September 9, 1989 Boston Red Sox at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 42,033

Saturday, September 9, 1989, 7:00
Time of Game: 3:00

Red Sox

70-72

Lost 4

4th, 8½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  0   2  0  2   0  0  0    5 10  1
Angels          0  0  0   0  2  3   0  3  X    8  9  0

W: W Fraser (4-6), L: R Murphy (4-7), S: B Harvey (21)

Angels

81-61

Won 2

3rd, 5 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    3   1   2   0    2   0  .336  .899   26    1   2   
M Barrett 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .645   22    0   2   SH,GDP
D Evans DH                    4   0   2   1    1   0  .278  .845   25    0   0   2B
M Greenwell LF                5   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .816   14    3   0   GDP
N Esasky 1B                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .266  .822   17    5   0   
  J Stone PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .167  .556         0   0   
  R Gedman C                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .212  .559    5    2   0   
C Quintana RF                 4   2   2   0    0   1  .184  .499   15    2   0   2B
J Reed SS                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .286  .772   20    1   0   3B
R Cerone C                    2   0   1   1    0   0  .258  .680    5    4   0   2B
  D Heep PH-1B                1   0   0   1    0   0  .306  .775    6    4   0   SF
K Romine CF                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .255  .620   16    2   0   

O Boyd P                                                                 0   1
  J Price P                                                              0   1
  G Harris P                                                             0   0
  R Murphy P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   5  10   5    5   5              171   24   6

BATTING

2B: C Quintana (2, off J Abbott); R Cerone (14, off J Abbott); D Evans (23, off J Abbott).

3B: J Reed (2, off J Abbott).

SF: D Heep (3, off B McClure).

SH: M Barrett (14, off J Abbott).

TB: J Reed 4; D Evans 3; C Quintana 3; W Boggs 2; R Cerone 2; K Romine.

GIDP: M Barrett (12); M Greenwell (15).

RBI: K Romine (18); D Evans (78); D Heep (40); R Cerone (40); J Reed (34).

2-out RBI: J Reed; K Romine; R Cerone.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Boggs-D Heep.

E: C Quintana (1).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Washington RF               4   1   1   1    0   1  .273  .756   17    2   0   2B,SB
D White CF                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .251  .676   11    2   0   4·SB
C Davis LF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .271  .785   19    3   0   IW
W Joyner 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .284  .760   20   13   1   
J Ray 2B                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .705   10    1   4   
  M McLemore 2B               1   0   1   2    0   0  .246  .582    6    0   1   
B Downing DH                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .777    9    0   0   
J Howell 3B                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .230  .741   11    0   3   HR
J Orton C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .565   11    5   0   
K Anderson SS                 2   1   1   0    0   0  .226  .541    7    1   4   
  M Venable PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .409  .922    2    0   0   
  G Hoffman SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .549         0   0   

J Abbott P                                                               0   1
  R Monteleone P                                                         0   0
  B McClure P                                                            0   0
  W Fraser P                                                             0   1
  B Harvey P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   8   9   6    1   5              123   27  15

BATTING

2B: C Washington (16, off J Price).

HR: J Howell (19, off O Boyd; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: C Davis (10, by R Murphy).

TB: J Howell 4; D White 2; C Washington 2; W Joyner; M Venable; B Downing; M McLemore; K Anderson.

RBI: M McLemore 2 (11); J Howell 2 (47); C Washington (37); D White (53).

2-out RBI: J Howell 2; M McLemore 2.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 3 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Anderson-J Ray-W Joyner; W Joyner-K Anderson-W Joyner.

BASERUNNING

SB: D White 4 (43, 2nd base off R Murphy/R Gedman, Home off J Price/R Gedman, 2nd base off J Price/R Gedman, 3rd base off J Price/R Gedman); C Washington (11, 3rd base off J Price/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
O Boyd                         5     2   2   2    0   4   1   4.85   17   55-39   22· 9· 8    5· 7· 1· 0     59    -     0.73   0.05
J Price, BS (2)                1     3   3   3    0   0   0   4.68    6   22-14   13· 1· 0    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.88  -0.35
G Harris                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.33    3   11-7     5· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.18   0.09
R Murphy, L (4-7)              1     4   3   2    1   1   0   3.11    7   25-14    9· 3· 2    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.38  -0.37
Totals                         8     9   8   7    1   5   1          33  113-74   49·13·12   12·12· 3· 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
J Abbott                       5     8   5   5    3   1   0   3.91   24  107-66   42· 4·20   16· 3· 1· 0     29    -     0.93  -0.26
R Monteleone                   0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.22    1    6-3     0· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.32   0.05
B McClure                      1.1   2   0   0    1   1   0   1.51    7   25-12    6· 2· 4    1· 3· 1· 0          2-2    1.41  -0.04
W Fraser, W (4-6)              1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.13    5   23-12    6· 1· 5    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.53   0.14
B Harvey, S (21)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.76    3   10-8     6· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         9    10   5   5    5   5   0          40  171-101  60·10·31   19· 9· 2· 0          5-2

J Abbott faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Murphy (8; C Davis).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Mark Johnson.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 42,033.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                California Angels                    
1. W Boggs              3B    1. C Washington         RF 
2. M Barrett            2B    2. D White              CF 
3. D Evans              DH    3. C Davis              LF 
4. M Greenwell          LF    4. W Joyner             1B 
5. N Esasky             1B    5. J Ray                2B 
6. C Quintana           RF    6. B Downing            DH 
7. J Reed               SS    7. J Howell             3B 
8. R Cerone             C     8. J Orton              C  
9. K Romine             CF    9. K Anderson           SS 

