Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 1987 > Sep 22, 1987, Tigers at Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

Scores
Standings
TOR
@BAL		8
4
DET
@BOS		8
5
CHW
@CAL		3
5
OAK
@CLE		10
2
NYY
@MIL		2
7
NYY
@MIL		10
8
TEX
@MIN		4
6
KCR
@SEA		4
3		 
(10)
HOU
@ATL		2
6
NYM
@CHC		2
6
SDP
@CIN		3
5
PIT
@MON		3
4
LAD
@SFG		4
3
PHI
@STL		2
3
Tuesday, September 22, 1987
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 20,189, Time of Game: 3:20
Tigers
8
91-59
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
 at Red Sox
5
73-77
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 18½ GB
W: Walt Terrell (16-10)
L: Rob Woodward (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          2  1  1   0  1  3   0  0  0    8 13  0
Red Sox         1  0  0   2  0  1   1  0  0    5 11  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Whitaker 2B 5 1 0 2 0 0 .265 .783 -0.029 0.91 0.019 -0.049 -0.9 2 4
Bill Madlock DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 .265 .786 0.026 0.69 0.092 -0.066 0.5 2B
Kirk Gibson LF 5 3 4 1 0 0 .283 .878 0.187 0.64 0.191 -0.004 2.5 1 0 3B,2·2B
Alan Trammell SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .341 .946 -0.111 0.76 0.015 -0.126 -1.1 3 3 2B
Darrell Evans 1B 4 0 2 4 0 0 .255 .883 0.282 0.90 0.301 -0.019 2.1 8 0 2·2B,SF
Matt Nokes C 5 0 0 0 0 2 .291 .873 -0.077 0.53 0.000 -0.077 -1.4 6 0
Chet Lemon CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .285 .877 0.062 0.67 0.081 -0.018 0.7 3 0
Pat Sheridan RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .262 .694 0.015 0.73 0.060 -0.045 0.4 4 0
Tom Brookens 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .248 .685 0.029 0.84 0.045 -0.016 0.2 0 1 SH
Walt Terrell P
   Mike Henneman P
   Willie Hernandez P
   Dickie Noles P 1
Team Totals 38 8 13 8 2 2 .342 .918 0.384 0.74 0.804 -0.420 2.9 27 9
2B: D Evans 2 (20, 2 off R Woodward); A Trammell (29, off J Sambito); B Madlock (15, off R Woodward); K Gibson 2 (24, 1 off R Woodward, 1 off B Stanley).
3B: K Gibson (3, off R Woodward).
SF: D Evans (6, off R Woodward).
SH: T Brookens (8, off R Woodward).
TB: K Gibson 8; D Evans 4; B Madlock 3; T Brookens 2; A Trammell 2; C Lemon; P Sheridan.
RBI: D Evans 4 (94); L Whitaker 2 (59); B Madlock (53); K Gibson (74).
2-out RBI: D Evans 3; K Gibson; B Madlock.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Whitaker-A Trammell-D Evans.

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ellis Burks CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .268 .772 -0.015 1.19 0.104 -0.119 0.0 1 0 HR
Marty Barrett 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 .293 .704 0.013 0.95 0.082 -0.068 -0.1 2 4
Wade Boggs DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 .364 1.051 0.122 1.25 0.184 -0.062 1.2 HR,2B
   Kevin Romine PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Mike Greenwell LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .336 .982 -0.147 1.77 0.042 -0.189 -1.1 7 0
Dwight Evans 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .313 1.006 -0.092 1.51 0.064 -0.156 -0.5 8 2
Todd Benzinger RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 .286 .811 0.147 1.26 0.216 -0.069 1.7 0 0 HR
Ed Romero 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .638 -0.084 1.12 0.033 -0.117 -1.1 1 1 GDP
Spike Owen SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 .686 -0.103 1.04 0.000 -0.103 -1.1 4 3
John Marzano C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .711 -0.049 0.88 0.000 -0.049 -0.4 2 0
   Sam Horn PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .318 1.072 0.040 0.93 0.040 0.000 0.9
   Danny Sheaffer C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .117 .298 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Pat Dodson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .147 .609 0.051 1.04 0.051 0.000 0.4
Rob Woodward P 1
   Bob Stanley P 1
   Joe Sambito P
Team Totals 37 5 11 5 4 6 .297 .933 -0.117 1.24 0.816 -0.932 -0.1 27 11
2B: W Boggs (40, off W Terrell).
