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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BOS		3
11
CAL
@CHW		1
2		 
(10)
CAL
@CHW		1
5
BAL
@MIL		3
1
KCR
@MIN		16
6
DET
@NYY		6
0
DET
@NYY		1
3
OAK
@TEX		9
6
ATL
@LAD		3
2		 
(10)
ATL
@LAD		0
2
CHC
@PHI		0
8
MON
@PIT		1
6
CIN
@SFG		1
3
CIN
@SFG		9
8		 
(11)
NYM
@STL		5
6
Sunday, September 12, 1976 2:00PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 24,819, Time of Game: 2:08
Indians
3
72-70
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 15½ GB
 at Red Sox
11
68-74
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 19½ GB
W: Luis Tiant (18-11)
L: Stan Thomas (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  1  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    3  6  1
Red Sox         0  1  5   4  1  0   0  0  X   11 11  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Duane Kuiper 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .630 -0.044 0.43 0.000 -0.044 -0.8 4 2
Buddy Bell 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .709 -0.027 0.54 0.000 -0.027 -0.3 0 2
   Ron Pruitt 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .280 .698 0.000 0.05 0.002 -0.001 0.0 1 2
Larvell Blanks SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .736 -0.023 0.30 0.000 -0.023 -0.5 0 4
   Alfredo Griffin SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .667 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.7 0 0
Rico Carty DH 2 1 1 0 0 1 .303 .818 0.030 0.62 0.038 -0.008 0.2
   Joe Lis PH 2 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .807 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.6
George Hendrick CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 .275 .813 0.002 0.45 0.038 -0.035 1.4 2 0 2·HR
Tommy Smith LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .502 -0.038 0.39 0.000 -0.038 -0.8 1 0
Charlie Spikes RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .244 .645 0.117 0.25 0.121 -0.004 0.6 1 0 3B
Alan Ashby C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .233 .612 -0.032 0.45 0.003 -0.035 -0.2 3 0
Orlando Gonzalez 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .262 .607 -0.027 0.39 0.002 -0.029 0.1 12 1 2B
Stan Thomas P
   Eric Raich P
   Harry Parker P 1
Team Totals 33 3 6 3 1 6 .182 .660 -0.045 0.35 0.204 -0.247 -1.5 24 12
2B: O Gonzalez (2, off L Tiant).
3B: C Spikes (5, off L Tiant).
HR: G Hendrick 2 (25, 2 off L Tiant; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: G Hendrick 8; C Spikes 3; O Gonzalez 2; A Ashby; R Carty.
RBI: G Hendrick 2 (75); C Spikes (28).
2-out RBI: G Hendrick; C Spikes.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
E: A Ashby (8).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Burleson SS 5 2 2 2 0 0 .281 .721 0.138 0.60 0.160 -0.022 1.3 1 3 2B
Steve Dillard 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .308 .771 -0.015 0.42 0.008 -0.023 -0.3 2 2 SH
Fred Lynn CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 .318 .848 0.065 0.49 0.075 -0.011 1.4 3 0 2B
Carl Yastrzemski LF 3 0 2 2 0 0 .272 .804 0.039 0.65 0.065 -0.025 2.1 1 0 2B
   Rick Miller PR-LF 1 1 0 0 0 1 .279 .695 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 2 0
Carlton Fisk C 3 2 2 3 0 0 .255 .751 0.136 0.50 0.136 0.000 2.2 3 0 HR,3B,SB
   Ernie Whitt PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 3 0
Cecil Cooper 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .296 .794 0.022 0.38 0.040 -0.018 0.5 7 0
   Jack Baker PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 2 0
Jim Rice DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 .263 .745 -0.016 0.18 0.003 -0.019 0.5 HR
Dwight Evans RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .235 .717 0.033 0.32 0.040 -0.007 -0.3 1 0
Butch Hobson 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 .218 .596 0.055 0.45 0.060 -0.005 0.1 2 1 SH
Luis Tiant P 1
Team Totals 34 11 11 11 1 3 .324 .990 0.457 0.41 0.587 -0.130 7.0 27 7
2B: F Lynn (31, off E Raich); R Burleson (21, off S Thomas); C Yastrzemski (23, off E Raich).
3B: C Fisk (5, off E Raich).
HR: J Rice (20, off E Raich; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); C Fisk (15, off S Thomas; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: S Dillard (2, off S Thomas); B Hobson (4, off S Thomas).
TB: C Fisk 7; J Rice 4; F Lynn 3; C Yastrzemski 3; R Burleson 3; C Cooper; S Dillard.
RBI: C Fisk 3 (48); R Burleson 2 (38); C Yastrzemski 2 (90); F Lynn 2 (65); C Cooper (66); J Rice (72).
