June 21, 1978 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 32,459

Wednesday, June 21, 1978, 7:38PM
Time of Game: 2:38

Yankees

38-28

Lost 1

3rd, 8 GB

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

W: D Eckersley (7-2), L: J Beattie (2-3)

Red Sox

47-21

Won 1

1st

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R White LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .254  .766    0    2   0   
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .684    0    4   1   
T Munson C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .667    0    5   0   
R Jackson RF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .271  .804    0    3   0   
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   2   0    0   1  .296  .744    0    7   1   
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .777    0    0   3   
G Thomasson CF                3   0   0   1    1   0  .208  .622    0    3   0   
J Johnstone DH                4   1   1   1    0   1  .175  .500    0    0   0   HR
F Stanley SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .343  .963    0    0   3   

J Beattie P                                                              0   0
  D Tidrow P                                                             0   1
  C Hunter P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   2   6   2    1   7                    24   9

BATTING

HR: J Johnstone (1, off D Eckersley; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J Johnstone 4; C Chambliss 2; R White; R Jackson; F Stanley.

RBI: J Johnstone (6); G Thomasson (23).

2-out RBI: J Johnstone.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Burleson SS                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .656    0    2   1   2B
J Remy 2B                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .274  .648    0    1   3   SB
J Rice DH                     3   1   2   0    2   0  .323 1.015    0    0   0   SB
C Yastrzemski LF              4   1   1   1    1   1  .291  .800    0    1   0   2B
C Fisk C                      4   1   1   1    0   0  .285  .864    0    7   0   2B
F Lynn CF                     3   2   2   2    0   0  .320  .899    0    4   0   HR,SF
G Scott 1B                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .272  .808    0    9   1   HR
D Evans RF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .288  .932    0    3   0   2B,SH
B Hobson 3B                   3   1   2   3    0   1  .263  .815    0    0   0   HR,SF

D Eckersley P                                                            0   1
Totals                       33   9  12   8    4   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: R Burleson (19, off C Hunter); C Fisk (21, off J Beattie); D Evans (10, off D Tidrow); C Yastrzemski (13, off J Beattie).

HR: F Lynn (9, off C Hunter; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); G Scott (5, off C Hunter; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); B Hobson (14, off D Tidrow; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: F Lynn (3, off D Tidrow); B Hobson (4, off J Beattie).

SH: D Evans (2, off J Beattie).

TB: B Hobson 5; F Lynn 5; G Scott 4; J Rice 2; R Burleson 2; C Yastrzemski 2; D Evans 2; C Fisk 2; J Remy.

RBI: B Hobson 3 (46); F Lynn 2 (35); G Scott (21); C Yastrzemski (38); C Fisk (23).

2-out RBI: B Hobson 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

E: B Hobson (15).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Remy (15, 2nd base off J Beattie/T Munson); J Rice (4, 2nd base off J Beattie/T Munson).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Beattie, L (2-3)             2     5   5   5    3   0   0   4.09   14     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 5     23    -     1.07  -0.25
D Tidrow                       5     3   2   2    0   2   1   4.17   18     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 3          1-1    0.11  -0.04
C Hunter                       1     4   2   2    1   2   2   5.93    8     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    12   9   9    4   4   3          40     -       ·  ·      9·10· 1·12          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 Eckersley, W (7-2)           9     6   2   2    1   7   1   3.26   35     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 6     73    -     0.38   0.20
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   7   1          35     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 6           -

J Beattie faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Beattie (3); D Tidrow (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 32,459.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 62° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. R White              LF    1. R Burleson           SS 
2. W Randolph           2B    2. J Remy               2B 
3. T Munson             C     3. J Rice               DH 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. C Yastrzemski        LF 
5. C Chambliss          1B    5. C Fisk               C  
6. G Nettles            3B    6. F Lynn               CF 
7. G Thomasson          CF    7. G Scott              1B 
8. J Johnstone          DH    8. D Evans              RF 
9. F Stanley            SS    9. B Hobson             3B 

   J Beattie            P        D Eckersley          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-1  12-      11%  86% C Yastrzemski   J Beattie       Double; Remy Scores; Rice to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--       6%  64% G Scott         J Beattie       Walk; Lynn to 2B
   b 3   2  0-5  -2-       4%  97% B Hobson        D Tidrow        Home Run; Evans Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  12-      -4%  50% C Fisk          J Beattie       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   b 2   0  0-0  ---       4%  59% F Lynn          J Beattie       Single to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  W Randolph      Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  T Munson        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      55%  R Jackson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Beattie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Burleson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  J Remy          Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  J Rice          Single to CF
          1--      53%  C Yastrzemski   Rice Steals 2B
          -2-      54%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      50%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  C Chambliss     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  G Nettles       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  G Thomasson     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Beattie facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  F Lynn          Single to RF
          1--      64%  G Scott         Walk; Lynn to 2B
   O      12-      64%  D Evans         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Lynn to 3B; Scott to 2B
   RO     -23      64%  B Hobson        Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lynn Scores
   O      -2-      61%  R Burleson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  J Johnstone     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  F Stanley       Flyball: 1B
          ---      64%  R White         Single to RF
   O      1--      67%  W Randolph      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Beattie facing 2-3-4
          ---      70%  J Remy          Single to CF
          1--      72%  J Rice          Remy Steals 2B
          -2-      75%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      86%  C Yastrzemski   Double; Remy Scores; Rice to 3B
   R      -23      89%  C Fisk          Wild Pitch; Rice Scores; Yastrzemski to 3B
   R      --3      91%  " "             Double to RF; Yastrzemski Scores
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Jim Beattie pitching
          -2-      93%  F Lynn          Wild Pitch; Fisk to 3B
   RO     --3      93%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Fisk Scores
   O      ---      92%  G Scott         Flyball: RF
          ---      93%  D Evans         Double to LF
   RR     -2-      97%  B Hobson        Home Run; Evans Scores
   O      ---      97%  R Burleson      Strikeout
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-7, Dennis Eckersley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  T Munson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  R Jackson       Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Dick Tidrow facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  J Remy          Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  J Rice          Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      98%  C Fisk          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-7, Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  G Nettles       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  G Thomasson     Popfly: RF
   R      ---      97%  J Johnstone     Home Run
   O      ---      98%  F Stanley       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dick Tidrow facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  F Lynn          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  G Scott         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-7, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  R White         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  W Randolph      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  T Munson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dick Tidrow facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  B Hobson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  R Burleson      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Remy          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-7, Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
          ---      97%  R Jackson       Single to RF
          1--      95%  C Chambliss     Single to RF; Jackson to 2B
   O      12-      96%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B; Jackson to 3B; Chambliss to 2B
   RO     -23      98%  G Thomasson     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Jackson Scores; Chambliss to 3B
   O      --3      99%  J Johnstone     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Dick Tidrow facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  J Rice          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      98%  C Yastrzemski   Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      98%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-7, Dennis Eckersley facing 9-1-2
          ---      97%  F Stanley       Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  R White         Popfly: LF
   O      1--      99%  W Randolph      Groundout: 2B-1B; Stanley to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  T Munson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Catfish Hunter facing 6-7-8
                  Catfish Hunter replaces Dick Tidrow pitching
   R      ---     100%  F Lynn          Home Run
   R      ---     100%  G Scott         Home Run
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  B Hobson        Single
          1--     100%  R Burleson      Double to LF; Hobson to 3B
   O      -23     100%  J Remy          Strikeout
          -23     100%  J Rice          Walk
   O      123     100%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-9, Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  R Jackson       Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  C Chambliss     Single to 2B
   O      1--     100%  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  G Thomasson     Walk; Nettles to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Johnstone     Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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