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BAL  4
TEX  2
 BOS  9
NYY  2
 DET  5
CLE  4
 KCR  2
TOR  1
 CIN  4
MON  1
Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,282

 Monday, April 8, 1985
Time of Game: 2:33
Yankees
2
0-1
Lost 1
5th, 1 GB
 
                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
W: Oil Can Boyd (1-0), L: Phil Niekro (0-1)
 Red Sox
9
1-0
Won 1
1st

Batting Stats

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500              0   0   
W Randolph 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250              2   7   
D Mattingly 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000             11   1   
D Winfield RF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250              1   1   
D Baylor DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500              0   0   
K Griffey LF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500              2   0   
M Pagliarulo 3B               3   1   1   0    1   0  .333 1.167              1   2   2B,GDP
B Wynegar C                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.167              4   1   2B
B Meacham SS                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .667              2   5   

P Niekro P                                                                    0   0
  B Shirley P                                                                 0   0
  J Cowley P                                                                  1   0
  D Murray P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       31   2   6   0    4   6                         24  17
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. B Meacham-W Randolph-D Mattingly.
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  .200  .400              1   2   
D Evans RF                    4   3   2   1    1   0  .500 2.100              2   0   HR,2B,GDP
J Rice LF                     3   2   1   3    1   1  .333 1.833              2   0   HR
M Easler DH                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .667 1.417              0   0   
T Armas CF                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .250 1.250              0   0   HR
B Buckner 1B                  2   0   1   1    2   0  .500 1.250             10   2   
R Gedman C                    3   0   1   2    1   0  .333  .833              6   0   
M Barrett 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              2   2   
J Gutierrez SS                4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500              2   4   SB

O Boyd P                                                                      1   1
  B Stanley P                                                                 1   1
Totals                       32   9  10   0    6   4                         27  12
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 2. J Gutierrez-M Barrett-B Buckner; B Buckner.
PB: R Gedman (1).
E: R Gedman (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: J Gutierrez (1, 2nd base off B Shirley/B Wynegar).

Pitching Stats

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Niekro, L (0-1)              4     5   5   5    5   3   2  11.25   21     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 1· 5     30    -     1.27  -0.33
B Shirley                      1.1   4   2   2    0   1   0  13.50    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.46  -0.04
J Cowley                       1.2   1   2   2    1   0   1  10.80    7     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          1-1    0.11  -0.04
D Murray                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    10   9   9    6   4   3          38     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 1·10          1-1 
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
O Boyd, W (1-0)                7     5   2   2    4   5   0   2.57   28     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 1· 5     60    -     0.83   0.10
B Stanley                      2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.03   0.01
Totals                         9     6   2   2    4   6   0          35     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1· 6           -
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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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

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, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 NYY O. Moreno O. Boyd Groundout: P-1B
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 NYY W. Randolph O. Boyd Walk
t1 1 1-- O 2% 52% 0-0 NYY D. Mattingly O. Boyd Strikeout, Passed Ball; Randolph to 2B
t1 2 -2- O 3% 55% 0-0 NYY D. Winfield O. Boyd 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 --- 3% 58% 0-0 BOS W. Boggs P. Niekro Single
b1 0 1-- OO -7% 51% 0-0 BOS D. Evans P. Niekro Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 BOS J. Rice P. Niekro 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 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 NYY D. Baylor O. Boyd Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 NYY K. Griffey O. Boyd Strikeout Looking
t2 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 NYY M. Pagliarulo O. Boyd Walk
t2 2 1-- R -11% 41% 0-0 NYY B. Wynegar O. Boyd Double; Pagliarulo Scores
t2 2 -2- R -10% 32% 1-0 NYY B. Meacham O. Boyd Single; Wynegar Scores; Meacham to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t2 2 -2- O 3% 34% 2-0 NYY O. Moreno O. Boyd 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 --- 4% 39% 0-2 BOS M. Easler P. Niekro Single
b2 0 1-- RR 17% 55% 0-2 BOS T. Armas P. Niekro Home Run; Easler Scores
b2 0 --- 4% 59% 2-2 BOS B. Buckner P. Niekro Walk
b2 0 1-- O -3% 55% 2-2 BOS R. Gedman P. Niekro Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gedman to 1B
b2 1 1-- O -3% 52% 2-2 BOS M. Barrett P. Niekro Flyball: RF
b2 2 1-- O -2% 50% 2-2 BOS J. Gutierrez P. Niekro 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 0 --- O 3% 53% 2-2 NYY W. Randolph O. Boyd Flyball: RF
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 2-2 NYY D. Mattingly O. Boyd Foul Flyball: 3B
t3 2 --- -1% 53% 2-2 NYY D. Winfield O. Boyd Walk
t3 2 1-- O 3% 56% 2-2 NYY D. Baylor O. Boyd 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 0 --- O -2% 53% 2-2 BOS W. Boggs P. Niekro Flyball: LF
b3 1 --- 4% 58% 2-2 BOS D. Evans P. Niekro Double
b3 1 -2- 2% 60% 2-2 BOS J. Rice P. Niekro Walk
b3 1 12- 6% 66% 2-2 BOS M. Easler P. Niekro Walk; Evans to 3B; Rice to 2B
b3 1 123 O -8% 58% 2-2 BOS T. Armas P. Niekro Strikeout
b3 2 123 R 11% 69% 2-2 BOS B. Buckner P. Niekro Walk; Evans Scores; Rice to 3B; Easler to 2B
b3 2 123 R 9% 78% 3-2 BOS R. Gedman P. Niekro Walk; Rice Scores; Easler to 3B; Buckner to 2B
b3 2 123 O -5% 73% 4-2 BOS M. Barrett P. Niekro 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 0 --- -4% 68% 2-4 NYY K. Griffey O. Boyd Single
t4 0 1-- OO 9% 77% 2-4 NYY M. Pagliarulo O. Boyd Double Play: Flyball: 1B unassisted
t4 2 --- -1% 76% 2-4 NYY B. Wynegar O. Boyd Walk
t4 2 1-- O 3% 78% 2-4 NYY B. Meacham O. Boyd 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 0 --- O -2% 77% 4-2 BOS J. Gutierrez P. Niekro Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1 --- O -1% 76% 4-2 BOS W. Boggs P. Niekro Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2 --- R 8% 84% 4-2 BOS D. Evans P. Niekro Home Run
b4 2 --- O -1% 83% 5-2 BOS J. Rice P. Niekro 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 0 --- -4% 79% 2-5 NYY O. Moreno O. Boyd Single
t5 0 1-- O 4% 83% 2-5 NYY W. Randolph O. Boyd Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Randolph to 1B
t5 1 1-- O 3% 86% 2-5 NYY D. Mattingly O. Boyd Flyball: LF
t5 2 1-- O 2% 88% 2-5 NYY D. Winfield O. Boyd 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 0 --- 2% 90% 5-2 BOS M. Easler B. Shirley Single
b5 0 1-- O -1% 88% 5-2 BOS T. Armas B. Shirley Flyball: 2B
b5 1 1-- 1% 90% 5-2 BOS B. Buckner B. Shirley Single; Easler to 2B
b5 1 12- RO 3% 93% 5-2 BOS R. Gedman B. Shirley Single; Easler Scores; Buckner out at 3B/RF-2B-C-3B; Gedman to 2B
b5 2 -2- O -1% 92% 6-2 BOS M. Barrett B. Shirley 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 0 --- 0% 92% 2-6 NYY D. Baylor O. Boyd E2 on Foul Ball
t6 0 --- -3% 88% 2-6 NYY D. Baylor O. Boyd Single
t6 0 1-- O 3% 91% 2-6 NYY K. Griffey O. Boyd Lineout: RF
t6 1 1-- OO 4% 95% 2-6 NYY M. Pagliarulo O. Boyd 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 0 --- 1% 96% 6-2 BOS J. Gutierrez B. Shirley Single
b6 0 1-- O -0% 95% 6-2 BOS W. Boggs B. Shirley Strikeout, Gutierrez Steals 2B
Joe Cowley replaces Bob Shirley pitching
b6 1 -2- 0% 96% 6-2 BOS D. Evans J. Cowley Walk
b6 1 12- RRR 4% 99% 6-2 BOS J. Rice J. Cowley Home Run; Gutierrez Scores; Evans Scores
b6 1 --- O -0% 99% 9-2 BOS M. Easler J. Cowley Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2 --- O 0% 99% 9-2 BOS T. Armas J. Cowley 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 0 --- O 0% 99% 2-9 NYY B. Wynegar O. Boyd Groundout: 1B-P
t7 1 --- O 0% 100% 2-9 NYY B. Meacham O. Boyd Flyball: SS
t7 2 --- O 0% 100% 2-9 NYY O. Moreno O. Boyd 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 0 --- O 0% 100% 9-2 BOS B. Buckner J. Cowley Groundout: 1B-P
b7 1 --- O 0% 100% 9-2 BOS R. Gedman J. Cowley Flyball: LF
b7 2 --- O -0% 100% 9-2 BOS M. Barrett J. Cowley 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 0 --- O 0% 100% 2-9 NYY W. Randolph B. Stanley Groundout: P-1B
t8 1 --- O 0% 100% 2-9 NYY D. Mattingly B. Stanley Groundout: 1B-P
t8 2 --- O 0% 100% 2-9 NYY D. Winfield B. Stanley 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 0 --- O 0% 100% 9-2 BOS J. Gutierrez D. Murray Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- O 0% 100% 9-2 BOS W. Boggs D. Murray Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2 --- O 0% 100% 9-2 BOS D. Evans D. Murray 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 0 --- O 0% 100% 2-9 NYY D. Baylor B. Stanley Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 2-9 NYY K. Griffey B. Stanley Strikeout
t9 2 --- 0% 100% 2-9 NYY M. Pagliarulo B. Stanley Double
t9 2 -2- O 0% 100% 2-9 NYY B. Wynegar B. Stanley Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 9.

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