September 16, 1988 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
NYY 4 CAL 7
TEX 2 DET 8
BAL 7 MIN 5
CHW 4 KCR 3
@OAK 0 MIL 5
@SEA 1 TOR 4
CLE 3
(10) STL 3
@CHC 0 CIN 1
LAD 0 SFG 5
@HOU 4 NYM 4
MON 3 PIT 7
@PHI 5

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 35,226

Friday, September 16, 1988, 7:37
Time of Game: 2:59

Yankees

78-68

Lost 1

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: W Gardner (8-4), L: S Shields (4-5), S: L Smith (27)

Red Sox

83-64

Won 1

1st

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                5   1   2   0    0   2  .295  .773   21    2   0   SB
C Washington CF               5   2   2   1    0   0  .324  .809   17    2   0   2B
D Mattingly 1B                4   0   2   1    0   0  .306  .796   12   10   1   2B
D Winfield RF                 4   0   1   2    0   0  .335  .967   13    0   0   2B,GDP
J Clark DH                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .240  .811    9    0   0   
M Pagliarulo 3B               3   0   0   0    1   1  .215  .637   12    4   2   
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .667   15    4   4   
J Skinner C                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .223  .588   11    2   0   
  H Morris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    6    0   0   
R Santana SS                  2   1   0   0    1   1  .240  .586   15    0   5   
  K Phelps PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .947    6    0   0   
  R Velarde PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .607         0   0   

A Leiter P                                                               0   0
  S Shields P                                                            0   1
  D Mohorcic P                                                           0   0
  L Guetterman P                                                         0   0
Totals                       34   4   8   4    4   8              137   24  13

BATTING

2B: D Winfield (36, off D Lamp); D Mattingly (35, off W Gardner); C Washington (19, off W Gardner).

TB: D Mattingly 3; C Washington 3; R Henderson 2; D Winfield 2; W Randolph.

GIDP: D Winfield (17).

RBI: D Winfield 2 (106); D Mattingly (79); C Washington (61).

2-out RBI: D Winfield 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Santana-W Randolph-D Mattingly 2; W Randolph-D Mattingly.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson (84, 2nd base off W Gardner/R Cerone).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .355  .942   21    1   4   
M Barrett 2B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .279  .657   15    2   2   2B
D Evans RF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .299  .847   11    2   0   GDP
M Greenwell LF                3   2   2   0    0   0  .340  .988   12    2   0   HBP
E Burks CF                    3   2   2   0    1   0  .302  .865   15    1   0   
J Rice DH                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .733    6    0   0   HBP,GDP
  C Quintana PH               1   0   0   1    1   1  .000  .500   11    0   0   
L Parrish 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .632    7    4   1   GDP
  T Benzinger PH-1B           1   0   1   2    1   0  .264  .752    8    4   1   
J Reed SS                     2   0   1   1    0   0  .303  .786   14    1   2   HBP,SH
R Cerone C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .722   12    8   0   

W Gardner P                                                              1   1
  D Lamp P                                                               0   0
  L Smith P                                                              1   0
Totals                       29   7   9   6    4   2              132   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Barrett (25, off S Shields).

SH: J Reed (10, off L Guetterman).

HBP: M Greenwell (9, by S Shields); J Reed (3, by D Mohorcic); J Rice (2, by A Leiter).

TB: M Greenwell 2; M Barrett 2; E Burks 2; J Reed; T Benzinger; D Evans; W Boggs.

GIDP: D Evans (15); L Parrish (7); J Rice (18).

RBI: T Benzinger 2 (65); C Quintana (1); J Reed (26); M Barrett (55); D Evans (99).

2-out RBI: T Benzinger 2; M Barrett; J Reed; D Evans; C Quintana.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Barrett-J Reed-L Parrish.

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
A Leiter                       1     1   2   2    2   0   0   3.92    6   27-14    7· 1· 6    2· 1· 0· 0     41    -     1.37  -0.14
S Shields, L (4-5)             3.2   7   5   5    1   1   0   4.56   18   66-45   26· 3·16   12· 1· 2· 0          3-2    1.22  -0.18
D Mohorcic                     0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.43    3    9-5     4· 0· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          3-2    0.66  -0.06
L Guetterman                   3     0   0   0    1   1   0   5.12   10   30-17   12· 1· 4    3· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         8     9   7   7    4   2   0          37  132-81   49· 5·27   17· 5· 6· 0          6-4

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
W Gardner, W (8-4)             7.1   6   4   4    2   8   0   3.49   29  104-69   32·18·19   10· 5· 4· 0     56    -     0.73   0.09
D Lamp                         0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.16    3    9-4     3· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.67  -0.03
L Smith, S (27)                1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.90    6   23-14    8· 0· 6    2· 2· 1· 0          2-0    1.44   0.08
Totals                         9     8   4   4    4   8   0          38  136-87   43·18·26   13· 7· 6· 0          4-2

A Leiter faced 3 batters in the 2nd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Mohorcic (7; J Reed); S Shields (2; M Greenwell); A Leiter (5; J Rice).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 35,226.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 63° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. R Henderson          LF    1. W Boggs              3B 
2. C Washington         CF    2. M Barrett            2B 
3. D Mattingly          1B    3. D Evans              RF 
4. D Winfield           RF    4. M Greenwell          LF 
5. J Clark              DH    5. E Burks              CF 
6. M Pagliarulo         3B    6. J Rice               DH 
7. W Randolph           2B    7. L Parrish            1B 
8. J Skinner            C     8. J Reed               SS 
9. R Santana            SS    9. R Cerone             C  

   A Leiter             P        W Gardner            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-2  1--  1   17%  70% M Barrett       S Shields       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Boggs Scores; Barrett to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 4   0  2-2  12-  5  -12%  55% J Rice          S Shields       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Greenwell to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  2  -12%  35% C Washington    W Gardner       Double to LF (Fly Ball); Henderson Scores
   b 2   0  2-0  123  2  -10%  43% L Parrish       S Shields       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Greenwell Scores/No RBI; Burks to 3B
   b 5   2  2-3  --3  3   10%  80% D Evans         S Shields       Single to LF (Line Drive); Barrett Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Wes Gardner facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  R Henderson     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  2   35%  C Washington    Double to LF (Fly Ball); Henderson Scores
   R      -2-  1   29%  D Mattingly     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Washington Scores
   OO     1--  3   34%  D Winfield      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  3   35%  J Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   39%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      1--  7   35%  M Barrett       Popfly: 3B
   OO     1--  3   30%  D Evans         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wes Gardner facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   32%  M Pagliarulo    Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   33%  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   34%  J Skinner       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Leiter facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   38%  M Greenwell     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  7   44%  E Burks         Walk; Greenwell to 2B
          12-  1   53%  J Rice          Hit By Pitch; Greenwell to 3B; Burks to 2B
                  Steve Shields replaces Al Leiter pitching
   ROO    123  2   43%  L Parrish       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Greenwell Scores/No RBI; Burks to 3B
   R      --3  4   52%  J Reed          Single to CF (Line Drive); Burks Scores
   O      1--  4   50%  R Cerone        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Wes Gardner facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   53%  R Santana       Lineout: 3B
          ---  5   50%  R Henderson     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      48%  C Washington    Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   51%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Henderson to 3B
   O      --3  5   56%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Shields facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   50%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Wes Gardner facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  D Winfield      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  1   55%  J Clark         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   53%  M Pagliarulo    Walk
   O      1--  2   56%  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Shields facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   60%  M Greenwell     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   67%  E Burks         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Greenwell to 2B
   OO     12-  5   55%  J Rice          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Greenwell to 3B
   O      --3  5   50%  L Parrish       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Wes Gardner facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  J Skinner       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  R Santana       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   57%  R Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Shields facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   54%  J Reed          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   52%  R Cerone        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   53%  W Boggs         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  1   70%  M Barrett       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Boggs Scores; Barrett to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      --3  3   80%  D Evans         Single to LF (Line Drive); Barrett Scores
          1--  3   81%  M Greenwell     Hit By Pitch; Evans to 2B
          12-  3   83%  E Burks         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Evans to 3B; Greenwell to 2B
                  Carlos Quintana pinch hits for Jim Rice batting 6th
   R      123  7   89%  C Quintana      Walk; Evans Scores; Greenwell to 3B; Burks to 2B
                  Dale Mohorcic replaces Steve Shields pitching; Todd Benzinger pinch hits for Larry Parrish batting 7th
   RR     123  4   96%  T Benzinger     Single to RF (Line Drive); Greenwell Scores; Burks Scores; Quintana to 3B
          1-3  4   96%  J Reed          Hit By Pitch; Benzinger to 2B
   O      123  1   95%  R Cerone        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-7, Wes Gardner facing 2-3-4
                  Todd Benzinger moves to 1B
   O      ---  5   96%  C Washington    Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   95%  D Mattingly     Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5   96%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  1   97%  J Clark         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Lee Guetterman facing 1-2-3
                  Lee Guetterman replaces Dale Mohorcic pitching
   O      ---  2   97%  W Boggs         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2   97%  M Barrett       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  1   97%  D Evans         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-7, Wes Gardner facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   98%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  J Skinner       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Lee Guetterman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   98%  M Greenwell     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   98%  E Burks         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  C Quintana      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-7, Wes Gardner facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   97%  R Santana       Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  R Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   96%  C Washington    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Santana to 3B
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Wes Gardner pitching
   O      1-3  4   98%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Washington to 2B
   RR     -23  1   95%  D Winfield      Double to LF (Line Drive); Santana Scores; Washington Scores
          -2-  4   93%  J Clark         Walk
                  Lee Smith replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
   O      12-  1   97%  M Pagliarulo    Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-4, Lee Guetterman facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   98%  T Benzinger     Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  J Reed          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Benzinger to 2B
   O      -2-  4   97%  R Cerone        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      -2-  3   97%  W Boggs         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-7, Lee Smith facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   93%  W Randolph      Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Hal Morris pinch hits for Joel Skinner batting 8th
   O      1--  6   96%  H Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Randolph to 2B
                  Ken Phelps pinch hits for Rafael Santana batting 9th
          -2-  6   92%  K Phelps        Walk
   O      12-  1   97%  R Henderson     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Randy Velarde pinch runs for Ken Phelps batting 9th
   O      12-  3  100%  C Washington    Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 7.

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