June 6, 1989 Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 2
CLE 1 DET 5
BOS 1 NYY 4
BAL 0 OAK 1
MIN 0 SEA 5
KCR 2 TEX 3
CHW 1 MIL 6
@TOR 4 ATL 3
LAD 0 CHC 8
NYM 4 CIN 4
SFG 3 SFG 3
@CIN 2 HOU 8
SDP 7
(10) MON 3
STL 2 PHI 9
PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 16,387

Tuesday, June 6, 1989, 7:34
Time of Game: 2:24

Red Sox

25-28

Lost 1

3rd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  6  0
Tigers          1  0  0   1  1  1   0  1  X    5 12  0

W: M Schwabe (1-0), L: J Price (1-2), S: W Hernandez (12)

Tigers

23-33

Won 1

6th, 9 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reed SS                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .274  .704   16    1   2   
D Heep 1B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .310  .740   11    7   1   2B
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .308  .846   18    1   4   
M Greenwell LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .836    9    1   0   GDP
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .914   14    1   0   
E Burks CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .860   19    4   0   2B
C Quintana DH                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .641   16    0   0   
R Gedman C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .195  .534    8    3   1   
E Romero 2B                   2   1   1   0    0   0  .217  .521    7    5   3   
  S Horn PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .116  .371    6    0   0   
  L Rivera PR-2B              0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   

J Price P                                                                0   0
  B Stanley P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   1   6   1    1   7              124   24  11

BATTING

2B: D Heep (2, off M Henneman); E Burks (11, off M Schwabe).

TB: D Heep 3; E Burks 2; J Reed; E Romero; W Boggs.

GIDP: M Greenwell (7).

RBI: W Boggs (22).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Reed-D Heep; W Boggs-E Romero-D Heep; R Gedman-E Romero.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Pettis CF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .284  .815   20    2   0   
R Schu 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .696   11    1   1   CS,SH
L Whitaker 2B                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .276  .909   14    0   4   SF
K Moreland 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .329  .841   15   12   2   
G Ward RF                     4   2   3   0    0   0  .274  .660   12    0   0   
F Lynn DH                     3   0   2   1    1   0  .228  .631   13    0   0   
M Heath C                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .788   16    6   1   GDP
K Williams LF                 2   1   1   1    0   0  .207  .551    5    1   0   HR
  P Sheridan PH-LF            1   0   1   1    1   0  .212  .618    6    2   0   
A Pedrique SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .159  .401   17    2   3   GDP

M Schwabe P                                                              1   4
  P Gibson P                                                             0   0
  M Henneman P                                                           0   0
  W Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       31   5  12   5    3   3              129   27  15

BATTING

HR: K Williams (4, off J Price; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: L Whitaker (3, off J Price).

SH: R Schu (1, off B Stanley).

TB: K Williams 4; G Ward 3; F Lynn 2; G Pettis 2; K Moreland; M Heath; R Schu; P Sheridan.

GIDP: A Pedrique (4); M Heath (4).

RBI: K Williams (14); P Sheridan (10); M Heath (7); F Lynn (17); L Whitaker (34).

2-out RBI: M Heath.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Schu-K Moreland.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Schu (1, 2nd base by 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
J Price, L (1-2)               5.2   8   4   4    1   2   1   3.68   24   78-49   31· 6·12   11· 8· 2· 0     38    -     0.75  -0.10
B Stanley                      2.1   4   1   1    2   1   0   4.65   12   51-29   19· 3· 7    7· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.41  -0.05
Totals                         8    12   5   5    3   3   1          36  129-78   50· 9·19   18· 9· 3· 0          2-1

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Schwabe, W (1-0)             5.1   5   1   1    0   2   0   1.23   21   82-52   32· 4·16   10· 2· 7· 0     56    -     1.05   0.13
P Gibson, H (1)                0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.70    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.80   0.12
M Henneman, H (2)              1.2   1   0   0    1   4   0   4.18    7   27-18    4· 7· 7    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.77   0.03
W Hernandez, S (12)            1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.64    4   13-8     4· 3· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.62   0.06
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   7   0          33  124-80   41·14·25   14· 3· 8· 0          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 16,387.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 78° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Reed               SS    1. G Pettis             CF 
2. D Heep               1B    2. R Schu               3B 
3. W Boggs              3B    3. L Whitaker           2B 
4. M Greenwell          LF    4. K Moreland           1B 
5. D Evans              RF    5. G Ward               RF 
6. E Burks              CF    6. F Lynn               DH 
7. C Quintana           DH    7. M Heath              C  
8. R Gedman             C     8. K Williams           LF 
9. E Romero             2B    9. A Pedrique           SS 

   J Price              P        M Schwabe            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  3-1  12-  2   12%  85% M Greenwell     P Gibson        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   b 4   1  0-1  12-  1    9%  82% F Lynn          J Price         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Moreland Scores; Ward to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  3    9%  67% R Schu          J Price         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Pettis to 3B
   t 6   1  3-0  1-3  4   -7%  73% W Boggs         M Schwabe       Single to RF (Line Drive); Romero Scores; Heep to 2B
   b 5   0  0-2  ---  2    7%  89% K Williams      J Price         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Schwabe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Reed          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   50%  D Heep          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   52%  W Boggs         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   55%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Price facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  G Pettis        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   67%  R Schu          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Pettis to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   65%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Pettis Scores
   OO     1--  6   61%  K Moreland      Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Schu Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Schwabe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   63%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   65%  E Burks         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  6   66%  C Quintana      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Price facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   64%  G Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   63%  F Lynn          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   62%  M Heath         Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Schwabe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   64%  R Gedman        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   66%  E Romero        Lineout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  6   67%  J Reed          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Price facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   65%  K Williams      Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  3   64%  A Pedrique      Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
          ---  5   65%  G Pettis        Walk
   O      1--  3   63%  R Schu          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Schwabe facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   66%  D Heep          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   68%  W Boggs         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   69%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Price facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   67%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          ---  2   69%  K Moreland      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   73%  G Ward          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Moreland to 2B
   R      12-  1   82%  F Lynn          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Moreland Scores; Ward to 2B
   OO     12-  2   76%  M Heath         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Schwabe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   79%  D Evans         Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
          ---  5   74%  E Burks         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  7   78%  C Quintana      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   82%  R Gedman        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Price facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  2   89%  K Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   88%  A Pedrique      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   88%  G Pettis        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   87%  R Schu          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Schwabe facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   83%  E Romero        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  3   76%  J Reed          Single to RF (Line Drive); Romero to 2B
   O      12-  1   81%  D Heep          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Romero to 3B
   R      1-3  4   73%  W Boggs         Single to RF (Line Drive); Romero Scores; Heep to 2B
                  Paul Gibson replaces Mike Schwabe pitching
   OO     12-  2   85%  M Greenwell     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Joe Price facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   84%  L Whitaker      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   83%  K Moreland      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  5   84%  G Ward          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   86%  F Lynn          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ward to 3B
                  Bob Stanley replaces Joe Price pitching
   R      1-3  3   92%  M Heath         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ward Scores; Lynn to 2B
                  Pat Sheridan pinch hits for Kenny Williams batting 8th
          12-  5   92%  P Sheridan      Walk; Lynn to 3B; Heath to 2B
   O      123  6   90%  A Pedrique      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Henneman facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Henneman replaces Paul Gibson pitching; Pat Sheridan moves to LF
   O      ---  3   93%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   94%  E Burks         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   95%  C Quintana      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   95%  G Pettis        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   95%  R Schu          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Pettis to 2B
   O      -2-  5   94%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      -2-  5   94%  K Moreland      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Henneman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   96%  R Gedman        Strikeout Swinging
                  Sam Horn pinch hits for Ed Romero batting 9th
          ---  6   93%  S Horn          Walk
                  Luis Rivera pinch runs for Sam Horn batting 9th
   O      1--  3   96%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   92%  D Heep          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Rivera to 3B
                  Willie Hernandez replaces Mike Henneman pitching
   O      -23  3   98%  W Boggs         Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Stanley facing 5-6-7
                  Luis Rivera moves to 2B
          ---  1   98%  G Ward          Single to C (Bunt to Front of Home)
          1--  6   98%  F Lynn          Walk; Ward to 2B
   O      12-  8   98%  M Heath         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Ward to 3B
   R      1-3  1   99%  P Sheridan      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Ward Scores; Heath to 2B
   OO     12-  5   99%  A Pedrique      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Willie Hernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1  100%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  E Burks         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198906060

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