May 4, 1973 Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 1
@BAL 0 CHW 5
NYY 0 OAK 11
@CLE 4 DET 5
TEX 1 KCR 5
@MIL 3 MIN 9
BOS 6 LAD 6
STL 5
(10) MON 6
CIN 3 HOU 9
@NYM 5
(14) PHI 5
ATL 4
(20) PIT 12
@SDP 6 SFG 5
CHC 4

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 7,285

Friday, May 4, 1973, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:55

Red Sox

8-12

Lost 1

6th, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  1   0  0  3   1  0  1    6 10  2
Twins           0  0  0   5  1  0   3  0  X    9 12  1

W: J Kaat (4-1), L: M Pattin (1-5), S: K Sanders (4)

Twins

10-9

Won 1

4th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper LF                   5   1   1   1    0   2  .278  .810    0    3   0   3B,2·SB
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   2   2    0   0  .243  .616    0    1   2   SF
C Yastrzemski 1B              3   1   0   0    2   1  .224  .723    0    6   0   
R Smith CF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .278  .867    0    0   0   
O Cepeda DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .342 1.005    0    0   0   
  R Miller PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
R Petrocelli 3B               4   1   2   3    0   0  .250  .874    0    1   0   HR
C Fisk C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .348 1.076    0    6   2   
D Griffin 2B                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .278  .664    0    4   3   
D Evans RF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .229  .609    0    3   0   

M Pattin P                                                               0   0
  C Skok P                                                               0   1
  B Bolin P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   6  10   6    3   6                    24   8

BATTING

3B: T Harper (3, off K Sanders).

HR: R Petrocelli (6, off J Kaat; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: L Aparicio (1, off J Kaat).

TB: R Petrocelli 5; T Harper 3; D Evans 2; L Aparicio 2; R Smith; C Fisk; O Cepeda.

RBI: R Petrocelli 3 (14); L Aparicio 2 (5); T Harper (6).

2-out RBI: R Petrocelli 3; L Aparicio.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Aparicio-D Griffin-C Yastrzemski.

E: D Evans (1); C Yastrzemski (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Harper 2 (7, 2nd base off J Kaat/P Roof, 3rd base off J Kaat/P Roof).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .242  .675    0    4   1   
S Braun 3B                    4   3   1   0    1   0  .295  .897    0    1   0   2B
H Killebrew 1B                3   2   1   1    1   0  .184  .572    0    3   2   2B,IW
  J Lis 1B                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .322         1   0   
T Oliva DH                    4   2   3   2    0   0  .268  .656    0    0   0   
B Darwin RF                   4   1   2   3    0   1  .217  .608    0    4   1   
L Hisle CF                    2   0   1   1    1   1  .293  .930    0    5   0   CS,SF
J Holt LF                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .380  .967    0    1   0   SF
D Thompson SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .559    0    1   3   
P Roof C                      4   0   1   1    0   1  .174  .414    0    6   0   GDP

J Kaat P                                                                 1   1
  K Sanders P                                                            0   1
Totals                       33   9  12   9    3   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: H Killebrew (2, off M Pattin); S Braun (6, off C Skok).

SF: L Hisle (1, off B Bolin); J Holt (1, off C Skok).

IBB: H Killebrew (2, by C Skok).

TB: T Oliva 3; B Darwin 2; S Braun 2; H Killebrew 2; L Hisle; R Carew; D Thompson; P Roof; J Holt.

GIDP: P Roof (2).

RBI: B Darwin 3 (12); T Oliva 2 (7); H Killebrew (4); J Holt (9); L Hisle (8); P Roof (3).

2-out RBI: P Roof.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 10.

FIELDING

E: D Thompson (6).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Hisle (1, 2nd base by M Pattin/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
M Pattin, L (1-5)              3     5   5   3    1   2   0   9.00   15     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 1· 5     34    -     1.03  -0.31
C Skok                         3.1   5   4   4    2   2   0  10.80   16     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 1· 5          3-2    0.68  -0.14
B Bolin                        1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 2          2-2    0.25  -0.03
Totals                         8    12   9   7    3   6   0          38     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 3·12          5-4

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 Kaat, W (4-1)                7     8   5   4    1   6   1   4.70   30     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 1· 8     48    -     0.98  -0.02
K Sanders, S (4)               2     2   1   1    2   0   0   7.53   10     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.66   0.04
Totals                         9    10   6   5    3   6   1          40     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1·10           -

M Pattin faced 6 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Skok (1; H Killebrew).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Red Flaherty.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 7,285.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 58° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Minnesota Twins                      
1. T Harper             LF    1. R Carew              2B 
2. L Aparicio           SS    2. S Braun              3B 
3. C Yastrzemski        1B    3. H Killebrew          1B 
4. R Smith              CF    4. T Oliva              DH 
5. O Cepeda             DH    5. B Darwin             RF 
6. R Petrocelli         3B    6. L Hisle              CF 
7. C Fisk               C     7. J Holt               LF 
8. D Griffin            2B    8. D Thompson           SS 
9. D Evans              RF    9. P Roof               C  

   M Pattin             P        J Kaat               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-0  12-      18%  72% H Killebrew     M Pattin        Double to LF; Carew Scores; Braun to 3B
   t 6   2  6-1  -23     -11%  84% R Petrocelli    J Kaat          Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores; Smith Scores
   b 7   1  5-6  12-      11%  93% T Oliva         C Skok          Single to RF; Braun Scores; Killebrew to 3B; Oliva to 2B/Adv on E9 (throw)
   t 3   2  0-0  -2-      -8%  43% L Aparicio      J Kaat          Single to RF; Griffin Scores/unER; Aparicio out at 2B/RF-1B-SS-2B
   b 4   0  1-1  -23       8%  80% T Oliva         M Pattin        Single to RF; Braun Scores/unER; Killebrew to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Harper        Strikeout
          ---      50%  L Aparicio      Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  R Smith         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  S Braun         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Killebrew     Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  O Cepeda        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  C Fisk          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Marty Pattin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  T Oliva         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      51%  B Darwin        Strikeout
          ---      52%  L Hisle         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  J Holt          Hisle Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 8-9-1
          ---      43%  D Griffin       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Griffin to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      -2-      52%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
   RO     -2-      43%  L Aparicio      Single to RF; Griffin Scores/unER; Aparicio out at 2B/RF-1B-SS-2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Marty Pattin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      41%  J Holt          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      39%  D Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      37%  P Roof          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Kaat facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      40%  C Yastrzemski   Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      41%  R Smith         Flyball: RF
          ---      40%  O Cepeda        Single to CF
          1--      38%  R Petrocelli    Single to LF; Cepeda to 2B
   O      12-      42%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
          ---      47%  R Carew         Single to LF
          1--      55%  S Braun         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Carew to 2B
   R      12-      72%  H Killebrew     Double to LF; Carew Scores; Braun to 3B
   R      -23      80%  T Oliva         Single to RF; Braun Scores/unER; Killebrew to 3B
   R      1-3      85%  B Darwin        Single; Killebrew Scores; Oliva to 2B
          12-      89%  L Hisle         Walk; Oliva to 3B; Darwin to 2B
                  Craig Skok replaces Marty Pattin pitching
   RO     123      88%  J Holt          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Oliva Scores
   O      12-      86%  D Thompson      Flyball: RF; Darwin to 3B
   R      1-3      91%  P Roof          Single to CF; Darwin Scores/unER; Hisle to 2B
   O      12-      90%  R Carew         Lineout: 3B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Jim Kaat facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  D Griffin       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      93%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  T Harper        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Craig Skok facing 2-3-4
          ---      94%  S Braun         Walk
   O      1--      93%  H Killebrew     Flyball: RF
          1--      95%  T Oliva         Single to RF; Braun to 3B
   RO     1-3      96%  B Darwin        Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B; Braun Scores
   O      1--      96%  L Hisle         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 6.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Jim Kaat facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  L Aparicio      Lineout: LF
          ---      95%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
          1--      93%  R Smith         Single to LF; Yastrzemski to 2B
   O      12-      95%  O Cepeda        Groundout: P-2B-1B; Yastrzemski to 3B; Smith to 2B
   RRR    -23      84%  R Petrocelli    Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores; Smith Scores
          ---      82%  C Fisk          Single to LF
   O      1--      85%  D Griffin       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-4, Craig Skok facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      84%  J Holt          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      85%  D Thompson      Single to CF
   OO     1--      82%  P Roof          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 6.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Jim Kaat facing 9-1-2
          ---      76%  D Evans         Single to SS
   O      1--      81%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      80%  L Aparicio      Harper Steals 2B
          -2-      77%  " "             Harper Steals 3B
   RO     --3      77%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Harper Scores
   O      ---      79%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-5, Craig Skok facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  R Carew         Strikeout
          ---      81%  S Braun         Double to LF
          -2-      82%  H Killebrew     Intentional Walk
   R      12-      93%  T Oliva         Single to RF; Braun Scores; Killebrew to 3B; Oliva to 2B/Adv on E9 (throw)
                  Bobby Bolin replaces Craig Skok pitching
   R      -23      96%  B Darwin        Single to LF; Killebrew Scores; Oliva to 3B
   RO     1-3      97%  L Hisle         Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Oliva Scores
          1--      97%  J Holt          Single to LF; Darwin to 2B
   O      12-      97%  D Thompson      Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 9.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-9, Ken Sanders facing 4-5-6
                  Ken Sanders replaces Jim Kaat pitching
          ---      94%  R Smith         Walk
   O      1--      96%  O Cepeda        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  Rick Miller pinch runs for Orlando Cepeda batting 5th
   O      1--      98%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-5, Bobby Bolin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  P Roof          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      99%  R Carew         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  S Braun         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 9.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-9, Ken Sanders facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Lis replaces Harmon Killebrew playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  D Griffin       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      99%  D Evans         Single to LF
   R      1--      96%  T Harper        Triple to CF; Evans Scores
   O      --3      99%  L Aparicio      Flyball: RF
          --3      97%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   O      1-3     100%  R Smith         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197305040

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation