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MIL
@CAL		7
0
TEX
@CLE		0
4
CHW
@DET		7
1
BAL
@MIN		8
7
KCR
@NYY		1
7
BOS
@OAK		10
0
TOR
@SEA		5
4
MON
@ATL		9
2
SDP
@CHC		6
5
NYM
@CIN		9
4
HOU
@PHI		2
3
LAD
@PIT		2
16
SFG
@STL		1
8
Friday, May 3, 1985
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 16,793, Time of Game: 3:07
Red Sox
10
11-12
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 4 GB
 at Athletics
0
10-14
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 5 GB
W: Oil Can Boyd (3-1)
L: Mike Warren (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   1  7  2   0  0  0   10 15  1
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  2

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wade Boggs 3B 5 0 3 2 0 0 .319 .815 0.016 0.67 0.061 -0.045 2.0 0 1 2B
   Glenn Hoffman 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .588 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.7 0 0
Dwight Evans RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 .209 .738 0.119 0.71 0.119 0.000 1.2 1 0 2B
   Steve Lyons RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .533 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 2 0
Jim Rice LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .274 .818 0.075 1.35 0.188 -0.114 0.1 1 0 HR
   Rick Miller PH-LF 0 0 0 0 2 0 .429 1.127 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.4 1 0
Tony Armas CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 .237 .745 -0.081 1.11 0.022 -0.104 -0.2 2 0 2B
   Reid Nichols PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .875 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.7 1 0
Mike Easler DH 5 2 3 4 1 0 .239 .792 0.035 0.45 0.085 -0.050 3.4 2·HR
Bill Buckner 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 .293 .807 0.128 0.31 0.144 -0.016 1.6 3 1 HR,2B
   Marty Barrett PR-2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 .604 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.3 1 0
Rich Gedman C 6 1 2 1 0 1 .291 .747 0.033 0.22 0.044 -0.011 -0.2 11 2
Dave Stapleton 2B-1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .333 .801 -0.043 0.46 0.010 -0.053 0.7 1 0 2B
Jackie Gutierrez SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .191 .530 -0.005 0.38 0.028 -0.032 -1.8 2 1
Oil Can Boyd P 1 1
Team Totals 44 10 15 10 8 3 .341 1.170 0.277 0.51 0.701 -0.425 5.8 27 6
2B: B Buckner (7, off M Warren); D Stapleton (1, off J Kaiser); T Armas (5, off M Warren); W Boggs (4, off T Tellmann); D Evans (6, off T Tellmann).
HR: B Buckner (3, off M Warren; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out); M Easler 2 (6, 1 off M Warren, 1 off T Tellmann; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); J Rice (5, off M Warren; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: M Easler 9; B Buckner 6; W Boggs 4; J Rice 4; T Armas 3; D Evans 2; D Stapleton 2; R Gedman 2.
RBI: M Easler 4 (13); J Rice 2 (17); W Boggs 2 (10); B Buckner (13); R Gedman (10).
2-out RBI: W Boggs 2.
Team LOB: 15.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
Fielding
E: J Gutierrez (2).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Collins LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .263 .620 -0.035 0.28 0.000 -0.035 -1.1 2 0
Carney Lansford 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .240 .632 0.037 0.75 0.076 -0.039 0.8 2 1 2B,CS
   Rob Picciolo 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .556 1.444 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.2 0 0
Bruce Bochte 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .349 .778 -0.034 0.62 0.013 -0.047 -0.1 12 0
Dave Kingman DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 .212 .752 -0.061 0.82 0.000 -0.061 -0.8
   Dan Meyer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.6
Dwayne Murphy CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .751 0.004 0.68 0.027 -0.024 -0.3 0 0 HBP
   Mickey Tettleton C 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.000 0.7 3 0
Mike Heath C-RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 .262 .803 0.025 0.75 0.042 -0.017 -0.2 1 0
Mike Davis RF-CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .292 .989 -0.111 1.11 0.000 -0.111 -1.9 2 0
Donnie Hill 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 .585 -0.027 0.28 0.001 -0.028 -0.3 3 6
Alfredo Griffin SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .278 .633 -0.020 0.27 0.000 -0.020 -0.8 1 3
   Mike Gallego SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Steve Henderson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .571 1.196 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.2
Mike Warren P
   Jeff Kaiser P
   Tom Tellmann P 2
   Tim Birtsas P
Team Totals 35 0 8 0 2 12 .229 .547 -0.222 0.53 0.160 -0.383 -4.2 27 12
2B: C Lansford (2, off O Boyd).
HBP: D Murphy (1, by O Boyd).
TB: C Lansford 3; M Heath 2; B Bochte; S Henderson; R Picciolo; D Hill.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
E: A Griffin 2 (6).
Baserunning
CS: C Lansford (1, 2nd base by O Boyd/R Gedman).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Oil Can Boyd, W (3-1) 9 8 0 0 2 12 0 2.89 38 81 0.222 0.53 4.2
Team Totals 9 8 0 0 2 12 0 0.00 38 81 0.222 0.51 4.2

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Warren, L (1-3) 4.1 7 6 6 2 0 3 8.20 24 23 -0.234 1.06 -3.3
Jeff Kaiser 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 11.42 2 1 1 -0.029 0.20 -1.7
Tom Tellmann 2.2 5 2 2 1 0 1 8.64 14 2 2 -0.014 0.05 -1.7
Tim Birtsas 2 1 0 0 5 3 0 0.00 12 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.9
Team Totals 9 15 10 10 8 3 4 10.00 52 23 3 3 -0.277 0.53 -5.8
J Kaiser faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: O Boyd (2; D Murphy).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Drew Coble.
Time of Game: 3:07.
Attendance: 16,793.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Oakland Athletics
1 Wade Boggs 3B 1 Dave Collins LF
2 Dwight Evans RF 2 Carney Lansford 3B
3 Jim Rice LF 3 Bruce Bochte 1B
4 Tony Armas CF 4 Dave Kingman DH
5 Mike Easler DH 5 Dwayne Murphy CF
6 Bill Buckner 1B 6 Mike Heath C
7 Rich Gedman C 7 Mike Davis RF
8 Dave Stapleton 2B 8 Donnie Hill 2B
9 Jackie Gutierrez SS 9 Alfredo Griffin SS
Oil Can Boyd P Mike Warren P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 1-0 1 1-- RR BOS J. Rice M. Warren 19% 84% Home Run; Evans Scores
t4 0-0 1 --- R BOS B. Buckner M. Warren 14% 61% Home Run
b4 0-1 2 123 O OAK M. Davis O. Boyd 10% 65% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 123 O BOS J. Rice M. Warren -8% 53% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 0-0 2 123 O BOS T. Armas M. Warren -8% 45% Foul Flyball: C

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Mike Warren facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs M. Warren -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- BOS D. Evans M. Warren 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- O BOS J. Rice M. Warren -3% 48% Flyball: 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- O BOS T. Armas M. Warren -2% 45% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O OAK D. Collins O. Boyd 2% 48% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- OAK C. Lansford O. Boyd -2% 45% Single
b1 0-0 1 1-- O OAK B. Bochte O. Boyd 4% 49% Lansford Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-0 2 --- OAK B. Bochte O. Boyd -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O OAK D. Kingman O. Boyd 2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Mike Warren facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O BOS M. Easler M. Warren -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O BOS B. Buckner M. Warren -2% 46% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 --- O BOS R. Gedman M. Warren -1% 45% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O OAK D. Murphy O. Boyd 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 --- O OAK M. Heath O. Boyd 2% 49% Strikeout (C-1B)
b2 0-0 2 --- O OAK M. Davis O. Boyd 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Mike Warren facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O BOS D. Stapleton M. Warren -2% 48% Flyball: 3B
t3 0-0 1 --- BOS J. Gutierrez M. Warren 3% 50% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gutierrez to 1B
t3 0-0 1 1-- BOS W. Boggs M. Warren 4% 54% Single; Gutierrez to 2B
t3 0-0 1 12- BOS D. Evans M. Warren 7% 61% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gutierrez to 3B; Boggs to 2B; Evans to 1B
