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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 25, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 25, 1989 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 25, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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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 25, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Smithson |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim McClelland 1B: Drew Coble 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Terry Cooney |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Williams | Center Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Dave Bergman | First Baseman |
| Matt Nokes | DH |
| Gary Ward | Left Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Doug Strange | Third Baseman |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Danny Heep | Right Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | DH |
| Jody Reed | Shortstop |
| Rich Gedman | Catcher |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 25, 1989
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Smithson
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Smithson
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Smithson
Whitaker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Alexander
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Alexander
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strange fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Alexander
Burks hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Alexander
There goes Burks. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Burks steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Alexander
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Esasky vs. Alexander
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Smithson
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Smithson
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nokes for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Smithson
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Alexander
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Alexander
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strange juggles the ball. That's an error on Strange. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Alexander
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitaker. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gedman vs. Alexander
Gedman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans scores. Reed moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Boggs vs. Alexander
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Smithson
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Smithson
Strange 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Smithson
Heath strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Alexander
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Alexander
Burks hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Alexander
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Esasky vs. Alexander
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strange fields it and throws to second for the out. Barrett moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Heep vs. Alexander
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman juggles the ball. That's an error on Bergman. Barrett scores. Esasky moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Alexander
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Smithson
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Smithson
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Smithson
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Alexander
Reed hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ward. Reed reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gedman vs. Alexander
Gedman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Alexander
Boggs hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Alexander
Barrett hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Smithson
Bergman hits a line drive into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Smithson
Nokes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Smithson
Ward hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Nokes moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Smithson
Lemon hits a line drive into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Strange vs. Smithson
Strange hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Alexander
Burks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Alexander
Greenwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Alexander
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Alexander
Heep hits a popup, foul, towards third. Strange settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Alexander
Evans hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Smithson
Kevin Romine now playing right field.
Heath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Smithson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Smithson
Trammell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Alexander
Reed hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Alexander
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Alexander
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Alexander
Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Alexander
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strange fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Alexander
Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Smithson
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Romine. Whitaker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bergman vs. Smithson
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Nokes vs. Smithson
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whitaker scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Smithson
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Searcy
Steve Searcy now pitching.
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Searcy
Romine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell misplays the ball. That's an error on Trammell. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Searcy
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards second. Whitaker scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Harris
Greg Harris now pitching.
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Strange vs. Harris
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Harris
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Searcy
Reed hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Ward. Reed reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gedman vs. Searcy
Heath throws to Trammell, and they have Reed in a rundown. The throw to Strange, who applies the tag, and Reed is out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Searcy
Gedman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Searcy
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Williams picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Gedman moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Barrett vs. Searcy
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Searcy fields it and throws to home to get Gedman. Boggs moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Searcy
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching.
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Smith
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Smith
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schu vs. Murphy
Rob Murphy now pitching. Rick Schu pinch hits for Dave Bergman.
Schu hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Nokes vs. Murphy
Nokes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Murphy
Mike Brumley pinch runs for Matt Nokes.
Ward strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1989, game 1 -- Detroit at Boston (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Williams K, cf 3 1 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 5 0 1 0
Trammell A, ss 4 0 0 0 Barrett M, 2b 5 1 2 0
Whitaker L, 2b 3 1 1 0 Burks E, cf 5 1 3 1
Bergman D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Greenwell M, lf 3 0 2 0
Schu R, ph 1 0 0 0 Esasky N, 1b 4 0 0 0
Nokes M, dh 4 0 2 2 Heep D, rf 3 0 0 0
Brumley M, pr 0 0 0 0 Romine K, rf 1 0 0 0
Ward G, lf 4 0 1 0 Evans D, dh 4 1 0 0
Lemon C, rf 2 0 0 0 Reed J, ss 4 1 3 1
Strange D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Gedman R, c 3 0 1 1
Heath M, c 3 0 0 0
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30 2 4 2 37 4 12 3
Detroit 000 000 101 -- 2
Boston 011 011 00x -- 4
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D (L) 6.0 10 4 2 1 3
Searcy S 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson M (W) 7.0 3 1 1 0 3
Harris G 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Smith L 0.1 0 1 1 2 1
Murphy R (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Strange D, Whitaker L, Bergman D, Trammell A, Williams K
DP -- Detroit 2, Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 4, Boston 11
2B -- Reed J 2, Whitaker L
HR -- Burks E, Reed J
SB -- Burks E
CS -- Reed J
T -- 2:42
A -- 0
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