April 2, 1997 Boston Red Sox at Anaheim Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
@ANA 5 BAL 4
KCR 2 MIN 7
DET 6 CLE 9
@OAK 7 NYY 16
@SEA 2 TOR 6
CHW 1 CIN 5
COL 3 FLA 4
CHC 3 HOU 4
ATL 3 LAD 5
PHI 1 MON 4
STL 1 SDP 6
NYM 5
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 30,874

Wednesday, April 2, 1997, 7:38
Time of Game: 3:47

Red Sox

1-0

Won 1

1st

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

W: P Mahomes (1-0), L: T Percival (0-1), S: H Slocumb (1)

Angels

0-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Garciaparra SS              5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   23    2   2   
J Valentin 2B                 4   1   3   1    1   0  .750 2.050   16    4   4   2·2B
M Vaughn 1B                   3   1   1   0    2   1  .333  .933   22    9   0   
M Stanley DH                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333   12    0   0   
  R Jefferson PH              2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    9    0   0   
  J Frye PR                   0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
T Naehring 3B                 4   2   2   2    1   1  .500 1.850   18    0   0   HR
W Cordero LF                  4   0   1   1    1   2  .250  .650   23    2   0   
R Pemberton RF                4   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .200   14    0   0   HBP
  S Hatteberg C               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Haselman C                  3   0   0   0    1   3  .000  .250   18    8   0   
  T O'Leary PH-RF             1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    2    0   0   
S Mack CF                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    1   0   
  D Bragg PH-CF               2   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .333   16    1   0   

T Gordon P                                                               0   0
  V Eshelman P                                                           0   1
  B Henry P                                                              0   1
  P Mahomes P                                                            0   0
  H Slocumb P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   6   9   6    8  12              185   27   8

BATTING

2B: J Valentin 2 (2, off M Langston, off T Percival).

HR: T Naehring (1, off M Langston; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: R Pemberton (1, by T Percival).

TB: T Naehring 5; J Valentin 5; M Vaughn; R Jefferson; T O'Leary; W Cordero.

RBI: T Naehring 2 (2); J Valentin (1); R Pemberton (1); T O'Leary (1); W Cordero (1).

2-out RBI: T Naehring 2; J Valentin; T O'Leary; R Pemberton; W Cordero.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Valentin-M Vaughn.

E: T Gordon ().

BASERUNNING

PO: J Valentin (1st base by M Langston).

Anaheim Angels               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Erstad 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   20    5   0   
L Alicea 2B                   4   1   2   2    1   2  .500 1.100   22    2   0   SB
J Edmonds CF                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .400 1.400   29    1   0   HR
T Salmon RF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .200   19    2   0   
D Hollins 3B                  3   1   1   1    2   0  .333  .933   23    2   1   
G Anderson LF                 5   0   3   0    0   0  .600 1.200   21    2   0   
E Murray DH                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .333  .733   18    0   0   SF
  O Palmeiro PR               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Leyritz C                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   14   10   0   
  J Fabregas C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    3   0   
G DiSarcina SS                4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000   10    0   4   SB

M Langston P                                                             0   0
  M James P                                                              0   1
  C McElroy P                                                            0   0
  T Percival P                                                           0   0
  P Harris P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38   5  12   5    5   7              182   27   6

BATTING

HR: J Edmonds (1, off T Gordon; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: E Murray (1, off B Henry).

TB: J Edmonds 5; G Anderson 3; L Alicea 2; G DiSarcina 2; D Hollins; J Leyritz; E Murray.

RBI: L Alicea 2 (2); D Hollins (1); E Murray (1); J Edmonds (1).

2-out RBI: J Edmonds.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

E: D Erstad (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Alicea (1, 2nd base off T Gordon/B Haselman); G DiSarcina (1, 2nd base off T Gordon/B Haselman).

