August 24, 1981 Boston Red Sox at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 8
BOS 6 KCR 4
@DET 2 MIL 5
CHW 4 MIN 3
@NYY 2
(12) OAK 16
CLE 4 BAL 12
@SEA 8 TEX 3
@TOR 0 CHC 9
SDP 8
(11) CIN 2
NYM 0 PHI 7
ATL 5
(13) LAD 3
@PIT 0 STL 2
SFG 1
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 25,808

Monday, August 24, 1981, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:21

Red Sox

37-33

Lost 1

5th, 3½ GB

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

W: J Jefferson (2-4), L: F Tanana (3-6), S: D Aase (8)

Angels

37-36

Won 1

4th, 8 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Remy 2B                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .311  .709    0    2   6   
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .958    0    2   0   
J Rice LF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .764    0    2   0   
C Yastrzemski DH              3   1   1   0    1   1  .235  .665    0    0   0   
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   1   2    0   0  .319  .798    0    1   0   3B
D Stapleton 1B                4   1   1   1    0   1  .271  .699    0    8   0   HR
R Gedman C                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .290  .781    0    4   0   HR
  T Perez PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .234  .643    0    0   0   2B
G Hoffman SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .516    0    1   2   
  G Hancock PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .529    0    0   0   2B
R Miller CF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .730    0    4   0   
  J Rudi PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .641    0    0   0   

F Tanana P                                                               0   0
  B Stanley P                                                            0   0
  B Campbell P                                                           0   0
  S Crawford P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   6   9   6    1   4                    24   8

BATTING

2B: T Perez (5, off A Hassler); G Hancock (3, off D Aase).

3B: C Lansford (3, off S Renko).

HR: D Stapleton (5, off A Hassler; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); R Gedman (3, off S Renko; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: D Stapleton 4; R Gedman 4; C Lansford 3; T Perez 2; G Hancock 2; R Miller; C Yastrzemski; J Rice; J Remy.

RBI: C Lansford 2 (32); D Stapleton (22); R Gedman (11); G Hancock (3); J Rice (39).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

E: G Hoffman (13); C Lansford (9).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .321  .786    0   10   2   
R Burleson SS                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .754    0    1   3   
B Grich 2B                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .310  .962    0    2   2   HR
D Ford RF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .293  .839    0    2   0   
D Baylor DH                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .209  .676    0    0   0   
B Downing C                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .262  .761    0    4   0   2B
J Beniquez LF                 4   2   2   2    0   0  .183  .474    0    2   0   HR
B Clark CF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .256  .763    0    3   0   HR
B Hobson 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .274  .739    0    0   1   
  B Campaneris PR-3B          0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .462         0   0   

S Renko P                                                                1   0
  J Jefferson P                                                          1   0
  A Hassler P                                                            1   1
  D Aase P                                                               0   0
Totals                       36   8  11   8    2   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Downing (9, off F Tanana).

HR: B Grich (13, off B Campbell; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Beniquez (1, off F Tanana; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); B Clark (4, off B Stanley; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: B Grich 5; B Clark 5; J Beniquez 5; B Downing 2; D Ford; D Baylor; R Burleson; B Hobson.

RBI: B Clark 2 (18); J Beniquez 2 (7); B Downing 2 (30); D Baylor (38); B Grich (36).

2-out RBI: J Beniquez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 6.

PITCHING

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
F Tanana, L (3-6)              5.1   7   5   4    0   1   1   3.98   24     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 1· 7     37    -     1.07  -0.31
B Stanley                      0.2   2   2   2    1   2   1   3.86    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.79  -0.30
B Campbell                     1     1   1   1    1   1   1   3.60    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.13  -0.02
S Crawford                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.26    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         8    11   8   7    2   4   3          38     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1·10          1-1

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Renko                        4     5   4   4    1   1   1   3.61   18     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 1· 5     36    -     0.74  -0.25
J Jefferson, W (2-4)           2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.38   0.04
A Hassler, H (2)               2.1   3   2   2    0   2   1   3.08   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 3          0-0    0.48   0.04
D Aase, S (8)                  0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.61    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 1          1-1    1.52   0.04
Totals                         9     9   6   6    1   4   2          37     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 4· 9          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: S Crawford (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 25,808.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                California Angels                    
1. J Remy               2B    1. R Carew              1B 
2. D Evans              RF    2. R Burleson           SS 
3. J Rice               LF    3. B Grich              2B 
4. C Yastrzemski        DH    4. D Ford               RF 
5. C Lansford           3B    5. D Baylor             DH 
6. D Stapleton          1B    6. B Downing            C  
7. R Gedman             C     7. J Beniquez           LF 
8. G Hoffman            SS    8. B Clark              CF 
9. R Miller             CF    9. B Hobson             3B 

   F Tanana             P        S Renko              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  4-2  12-      30%  61% B Downing       F Tanana        Double to LF; Ford Scores; Baylor Scores
   b 6   1  4-4  -2-      20%  80% J Beniquez      B Stanley       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Downing Scores; Beniquez to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   t 1   1  0-1  1-3     -15%  19% C Lansford      S Renko         Triple to CF; Rice Scores; Yastrzemski Scores
   b 6   1  4-5  --3      11%  92% B Clark         B Stanley       Home Run; Beniquez Scores
   b 6   1  4-1  12-      11%  30% D Baylor        F Tanana        Single to LF; Grich Scores/unER; Ford to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  J Remy          Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B; Remy to 2B
   R      -2-      39%  J Rice          Single to CF; Remy Scores
          1--      33%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF; Rice to 3B
   RR     1-3      19%  C Lansford      Triple to CF; Rice Scores; Yastrzemski Scores
   O      --3      22%  D Stapleton     Strikeout
   O      --3      25%  R Gedman        Groundout: 1B-P
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      23%  R Carew         Lineout: 1B
          ---      25%  R Burleson      Single to CF
   O      1--      22%  B Grich         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      20%  D Ford          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Steve Renko facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      22%  G Hoffman       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      23%  R Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      23%  J Remy          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      21%  D Baylor        Strikeout
   O      ---      20%  B Downing       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      28%  J Beniquez      Home Run
   O      ---      27%  B Clark         Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Renko facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      29%  D Evans         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      30%  J Rice          Popfly: 2B
          ---      29%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   O      1--      31%  C Lansford      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      28%  B Hobson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      27%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      25%  R Burleson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Renko facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      27%  D Stapleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      18%  R Gedman        Home Run
   O      ---      19%  G Hoffman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      19%  R Miller        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Frank Tanana facing 3-4-5
          ---      23%  B Grich         Single to CF
   O      1--      20%  D Ford          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      17%  D Baylor        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      15%  B Downing       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
                  Jesse Jefferson replaces Steve Renko pitching
   O      ---      16%  J Remy          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      16%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      17%  J Rice          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Frank Tanana facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      15%  J Beniquez      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      17%  B Clark         Single to RF
   O      1--      14%  B Hobson        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      12%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jesse Jefferson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      13%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      14%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      14%  D Stapleton     Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      12%  R Burleson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      15%  B Grich         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      19%  D Ford          Single to LF; Grich to 2B
   R      12-      30%  D Baylor        Single to LF; Grich Scores/unER; Ford to 2B
   RR     12-      61%  B Downing       Double to LF; Ford Scores; Baylor Scores
                  Bob Stanley replaces Frank Tanana pitching
   R      -2-      80%  J Beniquez      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Downing Scores; Beniquez to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   RR     --3      92%  B Clark         Home Run; Beniquez Scores
   O      ---      91%  B Hobson        Strikeout
          ---      91%  R Carew         Walk
   O      1--      91%  R Burleson      Strikeout Looking
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 7.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Andy Hassler facing 7-8-9
                  Andy Hassler replaces Jesse Jefferson pitching
   O      ---      93%  R Gedman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      94%  G Hoffman       Lineout: P
          ---      93%  R Miller        Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  J Remy          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 7-4, Bill Campbell facing 3-4-5
                  Bill Campbell replaces Bob Stanley pitching
   R      ---      98%  B Grich         Home Run
   O      ---      97%  D Ford          Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  D Baylor        Popfly: 2B
          ---      97%  B Downing       Walk
   O      1--      97%  J Beniquez      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 8.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Andy Hassler facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 8-4, Steve Crawford facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Crawford replaces Bill Campbell pitching
   O      ---      99%  B Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  B Hobson        Single to CF
                  Bert Campaneris pinch runs for Butch Hobson batting 9th
          1--      99%  R Carew         Wild Pitch; Campaneris to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Campaneris to 3B
   O      --3      99%  R Burleson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Angels 8.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Andy Hassler facing 5-6-7
                  Bert Campaneris moves to 3B
   O      ---     100%  C Lansford      Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      99%  D Stapleton     Home Run
                  Tony Perez pinch hits for Rich Gedman batting 7th
          ---      96%  T Perez         Double to CF
                  Don Aase replaces Andy Hassler pitching; Garry Hancock pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman batting 8th
   R      -2-      91%  G Hancock       Double to LF; Perez Scores
                  Joe Rudi pinch hits for Rick Miller batting 9th
   O      -2-      97%  J Rudi          Lineout: SS
   O      -2-     100%  J Remy          Flyball: LF
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Angels 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CAL198108240

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation