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TEX
@BAL		2
4
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@BOS		2
9
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@DET		4
5
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@KCR		1
2
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@CIN		1
4
Monday, April 8, 1985
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 34,282, Time of Game: 2:33
Yankees
2
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 1 GB
 at Red Sox
9
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Oil Can Boyd (1-0)
L: Phil Niekro (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  0
Red Sox         0  2  2   1  1  3   0  0  X    9 10  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Omar Moreno CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.010 0.69 0.040 -0.050 -0.3 0 0
Willie Randolph 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 -0.031 0.88 0.033 -0.065 -0.5 2 7
Don Mattingly 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.077 0.78 0.000 -0.077 -1.0 11 1
Dave Winfield RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 -0.040 0.59 0.014 -0.054 -0.6 1 1
Don Baylor DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.021 0.64 0.030 -0.051 -0.3
Ken Griffey LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .500 -0.001 0.73 0.044 -0.045 -0.3 2 0
Mike Pagliarulo 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 1.167 -0.113 0.76 0.013 -0.126 -1.0 1 2 2B,GDP
Butch Wynegar C 3 1 1 1 1 0 .333 1.167 0.125 0.35 0.128 -0.003 0.6 4 1 2B
Bob Meacham SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 .333 .667 0.068 0.68 0.096 -0.028 0.6 2 5
Phil Niekro P
   Bob Shirley P
   Joe Cowley P 1
   Dale Murray P
Team Totals 31 2 6 2 4 6 .194 .544 -0.100 0.67 0.398 -0.499 -2.8 24 17
2B: M Pagliarulo (1, off B Stanley); B Wynegar (1, off O Boyd).
TB: B Wynegar 2; M Pagliarulo 2; K Griffey; D Baylor; B Meacham; O Moreno.
GIDP: M Pagliarulo (1).
RBI: B Meacham (1); B Wynegar (1).
2-out RBI: B Meacham; B Wynegar.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Meacham-W Randolph-D Mattingly.
Outfield Assists: D Winfield (B Buckner at 3rd base).

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 .200 .400 -0.009 0.52 0.035 -0.044 -0.6 1 2
Dwight Evans RF 4 3 2 1 1 0 .500 2.100 0.058 0.54 0.131 -0.073 0.7 2 0 HR,2B,GDP
Jim Rice LF 3 2 1 3 1 1 .333 1.833 0.040 0.59 0.057 -0.017 2.4 2 0 HR
Mike Easler DH 3 2 2 0 1 0 .667 1.417 0.117 0.87 0.118 -0.001 1.3
Tony Armas CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .250 1.250 0.072 1.22 0.167 -0.095 0.3 0 0 HR
Bill Buckner 1B 2 0 1 1 2 0 .500 1.250 0.157 1.14 0.157 0.000 1.5 10 2
Rich Gedman C 3 0 1 2 1 0 .333 .833 0.083 1.21 0.118 -0.035 0.8 6 0
Marty Barrett 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.090 0.88 0.000 -0.090 -1.6 2 2
Jackie Gutierrez SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.030 0.38 0.011 -0.041 -0.2 2 4 SB
Oil Can Boyd P 1 1
   Bob Stanley P 1 1
Team Totals 32 9 10 9 6 4 .312 1.046 0.398 0.80 0.794 -0.396 4.8 27 12
2B: D Evans (1, off P Niekro).
HR: J Rice (1, off J Cowley; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); T Armas (1, off P Niekro; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); D Evans (1, off P Niekro; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: D Evans 6; T Armas 4; J Rice 4; M Easler 2; R Gedman; W Boggs; J Gutierrez; B Buckner.
GIDP: D Evans (1).
RBI: J Rice 3 (3); T Armas 2 (2); R Gedman 2 (2); D Evans (1); B Buckner (1).
2-out RBI: R Gedman; D Evans; B Buckner.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Gutierrez-M Barrett-B Buckner; B Buckner.
PB: R Gedman (1).
E: R Gedman (1).
