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CAL  4
@BAL  3
 CLE  5
BOS  2
 SEA  3
@DET  1
 MIL  3
KCR  2
(11)		 TOR  7
@MIN  5
(10)		 OAK 11
@NYY  4
 TEX  3
CHW  2
 CIN  7
@CHC  1
 LAD  3
MON  2
(10)		 PIT  4
ATL  3
 PHI  6
@SDP  5
 SFG 10
NYM  1
 HOU  5
@STL  1
Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 25,221

 Sunday, August 24, 1986
Time of Game: 2:39
Red Sox
2
73-51
Lost 2
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  0    2  7  1
Indians         2  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  X    5 10  0
W: Phil Niekro (10-9), L: Al Nipper (8-9), S: Frank Wills (1)
 Indians
5
64-61
Won 2
6th, 9½ GB

Batting Stats

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .348  .929              1   5   2B,GDP
M Barrett 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .294  .745              0   2   
J Rice LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .328  .858              1   0   
D Baylor DH                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .233  .773              0   0   
D Evans RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .834              2   0   
  M Greenwell RF              1   0   1   1    0   0  .429 1.101              1   0   2B
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .682              9   0   2B
T Armas CF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .266  .755              2   0   HR
R Gedman C                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .254  .725              7   0   
S Owen SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .638              1   2   
  D Henderson PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .817              0   0   

A Nipper P                                                                    0   0
  B Stanley P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       33   2   7   0    4   6                         24   9
Batting Events
2B: B Buckner (33, off P Niekro); M Greenwell (2, off F Wills); W Boggs (33, off P Niekro).
HR: T Armas (10, off P Niekro; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: T Armas 5; W Boggs 3; M Greenwell 2; B Buckner 2; R Gedman.
GIDP: W Boggs (9).
RBI: T Armas (41); M Greenwell (2).
2-out RBI: M Greenwell.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. M Barrett-S Owen-B Buckner.
E: S Owen (18).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Bernazard 2B                4   1   1   1    0   3  .312  .842              0   5   
J Franco SS                   4   2   1   2    0   1  .290  .725              1   4   HR
J Carter 1B                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .295  .820             11   1   HR
M Hall LF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .293  .859              0   0   
  O Nixon PR-LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .507              0   0   
C Snyder RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .810              2   0   2B
P Tabler DH                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .310  .775              0   0   2B
B Butler CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .681              6   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .277  .770              0   4   GDP
C Bando C                     2   1   1   0    1   0  .298  .717              6   0   2B

P Niekro P                                                                    1   0
  F Wills P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       34   5  10   0    1   6                         27  14
Batting Events
2B: P Tabler (23, off A Nipper); C Snyder (10, off A Nipper); C Bando (7, off A Nipper).
HR: J Carter (21, off A Nipper; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out); J Franco (7, off A Nipper; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).
TB: J Franco 4; J Carter 4; P Tabler 3; C Bando 2; M Hall 2; C Snyder 2; B Butler; T Bernazard.
GIDP: B Jacoby (7).
RBI: J Franco 2 (55); J Carter 2 (84); T Bernazard (59).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. T Bernazard-J Franco-J Carter.

Pitching Stats

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
A Nipper, L (8-9)              6     8   5   4    1   6   2   5.00   28     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 8     43    -     0.57  -0.25
B Stanley                      2     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.66    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         8    10   5   4    1   6   2          35     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0·10           -  
Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Niekro, W (10-9)             7     5   2   2    4   3   1   4.20   29     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 5     58    -     0.91   0.16
F Wills, S (1)                 2     2   0   0    0   3   0   3.60    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          2-1    1.22   0.11
Totals                         9     7   2   2    4   6   1          37     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 7          2-1
P Niekro faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: P Niekro (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Al Clark.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 25,221.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Boston Red Sox                            Cleveland Indians                            
1. Wade Boggs                   3B       1. Tony Bernazard               2B
2. Marty Barrett                2B       2. Julio Franco                 SS
3. Jim Rice                     LF       3. Joe Carter                   1B
4. Don Baylor                   DH       4. Mel Hall                     LF
5. Dwight Evans                 RF       5. Cory Snyder                  RF
6. Bill Buckner                 1B       6. Pat Tabler                   DH
7. Tony Armas                   CF       7. Brett Butler                 CF
8. Rich Gedman                   C       8. Brook Jacoby                 3B
9. Spike Owen                   SS       9. Chris Bando                   C

   Al Nipper                     P          Phil Niekro                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b1 1 1-- RR 17% 72% 0-0 CLE J. Carter A. Nipper Home Run; Franco Scores/unER
t5 0 --- R -11% 64% 0-2 BOS T. Armas P. Niekro Home Run
b5 0 1-- RR 10% 93% 3-1 CLE J. Franco A. Nipper Home Run; Bernazard Scores
t5 1 1-- OO 7% 71% 1-2 BOS W. Boggs P. Niekro Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b5 0 -2- R 7% 84% 2-1 CLE T. Bernazard A. Nipper Single; Bando Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -3% 47% 0-0 BOS W. Boggs P. Niekro Walk
t1 0 1-- O 2% 48% 0-0 BOS M. Barrett P. Niekro Groundout: SS-2B-1B; Boggs to 2B
t1 1 -2- O 3% 52% 0-0 BOS J. Rice P. Niekro Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 2 -2- O 3% 55% 0-0 BOS D. Baylor P. Niekro Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 CLE T. Bernazard A. Nipper Strikeout
b1 1 --- 2% 55% 0-0 CLE J. Franco A. Nipper Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Franco to 1B
b1 1 1-- RR 17% 72% 0-0 CLE J. Carter A. Nipper Home Run; Franco Scores/unER
b1 1 --- 2% 74% 2-0 CLE M. Hall A. Nipper Single
b1 1 1-- 6% 79% 2-0 CLE C. Snyder A. Nipper Double; Hall to 3B
b1 1 -23 O -6% 73% 2-0 CLE P. Tabler A. Nipper Fielder's Choice 3B; Hall out at Hm/3B-C; Tabler to 1B
b1 2 12- O -3% 70% 2-0 CLE B. Butler A. Nipper Foul Flyball: 3B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2% 72% 0-2 BOS D. Evans P. Niekro Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- O 2% 74% 0-2 BOS B. Buckner P. Niekro Flyball: CF
t2 2 --- O 1% 75% 0-2 BOS T. Armas P. Niekro Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 8-9-1
b2 0 --- O -2% 73% 2-0 CLE B. Jacoby A. Nipper Strikeout
b2 1 --- O -1% 72% 2-0 CLE C. Bando A. Nipper Flyball: RF
b2 2 --- O -1% 71% 2-0 CLE T. Bernazard A. Nipper Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 3% 74% 0-2 BOS R. Gedman P. Niekro Flyball: CF
t3 1 --- O 2% 76% 0-2 BOS S. Owen P. Niekro Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2 --- -2% 73% 0-2 BOS W. Boggs P. Niekro Double
t3 2 -2- O 3% 77% 0-2 BOS M. Barrett P. Niekro Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- O -2% 75% 2-0 CLE J. Franco A. Nipper Strikeout
b3 1 --- O -1% 74% 2-0 CLE J. Carter A. Nipper Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2 --- O -1% 73% 2-0 CLE M. Hall A. Nipper Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Phil Niekro facing 3-4-5
t4 0 --- O 3% 76% 0-2 BOS J. Rice P. Niekro Strikeout
t4 1 --- -3% 73% 0-2 BOS D. Baylor P. Niekro Walk
t4 1 1-- O 3% 75% 0-2 BOS D. Evans P. Niekro Groundout: 3B-1B; Baylor to 2B
t4 2 -2- O 3% 79% 0-2 BOS B. Buckner P. Niekro Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O -1% 77% 2-0 CLE C. Snyder A. Nipper Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1 --- O -1% 76% 2-0 CLE P. Tabler A. Nipper Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2 --- 1% 77% 2-0 CLE B. Butler A. Nipper Single
b4 2 1-- O -2% 75% 2-0 CLE B. Jacoby A. Nipper Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Phil Niekro facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- R -11% 64% 0-2 BOS T. Armas P. Niekro Home Run
t5 0 --- -5% 59% 1-2 BOS R. Gedman P. Niekro Single
t5 0 1-- O 5% 64% 1-2 BOS S. Owen P. Niekro Flyball: RF
t5 1 1-- OO 7% 71% 1-2 BOS W. Boggs P. Niekro Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- 6% 77% 2-1 CLE C. Bando A. Nipper Double
b5 0 -2- R 7% 84% 2-1 CLE T. Bernazard A. Nipper Single; Bando Scores
b5 0 1-- RR 10% 93% 3-1 CLE J. Franco A. Nipper Home Run; Bernazard Scores
b5 0 --- O -1% 93% 5-1 CLE J. Carter A. Nipper Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- O -0% 92% 5-1 CLE M. Hall A. Nipper Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2 --- O -0% 92% 5-1 CLE C. Snyder A. Nipper Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 5.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Indians' Phil Niekro facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- O 2% 94% 1-5 BOS M. Barrett P. Niekro Strikeout
t6 1 --- O 1% 95% 1-5 BOS J. Rice P. Niekro Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2 --- O 1% 95% 1-5 BOS D. Baylor P. Niekro Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
b6 0 --- 1% 96% 5-1 CLE P. Tabler A. Nipper Double
b6 0 -2- O -1% 96% 5-1 CLE B. Butler A. Nipper Flyball: LF
b6 1 -2- O -1% 95% 5-1 CLE B. Jacoby A. Nipper Strikeout
b6 2 -2- 0% 95% 5-1 CLE C. Bando A. Nipper Walk
b6 2 12- O -1% 94% 5-1 CLE T. Bernazard A. Nipper Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 5.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Indians' Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- O 2% 96% 1-5 BOS D. Evans P. Niekro Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- -2% 93% 1-5 BOS B. Buckner P. Niekro Double
t7 1 -2- O 2% 96% 1-5 BOS T. Armas P. Niekro Flyball: CF
t7 2 -2- -0% 95% 1-5 BOS R. Gedman P. Niekro Wild Pitch; Buckner to 3B
t7 2 --3 -1% 94% 1-5 BOS R. Gedman P. Niekro Walk
t7 2 1-3 O 3% 97% 1-5 BOS S. Owen P. Niekro Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 2-3-4
Bob Stanley replaces Al Nipper pitching; Mike Greenwell replaces Dwight Evans playing RF batting 5th
b7 0 --- O -0% 97% 5-1 CLE J. Franco B. Stanley Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1 --- O -0% 97% 5-1 CLE J. Carter B. Stanley Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 2 --- 0% 97% 5-1 CLE M. Hall B. Stanley Single
Otis Nixon pinch runs for Mel Hall (LF) batting 4th
b7 2 1-- O -0% 96% 5-1 CLE C. Snyder B. Stanley Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 5.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Indians' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
Otis Nixon moves from PR to LF
t8 0 --- -2% 94% 1-5 BOS W. Boggs P. Niekro Single
t8 0 1-- -4% 90% 1-5 BOS M. Barrett P. Niekro Walk; Boggs to 2B
Frank Wills replaces Phil Niekro pitching
t8 0 12- O 4% 94% 1-5 BOS J. Rice F. Wills Strikeout
t8 1 12- O 3% 97% 1-5 BOS D. Baylor F. Wills Strikeout
t8 2 12- R -5% 92% 1-5 BOS M. Greenwell F. Wills Double; Boggs Scores; Barrett to 3B
t8 2 -23 O 6% 97% 2-5 BOS B. Buckner F. Wills Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 6-7-8
b8 0 --- 0% 98% 5-2 CLE P. Tabler B. Stanley Single
b8 0 1-- O -0% 97% 5-2 CLE B. Butler B. Stanley Flyball: CF
b8 1 1-- OO -1% 97% 5-2 CLE B. Jacoby B. Stanley Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 5.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Indians' Frank Wills facing 7-8-9
t9 0 --- -4% 93% 2-5 BOS T. Armas F. Wills Single
t9 0 1-- O 4% 96% 2-5 BOS R. Gedman F. Wills Flyball: CF
Dave Henderson pinch hits for Spike Owen (SS) batting 9th
t9 1 1-- O 2% 99% 2-5 BOS D. Henderson F. Wills Strikeout
t9 2 1-- O 1% 100% 2-5 BOS W. Boggs F. Wills Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 5.

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