August 21, 1986 Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 24
@CLE 5 CAL 6
@DET 1 KCR 4
TEX 3 CHW 4
@TOR 3 ATL 5
@CHC 2 CIN 9
STL 4 SDP 6
MON 0 SFG 7
PHI 6

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 26,316

Thursday, August 21, 1986
Time of Game: 3:27

Red Sox

72-49

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  4   2  0 12   1  5  0   24 24  1
Indians         1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  3    5 13  1

W: O Boyd (12-9), L: G Swindell (0-1)

Indians

62-60

Lost 3

6th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    5   1   0   0    1   0  .347  .924    0    0   2   
  D Stapleton PH-2B           1   0   1   1    0   0  .129  .317    0    0   1   
M Barrett 2B                  4   3   3   4    1   0  .290  .737    0    1   3   2B
  E Romero 2B-3B              2   0   1   1    0   1  .217  .553    0    0   2   
J Rice LF                     4   3   3   3    1   0  .333  .871    0    2   0   
  M Greenwell LF              2   1   1   0    0   0  .417 1.033    0    3   0   2B
D Baylor DH                   5   2   0   0    2   1  .231  .766    0    0   0   
D Evans RF                    4   1   3   4    1   0  .266  .848    0    1   0   
  D Henderson CF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .821    0    0   0   
B Buckner 1B                  6   2   5   3    1   0  .257  .690    0   10   2   
T Armas CF-RF                 7   3   3   6    0   0  .269  .757    0    0   0   2·HR
M Sullivan C                  4   2   0   0    1   0  .180  .500    0    4   0   HBP
S Owen SS                     5   6   4   1    1   0  .249  .646    0    4   3   HR

O Boyd P                                                                 2   0
  B Stanley P                                                            0   0
  J Sambito P                                                            0   1
Totals                       51  24  24  23    9   2                    27  14

BATTING

2B: M Greenwell (1, off B Oelkers); M Barrett (33, off B Oelkers).

HR: S Owen (1, off B Oelkers; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out); T Armas 2 (9, off B Oelkers, off J Roman; 6th inn, 3 on, 2 outs; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

HBP: M Sullivan (4, by B Oelkers).

TB: T Armas 9; S Owen 7; B Buckner 5; M Barrett 4; D Evans 3; J Rice 3; M Greenwell 2; D Stapleton; E Romero.

RBI: T Armas 6 (40); M Barrett 4 (42); D Evans 4 (79); B Buckner 3 (74); J Rice 3 (78); S Owen (36); E Romero (22); D Stapleton (2).

2-out RBI: T Armas 6; D Evans 4; B Buckner 3; M Barrett 3; J Rice 3; D Stapleton; E Romero.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 13 for 22.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Barrett-S Owen-B Buckner; W Boggs-M Barrett-B Buckner.

E: W Boggs (14).

BASERUNNING

PO: B Buckner (1st base by G Swindell).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Bernazard 2B                5   2   2   3    0   1  .315  .849    0    1   3   HR
J Franco SS                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .717    0    0   2   
J Carter 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .805    0   12   0   
  P Tabler PH-1B              1   0   1   0    1   0  .303  .764    0    2   0   
A Thornton DH                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .709    0    0   0   
  C Castillo PH               3   0   1   1    0   1  .272  .701    0    0   0   
M Hall LF                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .870    0    3   0   
C Snyder RF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .277  .824    0    1   0   GDP
B Butler CF                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .689    0    3   0   
  O Nixon CF                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .213  .508    0    2   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   3   1   2   0    1   1  .277  .777    0    1   4   
C Bando C                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .288  .687    0    2   0   GDP

G Swindell P                                                             0   1
  D Noles P                                                              0   0
  J Roman P                                                              0   0
  B Oelkers P                                                            0   1
  E Camacho P                                                            0   1
Totals                       39   5  13   5    2   4                    27  12

BATTING

HR: T Bernazard (13, off O Boyd; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: T Bernazard 5; C Snyder 2; B Jacoby 2; M Hall; C Bando; O Nixon; J Franco; C Castillo; B Butler; P Tabler.

GIDP: C Snyder (6); C Bando (8).

RBI: T Bernazard 3 (58); C Bando (18); C Castillo (22).

2-out RBI: C Castillo.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: B Jacoby (17).

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, W (12-9)               7     8   2   2    1   3   1   3.94   29     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 8     55    -     0.55   0.09
B Stanley                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.68    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
J Sambito                      1     4   3   3    1   0   0   5.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13   5   5    2   4   1          41     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0·13           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Swindell, L (0-1)            3.2   6   6   4    3   0   0   9.82   20     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 6     26    -     1.21  -0.34
D Noles                        2     4   5   5    3   1   0   5.68   13     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 4          2-1    0.30  -0.05
J Roman                        0     2   4   4    2   0   1   6.75    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          3-3    0.05  -0.01
B Oelkers                      2.1  11   9   9    1   1   2   4.97   20     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0·11          3-3    0.00   0.00
E Camacho                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.35    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    24  24  22    9   2   3          61     -       ·  ·     13·12· 0·24          8-7

J Roman faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: G Swindell (1).

WP: J Sambito (3).

IBB: None.

PO: G Swindell (1; B Buckner, 1st base).

HBP: B Oelkers (4; M Sullivan).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 3:27.

Attendance: 26,316.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Cleveland Indians                    
1. W Boggs              3B    1. T Bernazard          2B 
2. M Barrett            2B    2. J Franco             SS 
3. J Rice               LF    3. J Carter             1B 
4. D Baylor             DH    4. A Thornton           DH 
5. D Evans              RF    5. M Hall               LF 
6. B Buckner            1B    6. C Snyder             RF 
7. T Armas              CF    7. B Butler             CF 
8. M Sullivan           C     8. B Jacoby             3B 
9. S Owen               SS    9. C Bando              C  

   O Boyd               P        G Swindell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-2  -23      16%  78% D Evans         G Swindell      Single; Rice Scores; Baylor Scores
   t 3   2  1-0  12-      11%  49% J Rice          G Swindell      Single; Owen Scores; Barrett to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---     -10%  35% T Bernazard     O Boyd          Home Run
   t 3   2  1-1  123      10%  62% D Evans         G Swindell      Balk; Barrett Scores; Rice to 3B; Baylor to 2B
   b 2   1  0-1  12-       8%  39% C Bando         O Boyd          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Rice          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      35%  T Bernazard     Home Run
          ---      32%  J Franco        Single
   O      1--      35%  J Carter        Flyball: SS
   O      1--      38%  A Thornton      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      40%  M Hall          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  D Baylor        Flyball: 2B
          ---      40%  D Evans         Single
          1--      44%  B Buckner       Single; Evans to 2B
   O      12-      39%  T Armas         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      34%  M Sullivan      Buckner Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 6-7-8
          ---      31%  C Snyder        Single
          1--      27%  B Butler        Single; Snyder to 2B
   O      12-      31%  B Jacoby        Strikeout
   OO     12-      39%  C Bando         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Swindell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      36%  M Sullivan      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      39%  S Owen          Walk
   O      1--      37%  W Boggs         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Owen to 2B
          -2-      38%  M Barrett       Walk
   R      12-      49%  J Rice          Single; Owen Scores; Barrett to 2B
          12-      53%  D Baylor        Walk; Barrett to 3B; Rice to 2B
   R      123      62%  D Evans         Balk; Barrett Scores; Rice to 3B; Baylor to 2B
   RR     -23      78%  " "             Single; Rice Scores; Baylor Scores
   O      1--      77%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  T Bernazard     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      81%  J Franco        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      82%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Greg Swindell facing 7-8-9
          ---      84%  T Armas         Single
   O      1--      82%  M Sullivan      Flyball: LF
          1--      84%  S Owen          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Armas to 2B; Owen to 1B
   O      12-      81%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
   R      12-      88%  M Barrett       Single; Armas Scores/unER; Owen to 3B
                  Dickie Noles replaces Greg Swindell pitching
   R      1-3      92%  J Rice          Single; Owen Scores/unER; Barrett to 2B
   O      12-      91%  D Baylor        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, Oil Can Boyd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      92%  A Thornton      Strikeout
          ---      91%  M Hall          Single
   OO     1--      94%  C Snyder        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dickie Noles facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      93%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  B Buckner       Single
   O      1--      93%  T Armas         Groundout: SS-1B; Buckner to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  M Sullivan      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, Oil Can Boyd facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      92%  B Jacoby        Walk
   O      1--      94%  C Bando         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      95%  T Bernazard     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dickie Noles facing 9-1-2
          ---      96%  S Owen          Single
   O      1--      96%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B; Owen to 2B
   R      -2-      98%  M Barrett       Single; Owen Scores; Barrett to 2B
          -2-      98%  J Rice          Walk
   O      12-      97%  D Baylor        Flyball: CF; Barrett to 3B
          1-3      98%  D Evans         Walk; Rice to 2B
   R      123      99%  B Buckner       Walk; Barrett Scores; Rice to 3B; Evans to 2B
                  Jose Roman replaces Dickie Noles pitching
   RRRR   123     100%  T Armas         Home Run; Rice Scores; Evans Scores; Buckner Scores
          ---     100%  M Sullivan      Walk
          1--     100%  S Owen          Single; Sullivan to 2B
          12-     100%  W Boggs         Walk; Sullivan to 3B; Owen to 2B
                  Bryan Oelkers replaces Jose Roman pitching
   RR     123     100%  M Barrett       Double; Sullivan Scores; Owen Scores; Boggs to 3B
   R      -23     100%  J Rice          Single; Boggs Scores; Barrett to 3B
          1-3     100%  D Baylor        Walk; Rice to 2B
   RR     123     100%  D Evans         Single; Barrett Scores; Rice Scores; Baylor to 2B
   R      12-     100%  B Buckner       Single; Baylor Scores; Evans to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T Armas         Flyball: CF
                  12 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 18, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-18, Oil Can Boyd facing 2-3-4
                  Ed Romero replaces Marty Barrett playing 2B batting 2nd; Mike Greenwell replaces Jim Rice playing LF batting 3rd; Dave Henderson replaces Dwight Evans playing CF batting 5th; Tony Armas moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Carter        Foul Flyball: LF
                  Carmen Castillo pinch hits for Andre Thornton batting 4th
          ---     100%  C Castillo      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Castillo to 1B
   O      1--     100%  M Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 18, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 18-1, Bryan Oelkers facing 8-9-1
                  Otis Nixon replaces Brett Butler playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  M Sullivan      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---     100%  S Owen          Home Run
   O      ---     100%  W Boggs         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  E Romero        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 19, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-19, Oil Can Boyd facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  C Snyder        Single
   O      1--     100%  O Nixon         Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--     100%  B Jacoby        Single; Snyder to 2B
   R      12-     100%  C Bando         Single; Snyder Scores; Jacoby to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T Bernazard     Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 19, Indians 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 19-2, Bryan Oelkers facing 3-4-5
          ---     100%  M Greenwell     Double
   O      -2-     100%  D Baylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-     100%  D Henderson     Flyball: CF; Greenwell to 3B
   R      --3     100%  B Buckner       Single; Greenwell Scores
   RR     1--     100%  T Armas         Home Run; Buckner Scores
          ---     100%  M Sullivan      Hit By Pitch
          1--     100%  S Owen          Single; Sullivan to 2B
                  Dave Stapleton pinch hits for Wade Boggs batting 1st
   R      12-     100%  D Stapleton     Single; Sullivan Scores; Owen to 2B
   R      12-     100%  E Romero        Single; Owen Scores; Stapleton to 2B
   O      12-     100%  M Greenwell     Groundout: P-1B
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 24, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-24, Bob Stanley facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Stanley replaces Oil Can Boyd pitching; Dave Stapleton moves to 2B; Ed Romero moves to 3B; Pat Tabler pinch hits for Joe Carter batting 3rd
          ---     100%  P Tabler        Single
   O      1--     100%  C Castillo      Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  M Hall          Fielder's Choice 2B; Tabler out at 2B/2B-SS; Hall to 1B
   O      1--     100%  C Snyder        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 24, Indians 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 24-2, Ernie Camacho facing 4-5-6
                  Ernie Camacho replaces Bryan Oelkers pitching; Pat Tabler moves to 1B
   O      ---     100%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  D Henderson     Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  B Buckner       Single
   O      1--     100%  T Armas         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 24, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-24, Joe Sambito facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Sambito replaces Bob Stanley pitching
          ---     100%  O Nixon         Single
          1--     100%  B Jacoby        Single; Nixon to 2B
          12-     100%  C Bando         Wild Pitch; Nixon to 3B; Jacoby to 2B
   O      -23     100%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   RR     -23     100%  T Bernazard     Single; Nixon Scores; Jacoby Scores
   O      1--     100%  J Franco        Flyball: LF
          1--     100%  P Tabler        Walk; Bernazard to 2B
   R      12-     100%  C Castillo      Single; Bernazard Scores; Tabler to 2B
   O      12-     100%  M Hall          Flyball: LF
        3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 24, Indians 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation