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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
|
| 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 | Kevin Ritz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eric Hetzel |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 35,158 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Drew Coble 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Tim McClelland |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Williams | Center Fielder |
| Dave Bergman | First Baseman |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Matt Nokes | Catcher |
| Fred Lynn | DH |
| Gary Ward | Left Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Rick Schu | Third Baseman |
| Mike Brumley | Shortstop |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Jody Reed | Second Baseman |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Nick Esasky | First Baseman |
| Danny Heep | Right Fielder |
| Dwight Evans | DH |
| Luis Rivera | Shortstop |
| Rick Cerone | 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hetzel
Williams hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Hetzel
Bergman hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Hetzel
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Ritz
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Ritz
Reed hits a line drive into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Ritz
Burks 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
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Hetzel
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: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Hetzel
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Hetzel
Ward hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Ritz
Greenwell hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Ritz
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, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Ritz
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brumley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Hetzel
Lemon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Schu vs. Hetzel
Schu hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Brumley vs. Hetzel
Brumley hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Hetzel
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ritz
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Ritz
Rivera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Cerone vs. Ritz
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Evans tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Ritz
Boggs takes first base on ball four. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Reed vs. Ritz
Reed hits a line drive to left field. Ward throws towards the plate. Nokes fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Nokes. Rivera scores. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Burks vs. Ritz
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Greenwell vs. Ritz
Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Hetzel
Bergman hits a popup towards short. Rivera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Hetzel
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Nokes vs. Hetzel
Nokes takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Hetzel
Lynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitaker scores. Nokes moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Hetzel
Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nokes moves to third. Lynn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Lamp
Dennis Lamp now pitching.
Lemon hits a line drive into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Schu vs. Lamp
Schu hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Ritz
Esasky hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Ritz
Heep 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ritz
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brumley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brumley vs. Lamp
Brumley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lamp
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Lamp
Bergman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Bergman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Lamp
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bergman scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Nokes vs. Lamp
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
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Ritz
Rivera hits a line drive into left field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Ritz
Cerone hits a popup towards third. Schu settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Ritz
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Ritz
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brumley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Burks vs. Ritz
Burks hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Boggs scores. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Ritz
Greenwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reed scores. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Esasky vs. Henneman
Mike Henneman now pitching.
Esasky takes first base on ball four. Burks moves to third. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Heep vs. Henneman
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops it up and throws to first, with Henneman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Lamp
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lynn for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Lamp
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lamp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lamp
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Henneman
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Henneman
Rivera hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Henneman
Cerone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Boggs vs. Henneman
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Reed vs. Henneman
Reed hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rivera scores. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Henneman
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schu juggles the ball. That's an error on Schu. Cerone moves to third. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Greenwell vs. Henneman
Greenwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Greenwell reaches second base with a double. Cerone scores. Reed scores. Burks goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Esasky vs. Williams
Randy Kutcher pinch runs for Mike Greenwell. Frank Williams now pitching.
Esasky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schu fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schu vs. Lamp
Randy Kutcher now playing left field.
Schu hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brumley vs. Lamp
Brumley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Lamp
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Lamp
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Lamp covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Williams
Doug Strange now playing second base.
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Strange scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Williams
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Rivera vs. Williams
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schu fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cerone vs. Williams
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cerone for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Price
Joe Price now pitching.
Strange hits a fly ball into left field. Kutcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Price
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Price covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Price
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Williams
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Williams
Reed hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Williams
Burks hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Boggs moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kutcher vs. Williams
Kutcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ward. Kutcher reaches second base with a double. Boggs scores. Burks moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Esasky vs. Williams
Esasky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Burks scores. Kutcher scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Heep vs. Williams
Heep hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Esasky moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Williams
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Rivera vs. Williams
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Stanley
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Schu vs. Stanley
Schu hits a popup towards first. Esasky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/25/1989, game 2 -- Detroit at Boston (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Williams K, cf 4 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 3 2 1 0
Bergman D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Reed J, 2b 5 2 3 2
Whitaker L, 2b 2 1 1 1 Burks E, cf 5 2 1 1
Strange D, 2b 1 0 0 0 Greenwell M, lf 4 0 2 4
Nokes M, c 3 0 0 0 Kutcher R, pr-lf 1 1 1 1
Lynn F, dh 4 0 1 1 Esasky N, 1b 4 0 1 2
Ward G, lf 4 0 1 0 Heep D, rf 5 0 1 0
Lemon C, rf 3 0 0 0 Evans D, dh 4 1 1 0
Schu R, 3b 4 1 1 1 Rivera L, ss 5 2 2 0
Brumley M, ss 3 0 1 0 Cerone R, c 3 1 1 1
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32 3 6 3 39 11 14 11
Detroit 000 110 100 -- 3
Boston 002 024 03x -- 11
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Ritz K (L) 4.2 5 4 4 3 2
Henneman M 1.0 4 4 1 1 2
Williams F 2.1 5 3 3 0 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Hetzel E 3.1 2 1 1 2 0
Lamp D (W) 3.2 4 2 2 0 2
Price J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Stanley B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Nokes M, Schu R, Strange D
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Detroit 5, Boston 9
2B -- Bergman D, Greenwell M, Evans D, Kutcher R
HR -- Schu R
SF -- Cerone R
HBP -- by Hetzel E (Lemon C)
T -- 3:08
A -- 35158
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