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BOS  9
NYY  5
 KCR  4
@CAL  0
 MIN  7
@CHW  1
 DET  4
TOR  3
 MIL  7
BAL  3
 OAK  4
TEX  3
 SEA  3
CLE  2
 HOU  3
ATL  2
 LAD  2
SFG  1
 CHC  3
@MON  2
 NYM  3
PHI  0
 PIT  4
STL  1
 SDP  3
CIN  1
Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 31,932

 Tuesday, September 26, 1989, 7:50
Time of Game: 2:42
Yankees
5
71-86
Lost 2
5th, 14½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  2  1   0  0  1   0  0  0    5 10  2
Red Sox         8  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  X    9 10  0
W: Eric Hetzel (2-3), L: Andy Hawkins (14-15)
 Red Sox
9
80-77
Won 6
3rd, 5½ GB

Batting Stats

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      4   0   0   1    0   0  .318  .758   21   12    1   3   SF
L Polonia LF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .301  .732   14    9    3   0   2B
D Mattingly 1B                4   1   2   1    0   0  .304  .831   19   11    9   0   
S Balboni DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .744   14    8    0   0   
M Hall RF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .252  .697    6    6    1   0   
J Barfield CF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .234  .756   15    8    2   0   3B,2B
R Velarde SS                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .343  .877   14    6    4   2   
M Blowers 3B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .308  .615   15   11    0   1   
B Dorsett C                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .125  .250   11    8    4   0   

A Hawkins P                                                                   0   1
  J Jones P                                                                   0   1
  L Guetterman P                                                              0   1
Totals                       35   5  10   0    2   4              129   79   24   9
Batting Events
2B: L Polonia (17, off E Hetzel); J Barfield (22, off E Hetzel).
3B: J Barfield (1, off E Hetzel).
SF: S Sax (5, off E Hetzel).
TB: J Barfield 5; L Polonia 2; D Mattingly 2; M Blowers 2; M Hall; B Dorsett; R Velarde.
RBI: S Sax (62); J Barfield (66); D Mattingly (109); M Blowers (3); B Dorsett (1).
2-out RBI: J Barfield.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. R Velarde-S Sax-D Mattingly; S Sax-R Velarde-D Mattingly.
E: J Barfield (10); R Velarde (4).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .332  .881   24   13    0   2   
J Reed 2B                     4   0   2   1    1   0  .289  .774   22    9    1   4   
D Evans DH                    4   1   0   1    1   1  .286  .870   19   11    0   0   
M Greenwell LF                5   2   2   2    0   1  .306  .811   23   13    2   0   HR,GDP
N Esasky 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .271  .845   15   10   11   1   
D Heep RF                     2   1   1   1    1   0  .308  .776   11    6    4   0   
  C Quintana PH-RF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .583    4    3    0   0   
L Rivera SS                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .258  .664   20   11    1   3   2B
K Romine CF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .267  .653    9    5    2   0   GDP
R Cerone C                    3   1   0   1    1   0  .244  .657   14    8    4   0   

E Hetzel P                                                                    2   0
  D Lamp P                                                                    0   0
  L Smith P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       33   9  10   0    7   3              161   89   27  10
Batting Events
2B: L Rivera (17, off A Hawkins).
HR: M Greenwell (14, off L Guetterman; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
TB: M Greenwell 5; L Rivera 2; W Boggs 2; J Reed 2; K Romine; N Esasky; D Heep.
GIDP: M Greenwell (19); K Romine (10).
RBI: M Greenwell 2 (92); W Boggs (54); L Rivera (25); D Heep (49); J Reed (40); R Cerone (45); N Esasky (105); D Evans (97).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. N Esasky-E Hetzel.
PB: R Cerone (4).

Pitching Stats

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
A Hawkins, L (14-15)           0.1   5   8   8    3   0   0   4.85    9   44-22   10· 3· 9    4· 2· 1· 0      6    -     1.39  -0.45
J Jones                        4.2   3   0   0    4   1   0   5.25   20   77-40   27· 0·13    8· 7· 3· 0          3-3    0.39   0.01
L Guetterman                   3     2   1   1    0   2   1   2.52   11   40-27   17· 1· 9    3· 6· 1· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.02
Totals                         8    10   9   9    7   3   1          40  161-89   54· 4·31   15·15· 5· 0          3-3 
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
E Hetzel, W (2-3)              5.1   9   5   5    2   1   0   6.26   26   88-49   36· 4· 9    4·19· 9· 0     29    -     0.80  -0.06
D Lamp, H (2)                  2.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.39    9   28-21   13· 4· 4    7· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.87   0.08
L Smith                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.49    3   12-9     2· 3· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         9    10   5   5    2   4   0          38  128-79   51·11·17   12·20·10· 0          2-1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Rocky Roe.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 31,932.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 55° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   New York Yankees                          Boston Red Sox                               
1. Steve Sax                    2B       1. Wade Boggs                   3B
2. Luis Polonia                 LF       2. Jody Reed                    2B
3. Don Mattingly                1B       3. Dwight Evans                 DH
4. Steve Balboni                DH       4. Mike Greenwell               LF
5. Mel Hall                     RF       5. Nick Esasky                  1B
6. Jesse Barfield               CF       6. Danny Heep                   RF
7. Randy Velarde                SS       7. Luis Rivera                  SS
8. Mike Blowers                 3B       8. Kevin Romine                 CF
9. Brian Dorsett                 C       9. Rick Cerone                   C

   Andy Hawkins                  P          Eric Hetzel                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b1 1 12- R 4,(1-2)  13% 72% 1-1 BOS N. Esasky A. Hawkins Single to CF (Line Drive); Evans Scores; Greenwell to 3B/Adv on E8 (throw); Esasky to 2B
t1 1 -2- R 6,(3-2)  -8% 40% 0-0 NYY D. Mattingly E. Hetzel Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Polonia Scores
b1 1 1-3 R 4,(2-1)  7% 85% 3-1 BOS L. Rivera A. Hawkins Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Esasky Scores; Heep to 3B
b1 1 1-3 R 6,(2-2)  7% 58% 0-1 BOS M. Greenwell A. Hawkins Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Boggs Scores; Evans to 2B
t6 1 12- R 4,(2-1)  -7% 82% 4-8 NYY B. Dorsett D. Lamp Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Velarde Scores; Blowers to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Eric Hetzel facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 3,(2-0)  2% 52% 0-0 NYY S. Sax E. Hetzel Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  -4% 48% 0-0 NYY L. Polonia E. Hetzel Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t1 1 -2- R 6,(3-2)  -8% 40% 0-0 NYY D. Mattingly E. Hetzel Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Polonia Scores
t1 1 1-- OO 6,(3-2)  5% 45% 1-0 NYY S. Balboni E. Hetzel Double Play: Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul); Mattingly out at 2B/1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Andy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  4% 49% 0-1 BOS W. Boggs A. Hawkins Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b1 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  6% 54% 0-1 BOS J. Reed A. Hawkins Walk; Boggs to 2B
b1 0 12- O 5,(2-2)  -3% 51% 0-1 BOS D. Evans A. Hawkins Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Boggs to 3B
b1 1 1-3 R 6,(2-2)  7% 58% 0-1 BOS M. Greenwell A. Hawkins Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Boggs Scores; Evans to 2B
b1 1 12- R 4,(1-2)  13% 72% 1-1 BOS N. Esasky A. Hawkins Single to CF (Line Drive); Evans Scores; Greenwell to 3B/Adv on E8 (throw); Esasky to 2B
b1 1 -23 R 3,(1-1)  6% 78% 2-1 BOS D. Heep A. Hawkins Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Greenwell Scores; Esasky to 3B
b1 1 1-3 R 4,(2-1)  7% 85% 3-1 BOS L. Rivera A. Hawkins Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Esasky Scores; Heep to 3B
b1 1 -23 6,(3-2)  0% 86% 4-1 BOS K. Romine A. Hawkins Walk
b1 1 123 R 6,(3-2)  4% 90% 4-1 BOS R. Cerone A. Hawkins Walk; Heep Scores; Rivera to 3B; Romine to 2B
Jimmy Jones replaces Andy Hawkins pitching
b1 1 123 R 3,(1-1)  3% 93% 5-1 BOS W. Boggs J. Jones Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Rivera Scores; Romine to 3B; Cerone to 2B
b1 1 123 R 4,(2-1)  2% 95% 6-1 BOS J. Reed J. Jones Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Romine Scores; Cerone to 3B; Boggs to 2B
b1 1 123 R 4,(3-0)  2% 97% 7-1 BOS D. Evans J. Jones Walk; Cerone Scores; Boggs to 3B; Reed to 2B
b1 1 123 OO 6,(3-2)  -2% 95% 8-1 BOS M. Greenwell J. Jones Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
8 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-8, Red Sox' Eric Hetzel facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  -1% 94% 1-8 NYY M. Hall E. Hetzel Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  -4% 90% 1-8 NYY J. Barfield E. Hetzel Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Hall to 3B
t2 0 -23 5,(3-1)  -2% 88% 1-8 NYY R. Velarde E. Hetzel Walk
t2 0 123 R 5,(1-2)  -5% 83% 1-8 NYY M. Blowers E. Hetzel Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Hall Scores; Barfield to 3B; Velarde to 2B
t2 0 123 O 2,(0-1)  4% 88% 2-8 NYY B. Dorsett E. Hetzel Lineout: SS
t2 1 123 RO 3,(1-1)  2% 89% 2-8 NYY S. Sax E. Hetzel Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (RF Line); Barfield Scores; Velarde to 3B
t2 2 1-3 O 2,(1-0)  3% 92% 3-8 NYY L. Polonia E. Hetzel Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 8.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-3, Yankees' Jimmy Jones facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 91% 8-3 BOS N. Esasky J. Jones Strikeout Looking
b2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  1% 92% 8-3 BOS D. Heep J. Jones Walk
b2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  1% 93% 8-3 BOS L. Rivera J. Jones Reached on E6 (catch) (Ground Ball to P); Heep to 2B; Rivera to 1B
b2 1 12- OO 1,(0-0)  -2% 91% 8-3 BOS K. Romine J. Jones Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-8, Red Sox' Eric Hetzel facing 3-4-5
t3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  -2% 88% 3-8 NYY D. Mattingly E. Hetzel Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t3 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  2% 90% 3-8 NYY S. Balboni E. Hetzel Lineout: LF
t3 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  2% 92% 3-8 NYY M. Hall E. Hetzel Flyball: RF
t3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  -0% 92% 3-8 NYY J. Barfield E. Hetzel Passed Ball; Mattingly to 2B
t3 2 -2- R 2,(1-0)  -5% 87% 3-8 NYY J. Barfield E. Hetzel Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Mattingly Scores
t3 2 --3 O 3,(1-1)  2% 89% 4-8 NYY R. Velarde E. Hetzel Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 8.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-4, Yankees' Jimmy Jones facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 89% 8-4 BOS R. Cerone J. Jones Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  1% 89% 8-4 BOS W. Boggs J. Jones Walk
b3 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  1% 91% 8-4 BOS J. Reed J. Jones Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Boggs to 2B
b3 1 12- O 5,(1-2)  -1% 90% 8-4 BOS D. Evans J. Jones Groundout: 1B unassisted; Boggs to 3B; Reed to 2B
