August 6, 1989 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 33,935

Sunday, August 6, 1989, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:53

Indians

54-56

Lost 2

4th, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         3  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    4 12  0
Red Sox         0  0  4   0  0  0   0  2  X    6 13  0

W: R Murphy (3-5), L: J Orosco (1-3)

Red Sox

54-54

Won 2

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D James LF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .281  .736   16    2   0   
  C Snyder PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .618    5    0   0   
L Aguayo 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .161  .462   13    2   4   GDP
P O'Brien 1B                  5   2   2   0    0   1  .275  .780   21   11   1   
J Carter CF                   0   1   0   0    0   0  .250  .767    2    0   0   HBP
  B Komminsk CF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .293  .862   16    1   0   2B
D Clark DH                    3   0   1   2    1   1  .242  .714   14    0   0   IW
  J Browne PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .761    8    0   0   
A Belle RF-LF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .820   13    1   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .278  .776   16    1   2   2B
A Allanson C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .203  .526   17    2   3   
F Fermin SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .538   12    3   5   

E Wojna P                                                                0   0
  R Yett P                                                               0   0
  J Orosco P                                                             1   1
Totals                       38   4  12   4    2   7              153   24  16

BATTING

2B: B Komminsk (4, off B Stanley); B Jacoby (16, off D Lamp).

IBB: D Clark (5, by B Stanley).

HBP: J Carter (4, by R Clemens).

TB: B Jacoby 3; B Komminsk 2; L Aguayo 2; P O'Brien 2; A Allanson; D Clark; A Belle; D James; F Fermin.

GIDP: L Aguayo (4).

RBI: D Clark 2 (22); B Jacoby (42); A Belle (19).

2-out RBI: B Jacoby; A Belle.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Fermin-L Aguayo-P O'Brien.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .339  .927   18    0   3   
M Barrett DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .641    7    0   0   
E Burks CF                    3   2   2   2    1   0  .282  .837   17    0   0   HR,3B
D Heep LF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .331  .827   16    0   0   
  K Romine LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .694         0   0   
N Esasky 1B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .270  .831   10   10   1   CS
L Rivera SS                   4   1   3   3    0   0  .301  .772   12    3   2   HR,CS
J Reed 2B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .265  .714   22    3   4   2B
R Cerone C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .712   13    8   0   GDP
R Kutcher RF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .616   10    3   0   

R Clemens P                                                              0   1
  D Lamp P                                                               0   0
  B Stanley P                                                            0   1
  R Murphy P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   6  13   6    2   1              125   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Reed (31, off J Orosco).

3B: E Burks (6, off E Wojna).

HR: L Rivera (4, off J Orosco; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); E Burks (8, off J Orosco; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

TB: E Burks 7; L Rivera 6; J Reed 3; N Esasky 2; D Heep 2; W Boggs 2.

GIDP: R Cerone (8).

RBI: L Rivera 3 (21); E Burks 2 (36); D Heep (27).

2-out RBI: L Rivera 3; D Heep; E Burks.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Boggs-J Reed-N Esasky.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Rivera (2, 2nd base by E Wojna/A Allanson); N Esasky (2, Home by R Yett/A Allanson).

PO: D Heep (2nd base by A Allanson).

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
E Wojna                        5     8   4   4    2   1   0   3.75   23   75-45   30· 0·15   16· 4· 0· 0     34    -     1.08  -0.30
R Yett                         2     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.78    6   17-10    8· 1· 1    3· 3· 0· 0          2-0    1.69   0.29
J Orosco, L (1-3)              1     3   2   2    0   0   2   2.22    6   23-14    9· 0· 5    2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.62  -0.31
Totals                         8    13   6   6    2   1   2          35  115-69   47· 1·21   21·11· 0· 0          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
R Clemens                      0.1   2   3   3    0   0   0   3.37    4   11-8     6· 1· 1    3· 0· 0· 0     35    -     1.08  -0.10
D Lamp                         4.2   7   1   1    0   2   0   2.97   21   73-48   30· 8·10   11· 5· 3· 0          3-3    1.08  -0.09
B Stanley                      2.1   3   0   0    2   2   0   5.46   11   42-23   15· 1· 7    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.04   0.16
R Murphy, W (3-5)              1.2   0   0   0    0   3   0   2.20    5   27-17    9· 4· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.48   0.19
Totals                         9    12   4   4    2   7   0          41  153-96   60·14·22   19· 8· 4· 0          4-3

E Wojna faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: E Wojna (1).

WP: E Wojna (1).

IBB: B Stanley (2; D Clark).

HBP: R Clemens (6; J Carter).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 33,935.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. D James              LF    1. W Boggs              3B 
2. L Aguayo             2B    2. M Barrett            DH 
3. P O'Brien            1B    3. E Burks              CF 
4. J Carter             CF    4. D Heep               LF 
5. D Clark              DH    5. N Esasky             1B 
6. A Belle              RF    6. L Rivera             SS 
7. B Jacoby             3B    7. J Reed               2B 
8. A Allanson           C     8. R Cerone             C  
9. F Fermin             SS    9. R Kutcher            RF 

   E Wojna              P        R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  4-4  ---  7   26%  87% E Burks         J Orosco        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   b 3   2  3-2  -23  3   20%  64% L Rivera        E Wojna         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Heep Scores; Esasky Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  123  4  -14%  26% D Clark         D Lamp          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Aguayo Scores; O'Brien Scores; Carter to 3B
   t 6   1  4-4  12-  1   13%  58% L Aguayo        B Stanley       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   b 6   1  4-4  1-3  2  -12%  55% J Reed          R Yett          Esasky Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B); Rivera to 2B

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      ---  1   52%  D James         Groundout: P-2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  7   50%  L Aguayo        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   44%  P O'Brien       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Aguayo to 3B
          1-3  2   40%  J Carter        Hit By Pitch; O'Brien to 2B
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Roger Clemens pitching
   RR     123  4   26%  D Clark         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Aguayo Scores; O'Brien Scores; Carter to 3B
   O      1-3  2   31%  A Belle         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   R      1-3  3   24%  B Jacoby        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Carter Scores; Clark to 2B
   O      12-  7   27%  A Allanson      Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Wojna facing 1-2-3
                  Brad Komminsk replaces Joe Carter playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---  4   25%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   23%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   24%  E Burks         Walk
   O      1--  2   22%  D Heep          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dennis Lamp facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   24%  F Fermin        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   22%  D James         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  2   20%  L Aguayo        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); James to 2B
   O      12-  5   22%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; James to 3B
   O      1-3  3   25%  B Komminsk      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Wojna facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   29%  N Esasky        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   26%  L Rivera        Popfly: RF (Short RF)
          1--      27%  J Reed          Balk; Esasky to 2B
   O      -2-  5   24%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  1   21%  R Cerone        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dennis Lamp facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   22%  D Clark         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   23%  A Belle         Flyball: RF
          ---  1   22%  B Jacoby        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   24%  A Allanson      Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Ed Wojna facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   21%  R Kutcher       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   24%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   21%  M Barrett       Strikeout Looking
   R      1--  2   31%  E Burks         Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Boggs Scores
   R      --3  4   40%  D Heep          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Burks Scores
          1--  6   43%  N Esasky        Walk; Heep to 2B
          12-      45%  L Rivera        Wild Pitch; Heep to 3B; Esasky to 2B
   RR     -23  3   64%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball); Heep Scores; Esasky Scores
   O      1--  2   62%  J Reed          Rivera Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Dennis Lamp facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   65%  F Fermin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   67%  D James         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   69%  L Aguayo        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Ed Wojna facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   72%  J Reed          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   65%  R Cerone        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   64%  R Kutcher       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Dennis Lamp facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   59%  P O'Brien       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   61%  B Komminsk      Groundout: 1B unassisted; O'Brien to 2B
   O      -2-  1   66%  D Clark         Groundout: 1B unassisted; O'Brien to 3B
   R      --3  4   54%  A Belle         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); O'Brien Scores
   O      1--  4   57%  B Jacoby        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Ed Wojna facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   54%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  2   52%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  E Burks         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Bob Stanley facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Stanley replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
   O      ---  1   53%  A Allanson      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  4   50%  F Fermin        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  4   45%  D James         Walk; Fermin to 2B
   OO     12-  1   58%  L Aguayo        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Ed Wojna facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   63%  D Heep          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   70%  N Esasky        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Heep to 2B
                  Rich Yett replaces Ed Wojna pitching
   O      12-      58%  L Rivera        Heep Picked off 2B (C-SS)
          1--  2   68%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Esasky to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  J Reed          Esasky Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B); Rivera to 2B
   O      -2-  3   50%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Bob Stanley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   54%  P O'Brien       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   47%  B Komminsk      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          -2-  4   44%  D Clark         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   51%  A Belle         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  8   59%  B Jacoby        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Rich Yett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   55%  R Cerone        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   52%  R Kutcher       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   54%  W Boggs         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   50%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Bob Stanley facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   43%  A Allanson      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   50%  F Fermin        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
                  Rob Murphy replaces Bob Stanley pitching; Cory Snyder pinch hits for Dion James batting 1st
   O      1--  5   56%  C Snyder        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  1   61%  L Aguayo        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Jesse Orosco facing 3-4-5
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Rich Yett pitching; Albert Belle moves to LF; Cory Snyder moves to RF
   R      ---  7   87%  E Burks         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   85%  D Heep          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   84%  N Esasky        Foul Popfly: C
   R      ---  2   93%  L Rivera        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  2   94%  J Reed          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  6   92%  R Cerone        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Rob Murphy facing 3-4-5
                  Kevin Romine replaces Danny Heep playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---  7   96%  P O'Brien       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   99%  B Komminsk      Strikeout Swinging
                  Jerry Browne pinch hits for Dave Clark batting 5th
   O      ---  8  100%  J Browne        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 6.

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