August 30, 1996 Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 6
@CAL 2 DET 4
KCR 0 MIL 5
MIN 4
(12) OAK 7
BOS 0 BAL 5
@SEA 2 TEX 5
CLE 3 CHW 11
@TOR 2 CHC 3
ATL 2 ATL 6
@CHC 5 FLA 3
@CIN 1 SDP 6
@MON 0 SFG 6
@NYM 4 LAD 7
@PHI 6
(12) HOU 10
@PIT 0 STL 7
COL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 17,182

Friday, August 30, 1996, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:30

Red Sox

69-66

Lost 1

3rd, 6½ GB

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

W: D Telgheder (2-5), L: M Maddux (2-2)

Athletics

65-72

Won 2

3rd, 12½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bragg CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .797   18    5   0   2B
J Frye 2B                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .279  .762   19    1   4   3B
T Naehring 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .820    8    1   1   GDP
  J Manto 3B                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .214  .744    6    0   1   
M Vaughn 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .319 1.002    8    8   0   
R Jefferson DH                4   0   1   0    0   1  .341  .984   19    0   0   
M Stanley C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .275  .906   16    7   0   
T O'Leary RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .785   17    0   0   
J Valentin SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .827   11    0   3   
M Greenwell LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .681   15    2   0   

M Maddux P                                                               0   1
  M Brandenburg P                                                        0   0
  R Harris P                                                             0   0
  P Mahomes P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   0   7   0    3   6              137   24  10

BATTING

2B: D Bragg (20, off D Telgheder).

3B: J Frye (2, off D Telgheder).

TB: J Frye 3; D Bragg 2; M Vaughn; M Stanley; J Valentin; R Jefferson; T O'Leary.

GIDP: T Naehring (15).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Valentin-J Frye-M Vaughn.

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Batista 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .735   10    0   5   
M Stairs DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .292  .923   13    0   0   2B
S Brosius 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .334 1.009   22    1   2   SB
M McGwire 1B                  4   2   2   3    0   1  .324 1.230   19   12   1   HR
G Berroa RF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .285  .886   14    1   0   
  E Young RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .727         0   0   
T Steinbach C                 3   1   2   1    1   0  .278  .885   11    6   0   2B
B Lesher LF                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .267  .827   19    2   0   SF,GDP
K Moore CF                    2   1   0   0    2   1  .000  .500   18    2   0   
M Bordick SS                  3   0   1   2    0   0  .226  .598    6    1   3   2B

D Telgheder P                                                            2   2
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   7   9   7    3   6              132   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Bordick (13, off M Maddux); M Stairs (4, off R Harris); T Steinbach (23, off M Maddux).

HR: M McGwire (45, off R Harris; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SF: B Lesher (1, off M Brandenburg).

TB: M McGwire 5; T Steinbach 3; S Brosius 2; M Bordick 2; M Stairs 2; G Berroa.

GIDP: B Lesher (2).

RBI: M McGwire 3 (93); M Bordick 2 (45); B Lesher (3); T Steinbach (90).

2-out RBI: M Bordick 2; M McGwire 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Bordick-M McGwire.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Brosius (6, 2nd base off M Maddux/M Stanley).

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 Maddux, L (2-2)              5.1   6   5   5    1   3   0   4.18   23   83-55   31·10·14    8· 9· 2· 0     38    -     0.92  -0.03
M Brandenburg                  0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.54    4   10-6     3· 2· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          2-2    0.35  -0.05
R Harris                       1     2   2   2    0   2   1  18.00    5   20-13    4· 1· 8    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.01
P Mahomes                      1     0   0   0    1   1   0   7.04    3   13-7     2· 2· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8     9   7   7    3   6   1          35  126-81   40·15·26   10·12· 4· 0          2-2

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Telgheder, W (2-5)           8     7   0   0    3   5   0   4.13   33  126-75   47·11·17   15· 4· 6· 0     70    -     0.89   0.41
B Groom                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.92    3   11-7     5· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     7   0   0    3   6   0          36  137-82   52·12·18   16· 5· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Maddux (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rocky Roe.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 17,182.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Oakland Athletics                    
1. D Bragg              CF    1. T Batista            2B 
2. J Frye               2B    2. M Stairs             DH 
3. T Naehring           3B    3. S Brosius            3B 
4. M Vaughn             1B    4. M McGwire            1B 
5. R Jefferson          DH    5. G Berroa             RF 
6. M Stanley            C     6. T Steinbach          C  
7. T O'Leary            RF    7. B Lesher             LF 
8. J Valentin           SS    8. K Moore              CF 
9. M Greenwell          LF    9. M Bordick            SS 

