August 28, 1981 Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 9
@BAL 2 BOS 12
OAK 5 NYY 6
@CHW 1 CLE 1
SEA 0 MIL 6
TEX 3 MIN 6
DET 0 TOR 4
KCR 3 HOU 3
PHI 2
(10) LAD 6
CHC 1 MON 3
ATL 0 CIN 5
@NYM 2 SFG 5
PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 25,356

Friday, August 28, 1981, 7:38PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Athletics

45-31

Lost 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  4    5  7  0
Red Sox         0  3  5   1  2  0   1  0  X   12 15  0

W: B Ojeda (3-1), L: M Norris (9-5)

Red Sox

39-34

Won 2

5th, 3 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .322  .850    0    1   0   
  M Heath LF                  2   1   1   2    0   0  .247  .658    0    2   0   HR
D Murphy CF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .794    0    1   0   
  R Bosetti CF                2   1   1   0    0   0  .232  .539    0    0   0   
C Johnson DH                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .247  .815    0    0   0   HR
T Armas RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .828    0    4   0   
K Moore 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    3   0   GDP
J Newman C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .612    0   11   0   GDP
S Babitt 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .604    0    2   2   
D McKay 3B                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .563    0    0   1   
  M Klutts 3B                 2   1   1   1    0   0  .500 2.500    0    0   1   HR
R Picciolo SS                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .233  .598    0    0   1   

M Norris P                                                               0   0
  B Kingman P                                                            0   0
  B Owchinko P                                                           0   0
  J Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   5   7   5    0   4                    24   5

BATTING

HR: M Klutts (1, off B Ojeda; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); M Heath (7, off B Ojeda; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); C Johnson (13, off B Ojeda; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: M Heath 4; C Johnson 4; M Klutts 4; R Bosetti; R Picciolo; T Armas; K Moore.

GIDP: K Moore (1); J Newman (5).

RBI: M Heath 2 (24); C Johnson 2 (39); M Klutts (1).

Team LOB: 0.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Picciolo-S Babitt-K Moore.

PB: J Newman (1).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Remy 2B                     5   1   1   1    1   2  .308  .705    0    0   3   
D Evans RF                    2   1   1   2    3   0  .320  .977    0    1   0   
  G Hancock RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .515    0    1   0   
J Rice LF                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .284  .773    0    0   0   2B,GDP
  R Nichols PR-LF             0   1   0   0    0   0  .182  .440         1   0   
T Perez DH                    4   1   1   0    1   2  .239  .657    0    0   0   
C Lansford 3B                 3   3   3   1    0   0  .324  .804    0    0   2   
  C Yastrzemski 1B            2   0   1   1    0   1  .237  .665    0    5   0   
D Stapleton 1B-3B             5   1   2   0    0   2  .267  .688    0   10   1   
R Gedman C                    4   2   3   3    0   1  .308  .828    0    5   1   2B,HBP
G Hoffman SS                  4   1   0   1    1   0  .204  .487    0    2   6   
R Miller CF                   2   1   1   2    2   1  .299  .763    0    2   0   SF

B Ojeda P                                                                0   2
Totals                       37  12  15  12    8   9                    27  15

BATTING

2B: J Rice (14, off B Kingman); R Gedman (11, off B Kingman).

SF: R Miller (2, off M Norris).

HBP: R Gedman (1, by M Norris).

TB: R Gedman 4; C Lansford 3; J Rice 3; D Stapleton 2; R Miller; C Yastrzemski; T Perez; D Evans; J Remy.

GIDP: J Rice (8).

RBI: R Gedman 3 (14); R Miller 2 (21); D Evans 2 (49); C Yastrzemski (35); C Lansford (33); J Rice (42); G Hoffman (14); J Remy (21).

2-out RBI: R Gedman; R Miller; G Hoffman; D Evans; J Remy; C Lansford.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Remy-G Hoffman-C Yastrzemski; B Ojeda-G Hoffman-D Stapleton.

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Norris, L (9-5)              2.2   5   8   7    4   1   0   3.91   17     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 3     15    -     0.92  -0.30
B Kingman                      1.2   6   3   3    3   2   0   3.45   14     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 6          3-3    0.13  -0.05
B Owchinko                     2.2   4   1   1    0   6   0   1.89   12     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          2-0    0.00   0.00
J Jones                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.68    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    15  12  11    8   9   0          47     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0·12          5-3

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 Ojeda, W (3-1)               9     7   5   5    0   4   3   3.06   32     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 0· 6     57    -     0.22   0.15
Totals                         9     7   5   5    0   4   3          32     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Norris (9).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Norris (8; R Gedman).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Marty Springstead.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 25,356.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Boston Red Sox                       
1. R Henderson          LF    1. J Remy               2B 
2. D Murphy             CF    2. D Evans              RF 
3. C Johnson            DH    3. J Rice               LF 
4. T Armas              RF    4. T Perez              DH 
5. K Moore              1B    5. C Lansford           3B 
6. J Newman             C     6. D Stapleton          1B 
7. S Babitt             2B    7. R Gedman             C  
8. D McKay              3B    8. G Hoffman            SS 
9. R Picciolo           SS    9. R Miller             CF 

   M Norris             P        B Ojeda              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  123      12%  84% R Gedman        M Norris        Single to RF; Perez Scores; Lansford Scores; Stapleton to 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--       8%  54% K Moore         B Ojeda         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 2   0  0-0  12-       7%  72% D Stapleton     M Norris        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Perez to 3B; Lansford to 2B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--       6%  64% C Lansford      M Norris        Single to LF; Perez to 2B
   b 3   2  0-3  -2-       5%  89% C Lansford      M Norris        Single to CF; Evans Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Ojeda facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Murphy        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  C Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Remy          Strikeout
          ---      55%  D Evans         Walk
   OO     1--      50%  J Rice          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Ojeda facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  T Armas         Single to CF
   OO     1--      54%  K Moore         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Newman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  T Perez         Walk
          1--      64%  C Lansford      Single to LF; Perez to 2B
          12-      72%  D Stapleton     Single to SS (Ground Ball); Perez to 3B; Lansford to 2B
   RR     123      84%  R Gedman        Single to RF; Perez Scores; Lansford Scores; Stapleton to 3B
          1-3      85%  G Hoffman       Passed Ball; Gedman to 2B
   O      -23      80%  " "             Fielder's Choice 3B; Stapleton out at Hm/3B-C; Gedman to 3B
   RO     1-3      81%  R Miller        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Gedman Scores/unER
   O      1--      80%  J Remy          Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Ojeda facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      82%  S Babitt        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      84%  D McKay         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  R Picciolo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Norris facing 2-3-4
          ---      86%  D Evans         Walk
          1--      88%  J Rice          Wild Pitch; Evans to 2B
   O      -2-      86%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      84%  T Perez         Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      89%  C Lansford      Single to CF; Evans Scores
          1--      90%  D Stapleton     Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Lansford to 2B
          12-      91%  R Gedman        Hit By Pitch; Lansford to 3B; Stapleton to 2B
   R      123      94%  G Hoffman       Walk; Lansford Scores; Stapleton to 3B; Gedman to 2B
                  Brian Kingman replaces Mike Norris pitching
   R      123      96%  R Miller        Walk; Stapleton Scores; Gedman to 3B; Hoffman to 2B
   R      123      98%  J Remy          Walk; Gedman Scores; Hoffman to 3B; Miller to 2B
   R      123      99%  D Evans         Walk; Hoffman Scores; Miller to 3B; Remy to 2B
   O      123      98%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
                  5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-8, Bob Ojeda facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  C Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Brian Kingman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  T Perez         Strikeout
          ---      99%  C Lansford      Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  D Stapleton     Popfly: 1B
   R      1--      99%  R Gedman        Double to CF; Lansford Scores
   O      -2-      99%  G Hoffman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-9, Bob Ojeda facing 4-5-6
                  Carl Yastrzemski replaces Carney Lansford playing 1B batting 5th; Dave Stapleton moves to 3B
   O      ---     100%  T Armas         Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---     100%  K Moore         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Newman        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-0, Brian Kingman facing 9-1-2
                  Mickey Klutts replaces Dave McKay playing 3B batting 8th; Mike Heath replaces Rickey Henderson playing LF batting 1st; Rick Bosetti replaces Dwayne Murphy playing CF batting 2nd
          ---     100%  R Miller        Single to RF
          1--     100%  J Remy          Single to LF; Miller to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  D Evans         Single to LF; Miller Scores; Remy to 2B
   R      12-     100%  J Rice          Double to CF; Remy Scores; Evans to 3B
   O      -23     100%  T Perez         Strikeout
                  Bob Owchinko replaces Brian Kingman pitching
   O      -23     100%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   O      -23     100%  D Stapleton     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-11, Bob Ojeda facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  S Babitt        Foul Flyball: C
   R      ---     100%  M Klutts        Home Run
   O      ---     100%  R Picciolo      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Heath         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 11.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-1, Bob Owchinko facing 7-8-9
          ---     100%  R Gedman        Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  G Hoffman       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  R Miller        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  J Remy          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-11, Bob Ojeda facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  R Bosetti       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  T Armas         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-1, Bob Owchinko facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  J Rice          Single to SS (Ground Ball)
                  Reid Nichols pinch runs for Jim Rice batting 3rd
          1--     100%  T Perez         Single to CF; Nichols to 2B
   R      12-     100%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF; Nichols Scores; Perez to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Stapleton     Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  R Gedman        Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 12.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-12, Bob Ojeda facing 5-6-7
                  Reid Nichols moves to LF; Garry Hancock replaces Dwight Evans playing RF batting 2nd
          ---     100%  K Moore         Single to CF
   OO     1--     100%  J Newman        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  S Babitt        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 12-1, Jeff Jones facing 8-9-1
                  Jeff Jones replaces Bob Owchinko pitching
   O      ---     100%  G Hoffman       Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  R Miller        Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Remy          Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  G Hancock       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 12.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-12, Bob Ojeda facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  M Klutts        Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  R Picciolo      Single to RF
   RR     1--     100%  M Heath         Home Run; Picciolo Scores
          ---     100%  R Bosetti       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--     100%  C Johnson       Home Run; Bosetti Scores
   O      ---     100%  T Armas         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  K Moore         Flyball: RF
        4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 12.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation