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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 31, 1986
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 31, 1986 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 31, 1986 |
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Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 31, 1986 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott Bailes |
Home Starting Pitcher | Oil Can Boyd |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 29,995 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Drew Coble 2B: Jim Evans 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Bernazard | Second Baseman |
Brett Butler | Center Fielder |
Joe Carter | Right Fielder |
Mel Hall | Left Fielder |
Cory Snyder | Shortstop |
Pat Tabler | First Baseman |
Julio Franco | DH |
Brook Jacoby | Third Baseman |
Andy Allanson | Catcher |
Pat Corrales | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Don Baylor | DH |
Tony Armas | Right Fielder |
Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
Marc Sullivan | Catcher |
Spike Owen | Shortstop |
John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 31, 1986
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Boyd
Bernazard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Boyd covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Boyd
Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Boyd
Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Bailes
Boggs hits a line drive towards short. Snyder reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Bailes
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Bailes
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Bailes
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Boyd
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hall for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Boyd
Snyder hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabler vs. Boyd
Tabler takes first base on ball four. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Franco vs. Boyd
Franco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacoby vs. Boyd
Jacoby hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allanson vs. Boyd
Allanson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernazard vs. Boyd
Bernazard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jacoby moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Butler vs. Boyd
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Bailes
Baylor strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Bailes
Armas hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Bailes
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Snyder scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Boyd
Carter hits a line drive towards third. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Boyd
Hall hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Boyd
Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabler vs. Boyd
Tabler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hall moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Franco vs. Boyd
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Bailes
Sullivan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tabler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Bailes
Owen hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Hall. Owen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Bailes
Boggs hits a line drive into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Bailes
Barrett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Tabler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacoby vs. Boyd
Jacoby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allanson vs. Boyd
Allanson hits a line drive into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Boyd
Bernazard hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Boyd
Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Bailes
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tabler scoops it up and throws to first, with Bailes covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bailes
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Bailes
Baylor hits a popup towards short. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Bailes
Armas hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Boyd
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Boyd
Hall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Boyd
Snyder hits a line drive into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabler vs. Boyd
There goes Hall. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. Hall steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabler vs. Boyd
Tabler hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Bailes
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Bailes
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Bailes
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Bailes
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Owen moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barrett vs. Bailes
Barrett hits a popup towards first. Tabler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Boyd
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacoby vs. Boyd
Jacoby hits a line drive into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allanson vs. Boyd
Allanson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Bailes
Buckner hits a line drive into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Bailes
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bailes, and towards Bernazard, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Bailes
Baylor hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Bailes
Armas hits a fly ball into right field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Boyd
Bernazard strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Boyd
Butler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Armas who is chasing the ball. Butler reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carter vs. Boyd
Carter hits a line drive towards third. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hall vs. Boyd
Hall hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Bailes
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Carter. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sullivan vs. Bailes
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Bailes
The umpire calls a balk on Bailes Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Owen vs. Bailes
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tabler juggles the ball. That's an error on Tabler. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boggs vs. Bailes
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson scores. Owen moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Bailes
Barrett hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Hall. Barrett reaches second base with a double. Owen scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Oelkers
Bryan Oelkers now pitching.
Buckner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Wills
Frank Wills now pitching.
Rice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Carter. Rice reaches second base with a double. Barrett scores. Buckner moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baylor vs. Wills
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Boyd
Snyder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Boyd
Tabler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Schiraldi
Calvin Schiraldi now pitching. Otis Nixon pinch runs for Pat Tabler.
There goes Nixon. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. Nixon steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Franco vs. Schiraldi
Franco strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jacoby vs. Schiraldi
Jacoby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Wills
Joe Carter now playing first base. Mel Hall now playing right field. Otis Nixon now playing left field.
Armas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Wills
Henderson bunts towards the mound. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. Armas moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gedman vs. Wills
Rich Gedman pinch hits for Marc Sullivan.
Gedman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Wills
Mike Greenwell pinch hits for Spike Owen.
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bernazard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allanson vs. Schiraldi
Rich Gedman now catching. Ed Romero now playing shortstop.
Allanson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bernazard vs. Schiraldi
Bernazard strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Schiraldi
Butler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Wills
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Wills
Barrett bunts between the mound and first base. Wills scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barrett for the out. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Wills
Buckner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Camacho
Ernie Camacho now pitching.
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Camacho
Baylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boggs scores. Buckner moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/31/1986 -- Cleveland at Boston (D) Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Bernazard T, 2b 5 0 2 0 Boggs W, 3b 5 1 2 1 Butler B, cf 5 0 1 0 Barrett M, 2b 4 1 2 1 Carter J, rf-1b 4 0 0 0 Buckner B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Hall M, lf-rf 4 0 2 0 Rice J, lf 5 0 2 1 Snyder C, ss 4 1 1 0 Baylor D, dh 5 0 2 1 Tabler P, 1b 3 1 2 0 Armas T, rf 4 0 1 0 Nixon O, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Henderson D, cf 3 1 2 0 Franco J, dh 4 1 1 3 Sullivan M, c 3 0 0 0 Jacoby B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gedman R, ph-c 0 0 0 0 Allanson A, c 4 0 0 0 Owen S, ss 3 1 1 0 Greenwell M, ph 1 0 0 0 Romero E, ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 3 10 3 36 4 12 4 Cleveland 030 000 000 -- 3 Boston 000 000 301 -- 4 2 outs when winning run was scored. Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Bailes S 6.2 8 3 0 0 4 Oelkers B* 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Wills F (L) 1.2 3 1 1 2 0 Camacho E 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Boyd O 7.1 10 3 3 1 3 Schiraldi C (W) 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th E -- Tabler P DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- Cleveland 8, Boston 11 2B -- Owen S, Henderson D, Barrett M, Rice J 3B -- Butler B HR -- Franco J SB -- Hall M, Nixon O SH -- Henderson D, Barrett M HBP -- by Oelkers B (Buckner B) Balk -- Bailes S T -- 3:12 A -- 29995
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