   M Maddux             P        D Telgheder          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  0-0  1-3  1   21%  78% M Bordick       M Maddux        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Steinbach Scores; Moore Scores
   t 5   1  0-0  12-  2   12%  57% T Naehring      D Telgheder     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   b 5   1  0-0  --3  6   -8%  55% B Lesher        M Maddux        Strikeout Swinging
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  5   -6%  46% J Frye          D Telgheder     Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   b 6   1  0-2  -2-  4    6%  90% M McGwire       M Maddux        Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Brosius Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Telgheder facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D Bragg         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  5   46%  J Frye          Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   O      --3  4   52%  T Naehring      Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  3   55%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maddux facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  T Batista       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   50%  S Brosius       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Telgheder facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   52%  R Jefferson     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   50%  M Stanley       Walk
   O      1--  3   53%  T O'Leary       Lineout: CF
          1--  3   50%  J Valentin      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Stanley to 3B
   O      1-3  5   56%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maddux facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   53%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   51%  G Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  T Steinbach     Groundout: P-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Telgheder facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  9   53%  D Bragg         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   55%  J Frye          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  2   56%  T Naehring      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maddux facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  B Lesher        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   51%  K Moore         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   50%  M Bordick       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Telgheder facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   55%  R Jefferson     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   53%  M Stanley       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   51%  T O'Leary       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Stanley to 2B
   O      12-  1   56%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maddux facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   54%  T Batista       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   51%  M Stairs        Popfly: C
          ---  7   53%  S Brosius       Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   50%  M McGwire       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Telgheder facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   48%  D Bragg         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          -2-  5   45%  J Frye          Walk
   OO     12-  2   57%  T Naehring      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maddux facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   54%  G Berroa        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   59%  T Steinbach     Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-      63%  B Lesher        Wild Pitch; Steinbach to 3B
   O      --3  6   55%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          --3  7   57%  K Moore         Walk
   RR     1-3  1   78%  M Bordick       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Steinbach Scores; Moore Scores
   O      -2-  2   76%  T Batista       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Telgheder facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   79%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   75%  R Jefferson     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   80%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   83%  T O'Leary       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Maddux facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   81%  M Stairs        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   83%  S Brosius       Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
          1--      84%  M McGwire       Brosius Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   90%  " "             Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Brosius Scores
          1--  1   91%  G Berroa        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McGwire to 2B
                  Mark Brandenburg replaces Mike Maddux pitching
   R      12-  1   96%  T Steinbach     Single to CF (Line Drive); McGwire Scores; Berroa to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   96%  B Lesher        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Berroa Scores
          1--  6   97%  K Moore         Walk; Steinbach to 2B
   O      12-  2   96%  M Bordick       Popfly: 3B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 5.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave Telgheder facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   97%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  M Greenwell     Popfly: LF
   O      ---  2   98%  D Bragg         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Reggie Harris facing 1-2-3
                  Reggie Harris replaces Mark Brandenburg pitching; Jeff Manto replaces Tim Naehring playing 3B batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   98%  T Batista       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   98%  M Stairs        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   98%  S Brosius       Strikeout Looking
   RR     -2-  5  100%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball); Stairs Scores
   O      ---  5   99%  G Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 7.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Dave Telgheder facing 2-3-4
                  Ernie Young replaces Geronimo Berroa playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  4  100%  J Frye          Strikeout Looking
          ---  6  100%  J Manto         Walk
          1--  1   99%  M Vaughn        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Manto to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6  100%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-0, Pat Mahomes facing 6-7-8
                  Pat Mahomes replaces Reggie Harris pitching
          ---  5  100%  T Steinbach     Walk
   OO     1--  4  100%  B Lesher        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  K Moore         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 7.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Buddy Groom facing 7-8-9
                  Buddy Groom replaces Dave Telgheder pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  J Valentin      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1  100%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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