September 16, 1972 Detroit Tigers at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 10
CLE 0 CHW 2
@CAL 0 DET 2
@MIL 1 MIN 11
KCR 1 BAL 7
@NYY 3 OAK 4
TEX 0 SFG 8
@ATL 5 ATL 5
SFG 2 CHC 18
NYM 5 CIN 6
SDP 3 LAD 10
@HOU 0 PHI 3
MON 1 STL 4
PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 7,378

Saturday, September 16, 1972
Time of Game: 2:42

Tigers

76-64

Won 4

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    2 11  1
Brewers         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  8  1

W: W Fryman (11-12), L: S Lockwood (7-13), S: C Seelbach (11)

Brewers

58-85

Lost 2

6th, 20½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                5   1   3   0    0   1  .239  .673    0    3   3   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   2   0    1   0  .225  .602    0    1   4   SB
G Brown LF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .235  .702    0    0   0   SB
  A Kaline RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .751    0    0   0   
B Freehan C                   5   0   0   0    0   3  .265  .764    0    9   1   
N Cash 1B                     3   0   2   0    1   0  .258  .777    0    9   0   2B,IW
J Northrup RF-LF              4   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .654    0    1   0   GDP
M Stanley CF                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .238  .688    0    2   0   SB
E Brinkman SS                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .519    0    2   4   
W Fryman P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .098  .275    0    0   1   SH
  C Seelbach P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .542    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   2  11   2    2   9                    27  13

BATTING

2B: N Cash (12, off S Lockwood).

SH: W Fryman (6, off S Lockwood).

IBB: N Cash (9, by S Lockwood).

TB: D McAuliffe 3; N Cash 3; A Rodriguez 2; M Stanley 2; E Brinkman; G Brown.

GIDP: J Northrup (14).

RBI: E Brinkman (44); G Brown (30).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

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

PB: B Freehan (7).

E: D McAuliffe (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Rodriguez (1, 3rd base off S Lockwood/E Rodriguez); M Stanley (1, 2nd base off S Lockwood/E Rodriguez); G Brown (3, 2nd base off S Lockwood/E Rodriguez).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Auerbach SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .545    0    2   1   SB,SH
E Rodriguez C                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .288  .751    0   11   0   SH
S O'Brien 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .194  .556    0    0   0   GDP
  K Sanders P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   0   
G Scott 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   3  .266  .736    0    6   1   CS
O Brown RF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .245  .633    0    1   0   
J Briggs CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .769    0    1   0   
T Reynolds LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .580    0    3   0   
  J Lahoud LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .723    0    0   0   
M Ferraro 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .253  .615    0    2   2   
S Lockwood P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .128  .324    0    0   0   
  R Theobald PH-2B            2   0   1   0    0   1  .226  .608    0    1   1   
Totals                       32   1   8   1    2   7                    27   5

BATTING

SH: E Rodriguez (3, off W Fryman); R Auerbach (5, off W Fryman).

TB: M Ferraro 2; R Auerbach; R Theobald; S Lockwood; S O'Brien; J Briggs; O Brown.

GIDP: S O'Brien (3).

RBI: E Rodriguez (31).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Theobald-R Auerbach-G Scott.

E: S O'Brien (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Auerbach (23, 2nd base off W Fryman/B Freehan).

CS: G Scott (4, 2nd base by C Seelbach/B Freehan).

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
W Fryman, W (11-12)            7     8   1   1    1   5   0   3.32   30     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 2· 8     61    -     1.51   0.26
C Seelbach, S (11)             2     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.03    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.56   0.27
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2   7   0          36     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 2· 8           -

