September 12, 1997 Boston Red Sox at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 8
KCR 5 NYY 13
@BAL 5 CLE 9
@CHW 0 BOS 4
@MIL 2 DET 7
@OAK 2 SEA 7
TOR 3 TEX 6
MIN 5 COL 3
@ATL 1 SFG 1
@FLA 0 HOU 10
LAD 3 MON 3
@NYM 2
(15) CIN 4
@PHI 2 PHI 9
CIN 1 PIT 3
CHC 1 STL 4
SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 22,079

Friday, September 12, 1997, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:57

Red Sox

71-75

Won 2

4th, 19 GB

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

W: J Suppan (7-2), L: J D'Amico (8-6), S: T Gordon (6)

Brewers

72-73

Lost 3

2nd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Garciaparra SS              4   2   3   2    0   1  .311  .885   13    0   1   2·HR
J Valentin 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .317  .900    9    2   3   2B
M Vaughn 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .321  .997   16   12   0   
R Jefferson DH                4   0   0   0    0   1  .341  .885   15    0   0   GDP
W Cordero LF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .274  .743   18    3   0   
T O'Leary RF                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .318  .873   13    2   0   HR
S Hatteberg C                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .272  .777   13    2   2   HR
J Frye 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .753    9    1   5   GDP
D Bragg CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .723   17    5   0   GDP

J Suppan P                                                               0   0
  J Wasdin P                                                             0   0
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
  J Corsi P                                                              0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   4   9   4    2   8              123   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Valentin (46, off J D'Amico).

HR: T O'Leary (15, off J D'Amico; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); N Garciaparra 2 (28, off M Fetters, off J D'Amico; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); S Hatteberg (9, off J D'Amico; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: N Garciaparra 9; T O'Leary 4; S Hatteberg 4; J Valentin 3; M Vaughn; J Frye.

GIDP: J Frye (12); R Jefferson (13); D Bragg (15).

RBI: N Garciaparra 2 (90); S Hatteberg (39); T O'Leary (78).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: J Suppan (); S Hatteberg (10).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .284  .688   14    2   2   SB
J Cirillo 3B                  3   0   2   1    1   0  .291  .803   21    2   1   2B
D Nilsson DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .819   14    0   0   
J Franco 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .742   16    9   0   
J Burnitz RF                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .275  .918   18    0   0   SB
J Valentin SS                 4   0   0   1    0   1  .259  .736   29    4   5   
D Jackson LF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .644   12    0   0   
  J Huson PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .479    1    0   0   
G Williams CF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .651    9    2   0   
  M Loretta PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .737    6    0   0   
M Matheny C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .620    8    6   0   
  J Levis PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .710    3    0   0   
  T Dunn PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .571         0   0   
  K Stinnett C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .646         2   0   
  B Banks PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .521    2    0   0   

J D'Amico P                                                              0   1
  M Fetters P                                                            0   0
  M Davis P                                                              0   0
  D Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   2   6   2    3   4              153   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Cirillo (42, off J Suppan).

TB: J Cirillo 3; J Franco; J Levis; D Jackson; F Vina.

RBI: J Cirillo (78); J Valentin (56).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Valentin-J Franco; F Vina-J Franco; F Vina-J Valentin-J Franco.

BASERUNNING

SB: F Vina (8, 2nd base off J Suppan/S Hatteberg); J Burnitz (20, 2nd base off J Suppan/S Hatteberg).

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 Suppan, W (7-2)              5     4   2   2    2   4   0   5.47   22   90-54   34· 5·15    7· 3· 6· 0     53    -     1.11   0.10
J Wasdin, H (8)                1.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   4.51    7   28-17   11· 1· 5    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    1.60   0.11
R Mahay, H (4)                 1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.18    4   18-10    6· 2· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          2-0    2.26   0.14
J Corsi, H (10)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.75    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.90   0.06
T Gordon, S (6)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.46    3   10-6     3· 1· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   4   0          37  147-88   55· 9·24   11· 9·10· 0          3-0

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J D'Amico, L (8-6)             6     7   3   3    0   5   3   4.70   24   81-53   30·11·12    8· 7· 4· 0     51    -     0.80   0.01
M Fetters                      1.1   2   1   1    0   1   1   3.36    5   22-17   10· 3· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.94  -0.04
M Davis                        1     0   0   0    2   2   0   6.10    5   19-8     3· 3· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.51   0.02
D Jones                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.89    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.45   0.02
Totals                         9     9   4   4    2   8   4          35  123-79   44·17·18   13· 8· 4· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Larry Young.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 22,079.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 9mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. N Garciaparra        SS    1. F Vina               2B 
2. J Valentin           3B    2. J Cirillo            3B 
3. M Vaughn             1B    3. D Nilsson            DH 
4. R Jefferson          DH    4. J Franco             1B 
5. W Cordero            LF    5. J Burnitz            RF 
6. T O'Leary            RF    6. J Valentin           SS 
7. S Hatteberg          C     7. D Jackson            LF 
8. J Frye               2B    8. G Williams           CF 
9. D Bragg              CF    9. M Matheny            C  

   J Suppan             P        J D'Amico            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  3-1  -2-  4  -13%  55% J Cirillo       J Suppan        Double to CF (Line Drive); Vina Scores
   t 8   0  2-3  ---  4   12%  85% N Garciaparra   M Fetters       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 7   2  3-2  12-  1    9%  73% D Nilsson       R Mahay         Flyball: CF
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  3    9%  59% N Garciaparra   J D'Amico       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   t 1   0  0-1  12-  3   -9%  58% R Jefferson     J D'Amico       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Valentin to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff D'Amico facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  3   59%  N Garciaparra   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  5   62%  J Valentin      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   67%  M Vaughn        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Valentin to 2B
   OO     12-  3   58%  R Jefferson     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Valentin to 3B
   O      --3  5   55%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   57%  F Vina          Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  3   59%  J Cirillo       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   60%  D Nilsson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jeff D'Amico facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  3   69%  T O'Leary       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   R      ---  7   77%  S Hatteberg     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  2   75%  J Frye          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   74%  D Bragg         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   73%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeff Suppan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   76%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   73%  J Burnitz       Walk
          1--      70%  J Valentin      Burnitz Steals 2B; Burnitz to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   RO     --3  5   69%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Burnitz Scores
          ---  4   68%  D Jackson       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   66%  G Williams      Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to Short 1B Line); Jackson to 2B
   O      12-  4   70%  M Matheny       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jeff D'Amico facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   75%  J Valentin      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   72%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   69%  R Jefferson     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Valentin to 3B
   O      --3  3   66%  W Cordero       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-3, Jeff Suppan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   69%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   66%  J Cirillo       Walk
   O      1--  2   69%  D Nilsson       Popfly: 3B
          1--  2   66%  J Franco        Single to RF (Line Drive); Cirillo to 3B
   O      1-3  1   72%  J Burnitz       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jeff D'Amico facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   70%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   68%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   67%  J Frye          Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-3, Jeff Suppan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   70%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   73%  D Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   74%  G Williams      Popfly: 3B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jeff D'Amico facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   72%  D Bragg         Lineout: SS
          ---  2   74%  N Garciaparra   Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   72%  J Valentin      Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   70%  M Vaughn        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-3, Jeff Suppan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   73%  M Matheny       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   69%  F Vina          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      67%  J Cirillo       Vina Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   55%  " "             Double to CF (Line Drive); Vina Scores
   O      -2-  6   60%  D Nilsson       Lineout: CF
   O      -2-  6   65%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jeff D'Amico facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   62%  R Jefferson     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   60%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   59%  T O'Leary       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, John Wasdin facing 5-6-7
                  John Wasdin replaces Jeff Suppan pitching
   O      ---  6   63%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   66%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   68%  D Jackson       Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Fetters facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Fetters replaces Jeff D'Amico pitching
   O      ---  4   65%  S Hatteberg     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   68%  J Frye          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1-- 10   62%  D Bragg         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, John Wasdin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   67%  G Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Jesse Levis pinch hits for Mike Matheny batting 9th
          ---  3   62%  J Levis         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   68%  F Vina          Popfly: RF (Deep 2B)
                  Todd Dunn pinch runs for Jesse Levis batting 9th
          1--  6   64%  J Cirillo       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Dunn to 2B
                  Ron Mahay replaces John Wasdin pitching
   O      12-  1   73%  D Nilsson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Fetters facing 1-2-3
                  Kelly Stinnett replaces Todd Dunn playing C batting 9th
   R      ---  4   85%  N Garciaparra   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   84%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Mark Davis replaces Mike Fetters pitching
          ---  5   85%  M Vaughn        Walk
   O      1--  4   83%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   82%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Ron Mahay facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   87%  J Franco        Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  6   81%  J Burnitz       Walk
   O      1--  7   86%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-1B; Burnitz to 2B
                  Jim Corsi replaces Ron Mahay pitching; Jeff Huson pinch hits for Darrin Jackson batting 7th
   O      -2-  1   92%  J Huson         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mark Davis facing 6-7-8
                  Jeff Huson moves to LF
          ---  4   93%  T O'Leary       Walk
   O      1--  1   92%  S Hatteberg     Foul Bunt Popfly: 3B
                  Doug Jones replaces Mark Davis pitching
   OO     1--  1   90%  J Frye          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Tom Gordon facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Gordon replaces Jim Corsi pitching; Mark Loretta pinch hits for Gerald Williams batting 8th
   O      ---  6   95%  M Loretta       Lineout: RF
                  Brian Banks pinch hits for Kelly Stinnett batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  B Banks         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  F Vina          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Brewers 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation