September 2, 1988 Boston Red Sox at California Angels Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 29,325

Friday, September 2, 1988, 7:36
Time of Game: 2:30

Red Sox

74-60

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: C Finley (9-12), L: B Hurst (16-5), S: B Harvey (14)

Angels

69-66

Won 1

4th, 15 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .358  .941   19    0   1   
M Barrett 2B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .282  .662   12    3   3   
D Evans RF                    1   0   0   0    3   0  .295  .835   24    5   0   
M Greenwell LF                4   0   1   1    0   0  .339  .983   12    1   0   
E Burks CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .303  .867   14    4   0   
L Parrish 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .211  .611   13    9   0   
J Rice DH                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .269  .735   11    0   0   HR,GDP
J Reed SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .762   10    0   3   
  T Benzinger PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .763    8    0   0   
R Cerone C                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .285  .730   12    2   0   
  R Gedman PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .634    5    0   0   

B Hurst P                                                                0   1
  B Stanley P                                                            0   0
  T Bolton P                                                             0   0
  D Lamp P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   2   9   2    4   1              140   24   8

BATTING

HR: J Rice (11, off C Finley; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J Rice 4; W Boggs 2; M Barrett 2; T Benzinger; M Greenwell; L Parrish; E Burks.

GIDP: J Rice (15).

RBI: J Rice (58); M Greenwell (104).

2-out RBI: J Rice; M Greenwell.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Reed-M Barrett-L Parrish.

E: J Reed (9); L Parrish (2); E Burks (9).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Schofield SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .249  .644   17    1   3   
B Downing DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .798   14    0   0   
J Ray 2B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .751    5    2   2   2B
  M McLemore PR-2B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .674         0   0   
C Davis RF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .276  .786   14    3   1   IW
T Armas CF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .274  .760   11    6   0   
G Hendrick 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .565    6    8   1   SH
  W Joyner 1B                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .299  .813    5    1   0   
M Brown LF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .571 1.285    8    4   0   
B Boone C                     2   0   1   2    1   0  .292  .743    8    1   1   SB,GDP
J Howell 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .762   13    0   4   

C Finley P                                                               1   0
  B Harvey P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   3   6   3    4   2              101   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Ray (34, off B Stanley).

SH: G Hendrick (1, off B Hurst).

IBB: C Davis (12, by B Stanley).

TB: M Brown 2; J Ray 2; B Boone; D Schofield; T Armas.

GIDP: B Boone (8).

RBI: B Boone 2 (36); T Armas (46).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Schofield-J Ray-W Joyner.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Boone (1, 2nd base off B Hurst/R Cerone).

PO: M Brown (1st base by B Hurst).

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
B Hurst, L (16-5)              6.2   5   3   1    2   2   0   3.88   27   75-49   31·10·10   11· 6· 6· 0     56    -     1.47  -0.17
B Stanley                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.28    5   18-9     7· 0· 2    0· 3· 1· 0          1-0    0.82   0.03
T Bolton                       0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.60    1    5-1     0· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.09  -0.01
D Lamp                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.15    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    1.72   0.04
Totals                         8     6   3   1    4   2   0          34   99-60   39·10·13   11·10· 7· 0          6-0

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Finley, W (9-12)             7     7   2   2    4   0   1   4.26   31  114-67   44· 7·16   10·13· 3· 1     51    -     1.07   0.11
B Harvey, S (14)               2     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.04    7   26-17   11· 3· 3    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    3.25   0.27
Totals                         9     9   2   2    4   1   1          38  140-84   55·10·19   12·16· 4· 1           -

T Bolton faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Stanley (5; C Davis).

PO: B Hurst (3; M Brown, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 29,325.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                California Angels                    
1. W Boggs              3B    1. D Schofield          SS 
2. M Barrett            2B    2. B Downing            DH 
3. D Evans              RF    3. J Ray                2B 
4. M Greenwell          LF    4. C Davis              RF 
5. E Burks              CF    5. T Armas              CF 
6. L Parrish            1B    6. G Hendrick           1B 
7. J Rice               DH    7. M Brown              LF 
8. J Reed               SS    8. B Boone              C  
9. R Cerone             C     9. J Howell             3B 

   B Hurst              P        C Finley             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  2-1  -23  2   27%  81% B Boone         B Hurst         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Armas Scores; Brown Scores/unER; Boone to 2B/Adv on E8
   t 4   2  1-1  ---  7  -14%  41% J Rice          C Finley        Home Run
   t 8   1  3-2  1--  1   12%  87% J Rice          B Harvey        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 9   0  3-2  ---  8  -12%  73% T Benzinger     B Harvey        Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   t 9   0  3-2  1--  5   11%  83% R Gedman        B Harvey        Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  W Boggs         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   50%  M Barrett       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   51%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B; Barrett to 2B
   RO     -2-  2   44%  M Greenwell     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Barrett Scores; Greenwell out at 2B/RF-C-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   42%  D Schofield     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   40%  B Downing       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   39%  J Ray           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chuck Finley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   41%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   43%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   43%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Bruce Hurst facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   50%  C Davis         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Davis to 2B
   R      -2-  3   59%  T Armas         Single to CF (Line Drive); Davis Scores/unER
   O      1--  3   55%  G Hendrick      Flyball: CF
          1--  3   59%  M Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Armas to 2B
   OO     12-  2   50%  B Boone         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Chuck Finley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   52%  J Reed          Flyball: CF
          ---  7   50%  R Cerone        Walk
   O      1--  5   53%  W Boggs         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  3   50%  M Barrett       Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Boggs to 3B
          1-3  5   47%  D Evans         Walk; Barrett to 2B
   O      123  3   55%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Bruce Hurst facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  J Howell        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   51%  D Schofield     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  B Downing       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Chuck Finley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  E Burks         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  2   55%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
   R      ---  7   41%  J Rice          Home Run
   O      ---  4   42%  J Reed          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, Bruce Hurst facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   39%  J Ray           Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   37%  C Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   35%  T Armas         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chuck Finley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   38%  R Cerone        Flyball: RF
          ---  1   35%  W Boggs         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   38%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF
          1--  4   36%  D Evans         Walk; Boggs to 2B
   O      12-  1   40%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, Bruce Hurst facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   37%  G Hendrick      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4   35%  M Brown         Lineout: CF
          ---  4   37%  B Boone         Walk
          1--      38%  J Howell        Boone Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   33%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chuck Finley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   35%  E Burks         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   33%  L Parrish       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  2   36%  J Rice          Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
   O      1--  2   38%  J Reed          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   45%  D Schofield     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   39%  B Downing       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   34%  J Ray           Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  2   30%  C Davis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chuck Finley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   32%  R Cerone        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
          ---  7   30%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   32%  M Barrett       Flyball: LF
          1--  9   30%  D Evans         Walk; Boggs to 2B
   O      12-  6   35%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, Bruce Hurst facing 5-6-7
          ---      43%  T Armas         Walk
   O      1--      39%  G Hendrick      Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Armas to 2B
          -2-      50%  M Brown         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Armas to 3B
          1-3      54%  B Boone         Brown Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Brown to 2B
   RR     -23  2   81%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Armas Scores; Brown Scores/unER; Boone to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-  2   79%  J Howell        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  Bob Stanley replaces Bruce Hurst pitching
   O      -2-  4   76%  D Schofield     Flyball: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Bryan Harvey facing 5-6-7
                  Bryan Harvey replaces Chuck Finley pitching
          ---  4   67%  E Burks         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Wally Joyner replaces George Hendrick playing 1B batting 6th
   O      1--  4   75%  L Parrish       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  1   87%  J Rice          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Stanley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   86%  B Downing       Flyball: RF
          ---  1   89%  J Ray           Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Mark McLemore pinch runs for Johnny Ray batting 3rd
          -2-  4   89%  C Davis         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   87%  T Armas         Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  Tom Bolton replaces Bob Stanley pitching
          12-  5   88%  W Joyner        Walk; McLemore to 3B; Davis to 2B
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Tom Bolton pitching
   O      123  1   84%  M Brown         Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Bryan Harvey facing 8-9-1
                  Mark McLemore moves to 2B; Todd Benzinger pinch hits for Jody Reed batting 8th
          ---  8   73%  T Benzinger     Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
                  Rich Gedman pinch hits for Rick Cerone batting 9th
   O      1--  5   83%  R Gedman        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   92%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1  100%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Angels 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CAL198809020

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation