You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Box Scores > 1968 > Jul 7, 1968, Twins at Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play
View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info | ||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||
| Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Fenway Park, Attendance: 33,486 |
Sunday, July 7, 1968 Time of Game: 2:38 |
|||||||||||||||||
|
Twins
3
39-42
Lost 6
5th, 15 GB
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Twins 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 8 0
Red Sox 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 X 6 11 0
|
Red Sox
6
43-38
Won 8
4th, 11 GB
|
Batting Stats
Minnesota Twins AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details C Tovar SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 .256 .672 0 1 T Uhlaender CF 4 0 2 1 1 0 .280 .730 2 0 R Carew 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .286 .675 3 5 GDP T Oliva RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .281 .805 2 0 HR R Reese 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .181 .520 11 0 GDP B Allison LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .232 .709 0 1 R Clark 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .420 1 2 B Look C 1 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .737 4 0 F Kostro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .435 0 0 J Roseboro C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .524 1 0 R Rollins PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 .634 0 0 J Merritt P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .453 0 2 A Worthington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 F Quilici PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .315 .818 0 0 D Chance P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .065 .169 0 0 H Killebrew PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .204 .739 0 0 Totals 33 3 8 0 5 5 24 11
Batting Events
HR: T Oliva (13, off G Waslewski; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: T Oliva 5; T Uhlaender 2; C Tovar; R Carew; J Merritt; F Quilici.
GIDP: R Carew (8); R Reese (1).
RBI: T Oliva 2 (44); T Uhlaender (28).
2-out RBI: T Uhlaender.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Boston Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details M Andrews 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .247 .651 2 5 D Jones 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .187 .419 9 0 2B B Landis P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 L Stange P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .432 0 0 C Yastrzemski LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .300 .961 2 0 HR,2B,IW K Harrelson RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .307 .952 1 0 R Smith CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .276 .755 2 0 R Petrocelli SS 4 2 3 0 0 0 .240 .685 1 3 J Foy 3B 3 1 2 2 1 0 .230 .660 1 1 HR R Gibson C 3 1 1 1 0 1 .198 .494 5 0 2B,SF G Waslewski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .043 .127 0 2 2·SH G Scott PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .181 .461 4 0 Totals 31 6 11 0 3 2 27 11
Batting Events
2B: D Jones (3, off A Worthington); R Gibson (5, off J Merritt); C Yastrzemski (15, off J Merritt).
HR: J Foy (3, off J Merritt; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); C Yastrzemski (13, off J Merritt; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: R Gibson (3, off J Merritt).
SH: G Waslewski 2 (2, 2 off J Merritt).
IBB: C Yastrzemski (11, by A Worthington).
TB: C Yastrzemski 6; J Foy 5; R Petrocelli 3; R Gibson 2; M Andrews 2; D Jones 2.
RBI: J Foy 2 (23); M Andrews (22); D Jones (8); R Gibson (6); C Yastrzemski (33).
2-out RBI: D Jones; M Andrews.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. M Andrews-D Jones; M Andrews-R Petrocelli-G Scott.
Pitching Stats
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 Merritt, L (5-9) 5 10 6 6 2 1 2 3.13 26 - · · 7· 6· 0·10 22 - 1.01 -0.34 A Worthington 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.75 5 - · · 1· 2· 0· 1 1-1 0.40 -0.01 D Chance 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.65 6 - · · 3· 2· 0· 0 0-0 0.14 0.01 Totals 8 11 6 6 3 2 2 37 - · · 11·10· 0·11 1-1
J Merritt faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
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 G Waslewski, W (3-7) 6 5 2 2 3 3 1 3.29 25 - · · 8· 6· 0· 5 54 - 0.99 0.10 B Landis 2 3 1 1 2 2 0 3.24 10 - · · 2· 1· 0· 3 0-0 0.77 -0.00 L Stange, S (8) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.04 3 - · · 1· 2· 0· 0 1-0 1.01 0.06 Totals 9 8 3 3 5 5 1 38 - · · 11· 9· 0· 8 1-0
B Landis faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: B Landis 2 (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: A Worthington (4; C Yastrzemski).
Pickoffs: None.
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Marty Springstead.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 33,486.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.
Lineups
Minnesota Twins Boston Red Sox 1. Cesar Tovar SS 1. Mike Andrews 2B 2. Ted Uhlaender CF 2. Dalton Jones 1B 3. Rod Carew 2B 3. Carl Yastrzemski LF 4. Tony Oliva RF 4. Ken Harrelson RF 5. Rich Reese 1B 5. Reggie Smith CF 6. Bob Allison LF 6. Rico Petrocelli SS 7. Ron Clark 3B 7. Joe Foy 3B 8. Bruce Look C 8. Russ Gibson C 9. Jim Merritt P 9. Gary Waslewski P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t6 | 0 | 1-- | RR | -17% | 69% | 0-3 | MIN | T. Oliva | G. Waslewski | Home Run; Carew Scores | |
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | RR | 14% | 93% | 3-2 | BOS | J. Foy | J. Merritt | Home Run; Petrocelli Scores | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | R | 11% | 77% | 1-0 | BOS | C. Yastrzemski | J. Merritt | Home Run | |
| b2 | 0 | 12- | 8% | 73% | 0-0 | BOS | J. Foy | J. Merritt | Walk; Smith to 3B; Petrocelli to 2B | ||
| t8 | 0 | 1-- | OO | 7% | 97% | 3-6 | MIN | R. Reese | B. Landis | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Gary Waslewski facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | MIN | C. Tovar | G. Waslewski | Strikeout | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | -3% | 50% | 0-0 | MIN | T. Uhlaender | G. Waslewski | Walk | ||
| t1 | 1 | 1-- | -4% | 46% | 0-0 | MIN | R. Carew | G. Waslewski | Single to CF; Uhlaender to 2B | ||
| t1 | 1 | 12- | O | 3% | 49% | 0-0 | MIN | T. Oliva | G. Waslewski | Groundout: P-1B; Carew to 2B; Uhlaender to 3B | |
| t1 | 2 | -23 | O | 6% | 54% | 0-0 | MIN | R. Reese | G. Waslewski | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | 4% | 58% | 0-0 | BOS | M. Andrews | J. Merritt | Single to LF | ||
| b1 | 0 | 1-- | O | -1% | 57% | 0-0 | BOS | D. Jones | J. Merritt | Groundout: 2B-1B; Andrews to 2B | |
| b1 | 1 | -2- | O | -3% | 54% | 0-0 | BOS | C. Yastrzemski | J. Merritt | Groundout: 2B-1B; Andrews to 3B | |
| b1 | 2 | --3 | O | -4% | 50% | 0-0 | BOS | K. Harrelson | J. Merritt | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Gary Waslewski facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | MIN | B. Allison | G. Waslewski | Flyball: CF | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 54% | 0-0 | MIN | R. Clark | G. Waslewski | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | -1% | 52% | 0-0 | MIN | B. Look | G. Waslewski | Walk | ||
| t2 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 55% | 0-0 | MIN | J. Merritt | G. Waslewski | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | 4% | 59% | 0-0 | BOS | R. Smith | J. Merritt | Walk | ||
| b2 | 0 | 1-- | 6% | 65% | 0-0 | BOS | R. Petrocelli | J. Merritt | Single to LF; Smith to 2B | ||
| b2 | 0 | 12- | 8% | 73% | 0-0 | BOS | J. Foy | J. Merritt | Walk; Smith to 3B; Petrocelli to 2B | ||
| b2 | 0 | 123 | RO | -2% | 70% | 0-0 | BOS | R. Gibson | J. Merritt | Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores | |
| b2 | 1 | 12- | O | -2% | 68% | 1-0 | BOS | G. Waslewski | J. Merritt | Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Foy to 2B; Petrocelli to 3B | |
| b2 | 2 | -23 | O | -5% | 63% | 1-0 | BOS | M. Andrews | J. Merritt | Groundout: P-1B | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Gary Waslewski facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 65% | 0-1 | MIN | C. Tovar | G. Waslewski | Flyball: 1B | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | -3% | 62% | 0-1 | MIN | T. Uhlaender | G. Waslewski | Single to CF | ||
