September 10, 1988 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
TOR 4 BOS 6
CLE 0 MIN 6
@CHW 5
(12) KCR 9
OAK 4 SEA 1
@MIL 0 NYY 9
DET 4 TEX 3
CAL 2
(17) LAD 5
CIN 0 NYM 6
@MON 0 PIT 5
PHI 1 SDP 6
ATL 2 SFG 3
HOU 2 STL 9
CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,099

Saturday, September 10, 1988, 1:10
Time of Game: 2:23

Indians

68-73

Lost 2

6th, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  3
Red Sox         0  1  1   2  0  0   0  2  X    6 14  0

W: R Clemens (16-10), L: B Black (4-4)

Red Sox

79-62

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Franco 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .774   11    3   1   
W Upshaw 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .717   15    8   0   
J Carter CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .809    6    3   0   
M Hall LF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .726   10    1   0   
C Castillo DH                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .621    7    0   0   
D Clark RF                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .269  .732    8    5   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .242  .644   12    1   3   
R Tingley C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .623    7    3   0   
  T Francona PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .317  .702    4    0   0   
  T Lampkin C                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
P Zuvella SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .567    5    0   2   
  R Allen PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   

B Black P                                                                0   1
  D Gordon P                                                             0   3
  B Havens P                                                             0   0
Totals                       28   0   1   0    1   5               86   24  10

BATTING

TB: D Clark.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

E: M Hall (10); P Zuvella (8); D Clark (1).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .361  .952   18    0   0   HBP
M Barrett 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .657   13    2   4   2·SH
D Evans RF                    4   2   4   2    1   0  .307  .870   17    3   0   3B,2B
M Greenwell LF                5   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .970   18    0   0   
E Burks CF                    4   0   2   1    1   0  .299  .862   21    4   0   2B
J Rice DH                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .268  .730   13    0   0   
L Parrish 1B                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .215  .631    8    6   1   
  T Benzinger 1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .744    6    4   0   
J Reed SS                     4   0   3   1    0   0  .299  .775   24    1   4   2B
R Cerone C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .733   12    6   1   

R Clemens P                                                              1   1
Totals                       37   6  14   5    2   3              150   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Reed (19, off D Gordon); D Evans (31, off B Black); E Burks (33, off B Havens).

3B: D Evans (7, off D Gordon).

SH: M Barrett 2 (18, off B Black, off D Gordon).

HBP: W Boggs (3, by B Black).

TB: D Evans 7; J Reed 4; E Burks 3; W Boggs 2; J Rice; R Cerone; L Parrish.

RBI: D Evans 2 (97); J Reed (23); E Burks (79); L Parrish (45).

2-out RBI: J Reed; L Parrish; E Burks.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 6 for 17.

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
B Black, L (4-4)               4     8   4   3    2   3   0   5.14   24   82-46   25· 6·15   12· 3· 3· 0     33    -     0.99  -0.18
D Gordon                       3.1   5   2   2    0   0   0   4.15   15   53-32   19· 0·13    6· 7· 2· 0          0-0    0.17   0.02
B Havens                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.42    3    4-3     3· 0· 0    0· 2· 1· 0          1-1    0.04  -0.00
Totals                         8    14   6   5    2   3   0          42  139-81   47· 6·28   18·12· 6· 0          1-1

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
R Clemens, W (16-10)           9     1   0   0    1   5   0   2.86   29   86-57   30·15·12   11·12· 0· 0     89    -     0.52   0.34
Totals                         9     1   0   0    1   5   0          29   86-57   30·15·12   11·12· 0· 0           -

Balks: B Black (6).

