August 19, 1981 Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 15,134

Wednesday, August 19, 1981, 7:40PM
Time of Game: 2:13

Red Sox

33-32

Lost 3

5th, 4½ GB

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

W: M Keough (7-3), L: F Tanana (3-5)

Athletics

43-25

Won 5

1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Remy 2B                     4   0   3   1    0   0  .315  .722    0    0   4   SB
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .325  .993    0    1   1   
J Rice LF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .264  .732    0    0   0   
C Yastrzemski DH              4   0   1   0    0   1  .245  .679    0    0   0   
T Perez 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .625    0   10   0   GDP
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .795    0    2   3   
R Gedman C                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .318  .835    0    7   1   2·2B
G Hancock CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .100  .282    0    1   1   
J Valdez SS                   2   0   0   1    0   0  .429  .804    0    2   3   SF

F Tanana P                                                               1   0
Totals                       33   2   8   2    1   2                    24  13

BATTING

2B: R Gedman 2 (9, 2 off M Keough).

SF: J Valdez (1, off M Keough).

TB: R Gedman 4; J Remy 3; C Yastrzemski; J Rice; G Hancock.

GIDP: T Perez (8).

RBI: J Valdez (3); J Remy (17).

2-out RBI: J Remy.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: F Tanana ().

BASERUNNING

SB: J Remy (8, 2nd base off M Keough/M Heath).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .324  .865    0    7   0   
D Murphy CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .817    0    2   0   
C Johnson 1B                  2   2   1   1    1   0  .236  .787    0    8   0   HR
T Armas RF                    3   1   1   0    0   2  .282  .827    0    3   0   
M Heath C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .637    0    2   0   
R Bosetti DH                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .510    0    0   0   
S Babitt 2B                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .244  .585    0    4   3   
D McKay 3B                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .230  .579    0    0   2   2B
R Picciolo SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .603    0    1   5   

M Keough P                                                               0   0
Totals                       27   4   4   2    1   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: D McKay (5, off F Tanana).

HR: C Johnson (10, off F Tanana; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: C Johnson 4; D McKay 2; S Babitt; T Armas.

RBI: D McKay (11); C Johnson (31).

2-out RBI: C Johnson.

Team LOB: 0.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Picciolo-S Babitt-C Johnson.

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
F Tanana, L (3-5)              8     4   4   2    1   7   1   3.81   28     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 4     68    -     0.62  -0.23
Totals                         8     4   4   2    1   7   1          28     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 4           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Keough, W (7-3)              9     8   2   2    1   2   0   2.90   35     -       ·  ·      9·15· 0· 8     64    -     1.28   0.27
Totals                         9     8   2   2    1   2   0          35     -       ·  ·      9·15· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - (none), 3B - Nick Bremigan.

Time of Game: 2:13.

Attendance: 15,134.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Oakland Athletics                    
1. J Remy               2B    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. D Evans              RF    2. D Murphy             CF 
3. J Rice               LF    3. C Johnson            1B 
4. C Yastrzemski        DH    4. T Armas              RF 
5. T Perez              1B    5. M Heath              C  
6. C Lansford           3B    6. R Bosetti            DH 
7. R Gedman             C     7. S Babitt             2B 
8. G Hancock            CF    8. D McKay              3B 
9. J Valdez             SS    9. R Picciolo           SS 

   F Tanana             P        M Keough             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  12-      18%  72% M Heath         F Tanana        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores/No RBI/unER; Armas Scores/No RBI/unER; Heath out at 3B/RF-C-3B
   b 5   1  2-2  1--      12%  69% D McKay         F Tanana        Double to CF; Babitt Scores; McKay out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
   b 6   2  2-3  ---      12%  84% C Johnson       F Tanana        Home Run
   t 5   0  2-1  ---      -9%  56% R Gedman        M Keough        Double to LF
   t 3   2  2-0  --3      -9%  65% J Remy          M Keough        Single to LF; Gedman Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Keough facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Remy          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      52%  C Johnson       Walk
          1--      54%  T Armas         Single to LF; Johnson to 2B
   RRO    12-      72%  M Heath         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores/No RBI/unER; Armas Scores/No RBI/unER; Heath out at 3B/RF-C-3B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Matt Keough facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: LF
   O      ---      76%  T Perez         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      76%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      75%  R Bosetti       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      74%  S Babitt        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      73%  D McKay         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Matt Keough facing 7-8-9
          ---      67%  R Gedman        Double to LF
   O      -2-      69%  G Hancock       Flyball: CF; Gedman to 3B
   O      --3      75%  J Valdez        Flyball: LF
   R      --3      65%  J Remy          Single to LF; Gedman Scores
          1--      64%  D Evans         Remy Steals 2B
   O      -2-      68%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      66%  R Picciolo      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      65%  R Henderson     Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Matt Keough facing 3-4-5
          ---      59%  J Rice          Walk
   O      1--      63%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   O      1--      67%  T Perez         Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      70%  C Lansford      Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Frank Tanana facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      68%  C Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      66%  T Armas         Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  M Heath         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Matt Keough facing 7-8-9
          ---      56%  R Gedman        Double to LF
   O      -2-      58%  G Hancock       Groundout: 2B-1B; Gedman to 3B
   RO     --3      55%  J Valdez        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Gedman Scores
          ---      53%  J Remy          Single to SS
   O      1--      56%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  R Bosetti       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      57%  S Babitt        Single to CF
   RO     1--      69%  D McKay         Double to CF; Babitt Scores; McKay out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
   O      ---      68%  R Picciolo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 3.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Matt Keough facing 3-4-5
          ---      62%  J Rice          Single to LF
   O      1--      67%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      76%  T Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      74%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      72%  D Murphy        Flyball: P
   R      ---      84%  C Johnson       Home Run
   O      ---      84%  T Armas         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Matt Keough facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      87%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  R Gedman        Flyball: CF
          ---      87%  G Hancock       Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  J Valdez        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  M Heath         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  R Bosetti       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  S Babitt        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Matt Keough facing 1-2-3
          ---      82%  J Remy          Single to 1B
   O      1--      87%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      92%  J Rice          Flyball: 2B
          1--      88%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF; Remy to 3B
   O      1-3      95%  T Perez         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  D McKay         Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  R Picciolo      Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  R Henderson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Matt Keough facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Gedman        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  G Hancock       Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.

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