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 6% | 68% | 0-1 | MIN | R. Carew | G. Waslewski | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 67% | 1-0 | BOS | D. Jones | J. Merritt | Foul Flyball: C | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | R | 11% | 77% | 1-0 | BOS | C. Yastrzemski | J. Merritt | Home Run | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 77% | 2-0 | BOS | K. Harrelson | J. Merritt | Foul Flyball: 3B | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 76% | 2-0 | BOS | R. Smith | J. Merritt | Flyball: 2B | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Gary Waslewski facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 78% | 0-2 | MIN | T. Oliva | G. Waslewski | Flyball: 3B | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 80% | 0-2 | MIN | R. Reese | G. Waslewski | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 81% | 0-2 | MIN | B. Allison | G. Waslewski | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | 2% | 83% | 2-0 | BOS | R. Petrocelli | J. Merritt | Single to LF | ||
| b4 | 0 | 1-- | 3% | 86% | 2-0 | BOS | J. Foy | J. Merritt | Single to CF; Petrocelli to 2B | ||
| b4 | 0 | 12- | O | -3% | 83% | 2-0 | BOS | R. Gibson | J. Merritt | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| b4 | 1 | 12- | O | -2% | 82% | 2-0 | BOS | G. Waslewski | J. Merritt | Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Foy to 2B; Petrocelli to 3B | |
| b4 | 2 | -23 | RO | 5% | 87% | 2-0 | BOS | M. Andrews | J. Merritt | Single to LF; Petrocelli Scores; Foy out at Hm/LF-C | |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Gary Waslewski facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 89% | 0-3 | MIN | R. Clark | G. Waslewski | Flyball: 2B | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 90% | 0-3 | MIN | B. Look | G. Waslewski | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | -1% | 89% | 0-3 | MIN | J. Merritt | G. Waslewski | Single to CF | ||
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | -2% | 87% | 0-3 | MIN | C. Tovar | G. Waslewski | Single to LF; Merritt to 2B | ||
| t5 | 2 | 12- | O | 4% | 91% | 0-3 | MIN | T. Uhlaender | G. Waslewski | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 90% | 3-0 | BOS | D. Jones | J. Merritt | Strikeout Looking | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | 1% | 91% | 3-0 | BOS | C. Yastrzemski | J. Merritt | Double to LF | ||
| b5 | 1 | -2- | O | -1% | 90% | 3-0 | BOS | K. Harrelson | J. Merritt | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b5 | 2 | -2- | O | -1% | 89% | 3-0 | BOS | R. Smith | J. Merritt | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Gary Waslewski facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | -4% | 85% | 0-3 | MIN | R. Carew | G. Waslewski | Walk | ||
| t6 | 0 | 1-- | RR | -17% | 69% | 0-3 | MIN | T. Oliva | G. Waslewski | Home Run; Carew Scores | |
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 72% | 2-3 | MIN | R. Reese | G. Waslewski | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 74% | 2-3 | MIN | B. Allison | G. Waslewski | Strikeout Looking | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 76% | 2-3 | MIN | R. Clark | G. Waslewski | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | 3% | 79% | 3-2 | BOS | R. Petrocelli | J. Merritt | Single to LF | ||
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | RR | 14% | 93% | 3-2 | BOS | J. Foy | J. Merritt | Home Run; Petrocelli Scores | |
| b6 | 0 | --- | 2% | 95% | 5-2 | BOS | R. Gibson | J. Merritt | Double to LF | ||
| Al Worthington replaces Jim Merritt pitching and batting 9th; George Scott pinch hits for Gary Waslewski (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | -2- | O | -1% | 94% | 5-2 | BOS | G. Scott | A. Worthington | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b6 | 1 | -2- | O | -1% | 93% | 5-2 | BOS | M. Andrews | A. Worthington | Flyball: 2B | |
| b6 | 2 | -2- | R | 4% | 96% | 5-2 | BOS | D. Jones | A. Worthington | Double to RF; Gibson Scores | |
| b6 | 2 | -2- | 0% | 96% | 6-2 | BOS | C. Yastrzemski | A. Worthington | Intentional Walk | ||
| b6 | 2 | 12- | O | -1% | 96% | 6-2 | BOS | K. Harrelson | A. Worthington | Foul Flyball: C | |
| 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 6. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Red Sox' Bill Landis facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| Bill Landis replaces Dalton Jones (1B) pitching and batting 2nd; George Scott moves from PH to 1B; Frank Kostro pinch hits for Bruce Look (C) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 97% | 2-6 | MIN | F. Kostro | B. Landis | Flyball: 1B | |
| Frank Quilici pinch hits for Al Worthington (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t7 | 1 | --- | -1% | 95% | 2-6 | MIN | F. Quilici | B. Landis | Single to LF | ||
| t7 | 1 | 1-- | -1% | 95% | 2-6 | MIN | C. Tovar | B. Landis | Wild Pitch; Quilici to 2B | ||
| t7 | 1 | -2- | O | 2% | 97% | 2-6 | MIN | C. Tovar | B. Landis | Strikeout | |
| t7 | 2 | -2- | R | -3% | 94% | 2-6 | MIN | T. Uhlaender | B. Landis | Single to RF; Quilici Scores | |
| t7 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 95% | 3-6 | MIN | R. Carew | B. Landis | Strikeout Looking | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 6. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Twins' Dean Chance facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| Dean Chance replaces Frank Quilici (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Johnny Roseboro replaces Frank Kostro (PH) playing C batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 95% | 6-3 | BOS | R. Smith | D. Chance | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 95% | 6-3 | BOS | R. Petrocelli | D. Chance | Flyball: CF | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 95% | 6-3 | BOS | J. Foy | D. Chance | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 6. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Red Sox' Bill Landis facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | -4% | 91% | 3-6 | MIN | T. Oliva | B. Landis | Single to LF | ||
| t8 | 0 | 1-- | OO | 7% | 97% | 3-6 | MIN | R. Reese | B. Landis | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | -1% | 96% | 3-6 | MIN | B. Allison | B. Landis | Walk | ||
| t8 | 2 | 1-- | -0% | 96% | 3-6 | MIN | R. Clark | B. Landis | Wild Pitch; Allison to 2B | ||
| t8 | 2 | -2- | O | 2% | 98% | 3-6 | MIN | R. Clark | B. Landis | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 6. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Twins' Dean Chance facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 98% | 6-3 | BOS | R. Gibson | D. Chance | Strikeout Looking | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 98% | 6-3 | BOS | G. Scott | D. Chance | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 97% | 6-3 | BOS | M. Andrews | D. Chance | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 6. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Red Sox' Bill Landis facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| Rich Rollins pinch hits for Johnny Roseboro (C) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | -3% | 94% | 3-6 | MIN | R. Rollins | B. Landis | Walk | ||
| Lee Stange replaces Bill Landis pitching and batting 2nd; Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Dean Chance (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | 1-- | O | 3% | 97% | 3-6 | MIN | H. Killebrew | L. Stange | Flyball: RF | |
| t9 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 99% | 3-6 | MIN | C. Tovar | L. Stange | Flyball: LF | |
| t9 | 2 | 1-- | O | 1% | 100% | 3-6 | MIN | T. Uhlaender | L. Stange | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 6. | |||||||||||
Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BOS196807072
Play-by-Play Explanation
- RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
- R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
- Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
- wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
- wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
- Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
- Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
- Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
- Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.
Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.
The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain
data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.
In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.
Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.
