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BAL  8
CLE  3
 BOS  5
TEX  4
 OAK  4
@CHW  3
(11)		 KCR  2
DET  1
 MIL  6
NYY  5
 SEA  8
CAL  7
 MIN  8
@TOR  3
 CIN  7
@LAD  4
(11)		 CHC  3
@NYM  1
 MON  6
@PIT  4
 ATL  4
@SDP  2
 HOU  3
@SFG  2
 STL  4
PHI  2
Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,380

 Wednesday, August 3, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:04
Rangers
4
46-59
Lost 4
5th, 18½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  1  0   0  0  0   3  0  0    4  7  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   2  1  0   1  1  X    5  7  3
W: Dennis Lamp (6-3), L: Bobby Witt (3-7), S: Lee Smith (18)
 Red Sox
5
62-43
Won 7
1st

Batting Stats

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .229  .622   16    7    2   0   
S Fletcher SS                 4   1   0   0    0   0  .278  .678   10    7    0   3   HBP
R Sierra RF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .691   20   13    1   0   
P Incaviglia LF               4   1   2   1    1   1  .257  .822   17   11    1   0   SB
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   2   1    1   2  .293  .794   24    9   11   0   2B
S Buechele 3B                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .264  .789   13    4    1   2   
B Brower DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .584    8    6    0   0   CS
  G Petralli PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .800    5    3    0   0   
J Sundberg C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .657   17   10    6   0   
J Kunkel 2B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .672   13   10    2   4   
  C Wilkerson 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .312  .762    2    2    0   2   SH

B Witt P                                                                      0   1
Totals                       34   4   7   0    5   5              145   82   24  12
Batting Events
2B: P O'Brien (19, off B Hurst).
SH: C Wilkerson (2, off D Lamp).
HBP: S Fletcher (5, by B Stanley).
TB: P O'Brien 3; P Incaviglia 2; J Kunkel; O McDowell; J Sundberg.
RBI: P O'Brien (42); P Incaviglia (43).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. S Fletcher-J Kunkel-P O'Brien.
PB: J Sundberg (4).
Baserunning Events
SB: P Incaviglia (5, 2nd base off B Hurst/R Gedman).
CS: B Brower (3, 2nd base by B Hurst/R Gedman).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   2   3   0    0   1  .363  .959   14    8    2   3   3B,2B
M Barrett 2B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .293  .689    9    5    6   0   SH
D Evans RF                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .309  .835   15   11    1   0   
M Greenwell LF                1   0   0   0    3   0  .339 1.007   17    4    2   0   
E Burks CF                    3   2   0   0    1   1  .320  .924   14    6    4   0   SB,GDP
T Benzinger 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .757   14   11    5   0   
J Rice DH                     3   1   1   2    1   0  .276  .741   21    8    0   0   HR,IW
  S Owen PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .725              0   0   
J Reed SS                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .323  .826   16    7    1   2   
R Gedman C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .562   13    9    6   1   

B Hurst P                                                                     0   1
  B Stanley P                                                                 0   0
  T Bolton P                                                                  0   0
  D Lamp P                                                                    0   1
  L Smith P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       29   5   7   0    6   6              133   69   27   8
Batting Events
2B: W Boggs (30, off B Witt).
3B: W Boggs (5, off B Witt).
HR: J Rice (7, off B Witt; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SH: M Barrett (13, off B Witt).
IBB: J Rice (1, by B Witt).
TB: W Boggs 6; J Rice 4; M Barrett; J Reed; D Evans.
GIDP: E Burks (5).
RBI: J Rice 2 (49); M Barrett (47); J Reed (19); D Evans (72).
2-out RBI: J Rice 2; J Reed.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding Events
E: R Gedman (3); B Stanley (); T Benzinger (4).
Baserunning Events
SB: E Burks (16, 2nd base off B Witt/J Sundberg).

Pitching Stats

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Witt, L (3-7)                8     7   5   5    6   6   1   4.65   36  128-68   38·13·17   13·11· 2· 0     48    -     1.29  -0.46
Totals                         8     7   5   5    6   6   1          36  128-68   38·13·17   13·11· 2· 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                        6.1   5   3   2    4   3   0   4.48   28   96-54   31· 8·15    8·13· 5· 0     52    -     1.10   0.13
B Stanley, BS (2)              0     1   1   0    0   0   0   2.95    3   12-7     6· 1· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          2-2    3.45  -0.45
T Bolton                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.65    1    4-3     0· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.10   0.05
D Lamp, W (6-3)                1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.29    6   17-9     6· 1· 2    2· 3· 0· 0          2-0    2.49   0.16
L Smith, S (18)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.64    3   12-8     5· 3· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     7   4   2    5   5   0          41  141-81   48·14·19   12·18· 5· 0          6-2
B Stanley faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Stanley (4; S Fletcher).
IBB: B Witt (1; J Rice).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Dale Scott.
Time of Game: 3:04.
Attendance: 34,380.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 92° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Texas Rangers                             Boston Red Sox                               
1. Oddibe McDowell              CF       1. Wade Boggs                   3B
2. Scott Fletcher               SS       2. Marty Barrett                2B
3. Ruben Sierra                 RF       3. Dwight Evans                 RF
4. Pete Incaviglia              LF       4. Mike Greenwell               LF
5. Pete O'Brien                 1B       5. Ellis Burks                  CF
6. Steve Buechele               3B       6. Todd Benzinger               1B
7. Bob Brower                   DH       7. Jim Rice                     DH
8. Jim Sundberg                  C       8. Jody Reed                    SS
9. Jeff Kunkel                  2B       9. Rich Gedman                   C

   Bobby Witt                    P          Bruce Hurst                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b8 2 12- R 6,(3-2)  27% 86% 4-4 BOS J. Reed B. Witt Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Burks Scores; Rice to 2B
t7 1 123 RR 6,(3-2)  -27% 38% 1-3 TEX R. Sierra B. Stanley Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Kunkel Scores/No RBI/unER; McDowell Scores/No RBI; Fletcher to 3B; Sierra to 1B
b4 2 -2- RR 3,(2-0)  24% 65% 0-1 BOS J. Rice B. Witt Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Burks Scores
b7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  15% 47% 3-4 BOS W. Boggs B. Witt Triple to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
t7 1 1-3 R 2,(0-1)  -12% 27% 3-3 TEX P. Incaviglia B. Stanley Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS); Fletcher Scores/unER; Sierra to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 52% 0-0 TEX O. McDowell B. Hurst Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 54% 0-0 TEX S. Fletcher B. Hurst Groundout: SS-1B
t1 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  1% 55% 0-0 TEX R. Sierra B. Hurst Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  4% 58% 0-0 BOS W. Boggs B. Witt Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b1 0 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -3% 55% 0-0 BOS M. Barrett B. Witt Flyball: CF
b1 1 1-- O 6,(2-2)  -3% 52% 0-0 BOS D. Evans B. Witt Strikeout Swinging
b1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  2% 54% 0-0 BOS M. Greenwell B. Witt Walk; Boggs to 2B
b1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  2% 56% 0-0 BOS E. Burks B. Witt Passed Ball; Boggs to 3B; Greenwell to 2B
b1 2 -23 O 5,(2-2)  -6% 50% 0-0 BOS E. Burks B. Witt Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -4% 46% 0-0 TEX P. Incaviglia B. Hurst Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  -6% 41% 0-0 TEX P. O'Brien B. Hurst Incaviglia Steals 2B; Incaviglia to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
t2 0 --3 R 3,(2-0)  -6% 34% 0-0 TEX P. O'Brien B. Hurst Double to RF (Ground Ball); Incaviglia Scores
t2 0 -2- O 2,(1-0)  4% 38% 1-0 TEX S. Buechele B. Hurst Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  -4% 34% 1-0 TEX B. Brower B. Hurst Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to P); O'Brien to 3B; Brower to 1B
t2 1 1-3 O 2,(1-0)  7% 41% 1-0 TEX J. Sundberg B. Hurst Brower Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 2 --3 O 4,(2-1)  3% 44% 1-0 TEX J. Sundberg B. Hurst Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -3% 42% 0-1 BOS T. Benzinger B. Witt Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 40% 0-1 BOS J. Rice B. Witt Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 39% 0-1 BOS J. Reed B. Witt Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O 4,(0-2)  2% 41% 1-0 TEX J. Kunkel B. Hurst Flyball: RF
t3 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  2% 43% 1-0 TEX O. McDowell B. Hurst Flyball: LF
t3 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  1% 44% 1-0 TEX S. Fletcher B. Hurst Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -3% 41% 0-1 BOS R. Gedman B. Witt Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  -2% 39% 0-1 BOS W. Boggs B. Witt Strikeout Looking
b3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  2% 40% 0-1 BOS M. Barrett B. Witt Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b3 2 1-- O 5,(2-2)  -3% 38% 0-1 BOS D. Evans B. Witt Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 40% 1-0 TEX R. Sierra B. Hurst Flyball: SS
t4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  -3% 38% 1-0 TEX P. Incaviglia B. Hurst Walk
t4 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  -4% 34% 1-0 TEX P. O'Brien B. Hurst Single to P (Line Drive); Incaviglia to 2B
t4 1 12- O 1,(0-0)  4% 38% 1-0 TEX S. Buechele B. Hurst Lineout: 3B
t4 2 12- O 2,(0-1)  5% 43% 1-0 TEX B. Brower B. Hurst Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  5% 48% 0-1 BOS M. Greenwell B. Witt Walk
b4 0 1-- O 2,(0-1)  -5% 43% 0-1 BOS E. Burks B. Witt Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -3% 41% 0-1 BOS T. Benzinger B. Witt Groundout: 2B-1B; Burks to 2B
b4 2 -2- RR 3,(2-0)  24% 65% 0-1 BOS J. Rice B. Witt Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Burks Scores
b4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  1% 66% 2-1 BOS J. Reed B. Witt Walk
b4 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 64% 2-1 BOS R. Gedman B. Witt Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O 3,(2-0)  3% 67% 1-2 TEX J. Sundberg B. Hurst Lineout: 3B
t5 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 69% 1-2 TEX J. Kunkel B. Hurst Flyball: CF
t5 2 --- 4,(3-0)  -2% 68% 1-2 TEX O. McDowell B. Hurst Walk
t5 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  3% 71% 1-2 TEX S. Fletcher B. Hurst Popfly: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  6% 77% 2-1 BOS W. Boggs B. Witt Double to CF (Pop Fly to Deep LF-CF)
b5 0 -2- O 4,(2-1)  -1% 76% 2-1 BOS M. Barrett B. Witt Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Boggs to 3B
b5 1 --3 R 1,(0-0)  6% 81% 2-1 BOS D. Evans B. Witt Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Boggs Scores
b5 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  2% 84% 3-1 BOS M. Greenwell B. Witt Walk; Evans to 2B
b5 1 12- OO 1,(0-0)  -6% 78% 3-1 BOS E. Burks B. Witt Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- O 7,(2-2)  3% 81% 1-3 TEX R. Sierra B. Hurst Strikeout Swinging
t6 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 83% 1-3 TEX P. Incaviglia B. Hurst Strikeout Looking
t6 2 --- 4,(3-0)  -2% 81% 1-3 TEX P. O'Brien B. Hurst Walk
t6 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  -3% 79% 1-3 TEX S. Buechele B. Hurst Walk; O'Brien to 2B
t6 2 12- O 3,(1-1)  6% 85% 1-3 TEX B. Brower B. Hurst Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 6-7-8
b6 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -1% 83% 3-1 BOS T. Benzinger B. Witt Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- O 5,(3-1)  -1% 82% 3-1 BOS J. Rice B. Witt Flyball: RF
b6 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 82% 3-1 BOS J. Reed B. Witt Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Red Sox' Bruce Hurst facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  3% 85% 1-3 TEX J. Sundberg B. Hurst Strikeout Swinging
t7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  -4% 81% 1-3 TEX J. Kunkel B. Hurst Single to CF (Pop Fly)
t7 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  -9% 72% 1-3 TEX O. McDowell B. Hurst Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Kunkel to 3B
Bob Stanley replaces Bruce Hurst pitching
t7 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  -7% 65% 1-3 TEX S. Fletcher B. Stanley Hit By Pitch; McDowell to 2B
t7 1 123 RR 6,(3-2)  -27% 38% 1-3 TEX R. Sierra B. Stanley Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Kunkel Scores/No RBI/unER; McDowell Scores/No RBI; Fletcher to 3B; Sierra to 1B
t7 1 1-3 R 2,(0-1)  -12% 27% 3-3 TEX P. Incaviglia B. Stanley Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS); Fletcher Scores/unER; Sierra to 2B
Tom Bolton replaces Bob Stanley pitching
t7 1 12- O 4,(1-2)  5% 32% 4-3 TEX P. O'Brien T. Bolton Strikeout Looking
Dennis Lamp replaces Tom Bolton pitching
t7 2 12- 4,(3-0)  -3% 29% 4-3 TEX S. Buechele D. Lamp Walk; Sierra to 3B; Incaviglia to 2B
Geno Petralli pinch hits for Bob Brower (DH) batting 7th
t7 2 123 O 5,(2-2)  8% 36% 4-3 TEX G. Petralli D. Lamp Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 9-1-2
Curtis Wilkerson replaces Jeff Kunkel playing 2B batting 9th
b7 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -5% 31% 3-4 BOS R. Gedman B. Witt Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  15% 47% 3-4 BOS W. Boggs B. Witt Triple to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
b7 1 --3 RO 2,(1-0)  5% 52% 3-4 BOS M. Barrett B. Witt Groundout: 2B-1B; Boggs Scores
b7 2 --- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 50% 4-4 BOS D. Evans B. Witt Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' Dennis Lamp facing 8-9-1
t8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -7% 43% 4-4 TEX J. Sundberg D. Lamp Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF)
t8 0 1-- O 2,(0-1)  2% 46% 4-4 TEX C. Wilkerson D. Lamp Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Sundberg to 2B
t8 1 -2- O 3,(2-0)  7% 53% 4-4 TEX O. McDowell D. Lamp Flyball: LF
t8 2 -2- O 1,(0-0)  8% 61% 4-4 TEX S. Fletcher D. Lamp Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 4-5-6
b8 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -5% 56% 4-4 BOS M. Greenwell B. Witt Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1 --- 4,(3-0)  5% 61% 4-4 BOS E. Burks B. Witt Walk
b8 1 1-- O 3,(0-2)  -6% 55% 4-4 BOS T. Benzinger B. Witt Strikeout Swinging
b8 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  3% 58% 4-4 BOS J. Rice B. Witt Burks Steals 2B
b8 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  1% 59% 4-4 BOS J. Rice B. Witt Intentional Walk
b8 2 12- R 6,(3-2)  27% 86% 4-4 BOS J. Reed B. Witt Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Burks Scores; Rice to 2B
Spike Owen pinch runs for Jim Rice (DH) batting 7th
b8 2 12- O 4,(1-2)  -3% 83% 5-4 BOS R. Gedman B. Witt Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Red Sox' Lee Smith facing 3-4-5
Lee Smith replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
t9 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  7% 91% 4-5 TEX R. Sierra L. Smith Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  5% 96% 4-5 TEX P. Incaviglia L. Smith Foul Flyball: C
t9 2 --- O 6,(3-2)  4% 100% 4-5 TEX P. O'Brien L. Smith Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Red Sox 5.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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