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Red Sox
@ Brewers
County Stadium
August 17, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 17, 1989 at County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Milwaukee Brewers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wes Gardner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Bosio |
| Ballpark | County Stadium |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State | WI |
| Attendance | 33,978 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Tim Tschida |
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 |
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Molitor | Third Baseman |
| Gus Polidor | Second Baseman |
| B.J. Surhoff | DH |
| Robin Yount | Center Fielder |
| Greg Brock | First Baseman |
| Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
| Greg Vaughn | Left Fielder |
| Mike Felder | Right Fielder |
| Bill Spiers | Shortstop |
| Tom Trebelhorn | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Brewers
County Stadium
August 17, 1989
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Bosio
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Yount settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Bosio
Reed hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Polidor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Bosio
Burks hits a fly ball into right field. Felder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Gardner
Molitor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Polidor vs. Gardner
There goes Molitor. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Molitor steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Polidor vs. Gardner
Polidor bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Molitor moves to third. Polidor moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Surhoff vs. Gardner
Surhoff hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Molitor tags and scores. Polidor tags and moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yount vs. Gardner
There's a wild pitch. Polidor scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Gardner
Yount hits a line drive towards first. Esasky reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Gardner
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Bosio
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Yount settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Esasky vs. Bosio
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Bosio
Heep hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Polidor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gardner
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Gardner
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughn for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Felder vs. Gardner
Felder hits a line drive towards third. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bosio
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Bosio
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Bosio
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Yount settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Gardner
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Gardner
Molitor hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Polidor vs. Gardner
Polidor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Bosio
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Bosio
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spiers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Bosio
Burks hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Bosio
Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Esasky vs. Bosio
Esasky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Gardner
Surhoff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Yount vs. Gardner
Yount hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heep who is chasing the ball. Yount reaches third base with a triple. Surhoff goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Brock vs. Gardner
Brock hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Brien vs. Gardner
O'Brien bunts towards the mound. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. Yount scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Gardner
Vaughn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Felder vs. Gardner
Felder hits a ball on the ground into center field. Burks picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Burks. Burks throws it away. That's an error on Burks. Felder moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Spiers vs. Gardner
Spiers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Felder scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Gardner
Molitor strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Bosio
Heep hits a fly ball into center field. Yount settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bosio
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Molitor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Bosio
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Molitor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Bosio
Cerone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rivera moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Boggs vs. Bosio
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Polidor vs. Gardner
Polidor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Gardner
Surhoff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Yount vs. Gardner
Yount strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Bosio
Reed takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Bosio
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Bosio
Greenwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reed moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Esasky vs. Bosio
Esasky strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Heep vs. Bosio
Heep hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bosio
Evans hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Bosio
Rivera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spiers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Gardner
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Esasky scoops it up and throws to first, with Gardner covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gardner
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Gardner
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rivera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Felder vs. Gardner
There goes Vaughn. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. Vaughn steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Felder vs. Gardner
Felder strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Bosio
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Yount settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Bosio
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boggs for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Bosio
Reed strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Gardner
Spiers hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Gardner
Molitor hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Polidor vs. Gardner
Polidor strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Bosio
Burks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Bosio
Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Esasky vs. Bosio
The umpire calls a balk on Bosio Burks moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Esasky vs. Bosio
Esasky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burks scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romine vs. Fossas
Tony Fossas now pitching. Kevin Romine pinch hits for Danny Heep.
Romine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spiers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Murphy
Kevin Romine now playing right field. Rob Murphy now pitching.
Surhoff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Surhoff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Yount vs. Murphy
Yount hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Surhoff moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brock vs. Murphy
Brock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Surhoff scores. Yount moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
O'Brien vs. Murphy
O'Brien hits a line drive towards short. Rivera catches it and throws to first to double up Brock. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Vaughn vs. Murphy
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Yount scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Felder vs. Murphy
Felder takes first base on ball four. Vaughn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Spiers vs. Murphy
Spiers hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Plesac
Billy Bates now playing second base. Dan Plesac now pitching.
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bates fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rivera vs. Plesac
Rivera strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Plesac
Cerone hits a fly ball into left field. Vaughn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Plesac
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Plesac
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bates misplays the ball. That's an error on Bates. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Brewers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Reed vs. Plesac
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Molitor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1989 -- Boston at Milwaukee (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Milwaukee AB R H RBI
Boggs W, 3b 5 0 0 0 Molitor P, 3b 3 1 0 0
Reed J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Polidor G, 2b 4 1 0 0
Burks E, cf 4 1 2 0 Bates B, 2b 0 0 0 0
Greenwell M, lf 4 1 1 0 Surhoff B, dh 2 2 1 1
Esasky N, 1b 4 0 1 1 Yount R, cf 4 2 2 1
Heep D, rf 3 1 1 3 Brock G, 1b 4 0 1 1
Romine K, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 O'Brien C, c 3 0 0 1
Evans D, dh 4 0 2 0 Vaughn G, lf 4 1 3 2
Rivera L, ss 4 0 1 0 Felder M, rf 3 1 1 0
Cerone R, c 4 0 1 0 Spiers B, ss 4 0 1 1
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37 4 10 4 31 8 9 7
Boston 000 003 010 -- 4
Milwaukee 200 400 02x -- 8
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner W (L) 7.0 5 6 5 2 5
Murphy R 1.0 4 2 2 1 0
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO
Bosio C (W) 7.1 9 4 4 1 6
Fossas T 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Plesac D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Burks E 2, Bates B
DP -- Boston 1, Milwaukee 1
LOB -- Boston 7, Milwaukee 4
2B -- Surhoff B
3B -- Yount R
HR -- Vaughn G, Heep D
SB -- Molitor P, Vaughn G
SH -- O'Brien C
SF -- Surhoff B
WP -- Gardner W
Balk -- Bosio C
T -- 2:34
A -- 33978
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