September 7, 1988 Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 35,569

Wednesday, September 7, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:02

Red Sox

77-62

Lost 1

1st

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

W: M Thurmond (1-6), L: B Stanley (6-3)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Orioles

49-89

Won 1

7th, 27½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    3   1   1   0    2   0  .359  .940   17    0   3   
M Barrett 2B                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .281  .663   22    4   4   GDP
D Evans RF                    3   0   1   2    1   0  .298  .842   17    1   0   2B,SB
M Greenwell LF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .337  .978   15    3   0   IW
E Burks CF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .299  .860   15    1   0   HR
T Benzinger 1B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .748   18   11   0   3B
L Parrish DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .638   10    0   0   
J Reed SS                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .292  .761   14    1   5   HBP
R Gedman C                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .226  .627   14    5   1   2B

B Hurst P                                                                0   0
  L Smith P                                                              0   0
  B Stanley P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   3   7   3    6   2              142   26  13

BATTING

2B: D Evans (30, off C Schilling); R Gedman (11, off C Schilling).

3B: T Benzinger (1, off D Aase).

HR: E Burks (16, off C Schilling; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: M Greenwell (17, by C Schilling).

HBP: J Reed (2, by C Schilling).

TB: E Burks 4; T Benzinger 3; R Gedman 3; D Evans 2; M Barrett; W Boggs.

GIDP: M Barrett (14).

RBI: D Evans 2 (93); E Burks (78).

2-out RBI: D Evans 2; E Burks.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Gedman-J Reed-M Barrett.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Evans (5, 2nd base off C Schilling/M Tettleton).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Stanicek LF                 3   0   0   0    2   0  .238  .626   22    3   0   
B Ripken 2B                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .205  .523    9    3   4   GDP
C Ripken SS                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .269  .831   24    1   2   
E Murray DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .824   12    0   0   
M Tettleton C                 2   1   0   0    2   1  .258  .751   20    2   0   
B Davis RF                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.167    6    2   0   2B
  J Orsulak PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .780    3    0   0   
K Gerhart CF                  1   0   0   1    1   0  .184  .585   18    3   0   SF
  B Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .551    5    0   0   
J Traber 1B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .226  .592   14    9   0   
  R Schu PR                   0   1   0   0    0   0  .236  .662         0   0   
R Gonzales 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .210  .517   10    3   4   2B
  L Sheets PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .227  .633    5    0   0   

C Schilling P                                                            0   0
  D Aase P                                                               1   1
  M Thurmond P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   4   8   4    6   5              148   27  11

BATTING

2B: B Davis (1, off B Hurst); R Gonzales (6, off B Hurst).

SF: K Gerhart (2, off B Hurst).

TB: B Davis 3; R Gonzales 2; B Ripken 2; J Traber 2; C Ripken.

GIDP: B Ripken (13).

RBI: B Ripken (33); J Traber (42); K Gerhart (18); C Ripken (76).

2-out RBI: J Traber.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Ripken-C Ripken; R Gonzales-B Ripken-J Traber; D Aase-R Gonzales.

E: J Traber (5).

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
B Hurst                        7.1   5   2   2    3   3   0   3.82   29  112-66   39· 6·21   11· 4· 8· 0     60    -     1.23   0.17
L Smith, H (1)                 1     2   1   1    1   2   0   3.07    6   23-13    5· 5· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    4.58   0.13
B Stanley, BS (5), L (6-3)     0.1   1   1   1    2   0   0   3.28    4   13-5     4· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-1    6.51  -0.80
Totals                         8.2   8   4   4    6   5   0          39  148-84   48·11·25   14· 6· 8· 0          2-1

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Schilling                    7     6   3   3    5   2   1   3.86   32  121-66   37·11·18    9· 9· 5· 1     50    -     1.09  -0.08
D Aase                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.46    3    9-6     4· 1· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.17   0.05
M Thurmond, W (1-6)            1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.64    3   10-6     3· 0· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.04
Totals                         9     7   3   3    6   2   1          38  140-78   44·12·22   11·11· 6· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Schilling (1; M Greenwell).

