September 7, 1989 New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 7
@CAL 1 TOR 12
@CLE 4 NYY 6
@SEA 4 BAL 8
@TEX 3 BAL 9
@TEX 6 SFG 7
@ATL 5 LAD 8
@CIN 2 HOU 2
SDP 1 PIT 7
@MON 4 NYM 13
STL 1 CHC 6
@PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 11,166

Thursday, September 7, 1989, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:08

Yankees

66-76

Won 8

5th, 12½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  6  0    6  6  0
Mariners        1  0  1   0  0  0   1  1  0    4 13  0

W: R Gossage (3-1), L: M Schooler (1-6), S: D Righetti (23)

Mariners

61-78

Lost 3

6th, 23½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      3   1   2   1    1   0  .326  .780   17    1   1   CS
A Espinoza SS                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .291  .641   12    3   3   SH
D Mattingly 1B                4   0   1   2    0   0  .302  .823   16    8   0   
M Hall RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .272  .744   23    3   1   
S Balboni DH                  2   1   0   1    1   2  .239  .758   24    0   0   SF
J Barfield CF                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .234  .761   16    2   1   
B Geren C                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .309  .851   10    7   1   GDP
  W Tolleson PR-3B            1   1   0   0    0   0  .167  .512    6    0   0   
L Polonia LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .712   18    1   0   
M Blowers 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .546    5    1   1   
  D Slaught PH-C              2   1   1   1    0   0  .260  .709    9    1   0   

G Cadaret P                                                              0   2
  R Gossage P                                                            0   0
  L McCullers P                                                          0   0
  D Righetti P                                                           0   0
Totals                       29   6   6   5    5   7              156   27  10

BATTING

SF: S Balboni (6, off M Jackson).

SH: A Espinoza (21, off S Bankhead).

TB: S Sax 2; J Barfield; A Espinoza; D Mattingly; D Slaught.

GIDP: B Geren (9).

RBI: D Mattingly 2 (96); S Balboni (56); S Sax (60); D Slaught (37).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M Hall-D Mattingly; A Espinoza-D Mattingly; G Cadaret-A Espinoza-D Mattingly.

BASERUNNING

CS: S Sax (14, 2nd base by S Bankhead/D Valle).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Reynolds 2B                 5   0   2   0    0   1  .304  .727   18    2   3   GDP
H Cotto LF                    4   2   3   1    1   1  .277  .735   14    1   0   HR
A Davis 1B                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .321  .942   16    9   0   2B,GDP
J Leonard DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .257  .729   17    0   0   
J Buhner RF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .295  .906   20    1   0   
K Griffey CF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .277  .786   17    5   0   2B,CS
J Presley 3B                  3   0   2   0    1   1  .238  .655   20    1   3   2B
D Valle C                     4   0   0   1    0   0  .235  .669   17    7   1   
M Diaz SS                     1   1   0   0    2   0  .119  .369   13    1   2   
  O Vizquel SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .533         0   0   
  S Bradley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .724    4    0   0   
  D Cochrane SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .670         0   0   

S Bankhead P                                                             0   0
  M Schooler P                                                           0   1
  K Comstock P                                                           0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
  T Niedenfuer P                                                         0   0
Totals                       35   4  13   3    4   7              156   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Davis (26, off G Cadaret); K Griffey (17, off G Cadaret); J Presley (18, off L McCullers).

HR: H Cotto (9, off G Cadaret; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

TB: H Cotto 6; K Griffey 3; J Presley 3; J Buhner 2; A Davis 2; H Reynolds 2; J Leonard.

GIDP: H Reynolds (4); A Davis (13).

RBI: D Valle (30); H Cotto (28); A Davis (83).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Presley-H Reynolds-A Davis.

BASERUNNING

CS: K Griffey (6, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by G Cadaret).

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
G Cadaret                      6.2  10   3   3    4   6   1   3.71   30  110-66   35·12·19    9· 6· 5· 0     44    -     0.79  -0.03
R Gossage, W (3-1)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.11    1    5-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.42   0.01
L McCullers, H (8)             1.1   3   1   1    0   1   0   4.44    7   35-20   14· 3· 3    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.14  -0.00
D Righetti, S (23)             0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.08    1    3-2     1· 1· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    2.76   0.10
Totals                         9    13   4   4    4   7   1          39  153-90   52·16·22   12· 9· 7· 0          2-0

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Bankhead                     7     2   1   1    2   6   0   3.36   23   94-56   31· 7·18    6· 4· 5· 0     73    -     0.97   0.37
M Schooler, BS (7), L (1-6)    0.1   3   5   5    2   0   0   2.84    6   23-13   10· 2· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          1-1    3.26  -0.57
K Comstock                     0     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.91    2   12-5     3· 1· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          3-2    2.86  -0.23
M Jackson                      0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.26    2    9-6     2· 1· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    0.96  -0.00
T Niedenfuer                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    3   15-10    8· 1· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     6   6   6    5   7   0          36  153-90   54·12·24   10· 6· 8· 0          7-4

S Bankhead faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
K Comstock faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Schooler (5).

IBB: None.

PO: G Cadaret (4; K Griffey, 3rd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 11,166.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Seattle Mariners                     
1. S Sax                2B    1. H Reynolds           2B 
2. A Espinoza           SS    2. H Cotto              LF 
3. D Mattingly          1B    3. A Davis              1B 
4. M Hall               RF    4. J Leonard            DH 
5. S Balboni            DH    5. J Buhner             RF 
6. J Barfield           CF    6. K Griffey            CF 
7. B Geren              C     7. J Presley            3B 
8. L Polonia            LF    8. D Valle              C  
9. M Blowers            3B    9. M Diaz               SS 

   G Cadaret            P        S Bankhead           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  3-3  123  5   22%  90% D Mattingly     K Comstock      Single to RF (Line Drive); Slaught Scores; Sax Scores; Espinoza to 3B
   t 8   1  3-2  1-3  4   16%  57% S Sax           M Schooler      Single to 2B (Fly Ball to Deep 2B); Tolleson Scores; Slaught to 2B
   t 8   1  3-1  -23  1   13%  41% D Slaught       M Schooler      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Barfield Scores; Tolleson to 3B
   t 8   0  3-0  12-  4   11%  30% B Geren         M Schooler      Walk; Balboni to 3B; Barfield to 2B
   t 8   1  3-3  12-  1   11%  68% A Espinoza      M Schooler      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Slaught to 3B; Sax to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Bankhead facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   54%  S Sax           Walk
   O      1--      48%  A Espinoza      Sax Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  2   46%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   45%  D Mattingly     Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Cadaret facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  H Reynolds      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   37%  H Cotto         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   39%  A Davis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   39%  J Leonard       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Bankhead facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   37%  M Hall          Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   35%  S Balboni       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   34%  J Barfield      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Cadaret facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   36%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   34%  K Griffey       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   31%  J Presley       Walk; Griffey to 2B
   O      12-  2   34%  D Valle         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Griffey to 3B
   O      1-3  3   39%  M Diaz          Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Bankhead facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   36%  B Geren         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   34%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   33%  M Blowers       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Cadaret facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   35%  H Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   33%  H Cotto         Walk
   R      1--  1   22%  A Davis         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Cotto Scores
   O      -2-  1   24%  J Leonard       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  6   27%  J Buhner        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Bankhead facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   31%  S Sax           Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   29%  A Espinoza      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Sax to 2B
   O      -2-  3   25%  D Mattingly     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Sax to 3B
   O      --3  5   21%  M Hall          Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-0, Greg Cadaret facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   17%  K Griffey       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  8   20%  J Presley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-      24%  D Valle         Griffey Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-3B)
   O      ---  4   24%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Bankhead facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   22%  S Balboni       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   25%  J Barfield      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  1   18%  B Geren         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-0, Greg Cadaret facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   16%  M Diaz          Walk
   OO     1--  3   21%  H Reynolds      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---  2   20%  H Cotto         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   22%  A Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Bankhead facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   19%  L Polonia       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   16%  M Blowers       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   15%  S Sax           Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-0, Greg Cadaret facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   13%  J Leonard       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  2   10%  J Buhner        Single to LF (Line Drive); Leonard to 2B
   O      12-  7   13%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   16%  J Presley       Single to CF (Line Drive); Leonard out at Hm/CF-C; Buhner to 2B
   O      12-  3   18%  D Valle         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 2.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Bankhead facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   15%  A Espinoza      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   12%  D Mattingly     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   11%  M Hall          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-0, Greg Cadaret facing 9-1-2
          ---  5    9%  M Diaz          Walk
          1--  3    7%  H Reynolds      Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 2B); Diaz to 2B
          12-  1    5%  H Cotto         Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Diaz to 3B; Reynolds to 2B
   ROO    123  5    6%  A Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B); Diaz Scores/No RBI; Reynolds to 3B
                  Rich Gossage replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
   O      --3  5    7%  J Leonard       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 3.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Scott Bankhead facing 5-6-7
                  Omar Vizquel replaces Mario Diaz playing SS batting 9th
          ---  7   11%  S Balboni       Walk
                  Mike Schooler replaces Scott Bankhead pitching
          1--  6   19%  J Barfield      Walk; Balboni to 2B
          12-  4   30%  B Geren         Walk; Balboni to 3B; Barfield to 2B
   R      123      39%  L Polonia       Wild Pitch; Balboni Scores; Barfield to 3B; Geren to 2B
                  Wayne Tolleson pinch runs for Bob Geren batting 7th
   O      -23  7   28%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  Don Slaught pinch hits for Mike Blowers batting 9th
   R      -23  1   41%  D Slaught       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Barfield Scores; Tolleson to 3B
   R      1-3  4   57%  S Sax           Single to 2B (Fly Ball to Deep 2B); Tolleson Scores; Slaught to 2B
          12-  1   68%  A Espinoza      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Slaught to 3B; Sax to 2B
                  Keith Comstock replaces Mike Schooler pitching
   RR     123  5   90%  D Mattingly     Single to RF (Line Drive); Slaught Scores; Sax Scores; Espinoza to 3B
          1-3  7   91%  M Hall          Walk; Mattingly to 2B
                  Mike Jackson replaces Keith Comstock pitching
   RO     123  5   93%  S Balboni       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Espinoza Scores
   O      12-  4   92%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-6, Lance McCullers facing 5-6-7
                  Lance McCullers replaces Rich Gossage pitching; Don Slaught moves to C; Wayne Tolleson moves to 3B
          ---  7   87%  J Buhner        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   91%  K Griffey       Lineout: 1B
          1--  2   81%  J Presley       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Buhner to 3B
   RO     -23  5   87%  D Valle         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Buhner Scores; Presley to 3B
                  Scott Bradley pinch hits for Omar Vizquel batting 9th
   O      --3  4   93%  S Bradley       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Mariners 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-4, Tom Niedenfuer facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Mike Jackson pitching; Dave Cochrane replaces Scott Bradley playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  6   92%  W Tolleson      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   91%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   91%  D Slaught       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-6, Lance McCullers facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   82%  H Reynolds      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   89%  H Cotto         Strikeout Swinging
                  Dave Righetti replaces Lance McCullers pitching
   OO     1--  3  100%  A Davis         Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B (Deep RF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Mariners 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation