September 5, 1989 New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 14,905

Tuesday, September 5, 1989, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:07

Yankees

64-76

Won 6

5th, 12½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  1  3   2  2  0   3  0  0   12 17  1
Mariners        0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  6  2

W: E Plunk (6-4), L: R Johnson (6-10)

Mariners

61-76

Lost 1

6th, 22 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      4   2   1   3    1   0  .326  .782   23    2   1   HR,SB
  W Tolleson 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .168  .515    1    0   2   
A Espinoza SS                 5   1   1   0    1   1  .291  .643   26    1   2   2B,SB
D Mattingly 1B                4   1   2   0    0   1  .303  .822   13    4   0   2·2B
  H Morris 1B                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .544    5    3   0   
S Balboni DH                  6   1   3   3    0   2  .240  .764   26    0   0   2·2B
J Barfield RF                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .233  .760   26    4   0   
B Geren C                     4   1   2   1    1   0  .314  .848   14    4   1   
  B Dorsett C                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Kelly CF                    4   3   2   1    1   0  .316  .816   19    6   0   HR
M Blowers 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   2  .333  .666   17    0   2   
D Sanders LF                  5   2   3   4    0   1  .244  .714   16    3   0   HR,2·2B

E Plunk P                                                                0   0
  D Mohorcic P                                                           0   0
  R Gossage P                                                            0   0
Totals                       45  12  17  12    4   9              186   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Sanders 2 (2, off T Niedenfuer, off B Swift); A Espinoza (16, off M Jackson); D Mattingly 2 (36, off R Johnson, off J Reed); S Balboni 2 (11, off R Johnson, off B Swift).

HR: D Sanders (2, off J Reed; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); R Kelly (7, off R Johnson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); S Sax (5, off T Niedenfuer; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: D Sanders 8; S Balboni 5; R Kelly 5; S Sax 4; D Mattingly 4; A Espinoza 2; B Geren 2; M Blowers 2; H Morris.

RBI: D Sanders 4 (7); S Sax 3 (59); S Balboni 3 (55); R Kelly (43); B Geren (24).

2-out RBI: S Balboni; B Geren.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Espinoza-S Sax-D Mattingly.

E: A Espinoza (17).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Sax (41, 3rd base off J Reed/D Valle); A Espinoza (3, 2nd base off J Reed/D Valle).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Reynolds 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .717   11    2   3   
  M Diaz PH-2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .121  .349    5    0   0   
G Briley LF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .796   18    0   0   
  M Kingery LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .670         1   0   
A Davis 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .321  .945   18   10   0   
  J Presley 1B                1   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .652    1    1   0   2B
J Leonard DH                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .728   15    0   0   GDP
  S Bradley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .727    3    0   0   
K Griffey CF                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .277  .787   20    2   0   CS
D Coles 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .649   12    0   2   
  D Cochrane 3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .670    3    0   0   
J Buhner RF                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .290  .915   17    2   0   HR
D Valle C                     2   0   0   0    1   2  .238  .676   13    5   0   
  B McGuire C                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .148  .466    1    4   0   
O Vizquel SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .218  .539   12    0   6   
  E Martinez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .614    5    0   0   

R Johnson P                                                              0   0
  J Reed P                                                               0   0
  B Swift P                                                              0   1
  T Niedenfuer P                                                         0   0
  K Comstock P                                                           0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   2   6   2    5   4              154   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Presley (17, off D Mohorcic).

HR: J Buhner (8, off E Plunk; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: J Buhner 4; J Presley 2; B McGuire; G Briley; O Vizquel; H Reynolds.

GIDP: J Leonard (10).

RBI: J Buhner 2 (28).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: D Coles (8); K Griffey (9).

BASERUNNING

CS: K Griffey (5, 2nd base by E Plunk/B Geren).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Plunk, W (6-4)               7     4   2   2    5   4   1   3.14   28  125-67   35·12·20    7· 9· 3· 0     60    -     0.69   0.12
D Mohorcic                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.59    4   12-7     5· 0· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
R Gossage                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.13    4   14-9     6· 2· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   2    5   4   1          36  151-83   46·14·23   10·13· 4· 0           -

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Johnson, L (6-10)            2     3   4   4    2   1   1   4.88   11   38-23   13· 2· 8    4· 4· 0· 0     33    -     0.76  -0.18
J Reed                         2     5   3   2    0   1   1   3.22   11   33-21   13· 4· 4    6· 3· 1· 0          2-2    0.50  -0.15
B Swift                        2     4   2   1    0   1   0   4.79   11   41-29   20· 3· 6    7· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.21  -0.03
T Niedenfuer                   1     3   3   3    1   2   1   6.96    7   30-19   11· 6· 2    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.01
K Comstock                     1     1   0   0    1   3   0   2.91    5   25-16    5· 7· 4    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
M Jackson                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.31    4   15-12    8· 1· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    17  12  10    4   9   3          49  182-120  70·23·27   19·11· 6· 0          2-2

R Johnson faced 1 batter in the 3rd inning.

Balks: E Plunk (2).

WP: R Johnson (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Mark Johnson.

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 14,905.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Seattle Mariners                     
1. S Sax                2B    1. H Reynolds           2B 
2. A Espinoza           SS    2. G Briley             LF 
3. D Mattingly          1B    3. A Davis              1B 
4. S Balboni            DH    4. J Leonard            DH 
5. J Barfield           RF    5. K Griffey            CF 
6. B Geren              C     6. D Coles              3B 
7. R Kelly              CF    7. J Buhner             RF 
8. M Blowers            3B    8. D Valle              C  
9. D Sanders            LF    9. O Vizquel            SS 

   E Plunk              P        R Johnson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-  1   10%  58% S Balboni       R Johnson       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Mattingly Scores
   t 2   1  0-1  ---  5   10%  68% R Kelly         R Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 3   1  0-2  -23  3    9%  87% S Balboni       J Reed          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sax Scores; Espinoza Scores; Balboni to 2B/Adv on E8 (throw)
   b 2   2  2-0  123  3    8%  72% H Reynolds      E Plunk         Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   b 2   0  2-0  1--  1    7%  69% D Coles         E Plunk         Griffey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  A Espinoza      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   48%  D Mattingly     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  1   58%  S Balboni       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Mattingly Scores
   O      -2-  3   56%  J Barfield      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Eric Plunk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   58%  H Reynolds      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   55%  G Briley        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--      54%  A Davis         Balk; Briley to 2B
   O      -2-  5   57%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   61%  J Leonard       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Randy Johnson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   58%  B Geren         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  5   68%  R Kelly         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   67%  M Blowers       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   66%  D Sanders       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Eric Plunk facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   62%  K Griffey       Walk
   O      1--      69%  D Coles         Griffey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   71%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   69%  J Buhner        Walk
          1--  4   67%  D Valle         Walk; Buhner to 2B
          12-  5   63%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Buhner to 3B; Valle to 2B
   O      123  3   72%  H Reynolds      Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
          ---  9   74%  S Sax           Walk
          1--      76%  A Espinoza      Wild Pitch; Sax to 2B
                  Jerry Reed replaces Randy Johnson pitching
          -2-  4   78%  " "             Walk
          12-      82%  D Mattingly     Sax Steals 3B; Espinoza Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   78%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  3   87%  S Balboni       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sax Scores; Espinoza Scores; Balboni to 2B/Adv on E8 (throw)
   O      -2-  3   86%  J Barfield      Popfly: RF (Short RF Line)
   R      -2-  4   90%  B Geren         Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Balboni Scores/unER
   O      1--  1   90%  R Kelly         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Eric Plunk facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   87%  G Briley        Walk
   O      1--  3   89%  A Davis         Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
   OO     1--  4   92%  J Leonard       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jerry Reed facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   93%  M Blowers       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  1   97%  D Sanders       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Blowers Scores
   O      ---  5   97%  S Sax           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   97%  A Espinoza      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   97%  D Mattingly     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   97%  S Balboni       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-7, Eric Plunk facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   96%  K Griffey       Walk
   O      1--  3   97%  D Coles         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   RR     1--  1   93%  J Buhner        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Griffey Scores
   O      ---  3   93%  D Valle         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   94%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Mariners 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, Bill Swift facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Swift replaces Jerry Reed pitching
   O      ---  8   93%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   94%  B Geren         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   95%  R Kelly         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Geren to 2B
          12-  5   96%  M Blowers       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Geren to 3B; Kelly to 2B
   RR     123  5   99%  D Sanders       Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Geren Scores; Kelly Scores/unER; Blowers to 3B
   O      -23  2   98%  S Sax           Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      -23  7   98%  A Espinoza      Lineout: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 9, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-9, Eric Plunk facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   96%  H Reynolds      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Reynolds to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-  5   97%  G Briley        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-  8   98%  A Davis         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Reynolds to 3B
   O      --3  5   99%  J Leonard       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Mariners 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-2, Bill Swift facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   99%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   99%  S Balboni       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   99%  J Barfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  2   98%  B Geren         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-9, Eric Plunk facing 5-6-7
                  Hal Morris replaces Don Mattingly playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   99%  K Griffey       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  2   99%  D Coles         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  7   99%  J Buhner        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Mariners 2.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-2, Tom Niedenfuer facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Bill Swift pitching; Jim Presley replaces Alvin Davis playing 1B batting 3rd
          ---  7   99%  R Kelly         Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  M Blowers       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4  100%  D Sanders       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Kelly to 3B
   RRR    -23  3  100%  S Sax           Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Kelly Scores; Sanders Scores
   O      ---  2  100%  A Espinoza      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3  100%  H Morris        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  7  100%  S Balboni       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 12, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-12, Eric Plunk facing 8-9-1
                  Wayne Tolleson replaces Steve Sax playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  6  100%  D Valle         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Mario Diaz pinch hits for Harold Reynolds batting 1st
   O      ---  5  100%  M Diaz          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 12, Mariners 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 12-2, Keith Comstock facing 5-6-7
                  Keith Comstock replaces Tom Niedenfuer pitching; Bill McGuire replaces Dave Valle playing C batting 8th; Mario Diaz moves to 2B; Dave Cochrane replaces Darnell Coles playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---  8  100%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  100%  B Geren         Walk
          1--  3  100%  R Kelly         Single to CF (Line Drive); Geren to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  M Blowers       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4  100%  D Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 12, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-12, Dale Mohorcic facing 2-3-4
                  Dale Mohorcic replaces Eric Plunk pitching; Brian Dorsett replaces Bob Geren playing C batting 6th
   O      ---  6  100%  G Briley        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1  100%  J Presley       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
                  Scott Bradley pinch hits for Jeffrey Leonard batting 4th
   O      -2-  3  100%  S Bradley       Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      -2-  2  100%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 12, Mariners 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 12-2, Mike Jackson facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Jackson replaces Keith Comstock pitching; Mike Kingery replaces Greg Briley playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---  1  100%  W Tolleson      Popfly: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  5  100%  A Espinoza      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2  100%  H Morris        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  7  100%  S Balboni       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 12, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-12, Rich Gossage facing 6-7-8
                  Rich Gossage replaces Dale Mohorcic pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  D Cochrane      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  J Buhner        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1  100%  B McGuire       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Edgar Martinez pinch hits for Omar Vizquel batting 9th
   O      1--  5  100%  E Martinez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 12, Mariners 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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