September 7, 1987 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 12
@BAL 4 NYY 9
@BOS 5 KCR 5
@CAL 2 SEA 6
@CLE 4 TOR 5
@MIL 3 MIN 8
CHW 1 OAK 2
TEX 1 SDP 11
@ATL 4 PIT 3
@CHC 2 CIN 3
LAD 2
(13) HOU 4
SFG 2 MON 9
STL 2 PHI 5
@NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 32,544

Monday, September 7, 1987
Time of Game: 2:43

Yankees

78-59

Won 1

3rd, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         3  0  2   2  0  0   0  2  0    9 17  1
Red Sox         0  2  2   0  0  0   0  0  1    5  8  0

W: R Rhoden (16-9), L: B Hurst (14-10), S: T Stoddard (8)

Red Sox

64-72

Lost 3

5th, 18½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   1   1   0    1   0  .304  .926    0    1   0   GDP
  H Cotto CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .716         0   0   
W Randolph 2B                 5   2   2   2    0   0  .302  .816    0    1   4   HR,2·GDP
D Mattingly 1B                5   2   2   1    0   0  .331  .953    0   16   0   2·2B
D Winfield RF                 5   1   4   1    0   0  .282  .843    0    1   0   2B
G Ward CF-LF                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .241  .654    0    6   0   
R Kittle DH                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .277  .849    0    0   0   
  M Easler PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .695    0    0   0   
M Pagliarulo 3B               4   1   3   2    0   1  .241  .824    0    1   3   2·2B
R Cerone C                    4   1   3   2    0   1  .241  .641    0    1   0   HR
W Tolleson SS                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .225  .558    0    0   3   

R Rhoden P                                                               0   1
  P Clements P                                                           0   0
  T Stoddard P                                                           0   0
Totals                       39   9  17   9    2   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: M Pagliarulo 2 (23, off B Hurst, off S Crawford); D Winfield (19, off B Hurst); D Mattingly 2 (34, 2 off B Hurst).

HR: R Cerone (4, off S Crawford; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); W Randolph (5, off B Hurst; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: R Cerone 6; M Pagliarulo 5; W Randolph 5; D Winfield 5; D Mattingly 4; R Henderson; G Ward; W Tolleson.

GIDP: W Randolph 2 (13); R Henderson (8).

RBI: M Pagliarulo 2 (78); W Randolph 2 (51); R Cerone 2 (22); G Ward (73); D Mattingly (89); D Winfield (89).

2-out RBI: M Pagliarulo 2; D Winfield; D Mattingly.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Tolleson-W Randolph-D Mattingly.

E: G Ward (3).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Burks CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .780    0    0   1   
M Barrett 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .276  .671    0    4   5   
W Boggs 3B                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .361 1.040    0    1   5   HR
D Evans 1B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .325 1.042    0    9   0   
M Greenwell LF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .340 1.014    0    2   1   
J Rice DH                     3   1   2   2    0   0  .283  .775    0    0   0   HR,SF
T Benzinger RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .621    0    2   0   GDP
S Owen SS                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .258  .678    0    3   2   2B
J Marzano C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .737    0    6   0   

B Hurst P                                                                0   0
  S Crawford P                                                           0   1
  C Schiraldi P                                                          0   0
Totals                       33   5   8   4    1   1                    27  15

BATTING

2B: S Owen (16, off R Rhoden).

HR: J Rice (12, off T Stoddard; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); W Boggs (23, off R Rhoden; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

SF: J Rice (3, off R Rhoden).

TB: J Rice 5; W Boggs 4; S Owen 3; M Barrett 2; M Greenwell.

GIDP: T Benzinger (3).

RBI: J Rice 2 (58); W Boggs 2 (81).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 3. S Owen-M Barrett-D Evans; W Boggs-M Barrett-D Evans; M Barrett-S Owen-D Evans.

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Rhoden, W (16-9)             5     4   4   4    1   1   1   3.75   20     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 3· 1     43    -     0.81  -0.09
P Clements, H (5)              1.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   4.43    6     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.98   0.10
T Stoddard, S (8)              2.1   2   1   1    0   0   1   3.33    9     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 1          1-0    0.31   0.05
Totals                         9     8   5   5    1   1   2          35     -       ·  ·     16·10· 5· 2          1-0

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 Hurst, L (14-10)             3.2  12   7   7    2   3   1   4.14   22     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 6· 1     10    -     0.98  -0.49
S Crawford                     4.1   4   2   2    0   1   1   5.19   15     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 2· 1          1-0    0.34   0.05
C Schiraldi                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.52    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    17   9   9    2   5   2          41     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 8· 2          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joseph Mickel.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 32,544.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. R Henderson          LF    1. E Burks              CF 
2. W Randolph           2B    2. M Barrett            2B 
3. D Mattingly          1B    3. W Boggs              3B 
4. D Winfield           RF    4. D Evans              1B 
5. G Ward               CF    5. M Greenwell          LF 
6. R Kittle             DH    6. J Rice               DH 
7. M Pagliarulo         3B    7. T Benzinger          RF 
8. R Cerone             C     8. S Owen               SS 
9. W Tolleson           SS    9. J Marzano            C  

   R Rhoden             P        B Hurst              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  2-3  1-3      17%  77% M Pagliarulo    B Hurst         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Winfield Scores; Ward Scores
   b 3   1  5-2  1--     -16%  58% W Boggs         R Rhoden        Home Run; Barrett Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      14%  68% W Randolph      B Hurst         Home Run; Henderson Scores
   b 2   0  3-0  1--     -14%  56% M Greenwell     R Rhoden        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Evans Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI; Greenwell to 3B/Adv on throw
   t 4   2  4-5  1--      12%  70% D Mattingly     B Hurst         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Randolph Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  R Henderson     Walk
   RR     1--      68%  W Randolph      Home Run; Henderson Scores
          ---      72%  D Mattingly     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-      77%  D Winfield      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Mattingly to 3B
   RO     1-3      75%  G Ward          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Mattingly Scores; Ward to 1B
   O      1--      73%  R Kittle        Strikeout
   O      1--      72%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      74%  E Burks         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bruce Hurst facing 8-9-1
          ---      79%  R Cerone        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--      82%  W Tolleson      Walk; Cerone to 2B
   O      12-      79%  R Henderson     Flyball: SS
   OO     12-      73%  W Randolph      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Rhoden facing 4-5-6
          ---      69%  D Evans         Walk
   R      1--      56%  M Greenwell     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Evans Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI; Greenwell to 3B/Adv on throw
   RO     --3      57%  J Rice          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Greenwell Scores
   O      ---      59%  T Benzinger     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      57%  S Owen          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-      60%  J Marzano       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bruce Hurst facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      58%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      62%  D Winfield      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-      67%  G Ward          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Winfield to 3B
   O      1-3      60%  R Kittle        Strikeout
   RR     1-3      77%  M Pagliarulo    Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Winfield Scores; Ward Scores
   O      -2-      75%  R Cerone        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Pagliarulo out at Hm/LF-C
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
          ---      75%  M Barrett       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   RR     1--      58%  W Boggs         Home Run; Barrett Scores
   O      ---      60%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      62%  M Greenwell     Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bruce Hurst facing 9-1-2
          ---      65%  W Tolleson      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--      57%  R Henderson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      59%  W Randolph      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--      70%  D Mattingly     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Randolph Scores
   R      -2-      78%  D Winfield      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mattingly Scores
                  Steve Crawford replaces Bruce Hurst pitching
   O      1--      77%  G Ward          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Rick Rhoden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      79%  J Rice          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      81%  T Benzinger     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      82%  S Owen          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-4, Steve Crawford facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  R Kittle        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  M Pagliarulo    Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pagliarulo out at 2B/CF-SS
   O      ---      79%  R Cerone        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Rick Rhoden facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  J Marzano       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  E Burks         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      85%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-4, Steve Crawford facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      84%  W Tolleson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      85%  R Henderson     Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   OO     1--      82%  W Randolph      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Pat Clements facing 3-4-5
                  Pat Clements replaces Rick Rhoden pitching
   O      ---      85%  W Boggs         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      87%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      88%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-4, Steve Crawford facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      87%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      86%  D Winfield      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      86%  G Ward          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Pat Clements facing 6-7-8
          ---      81%  J Rice          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   OO     1--      91%  T Benzinger     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      89%  S Owen          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
                  Tim Stoddard replaces Pat Clements pitching
   O      1--      92%  J Marzano       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-4, Steve Crawford facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Easler pinch hits for Ron Kittle batting 6th
   O      ---      91%  M Easler        Foul Flyball: LF
          ---      93%  M Pagliarulo    Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   RR     -2-      98%  R Cerone        Home Run; Pagliarulo Scores
   O      ---      98%  W Tolleson      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  R Henderson     Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-9, Tim Stoddard facing 1-2-3
                  Gary Ward moves to LF; Henry Cotto replaces Rickey Henderson playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      98%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  M Barrett       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      98%  W Boggs         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Barrett to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-4, Calvin Schiraldi facing 2-3-4
                  Calvin Schiraldi replaces Steve Crawford pitching
   O      ---      99%  W Randolph      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      99%  D Winfield      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--      99%  G Ward          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-9, Tim Stoddard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  M Greenwell     Popfly: 1B
   R      ---      99%  J Rice          Home Run
   O      ---     100%  T Benzinger     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  S Owen          Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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