Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 1985 > Aug 24, 1985, Twins 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

Scores
Standings
MIN
@BOS		1
0
DET
@CAL		13
2
TOR
@CHW		6
3
TEX
@KCR		2
8
BAL
@OAK		4
3		 
(11)
NYY
@SEA		4
3
STL
@ATL		7
0		 
(6)
CHC
@CIN		4
0
LAD
@MON		2
5
SDP
@NYM		1
5
SFG
@PHI		2
9
Saturday, August 24, 1985
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 30,463, Time of Game: 2:33
Twins
1
55-66
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
6th, 14 GB
 at Red Sox
0
58-63
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 18 GB
W: Mike Smithson (12-11)
L: Bruce Hurst (8-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kirby Puckett CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .274 .680 -0.003 0.96 0.046 -0.049 -0.2 3 0 SB,SH
Mickey Hatcher LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281 .676 -0.016 1.09 0.067 -0.083 -0.1 4 0 2B
Kent Hrbek 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .757 -0.152 1.03 0.000 -0.152 -1.4 11 0
Tom Brunansky RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .247 .786 0.031 1.13 0.106 -0.075 0.3 0 0 2B
Dave Engle DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 .275 .816 0.055 1.30 0.156 -0.100 0.1
Tim Laudner C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .734 -0.106 1.26 0.000 -0.106 -1.1 6 1 SH
Gary Gaetti 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .244 .703 -0.046 1.06 0.018 -0.065 -0.3 2 1 HBP
Tim Teufel 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 .725 -0.107 1.01 0.000 -0.107 -1.1 0 4
Alvaro Espinoza SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .596 -0.009 0.89 0.035 -0.044 -0.0 1 3
Mike Smithson P 2
Team Totals 30 1 5 0 2 5 .167 .476 -0.353 1.09 0.428 -0.781 -3.8 27 11
2B: M Hatcher (24, off B Hurst); T Brunansky (20, off B Hurst).
SH: K Puckett (3, off B Hurst); T Laudner (3, off B Hurst).
HBP: G Gaetti (6, by B Hurst).
TB: T Brunansky 2; M Hatcher 2; A Espinoza; K Puckett; D Engle.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Laudner-G Gaetti.
Baserunning
SB: K Puckett (14, 2nd base off B Hurst/R Gedman).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dwight Evans RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248 .769 -0.122 1.51 0.027 -0.150 -0.7 0 0
Wade Boggs 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .360 .921 0.119 1.50 0.160 -0.041 0.8 0 7 HBP
Bill Buckner 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .285 .754 -0.034 2.08 0.107 -0.141 -0.0 11 1 2B
Tony Armas DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .714 -0.219 2.30 0.000 -0.219 -1.5
Mike Easler LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .259 .733 -0.139 1.88 0.017 -0.156 -1.0 2 0
Rich Gedman C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .846 -0.213 2.04 0.000 -0.213 -1.1 5 0
Marty Barrett 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .698 -0.024 1.46 0.075 -0.100 -0.1 6 2
Steve Lyons CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .275 .698 -0.093 1.71 0.054 -0.147 -0.4 1 0 CS,SH
Jackie Gutierrez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .568 -0.128 1.93 0.000 -0.128 -0.8 1 4 SH
Bruce Hurst P 1
Team Totals 30 0 6 0 2 5 .200 .506 -0.853 1.82 0.440 -1.295 -4.8 27 14
2B: B Buckner (36, off M Smithson).
SH: S Lyons (2, off M Smithson); J Gutierrez (9, off M Smithson).
HBP: W Boggs (3, by M Smithson).
TB: B Buckner 3; S Lyons; M Barrett; D Evans; W Boggs.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Baserunning
CS: S Lyons (8, 3rd base by M Smithson/T Laudner).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Smithson, W (12-11) 9 6 0 0 2 5 0 4.47 35 78 0.852 1.82 4.8
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 2 5 0 0.00 35 78 0.852 1.09 4.8

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bruce Hurst, L (8-10) 9 5 1 1 2 5 0 4.74 35 76 0.352 1.09 3.8
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 2 5 0 1.00 35 76 0.352 1.82 3.8
Balks: None.
WP: B Hurst (2).
HBP: B Hurst (3; G Gaetti); M Smithson (12; W Boggs).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - (none), 3B - Marty Springstead.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 30,463.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Boston Red Sox
1 Kirby Puckett CF 1 Dwight Evans RF
2 Mickey Hatcher LF 2 Wade Boggs 3B
3 Kent Hrbek 1B 3 Bill Buckner 1B
4 Tom Brunansky RF 4 Tony Armas DH
5 Dave Engle DH 5 Mike Easler LF
6 Tim Laudner C 6 Rich Gedman C
7 Gary Gaetti 3B 7 Marty Barrett 2B
8 Tim Teufel 2B 8 Steve Lyons CF
9 Alvaro Espinoza SS 9 Jackie Gutierrez SS
Mike Smithson P Bruce Hurst P

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 0-0 2 --3 R MIN T. Teufel B. Hurst 11% 59% Wild Pitch; Engle Scores
b5 0-1 1 -2- OO BOS D. Evans M. Smithson 10% 66% Double Play: Strikeout, Lyons Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b8 0-1 0 --- BOS W. Boggs M. Smithson -10% 59% Walk
b9 0-1 0 --- O BOS R. Gedman M. Smithson 9% 88% Flyball: LF
b8 0-1 0 1-- O BOS B. Buckner M. Smithson 9% 68% Flyball: C

