July 1, 1989 Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
DET 1 CHW 6
KCR 4 OAK 6
@CLE 4 CAL 6
@MIN 1 NYY 5
MIL 1 TEX 1
SEA 0 BOS 3
@TOR 1 CIN 6
NYM 2 LAD 1
PIT 0 HOU 4
@MON 1 PHI 4
ATL 2 CHC 3
@SFG 2 STL 9
SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 48,639

Saturday, July 1, 1989, 1:35
Time of Game: 3:00

Red Sox

37-39

Won 3

3rd, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  1   1  0  1   0  0  0    3 10  1
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  7  1

W: E Hetzel (1-0), L: T Stottlemyre (0-4), S: L Smith (10)

Blue Jays

37-42

Lost 2

4th, 8 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .326  .889   18    0   0   HBP,GDP
J Reed SS                     5   0   3   0    0   0  .275  .712   24    1   2   2B
D Heep RF                     2   0   0   1    0   1  .330  .752    9    1   0   SF,GDP
  K Romine RF                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .564   12    1   0   
M Greenwell LF                4   1   1   1    0   0  .300  .807   14    2   0   HR
D Evans DH                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .290  .888   18    0   0   2B
N Esasky 1B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .262  .780   10    2   0   2B
R Gedman C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .557   11    8   0   GDP
E Romero 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .512    7    4   2   
R Kutcher CF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .240  .621   10    8   0   

E Hetzel P                                                               0   0
  R Murphy P                                                             0   0
  L Smith P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   3  10   3    3   4              133   27   4

BATTING

2B: J Reed (21, off T Stottlemyre); D Evans (14, off T Stottlemyre); N Esasky (13, off T Stottlemyre).

HR: M Greenwell (9, off T Stottlemyre; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

SF: D Heep (1, off T Stottlemyre).

HBP: W Boggs (3, by T Stottlemyre).

TB: J Reed 4; M Greenwell 4; N Esasky 3; D Evans 2; E Romero; W Boggs; R Kutcher.

GIDP: D Heep (4); W Boggs (8); R Gedman (6).

RBI: D Heep (13); M Greenwell (51); N Esasky (45).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

E: J Reed (11).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Felix RF                    5   0   1   0    0   3  .294  .780   29    0   0   
T Fernandez SS                5   0   1   1    0   0  .261  .663   14    5   6   
K Gruber 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .315  .827   19    0   1   
G Bell LF                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .270  .733   16    2   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .283  .916   19   12   0   
L Moseby CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .199  .603   15    2   0   SB
E Whitt C                     1   0   0   0    1   1  .317  .882   11    3   0   
  P Borders PH-C              2   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .625   11    1   0   
R Mulliniks DH                1   0   0   0    1   0  .235  .609   12    0   0   
  M Lee PH                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .652    9    0   0   
N Liriano 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .683   12    2   3   

T Stottlemyre P                                                          0   2
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   1   7   1    4   7              167   27  12

BATTING

TB: F McGriff 2; K Gruber; N Liriano; G Bell; T Fernandez; J Felix.

RBI: T Fernandez (32).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. N Liriano-F McGriff; T Stottlemyre-T Fernandez-F McGriff; T Fernandez-F McGriff.

E: K Gruber (15).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Moseby (11, 2nd base off L Smith/R Gedman).

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
E Hetzel, W (1-0)              5.2   3   0   0    4   4   0   0.00   24  110-61   39· 7·15    3·11· 2· 0     63    -     0.98   0.30
R Murphy, H (2)                1.2   4   1   1    0   1   0   2.64    9   34-22   14· 2· 6    5· 2· 1· 0          1-0    2.06   0.00
L Smith, S (10)                1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   5.59    6   21-14    7· 3· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.80   0.17
Totals                         9     7   1   1    4   7   0          39  165-97   60·12·25   10·15· 3· 0          2-0

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
T Stottlemyre, L (0-4)         6     9   3   3    2   3   1   5.57   28   87-50   30· 4·16   11· 3· 8· 0     43    -     0.90  -0.14
D Ward                         2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.29    6   29-20   14· 2· 4    2· 3· 0· 0          3-0    0.69   0.09
T Henke                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.38    5   17-11    8· 2· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.36   0.01
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3   4   1          39  133-81   52· 8·21   15· 8· 8· 0          3-0

