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Toronto Blue Jays @ Boston Red Sox

1986-07-01 Β· Night game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 32729 Β· 80Β°F Β· Wind to CF Β· 3:09

Boston Red Sox defeated Toronto Blue Jays 9–7. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 1st. Tom Seaver earned the win and Joe Sambito picked up the save. Dwight Evans went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
TOR100210021716
BOS40302000914

W: Tom Seaver   L: Doyle Alexander   SV: Joe Sambito

Umpires β€” HP: Larry McCoy Β· 1B: Vic Voltaggio Β· 2B: Tim Welke Β· 3B: Mark Johnson Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Toronto Blue Jays β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Tony Fernandez623200
Rance Mulliniks100001
Lloyd Moseby502100
George Bell501100
Jesse Barfield311012
Cliff Johnson512100
Willie Upshaw511000
Ernie Whitt412000
Damaso Garcia412110
Garth Iorg300000
Rick Leach101100
Buck Martinez101000
Kelly Gruber100000

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Marty Barrett502100
Wade Boggs311021
Bill Buckner501102
Jim Rice523000
Don Baylor412000
Dwight Evans512300
Rich Gedman422210
Kevin Romine311102
Ed Romero310010

Toronto Blue Jays β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Doyle Alexander2.2821
Dennis Lamp3.1522
Bill Caudill1.0102
Mark Eichhorn1.0000

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Tom Seaver7.0922
Steve Crawford0.1300
Joe Sambito1.2401

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Tony Fernandez: D7/L7LD
  • Rance Mulliniks: K
  • Lloyd Moseby: S7/L56D/THH.2-H
  • George Bell: 53/G56.1-2
  • Jesse Barfield: W
  • Cliff Johnson: 43/G4

Bot 1

  • Marty Barrett: 9/F9
  • Wade Boggs: W
  • Bill Buckner: 6/P6D
  • Jim Rice: S9/L9S.1-2
  • Don Baylor: HP.2-3;1-2
  • Dwight Evans: D8/F7DW.3-H;2-H;1-H
  • Rich Gedman: D8/L78.2-H
  • Kevin Romine: K

Top 2

  • Willie Upshaw: 5/P5
  • Ernie Whitt: S8/G4
  • Damaso Garcia: 54(1)/FO/G5L.B-1
  • Tony Fernandez: 4/L4

Bot 2

  • Ed Romero: 63/G6
  • Marty Barrett: 143(B)/G1
  • Wade Boggs: D8/F78XDW
  • Bill Buckner: 43/G4

Top 3

  • Garth Iorg: 8/F8
  • Lloyd Moseby: S1/BG25
  • George Bell: 9/F89
  • Jesse Barfield: K

Bot 3

  • Jim Rice: D7/L78XD
  • Don Baylor: 8/F8D.2-3
  • Dwight Evans: 9/F9S
  • Rich Gedman: S4/G4.3-H
  • Kevin Romine: D7/G5L.1-H
  • Ed Romero: W
  • Marty Barrett: S8/L8S.2-H;1-3
  • Wade Boggs: 7/F7D

Top 4

  • Cliff Johnson: S8/G6M
  • Willie Upshaw: 6/P6M
  • Ernie Whitt: S7/F7DW.1-3
  • Damaso Garcia: W.1-2
  • Tony Fernandez: S8/G6M.3-H;2-H;1-2
  • Garth Iorg: 9/F9D.2-3
  • Lloyd Moseby: 43/G4

Bot 4

  • Bill Buckner: K
  • Jim Rice: S9/L9S
  • Don Baylor: S7/F7S.1-2
  • Dwight Evans: 16(1)3/GDP/G1

Top 5

  • George Bell: 2/P2F/FL
  • Jesse Barfield: T98/L9S
  • Cliff Johnson: 53/G5.3-H
  • Willie Upshaw: E4/G4.B-1
  • Ernie Whitt: 9/F9S

Bot 5

  • Rich Gedman: E3/G3.B-2(E3/TH1)
  • Kevin Romine: 53/BG56S/SH.2-3
  • Ed Romero: 5E3/G5S.3-H(NR)(UR);B-2
  • Marty Barrett: 8/F8D
  • Wade Boggs: IW
  • Bill Buckner: S8/G4M.2-H(UR);1-3
  • Jim Rice: 54(1)/FO/G5

Top 6

  • Damaso Garcia: 8/F8D
  • Tony Fernandez: 43/G4
  • Garth Iorg: 53/G5

Bot 6

  • Don Baylor: S9/L4D
  • Dwight Evans: D8/L78XDW.1-3
  • Rich Gedman: IW
  • Kevin Romine: K/C
  • Ed Romero: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Top 7

  • Lloyd Moseby: 53/G5
  • George Bell: 8/F78
  • Jesse Barfield: HP
  • Cliff Johnson: S7/L78S.1-2
  • Willie Upshaw: 8/F8XD

Bot 7

  • Marty Barrett: S7/L7S
  • Wade Boggs: K
  • Bill Buckner: K
  • Jim Rice: 9/F9

Top 8

  • Ernie Whitt: 6/P6D
  • Damaso Garcia: S9/F9S
  • Tony Fernandez: S7/L56D.1-3
  • Rick Leach: S8/L8S.3-H;1-2
  • Lloyd Moseby: 64(1)/FO/G56.2-3;B-1
  • George Bell: S8/L4MD.3-H;1-3
  • Jesse Barfield: K

Bot 8

  • Don Baylor: 3/P3DF/FL
  • Dwight Evans: 53/G56
  • Rich Gedman: 9/F9

Top 9

  • Cliff Johnson: 13/G13
  • Willie Upshaw: S8/G4M
  • Buck Martinez: S7/G56.1-2
  • Damaso Garcia: S7/G56.2-H;1-2
  • Tony Fernandez: 9/F9LSF/FL
  • Kelly Gruber: 9/F9LS

Notes & reviews

  • Hit on the left arm
  • Barrett was playing toward the hole
  • Mulliniks had fouled a pitch off his right foot in the 1st
  • Deflected by Alexander to Garcia
  • Seaver nearly collided with Gedman; no throw
  • Hard hit off Garcia's glove
  • Under Iorg's backhanded glove
  • Evans lost it in the lights and it rolled to the wall
  • Off Barrett's glove
  • Upshaw compounded his bobble by throwing into Toronto's dugout
  • High but catchable throw off Upshaw's glove
  • Check swing
  • Boggs: backhanded the short-hop
  • Hit on the left arm
  • Bad hop under Romero's backhand side
  • Evans: running catch near stands