Play Index Relaunched /
2010 HOF Ballot
B-R on Twitter / Facebook
S-R.com: Baseball | Basketball | Football | Hockey | Olympics
B-R on Twitter / Facebook
S-R.com: Baseball | Basketball | Football | Hockey | Olympics
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Box Scores > 1985 > Aug 10, 1985, Yankees at Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score
View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
|
Fenway Park, Attendance: 33,009 |
Saturday, August 10, 1985 Time of Game: 3:15 |
||||||||||||||
|
Yankees
7
61-47
Won 5
2nd, 7 GB
|
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Yankees 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 13 2
Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 9 0
|
Red Sox
3
56-52
Lost 2
4th, 12 GB
|
Batting Stats
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details R Henderson CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .348 .997 2 0 D Mattingly 1B 4 2 3 0 1 1 .326 .920 6 2 IW D Winfield RF 4 1 1 2 1 0 .287 .820 1 0 2B K Griffey LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .262 .709 3 0 2·CS,SF D Baylor DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 .244 .804 0 0 SF W Randolph 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .294 .756 2 3 B Wynegar C 2 1 1 1 2 0 .234 .681 9 0 GDP M Pagliarulo 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .230 .726 1 0 2B B Meacham SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .235 .609 2 1 SB J Cowley P 1 0 D Righetti P 0 0 Totals 33 7 13 0 7 5 27 6
Batting Events
2B: M Pagliarulo (11, off O Boyd); D Winfield (21, off O Boyd).
SF: K Griffey (7, off M Clear); D Baylor (9, off O Boyd).
IBB: D Mattingly (7, by M Clear).
TB: D Mattingly 3; D Baylor 2; M Pagliarulo 2; K Griffey 2; D Winfield 2; R Henderson; W Randolph; B Meacham; B Wynegar.
GIDP: B Wynegar (9).
RBI: D Winfield 2 (76); D Baylor 2 (74); R Henderson (50); B Wynegar (27); K Griffey (45).
2-out RBI: D Baylor.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Mattingly-B Wynegar.
E: K Griffey (6); B Meacham (14).
Baserunning Events
SB: B Meacham (18, 2nd base off M Clear/R Gedman).
CS: K Griffey 2 (6, 2nd base by O Boyd/R Gedman).
Boston Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details D Evans RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .241 .747 0 1 2B W Boggs 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .353 .906 0 2 J Rice LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .265 .756 2 0 HR,3B B Buckner 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .761 10 1 T Armas CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .758 2 0 GDP S Lyons CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .679 0 0 M Easler DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 .266 .757 0 0 R Gedman C 3 0 0 0 1 3 .309 .862 5 2 E Jurak PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0 0 M Barrett 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .287 .733 5 6 J Gutierrez SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 .241 .576 2 3 D Stapleton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .313 .740 0 0 O Boyd P 1 0 M Clear P 0 0 Totals 36 3 9 0 2 8 27 15
Batting Events
2B: D Evans (17, off J Cowley).
3B: J Rice (2, off J Cowley).
HR: J Rice (19, off J Cowley; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: J Rice 8; D Evans 2; J Gutierrez 2; M Barrett; M Easler; W Boggs.
GIDP: T Armas (10).
RBI: J Rice (71); D Evans (39).
2-out RBI: D Evans.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. M Barrett-J Gutierrez-B Buckner; R Gedman-M Barrett; M Barrett-B Buckner.
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 J Cowley, W (10-5) 7 8 3 2 1 6 1 3.77 30 - · · 7· 8· 1· 8 56 - 0.94 0.11 D Righetti, S (21) 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.13 8 - · · 1· 3· 1· 1 0-0 1.15 0.11 Totals 9 9 3 2 2 8 1 38 - · · 8·11· 2· 9 -
J Cowley faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
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, L (11-10) 7.1 12 5 5 4 3 0 3.53 34 - · · 11· 4· 0·12 33 - 0.57 -0.26 M Clear 1.2 1 2 2 3 2 0 3.02 8 - · · 0· 2· 1· 1 2-0 0.48 -0.02 Totals 9 13 7 7 7 5 0 42 - · · 11· 6· 1·13 2-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: M Clear (8; D Mattingly).
Pickoffs: None.
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Rocky Roe.
Time of Game: 3:15.
Attendance: 33,009.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.
Lineups
New York Yankees Boston Red Sox 1. Rickey Henderson CF 1. Dwight Evans RF 2. Don Mattingly 1B 2. Wade Boggs 3B 3. Dave Winfield RF 3. Jim Rice LF 4. Ken Griffey LF 4. Bill Buckner 1B 5. Don Baylor DH 5. Tony Armas CF 6. Willie Randolph 2B 6. Mike Easler DH 7. Butch Wynegar C 7. Rich Gedman C 8. Mike Pagliarulo 3B 8. Marty Barrett 2B 9. Bob Meacham SS 9. Jackie Gutierrez SS Joe Cowley P Oil Can Boyd P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b4 | 0 | 123 | OO | 16% | 84% | 0-4 | BOS | T. Armas | J. Cowley | Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-C; Rice to 3B; Buckner to 2B | |
| t1 | 0 | 12- | RR | 14% | 73% | 0-0 | NYY | D. Winfield | O. Boyd | Double; Henderson Scores; Mattingly Scores | |
| b7 | 2 | 12- | RR | -12% | 81% | 0-4 | BOS | D. Evans | J. Cowley | Double; Easler Scores; Gutierrez Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER | |
| b8 | 0 | --- | R | -8% | 83% | 2-5 | BOS | J. Rice | J. Cowley | Home Run | |
| b4 | 0 | 12- | -8% | 68% | 0-4 | BOS | B. Buckner | J. Cowley | Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Boggs to 3B; Rice to 2B |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| 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 | --- | 3% | 53% | 0-0 | NYY | R. Henderson | O. Boyd | Walk | ||
| t1 | 0 | 1-- | 5% | 59% | 0-0 | NYY | D. Mattingly | O. Boyd | Single; Henderson to 2B | ||
| t1 | 0 | 12- | RR | 14% | 73% | 0-0 | NYY | D. Winfield | O. Boyd | Double; Henderson Scores; Mattingly Scores | |
| t1 | 0 | -2- | O | -1% | 72% | 2-0 | NYY | K. Griffey | O. Boyd | Flyball: CF; Winfield to 3B | |
| t1 | 1 | --3 | RO | 2% | 74% | 2-0 | NYY | D. Baylor | O. Boyd | Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Winfield Scores | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 73% | 3-0 | NYY | W. Randolph | O. Boyd | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Joe Cowley facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 75% | 0-3 | BOS | D. Evans | J. Cowley | Lineout: 2B | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 77% | 0-3 | BOS | W. Boggs | J. Cowley | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 77% | 0-3 | BOS | J. Rice | J. Cowley | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | 2% | 80% | 3-0 | NYY | B. Wynegar | O. Boyd | Walk | ||
| t2 | 0 | 1-- | 6% | 86% | 3-0 | NYY | M. Pagliarulo | O. Boyd | Double; Wynegar to 3B | ||
| t2 | 0 | -23 | O | -3% | 83% | 3-0 | NYY | B. Meacham | O. Boyd | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t2 | 1 | -23 | RO | 0% | 83% | 3-0 | NYY | R. Henderson | O. Boyd | Groundout: SS-1B; Wynegar Scores | |
| t2 | 2 | -2- | O | -2% | 81% | 4-0 | NYY | D. Mattingly | O. Boyd | Strikeout | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Joe Cowley facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 83% | 0-4 | BOS | B. Buckner | J. Cowley | Foul Flyball: 3B | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 85% | 0-4 | BOS | T. Armas | J. Cowley | Flyball: LF | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 85% | 0-4 | BOS | M. Easler | J. Cowley | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 84% | 4-0 | NYY | D. Winfield | O. Boyd | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | 1% | 86% | 4-0 | NYY | K. Griffey | O. Boyd | Single | ||
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | OO | -2% | 83% | 4-0 | NYY | D. Baylor | O. Boyd | Double Play: Strikeout, Griffey Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B) | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Joe Cowley facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 85% | 0-4 | BOS | R. Gedman | J. Cowley | Strikeout | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | -2% | 83% | 0-4 | BOS | M. Barrett | J. Cowley | Walk | ||
| b3 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3% | 85% | 0-4 | BOS | J. Gutierrez | J. Cowley | Flyball: RF | |
| b3 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 87% | 0-4 | BOS | D. Evans | J. Cowley | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 86% | 4-0 | NYY | W. Randolph | O. Boyd | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | 1% | 87% | 4-0 | NYY | B. Wynegar | O. Boyd | Walk | ||
| t4 | 1 | 1-- | O | -1% | 86% | 4-0 | NYY | M. Pagliarulo | O. Boyd | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 2 | 1-- | O | -1% | 85% | 4-0 | NYY | B. Meacham | O. Boyd | Single to RF; Wynegar to 3B; Meacham out at 2B/RF-SS | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Joe Cowley facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | -3% | 82% | 0-4 | BOS | W. Boggs | J. Cowley | Single | ||
| b4 | 0 | 1-- | -6% | 76% | 0-4 | BOS | J. Rice | J. Cowley | Single; Boggs to 2B | ||
| b4 | 0 | 12- | -8% | 68% | 0-4 | BOS | B. Buckner | J. Cowley | Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Boggs to 3B; Rice to 2B | ||
| b4 | 0 | 123 | OO | 16% | 84% | 0-4 | BOS | T. Armas | J. Cowley | Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-C; Rice to 3B; Buckner to 2B | |
| b4 | 2 | -23 | O | 5% | 89% | 0-4 | BOS | M. Easler | J. Cowley | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 88% | 4-0 | NYY | R. Henderson | O. Boyd | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | 1% | 89% | 4-0 | NYY | D. Mattingly | O. Boyd | Single | ||
| t5 | 1 | 1-- | O | -1% | 88% | 4-0 | NYY | D. Winfield | O. Boyd | Flyball: CF | |
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | O | -1% | 87% | 4-0 | NYY | K. Griffey | O. Boyd | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Joe Cowley facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 89% | 0-4 | BOS | R. Gedman | J. Cowley | Strikeout | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 91% | 0-4 | BOS | M. Barrett | J. Cowley | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b5 | 2 | --- | -1% | 90% | 0-4 | BOS | J. Gutierrez | J. Cowley | Single | ||
| b5 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 91% | 0-4 | BOS | D. Evans | J. Cowley | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 91% | 4-0 | NYY | D. Baylor | O. Boyd | Flyball: 2B | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | 1% | 91% | 4-0 | NYY | W. Randolph | O. Boyd | Walk | ||
| t6 | 1 | 1-- | OO | -2% | 90% | 4-0 | NYY | B. Wynegar | O. Boyd | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Joe Cowley facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 92% | 0-4 | BOS | W. Boggs | J. Cowley | Strikeout | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | -4% | 87% | 0-4 | BOS | J. Rice | J. Cowley | Triple | ||
| b6 | 1 | --3 | O | 4% | 91% | 0-4 | BOS | B. Buckner | J. Cowley | Flyball: LF | |
| b6 | 2 | --3 | O | 2% | 94% | 0-4 | BOS | T. Armas | J. Cowley | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 93% | 4-0 | NYY | M. Pagliarulo | O. Boyd | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 93% | 4-0 | NYY | B. Meacham | O. Boyd | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t7 | 2 | --- | 0% | 93% | 4-0 | NYY | R. Henderson | O. Boyd | Single | ||
| t7 | 2 | 1-- | 1% | 94% | 4-0 | NYY | D. Mattingly | O. Boyd | Single; Henderson to 3B | ||
| t7 | 2 | 1-3 | O | -1% | 92% | 4-0 | NYY | D. Winfield | O. Boyd | Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Joe Cowley facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | -3% | 89% | 0-4 | BOS | M. Easler | J. Cowley | Single | ||
| b7 | 0 | 1-- | O | 3% | 92% | 0-4 | BOS | R. Gedman | J. Cowley | Strikeout | |
| b7 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 95% | 0-4 | BOS | M. Barrett | J. Cowley | Flyball: LF | |
| b7 | 2 | 1-- | -2% | 93% | 0-4 | BOS | J. Gutierrez | J. Cowley | Single; Easler to 2B | ||
| b7 | 2 | 12- | RR | -12% | 81% | 0-4 | BOS | D. Evans | J. Cowley | Double; Easler Scores; Gutierrez Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER | |
| b7 | 2 | -2- | O | 5% | 86% | 2-4 | BOS | W. Boggs | J. Cowley | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | 2% | 88% | 4-2 | NYY | K. Griffey | O. Boyd | Single | ||
| t8 | 0 | 1-- | O | -3% | 85% | 4-2 | NYY | D. Baylor | O. Boyd | Griffey Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B) | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | 1% | 86% | 4-2 | NYY | D. Baylor | O. Boyd | Single | ||
| t8 | 1 | 1-- | 4% | 90% | 4-2 | NYY | W. Randolph | O. Boyd | Single; Baylor to 3B | ||
| t8 | 1 | 1-3 | R | 5% | 95% | 4-2 | NYY | B. Wynegar | O. Boyd | Single; Baylor Scores; Randolph to 3B | |
| Mark Clear replaces Oil Can Boyd pitching | |||||||||||
| t8 | 1 | 1-3 | OO | -4% | 91% | 5-2 | NYY | M. Pagliarulo | M. Clear | Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B | |
| 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Yankees' Joe Cowley facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | R | -8% | 83% | 2-5 | BOS | J. Rice | J. Cowley | Home Run | |
| Dave Righetti replaces Joe Cowley pitching | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | 5% | 87% | 3-5 | BOS | B. Buckner | D. Righetti | Lineout: SS | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 90% | 3-5 | BOS | T. Armas | D. Righetti | Flyball: SS | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 92% | 3-5 | BOS | M. Easler | D. Righetti | Strikeout | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Mark Clear facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Steve Lyons replaces Tony Armas playing CF batting 5th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | 1% | 93% | 5-3 | NYY | B. Meacham | M. Clear | Walk | ||
| t9 | 0 | 1-- | 1% | 95% | 5-3 | NYY | R. Henderson | M. Clear | Meacham Steals 2B | ||
| t9 | 0 | -2- | O | -2% | 93% | 5-3 | NYY | R. Henderson | M. Clear | Strikeout | |
| t9 | 1 | -2- | 0% | 93% | 5-3 | NYY | D. Mattingly | M. Clear | Intentional Walk | ||
| t9 | 1 | 12- | 2% | 95% | 5-3 | NYY | D. Winfield | M. Clear | Walk; Meacham to 3B; Mattingly to 2B | ||
| t9 | 1 | 123 | RO | 1% | 96% | 5-3 | NYY | K. Griffey | M. Clear | Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Meacham Scores | |
| t9 | 2 | 12- | R | 2% | 98% | 6-3 | NYY | D. Baylor | M. Clear | Single; Mattingly Scores; Winfield to 2B | |
| t9 | 2 | 12- | O | -0% | 98% | 7-3 | NYY | W. Randolph | M. Clear | Strikeout | |
| 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | -2% | 96% | 3-7 | BOS | R. Gedman | D. Righetti | Walk | ||
| Ed Jurak pinch runs for Rich Gedman (C) batting 7th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | 1-- | -5% | 91% | 3-7 | BOS | M. Barrett | D. Righetti | Single; Jurak to 2B | ||
| Dave Stapleton pinch hits for Jackie Gutierrez (SS) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | 12- | O | 5% | 95% | 3-7 | BOS | D. Stapleton | D. Righetti | Strikeout | |
| b9 | 1 | 12- | O | 3% | 99% | 3-7 | BOS | D. Evans | D. Righetti | Flyball: 1B | |
| b9 | 2 | 12- | O | 1% | 100% | 3-7 | BOS | W. Boggs | D. Righetti | Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 3. | |||||||||||
Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BOS198508100
Play-by-Play Explanation
- RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
- R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
- Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
- wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
- wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
- Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
- Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
- Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
- Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.
Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.
The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain
data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.
In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.
Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.
