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DET
@BOS		5
4
OAK
@CAL		6
2
BAL
@CLE		0
7
NYY
@KCR		8
4
MIN
@SEA		5
2
TEX
@TOR		6
7
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@ATL		2
8
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@NYM		5
6
LAD
@SFG		1
5
Monday, April 21, 1986,
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 30,487, Time of Game: 3:17
Tigers
5
7-5
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Red Sox
4
7-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Walt Terrell (2-1)
L: Al Nipper (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          2  0  0   0  2  0   1  0  0    5 10  2
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  2  1   1  0  0    4 10  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Collins LF 4 2 3 1 0 0 .333 .907 0.096 0.64 0.114 -0.019 1.3 4 0 2B,HBP
Darnell Coles 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .256 .668 0.113 0.80 0.187 -0.074 1.0 0 2 HR,SH,GDP
Lou Whitaker 2B 3 1 2 2 0 0 .273 .639 0.040 0.76 0.063 -0.024 0.1 2 2 SF
Kirk Gibson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .359 1.083 -0.009 0.65 0.032 -0.040 -0.3 8 0
Lance Parrish C 3 0 1 1 1 2 .182 .621 0.101 0.82 0.118 -0.018 1.0 2 0
Darrell Evans DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 .308 .977 -0.102 1.06 0.000 -0.102 -1.3
Chet Lemon CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .857 -0.057 0.88 0.019 -0.075 -0.7 3 0
Dave Bergman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .661 -0.092 0.71 0.000 -0.092 -1.1 7 0 GDP
Alan Trammell SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 .899 0.020 0.72 0.075 -0.055 0.3 1 2 3B
Walt Terrell P 0 1
   Randy O'Neal P 0 0
   Willie Hernandez P 0 0
Team Totals 34 5 10 5 1 8 .294 .795 0.110 0.78 0.608 -0.499 0.3 27 7
2B: D Collins (1, off A Nipper).
3B: A Trammell (2, off A Nipper).
HR: D Coles (1, off A Nipper; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).
SF: L Whitaker (1, off A Nipper).
SH: D Coles (4, off A Nipper).
HBP: D Collins (1, by A Nipper).
TB: D Coles 5; D Collins 4; A Trammell 3; L Whitaker 2; C Lemon; L Parrish.
GIDP: D Bergman (1); D Coles (1).
RBI: L Whitaker 2 (3); D Coles (2); L Parrish (8); D Collins (5).
2-out RBI: D Coles.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 5.
Fielding
E: D Coles (3); A Trammell (5).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dwight Evans RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .245 .785 -0.045 1.38 0.081 -0.126 -0.0 0 0
Wade Boggs 3B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .294 .900 0.207 1.18 0.262 -0.055 1.2 0 0 HR,2B
Bill Buckner 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .642 -0.136 1.66 0.022 -0.158 -0.6 6 1
Jim Rice LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 .235 .747 0.065 1.76 0.244 -0.180 1.1 3 0 HR,2B
Don Baylor DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 .212 .639 -0.211 2.06 0.025 -0.236 -1.4
Tony Armas CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .216 .520 -0.110 1.65 0.052 -0.162 -1.3 3 0
Rich Gedman C 4 0 3 2 1 0 .279 .706 0.118 1.72 0.218 -0.101 2.1 8 0
Marty Barrett 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .381 1.065 -0.096 1.73 0.048 -0.143 -0.6 4 3
Ed Romero SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .677 -0.119 1.60 0.000 -0.119 -1.0 2 2
   Steve Lyons PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.064 2.49 0.000 -0.064 -0.2
   Glenn Hoffman SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .365 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Al Nipper P 1 2
   Steve Crawford P 0 0
Team Totals 39 4 10 4 4 2 .256 .787 -0.391 1.66 0.952 -1.344 -0.7 27 9
2B: J Rice (1, off W Terrell); W Boggs (4, off W Hernandez).
HR: J Rice (3, off W Terrell; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); W Boggs (2, off W Terrell; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: J Rice 7; W Boggs 6; R Gedman 3; M Barrett; B Buckner.
RBI: R Gedman 2 (5); J Rice (10); W Boggs (9).
2-out RBI: R Gedman 2; W Boggs.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Barrett-E Romero-B Buckner; G Hoffman-M Barrett-B Buckner.
E: B Buckner (4).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Walt Terrell, W (2-1) 6 8 4 4 4 1 2 7.02 31 37 -0.068 1.43 -0.9
Randy O'Neal, H (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.59 6 0 0 0.221 1.75 0.9
Willie Hernandez, S (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.57 6 0 0 0.239 2.72 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 4 2 2 4.00 43 37 0 0 0.392 0.78 0.7
W Terrell faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Nipper, L (1-2) 7 9 5 5 0 7 1 2.55 31 46 -0.203 0.74 -1.4
Steve Crawford 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.094 0.93 1.0
Team Totals 9 10 5 5 1 8 1 5.00 38 46 0 0 -0.109 1.66 -0.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: A Nipper (1; D Collins).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Ted Hendry.
