April 17, 1984 Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 8
@BOS 4 MIL 7
CHW 3 CAL 6
@MIN 3 OAK 6
@SEA 2 TOR 3
BAL 2 LAD 1
@HOU 0 MON 10
@NYM 0 PHI 4
@PIT 1 SDP 2
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 13,293

Tuesday, April 17, 1984
Time of Game: 2:35

Rangers

4-7

Won 1

7th, 4 GB

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

W: F Tanana (1-1), L: D Eckersley (0-2)

Red Sox

3-7

Lost 5

6th, 6 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers DH                   5   1   0   0    0   0  .182  .364    0    0   0   
P O'Brien 1B                  5   2   3   1    0   0  .226  .808    0    6   0   HR
G Wright CF                   5   2   2   0    0   0  .271  .688    0    2   0   2·2B
B Bell 3B                     4   2   1   2    1   0  .359 1.043    0    2   0   IW
L Parrish RF                  4   0   1   2    1   2  .311  .762    0    2   0   
B Sample LF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .192  .454    0    4   0   SF,GDP
N Yost C                      4   0   2   1    0   1  .167  .572    0    7   1   2B
W Tolleson 2B                 3   0   2   1    0   0  .342  .856    0    3   2   2B,SF
C Wilkerson SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .094  .265    0    1   2   SH

F Tanana P                                                               0   2
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
  O Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   8  12   8    2   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: N Yost (1, off A Nipper); G Wright 2 (2, 2 off D Eckersley); W Tolleson (4, off D Eckersley).

HR: P O'Brien (2, off D Eckersley; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SF: B Sample (1, off D Eckersley); W Tolleson (1, off D Eckersley).

SH: C Wilkerson (1, off D Eckersley).

IBB: B Bell (1, by D Eckersley).

TB: P O'Brien 6; G Wright 4; W Tolleson 3; N Yost 3; B Bell; B Sample; L Parrish.

GIDP: B Sample (2).

RBI: B Bell 2 (5); L Parrish 2 (9); P O'Brien (6); N Yost (6); B Sample (2); W Tolleson (4).

2-out RBI: N Yost.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

E: B Bell (3).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Remy 2B                     5   0   1   2    0   2  .390  .853    0    1   3   2B
D Evans RF                    3   1   0   0    2   1  .200  .727    0    2   0   
W Boggs 3B                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .242  .651    0    1   1   
J Rice LF                     4   0   2   1    1   0  .195  .428    0    4   0   SB
M Easler 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .286  .876    0    8   0   
T Armas DH                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .680    0    0   0   
R Nichols CF                  3   1   2   1    0   1  .750 1.800    0    5   0   HBP
G Hoffman SS                  3   1   0   0    0   0  .100  .293    0    1   2   
  R Miller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .536    0    0   0   
  J Gutierrez SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453         1   0   
G Allenson C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222    0    4   1   
  R Gedman PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .537    0    0   0   

D Eckersley P                                                            0   2
  A Nipper P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   4   7   4    5   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Remy (1, off F Tanana).

HBP: R Nichols (1, by F Tanana).

TB: J Rice 2; J Remy 2; R Nichols 2; W Boggs; T Armas.

RBI: J Remy 2 (5); R Nichols (3); J Rice (4).

2-out RBI: J Remy 2; J Rice; R Nichols.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Remy-G Hoffman-M Easler.

E: J Remy (2); M Easler (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Rice (1, 2nd base off F Tanana/N Yost).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Tanana, W (1-1)              7     5   2   2    2   5   0   4.12   29     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0· 5     62    -     1.05   0.10
T Henke                        0.1   0   1   1    2   0   0   7.71    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.26  -0.01
O Jones                        1.2   2   1   0    1   2   0   3.60    9     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 2          2-1    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     7   4   3    5   7   0          41     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 7          2-1

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, L (0-2)           6    10   8   7    1   3   1   6.75   31     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0·10     24    -     0.93  -0.39
A Nipper                       3     2   0   0    1   1   0   3.52   11     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 2          1-1    0.09  -0.00
Totals                         9    12   8   7    2   4   1          42     -       ·  ·     10·14· 0·12          1-1

D Eckersley faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: T Henke (1).

WP: T Henke (2).

IBB: D Eckersley (2; B Bell).