b3 2 -23 O 2,(1-0)  -2% 88% 8-4 BOS M. Greenwell J. Jones Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-8, Red Sox' Eric Hetzel facing 8-9-1
t4 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 89% 4-8 NYY M. Blowers E. Hetzel Strikeout Swinging
t4 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 90% 4-8 NYY B. Dorsett E. Hetzel Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  1% 91% 4-8 NYY S. Sax E. Hetzel Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 8.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-4, Yankees' Jimmy Jones facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 90% 8-4 BOS N. Esasky J. Jones Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  -0% 90% 8-4 BOS D. Heep J. Jones Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 2 --- 9,(3-2)  0% 90% 8-4 BOS L. Rivera J. Jones Walk
b4 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -1% 90% 8-4 BOS K. Romine J. Jones Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-8, Red Sox' Eric Hetzel facing 2-3-4
t5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  -3% 87% 4-8 NYY L. Polonia E. Hetzel Walk
t5 0 1-- O 5,(2-2)  3% 89% 4-8 NYY D. Mattingly E. Hetzel Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t5 1 1-- O 2,(1-0)  2% 92% 4-8 NYY S. Balboni E. Hetzel Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t5 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  1% 93% 4-8 NYY M. Hall E. Hetzel Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-4, Yankees' Jimmy Jones facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 93% 8-4 BOS R. Cerone J. Jones Lineout: SS
b5 1 --- O 3,(2-0)  -0% 92% 8-4 BOS W. Boggs J. Jones Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
b5 2 --- O 5,(3-1)  -0% 92% 8-4 BOS J. Reed J. Jones Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-8, Red Sox' Eric Hetzel facing 6-7-8
t6 0 --- O 3,(2-0)  2% 93% 4-8 NYY J. Barfield E. Hetzel Popfly: P (Front of Home)
t6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  -2% 92% 4-8 NYY R. Velarde E. Hetzel Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t6 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  -3% 89% 4-8 NYY M. Blowers E. Hetzel Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Velarde to 2B
Dennis Lamp replaces Eric Hetzel pitching
t6 1 12- R 4,(2-1)  -7% 82% 4-8 NYY B. Dorsett D. Lamp Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Velarde Scores; Blowers to 2B
t6 1 12- O 7,(2-2)  5% 86% 5-8 NYY S. Sax D. Lamp Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Blowers to 3B
t6 2 1-3 O 1,(0-0)  5% 91% 5-8 NYY L. Polonia D. Lamp Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-5, Yankees' Lee Guetterman facing 3-4-5
Lee Guetterman replaces Jimmy Jones pitching
b6 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 90% 8-5 BOS D. Evans L. Guetterman Strikeout Swinging
b6 1 --- R 2,(1-0)  4% 95% 8-5 BOS M. Greenwell L. Guetterman Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b6 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -0% 94% 9-5 BOS N. Esasky L. Guetterman Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
Carlos Quintana pinch hits for Danny Heep (RF) batting 6th
b6 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 94% 9-5 BOS C. Quintana L. Guetterman Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-9, Red Sox' Dennis Lamp facing 3-4-5
Carlos Quintana moves from PH to RF
t7 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 96% 5-9 NYY D. Mattingly D. Lamp Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 97% 5-9 NYY S. Balboni D. Lamp Strikeout Swinging
t7 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  0% 97% 5-9 NYY M. Hall D. Lamp Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-5, Yankees' Lee Guetterman facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -0% 97% 9-5 BOS L. Rivera L. Guetterman Flyball: LF
b7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  0% 97% 9-5 BOS K. Romine L. Guetterman Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b7 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  -0% 97% 9-5 BOS R. Cerone L. Guetterman Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b7 2 1-- O 6,(2-2)  -0% 96% 9-5 BOS W. Boggs L. Guetterman Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-9, Red Sox' Dennis Lamp facing 6-7-8
t8 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  1% 98% 5-9 NYY J. Barfield D. Lamp Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 98% 5-9 NYY R. Velarde D. Lamp Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  0% 99% 5-9 NYY M. Blowers D. Lamp Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-5, Yankees' Lee Guetterman facing 2-3-4
b8 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -0% 99% 9-5 BOS J. Reed L. Guetterman Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b8 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 99% 9-5 BOS D. Evans L. Guetterman Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b8 2 --- O 7,(3-2)  0% 99% 9-5 BOS M. Greenwell L. Guetterman Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-9, Red Sox' Lee Smith facing 9-1-2
Lee Smith replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
t9 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 100% 5-9 NYY B. Dorsett L. Smith Strikeout Swinging
t9 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  0% 100% 5-9 NYY S. Sax L. Smith Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2 --- O 4,(0-2)  0% 100% 5-9 NYY L. Polonia L. Smith Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Red Sox 9.

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  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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