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Lockwood, L (7-13)           7     8   2   2    1   8   0   3.39   31     -       ·  ·      4· 9· 1· 8     60    -     1.13  -0.03
K Sanders                      2     3   0   0    1   1   0   2.95    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          0-0    1.01   0.06
Totals                         9    11   2   2    2   9   0          40     -       ·  ·      6·11· 1·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Lockwood (6; N Cash).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Hank Soar.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 7,378.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. D McAuliffe          2B    1. R Auerbach           SS 
2. A Rodriguez          3B    2. E Rodriguez          C  
3. G Brown              LF    3. S O'Brien            2B 
4. B Freehan            C     4. G Scott              1B 
5. N Cash               1B    5. O Brown              RF 
6. J Northrup           RF    6. J Briggs             CF 
7. M Stanley            CF    7. T Reynolds           LF 
8. E Brinkman           SS    8. M Ferraro            3B 
9. W Fryman             P     9. S Lockwood           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  2-1  12-      18%  79% S O'Brien       W Fryman        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 8   0  2-1  1--      16%  81% O Brown         C Seelbach      Scott Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   b 3   1  1-0  -23      12%  59% S O'Brien       W Fryman        Fielder's Choice SS; Lockwood out at Hm/SS-C; Auerbach to 3B
   b 7   1  2-0  1-3     -11%  60% E Rodriguez     W Fryman        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Auerbach to 2B; Ferraro Scores
   b 7   0  2-0  1--     -11%  66% R Theobald      W Fryman        Single to LF; Ferraro to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Skip Lockwood facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  D McAuliffe     Single to CF
          1--      64%  A Rodriguez     Single to RF; McAuliffe to 3B
   O      1-3      58%  G Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3      51%  B Freehan       Strikeout
   O      1-3      46%  N Cash          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Woodie Fryman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R Auerbach      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      48%  S O'Brien       Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  G Scott         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Skip Lockwood facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  J Northrup      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  M Stanley       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      45%  E Brinkman      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Woodie Fryman facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  O Brown         Single to LF
          1--      38%  J Briggs        Passed Ball; Brown to 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Lineout: RF
   O      -2-      47%  T Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      50%  M Ferraro       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Skip Lockwood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  W Fryman        Strikeout
          ---      51%  D McAuliffe     Single to CF
          1--      59%  A Rodriguez     Single to RF; McAuliffe to 3B
   R      1-3      68%  G Brown         Single to RF; Rodriguez to 2B; McAuliffe Scores
          12-      73%  B Freehan       Brown Steals 2B; Rodriguez Steals 3B
   O      -23      65%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -23      66%  N Cash          Intentional Walk
   O      123      60%  J Northrup      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Woodie Fryman facing 9-1-2
          ---      55%  S Lockwood      Single to RF
          1--      47%  R Auerbach      Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Lockwood to 2B
   O      12-      47%  E Rodriguez     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Auerbach to 2B; Lockwood to 3B
   O      -23      59%  S O'Brien       Fielder's Choice SS; Lockwood out at Hm/SS-C; Auerbach to 3B
   O      1-3      65%  G Scott         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Skip Lockwood facing 7-8-9
          ---      69%  M Stanley       Single to LF
          1--      72%  E Brinkman      Stanley Steals 2B
   R      -2-      80%  " "             Single to CF; Stanley Scores
          1--      83%  W Fryman        Reached on E4/Sacrifice Bunt; Brinkman to 2B
   O      12-      80%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
   O      12-      77%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      74%  G Brown         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Woodie Fryman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      77%  O Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      78%  J Briggs        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      79%  T Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Skip Lockwood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      78%  B Freehan       Strikeout
          ---      81%  N Cash          Double to CF
   O      -2-      79%  J Northrup      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      77%  M Stanley       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Woodie Fryman facing 8-9-1
          ---      71%  M Ferraro       Single to CF
   OO     1--      81%  S Lockwood      Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
          ---      80%  R Auerbach      Single to CF
          1--      78%  E Rodriguez     Auerbach Steals 2B
   O      -2-      82%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Skip Lockwood facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  E Brinkman      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      80%  W Fryman        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      80%  D McAuliffe     Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Woodie Fryman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  S O'Brien       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      84%  G Scott         Strikeout
          ---      83%  O Brown         Walk
          1--      80%  J Briggs        Single to RF; Brown to 2B
   O      12-      86%  T Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Skip Lockwood facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Lahoud replaces Tommie Reynolds playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---      85%  A Rodriguez     Lineout: CF
   O      ---      84%  G Brown         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      83%  B Freehan       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Woodie Fryman facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Northrup moves to LF; Al Kaline replaces Gates Brown playing RF batting 3rd
          ---      77%  M Ferraro       Single to RF
                  Ron Theobald pinch hits for Skip Lockwood batting 9th
          1--      66%  R Theobald      Single to LF; Ferraro to 2B
   O      12-      72%  R Auerbach      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Ferraro to 3B
   R      1-3      60%  E Rodriguez     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Auerbach to 2B; Ferraro Scores
   OO     12-      79%  S O'Brien       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ken Sanders facing 5-6-7
                  Ken Sanders replaces Syd O'Brien pitching and batting 3rd; Ron Theobald moves to 2B
          ---      82%  N Cash          Single to RF
   OO     1--      76%  J Northrup      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      77%  M Stanley       Single to LF
   O      1--      75%  E Brinkman      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Chuck Seelbach facing 4-5-6
                  Chuck Seelbach replaces Woodie Fryman pitching and batting 9th
          ---      65%  G Scott         Walk
   O      1--      81%  O Brown         Scott Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      84%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  J Briggs        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ken Sanders facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      86%  C Seelbach      Strikeout
          ---      87%  D McAuliffe     Single to RF
          1--      89%  A Rodriguez     Walk; McAuliffe to 2B
   O      12-      87%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; McAuliffe to 3B
   O      1-3      84%  B Freehan       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Chuck Seelbach facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  J Lahoud        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      97%  M Ferraro       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Theobald      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

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