October 9, 1999 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 3 at Fenway Park Box Score and Play by Play

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1999 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 3
1999 postseason: WS: NYY-ATL / ALCS: NYY-BOS / NLCS: ATL-NYM / Div. Series: BOS-CLE / NYY-TEX / ATL-HOU / NYM-ARI

Game 1
CLE  3
BOS  2
Game 2
CLE 11
BOS  1
Game 3
BOS  9
CLE  3
Game 4
BOS 23
CLE  7
Game 5
BOS 12
@CLE  8

Fenway Park, Attendance: 33,539

Saturday, October 9, 1999, 4:17PM
Time of Game: 3:08

Indians

Mike Hargrove

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   1  0  1   1  0  0    3  9  1
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  2  1   6  0  X    9 11  2

W: D Lowe (1-1), L: J Wright (0-1)

Red Sox

Jimy Williams

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .091  .377   19    4   0   SB
O Vizquel SS                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .308  .819   21    1   2   
R Alomar 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .500 1.250   22    3   3   2B
M Ramirez RF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143   18    5   0   
J Thome 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   2  .300 1.317   14    7   0   
H Baines DH                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .455 1.227    9    0   0   
D Justice LF                  1   0   0   1    2   0  .000  .182   17    1   1   SF,IW
T Fryman 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .750   11    0   2   GDP
S Alomar C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .091  .182   11    3   0   

D Burba P                                                                0   1
  J Wright P                                                             0   1
  R Rincon P                                                             0   0
  S Depaula P                                                            0   0
  S Reed P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   3   9   2    4   8              142   24  10

BATTING

2B: R Alomar (3, off R Martinez).

SF: D Justice (1, off R Martinez).

IBB: D Justice (1, by R Martinez).

TB: H Baines 2; O Vizquel 2; R Alomar 2; J Thome; S Alomar; T Fryman; K Lofton.

GIDP: T Fryman (1).

RBI: H Baines (4); D Justice (1).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Burba-R Alomar-J Thome.

E: K Lofton (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Lofton (1, 3rd base off D Lowe/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Offerman 2B                 3   1   1   0    2   0  .333  .982   25    2   1   2B
J Valentin 3B                 5   2   2   3    0   0  .154  .616   21    2   4   HR,2B
B Huskey DH                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    5    0   0   
  B Daubach PH                2   1   1   3    0   1  .200 1.000   11    0   0   HR
M Stanley 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .500 1.145   17    9   2   GDP
T O'Leary LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .364   14    1   0   
L Merloni SS                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .500 1.100   11    3   1   
J Varitek C                   3   2   1   0    0   0  .091  .349   12    8   0   2B,HBP
D Lewis CF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .286  .572   17    1   0   
T Nixon RF                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .125  .450   12    1   0   SF

R Martinez P                                                             0   1
  D Lowe P                                                               0   1
  R Beck P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   9  11   9    4   2              145   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Varitek (1, off J Wright); J Offerman (1, off S Reed); J Valentin (1, off R Rincon).

HR: J Valentin (1, off J Wright; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); B Daubach (1, off R Rincon; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).

SF: T Nixon (1, off J Wright).

HBP: J Varitek (1, by J Wright).

TB: J Valentin 6; B Daubach 4; D Lewis 2; J Offerman 2; L Merloni 2; J Varitek 2; B Huskey; T O'Leary.

GIDP: M Stanley (2).

RBI: J Valentin 3 (3); B Daubach 3 (3); L Merloni (1); T Nixon (1); D Lewis (1).

2-out RBI: B Daubach 3; J Valentin 2; L Merloni.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Valentin-J Offerman-M Stanley.

E: L Merloni (1); J Valentin (2).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Burba                        4     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00   13   48-28   18· 1· 9    4· 7· 0· 1     59    -     1.02   0.24
J Wright, L (0-1)              2     4   5   5    1   1   1  22.50   12   44-25   16· 3· 6    3· 2· 0· 4          0-0    1.37  -0.41
R Rincon                       0.2   2   3   3    1   1   1  40.50    5   22-12    8· 4· 0    1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    2.79  -0.25
S Depaula                      0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0  27.00    4   16-10    6· 1· 3    0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.07  -0.01
S Reed                         1     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   15-12    7· 1· 4    0· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    11   9   9    4   2   2          38  145-87   55·10·22    8·11· 1·11          2-2

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 Martinez                     5.2   5   2   2    3   6   0   3.18   25  100-54   26· 9·19    7· 4· 0· 5     54    -     1.15   0.06
D Lowe, W (1-1)                2.1   2   1   0    1   1   0   1.42   10   25-17   10· 2· 5    5· 0· 1· 2          2-0    1.77   0.01
R Beck                         1     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   14-10    4· 4· 2    2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.14   0.00
Totals                         9     9   3   2    4   8   0          40  139-81   40·15·26   14· 5· 1· 8          2-0

J Wright faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Martinez (1; D Justice).

