April 8, 1991 Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 9
@BAL 1 DET 6
NYY 4 KCR 4
CLE 2 MIL 5
@TEX 4 BOS 6
@TOR 2 CIN 6
HOU 2 NYM 2
PHI 1 MON 7
@PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 50,114

Monday, April 8, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:53

Red Sox

1-0

Won 1

1st

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

W: R Clemens (1-0), L: D Stieb (0-1)

Blue Jays

0-1

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    2   2   1   0    3   0  .500 1.300   23    1   1   
J Reed 2B                     3   1   0   0    1   2  .000  .250   28    1   4   SH
M Greenwell LF                4   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .500   13    3   0   
J Clark DH                    3   1   1   4    1   1  .333 1.833   23    0   0   HR
E Burks CF                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .333 1.167   12    4   0   2B,HBP
T Brunansky RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   13    0   0   
C Quintana 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   11    9   2   
T Pena C                      4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .750   15    6   0   2B
T Naehring SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   18    1   2   SH

R Clemens P                                                              2   0
  J Gray P                                                               0   0
Totals                       29   6   5   6    6   6              156   27   9

BATTING

2B: T Pena (1, off D Stieb); E Burks (1, off A Leiter).

HR: J Clark (1, off D Stieb; 3rd inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

SH: J Reed (1, off A Leiter); T Naehring (1, off D Stieb).

HBP: E Burks (1, by D Stieb).

TB: J Clark 4; T Pena 2; E Burks 2; W Boggs; M Greenwell.

RBI: J Clark 4 (4); M Greenwell (1); E Burks (1).

2-out RBI: E Burks.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

PB: T Pena (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: E Burks (1st base by D Stieb).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   16    2   0   
R Alomar 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   14    4   2   
K Gruber 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    9    0   5   
J Carter RF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.750   10    2   0   HR
J Olerud 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   21   11   0   
R Mulliniks DH                4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000   13    0   0   
G Myers C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   18    6   1   
M Lee SS                      4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.250   20    1   1   2B
M Wilson LF                   2   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   SF

D Stieb P                                                                1   1
  J Acker P                                                              0   0
  A Leiter P                                                             0   1
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   2   7   2    1   6              126   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Lee (1, off R Clemens).

HR: J Carter (1, off J Gray; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: M Wilson (1, off R Clemens).

TB: J Carter 5; M Lee 3; R Mulliniks 2; K Gruber.

RBI: M Wilson (1); J Carter (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

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
R Clemens, W (1-0)             8     6   1   1    0   6   0   1.13   30  104-74   39·18·17   13· 7· 4· 0     72    -     0.73   0.20
J Gray                         1     1   1   1    1   0   1   9.00    5   20-10    7· 0· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.52   0.01
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   6   1          35  124-84   46·18·20   14·10· 4· 0           -

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Stieb, L (0-1)               5     4   5   5    2   2   1   9.00   21   83-55   32· 6·17    8· 4· 4· 0     39    -     0.94  -0.31
J Acker                        2     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    6   29-20    7·10· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.03
A Leiter                       0.2   1   1   1    2   1   0  13.50    5   18-9     5· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.23  -0.02
M Timlin                       1.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    6   26-14   10· 0· 4    3· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     5   6   6    6   6   1          38  156-98   54·17·27   16· 4· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Stieb (1; E Burks, 1st base).

HBP: D Stieb (1; E Burks).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Higgins, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Hank Rountree, 3B - Jim Uremovich.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 50,114.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. W Boggs              3B    1. D White              CF 
2. J Reed               2B    2. R Alomar             2B 
3. M Greenwell          LF    3. K Gruber             3B 
4. J Clark              DH    4. J Carter             RF 
5. E Burks              CF    5. J Olerud             1B 
6. T Brunansky          RF    6. R Mulliniks          DH 
7. C Quintana           1B    7. G Myers              C  
8. T Pena               C     8. M Lee                SS 
9. T Naehring           SS    9. M Wilson             LF 

   R Clemens            P        D Stieb              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  1-1  123  4   24%  85% J Clark         D Stieb         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Boggs Scores; Reed Scores; Greenwell Scores; Clark Scores
   t 3   1  1-0  123  4   10%  61% M Greenwell     D Stieb         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Pena Scores; Boggs to 3B; Reed to 2B
   b 2   1  0-0  1--  2   -9%  36% M Lee           R Clemens       Double to LF (Fly Ball); Mulliniks to 3B
   t 3   0  1-0  ---  3    7%  46% T Pena          D Stieb         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B)
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3  5    5%  50% J Olerud        R Clemens       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   50%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   48%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Boggs to 2B
   O      -2-  8   45%  J Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   49%  R Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   48%  K Gruber        Single (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  2   45%  J Carter        Single to RF (Line Drive); Gruber to 3B
   O      1-3  5   50%  J Olerud        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   48%  E Burks         Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   45%  C Quintana      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   41%  R Mulliniks     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   45%  G Myers         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          1--  2   36%  M Lee           Double to LF (Fly Ball); Mulliniks to 3B
   RO     -23  2   36%  M Wilson        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Mulliniks Scores
   O      -2-  2   39%  D White         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Stieb facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   46%  T Pena          Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  4   44%  T Naehring      Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Pena to 3B
          --3  4   46%  W Boggs         Walk
          1-3  6   50%  J Reed          Walk; Boggs to 2B
   R      123  4   61%  M Greenwell     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Pena Scores; Boggs to 3B; Reed to 2B
   RRRR   123  4   85%  J Clark         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Boggs Scores; Reed Scores; Greenwell Scores; Clark Scores
          ---  2   86%  E Burks         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      84%  T Brunansky     Burks Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  1   83%  " "             Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   85%  R Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   87%  K Gruber        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   88%  J Carter        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   87%  C Quintana      Lineout: SS
   O      ---  7   86%  T Pena          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   85%  T Naehring      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   87%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   89%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   90%  G Myers         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   89%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  8   88%  J Reed          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   88%  M Greenwell     Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  9   90%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   91%  M Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   92%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Acker facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Acker replaces Dave Stieb pitching
   O      ---  6   91%  J Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   90%  E Burks         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   90%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   92%  R Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   94%  J Carter        Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Acker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   93%  C Quintana      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   93%  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   93%  T Naehring      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   95%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  2   93%  R Mulliniks     Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   95%  G Myers         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   93%  M Lee           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Mulliniks to 2B
   O      12-  2   96%  M Wilson        Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
                  Al Leiter replaces Jim Acker pitching
          ---  4   97%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      1--  3   97%  J Reed          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Boggs to 2B
   O      -2-  3   96%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   96%  J Clark         Walk
   R      12-  3   98%  E Burks         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Boggs Scores; Clark to 3B
                  Mike Timlin replaces Al Leiter pitching
          -23  5   98%  T Brunansky     Walk
   O      123  5   98%  C Quintana      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   99%  D White         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   99%  R Alomar        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   99%  K Gruber        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mike Timlin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   99%  T Pena          Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   99%  T Naehring      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  8   99%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  J Reed          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Reed to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Jeff Gray facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Gray replaces Roger Clemens pitching
   R      ---  1   98%  J Carter        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Carter Scores
          ---  5   96%  J Olerud        Walk
   O      1--  3   98%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--      98%  G Myers         Passed Ball; Olerud to 2B
   O      -2-  5   99%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  6  100%  M Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199104080

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