September 4, 1980 Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 7
@BAL 1 SEA 7
@BOS 4 MIL 9
@KCR 5 NYY 5
CAL 3 TOR 3
CHW 2 PHI 3
@LAD 2 SDP 3
NYM 2 MON 4
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 18,256

Thursday, September 4, 1980, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:39

Mariners

48-85

Won 1

7th, 36½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        3  1  0   0  1  0   2  0  0    7 11  1
Red Sox         0  2  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    4  6  0

W: G Abbott (10-10), L: D Eckersley (9-12), S: M Sarmiento (1)

Red Sox

72-58

Lost 2

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cruz 2B                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .214  .589    0    3   2   2B,SH
R Craig CF                    4   2   4   2    1   0  .252  .701    0    5   0   SB
D Meyer LF                    3   1   1   2    2   0  .282  .744    0    1   0   HR
B Bochte 1B                   4   0   1   3    0   0  .301  .830    0    5   1   SF
T Paciorek RF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .278  .760    0    2   0   
R Walton DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .685    0    0   0   
D Edler 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   3   GDP
M Mendoza SS                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .249  .598    0    4   0   
M Hill C                      4   1   2   0    0   0  .180  .485    0    6   2   

G Abbott P                                                               1   0
  M Sarmiento P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   7  11   7    4   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: J Cruz (7, off D Eckersley).

HR: D Meyer (10, off D Eckersley; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: B Bochte (5, off D Eckersley).

SH: J Cruz (12, off D Eckersley).

TB: R Craig 4; D Meyer 4; J Cruz 3; M Hill 2; B Bochte; T Paciorek.

GIDP: D Edler (1).

RBI: B Bochte 3 (68); R Craig 2 (14); D Meyer 2 (61).

2-out RBI: B Bochte 2; R Craig.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Edler-J Cruz-B Bochte.

E: M Mendoza (18).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Craig (2, 2nd base off L Aponte/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Burleson SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .726    0    2   2   GDP
D Stapleton 2B                3   1   1   0    1   1  .309  .798    0    3   2   2B
C Fisk C                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .291  .840    0    4   1   
J Rice LF                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .268  .784    0    2   0   CS
T Perez 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .274  .781    0    6   1   2B
J Dwyer CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .771    0    4   0   
D Rader DH                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .333  .863    0    0   0   SF
D Evans RF                    1   0   0   0    2   1  .258  .797    0    4   1   
G Hoffman 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .297  .761    0    1   2   

D Eckersley P                                                            1   1
  T Burgmeier P                                                          0   0
  L Aponte P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   4   6   4    3   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: T Perez (26, off G Abbott); D Stapleton (24, off G Abbott).

SF: D Rader (1, off G Abbott).

TB: J Rice 2; T Perez 2; D Stapleton 2; G Hoffman; C Fisk.

GIDP: R Burleson (20).

RBI: J Rice 2 (56); T Perez (91); D Rader (14).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Burleson-D Stapleton-T Perez; D Evans-C Fisk-R Burleson.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Rice (2, 2nd base by M Sarmiento/M Hill).

PITCHING

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Abbott, W (10-10)            5     6   4   3    2   1   0   4.21   22     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 0· 6     40    -     1.05  -0.18
M Sarmiento, S (1)             4     0   0   0    1   5   0   0.00   12     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 0          1-0    1.11   0.31
Totals                         9     6   4   3    3   6   0          34     -       ·  ·      6·13· 0· 6          1-0

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, L (9-12)          6.2   9   7   7    2   3   1   4.33   29     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 4· 9     29    -     0.81  -0.20
T Burgmeier                    1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.00    6     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          2-2    1.09  -0.17
L Aponte                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.18   0.01
Totals                         9    11   7   7    4   4   1          40     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 4·11          2-2

G Abbott faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 18,256.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Mariners              Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Cruz               2B    1. R Burleson           SS 
2. R Craig              CF    2. D Stapleton          2B 
3. D Meyer              LF    3. C Fisk               C  
4. B Bochte             1B    4. J Rice               LF 
5. T Paciorek           RF    5. T Perez              1B 
6. R Walton             DH    6. J Dwyer              CF 
7. D Edler              3B    7. D Rader              DH 
8. M Mendoza            SS    8. D Evans              RF 
9. M Hill               C     9. G Hoffman            3B 