HBP: J Wright (1; J Varitek).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Durwood Merrill.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 33,539.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 18mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. K Lofton             CF    1. J Offerman           2B 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. J Valentin           3B 
3. R Alomar             2B    3. B Huskey             DH 
4. M Ramirez            RF    4. M Stanley            1B 
5. J Thome              1B    5. T O'Leary            LF 
6. H Baines             DH    6. L Merloni            SS 
7. D Justice            LF    7. J Varitek            C  
8. T Fryman             3B    8. D Lewis              CF 
9. S Alomar             C     9. T Nixon              RF 

   D Burba              P        R Martinez           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  3-3  123  7   25%  87% J Valentin      R Rincon        Double to LF; Varitek Scores; Lewis Scores; Offerman to 3B
   t 7   2  3-2  1-3  2  -15%  52% M Ramirez       D Lowe          Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Lofton Scores/No RBI/unER; Alomar to 2B
   b 6   0  2-2  ---  3   14%  73% J Valentin      J Wright        Home Run
   b 4   1  1-0  12-  6  -12%  38% M Stanley       D Burba         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
   b 5   1  1-0  1--  5   11%  56% J Varitek       J Wright        Double to LF; Merloni to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Martinez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  K Lofton        Popfly: 2B
          ---  6   50%  O Vizquel       Single to CF
   O      1--  3   53%  R Alomar        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   55%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Burba facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   50%  B Huskey        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  H Baines        Popfly: RF
          ---  6   53%  D Justice       Walk
          1--  3   51%  T Fryman        Single to LF; Justice to 2B
   O      12-  5   56%  S Alomar        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Burba facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  L Merloni       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   55%  O Vizquel       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   56%  R Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Burba facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  J Varitek       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   51%  D Lewis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   50%  T Nixon         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   50%  J Thome         Single to CF
          1--  1   43%  H Baines        Single to CF; Thome to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   42%  D Justice       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Thome Scores
   O      1--  4   45%  T Fryman        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Burba facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   50%  J Offerman      Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
          1--  2   50%  B Huskey        Single to RF; Offerman to 2B
   OO     12-  6   38%  M Stanley       Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ramon Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   41%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   43%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   44%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jaret Wright facing 5-6-7
                  Jaret Wright replaces Dave Burba pitching
   O      ---  2   41%  T O'Leary       Groundout: P-3B-1B
          ---  2   44%  L Merloni       Single to RF
          1--  5   56%  J Varitek       Double to LF; Merloni to 3B
   R      -23  7   65%  D Lewis         Single to CF; Merloni Scores; Varitek to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   66%  T Nixon         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Varitek Scores
   O      1--  1   64%  J Offerman      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Ramon Martinez facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   55%  R Alomar        Double to CF
   O      -2-  5   58%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Alomar to 3B
          --3  5   55%  J Thome         Walk
   RO     1-3  5   53%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Alomar Scores; Baines to 2B/Adv on E6
          -2-  4   52%  D Justice       Intentional Walk
                  Derek Lowe replaces Ramon Martinez pitching
   O      12-  2   58%  T Fryman        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Justice to 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Jaret Wright facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  3   73%  J Valentin      Home Run
                  Brian Daubach replaces Butch Huskey playing DH batting 3rd
   O      ---  8   70%  B Daubach       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   68%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   67%  T O'Leary       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Derek Lowe facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   71%  S Alomar        Lineout: 1B
          ---  4   67%  K Lofton        Single to LF
   O      1--  1   71%  O Vizquel       Groundout: P-1B; Lofton to 2B
          -2-      70%  R Alomar        Lofton Steals 3B
          --3  5   67%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  2   52%  M Ramirez       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Lofton Scores/No RBI/unER; Alomar to 2B
   O      12-  3   60%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Jaret Wright facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   65%  L Merloni       Walk
          1--  1   73%  J Varitek       Hit By Pitch; Merloni to 2B
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Jaret Wright pitching
   O      12-  2   65%  D Lewis         Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 3B; Varitek to 2B
   O      12-  5   58%  T Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
          12-  5   62%  J Offerman      Walk; Varitek to 3B; Lewis to 2B
   RR     123  7   87%  J Valentin      Double to LF; Varitek Scores; Lewis Scores; Offerman to 3B
   RRR    -23  3   98%  B Daubach       Home Run; Offerman Scores; Valentin Scores
                  Sean Depaula replaces Ricardo Rincon pitching
          ---  7   98%  M Stanley       Walk
          1--  4   98%  T O'Leary       Single to LF; Stanley to 2B
   R      12-  1   99%  L Merloni       Single to CF; Stanley Scores; O'Leary to 3B; Merloni to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -23  4   99%  J Varitek       Popfly: 2B
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-9, Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   98%  H Baines        Single to CF
   O      1--  3   99%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  2  100%  T Fryman        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-3, Steve Reed facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Reed replaces Sean Depaula pitching
          ---  3  100%  D Lewis         Single to RF
   O      1--  1  100%  T Nixon         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  7  100%  J Offerman      Double to LF; Lewis out at Hm/LF-C
   O      -2-  4  100%  J Valentin      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-9, Rod Beck facing 9-1-2
                  Rod Beck replaces Derek Lowe pitching
          ---  1   99%  S Alomar        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2  100%  K Lofton        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Alomar to 2B
          -2-  5   99%  O Vizquel       Single to LF; Alomar to 3B
          1-3      99%  R Alomar        Defensive Indifference; Vizquel to 2B
   O      -23  3  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3  100%  M Ramirez       Foul Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation