September 20, 1991 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,535

Friday, September 20, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:29

Yankees

62-84

Lost 1

5th, 19 GB

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

W: R Clemens (17-8), L: S Sanderson (15-10)

Red Sox

80-67

Won 3

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .743   14    1   2   
B Williams CF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .220  .665   26    2   0   
D Mattingly 1B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .290  .734   12    8   1   
M Hall RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .796    8    5   0   
R Kelly LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .711   15    2   0   
M Nokes C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .813    5    3   1   
R Velarde 3B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .254  .682   11    1   2   
K Maas DH                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .210  .694   14    0   0   
A Espinoza SS                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .259  .638   10    1   5   SB

S Sanderson P                                                            1   0
  R Monteleone P                                                         0   0
  L Guetterman P                                                         0   0
Totals                       30   0   3   0    2   7              115   24  11

BATTING

TB: A Espinoza 2; K Maas.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Sax-A Espinoza-D Mattingly.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Espinoza (4, 2nd base off R Clemens/T Pena).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reed 2B                     4   1   3   2    0   0  .283  .737   18    2   2   HR,2B
S Lyons CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .646   10    3   0   
P Plantier LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .360 1.029   19    3   0   2B,GDP
J Clark DH                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .801   16    0   0   
M Vaughn 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .747   15    6   1   
  C Quintana 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .807         1   0   
T Brunansky RF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .686   12    3   0   
S Cooper 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .715   11    0   1   2B
T Pena C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .619   13    7   0   
L Rivera SS                   2   1   1   0    1   0  .253  .699   17    1   2   CS

R Clemens P                                                              1   2
Totals                       29   2   7   2    1   3              131   27   8

BATTING

2B: P Plantier (5, off S Sanderson); S Cooper (1, off S Sanderson); J Reed (40, off S Sanderson).

HR: J Reed (5, off S Sanderson; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

TB: J Reed 7; S Cooper 2; P Plantier 2; S Lyons; L Rivera.

GIDP: P Plantier (3).

RBI: J Reed 2 (50).

2-out RBI: J Reed.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Rivera (4, 2nd base by R Monteleone/M Nokes).

PITCHING

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
S Sanderson, L (15-10)         7     6   2   2    0   2   1   3.88   26  113-75   49· 6·20   10·10· 4· 0     59    -     0.70   0.08
R Monteleone                   0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.63    2    9-4     2· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.29   0.01
L Guetterman                   0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.70    2    7-4     1· 3· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.21   0.00
Totals                         8     7   2   2    1   3   1          30  129-83   52·10·21   10·11· 5· 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, W (17-8)            9     3   0   0    2   7   0   2.43   32  110-69   39·13·17    8·10· 5· 0     86    -     1.09   0.60
Totals                         9     3   0   0    2   7   0          32  110-69   39·13·17    8·10· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 34,535.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 7mph out to Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. S Sax                2B    1. J Reed               2B 
2. B Williams           CF    2. S Lyons              CF 
3. D Mattingly          1B    3. P Plantier           LF 
4. M Hall               RF    4. J Clark              DH 
5. R Kelly              LF    5. M Vaughn             1B 
6. M Nokes              C     6. T Brunansky          RF 
7. R Velarde            3B    7. S Cooper             3B 
8. K Maas               DH    8. T Pena               C  
9. A Espinoza           SS    9. L Rivera             SS 

   S Sanderson          P        R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-0  1--  4   13%  65% J Reed          S Sanderson     Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Rivera Scores
   b 6   1  0-1  ---  5   11%  83% J Reed          S Sanderson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Reed Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  123  1    8%  56% D Mattingly     R Clemens       Flyball: CF
   t 3   1  0-0  1-3  4    7%  50% S Sax           R Clemens       Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   t 3   1  0-0  1--  1   -7%  43% A Espinoza      R Clemens       Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Maas to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  S Sax           Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   54%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  D Mattingly     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanderson facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  J Reed          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   55%  S Lyons         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   OO     1--  2   50%  P Plantier      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   52%  M Hall          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   54%  R Kelly         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  M Nokes         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  J Clark         Flyball: CF (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   51%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  T Brunansky     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   53%  R Velarde       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   50%  K Maas          Single to SS (Line Drive)
          1--  1   43%  A Espinoza      Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Maas to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  S Sax           Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
          1-3      49%  B Williams      Espinoza Steals 2B
          -23  6   47%  " "             Walk
   O      123  1   56%  D Mattingly     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanderson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  S Cooper        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   51%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   53%  L Rivera        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
   R      1--  4   65%  J Reed          Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Rivera Scores
   O      -2-  2   62%  S Lyons         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   65%  M Hall          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   67%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   69%  M Nokes         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Sanderson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   66%  P Plantier      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   65%  J Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   64%  M Vaughn        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   67%  R Velarde       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   69%  K Maas          Lineout: LF
          ---  6   67%  A Espinoza      Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      1--  3   71%  S Sax           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Sanderson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   69%  T Brunansky     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   67%  S Cooper        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   66%  T Pena          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   70%  B Williams      Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   72%  D Mattingly     Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   74%  M Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Sanderson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  8   72%  L Rivera        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   R      ---  5   83%  J Reed          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Reed Scores
   O      ---  4   82%  S Lyons         Flyball: CF
          ---  8   83%  P Plantier      Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  7   81%  J Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   85%  R Kelly         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   87%  M Nokes         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   85%  R Velarde       Walk
   O      1--  6   89%  K Maas          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Scott Sanderson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   87%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   87%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   88%  S Cooper        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  7   86%  T Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
                  Carlos Quintana replaces Mo Vaughn playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---  3   90%  A Espinoza      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   92%  S Sax           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   94%  B Williams      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rich Monteleone facing 9-1-2
                  Rich Monteleone replaces Scott Sanderson pitching
          ---  5   95%  L Rivera        Walk
   O      1--      93%  J Reed          Rivera Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   93%  " "             Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  Lee Guetterman replaces Rich Monteleone pitching
          ---  2   93%  S Lyons         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   92%  P Plantier      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   96%  D Mattingly     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  M Hall          Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  4  100%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BOS199109200

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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