July 14, 1972 Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
CHW 4 BAL 3
CHW 0 KCR 1
@DET 0 MIL 7
CAL 3 MIN 7
BOS 6 OAK 9
@NYY 3 OAK 1
@NYY 0 CLE 2
@TEX 0
(14) CHC 9
ATL 8 MON 9
@LAD 1 PIT 5
HOU 2 NYM 3
@SDP 2 SFG 8
PHI 1 CIN 6
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 14,917

Friday, July 14, 1972
Time of Game: 3:00

Red Sox

37-38

Lost 2

3rd, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         2  0  0   0  0  3   1  0  0    6 10  4
Twins           0  0  2   0  2  0   0  0  3    7 11  3

W: J Strickland (1-0), L: L Tiant (4-3)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Twins

41-37

Won 3

3rd, 8 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper CF                   2   1   0   0    1   2  .277  .827    0    1   0   HBP
  R Miller CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .700    0    0   0   
D Griffin 2B                  5   2   2   0    0   0  .246  .591    0    1   2   3B
C Yastrzemski LF              4   0   2   1    0   0  .305  .776    0    1   0   
R Petrocelli 3B               3   1   1   2    1   0  .257  .708    0    2   0   
C Fisk C                      4   1   1   2    0   2  .308 1.012    0    8   0   HR
B Oglivie RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .713    0    1   0   
D Cater 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .198  .567    0   10   1   GDP
J Beniquez SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .260  .661    0    0   4   
S Siebert P                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .239  .597    0    1   2   GDP
  L Tiant P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .282         0   0   
  G Peters P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .516         0   0   
  D Newhauser P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   6  10   5    2   5                    25   9

BATTING

3B: D Griffin (1, off J Perry).

HR: C Fisk (13, off J Perry; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: T Harper (7, by J Perry).

TB: C Fisk 4; D Griffin 4; C Yastrzemski 2; R Petrocelli; J Beniquez; S Siebert; D Cater; B Oglivie.

GIDP: S Siebert (3); D Cater (13).

RBI: R Petrocelli 2 (41); C Fisk 2 (30); C Yastrzemski (22).

2-out RBI: C Fisk 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: J Beniquez 3 (11); C Yastrzemski (3).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar RF                    5   2   1   1    0   0  .273  .685    0    3   1   SB
D Thompson SS                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .273  .676    0    3   6   
R Carew 2B                    5   2   4   1    0   0  .302  .723    0    3   4   2·2B
H Killebrew 1B                3   1   1   3    2   0  .246  .842    0    8   0   HR
C Manuel LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .258  .627    0    2   1   2B
B Darwin CF                   4   0   0   0    0   4  .264  .776    0    1   0   
S Braun 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .318  .751    0    2   1   
P Roof C                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .179  .570    0    5   0   
  J Nettles PH                1   1   0   0    0   0  .219  .616    0    0   0   
J Perry P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .551    0    0   1   
  J Strickland P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  R Reese PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .239  .759    0    0   0   
Totals                       38   7  11   7    2   6                    27  15

BATTING

2B: C Manuel (5, off S Siebert); R Carew 2 (12, 2 off S Siebert).

HR: H Killebrew (13, off S Siebert; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: R Carew 6; H Killebrew 4; C Manuel 2; C Tovar; D Thompson; R Reese; P Roof; S Braun.

RBI: H Killebrew 3 (41); C Manuel (2); D Thompson (25); C Tovar (21); R Carew (37).

2-out RBI: H Killebrew 2; C Manuel.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 3. C Tovar-R Carew-D Thompson; S Braun-R Carew-H Killebrew; D Thompson-R Carew-H Killebrew.

E: J Perry (5); R Carew (11); H Killebrew (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Tovar (13, 2nd base off S Siebert/C Fisk).

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
S Siebert                      8.1   8   6   3    1   6   1   3.21   36     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 5· 3     54    -     1.14  -0.21
L Tiant, BS (3), L (4-3)       0     2   1   1    0   0   0   2.92    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-2    6.01  -0.50
G Peters                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.73    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    4.27  -0.13
D Newhauser                    0     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-1    5.42  -0.18
Totals                         8.1  11   7   4    2   6   1          40     -       ·  ·     16· 7· 5· 4          7-3

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Perry                        6.2   9   6   5    1   4   1   3.28   29     -       ·  ·     12· 2· 7· 2     37    -     1.11  -0.59
J Strickland, W (1-0)          2.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   1.50    9     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 1· 0          2-0    0.72   0.06
Totals                         9    10   6   5    2   5   1          38     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 8· 2          2-0

L Tiant faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
G Peters faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Perry (6; T Harper).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 14,917.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 13mph in unknown direction, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Minnesota Twins                      
1. T Harper             CF    1. C Tovar              RF 
2. D Griffin            2B    2. D Thompson           SS 
3. C Yastrzemski        LF    3. R Carew              2B 
4. R Petrocelli         3B    4. H Killebrew          1B 
5. C Fisk               C     5. C Manuel             LF 
6. B Oglivie            RF    6. B Darwin             CF 
7. D Cater              1B    7. S Braun              3B 
8. J Beniquez           SS    8. P Roof               C  
9. S Siebert            P     9. J Perry              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  6-5  12-      39%  69% D Thompson      L Tiant         Single to LF; Reese Scores; Tovar to 2B
   t 6   2  4-3  1--     -38%  35% C Fisk          J Perry         Home Run; Petrocelli Scores
   b 3   2  2-0  -2-      24%  51% H Killebrew     S Siebert       Home Run; Carew Scores
   b 9   1  6-6  123      18% 100% H Killebrew     D Newhauser     Walk; Tovar Scores; Thompson to 3B; Carew to 2B
   b 5   1  2-2  -2-      16%  75% R Carew         S Siebert       Double to RF (Line Drive); Tovar Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  T Harper        Hit By Pitch
          1--      40%  D Griffin       Single/Bunt; Harper to 2B
          12-      32%  C Yastrzemski   Single to LF (Line Drive); Harper to 3B; Griffin to 2B
   RRO    123      27%  R Petrocelli    Single to LF (Line Drive); Harper Scores; Griffin Scores; Yastrzemski out at 3B/LF-SS; Petrocelli to 2B/Adv on throw
   OO     -2-      32%  C Fisk          Line Drive Double Play: RF-2B-SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      30%  C Tovar         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      28%  D Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      30%  R Carew         Single/Bunt
          1--      32%  H Killebrew     Walk; Carew to 2B
   O      12-      27%  C Manuel        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
          ---      25%  B Oglivie       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      30%  D Cater         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      31%  J Beniquez      Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Sonny Siebert facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      28%  B Darwin        Strikeout
          ---      33%  S Braun         Single to LF (Line Drive); Braun to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      29%  P Roof          Strikeout
   O      -2-      26%  J Perry         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      27%  S Siebert       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      28%  T Harper        Strikeout
   O      ---      29%  D Griffin       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      26%  C Tovar         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      25%  D Thompson      Flyball: CF
          ---      27%  R Carew         Double to SS
   RR     -2-      51%  H Killebrew     Home Run; Carew Scores
   O      ---      50%  C Manuel        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  C Yastrzemski   Lineout: SS
   O      ---      54%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  C Fisk          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Sonny Siebert facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  B Darwin        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  S Braun         Flyball: 2B
          ---      53%  P Roof          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      50%  J Perry         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  D Cater         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      45%  J Beniquez      Single (Line Drive); Cater to 2B
   OO     12-      56%  S Siebert       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  C Tovar         Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
          1--      65%  D Thompson      Tovar Steals 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      75%  R Carew         Double to RF (Line Drive); Tovar Scores/unER
   O      -2-      72%  H Killebrew     Lineout: LF; Carew to 3B/Adv on E6
   R      --3      83%  C Manuel        Double to RF (Line Drive); Carew Scores/unER
   O      -2-      81%  B Darwin        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  T Harper        Strikeout
          ---      76%  D Griffin       Triple (Line Drive)
   R      --3      65%  C Yastrzemski   Single to 2B; Griffin Scores; Yastrzemski to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      -2-      73%  R Petrocelli    Fielder's Choice SS; Yastrzemski out at 3B/SS-3B
   RR     1--      35%  C Fisk          Home Run; Petrocelli Scores
   O      ---      36%  B Oglivie       Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Sonny Siebert facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      32%  S Braun         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      29%  P Roof          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      28%  J Perry         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 4.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jim Perry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      30%  D Cater         Popfly: LF
   O      ---      31%  J Beniquez      Strikeout
          ---      30%  S Siebert       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      28%  T Harper        Walk; Siebert to 2B
   R      12-      15%  D Griffin       Reached on E1 (throw)/Bunt; Siebert Scores/No RBI/unER; Harper to 3B; Griffin to 2B
                  Jim Strickland replaces Jim Perry pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      18%  C Yastrzemski   Popfly: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      14%  C Tovar         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      12%  D Thompson      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      11%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 4.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jim Strickland facing 4-5-6
          ---      10%  R Petrocelli    Walk
   O      1--      11%  C Fisk          Strikeout
          1--       9%  B Oglivie       Single to CF (Line Drive); Petrocelli to 2B
   O      12-      11%  D Cater         Popfly: RF
   O      12-      13%  J Beniquez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Sonny Siebert facing 4-5-6
                  Rick Miller replaces Tommy Harper playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---       9%  H Killebrew     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       7%  C Manuel        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---       6%  B Darwin        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 4.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jim Strickland facing 9-1-2
   O      ---       6%  S Siebert       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---       7%  R Miller        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---       7%  D Griffin       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Sonny Siebert facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       3%  S Braun         Flyball: RF
                  Jim Nettles pinch hits for Phil Roof batting 8th
          ---       9%  J Nettles       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
                  Rich Reese pinch hits for Jim Strickland batting 9th
          1--      19%  R Reese         Single; Nettles to 3B
                  Luis Tiant replaces Sonny Siebert pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      30%  C Tovar         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Nettles Scores/unER; Reese to 2B
   R      12-      69%  D Thompson      Single to LF; Reese Scores; Tovar to 2B
                  Gary Peters replaces Luis Tiant pitching and batting 9th
          12-      82%  R Carew         Single/Bunt; Tovar to 3B; Thompson to 2B
                  Don Newhauser replaces Gary Peters pitching and batting 9th
   R      123     100%  H Killebrew     Walk; Tovar Scores; Thompson to 3B; Carew to 2B
        3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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