September 5, 1981 Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
OAK 3 BOS 12
SEA 5 TOR 3
@CHW 1 CLE 4
CAL 2 CLE 4
CAL 2 NYY 2
@KCR 1 MIL 5
@MIN 3 DET 1
@TEX 0 LAD 4
STL 3
(11) MON 5
HOU 2 NYM 4
ATL 2 PHI 5
CIN 4 PIT 2
@SDP 1 CHC 8
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 15,434

Saturday, September 5, 1981
Time of Game: 2:48

Mariners

31-52

Lost 1

6th, 17½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        1  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  0    5  9  2
Red Sox         2  0  0   0  6  1   2  1  X   12 14  0

W: J Tudor (3-3), L: K Clay (0-5)

Red Sox

43-38

Won 1

5th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cruz 2B                     3   1   2   1    0   0  .270  .692    0    4   3   2B,SF,SH
C Parsons RF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .575    0    3   1   SH
  D Henderson PH-RF           2   0   0   0    0   1  .155  .574    0    0   0   
D Meyer 3B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .266  .632    0    2   4   
R Zisk DH                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .350  .938    0    0   0   
B Bochte 1B                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .276  .719    0    6   0   
  J Maler PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.100    0    2   0   
J Burroughs LF                4   1   1   1    0   0  .262  .783    0    2   0   
J Simpson CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .594    0    1   0   
  K Allen PH-CF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
J Narron C                    2   1   1   1    0   0  .216  .558    0    0   1   2B
  R Walton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Firova C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
P Serna SS                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .375  .750    0    2   3   SB

K Clay P                                                                 0   0
  B Black P                                                              0   0
  B Galasso P                                                            0   0
  B Clark P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   5   9   5    2   4                    24  12

BATTING

2B: J Narron (4, off D Eckersley); J Cruz (9, off D Eckersley).

SF: J Cruz (3, off D Eckersley).

SH: J Cruz (3, off D Eckersley); C Parsons (2, off D Eckersley).

TB: J Cruz 3; P Serna 2; J Narron 2; R Zisk; D Meyer; B Bochte; J Burroughs.

RBI: J Narron (16); D Meyer (13); J Burroughs (34); P Serna (2); J Cruz (22).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Cruz; C Parsons-J Narron-D Meyer; P Serna-J Cruz-B Bochte.

PB: J Narron (3); D Firova (1).

E: J Cruz (10); D Meyer (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Serna (1, 2nd base off J Tudor/G Allenson).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Remy 2B                     4   2   4   1    0   0  .331  .747    0    2   0   2B
  C Walker PR-2B              1   1   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
D Evans RF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .305  .957    0    4   0   3B,SH
J Rice LF                     4   2   2   1    0   0  .286  .780    0    2   0   2B,HBP
C Yastrzemski DH              3   1   0   0    2   0  .248  .698    0    0   0   
J Rudi 1B                     4   1   1   2    1   0  .188  .627    0   10   0   
D Stapleton 3B                5   1   1   1    0   0  .266  .699    0    1   4   GDP
R Miller CF                   5   0   2   1    0   1  .294  .736    0    3   0   
G Allenson C                  2   1   0   1    1   0  .197  .650    0    4   0   SF
G Hoffman SS                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .213  .503    0    1   4   2B

D Eckersley P                                                            0   1
  J Tudor P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35  12  14  10    5   1                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Remy (7, off K Clay); J Rice (15, off B Galasso); G Hoffman (5, off B Clark).

3B: D Evans (4, off K Clay).

SF: G Allenson (1, off B Galasso).

SH: D Evans (3, off K Clay).

HBP: J Rice (3, by K Clay).

TB: J Remy 5; D Evans 3; G Hoffman 3; J Rice 3; R Miller 2; D Stapleton; C Walker; J Rudi.

GIDP: D Stapleton (10).

RBI: J Rudi 2 (22); D Evans (53); G Allenson (19); R Miller (22); C Walker (1); G Hoffman (17); J Remy (24); D Stapleton (26); J Rice (48).

2-out RBI: G Hoffman; C Walker.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 7 for 16.

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
K Clay, L (0-5)                4.1   7   8   5    3   0   0   5.19   24     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 1· 7     20    -     1.40  -0.59
B Black                        0     1   0   0    0   0   0  undef    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    1.60  -0.13
B Galasso                      1     2   1   1    1   0   0   4.83    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          2-1    0.54  -0.05
B Clark                        2.2   4   3   2    1   1   0   4.16   13     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 4          2-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8    14  12   8    5   1   0          43     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 1·14          6-2

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                    3.2   8   5   5    0   0   0   4.24   19     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 0· 7     25    -     1.31  -0.38
J Tudor, W (3-3)               5.1   1   0   0    2   4   0   4.30   19     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0· 1          1-0    0.37   0.12
Totals                         9     9   5   5    2   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     12·12· 0· 8          1-0

B Black faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Black (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: K Clay (2; J Rice).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 15,434.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Mariners              Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Cruz               2B    1. J Remy               2B 
2. C Parsons            RF    2. D Evans              RF 
3. D Meyer              3B    3. J Rice               LF 
4. R Zisk               DH    4. C Yastrzemski        DH 
5. B Bochte             1B    5. J Rudi               1B 
6. J Burroughs          LF    6. D Stapleton          3B 
7. J Simpson            CF    7. R Miller             CF 
8. J Narron             C     8. G Allenson           C  
9. P Serna              SS    9. G Hoffman            SS 

   K Clay               P        D Eckersley          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  5-3  -2-      19%  55% D Evans         K Clay          Triple to RF; Remy Scores
   t 4   1  2-2  1-3     -13%  28% J Narron        D Eckersley     Double to LF; Bochte Scores; Burroughs to 3B
   b 5   1  5-5  12-      13%  75% D Stapleton     K Clay          Single to CF; Yastrzemski Scores/unER; Rudi to 2B
   b 1   1  1-0  123      13%  68% J Rudi          K Clay          Fielder's Choice 2B; Remy Scores; Rice Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Yastrzemski to 2B
   t 4   0  2-1  12-     -12%  39% J Burroughs     D Eckersley     Single to LF; Zisk Scores; Bochte to 2B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  J Cruz          Double to LF
   O      -2-      45%  C Parsons       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Cruz to 3B
   R      --3      40%  D Meyer         Single to RF; Cruz Scores
   O      1--      42%  R Zisk          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      44%  B Bochte        Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Clay facing 1-2-3
          ---      48%  J Remy          Single to RF
   O      1--      46%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B; Remy to 2B
          -2-      48%  J Rice          Hit By Pitch
          12-      55%  C Yastrzemski   Walk; Remy to 3B; Rice to 2B
   RR     123      68%  J Rudi          Fielder's Choice 2B; Remy Scores; Rice Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Yastrzemski to 2B
   OO     12-      61%  D Stapleton     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  J Burroughs     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      65%  J Simpson       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      66%  J Narron        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ken Clay facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  R Miller        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      63%  G Allenson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  G Hoffman       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 9-1-2
          ---      57%  P Serna         Single to LF
   O      1--      59%  J Cruz          Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Serna to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  C Parsons       Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      67%  D Meyer         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ken Clay facing 1-2-3
          ---      70%  J Remy          Single to CF
   O      1--      69%  D Evans         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Remy to 2B
   OO     -2-      63%  J Rice          Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
          ---      58%  R Zisk          Single to LF
          1--      51%  B Bochte        Single to RF; Zisk to 2B
   R      12-      39%  J Burroughs     Single to LF; Zisk Scores; Bochte to 2B
   O      12-      42%  J Simpson       Flyball: RF; Bochte to 3B
   R      1-3      28%  J Narron        Double to LF; Bochte Scores; Burroughs to 3B
   R      -23      21%  P Serna         Single/Bunt; Burroughs Scores; Narron to 3B
   RO     1-3      19%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Narron Scores
                  John Tudor replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
          1--      19%  C Parsons       Serna Steals 2B
   O      -2-      21%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Ken Clay facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      18%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: SS
          ---      21%  J Rudi          Walk
   O      1--      18%  D Stapleton     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      20%  R Miller        Single to CF; Stapleton to 2B
   O      12-      16%  G Allenson      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 5-2, John Tudor facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      17%  D Meyer         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      15%  R Zisk          Walk
   O      1--      17%  B Bochte        Strikeout
   O      1--      18%  J Burroughs     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Ken Clay facing 9-1-2
          ---      23%  G Hoffman       Single to CF
          1--      25%  J Remy          Passed Ball; Hoffman to 2B
   R      -2-      36%  " "             Double to LF; Hoffman Scores
   R      -2-      55%  D Evans         Triple to RF; Remy Scores
   O      --3      48%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B-1B
          --3      51%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   R      1-3      61%  J Rudi          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Evans Scores/No RBI; Yastrzemski to 2B
   R      12-      75%  D Stapleton     Single to CF; Yastrzemski Scores/unER; Rudi to 2B
                  Bud Black replaces Ken Clay pitching
          12-      79%  R Miller        Wild Pitch; Rudi to 3B; Stapleton to 2B
   R      -23      87%  " "             Single to CF; Rudi Scores; Stapleton to 3B; Miller to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Bob Galasso replaces Bud Black pitching
   ROO    -23      87%  G Allenson      Double Play: Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Stapleton Scores/unER; Miller out at 3B/RF-C-3B
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-8, John Tudor facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  J Simpson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Reggie Walton pinch hits for Jerry Narron batting 8th
   O      ---      91%  R Walton        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      92%  P Serna         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-5, Bob Galasso facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Firova replaces Reggie Walton playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      91%  G Hoffman       Flyball: CF
          ---      92%  J Remy          Single to RF
          1--      93%  D Evans         Walk; Remy to 2B
                  Chico Walker pinch runs for Jerry Remy batting 1st
   R      12-      97%  J Rice          Double to LF; Walker Scores; Evans to 3B
                  Bryan Clark replaces Bob Galasso pitching
   O      -23      96%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: LF
   O      -23      95%  J Rudi          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-9, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
                  Chico Walker moves to 2B
   O      ---      96%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
                  Dave Henderson pinch hits for Casey Parsons batting 2nd
   O      ---      97%  D Henderson     Strikeout
          ---      96%  D Meyer         Walk
   O      1--      97%  R Zisk          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-5, Bryan Clark facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Henderson moves to RF
   O      ---      97%  D Stapleton     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Miller        Strikeout
          ---      97%  G Allenson      Walk
   R      1--      99%  G Hoffman       Double to LF; Allenson Scores
   R      -2-      99%  C Walker        Single to RF; Hoffman Scores
   O      1--      99%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-11, John Tudor facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Maler pinch hits for Bruce Bochte batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  J Maler         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Burroughs     Groundout: SS-1B
                  Kim Allen pinch hits for Joe Simpson batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  K Allen         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-5, Bryan Clark facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Maler moves to 1B; Kim Allen moves to CF
          ---     100%  J Rice          Single to RF
          1--     100%  C Yastrzemski   Passed Ball; Rice to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Rice to 3B
   R      --3     100%  J Rudi          Single to RF; Rice Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  D Stapleton     Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  R Miller        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 12.

Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-12, John Tudor facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  D Firova        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  P Serna         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  J Cruz          Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  D Henderson     Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Red Sox 12.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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