Read Me
Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 5

Retrosheet


Boston Red Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 5

Day

Game Played on Thursday, August 16, 1984 (N) at Fenway Park

MIN A    0  0  0    3  1  0    1  0  0  -   5  7  1
BOS A    0  0  0    0  0  2    5  0  x  -   7  9  0
BATTING
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Puckett cf                    5   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Hatcher lf                    4   0   1   1       1   0       2   0
Hrbek 1b                      5   1   1   0       0   1      11   1
Bush dh                       3   1   1   0       1   2       0   0
Brunansky rf                  3   1   2   0       1   0       3   1
Gaetti 3b                     4   0   1   3       0   1       1   4
Teufel 2b                     2   1   0   0       2   1       1   2
Laudner c                     3   1   1   1       1   2       4   0
Jimenez ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Brown ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Washington ss               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Smithson p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Davis p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Whitehouse p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   5   7   5       6   8      24  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Brunansky-Hrbek, Gaetti-Teufel-Hrbek.
E: Gaetti (16).
BATTING - 
2B: Bush (16,off Clemens); Gaetti (24,off Clemens); Brunansky (15,off Clemens).
HR: Laudner (7,5th inning off Clemens 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Hrbek (12,off Clear).
Team LOB: 7.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Boggs 3b                      3   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Evans rf                      3   1   1   1       0   2       4   0
Rice lf                       4   2   2   4       0   1       1   0
Armas dh                      4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Buckner 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       7   0
Gedman c                      4   1   2   0       0   0       8   0
Miller cf                     2   1   2   0       2   0       1   0
Barrett 2b                    4   1   1   1       0   0       3   2
Gutierrez ss                  2   0   1   0       0   0       0   4
  Nichols ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hoffman ss                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Clemens p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Crawford p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Clear p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   7   9   6       3   3      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Barrett-Hoffman-Buckner.
BATTING - 
2B: Barrett (13,off Davis).
HR: Rice 2 (21,6th inning off Smithson 1 on 1 out,7th inning off Davis 1 on
2 out).
SF: Evans (6,off Davis).
GDP: Barrett (9,off Whitehouse).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Smithson                      6     5   4   4   2   3   1  25
Davis L(4-9)                  1     2   3   3   1   0   1   6
Whitehouse                    1     2   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        8     9   7   7   3   3   2  35
Smithson faced 2 batters in the 7th inning
WP: Davis (8).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Davis 2-2.
.
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Clemens                       6.2   6   5   5   3   5   1  29
Crawford W(4-0)               0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Clear SV(6)                   2     1   0   0   3   3   0   9
Totals                        9     7   5   5   6   8   1  39
Inherited Runners - Scored: Crawford 2-0.
.
Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dan Morrison
Ejections: BOS Manager Ralph Houk by Tim Welke [Balls and strikes]
Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 9293
Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox           
1. Puckett             cf        Boggs               3b
2. Hatcher             lf        Evans               rf
3. Hrbek               1b        Rice                lf
4. Bush                dh        Armas               dh
5. Brunansky           rf        Buckner             1b
6. Gaetti              3b        Gedman              c
7. Teufel              2b        Miller              cf
8. Laudner             c         Barrett             2b
9. Jimenez             ss        Gutierrez           ss
   Smithson            p         Clemens             p

TWINS 1ST: Puckett grounded out (second to first); Hatcher
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hrbek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Boggs flied out to left; Evans struck out; Rice
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Bush struck out; Brunansky flied out to right; Gaetti
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Armas grounded out (third to first); Buckner flied
out to right; Gedman made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Teufel struck out; Laudner struck out; Jimenez flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Miller singled; Barrett hit into a double play
(right to first) [Miller out at second]; Gutierrez singled;
Boggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Puckett grounded out (shortstop to first); Hatcher
made an out to second; Hrbek singled; Bush doubled [Hrbek to
third]; Brunansky walked; Gaetti doubled [Hrbek scored, Bush
scored, Brunansky scored]; Teufel flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Evans struck out; Rice flied out to center; Armas
reached on an error by Gaetti [Armas to first]; Buckner grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Red
Sox 0.

TWINS 5TH: Laudner homered; Jimenez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Puckett grounded out (first unassisted); Hatcher
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Gedman grounded out (first to pitcher); Miller
walked; Barrett made an out to third; Gutierrez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 0.

TWINS 6TH: Hrbek popped to third in foul territory; Bush struck
out; Brunansky doubled; Gaetti made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 6TH: Boggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
singled; Rice homered [Evans scored]; Armas popped to catcher in
foul territory; Buckner flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 4, Red Sox 2.

TWINS 7TH: Teufel walked; Laudner walked [Teufel to second];
Jimenez made an out to pitcher; Puckett flied out to right;
Hatcher singled [Teufel scored, Laudner to second]; CRAWFORD
REPLACED CLEMENS (PITCHING); Hrbek flied out to left; Red Sox
manager Houk ejected by HP Umpire Welke for arguing balls and
strikes during pitcher change; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
5, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Gedman singled; Miller walked [Gedman to second];
DAVIS REPLACED SMITHSON (PITCHING); Barrett doubled [Gedman
scored, Miller to third]; NICHOLS BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ; Davis
threw a wild pitch [Miller scored, Barrett to third]; Nichols
popped to first in foul territory; Boggs walked; Evans hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Barrett scored]; Rice homered [Boggs
scored]; Armas grounded out (third to first); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 7.

TWINS 8TH: CLEAR REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); HOFFMAN REPLACED
NICHOLS (PLAYING SS); Bush walked; Brunansky singled [Bush to
second]; Gaetti struck out; Teufel walked [Bush to third,
Brunansky to second]; Laudner struck out; BROWN BATTED FOR
JIMENEZ; Brown forced Teufel (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 7.

RED SOX 8TH: WHITEHOUSE REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); WASHINGTON
REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING SS); Buckner grounded out (second to
first); Gedman singled; Miller singled [Gedman to second];
Barrett grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Miller out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox
7.

TWINS 9TH: Puckett struck out; Hatcher walked; Hrbek grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Hatcher out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 5, Red Sox 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            5   7   1    7
 Red Sox          7   9   0    4
Read Me