May 3, 1985 Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 7
@CAL 0 CLE 4
TEX 0 CHW 7
@DET 1 BAL 8
@MIN 7 NYY 7
KCR 1 BOS 10
@OAK 0 TOR 5
@SEA 4 MON 9
@ATL 2 SDP 6
@CHC 5 NYM 9
@CIN 4 PHI 3
HOU 2 PIT 16
LAD 2 STL 8
SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 16,793

Friday, May 3, 1985
Time of Game: 3:07

Red Sox

11-12

Won 2

4th, 4 GB

                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

W: O Boyd (3-1), L: M Warren (1-3)

Athletics

10-14

Lost 1

5th, 5 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    5   0   3   2    0   0  .319  .815    0    0   1   2B
  G Hoffman 3B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .588    0    0   0   
D Evans RF                    3   1   1   0    2   0  .209  .738    0    1   0   2B
  S Lyons RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    2   0   
J Rice LF                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .274  .818    0    1   0   HR
  R Miller PH-LF              0   0   0   0    2   0  .429 1.127    0    1   0   
T Armas CF                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .237  .745    0    2   0   2B
  R Nichols PH-CF             2   0   0   0    0   0  .375  .875    0    1   0   
M Easler DH                   5   2   3   4    1   0  .239  .792    0    0   0   2·HR
B Buckner 1B                  4   2   2   1    1   0  .293  .807    0    3   1   HR,2B
  M Barrett PR-2B             0   0   0   0    1   0  .224  .605    0    1   0   
R Gedman C                    6   1   2   1    0   1  .291  .747    0   11   2   
D Stapleton 2B-1B             4   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .802    0    1   0   2B
J Gutierrez SS                5   0   0   0    0   1  .191  .530    0    2   1   

O Boyd P                                                                 1   1
Totals                       44  10  15  10    8   3                    27   6

BATTING

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, off M Warren, 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            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins LF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .620    0    2   0   
C Lansford 3B                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .240  .632    0    2   1   2B,CS
  R Picciolo 3B               2   0   1   0    0   0  .556 1.445    0    0   0   
B Bochte 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .349  .778    0   12   0   
D Kingman DH                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .212  .751    0    0   0   
  D Meyer PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Murphy CF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .751    0    0   0   HBP
  M Tettleton C               0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    3   0   
M Heath C-RF                  4   0   2   0    0   2  .262  .803    0    1   0   
M Davis RF-CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .292  .989    0    2   0   
D Hill 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .584    0    3   6   
A Griffin SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .633    0    1   3   
  M Gallego SS                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  S Henderson PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .571 1.196    0    0   0   

M Warren P                                                               0   0
  J Kaiser P                                                             0   0
  T Tellmann P                                                           0   2
  T Birtsas P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   0   8   0    2  12                    27  12

BATTING

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).

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
O Boyd, W (3-1)                9     8   0   0    2  12   0   2.89   38     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 1· 8     81    -     0.53   0.22
Totals                         9     8   0   0    2  12   0          38     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 1· 8           -

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 Warren, L (1-3)              4.1   7   6   6    2   0   3   8.20   24     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 7     23    -     1.05  -0.23
J Kaiser                       0     2   2   2    0   0   0  11.42    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          1-1    0.25  -0.03
T Tellmann                     2.2   5   2   2    1   0   1   8.64   14     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 1· 5          2-2    0.06  -0.01
T Birtsas                      2     1   0   0    5   3   0   0.00   12     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    15  10  10    8   3   4          52     -       ·  ·     14·11· 1·15          3-3

J Kaiser faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: O Boyd (2; D Murphy).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 16,793.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Oakland Athletics                    
1. W Boggs              3B    1. D Collins            LF 
2. D Evans              RF    2. C Lansford           3B 
3. J Rice               LF    3. B Bochte             1B 
4. T Armas              CF    4. D Kingman            DH 
5. M Easler             DH    5. D Murphy             CF 
6. B Buckner            1B    6. M Heath              C  
7. R Gedman             C     7. M Davis              RF 
8. D Stapleton          2B    8. D Hill               2B 
9. J Gutierrez          SS    9. A Griffin            SS 

