May 31, 1989 Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
TEX 5 BOS 4
OAK 3
(10) DET 4
@CHW 3 CLE 7
TOR 4 MIN 7
@KCR 1
(6) MIL 4
CAL 1 NYY 9
SEA 5 ATL 3
CHC 2 LAD 9
MON 4 CIN 4
@PIT 3 SDP 2
PHI 1 NYM 3
@SFG 1
(10) HOU 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 33,510

Wednesday, May 31, 1989, 8:35
Time of Game: 3:57

Athletics

34-18

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1   1    3  6  1
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0   2    4 12  2

W: L Smith (4-1), L: E Plunk (1-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Red Sox

24-24

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia LF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .655   20    1   0   
D Henderson CF                5   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .807   26    3   0   
D Parker DH                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .251  .730   22    0   0   HR
M McGwire 1B                  3   0   0   0    2   1  .243  .799   23    8   2   
R Hassey C                    5   0   0   0    0   3  .213  .583   28    7   2   
C Lansford 3B                 5   1   2   0    0   2  .356  .887   20    1   1   2B,SB
T Phillips SS                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .280  .777   18    5   2   
  S Javier PR-RF              0   1   0   0    0   0  .273  .719         0   0   SB
L Blankenship RF-2B           3   0   0   0    1   2  .250  .729   17    1   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .271  .879   18    0   3   
  T Steinbach PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .344  .861   11    0   0   
  M Gallego SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .743         0   1   

T Burns P                                                                0   1
  G Nelson P                                                             1   0
  G Cadaret P                                                            0   0
  J Corsi P                                                              1   0
  E Plunk P                                                              1   0
  C Young P                                                              0   0
Totals                       38   3   6   1    4  14              203   29  12

BATTING

2B: C Lansford (16, off R Clemens).

HR: D Parker (8, off L Smith; 10th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: D Parker 5; C Lansford 3; G Hubbard; D Henderson.

RBI: D Parker (29).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Hassey-T Phillips.

E: T Phillips (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Javier (6, 2nd base off L Smith/R Gedman); C Lansford (8, 3rd base off R Clemens/R Gedman).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reed SS                     5   0   2   0    0   1  .285  .725   16    2   2   2B,CS
M Barrett 2B                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .258  .666   19    0   3   
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .292  .813   28    1   0   CS
M Greenwell LF                5   1   1   0    0   2  .298  .849   21    1   0   SB
D Evans RF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .291  .905   25    2   0   
E Burks CF                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .292  .865   17    5   0   2B
S Horn DH                     4   1   1   1    1   1  .128  .388   23    0   0   2B,IW
N Esasky 1B                   3   0   2   1    2   1  .258  .775   21    5   2   IW
R Gedman C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .573   14   14   0   
  R Cerone PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .283  .795    3    0   0   

R Clemens P                                                              0   1
  L Smith P                                                              0   0
Totals                       40   4  12   4    5   7              187   30   8

BATTING

2B: J Reed (14, off T Burns); S Horn (2, off T Burns); E Burks (9, off E Plunk).

IBB: S Horn (1, by T Burns); N Esasky (1, by C Young).

TB: J Reed 3; N Esasky 2; S Horn 2; D Evans 2; E Burks 2; M Barrett; R Cerone; W Boggs; M Greenwell.

RBI: N Esasky (28); M Barrett (19); R Cerone (12); S Horn (3).

2-out RBI: M Barrett; R Cerone; N Esasky.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

E: J Reed 2 (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Greenwell (8, 2nd base off T Burns/R Hassey).

CS: J Reed (1, 2nd base by G Cadaret/R Hassey); W Boggs (3, 2nd base by T Burns/R Hassey).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Burns                        5.2   7   2   2    1   4   0   1.74   25   91-53   31· 4·18    7· 7· 6· 0     50    -     1.31   0.16
G Nelson                       0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    3   10-6     5· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          2-1    1.63  -0.16
G Cadaret                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.79    3   18-11    8· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.75   0.07
J Corsi                        2     0   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    8   40-21   10· 2· 9    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.14   0.17
E Plunk, BS (1), L (1-1)       0.2   2   2   2    0   1   0   2.21    4   17-10    5· 1· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    4.24  -0.42
C Young                        0     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.68    2    7-2     2· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-1    4.86  -0.37
Totals                         9.2  12   4   4    5   7   0          45  183-103  61· 8·34   15· 8·10· 0          4-2

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                      8     5   1   0    3  10   0   2.85   33  153-97   50·14·33    9· 6· 5· 0     77    -     1.24   0.44
L Smith, BS (3), W (4-1)       2     1   2   1    1   4   1   6.14    9   43-25   10· 8· 7    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.59  -0.49
Totals                        10     6   3   1    4  14   1          42  196-122  60·22·40   10· 9· 5· 0           -

G Nelson faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Burns (1; S Horn); C Young (1; N Esasky).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 3:57.

Attendance: 33,510.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 60° F, Night, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Boston Red Sox                       
1. L Polonia            LF    1. J Reed               SS 
2. D Henderson          CF    2. M Barrett            2B 
3. D Parker             DH    3. W Boggs              3B 
4. M McGwire            1B    4. M Greenwell          LF 
5. R Hassey             C     5. D Evans              RF 
6. C Lansford           3B    6. E Burks              CF 
7. T Phillips           SS    7. S Horn               DH 
8. L Blankenship        RF    8. N Esasky             1B 
9. G Hubbard            2B    9. R Gedman             C  

   T Burns              P        R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   2  3-3  1-3  3   36% 100% R Cerone        C Young         Single to CF (Line Drive); Burks Scores; Esasky to 2B
   t10   0  2-2  ---  3  -33%  17% D Parker        L Smith         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b10   1  3-2  1--  1   33%  55% E Burks         E Plunk         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Evans to 3B
   t 9   2  2-1  -2-  5  -31%  57% L Polonia       L Smith         Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Javier Scores/No RBI/unER
   b 6   2  1-1  12-  2   17%  73% N Esasky        G Nelson        Single to LF (Line Drive); Horn to 2B; Greenwell Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  L Polonia       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   54%  D Henderson     Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   53%  D Parker        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   51%  M McGwire       Walk; Parker to 2B
   O      12-  5   55%  R Hassey        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Burns facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  J Reed          Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   51%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  5   52%  W Boggs         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      1--  3   50%  M Greenwell     Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   44%  C Lansford      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   48%  T Phillips      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  3   52%  L Blankenship   Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      51%  G Hubbard       Lansford Steals 3B
   R      --3  5   42%  " "             Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Lansford Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  2   44%  L Polonia       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Burns facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   42%  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   40%  E Burks         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   39%  S Horn          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   41%  D Henderson     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   43%  D Parker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   44%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Burns facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   41%  N Esasky        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   39%  R Gedman        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
          ---  2   42%  J Reed          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   38%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   40%  R Hassey        Lineout: RF
          ---  3   38%  C Lansford      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   40%  T Phillips      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   38%  L Blankenship   Walk; Phillips to 2B
   O      12-  6   43%  G Hubbard       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Burns facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   48%  W Boggs         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  8   38%  M Greenwell     Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Boggs Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  4   39%  D Evans         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   36%  E Burks         Lineout: CF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   39%  L Polonia       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  6   40%  D Henderson     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   42%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Burns facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   51%  S Horn          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  4   60%  N Esasky        Single to RF (Line Drive); Horn to 3B
   O      1-3  2   51%  R Gedman        Flyball: SS (Short CF)
   O      1-3  3   42%  J Reed          Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
   R      1-3  2   56%  M Barrett       Single to RF (Line Drive); Esasky to 2B; Horn Scores
   O      12-  5   50%  W Boggs         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   45%  M McGwire       Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  R Hassey        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  5   54%  C Lansford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7   58%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Todd Burns facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   63%  M Greenwell     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   58%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   54%  E Burks         Strikeout Looking
          1--      55%  S Horn          Greenwell Steals 2B
          -2-  4   56%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Gene Nelson replaces Todd Burns pitching
   R      12-  2   73%  N Esasky        Single to LF (Line Drive); Horn to 2B; Greenwell Scores
   O      12-  3   69%  R Gedman        Groundout: P unassisted (P's Left)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   74%  L Blankenship   Groundout: P-2B-1B
          ---  5   69%  G Hubbard       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   74%  L Polonia       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  7   69%  D Henderson     Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Polonia to 3B
   O      1-3  8   79%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gene Nelson facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   82%  J Reed          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
                  Greg Cadaret replaces Gene Nelson pitching
   O      1--      77%  M Barrett       Reed Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   75%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          --- 10   77%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      1--  4   74%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   80%  M McGwire       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   84%  R Hassey        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   87%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Corsi facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Corsi replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
   O      ---  4   85%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   87%  E Burks         Walk
   O      1--  3   85%  S Horn          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   86%  N Esasky        Walk; Burks to 2B
   O      12-  8   83%  R Gedman        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Lee Smith facing 7-8-9
                  Lee Smith replaces Roger Clemens pitching
          ---  4   72%  T Phillips      Walk
                  Stan Javier pinch runs for Tony Phillips batting 7th
   O      1--  6   83%  L Blankenship   Strikeout Looking
                  Terry Steinbach pinch hits for Glenn Hubbard batting 9th
          1--      77%  T Steinbach     Javier Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   89%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  5   57%  L Polonia       Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Javier Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  5   64%  D Henderson     Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Corsi facing 1-2-3
                  Lance Blankenship moves to 2B; Mike Gallego replaces Terry Steinbach playing SS batting 9th; Stan Javier moves to RF
   O      ---  5   58%  J Reed          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   54%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  W Boggs         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Lee Smith facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  3   17%  D Parker        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   18%  M McGwire       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   20%  R Hassey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   21%  C Lansford      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Eric Plunk facing 4-5-6
                  Eric Plunk replaces Jim Corsi pitching
   O      ---  4   12%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   21%  D Evans         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          1--  1   55%  E Burks         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Evans to 3B
   RO     -23  6   63%  S Horn          Groundout: 1B-P; Evans Scores; Burks to 3B
                  Curt Young replaces Eric Plunk pitching
          --3  4   64%  N Esasky        Intentional Walk
                  Rick Cerone pinch hits for Rich Gedman batting 9th
   R      1-3  3  100%  R Cerone        Single to CF (Line Drive); Burks Scores; Esasky to 2B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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