September 1, 1996 Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 4
NYY 0 KCR 3
@DET 2
(13) MIN 6
@MIL 2 BOS 8
@OAK 3 SEA 5
BAL 1 CLE 8
@TEX 2 CHW 4
@TOR 2
(11) CHC 2
ATL 1
(12) FLA 6
@CIN 1 MON 7
SDP 6 NYM 6
SFG 5
(10) PHI 6
LAD 3 PIT 9
HOU 5 STL 15
COL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 15,021

Sunday, September 1, 1996, 1:06
Time of Game: 3:02

Red Sox

70-67

Won 1

3rd, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  0   1  0  2   1  2  1    8 12  0
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   2  1  0    3  6  2

W: A Sele (6-9), L: J Wasdin (7-7)

Athletics

66-73

Lost 1

3rd, 12½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bragg CF-RF                 2   1   0   0    3   0  .259  .788   39    4   0   SB
J Frye 2B                     5   1   2   2    0   0  .282  .765   19    3   3   2B
J Valentin DH                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .302  .826   18    0   0   3B
M Vaughn 1B                   5   0   1   1    0   2  .318  .996   18    8   0   
T Naehring 3B                 5   2   2   0    0   0  .295  .822   22    1   3   2B
T O'Leary RF-LF               5   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .774    8    3   0   
N Garciaparra SS              5   2   3   2    0   0  .500 1.500   11    1   0   HR
M Greenwell LF                3   0   2   2    1   0  .264  .699   10    1   0   2B
  L Tinsley PR-CF             1   1   0   0    0   1  .222  .571    4    0   0   
B Haselman C                  5   1   1   0    0   3  .255  .668   25    6   0   

A Sele P                                                                 0   0
  E Gunderson P                                                          0   0
  K Lacy P                                                               0   0
  V Eshelman P                                                           0   0
  M Brandenburg P                                                        0   1
  H Slocumb P                                                            0   0
Totals                       41   8  12   8    4   7              174   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Frye (16, off M Acre); M Greenwell (13, off J Wasdin); T Naehring (16, off M Acre).

3B: J Valentin (3, off M Mohler).

HR: N Garciaparra (1, off J Wasdin; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: N Garciaparra 6; T Naehring 3; J Frye 3; J Valentin 3; M Greenwell 3; M Vaughn; B Haselman.

RBI: J Frye 2 (29); N Garciaparra 2 (2); M Greenwell 2 (25); J Valentin (53); M Vaughn (119).

2-out RBI: M Greenwell 2; J Frye 2; N Garciaparra; M Vaughn.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Bragg (13, 2nd base off J Wasdin/I Molina).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Batista 2B                  3   0   1   2    1   0  .283  .759   20    0   1   3B,HBP
S Brosius 3B                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .328  .991   20    0   2   
J Giambi LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .880   17    3   0   2B
M McGwire 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .324 1.234   16    7   1   2B
G Berroa DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .889   16    0   0   
M Stairs RF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .907    7    2   0   
  E Young PH-CF               1   2   1   1    1   0  .237  .739   14    2   0   HR
J Herrera CF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .689    6    3   0   
  B Lesher PH-RF              1   1   0   0    1   1  .250  .904    8    0   0   
M Bordick SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .596   13    2   0   
I Molina C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .541   10    4   0   
  T Steinbach PH-C            2   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .880    6    3   0   

J Wasdin P                                                               0   1
  M Mohler P                                                             0   0
  J Corsi P                                                              1   0
  D Johns P                                                              0   0
  M Acre P                                                               0   1
Totals                       33   3   6   3    4   6              153   27   6

BATTING

2B: M McGwire (18, off A Sele); J Giambi (38, off A Sele).

3B: T Batista (1, off K Lacy).

HR: E Young (16, off M Brandenburg; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

HBP: T Batista (1, by A Sele).

TB: E Young 4; T Batista 3; M McGwire 2; J Giambi 2; M Bordick; S Brosius.

RBI: T Batista 2 (13); E Young (52).

2-out RBI: T Batista 2; E Young.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

E: M McGwire (7); M Bordick (11).

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
A Sele, W (6-9)                6     4   0   0    0   3   0   5.35   23   93-54   27· 6·21    6· 9· 4· 0     67    -     1.12   0.37
E Gunderson                    0     0   1   1    1   0   0   6.91    1    6-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.48  -0.02
K Lacy                         0.2   1   1   1    2   1   0   1.69    5   20-10    5· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          1-1    1.13  -0.08
V Eshelman, H (3)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.27    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.09   0.06
M Brandenburg                  1     1   1   1    0   2   1   3.63    4   20-15    6· 3· 6    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
H Slocumb                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.72    4   13-7     5· 2· 0    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         9     6   3   3    4   6   1          38  153-89   45·13·31    8·14· 5· 0          3-1

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Wasdin, L (7-7)              6     5   4   4    3   3   1   6.24   27  108-66   42· 6·18    8· 8· 5· 0     46    -     0.78  -0.06
M Mohler                       0.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   3.41    4   23-18   13· 1· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.24  -0.03
J Corsi                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.94    1    7-5     3· 0· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.23   0.01
D Johns                        0.2   2   2   2    1   0   0   5.85    5   12-7     4· 0· 3    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.32  -0.00
M Acre                         1.1   3   1   1    0   3   0   6.62    8   23-21    9· 6· 6    3· 0· 2· 0          3-2    0.20  -0.06
Totals                         9    12   8   8    4   7   1          45  173-117  71·13·33   14· 9·11· 0          4-2

E Gunderson faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: A Sele (7; T Batista).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 15,021.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Oakland Athletics                    
1. D Bragg              CF    1. T Batista            2B 
2. J Frye               2B    2. S Brosius            3B 
3. J Valentin           DH    3. J Giambi             LF 
4. M Vaughn             1B    4. M McGwire            1B 
5. T Naehring           3B    5. G Berroa             DH 
6. T O'Leary            RF    6. M Stairs             RF 
7. N Garciaparra        SS    7. J Herrera            CF 
8. M Greenwell          LF    8. M Bordick            SS 
9. B Haselman           C     9. I Molina             C  

   A Sele               P        J Wasdin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  0-2  12-  3   15%  89% M Greenwell     J Wasdin        Double to CF (Line Drive); Naehring Scores; Garciaparra Scores
   t 4   2  0-1  ---  1   11%  67% N Garciaparra   J Wasdin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-  4    8%  56% M Vaughn        J Wasdin        Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Bragg Scores
   b 7   2  5-0  -23  3   -7%  87% T Batista       K Lacy          Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Young Scores; Lesher Scores
   b 4   0  2-0  ---  2   -7%  59% M McGwire       A Sele          Double to CF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, John Wasdin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  D Bragg         Walk
   O      1--  3   51%  J Frye          Groundout: 3B-1B; Bragg to 2B
   O      -2-  2   48%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      -2-  4   56%  M Vaughn        Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Bragg Scores
   O      1--  6   54%  T Naehring      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   56%  T Batista       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   54%  S Brosius       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   57%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6   59%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Wasdin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   57%  T O'Leary       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  3   55%  N Garciaparra   Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   57%  M Greenwell     Walk
   O      1--  6   54%  B Haselman      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Aaron Sele facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   57%  G Berroa        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   59%  M Stairs        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   60%  J Herrera       Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Wasdin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   58%  D Bragg         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   56%  J Frye          Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  4   57%  J Valentin      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   55%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Aaron Sele facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   51%  M Bordick       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   55%  I Molina        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   50%  T Batista       Hit By Pitch; Bordick to 2B
   O      12-  2   56%  S Brosius       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Batista to 2B
   O      12-  8   61%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Wasdin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   58%  T Naehring      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   57%  T O'Leary       Flyball: CF
   R      ---  1   67%  N Garciaparra   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   66%  M Greenwell     Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Sele facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   59%  M McGwire       Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   64%  G Berroa        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   69%  M Stairs        Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      -2-  5   73%  J Herrera       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Wasdin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   71%  B Haselman      Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  8   73%  D Bragg         Walk
          1--      74%  J Frye          Bragg Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   71%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  6   68%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Sele facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   72%  M Bordick       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   74%  I Molina        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   76%  T Batista       Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Wasdin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   74%  M Vaughn        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   76%  T Naehring      Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   73%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Looking
          1--  4   75%  N Garciaparra   Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Naehring to 2B
   RR     12-  3   89%  M Greenwell     Double to CF (Line Drive); Naehring Scores; Garciaparra Scores
   O      -2-  6   88%  B Haselman      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Aaron Sele facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   90%  S Brosius       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   87%  J Giambi        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   90%  M McGwire       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      -2-  4   93%  G Berroa        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Mohler facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Mohler replaces John Wasdin pitching
   O      --- 13   92%  D Bragg         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  2   93%  J Frye          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  4   97%  J Valentin      Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Frye Scores
   O      --3  4   96%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  Jim Corsi replaces Mike Mohler pitching
   O      --3  7   95%  T Naehring      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Eric Gunderson facing 6-7-8
                  Eric Gunderson replaces Aaron Sele pitching; Ernie Young pinch hits for Matt Stairs batting 6th
          ---  6   93%  E Young         Walk
                  Kerry Lacy replaces Eric Gunderson pitching; Brian Lesher pinch hits for Jose Herrera batting 7th
          1--  5   88%  B Lesher        Walk; Young to 2B
   O      12-  3   90%  M Bordick       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Young to 3B; Lesher to 2B
                  Terry Steinbach pinch hits for Izzy Molina batting 9th
   O      -23  4   95%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  3   87%  T Batista       Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Young Scores; Lesher Scores
          --3  5   85%  S Brosius       Walk
                  Vaughn Eshelman replaces Kerry Lacy pitching
   O      1-3  1   91%  J Giambi        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Doug Johns facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Johns replaces Jim Corsi pitching; Terry Steinbach moves to C; Ernie Young moves to CF; Brian Lesher moves to RF
   O      ---  1   90%  T O'Leary       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   90%  N Garciaparra   Lineout: CF
          ---  1   90%  M Greenwell     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
                  Lee Tinsley pinch runs for Mike Greenwell batting 8th
          1--  3   91%  B Haselman      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Tinsley to 3B
          1-3  6   92%  D Bragg         Walk; Haselman to 2B
                  Mark Acre replaces Doug Johns pitching
   RR     123  4   98%  J Frye          Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Tinsley Scores; Haselman Scores; Bragg to 3B
   O      -23  2   97%  J Valentin      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-7, Mark Brandenburg facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Brandenburg replaces Vaughn Eshelman pitching; Troy O'Leary moves to LF; Lee Tinsley moves to CF; Darren Bragg moves to RF
   O      ---  4   98%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   99%  G Berroa        Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---  8   98%  E Young         Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  3   98%  B Lesher        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Athletics 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Mark Acre facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   98%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   98%  T Naehring      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
          -2-  1   99%  T O'Leary       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Naehring to 3B
   R      1-3  2   99%  N Garciaparra   Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Naehring Scores; O'Leary to 2B
   O      12-  4   99%  L Tinsley       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3   99%  B Haselman      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-8, Heathcliff Slocumb facing 8-9-1
                  Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Mark Brandenburg pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  M Bordick       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2  100%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  6  100%  T Batista       Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  S Brosius       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation