E8
   b 6   1  2-0  1--      18%  39% E Rodriguez     M Wilcox        Double; Theobald Scores
   b 8   1  2-2  1--      16%  75% J Briggs        P Hennigan      Single; May to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Ryerson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  B Bell          Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  E Leon          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      52%  C Chambliss     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      30%  R Foster        Home Run; Chambliss Scores
   O      ---      31%  A Johnson       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
          ---      35%  R Theobald      Single to LF
   OO     1--      27%  E Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      26%  D May           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gary Ryerson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      28%  K Bevacqua      Strikeout
   O      ---      29%  J Moses         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      29%  F Duffy         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      27%  J Briggs        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      30%  O Brown         Single to LF
          1--      32%  J Lahoud        Brown Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Brown to 2B
          -2-      34%  " "             Intentional Walk
   OO     12-      25%  M Ferraro       Double Play: Strikeout, Brown Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gary Ryerson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      26%  M Wilcox        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      27%  B Bell          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      26%  E Leon          Single to RF
   O      1--      28%  C Chambliss     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Wilcox facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      25%  R Auerbach      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      24%  G Ryerson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      23%  R Theobald      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gary Ryerson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      24%  R Foster        Flyball: SS
          ---      23%  A Johnson       Single to RF
   O      1--      24%  K Bevacqua      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      26%  J Moses         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Wilcox facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      23%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      22%  D May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      21%  J Briggs        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gary Ryerson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      22%  F Duffy         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      23%  M Wilcox        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      23%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Wilcox facing 5-6-7
          ---      36%  O Brown         Single to RF; Brown to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      --3      30%  J Lahoud        Flyball: SS
   O      --3      22%  M Ferraro       Flyball: SS
   O      --3      18%  R Auerbach      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gary Ryerson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      19%  E Leon          Flyball: CF
          ---      17%  C Chambliss     Single
   O      1--      19%  R Foster        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      20%  A Johnson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Wilcox facing 9-1-2
                  Roy Foster moves to LF; John Lowenstein replaces Alex Johnson playing RF batting 5th; Syd O'Brien pinch hits for Gary Ryerson batting 9th
   O      ---      17%  S O'Brien       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      21%  R Theobald      Walk
   R      1--      39%  E Rodriguez     Double; Theobald Scores
                  Tom Hilgendorf replaces Milt Wilcox pitching and batting 9th
   R      -2-      60%  D May           Single to CF; Rodriguez Scores; May to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-      55%  J Briggs        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  O Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Earl Stephenson facing 6-7-8
                  Earl Stephenson replaces Syd O'Brien pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      54%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  J Moses         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      58%  F Duffy         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Tom Hilgendorf facing 6-7-8
                  George Scott pinch hits for Joe Lahoud batting 6th
   O      ---      54%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      58%  M Ferraro       Single to RF
          1--      71%  R Auerbach      Single to RF; Ferraro to 3B
                  Phil Hennigan replaces Frank Duffy pitching and batting 8th; Jack Heidemann replaces Tom Hilgendorf playing SS batting 9th; Tommie Reynolds pinch hits for Earl Stephenson batting 9th
   O      1-3      58%  T Reynolds      Flyball: SS
   O      1-3      50%  R Theobald      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Ken Sanders facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Sanders replaces Tommie Reynolds pitching and batting 9th; George Scott moves to 1B; Johnny Briggs moves to LF
   O      ---      54%  J Heidemann     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      57%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      59%  E Leon          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Phil Hennigan facing 2-3-4
          ---      66%  E Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1--      59%  D May           Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      75%  J Briggs        Single; May to 3B
   O      1-3      61%  O Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B; Briggs to 2B
   RR     -23      95%  G Scott         Single to CF; Briggs Scores; May Scores
   O      1--     100%  M Ferraro       Flyball: 1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Brewers 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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