HBP: C Schilling (1; J Reed).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 35,569.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 65° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. W Boggs              3B    1. P Stanicek           LF 
2. M Barrett            2B    2. B Ripken             2B 
3. D Evans              RF    3. C Ripken             SS 
4. M Greenwell          LF    4. E Murray             DH 
5. E Burks              CF    5. M Tettleton          C  
6. T Benzinger          1B    6. B Davis              RF 
7. L Parrish            DH    7. K Gerhart            CF 
8. J Reed               SS    8. J Traber             1B 
9. R Gedman             C     9. R Gonzales           3B 

   B Hurst              P        C Schilling          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  3-2  123  2   30%  83% B Ripken        B Stanley       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Schu Scores; Sheets to 3B; Stanicek to 2B
   t 5   2  1-1  123  7  -24%  23% D Evans         C Schilling     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Reed Scores; Boggs Scores; Barrett to 3B
   b 9   1  3-2  12-  4   20%  53% P Stanicek      B Stanley       Walk; Schu to 3B; Sheets to 2B
   b 8   2  3-2  123  3  -20%  16% J Orsulak       L Smith         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   b 8   1  3-2  1-3  3  -19%  30% E Murray        L Smith         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Schilling facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   50%  M Barrett       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  3   52%  D Evans         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  5   55%  M Greenwell     Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   52%  P Stanicek      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   51%  B Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   50%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Schilling facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   52%  E Burks         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   54%  T Benzinger     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Hurst facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   55%  M Tettleton     Walk
          1--  1   64%  B Davis         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Tettleton to 3B
   RO     -23  3   65%  K Gerhart       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Tettleton Scores
   O      -2-  6   62%  J Traber        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Curt Schilling facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   64%  J Reed          Flyball: LF
          ---  6   60%  R Gedman        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          -2-  4   57%  W Boggs         Walk
   OO     12-  7   67%  M Barrett       Double Play: Popfly: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Hurst facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   73%  R Gonzales      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  6   75%  P Stanicek      Walk
   OO     12-  1   66%  B Ripken        Bunt Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt C-SS-2B (Front of Home); Stanicek to 2B
   O      -2-  5   63%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Curt Schilling facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   66%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   68%  M Greenwell     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  4   55%  E Burks         Home Run
   O      ---  4   56%  T Benzinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Bruce Hurst facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  E Murray        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   51%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   50%  B Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Curt Schilling facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
          ---  3   50%  J Reed          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   53%  R Gedman        Strikeout Looking
          1--  2   50%  W Boggs         Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Reed to 3B/Adv on E3 (throw)
          1-3  7   47%  M Barrett       Walk; Boggs to 2B
   RR     123  7   23%  D Evans         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Reed Scores; Boggs Scores; Barrett to 3B
          -23  4   22%  M Greenwell     Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   27%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Bruce Hurst facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  8   24%  K Gerhart       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   22%  J Traber        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   21%  R Gonzales      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Curt Schilling facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   22%  T Benzinger     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   24%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   23%  J Reed          Walk
          1--  3   21%  R Gedman        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Reed to 3B
   O      1-3  1   24%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   21%  P Stanicek      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   19%  B Ripken        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   17%  C Ripken        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Curt Schilling facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   19%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
          ---  4   17%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--  1   19%  M Greenwell     Lineout: RF
          1--      18%  E Burks         Evans Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   20%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Bruce Hurst facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   17%  E Murray        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   14%  M Tettleton     Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  3   16%  B Davis         Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  7   20%  K Gerhart       Walk; Davis to 2B
   R      12-  2   35%  J Traber        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Davis Scores; Gerhart to 3B
   O      1-3  3   24%  R Gonzales      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Don Aase facing 6-7-8
                  Don Aase replaces Curt Schilling pitching
          ---  5   14%  T Benzinger     Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      --3  2   19%  L Parrish       Foul Flyball: 3B
   OO     --3  2   29%  J Reed          Bunt Pop Fly Double Play: Bunt P-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   23%  P Stanicek      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   30%  B Ripken        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
                  Lee Smith replaces Bruce Hurst pitching
          1--  5   48%  C Ripken        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ripken to 3B
   O      1-3  3   30%  E Murray        Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  5   35%  M Tettleton     Walk; Ripken to 2B
                  Joe Orsulak pinch hits for Butch Davis batting 6th
   O      123  3   16%  J Orsulak       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mark Thurmond facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Thurmond replaces Don Aase pitching; Joe Orsulak moves to RF
   O      ---  2   17%  R Gedman        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   15%  W Boggs         Walk
   OO     1--  2   19%  M Barrett       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Lee Smith facing 7-8-9
                  Brady Anderson pinch hits for Ken Gerhart batting 7th
   O      ---  5   11%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   20%  J Traber        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Bob Stanley replaces Lee Smith pitching; Larry Sheets pinch hits for Rene Gonzales batting 9th; Rick Schu pinch runs for Jim Traber batting 8th
          1--  5   33%  L Sheets        Walk; Schu to 2B
          12-  4   53%  P Stanicek      Walk; Schu to 3B; Sheets to 2B
   R      123  2   83%  B Ripken        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Schu Scores; Sheets to 3B; Stanicek to 2B
   RO     123  2  100%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sheets Scores; Stanicek to 3B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Orioles 4.

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