HBP: F Tanana (2; R Nichols).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 13,293.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Boston Red Sox                       
1. M Rivers             DH    1. J Remy               2B 
2. P O'Brien            1B    2. D Evans              RF 
3. G Wright             CF    3. W Boggs              3B 
4. B Bell               3B    4. J Rice               LF 
5. L Parrish            RF    5. M Easler             1B 
6. B Sample             LF    6. T Armas              DH 
7. N Yost               C     7. R Nichols            CF 
8. W Tolleson           2B    8. G Hoffman            SS 
9. C Wilkerson          SS    9. G Allenson           C  

   F Tanana             P        D Eckersley          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  1-0  12-     -21%  36% J Remy          F Tanana        Double; Nichols Scores; Hoffman Scores
   t 5   1  2-3  123      15%  88% L Parrish       D Eckersley     Single; O'Brien Scores; Wright Scores; Bell to 3B; Parrish to 2B
   t 3   1  2-1  ---      11%  47% P O'Brien       D Eckersley     Home Run
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      10%  63% P O'Brien       D Eckersley     Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Rivers to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
   t 5   1  2-3  1--       9%  73% G Wright        D Eckersley     Double; O'Brien to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  M Rivers        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      63%  P O'Brien       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Rivers to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
   O      -23      58%  G Wright        Flyball: 1B
   RO     -23      58%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B; Rivers Scores/unER
   O      -2-      55%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  J Remy          Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      58%  W Boggs         Strikeout
          1--      55%  J Rice          Single; Evans to 3B
   O      1-3      60%  M Easler        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  B Sample        Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  N Yost          Strikeout
          ---      59%  W Tolleson      Double
   O      -2-      56%  C Wilkerson     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
          ---      52%  T Armas         Single
          1--      45%  R Nichols       Hit By Pitch; Armas to 2B
   O      12-      51%  G Hoffman       Fielder's Choice C; Armas out at 3B/C-3B; Nichols to 2B; Hoffman to 1B
   O      12-      56%  G Allenson      Flyball: LF
   RR     12-      36%  J Remy          Double; Nichols Scores; Hoffman Scores
   O      -2-      39%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      36%  M Rivers        Flyball: RF
   R      ---      47%  P O'Brien       Home Run
   O      ---      46%  G Wright        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Frank Tanana facing 3-4-5
          ---      40%  W Boggs         Single
   O      1--      44%  J Rice          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      42%  M Easler        Rice Steals 2B
   O      -2-      46%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  T Armas         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  B Sample        Single
          1--      58%  N Yost          Single; Sample to 3B
   RO     1-3      60%  W Tolleson      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sample Scores
   O      1--      57%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Frank Tanana facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  R Nichols       Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  G Hoffman       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      64%  G Allenson      Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  M Rivers        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      64%  P O'Brien       Single
          1--      73%  G Wright        Double; O'Brien to 3B
          -23      74%  B Bell          Intentional Walk
   RR     123      88%  L Parrish       Single; O'Brien Scores; Wright Scores; Bell to 3B; Parrish to 2B
   RO     -23      89%  B Sample        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bell Scores; Parrish to 3B
   O      --3      88%  N Yost          Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  J Remy          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      91%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
          ---      93%  W Tolleson      Single
   O      1--      92%  C Wilkerson     Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Tolleson to 2B
   O      -2-      91%  M Rivers        Flyball: RF; Tolleson to 3B
   O      --3      90%  P O'Brien       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
          ---      87%  J Rice          Walk
   O      1--      90%  M Easler        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      92%  T Armas         Flyball: 3B
          1--      91%  R Nichols       Single; Rice to 2B
   O      12-      94%  G Hoffman       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 3-4-5
          ---      96%  G Wright        Double
   R      -2-      97%  B Bell          Single; Wright Scores
                  Al Nipper replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
          1--      98%  L Parrish       Walk; Bell to 2B
   OO     12-      97%  B Sample        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Bell to 3B
   R      --3      98%  N Yost          Double; Bell Scores
   O      -2-      98%  W Tolleson      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  G Allenson      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Remy          Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Al Nipper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  C Wilkerson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  M Rivers        Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  P O'Brien       Single
   O      1--      99%  G Wright        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Tom Henke facing 3-4-5
                  Tom Henke replaces Frank Tanana pitching
          ---      98%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      1--      99%  J Rice          Flyball: 2B
          1--      99%  M Easler        Wild Pitch; Boggs to 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Balk; Boggs to 3B
          --3      98%  " "             Walk
                  Odell Jones replaces Tom Henke pitching
   O      1-3      99%  T Armas         Foul Flyball: 2B
   R      1-3      98%  R Nichols       Single; Boggs Scores; Easler to 2B
                  Rick Miller pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman batting 8th
   O      12-      99%  R Miller        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Al Nipper facing 4-5-6
                  Jackie Gutierrez replaces Rick Miller playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  B Bell          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  B Sample        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Odell Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Rich Gedman pinch hits for Gary Allenson batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Gedman        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Remy          Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Evans         Walk
          1--      99%  W Boggs         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Evans to 2B
   R      12-      99%  J Rice          Single; Evans Scores/unER; Boggs to 2B
   O      12-     100%  M Easler        Strikeout
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, Red Sox 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation