September 6, 1989 Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 9
@BAL 0 MIL 7
@CAL 4 TOR 4
@CHW 2 DET 11
KCR 5 OAK 7
BOS 5 NYY 5
@SEA 3 TEX 3
MIN 2 SFG 7
@ATL 2 CIN 9
LAD 5 SDP 3
@HOU 2 MON 11
PIT 6 STL 3
@NYM 2 PHI 9
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 25,037

Wednesday, September 6, 1989, 12:15
Time of Game: 2:43

Red Sox

70-70

Lost 2

3rd, 7 GB

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

W: B Welch (16-7), L: M Smithson (7-14), S: D Eckersley (29)

Athletics

85-55

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   2   2   0    1   1  .338  .903   20    0   0   2B
M Barrett 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .655    9    2   1   
E Burks CF                    3   1   3   1    0   0  .303  .836   13    1   0   
  K Romine CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .619    1    1   0   GDP
  S Horn PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .109  .364    1    0   0   
M Greenwell LF                3   0   1   1    0   0  .312  .826    7    3   0   2B
  C Quintana LF               2   0   1   1    0   0  .147  .413    4    1   0   
N Esasky 1B                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .269  .828   17    7   0   HBP
D Heep RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .783   12    2   0   
  J Reed PH-RF                1   1   1   2    0   0  .284  .768    3    2   0   HR
D Evans DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .275  .840   10    0   0   
L Rivera SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .268  .675   11    1   3   
R Gedman C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .212  .563   11    3   0   
  R Cerone PH-C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .674    5    1   0   

M Smithson P                                                             0   1
  D Lamp P                                                               0   1
  R Murphy P                                                             0   0
  L Smith P                                                              0   0
Totals                       38   5  10   5    2   4              124   24   6

BATTING

2B: M Greenwell (31, off B Welch); W Boggs (48, off D Eckersley).

HR: J Reed (3, off R Honeycutt; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

HBP: N Esasky (3, by B Welch).

TB: J Reed 4; E Burks 3; W Boggs 3; M Greenwell 2; R Gedman; L Rivera; C Quintana.

GIDP: K Romine (8).

RBI: J Reed 2 (33); E Burks (61); C Quintana (3); M Greenwell (82).

2-out RBI: C Quintana.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Rivera-M Barrett-N Esasky.

E: M Barrett (8).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                2   1   0   0    2   0  .281  .822   23    1   0   SB,HBP,IW
C Lansford 3B                 1   1   0   1    0   0  .338  .813    3    1   0   HBP
  T Phillips PH-3B            3   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .661   10    0   3   GDP
D Parker DH                   5   2   2   4    0   1  .263  .731   17    0   0   HR
M McGwire 1B                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .230  .798   20   11   1   
R Hassey C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .237  .641   15    5   0   
D Henderson CF                4   1   3   0    0   0  .245  .674   12    1   0   2B
S Javier RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .637   10    4   0   
W Weiss SS                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .241  .641   19    1   3   
L Blankenship 2B              3   1   1   0    0   1  .224  .556   11    2   3   SH

B Welch P                                                                1   1
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
Totals                       32   7   9   7    4   4              140   27  11

BATTING

2B: D Henderson (21, off D Lamp).

HR: D Parker (19, off M Smithson; 3rd inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

SH: L Blankenship (3, off D Lamp).

IBB: R Henderson (4, by D Lamp).

HBP: C Lansford (6, by M Smithson); R Henderson (3, by M Smithson).

TB: D Parker 5; D Henderson 4; L Blankenship; W Weiss; S Javier; R Hassey.

GIDP: T Phillips (15).

RBI: D Parker 4 (81); W Weiss (20); R Hassey (23); C Lansford (43).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Weiss-L Blankenship-M McGwire.

E: T Phillips (11); W Weiss 2 (14).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson (65, 2nd base off D Lamp/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
M Smithson, L (7-14)           2     3   5   5    1   0   1   4.97   12   37-25   17· 0· 8    4· 1· 3· 1     29    -     1.36  -0.44
D Lamp                         3.1   3   1   1    2   2   0   2.63   16   59-38   23· 2·13    7· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.39   0.01
R Murphy                       1.2   3   1   1    1   1   0   2.94    8   32-19   10· 5· 4    1· 3· 2· 0          3-0    0.19   0.01
L Smith                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.68    3   11-8     3· 3· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8     9   7   7    4   4   1          39  139-90   53·10·27   12·11· 5· 1          3-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Welch, W (16-7)              5     5   2   1    2   4   0   2.81   24   81-52   25· 7·17   11· 1· 5· 0     53    -     1.07  -0.00
R Honeycutt, H (21)            3     3   2   1    0   0   1   2.49   12   29-20   12· 1· 7    8· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.58   0.06
D Eckersley, S (29)            1     2   1   1    0   0   0   1.20    5   14-10    7· 1· 2    0· 3· 2· 0          0-0    1.03   0.03
Totals                         9    10   5   3    2   4   1          41  124-82   44· 9·26   19· 7· 8· 0           -

M Smithson faced 5 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Lamp (4; R Henderson).

HBP: B Welch (5; N Esasky); M Smithson 2 (10; R Henderson, C Lansford).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 25,037.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 61° F, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Oakland Athletics                    
1. W Boggs              3B    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. M Barrett            2B    2. C Lansford           3B 
3. E Burks              CF    3. D Parker             DH 
4. M Greenwell          LF    4. M McGwire            1B 
5. N Esasky             1B    5. R Hassey             C  
6. D Heep               RF    6. D Henderson          CF 
7. D Evans              DH    7. S Javier             RF 
8. L Rivera             SS    8. W Weiss              SS 
9. R Gedman             C     9. L Blankenship        2B 

   M Smithson           P        B Welch              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  2-1  123  1   22%  85% D Parker        M Smithson      Home Run (Deep RF Line); Blankenship Scores; Henderson Scores; Lansford Scores
   t 3   1  0-1  1--  2  -12%  26% M Greenwell     B Welch         Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Burks Scores
   b 3   0  2-0  123  1   11%  63% C Lansford      M Smithson      Hit By Pitch; Weiss Scores; Blankenship to 3B; Henderson to 2B
   b 3   0  2-0  12-  5   10%  52% R Henderson     M Smithson      Hit By Pitch; Weiss to 3B; Blankenship to 2B
   b 3   0  2-0  1--  1    7%  43% L Blankenship   M Smithson      Single to LF (Line Drive); Weiss to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  W Boggs         Strikeout
   O      ---  1   54%  M Barrett       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   52%  E Burks         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   55%  M Greenwell     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Smithson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   52%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  C Lansford      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  2   50%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   46%  N Esasky        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   48%  D Heep          Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Esasky to 2B
          -2-  5   46%  D Evans         Walk
   O      12-  4   51%  L Rivera        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Evans to 2B
   O      12-  6   55%  R Gedman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Smithson facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   59%  M McGwire       Walk
   O      1--  2   55%  R Hassey        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   52%  D Henderson     Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   50%  S Javier        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   43%  W Boggs         Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Boggs to 2B
   O      -2-  2   44%  M Barrett       Lineout: RF; Boggs to 3B
   R      --3  4   38%  E Burks         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Boggs Scores/unER
   R      1--  2   26%  M Greenwell     Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Burks Scores
   O      -2-  5   29%  N Esasky        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   31%  D Heep          Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Smithson facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   36%  W Weiss         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   43%  L Blankenship   Single to LF (Line Drive); Weiss to 2B
          12-  5   52%  R Henderson     Hit By Pitch; Weiss to 3B; Blankenship to 2B
   R      123  1   63%  C Lansford      Hit By Pitch; Weiss Scores; Blankenship to 3B; Henderson to 2B
   RRRR   123  1   85%  D Parker        Home Run (Deep RF Line); Blankenship Scores; Henderson Scores; Lansford Scores
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Mike Smithson pitching
   O      ---  4   84%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   83%  R Hassey        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  3   84%  D Henderson     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   83%  S Javier        Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 5.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Welch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   85%  D Evans         Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   86%  L Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   85%  R Gedman        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   83%  W Boggs         Walk; Gedman to 2B
   O      12-  3   87%  M Barrett       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dennis Lamp facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   86%  W Weiss         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   85%  L Blankenship   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   86%  R Henderson     Walk
                  Tony Phillips pinch hits for Carney Lansford batting 2nd
          1--      87%  T Phillips      Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   85%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 5.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Welch facing 3-4-5
                  Tony Phillips moves to 3B
          ---  6   79%  E Burks         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Burks to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-  2   83%  M Greenwell     Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  4   87%  N Esasky        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  3   89%  D Heep          Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dennis Lamp facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   89%  D Parker        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  Kevin Romine replaces Ellis Burks playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---  1   88%  M McGwire       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   88%  R Hassey        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 5.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Rick Honeycutt facing 7-8-9
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Bob Welch pitching
   O      ---  1   90%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   91%  L Rivera        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   92%  R Gedman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dennis Lamp facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   93%  D Henderson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  2   96%  S Javier        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Henderson to 3B
   R      1-3  3   97%  W Weiss         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Henderson Scores; Javier to 2B; Weiss to 1B
   O      12-  1   97%  L Blankenship   Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Javier to 3B; Weiss to 2B
          -23  4   97%  R Henderson     Intentional Walk
                  Rob Murphy replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
   OO     123  4   95%  T Phillips      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 6.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Rick Honeycutt facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   92%  W Boggs         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   95%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   OO     1--  1   97%  K Romine        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rob Murphy facing 3-4-5
                  Carlos Quintana replaces Mike Greenwell playing LF batting 4th
          ---  3   98%  D Parker        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  8   98%  M McGwire       Walk; Parker to 2B
   R      12-  3   99%  R Hassey        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Parker Scores; McGwire to 2B
          12-  2  100%  D Henderson     Single to LF (Line Drive); McGwire to 3B; Hassey to 2B
   O      123  2   99%  S Javier        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      123  6   99%  W Weiss         Strikeout Looking
   O      123  4   99%  L Blankenship   Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 7.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Rick Honeycutt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   99%  C Quintana      Flyball: RF
          ---  3   98%  N Esasky        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
                  Jody Reed pinch hits for Danny Heep batting 6th
   RR     1--  3   96%  J Reed          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Esasky Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   97%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   96%  L Rivera        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Rick Cerone pinch hits for Rich Gedman batting 9th
   O      1--  5   98%  R Cerone        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-4, Lee Smith facing 1-2-3
                  Lee Smith replaces Rob Murphy pitching; Rick Cerone moves to C; Jody Reed moves to RF
   O      ---  4   97%  R Henderson     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   97%  T Phillips      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   97%  D Parker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 7.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
          ---  7   93%  W Boggs         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   96%  M Barrett       Flyball: 2B
                  Sam Horn pinch hits for Kevin Romine batting 3rd
   O      -2-  1   99%  S Horn          Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   R      -2-  1   97%  C Quintana      Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Boggs Scores
   O      1--  4  100%  N Esasky        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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