August 16, 1989 Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 35,310

Wednesday, August 16, 1989, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:30

Blue Jays

61-59

Won 3

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: D Wells (6-4), L: R Murphy (3-6), S: T Henke (12)

Red Sox

57-61

Lost 4

4th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Moseby DH                   4   0   0   0    1   3  .221  .671   19    0   0   
M Wilson CF                   5   2   3   0    0   0  .218  .547   27    5   0   SB
G Bell LF                     5   2   2   2    0   0  .293  .775   16    4   0   HR,2B
F McGriff 1B                  2   2   1   0    3   1  .284  .980   30    5   1   2B
T Fernandez SS                5   1   2   1    0   1  .248  .642   16    1   0   2B
R Mulliniks 3B                3   0   0   1    0   1  .227  .614   15    1   2   
  M Lee PH                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .658         0   0   
  L Mazzilli PH               1   0   1   2    0   0  .200  .735    4    0   0   
  T Lawless PR-3B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .524         0   0   
P Borders C                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .267  .660   12    7   0   
N Liriano 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .258  .681   20    2   1   
J Felix RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .721   10    1   0   

T Stottlemyre P                                                          1   1
  D Wells P                                                              0   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   1
Totals                       37   7  10   7    4  11              169   27   6

BATTING

2B: T Fernandez (18, off R Murphy); F McGriff (25, off R Clemens); G Bell (33, off R Clemens).

HR: G Bell (11, off J Price; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: G Bell 6; M Wilson 3; T Fernandez 3; F McGriff 2; P Borders; L Mazzilli.

RBI: G Bell 2 (68); L Mazzilli 2 (13); R Mulliniks (25); P Borders (24); T Fernandez (46).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Wilson (11, 2nd base off R Murphy/R Cerone).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    5   1   3   0    0   1  .342  .924   24    1   1   2B
M Barrett 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .652   18    0   2   HBP
  J Reed PR-2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .711         0   1   
E Burks CF                    3   1   0   0    2   1  .289  .838   23    3   0   SB
M Greenwell LF                5   1   1   1    0   1  .307  .826   17    1   0   HR
D Heep RF                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .317  .802    8    0   0   
  R Kutcher RF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .645   10    0   0   
  R Gedman PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .203  .554    4    0   0   
N Esasky 1B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .273  .843   11   10   0   2B,HBP
D Evans DH                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .268  .825   20    0   0   2B
L Rivera SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .712   18    1   3   
R Cerone C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .692   12   11   1   2B

R Clemens P                                                              0   0
  R Murphy P                                                             0   0
  L Smith P                                                              0   0
  J Price P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   3   9   3    5   5              165   27   8

BATTING

2B: W Boggs (40, off T Stottlemyre); R Cerone (13, off T Stottlemyre); D Evans (18, off D Wells); N Esasky (20, off T Henke).

HR: M Greenwell (13, off T Stottlemyre; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

HBP: M Barrett (1, by T Henke); N Esasky (2, by T Stottlemyre).

TB: W Boggs 4; M Greenwell 4; N Esasky 3; D Evans 2; R Cerone 2; D Heep.

RBI: D Evans (64); N Esasky (78); M Greenwell (68).

2-out RBI: D Evans; N Esasky.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 1 for 16.

FIELDING

E: L Rivera (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Burks (15, 2nd base off D Wells/P Borders).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Stottlemyre                  5     5   3   3    3   1   1   3.96   24   92-50   35· 5·10    5· 8· 6· 0     43    -     1.10  -0.06
D Wells, W (6-4)               2     2   0   0    2   1   0   2.66   10   39-24   16· 3· 5    3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.15   0.09
T Henke, S (12)                2     2   0   0    0   3   0   2.59    9   32-25   14· 7· 4    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.07   0.11
Totals                         9     9   3   3    5   5   1          43  163-99   65·15·19   10·14· 7· 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                      7.1   5   3   3    3   7   0   3.30   30  126-81   45·10·26   11· 4· 5· 0     60    -     1.39   0.27
R Murphy, BS (5), L (3-6)      0     1   2   2    1   0   0   2.44    2    8-2     1· 1· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-1    3.46  -0.41
L Smith                        0.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   4.11    4   15-10    5· 5· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          2-2    1.49  -0.16
J Price                        1     2   2   2    0   2   1   4.66    5   16-13    6· 3· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.23  -0.06
Totals                         9    10   7   7    4  11   1          41  165-106  57·19·30   13· 7· 6· 0          3-3

R Murphy faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Henke (2; M Barrett); T Stottlemyre (3; N Esasky).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:30.

Attendance: 35,310.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 79° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Boston Red Sox                       
1. L Moseby             DH    1. W Boggs              3B 
2. M Wilson             CF    2. M Barrett            2B 
3. G Bell               LF    3. E Burks              CF 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. M Greenwell          LF 
5. T Fernandez          SS    5. D Heep               RF 
6. R Mulliniks          3B    6. N Esasky             1B 
7. P Borders            C     7. D Evans              DH 
8. N Liriano            2B    8. L Rivera             SS 
9. J Felix              RF    9. R Cerone             C  

   T Stottlemyre        P        R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  3-2  12-  3   33%  67% T Fernandez     R Murphy        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Wilson Scores; McGriff to 3B
   t 8   1  3-3  -23  4   19%  86% L Mazzilli      L Smith         Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); McGriff Scores; Fernandez Scores
   t 6   0  3-2  ---  4   10%  44% F McGriff       R Clemens       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   b 1   2  0-0  123  2   -9%  34% N Esasky        T Stottlemyre   Hit By Pitch; Boggs Scores; Burks to 3B; Heep to 2B
   t 8   0  3-2  ---  4    9%  34% M Wilson        R Clemens       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   52%  M Wilson        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Wilson to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-  4   48%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  6   49%  F McGriff       Walk
   O      12-  2   45%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   45%  M Barrett       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          1--  5   42%  E Burks         Walk; Boggs to 2B
   O      12-  5   46%  M Greenwell     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          12-  5   43%  D Heep          Walk; Boggs to 3B; Burks to 2B
   R      123  2   34%  N Esasky        Hit By Pitch; Boggs Scores; Burks to 3B; Heep to 2B
   R      123  5   25%  D Evans         Walk; Burks Scores; Heep to 3B; Esasky to 2B
   O      123  8   30%  L Rivera        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   28%  R Mulliniks     Popfly: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   26%  P Borders       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   25%  N Liriano       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   27%  R Cerone        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  7   24%  W Boggs         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Foul)
   O      -2-  3   26%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  6   29%  E Burks         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   26%  J Felix         Bunt Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   25%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   23%  M Wilson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   16%  M Greenwell     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1   14%  D Heep          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   15%  N Esasky        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Heep to 2B
   O      -2-  4   17%  D Evans         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Heep to 3B
   O      --3  5   19%  L Rivera        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   24%  G Bell          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  6   28%  F McGriff       Walk
          12-  3   37%  T Fernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bell to 3B; McGriff to 2B
   RO     123  7   37%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Bell Scores; McGriff to 3B; Fernandez to 2B
   RO     -23  2   36%  P Borders       Groundout: SS-1B; McGriff Scores
   O      -2-  7   31%  N Liriano       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Todd Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   26%  R Cerone        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   27%  W Boggs         Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Cerone to 3B
   O      --3  1   32%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      --3  5   36%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   33%  J Felix         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   37%  L Moseby        Walk
   O      1--  8   34%  M Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole); Moseby to 2B
   O      -2-  6   29%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Todd Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   31%  M Greenwell     Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   33%  D Heep          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   34%  N Esasky        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   44%  F McGriff       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  7   37%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   31%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   26%  P Borders       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, David Wells facing 7-8-9
                  David Wells replaces Todd Stottlemyre pitching
          ---  5   20%  D Evans         Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   24%  L Rivera        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   27%  R Cerone        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      -2-  6   31%  W Boggs         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
                  Randy Kutcher replaces Danny Heep playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  4   26%  N Liriano       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   23%  J Felix         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      ---  4   21%  L Moseby        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, David Wells facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   23%  M Barrett       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   21%  E Burks         Walk
   O      1--  1   23%  M Greenwell     Popfly: CF (Short CF-RF)
          1--      22%  R Kutcher       Burks Steals 2B
          -2-  8   22%  " "             Walk
          12-  1   20%  N Esasky        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Burks to 3B; Kutcher to 2B
   O      123  3   26%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   34%  M Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   26%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
                  Rob Murphy replaces Roger Clemens pitching
          1--      30%  F McGriff       Wilson Steals 2B
          -2-  5   35%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  3   67%  T Fernandez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Wilson Scores; McGriff to 3B
                  Lee Smith replaces Rob Murphy pitching; Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Manuel Lee batting 6th; Manuel Lee pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks batting 6th
   RR     -23  4   86%  L Mazzilli      Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); McGriff Scores; Fernandez Scores
                  Tom Lawless pinch runs for Lee Mazzilli batting 6th
          1--  4   90%  P Borders       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lawless to 3B
   O      1-3  4   86%  N Liriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   83%  J Felix         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Tom Henke facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Henke replaces David Wells pitching; Tom Lawless moves to 3B
   O      ---  1   88%  L Rivera        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   91%  R Cerone        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   88%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   84%  M Barrett       Hit By Pitch; Boggs to 2B
                  Jody Reed pinch runs for Marty Barrett batting 2nd
   O      12-  3   92%  E Burks         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Joe Price facing 1-2-3
                  Joe Price replaces Lee Smith pitching; Jody Reed moves to 2B
   O      ---  4   92%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   92%  M Wilson        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  3   98%  G Bell          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Wilson Scores
   O      ---  5   98%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   98%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Tom Henke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   99%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
                  Rich Gedman pinch hits for Randy Kutcher batting 5th
   O      ---  4  100%  R Gedman        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   99%  N Esasky        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3  100%  D Evans         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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