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WADE BOGGS' RECORD
BREAKING YEAR June 13, 1985 ... Rich Gedman's two-run double keyed a four-run uprising in the seventh inning that carried the Red Sox to an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park. Toronto came to town as the first-place club in the American League East. The Sox jumped ahead, 2-0, in the first inning at the expense of Luis Leal, the one-time Red Sox farmhand. Steve Lyons set the tone for the inning, dropping a drag bunt on the first pitch and sliding safely into first for a single. He moved to third on a base hit to left by Wade Boggs and scored on a single past short by Jim Rice. Boggs motored to third on Rice's hit, and when center fielder Lloyd Moseby muffed the pickup for an error, Rice wound up on second. Boggs made it home on a sacrifice fly by Bill Buckner. But then Leal stiffened and struck out Mike Easler and Dwight Evans. In the second inning, the Blue Jays made a bid. George Bell opened the inning with a blooper over Boggs' head at third, and moved to third on a double by designated hitter Len Matuszak. Toronto made it a 2-1 game as Ernie Whitt grounded to first. But Bruce Kison bore down, striking out Jesse Barfield and, after a walk to Tony Fernandez, getting Damaso Garcia to hit into a force out at second Kison had another scare in the fourth inning when Matuszak and Whitt led off with singles, putting runners on fist and third. But he retired the next three batters. Kison's magic vanished in the fifth inning when he was rocked for five runs, and Toronto sprinted to a 6-2 lead. His troubles began with a triple off the wall by Moseby with one out. Lyons showed his inexperience with the wall on the play, and Rice was fortunate to be in the right spot, or Moseby would have circled the bases. Kison then lost the key battle of the inning, walking Willie Upshaw on a 3-2 pitch. George Bell followed with a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Moseby, with Upshaw moving to second on the throw home. The ball was actually in foul territory when Rice caught it, and by the time he bounced off the wall, it was too late to throw out Moseby. Kison then gave up a run-scoring double off the wall to Matuszak that gave Toronto 3-2 lead. Matuszak scored on a double by Whitt, and it became a 5-2 game on a base hit to right-center by Jesse Barfield, who ended an 0-13 slump. Barfield took second on the throw home, and when Tony Fernandez followed with a single, the Blue Jays had a 6-2 lead and Kison was on his way to the showers. Mike Trujillo got Garcia to ground out. But the Sox didn't give up. In fact, only two batters into the fifth inning, Leal had given up two runs and was on his way to the showers. Lyons opened the inning with his second hit, a single, and went to second on a balk. Boggs ended Leal's night by pulling a 3-2 pitch into the visitor's bullpen for only his second home run of the year. Ahead, 6-4, Toronto manager Bobby Cox brought in right-hander Ron Musselman. Musselman got off to a rough start. He walked Rice and then failed to cover first base on a grounder to second by Buckner that went as a single. But he was plenty tough after that, getting Easler to hit into a 6-4 double play and then getting Evans to ground to short. Trujillo did his job in the sixth and seventh innings, keeping the Blue Jays off the scoreboard. Moseby singled with one out in the sixth and went to second on a throwing error by the pitcher. But he could advance no further as Trujillo, after walking Upshaw, got Bell to ground into a forceout and Mutuszak to ground to third, despite interference by umpire Jerry Neudecker who got in the way of Boggs making the play. Trujillo gave up two singles in the seventh but no runs. Boston forced Toronto to use its much vaunted bullpen in the bottom of the seventh inning, as the Red Sox bats came alive to take the lead for the second time, 8-6. Musselman left after giving up a walk to Boggs. Dennis Lamp took his place and immediately gave up a run-scoring double to the gap in left-center to Rice. Again Cox went to his bullpen, bringing in left-hander Gary Lavelle to face Buckner and Easler. Buckner grounded to short, with Rice going to third. Easler also grounded out, with Garcia making a catlike move at second, knocking the ball down with his bare hand and then throwing out the runner. Rice stayed at third. A semi-intentional walk to Evans, however, backfired on the Blue Jays. Rich Gedman followed with a double up the gap in left-center, scoring Rice and Evans, and Boston had a 7-6 lead. Bill Caudill replaced Lavelle. Up stepped Marty Barrett, who punched a single to right, scoring Gedman. |
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