April 28, 1972 Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 12
CAL 2 DET 12
CHW 0 KCR 4
CLE 0 OAK 5
@MIL 1 MIN 4
@NYY 1 TEX 9
BOS 6 CHC 10
CIN 8 STL 7
@HOU 2 NYM 6
@LAD 1 ATL 13
@PIT 5 PHI 3
@SDP 0 MON 8
@SFG 6

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 9,974

Friday, April 28, 1972
Time of Game: 3:01

Red Sox

3-6

Lost 3

4th, 3 GB

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

W: P Lindblad (2-1), L: B Lee (0-1), S: H Pina (3)

Rangers

6-5

Won 1

4th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper CF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .156  .477    0    4   0   2B,SH
L Aparicio SS                 3   0   0   1    1   0  .257  .660    0    2   0   SF
C Yastrzemski LF              5   0   0   0    0   3  .121  .358    0    1   0   
R Smith RF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .212  .509    0    2   0   
  G Peters P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
R Petrocelli 3B               4   1   1   0    0   0  .147  .395    0    1   0   
D Cater 1B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .067  .247    0    5   1   
D Griffin 2B                  3   2   2   0    1   0  .321  .762    0    0   3   
C Fisk C                      2   1   1   1    2   0  .375 1.162    0    8   2   2B
S Siebert P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .444 1.111    0    0   0   2B
  B Burda PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Gagliano PH               1   0   1   2    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  B Lee P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Bolin P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Oglivie PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    0    1   0   
Totals                       32   6   8   5    6   6                    24   6

BATTING

2B: T Harper (1, off P Broberg); C Fisk (3, off H Pina); S Siebert (2, off P Broberg).

SF: L Aparicio (1, off P Broberg).

SH: T Harper (1, off P Lindblad).

TB: S Siebert 2; D Griffin 2; T Harper 2; C Fisk 2; R Petrocelli; P Gagliano; R Smith.

RBI: P Gagliano 2 (2); R Smith (1); C Fisk (2); L Aparicio (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Cater-L Aparicio.

PB: C Fisk (1).

E: D Griffin (3).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle 2B                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .261  .676    0    2   1   2B,CS
D Nelson 3B                   5   2   2   1    0   1  .262  .687    0    2   1   SB
D Mincher 1B                  5   0   1   1    0   3  .200  .775    0    6   0   
H King C                      2   0   1   0    1   0  .176  .716    0    3   0   2B,GDP
  P Lindblad P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  T Grieve PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .333  .708    0    0   0   
  H Pina P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
F Howard LF                   3   2   2   2    1   1  .222  .671    0    0   0   
L Biittner RF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .367    0    4   0   
  T Ford PH-RF                1   1   1   3    1   0 1.000 5.000    0    1   0   HR
E Maddox CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .273  .725    0    4   0   
T Harrah SS                   3   1   0   1    0   0  .265  .703    0    1   2   SF
P Broberg P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    1   1   SH
  C Cox P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Billings C                1   0   0   0    1   0  .176  .439    0    3   1   
Totals                       32   9  11   9    5   8                    27   8

BATTING

2B: L Randle (5, off B Lee); H King (1, off S Siebert).

HR: T Ford (1, off B Bolin; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

SF: T Harrah (1, off B Lee).

SH: P Broberg (3, off S Siebert).

TB: T Ford 4; L Randle 3; F Howard 2; H King 2; D Nelson 2; E Maddox; D Mincher; T Grieve.

GIDP: H King (1).

RBI: T Ford 3 (3); F Howard 2 (6); D Mincher (7); T Harrah (4); T Grieve (1); D Nelson (3).

2-out RBI: T Ford 3; F Howard 2; T Grieve.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Harrah-D Nelson.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Nelson (5, 2nd base off S Siebert/C Fisk).

CS: L Randle (2, 2nd base by G Peters/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                      5     5   4   1    2   4   0   3.86   22     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 2· 2     49    -     1.29  -0.34
B Lee, BS (1), L (0-1)         1.2   3   4   3    2   3   0   9.00   10     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    2.32  -0.33
B Bolin                        0.1   2   1   1    0   0   1   7.71    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 1          2-2    1.08  -0.38
G Peters                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.70    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.20   0.00
Totals                         8    11   9   5    5   8   1          39     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 5· 3          2-2

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Broberg                      5     6   5   5    5   3   0   2.45   25     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 6· 3     33    -     1.37  -0.29
C Cox                          0     0   1   1    1   0   0   6.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-1    3.39  -0.16
P Lindblad, BS (1), W (2-1)    2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 2· 0          3-3    1.40  -0.16
H Pina, S (3)                  2     1   0   0    0   3   0   0.93    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.71   0.05
Totals                         9     8   6   6    6   6   0          40     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 8· 4          6-4

P Broberg faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
C Cox faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Lindblad (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Honochick.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 9,974.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Texas Rangers                        
1. T Harper             CF    1. L Randle             2B 
2. L Aparicio           SS    2. D Nelson             3B 
3. C Yastrzemski        LF    3. D Mincher            1B 
4. R Smith              RF    4. H King               C  
5. R Petrocelli         3B    5. F Howard             LF 
6. D Cater              1B    6. L Biittner           RF 
7. D Griffin            2B    7. E Maddox             CF 
8. C Fisk               C     8. T Harrah             SS 
9. S Siebert            P     9. P Broberg            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  6-6  12-      38%  95% T Ford          B Bolin         Home Run (CF-RF); Grieve Scores; Howard Scores
   b 3   2  2-1  123      25%  69% F Howard        S Siebert       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Randle Scores/unER; Nelson Scores/unER; King to 3B
   b 7   2  6-5  -2-      25%  54% T Grieve        B Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive); Randle Scores
   t 4   1  3-2  -23      19%  71% T Harper        P Broberg       Line Drive Double Play: SS-3B
   t 6   0  4-3  123     -18%  21% P Gagliano      P Lindblad      Single to LF (Line Drive); Cater Scores; Griffin Scores; Fisk to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Broberg facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      43%  T Harper        Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-      40%  L Aparicio      Walk
   O      12-      46%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   R      12-      34%  R Smith         Single to LF (Line Drive); Harper Scores; Aparicio to 2B
   O      12-      38%  R Petrocelli    Lineout: CF
   O      12-      42%  D Cater         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      40%  L Randle        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      38%  D Nelson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      37%  D Mincher       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pete Broberg facing 7-8-9
          ---      34%  D Griffin       Single to P/Bunt
          1--      29%  C Fisk          Walk; Griffin to 2B
   O      12-      28%  S Siebert       Groundout: P-1B; Griffin to 3B; Fisk to 2B
          -23      28%  T Harper        Walk
   RO     123      26%  L Aparicio      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Griffin Scores; Fisk to 3B
   O      1-3      29%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Sonny Siebert facing 4-5-6
          ---      36%  H King          Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      32%  F Howard        Strikeout
   O      -2-      28%  L Biittner      Flyball: RF; King to 3B
   O      --3      25%  E Maddox        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pete Broberg facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      26%  R Smith         Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      27%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      27%  D Cater         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Sonny Siebert facing 8-9-1
          ---      32%  T Harrah        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      30%  P Broberg       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Harrah to 2B
          -2-      33%  L Randle        Walk
   R      12-      45%  D Nelson        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Harrah Scores/unER; Randle to 2B
   O      12-      42%  D Mincher       Groundout: 2B-1B; Randle to 3B; Nelson to 2B
          -23      44%  H King          Walk
   RR     123      69%  F Howard        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Randle Scores/unER; Nelson Scores/unER; King to 3B
   O      1-3      65%  L Biittner      Lineout: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 3.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Pete Broberg facing 7-8-9
          ---      60%  D Griffin       Single to 1B
   O      1--      65%  C Fisk          Flyball: 2B
          1--      52%  S Siebert       Double to LF; Griffin to 3B
   OO     -23      71%  T Harper        Line Drive Double Play: SS-3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sonny Siebert facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  E Maddox        Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  T Harrah        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  P Broberg       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 3.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Pete Broberg facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      70%  L Aparicio      Lineout: P
   O      ---      72%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      73%  R Smith         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      72%  L Randle        Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      74%  D Nelson        Single to RF
          1--      76%  D Mincher       Nelson Steals 2B
   R      -2-      85%  " "             Single to RF (CF-RF); Nelson Scores
   OO     1--      82%  H King          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rangers 4.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Pete Broberg facing 5-6-7
          ---      77%  R Petrocelli    Single to SS
          1--      68%  D Cater         Walk; Petrocelli to 2B
          12-      55%  D Griffin       Walk; Petrocelli to 3B; Cater to 2B
                  Casey Cox replaces Pete Broberg pitching and batting 9th
   R      123      40%  C Fisk          Walk; Petrocelli Scores; Cater to 3B; Griffin to 2B
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Hal King pitching and batting 4th; Dick Billings replaces Casey Cox playing C batting 9th; Bob Burda pinch hits for Sonny Siebert batting 9th; Phil Gagliano pinch hits for Bob Burda batting 9th
   RR     123      21%  P Gagliano      Single to LF (Line Drive); Cater Scores; Griffin Scores; Fisk to 2B
   O      12-      21%  T Harper        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Fisk to 3B; Gagliano to 2B
   R      -23      14%  L Aparicio      Wild Pitch; Fisk Scores; Gagliano to 3B
   O      --3      18%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      --3      20%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: C-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Bill Lee facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Lee replaces Phil Gagliano pitching and batting 9th
          ---      26%  F Howard        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
                  Ted Ford pinch hits for Larry Biittner batting 6th
          1--      36%  T Ford          Walk; Howard to 2B
   O      12-      27%  E Maddox        Strikeout (foul bunt)
          12-      35%  T Harrah        Passed Ball; Howard to 3B; Ford to 2B
   RO     -23      33%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Howard Scores/unER
   O      -2-      27%  D Billings      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rangers 5.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Paul Lindblad facing 4-5-6
                  Ted Ford moves to RF
   O      ---      28%  R Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      30%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      31%  D Cater         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-6, Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
          ---      45%  L Randle        Double to LF
   O      -2-      36%  D Nelson        Strikeout
   O      -2-      28%  D Mincher       Strikeout
                  Tom Grieve pinch hits for Paul Lindblad batting 4th
   R      -2-      54%  T Grieve        Single to LF (Line Drive); Randle Scores
          1--      57%  F Howard        Walk; Grieve to 2B
                  Bobby Bolin replaces Bill Lee pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    12-      95%  T Ford          Home Run (CF-RF); Grieve Scores; Howard Scores
          ---      96%  E Maddox        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      95%  T Harrah        Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rangers 9.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-9, Horacio Pina facing 7-8-9
                  Horacio Pina replaces Tom Grieve pitching and batting 4th
   O      ---      97%  D Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      94%  C Fisk          Double to CF (LF-CF)
                  Ben Oglivie pinch hits for Bobby Bolin batting 9th
   O      -2-      96%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
   O      -2-      98%  T Harper        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rangers 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-6, Gary Peters facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Peters replaces Reggie Smith pitching and batting 4th; Ben Oglivie moves to RF
          ---      98%  D Billings      Walk
          1--      99%  L Randle        Single to 1B (Pop Fly); Billings to 2B
   O      12-      99%  D Nelson        Flyball: RF; Billings to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  D Mincher       Randle Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      --3      98%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rangers 9.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-9, Horacio Pina facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  L Aparicio      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Peters        Foul Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rangers 9.

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