2-out RBI: C Yastrzemski 2; C Cooper; F Lynn; C Fisk.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 6 for 9.
Baserunning
SB: C Fisk (11, 2nd base off E Raich/A Ashby).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Stan Thomas, L (3-3) 2.1 4 6 3 1 0 1 2.28 13 30 -0.333 0.90 -3.7
Eric Raich 2.2 7 5 5 0 1 1 16.88 15 2 2 -0.124 0.24 -4.8
Harry Parker 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 9 0 0 0.001 0.00 1.5
Team Totals 8 11 11 8 1 3 2 9.00 37 30 2 2 -0.456 0.35 -7.0

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Luis Tiant, W (18-11) 9 6 3 3 1 6 2 3.10 34 68 0.044 0.35 1.5
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 1 6 2 3.00 34 68 0.044 0.41 1.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Art Frantz.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 24,819.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Boston Red Sox
1 Duane Kuiper 2B 1 Rick Burleson SS
2 Buddy Bell 3B 2 Steve Dillard 2B
3 Larvell Blanks SS 3 Fred Lynn CF
4 Rico Carty DH 4 Carl Yastrzemski LF
5 George Hendrick CF 5 Carlton Fisk C
6 Tommy Smith LF 6 Cecil Cooper 1B
7 Charlie Spikes RF 7 Jim Rice DH
8 Alan Ashby C 8 Dwight Evans RF
9 Orlando Gonzalez 1B 9 Butch Hobson 3B
Stan Thomas P Luis Tiant P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-1 0 12- RR BOS R. Burleson S. Thomas 16% 81% Double to LF; Evans Scores; Hobson Scores/unER
t2 0-0 2 1-- R CLE C. Spikes L. Tiant -12% 41% Triple; Carty Scores
b2 0-1 1 --- R BOS C. Fisk S. Thomas 11% 53% Home Run
b3 1-1 0 1-- BOS B. Hobson S. Thomas 6% 65% Reached on E2/Sacrifice Bunt; Evans to 2B
b3 3-1 1 --3 R BOS F. Lynn S. Thomas 4% 84% Single to RF; Burleson Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper L. Tiant 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE B. Bell L. Tiant 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE L. Blanks L. Tiant 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Stan Thomas facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Burleson S. Thomas -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS S. Dillard S. Thomas -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O BOS F. Lynn S. Thomas -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- CLE R. Carty L. Tiant -4% 46% Single
t2 0-0 0 1-- O CLE G. Hendrick L. Tiant 4% 50% Flyball: 2B
t2 0-0 1 1-- O CLE T. Smith L. Tiant 3% 53% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 0-0 2 1-- R CLE C. Spikes L. Tiant -12% 41% Triple; Carty Scores
t2 1-0 2 --3 O CLE A. Ashby L. Tiant 3% 44% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Stan Thomas facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski S. Thomas -3% 42% Flyball: RF
b2 0-1 1 --- R BOS C. Fisk S. Thomas 11% 53% Home Run
b2 1-1 1 --- O BOS C. Cooper S. Thomas -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1-1 2 --- O BOS J. Rice S. Thomas -1% 50% Flyball: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- O CLE O. Gonzalez L. Tiant 3% 53% Flyball: 1B
t3 1-1 1 --- O CLE D. Kuiper L. Tiant 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t3 1-1 2 --- O CLE B. Bell L. Tiant 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Stan Thomas facing 8-9-1
b3 1-1 0 --- BOS D. Evans S. Thomas 4% 59% Walk
b3 1-1 0 1-- BOS B. Hobson S. Thomas 6% 65% Reached on E2/Sacrifice Bunt; Evans to 2B
b3 1-1 0 12- RR BOS R. Burleson S. Thomas 16% 81% Double to LF; Evans Scores; Hobson Scores/unER
b3 3-1 0 -2- O BOS S. Dillard S. Thomas -1% 80% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Burleson to 3B
b3 3-1 1 --3 R BOS F. Lynn S. Thomas 4% 84% Single to RF; Burleson Scores
b3 4-1 1 1-- BOS C. Yastrzemski S. Thomas 3% 88% Single to RF; Lynn to 3B
Eric Raich replaces Stan Thomas pitching
b3 4-1 1 1-3 RO BOS C. Fisk E. Raich 1% 89% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lynn Scores/unER
b3 5-1 2 1-- BOS C. Cooper E. Raich 0% 89% Fisk Steals 2B
b3 5-1 2 -2- R BOS C. Cooper E. Raich 4% 93% Single to RF; Fisk Scores/unER; Cooper to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b3 6-1 2 -2- O BOS J. Rice E. Raich -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 3-4-5
t4 1-6 0 --- O CLE L. Blanks L. Tiant 1% 94% Lineout: LF
t4 1-6 1 --- O CLE R. Carty L. Tiant 1% 94% Strikeout
t4 1-6 2 --- R CLE G. Hendrick L. Tiant -4% 91% Home Run
t4 2-6 2 --- O CLE T. Smith L. Tiant 1% 91% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Indians' Eric Raich facing 8-9-1
b4 6-2 0 --- O BOS D. Evans E. Raich -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 6-2 1 --- O BOS B. Hobson E. Raich -0% 90% Strikeout Looking
b4 6-2 2 --- BOS R. Burleson E. Raich 0% 91% Single to LF
b4 6-2 2 1-- BOS S. Dillard E. Raich 1% 91% Single to RF; Burleson to 3B
b4 6-2 2 1-3 R BOS F. Lynn E. Raich 4% 95% Double; Burleson Scores; Dillard to 3B
b4 7-2 2 -23 RR BOS C. Yastrzemski E. Raich 3% 98% Double to LF; Dillard Scores; Lynn Scores
Rick Miller pinch runs for Carl Yastrzemski (LF) batting 4th
b4 9-2 2 -2- R BOS C. Fisk E. Raich 1% 99% Triple to CF; Miller Scores
b4 10-2 2 --3 O BOS C. Cooper E. Raich -0% 99% Flyball: LF
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 10.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-10, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
Rick Miller moves from PR to LF
t5 2-10 0 --- O CLE C. Spikes L. Tiant 0% 99% Flyball: CF
t5 2-10 1 --- CLE A. Ashby L. Tiant -0% 99% Single to RF
t5 2-10 1 1-- O CLE O. Gonzalez L. Tiant 0% 99% Flyball: SS
t5 2-10 2 1-- O CLE D. Kuiper L. Tiant 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 10.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-2, Indians' Eric Raich facing 7-8-9
Ron Pruitt replaces Buddy Bell playing 3B batting 2nd
b5 10-2 0 --- R BOS J. Rice E. Raich 0% 100% Home Run
b5 11-2 0 --- O BOS D. Evans E. Raich -0% 100% Flyball: 2B
b5 11-2 1 --- O BOS B. Hobson E. Raich -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 11-2 2 --- O BOS R. Burleson E. Raich -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 11.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-11, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
t6 2-11 0 --- O CLE R. Pruitt L. Tiant 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-11 1 --- O CLE L. Blanks L. Tiant 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
Joe Lis pinch hits for Rico Carty (DH) batting 4th
t6 2-11 2 --- O CLE J. Lis L. Tiant 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 11.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-2, Indians' Harry Parker facing 2-3-4
Harry Parker replaces Eric Raich pitching
Alfredo Griffin replaces Larvell Blanks playing SS batting 3rd
b6 11-2 0 --- O BOS S. Dillard H. Parker -0% 100% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 11-2 1 --- O BOS F. Lynn H. Parker -0% 100% Strikeout
b6 11-2 2 --- O BOS R. Miller H. Parker -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Red Sox 11.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-11, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
t7 2-11 0 --- R CLE G. Hendrick L. Tiant -0% 100% Home Run
t7 3-11 0 --- O CLE T. Smith L. Tiant 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t7 3-11 1 --- O CLE C. Spikes L. Tiant 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t7 3-11 2 --- O CLE A. Ashby L. Tiant 0% 100% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 11.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-3, Indians' Harry Parker facing 5-6-7
Ernie Whitt pinch hits for Carlton Fisk (C) batting 5th
b7 11-3 0 --- O BOS E. Whitt H. Parker -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
Jack Baker pinch hits for Cecil Cooper (1B) batting 6th
b7 11-3 1 --- O BOS J. Baker H. Parker -0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
b7 11-3 2 --- O BOS J. Rice H. Parker -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 11.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-11, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
Ernie Whitt moves from PH to C
Jack Baker moves from PH to 1B
t8 3-11 0 --- CLE O. Gonzalez L. Tiant -0% 100% Double
t8 3-11 0 -2- O CLE D. Kuiper L. Tiant 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Gonzalez to 3B
t8 3-11 1 --3 CLE R. Pruitt L. Tiant -0% 100% Walk
t8 3-11 1 1-3 O CLE A. Griffin L. Tiant 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 3-11 2 1-3 O CLE J. Lis L. Tiant 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 11.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-3, Indians' Harry Parker facing 8-9-1
b8 11-3 0 --- O BOS D. Evans H. Parker 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
b8 11-3 1 --- O BOS B. Hobson H. Parker 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 11-3 2 --- O BOS R. Burleson H. Parker 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 11.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-11, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
t9 3-11 0 --- O CLE G. Hendrick L. Tiant 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 3-11 1 --- O CLE T. Smith L. Tiant 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
t9 3-11 2 --- O CLE C. Spikes L. Tiant 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 11.

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