October 7, 1999 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 2 at Jacobs Field Box Score and Play by Play

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1999 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 2
1999 postseason: WS: NYY-ATL / ALCS: NYY-BOS / NLCS: ATL-NYM / Div. Series: BOS-CLE / NYY-TEX / ATL-HOU / NYM-ARI

Game 1
CLE  3
BOS  2
Game 2
CLE 11
BOS  1
Game 3
BOS  9
CLE  3
Game 4
BOS 23
CLE  7
Game 5
BOS 12
@CLE  8

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 45,184

Thursday, October 7, 1999, 4:07PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Red Sox

Jimy Williams

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

W: C Nagy (1-0), L: B Saberhagen (0-1)

Indians

Mike Hargrove

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Offerman 2B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .333  .833   10    2   1   CS
J Valentin 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   18    1   0   
J Varitek C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    9    9   0   
N Garciaparra SS              3   0   0   0    0   1  .333 1.429   12    2   3   
  L Merloni SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
T O'Leary LF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .286   13    3   0   
M Stanley 1B                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .714 1.571   12    2   1   2B,GDP
B Huskey DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   14    0   0   
T Nixon RF                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .200  .733   11    1   0   2B
D Buford CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   13    3   0   

B Saberhagen P                                                           0   0
  J Wasdin P                                                             0   0
  T Wakefield P                                                          0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
  R Beck P                                                               1   0
Totals                       30   1   6   1    1   5              115   24   5

BATTING

2B: M Stanley (1, off C Nagy); T Nixon (1, off C Nagy).

TB: M Stanley 3; J Offerman 2; T Nixon 2; T O'Leary.

GIDP: M Stanley (1).

RBI: J Offerman (1).

2-out RBI: J Offerman.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Offerman-N Garciaparra-M Stanley.

PB: J Varitek (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Offerman (1, 2nd base by C Nagy/S Alomar).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   3   2   0   0    2   3  .000  .333   37    4   0   
O Vizquel SS                  4   2   2   2    1   1  .250  .833   17    1   2   3B
R Alomar 2B                   4   1   3   2    0   0  .625 1.431   27    3   1   2·2B,SF
  E Wilson 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
M Ramirez RF                  4   1   0   0    1   3  .000  .222   26    1   1   
J Thome 1B                    3   2   1   4    1   0  .286 1.518   14    5   3   HR
  R Sexson 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    3    0   0   
H Baines DH                   4   1   2   3    1   0  .429 1.357   18    0   0   HR
D Justice LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   15    3   0   GDP
T Fryman 3B                   0   1   0   0    3   0  .250  .875   17    0   2   SB,HBP
S Alomar C                    4   1   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   19    5   1   
  E Diaz C                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   

C Nagy P                                                                 3   0
  S Karsay P                                                             0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31  11   8  11    9  10              193   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Alomar 2 (2, 2 off B Saberhagen).

3B: O Vizquel (1, off B Saberhagen).

HR: J Thome (2, off J Wasdin; 4th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF); H Baines (1, off B Saberhagen; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).

SF: R Alomar (1, off J Wasdin).

HBP: T Fryman (1, by T Gordon).

TB: H Baines 5; R Alomar 5; J Thome 4; O Vizquel 4.

GIDP: D Justice (1).

RBI: J Thome 4 (6); H Baines 3 (3); O Vizquel 2 (2); R Alomar 2 (2).

2-out RBI: J Thome 4; H Baines 3.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Fryman-R Alomar-J Thome.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Fryman (1, 2nd base off J Wasdin/J Varitek).

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
B Saberhagen, L (0-1)          2.2   5   6   6    3   2   1  20.25   15   64-40   22· 5·13    3· 2· 0· 5     23    -     1.12  -0.33
J Wasdin                       1.1   2   5   5    3   1   1  33.75    9   39-18    7· 5· 6    0· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.26  -0.06
T Wakefield                    2     1   0   0    2   4   0   0.00   10   47-29   11· 8·10    0· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
T Gordon                       1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    5   23-13    5· 2· 6    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
R Beck                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   17-11    7· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8     8  11  11    9  10   2          42  190-111  52·21·38    4·10· 0· 8           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Nagy, W (1-0)                7     5   1   1    0   4   0   1.29   23   88-53   34· 5·14    7· 5· 2· 5     67    -     0.49   0.11
S Karsay                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   17-10    4· 1· 5    0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
M Jackson                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    8-7     5· 0· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   5   0          31  113-70   43· 6·21    7·10· 2· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Gordon (1; T Fryman).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 45,184.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 58° F, Wind 3mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Cleveland Indians                    
1. J Offerman           2B    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. J Valentin           3B    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. J Varitek            C     3. R Alomar             2B 
4. N Garciaparra        SS    4. M Ramirez            RF 
5. T O'Leary            LF    5. J Thome              1B 
6. M Stanley            1B    6. H Baines             DH 
7. B Huskey             DH    7. D Justice            LF 
8. T Nixon              RF    8. T Fryman             3B 
9. D Buford             CF    9. S Alomar             C  

   B Saberhagen         P        C Nagy               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  1-0  12-  4   20%  70% O Vizquel       B Saberhagen    Triple to RF; Alomar Scores; Lofton Scores
   b 3   2  1-3  1-3  1   16%  90% H Baines        B Saberhagen    Home Run; Alomar Scores; Thome Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  -2-  2   -7%  46% J Offerman      C Nagy          Single to RF; Nixon Scores; Offerman out at 2B/RF-SS
   b 3   1  1-2  --3  5    6%  76% R Alomar        B Saberhagen    Double to RF; Vizquel Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  2    6%  52% J Valentin      C Nagy          Offerman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  J Offerman      Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  J Valentin      Offerman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  5   54%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   55%  J Varitek       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   51%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  8   53%  R Alomar        Double to LF
   O      -2-  6   50%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Charles Nagy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   50%  T O'Leary       Single to CF
   OO     1--  4   56%  M Stanley       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  J Thome         Popfly: SS
          ---  2   56%  H Baines        Single to RF
   OO     1--  4   50%  D Justice       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Charles Nagy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  B Huskey        Lineout: 2B
          ---  4   49%  T Nixon         Double to RF
   O      -2-  6   52%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging
   RO     -2-  2   46%  J Offerman      Single to RF; Nixon Scores; Offerman out at 2B/RF-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   50%  T Fryman        Walk
   O      1--  5   46%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1-- 10   50%  K Lofton        Walk; Alomar to 2B
   RR     12-  4   70%  O Vizquel       Triple to RF; Alomar Scores; Lofton Scores
   R      --3  5   76%  R Alomar        Double to RF; Vizquel Scores
   O      -2-  1   73%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF; Alomar to 3B
          --3  5   74%  J Thome         Walk
   RRR    1-3  1   90%  H Baines        Home Run; Alomar Scores; Thome Scores
                  John Wasdin replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
   O      ---  4   90%  D Justice       Flyball: RF
                  6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 6.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Charles Nagy facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   91%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   92%  J Varitek       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   93%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-1, John Wasdin facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   94%  T Fryman        Walk
   O      1--  5   93%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      93%  K Lofton        Fryman Steals 2B
          -2-  7   94%  " "             Walk
          12-  2   95%  O Vizquel       Single to LF; Fryman to 3B; Lofton to 2B
   RO     123  5   95%  R Alomar        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Fryman Scores
          12-  4   96%  M Ramirez       Walk; Lofton to 3B; Vizquel to 2B
   RRRR   123  4   99%  J Thome         Home Run; Lofton Scores; Vizquel Scores; Ramirez Scores
   O      ---  4   99%  H Baines        Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 11.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-11, Charles Nagy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5  100%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  3   99%  M Stanley       Double to LF
   O      -2-  6  100%  B Huskey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  2  100%  T Nixon         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 11.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 11-1, Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
                  Tim Wakefield replaces John Wasdin pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  100%  T Fryman        Walk
   O      1--  6  100%  S Alomar        Popfly: 2B
          1--  6  100%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Fryman to 2B; Lofton to 1B
   O      12-  4  100%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 11.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-11, Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5  100%  D Buford        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  J Offerman      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6  100%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 11.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 11-1, Tim Wakefield facing 3-4-5
          ---  3  100%  R Alomar        Single to CF
   O      1--  6  100%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  J Thome         Flyball: CF
          1--  6  100%  H Baines        Walk; Alomar to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  D Justice       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 11.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-11, Charles Nagy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4  100%  J Varitek       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3  100%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  T O'Leary       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 11-1, Tom Gordon facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Gordon replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
          ---  2  100%  T Fryman        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3  100%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7  100%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5  100%  O Vizquel       Walk; Fryman to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  R Alomar        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 11.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-11, Steve Karsay facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Karsay replaces Charles Nagy pitching; Richie Sexson replaces Jim Thome playing 1B batting 5th
          ---  5  100%  M Stanley       Single to RF
   O      1--  4  100%  B Huskey        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5  100%  T Nixon         Walk; Stanley to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  D Buford        Flyball: LF
   O      12-  1  100%  J Offerman      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 11-1, Rod Beck facing 4-5-6
                  Rod Beck replaces Tom Gordon pitching; Lou Merloni replaces Nomar Garciaparra playing SS batting 4th
   O      ---  9  100%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  R Sexson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 11.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-11, Mike Jackson facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Jackson replaces Steve Karsay pitching; Einar Diaz replaces Sandy Alomar playing C batting 9th; Enrique Wilson replaces Roberto Alomar playing 2B batting 3rd
   O      ---  3  100%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  J Varitek       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3  100%  L Merloni       Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 11.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199910070

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation