July 20, 1985 California Angels at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 7
@BAL 5 CAL 5
@BOS 3 CHW 8
CLE 6 DET 6
TEX 5
(15) SEA 13
@MIL 10 NYY 8
@MIN 3 OAK 5
@TOR 1 PHI 10
@CIN 6 LAD 3
STL 0 MON 6
HOU 1 NYM 16
ATL 4 SDP 4
PIT 2 CHC 2
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 33,147

Saturday, July 20, 1985
Time of Game: 2:52

Angels

54-36

Won 2

1st

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

W: M Witt (8-6), L: B Ojeda (4-6), S: D Moore (19)

Red Sox

46-44

Lost 2

4th, 7½ GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 1B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .674    0    9   0   
J Beniquez CF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .724    0    2   0   
B Downing LF                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .228  .691    0    4   0   
M Brown RF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .267  .710    0    0   0   GDP
B Grich 2B                    3   1   0   1    1   1  .259  .734    0    3   4   
D DeCinces 3B                 2   0   1   0    2   1  .241  .733    0    1   1   
R Linares DH                  1   1   1   2    0   0  .500 2.500    0    0   0   HR
  R Jackson PH                2   0   0   1    1   1  .266  .885    0    0   0   GDP
B Boone C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .608    0    7   0   
D Schofield SS                3   0   0   0    1   1  .188  .572    0    1   4   SB

M Witt P                                                                 0   0
  P Clements P                                                           0   0
  D Moore P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   5   5   5    7   5                    27   9

BATTING

HR: R Linares (1, off B Ojeda; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: R Linares 4; M Brown; R Carew; J Beniquez; D DeCinces.

GIDP: R Jackson (10); M Brown (9).

RBI: R Linares 2 (2); M Brown (18); B Grich (29); R Jackson (46).

2-out RBI: R Linares 2; R Jackson.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Grich-R Carew; D Schofield-R Carew; D DeCinces-B Grich-R Carew.

E: D Schofield (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Schofield (5, 2nd base off M Clear/R Gedman).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Evans RF                    2   1   0   0    2   0  .237  .747    0    2   0   
W Boggs 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .341  .874    0    2   3   2B,GDP
J Rice LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .769    0    2   0   GDP
B Buckner 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .287  .743    0   10   0   
M Easler DH                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .269  .758    0    0   0   3B,2B,HBP
R Gedman C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .297  .828    0    5   0   GDP
  D Sax PR                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .350  .750         0   0   
G Hoffman SS                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .263  .707    0    2   2   
  R Miller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .342  .785    0    0   0   
S Lyons CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .272  .690    0    3   0   
M Barrett 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .709    0    1   5   

B Ojeda P                                                                0   0
  M Trujillo P                                                           0   0
  M Clear P                                                              0   1
  B Stanley P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   3   6   3    3   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: M Easler (19, off M Witt); W Boggs (23, off M Witt).

3B: M Easler (3, off M Witt).

HBP: M Easler (3, by M Witt).

TB: M Easler 5; W Boggs 2; S Lyons; R Gedman; B Buckner.

GIDP: J Rice (30); W Boggs (11); R Gedman (9).

RBI: R Gedman (40); B Buckner (53); M Easler (41).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Barrett-G Hoffman-B Buckner; W Boggs-M Barrett-B Buckner.

PITCHING

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Witt, W (8-6)                8.1   5   3   2    3   7   0   2.92   32     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 2· 5     67    -     0.77   0.23
P Clements                     0     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.87    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    1.41  -0.06
D Moore, S (19)                0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.40    2     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    2.22   0.11
Totals                         9     6   3   2    3   7   0          35     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 2· 6          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
B Ojeda, L (4-6)               2.1   4   5   5    2   2   1   4.54   13     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 4     29    -     0.91  -0.24
M Trujillo                     3.2   1   0   0    3   0   0   5.44   13     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 1          3-2    0.49  -0.00
M Clear                        2     0   0   0    2   2   0   2.83    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.24   0.02
B Stanley                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.37    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     5   5   5    7   5   1          37     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 3· 5          3-2

P Clements faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Ojeda (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Witt (2; M Easler).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Nick Bremigan.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 33,147.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Boston Red Sox                       
1. R Carew              1B    1. D Evans              RF 
2. J Beniquez           CF    2. W Boggs              3B 
3. B Downing            LF    3. J Rice               LF 
4. M Brown              RF    4. B Buckner            1B 
5. B Grich              2B    5. M Easler             DH 
6. D DeCinces           3B    6. R Gedman             C  
7. R Linares            DH    7. G Hoffman            SS 
8. B Boone              C     8. S Lyons              CF 
9. D Schofield          SS    9. M Barrett            2B 

   M Witt               P        B Ojeda              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-      18%  66% R Linares       B Ojeda         Home Run; Grich Scores
   b 3   1  5-0  123      11%  92% J Rice          M Witt          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       7%  49% W Boggs         M Witt          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 6   0  5-0  1--      -7%  85% W Boggs         M Witt          Double; Evans to 3B
   b 9   1  5-3  1--       6%  95% R Miller        D Moore         Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Ojeda facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Beniquez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  B Downing       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Witt facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Evans         Walk
   OO     1--      49%  W Boggs         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Rice          Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Ojeda facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  M Brown         Lineout: 3B
          ---      50%  B Grich         Walk
   O      1--      48%  D DeCinces      Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Grich to 2B
   RR     -2-      66%  R Linares       Home Run; Grich Scores
   O      ---      65%  B Boone         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Witt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      68%  B Buckner       Flyball: CF
          ---      64%  M Easler        Double
   O      -2-      67%  R Gedman        Lineout: LF
   O      -2-      71%  G Hoffman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bob Ojeda facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      69%  D Schofield     Strikeout
          ---      71%  R Carew         Single
          1--      74%  J Beniquez      Single; Carew to 2B
          12-      78%  B Downing       Walk; Carew to 3B; Beniquez to 2B
   R      123      85%  M Brown         Single; Carew Scores; Beniquez to 3B; Downing to 2B
                  Mike Trujillo replaces Bob Ojeda pitching
   RO     123      86%  B Grich         Groundout: 2B-1B; Beniquez Scores; Downing to 3B; Brown to 2B
          -23      86%  D DeCinces      Walk
                  Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Rufino Linares batting 7th
   R      123      91%  R Jackson       Walk; Downing Scores; Brown to 3B; DeCinces to 2B
   O      123      89%  B Boone         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Witt facing 8-9-1
          ---      86%  S Lyons         Single
   O      1--      88%  M Barrett       Strikeout
          1--      86%  D Evans         Walk; Lyons to 2B
          12-      81%  W Boggs         Walk; Lyons to 3B; Evans to 2B
   OO     123      92%  J Rice          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mike Trujillo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      91%  D Schofield     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      91%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  J Beniquez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Witt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      92%  B Buckner       Lineout: 2B
          ---      90%  M Easler        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      93%  R Gedman        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mike Trujillo facing 3-4-5
          ---      94%  B Downing       Walk
   OO     1--      92%  M Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  B Grich         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Witt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  G Hoffman       Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  S Lyons         Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mike Trujillo facing 6-7-8
          ---      96%  D DeCinces      Single
   OO     1--      94%  R Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Mike Witt facing 1-2-3
          ---      92%  D Evans         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Evans to 1B
          1--      85%  W Boggs         Double; Evans to 3B
   O      -23      89%  J Rice          Strikeout
   RO     -23      92%  B Buckner       Groundout: SS-1B; Evans Scores/unER
   O      -2-      94%  M Easler        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mark Clear facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Clear replaces Mike Trujillo pitching
          ---      95%  D Schofield     Walk
          1--      95%  R Carew         Schofield Steals 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Lineout: SS
   O      -2-      94%  J Beniquez      Foul Flyball: RF; Schofield to 3B
   O      --3      92%  B Downing       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Witt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      94%  R Gedman        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  G Hoffman       Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  S Lyons         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mark Clear facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  M Brown         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      96%  B Grich         Strikeout
          ---      96%  D DeCinces      Walk
   O      1--      95%  R Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Witt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      98%  W Boggs         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bob Stanley facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Stanley replaces Mark Clear pitching
   O      ---      98%  B Boone         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      98%  D Schofield     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  R Carew         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Witt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  B Buckner       Single
   R      1--      95%  M Easler        Triple; Buckner Scores
                  Pat Clements replaces Mike Witt pitching
   R      --3      89%  R Gedman        Single; Easler Scores
                  Donnie Moore replaces Pat Clements pitching; Rick Miller pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman batting 7th; Dave Sax pinch runs for Rich Gedman batting 6th
   O      1--      95%  R Miller        Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  S Lyons         Flyball: LF
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Red Sox 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation