September 5, 1987 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 7
@BAL 2 CLE 15
@BOS 2 KCR 4
CHW 2 MIN 2
MIL 1 NYY 7
CAL 6 TEX 8
DET 7 TOR 3
SEA 0 MON 4
@ATL 1 CIN 10
@CHC 5 HOU 5
PIT 1 NYM 4
@LAD 3 SFG 6
PHI 3 SDP 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 28,638

Saturday, September 5, 1987
Time of Game: 3:17

Indians

52-85

Won 1

7th, 30½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   8  1  1   0  0  4   15 22  0
Red Sox         0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2 11  1

W: J Farrell (4-0), L: B Stanley (4-14)

Red Sox

64-70

Lost 1

5th, 17 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   5   3   2   1    1   1  .292  .801    0    4   0   
T Hinzo 2B                    6   1   5   1    0   0  .267  .652    0    4   2   2B
J Franco SS                   4   1   1   1    1   1  .322  .830    0    1   2   GDP
  J Bell SS                   1   1   1   1    0   0  .222  .642    0    0   1   
J Carter 1B                   6   4   4   5    0   0  .258  .786    0    8   1   2·HR,2B,SB
M Hall LF                     6   1   4   4    0   0  .269  .696    0    3   0   2B
P Tabler DH                   6   0   2   0    0   0  .318  .845    0    0   0   2B
D Clark RF                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .115  .230    0    1   0   
  C Snyder PH-RF              1   0   0   0    1   1  .235  .743    0    0   0   
E Williams 3B                 5   1   1   0    1   1  .182  .507    0    2   2   GDP
A Allanson C                  4   2   1   0    1   0  .267  .647    0    3   0   

J Farrell P                                                              1   0
  E Vande Berg P                                                         0   0
  D Gordon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       48  15  22  14    5   6                    27   8

BATTING

2B: P Tabler (34, off B Stanley); M Hall (16, off B Stanley); J Carter (20, off J Sambito); T Hinzo (8, off T Bolton).

HR: J Carter 2 (31, off B Stanley, off T Bolton; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: J Carter 11; T Hinzo 6; M Hall 5; P Tabler 3; B Butler 2; A Allanson; D Clark; J Bell; J Franco; E Williams.

GIDP: J Franco (19); E Williams (1).

RBI: J Carter 5 (92); M Hall 4 (54); B Butler (32); J Bell (9); T Hinzo (18); J Franco (46); D Clark (1).

2-out RBI: M Hall 2; J Carter 2; T Hinzo.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Williams-T Hinzo-J Carter.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Carter (27, 2nd base off T Bolton/M Sullivan).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Burks CF                    4   0   2   0    1   1  .266  .783    0    1   0   
M Barrett 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .668    0    5   4   
W Boggs 3B                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .363 1.042    0    1   3   
D Evans DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .327 1.046    0    0   0   
M Greenwell RF                4   1   2   0    0   0  .339 1.020    0    2   0   3B
J Rice LF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .283  .767    0    1   0   GDP
P Dodson 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .150  .432    0    9   2   2B
S Owen SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .674    0    0   5   
M Sullivan C                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .177  .460    0    6   0   

B Stanley P                                                              1   0
  T Bolton P                                                             1   0
  J Sambito P                                                            0   1
  S Crawford P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37   2  11   2    2   3                    27  15

BATTING

2B: P Dodson (2, off J Farrell).

3B: M Greenwell (5, off J Farrell).

TB: M Greenwell 4; P Dodson 3; W Boggs 2; E Burks 2; M Sullivan; J Rice; S Owen.

GIDP: J Rice (18).

RBI: M Sullivan (10); J Rice (56).

2-out RBI: M Sullivan.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Owen-M Barrett-P Dodson; W Boggs-M Barrett-P Dodson.

PB: M Sullivan (10).

E: M Barrett (9).

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
J Farrell, W (4-0)             7     8   2   2    2   3   0   1.59   31     -       ·  ·      4·14· 0· 8     54    -     0.59   0.08
E Vande Berg                   1     2   0   0    0   0   0   5.49    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.02   0.00
D Gordon                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.58    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    11   2   2    2   3   0          39     -       ·  ·      7·16· 0·11           -

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
B Stanley, L (4-14)            3.1   8   6   6    1   2   1   5.22   18     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 8     21    -     1.13  -0.23
T Bolton                       3.2   8   5   5    2   3   1   4.56   22     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 8          3-3    0.35  -0.19
J Sambito                      1.1   6   4   4    2   1   0   6.82   12     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 6          0-0    0.00   0.00
S Crawford                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.26    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    22  15  15    5   6   2          53     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 0·22          5-3

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:17.

Attendance: 28,638.

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              DH 
5. M Hall               LF    5. M Greenwell          RF 
6. P Tabler             DH    6. J Rice               LF 
7. D Clark              RF    7. P Dodson             1B 
8. E Williams           3B    8. S Owen               SS 
9. A Allanson           C     9. M Sullivan           C  

   J Farrell            P        B Stanley            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  1-1  ---      12%  62% J Carter        B Stanley       Home Run
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       8%  62% T Hinzo         B Stanley       Single; Butler to 3B
   b 2   1  1-0  ---      -7%  50% M Greenwell     J Farrell       Triple
   t 4   2  1-5  123       7%  94% J Carter        T Bolton        Single; Allanson Scores; Butler Scores; Franco to 3B
   t 4   1  1-3  123       6%  85% B Butler        T Bolton        Walk; Clark Scores; Williams to 3B; Allanson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  B Butler        Single
          1--      62%  T Hinzo         Single; Butler to 3B
   RO     1-3      61%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B; Butler Scores; Hinzo to 2B
   O      -2-      57%  J Carter        Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      54%  M Hall          Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, John Farrell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      57%  E Burks         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      59%  M Barrett       Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  W Boggs         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Stanley facing 6-7-8
          ---      65%  P Tabler        Double
   O      -2-      64%  D Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B; Tabler to 3B
   O      --3      58%  E Williams      Strikeout
   O      --3      55%  A Allanson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, John Farrell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      57%  D Evans         Flyball: 2B
          ---      50%  M Greenwell     Triple
   R      --3      44%  J Rice          Single; Greenwell Scores
   O      1--      48%  P Dodson        Flyball: 2B
          1--      45%  S Owen          Single; Rice to 2B
   O      12-      50%  M Sullivan      Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Butler        Strikeout
          ---      50%  T Hinzo         Single
   OO     1--      44%  J Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, John Farrell facing 1-2-3
          ---      40%  E Burks         Single
   O      1--      42%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B; Burks to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  W Boggs         Flyball: SS
          -2-      45%  D Evans         Walk
   O      12-      50%  M Greenwell     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Stanley facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      62%  J Carter        Home Run
          ---      68%  M Hall          Double
   O      -2-      66%  P Tabler        Groundout: 2B-1B; Hall to 3B
   R      --3      72%  D Clark         Single; Hall Scores
          1--      75%  E Williams      Single; Clark to 2B
          12-      79%  A Allanson      Walk; Clark to 3B; Williams to 2B
                  Tom Bolton replaces Bob Stanley pitching
   R      123      85%  B Butler        Walk; Clark Scores; Williams to 3B; Allanson to 2B
   O      123      81%  T Hinzo         Flyball: RF
   R      123      87%  J Franco        Passed Ball; Williams Scores; Allanson to 3B; Butler to 2B
          -23      87%  " "             Walk
   RR     123      94%  J Carter        Single; Allanson Scores; Butler Scores; Franco to 3B
          1-3      94%  M Hall          Carter Steals 2B
   RR     -23      98%  " "             Single; Franco Scores; Carter Scores
          1--      98%  P Tabler        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Hall to 2B; Tabler to 1B
   O      12-      97%  D Clark         Strikeout
                  8 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 9, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, John Farrell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  P Dodson        Double
   O      -2-      98%  S Owen          Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      97%  M Sullivan      Single; Dodson Scores
          1--      96%  E Burks         Walk; Sullivan to 2B
   O      12-      97%  M Barrett       Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 9, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-2, Tom Bolton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  E Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  A Allanson      Single
   O      1--      97%  B Butler        Flyball: RF
   R      1--      98%  T Hinzo         Double; Allanson Scores
   O      -2-      98%  J Franco        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 10, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-10, John Farrell facing 3-4-5
          ---      97%  W Boggs         Single
   O      1--      98%  D Evans         Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      99%  M Greenwell     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      99%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 10, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-2, Tom Bolton facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      99%  J Carter        Home Run
   O      ---      99%  M Hall          Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  P Tabler        Single
   O      1--      99%  D Clark         Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  E Williams      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 11, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-11, John Farrell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  P Dodson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  S Owen          Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  M Sullivan      Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 11, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 11-2, Tom Bolton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  A Allanson      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  B Butler        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---     100%  T Hinzo         Single
          1--     100%  J Franco        Single; Hinzo to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 11, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-11, John Farrell facing 1-2-3
                  Jay Bell replaces Julio Franco playing SS batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  E Burks         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  W Boggs         Single
   O      1--     100%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 11, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 11-2, Joe Sambito facing 5-6-7
                  Joe Sambito replaces Tom Bolton pitching
          ---     100%  M Hall          Single
   O      1--     100%  P Tabler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Cory Snyder pinch hits for Dave Clark batting 7th
   O      1--     100%  C Snyder        Strikeout
          1--     100%  E Williams      Walk; Tabler to 2B
   O      12-     100%  A Allanson      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 11, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-11, Ed Vande Berg facing 5-6-7
                  Ed Vande Berg replaces John Farrell pitching; Cory Snyder moves to RF
          ---     100%  M Greenwell     Single
   OO     1--     100%  J Rice          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---     100%  P Dodson        Single
   O      1--     100%  S Owen          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 11, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 11-2, Joe Sambito facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  B Butler        Single
          1--     100%  T Hinzo         Single; Butler to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  J Bell          Single; Butler Scores; Hinzo to 2B
   R      12-     100%  J Carter        Double; Hinzo Scores; Bell to 3B
   RR     -23     100%  M Hall          Single; Bell Scores; Carter Scores
   O      1--     100%  P Tabler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  C Snyder        Walk; Tabler to 2B
                  Steve Crawford replaces Joe Sambito pitching
   OO     12-     100%  E Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 15, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-15, Don Gordon facing 9-1-2
                  Don Gordon replaces Ed Vande Berg pitching
   O      ---     100%  M Sullivan      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  E Burks         Single
   O      1--     100%  M Barrett       Popfly: 1B
   O      1--     100%  W Boggs         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 15, Red Sox 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation