April 9, 1987 Boston Red Sox at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
TEX 6 SEA 7
@CAL 2 DET 9
NYY 3 CHW 6
@KCR 0 MIL 12
BOS 11 MIN 5
OAK 4 CLE 14
@TOR 3 ATL 8
PHI 7
(10) STL 4
@CHC 2 SFG 8
@LAD 1 NYM 4
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 9,628

Thursday, April 9, 1987
Time of Game: 2:51

Red Sox

0-3

Lost 3

7th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         3  1  2   0  0  4   1  0  0   11 12  3
Brewers         0  2  5   0  4  0   0  1  X   12 14  1

W: C Bosio (1-0), L: S Crawford (0-1), S: M Clear (1)

Brewers

3-0

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    3   2   2   1    2   0  .300 1.062    0    1   1   HR
M Barrett 2B                  5   1   2   2    0   0  .231  .462    0    2   3   GDP
B Buckner 1B                  5   1   2   3    0   1  .231  .539    0   13   1   2B
J Rice LF                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .231  .616    0    1   1   2B
D Baylor DH                   5   0   0   0    0   4  .091  .322    0    0   0   
D Evans RF                    4   1   2   2    1   0  .455 1.174    0    2   0   2B
D Henderson CF                4   1   1   2    0   0  .100  .582    0    1   0   HR
  M Greenwell PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Sheaffer C                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .500 1.750    0    4   0   HR
S Owen SS                     2   2   0   0    2   0  .000  .200    0    0   7   

J Sellers P                                                              0   0
  R Woodward P                                                           0   0
  S Crawford P                                                           0   1
Totals                       38  11  12  11    5   6                    24  14

BATTING

2B: B Buckner (1, off C Bosio); J Rice (2, off M Birkbeck); D Evans (2, off M Ciardi).

HR: W Boggs (1, off M Birkbeck; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs); D Henderson (1, off M Ciardi; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out); D Sheaffer (1, off C Bosio; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: W Boggs 5; D Sheaffer 5; D Henderson 4; D Evans 3; B Buckner 3; J Rice 2; M Barrett 2.

GIDP: M Barrett (1).

RBI: B Buckner 3 (3); M Barrett 2 (3); D Henderson 2 (2); D Evans 2 (2); D Sheaffer (1); W Boggs (1).

2-out RBI: D Evans 2; D Sheaffer.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

E: D Henderson (1); B Buckner (1); D Sheaffer (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: D Evans (1st base by M Birkbeck).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .462 1.346    0    2   3   
R Yount CF                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .417  .962    0    2   0   IW
G Braggs RF                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .273  .930    0    3   0   HR
  R Manning RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
G Brock 1B                    4   2   2   2    0   0  .364  .872    0   10   0   2B
  M Felder PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Paciorek 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
B Robidoux DH                 4   2   2   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
R Deer LF                     4   2   2   6    0   0  .273 1.151    0    1   0   2·HR
B Schroeder C                 2   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .833    0    2   0   
  B Surhoff PH-C              2   1   1   1    0   0  .333 1.166    0    3   1   HR
J Gantner 2B                  3   1   0   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    1   4   
D Sveum SS                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .273  .637    0    0   3   2B

M Birkbeck P                                                             0   0
  M Ciardi P                                                             0   1
  C Bosio P                                                              0   0
  M Clear P                                                              0   1
Totals                       37  12  14  12    1   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: D Sveum (1, off J Sellers); G Brock (1, off J Sellers).

HR: G Braggs (1, off R Woodward; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); B Surhoff (1, off S Crawford; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); R Deer 2 (2, 2 off R Woodward; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out; 5th inn, 2 on, 0 outs).

IBB: R Yount (1, by S Crawford).

TB: R Deer 8; G Braggs 4; B Surhoff 4; G Brock 3; R Yount 2; B Robidoux 2; D Sveum 2; P Molitor 2; B Schroeder.

RBI: R Deer 6 (6); D Sveum 2 (2); G Brock 2 (3); G Braggs (2); B Surhoff (1).

2-out RBI: D Sveum 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Sveum-J Gantner-G Brock.

E: M Birkbeck ().

BASERUNNING

PO: M Felder (1st base by S Crawford).

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 Sellers                      2.1   7   6   5    0   0   0  19.29   14     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 7     21    -     1.01  -0.29
R Woodward                     2.2   4   5   4    0   2   3  13.50   13     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 4          2-2    0.66  -0.39
S Crawford, L (0-1)            3     3   1   1    1   2   1   4.26   12     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.99  -0.06
Totals                         8    14  12  10    1   4   4          39     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0·14          2-2

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Birkbeck                     1.1   6   4   4    1   1   1  27.00   11     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 6     26    -     0.88  -0.30
M Ciardi                       4     3   5   5    3   1   1  11.25   17     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 0· 3          2-0    0.77   0.00
C Bosio, BS (1), W (1-0)       2.2   3   2   2    0   3   1   6.75   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          3-3    1.56  -0.12
M Clear, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.38   0.18
Totals                         9    12  11  11    5   6   3          43     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0·12          5-3

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Crawford (1; R Yount).

PO: M Birkbeck (0; D Evans, 1st base); S Crawford (1; M Felder, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Nick Bremigan.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 9,628.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. W Boggs              3B    1. P Molitor            3B 
2. M Barrett            2B    2. R Yount              CF 
3. B Buckner            1B    3. G Braggs             RF 
4. J Rice               LF    4. G Brock              1B 
5. D Baylor             DH    5. B Robidoux           DH 
6. D Evans              RF    6. R Deer               LF 
7. D Henderson          CF    7. B Schroeder          C  
8. D Sheaffer           C     8. J Gantner            2B 
9. S Owen               SS    9. D Sveum              SS 

