August 8, 1974 Boston Red Sox at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 6
@CHW 4 DET 4
CLE 3 MIN 3
@KCR 2
(14) MIL 5
BOS 3 OAK 10
@TEX 2 ATL 1
@HOU 0 MON 3
STL 2
(13) PHI 2
CHC 1 PIT 4
NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 22,339

Thursday, August 8, 1974, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:19

Red Sox

61-50

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  2    3  8  0
Brewers         0  0  4   0  0  0   1  0  X    5 10  0

W: B Champion (6-2), L: L Tiant (17-8)

Brewers

53-59

Won 1

6th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper LF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .624    0    3   0   
C Cooper DH                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .279  .751    0    0   0   
C Yastrzemski 1B              3   0   0   0    1   0  .319  .899    0    7   0   GDP
R Petrocelli 3B               3   1   0   0    1   0  .302  .860    0    2   2   
D Evans RF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .295  .786    0    2   0   
R Miller CF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .700    0    3   0   3B
B Montgomery C                4   0   0   1    0   1  .250  .607    0    6   0   
D Griffin 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .733    0    0   3   
  B Carbo PH                  0   0   0   1    1   0  .256  .804    0    0   0   
R Burleson SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .320  .782    0    0   2   2B
  D McAuliffe PH              0   0   0   1    1   0  .213  .635    0    0   0   

L Tiant P                                                                1   1
  D Drago P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3    4   2                    24   8

BATTING

2B: R Burleson (15, off B Champion).

3B: R Miller (1, off B Champion).

TB: R Miller 4; C Cooper 2; R Burleson 2; D Evans 2; D Griffin.

GIDP: C Yastrzemski (9).

RBI: B Montgomery (23); D McAuliffe (17); B Carbo (52).

2-out RBI: D McAuliffe; B Carbo.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Petrocelli-C Yastrzemski.

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D May CF-RF                   5   1   3   0    0   1  .237  .626    0    3   0   
D Money 3B                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .284  .755    0    1   2   2B
J Briggs LF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .259  .825    0    5   0   
G Scott 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .301  .818    0    9   2   
D Porter C                    3   1   1   2    1   1  .260  .739    0    2   0   HR
D Johnson DH                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .190  .604    0    0   0   SB
M Hegan RF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .232  .735    0    1   0   
  B Coluccio CF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .653    0    0   0   
P Garcia 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .203  .625    0    2   1   GDP
R Yount SS                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .249  .622    0    3   4   SB

B Champion P                                                             1   0
  T Murphy P                                                             0   1
Totals                       33   5  10   5    5   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: D Money (21, off L Tiant).

HR: D Porter (8, off D Drago; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: D Porter 4; D May 3; D Money 3; R Yount 2; G Scott; J Briggs.

GIDP: P Garcia (4).

RBI: D Porter 2 (39); D Money (48); J Briggs (61); G Scott (64).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Scott-R Yount-G Scott; D Money-G Scott.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Johnson (2, 2nd base off L Tiant/B Montgomery); R Yount (7, 2nd base off L Tiant/B Montgomery).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Tiant, L (17-8)              6     8   4   4    5   4   0   2.93   30     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 8     39    -     0.69  -0.21
D Drago                        2     2   1   1    0   2   1   3.79    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.10  -0.02
Totals                         8    10   5   5    5   6   1          38     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1·10           -

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 Champion, W (6-2)            8.1   7   3   3    2   1   0   3.48   32     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 5· 7     56    -     0.64   0.24
T Murphy, H (4)                0.2   1   0   0    2   1   0   1.55    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-2    2.74   0.03
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4   2   0          37     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 5· 8          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Bill Deegan.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 22,339.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. T Harper             LF    1. D May                CF 
2. C Cooper             DH    2. D Money              3B 
3. C Yastrzemski        1B    3. J Briggs             LF 
4. R Petrocelli         3B    4. G Scott              1B 
5. D Evans              RF    5. D Porter             C  
6. R Miller             CF    6. D Johnson            DH 
7. B Montgomery         C     7. M Hegan              RF 
8. D Griffin            2B    8. P Garcia             2B 
9. R Burleson           SS    9. R Yount              SS 

   L Tiant              P        B Champion           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-0  12-      15%  80% D Money         L Tiant         Double; May to 3B; Yount Scores
   t 9   2  5-3  123      14% 100% T Harper        T Murphy        Groundout: P-1B
   b 3   0  0-2  12-       8%  91% G Scott         L Tiant         Single; Briggs to 3B; Money Scores
   t 9   2  5-2  123      -6%  86% D McAuliffe     T Murphy        Walk; Evans Scores; Miller to 3B; Carbo to 2B
   b 3   0  0-0  1--       6%  65% D May           L Tiant         Single; Yount to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Champion facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Harper        Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  C Cooper        Single
   OO     1--      55%  C Yastrzemski   Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D May           Single
   O      1--      55%  D Money         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      53%  J Briggs        Groundout: 2B-1B; May to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Champion facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: 2B
          ---      50%  D Evans         Single
   OO     1--      55%  R Miller        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  D Porter        Walk
   O      1--      55%  D Johnson       Strikeout
   O      1--      52%  M Hegan         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      50%  P Garcia        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Champion facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  B Montgomery    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  D Griffin       Flyball: SS
          ---      52%  R Burleson      Double
   O      -2-      55%  T Harper        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
          ---      59%  R Yount         Single
          1--      65%  D May           Single; Yount to 2B
   R      12-      80%  D Money         Double; May to 3B; Yount Scores
   R      -23      84%  J Briggs        Single; May Scores; Money stays at 2B
   R      12-      91%  G Scott         Single; Briggs to 3B; Money Scores
   RO     1-3      91%  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-P; Scott to 2B; Briggs Scores
          -2-      92%  D Johnson       Walk
          12-      94%  M Hegan         Walk; Scott to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   OO     123      89%  P Garcia        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 4.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Bill Champion facing 2-3-4
          ---      86%  C Cooper        Single
   O      1--      89%  C Yastrzemski   Lineout: RF
   O      1--      91%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: LF
   O      1--      92%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      92%  R Yount         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      91%  D May           Strikeout
          ---      92%  D Money         Single
   O      1--      91%  J Briggs        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 4.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Bill Champion facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  R Miller        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      94%  B Montgomery    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  D Griffin       Single
   O      1--      94%  R Burleson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  G Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Porter        Strikeout
          ---      94%  D Johnson       Walk
          1--      94%  M Hegan         Johnson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 4.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Bill Champion facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Coluccio replaces Mike Hegan playing CF batting 7th; Dave May moves to RF
   O      ---      95%  T Harper        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  C Cooper        Strikeout
          ---      95%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   O      1--      96%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  P Garcia        Flyball: 3B
          ---      96%  R Yount         Single
          1--      96%  D May           Yount Steals 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -2-      96%  D Money         Walk
   O      12-      95%  J Briggs        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Brewers 4.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Bill Champion facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  D Evans         Lineout: SS
          ---      94%  R Miller        Triple
   RO     --3      94%  B Montgomery    Groundout: SS-1B; Miller Scores
   O      ---      95%  D Griffin       Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dick Drago facing 4-5-6
                  Dick Drago replaces Luis Tiant pitching
   O      ---      94%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      97%  D Porter        Home Run
   O      ---      97%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  B Coluccio      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 5.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Bill Champion facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  R Burleson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  T Harper        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      99%  C Cooper        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dick Drago facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  P Garcia        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  R Yount         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  D May           Single
   O      1--      99%  D Money         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 5.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Bill Champion facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  R Petrocelli    Walk
          1--      97%  D Evans         Single; Petrocelli to 2B
                  Tom Murphy replaces Bill Champion pitching
          12-      92%  R Miller        Single; Evans to 2B; Petrocelli to 3B
   O      123      97%  B Montgomery    Strikeout
                  Bernie Carbo pinch hits for Doug Griffin batting 8th
   R      123      93%  B Carbo         Walk; Petrocelli Scores; Evans to 3B; Miller to 2B
                  Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Rick Burleson batting 9th
   R      123      86%  D McAuliffe     Walk; Evans Scores; Miller to 3B; Carbo to 2B
   O      123     100%  T Harper        Groundout: P-1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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