   O Boyd               P        M Warren             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  0-1  1--      19%  84% J Rice          M Warren        Home Run; Evans Scores
   t 4   1  0-0  ---      13%  61% B Buckner       M Warren        Home Run
   b 4   2  1-0  123      10%  65% M Davis         O Boyd          Flyball: RF
   t 3   1  0-0  123      -8%  53% J Rice          M Warren        Foul Flyball: 1B
   t 3   2  0-0  123      -8%  45% T Armas         M Warren        Foul Flyball: C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Warren facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      48%  J Rice          Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      45%  T Armas         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Collins       Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  C Lansford      Single
   O      1--      49%  B Bochte        Lansford Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      48%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Warren facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  M Easler        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Buckner       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  R Gedman        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, Oil Can Boyd facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  M Heath         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  M Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Warren facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  D Stapleton     Flyball: 3B
          ---      50%  J Gutierrez     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gutierrez to 1B
          1--      54%  W Boggs         Single; Gutierrez to 2B
          12-      61%  D Evans         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gutierrez to 3B; Boggs to 2B; Evans to 1B
   O      123      53%  J Rice          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      123      45%  T Armas         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, Oil Can Boyd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  D Hill          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  A Griffin       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Collins       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, Mike Warren facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  M Easler        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      61%  B Buckner       Home Run
          ---      63%  R Gedman        Single
   O      1--      61%  D Stapleton     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      58%  J Gutierrez     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, Oil Can Boyd facing 2-3-4
          ---      53%  C Lansford      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Lansford to 1B
   O      1--      58%  B Bochte        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      62%  D Kingman       Strikeout
          1--      59%  D Murphy        Hit By Pitch; Lansford to 2B
          12-      55%  M Heath         Single; Lansford to 3B; Murphy to 2B
   O      123      65%  M Davis         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, Mike Warren facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      62%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      65%  D Evans         Walk
   RR     1--      84%  J Rice          Home Run; Evans Scores
          ---      86%  T Armas         Double
   RR     -2-      94%  M Easler        Home Run; Armas Scores
          ---      95%  B Buckner       Double
                  Jeff Kaiser replaces Mike Warren pitching
   R      -2-      97%  R Gedman        Single; Buckner Scores
          1--      98%  D Stapleton     Double; Gedman to 3B
                  Tom Tellmann replaces Jeff Kaiser pitching
   O      -23      97%  J Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   RR     -23      99%  W Boggs         Single; Gedman Scores; Stapleton Scores
          1--      99%  D Evans         Double; Boggs to 3B
   O      -23      99%  J Rice          Lineout: RF
                  7 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-8, Oil Can Boyd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  D Hill          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  A Griffin       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      99%  D Collins       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Tom Tellmann facing 4-5-6
          ---      99%  T Armas         Single
   RR     1--     100%  M Easler        Home Run; Armas Scores
   O      ---     100%  B Buckner       Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  R Gedman        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Stapleton     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, Oil Can Boyd facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  C Lansford      Double
   O      -2-     100%  B Bochte        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-     100%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  D Murphy        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, Tom Tellmann facing 9-1-2
                  Mickey Tettleton replaces Dwayne Murphy playing C batting 5th; Mike Davis moves to CF; Mike Heath moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  J Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  W Boggs         Double
   O      -2-     100%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B
                  Rick Miller pinch hits for Jim Rice batting 3rd
          -2-     100%  R Miller        Walk
                  Reid Nichols pinch hits for Tony Armas batting 4th
   O      12-     100%  R Nichols       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, Oil Can Boyd facing 6-7-8
                  Glenn Hoffman replaces Wade Boggs playing 3B batting 1st; Rick Miller moves to LF; Reid Nichols moves to CF; Steve Lyons replaces Dwight Evans playing RF batting 2nd
          ---     100%  M Heath         Single
   O      1--     100%  M Davis         Strikeout
          1--     100%  D Hill          Single; Heath to 2B
   O      12-     100%  A Griffin       Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  D Collins       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, 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
          ---     100%  M Easler        Single
          1--     100%  B Buckner       Walk; Easler to 2B
                  Marty Barrett pinch runs for Bill Buckner batting 6th
   O      12-     100%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Easler to 3B; Gedman to 1B
          1-3     100%  D Stapleton     Walk; Gedman to 2B
   O      123     100%  J Gutierrez     Strikeout
   O      123     100%  G Hoffman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 10, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-10, Oil Can Boyd facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Stapleton moves to 1B; Marty Barrett moves to 2B
          ---     100%  R Picciolo      Single
          1--     100%  B Bochte        Single; Picciolo to 2B
                  Dan Meyer pinch hits for Dave Kingman batting 4th
   O      12-     100%  D Meyer         Flyball: RF
          12-     100%  M Tettleton     Walk; Picciolo to 3B; Bochte to 2B
   O      123     100%  M Heath         Strikeout Looking
   O      123     100%  M Davis         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, Tim Birtsas facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  S Lyons         Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  R Miller        Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Nichols       Flyball: LF
          1--     100%  M Easler        Walk; Miller to 2B
          12-     100%  M Barrett       Walk; Miller to 3B; Easler to 2B
   O      123     100%  R Gedman        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 10, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-10, Oil Can Boyd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  D Hill          Flyball: CF
                  Steve Henderson pinch hits for Mike Gallego batting 9th
          ---     100%  S Henderson     Single
   O      1--     100%  D Collins       Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  R Picciolo      Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Athletics 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation