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Monday, September 29, 1986
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 27,372, Time of Game: 3:02
Orioles
5
72-85
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
7th, 23 GB
 at Red Sox
7
94-61
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
W: Al Nipper (10-11)
L: John Habyan (1-3)
S: Bob Stanley (16)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  2   0  1  2   0  0  0    5  9  2
Red Sox         0  3  0   1  2  0   0  1  X    7  9  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
John Shelby RF-CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .227 .611 0.153 1.38 0.237 -0.084 1.6 4 0 SB
Ken Gerhart CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .241 .586 -0.098 1.18 0.024 -0.123 -0.7 1 0
   Juan Bonilla 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .605 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Juan Beniquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .763 -0.025 0.98 0.000 -0.025 -0.2
Cal Ripken SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 .279 .807 0.032 1.05 0.116 -0.084 0.6 1 2 2B
Eddie Murray 1B 5 0 3 3 0 0 .299 .847 0.247 1.29 0.306 -0.059 2.2 9 0 3·2B
Mike Young DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .251 .715 -0.112 1.59 0.037 -0.149 -0.6
Jim Traber LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .782 -0.149 1.55 0.000 -0.149 -1.2 4 0
John Stefero C 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 .639 0.021 1.27 0.021 0.000 0.2 0 0
   Rick Dempsey C 1 1 0 0 1 0 .204 .676 0.056 1.31 0.085 -0.029 0.7 0 0
   Larry Sheets PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .807 -0.056 2.16 0.000 -0.056 -0.2 0 0
Ricky Jones 3B-2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .130 .460 -0.076 1.42 0.031 -0.107 -0.6 1 3
Jackie Gutierrez 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .438 -0.058 1.11 0.000 -0.058 -0.6 3 3
   Jim Dwyer PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .834 -0.107 1.50 0.000 -0.107 -0.9 0 0
   Carl Nichols C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
John Habyan P 2
   Odell Jones P
   Tony Arnold P 1 1
   Don Aase P
Team Totals 36 5 9 5 4 4 .250 .686 -0.172 1.34 0.857 -1.030 0.3 24 11
2B: E Murray 3 (23, 1 off S Stewart, 2 off A Nipper); C Ripken (34, off A Nipper).
TB: E Murray 6; C Ripken 3; J Shelby 2; K Gerhart; M Young.
RBI: E Murray 3 (83); J Shelby 2 (46).
2-out RBI: J Shelby 2; E Murray.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Jones-J Gutierrez-E Murray; J Gutierrez-C Ripken-E Murray.
PB: C Nichols (1).
E: R Dempsey (7); C Ripken (13).
Baserunning
SB: J Shelby (17, 2nd base off A Nipper/M Sullivan).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wade Boggs 3B 4 0 2 3 1 0 .353 .931 0.175 1.34 0.219 -0.044 2.3 2 4 2B,IW
Marty Barrett 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .288 .734 -0.085 0.90 0.006 -0.091 -1.1 0 5 GDP
   Ed Romero 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .553 -0.025 1.11 0.000 -0.025 -0.5 0 1
Bill Buckner 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .270 .741 -0.076 0.87 0.006 -0.082 -1.1 11 0 IW
Jim Rice LF 3 2 3 0 1 0 .322 .875 0.121 0.79 0.121 0.000 1.4 2 0
   Mike Greenwell PR-LF 0 0 0 1 1 0 .267 .705 0.068 1.65 0.068 0.000 1.0 1 0
Don Baylor DH 4 2 1 0 1 0 .236 .781 -0.027 1.17 0.088 -0.115 -1.0 GDP
Dwight Evans RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .259 .859 0.038 1.36 0.053 -0.014 0.5 1 0
   Dave Henderson CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .801 -0.025 1.01 0.000 -0.025 -0.3 2 0
Tony Armas CF-RF 3 0 0 2 0 0 .265 .722 -0.025 1.34 0.017 -0.043 -0.7 2 0 SF
Marc Sullivan C 4 3 3 1 0 0 .194 .526 0.189 1.01 0.189 0.000 2.6 4 0 2B
Spike Owen SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 .233 .609 0.000 1.05 0.052 -0.051 -0.4 2 1
Al Nipper P
   Sammy Stewart P
   Steve Crawford P
   Bob Stanley P
Team Totals 31 7 9 7 9 0 .290 .794 0.328 1.09 0.819 -0.490 2.8 27 11
2B: W Boggs (45, off J Habyan); M Sullivan (4, off O Jones).
SF: T Armas (2, off J Habyan).
IBB: B Buckner (9, by D Aase); W Boggs (13, by T Arnold).
TB: M Sullivan 4; J Rice 3; W Boggs 3; D Baylor.
GIDP: M Barrett (12); D Baylor (12).
RBI: W Boggs 3 (71); T Armas 2 (56); M Greenwell (4); M Sullivan (13).
2-out RBI: W Boggs 2; M Sullivan; M Greenwell.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 12.

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Habyan, L (1-3) 1.2 1 3 1 4 0 0 4.87 11 41 -0.230 1.26 -2.7
Odell Jones 3 6 3 2 2 0 0 3.42 15 3 0 -0.159 1.20 -1.3
Tony Arnold 2.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.08 11 2 0 0.099 0.77 1.2
Don Aase 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.05 4 2 1 -0.037 1.15 -0.1
Team Totals 8 9 7 4 9 0 0 4.50 41 41 7 1 -0.327 1.34 -2.8

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Nipper, W (10-11) 5 6 3 3 2 3 0 5.51 23 44 -0.003 1.21 -0.4
Sammy Stewart, H (3) 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 4.33 10 0 0 -0.024 1.64 -1.0
Steve Crawford, H (3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.67 3 0 0 0.123 1.60 0.5
Bob Stanley, S (16) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.20 4 0 0 0.077 1.06 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 4 4 0 5.00 40 44 0 0 0.173 1.09 -0.3
Balks: None.
WP: D Aase (4); S Stewart 2 (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: T Arnold (1; W Boggs); D Aase (2; B Buckner).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Joe Brinkman.
Time of Game: 3:02.
Attendance: 27,372.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Boston Red Sox
1 John Shelby RF 1 Wade Boggs 3B
2 Ken Gerhart CF 2 Marty Barrett 2B
3 Cal Ripken SS 3 Bill Buckner 1B
4 Eddie Murray 1B 4 Jim Rice LF
5 Mike Young DH 5 Don Baylor DH
6 Jim Traber LF 6 Dwight Evans RF
7 John Stefero C 7 Tony Armas CF
8 Ricky Jones 3B 8 Marc Sullivan C
9 Jackie Gutierrez 2B 9 Spike Owen SS
John Habyan P Al Nipper P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 3-6 2 -23 RR BAL J. Shelby S. Stewart -16% 69% Single to RF; Dempsey Scores; Jones Scores; Shelby to 2B
b2 1-0 2 123 RR BOS W. Boggs J. Habyan 15% 82% Double to RF; Baylor Scores/unER; Sullivan Scores/unER; Owen to 3B
t3 0-3 1 -23 RR BAL E. Murray A. Nipper -12% 59% Double to RF; Gerhart Scores; Ripken Scores
t5 2-4 2 --3 R BAL E. Murray A. Nipper -11% 66% Double to RF; Shelby Scores
t6 3-6 1 -23 O BAL J. Dwyer S. Stewart 8% 85% Flyball: SS

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BAL J. Shelby A. Nipper 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O BAL K. Gerhart A. Nipper 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- BAL C. Ripken A. Nipper -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O BAL E. Murray A. Nipper 2% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' John Habyan facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs J. Habyan -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS M. Barrett J. Habyan -2% 51% Flyball: 3B
b1 0-0 2 --- O BOS B. Buckner J. Habyan -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- BAL M. Young A. Nipper -4% 46% Single to RF
t2 0-0 0 1-- O BAL J. Traber A. Nipper 2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B; Young to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- BAL J. Stefero A. Nipper -2% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 1 12- O BAL R. Jones A. Nipper 5% 51% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 12- O BAL J. Gutierrez A. Nipper 4% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' John Habyan facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- BOS J. Rice J. Habyan 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- BOS D. Baylor J. Habyan 6% 64% Walk; Rice to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- O BOS D. Evans J. Habyan -0% 64% Groundout: P-1B; Rice to 3B; Baylor to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -23 RO BOS T. Armas J. Habyan 0% 64% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rice Scores
b2 1-0 2 -2- BOS M. Sullivan J. Habyan 1% 66% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Baylor to 3B; Sullivan to 1B
b2 1-0 2 1-3 BOS S. Owen J. Habyan 2% 67% Walk; Sullivan to 2B
b2 1-0 2 123 RR BOS W. Boggs J. Habyan 15% 82% Double to RF; Baylor Scores/unER; Sullivan Scores/unER; Owen to 3B
Rick Dempsey replaces John Stefero playing C batting 7th
b2 3-0 2 -23 BOS M. Barrett J. Habyan 1% 83% Walk
Odell Jones replaces John Habyan pitching
b2 3-0 2 123 O BOS B. Buckner O. Jones -4% 79% Flyball: 2B
3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
t3 0-3 0 --- O BAL J. Shelby A. Nipper 2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-3 1 --- BAL K. Gerhart A. Nipper -2% 79% Single to LF
t3 0-3 1 1-- BAL C. Ripken A. Nipper -8% 71% Double to LF; Gerhart to 3B
t3 0-3 1 -23 RR BAL E. Murray A. Nipper -12% 59% Double to RF; Gerhart Scores; Ripken Scores
t3 2-3 1 -2- O BAL M. Young A. Nipper 4% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B; Murray to 3B
t3 2-3 2 --3 O BAL J. Traber A. Nipper 4% 67% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Odell Jones facing 4-5-6
b3 3-2 0 --- BOS J. Rice O. Jones 3% 70% Single to RF
b3 3-2 0 1-- OO BOS D. Baylor O. Jones -7% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b3 3-2 2 --- O BOS D. Evans O. Jones -1% 62% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 7-8-9
t4 2-3 0 --- O BAL R. Dempsey A. Nipper 3% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2-3 1 --- O BAL R. Jones A. Nipper 2% 67% Flyball: CF
t4 2-3 2 --- O BAL J. Gutierrez A. Nipper 1% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Odell Jones facing 7-8-9
b4 3-2 0 --- O BOS T. Armas O. Jones -2% 66% Flyball: LF
b4 3-2 1 --- BOS M. Sullivan O. Jones 2% 69% Single to CF
b4 3-2 1 1-- BOS S. Owen O. Jones 3% 72% Walk; Sullivan to 2B
b4 3-2 1 12- BOS W. Boggs O. Jones 3% 75% Baserunner Advance; Sullivan to 3B/Adv on E2
b4 3-2 1 1-3 R BOS W. Boggs O. Jones 6% 81% Single to LF; Sullivan Scores/unER; Owen to 2B
b4 4-2 1 12- OO BOS M. Barrett O. Jones -6% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
t5 2-4 0 --- BAL J. Shelby A. Nipper -5% 70% Single to RF
t5 2-4 0 1-- BAL K. Gerhart A. Nipper -3% 68% Shelby Steals 2B
t5 2-4 0 -2- O BAL K. Gerhart A. Nipper 5% 73% Strikeout
t5 2-4 1 -2- O BAL C. Ripken A. Nipper 4% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B; Shelby to 3B
t5 2-4 2 --3 R BAL E. Murray A. Nipper -11% 66% Double to RF; Shelby Scores
t5 3-4 2 -2- O BAL M. Young A. Nipper 5% 71% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Orioles' Odell Jones facing 3-4-5
b5 4-3 0 --- O BOS B. Buckner O. Jones -2% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 4-3 1 --- BOS J. Rice O. Jones 2% 71% Single to LF
b5 4-3 1 1-- BOS D. Baylor O. Jones 3% 74% Single to LF; Rice to 2B
b5 4-3 1 12- BOS D. Evans O. Jones 5% 79% Walk; Rice to 3B; Baylor to 2B
b5 4-3 1 123 RO BOS T. Armas O. Jones 2% 81% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Rice Scores; Baylor to 3B; Armas to 1B
b5 5-3 2 1-3 R BOS M. Sullivan O. Jones 8% 89% Double to LF; Baylor Scores; Armas to 3B
Tony Arnold replaces Odell Jones pitching
b5 6-3 2 -23 O BOS S. Owen T. Arnold -3% 86% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-6, Red Sox' Sammy Stewart facing 6-7-8
Sammy Stewart replaces Al Nipper pitching
t6 3-6 0 --- O BAL J. Traber S. Stewart 2% 89% Foul Flyball: 3B
t6 3-6 1 --- BAL R. Dempsey S. Stewart -3% 86% Walk
t6 3-6 1 1-- BAL R. Jones S. Stewart -1% 85% Wild Pitch; Dempsey to 2B
t6 3-6 1 -2- BAL R. Jones S. Stewart -3% 82% Walk
Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Jackie Gutierrez (2B) batting 9th
t6 3-6 1 12- BAL J. Dwyer S. Stewart -5% 77% Wild Pitch; Dempsey to 3B; Jones to 2B
t6 3-6 1 -23 O BAL J. Dwyer S. Stewart 8% 85% Flyball: SS
t6 3-6 2 -23 RR BAL J. Shelby S. Stewart -16% 69% Single to RF; Dempsey Scores; Jones Scores; Shelby to 2B
t6 5-6 2 -2- O BAL K. Gerhart S. Stewart 5% 74% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Orioles' Tony Arnold facing 1-2-3
Ricky Jones moves from 3B to 2B
Juan Bonilla replaces Ken Gerhart (CF) playing 3B batting 2nd
John Shelby moves from RF to CF
Jim Dwyer moves from PH to RF
b6 6-5 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs T. Arnold -2% 72% Groundout: P-1B
b6 6-5 1 --- O BOS M. Barrett T. Arnold -2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 6-5 2 --- O BOS B. Buckner T. Arnold -1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-6, Red Sox' Sammy Stewart facing 3-4-5
Ed Romero replaces Marty Barrett playing 2B batting 2nd
Dave Henderson replaces Dwight Evans (RF) playing CF batting 6th
Tony Armas moves from CF to RF
t7 5-6 0 --- O BAL C. Ripken S. Stewart 4% 73% Flyball: CF
t7 5-6 1 --- BAL E. Murray S. Stewart -8% 66% Double to LF
t7 5-6 1 -2- O BAL M. Young S. Stewart 7% 72% Flyball: LF
t7 5-6 2 -2- O BAL J. Traber S. Stewart 6% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Orioles' Tony Arnold facing 4-5-6
b7 6-5 0 --- BOS J. Rice T. Arnold 3% 82% Single to CF
Mike Greenwell pinch runs for Jim Rice (LF) batting 4th
b7 6-5 0 1-- O BOS D. Baylor T. Arnold -3% 79% Lineout: LF
b7 6-5 1 1-- O BOS D. Henderson T. Arnold -2% 76% Lineout: LF
b7 6-5 2 1-- O BOS T. Armas T. Arnold -2% 74% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-6, Red Sox' Steve Crawford facing 7-8-9
Steve Crawford replaces Sammy Stewart pitching
Mike Greenwell moves from PR to LF
Larry Sheets pinch hits for Rick Dempsey (C) batting 7th
t8 5-6 0 --- O BAL L. Sheets S. Crawford 6% 80% Flyball: SS
t8 5-6 1 --- O BAL R. Jones S. Crawford 4% 84% Flyball: CF
t8 5-6 2 --- O BAL J. Dwyer S. Crawford 3% 87% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Orioles' Tony Arnold facing 8-9-1
Carl Nichols replaces Jim Dwyer (RF) playing C batting 9th
Larry Sheets moves from PH to RF
b8 6-5 0 --- BOS M. Sullivan T. Arnold 2% 89% Single to CF
b8 6-5 0 1-- BOS S. Owen T. Arnold 2% 90% Passed Ball; Sullivan to 2B
b8 6-5 0 -2- O BOS S. Owen T. Arnold -3% 88% Lineout: P
b8 6-5 1 -2- BOS W. Boggs T. Arnold 1% 89% Intentional Walk
Don Aase replaces Tony Arnold pitching
b8 6-5 1 12- O BOS E. Romero D. Aase -3% 86% Flyball: CF
b8 6-5 2 12- BOS B. Buckner D. Aase 1% 87% Wild Pitch; Sullivan to 3B; Boggs to 2B
b8 6-5 2 -23 BOS B. Buckner D. Aase 1% 87% Intentional Walk
b8 6-5 2 123 R BOS M. Greenwell D. Aase 7% 94% Walk; Sullivan Scores; Boggs to 3B; Buckner to 2B
b8 7-5 2 123 O BOS D. Baylor D. Aase -2% 92% Lineout: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-7, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
Bob Stanley replaces Steve Crawford pitching
t9 5-7 0 --- O BAL J. Shelby B. Stanley 4% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Juan Bonilla (3B) batting 2nd
t9 5-7 1 --- O BAL J. Beniquez B. Stanley 2% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 5-7 2 --- BAL C. Ripken B. Stanley -2% 96% Single to CF
t9 5-7 2 1-- O BAL E. Murray B. Stanley 4% 100% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 7.

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