May 20, 1974 Detroit Tigers at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 6
DET 4 OAK 5
@MIN 4 SDP 8
@HOU 6 LAD 5
CIN 3 MON 4
PIT 2 CHC 2
@NYM 1 PHI 2
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 5,835

Monday, May 20, 1974, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:44

Tigers

18-18

Lost 3

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: E Sprague (2-0), L: J Hiller (5-3), S: E Rodriguez (3)

Brewers

18-16

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Stanley CF                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .233  .562    0    4   0   
  B Oglivie PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .614    0    0   0   
G Sutherland 2B               5   1   1   0    0   0  .287  .670    0    0   0   GDP
J Northrup RF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .210  .554    0    3   0   
A Kaline DH                   3   0   1   2    0   0  .262  .669    0    0   0   SF
W Horton LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .814    0    1   0   
N Cash 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .227  .678    0    5   0   
  R Cash 1B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .360  .746         1   0   
B Freehan C                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .355  .947    0    8   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .552    0    0   3   
E Brinkman SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .596    0    2   2   
  G Brown PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .560    0    0   0   
  J Knox PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .819         0   0   

W Fryman P                                                               0   0
  J Hiller P                                                             0   1
Totals                       35   4   9   3    2   3                    24   6

BATTING

SF: A Kaline (1, off E Sprague).

TB: B Freehan 2; M Stanley 2; G Sutherland; W Horton; J Northrup; A Kaline; N Cash.

GIDP: G Sutherland (4).

RBI: A Kaline 2 (16); W Horton (23).

2-out RBI: A Kaline.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

E: E Brinkman (5); G Sutherland (6).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D May RF                      5   0   1   3    0   2  .212  .640    0    1   0   2B
D Money 3B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .275  .766    0    0   6   SF,IW
J Briggs LF                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .275  .908    0    3   0   SB
G Scott 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .300  .821    0   12   0   
B Mitchell DH                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .634    0    0   0   
C Moore C                     3   2   1   0    1   0  .282  .692    0    4   0   3B
K Berry CF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .193  .451    0    4   0   SB
P Garcia 2B                   3   2   1   0    1   1  .272  .813    0    1   2   IW
J Vukovich SS                 3   0   2   2    0   0  .333  .833    0    0   4   2B
  T Johnson PR-SS             1   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .417    0    2   1   

E Sprague P                                                              0   0
  E Rodriguez P                                                          0   1
Totals                       33   6   8   6    6   8                    27  14

BATTING

2B: D May (3, off J Hiller); J Vukovich (1, off W Fryman).

3B: C Moore (1, off W Fryman).

SF: D Money (3, off J Hiller).

IBB: D Money (1, by J Hiller); P Garcia (1, by J Hiller).

TB: C Moore 3; J Vukovich 3; D May 2; T Johnson; D Money; J Briggs; P Garcia.

RBI: D May 3 (18); J Vukovich 2 (2); D Money (25).

2-out RBI: J Vukovich 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Garcia-T Johnson-G Scott.

E: J Vukovich (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Briggs (2, 2nd base off W Fryman/B Freehan); K Berry (1, 2nd base off W Fryman/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                       6     6   4   3    2   6   0   8.86   27     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 2· 6     50    -     1.05  -0.14
J Hiller, BS (3), L (5-3)      2     2   2   2    4   2   0   1.62   13     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          2-2    2.24  -0.41
Totals                         8     8   6   5    6   8   0          40     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 2· 8          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
E Sprague, W (2-0)             8     9   4   2    2   3   0   2.28   36     -       ·  ·     12·10· 0· 9     53    -     1.10  -0.19
E Rodriguez, S (3)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.38    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.56   0.14
Totals                         9     9   4   2    2   3   0          38     -       ·  ·     14·10· 0· 9          1-0

W Fryman faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
E Sprague faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Hiller 2 (3; P Garcia, D Money).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Bill Haller.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 5,835.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. M Stanley            CF    1. D May                RF 
2. G Sutherland         2B    2. D Money              3B 
3. J Northrup           RF    3. J Briggs             LF 
4. A Kaline             DH    4. G Scott              1B 
5. W Horton             LF    5. B Mitchell           DH 
6. N Cash               1B    6. C Moore              C  
7. B Freehan            C     7. K Berry              CF 
8. A Rodriguez          3B    8. P Garcia             2B 
9. E Brinkman           SS    9. J Vukovich           SS 

   W Fryman             P        E Sprague            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  2-1  12-     -20%  31% J Northrup      E Sprague       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Stanley Scores; Sutherland to 3B; Northrup to 2B
   b 7   0  4-2  1-3      20%  62% D May           J Hiller        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Garcia Scores; Johnson to 3B; May to 1B
   b 8   1  4-4  123      19%  97% D May           J Hiller        Double to RF; Moore Scores; Garcia Scores; Johnson to 3B
   b 2   2  0-0  -23      19%  75% J Vukovich      W Fryman        Double to LF; Moore Scores; Berry Scores
   b 7   0  4-2  1--      16%  42% J Vukovich      W Fryman        Single to RF; Garcia to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Sprague facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  G Sutherland    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  J Northrup      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Woodie Fryman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D May           Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  D Money         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  J Briggs        Walk
   O      1--      50%  G Scott         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Sprague facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  W Horton        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  N Cash          Single to LF
          1--      50%  B Freehan       Single to CF; Cash to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Woodie Fryman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  B Mitchell      Flyball: CF
          ---      60%  C Moore         Triple to RF
          --3      62%  K Berry         Walk
          1-3      64%  P Garcia        Berry Steals 2B
   O      -23      56%  " "             Strikeout
   RR     -23      75%  J Vukovich      Double to LF; Moore Scores; Berry Scores
   O      -2-      73%  D May           Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Ed Sprague facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      75%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      72%  M Stanley       Single to LF
   O      1--      76%  G Sutherland    Flyball: LF
          1--      73%  J Northrup      Single to RF; Stanley to 3B
   R      1-3      63%  A Kaline        Single to CF; Stanley Scores; Northrup to 2B
   O      12-      68%  W Horton        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Woodie Fryman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  D Money         Foul Flyball: RF
          ---      68%  J Briggs        Single to LF
   O      1--      65%  G Scott         Lineout: SS
          1--      66%  B Mitchell      Briggs Steals 2B
   O      -2-      63%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Ed Sprague facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      66%  N Cash          Popfly: 2B
          ---      63%  B Freehan       Walk
   O      1--      67%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      1--      69%  E Brinkman      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Woodie Fryman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      67%  C Moore         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      66%  K Berry         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      65%  P Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Ed Sprague facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  M Stanley       Single to LF
          1--      51%  G Sutherland    Single to LF; Stanley to 2B
   R      12-      31%  J Northrup      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Stanley Scores; Sutherland to 3B; Northrup to 2B
   RO     -23      29%  A Kaline        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Sutherland Scores/unER; Northrup to 3B
   R      --3      23%  W Horton        Single to LF; Northrup Scores/unER
   O      1--      25%  N Cash          Strikeout
          1--      23%  B Freehan       Single to LF; Horton to 2B
   O      12-      27%  A Rodriguez     Foul Flyball: C
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Woodie Fryman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      24%  J Vukovich      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      22%  D May           Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      23%  D Money         Single to LF
   O      1--      20%  J Briggs        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ed Sprague facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      22%  E Brinkman      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      23%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      24%  G Sutherland    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Woodie Fryman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      20%  G Scott         Strikeout
   O      ---      18%  B Mitchell      Lineout: SS
          ---      20%  C Moore         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Moore to 1B
   O      1--      17%  K Berry         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ed Sprague facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      18%  J Northrup      Strikeout
   O      ---      19%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      20%  W Horton        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Woodie Fryman facing 8-9-1
          ---      26%  P Garcia        Single to LF
          1--      42%  J Vukovich      Single to RF; Garcia to 3B
                  John Hiller replaces Woodie Fryman pitching; Tim Johnson pinch runs for John Vukovich batting 9th
   R      1-3      62%  D May           Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Garcia Scores; Johnson to 3B; May to 1B
   RO     1-3      59%  D Money         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores/unER
   O      1--      54%  J Briggs        Strikeout
          1--      57%  G Scott         Walk; May to 2B
   O      12-      50%  B Mitchell      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Ed Sprague facing 6-7-8
                  Tim Johnson moves to SS
   O      ---      55%  N Cash          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      58%  B Freehan       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      60%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Tied 4-4, John Hiller facing 6-7-8
          ---      67%  C Moore         Walk
   O      1--      65%  K Berry         Groundout: SS-1B; Moore to 2B
          -2-      67%  P Garcia        Intentional Walk
          12-      77%  T Johnson       Single to CF; Moore to 3B; Garcia to 2B
   RR     123      97%  D May           Double to RF; Moore Scores; Garcia Scores; Johnson to 3B
                  Ron Cash replaces Norm Cash playing 1B batting 6th
          -23      97%  D Money         Intentional Walk
   O      123      95%  J Briggs        Strikeout
   O      123      93%  G Scott         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 6.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-6, Ed Sprague facing 9-1-2
                  Gates Brown pinch hits for Ed Brinkman batting 9th
          ---      86%  G Brown         Walk
                  Eduardo Rodriguez replaces Ed Sprague pitching; Ben Oglivie pinch hits for Mickey Stanley batting 1st; John Knox pinch runs for Gates Brown batting 9th
   O      1--      92%  B Oglivie       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--     100%  G Sutherland    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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