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September 25, 1989

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Top 9 R H E
Yankees 4 11 1
Red Sox 7 12 2
Top 9 R H E
Yankees 4 11 1
Red Sox 7 12 2

Steve Sax Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .321
OBP 1.000 .370
At Bats 4 630
Hits 4 202
• Singles 4 169
• Doubles 0 25
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 51
RBI’s 0 61

Lee Smith Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 1 24
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Fenway Park - September 25, 1989
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Out
Lee Smith
Rick Cerone
Nick Esasky
Jody Reed
Wade Boggs
Luis Rivera
Mike Greenwell
Kevin Romine
Jeff Stone
Steve Sax
Roberto Kelly

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 4 11 1 6
Boston Red Sox 7 12 2 11
Winning Pitcher Roger Clemens
Losing Pitcher Kevin Mmahat
Save Lee Smith
Game Winning RBI Dwight Evans
Attendance 32,759
Time of Game 3 hours 1 minute
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Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Sax hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it and throws to second for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Espinoza strikes out.
Top 9 Geren strikes out.
Top 9 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Rivera.
Bottom 8 Stone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Velarde fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 8 Esasky is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Greenwell strikes out.
Bottom 8 Lee Guetterman now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Evans moves to second.
Bottom 8 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Velarde fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Velarde strikes out.
Top 8 Lee Smith now pitching. Barfield strikes out.
Top 8 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Murphy covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Reed strikes out.
Bottom 7 Boggs hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rivera moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cerone strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rivera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Romine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Rob Murphy now pitching. Steve Balboni pinch hits for Luis Polonia. Balboni hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Espinoza scores. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Sax hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cerone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Espinoza moves to third.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Espinoza moves to second.
Top 7 Jeff Stone now playing right field. Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed misplays the ball. That's an error on Reed.
Bottom 6 Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parker fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 Esasky takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Greenwell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barfield. Greenwell reaches second base with a double. Reed scores. Evans moves to third.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reed moves to second.
Bottom 6 Reed hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Geren strikes out.
Top 6 Kelly strikes out.
Top 6 Velarde hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Rivera hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Romine hits a line drive towards short. Espinoza reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Heep hits a line drive into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Barfield strikes out.
Top 5 Hall hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mattingly hits a line drive into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sax fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Sax hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Geren moves to second.
Top 4 Espinoza strikes out.
Top 4 Geren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Boggs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kelly. Boggs reaches second base with a double. Cerone scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Espinoza. Cerone moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rivera hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Romine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Velarde hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Barfield moves to third.
Top 3 Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to home to get Mattingly. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Hall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Polonia scores. Mattingly moves to third.
Top 3 Mattingly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Polonia moves to third. Mattingly moves to second.
Top 3 Danny Heep now playing right field. Polonia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Clay Parker now pitching. Danny Heep pinch hits for Carlos Quintana. Heep hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Esasky takes first base on ball four. Greenwell moves to second.
Bottom 2 Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly fields it and throws to second for the out. Boggs scores. Reed moves to third.
Bottom 2 Evans hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Boggs moves to third. Reed moves to second.
Bottom 2 Reed takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to second.
Bottom 2 Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clemens fires to first and picks off Sax.
Top 2 Sax hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Geren strikes out.
Bottom 1 Rivera hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Romine hits a line drive into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Greenwell tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Quintana hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza fields it and throws to second for the out. Greenwell moves to third.
Bottom 1 Esasky takes first base on ball four. Greenwell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Greenwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Reed takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to second.
Bottom 1 Boggs hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kelly strikes out.
Top 1 Velarde hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barfield moves to second.
Top 1 Barfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Polonia scores.
Top 1 Hall hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Reed reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mattingly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mattingly for the out. Sax scores. Polonia moves to third.
Top 1 Polonia hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Polonia reaches second base with a double. Sax moves to third.
Top 1 Sax hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.