T Stottlemyre faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Stottlemyre (2; W Boggs).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 48,639.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. W Boggs              3B    1. J Felix              RF 
2. J Reed               SS    2. T Fernandez          SS 
3. D Heep               RF    3. K Gruber             3B 
4. M Greenwell          LF    4. G Bell               LF 
5. D Evans              DH    5. F McGriff            1B 
6. N Esasky             1B    6. L Moseby             CF 
7. R Gedman             C     7. E Whitt              C  
8. E Romero             2B    8. R Mulliniks          DH 
9. R Kutcher            CF    9. N Liriano            2B 

   E Hetzel             P        T Stottlemyre        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  3-0  12-  3  -11%  73% T Fernandez     R Murphy        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Liriano Scores; Felix to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  3  -10%  49% D Heep          T Stottlemyre   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Boggs to 3B
   t 3   1  0-0  1--  4   10%  60% J Reed          T Stottlemyre   Double to LF (Ground Ball); Boggs to 3B
   t 6   1  0-2  ---  4    9%  87% M Greenwell     T Stottlemyre   Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   b 7   2  3-1  1-3  5    8%  88% G Bell          R Murphy        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   54%  W Boggs         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   59%  J Reed          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Boggs to 2B
   OO     12-  3   49%  D Heep          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Boggs to 3B
   O      --3  2   45%  M Greenwell     Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Hetzel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   48%  J Felix         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
          ---  5   48%  K Gruber        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   46%  G Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive); Gruber to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   48%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   52%  N Esasky        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Esasky to 2B
   O      -2-  4   48%  R Gedman        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  2   45%  E Romero        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Hetzel facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   47%  L Moseby        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  7   45%  E Whitt         Walk
          1--  5   41%  R Mulliniks     Walk; Whitt to 2B
   O      12-  2   46%  N Liriano       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      12-  4   50%  J Felix         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   48%  R Kutcher       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   50%  W Boggs         Walk
          1--  4   60%  J Reed          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Boggs to 3B
   RO     -23  2   61%  D Heep          Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Boggs Scores
   O      -2-  4   58%  M Greenwell     Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Eric Hetzel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   60%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   62%  K Gruber        Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
          ---  5   61%  G Bell          Walk
          1--  5   58%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bell to 2B
   O      12-  5   63%  L Moseby        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   70%  D Evans         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  6   77%  N Esasky        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Evans Scores
   OO     1--  1   72%  R Gedman        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   71%  E Romero        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Eric Hetzel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   74%  E Whitt         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   76%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   77%  N Liriano       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   79%  R Kutcher       Walk
   OO     1--  2   74%  W Boggs         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   73%  J Reed          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Eric Hetzel facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   76%  J Felix         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   78%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   80%  K Gruber        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   78%  D Heep          Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   87%  M Greenwell     Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   86%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   87%  N Esasky        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   86%  R Gedman        Popfly: SS (Short CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Eric Hetzel facing 4-5-6
                  Kevin Romine replaces Danny Heep playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   88%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  9   90%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   89%  L Moseby        Walk
                  Rob Murphy replaces Eric Hetzel pitching; Pat Borders pinch hits for Ernie Whitt batting 7th
   O      1--  4   91%  P Borders       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
                  Pat Borders moves to C
          ---  2   92%  E Romero        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  1   94%  R Kutcher       Single to RF (Line Drive); Romero to 2B
          12-  1   96%  W Boggs         Hit By Pitch; Romero to 3B; Kutcher to 2B
                  Duane Ward replaces Todd Stottlemyre pitching
   O      123  6   94%  J Reed          Popfly: SS
   O      123  7   91%  K Romine        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   89%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Rob Murphy facing 8-9-1
                  Manuel Lee pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks batting 8th
   O      ---  4   91%  M Lee           Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   89%  N Liriano       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  6   84%  J Felix         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Liriano to 2B
   R      12-  3   73%  T Fernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Liriano Scores; Felix to 2B
   O      12-  4   80%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Felix to 3B
   O      1-3  5   88%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Duane Ward facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   87%  D Evans         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   86%  N Esasky        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   85%  R Gedman        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Rob Murphy facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   78%  F McGriff       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
   O      1--  4   84%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Lee Smith replaces Rob Murphy pitching
          1--      82%  P Borders       Moseby Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   88%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Moseby to 3B
   O      --3  5   93%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tom Henke facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Henke replaces Duane Ward pitching
   O      ---  2   93%  E Romero        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   92%  R Kutcher       Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
          ---  5   93%  W Boggs         Walk
          1--  4   93%  J Reed          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Boggs to 2B
   O      12-  5   92%  K Romine        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Lee Smith facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   96%  N Liriano       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   99%  J Felix         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   96%  T Fernandez     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1  100%  K Gruber        Popfly: CF (Short CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198907010

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