   J Sellers            P        M Birkbeck           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0 11-11 ---      25%  86% B Surhoff       S Crawford      Home Run
   b 3   1  6-4  1-3      23%  64% R Deer          R Woodward      Home Run; Brock Scores; Robidoux Scores
   t 6   1 11-7  123     -20%  62% B Buckner       C Bosio         Double to RF; Owen Scores; Boggs Scores; Barrett Scores
   t 7   2 11-10 ---     -19%  57% D Sheaffer      C Bosio         Home Run
   t 1   2  0-1  -23     -14%  27% D Evans         M Birkbeck      Single to CF; Buckner Scores; Rice Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Birkbeck facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---      41%  W Boggs         Home Run
   O      ---      43%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      41%  B Buckner       Single to LF
          1--      34%  J Rice          Double to RF; Buckner to 3B
   O      -23      40%  D Baylor        Strikeout
   RR     -23      27%  D Evans         Single to CF; Buckner Scores; Rice Scores
          1--      26%  D Henderson     Evans Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Evans to 2B
   O      -2-      28%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeff Sellers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      26%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
          ---      28%  R Yount         Single to CF
   O      1--      26%  G Braggs        Groundout: 2B-1B; Yount to 2B
   O      -2-      24%  G Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Birkbeck facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      25%  D Sheaffer      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      23%  S Owen          Walk
          1--      21%  W Boggs         Single to LF; Owen to 2B
   R      12-      15%  M Barrett       Single to LF; Owen Scores; Boggs to 2B
                  Mark Ciardi replaces Mike Birkbeck pitching
   O      12-      18%  B Buckner       Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      20%  J Rice          Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Jeff Sellers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      18%  B Robidoux      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      16%  R Deer          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      17%  B Schroeder     Single to CF
          1--      19%  J Gantner       Reached on Interference on C; Schroeder to 2B
   RRO    12-      30%  D Sveum         Double to LF; Schroeder Scores; Gantner Scores/unER; Sveum out at 3B/LF-SS-1B-3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mark Ciardi facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      32%  D Baylor        Flyball: CF
          ---      29%  D Evans         Double to RF
   RR     -2-      17%  D Henderson     Home Run; Evans Scores
   O      ---      17%  D Sheaffer      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      18%  S Owen          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-6, Jeff Sellers facing 1-2-3
          ---      21%  P Molitor       Single to RF
          1--      27%  R Yount         Single to RF; Molitor to 2B
   O      12-      23%  G Braggs        Flyball: RF; Molitor to 3B
   RR     1-3      36%  G Brock         Double to LF; Molitor Scores; Yount Scores
          -2-      41%  B Robidoux      Single to CF; Brock to 3B
                  Rob Woodward replaces Jeff Sellers pitching
   RRR    1-3      64%  R Deer          Home Run; Brock Scores; Robidoux Scores
   O      ---      63%  B Schroeder     Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  J Gantner       Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Brewers 7.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-7, Mark Ciardi facing 1-2-3
          ---      57%  W Boggs         Walk
   OO     1--      67%  M Barrett       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Brewers 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 7-6, Rob Woodward facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      66%  D Sveum         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      64%  P Molitor       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      63%  R Yount         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Brewers 7.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-7, Mark Ciardi facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      69%  D Baylor        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      70%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Brewers 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 7-6, Rob Woodward facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      80%  G Braggs        Home Run
          ---      83%  G Brock         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Brock to 1B
          1--      88%  B Robidoux      Single to LF; Brock to 3B
   RRR    1-3      95%  R Deer          Home Run; Brock Scores/unER; Robidoux Scores
                  B.J. Surhoff pinch hits for Bill Schroeder batting 7th
   O      ---      95%  B Surhoff       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      95%  J Gantner       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  D Sveum         Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Brewers 11.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-11, Mark Ciardi facing 7-8-9
                  B.J. Surhoff moves to C
   O      ---      96%  D Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  D Sheaffer      Single to RF
          1--      92%  S Owen          Walk; Sheaffer to 2B
                  Chris Bosio replaces Mark Ciardi pitching
          12-      88%  W Boggs         Walk; Sheaffer to 3B; Owen to 2B
   R      123      82%  M Barrett       Single to SS; Sheaffer Scores; Owen to 3B; Boggs to 2B
   RRR    123      62%  B Buckner       Double to RF; Owen Scores; Boggs Scores; Barrett Scores
   O      -2-      68%  J Rice          Strikeout; Rice out at 1B/C-1B
   O      -2-      73%  D Baylor        Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Brewers 11.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 11-10, Steve Crawford facing 1-2-3
                  Steve Crawford replaces Rob Woodward pitching
   O      ---      71%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  R Yount         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      68%  G Braggs        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Brewers 11.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 10-11, Chris Bosio facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      73%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  D Henderson     Flyball: LF
   R      ---      57%  D Sheaffer      Home Run
   O      ---      59%  S Owen          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 11, Brewers 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Tied 11-11, Steve Crawford facing 4-5-6
          ---      65%  G Brock         Single to RF
                  Mike Felder pinch runs for Greg Brock batting 4th
   O      1--      55%  B Robidoux      Felder Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      52%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  R Deer          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 11, Brewers 11.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 11-11, Chris Bosio facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Paciorek replaces Mike Felder playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      55%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  B Buckner       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 11, Brewers 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Tied 11-11, Steve Crawford facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      86%  B Surhoff       Home Run
   O      ---      84%  J Gantner       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      83%  D Sveum         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      85%  P Molitor       Single to CF; Molitor to 2B/Adv on E8
          -2-      85%  R Yount         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      82%  G Braggs        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 11, Brewers 12.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 11-12, Mark Clear facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Clear replaces Chris Bosio pitching; Rick Manning replaces Glenn Braggs playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      90%  J Rice          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      96%  D Baylor        Strikeout
          ---      92%  D Evans         Walk
                  Mike Greenwell pinch hits for Dave Henderson batting 7th
   O      1--     100%  M Greenwell     Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 11, Brewers 12.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation