September 16, 1997 Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 9
@ANA 3 CLE 4
@BAL 2 BAL 7
CLE 2 NYY 2
BOS 0 NYY 4
BOS 3 TEX 4
KCR 2 ATL 6
SFG 4 CHC 5
CIN 0 FLA 9
COL 6 HOU 15
SDP 3 PHI 3
NYM 2 PIT 8
MON 2 LAD 7
@STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 29,145

Tuesday, September 16, 1997, 8:22
Time of Game: 2:33

Red Sox

73-78

Lost 3

4th, 19½ GB

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

W: W Banks (2-0), L: R Checo (0-1), S: M Rivera (43)

Yankees

87-63

Won 4

2nd, 5 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Frye 2B                     4   0   2   2    0   0  .305  .780   15    3   2   3B,2B,HBP
J Valentin 3B                 3   0   0   0    2   2  .310  .884   21    1   2   GDP
M Vaughn DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .971   15    0   0   
R Jefferson 1B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .330  .855   16    7   0   
W Cordero LF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .268  .730   17    0   0   
T O'Leary RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .315  .862    8    1   0   
S Hatteberg C                 3   2   2   0    1   0  .272  .777   14    8   1   2B
M Benjamin SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .647    9    0   2   GDP
D Bragg CF                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .257  .726    9    4   0   2·2B

R Checo P                                                                0   0
  J Hudson P                                                             0   1
  S Avery P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   3   7   3    4   6              124   24   8

BATTING

2B: J Frye (33, off M Rivera); S Hatteberg (20, off W Banks); D Bragg 2 (32, off M Rivera, off W Banks).

3B: J Frye (2, off W Banks).

HBP: J Frye (2, by W Banks).

TB: D Bragg 5; J Frye 5; S Hatteberg 3.

GIDP: M Benjamin (2); J Valentin (21).

RBI: J Frye 2 (46); D Bragg (53).

2-out RBI: J Frye.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Pose RF                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .232  .593   14    4   0   3B
R Sanchez 2B                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .679   20    1   4   2B,SH
M Stanley 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .292  .890   13    7   1   2B
B Williams CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .328  .943   14    1   0   
C Fielder DH                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .257  .749   19    0   0   
  I Cruz PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .610         0   0   
C Hayes 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .726   15    1   1   
C Curtis LF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .842    7    4   0   
A Fox SS                      3   1   2   0    0   1  .333  .844    9    3   3   2B,SB
M Figga C                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   15    6   0   

W Banks P                                                                0   0
  M Stanton P                                                            0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   4   9   4    0   8              126   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Sanchez (21, off R Checo); A Fox (1, off R Checo); M Stanley (24, off R Checo).

3B: S Pose (1, off R Checo).

SH: R Sanchez (8, off J Hudson).

TB: S Pose 3; A Fox 3; M Stanley 3; R Sanchez 2; C Fielder 2; C Curtis.

RBI: M Stanley (61); R Sanchez (26); C Fielder (52); S Pose (4).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Fox-R Sanchez-M Stanley; A Fox-M Stanley.

E: R Sanchez (9); C Curtis (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Fox (1, 2nd base off S Avery/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
R Checo, L (0-1)               4.1   6   4   4    0   6   0   8.31   19   78-47   32· 6· 9    2· 6· 5· 0     41    -     1.17  -0.19
J Hudson                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.28    3   10-6     4· 0· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.76  -0.02
S Avery                        3     2   0   0    0   2   0   6.63   11   35-25   17· 5· 3    6· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.41   0.08
Totals                         8     9   4   4    0   8   0          33  123-78   53·11·14   10· 7· 8· 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
W Banks, W (2-0)               6.2   5   2   2    4   3   0   2.00   29   95-58   37· 7·14    8· 6· 7· 0     55    -     1.26   0.16
M Stanton, H (25)              1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   2.47    4   13-8     6· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.20   0.13
M Rivera, S (43)               1     2   1   1    0   1   0   1.86    5   16-11    7· 2· 2    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.69   0.08
Totals                         9     7   3   3    4   6   0          38  124-77   50·10·17    9·10· 8· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: W Banks (1; J Frye).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dan Morrison.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 29,145.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 2mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                New York Yankees                     
1. J Frye               2B    1. S Pose               RF 
2. J Valentin           3B    2. R Sanchez            2B 
3. M Vaughn             DH    3. M Stanley            1B 
4. R Jefferson          1B    4. B Williams           CF 
5. W Cordero            LF    5. C Fielder            DH 
6. T O'Leary            RF    6. C Hayes              3B 
7. S Hatteberg          C     7. C Curtis             LF 
8. M Benjamin           SS    8. A Fox                SS 
9. D Bragg              CF    9. M Figga              C  

   R Checo              P        W Banks              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  2-2  -2-  4   16%  75% S Pose          R Checo         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Fox Scores
   t 4   1  0-1  -2-  1  -12%  24% D Bragg         W Banks         Single to LF (Line Drive); Hatteberg Scores; Bragg to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw)
   b 4   0  2-0  -2-  6   12%  51% M Stanley       R Checo         Double to LF (Fly Ball); Sanchez Scores
   t 9   2  4-3  -2-  5   12% 100% J Valentin      M Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
   t 4   1  0-2  1-3  1   10%  32% J Valentin      W Banks         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Banks facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  J Frye          Hit By Pitch
          1--  6   41%  J Valentin      Walk; Frye to 2B
   O      12-  5   46%  M Vaughn        Foul Flyball: LF
   O      12-  1   51%  R Jefferson     Lineout: CF
          12-  4   48%  W Cordero       Walk; Frye to 3B; Valentin to 2B
   O      123  1   55%  T O'Leary       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Robinson Checo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  S Pose          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   51%  R Sanchez       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   50%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Banks facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   46%  S Hatteberg     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  M Benjamin      Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  2   41%  D Bragg         Double to RF (Line Drive); Hatteberg to 3B
   RO     -23  2   41%  J Frye          Groundout: 2B-1B; Hatteberg Scores; Bragg to 3B
          --3  5   40%  J Valentin      Walk
   O      1-3  2   45%  M Vaughn        Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Robinson Checo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   42%  B Williams      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   41%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   39%  C Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Willie Banks facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   42%  R Jefferson     Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   43%  W Cordero       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   44%  T O'Leary       Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Robinson Checo facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   49%  C Curtis        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   45%  A Fox           Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   42%  M Figga         Groundout: C-1B; Curtis to 2B
   O      -2-  3   38%  S Pose          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Willie Banks facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   32%  S Hatteberg     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   36%  M Benjamin      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-  1   24%  D Bragg         Single to LF (Line Drive); Hatteberg Scores; Bragg to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw)
          --3  5   23%  J Frye          Reached on E4 (catch) (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B to 1B); Bragg stays at 3B
   OO     1-3  1   32%  J Valentin      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Robinson Checo facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   40%  R Sanchez       Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   R      -2-  6   51%  M Stanley       Double to LF (Fly Ball); Sanchez Scores
   O      -2-  3   49%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B; Stanley to 3B
   R      --3  3   56%  C Fielder       Single to CF (Line Drive); Stanley Scores
   O      1--  7   53%  C Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   50%  C Curtis        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Willie Banks facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   53%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   57%  W Cordero       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Robinson Checo facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   65%  A Fox           Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  6   59%  M Figga         Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   75%  S Pose          Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Fox Scores
                  Joe Hudson replaces Robinson Checo pitching
   RO     --3  3   78%  R Sanchez       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Pose Scores
          ---  2   79%  M Stanley       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   77%  B Williams      Lineout: 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 4.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Willie Banks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   80%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   77%  S Hatteberg     Walk
   OO     1--  1   84%  M Benjamin      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Steve Avery facing 5-6-7
                  Steve Avery replaces Joe Hudson pitching
   O      ---  6   82%  C Fielder       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   81%  C Hayes         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   81%  C Curtis        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 4.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Willie Banks facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   84%  D Bragg         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   76%  J Frye          Triple to LF (Line Drive)
   O      --3  4   83%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Stanton replaces Willie Banks pitching
   O      --3  3   88%  M Vaughn        Flyball: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Steve Avery facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   90%  A Fox           Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
   O      1--  4   88%  M Figga         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   87%  S Pose          Lineout: 3B
          1--      87%  R Sanchez       Fox Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   85%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 4.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Stanton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   89%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   92%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   94%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Steve Avery facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   93%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   92%  B Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   93%  C Fielder       Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Ivan Cruz pinch runs for Cecil Fielder batting 5th
   O      1--  3   92%  C Hayes         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Yankees 4.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Mariano Rivera facing 7-8-9
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Mike Stanton pitching
   O      ---  3   96%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   99%  M Benjamin      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   96%  D Bragg         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  2   88%  J Frye          Double to CF (Line Drive); Bragg Scores
   O      -2-  5  100%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Yankees 4.

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