t3 0-0 1 123 O BOS J. Rice M. Warren -8% 53% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 0-0 2 123 O BOS T. Armas M. Warren -8% 45% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O OAK D. Hill O. Boyd 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O OAK A. Griffin O. Boyd 2% 49% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 --- O OAK D. Collins O. Boyd 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Mike Warren facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- O BOS M. Easler M. Warren -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- R BOS B. Buckner M. Warren 14% 61% Home Run
t4 1-0 1 --- BOS R. Gedman M. Warren 2% 63% Single
t4 1-0 1 1-- O BOS D. Stapleton M. Warren -3% 61% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 1-0 2 1-- O BOS J. Gutierrez M. Warren -2% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- OAK C. Lansford O. Boyd -5% 53% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Lansford to 1B
b4 0-1 0 1-- O OAK B. Bochte O. Boyd 5% 58% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 1 1-- O OAK D. Kingman O. Boyd 4% 62% Strikeout
b4 0-1 2 1-- OAK D. Murphy O. Boyd -3% 59% Hit By Pitch; Lansford to 2B
b4 0-1 2 12- OAK M. Heath O. Boyd -4% 55% Single; Lansford to 3B; Murphy to 2B
b4 0-1 2 123 O OAK M. Davis O. Boyd 10% 65% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Mike Warren facing 1-2-3
t5 1-0 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs M. Warren -2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-0 1 --- BOS D. Evans M. Warren 3% 65% Walk
t5 1-0 1 1-- RR BOS J. Rice M. Warren 19% 84% Home Run; Evans Scores
t5 3-0 1 --- BOS T. Armas M. Warren 2% 86% Double
t5 3-0 1 -2- RR BOS M. Easler M. Warren 8% 94% Home Run; Armas Scores
t5 5-0 1 --- BOS B. Buckner M. Warren 1% 95% Double
Jeff Kaiser replaces Mike Warren pitching
t5 5-0 1 -2- R BOS R. Gedman J. Kaiser 2% 97% Single; Buckner Scores
t5 6-0 1 1-- BOS D. Stapleton J. Kaiser 1% 98% Double; Gedman to 3B
Tom Tellmann replaces Jeff Kaiser pitching
t5 6-0 1 -23 O BOS J. Gutierrez T. Tellmann -1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 6-0 2 -23 RR BOS W. Boggs T. Tellmann 2% 99% Single; Gedman Scores; Stapleton Scores
t5 8-0 2 1-- BOS D. Evans T. Tellmann 0% 99% Double; Boggs to 3B
t5 8-0 2 -23 O BOS J. Rice T. Tellmann -0% 99% Lineout: RF
7 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-8, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 8-9-1
b5 0-8 0 --- O OAK D. Hill O. Boyd 0% 99% Flyball: LF
b5 0-8 1 --- O OAK A. Griffin O. Boyd 0% 99% Lineout: SS
b5 0-8 2 --- O OAK D. Collins O. Boyd 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Athletics' Tom Tellmann facing 4-5-6
t6 8-0 0 --- BOS T. Armas T. Tellmann 0% 99% Single
t6 8-0 0 1-- RR BOS M. Easler T. Tellmann 0% 100% Home Run; Armas Scores
t6 10-0 0 --- O BOS B. Buckner T. Tellmann -0% 100% Flyball: SS
t6 10-0 1 --- O BOS R. Gedman T. Tellmann -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t6 10-0 2 --- O BOS D. Stapleton T. Tellmann -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-10, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 2-3-4
b6 0-10 0 --- OAK C. Lansford O. Boyd -0% 100% Double
b6 0-10 0 -2- O OAK B. Bochte O. Boyd 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-10 1 -2- O OAK D. Kingman O. Boyd 0% 100% Strikeout
b6 0-10 2 -2- O OAK D. Murphy O. Boyd 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Athletics 0.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-0, Athletics' Tom Tellmann facing 9-1-2
Mickey Tettleton replaces Dwayne Murphy (CF) playing C batting 5th
Mike Davis moves from RF to CF
Mike Heath moves from C to RF
t7 10-0 0 --- O BOS J. Gutierrez T. Tellmann -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 10-0 1 --- BOS W. Boggs T. Tellmann 0% 100% Double
t7 10-0 1 -2- O BOS D. Evans T. Tellmann -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
Rick Miller pinch hits for Jim Rice (LF) batting 3rd
t7 10-0 2 -2- BOS R. Miller T. Tellmann 0% 100% Walk
Reid Nichols pinch hits for Tony Armas (CF) batting 4th
t7 10-0 2 12- O BOS R. Nichols T. Tellmann -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 10, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-10, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 6-7-8
Glenn Hoffman replaces Wade Boggs playing 3B batting 1st
Rick Miller moves from PH to LF
Reid Nichols moves from PH to CF
Steve Lyons replaces Dwight Evans playing RF batting 2nd
b7 0-10 0 --- OAK M. Heath O. Boyd -0% 100% Single
b7 0-10 0 1-- O OAK M. Davis O. Boyd 0% 100% Strikeout
b7 0-10 1 1-- OAK D. Hill O. Boyd -0% 100% Single; Heath to 2B
b7 0-10 1 12- O OAK A. Griffin O. Boyd 0% 100% Strikeout
b7 0-10 2 12- O OAK D. Collins O. Boyd 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 10, Athletics 0.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-0, Athletics' Tim Birtsas facing 5-6-7
Tim Birtsas replaces Tom Tellmann pitching
Rob Picciolo replaces Carney Lansford playing 3B batting 2nd
Mike Gallego replaces Alfredo Griffin playing SS batting 9th
t8 10-0 0 --- BOS M. Easler T. Birtsas 0% 100% Single
t8 10-0 0 1-- BOS B. Buckner T. Birtsas 0% 100% Walk; Easler to 2B
Marty Barrett pinch runs for Bill Buckner (1B) batting 6th
t8 10-0 0 12- O BOS R. Gedman T. Birtsas 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Easler to 3B; Gedman to 1B
t8 10-0 1 1-3 BOS D. Stapleton T. Birtsas 0% 100% Walk; Gedman to 2B
t8 10-0 1 123 O BOS J. Gutierrez T. Birtsas 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 10-0 2 123 O BOS G. Hoffman T. Birtsas -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 10, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-10, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 2-3-4
Dave Stapleton moves from 2B to 1B
Marty Barrett moves from PR to 2B
b8 0-10 0 --- OAK R. Picciolo O. Boyd -0% 100% Single
b8 0-10 0 1-- OAK B. Bochte O. Boyd -0% 100% Single; Picciolo to 2B
Dan Meyer pinch hits for Dave Kingman (DH) batting 4th
b8 0-10 0 12- O OAK D. Meyer O. Boyd 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b8 0-10 1 12- OAK M. Tettleton O. Boyd -0% 100% Walk; Picciolo to 3B; Bochte to 2B
b8 0-10 1 123 O OAK M. Heath O. Boyd 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-10 2 123 O OAK M. Davis O. Boyd 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 10, Athletics 0.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-0, Athletics' Tim Birtsas facing 2-3-4
t9 10-0 0 --- O BOS S. Lyons T. Birtsas -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 10-0 1 --- BOS R. Miller T. Birtsas 0% 100% Walk
t9 10-0 1 1-- O BOS R. Nichols T. Birtsas -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 10-0 2 1-- BOS M. Easler T. Birtsas 0% 100% Walk; Miller to 2B
t9 10-0 2 12- BOS M. Barrett T. Birtsas 0% 100% Walk; Miller to 3B; Easler to 2B
t9 10-0 2 123 O BOS R. Gedman T. Birtsas -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 10, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-10, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 8-9-1
b9 0-10 0 --- O OAK D. Hill O. Boyd 0% 100% Flyball: CF
Steve Henderson pinch hits for Mike Gallego (SS) batting 9th
b9 0-10 1 --- OAK S. Henderson O. Boyd 0% 100% Single
b9 0-10 1 1-- O OAK D. Collins O. Boyd 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 0-10 2 1-- O OAK R. Picciolo O. Boyd 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Athletics 0.

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