June 23, 1991 Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 4
@BOS 2 CHW 6
TEX 5
(10) DET 4
CAL 3
(10) BAL 11
@KCR 8
(10) BAL 9
@KCR 8
(12) MIL 5
SEA 2 NYY 11
MIN 2 TOR 3
CLE 1 ATL 4
NYM 3 CIN 8
MON 4 LAD 2
PIT 0 HOU 6
@PHI 4 SFG 2
CHC 1 SDP 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,147

Sunday, June 23, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:47

Athletics

39-30

Won 1

2nd, 3 GB

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

W: B Welch (7-4), L: D Darwin (3-4), S: D Eckersley (20)

Red Sox

36-31

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .221  .585   21    4   0   2B
D Henderson CF                5   2   2   1    0   0  .325  .983   20    2   0   HR,2B
J Canseco RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .868   10    5   0   
H Baines DH                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .343  .962   18    0   0   IW
T Steinbach C                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .295  .770    9    5   0   HR
M McGwire 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .215  .819   19    5   0   
V Law 3B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .627   19    1   1   
M Gallego SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .628   13    3   3   CS
L Blankenship 2B              4   1   1   1    0   1  .236  .670   14    2   2   HR

B Welch P                                                                0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36   4  10   4    2   3              143   27   6

BATTING

2B: W Wilson (9, off D Darwin); D Henderson (17, off D Darwin).

HR: L Blankenship (3, off D Darwin; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); D Henderson (16, off D Darwin; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); T Steinbach (5, off D Darwin; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

IBB: H Baines (8, by D Darwin).

TB: D Henderson 6; T Steinbach 5; L Blankenship 4; W Wilson 3; J Canseco; H Baines; M Gallego.

RBI: T Steinbach 2 (31); L Blankenship (14); D Henderson (47).

2-out RBI: L Blankenship.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Gallego-L Blankenship-M McGwire; L Blankenship-M Gallego-M McGwire.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Gallego (6, 2nd base by J Hesketh/T Pena).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Burks CF                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .252  .743   16    1   0   HR
J Reed 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .243  .630   15    0   3   
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .317  .868   21    1   2   2B,GDP
J Clark DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .732   21    0   0   
M Greenwell LF                3   0   1   0    1   0  .327  .817   15    3   0   
T Brunansky RF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .205  .695   10    5   0   2B
C Quintana 1B                 2   0   1   0    1   1  .301  .787   17    8   3   
  P Plantier PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .513    6    0   0   
T Pena C                      3   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .684    9    4   0   3B,GDP
L Rivera SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .794    5    2   0   
  S Lyons PH-SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .751    1    1   1   

D Darwin P                                                               2   0
  J Hesketh P                                                            0   1
Totals                       31   2   6   2    3   5              136   27  10

BATTING

2B: W Boggs (20, off B Welch); T Brunansky (12, off D Eckersley).

3B: T Pena (2, off B Welch).

HR: E Burks (8, off B Welch; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

TB: E Burks 4; T Pena 3; T Brunansky 2; W Boggs 2; M Greenwell; C Quintana.

GIDP: T Pena (10); W Boggs (9).

RBI: E Burks 2 (23).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Welch, W (7-4)               7.1   5   2   2    3   4   1   3.17   28  113-67   35· 4·28    4·11· 6· 0     61    -     1.27   0.35
D Eckersley, S (20)            1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.27    6   23-16    7· 1· 8    0· 4· 1· 0          0-0    1.27   0.14
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   5   1          34  136-83   42· 5·36    4·15· 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
D Darwin, L (3-4)              7.1   8   4   4    1   3   3   4.53   31  113-74   54· 7·13    8·13· 6· 0     48    -     0.75  -0.03
J Hesketh                      1.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   3.93    7   30-17   13· 3· 1    3· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.30   0.03
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2   3   3          38  143-91   67·10·14   11·15· 7· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Darwin (1; H Baines).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 34,147.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 11mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Boston Red Sox                       
1. W Wilson             LF    1. E Burks              CF 
2. D Henderson          CF    2. J Reed               2B 
3. J Canseco            RF    3. W Boggs              3B 
4. H Baines             DH    4. J Clark              DH 
5. T Steinbach          C     5. M Greenwell          LF 
6. M McGwire            1B    6. T Brunansky          RF 
7. V Law                3B    7. C Quintana           1B 
8. M Gallego            SS    8. T Pena               C  
9. L Blankenship        2B    9. L Rivera             SS 

   B Welch              P        D Darwin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  2-0  12-  2   12%  78% T Pena          B Welch         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 2   1  0-0  ---  2   10%  58% T Steinbach     D Darwin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Steinbach Scores
   b 4   0  2-0  1--  2   10%  74% W Boggs         B Welch         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   t 7   2  0-2  ---  2    9%  87% L Blankenship   D Darwin        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Blankenship Scores
   b 7   0  3-0  ---  2   -7%  80% W Boggs         B Welch         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  W Wilson        Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  4   46%  D Henderson     Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   45%  J Canseco       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  E Burks         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  J Reed          Flyball: LF
   O      --- 11   50%  W Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Darwin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   48%  H Baines        Lineout: 1B
   R      ---  2   58%  T Steinbach     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Steinbach Scores
   O      ---  5   57%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   56%  V Law           Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Welch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   58%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   60%  M Greenwell     Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   61%  T Brunansky     Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Darwin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   59%  M Gallego       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   57%  L Blankenship   Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   56%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Welch facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   52%  C Quintana      Walk
   O      1--  6   56%  T Pena          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  3   59%  L Rivera        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   62%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Darwin facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   68%  D Henderson     Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   67%  J Canseco       Flyball: CF; Henderson to 3B
          --3  5   69%  H Baines        Intentional Walk
   R      1-3  1   76%  T Steinbach     Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Henderson Scores; Baines to 2B
   O      12-  5   72%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   69%  V Law           Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Welch facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   64%  J Reed          Walk
   OO     1--  2   74%  W Boggs         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   75%  J Clark         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Danny Darwin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   73%  M Gallego       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   72%  L Blankenship   Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   74%  W Wilson        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  4   71%  D Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Welch facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   66%  M Greenwell     Single (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   70%  T Brunansky     Flyball: RF
          1--  4   65%  C Quintana      Single to LF (Line Drive); Greenwell to 2B
   OO     12-  2   78%  T Pena          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Danny Darwin facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   80%  J Canseco       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS)
   O      1--  3   79%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Canseco to 2B
   O      -2-  5   76%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   74%  M McGwire       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Welch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   77%  L Rivera        Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   80%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   81%  J Reed          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Danny Darwin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   80%  V Law           Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   78%  M Gallego       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   R      ---  2   87%  L Blankenship   Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Blankenship Scores
   O      ---  1   87%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Welch facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   80%  W Boggs         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   85%  J Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   81%  M Greenwell     Walk
   O      12-  2   88%  T Brunansky     Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      12-  7   93%  C Quintana      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Danny Darwin facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  6   96%  D Henderson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Henderson Scores
   O      ---  2   96%  J Canseco       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  6   96%  H Baines        Single (Line Drive)
                  Joe Hesketh replaces Danny Darwin pitching
   O      1--  1   96%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Baines to 2B
          -2-  5   96%  M McGwire       Walk
   O      12-  6   95%  V Law           Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Welch facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   91%  T Pena          Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
                  Steve Lyons pinch hits for Luis Rivera batting 9th
   O      --3  1   94%  S Lyons         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   RR     --3  3   88%  E Burks         Home Run (Line Drive); Pena Scores; Burks Scores
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Bob Welch pitching
   O      ---  2   91%  J Reed          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   92%  W Boggs         Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Joe Hesketh facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Lyons moves to SS
          ---  2   93%  M Gallego       Single to 1B (Line Drive)
   O      1--      91%  L Blankenship   Gallego Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  4   91%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  7   91%  W Wilson        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  5   90%  D Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   95%  J Clark         Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   98%  M Greenwell     Flyball: CF
          ---  2   95%  T Brunansky     Double (Fly Ball)
                  Phil Plantier pinch hits for Carlos Quintana batting 7th
   O      -2-  6  100%  P Plantier      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation