September 20, 1980 Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 50,257

Saturday, September 20, 1980, 2:27PM
Time of Game: 2:45

Red Sox

78-67

Won 1

4th, 14½ GB

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

W: D Eckersley (11-13), L: G Perry (9-12)

Yankees

94-54

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Burleson SS                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .284  .714    0    3   2   SF,SH
D Stapleton 2B                5   1   3   0    0   0  .326  .829    0    0   7   2·2B
C Walker DH                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .667 1.636    0    0   0   SB,SF
J Rice LF                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .289  .823    0    1   0   2B,IW
T Perez 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .754    0   10   2   2B
G Hancock CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .655    0    1   0   
D Evans RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .816    0    2   0   
D Rader C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .856    0    8   0   
G Hoffman 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .292  .743    0    0   1   

D Eckersley P                                                            2   2
Totals                       35   4  12   4    1   1                    27  14

BATTING

2B: T Perez (29, off D Bird); D Stapleton 2 (32, off G Perry, off T Underwood); J Rice (18, off G Perry).

SF: R Burleson (4, off G Perry); C Walker (1, off G Perry).

SH: R Burleson (6, off T Lollar).

IBB: J Rice (5, by D Bird).

TB: D Stapleton 5; J Rice 2; C Walker 2; T Perez 2; G Hoffman 2; D Rader; R Burleson; D Evans.

RBI: C Walker 2 (3); R Burleson (49); J Rice (73).

2-out RBI: C Walker.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Stapleton-R Burleson-T Perez.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Walker (2, 2nd base off D Bird/J Oates).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 3   0   2   0    1   1  .297  .836    0    5   1   2B
B Murcer LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .798    0    1   1   
O Gamble DH                   3   0   0   1    0   2  .251  .850    0    0   0   SF
R Jackson RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .287  .961    0    5   0   
J Spencer 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .234  .739    0    5   0   GDP
B Dent SS                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .268  .692    0    2   1   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   1   0    0   3  .216  .560    0    0   1   
J Oates C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .505    0    1   0   
  J Lefebvre PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .778    0    0   0   
  B Robinson C                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
B Brown CF                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .247  .688    0    8   0   

G Perry P                                                                0   1
  D Bird P                                                               0   1
  T Underwood P                                                          0   0
  T Lollar P                                                             0   1
  R Davis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   1   7   1    2   8                    27   7

BATTING

2B: W Randolph (23, off D Eckersley).

SF: O Gamble (3, off D Eckersley).

TB: W Randolph 3; B Brown 2; A Rodriguez; R Jackson; J Spencer.

GIDP: J Spencer (4).

RBI: O Gamble (44).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: W Randolph (19).

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
D Eckersley, W (11-13)         9     7   1   1    2   8   0   4.18   35     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 0· 7     75    -     0.88   0.32
Totals                         9     7   1   1    2   8   0          35     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 0· 7           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Perry, L (9-12)              1.2   6   4   4    0   1   0   3.62   11     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 6     28    -     0.96  -0.24
D Bird                         4.1   3   0   0    1   0   0   3.26   16     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 1· 3          2-1    0.48   0.03
T Underwood                    2     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.80    8     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 2          0-0    0.20   0.02
T Lollar                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.76    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.20  -0.00
R Davis                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.89    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.23   0.01
Totals                         9    12   4   4    1   1   0          39     -       ·  ·      6·16· 3·12          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Bird (1; J Rice).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 50,257.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                New York Yankees                     
1. R Burleson           SS    1. W Randolph           2B 
2. D Stapleton          2B    2. B Murcer             LF 
3. C Walker             DH    3. O Gamble             DH 
4. J Rice               LF    4. R Jackson            RF 
5. T Perez              1B    5. J Spencer            1B 
6. G Hancock            CF    6. B Dent               SS 
7. D Evans              RF    7. A Rodriguez          3B 
8. D Rader              C     8. J Oates              C  
9. G Hoffman            3B    9. B Brown              CF 

   D Eckersley          P        G Perry              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      10%  64% D Stapleton     G Perry         Double to SS; Burleson to 3B
   t 1   1  0-1  -2-       9%  71% J Rice          G Perry         Double to LF; Stapleton Scores
   t 2   2  0-3  1-3       6%  85% C Walker        D Bird          Single; Hoffman Scores; Stapleton to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   b 2   0  4-0  1--       6%  86% J Spencer       D Eckersley     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 8   0  4-0  1--      -5%  88% W Randolph      D Eckersley     Single to 3B; Brown to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R Burleson      Single to RF
          1--      64%  D Stapleton     Double to SS; Burleson to 3B
   RO     -23      62%  C Walker        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Burleson Scores
   R      -2-      71%  J Rice          Double to LF; Stapleton Scores
   O      -2-      68%  T Perez         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      65%  G Hancock       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  W Randolph      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      69%  B Murcer        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      70%  O Gamble        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gaylord Perry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      70%  D Rader         Single to CF
          1--      75%  G Hoffman       Single to CF; Rader to 3B
   RO     1-3      77%  R Burleson      Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rader Scores
          1--      78%  D Stapleton     Single to RF; Hoffman to 3B
                  Doug Bird replaces Gaylord Perry pitching
   R      1-3      85%  C Walker        Single; Hoffman Scores; Stapleton to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)
          1-3      85%  J Rice          Walker Steals 2B
          -23      86%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      123      83%  T Perez         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
          ---      79%  R Jackson       Single to CF
   OO     1--      86%  J Spencer       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  B Dent          Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Doug Bird facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  G Hancock       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      84%  D Rader         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      88%  J Oates         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      87%  B Brown         Single to RF
          1--      85%  W Randolph      Walk; Brown to 2B
   O      12-      88%  B Murcer        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Doug Bird facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  G Hoffman       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      87%  R Burleson      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      86%  D Stapleton     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Dennis Eckersley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      88%  O Gamble        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      89%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      90%  J Spencer       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Doug Bird facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  C Walker        Single to LF; Walker out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---      89%  J Rice          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      90%  T Perez         Double to RF
   O      -2-      88%  G Hancock       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      90%  B Dent          Flyball: RF
          ---      88%  A Rodriguez     Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  J Oates         Groundout: 2B-1B; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -2-      92%  B Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Doug Bird facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  D Rader         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  G Hoffman       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
          ---      86%  W Randolph      Double to RF
   O      -2-      90%  B Murcer        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      92%  O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-1B; Randolph to 3B
   O      --3      94%  R Jackson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tom Underwood facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Underwood replaces Doug Bird pitching
   O      ---      94%  R Burleson      Flyball: CF
          ---      95%  D Stapleton     Double to RF
   O      -2-      94%  C Walker        Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      93%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
          ---      90%  J Spencer       Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  B Dent          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      95%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
                  Joe Lefebvre pinch hits for Johnny Oates batting 8th
   O      1--      97%  J Lefebvre      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tom Underwood facing 5-6-7
                  Bruce Robinson replaces Joe Lefebvre playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      96%  T Perez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  G Hancock       Flyball: SS
          ---      96%  D Evans         Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Dennis Eckersley facing 9-1-2
          ---      93%  B Brown         Single to 2B
          1--      88%  W Randolph      Single to 3B; Brown to 2B
   O      12-      90%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Brown to 3B; Randolph to 2B
   RO     -23      94%  O Gamble        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Brown Scores
   O      -2-      97%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tim Lollar facing 9-1-2
                  Tim Lollar replaces Tom Underwood pitching
          ---      97%  G Hoffman       Single to RF
   O      1--      97%  R Burleson      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hoffman to 2B
                  Ron Davis replaces Tim Lollar pitching
   O      -2-      97%  D Stapleton     Lineout: 2B
   O      -2-      96%  C Walker        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  J Spencer       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      96%  B Dent          Walk
   O      1--      99%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  B Robinson      Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Yankees 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA198009200

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