July 7, 1989 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
NYY 4 CAL 5
MIN 2 TOR 6
@DET 4 KCR 4
CHW 2 MIL 6
BAL 4 TEX 6
@OAK 3 CLE 4
@SEA 3
(12) ATL 5
PHI 3 CHC 6
LAD 4 MON 11
@HOU 8
(10) NYM 7
CIN 1 PIT 3
SDP 0 STL 6
SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 33,368

Friday, July 7, 1989, 8:00
Time of Game: 2:22

Yankees

42-42

Lost 1

2nd, 5½ GB

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

W: R Clemens (9-6), L: G Cadaret (1-1), S: R Murphy (4)

Red Sox

40-41

Won 2

3rd, 6 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      4   1   3   1    1   1  .329  .787   28    1   3   HR,SB
L Polonia LF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .294  .712   20    3   0   GDP
  B Geren PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .383 1.004    4    0   0   
D Mattingly 1B                4   0   2   0    0   1  .313  .841   18    9   0   
M Hall DH                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .270  .754   12    0   0   
  S Balboni PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .775    2    0   0   GDP
J Barfield RF                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .231  .733   18    1   0   SF
M Pagliarulo 3B               3   0   0   0    0   2  .207  .599   13    1   1   
  T Brookens PH-3B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .637    4    1   0   
D Slaught C                   3   1   1   1    0   2  .285  .774   17    5   1   HR,HBP
A Espinoza SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .266  .588   13    1   6   
R Kelly CF                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .318  .822   13    2   0   HR,SB

G Cadaret P                                                              0   0
  D Mohorcic P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   4   8   4    4  11              162   24  11

BATTING

HR: R Kelly (5, off R Clemens; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); S Sax (3, off R Clemens; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line); D Slaught (4, off R Clemens; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: J Barfield (3, off R Clemens).

HBP: D Slaught (2, by R Clemens).

TB: S Sax 6; D Slaught 4; R Kelly 4; D Mattingly 2; L Polonia.

GIDP: S Balboni (3); L Polonia (7).

RBI: D Slaught (28); J Barfield (35); S Sax (34); R Kelly (25).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Sax-A Espinoza-D Mattingly.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Kelly (21, 2nd base off R Clemens/R Cerone); S Sax (25, 2nd base off R Clemens/R Cerone).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs DH                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .330  .892   17    0   0   2B
J Reed 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .266  .692   12    1   3   GDP
N Esasky 1B                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .263  .767   13   11   0   2B
M Greenwell LF                4   2   2   1    0   2  .299  .807   16    2   0   HR
D Evans RF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .281  .862   14    0   0   
K Romine CF                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .386  .842   10    1   0   CS,SH
R Cerone C                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .288  .774   18   11   0   SF
L Rivera SS                   2   0   1   1    1   0  .293  .692    9    0   1   2B
E Romero 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .509    8    1   3   

R Clemens P                                                              0   1
  R Murphy P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   6  10   6    2   5              117   27   8

BATTING

2B: W Boggs (24, off G Cadaret); L Rivera (3, off G Cadaret); N Esasky (14, off G Cadaret).

HR: M Greenwell (10, off G Cadaret; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: R Cerone (2, off G Cadaret).

SH: K Romine (2, off G Cadaret).

TB: M Greenwell 5; L Rivera 2; N Esasky 2; W Boggs 2; K Romine 2; J Reed; R Cerone; D Evans.

GIDP: J Reed (9).

RBI: N Esasky 2 (48); D Evans (50); M Greenwell (53); R Cerone (18); L Rivera (7).

2-out RBI: L Rivera.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Romero-N Esasky; E Romero-J Reed-N Esasky.

BASERUNNING

CS: K Romine (1, 2nd base by G Cadaret/D Slaught).

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
G Cadaret, L (1-1)             5.2   9   6   6    2   4   1   4.20   26   87-51   33· 4·14    8· 6· 6· 0     29    -     0.91  -0.42
D Mohorcic                     2.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.77    8   30-18    9· 1· 8    3· 2· 2· 0          1-0    0.36   0.06
Totals                         8    10   6   6    2   5   1          34  117-69   42· 5·22   11· 8· 8· 0          1-0

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
R Clemens, W (9-6)             6     7   4   4    4   8   3   3.05   29  124-75   42·13·20    8· 4· 4· 0     46    -     1.19  -0.28
R Murphy, S (4)                3     1   0   0    0   3   0   2.32    9   34-26   16· 6· 4    4· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.48   0.42
Totals                         9     8   4   4    4  11   3          38  158-101  58·19·24   12· 5· 5· 0          2-0

R Clemens faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Clemens (4; D Slaught).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Terry Craft.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 33,368.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 75° F, Night, Showers.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. S Sax                2B    1. W Boggs              DH 
2. L Polonia            LF    2. J Reed               2B 
3. D Mattingly          1B    3. N Esasky             1B 
4. M Hall               DH    4. M Greenwell          LF 
5. J Barfield           RF    5. D Evans              RF 
6. M Pagliarulo         3B    6. K Romine             CF 
7. D Slaught            C     7. R Cerone             C  
8. A Espinoza           SS    8. L Rivera             SS 
9. R Kelly              CF    9. E Romero             3B 

   G Cadaret            P        R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  6-4  1-3  2   17%  89% S Balboni       R Murphy        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 6   0  4-4  ---  4   16%  74% M Greenwell     G Cadaret       Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 6   1  4-3  ---  3  -16%  53% D Slaught       R Clemens       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 1   0  2-0  1-3  2   12%  61% N Esasky        G Cadaret       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Boggs Scores; Reed Scores
   b 6   2  4-5  1--  1   12%  84% L Rivera        G Cadaret       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Cerone Scores; Rivera to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  5   40%  S Sax           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          ---  5   37%  L Polonia       Walk
          1--  2   29%  D Mattingly     Single to CF (Line Drive); Polonia to 3B
          1-3  6   26%  M Hall          Walk; Mattingly to 2B
   RO     123  6   26%  J Barfield      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Polonia Scores; Mattingly to 3B
   O      1-3  5   31%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  1   30%  D Slaught       Hit By Pitch; Hall to 2B
   O      123  3   35%  A Espinoza      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Cadaret facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   41%  W Boggs         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  5   48%  J Reed          Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Boggs to 3B
   RR     1-3  2   61%  N Esasky        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Boggs Scores; Reed Scores
          -2-  3   67%  M Greenwell     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Esasky to 3B
   R      1-3  3   72%  D Evans         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Esasky Scores; Greenwell to 2B
   O      12-  2   72%  K Romine        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Greenwell to 3B; Evans to 2B
   RO     -23  4   72%  R Cerone        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Greenwell Scores
          -2-  7   73%  L Rivera        Walk
   O      12-  2   70%  E Romero        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  1   60%  R Kelly         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   63%  S Sax           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   65%  L Polonia       Lineout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   63%  D Mattingly     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   66%  M Hall          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Greg Cadaret facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   69%  W Boggs         Walk
   OO     1--  1   62%  J Reed          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   61%  N Esasky        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   64%  J Barfield      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   66%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   67%  D Slaught       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Greg Cadaret facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   65%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   63%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   62%  K Romine        Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   65%  A Espinoza      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   62%  R Kelly         Walk
          1--      60%  S Sax           Kelly Steals 2B
          -2-  7   57%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-  3   69%  L Polonia       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Greg Cadaret facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   66%  R Cerone        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   65%  L Rivera        Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   64%  E Romero        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   67%  D Mattingly     Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   69%  M Hall          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   71%  J Barfield      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Greg Cadaret facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   69%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   67%  J Reed          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   66%  N Esasky        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   70%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   53%  D Slaught       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   56%  A Espinoza      Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   58%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Greg Cadaret facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  4   74%  M Greenwell     Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   72%  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   74%  K Romine        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--      70%  R Cerone        Romine Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  6   71%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  1   84%  L Rivera        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Cerone Scores; Rivera to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Dale Mohorcic replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
   O      --3  2   82%  E Romero        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-6, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   76%  S Sax           Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      73%  L Polonia       Sax Steals 2B
          -2-  6   62%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Sax to 3B
                  Rob Murphy replaces Roger Clemens pitching
   O      1-3  7   72%  D Mattingly     Strikeout Swinging
                  Steve Balboni pinch hits for Mel Hall batting 4th
   OO     1-3  2   89%  S Balboni       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Dale Mohorcic facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   88%  W Boggs         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   87%  J Reed          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   86%  N Esasky        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-6, Rob Murphy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   90%  J Barfield      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Tom Brookens pinch hits for Mike Pagliarulo batting 6th
   O      ---  4   93%  T Brookens      Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  6   94%  D Slaught       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Dale Mohorcic facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Brookens moves to 3B
   O      ---  3   93%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   93%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   93%  K Romine        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   92%  R Cerone        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-6, Rob Murphy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   96%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   99%  R Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   96%  S Sax           Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
                  Bob Geren pinch hits for Luis Polonia batting 2nd
   O      1--  4  100%  B Geren         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 6.

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