September 8, 1987 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 29,468

Tuesday, September 8, 1987
Time of Game: 3:15

Yankees

78-60

Lost 1

3rd, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  4    6  9  1
Red Sox         0  0  1   3  3  0   1  0  X    8 12  1

W: A Nipper (9-11), L: B Gullickson (12-12), S: C Schiraldi (6)

Red Sox

65-72

Won 1

5th, 17½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                2   0   0   0    1   0  .301  .922    0    1   0   SB
  D Pasqua PH-LF              2   1   1   1    0   0  .223  .719    0    0   0   
W Randolph 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .814    0    3   0   
  B Meacham 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .703    0    2   1   
  C Washington PH             1   1   1   3    0   0  .269  .740    0    0   0   HR
D Mattingly 1B                4   1   2   0    1   0  .333  .957    0    6   1   2B
D Winfield RF                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .838    0    0   0   
M Easler DH                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .280  .694    0    0   0   
M Pagliarulo 3B               5   1   1   2    0   1  .241  .826    0    0   4   HR
G Ward CF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .241  .657    0    3   0   2B
R Cerone C                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .239  .635    0    3   1   
  M Salas PH-C                1   1   0   0    1   0  .255  .743    0    1   0   
W Tolleson SS                 4   1   0   0    0   0  .223  .551    0    4   3   

B Gullickson P                                                           1   0
  P Filson P                                                             0   3
  S Trout P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   6   9   6    5   5                    24  13

BATTING

2B: D Mattingly (35, off A Nipper); G Ward (20, off W Gardner).

HR: M Pagliarulo (32, off A Nipper; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); C Washington (9, off W Gardner; 9th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: C Washington 4; M Pagliarulo 4; D Mattingly 3; G Ward 2; W Randolph; D Winfield; D Pasqua; M Easler.

RBI: C Washington 3 (43); M Pagliarulo 2 (80); D Pasqua (38).

2-out RBI: M Pagliarulo.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. W Tolleson-W Randolph; B Meacham-W Tolleson-D Mattingly; R Cerone-W Randolph.

E: M Pagliarulo (14).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson (28, 2nd base off A Nipper/J Marzano).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Burks CF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .265  .779    0    1   0   
M Barrett 2B                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .280  .680    0    1   5   2B,SH
W Boggs 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .360 1.034    0    1   4   
D Evans 1B                    1   2   0   0    3   0  .324 1.043    0    7   0   CS,IW
M Greenwell LF                4   2   2   1    0   0  .342 1.017    0    6   0   2B
J Rice DH                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .283  .772    0    0   0   GDP
T Benzinger RF                4   2   3   3    0   1  .254  .669    0    2   0   HR
S Owen SS                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .675    0    4   0   
J Marzano C                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .238  .729    0    5   0   

A Nipper P                                                               0   0
  W Gardner P                                                            0   0
  C Schiraldi P                                                          0   0
Totals                       33   8  12   7    5   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: M Greenwell (26, off P Filson); M Barrett (20, off B Gullickson).

HR: T Benzinger (2, off P Filson; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: M Barrett (20, off P Filson).

IBB: D Evans (5, by P Filson).

TB: T Benzinger 6; M Barrett 4; M Greenwell 3; J Rice; W Boggs; J Marzano; E Burks.

GIDP: J Rice (21).

RBI: T Benzinger 3 (20); J Rice 2 (60); M Greenwell (74); J Marzano (19).

2-out RBI: T Benzinger 3; J Rice 2; M Greenwell.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

E: S Owen (13).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Evans (6, 2nd base by B Gullickson/R Cerone).

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
B Gullickson, L (12-12)        3     4   2   1    1   1   0   4.74   12     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 4· 0     45    -     1.09   0.00
P Filson                       1.2   3   5   3    2   0   1   8.22   11     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 1          1-1    0.87  -0.27
S Trout                        3.1   5   1   1    2   3   0   4.04   16     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 2· 0          2-2    0.07  -0.04
Totals                         8    12   8   5    5   4   1          39     -       ·  ·     16· 7· 6· 1          3-3

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
A Nipper, W (9-11)             6     3   1   1    3   5   1   5.45   24     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 2· 1     64    -     0.73   0.18
W Gardner                      2     6   5   4    1   0   1   5.36   14     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 2· 1          0-0    0.26  -0.07
C Schiraldi, S (6)             1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.46    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.00   0.08
Totals                         9     9   6   5    5   5   2          42     -       ·  ·     15·11· 4· 2           -

B Gullickson faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.
W Gardner faced 4 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: P Filson (1; D Evans).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 29,468.

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. M Easler             DH    5. M Greenwell          LF 
6. M Pagliarulo         3B    6. J Rice               DH 
7. G Ward               CF    7. T Benzinger          RF 
8. R Cerone             C     8. S Owen               SS 
9. W Tolleson           SS    9. J Marzano            C  

   B Gullickson         P        A Nipper             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  1-1  12-      28%  83% T Benzinger     P Filson        Home Run; Greenwell Scores/unER; Rice Scores/unER; Benzinger Scores/unER
   t 4   2  1-0  ---     -12%  55% M Pagliarulo    A Nipper        Home Run (CF-RF)
   b 3   1  0-0  -2-       9%  67% J Marzano       B Gullickson    Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Benzinger Scores
   t 9   0  8-6  ---      -8%  84% D Mattingly     C Schiraldi     Walk
   t 9   0  8-6  1--       7%  91% D Winfield      C Schiraldi     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  R Henderson     Walk
          1--      44%  W Randolph      Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      52%  D Mattingly     Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      55%  D Winfield      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Gullickson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
          ---      57%  M Barrett       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     -2-      50%  W Boggs         Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Nipper facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  M Easler        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  M Pagliarulo    Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  G Ward          Walk
   O      1--      55%  R Cerone        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Gullickson facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      56%  M Greenwell     Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      50%  J Rice          Double Play: Strikeout, Evans Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Nipper facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  W Tolleson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      55%  R Henderson     Flyball: LF
          ---      53%  W Randolph      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      56%  D Mattingly     Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Gullickson facing 7-8-9
          ---      60%  T Benzinger     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
   O      1--      58%  S Owen          Groundout: 1B-P; Benzinger to 2B
   R      -2-      67%  J Marzano       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Benzinger Scores
   O      1--      64%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      62%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Nipper facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      65%  D Winfield      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      67%  M Easler        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      55%  M Pagliarulo    Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---      56%  G Ward          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Bill Gullickson facing 3-4-5
          ---      60%  W Boggs         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Pete Filson replaces Bill Gullickson pitching
   O      1--      56%  D Evans         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      53%  M Greenwell     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      55%  J Rice          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Greenwell to 2B
   RRR    12-      83%  T Benzinger     Home Run; Greenwell Scores/unER; Rice Scores/unER; Benzinger Scores/unER
          ---      84%  S Owen          Walk
   O      1--      82%  J Marzano       Flyball: 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Al Nipper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      85%  R Cerone        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      87%  W Tolleson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  R Henderson     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pete Filson facing 1-2-3
          ---      89%  E Burks         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      88%  M Barrett       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Burks to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
          -2-      87%  D Evans         Intentional Walk
   R      12-      93%  M Greenwell     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Burks Scores; Evans to 3B
                  Steve Trout replaces Pete Filson pitching
   RR     -23      97%  J Rice          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Evans Scores; Greenwell Scores
   O      1--      97%  T Benzinger     Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-7, Al Nipper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  D Mattingly     Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      98%  D Winfield      Lineout: LF
          -2-      97%  M Easler        Walk
   O      12-      98%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Steve Trout facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  S Owen          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Marzano       Strikeout
          ---      98%  E Burks         Walk
          1--      98%  M Barrett       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Burks to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  W Boggs         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-7, Wes Gardner facing 7-8-9
                  Wes Gardner replaces Al Nipper pitching
          ---      97%  G Ward          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
                  Mark Salas pinch hits for Rick Cerone batting 8th
   O      -2-      98%  M Salas         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      99%  W Tolleson      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Dan Pasqua pinch hits for Rickey Henderson batting 1st
   O      -2-      99%  D Pasqua        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Steve Trout facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Salas moves to C; Bob Meacham replaces Willie Randolph playing 2B batting 2nd; Dan Pasqua moves to LF
          ---      99%  D Evans         Walk
          1--     100%  M Greenwell     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Evans to 3B
   ROO    1-3     100%  J Rice          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Evans Scores
          ---     100%  T Benzinger     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
   O      1--      99%  S Owen          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-8, Wes Gardner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  B Meacham       Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  D Mattingly     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      99%  D Winfield      Single to P (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Mattingly to 2B
          12-      98%  M Easler        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Mattingly to 3B; Winfield to 2B
   RO     123      99%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mattingly Scores; Winfield to 3B; Pagliarulo to 1B
   O      1-3     100%  G Ward          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Steve Trout facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  J Marzano       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  M Barrett       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--     100%  W Boggs         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-8, Wes Gardner facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  M Salas         Walk
          1--      98%  W Tolleson      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Salas to 3B; Tolleson to 1B
   R      1-3      96%  D Pasqua        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Salas Scores; Tolleson to 3B
                  Claudell Washington pinch hits for Bob Meacham batting 2nd
   RRR    1-3      92%  C Washington    Home Run; Tolleson Scores/unER; Pasqua Scores
                  Calvin Schiraldi replaces Wes Gardner pitching
          ---      84%  D Mattingly     Walk
   O      1--      91%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      96%  M Easler        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  M Pagliarulo    Flyball: SS
        4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Red Sox 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation