May 19, 1989 Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 40,382

Friday, May 19, 1989, 7:37
Time of Game: 3:51

Red Sox

19-19

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  1   4    7 10  1
Athletics       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  2   1    4 10  1

W: B Stanley (2-1), L: G Nelson (1-1)

Athletics

27-14

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reed SS                     5   0   2   2    0   0  .248  .646   22    2   5   SF
M Barrett 2B                  6   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .697   19    2   3   
E Burks CF                    2   2   0   0    2   0  .296  .899   26    3   1   HBP
M Greenwell LF                4   1   2   0    1   0  .327  .933   28    4   0   
D Heep 1B                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .276  .610   21    7   0   2B,GDP
  N Esasky 1B                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .260  .780    3    3   0   
D Evans RF                    3   1   1   4    2   1  .305  .921   23    2   0   HR
J Rice DH                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .629   15    0   0   
  R Kutcher PR                1   1   0   0    0   1  .143  .543    5    0   0   
R Gedman C                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .209  .572   14    7   0   2B,SH
E Romero 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .538   14    0   2   

M Boddicker P                                                            0   2
  L Smith P                                                              0   0
  B Stanley P                                                            0   0
Totals                       39   7  10   7    5   3              190   30  13

BATTING

2B: D Heep (1, off M Moore); R Gedman (4, off M Moore).

HR: D Evans (5, off D Eckersley; 10th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: J Reed (1, off M Moore).

SH: R Gedman (1, off G Nelson).

HBP: E Burks (4, by G Nelson).

TB: D Evans 4; R Gedman 3; M Greenwell 2; D Heep 2; J Reed 2; J Rice; E Romero.

GIDP: D Heep (2).

RBI: D Evans 4 (23); J Reed 2 (10); D Heep (3).

2-out RBI: J Reed; D Heep.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Burks-M Barrett; J Reed-R Gedman.

E: M Barrett (2).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Javier RF                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .277  .701   19    5   0   
D Henderson CF                5   0   1   2    0   2  .293  .871   21    5   0   
D Parker DH                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .238  .661   15    0   0   IW
M McGwire 1B                  3   0   1   0    2   0  .267  .909   23    9   0   2B,GDP
C Lansford 3B                 4   1   3   0    1   0  .358  .895   27    1   1   2B
R Hassey C                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .141  .385   12    3   0   SF
T Steinbach LF                4   0   2   0    0   1  .342  .839   17    2   0   
  L Blankenship PR            0   1   0   0    0   0  .300  .900         0   0   
  D Scott SS                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
T Phillips 2B                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .305  .853   24    2   3   
M Gallego SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .786   11    3   3   HBP
  L Polonia PH-LF             1   1   1   0    0   0  .291  .725    6    0   0   

M Moore P                                                                0   0
  G Nelson P                                                             0   1
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
  G Cadaret P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   4  10   4    5   5              176   30   8

BATTING

2B: C Lansford (12, off B Stanley); M McGwire (5, off M Boddicker).

SF: R Hassey (4, off M Boddicker).

IBB: D Parker (3, by L Smith).

HBP: M Gallego (1, by M Boddicker).

TB: C Lansford 4; T Steinbach 2; M McGwire 2; D Parker; D Henderson; S Javier; L Polonia.

GIDP: M McGwire (6).

RBI: D Henderson 2 (26); D Scott (1); R Hassey (7).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Gallego-M McGwire.

E: M Gallego (7).

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
M Boddicker                    7.2   5   1   1    4   4   0   5.87   32  132-79   47·14·18   11· 6· 6· 0     65    -     1.38   0.36
L Smith, BS (2)                0.2   4   2   2    1   1   0   7.84    7   23-15    9· 4· 2    2· 1· 2· 0          1-0    4.00  -0.68
B Stanley, W (2-1)             1.2   1   1   1    0   0   0   4.55    5   12-11    7· 0· 4    4· 0· 1· 0          3-0    1.55   0.35
Totals                        10    10   4   4    5   5   0          44  167-105  63·18·24   17· 7· 9· 0          4-0

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 Moore                        7.2   4   2   2    5   2   0   1.92   32  138-75   50· 4·21   10·10· 5· 0     60    -     1.20   0.03
G Nelson, L (1-1)              1.1   2   2   2    0   0   0   1.29    7   23-17   11· 0· 6    1· 2· 3· 0          2-0    1.27  -0.10
R Honeycutt                    0     1   2   2    0   0   0   2.86    2   10-8     6· 2· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          1-0    3.52  -0.26
D Eckersley                    0     1   1   1    0   0   1   1.69    1    3-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          3-3    2.90  -0.15
G Cadaret                      1     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.20    5   16-10    6· 0· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                        10    10   7   7    5   3   1          47  190-112  75· 6·31   13·15·10· 0          6-3

G Nelson faced 1 batter in the 10th inning.
R Honeycutt faced 2 batters in the 10th inning.
D Eckersley faced 1 batter in the 10th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Boddicker 2 (3).

IBB: L Smith (2; D Parker).

HBP: M Boddicker (4; M Gallego); G Nelson (2; E Burks).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - John Shulock.

Time of Game: 3:51.

Attendance: 40,382.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 65° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Oakland Athletics                    
1. J Reed               SS    1. S Javier             RF 
2. M Barrett            2B    2. D Henderson          CF 
3. E Burks              CF    3. D Parker             DH 
4. M Greenwell          LF    4. M McGwire            1B 
5. D Heep               1B    5. C Lansford           3B 
6. D Evans              RF    6. R Hassey             C  
7. J Rice               DH    7. T Steinbach          LF 
8. R Gedman             C     8. T Phillips           2B 
9. E Romero             3B    9. M Gallego            SS 

   M Boddicker          P        M Moore              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  3-1  123  1  -50%  18% D Henderson     L Smith         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Blankenship Scores; Polonia Scores; Javier to 3B
   b 9   1  3-3  123  4   33%  50% M McGwire       B Stanley       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-C/Interference called
   t 8   2  1-1  12-  5   28%  76% D Heep          M Moore         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Burks Scores; Greenwell to 3B
   t10   0  3-3  123  3   15%  99% D Evans         D Eckersley     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Burks Scores; Greenwell Scores; Esasky Scores
   t10   0  3-3  12-  3   14%  84% N Esasky        R Honeycutt     Fielder's Choice 3B; Burks to 3B; Greenwell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Moore facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  J Reed          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   46%  M Barrett       Flyball: SS
   O      ---  5   45%  E Burks         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Boddicker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   48%  S Javier        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  D Parker        Flyball: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Moore facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  M Greenwell     Flyball: SS (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  3   46%  D Heep          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   47%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--  1   45%  J Rice          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Boddicker facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   39%  M McGwire       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   45%  C Lansford      Fielder's Choice P; McGwire out at 3B/P-SS
   O      1--  2   48%  R Hassey        Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  2   46%  T Steinbach     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Lansford to 2B
          12-      45%  T Phillips      Wild Pitch; Lansford to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Moore facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   57%  R Gedman        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  6   65%  E Romero        Single to RF (Line Drive); Gedman to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   62%  J Reed          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Short CF); Gedman Scores
   O      1--  5   61%  M Barrett       Groundout: 3B-1B; Romero to 2B
          -2-  5   61%  E Burks         Walk
   O      12-  7   57%  M Greenwell     Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Boddicker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   60%  M Gallego       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   62%  S Javier        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   63%  D Henderson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Moore facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   61%  D Heep          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  7   63%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--  8   61%  J Rice          Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   58%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Boddicker facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   53%  D Parker        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  6   46%  M McGwire       Walk; Parker to 2B
          12-      39%  C Lansford      Wild Pitch; Parker to 3B; McGwire to 2B
          -23  8   36%  " "             Walk
   RO     123  1   40%  R Hassey        Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Parker Scores
   OO     12-  6   50%  T Steinbach     Line Drive Double Play: CF-2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Moore facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   47%  E Romero        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   50%  J Reed          Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   47%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  8   44%  E Burks         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Boddicker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   47%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   49%  M Gallego       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  S Javier        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Moore facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   55%  M Greenwell     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  5   44%  D Heep          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   43%  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Boddicker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   46%  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   48%  D Parker        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   47%  M McGwire       Walk
          1--  4   44%  C Lansford      Single to CF (Line Drive); McGwire to 2B
   O      12-  6   50%  R Hassey        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Moore facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   46%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   43%  R Gedman        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   41%  E Romero        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Boddicker facing 7-8-9
          ---      41%  T Steinbach     E4 on Foul Ball
   O      ---  3   45%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   48%  T Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   46%  M Gallego       Hit By Pitch
          1--  7   43%  S Javier        Walk; Gallego to 2B
   O      12-  6   50%  D Henderson     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Moore facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   45%  J Reed          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   42%  M Barrett       Flyball: 3B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   45%  E Burks         Walk
          1--  5   49%  M Greenwell     Walk; Burks to 2B
   R      12-  5   76%  D Heep          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Burks Scores; Greenwell to 3B
                  Gene Nelson replaces Mike Moore pitching
   O      -23  3   71%  D Evans         Flyball: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Boddicker facing 3-4-5
                  Nick Esasky replaces Danny Heep playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---  1   77%  D Parker        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   81%  M McGwire       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   78%  C Lansford      Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Lee Smith replaces Mike Boddicker pitching
   O      1--  1   85%  R Hassey        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gene Nelson facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   87%  J Rice          Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Randy Kutcher pinch runs for Jim Rice batting 7th
   O      1--  3   86%  R Gedman        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Kutcher to 2B
   O      -2-  3   84%  E Romero        Lineout: RF (Short RF Line)
   R      -2-  3   93%  J Reed          Single to CF (Line Drive); Kutcher Scores; Reed to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  5   92%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Lee Smith facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   83%  T Steinbach     Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Lance Blankenship pinch runs for Terry Steinbach batting 7th
   O      1--  3   90%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  Luis Polonia pinch hits for Mike Gallego batting 9th
          1--  6   81%  L Polonia       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Blankenship to 2B
          12-  4   68%  S Javier        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Polonia to 2B; Blankenship to 3B
   RR     123  1   18%  D Henderson     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Blankenship Scores; Polonia Scores; Javier to 3B
          1-3  4   17%  D Parker        Intentional Walk; Henderson to 2B
                  Bob Stanley replaces Lee Smith pitching
   OO     123  4   50%  M McGwire       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-C/Interference called
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 3.

Top of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Gene Nelson facing 3-4-5
                  Dick Scott replaces Lance Blankenship playing SS batting 7th; Luis Polonia moves to LF
          ---  3   58%  E Burks         Hit By Pitch
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Gene Nelson pitching
          1--  7   70%  M Greenwell     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Burks to 2B
          12-  3   84%  N Esasky        Fielder's Choice 3B; Burks to 3B; Greenwell to 2B
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
   RRRR   123  3   99%  D Evans         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Burks Scores; Greenwell Scores; Esasky Scores
                  Greg Cadaret replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
   O      ---  5   99%  R Kutcher       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   99%  R Gedman        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   99%  E Romero        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--  6   99%  J Reed          Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gedman to 3B
   O      1-3  1   98%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-7, Bob Stanley facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   96%  C Lansford      Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   98%  R Hassey        Groundout: 2B-1B; Lansford to 3B
   RO     --3  1  100%  D Scott         Groundout: SS-1B; Lansford Scores
   O      ---  3  100%  T Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 4.

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