September 5, 1985 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 13
CLE 6 CLE 9
@BOS 5 KCR 4
MIL 1 NYY 7
OAK 3 CHW 11
@TEX 4 TOR 7
MIN 0 HOU 4
PIT 3 STL 6
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Fenway Park, Attendance: Not Given

Thursday, September 5, 1985
Time of Game: 3:10

Indians

48-85

Lost 1

7th, 34½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         2  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  2    6 13  1
Red Sox         2  0  4   4  0  1   1  1  X   13 15  4

W: O Boyd (12-11), L: N Heaton (8-15)

Red Sox

64-68

Won 4

5th, 19 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .311  .805    0    0   0   
  O Nixon CF                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .241  .586    0    0   0   
T Bernazard 2B                5   1   2   2    0   0  .276  .767    0    1   1   
J Franco SS                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .295  .727    0    1   2   
  M Fischlin SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .596    0    0   2   
A Thornton DH                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .207  .603    0    0   0   GDP
B Jacoby 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .769    0    1   3   2B,GDP
M Hargrove 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .694    0    7   0   
J Carter LF                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .244  .653    0    4   1   2B,SB
G Vukovich RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .625    0    2   0   
C Bando C                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .138  .393    0    3   0   GDP
  J Willard PH-C              3   1   1   0    0   1  .258  .653    0    5   0   

N Heaton P                                                               0   1
  B Clark P                                                              0   0
  R Thompson P                                                           0   0
  R Romero P                                                             0   0
Totals                       39   6  13   5    1   1                    24  10

BATTING

2B: J Carter (18, off O Boyd); B Jacoby (20, off O Boyd).

TB: J Carter 4; T Bernazard 2; J Franco 2; B Jacoby 2; O Nixon; M Hargrove; A Thornton; B Butler; J Willard.

GIDP: C Bando (5); B Jacoby (14); A Thornton (11).

RBI: T Bernazard 2 (48); J Franco 2 (74); M Hargrove (17).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Bernazard-J Franco-M Hargrove.

E: T Bernazard (15).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Carter (20, 2nd base off O Boyd/R Gedman).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Evans RF                    5   3   3   3    0   2  .253  .808    0    2   0   2·HR
W Boggs 3B                    2   3   1   1    3   0  .363  .929    0    0   3   HR
B Buckner 1B                  4   2   1   1    0   0  .292  .758    0   13   1   
  D Stapleton PH-1B           1   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .698    0    1   0   2B
J Rice LF                     4   1   3   3    0   0  .276  .796    0    2   0   2·2B
  S Lyons PR-CF               1   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .702    0    0   0   2B
T Armas CF-LF                 1   1   0   1    2   0  .247  .769    0    1   0   SF,IW
  K Romine PH-LF              1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
M Easler DH                   5   0   2   3    0   2  .263  .743    0    0   0   2B
R Gedman C                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .855    0    2   0   GDP
M Barrett 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .693    0    4   4   
G Hoffman SS                  3   2   2   0    1   0  .264  .707    0    2   6   2B

O Boyd P                                                                 0   5
  M Clear P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36  13  15  13    6   5                    27  19

BATTING

2B: S Lyons (11, off R Romero); M Easler (26, off N Heaton); D Stapleton (4, off R Romero); J Rice 2 (16, off R Romero, off N Heaton); G Hoffman (13, off R Thompson).

HR: W Boggs (8, off N Heaton; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); D Evans 2 (21, off R Romero, off N Heaton; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: T Armas (5, off R Thompson).

IBB: T Armas (2, by N Heaton).

TB: D Evans 9; J Rice 5; W Boggs 4; M Easler 3; G Hoffman 3; D Stapleton 2; S Lyons 2; K Romine; B Buckner.

GIDP: R Gedman (12).

RBI: J Rice 3 (89); D Evans 3 (57); M Easler 3 (66); K Romine (1); W Boggs (61); T Armas (48); B Buckner (85).

2-out RBI: M Easler 3; J Rice; D Evans.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 9 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 3. W Boggs-M Barrett-B Buckner; G Hoffman-M Barrett-D Stapleton; O Boyd-G Hoffman-B Buckner.

E: W Boggs (14); R Gedman (13); D Stapleton (1); J Rice (9).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Heaton, L (8-15)             3     5   6   6    2   1   2   4.69   16     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 5     24    -     1.14  -0.41
B Clark                        0.1   2   4   4    2   0   0   6.41    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.51  -0.09
R Thompson                     1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   6.21    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 2          2-2    0.12  -0.02
R Romero                       3     6   3   3    2   2   1   6.43   15     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 6          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8    15  13  13    6   5   3          43     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1·15          2-2

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 (12-11)              8    11   4   2    1   1   0   3.66   35     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 1·11     48    -     0.70  -0.03
M Clear                        1     2   2   1    0   0   0   3.79    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    13   6   3    1   1   0          40     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 1·13           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Clark (4); R Thompson (4); M Clear (8).

IBB: N Heaton (2; T Armas).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - (none), 3B - Ted Hendry.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. B Butler             CF    1. D Evans              RF 
2. T Bernazard          2B    2. W Boggs              3B 
3. J Franco             SS    3. B Buckner            1B 
4. A Thornton           DH    4. J Rice               LF 
5. B Jacoby             3B    5. T Armas              CF 
6. M Hargrove           1B    6. M Easler             DH 
7. J Carter             LF    7. R Gedman             C  
8. G Vukovich           RF    8. M Barrett            2B 
9. C Bando              C     9. G Hoffman            SS 

   N Heaton             P        O Boyd               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  2-3  123      20%  89% M Easler        N Heaton        Double; Boggs Scores; Rice Scores; Armas Scores
   b 3   2  2-2  12-      13%  68% J Rice          N Heaton        Double; Hoffman Scores; Boggs to 3B
   t 4   0  6-3  1--     -11%  67% J Carter        O Boyd          Double; Hargrove to 3B
   b 1   0  2-1  ---      10%  55% W Boggs         N Heaton        Home Run
   t 1   0  0-0  1--     -10%  37% T Bernazard     O Boyd          Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Butler to 3B; Bernazard to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  B Butler        Walk
          1--      37%  T Bernazard     Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Butler to 3B; Bernazard to 2B
   RR     -23      29%  J Franco        Single; Butler Scores/unER; Bernazard Scores/unER
          1--      25%  A Thornton      Single; Franco to 2B
   OO     12-      33%  B Jacoby        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Franco to 3B
   O      --3      36%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Neal Heaton facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      45%  D Evans         Home Run
   R      ---      55%  W Boggs         Home Run
   O      ---      53%  B Buckner       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      51%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Oil Can Boyd facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  J Carter        Single
   O      1--      50%  G Vukovich      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Vukovich to 1B
   OO     1--      55%  C Bando         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Neal Heaton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  M Easler        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Gedman        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  T Bernazard     Single
   O      1--      53%  J Franco        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      56%  A Thornton      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Neal Heaton facing 9-1-2
          ---      60%  G Hoffman       Single
   O      1--      56%  D Evans         Strikeout
          1--      60%  W Boggs         Walk; Hoffman to 2B
   O      12-      55%  B Buckner       Foul Flyball: C
   R      12-      68%  J Rice          Double; Hoffman Scores; Boggs to 3B
          -23      69%  T Armas         Intentional Walk
   RRR    123      89%  M Easler        Double; Boggs Scores; Rice Scores; Armas Scores
   O      -2-      87%  R Gedman        Foul Flyball: C
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-6, Oil Can Boyd facing 5-6-7
          ---      83%  B Jacoby        Double
   R      -2-      77%  M Hargrove      Single; Jacoby Scores
          1--      67%  J Carter        Double; Hargrove to 3B
   O      -23      72%  G Vukovich      Flyball: LF
                  Jerry Willard pinch hits for Chris Bando batting 9th
   O      -23      80%  J Willard       Flyball: RF
   O      -23      86%  B Butler        Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Bryan Clark facing 8-9-1
                  Bryan Clark replaces Neal Heaton pitching; Jerry Willard moves to C
   O      ---      85%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
          ---      86%  G Hoffman       Walk
          1--      88%  D Evans         Wild Pitch; Hoffman to 3B
   R      --3      91%  " "             Single; Hoffman Scores
          1--      92%  W Boggs         Walk; Evans to 2B
   R      12-      95%  B Buckner       Single; Evans Scores; Boggs to 2B
                  Rich Thompson replaces Bryan Clark pitching
   R      12-      98%  J Rice          Single; Boggs Scores; Buckner to 3B
   RO     1-3      98%  T Armas         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Buckner Scores
          1--      98%  M Easler        Wild Pitch; Rice to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-10, Oil Can Boyd facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  T Bernazard     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  J Franco        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      99%  A Thornton      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 10.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-3, Rich Thompson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  R Gedman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  M Barrett       Lineout: LF
          ---      99%  G Hoffman       Double
   O      -2-      98%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-10, Oil Can Boyd facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  B Jacoby        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  M Hargrove      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      99%  J Carter        Single
          1--      99%  G Vukovich      Carter Steals 2B; Carter to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      99%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-3, Ramon Romero facing 2-3-4
                  Ramon Romero replaces Rich Thompson pitching
          ---      99%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      1--      99%  B Buckner       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Buckner to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
   R      -2-     100%  J Rice          Double; Buckner Scores
                  Steve Lyons pinch runs for Jim Rice batting 4th
          -2-     100%  T Armas         Walk
          12-     100%  M Easler        Single; Lyons to 3B; Armas to 2B
   OO     123     100%  R Gedman        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-11, Oil Can Boyd facing 9-1-2
                  Tony Armas moves to LF; Steve Lyons moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  J Willard       Strikeout
          ---      99%  B Butler        Single; Butler to 2B/Adv on E5
   R      -2-      99%  T Bernazard     Single; Butler Scores
          1--      99%  J Franco        Single; Bernazard to 2B
   O      12-      99%  A Thornton      Groundout: P-1B; Bernazard to 3B; Franco to 2B
   O      -23     100%  B Jacoby        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-4, Ramon Romero facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Fischlin replaces Julio Franco playing SS batting 3rd; Otis Nixon replaces Brett Butler playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Hoffman       Flyball: LF
   R      ---     100%  D Evans         Home Run
   O      ---     100%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 12.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-12, Oil Can Boyd facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Vukovich      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 12-4, Ramon Romero facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Stapleton pinch hits for Bill Buckner batting 3rd
          ---     100%  D Stapleton     Double
   O      -2-     100%  S Lyons         Double; Stapleton out at Hm/LF-SS-C
                  Kevin Romine pinch hits for Tony Armas batting 5th
   R      -2-     100%  K Romine        Single; Lyons Scores
   O      1--     100%  M Easler        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  R Gedman        Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 13.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-13, Mark Clear facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Clear replaces Oil Can Boyd pitching; Dave Stapleton moves to 1B; Kevin Romine moves to LF
          ---     100%  J Willard       Single
          1--     100%  O Nixon         Single; Willard to 2B
          12-     100%  T Bernazard     Wild Pitch; Willard to 3B; Nixon to 2B
   RR     -23     100%  " "             Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Willard Scores; Nixon Scores/No RBI/unER; Bernazard to 1B
   O      1--     100%  M Fischlin      Flyball: RF
   OO     1--     100%  A Thornton      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 13.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation