September 12, 1993 Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 14
OAK 5 DET 6
@CHW 3 BOS 11
@CLE 1 KCR 10
NYY 2 SEA 5
@MIL 4
(10) MIN 4
@TEX 2 TOR 4
CAL 1 LAD 1
FLA 0 MON 3
CIN 2 NYM 5
CHC 0 HOU 9
@PHI 2 PIT 4
COL 3 SDP 5
ATL 4 STL 4
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 30,170

Sunday, September 12, 1993, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:48

Red Sox

73-69

Won 1

5th, 7 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  2  0   2  0  6   0  1  0   11 15  1
Indians         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1 10  2

W: N Minchey (1-0), L: J Grimsley (1-4)

Indians

68-76

Lost 1

6th, 13 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Fletcher 2B                 4   2   2   0    1   0  .294  .760   18    1   5   
  S Lyons 2B                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .472    5    0   0   
M Greenwell LF                4   2   3   0    0   0  .299  .823   11    0   0   
  B Zupcic LF-RF              1   0   0   0    1   0  .249  .683    7    0   0   
T Naehring DH                 6   1   2   4    0   0  .281  .678   22    0   0   2B
M Vaughn 1B                   4   1   0   1    0   1  .304  .922    8    9   0   
  C Quintana PH-1B            2   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .589    6    4   0   
R Deer RF                     4   1   2   1    1   1  .212  .693   18    2   0   HR,SB
  G Blosser LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   
S Cooper 3B                   5   1   1   2    0   2  .270  .742   17    0   2   
J Valentin SS                 2   1   1   0    2   0  .265  .745   24    2   3   
  L Rivera PH-SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .598    5    0   0   
B Melvin C                    5   1   2   3    0   0  .220  .563   16    5   0   HR
J McNeely CF                  5   1   1   0    0   3  .250  .500   20    4   0   

N Minchey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       44  11  15  11    5   7              177   27  10

BATTING

2B: T Naehring (3, off J Grimsley).

HR: R Deer (18, off J Mutis; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); B Melvin (3, off J Grimsley; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: R Deer 5; B Melvin 5; T Naehring 3; M Greenwell 3; S Fletcher 2; S Lyons; J Valentin; J McNeely; S Cooper.

RBI: T Naehring 4 (7); B Melvin 3 (21); S Cooper 2 (59); R Deer (45); M Vaughn (85).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 17.

FIELDING

E: N Minchey ().

BASERUNNING

SB: R Deer (4, 2nd base off J Grimsley/S Alomar).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .324  .815    6    1   0   
  C Maldonado RF              2   0   1   0    0   1  .202  .624   10    2   0   
W Kirby RF-CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .719   16    3   0   2B
C Baerga 2B                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .319  .844    7    0   2   
  J Treadway 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .777    1    0   2   
A Belle LF                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .296  .945   17    1   0   
J Thome 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .867   12    1   1   
P Sorrento 1B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .750   14   10   0   
  R Jefferson PH-1B           1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .667    5    1   0   
M Ramirez DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .622   16    0   0   
F Fermin SS                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .265  .624   12    1   3   
  A Espinoza SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .676    4    0   1   
S Alomar C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .717    6    7   0   
  J Ortiz C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .581    4    0   0   

J Grimsley P                                                             0   0
  J Mutis P                                                              0   1
Totals                       37   1  10   1    0   5              130   27  10

BATTING

2B: W Kirby (17, off N Minchey).

TB: A Belle 3; W Kirby 2; F Fermin 2; M Ramirez; C Maldonado; K Lofton; P Sorrento.

RBI: C Baerga (107).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: C Baerga (17); P Sorrento (6).

BASERUNNING

PO: K Lofton (1st base by N Minchey).

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
N Minchey, W (1-0)             9    10   1   1    0   5   0   1.00   37  129-82   54·10·18   13· 8·11· 0     68    -     0.69   0.18
Totals                         9    10   1   1    0   5   0          37  129-82   54·10·18   13· 8·11· 0           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Grimsley, L (1-4)            5     9   6   6    3   5   1   8.10   28   89-54   27·13·14   11· 6· 3· 0     27    -     1.02  -0.23
J Mutis                        4     6   5   4    2   2   1   5.78   21   84-58   43· 9· 6    6· 5· 6· 0          2-2    0.11  -0.09
Totals                         9    15  11  10    5   7   2          49  173-112  70·22·20   17·11· 9· 0          2-2

J Grimsley faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: N Minchey (0; K Lofton, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 30,170.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 12mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Cleveland Indians                    
1. S Fletcher           2B    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. M Greenwell          LF    2. W Kirby              RF 
3. T Naehring           DH    3. C Baerga             2B 
4. M Vaughn             1B    4. A Belle              LF 
5. R Deer               RF    5. J Thome              3B 
6. S Cooper             3B    6. P Sorrento           1B 
7. J Valentin           SS    7. M Ramirez            DH 
8. B Melvin             C     8. F Fermin             SS 
9. J McNeely            CF    9. S Alomar             C  

   N Minchey            P        J Grimsley           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  1-0  1--  2   16%  60% B Melvin        J Grimsley      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Valentin Scores
   t 4   1  1-2  1-3  2   13%  82% T Naehring      J Grimsley      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Fletcher Scores; Greenwell Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  123  1   -7%  45% S Cooper        J Grimsley      Lineout: CF
   t 4   1  1-2  1--  4    6%  69% M Greenwell     J Grimsley      Single to RF (Line Drive); Fletcher to 3B
   b 4   1  4-1  12-  2    5%  79% S Alomar        N Minchey       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Grimsley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   50%  M Greenwell     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  4   54%  T Naehring      Reached on E4 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS); Greenwell to 2B; Naehring to 1B
   O      12-  3   49%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  4   52%  R Deer          Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Greenwell to 3B; Naehring to 2B
   O      123  1   45%  S Cooper        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Minchey facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--      39%  W Kirby         Lofton Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Lofton to 2B
   O      -2-  2   41%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lofton to 3B
   RO     --3  2   39%  C Baerga        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Lofton Scores
          ---  5   38%  A Belle         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   40%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jason Grimsley facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   44%  J Valentin      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  2   60%  B Melvin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Valentin Scores
   O      ---  3   58%  J McNeely       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   60%  S Fletcher      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   58%  M Greenwell     Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   56%  T Naehring      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Nate Minchey facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   51%  P Sorrento      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   55%  M Ramirez       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--  5   51%  F Fermin        Single to CF (Line Drive); Sorrento to 2B
   O      12-  3   56%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   61%  K Lofton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jason Grimsley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   59%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   61%  R Deer          Walk
   O      1--  3   58%  S Cooper        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      59%  J Valentin      Deer Steals 2B
          -2-  6   60%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   56%  B Melvin        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Nate Minchey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   59%  W Kirby         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   61%  C Baerga        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   59%  A Belle         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   62%  J Thome         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jason Grimsley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   60%  J McNeely       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   62%  S Fletcher      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   69%  M Greenwell     Single to RF (Line Drive); Fletcher to 3B
   RR     1-3  2   82%  T Naehring      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Fletcher Scores; Greenwell Scores
   O      -2-  1   80%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B); Naehring to 3B
   O      --3  3   78%  R Deer          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Nate Minchey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   81%  P Sorrento      Flyball: RF
          ---  4   78%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   73%  F Fermin        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  2   79%  S Alomar        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      12-  1   83%  K Lofton        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jason Grimsley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   82%  S Cooper        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   81%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   80%  B Melvin        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Nate Minchey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   83%  W Kirby         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   85%  C Baerga        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   86%  A Belle         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jason Grimsley facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   88%  J McNeely       Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
          1--  4   90%  S Fletcher      Walk; McNeely to 2B
                  Jeff Mutis replaces Jason Grimsley pitching
          12-  2   93%  M Greenwell     Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep 3B); McNeely to 3B; Fletcher to 2B
   RR     123  2   97%  T Naehring      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); McNeely Scores; Fletcher Scores; Greenwell to 3B
   R      1-3  3   99%  M Vaughn        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Greenwell Scores; Naehring to 3B; Vaughn to 2B
   O      -23  3   98%  R Deer          Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  7   99%  S Cooper        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Naehring Scores; Vaughn Scores/unER
          1--  7   99%  J Valentin      Walk; Cooper to 2B
   R      12-  3  100%  B Melvin        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Cooper Scores; Valentin to 2B
   O      12-  9  100%  J McNeely       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  7   99%  S Fletcher      Lineout: 1B
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 10, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-10, Nate Minchey facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Zupcic replaces Mike Greenwell playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---  5  100%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7  100%  P Sorrento      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  M Ramirez       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-1, Jeff Mutis facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Treadway replaces Carlos Baerga playing 2B batting 3rd; Wayne Kirby moves to CF; Candy Maldonado replaces Kenny Lofton playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---  1  100%  B Zupcic        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  T Naehring      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  Carlos Quintana pinch hits for Mo Vaughn batting 4th
   O      ---  5  100%  C Quintana      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-10, Nate Minchey facing 8-9-1
                  Carlos Quintana moves to 1B
   O      ---  2  100%  F Fermin        Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  1  100%  S Alomar        Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
          ---  5  100%  C Maldonado     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  7  100%  W Kirby         Double to RF (Fly Ball); Maldonado to 3B
   O      -23  1  100%  J Treadway      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 10, Indians 1.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-1, Jeff Mutis facing 5-6-7
                  Junior Ortiz replaces Sandy Alomar playing C batting 9th; Alvaro Espinoza replaces Felix Fermin playing SS batting 8th
   R      ---  3  100%  R Deer          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1  100%  S Cooper        Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Luis Rivera pinch hits for John Valentin batting 7th
   O      ---  5  100%  L Rivera        Groundout: P-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2  100%  B Melvin        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 11, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-11, Nate Minchey facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Lyons replaces Scott Fletcher playing 2B batting 1st; Luis Rivera moves to SS; Greg Blosser replaces Rob Deer playing LF batting 5th; Bob Zupcic moves to RF
          ---  6  100%  A Belle         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1  100%  J Thome         Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Reggie Jefferson pinch hits for Paul Sorrento batting 6th
   O      1--  5  100%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  100%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 11, Indians 1.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-1, Jeff Mutis facing 9-1-2
                  Reggie Jefferson moves to 1B
   O      ---  1  100%  J McNeely       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  5  100%  S Lyons         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
          1--  6  100%  B Zupcic        Walk; Lyons to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  T Naehring      Lineout: RF
   O      12-  1  100%  C Quintana      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 11, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-11, Nate Minchey facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4  100%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  J Ortiz         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5  100%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 11, Indians 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199309120

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation