September 4, 1987 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
OAK 2 BOS 5
CLE 2 KCR 6
CHW 2 MIN 2
MIL 1
(12) NYY 8
CAL 4 DET 11
@TEX 2 TOR 6
SEA 5
(10) ATL 7
MON 4 CIN 4
@CHC 3 HOU 2
PIT 0 NYM 5
@LAD 1 SFG 3
PHI 2
(10) STL 4
SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 23,378

Friday, September 4, 1987
Time of Game: 2:55

Indians

51-85

Lost 4

7th, 31½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2 10  0
Red Sox         1  0  0   3  0  0   1  0  X    5  8  1

W: R Clemens (15-8), L: S Bailes (6-8), S: W Gardner (9)

Red Sox

64-69

Won 1

5th, 17 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .291  .799    0    3   0   
T Hinzo 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .249  .614    0    3   6   
  B Jacoby PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .892    0    0   0   
  J Noboa PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .164  .371         0   0   
J Franco SS                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .831    0    1   0   
J Carter 1B                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .253  .766    0   10   1   HR
M Hall LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .684    0    1   0   
C Castillo DH                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .253  .784    0    0   0   HR
D Clark RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .091  .182    0    2   1   
E Williams 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .176  .498    0    1   3   
A Allanson C                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .268  .646    0    3   1   
  P Tabler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .845    0    0   0   

S Bailes P                                                               0   2
  K Schrom P                                                             0   0
  D Jones P                                                              0   1
Totals                       38   2  10   2    2  10                    24  15

BATTING

HR: C Castillo (10, off R Clemens; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out); J Carter (29, off R Clemens; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: C Castillo 5; J Carter 5; B Butler 2; T Hinzo 2; A Allanson; B Jacoby.

RBI: C Castillo (27); J Carter (87).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Hinzo-J Carter; D Jones-T Hinzo-J Carter; E Williams-T Hinzo-J Carter.

PB: A Allanson (2).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Burks CF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .264  .781    0    2   0   2B
M Barrett 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .277  .676    0    3   4   2B,SH,GDP
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .363 1.044    0    0   0   
D Evans 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .329 1.051    0    6   1   2B,GDP
J Rice DH                     3   1   0   0    1   1  .283  .771    0    0   0   GDP,IW
M Greenwell LF                2   0   0   0    1   0  .337 1.014    0    2   0   
T Benzinger RF                2   1   1   1    0   0  .246  .640    0    1   0   2B,SF
S Owen SS                     2   0   2   1    1   0  .256  .676    0    1   4   CS
J Marzano C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .759    0   11   0   HBP

R Clemens P                                                              1   1
  W Gardner P                                                            0   0
Totals                       25   5   8   5    4   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: M Barrett (19, off S Bailes); D Evans (34, off S Bailes); T Benzinger (5, off K Schrom); E Burks (25, off S Bailes).

SF: T Benzinger (2, off S Bailes).

SH: M Barrett (19, off S Bailes).

IBB: J Rice (3, by S Bailes).

HBP: J Marzano (2, by K Schrom).

TB: D Evans 3; S Owen 2; M Barrett 2; T Benzinger 2; E Burks 2; W Boggs.

GIDP: M Barrett (9); D Evans (8); J Rice (17).

RBI: W Boggs (79); E Burks (55); D Evans (111); S Owen (40); T Benzinger (17).

2-out RBI: S Owen.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

E: E Burks (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Owen (6, 2nd base by S Bailes/A Allanson).

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
S Bailes, L (6-8)              4     6   4   4    2   1   0   4.54   17     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 6     33    -     0.97  -0.16
K Schrom                       3     1   1   1    2   2   0   6.51   12     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.18   0.01
D Jones                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.20    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         8     8   5   5    4   3   0          32     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0· 8           -

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
R Clemens, W (15-8)            8     9   2   2    1  10   2   3.33   35     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0· 9     65    -     0.84   0.33
W Gardner, S (9)               1     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.03    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    1.37   0.04
Totals                         9    10   2   2    2  10   2          40     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: W Gardner (4).

IBB: S Bailes (1; J Rice).

HBP: K Schrom (1; J Marzano).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Rocky Roe.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 23,378.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. B Butler             CF    1. E Burks              CF 
2. T Hinzo              2B    2. M Barrett            2B 
3. J Franco             SS    3. W Boggs              3B 
4. J Carter             1B    4. D Evans              1B 
5. M Hall               LF    5. J Rice               DH 
6. C Castillo           DH    6. M Greenwell          LF 
7. D Clark              RF    7. T Benzinger          RF 
8. E Williams           3B    8. S Owen               SS 
9. A Allanson           C     9. J Marzano            C  

   S Bailes             P        R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  5-2  -23       7%  95% J Franco        W Gardner       Popfly: 1B
   b 4   1  0-1  --3       6%  79% D Evans         S Bailes        Double; Barrett Scores
   t 6   2  4-0  123       6%  94% D Clark         R Clemens       Strikeout Looking
   b 4   0  0-1  ---       6%  74% M Barrett       S Bailes        Double
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  61% E Burks         S Bailes        Double

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  B Butler        Single
   O      1--      50%  T Hinzo         Strikeout
   O      1--      53%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  J Carter        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Bailes facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  E Burks         Double
   O      -2-      59%  M Barrett       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Burks to 3B
   R      --3      64%  W Boggs         Single; Burks Scores
   OO     1--      60%  D Evans         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  M Hall          Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  C Castillo      Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  D Clark         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Bailes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      63%  J Rice          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      62%  M Greenwell     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      60%  T Benzinger     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  E Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      60%  A Allanson      Single
   O      1--      64%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      66%  T Hinzo         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Bailes facing 8-9-1
          ---      70%  S Owen          Single
   O      1--      67%  J Marzano       Strikeout
   O      1--      63%  E Burks         Owen Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      62%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  J Carter        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      68%  M Hall          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Bailes facing 2-3-4
          ---      74%  M Barrett       Double
          -2-      77%  W Boggs         Passed Ball; Barrett to 3B
   O      --3      73%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      --3      79%  D Evans         Double; Barrett Scores
          -2-      80%  J Rice          Intentional Walk
          12-      84%  M Greenwell     Walk; Evans to 3B; Rice to 2B
   RO     123      85%  T Benzinger     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Evans Scores
   RO     12-      88%  S Owen          Single; Rice Scores; Greenwell out at 3B/RF-1B-3B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      90%  C Castillo      Flyball: CF
          ---      88%  D Clark         Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Clark to 1B
   O      1--      91%  E Williams      Strikeout
          1--      89%  A Allanson      Walk; Clark to 2B
   O      12-      92%  B Butler        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ken Schrom facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Schrom replaces Scott Bailes pitching
   O      ---      92%  J Marzano       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      91%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
          ---      88%  T Hinzo         Single
   O      1--      91%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      88%  J Carter        Single; Franco to 2B
   O      12-      91%  M Hall          Foul Flyball: C
          12-      88%  C Castillo      Single; Franco to 3B; Carter to 2B
   O      123      94%  D Clark         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ken Schrom facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      94%  W Boggs         Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      93%  J Rice          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  E Williams      Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  A Allanson      Flyball: RF
          ---      95%  B Butler        Single
          1--      94%  T Hinzo         Single; Butler to 2B
   O      12-      97%  J Franco        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ken Schrom facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  T Benzinger     Double
          -2-      97%  S Owen          Walk
          12-      98%  J Marzano       Hit By Pitch; Benzinger to 3B; Owen to 2B
   R      123      99%  E Burks         Walk; Benzinger Scores; Owen to 3B; Marzano to 2B
   OO     123      98%  M Barrett       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      96%  J Carter        Home Run
   O      ---      97%  M Hall          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      95%  C Castillo      Home Run
   O      ---      96%  D Clark         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  E Williams      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Doug Jones facing 3-4-5
                  Doug Jones replaces Ken Schrom pitching
   O      ---      97%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  D Evans         Single
   OO     1--      96%  J Rice          Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Wes Gardner facing 9-1-2
                  Wes Gardner replaces Roger Clemens pitching; Pat Tabler pinch hits for Andy Allanson batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  P Tabler        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      96%  B Butler        Walk
                  Brook Jacoby pinch hits for Tommy Hinzo batting 2nd
          1--      91%  B Jacoby        Single; Butler to 2B
                  Junior Noboa pinch runs for Brook Jacoby batting 2nd
          12-      88%  J Franco        Wild Pitch; Butler to 3B; Noboa to 2B
   O      -23      95%  " "             Popfly: 1B
   O      -23     100%  J Carter        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 5.

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