Baserunning
SB: J Gutierrez (1, 2nd base off B Shirley/B Wynegar).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Phil Niekro, L (0-1) 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 11.25 21 30 -0.324 1.28 -2.9
Bob Shirley 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 0 13.50 7 0 0 -0.037 0.44 -0.6
Joe Cowley 1.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 10.80 7 1 1 -0.037 0.10 -1.8
Dale Murray 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 9 9 6 4 3 10.12 38 30 1 1 -0.398 0.67 -4.7

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Oil Can Boyd, W (1-0) 7 5 2 2 4 5 0 2.57 28 60 0.098 0.83 1.7
Bob Stanley 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.005 0.03 1.1
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 4 6 0 2.00 35 60 0 0 0.103 0.80 2.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 34,282.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Boston Red Sox
1 Omar Moreno CF 1 Wade Boggs 3B
2 Willie Randolph 2B 2 Dwight Evans RF
3 Don Mattingly 1B 3 Jim Rice LF
4 Dave Winfield RF 4 Mike Easler DH
5 Don Baylor DH 5 Tony Armas CF
6 Ken Griffey LF 6 Bill Buckner 1B
7 Mike Pagliarulo 3B 7 Rich Gedman C
8 Butch Wynegar C 8 Marty Barrett 2B
9 Bob Meacham SS 9 Jackie Gutierrez SS
Phil Niekro P Oil Can Boyd P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-2 0 1-- RR BOS T. Armas P. Niekro 17% 55% Home Run; Easler Scores
t2 0-0 2 1-- R NYY B. Wynegar O. Boyd -11% 41% Double; Pagliarulo Scores
b3 2-2 2 123 R BOS B. Buckner P. Niekro 11% 69% Walk; Evans Scores; Rice to 3B; Easler to 2B
t2 1-0 2 -2- R NYY B. Meacham O. Boyd -10% 32% Single; Wynegar Scores; Meacham to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 3-2 2 123 R BOS R. Gedman P. Niekro 9% 78% Walk; Rice Scores; Easler to 3B; Buckner to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY O. Moreno O. Boyd 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- NYY W. Randolph O. Boyd -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- O NYY D. Mattingly O. Boyd 2% 52% Strikeout, Passed Ball; Randolph to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O NYY D. Winfield O. Boyd 3% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- BOS W. Boggs P. Niekro 3% 58% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO BOS D. Evans P. Niekro -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O BOS J. Rice P. Niekro -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYY D. Baylor O. Boyd 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O NYY K. Griffey O. Boyd 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- NYY M. Pagliarulo O. Boyd -1% 53% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- R NYY B. Wynegar O. Boyd -11% 41% Double; Pagliarulo Scores
t2 1-0 2 -2- R NYY B. Meacham O. Boyd -10% 32% Single; Wynegar Scores; Meacham to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t2 2-0 2 -2- O NYY O. Moreno O. Boyd 3% 35% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- BOS M. Easler P. Niekro 4% 39% Single
b2 0-2 0 1-- RR BOS T. Armas P. Niekro 17% 55% Home Run; Easler Scores
b2 2-2 0 --- BOS B. Buckner P. Niekro 4% 59% Walk
b2 2-2 0 1-- O BOS R. Gedman P. Niekro -3% 55% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gedman to 1B
b2 2-2 1 1-- O BOS M. Barrett P. Niekro -3% 52% Flyball: RF
b2 2-2 2 1-- O BOS J. Gutierrez P. Niekro -2% 50% Lineout: SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 2-3-4
t3 2-2 0 --- O NYY W. Randolph O. Boyd 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t3 2-2 1 --- O NYY D. Mattingly O. Boyd 2% 54% Foul Flyball: 3B
t3 2-2 2 --- NYY D. Winfield O. Boyd -1% 53% Walk
t3 2-2 2 1-- O NYY D. Baylor O. Boyd 3% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
b3 2-2 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs P. Niekro -3% 53% Flyball: LF
b3 2-2 1 --- BOS D. Evans P. Niekro 5% 58% Double
b3 2-2 1 -2- BOS J. Rice P. Niekro 2% 60% Walk
b3 2-2 1 12- BOS M. Easler P. Niekro 6% 66% Walk; Evans to 3B; Rice to 2B
b3 2-2 1 123 O BOS T. Armas P. Niekro -8% 58% Strikeout
b3 2-2 2 123 R BOS B. Buckner P. Niekro 11% 69% Walk; Evans Scores; Rice to 3B; Easler to 2B
b3 3-2 2 123 R BOS R. Gedman P. Niekro 9% 78% Walk; Rice Scores; Easler to 3B; Buckner to 2B
b3 4-2 2 123 O BOS M. Barrett P. Niekro -5% 73% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 6-7-8
t4 2-4 0 --- NYY K. Griffey O. Boyd -4% 68% Single
t4 2-4 0 1-- OO NYY M. Pagliarulo O. Boyd 9% 77% Double Play: Flyball: 1B unassisted
t4 2-4 2 --- NYY B. Wynegar O. Boyd -1% 76% Walk
t4 2-4 2 1-- O NYY B. Meacham O. Boyd 3% 78% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
b4 4-2 0 --- O BOS J. Gutierrez P. Niekro -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 4-2 1 --- O BOS W. Boggs P. Niekro -1% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 4-2 2 --- R BOS D. Evans P. Niekro 8% 84% Home Run
b4 5-2 2 --- O BOS J. Rice P. Niekro -1% 83% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
t5 2-5 0 --- NYY O. Moreno O. Boyd -4% 79% Single
t5 2-5 0 1-- O NYY W. Randolph O. Boyd 4% 83% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Randolph to 1B
t5 2-5 1 1-- O NYY D. Mattingly O. Boyd 3% 86% Flyball: LF
t5 2-5 2 1-- O NYY D. Winfield O. Boyd 2% 88% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Yankees' Bob Shirley facing 4-5-6
Bob Shirley replaces Phil Niekro pitching
b5 5-2 0 --- BOS M. Easler B. Shirley 1% 90% Single
b5 5-2 0 1-- O BOS T. Armas B. Shirley -1% 88% Flyball: 2B
b5 5-2 1 1-- BOS B. Buckner B. Shirley 1% 90% Single; Easler to 2B
b5 5-2 1 12- RO BOS R. Gedman B. Shirley 3% 92% Single; Easler Scores; Buckner out at 3B/RF-2B-C-3B; Gedman to 2B
b5 6-2 2 -2- O BOS M. Barrett B. Shirley -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-6, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 5-6-7
t6 2-6 0 --- NYY D. Baylor O. Boyd 0% 91% E2 on Foul Ball
t6 2-6 0 --- NYY D. Baylor O. Boyd -3% 89% Single
t6 2-6 0 1-- O NYY K. Griffey O. Boyd 3% 91% Lineout: RF
t6 2-6 1 1-- OO NYY M. Pagliarulo O. Boyd 4% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Yankees' Bob Shirley facing 9-1-2
b6 6-2 0 --- BOS J. Gutierrez B. Shirley 1% 96% Single
b6 6-2 0 1-- O BOS W. Boggs B. Shirley -0% 95% Strikeout, Gutierrez Steals 2B
Joe Cowley replaces Bob Shirley pitching
b6 6-2 1 -2- BOS D. Evans J. Cowley 0% 96% Walk
b6 6-2 1 12- RRR BOS J. Rice J. Cowley 4% 99% Home Run; Gutierrez Scores; Evans Scores
b6 9-2 1 --- O BOS M. Easler J. Cowley -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 9-2 2 --- O BOS T. Armas J. Cowley -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-9, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 8-9-1
t7 2-9 0 --- O NYY B. Wynegar O. Boyd 0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 2-9 1 --- O NYY B. Meacham O. Boyd 0% 100% Flyball: SS
t7 2-9 2 --- O NYY O. Moreno O. Boyd 0% 100% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Yankees' Joe Cowley facing 6-7-8
b7 9-2 0 --- O BOS B. Buckner J. Cowley -0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 9-2 1 --- O BOS R. Gedman J. Cowley -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b7 9-2 2 --- O BOS M. Barrett J. Cowley -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-9, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 2-3-4
Bob Stanley replaces Oil Can Boyd pitching
t8 2-9 0 --- O NYY W. Randolph B. Stanley 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t8 2-9 1 --- O NYY D. Mattingly B. Stanley 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 2-9 2 --- O NYY D. Winfield B. Stanley 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Yankees' Dale Murray facing 9-1-2
Dale Murray replaces Joe Cowley pitching
b8 9-2 0 --- O BOS J. Gutierrez D. Murray -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 9-2 1 --- O BOS W. Boggs D. Murray -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 9-2 2 --- O BOS D. Evans D. Murray -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-9, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 5-6-7
t9 2-9 0 --- O NYY D. Baylor B. Stanley 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-9 1 --- O NYY K. Griffey B. Stanley 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 2-9 2 --- NYY M. Pagliarulo B. Stanley 0% 100% Double
t9 2-9 2 -2- O NYY B. Wynegar B. Stanley 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 9.

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