September 3, 1988 Boston Red Sox at California Angels Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 33,376

Saturday, September 3, 1988, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:46

Red Sox

74-61

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: M Witt (12-12), L: D Lamp (6-4)

Angels

70-66

Won 2

4th, 15 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .358  .940   18    0   2   
M Barrett 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .661   18    2   5   
E Burks CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .302  .864   14    3   0   
M Greenwell LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .338  .979   12    1   0   
T Benzinger RF-1B             3   0   1   0    1   0  .266  .764   17    3   0   IW
J Rice DH                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .269  .734   20    0   0   SB
L Parrish 1B                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .216  .626    3    9   0   HR
  D Evans RF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .833    4    1   0   
J Reed SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .751   14    2   2   
R Gedman C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .624   13    3   1   

M Boddicker P                                                            0   2
  D Lamp P                                                               0   0
  M Rochford P                                                           0   0
  L Smith P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   1   8   1    2   6              133   24  12

BATTING

HR: L Parrish (11, off M Witt; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: T Benzinger (3, by M Witt).

TB: L Parrish 5; M Barrett; J Rice; T Benzinger; W Boggs; M Greenwell; E Burks.

RBI: L Parrish (41).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Barrett-J Reed-L Parrish 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Rice (1, 3rd base off M Witt/B Boone).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M McLemore 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .669   10    4   4   SB
J Ray DH                      3   0   1   0    1   1  .294  .752   25    0   0   
W Joyner 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .299  .810   12   10   0   GDP
C Davis RF-CF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .276  .783   13    1   0   SB
J Howell 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .760   14    1   0   CS
T Armas CF                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .274  .762   10    1   0   
  G Hendrick RF               2   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .573    6    2   0   
M Brown LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .400  .900   24    3   1   
B Boone C                     2   0   2   1    0   0  .297  .751    8    5   0   
  B Downing PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .796    2    0   0   
  D Miller C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .568         0   1   
D Schofield SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .640    6    0   5   GDP

M Witt P                                                                 0   1
Totals                       28   2   7   2    3   3              130   27  12

BATTING

TB: B Boone 2; W Joyner; C Davis; G Hendrick; M McLemore; J Ray.

GIDP: W Joyner (13); D Schofield (4).

RBI: B Boone (37); W Joyner (77).

2-out RBI: W Joyner; B Boone.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Davis (6, 2nd base off M Boddicker/R Gedman); M McLemore (10, 2nd base off D Lamp/R Gedman).

CS: J Howell (6, 2nd base by M Boddicker/R Gedman).

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
M Boddicker                    7     5   1   1    2   2   0   3.66   25  102-59   39· 6·14   11· 6· 4· 0     63    -     1.02   0.24
D Lamp, L (6-4)                0.2   1   1   1    1   0   0   3.25    4   11-6     4· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.79   0.02
M Rochford                     0     1   0   0    0   0   0  undef    1    4-3     1· 0· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    3.46  -0.29
L Smith                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.12    1    4-3     2· 1· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.20   0.03
Totals                         8     7   2   2    3   3   0          31  121-71   46· 8·17   13· 7· 5· 0          4-1

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Witt, W (12-12)              9     8   1   1    2   6   1   4.03   36  132-82   48·10·24   13· 7· 7· 1     71    -     1.41   0.50
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2   6   1          36  132-82   48·10·24   13· 7· 7· 1           -

M Rochford faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Witt (7; T Benzinger).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 33,376.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 92° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   M Boddicker          P        M Witt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  1-1  12-  4   29%  87% W Joyner        M Rochford      Single to RF (Line Drive); McLemore Scores; Ray to 3B
   t 7   0  1-0  ---  1  -20%  50% L Parrish       M Witt          Home Run
   b 2   2  0-0  12-  5   12%  66% B Boone         M Boddicker     Single to LF (Line Drive); Davis Scores; Armas to 3B
   t 8   2  1-1  12-  4    9%  60% J Rice          M Witt          Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   t 9   0  2-1  ---  4    7%  91% D Evans         M Witt          Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Witt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   46%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      1--  7   50%  M Barrett       Lineout: RF
   O      1--  3   52%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
          1--  7   50%  M Greenwell     Single to LF (Line Drive); Boggs to 3B
   O      1-3  7   55%  T Benzinger     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Boddicker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   52%  M McLemore      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   55%  J Ray           Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  3   50%  W Joyner        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Witt facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   46%  J Rice          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   40%  L Parrish       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Rice to 2B
          12-      37%  J Reed          Rice Steals 3B
   O      1-3  5   43%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   O      1-3  3   50%  R Gedman        Flyball: LF
   O      1-3  3   55%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Boddicker facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   59%  C Davis         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   55%  J Howell        Flyball: CF
          1--      57%  T Armas         Davis Steals 2B
          -2-  9   59%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   54%  M Brown         Flyball: RF
   R      12-  5   66%  B Boone         Single to LF (Line Drive); Davis Scores; Armas to 3B
   O      1-3  2   62%  D Schofield     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Witt facing 2-3-4
                  Chili Davis moves to CF; George Hendrick replaces Tony Armas playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---  4   64%  M Barrett       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Barrett out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  4   66%  E Burks         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   67%  M Greenwell     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Boddicker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   65%  M McLemore      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   64%  J Ray           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   63%  W Joyner        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Witt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   66%  T Benzinger     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  6   68%  J Rice          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   69%  L Parrish       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Boddicker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   67%  C Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   69%  J Howell        Walk
   O      1--  5   67%  G Hendrick      Lineout: CF
   O      1--  5   65%  M Brown         Howell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Witt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   68%  J Reed          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   70%  R Gedman        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   68%  W Boggs         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      1--  4   71%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Boddicker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  9   69%  M Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   72%  B Boone         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   67%  D Schofield     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Witt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   71%  E Burks         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   73%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   71%  T Benzinger     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   75%  J Rice          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Boddicker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   73%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   71%  J Ray           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   70%  W Joyner        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Angels 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Witt facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  1   50%  L Parrish       Home Run
   O      ---  3   54%  J Reed          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   57%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   59%  W Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Boddicker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   55%  C Davis         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   52%  J Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   54%  G Hendrick      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   50%  M Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 1.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Witt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   55%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
          ---  1   50%  E Burks         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   53%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B; Burks to 2B
          -2-  4   51%  T Benzinger     Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   60%  J Rice          Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Dennis Lamp facing 8-9-1
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Mike Boddicker pitching; Todd Benzinger moves to 1B; Dwight Evans replaces Larry Parrish playing RF batting 7th; Brian Downing pinch hits for Bob Boone batting 8th
   O      ---  2   56%  B Downing       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   52%  D Schofield     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   55%  M McLemore      Single to 1B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 1B)
          1--      58%  J Ray           McLemore Steals 2B
          -2-  6   59%  " "             Walk
                  Mike Rochford replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
   R      12-  4   87%  W Joyner        Single to RF (Line Drive); McLemore Scores; Ray to 3B
                  Lee Smith replaces Mike Rochford pitching
   O      1-3  4   84%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Witt facing 7-8-9
                  Darrell Miller replaces Brian Downing playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  4   91%  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   97%  J Reed          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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