   O Boyd               P        J Abbott             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  5-5  123  6   34%  97% M McLemore      R Murphy        Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); White Scores; Davis Scores; Joyner Scores/Adv on E9/unER
   b 5   2  3-0  1--  1   20%  35% J Howell        O Boyd          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Downing Scores
   b 6   2  5-4  --3  1   15%  52% J Ray           J Price         White Steals Hm
   b 8   0  5-5  1--  6  -14%  52% C Washington    R Murphy        Double Play: Bunt Popfly: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
   b 6   0  5-2  1--  1   14%  33% C Washington    J Price         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Anderson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Abbott facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   46%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      1--  4   48%  M Barrett       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Boggs to 2B
   R      -2-  2   38%  D Evans         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Boggs Scores
   O      -2-  3   41%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B; Evans to 3B
   O      --3  4   44%  N Esasky        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   42%  C Washington    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   40%  D White         Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4   39%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Abbott facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   41%  C Quintana      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   39%  J Reed          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   40%  R Cerone        Groundout: SS-1B; Reed to 2B
   O      -2-  7   43%  K Romine        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Oil Can Boyd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   41%  W Joyner        Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   O      ---  5   39%  J Ray           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   38%  B Downing       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Abbott facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   35%  W Boggs         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   42%  M Barrett       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---  6   43%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Oil Can Boyd facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   40%  J Howell        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   38%  J Orton         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   37%  K Anderson      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Abbott facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   39%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   41%  N Esasky        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   40%  C Quintana      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   R      1--  8   27%  J Reed          Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Quintana Scores
   R      --3  4   18%  R Cerone        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Reed Scores
   O      -2-  1   20%  K Romine        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   18%  C Washington    Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   16%  D White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   15%  C Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Abbott facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   13%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   15%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  9   13%  D Evans         Walk; Boggs to 2B
   OO     12-  4   18%  M Greenwell     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Oil Can Boyd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   15%  W Joyner        Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   14%  J Ray           Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   15%  B Downing       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  1   35%  J Howell        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Downing Scores
   O      ---  1   33%  J Orton         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Angels 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Abbott facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   29%  N Esasky        Walk
          1--  2   19%  C Quintana      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Esasky to 3B
                  Rich Monteleone replaces Jim Abbott pitching; Jeff Stone pinch runs for Nick Esasky batting 5th
   O      -23  6   24%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
                  Bob McClure replaces Rich Monteleone pitching; Danny Heep pinch hits for Rick Cerone batting 8th
   RO     -23  3   22%  D Heep          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Stone Scores
   R      -2-  2   14%  K Romine        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Quintana Scores
          1--  4   13%  W Boggs         Walk; Romine to 2B
   O      12-  5   15%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-5, Joe Price facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Price replaces Oil Can Boyd pitching; Rich Gedman replaces Jeff Stone playing C batting 5th; Danny Heep moves to 1B
          ---  3   19%  K Anderson      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
   R      1--  1   33%  C Washington    Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Anderson Scores
          -2-      38%  D White         Washington Steals 3B
   R      --3  2   45%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball); Washington Scores
   O      1--  8   39%  C Davis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      42%  W Joyner        White Steals 2B
          -2-      47%  " "             White Steals 3B
   O      --3  6   36%  " "             Lineout: P-1B (P's Left)
   R      --3      52%  J Ray           White Steals Hm
   O      ---  2   50%  " "             Popfly: C (Front of Home)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Angels 5.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Bob McClure facing 3-4-5
                  Mark McLemore replaces Johnny Ray playing 2B batting 5th
          ---  5   44%  D Evans         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      1--  1   50%  M Greenwell     Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  5   54%  R Gedman        Strikeout Swinging
                  Willie Fraser replaces Bob McClure pitching
   O      1--  6   59%  C Quintana      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Angels 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Tied 5-5, Greg Harris facing 6-7-8
                  Greg Harris replaces Joe Price pitching
   O      ---  1   55%  B Downing       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   52%  J Howell        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   50%  J Orton         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Angels 5.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Willie Fraser facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   55%  J Reed          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   58%  D Heep          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  6   55%  K Romine        Walk
   O      1--  6   60%  W Boggs         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Angels 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Tied 5-5, Rob Murphy facing 9-1-2
                  Rob Murphy replaces Greg Harris pitching; Max Venable pinch hits for Kent Anderson batting 9th
          ---  2   67%  M Venable       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  6   52%  C Washington    Double Play: Bunt Popfly: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
          ---  1   55%  D White         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      58%  C Davis         White Steals 2B
          -2-  4   59%  " "             Intentional Walk
          12-  3   63%  W Joyner        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); White to 3B; Davis to 2B
   RRR    123  6   97%  M McLemore      Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); White Scores; Davis Scores; Joyner Scores/Adv on E9/unER
   O      1--  3   97%  B Downing       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Angels 8.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Bryan Harvey facing 2-3-4
                  Bryan Harvey replaces Willie Fraser pitching; Glenn Hoffman replaces Max Venable playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  M Barrett       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  D Evans         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  2  100%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Angels 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation