September 4, 1999 Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 9
@ANA 6 BAL 3
CLE 1 TOR 6
@KCR 3
(9) OAK 2
DET 1 BOS 4
@SEA 0 TBD 11
MIN 3 CHW 12
@TEX 3 ARI 5
@ATL 4 LAD 6
@CHC 0 FLA 6
SDP 4 MIL 4
STL 2 HOU 5
@MON 2
(10) NYM 4
COL 2 CIN 22
@PHI 3 SFG 9
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Safeco Field, Attendance: 44,597

Saturday, September 4, 1999, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:40

Red Sox

76-60

Won 1

2nd, 7½ GB

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

W: P Martinez (20-4), L: P Abbott (5-2)

Mariners

68-67

Lost 1

3rd, 12 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Offerman 2B                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .291  .813   15    3   0   SF
D Lewis CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .253  .655   18    1   0   
B Daubach 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .310  .965   13    2   0   
  M Stanley PH-1B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .833    6    1   0   
N Garciaparra SS              3   1   1   1    0   0  .349  .985   16    0   1   HR,HBP
T O'Leary LF                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .281  .844   19    0   0   
B Huskey DH                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .290  .840   14    0   0   
J Varitek C                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .264  .786    9   17   1   2B
W Veras 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .670    8    1   1   
T Nixon RF                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .277  .813   14    2   0   SB

P Martinez P                                                             0   1
  R Beck P                                                               0   0
Totals                       31   4   6   4    1  10              132   27   4

BATTING

2B: J Varitek (33, off P Abbott).

HR: N Garciaparra (20, off P Abbott; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: J Offerman (7, off P Abbott).

HBP: N Garciaparra (6, by B Henry).

TB: N Garciaparra 4; T Nixon 2; J Varitek 2; T O'Leary; J Offerman.

RBI: J Offerman (59); T Nixon (41); J Varitek (55); N Garciaparra (84).

2-out RBI: T Nixon.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Nixon (2, 2nd base off P Abbott/T Lampkin).

PO: D Lewis (2nd base by B Henry).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .241  .602   19    0   0   
R Ibanez 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   2  .260  .716   18    8   1   SB
K Griffey CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .964   13    2   0   
A Rodriguez SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .306 1.001   18    2   2   
E Martinez DH                 3   0   1   0    1   2  .339 1.008   18    0   0   
J Buhner RF                   4   0   0   0    0   4  .230  .838   17    0   0   
T Lampkin C                   2   0   0   0    1   2  .310  .874   19   10   0   CS
D Bell 2B                     2   0   1   0    1   1  .263  .754   17    1   3   2B
R Bournigal 3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .753   13    3   0   

P Abbott P                                                               1   0
  B Henry P                                                              0   1
  T Williams P                                                           0   0
Totals                       29   0   3   0    4  16              152   27   7

BATTING

2B: D Bell (25, off P Martinez).

TB: D Bell 2; R Ibanez; E Martinez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: T Lampkin (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Ibanez (5, 2nd base off P Martinez/J Varitek).

CS: T Lampkin (3, 2nd base by P Martinez/J Varitek).

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
P Martinez, W (20-4)           8     2   0   0    3  15   0   2.26   28  122-79   31·19·29    3· 7· 0· 0     90    -     0.86   0.46
R Beck                         1     1   0   0    1   1   0   7.31    5   22-12    4· 3· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.57   0.02
Totals                         9     3   0   0    4  16   0          33  144-91   35·22·34    4· 8· 1· 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
P Abbott, L (5-2)              7.1   6   4   3    1   7   1   3.64   29  108-68   39·15·14    7·10· 4· 0     58    -     0.67  -0.03
B Henry                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.44    3   16-10    5· 1· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.19   0.01
T Williams                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   9.00    2    4-4     1· 3· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     6   4   3    1  10   1          34  128-82   45·19·18    8·10· 4· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: B Henry (1; D Lewis, 2nd base).

HBP: B Henry (2; N Garciaparra).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 44,597.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 6mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Seattle Mariners                     
1. J Offerman           2B    1. B Hunter             LF 
2. D Lewis              CF    2. R Ibanez             1B 
3. B Daubach            1B    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. N Garciaparra        SS    4. A Rodriguez          SS 
5. T O'Leary            LF    5. E Martinez           DH 
6. B Huskey             DH    6. J Buhner             RF 
7. J Varitek            C     7. T Lampkin            C  
8. W Veras              3B    8. D Bell               2B 
9. T Nixon              RF    9. R Bournigal          3B 

   P Martinez           P        P Abbott             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  0-0  ---  5   12%  62% N Garciaparra   P Abbott        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 5   1  0-1  1--  3   12%  75% J Varitek       P Abbott        Double to RF (Line Drive); O'Leary Scores
   t 5   2  0-2  -2-  5    8%  80% T Nixon         P Abbott        Single to RF (Line Drive); Varitek Scores
   b 3   0  0-0  ---  3   -6%  38% D Bell          P Martinez      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 3   0  0-0  -2-  4    5%  42% R Bournigal     P Martinez      Groundout: P-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Abbott facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  J Offerman      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   46%  D Lewis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   45%  B Daubach       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   45%  R Ibanez        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   48%  K Griffey       Foul Popfly: 3B
          1--      47%  A Rodriguez     Ibanez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Abbott facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  N Garciaparra   Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4   46%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   44%  B Huskey        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   47%  E Martinez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   49%  J Buhner        Strikeout Looking
          ---  8   48%  T Lampkin       Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  D Bell          Lampkin Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Abbott facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   47%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   45%  W Veras         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   44%  T Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   38%  D Bell          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   42%  R Bournigal     Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  4   46%  B Hunter        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      -2-  6   50%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Abbott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  J Offerman      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   45%  D Lewis         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   44%  B Daubach       Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   46%  K Griffey       Popfly: 2B (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   49%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  4   47%  E Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Abbott facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  5   62%  N Garciaparra   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  3   66%  T O'Leary       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   62%  B Huskey        Popfly: 2B
   R      1--  3   75%  J Varitek       Double to RF (Line Drive); O'Leary Scores
   O      -2-  1   71%  W Veras         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-  5   80%  T Nixon         Single to RF (Line Drive); Varitek Scores
          1--  5   81%  J Offerman      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Nixon to 2B
   O      12-  2   78%  D Lewis         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   81%  T Lampkin       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   78%  D Bell          Walk
   O      1--  6   82%  R Bournigal     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   84%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Paul Abbott facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   83%  B Daubach       Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   82%  N Garciaparra   Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   81%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Pedro Martinez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   84%  R Ibanez        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   86%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   88%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Paul Abbott facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   86%  B Huskey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   85%  J Varitek       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  3   85%  W Veras         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   88%  E Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   90%  J Buhner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   91%  T Lampkin       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Paul Abbott facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   93%  T Nixon         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      95%  J Offerman      Nixon Steals 2B; Nixon to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   RO     --3  4   95%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Nixon Scores/unER
          ---  5   95%  D Lewis         Walk
                  Butch Henry replaces Paul Abbott pitching; Mike Stanley pinch hits for Brian Daubach batting 3rd
   O      1--  6   95%  M Stanley       Strikeout Looking
          1--  6   95%  N Garciaparra   Hit By Pitch; Lewis to 2B
   O      12-  3   94%  T O'Leary       Lewis Picked off 2B (P-SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Stanley moves to 1B
   O      ---  4   96%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  R Bournigal     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   98%  B Hunter        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Butch Henry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   98%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Swinging
                  Todd Williams replaces Butch Henry pitching
   O      ---  3   98%  B Huskey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   98%  J Varitek       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Rod Beck facing 2-3-4
                  Rod Beck replaces Pedro Martinez pitching
          ---  6   95%  R Ibanez        Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  K Griffey       Foul Popfly: C
   O      1--  4   99%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B; Ibanez to 2B
          -2-  3   98%  E Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive); Ibanez to 3B
   O      1-3  5  100%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Mariners 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SEA199909040

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