September 13, 1976 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 8
@BOS 3 CHW 4
KCR 3 CHW 5
KCR 4 BAL 5
@MIL 3
(10) DET 3
@NYY 1 CAL 6
@TEX 2
(14) ATL 5
@LAD 1 LAD 4
ATL 3 PHI 7
MON 2 NYM 5
@PIT 0 SFG 3
@SDP 2
(10) STL 4
CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 12,101

Monday, September 13, 1976, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:35

Indians

73-70

Won 1

3rd, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   3  2  0   0  0  2    8 13  0
Red Sox         0  1  0   0  1  0   1  0  0    3  6  1

W: D Eckersley (11-12), L: B Lee (3-7), S: D LaRoche (19)

Red Sox

68-75

Lost 1

4th, 19½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Duffy SS                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .217  .543    0    2   3   
B Bell 3B                     5   2   2   0    0   0  .288  .713    0    1   1   2·2B,SB,GDP
L Blanks 2B                   2   0   0   1    0   0  .275  .730    0    0   0   SH
  D Kuiper 2B                 2   1   1   1    0   0  .271  .632    0    1   2   
R Carty DH                    5   2   4   1    0   1  .308  .829    0    0   0   2·2B
G Hendrick CF                 3   0   1   1    1   1  .275  .813    0    1   0   SF
C Spikes RF                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .244  .642    0    4   0   GDP
R Fosse C                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .307  .726    0   11   1   
J Lis 1B                      3   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .787    0    7   0   SF
R Pruitt LF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .278  .688    0    0   0   

D Eckersley P                                                            0   0
  D LaRoche P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   8  13   8    3   3                    27   7

BATTING

2B: R Carty 2 (30, off T Murphy, off B Lee); B Bell 2 (26, off T Murphy, off B Lee).

SF: G Hendrick (7, off T Murphy); J Lis (1, off B Lee).

SH: L Blanks (7, off B Lee).

TB: R Carty 6; B Bell 4; R Fosse 2; J Lis; D Kuiper; R Pruitt; G Hendrick; C Spikes.

GIDP: C Spikes (4); B Bell (10).

RBI: R Carty (74); R Fosse (28); G Hendrick (76); R Pruitt (5); J Lis (3); D Kuiper (34); L Blanks (38); C Spikes (29).

2-out RBI: R Pruitt.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Kuiper-F Duffy-J Lis.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bell (3, 3rd base off B Lee/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Burleson SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .722    0    1   3   HBP
S Dillard 2B                  3   0   2   1    1   0  .317  .798    0    4   6   2B,SB
F Lynn CF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .318  .845    0    4   0   SB,GDP
C Yastrzemski LF              4   0   0   0    0   2  .270  .798    0    2   0   
C Fisk C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .745    0    3   1   
C Cooper 1B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .293  .789    0   12   0   SB
J Rice DH                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .261  .740    0    0   0   
D Evans RF                    3   2   2   2    1   1  .238  .731    0    0   0   HR,2B
B Hobson 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   4  .214  .584    0    1   2   

B Lee P                                                                  0   1
  D Pole P                                                               0   0
  T Murphy P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   3   6   3    3  12                    27  13

BATTING

2B: S Dillard (12, off D Eckersley); D Evans (28, off D Eckersley).

HR: D Evans (14, off D Eckersley; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

HBP: R Burleson (5, by D Eckersley).

TB: D Evans 6; S Dillard 3; R Burleson; F Lynn.

GIDP: F Lynn (9).

RBI: D Evans 2 (55); S Dillard (10).

2-out RBI: D Evans.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Dillard-C Cooper; B Hobson-S Dillard-C Cooper.

E: B Hobson (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: F Lynn (14, 2nd base off D Eckersley/R Fosse); S Dillard (3, 2nd base off D Eckersley/R Fosse); C Cooper (7, 2nd base off D Eckersley/R Fosse).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Eckersley, W (11-12)         6.1   6   3   3    3   9   1   3.80   29     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 0· 6     55    -     0.98  -0.01
D LaRoche, S (19)              2.2   0   0   0    0   3   0   2.33    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.73   0.19
Totals                         9     6   3   3    3  12   1          36     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 0· 6          2-0

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Lee, L (3-7)                 4.1   7   6   5    1   2   0   6.14   22     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 0· 7     28    -     1.08  -0.31
D Pole                         0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.45    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          1-1    0.52  -0.02
T Murphy                       4     5   2   2    1   1   0   4.44   16     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 1· 5          0-0    0.25   0.02
Totals                         9    13   8   7    3   3   0          42     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1·13          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: B Lee (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Eckersley (4; R Burleson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 12,101.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. F Duffy              SS    1. R Burleson           SS 
2. B Bell               3B    2. S Dillard            2B 
3. L Blanks             2B    3. F Lynn               CF 
4. R Carty              DH    4. C Yastrzemski        LF 
5. G Hendrick           CF    5. C Fisk               C  
6. C Spikes             RF    6. C Cooper             1B 
7. R Fosse              C     7. J Rice               DH 
8. J Lis                1B    8. D Evans              RF 
9. R Pruitt             LF    9. B Hobson             3B 

   D Eckersley          P        B Lee                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  6-3  1-3      13%  93% F Lynn          D LaRoche       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 2   2  1-0  -2-     -11%  47% D Evans         D Eckersley     Double to RF; Cooper Scores
   b 5   1  6-1  12-      -9%  81% S Dillard       D Eckersley     Double to LF; Evans Scores; Burleson to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       9%  62% B Bell          B Lee           Fielder's Choice 3B; Duffy to 3B/Adv on E5
   t 4   2  1-3  -2-       8%  80% R Pruitt        B Lee           Single to LF; Fosse Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  F Duffy         Walk
          1--      62%  B Bell          Fielder's Choice 3B; Duffy to 3B/Adv on E5
   RO     1-3      61%  L Blanks        Groundout: SS-1B; Duffy Scores/unER; Bell to 2B
          -2-      64%  R Carty         Bell Steals 3B
   O      --3      59%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      55%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  R Burleson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  S Dillard       Walk
          1--      54%  F Lynn          Dillard Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      60%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Lee facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  C Spikes        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      57%  R Fosse         Flyball: LF
          ---      58%  J Lis           Single to LF
   O      1--      56%  R Pruitt        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      58%  C Fisk          Strikeout Looking
          ---      56%  C Cooper        Walk
          1--      54%  J Rice          Cooper Steals 2B
   O      -2-      58%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      47%  D Evans         Double to RF; Cooper Scores
   O      -2-      50%  B Hobson        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Bill Lee facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  F Duffy         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  L Blanks        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Burleson      Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  S Dillard       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  F Lynn          Single to CF
          1--      46%  C Yastrzemski   Lynn Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Bill Lee facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  R Carty         Single to LF
          1--      61%  G Hendrick      Single to RF; Carty to 2B
   O      12-      58%  C Spikes        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Carty to 3B
   R      1-3      66%  R Fosse         Single to LF; Carty Scores; Spikes to 2B
          12-      71%  J Lis           Wild Pitch; Spikes to 3B; Fosse to 2B
   RO     -23      72%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Spikes Scores
   R      -2-      80%  R Pruitt        Single to LF; Fosse Scores
   O      1--      79%  F Duffy         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      81%  C Fisk          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      83%  C Cooper        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Lee facing 2-3-4
          ---      87%  B Bell          Double to LF
   O      -2-      87%  L Blanks        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Bell to 3B
   R      --3      91%  R Carty         Double to LF; Bell Scores
                  Dick Pole replaces Bill Lee pitching
          -2-      91%  G Hendrick      Walk
   R      12-      95%  C Spikes        Single to RF; Carty Scores; Hendrick to 2B
   O      12-      94%  R Fosse         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      93%  J Lis           Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
          ---      90%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      93%  B Hobson        Strikeout
          1--      90%  R Burleson      Hit By Pitch; Evans to 2B
   R      12-      81%  S Dillard       Double to LF; Evans Scores; Burleson to 3B
   O      -23      87%  F Lynn          Strikeout
   O      -23      92%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-2, Tom Murphy facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Murphy replaces Dick Pole pitching
   O      ---      91%  R Pruitt        Lineout: 3B
          ---      92%  F Duffy         Walk
   OO     1--      91%  B Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
                  Duane Kuiper replaces Larvell Blanks playing 2B batting 3rd
   O      ---      92%  C Fisk          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      94%  C Cooper        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  J Rice          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-2, Tom Murphy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      94%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      95%  R Carty         Double to LF
   O      -2-      94%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
   O      -2-      93%  C Spikes        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      88%  D Evans         Home Run
   O      ---      90%  B Hobson        Strikeout
          ---      87%  R Burleson      Single
          1--      80%  S Dillard       Single to RF; Burleson to 3B
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
   OO     1-3      93%  F Lynn          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tom Murphy facing 7-8-9
          ---      94%  R Fosse         Single
   O      1--      93%  J Lis           Flyball: CF
   O      1--      92%  R Pruitt        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      92%  F Duffy         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Dave LaRoche facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  C Cooper        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tom Murphy facing 2-3-4
          ---      98%  B Bell          Double to LF
   R      -2-      99%  D Kuiper        Single to LF; Bell Scores; Kuiper to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      99%  R Carty         Single to RF; Kuiper to 3B
   RO     1-3      99%  G Hendrick      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kuiper Scores
   OO     1--      99%  C Spikes        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Dave LaRoche facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  J Rice          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  B Hobson        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Red Sox 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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