September 5, 1974 Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 4
@BOS 3 CHW 1
@CAL 0 MIN 4
@KCR 1 OAK 3
TEX 0 PHI 6
@CHC 5
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 14,592

Thursday, September 5, 1974, 7:33PM
Time of Game: 2:44

Brewers

66-72

Won 1

5th, 7½ GB

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

W: B Champion (10-3), L: D Segui (6-7), S: T Murphy (18)

Red Sox

72-64

Lost 7

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Money 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .751    0    0   2   
K Berry CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .218  .555    0    3   0   
G Scott 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .295  .806    0    9   2   
J Briggs LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .798    0    0   0   CS
D Porter C                    2   1   0   0    2   1  .251  .713    0    7   0   
M Hegan DH                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .236  .718    0    0   0   HR
G Thomas RF                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .250 1.250    0    2   0   HR
T Johnson SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .251  .619    0    1   1   
P Garcia 2B                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .193  .575    0    4   4   HR

B Champion P                                                             1   0
  T Murphy P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   4   7   4    2   8                    27   9

BATTING

HR: P Garcia (11, off D Drago; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); M Hegan (8, off D Drago; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); G Thomas (1, off D Segui; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: P Garcia 4; G Thomas 4; M Hegan 4; G Scott 2; K Berry; J Briggs.

RBI: G Thomas 2 (2); P Garcia (46); M Hegan (40).

2-out RBI: P Garcia.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: D Porter (11); T Johnson (8); J Briggs (8).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Briggs (5, 2nd base by D Segui/T McCarver).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Beniquez CF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .271  .693    0    5   0   
T McCarver C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .218  .591    0    9   1   SH
D Evans RF                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .747    0    1   0   
C Yastrzemski 1B              2   0   0   0    3   0  .309  .871    0    7   0   2·IW
R Petrocelli 3B               5   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .761    0    0   3   
B Carbo LF                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .249  .773    0    2   0   2B,SB
D McAuliffe 2B                3   1   0   0    1   0  .216  .647    0    0   1   
C Cooper DH                   3   0   2   2    0   0  .271  .724    0    0   0   2B
  F Lynn PR                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
R Burleson SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .735    0    3   1   
  T Harper PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .628    0    0   0   

D Drago P                                                                0   0
  D Segui P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   3   6   3    7   3                    27   6

BATTING

2B: C Cooper (22, off B Champion); B Carbo (15, off B Champion).

SH: T McCarver (1, off T Murphy).

IBB: C Yastrzemski 2 (13, by T Murphy, by B Champion).

TB: C Cooper 3; B Carbo 2; J Beniquez; D Evans; T Harper.

RBI: C Cooper 2 (38); D Evans (61).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

E: D McAuliffe (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Carbo (4, 2nd base off B Champion/D Porter).

PITCHING

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 (10-3)           8     5   3   3    6   3   0   3.30   36     -       ·  ·     10·11· 4· 2     57    -     1.39   0.13
T Murphy, S (18)               1     1   0   0    1   0   0   1.47    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          1-1    5.40   0.18
Totals                         9     6   3   3    7   3   0          41     -       ·  ·     13·12· 4· 2          1-1

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
D Drago                        7     6   2   2    1   8   2   3.73   28     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 4     64    -     1.08   0.12
D Segui, L (6-7)               2     1   2   2    1   0   1   4.19    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 1          0-0    1.72  -0.30
Totals                         9     7   4   4    2   8   3          36     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 5           -

B Champion faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Drago (5).

IBB: T Murphy (11; C Yastrzemski); B Champion (2; C Yastrzemski).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 14,592.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 62° F.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Boston Red Sox                       
1. D Money              3B    1. J Beniquez           CF 
2. K Berry              CF    2. T McCarver           C  
3. G Scott              1B    3. D Evans              RF 
4. J Briggs             LF    4. C Yastrzemski        1B 
5. D Porter             C     5. R Petrocelli         3B 
6. M Hegan              DH    6. B Carbo              LF 
7. G Thomas             RF    7. D McAuliffe          2B 
8. T Johnson            SS    8. C Cooper             DH 
9. P Garcia             2B    9. R Burleson           SS 

   B Champion           P        D Drago              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  2-2  1--      42%  92% G Thomas        D Segui         Home Run; Porter Scores
   b 6   1  0-0  1-3     -20%  12% C Cooper        B Champion      Double to LF; McAuliffe Scores; Carbo Scores; Cooper to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw to Hm)
   t 7   2  2-1  ---      20%  43% P Garcia        D Drago         Home Run
   b 9   2  4-3  1-3      20% 100% R Petrocelli    T Murphy        Popfly: RF
   b 9   0  4-2  1--     -14%  68% J Beniquez      T Murphy        Single to 3B/Bunt; Harper to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Money         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  K Berry         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  G Scott         Single to RF
          1--      49%  J Briggs        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Scott to 2B
   O      12-      45%  D Porter        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Champion facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Beniquez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  T McCarver      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  D Evans         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      46%  C Yastrzemski   Walk; Evans to 2B
   O      12-      50%  R Petrocelli    Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  M Hegan         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  G Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  T Johnson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Champion facing 6-7-8
          ---      39%  B Carbo         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      43%  D McAuliffe     Popfly: 2B
          -2-      38%  C Cooper        Single to LF; Carbo to 3B
   O      1-3      46%  R Burleson      Fielder's Choice 1B; Carbo out at Hm/1B-C; Cooper to 2B
   O      12-      50%  J Beniquez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  P Garcia        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  D Money         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  K Berry         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Champion facing 2-3-4
          ---      41%  T McCarver      Walk
          1--      29%  D Evans         Fielder's Choice SS; McCarver to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw to 2B); Evans to 2B
          -23      27%  C Yastrzemski   Intentional Walk
   O      123      34%  R Petrocelli    Popfly: 2B
   O      123      42%  B Carbo         Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Evans to 3B; Yastrzemski to 2B
   O      123      50%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  G Scott         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      45%  J Briggs        Flyball: CF
          ---      47%  D Porter        Walk
          1--      48%  M Hegan         Wild Pitch; Porter to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Champion facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  C Cooper        Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---      49%  R Burleson      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      50%  J Beniquez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  G Thomas        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  T Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  P Garcia        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Champion facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      46%  T McCarver      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Yastrzemski   Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Money         Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  K Berry         Single to CF
          1--      56%  G Scott         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Berry to 2B
   O      12-      49%  J Briggs        Strikeout
   O      12-      43%  D Porter        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Champion facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  R Petrocelli    Popfly: 1B
          ---      42%  B Carbo         Walk
          1--      34%  D McAuliffe     Carbo Steals 2B; Carbo to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3      32%  " "             Walk
   RR     1-3      12%  C Cooper        Double to LF; McAuliffe Scores; Carbo Scores; Cooper to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw to Hm)
                  Fred Lynn pinch runs for Cecil Cooper batting 8th
   O      --3      16%  R Burleson      Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      18%  J Beniquez      Fielder's Choice 3B; Lynn out at Hm/3B-C
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Drago facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      30%  M Hegan         Home Run
   O      ---      26%  G Thomas        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      23%  T Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      43%  P Garcia        Home Run
   O      ---      41%  D Money         Popfly: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Bill Champion facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      45%  T McCarver      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      48%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Yastrzemski   Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Diego Segui facing 2-3-4
                  Diego Segui replaces Dick Drago pitching
   O      ---      45%  K Berry         Popfly: CF
   O      ---      42%  G Scott         Flyball: CF
          ---      44%  J Briggs        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      39%  D Porter        Briggs Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Bill Champion facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      44%  R Petrocelli    Strikeout
          ---      39%  B Carbo         Walk
   O      1--      45%  D McAuliffe     Popfly: CF
   O      1--      50%  F Lynn          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Diego Segui facing 5-6-7
          ---      58%  D Porter        Walk
   O      1--      50%  M Hegan         Foul Flyball: C
   RR     1--      92%  G Thomas        Home Run; Porter Scores
   O      ---      91%  T Johnson       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      91%  P Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Bill Champion facing 9-1-2
                  Tommy Harper pinch hits for Rick Burleson batting 9th
          ---      82%  T Harper        Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Tom Murphy replaces Bill Champion pitching
          1--      68%  J Beniquez      Single to 3B/Bunt; Harper to 2B
   O      12-      71%  T McCarver      Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Beniquez to 2B; Harper to 3B
   RO     -23      84%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B; Beniquez to 3B; Harper Scores
          --3      80%  C Yastrzemski   Intentional Walk
   O      1-3     100%  R Petrocelli    Popfly: RF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Red Sox 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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