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
T Gordon                       4.2   5   2   2    3   6   1   3.86   23  102-60   29·10·21    8· 2· 4· 0     49    -     0.91  -0.01
V Eshelman                     0.2   4   2   2    0   0   0  27.00    6   15-12    9· 2· 1    3· 1· 2· 0          2-0    1.42  -0.15
B Henry                        1.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   5.40    6   29-15    9· 1· 5    3· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.54  -0.01
P Mahomes, W (1-0)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    8-6     4· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
H Slocumb, S (1)               1     1   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    6   22-10    7· 0· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    4.95   0.22
Totals                         9    12   5   5    5   7   1          44  176-103  58·14·31   17· 8· 7· 0          4-0

Anaheim Angels                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Langston                     6     3   1   1    4   6   1   1.50   25   92-49   25·14·10    6· 5· 4· 0     64    -     1.02   0.26
M James, H (1)                 0.2   2   1   1    1   1   0  13.50    5   26-14    9· 0· 5    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.01  -0.07
C McElroy, H (1)               1.1   1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    5   21-14    4· 5· 5    0· 0· 2· 0          2-0    1.40   0.12
T Percival, BS (1), L (0-1)    0.2   2   4   4    3   2   0  54.00    8   40-21   10· 7· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.65  -0.49
P Harris                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    5-5     2· 0· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          3-1    4.53  -0.25
Totals                         9     9   6   6    8  12   1          45  184-103  50·26·27   10· 6· 8· 0          5-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: M Langston (0; J Valentin, 1st base).

HBP: T Percival (1; R Pemberton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 3:47.

Attendance: 30,874.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 52° F, Wind 15mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Anaheim Angels                       
1. N Garciaparra        SS    1. D Erstad             1B 
2. J Valentin           2B    2. L Alicea             2B 
3. M Vaughn             1B    3. J Edmonds            CF 
4. M Stanley            DH    4. T Salmon             RF 
5. T Naehring           3B    5. D Hollins            3B 
6. W Cordero            LF    6. G Anderson           LF 
7. R Pemberton          RF    7. E Murray             DH 
8. B Haselman           C     8. J Leyritz            C  
9. S Mack               CF    9. G DiSarcina          SS 

   T Gordon             P        M Langston           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  5-5  123  2   31%  83% T O'Leary       P Harris        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Naehring Scores; Cordero to 3B; Pemberton to 2B
   t 9   2  5-4  123  2   29%  53% R Pemberton     T Percival      Hit By Pitch; Frye Scores; Naehring to 3B; Cordero to 2B
   b 9   2  6-5  123  6   28% 100% J Fabregas      H Slocumb       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   t 6   2  2-0  ---  1   11%  29% T Naehring      M Langston      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   b 9   2  6-5  12-  5  -10%  72% E Murray        H Slocumb       Walk; Hollins to 3B; Anderson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Langston facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: RF
          ---  1   52%  J Valentin      Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   54%  M Vaughn        Walk
   O      12-  3   50%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF; Valentin to 3B
   O      1-3  2   45%  T Naehring      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  L Alicea        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  9   39%  J Edmonds       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   40%  T Salmon        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Langston facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   38%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   36%  R Pemberton     Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   37%  B Haselman      Walk
   O      1--  6   35%  S Mack          Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   37%  D Hollins       Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  5   35%  G Anderson      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   32%  E Murray        Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to P's Left); Anderson to 2B
   O      12-  2   35%  J Leyritz       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Anderson to 3B
   O      1-3  4   40%  G DiSarcina     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Langston facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   37%  N Garciaparra   Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   40%  J Valentin      Walk
          1--      41%  M Vaughn        Valentin Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Valentin to 2B
   O      -2-  4   38%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Valentin to 3B
          --3  4   39%  M Stanley       Walk
   O      1-3  6   34%  T Naehring      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   36%  D Erstad        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   33%  L Alicea        Walk
          1--  4   28%  J Edmonds       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Alicea to 3B
          1-3  7   25%  T Salmon        Walk; Edmonds to 2B
   RO     123  4   24%  D Hollins       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Alicea Scores; Edmonds to 3B
   O      1-3  5   28%  G Anderson      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Langston facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   25%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   23%  R Pemberton     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   22%  B Haselman      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   24%  E Murray        Lineout: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   25%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   24%  G DiSarcina     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      24%  D Erstad        DiSarcina Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   26%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Langston facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   23%  S Mack          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   21%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   20%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Gordon facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   17%  L Alicea        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      16%  J Edmonds       Alicea Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   16%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Alicea to 3B
   O      --3  4   20%  T Salmon        Strikeout Swinging
          --3  5   20%  D Hollins       Walk
                  Vaughn Eshelman replaces Tom Gordon pitching
   O      1-3  1   23%  G Anderson      Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Mark Langston facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   20%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   18%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  1   29%  T Naehring      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  1   31%  W Cordero       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   27%  R Pemberton     Foul Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vaughn Eshelman facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   23%  E Murray        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   19%  J Leyritz       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Murray to 2B
          12-  3   13%  G DiSarcina     Single to CF (Line Drive); Murray to 3B; Leyritz to 2B
   O      123  2   18%  D Erstad        Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Leyritz to 3B; DiSarcina to 2B
   RR     123  4    8%  L Alicea        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Leyritz Scores; DiSarcina Scores; Erstad to 2B
                  Butch Henry replaces Vaughn Eshelman pitching
   OO     12-  6   12%  J Edmonds       Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Alicea out at 1B/2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 4.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike James facing 8-9-1
                  Mike James replaces Mark Langston pitching
   O      ---  6    9%  B Haselman      Strikeout Swinging
                  Darren Bragg pinch hits for Shane Mack batting 9th
          ---  7   12%  D Bragg         Walk
   O      1--  6    9%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Bragg to 2B
   R      -2-  6   16%  J Valentin      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Bragg Scores
          1--  1   19%  M Vaughn        Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left); Valentin to 2B
                  Chuck McElroy replaces Mike James pitching; Reggie Jefferson pinch hits for Mike Stanley batting 4th
   O      12-  5   12%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-2, Butch Henry facing 4-5-6
                  Darren Bragg moves to CF
   O      ---  3   13%  T Salmon        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   12%  D Hollins       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6    9%  G Anderson      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hollins to 3B
   RO     1-3  4    7%  E Murray        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hollins Scores
   O      1--  5    8%  J Leyritz       Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 5.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Chuck McElroy facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   12%  T Naehring      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6    8%  W Cordero       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  4    5%  R Pemberton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3    3%  B Haselman      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-2, Pat Mahomes facing 9-1-2
                  Pat Mahomes replaces Butch Henry pitching
   O      ---  2    3%  G DiSarcina     Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  1    4%  D Erstad        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5    4%  L Alicea        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 5.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Troy Percival facing 9-1-2
                  Troy Percival replaces Chuck McElroy pitching; Jorge Fabregas replaces Jim Leyritz playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  6    2%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8    0%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2    1%  J Valentin      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
          -2-  6    4%  M Vaughn        Walk
          12-  4    8%  R Jefferson     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Valentin to 3B; Vaughn to 2B
                  Jeff Frye pinch runs for Reggie Jefferson batting 4th
   R      123  6   15%  T Naehring      Walk; Valentin Scores; Vaughn to 3B; Frye to 2B
   R      123  6   24%  W Cordero       Walk; Vaughn Scores; Frye to 3B; Naehring to 2B
   R      123  2   53%  R Pemberton     Hit By Pitch; Frye Scores; Naehring to 3B; Cordero to 2B
                  Pep Harris replaces Troy Percival pitching; Troy O'Leary pinch hits for Bill Haselman batting 8th
   R      123  2   83%  T O'Leary       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Naehring Scores; Cordero to 3B; Pemberton to 2B
   O      123  3   78%  D Bragg         Foul Popfly: C
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 5-6, Heathcliff Slocumb facing 3-4-5
                  Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Pat Mahomes pitching; Scott Hatteberg replaces Rudy Pemberton playing C batting 7th; Troy O'Leary moves to RF
   O      ---  2   87%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   95%  T Salmon        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   89%  D Hollins       Walk
          1--  4   82%  G Anderson      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Hollins to 2B
          12-  5   72%  E Murray        Walk; Hollins to 3B; Anderson to 2B
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch runs for Eddie Murray batting 7th
   O      123  6  100%  J Fabregas      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:ANA199704020

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