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DET
@BOS		0
8
BAL
@CLE		7
4
MIL
@KCR		3
2
CHW
@NYY		5
4
MIN
@OAK		0
5
CAL
@SEA		2
7
TOR
@TEX		7
2
LAD
@ATL		5
1
NYM
@CHC		6
7
SDP
@CIN		2
4
SFG
@HOU		6
7		 
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PHI
@MON		1
3
PIT
@STL		6
4
Wednesday, August 8, 1984
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 32,563, Time of Game: 2:28
Tigers
0
74-41
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Red Sox
8
59-53
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 13½ GB
W: Oil Can Boyd (7-8)
L: Glenn Abbott (3-4)
 
                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

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Whitaker 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 .776 0.021 0.36 0.035 -0.015 -0.4 2 3
Alan Trammell DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .831 -0.035 0.44 0.004 -0.039 -0.5
Kirk Gibson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .274 .843 -0.023 0.40 0.011 -0.034 -0.5 2 0
Lance Parrish C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .761 -0.046 0.34 0.000 -0.046 -1.5 6 1 GDP
Darrell Evans 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .224 .709 0.018 0.18 0.023 -0.005 -0.1 0 0
Ruppert Jones CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .824 -0.038 0.30 0.009 -0.047 -0.7 4 0 GDP
Johnny Grubb LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 .289 .866 0.002 0.19 0.008 -0.007 0.0 3 0
Dave Bergman 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .774 -0.022 0.25 0.000 -0.022 -0.8 7 0
Howard Johnson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .765 -0.017 0.25 0.002 -0.018 -0.2 0 1
Glenn Abbott P
   Juan Berenguer P
   Dave Rozema P
Team Totals 32 0 7 0 1 2 .219 .461 -0.140 0.31 0.092 -0.233 -4.7 24 5
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
DP: 1. H Johnson-L Whitaker-D Bergman.
E: H Johnson 2 (10).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wade Boggs 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .308 .810 -0.026 0.24 0.003 -0.029 -0.6 2 1 2B
Dwight Evans RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .295 .914 0.029 0.26 0.035 -0.006 -0.2 4 0 2B
   Rick Miller RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .680 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Jim Rice LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 .276 .785 0.101 0.39 0.111 -0.010 0.4 0 0 2B
   Reid Nichols LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.1 2 0
Tony Armas CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .860 -0.039 0.30 0.002 -0.041 -0.8 2 0
Mike Easler DH 4 3 3 0 0 0 .312 .884 0.020 0.33 0.022 -0.002 0.7
Bill Buckner 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .267 .742 0.106 0.48 0.108 -0.002 2.7 8 1
   Ed Jurak 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .702 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Rich Gedman C 3 1 2 5 0 1 .271 .787 0.159 0.40 0.162 -0.003 2.7 2 0 HR,SF
Marty Barrett 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .307 .716 0.012 0.10 0.013 -0.002 -0.5 3 6 GDP
Jackie Gutierrez SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .579 -0.003 0.13 0.005 -0.007 -0.4 1 4 SF
Oil Can Boyd P 1 1
Team Totals 37 8 14 8 1 6 .378 .916 0.359 0.28 0.461 -0.102 3.8 27 13
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
DP: 2. M Barrett-J Gutierrez-B Buckner; J Gutierrez-M Barrett-B Buckner.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Glenn Abbott, L (3-4) 0.2 5 5 0 0 1 1 5.93 8 33 -0.349 0.94 -4.7
Juan Berenguer 5.1 6 2 1 0 4 0 3.87 23 1 0 -0.009 0.15 0.8
Dave Rozema 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 3.53 9 0 0 -0.001 0.01 0.0
Team Totals 8 14 8 2 1 6 1 2.25 40 33 1 0 -0.359 0.31 -3.8

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Oil Can Boyd, W (7-8) 9 7 0 0 1 2 0 4.36 33 74 0.141 0.31 4.7
Team Totals 9 7 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 33 74 0.141 0.28 4.7
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.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 2-0 2 1-3 RRR BOS R. Gedman G. Abbott 16% 89% Home Run; Easler Scores/unER; Buckner Scores/unER; Gedman Scores/unER
b1 0-0 1 1-- R BOS J. Rice G. Abbott 11% 66% Double; Evans Scores/unER
b1 1-0 2 1-3 R BOS B. Buckner G. Abbott 9% 73% Single; Rice Scores/unER; Easler to 3B
t2 0-5 0 1-- OO DET R. Jones O. Boyd 5% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 0-0 0 --- DET L. Whitaker O. Boyd -4% 46% Single

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- DET L. Whitaker O. Boyd -4% 46% Single
t1 0-0 0 1-- O DET A. Trammell O. Boyd 3% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-- O DET K. Gibson O. Boyd 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O DET L. Parrish O. Boyd 2% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs G. Abbott -2% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- BOS D. Evans G. Abbott 2% 55% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 1 1-- R BOS J. Rice G. Abbott 11% 66% Double; Evans Scores/unER
b1 1-0 1 -2- O BOS T. Armas G. Abbott -3% 63% Flyball: CF
b1 1-0 2 -2- BOS M. Easler G. Abbott 1% 65% Single; Rice to 3B
b1 1-0 2 1-3 R BOS B. Buckner G. Abbott 9% 73% Single; Rice Scores/unER; Easler to 3B
b1 2-0 2 1-3 RRR BOS R. Gedman G. Abbott 16% 89% Home Run; Easler Scores/unER; Buckner Scores/unER; Gedman Scores/unER
b1 5-0 2 --- BOS M. Barrett G. Abbott 0% 90% Single
Juan Berenguer replaces Glenn Abbott pitching
b1 5-0 2 1-- O BOS J. Gutierrez J. Berenguer -1% 89% 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 0-5 0 --- DET D. Evans O. Boyd -2% 87% Walk
t2 0-5 0 1-- OO DET R. Jones O. Boyd 5% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 0-5 2 --- DET J. Grubb O. Boyd -1% 91% Single
t2 0-5 2 1-- O DET D. Bergman O. Boyd 1% 92% 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 5-0 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs J. Berenguer -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 5-0 1 --- BOS D. Evans J. Berenguer 1% 92% Double
b2 5-0 1 -2- O BOS J. Rice J. Berenguer -1% 92% Groundout: C-1B; Evans to 3B
b2 5-0 2 --3 O BOS T. Armas J. Berenguer -1% 90% 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 0-5 0 --- O DET H. Johnson O. Boyd 1% 92% Flyball: RF
t3 0-5 1 --- O DET L. Whitaker O. Boyd 1% 93% Flyball: RF
t3 0-5 2 --- O DET A. Trammell O. Boyd 0% 93% 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 5-0 0 --- BOS M. Easler J. Berenguer 1% 94% Single
b3 5-0 0 1-- BOS B. Buckner J. Berenguer 2% 96% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Easler to 3B
b3 5-0 0 1-3 RO BOS R. Gedman J. Berenguer -0% 96% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Easler Scores
b3 6-0 1 1-- BOS M. Barrett J. Berenguer 1% 97% Single; Buckner to 3B
b3 6-0 1 1-3 RO BOS J. Gutierrez J. Berenguer 0% 97% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Buckner Scores/unER
b3 7-0 2 1-- BOS W. Boggs J. Berenguer 0% 98% Double; Barrett to 3B
b3 7-0 2 -23 O BOS D. Evans J. Berenguer -1% 97% 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 0-7 0 --- DET K. Gibson O. Boyd -1% 96% Single
t4 0-7 0 1-- OO DET L. Parrish O. Boyd 2% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 0-7 2 --- O DET D. Evans O. Boyd 0% 98% 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 7-0 0 --- O BOS J. Rice J. Berenguer -0% 98% Strikeout
b4 7-0 1 --- BOS T. Armas J. Berenguer 0% 98% Single
b4 7-0 1 1-- O BOS M. Easler J. Berenguer -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b4 7-0 2 1-- O BOS B. Buckner J. Berenguer -0% 98% 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 0-7 0 --- DET R. Jones O. Boyd -1% 97% Single
t5 0-7 0 1-- O DET J. Grubb O. Boyd 1% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Jones to 2B
t5 0-7 1 -2- O DET D. Bergman O. Boyd 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-7 2 -2- O DET H. Johnson O. Boyd 1% 99% 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 7-0 0 --- O BOS R. Gedman J. Berenguer -0% 99% Strikeout
b5 7-0 1 --- O BOS M. Barrett J. Berenguer -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b5 7-0 2 --- BOS J. Gutierrez J. Berenguer 0% 99% Single
b5 7-0 2 1-- O BOS W. Boggs J. Berenguer -0% 99% 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 0-7 0 --- O DET L. Whitaker O. Boyd 0% 99% Flyball: RF
t6 0-7 1 --- DET A. Trammell O. Boyd -0% 98% Single
t6 0-7 1 1-- O DET K. Gibson O. Boyd 1% 99% Flyball: RF
t6 0-7 2 1-- O DET L. Parrish O. Boyd 0% 99% 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 7-0 0 --- O BOS D. Evans J. Berenguer -0% 99% Strikeout
b6 7-0 1 --- O BOS J. Rice J. Berenguer -0% 99% Strikeout
b6 7-0 2 --- O BOS T. Armas J. Berenguer -0% 99% 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 0-7 0 --- O DET D. Evans O. Boyd 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-7 1 --- O DET R. Jones O. Boyd 0% 100% Flyball: 1B
t7 0-7 2 --- DET J. Grubb O. Boyd -0% 99% Single
t7 0-7 2 1-- O DET D. Bergman O. Boyd 0% 100% 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 7-0 0 --- BOS M. Easler D. Rozema 0% 100% Single
b7 7-0 0 1-- BOS B. Buckner D. Rozema 0% 100% Single; Easler to 3B
b7 7-0 0 1-3 R BOS R. Gedman D. Rozema 0% 100% Single; Easler Scores; Buckner to 2B
b7 8-0 0 12- OO BOS M. Barrett D. Rozema -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Buckner to 3B
b7 8-0 2 --3 O BOS J. Gutierrez D. Rozema -0% 100% 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 0-8 0 --- DET H. Johnson O. Boyd -0% 100% Single
t8 0-8 0 1-- O DET L. Whitaker O. Boyd 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t8 0-8 1 1-- O DET A. Trammell O. Boyd 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t8 0-8 2 1-- O DET K. Gibson O. Boyd 0% 100% 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 8-0 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs D. Rozema 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 8-0 1 --- O BOS R. Miller D. Rozema 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b8 8-0 2 --- BOS R. Nichols D. Rozema 0% 100% Walk
b8 8-0 2 1-- O BOS T. Armas D. Rozema -0% 100% 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 0-8 0 --- O DET L. Parrish O. Boyd 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 0-8 1 --- O DET D. Evans O. Boyd 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 0-8 2 --- O DET R. Jones O. Boyd 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 8.

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