Time of Game: 3:17.
Attendance: 30,487.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Boston Red Sox
1 Dave Collins LF 1 Dwight Evans RF
2 Darnell Coles 3B 2 Wade Boggs 3B
3 Lou Whitaker 2B 3 Bill Buckner 1B
4 Kirk Gibson RF 4 Jim Rice LF
5 Lance Parrish C 5 Don Baylor DH
6 Darrell Evans DH 6 Tony Armas CF
7 Chet Lemon CF 7 Rich Gedman C
8 Dave Bergman 1B 8 Marty Barrett 2B
9 Alan Trammell SS 9 Ed Romero SS
Walt Terrell P Al Nipper P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 3-5 0 --- R BOS J. Rice W. Terrell -14% 63% Home Run
t7 4-3 2 --- R DET D. Coles A. Nipper 14% 79% Home Run
b5 0-4 2 123 RR BOS R. Gedman W. Terrell -13% 72% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Buckner Scores; Rice Scores; Baylor to 2B
b6 2-4 2 --- R BOS W. Boggs W. Terrell -13% 67% Home Run
b9 4-5 2 1-- O BOS R. Gedman W. Hernandez 10% 100% Groundout: SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- DET D. Collins A. Nipper 6% 56% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t1 0-0 0 -2- O DET D. Coles A. Nipper -1% 54% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Collins to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 R DET L. Whitaker A. Nipper 5% 60% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Collins Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- DET K. Gibson A. Nipper 3% 63% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Whitaker to 2B; Gibson to 1B
t1 1-0 1 12- R DET L. Parrish A. Nipper 8% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Whitaker Scores; Gibson to 2B
t1 2-0 1 12- O DET D. Evans A. Nipper -3% 68% Strikeout
t1 2-0 2 12- O DET C. Lemon A. Nipper -3% 65% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- BOS D. Evans W. Terrell -4% 61% Walk
b1 0-2 0 1-- O BOS W. Boggs W. Terrell 4% 65% Flyball: LF
b1 0-2 1 1-- O BOS B. Buckner W. Terrell 3% 67% Flyball: LF
b1 0-2 2 1-- BOS J. Rice W. Terrell -3% 65% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Evans to 3B
b1 0-2 2 1-3 O BOS D. Baylor W. Terrell 5% 70% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 8-9-1
t2 2-0 0 --- O DET D. Bergman A. Nipper -2% 68% Flyball: CF
t2 2-0 1 --- O DET A. Trammell A. Nipper -1% 67% Flyball: CF
t2 2-0 2 --- DET D. Collins A. Nipper 1% 68% Hit By Pitch
t2 2-0 2 1-- O DET D. Coles A. Nipper -2% 66% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 6-7-8
b2 0-2 0 --- O BOS T. Armas W. Terrell 2% 68% Flyball: CF
b2 0-2 1 --- BOS R. Gedman W. Terrell -3% 66% Walk
b2 0-2 1 1-- O BOS M. Barrett W. Terrell 3% 69% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Barrett to 1B
b2 0-2 2 1-- O BOS E. Romero W. Terrell 2% 71% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- O DET L. Whitaker A. Nipper -2% 69% Flyball: SS
t3 2-0 1 --- O DET K. Gibson A. Nipper -1% 68% Strikeout
t3 2-0 2 --- O DET L. Parrish A. Nipper -1% 67% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 1-2-3
b3 0-2 0 --- BOS D. Evans W. Terrell -4% 63% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Evans to 1B
b3 0-2 0 1-- BOS W. Boggs W. Terrell -7% 56% Walk; Evans to 2B
b3 0-2 0 12- O BOS B. Buckner W. Terrell 1% 57% Flyball: RF; Evans to 3B; Boggs to 2B
b3 0-2 1 -23 O BOS J. Rice W. Terrell 9% 66% Flyball: CF
b3 0-2 2 -23 O BOS D. Baylor W. Terrell 7% 73% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- O DET D. Evans A. Nipper -2% 71% Strikeout
t4 2-0 1 --- O DET C. Lemon A. Nipper -1% 70% Groundout: P-1B
t4 2-0 2 --- O DET D. Bergman A. Nipper -1% 69% Bunt Popfly: P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 6-7-8
b4 0-2 0 --- O BOS T. Armas W. Terrell 3% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- BOS R. Gedman W. Terrell -3% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b4 0-2 1 1-- BOS M. Barrett W. Terrell -5% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Gedman to 2B
b4 0-2 1 12- O BOS E. Romero W. Terrell 6% 70% Flyball: 2B
b4 0-2 2 12- O BOS D. Evans W. Terrell 5% 75% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 9-1-2
t5 2-0 0 --- DET A. Trammell A. Nipper 8% 83% Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t5 2-0 0 --3 R DET D. Collins A. Nipper 3% 85% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Trammell Scores
t5 3-0 0 1-- DET D. Coles A. Nipper 5% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Collins to 3B
t5 3-0 0 1-3 RO DET L. Whitaker A. Nipper -1% 90% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Collins Scores
t5 4-0 1 1-- O DET K. Gibson A. Nipper -1% 89% Strikeout Looking
t5 4-0 2 1-- O DET L. Parrish A. Nipper -1% 88% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 2-3-4
b5 0-4 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs W. Terrell 2% 90% Lineout: SS
b5 0-4 1 --- BOS B. Buckner W. Terrell -2% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b5 0-4 1 1-- BOS J. Rice W. Terrell -7% 80% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Buckner to 3B
b5 0-4 1 -23 BOS D. Baylor W. Terrell -2% 78% Walk
b5 0-4 1 123 O BOS T. Armas W. Terrell 7% 85% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-4 2 123 RR BOS R. Gedman W. Terrell -13% 72% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Buckner Scores; Rice Scores; Baylor to 2B
b5 2-4 2 12- O BOS M. Barrett W. Terrell 6% 78% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
t6 4-2 0 --- O DET D. Evans A. Nipper -2% 76% Flyball: 2B
t6 4-2 1 --- DET C. Lemon A. Nipper 2% 78% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t6 4-2 1 1-- OO DET D. Bergman A. Nipper -4% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 9-1-2
b6 2-4 0 --- O BOS E. Romero W. Terrell 4% 78% Flyball: RF
b6 2-4 1 --- O BOS D. Evans W. Terrell 2% 80% Flyball: RF
b6 2-4 2 --- R BOS W. Boggs W. Terrell -13% 67% Home Run
b6 3-4 2 --- O BOS B. Buckner W. Terrell 2% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 9-1-2
t7 4-3 0 --- O DET A. Trammell A. Nipper -3% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-3 1 --- O DET D. Collins A. Nipper -2% 65% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t7 4-3 2 --- R DET D. Coles A. Nipper 14% 79% Home Run
t7 5-3 2 --- DET L. Whitaker A. Nipper 1% 80% Single to C (Ground Ball to Front of Home)
t7 5-3 2 1-- O DET K. Gibson A. Nipper -2% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 4-5-6
b7 3-5 0 --- R BOS J. Rice W. Terrell -14% 63% Home Run
Randy O'Neal replaces Walt Terrell pitching
b7 4-5 0 --- O BOS D. Baylor R. O'Neal 5% 68% Flyball: RF
b7 4-5 1 --- O BOS T. Armas R. O'Neal 4% 72% Strikeout
b7 4-5 2 --- BOS R. Gedman R. O'Neal -3% 69% Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
b7 4-5 2 1-- O BOS M. Barrett R. O'Neal 5% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Red Sox' Steve Crawford facing 5-6-7
Steve Crawford replaces Al Nipper pitching
t8 5-4 0 --- DET L. Parrish S. Crawford 3% 78% Walk
t8 5-4 0 1-- O DET D. Evans S. Crawford -3% 75% Strikeout Looking
t8 5-4 1 1-- O DET C. Lemon S. Crawford -3% 72% Flyball: CF
t8 5-4 2 1-- O DET D. Bergman S. Crawford -3% 69% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Tigers' Randy O'Neal facing 9-1-2
Steve Lyons pinch hits for Ed Romero (SS) batting 9th
b8 4-5 0 --- O BOS S. Lyons R. O'Neal 6% 75% Flyball: LF
b8 4-5 1 --- O BOS D. Evans R. O'Neal 5% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
Willie Hernandez replaces Randy O'Neal pitching
b8 4-5 2 --- BOS W. Boggs W. Hernandez -7% 73% Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
b8 4-5 2 -2- O BOS B. Buckner W. Hernandez 10% 83% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Red Sox' Steve Crawford facing 9-1-2
Glenn Hoffman replaces Steve Lyons (PH) playing SS batting 9th
t9 5-4 0 --- O DET A. Trammell S. Crawford -2% 82% Flyball: 2B
t9 5-4 1 --- DET D. Collins S. Crawford 2% 83% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 5-4 1 1-- OO DET D. Coles S. Crawford -4% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Tigers' Willie Hernandez facing 4-5-6
b9 4-5 0 --- O BOS J. Rice W. Hernandez 9% 88% Flyball: RF
b9 4-5 1 --- O BOS D. Baylor W. Hernandez 7% 95% Flyball: 1B
b9 4-5 2 --- BOS T. Armas W. Hernandez -5% 90% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Armas to 1B
b9 4-5 2 1-- O BOS R. Gedman W. Hernandez 10% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 4.

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