April 8, 1988 Milwaukee Brewers at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

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

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 20,927

Friday, April 8, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:22

Brewers

2-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  0  1   0  0  2   1  0  0    4  9  0
Yankees         0  2  0   2  1  0   0  1  X    6  7  1

W: R Dotson (1-0), L: J Nieves (0-1), S: D Righetti (2)

Yankees

3-0

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor DH                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .417 1.116   14    0   0   2B
R Yount CF                    4   2   1   1    1   0  .250  .857   20    3   0   HR,SB
B Surhoff C                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .385  .819   17    6   0   
G Brock 1B                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .375  .946   31    5   1   SF
  J Adduci PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Deer LF                     5   1   1   2    0   0  .214  .785   17    1   0   HR
G Braggs RF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .558   18    1   0   SB
E Riles 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .364  .872   25    0   1   2B
J Gantner 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .111  .311   14    6   4   
  S Kiefer PH-2B              0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    5    0   0   
D Sveum SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.166   14    2   3   

J Nieves P                                                               0   1
  O Jones P                                                              0   0
  M Clear P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   4   9   4    6   2              175   24  10

BATTING

2B: P Molitor (2, off R Dotson); E Riles (1, off C Guante).

HR: R Yount (1, off L Guetterman; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); R Deer (1, off R Dotson; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: G Brock (1, off R Dotson).

TB: R Deer 4; R Yount 4; G Brock 2; E Riles 2; P Molitor 2; B Surhoff 2; G Braggs.

RBI: R Deer 2 (4); G Brock (2); R Yount (1).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

SB: G Braggs (1, 2nd base off R Dotson/J Skinner); R Yount (1, 2nd base off R Dotson/J Skinner).

PO: B Surhoff (1st base by R Dotson).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   1   3   0    0   0  .417 1.334   19    2   0   2·2B,2·SB
W Randolph 2B                 2   0   0   1    0   1  .500 1.155   19    3   4   SF,SH
D Mattingly 1B                2   0   0   0    2   0  .100  .450   13    8   1   2·IW
G Ward DH                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .143  .476   11    0   0   GDP
D Winfield RF                 3   3   3   3    1   0  .556 1.805   20    3   0   2·HR
R Kelly CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .429  .858   13    6   0   SH
M Pagliarulo 3B               2   1   1   2    2   1  .375 1.750   18    0   1   HR,IW
J Skinner C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .450   14    2   0   
R Santana SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .536    3    2   1   
  J Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    3    0   0   
  B Meacham SS                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   

R Dotson P                                                               1   0
  L Guetterman P                                                         0   1
  C Guante P                                                             0   0
  D Righetti P                                                           0   0
Totals                       27   6   7   6    6   4              138   27   8

BATTING

2B: R Henderson 2 (3, off O Jones, off J Nieves).

HR: M Pagliarulo (2, off J Nieves; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); D Winfield 2 (2, off J Nieves, off M Clear; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: W Randolph (1, off O Jones).

SH: R Kelly (1, off O Jones); W Randolph (1, off O Jones).

IBB: M Pagliarulo (1, by O Jones); D Mattingly 2 (2, by O Jones, by J Nieves).

TB: D Winfield 9; R Henderson 5; M Pagliarulo 4.

GIDP: G Ward (1).

RBI: D Winfield 3 (5); M Pagliarulo 2 (6); W Randolph (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: J Skinner (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson 2 (2, 2nd base off J Nieves/B Surhoff, 3rd base off O Jones/B Surhoff).

PITCHING

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 Nieves, L (0-1)              4     5   5   5    2   2   2  11.25   19   70-38   23· 2·13    5· 8· 2· 0     32    -     0.81  -0.26
O Jones                        3     1   0   0    3   0   0   0.00   12   43-21   16· 2· 3    5· 3· 1· 0          1-1    0.79   0.06
M Clear                        1     1   1   1    1   2   1   4.50    5   23-14    6· 3· 5    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.06
Totals                         8     7   6   6    6   4   3          36  136-73   45· 7·21   10·13· 3· 0          1-1

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
R Dotson, W (1-0)              5.2   4   3   2    5   2   1   3.18   26  100-52   31· 7·14    6·10· 3· 0     48    -     1.14   0.06
L Guetterman, H (1)            1     2   1   1    0   0   1   9.00    5   14-8     6· 0· 2    3· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.10  -0.05
C Guante, H (1)                0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    3   12-8     4· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.79  -0.00
D Righetti, S (2)              1.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    8   36-23   14· 3· 6    3· 4· 0· 0          1-0    2.90   0.24
Totals                         9     9   4   3    6   2   2          42  162-91   55·11·25   13·18· 3· 0          3-0

J Nieves faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Dotson (1).

IBB: O Jones 2 (2; M Pagliarulo, D Mattingly); J Nieves (1; D Mattingly).

PO: R Dotson (0; B Surhoff, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 3:22.

Attendance: 20,927.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 50° F, Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             New York Yankees                     
1. P Molitor            DH    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. R Yount              CF    2. W Randolph           2B 
3. B Surhoff            C     3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. G Brock              1B    4. G Ward               DH 
5. R Deer               LF    5. D Winfield           RF 
6. G Braggs             RF    6. R Kelly              CF 
7. E Riles              3B    7. M Pagliarulo         3B 
8. J Gantner            2B    8. J Skinner            C  
9. D Sveum              SS    9. R Santana            SS 

   J Nieves             P        R Dotson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  5   17%  75% D Winfield      J Nieves        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ward Scores
   b 4   1  1-2  1--  1   17%  86% M Pagliarulo    J Nieves        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Winfield Scores
   t 7   1  5-3  ---  3  -11%  74% R Yount         L Guetterman    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 6   0  5-1  1--  2  -11%  79% R Deer          R Dotson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Brock Scores
   t 8   1  5-4  12-  7   11%  77% D Sveum         D Righetti      Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   46%  P Molitor       Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  R Yount         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   53%  B Surhoff       Popfly: SS
          1--      52%  G Brock         Yount Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   55%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Nieves facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  R Henderson     Popfly: SS
   O      ---  6   51%  W Randolph      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   50%  D Mattingly     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Richard Dotson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   52%  R Deer          Popfly: SS
          ---  1   50%  G Braggs        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          1--      48%  E Riles         Braggs Steals 2B
          -2- 10   46%  " "             Walk
          12-      41%  J Gantner       Wild Pitch; Braggs to 3B; Riles to 2B
   O      -23  5   49%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  2   55%  D Sveum         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Nieves facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   59%  G Ward          Walk
   RR     1--  5   75%  D Winfield      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ward Scores
   O      ---  3   74%  R Kelly         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   73%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   72%  J Skinner       Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   74%  P Molitor       Lineout: LF
          ---  5   72%  R Yount         Walk
          1--  4   67%  B Surhoff       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Yount to 2B
          12-      62%  G Brock         Surhoff Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Yount to 3B; Surhoff to 2B
   RO     -23  3   63%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Yount Scores/unER; Surhoff to 3B
   O      --3  5   67%  R Deer          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Juan Nieves facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   65%  R Santana       Popfly: 2B
          ---  6   67%  R Henderson     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      69%  W Randolph      Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   66%  " "             Popfly: 2B
          -2-  4   67%  D Mattingly     Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   63%  G Ward          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Yankees 2.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Richard Dotson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   66%  G Braggs        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   68%  E Riles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   69%  J Gantner       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Juan Nieves facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   72%  D Winfield      Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   69%  R Kelly         Flyball: CF
   RR     1--  1   86%  M Pagliarulo    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Winfield Scores
   O      ---  2   85%  J Skinner       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   84%  R Santana       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Yankees 4.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Richard Dotson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   87%  D Sveum         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   83%  P Molitor       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   86%  R Yount         Groundout: 2B-1B; Molitor to 3B
   O      --3  1   89%  B Surhoff       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Juan Nieves facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   92%  R Henderson     Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
                  Odell Jones replaces Juan Nieves pitching
          -2-      93%  W Randolph      Henderson Steals 3B
   RO     --3  3   93%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Henderson Scores
   O      ---  2   93%  D Mattingly     Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  1   92%  G Ward          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Yankees 5.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-5, Richard Dotson facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   90%  G Brock         Walk
   RR     1--  2   79%  R Deer          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Brock Scores
   O      ---  6   82%  G Braggs        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   84%  E Riles         Flyball: LF
          ---  4   82%  J Gantner       Walk
                  Lee Guetterman replaces Richard Dotson pitching
   O      1--  2   85%  D Sveum         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, Odell Jones facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   87%  D Winfield      Walk
   O      1--  2   86%  R Kelly         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Winfield to 2B
          -2-  4   87%  M Pagliarulo    Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   85%  J Skinner       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Winfield to 3B
                  Jose Cruz pinch hits for Rafael Santana batting 9th
   O      1-3  3   82%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Yankees 5.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-5, Lee Guetterman facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Meacham replaces Jose Cruz playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  2   86%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  3   74%  R Yount         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   77%  B Surhoff       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   75%  G Brock         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Cecilio Guante replaces Lee Guetterman pitching
   O      1--  5   79%  R Deer          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Odell Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   85%  R Henderson     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   84%  W Randolph      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Henderson to 3B
          --3  4   85%  D Mattingly     Intentional Walk
   OO     1-3  3   75%  G Ward          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Yankees 5.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-5, Cecilio Guante facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   81%  G Braggs        Popfly: 2B
          ---  5   71%  E Riles         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
                  Dave Righetti replaces Cecilio Guante pitching; Steve Kiefer pinch hits for Jim Gantner batting 8th
          -2-  5   66%  S Kiefer        Walk
   O      12-  7   77%  D Sveum         Flyball: RF
   O      12-  3   87%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Mark Clear facing 5-6-7
                  Mark Clear replaces Odell Jones pitching; Steve Kiefer moves to 2B
   R      ---  3   94%  D Winfield      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   94%  R Kelly         Flyball: CF
          ---  6   94%  M Pagliarulo    Walk
   O      1--  4   94%  J Skinner       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   93%  B Meacham       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Yankees 6.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-6, Dave Righetti facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   97%  R Yount         Flyball: CF
          ---  7   92%  B Surhoff       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   84%  G Brock         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Surhoff to 2B
   O      12-  2   93%  R Deer          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Jim Adduci pinch runs for Greg Brock batting 4th
   O      12-  4  100%  G Braggs        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Yankees 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA198804080

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1988 > NYY \| MIL > Apr 8, 1988, Brewers at Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation