August 2, 1973 Detroit Tigers at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
NYY 0 CAL 3
TEX 2 KCR 3
@CHW 1 CLE 6
BAL 0 MIL 6
DET 3 MIN 6
@OAK 3 CIN 17
@ATL 2 LAD 4
@HOU 2
(11) MON 2
STL 0 NYM 5
PIT 1 PHI 4
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 17,008

Thursday, August 2, 1973
Time of Game: 2:27

Tigers

57-49

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: J Bell (9-8), L: M Strahler (4-4)

Brewers

51-54

Won 1

5th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Northrup RF                 5   2   3   0    0   0  .290  .789    0    1   0   
M Stanley CF                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .232  .651    0    1   0   2B
G Brown DH                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .267  .750    0    0   0   2B
W Horton LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .335  .959    0    2   0   
D Sims C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .781    0    7   0   
D McAuliffe 2B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .824    0    0   5   HBP
N Cash 1B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .253  .835    0    8   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .621    0    0   3   GDP
  A Kaline PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .661    0    0   0   
E Brinkman SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .660    0    5   1   
  R Reese PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .139  .402    0    0   0   

M Strahler P                                                             0   1
  J Hiller P                                                             0   0
  E Farmer P                                                             0   1
Totals                       36   3  11   3    0   2                    24  11

BATTING

2B: M Stanley (12, off J Bell); G Brown (6, off J Bell).

HBP: D McAuliffe (1, by J Bell).

TB: M Stanley 4; J Northrup 3; G Brown 2; N Cash 2; W Horton; D Sims.

GIDP: A Rodriguez (9).

RBI: G Brown 2 (32); W Horton (45).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Farmer-E Brinkman-N Cash.

E: E Brinkman (19).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Coluccio RF                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .233  .727    0    5   1   HR
P Garcia 2B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .253  .695    0    3   5   2B
D May CF                      3   2   1   0    1   0  .325  .860    0    3   0   
G Scott 1B                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .302  .842    0   11   0   
D Porter C                    4   1   1   3    0   1  .258  .863    0    2   0   HR,GDP
J Briggs LF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .243  .776    0    1   0   
O Brown DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .752    0    0   0   
T Johnson SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .224  .525    0    2   3   SB
J Vukovich 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .117  .356    0    0   3   

J Bell P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       32   6   9   6    4   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: P Garcia (20, off M Strahler).

HR: B Coluccio (9, off M Strahler; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); D Porter (12, off J Hiller; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: B Coluccio 4; D Porter 4; P Garcia 3; G Scott 2; D May; T Johnson; J Briggs.

GIDP: D Porter (4).

RBI: D Porter 3 (48); G Scott 2 (61); B Coluccio (36).

2-out RBI: B Coluccio.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Garcia-G Scott; B Coluccio-T Johnson-P Garcia.

E: D May (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Johnson (3, 2nd base off J Hiller/D Sims).

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
M Strahler, L (4-4)            5     5   4   4    2   2   1   3.68   22     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 5     41    -     1.02  -0.22
J Hiller, BS (2)               1     2   1   1    1   2   1   1.70    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    1.17  -0.22
E Farmer                       2     2   1   0    1   1   0   3.27    8     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.31  -0.04
Totals                         8     9   6   5    4   5   2          36     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0· 9          2-2

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bell, W (9-8)                9    11   3   3    0   2   0   3.96   37     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0·11     55    -     1.09   0.03
Totals                         9    11   3   3    0   2   0          37     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0·11           -

M Strahler faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Bell (5; D McAuliffe).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - John Rice.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 17,008.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. J Northrup           RF    1. B Coluccio           RF 
2. M Stanley            CF    2. P Garcia             2B 
3. G Brown              DH    3. D May                CF 
4. W Horton             LF    4. G Scott              1B 
5. D Sims               C     5. D Porter             C  
6. D McAuliffe          2B    6. J Briggs             LF 
7. N Cash               1B    7. O Brown              DH 
8. A Rodriguez          3B    8. T Johnson            SS 
9. E Brinkman           SS    9. J Vukovich           3B 

   M Strahler           P        J Bell               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  1-1  12-     -26%  19% G Brown         J Bell          Double to CF; Northrup Scores; Stanley Scores; Brown to 3B/Adv on E8
   b 6   0  3-2  1-3      25%  86% D Porter        J Hiller        Home Run; May Scores; Scott Scores
   b 6   0  3-1  1-3      16%  61% G Scott         M Strahler      Single to CF; Garcia Scores; May to 3B
   b 6   0  3-1  1--      14%  44% D May           M Strahler      Single to RF; Garcia to 3B
   b 3   2  1-0  ---      13%  51% B Coluccio      M Strahler      Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Bell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  J Northrup      Single to CF
          1--      41%  M Stanley       Single to CF; Northrup to 2B
   O      12-      43%  G Brown         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Northrup to 3B
   R      1-3      36%  W Horton        Single; Northrup Scores; Brown to 2B
   O      12-      40%  D Sims          Strikeout
   O      12-      44%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Strahler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  B Coluccio      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      40%  P Garcia        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      39%  D May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Bell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      41%  N Cash          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      42%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      43%  E Brinkman      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Strahler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      41%  G Scott         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      39%  D Porter        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      40%  J Briggs        Walk
   O      1--      38%  O Brown         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Bell facing 1-2-3
          ---      35%  J Northrup      Single to CF
   O      1--      38%  M Stanley       Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      40%  G Brown         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      43%  W Horton        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Strahler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  T Johnson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      38%  J Vukovich      Strikeout
   R      ---      51%  B Coluccio      Home Run
          ---      54%  P Garcia        Double to LF
          -2-      55%  D May           Walk
   O      12-      50%  G Scott         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jerry Bell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  D Sims          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  D McAuliffe     Hit By Pitch
          1--      45%  N Cash          Single to CF; McAuliffe to 2B
   OO     12-      56%  A Rodriguez     Double Play: Flyball: RF-SS-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Strahler facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  D Porter        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  J Briggs        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      50%  O Brown         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jerry Bell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  J Northrup      Single to CF
          1--      45%  M Stanley       Single to CF; Northrup to 2B
   RR     12-      19%  G Brown         Double to CF; Northrup Scores; Stanley Scores; Brown to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      --3      24%  W Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      27%  D Sims          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Strahler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      24%  T Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      22%  J Vukovich      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      21%  B Coluccio      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Brewers 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jerry Bell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      22%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: CF
          ---      20%  N Cash          Single to RF
   OO     1--      24%  A Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Strahler facing 2-3-4
          ---      30%  P Garcia        Single to LF
          1--      44%  D May           Single to RF; Garcia to 3B
   R      1-3      61%  G Scott         Single to CF; Garcia Scores; May to 3B
                  John Hiller replaces Mike Strahler pitching
   RRR    1-3      86%  D Porter        Home Run; May Scores; Scott Scores
          ---      87%  J Briggs        Single to CF
          1--      90%  O Brown         Walk; Briggs to 2B
   O      12-      89%  T Johnson       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Briggs to 3B
   O      1-3      86%  J Vukovich      Strikeout
          1-3      86%  B Coluccio      Johnson Steals 2B
   O      -23      83%  " "             Strikeout
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Brewers 5.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Jerry Bell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      86%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  J Northrup      Flyball: LF
          ---      85%  M Stanley       Double to LF
   O      -2-      90%  G Brown         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Ed Farmer facing 2-3-4
                  Ed Farmer replaces John Hiller pitching
          ---      91%  P Garcia        Walk
   O      1--      91%  D May           Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; May to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   R      -2-      95%  G Scott         Single to CF; May Scores/unER
   OO     1--      94%  D Porter        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Brewers 6.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Jerry Bell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  W Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  D Sims          Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  D McAuliffe     Popfly: SS
   O      1--      98%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Ed Farmer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  J Briggs        Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  O Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  T Johnson       Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  J Vukovich      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Brewers 6.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Jerry Bell facing 8-9-1
                  Al Kaline pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  A Kaline        Flyball: RF
                  Rich Reese pinch hits for Ed Brinkman batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Reese         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  J Northrup      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Brewers 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation