September 4, 1984 Boston Red Sox at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 12
OAK 2 CAL 5
@CLE 3
(12) BAL 4
@DET 1 KCR 4
MIN 1 BOS 3
@MIL 1 TOR 6
@NYY 4 SEA 6
@TEX 3
(13) ATL 8
HOU 7 LAD 2
SDP 1 PIT 5
@MON 3 CHC 7
@PHI 2 CIN 8
@SFG 3 STL 12
NYM 2

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 8,020

Tuesday, September 4, 1984
Time of Game: 2:36

Red Sox

74-64

Won 2

4th, 13½ GB

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

W: A Nipper (8-5), L: D Sutton (12-11)

Brewers

56-82

Lost 4

7th, 31½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .302  .782    0    2   1   
D Evans RF                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .296  .919    0    3   0   
J Rice LF                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .274  .772    0    2   0   SF
T Armas CF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .823    0    3   0   
M Easler DH                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .306  .867    0    0   0   
B Buckner 1B                  4   2   1   0    0   0  .278  .758    0    7   3   2B
R Gedman C                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .271  .809    0    6   0   2B
M Barrett 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .746    0    0   4   
J Gutierrez SS                4   0   2   0    0   0  .270  .621    0    1   0   SB,GDP

A Nipper P                                                               3   2
Totals                       35   3   8   2    4   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Buckner (21, off D Sutton); R Gedman (22, off D Sutton).

SF: J Rice (5, off D Sutton).

TB: D Evans 2; B Buckner 2; J Gutierrez 2; R Gedman 2; J Rice; W Boggs.

GIDP: J Gutierrez (16).

RBI: J Rice (104); R Gedman (60).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

E: W Boggs (20).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Gutierrez (12, 2nd base off D Sutton/J Sundberg).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D James CF-RF                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .275  .685    0    4   0   
J Gantner 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .687    0    3   3   
R Yount SS                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .291  .777    0    2   6   
C Cooper 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .277  .684    0   10   1   
B Oglivie RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .691    0    1   0   
  E Romero 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .577         0   1   
B Schroeder DH                4   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .813    0    0   0   
D Loman LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .625    0    2   0   
J Sundberg C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .743    0    4   0   
W Lozado 3B                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .323  .909    0    0   1   2B
  R Manning PH-CF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .683    0    0   0   

D Sutton P                                                               1   0
  R Searage P                                                            0   1
Totals                       35   1   7   1    0   6                    27  13

BATTING

2B: W Lozado (3, off A Nipper).

TB: W Lozado 2; C Cooper 2; R Yount; J Gantner; B Schroeder; D James.

RBI: R Yount (64).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Yount-J Gantner-C Cooper.

E: D James (3); W Lozado 2 (3).

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
A Nipper, W (8-5)              9     7   1   1    0   6   0   3.60   35     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 7     75    -     1.31   0.45
Totals                         9     7   1   1    0   6   0          35     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 7           -

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Sutton, L (12-11)            7     7   3   2    2   3   0   3.63   31     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 7     54    -     0.73  -0.08
R Searage                      2     1   0   0    2   1   0   1.50    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.39   0.03
Totals                         9     8   3   2    4   4   0          40     -       ·  ·     14·10· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: A Nipper (6); R Searage (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Mark Johnson.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 8,020.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. W Boggs              3B    1. D James              CF 
2. D Evans              RF    2. J Gantner            2B 
3. J Rice               LF    3. R Yount              SS 
4. T Armas              CF    4. C Cooper             1B 
5. M Easler             DH    5. B Oglivie            RF 
6. B Buckner            1B    6. B Schroeder          DH 
7. R Gedman             C     7. D Loman              LF 
8. M Barrett            2B    8. J Sundberg           C  
9. J Gutierrez          SS    9. W Lozado             3B 

   A Nipper             P        D Sutton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  3-0  12-     -11%  76% R Yount         A Nipper        Single; James Scores; Gantner to 2B
   t 2   0  0-1  ---      10%  71% B Buckner       D Sutton        Double; Buckner Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER
   t 4   1  0-2  1--       9%  84% R Gedman        D Sutton        Double; Buckner Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       9%  63% D Evans         D Sutton        Single; Boggs to 3B
   b 8   1  3-1  12-       9%  85% C Cooper        A Nipper        Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  W Boggs         Single
          1--      63%  D Evans         Single; Boggs to 3B
   RO     1-3      60%  J Rice          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Boggs Scores
   O      1--      58%  T Armas         Strikeout
   O      1--      56%  M Easler        Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  D James         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      60%  J Gantner       Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  R Yount         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Sutton facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      71%  B Buckner       Double; Buckner Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER
   O      ---      69%  R Gedman        Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  J Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Nipper facing 4-5-6
          ---      63%  C Cooper        Single
   O      1--      67%  B Oglivie       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      70%  B Schroeder     Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      72%  D Loman         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      71%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  D Evans         Strikeout
          ---      70%  J Rice          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      69%  T Armas         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Al Nipper facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
          ---      66%  W Lozado        Double
   O      -2-      70%  D James         Strikeout
   O      -2-      74%  J Gantner       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Don Sutton facing 5-6-7
          ---      77%  M Easler        Walk
   O      1--      74%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      84%  R Gedman        Double; Buckner Scores
          -2-      86%  M Barrett       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Gedman to 3B
   OO     1-3      80%  J Gutierrez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Nipper facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      82%  R Yount         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      84%  C Cooper        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      85%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Sutton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
          ---      85%  D Evans         Single
          1--      87%  J Rice          Single; Evans to 2B
   O      12-      84%  T Armas         Flyball: 2B
          12-      86%  M Easler        Walk; Evans to 3B; Rice to 2B
   O      123      82%  B Buckner       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
          ---      78%  B Schroeder     Single
          1--      71%  D Loman         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Schroeder to 2B
   O      12-      77%  J Sundberg      Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Loman to 2B
   O      12-      83%  W Lozado        Flyball: CF
   O      12-      87%  D James         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Sutton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  R Gedman        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      86%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      86%  J Gutierrez     Single
          1--      87%  W Boggs         Gutierrez Steals 2B
   O      -2-      85%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Nipper facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      88%  J Gantner       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  R Yount         Flyball: 1B
          ---      88%  C Cooper        Single
          1--      87%  B Oglivie       Wild Pitch; Cooper to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don Sutton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  T Armas         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  B Schroeder     Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  D Loman         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ray Searage facing 5-6-7
                  Ray Searage replaces Don Sutton pitching
   O      ---      93%  M Easler        Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      93%  R Gedman        Walk
   O      1--      92%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Al Nipper facing 9-1-2
                  Rick Manning pinch hits for Willie Lozado batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  R Manning       Strikeout
          ---      92%  D James         Single
          1--      86%  J Gantner       Single; James to 2B
   R      12-      76%  R Yount         Single; James Scores; Gantner to 2B
   O      12-      85%  C Cooper        Flyball: CF
   O      12-      93%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 1.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ray Searage facing 9-1-2
                  Ed Romero replaces Ben Oglivie playing 3B batting 5th; Rick Manning moves to CF; Dion James moves to RF
          ---      94%  J Gutierrez     Single
          1--      95%  W Boggs         Wild Pitch; Gutierrez to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      93%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
          -2-      93%  J Rice          Walk
   O      12-      91%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-3, Al Nipper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  B Schroeder     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Loman         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation