September 1, 1989 Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 31,581

Friday, September 1, 1989, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:40

Mariners

60-74

Won 1

6th, 20½ GB

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

W: S Bankhead (12-6), L: M Smithson (7-13), S: M Jackson (7)

Red Sox

68-67

Lost 1

3rd, 5 GB

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Reynolds 2B                 5   0   4   0    0   0  .300  .719   18    3   5   
G Briley LF                   3   1   0   0    0   0  .276  .804    8    2   0   
  H Cotto PH-LF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .680   13    2   0   GDP
A Davis 1B                    4   2   3   2    1   0  .321  .940   17    8   0   HR,2B
  D Coles 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .658         1   0   
J Leonard DH                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .257  .729   16    0   0   HR
K Griffey CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .792   11    0   0   
J Buhner RF                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .283  .891   12    3   0   2B,HBP
J Presley 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .641   11    1   2   
D Valle C                     3   1   1   2    0   0  .243  .688    9    5   0   HR,SF,GDP
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .549   11    2   2   

S Bankhead P                                                             0   1
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   7  12   7    1   2              126   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Davis (24, off R Murphy); J Buhner (10, off R Murphy).

HR: A Davis (16, off M Smithson; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); D Valle (7, off M Smithson; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); J Leonard (22, off M Smithson; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: D Valle (3, off B Stanley).

HBP: J Buhner (2, by M Smithson).

TB: A Davis 7; J Leonard 5; D Valle 4; H Reynolds 4; J Buhner 2; J Presley.

GIDP: H Cotto (3); D Valle (12).

RBI: J Buhner 2 (25); D Valle 2 (27); A Davis 2 (79); J Leonard (83).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. O Vizquel-H Reynolds-A Davis; J Presley-H Reynolds-A Davis.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .338  .903   26    1   4   2·2B
J Reed 2B                     3   1   2   0    1   0  .284  .763   13    3   2   3B
E Burks CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .290  .810   14    1   0   
M Greenwell LF                3   1   0   0    1   0  .308  .821   11    2   0   GDP
N Esasky 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .270  .830   14   12   1   
D Heep RF                     3   0   2   0    1   0  .321  .815   18    2   0   2B
D Evans DH                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .274  .828   12    0   0   GDP
L Rivera SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .698   17    3   2   
R Cerone C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .680   12    3   0   

M Smithson P                                                             0   0
  R Murphy P                                                             0   0
  B Stanley P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   2   9   2    3   4              137   27   9

BATTING

2B: W Boggs 2 (45, 2 off S Bankhead); D Heep (14, off M Jackson).

3B: J Reed (1, off S Bankhead).

TB: J Reed 4; W Boggs 4; D Heep 3; R Cerone; D Evans; E Burks.

GIDP: M Greenwell (14); D Evans (13).

RBI: E Burks (56); D Evans (73).

2-out RBI: D Evans.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Rivera-N Esasky; W Boggs-J Reed-N Esasky.

E: J Reed (16).

PITCHING

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Bankhead, W (12-6)           6.2   8   2   2    2   3   0   3.44   28  107-68   39· 6·23    8· 7· 8· 0     51    -     1.13   0.13
M Jackson, S (7)               2.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.35    9   30-17   11· 1· 5    2· 3· 2· 0          2-0    1.12   0.13
Totals                         9     9   2   2    3   4   0          37  137-85   50· 7·28   10·10·10· 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
M Smithson, L (7-13)           6.2   7   4   4    0   1   3   4.72   28   78-49   33· 2·14   13· 9· 4· 0     45    -     0.95  -0.14
R Murphy                       0.2   3   3   3    0   1   0   2.83    5   23-15   10· 2· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.72  -0.09
B Stanley                      1.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   4.54    7   20-12    7· 0· 5    4· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.11  -0.01
Totals                         9    12   7   7    1   2   3          40  121-76   50· 4·22   20·11· 5· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: R Murphy (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Smithson (8; J Buhner).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 31,581.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Mariners              Boston Red Sox                       
1. H Reynolds           2B    1. W Boggs              3B 
2. G Briley             LF    2. J Reed               2B 
3. A Davis              1B    3. E Burks              CF 
4. J Leonard            DH    4. M Greenwell          LF 
5. K Griffey            CF    5. N Esasky             1B 
6. J Buhner             RF    6. D Heep               RF 
7. J Presley            3B    7. D Evans              DH 
8. D Valle              C     8. L Rivera             SS 
9. O Vizquel            SS    9. R Cerone             C  

   S Bankhead           P        M Smithson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  2-2  ---  2   17%  63% J Leonard       M Smithson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  2   17%  67% A Davis         M Smithson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Briley Scores
   b 7   2  4-2  123  2   13%  86% E Burks         M Jackson       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   t 7   1  2-3  ---  1   13%  80% D Valle         M Smithson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 4   2  2-1  12-  2  -13%  45% D Evans         S Bankhead      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Greenwell Scores; Heep to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Smithson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  H Reynolds      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   50%  G Briley        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   RR     1--  2   67%  A Davis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Briley Scores
   O      ---  1   66%  J Leonard       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  4   65%  K Griffey       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Bankhead facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   67%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  2   61%  J Reed          Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   R      --3  7   55%  E Burks         Single to LF (Line Drive); Reed Scores
   OO     1--  3   60%  M Greenwell     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Smithson facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   64%  J Buhner        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   60%  J Presley       Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
   OO     1--  4   56%  D Valle         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Scott Bankhead facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   58%  N Esasky        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   55%  D Heep          Walk
   OO     1--  3   61%  D Evans         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Smithson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   59%  O Vizquel       Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  2   57%  H Reynolds      Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  4   56%  G Briley        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Scott Bankhead facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   59%  L Rivera        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   61%  R Cerone        Lineout: RF
          ---  7   58%  W Boggs         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   62%  J Reed          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Smithson facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   66%  A Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  1   62%  J Leonard       Popfly: 3B
          1--  1   66%  K Griffey       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Davis to 2B
   O      12-  2   62%  J Buhner        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 3B (SS-3B Hole); Griffey to 2B
   O      12-  5   57%  J Presley       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Scott Bankhead facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   60%  E Burks         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   57%  M Greenwell     Walk
   O      1--  4   61%  N Esasky        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  7   58%  D Heep          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Greenwell to 2B
   R      12-  2   45%  D Evans         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Greenwell Scores; Heep to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  L Rivera        Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Smithson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  D Valle         Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   45%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   46%  H Reynolds      Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   43%  G Briley        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Scott Bankhead facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   46%  R Cerone        Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  8   48%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   47%  J Reed          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   50%  E Burks         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Smithson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   47%  A Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  2   63%  J Leonard       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   62%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   60%  J Buhner        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Scott Bankhead facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   64%  M Greenwell     Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  3   67%  N Esasky        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  3   69%  D Heep          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Smithson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   67%  J Presley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  1   80%  D Valle         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   79%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   80%  H Reynolds      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Rob Murphy replaces Mike Smithson pitching; Henry Cotto pinch hits for Greg Briley batting 2nd
          1--      80%  H Cotto         Wild Pitch; Reynolds to 2B
   O      -2-  6   78%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Scott Bankhead facing 7-8-9
                  Henry Cotto moves to LF
   O      ---  4   82%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   85%  L Rivera        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   82%  R Cerone        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   75%  W Boggs         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Cerone to 3B
                  Mike Jackson replaces Scott Bankhead pitching
          -23  5   73%  J Reed          Walk
   O      123  2   86%  E Burks         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mariners 4, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rob Murphy facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   90%  A Davis         Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  9   93%  J Leonard       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Davis to 3B
   O      1-3  3   91%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Leonard to 2B
   RR     -23  3   97%  J Buhner        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Davis Scores; Leonard Scores
                  Bob Stanley replaces Rob Murphy pitching
          -2-  1   97%  J Presley       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Buhner to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   98%  D Valle         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Buhner Scores
   O      1--  3   98%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS unassisted (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Mike Jackson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   99%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   99%  N Esasky        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   99%  D Heep          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   99%  D Evans         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 7-2, Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   99%  H Reynolds      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  2   99%  H Cotto         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  7   99%  A Davis         Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  J Leonard       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Mike Jackson facing 8-9-1
                  Darnell Coles replaces Alvin Davis playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---  4  100%  L Rivera        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  2  100%  R Cerone        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 7, Red Sox 2.

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