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Standings
CAL
@BAL		6
8
CLE
@BOS		0
1
KCR
@CHW		2
3
TEX
@DET		3
4
MIL
@MIN		2
7
SEA
@NYY		6
5
OAK
@TOR		4
1
CHC
@CIN		4
1
PIT
@HOU		2
7
MON
@LAD		4
6
PHI
@SDP		6
4
NYM
@SFG		4
3
Wednesday, May 27, 1987
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 22,906, Time of Game: 2:41
Indians
0
15-31
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
7th, 14½ GB
 at Red Sox
1
20-25
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
6th, 9 GB
W: Roger Clemens (4-4)
L: Phil Niekro (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  X    1  4  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brett Butler CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .267 .784 0.177 1.17 0.200 -0.023 1.0 5 0 2·2B
Julio Franco 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .322 .859 0.000 1.79 0.110 -0.110 0.2 0 3
Pat Tabler DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .857 -0.173 2.19 0.000 -0.173 -1.2 SH
Joe Carter 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 .705 -0.192 1.79 0.035 -0.227 -1.0 6 1 2B
Mel Hall LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .637 -0.234 2.02 0.000 -0.234 -1.7 2 0
Brook Jacoby 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .253 .734 -0.084 1.06 0.000 -0.084 -0.6 1 0
   Carmelo Castillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .942 -0.040 1.51 0.000 -0.040 -0.1
Doug Frobel RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .352 -0.082 1.04 0.000 -0.082 -0.6 1 0
Cory Snyder SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 .222 .684 -0.057 0.71 0.000 -0.057 -0.4 4 3
Chris Bando C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .196 .562 -0.100 1.25 0.000 -0.100 -0.6 4 2
Phil Niekro P 1 1
Team Totals 32 0 6 0 0 8 .188 .469 -0.785 1.50 0.345 -1.130 -5.1 24 10
2B: J Carter (8, off R Clemens); B Butler 2 (8, 2 off R Clemens).
SH: P Tabler (1, off R Clemens).
TB: B Butler 5; J Franco 2; J Carter 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Bando-C Snyder.

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ellis Burks CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .245 .723 -0.052 0.70 0.016 -0.068 -0.5 2 0 SB
Marty Barrett 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .206 .516 -0.021 0.69 0.016 -0.037 -0.1 1 5
Wade Boggs 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .337 .960 -0.080 0.72 0.000 -0.080 -1.0 0 1
Jim Rice LF 3 1 2 0 0 0 .225 .691 0.049 1.23 0.114 -0.064 0.3 0 0 CS
Don Baylor DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 .226 .792 -0.018 1.18 0.033 -0.051 -0.2
Mike Greenwell RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .257 .830 -0.006 0.96 0.033 -0.040 -0.1 1 0 2B,SB
   Dave Henderson PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .792 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bill Buckner 1B 1 0 0 1 1 1 .236 .532 -0.001 1.34 0.060 -0.061 -0.2 14 1 CS,SF
Rich Gedman C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .164 .400 -0.088 1.11 0.000 -0.088 -1.0 8 0
Spike Owen SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .531 -0.068 0.88 0.000 -0.068 -0.8 1 4
Roger Clemens P 2
Team Totals 25 1 4 1 4 3 .160 .467 -0.285 0.96 0.272 -0.557 -3.5 27 13
2B: M Greenwell (6, off P Niekro).
SF: B Buckner (4, off P Niekro).
TB: M Greenwell 2; J Rice 2; M Barrett.
RBI: B Buckner (23).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Baserunning
SB: M Greenwell (1, 2nd base off P Niekro/C Bando); E Burks (5, 2nd base off P Niekro/C Bando).
CS: B Buckner (3, 2nd base by P Niekro/C Bando); J Rice (1, 2nd base by P Niekro/C Bando).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Phil Niekro, L (2-5) 8 4 1 1 4 3 0 6.06 30 69 0.284 0.96 3.5
Team Totals 8 4 1 1 4 3 0 1.12 30 69 0.284 1.50 3.5

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Clemens, W (4-4) 9 6 0 0 0 8 0 2.65 33 83 0.784 1.50 5.1
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 0 8 0 0.00 33 83 0.784 0.96 5.1
Balks: None.
WP: P Niekro (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 2:41.
Attendance: 22,906.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Boston Red Sox
1 Brett Butler CF 1 Ellis Burks CF
2 Julio Franco 2B 2 Marty Barrett 2B
3 Pat Tabler DH 3 Wade Boggs 3B
4 Joe Carter 1B 4 Jim Rice LF
5 Mel Hall LF 5 Don Baylor DH
6 Brook Jacoby 3B 6 Mike Greenwell RF
7 Doug Frobel RF 7 Bill Buckner 1B
8 Cory Snyder SS 8 Rich Gedman C
9 Chris Bando C 9 Spike Owen SS
Phil Niekro P Roger Clemens P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-1 1 -23 O CLE J. Carter R. Clemens 12% 64% Popfly: 1B
t8 0-1 1 --- CLE B. Butler R. Clemens -10% 69% Double
t6 0-1 2 -23 O CLE M. Hall R. Clemens 10% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 0-1 2 --3 O CLE P. Tabler R. Clemens 9% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 0-1 0 1-- CLE J. Franco R. Clemens -9% 51% Single; Butler to 2B

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, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE B. Butler R. Clemens 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- CLE J. Franco R. Clemens -2% 50% Single
t1 0-0 1 1-- O CLE P. Tabler R. Clemens 3% 53% Popfly: 1B
t1 0-0 2 1-- CLE J. Carter R. Clemens -3% 49% Double; Franco to 3B
t1 0-0 2 -23 O CLE M. Hall R. Clemens 6% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS E. Burks P. Niekro -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS M. Barrett P. Niekro -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O BOS W. Boggs P. Niekro -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O CLE B. Jacoby R. Clemens 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O CLE D. Frobel R. Clemens 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O CLE C. Snyder R. Clemens 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- BOS J. Rice P. Niekro 4% 59% Single
b2 0-0 0 1-- OO BOS D. Baylor P. Niekro -8% 51% Double Play: Strikeout, Rice Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 0-0 2 --- O BOS M. Greenwell P. Niekro -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O CLE C. Bando R. Clemens 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- CLE B. Butler R. Clemens -4% 48% Double
t3 0-0 1 -2- O CLE J. Franco R. Clemens 3% 52% Flyball: RF; Butler to 3B
t3 0-0 2 --3 O CLE P. Tabler R. Clemens 4% 56% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- BOS B. Buckner P. Niekro 4% 60% Walk
b3 0-0 0 1-- O BOS R. Gedman P. Niekro -4% 56% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 1 1-- O BOS S. Owen P. Niekro -3% 53% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 2 1-- O BOS E. Burks P. Niekro -3% 50% Buckner Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
t4 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Carter R. Clemens 3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O CLE M. Hall R. Clemens 2% 55% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 2 --- O CLE B. Jacoby R. Clemens 1% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- O BOS E. Burks P. Niekro -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- O BOS M. Barrett P. Niekro -2% 51% Flyball: C
b4 0-0 2 --- O BOS W. Boggs P. Niekro -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
t5 0-0 0 --- O CLE D. Frobel R. Clemens 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- O CLE C. Snyder R. Clemens 2% 55% Strikeout
t5 0-0 2 --- O CLE C. Bando R. Clemens 2% 57% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
b5 0-0 0 --- BOS J. Rice P. Niekro 4% 61% Single
b5 0-0 0 1-- BOS D. Baylor P. Niekro 3% 65% Wild Pitch; Rice to 2B
b5 0-0 0 -2- BOS D. Baylor P. Niekro 3% 68% Walk
b5 0-0 0 12- O BOS M. Greenwell P. Niekro -3% 65% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Rice to 3B; Greenwell to 1B
b5 0-0 1 1-3 RO BOS B. Buckner P. Niekro 2% 67% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rice Scores
b5 1-0 2 1-- BOS R. Gedman P. Niekro 1% 68% Greenwell Steals 2B
b5 1-0 2 -2- O BOS R. Gedman P. Niekro -4% 65% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
t6 0-1 0 --- CLE B. Butler R. Clemens -6% 59% Single
t6 0-1 0 1-- CLE J. Franco R. Clemens -9% 51% Single; Butler to 2B
t6 0-1 0 12- O CLE P. Tabler R. Clemens 1% 52% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Butler to 3B; Franco to 2B
t6 0-1 1 -23 O CLE J. Carter R. Clemens 12% 64% Popfly: 1B
t6 0-1 2 -23 O CLE M. Hall R. Clemens 10% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
b6 1-0 0 --- O BOS S. Owen P. Niekro -2% 71% Flyball: 3B
b6 1-0 1 --- O BOS E. Burks P. Niekro -2% 69% Flyball: LF
b6 1-0 2 --- BOS M. Barrett P. Niekro 1% 70% Single
b6 1-0 2 1-- O BOS W. Boggs P. Niekro -2% 68% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
t7 0-1 0 --- O CLE B. Jacoby R. Clemens 5% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-1 1 --- O CLE D. Frobel R. Clemens 3% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-1 2 --- O CLE C. Snyder R. Clemens 2% 78% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
b7 1-0 0 --- O BOS J. Rice P. Niekro -2% 76% Flyball: CF
b7 1-0 1 --- O BOS D. Baylor P. Niekro -2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1-0 2 --- BOS M. Greenwell P. Niekro 2% 77% Double
Dave Henderson pinch runs for Mike Greenwell (RF) batting 6th
b7 1-0 2 -2- O BOS B. Buckner P. Niekro -3% 73% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
Dave Henderson moves from PR to RF
t8 0-1 0 --- O CLE C. Bando R. Clemens 6% 79% Strikeout
t8 0-1 1 --- CLE B. Butler R. Clemens -10% 69% Double
t8 0-1 1 -2- O CLE J. Franco R. Clemens 8% 77% Groundout: SS-1B; Butler to 3B
t8 0-1 2 --3 O CLE P. Tabler R. Clemens 9% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
b8 1-0 0 --- O BOS R. Gedman P. Niekro -2% 84% Strikeout
b8 1-0 1 --- O BOS S. Owen P. Niekro -1% 83% Flyball: CF
b8 1-0 2 --- BOS E. Burks P. Niekro 1% 84% Walk
b8 1-0 2 1-- BOS M. Barrett P. Niekro 1% 85% Burks Steals 2B
b8 1-0 2 -2- BOS M. Barrett P. Niekro 0% 85% Walk
b8 1-0 2 12- O BOS W. Boggs P. Niekro -3% 82% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
t9 0-1 0 --- O CLE J. Carter R. Clemens 8% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-1 1 --- O CLE M. Hall R. Clemens 6% 96% Flyball: SS
Carmelo Castillo pinch hits for Brook Jacoby (3B) batting 6th
t9 0-1 2 --- O CLE C. Castillo R. Clemens 4% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

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