HR: W Boggs (24, off W Terrell; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); T Benzinger (7, off W Terrell; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); E Burks (20, off W Terrell; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: W Boggs 6; E Burks 5; T Benzinger 4; M Barrett 2; S Horn; E Romero; D Evans; M Greenwell.
GIDP: E Romero (7).
RBI: T Benzinger 2 (37); E Burks (56); S Horn (25); W Boggs (89).
2-out RBI: S Horn.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 8.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Walt Terrell, W (16-10) 7 10 5 5 2 4 3 3.90 32 39 0.006 1.00 -1.0
Mike Henneman, H (5) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.87 6 0 0 -0.003 1.11 0.2
Willie Hernandez, H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.49 2 2 0 0.009 4.01 0.2
Dickie Noles, S (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.48 1 3 0 0.104 3.93 0.8
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 4 6 3 5.00 41 39 5 0 0.116 0.74 0.1

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rob Woodward, L (1-1) 5.2 10 8 8 2 1 0 7.63 29 16 -0.397 0.96 -3.9
Bob Stanley 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.01 9 1 1 0.003 0.31 0.5
Joe Sambito 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.69 4 0 0 0.010 0.22 0.6
Team Totals 9 13 8 8 2 2 0 8.00 42 16 1 1 -0.384 1.24 -2.9
Balks: None.
WP: R Woodward (2); J Sambito (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Larry Young.
Time of Game: 3:20.
Attendance: 20,189.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Boston Red Sox
1 Lou Whitaker 2B 1 Ellis Burks CF
2 Bill Madlock DH 2 Marty Barrett 2B
3 Kirk Gibson LF 3 Wade Boggs DH
4 Alan Trammell SS 4 Mike Greenwell LF
5 Darrell Evans 1B 5 Dwight Evans 1B
6 Matt Nokes C 6 Todd Benzinger RF
7 Chet Lemon CF 7 Ed Romero 3B
8 Pat Sheridan RF 8 Spike Owen SS
9 Tom Brookens 3B 9 John Marzano C
Walt Terrell P Rob Woodward P

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-4 1 1-- RR BOS T. Benzinger W. Terrell -17% 59% Home Run; Greenwell Scores
t1 0-0 2 12- RR DET D. Evans R. Woodward 17% 66% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Madlock Scores; Gibson Scores
t5 4-3 2 -2- R DET D. Evans R. Woodward 11% 72% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Gibson Scores
b9 5-8 1 123 O BOS M. Greenwell W. Hernandez 11% 90% Flyball: 2B
b9 5-8 1 12- BOS W. Boggs W. Hernandez -10% 78% Walk; Burks to 3B; Barrett to 2B

Play By Play

View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Rob Woodward facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET L. Whitaker R. Woodward -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- DET B. Madlock R. Woodward 2% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 1 1-- DET K. Gibson R. Woodward 3% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Madlock to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- O DET A. Trammell R. Woodward -4% 49% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 12- RR DET D. Evans R. Woodward 17% 66% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Madlock Scores; Gibson Scores
t1 2-0 2 -2- O DET M. Nokes R. Woodward -3% 64% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- R BOS E. Burks W. Terrell -9% 54% Home Run
b1 1-2 0 --- O BOS M. Barrett W. Terrell 2% 57% Strikeout Looking
b1 1-2 1 --- O BOS W. Boggs W. Terrell 2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1-2 2 --- O BOS M. Greenwell W. Terrell 1% 60% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Rob Woodward facing 7-8-9
t2 2-1 0 --- DET C. Lemon R. Woodward 3% 63% Walk
t2 2-1 0 1-- DET P. Sheridan R. Woodward 5% 68% Walk; Lemon to 2B
t2 2-1 0 12- O DET T. Brookens R. Woodward -0% 67% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Lemon to 3B; Sheridan to 2B
t2 2-1 1 -23 RO DET L. Whitaker R. Woodward 0% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B; Lemon Scores; Sheridan to 3B
t2 3-1 2 --3 O DET B. Madlock R. Woodward -3% 65% Fielder's Choice ; Sheridan out at Hm/P-C
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 5-6-7
b2 1-3 0 --- BOS D. Evans W. Terrell -4% 61% Walk
b2 1-3 0 1-- O BOS T. Benzinger W. Terrell 4% 64% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 1-3 1 1-- OO BOS E. Romero W. Terrell 6% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Rob Woodward facing 3-4-5
t3 3-1 0 --- DET K. Gibson R. Woodward 7% 77% Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t3 3-1 0 --3 O DET A. Trammell R. Woodward -4% 74% Lineout: SS
t3 3-1 1 --3 RO DET D. Evans R. Woodward 2% 76% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gibson Scores
t3 4-1 2 --- O DET M. Nokes R. Woodward -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 8-9-1
b3 1-4 0 --- O BOS S. Owen W. Terrell 3% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 1-4 1 --- O BOS J. Marzano W. Terrell 2% 79% Flyball: RF
b3 1-4 2 --- BOS E. Burks W. Terrell -1% 78% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b3 1-4 2 1-- BOS M. Barrett W. Terrell -2% 76% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Burks to 2B
b3 1-4 2 12- O BOS W. Boggs W. Terrell 4% 80% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Rob Woodward facing 7-8-9
t4 4-1 0 --- O DET C. Lemon R. Woodward -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 4-1 1 --- O DET P. Sheridan R. Woodward -1% 77% Flyball: LF
t4 4-1 2 --- DET T. Brookens R. Woodward 1% 78% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t4 4-1 2 1-- O DET L. Whitaker R. Woodward -2% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 4-5-6
b4 1-4 0 --- BOS M. Greenwell W. Terrell -4% 73% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
b4 1-4 0 1-- O BOS D. Evans W. Terrell 4% 77% Flyball: RF
b4 1-4 1 1-- RR BOS T. Benzinger W. Terrell -17% 59% Home Run; Greenwell Scores
b4 3-4 1 --- BOS E. Romero W. Terrell -3% 56% Single to P (Ground Ball)
b4 3-4 1 1-- O BOS S. Owen W. Terrell 4% 60% Flyball: CF
b4 3-4 2 1-- O BOS J. Marzano W. Terrell 3% 63% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Red Sox' Rob Woodward facing 2-3-4
t5 4-3 0 --- O DET B. Madlock R. Woodward -3% 60% Flyball: SS
t5 4-3 1 --- DET K. Gibson R. Woodward 4% 65% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
t5 4-3 1 -2- O DET A. Trammell R. Woodward -4% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 4-3 2 -2- R DET D. Evans R. Woodward 11% 72% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Gibson Scores
t5 5-3 2 -2- O DET M. Nokes R. Woodward -3% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 1-2-3
b5 3-5 0 --- O BOS E. Burks W. Terrell 3% 73% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 3-5 1 --- O BOS M. Barrett W. Terrell 2% 75% Strikeout Looking
b5 3-5 2 --- BOS W. Boggs W. Terrell -3% 72% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b5 3-5 2 -2- O BOS M. Greenwell W. Terrell 4% 77% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Red Sox' Rob Woodward facing 7-8-9
t6 5-3 0 --- DET C. Lemon R. Woodward 3% 79% Single to P (Ground Ball)
t6 5-3 0 1-- DET P. Sheridan R. Woodward 2% 81% Wild Pitch; Lemon to 2B
t6 5-3 0 -2- O DET P. Sheridan R. Woodward -3% 78% Flyball: LF
t6 5-3 1 -2- DET T. Brookens R. Woodward 4% 82% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lemon to 3B
t6 5-3 1 1-3 RO DET L. Whitaker R. Woodward 2% 83% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lemon Scores
t6 6-3 2 1-- R DET B. Madlock R. Woodward 7% 90% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Whitaker Scores
Bob Stanley replaces Rob Woodward pitching
t6 7-3 2 -2- R DET K. Gibson B. Stanley 4% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Madlock Scores
t6 8-3 2 -2- O DET A. Trammell B. Stanley -1% 93% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 5-6-7
b6 3-8 0 --- BOS D. Evans W. Terrell -2% 91% Single to P (Line Drive)
b6 3-8 0 1-- BOS T. Benzinger W. Terrell -4% 87% Walk; Evans to 2B
b6 3-8 0 12- O BOS E. Romero W. Terrell 4% 91% Popfly: 1B
b6 3-8 1 12- O BOS S. Owen W. Terrell 3% 94% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Evans to 3B
Sam Horn pinch hits for John Marzano (C) batting 9th
b6 3-8 2 1-3 R BOS S. Horn W. Terrell -4% 90% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Evans Scores; Owen to 2B
b6 4-8 2 12- O BOS E. Burks W. Terrell 4% 93% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 5-6-7
Danny Sheaffer replaces Sam Horn (PH) playing C batting 9th
t7 8-4 0 --- O DET D. Evans B. Stanley -1% 93% Flyball: LF
t7 8-4 1 --- O DET M. Nokes B. Stanley -0% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 8-4 2 --- O DET C. Lemon B. Stanley -0% 92% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 2-3-4
b7 4-8 0 --- O BOS M. Barrett W. Terrell 2% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-8 1 --- R BOS W. Boggs W. Terrell -5% 89% Home Run
b7 5-8 1 --- O BOS M. Greenwell W. Terrell 2% 91% Flyball: LF
b7 5-8 2 --- O BOS D. Evans W. Terrell 1% 92% Lineout: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 8-9-1
t8 8-5 0 --- DET P. Sheridan B. Stanley 1% 93% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t8 8-5 0 1-- O DET T. Brookens B. Stanley -1% 92% Lineout: 3B
t8 8-5 1 1-- O DET L. Whitaker B. Stanley -1% 91% Lineout: LF
t8 8-5 2 1-- O DET B. Madlock B. Stanley -1% 90% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Tigers' Mike Henneman facing 6-7-8
Mike Henneman replaces Walt Terrell pitching
b8 5-8 0 --- O BOS T. Benzinger M. Henneman 3% 93% Strikeout
b8 5-8 1 --- O BOS E. Romero M. Henneman 2% 95% Flyball: RF
b8 5-8 2 --- O BOS S. Owen M. Henneman 1% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Red Sox' Joe Sambito facing 3-4-5
Joe Sambito replaces Bob Stanley pitching
t9 8-5 0 --- O DET K. Gibson J. Sambito -0% 96% Flyball: SS
t9 8-5 1 --- DET A. Trammell J. Sambito 1% 96% Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t9 8-5 1 -2- DET D. Evans J. Sambito 1% 97% Wild Pitch; Trammell to 3B
t9 8-5 1 --3 O DET D. Evans J. Sambito -1% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 8-5 2 --3 O DET M. Nokes J. Sambito -1% 95% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Tigers' Mike Henneman facing 9-1-2
Pat Dodson pinch hits for Danny Sheaffer (C) batting 9th
b9 5-8 0 --- BOS P. Dodson M. Henneman -5% 90% Walk
b9 5-8 0 1-- O BOS E. Burks M. Henneman 5% 95% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b9 5-8 1 1-- BOS M. Barrett M. Henneman -6% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Burks to 2B
Willie Hernandez replaces Mike Henneman pitching
b9 5-8 1 12- BOS W. Boggs W. Hernandez -10% 78% Walk; Burks to 3B; Barrett to 2B
Kevin Romine pinch runs for Wade Boggs (DH) batting 3rd
b9 5-8 1 123 O BOS M. Greenwell W. Hernandez 11% 90% Flyball: 2B
Dickie Noles replaces Willie Hernandez pitching
b9 5-8 2 123 O BOS D. Evans D. Noles 10% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 8, Red Sox 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BOS198709220
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.