Play By Play

View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN K. Puckett B. Hurst -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN M. Hatcher B. Hurst -2% 46% Flyball: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN K. Hrbek B. Hurst -1% 45% Groundout: P unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Mike Smithson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS D. Evans M. Smithson 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- BOS W. Boggs M. Smithson -2% 45% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 1 1-- BOS B. Buckner M. Smithson -3% 41% Single; Boggs to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- O BOS T. Armas M. Smithson 3% 44% Groundout: SS-1B; Boggs to 3B; Buckner to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -23 O BOS M. Easler M. Smithson 6% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- MIN T. Brunansky B. Hurst 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- O MIN D. Engle B. Hurst -4% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Engle to 1B
t2 0-0 1 1-- O MIN T. Laudner B. Hurst -3% 47% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Laudner to 1B
t2 0-0 2 1-- O MIN G. Gaetti B. Hurst -2% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Mike Smithson facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Gedman M. Smithson 2% 47% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 1 --- O BOS M. Barrett M. Smithson 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O BOS S. Lyons M. Smithson 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O MIN T. Teufel B. Hurst -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O MIN A. Espinoza B. Hurst -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O MIN K. Puckett B. Hurst -1% 44% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Mike Smithson facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O BOS J. Gutierrez M. Smithson 3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- BOS D. Evans M. Smithson -3% 44% Single
b3 0-0 1 1-- BOS W. Boggs M. Smithson -4% 40% Single; Evans to 2B
b3 0-0 1 12- O BOS B. Buckner M. Smithson 5% 45% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 2 12- O BOS T. Armas M. Smithson 5% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O MIN M. Hatcher B. Hurst -3% 47% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 1 --- O MIN K. Hrbek B. Hurst -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O MIN T. Brunansky B. Hurst -1% 44% Foul Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Mike Smithson facing 5-6-7
b4 0-0 0 --- O BOS M. Easler M. Smithson 3% 47% Strikeout
b4 0-0 1 --- O BOS R. Gedman M. Smithson 2% 49% Flyball: SS
b4 0-0 2 --- O BOS M. Barrett M. Smithson 1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 5-6-7
t5 0-0 0 --- MIN D. Engle B. Hurst 5% 55% Single
t5 0-0 0 1-- O MIN T. Laudner B. Hurst -2% 52% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Engle to 2B
t5 0-0 1 -2- O MIN G. Gaetti B. Hurst -4% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B; Engle to 3B
t5 0-0 2 --3 R MIN T. Teufel B. Hurst 11% 59% Wild Pitch; Engle Scores
t5 1-0 2 --- O MIN T. Teufel B. Hurst -1% 58% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Mike Smithson facing 8-9-1
b5 0-1 0 --- BOS S. Lyons M. Smithson -5% 53% Single
b5 0-1 0 1-- O BOS J. Gutierrez M. Smithson 3% 55% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Lyons to 2B
b5 0-1 1 -2- OO BOS D. Evans M. Smithson 10% 66% Double Play: Strikeout, Lyons Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 9-1-2
t6 1-0 0 --- O MIN A. Espinoza B. Hurst -3% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1-0 1 --- MIN K. Puckett B. Hurst 3% 66% Single
t6 1-0 1 1-- MIN M. Hatcher B. Hurst 2% 68% Puckett Steals 2B
t6 1-0 1 -2- O MIN M. Hatcher B. Hurst -4% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-0 2 -2- O MIN K. Hrbek B. Hurst -4% 60% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Mike Smithson facing 2-3-4
b6 0-1 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs M. Smithson 4% 64% Lineout: 1B
b6 0-1 1 --- BOS B. Buckner M. Smithson -7% 57% Double
b6 0-1 1 -2- O BOS T. Armas M. Smithson 6% 63% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 0-1 2 -2- BOS M. Easler M. Smithson -2% 61% Walk
b6 0-1 2 12- O BOS R. Gedman M. Smithson 8% 69% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 4-5-6
t7 1-0 0 --- MIN T. Brunansky B. Hurst 7% 76% Double
t7 1-0 0 -2- O MIN D. Engle B. Hurst -5% 71% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-0 1 -2- O MIN T. Laudner B. Hurst -4% 67% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-0 2 -2- MIN G. Gaetti B. Hurst 1% 68% Hit By Pitch
t7 1-0 2 12- O MIN T. Teufel B. Hurst -5% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Mike Smithson facing 7-8-9
b7 0-1 0 --- BOS M. Barrett M. Smithson -8% 55% Single
b7 0-1 0 1-- O BOS S. Lyons M. Smithson 4% 59% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Barrett to 2B
b7 0-1 1 -2- O BOS J. Gutierrez M. Smithson 8% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-1 2 -2- O BOS D. Evans M. Smithson 7% 74% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 9-1-2
t8 1-0 0 --- MIN A. Espinoza B. Hurst 3% 78% Single
t8 1-0 0 1-- O MIN K. Puckett B. Hurst -1% 76% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Espinoza to 2B
t8 1-0 1 -2- MIN M. Hatcher B. Hurst 7% 83% Double; Espinoza to 3B
t8 1-0 1 -23 O MIN K. Hrbek B. Hurst -8% 75% Foul Flyball: 2B
t8 1-0 2 -23 O MIN T. Brunansky B. Hurst -6% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Mike Smithson facing 2-3-4
b8 0-1 0 --- BOS W. Boggs M. Smithson -10% 59% Walk
b8 0-1 0 1-- O BOS B. Buckner M. Smithson 9% 68% Flyball: C
b8 0-1 1 1-- O BOS T. Armas M. Smithson 8% 76% Flyball: LF
b8 0-1 2 1-- O BOS M. Easler M. Smithson 7% 83% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 5-6-7
t9 1-0 0 --- O MIN D. Engle B. Hurst -2% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1-0 1 --- O MIN T. Laudner B. Hurst -1% 80% Flyball: LF
t9 1-0 2 --- MIN G. Gaetti B. Hurst 1% 81% Walk
t9 1-0 2 1-- O MIN T. Teufel B. Hurst -2% 79% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Mike Smithson facing 6-7-8
b9 0-1 0 --- O BOS R. Gedman M. Smithson 9% 88% Flyball: LF
b9 0-1 1 --- O BOS M. Barrett M. Smithson 7% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 0-1 2 --- O BOS S. Lyons M. Smithson 5% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BOS198508240
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.