September 7, 1985 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
CAL 3 BOS 11
CLE 9 BOS 7
CLE 4 SEA 12
@DET 5 KCR 7
MIL 4 NYY 3
OAK 2 CHW 3
@TEX 2 MIN 6
@TOR 3 CHC 9
CIN 7 PIT 7
@HOU 1 LAD 7
NYM 6 PHI 2
@SDP 0 MON 7
@SFG 1 ATL 3
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Fenway Park, Attendance: Not Given

Saturday, September 7, 1985
Time of Game: 3:17

Indians

49-86

Lost 1

7th, 35½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  1  1   0  5  0   0  2  0    9 12  1
Red Sox         0  0  6   1  1  0   0  3  X   11 15  1

W: B Kison (4-3), L: J Reed (0-5), S: S Crawford (7)

Red Sox

65-69

Won 1

5th, 18 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   2   1   0    1   1  .245  .600    0    0   0   
T Bernazard 2B                3   1   1   0    2   0  .277  .774    0    2   3   SB
J Franco SS                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .294  .727    0    2   3   2·GDP
A Thornton DH                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .208  .612    0    0   0   
  M Fischlin PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .631         0   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   5   2   2   2    0   0  .286  .769    0    1   2   2B
M Hargrove 1B                 4   0   2   1    1   0  .267  .696    0    9   0   
  B Butler PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .804         0   0   
J Carter LF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .246  .655    0    2   0   SF
G Vukovich RF                 5   0   1   1    0   2  .243  .623    0    1   0   2B
J Willard C                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .258  .661    0    7   2   HR

R Smith P                                                                0   1
  R Romero P                                                             0   0
  D Von Ohlen P                                                          0   1
  J Reed P                                                               0   0
Totals                       38   9  12   8    5   6                    24  12

BATTING

2B: G Vukovich (17, off M Trujillo); B Jacoby (21, off M Trujillo).

HR: J Willard (2, off B Kison; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: J Carter (3, off B Kison).

TB: J Willard 4; B Jacoby 3; M Hargrove 2; G Vukovich 2; J Carter 2; J Franco; O Nixon; A Thornton; T Bernazard.

GIDP: J Franco 2 (22).

RBI: B Jacoby 2 (72); J Willard 2 (22); G Vukovich (38); M Hargrove (18); J Franco (75); J Carter (38).

2-out RBI: G Vukovich.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

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

E: J Franco (30).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Bernazard (14, 2nd base off B Kison/R Gedman).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .802    0    3   0   HBP
W Boggs 3B                    5   1   0   1    0   1  .361  .924    0    0   4   
B Buckner 1B                  4   3   3   2    1   1  .295  .764    0   12   1   2B,SB
J Rice LF                     5   1   3   3    0   0  .281  .805    0    1   0   3B
T Armas CF                    5   1   2   2    0   1  .252  .789    0    0   0   HR,3B,GDP
M Easler DH                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .263  .743    0    0   0   
  S Lyons PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .280  .702         0   0   
R Gedman C                    5   1   1   3    0   1  .300  .855    0    5   0   HR
M Barrett 2B                  4   2   3   0    1   1  .272  .698    0    3   7   
G Hoffman SS                  2   1   2   0    1   0  .270  .722    0    2   1   SH

M Trujillo P                                                             0   1
  B Kison P                                                              1   0
  S Crawford P                                                           0   0
Totals                       38  11  15  11    4   8                    27  14

BATTING

2B: B Buckner (38, off R Smith).

3B: J Rice (3, off R Romero); T Armas (3, off D Von Ohlen).

HR: T Armas (20, off R Smith; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); R Gedman (14, off J Reed; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: G Hoffman (8, off D Von Ohlen).

HBP: D Evans (4, by R Romero).

TB: T Armas 7; J Rice 5; B Buckner 4; R Gedman 4; M Barrett 3; G Hoffman 2; M Easler.

GIDP: T Armas (13).

RBI: R Gedman 3 (63); J Rice 3 (92); B Buckner 2 (87); T Armas 2 (50); W Boggs (63).

2-out RBI: R Gedman 3.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 18.

FIELDING

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

PB: R Gedman (12).

E: M Barrett (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Buckner (17, 2nd base off R Smith/J Willard).

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
R Smith                        2.1   7   6   5    0   1   1   5.05   15     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 7     22    -     1.26  -0.46
R Romero                       2.2   4   2   2    2   5   0   6.44   15     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 4          1-0    0.95  -0.09
D Von Ohlen                    2     2   1   1    1   1   0   3.20    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.23  -0.00
J Reed, BS (1), L (0-5)        1     2   2   2    1   1   1   5.06    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          1-1    3.51  -0.51
Totals                         8    15  11  10    4   8   2          44     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0·15          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
M Trujillo                     4     8   7   6    3   2   0   4.97   23     -       ·  ·      9· 1· 0· 8     19    -     1.21  -0.39
B Kison, W (4-3)               4.2   4   2   2    2   3   1   4.09   20     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 4          2-2    1.59  -0.31
S Crawford, S (7)              0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.51    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    5.72   0.15
Totals                         9    12   9   8    5   6   1          44     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0·12          5-2

D Von Ohlen faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
M Trujillo faced 5 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Romero (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: R Romero (4; D Evans).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:17.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. O Nixon              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. J Willard            C     9. G Hoffman            SS 

   R Smith              P        M Trujillo           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  9-8  1-3      61%  93% R Gedman        J Reed          Home Run; Buckner Scores; Lyons Scores
   t 8   1  8-7  1--     -45%  28% J Willard       B Kison         Home Run; Carter Scores
   b 8   0  9-8  12-     -27%  28% T Armas         J Reed          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Buckner to 3B
   b 3   1  2-0  123      18%  63% B Buckner       R Smith         Single; Barrett Scores; Hoffman Scores; Boggs to 3B
   t 5   0  7-3  123     -17%  57% B Jacoby        M Trujillo      Double; Bernazard Scores; Franco Scores; Thornton to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Trujillo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  O Nixon         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  T Bernazard     Walk
   OO     1--      55%  J Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  B Buckner       Double
   O      -2-      50%  J Rice          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Trujillo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  A Thornton      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  B Jacoby        Single
          1--      46%  M Hargrove      Single; Jacoby to 2B
   O      12-      51%  J Carter        Strikeout
   R      12-      39%  G Vukovich      Double; Jacoby Scores; Hargrove to 3B
   O      -23      45%  J Willard       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Smith facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      42%  T Armas         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      40%  M Easler        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  R Gedman        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Trujillo facing 1-2-3
          ---      36%  O Nixon         Walk
          1--      30%  T Bernazard     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Nixon to 2B; Bernazard to 1B
   OO     12-      40%  J Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Nixon to 3B
   R      --3      31%  A Thornton      Strikeout, Passed Ball; Nixon Scores/No RBI/unER; Thornton to 1B
   O      1--      33%  B Jacoby        Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Roy Smith facing 8-9-1
          ---      38%  M Barrett       Single
          1--      44%  G Hoffman       Single; Barrett to 2B
   O      12-      38%  D Evans         Flyball: 3B
          12-      45%  W Boggs         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Barrett to 3B; Hoffman to 2B; Boggs to 1B
   RR     123      63%  B Buckner       Single; Barrett Scores; Hoffman Scores; Boggs to 3B
          1-3      65%  J Rice          Buckner Steals 2B
   RR     -23      78%  " "             Single; Boggs Scores/unER; Buckner Scores; Rice to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   RR     -2-      88%  T Armas         Home Run; Rice Scores
          ---      89%  M Easler        Single
                  Ramon Romero replaces Roy Smith pitching
   O      1--      88%  R Gedman        Strikeout
          1--      89%  M Barrett       Wild Pitch; Easler to 2B
          -2-      89%  " "             Walk
          12-      90%  G Hoffman       Single; Easler to 3B; Barrett to 2B
   O      123      87%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Trujillo facing 6-7-8
          ---      84%  M Hargrove      Walk
   O      1--      86%  J Carter        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hargrove to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  G Vukovich      Groundout: 2B-1B; Hargrove to 3B
   O      --3      91%  J Willard       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Ramon Romero facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  W Boggs         Strikeout
          ---      91%  B Buckner       Single
   R      1--      96%  J Rice          Triple; Buckner Scores
   O      --3      94%  T Armas         Strikeout
   O      --3      93%  M Easler        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Mike Trujillo facing 1-2-3
          ---      91%  O Nixon         Single
          1--      86%  T Bernazard     Single; Nixon to 3B
   R      1-3      81%  J Franco        Single; Nixon Scores; Bernazard to 2B
          12-      74%  A Thornton      Single; Bernazard to 3B; Franco to 2B
   RR     123      57%  B Jacoby        Double; Bernazard Scores; Franco Scores; Thornton to 3B
                  Bruce Kison replaces Mike Trujillo pitching
   RO     -23      57%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 1B-P; Thornton Scores; Jacoby to 3B
   RO     --3      55%  J Carter        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Jacoby Scores
   O      ---      57%  G Vukovich      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 7-7, Ramon Romero facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  R Gedman        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      57%  M Barrett       Single
          1--      61%  G Hoffman       Walk; Barrett to 2B
          12-      69%  D Evans         Hit By Pitch; Barrett to 3B; Hoffman to 2B
   RO     123      71%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Barrett Scores; Hoffman to 3B; Boggs to 1B
   O      1-3      66%  B Buckner       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 7-8, Bruce Kison facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      69%  J Willard       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      72%  O Nixon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      70%  T Bernazard     Walk
          1--      68%  J Franco        Bernazard Steals 2B
   O      -2-      74%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-7, Dave Von Ohlen facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Von Ohlen replaces Ramon Romero pitching
   O      ---      72%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      79%  T Armas         Triple
   O      --3      73%  M Easler        Strikeout
   O      --3      69%  R Gedman        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 7-8, Bruce Kison facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      73%  A Thornton      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  B Jacoby        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      79%  M Hargrove      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-7, Dave Von Ohlen facing 8-9-1
          ---      82%  M Barrett       Single
   O      1--      80%  G Hoffman       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Barrett to 2B
   O      -2-      77%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      74%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 7-8, Bruce Kison facing 7-8-9
          ---      65%  J Carter        Single
   O      1--      73%  G Vukovich      Strikeout
   RR     1--      28%  J Willard       Home Run; Carter Scores
   O      ---      30%  O Nixon         Strikeout
   O      ---      32%  T Bernazard     Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 8-9, Dave Von Ohlen facing 3-4-5
          ---      41%  B Buckner       Walk
                  Jerry Reed replaces Dave Von Ohlen pitching
          1--      55%  J Rice          Single; Buckner to 2B
   OO     12-      28%  T Armas         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Buckner to 3B
          --3      31%  M Easler        Walk
                  Steve Lyons pinch runs for Mike Easler batting 6th
   RRR    1-3      93%  R Gedman        Home Run; Buckner Scores; Lyons Scores
   O      ---      92%  M Barrett       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 9-11, Bruce Kison facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      91%  A Thornton      Walk
                  Mike Fischlin pinch runs for Andre Thornton batting 4th
   O      1--      96%  B Jacoby        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Jacoby to 1B
          1--      92%  M Hargrove      Single; Jacoby to 2B
                  Brett Butler pinch runs for Mike Hargrove batting 6th
          12-      85%  J Carter        Single; Jacoby to 3B; Butler to 2B
                  Steve Crawford replaces Bruce Kison pitching
   O      123     100%  G Vukovich      Strikeout
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 9, Red Sox 11.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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