WP: B Black 3 (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Black (4; W Boggs).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Durwood Merrill.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 34,099.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Franco             2B    1. W Boggs              3B 
2. W Upshaw             1B    2. M Barrett            2B 
3. J Carter             CF    3. D Evans              RF 
4. M Hall               LF    4. M Greenwell          LF 
5. C Castillo           DH    5. E Burks              CF 
6. D Clark              RF    6. J Rice               DH 
7. B Jacoby             3B    7. L Parrish            1B 
8. R Tingley            C     8. J Reed               SS 
9. P Zuvella            SS    9. R Cerone             C  

   B Black              P        R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-0  -2-  7   10%  63% J Reed          B Black         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Rice Scores
   b 3   2  0-1  1-3  3    9%  76% L Parrish       B Black         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Evans Scores; Burks to 2B
   b 4   1  0-2  -23  1    7%  91% D Evans         B Black         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Cerone Scores/unER; Boggs Scores/Adv on E7
   b 2   2  0-1  123  5   -6%  61% M Barrett       B Black         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   b 3   1  0-1  1-3  4   -6%  67% J Rice          B Black         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   55%  J Carter        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   51%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
          ---  5   52%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  M Hall          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  C Castillo      Flyball: C
   O      ---  2   55%  D Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  E Burks         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   55%  J Rice          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      57%  L Parrish       Balk; Rice to 2B
   O      -2-  3   53%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  7   63%  J Reed          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Rice Scores
          1--  1   66%  R Cerone        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Reed to 3B/Adv on E9; Cerone to 2B
          -23  3   68%  W Boggs         Hit By Pitch
   O      123  5   61%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   64%  B Jacoby        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   66%  R Tingley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   67%  P Zuvella       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bud Black facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   73%  D Evans         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  5   69%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   73%  E Burks         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Evans to 3B
   O      1-3  4   67%  J Rice          Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  3   76%  L Parrish       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Evans Scores; Burks to 2B
          12-      77%  J Reed          Wild Pitch; Burks to 3B; Parrish to 2B
   O      -23  6   73%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   76%  J Franco        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   78%  W Upshaw        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   79%  J Carter        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bud Black facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   81%  R Cerone        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   85%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Cerone to 2B
   O      12-  1   85%  M Barrett       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Cerone to 3B; Boggs to 2B
   RR     -23  1   91%  D Evans         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Cerone Scores/unER; Boggs Scores/Adv on E7
          1--      92%  M Greenwell     Wild Pitch; Evans to 2B
   O      -2-  6   91%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      91%  E Burks         Wild Pitch; Evans to 3B
          --3  6   91%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  3   90%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   91%  M Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  C Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   92%  D Clark         Walk
   O      1--  4   93%  B Jacoby        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Don Gordon facing 7-8-9
                  Don Gordon replaces Bud Black pitching
   O      ---  1   93%  L Parrish       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   94%  J Reed          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   93%  R Cerone        Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-  4   92%  W Boggs         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
                  Todd Benzinger replaces Larry Parrish playing 1B batting 7th
   O      ---  5   94%  R Tingley       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   95%  P Zuvella       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  5   95%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Don Gordon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   95%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
          ---  4   95%  D Evans         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   95%  M Greenwell     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   94%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   96%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   97%  J Carter        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  6   97%  M Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Don Gordon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   97%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   97%  T Benzinger     Flyball: RF
          ---  5   97%  J Reed          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   96%  R Cerone        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   98%  C Castillo      Flyball: CF
          ---  1   96%  D Clark         Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   98%  B Jacoby        Strikeout Swinging
                  Terry Francona pinch hits for Ron Tingley batting 8th
   O      1--  4   99%  T Francona      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Don Gordon facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Lampkin replaces Terry Francona playing C batting 8th
          ---  5   99%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   99%  M Barrett       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Boggs to 2B
   R      -2-  3  100%  D Evans         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Boggs Scores
                  Brad Havens replaces Don Gordon pitching
   O      --3  2   99%  M Greenwell     Flyball: 3B
   R      --3  1  100%  E Burks         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Evans Scores
   O      -2-  1  100%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
                  Rod Allen pinch hits for Paul Zuvella batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  R Allen         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  100%  J Franco        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5  100%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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