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BOS  8
DET  0
 BAL  7
@CLE  4
 MIL  3
@KCR  2
 CHW  5
@NYY  4
 OAK  5
MIN  0
 SEA  7
CAL  2
 TOR  7
@TEX  2
 LAD  5
@ATL  1
 CHC  7
NYM  6
 CIN  4
SDP  2
 HOU  7
SFG  6
(12)		 MON  3
PHI  1
 PIT  6
@STL  4
Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 32,563

 Wednesday, August 8, 1984
Time of Game: 2:28
Tigers
0
74-41
Lost 1
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  2
Red Sox         5  0  2   0  0  0   1  0  X    8 14  0
W: Oil Can Boyd (7-8), L: Glenn Abbott (3-4)
 Red Sox
8
59-53
Won 1
4th, 13½ GB

Batting Stats

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .776              2   3   
A Trammell DH                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .831              0   0   
K Gibson RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .843              2   0   
L Parrish C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .761              6   1   GDP
D Evans 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .224  .709              0   0   
R Jones CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .824              4   0   GDP
J Grubb LF                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .289  .866              3   0   
D Bergman 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .774              7   0   
H Johnson SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .765              0   1   

G Abbott P                                                                    0   0
  J Berenguer P                                                               0   0
  D Rozema P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       32   0   7   0    1   2                         24   5
Batting Events
TB: J Grubb 2; L Whitaker; R Jones; H Johnson; K Gibson; A Trammell.
GIDP: R Jones (1); L Parrish (9).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. H Johnson-L Whitaker-D Bergman.
E: H Johnson 2 (10).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .810              2   1   2B
D Evans RF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .295  .914              4   0   2B
  R Miller RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .680              0   0   
J Rice LF                     4   1   1   1    0   2  .276  .785              0   0   2B
  R Nichols LF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .245  .667              2   0   
T Armas CF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .860              2   0   
M Easler DH                   4   3   3   0    0   0  .312  .884              0   0   
B Buckner 1B                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .267  .742              8   1   
  E Jurak 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .702              2   0   
R Gedman C                    3   1   2   5    0   1  .271  .787              2   0   HR,SF
M Barrett 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .307  .716              3   6   GDP
J Gutierrez SS                3   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .579              1   4   SF

O Boyd P                                                                      1   1
Totals                       37   8  14   0    1   6                         27  13
Batting Events
2B: J Rice (19, off G Abbott); W Boggs (20, off J Berenguer); D Evans (28, off J Berenguer).
HR: R Gedman (15, off G Abbott; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs).
SF: J Gutierrez (2, off J Berenguer); R Gedman (2, off J Berenguer).
TB: R Gedman 5; M Easler 3; J Rice 2; W Boggs 2; D Evans 2; B Buckner 2; M Barrett 2; J Gutierrez; T Armas.
GIDP: M Barrett (8).
RBI: R Gedman 5 (45); B Buckner (42); J Gutierrez (17); J Rice (85).
2-out RBI: R Gedman 3; B Buckner.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. M Barrett-J Gutierrez-B Buckner; J Gutierrez-M Barrett-B Buckner.

Pitching Stats

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Abbott, L (3-4)              0.2   5   5   0    0   1   1   5.93    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 5     33    -     0.95  -0.35
J Berenguer                    5.1   6   2   1    0   4   0   3.87   23     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 0· 6          1-0    0.16  -0.01
D Rozema                       2     3   1   1    1   1   0   3.53    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    14   8   2    1   6   1          40     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0·14          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
O Boyd, W (7-8)                9     7   0   0    1   2   0   4.36   33     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 7     74    -     0.32   0.14
Totals                         9     7   0   0    1   2   0          33     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 7           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Tim Welke.
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 32,563.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Detroit Tigers                            Boston Red Sox                               
1. Lou Whitaker                 2B       1. Wade Boggs                   3B
2. Alan Trammell                DH       2. Dwight Evans                 RF
3. Kirk Gibson                  RF       3. Jim Rice                     LF
4. Lance Parrish                 C       4. Tony Armas                   CF
5. Darrell Evans                3B       5. Mike Easler                  DH
6. Ruppert Jones                CF       6. Bill Buckner                 1B
7. Johnny Grubb                 LF       7. Rich Gedman                   C
8. Dave Bergman                 1B       8. Marty Barrett                2B
9. Howard Johnson               SS       9. Jackie Gutierrez             SS

   Glenn Abbott                  P          Oil Can Boyd                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b1 2 1-3 RRR 16% 89% 2-0 BOS R. Gedman G. Abbott Home Run; Easler Scores/unER; Buckner Scores/unER; Gedman Scores/unER
b1 1 1-- R 11% 66% 0-0 BOS J. Rice G. Abbott Double; Evans Scores/unER
b1 2 1-3 R 9% 73% 1-0 BOS B. Buckner G. Abbott Single; Rice Scores/unER; Easler to 3B
t2 0 1-- OO 5% 91% 0-5 DET R. Jones O. Boyd Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 0 --- -3% 47% 0-0 DET L. Whitaker O. Boyd Single

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -3% 47% 0-0 DET L. Whitaker O. Boyd Single
t1 0 1-- O 3% 50% 0-0 DET A. Trammell O. Boyd Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 1 1-- O 3% 53% 0-0 DET K. Gibson O. Boyd Flyball: CF
t1 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 DET L. Parrish O. Boyd Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Glenn Abbott facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 BOS W. Boggs G. Abbott Strikeout
b1 1 --- 2% 55% 0-0 BOS D. Evans G. Abbott Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b1 1 1-- R 11% 66% 0-0 BOS J. Rice G. Abbott Double; Evans Scores/unER
b1 1 -2- O -3% 63% 1-0 BOS T. Armas G. Abbott Flyball: CF
b1 2 -2- 1% 64% 1-0 BOS M. Easler G. Abbott Single; Rice to 3B
b1 2 1-3 R 9% 73% 1-0 BOS B. Buckner G. Abbott Single; Rice Scores/unER; Easler to 3B
b1 2 1-3 RRR 16% 89% 2-0 BOS R. Gedman G. Abbott Home Run; Easler Scores/unER; Buckner Scores/unER; Gedman Scores/unER
b1 2 --- 0% 90% 5-0 BOS M. Barrett G. Abbott Single
Juan Berenguer replaces Glenn Abbott pitching
b1 2 1-- O -1% 89% 5-0 BOS J. Gutierrez J. Berenguer Flyball: LF
5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- -2% 87% 0-5 DET D. Evans O. Boyd Walk
t2 0 1-- OO 5% 91% 0-5 DET R. Jones O. Boyd Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 2 --- -1% 91% 0-5 DET J. Grubb O. Boyd Single
t2 2 1-- O 1% 92% 0-5 DET D. Bergman O. Boyd Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tigers' Juan Berenguer facing 1-2-3
b2 0 --- O -1% 91% 5-0 BOS W. Boggs J. Berenguer Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- 1% 92% 5-0 BOS D. Evans J. Berenguer Double
b2 1 -2- O -1% 92% 5-0 BOS J. Rice J. Berenguer Groundout: C-1B; Evans to 3B
b2 2 --3 O -1% 90% 5-0 BOS T. Armas J. Berenguer Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 1% 92% 0-5 DET H. Johnson O. Boyd Flyball: RF
t3 1 --- O 1% 93% 0-5 DET L. Whitaker O. Boyd Flyball: RF
t3 2 --- O 0% 93% 0-5 DET A. Trammell O. Boyd Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tigers' Juan Berenguer facing 5-6-7
b3 0 --- 1% 94% 5-0 BOS M. Easler J. Berenguer Single
b3 0 1-- 2% 96% 5-0 BOS B. Buckner J. Berenguer Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Easler to 3B
b3 0 1-3 RO -0% 96% 5-0 BOS R. Gedman J. Berenguer Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Easler Scores
b3 1 1-- 1% 97% 6-0 BOS M. Barrett J. Berenguer Single; Buckner to 3B
b3 1 1-3 RO 0% 97% 6-0 BOS J. Gutierrez J. Berenguer Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Buckner Scores/unER
b3 2 1-- 0% 98% 7-0 BOS W. Boggs J. Berenguer Double; Barrett to 3B
b3 2 -23 O -0% 97% 7-0 BOS D. Evans J. Berenguer Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- -1% 96% 0-7 DET K. Gibson O. Boyd Single
t4 0 1-- OO 2% 98% 0-7 DET L. Parrish O. Boyd Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 2 --- O 0% 98% 0-7 DET D. Evans O. Boyd Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tigers' Juan Berenguer facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O -0% 98% 7-0 BOS J. Rice J. Berenguer Strikeout
b4 1 --- 0% 98% 7-0 BOS T. Armas J. Berenguer Single
b4 1 1-- O -0% 98% 7-0 BOS M. Easler J. Berenguer Flyball: CF
b4 2 1-- O -0% 98% 7-0 BOS B. Buckner J. Berenguer Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- -1% 97% 0-7 DET R. Jones O. Boyd Single
t5 0 1-- O 1% 98% 0-7 DET J. Grubb O. Boyd Groundout: 1B unassisted; Jones to 2B
t5 1 -2- O 1% 98% 0-7 DET D. Bergman O. Boyd Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2 -2- O 0% 99% 0-7 DET H. Johnson O. Boyd Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tigers' Juan Berenguer facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O -0% 99% 7-0 BOS R. Gedman J. Berenguer Strikeout
b5 1 --- O -0% 99% 7-0 BOS M. Barrett J. Berenguer Flyball: RF
b5 2 --- 0% 99% 7-0 BOS J. Gutierrez J. Berenguer Single
b5 2 1-- O -0% 99% 7-0 BOS W. Boggs J. Berenguer Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 DET L. Whitaker O. Boyd Flyball: RF
t6 1 --- -0% 99% 0-7 DET A. Trammell O. Boyd Single
t6 1 1-- O 0% 99% 0-7 DET K. Gibson O. Boyd Flyball: RF
t6 2 1-- O 0% 99% 0-7 DET L. Parrish O. Boyd Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tigers' Juan Berenguer facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O -0% 99% 7-0 BOS D. Evans J. Berenguer Strikeout
b6 1 --- O -0% 99% 7-0 BOS J. Rice J. Berenguer Strikeout
b6 2 --- O 0% 99% 7-0 BOS T. Armas J. Berenguer Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 DET D. Evans O. Boyd Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-7 DET R. Jones O. Boyd Flyball: 1B
t7 2 --- -0% 100% 0-7 DET J. Grubb O. Boyd Single
t7 2 1-- O 0% 100% 0-7 DET D. Bergman O. Boyd Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 5-6-7
Dave Rozema replaces Juan Berenguer pitching
b7 0 --- 0% 100% 7-0 BOS M. Easler D. Rozema Single
b7 0 1-- 0% 100% 7-0 BOS B. Buckner D. Rozema Single; Easler to 3B
b7 0 1-3 R 0% 100% 7-0 BOS R. Gedman D. Rozema Single; Easler Scores; Buckner to 2B
b7 0 12- OO 0% 100% 8-0 BOS M. Barrett D. Rozema Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Buckner to 3B
b7 2 --3 O -0% 100% 8-0 BOS J. Gutierrez D. Rozema Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-8, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 9-1-2
Reid Nichols replaces Jim Rice playing LF batting 3rd; Rick Miller replaces Dwight Evans playing RF batting 2nd
t8 0 --- -0% 100% 0-8 DET H. Johnson O. Boyd Single
t8 0 1-- O 0% 100% 0-8 DET L. Whitaker O. Boyd Flyball: LF
t8 1 1-- O 0% 100% 0-8 DET A. Trammell O. Boyd Flyball: LF
t8 2 1-- O 0% 100% 0-8 DET K. Gibson O. Boyd Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Tigers' Dave Rozema facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 8-0 BOS W. Boggs D. Rozema Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1 --- O 0% 100% 8-0 BOS R. Miller D. Rozema Flyball: LF
b8 2 --- 0% 100% 8-0 BOS R. Nichols D. Rozema Walk
b8 2 1-- O 0% 100% 8-0 BOS T. Armas D. Rozema Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-8, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 4-5-6
Ed Jurak replaces Bill Buckner playing 1B batting 6th
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-8 DET L. Parrish O. Boyd Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-8 DET D. Evans O. Boyd Flyball: CF
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-8 DET R. Jones O. Boyd Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 8.

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