   G Abbott             P        D Eckersley          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  4-5  123      18%  89% B Bochte        T Burgmeier     Single to CF; Hill Scores; Craig Scores; Meyer to 3B
   t 1   0  0-1  1--      13%  76% D Meyer         D Eckersley     Home Run; Craig Scores
   b 6   0  5-2  1--     -13%  65% C Fisk          G Abbott        Single to SS; Stapleton to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw); Fisk to 2B
   b 6   0  5-2  -23     -12%  54% J Rice          G Abbott        Single to CF; Stapleton Scores; Fisk Scores/unER
   b 2   0  4-0  1--     -10%  68% T Perez         G Abbott        Double to LF; Rice Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  J Cruz          Double to LF
   R      -2-      63%  R Craig         Single to CF; Cruz Scores
   RR     1--      76%  D Meyer         Home Run; Craig Scores
   O      ---      75%  B Bochte        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      73%  T Paciorek      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      73%  R Walton        Flyball: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Glenn Abbott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  R Burleson      Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      76%  D Stapleton     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      77%  C Fisk          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      76%  D Edler         Strikeout
          ---      77%  M Mendoza       Walk
          1--      80%  M Hill          Single to LF; Mendoza to 2B
   O      12-      78%  J Cruz          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Mendoza to 3B; Hill to 2B
   R      -23      84%  R Craig         Single to CF; Mendoza Scores; Hill to 3B
   O      1-3      81%  D Meyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Glenn Abbott facing 4-5-6
          ---      78%  J Rice          Single to CF
   R      1--      68%  T Perez         Double to LF; Rice Scores
   O      -2-      70%  J Dwyer         Groundout: 2B-1B; Perez to 3B
   RO     --3      70%  D Rader         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Perez Scores
          ---      68%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      71%  G Hoffman       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      69%  B Bochte        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      68%  T Paciorek      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      67%  R Walton        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Glenn Abbott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  R Burleson      Flyball: RF
          ---      65%  D Stapleton     Double to LF
   O      -2-      69%  C Fisk          Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      73%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      71%  D Edler         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      69%  M Mendoza       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  M Hill          Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Glenn Abbott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      71%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      73%  J Dwyer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  D Rader         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
          ---      77%  J Cruz          Single to RF
          1--      81%  R Craig         Single to LF; Cruz to 2B
   O      12-      80%  D Meyer         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cruz to 3B
   ROO    1-3      80%  B Bochte        Double Play: Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cruz Scores; Meyer out at 2B/RF-C-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Glenn Abbott facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  D Evans         Strikeout
          ---      80%  G Hoffman       Single to SS
   OO     1--      86%  R Burleson      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
          ---      88%  T Paciorek      Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  R Walton        Strikeout
   OO     1--      83%  D Edler         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Glenn Abbott facing 2-3-4
          ---      78%  D Stapleton     Walk
          1--      65%  C Fisk          Single to SS; Stapleton to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw); Fisk to 2B
   RR     -23      54%  J Rice          Single to CF; Stapleton Scores; Fisk Scores/unER
                  Manny Sarmiento replaces Glenn Abbott pitching
   O      1--      59%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      1--      65%  J Dwyer         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--      69%  D Rader         Rice Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      66%  M Mendoza       Flyball: CF
          ---      69%  M Hill          Single to LF
   O      1--      66%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
          1--      68%  R Craig         Walk; Hill to 2B
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
          12-      71%  D Meyer         Walk; Hill to 3B; Craig to 2B
   RR     123      89%  B Bochte        Single to CF; Hill Scores; Craig Scores; Meyer to 3B
   O      1-3      87%  T Paciorek      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 7, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Manny Sarmiento facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      90%  D Rader         Flyball: SS
          ---      86%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      90%  G Hoffman       Strikeout
   O      1--      93%  R Burleson      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 7-4, Tom Burgmeier facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  R Walton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      91%  D Edler         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      91%  M Mendoza       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 7, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Manny Sarmiento facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  D Stapleton     Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  C Fisk          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      96%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 7, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 7-4, Luis Aponte facing 9-1-2
                  Luis Aponte replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching
   O      ---      96%  M Hill          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  R Craig         Single to CF
          1--      96%  D Meyer         Craig Steals 2B
          -2-      96%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      95%  B Bochte        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 7, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Manny Sarmiento facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  T Perez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  J Dwyer         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  D Rader         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 7, Red Sox 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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