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MIL  6
@BAL  3
 NYY  9
@BOS  6
 CAL  3
CHW  0
 CLE  3
DET  2
 MIN  9
TEX  1
 KCR  4
@OAK  0
 SFG  9
@ATL  0
 LAD  1
HOU  0
 MON  7
@NYM  2
 CHC  1
@PIT  0
 SDP  6
CIN  1
 PHI  6
@STL  5
Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 23,980

 Wednesday, September 29, 1976, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:25
Yankees
9
95-62
Won 1
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  5  0   0  1  0   1  0  0    9  9  3
Red Sox         0  0  2   0  2  0   1  1  0    6  9  1
W: Catfish Hunter (17-15), L: Luis Tiant (21-12)
 Red Sox
6
80-79
Lost 1
4th, 16 GB

Batting Stats

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Locklear DH                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .239  .558              0   0   
  C Tovar PH                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .442              0   0   
R White CF                    2   2   1   0    1   0  .288  .778              0   0   2B
  L Murray CF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143              1   0   
G Nettles 3B                  5   4   4   6    0   0  .252  .797              1   3   2·HR,2·2B
C Chambliss 1B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .768              6   0   
  O Velez 1B                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .807              3   0   
C May LF                      2   0   0   2    0   0  .254  .665              4   0   2·SF
O Gamble RF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .730              0   0   
  L Piniella PH-RF            2   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .714              2   0   
E Hendricks C                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .180  .526              5   0   
  F Healy C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .570              2   0   
S Alomar 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .237  .578              1   3   
J Mason SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .178  .442              2   2   

C Hunter P                                                                    0   2
  S Lyle P                                                                    0   0
Totals                       35   9   9   0    2   3                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: G Nettles 2 (28, 2 off R Jones); R White (29, off L Tiant).
HR: G Nettles 2 (32, 2 off L Tiant; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF; 2nd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: C May 2 (5, 2 off R Jones).
TB: G Nettles 12; R White 2; E Hendricks; O Velez; C Chambliss; G Locklear.
RBI: G Nettles 6 (92); C May 2 (42); G Locklear (9).
2-out RBI: G Nettles 4; G Locklear.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 5 for 8.
Fielding Events
E: J Mason (13); S Alomar 2 (8).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Burleson SS                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .286  .738              0   1   
D Doyle 2B                    4   2   1   0    0   1  .254  .601              0   7   
  J Baker PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .341              0   0   
  B Heise 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .597              0   0   
R Miller CF                   5   1   3   2    0   0  .288  .727              7   0   2B
C Yastrzemski 1B              4   0   0   0    1   2  .266  .789             12   0   
C Cooper DH                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .287  .774              0   0   
J Rice LF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .279  .792              3   0   
D Evans RF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .751              0   0   
  B Darwin RF                 3   0   0   0    0   3  .207  .614              1   0   
E Whitt C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .953              4   0   
  C Fisk PH-C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .738              0   0   
B Hobson 3B                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .237  .668              0   0   HR,3B

L Tiant P                                                                     0   0
  R Jones P                                                                   0   3
  J Willoughby P                                                              0   0
Totals                       39   6   9   0    2   7                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: R Miller (14, off C Hunter).
3B: B Hobson (5, off C Hunter).
HR: B Hobson (8, off S Lyle; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: B Hobson 7; R Miller 4; D Doyle; J Rice; C Cooper; R Burleson.
RBI: R Miller 2 (26); B Hobson (33); J Rice (83); C Cooper (78).
2-out RBI: J Rice; C Cooper; B Hobson.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 16.
Fielding Events
E: R Burleson (33).

Pitching Stats

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Hunter, W (17-15)            7     8   5   2    1   5   0   3.53   33     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 8     51    -     0.71   0.06
S Lyle                         2     1   1   1    1   2   1   2.29    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.53   0.05
Totals                         9     9   6   3    2   7   1          41     -       ·  ·     13·10· 0· 9           -  
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
L Tiant, L (21-12)             1.2   5   7   7    2   0   2   3.13   12     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 5     15    -     0.95  -0.40
R Jones                        6.1   4   2   2    0   3   0   3.36   24     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 4          0-0    0.20   0.01
J Willoughby                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.96    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     9   9   9    2   3   2          39     -       ·  ·     13·12· 0· 9           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 23,980.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 60° F.

Lineups

   New York Yankees                          Boston Red Sox                               
1. Gene Locklear                DH       1. Rick Burleson                SS
2. Roy White                    CF       2. Denny Doyle                  2B
3. Graig Nettles                3B       3. Rick Miller                  CF
4. Chris Chambliss              1B       4. Carl Yastrzemski             1B
5. Carlos May                   LF       5. Cecil Cooper                 DH
6. Oscar Gamble                 RF       6. Jim Rice                     LF
7. Ellie Hendricks               C       7. Dwight Evans                 RF
8. Sandy Alomar                 2B       8. Ernie Whitt                   C
9. Jim Mason                    SS       9. Butch Hobson                 3B

   Catfish Hunter                P          Luis Tiant                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t1 1 -2- RR 15% 67% 0-0 NYY G. Nettles L. Tiant Home Run; White Scores
t2 2 123 RRRR 15% 95% 3-0 NYY G. Nettles L. Tiant Home Run; Alomar Scores; Locklear Scores; White Scores
t2 2 1-3 R 8% 78% 2-0 NYY G. Locklear L. Tiant Single to CF; Hendricks Scores; Alomar to 2B
b3 1 1-3 RR -6% 87% 0-7 BOS R. Miller C. Hunter Single to CF; Hobson Scores; Burleson Scores/Adv on E6/unER; Miller to 3B
b7 0 1-- R -6% 89% 4-9 BOS R. Miller C. Hunter Double to CF; Doyle Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 NYY G. Locklear L. Tiant Flyball: CF
t1 1 --- 4% 52% 0-0 NYY R. White L. Tiant Double to RF
t1 1 -2- RR 15% 67% 0-0 NYY G. Nettles L. Tiant Home Run; White Scores
t1 1 --- O -1% 66% 2-0 NYY C. Chambliss L. Tiant Flyball: CF
t1 2 --- O -1% 65% 2-0 NYY C. May L. Tiant Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 68% 0-2 BOS R. Burleson C. Hunter Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 1 --- O 2% 69% 0-2 BOS D. Doyle C. Hunter Groundout: SS-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 70% 0-2 BOS R. Miller C. Hunter Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- O -2% 68% 2-0 NYY O. Gamble L. Tiant Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1 --- 2% 70% 2-0 NYY E. Hendricks L. Tiant Single to LF
t2 1 1-- 3% 73% 2-0 NYY S. Alomar L. Tiant Walk; Hendricks to 2B
t2 1 12- O -3% 70% 2-0 NYY J. Mason L. Tiant Flyball: CF; Hendricks to 3B
t2 2 1-3 R 8% 78% 2-0 NYY G. Locklear L. Tiant Single to CF; Hendricks Scores; Alomar to 2B
t2 2 12- 2% 80% 3-0 NYY R. White L. Tiant Walk; Alomar to 3B; Locklear to 2B
t2 2 123 RRRR 15% 95% 3-0 NYY G. Nettles L. Tiant Home Run; Alomar Scores; Locklear Scores; White Scores
Rick Jones replaces Luis Tiant pitching
t2 2 --- 0% 95% 7-0 NYY C. Chambliss R. Jones Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t2 2 1-- O -0% 95% 7-0 NYY C. May R. Jones Groundout: 2B-1B
5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- -1% 93% 0-7 BOS C. Yastrzemski C. Hunter Walk
b2 0 1-- -2% 91% 0-7 BOS C. Cooper C. Hunter Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Yastrzemski to 2B
b2 0 12- O 2% 93% 0-7 BOS J. Rice C. Hunter Flyball: LF
b2 1 12- O 2% 95% 0-7 BOS D. Evans C. Hunter Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Yastrzemski to 3B
b2 2 1-3 O 2% 96% 0-7 BOS E. Whitt C. Hunter Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-0, Red Sox' Rick Jones facing 6-7-8
t3 0 --- O -0% 96% 7-0 NYY O. Gamble R. Jones Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1 --- O -0% 96% 7-0 NYY E. Hendricks R. Jones Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- O -0% 96% 7-0 NYY S. Alomar R. Jones Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- -3% 93% 0-7 BOS B. Hobson C. Hunter Triple to RF
b3 0 --3 -2% 91% 0-7 BOS R. Burleson C. Hunter Single to 3B; Hobson stays at 3B
b3 0 1-3 O 2% 94% 0-7 BOS D. Doyle C. Hunter Strikeout
b3 1 1-3 RR -6% 87% 0-7 BOS R. Miller C. Hunter Single to CF; Hobson Scores; Burleson Scores/Adv on E6/unER; Miller to 3B
b3 1 --3 -2% 85% 2-7 BOS C. Yastrzemski C. Hunter Fielder's Choice
b3 1 1-3 O 4% 90% 2-7 BOS C. Cooper C. Hunter Flyball: SS
b3 2 1-3 O 3% 92% 2-7 BOS J. Rice C. Hunter Flyball: 3B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, Red Sox' Rick Jones facing 9-1-2
Bobby Darwin replaces Dwight Evans playing RF batting 7th
t4 0 --- O -1% 92% 7-2 NYY J. Mason R. Jones Strikeout
t4 1 --- O -0% 91% 7-2 NYY G. Locklear R. Jones Groundout: P-1B
t4 2 --- O -0% 91% 7-2 NYY R. White R. Jones Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- O 1% 92% 2-7 BOS B. Darwin C. Hunter Strikeout
b4 1 --- O 1% 93% 2-7 BOS E. Whitt C. Hunter Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- O 0% 94% 2-7 BOS B. Hobson C. Hunter Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, Red Sox' Rick Jones facing 3-4-5
t5 0 --- 1% 95% 7-2 NYY G. Nettles R. Jones Double to RF
t5 0 -2- 1% 97% 7-2 NYY C. Chambliss R. Jones Single to LF; Nettles to 3B
t5 0 1-3 RO 0% 97% 7-2 NYY C. May R. Jones Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Nettles Scores; Chambliss to 2B
Lou Piniella pinch hits for Oscar Gamble (RF) batting 6th
t5 1 -2- O -0% 96% 8-2 NYY L. Piniella R. Jones Flyball: LF
t5 2 -2- O -1% 96% 8-2 NYY E. Hendricks R. Jones Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
Otto Velez replaces Chris Chambliss playing 1B batting 4th; Lou Piniella moves from PH to RF
b5 0 --- O 1% 97% 2-8 BOS R. Burleson C. Hunter Strikeout
b5 1 --- -1% 96% 2-8 BOS D. Doyle C. Hunter Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b5 1 1-- -2% 94% 2-8 BOS R. Miller C. Hunter Single to LF; Doyle to 2B
b5 1 12- O 2% 96% 2-8 BOS C. Yastrzemski C. Hunter Strikeout
b5 2 12- R -3% 93% 2-8 BOS C. Cooper C. Hunter Single to RF; Doyle Scores/unER; Miller to 3B
b5 2 1-3 R -4% 89% 3-8 BOS J. Rice C. Hunter Single to RF; Miller Scores/unER; Cooper to 2B
b5 2 12- O 3% 92% 4-8 BOS B. Darwin C. Hunter Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-4, Red Sox' Rick Jones facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- O -1% 91% 8-4 NYY S. Alomar R. Jones Strikeout
t6 1 --- O -0% 91% 8-4 NYY J. Mason R. Jones Groundout: SS-1B
Cesar Tovar pinch hits for Gene Locklear (DH) batting 1st
t6 2 --- O -0% 91% 8-4 NYY C. Tovar R. Jones Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 8-9-1
Larry Murray replaces Roy White playing CF batting 2nd
b6 0 --- O 2% 92% 4-8 BOS E. Whitt C. Hunter Groundout: P-1B
b6 1 --- O 1% 94% 4-8 BOS B. Hobson C. Hunter Flyball: LF
b6 2 --- O 1% 94% 4-8 BOS R. Burleson C. Hunter Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-4, Red Sox' Rick Jones facing 2-3-4
t7 0 --- O -0% 94% 8-4 NYY L. Murray R. Jones Groundout: P-1B
t7 1 --- 1% 95% 8-4 NYY G. Nettles R. Jones Double to CF
t7 1 -2- 1% 96% 8-4 NYY O. Velez R. Jones Single to CF; Nettles to 3B
t7 1 1-3 RO 1% 97% 8-4 NYY C. May R. Jones Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Nettles Scores
t7 2 1-- O -0% 96% 9-4 NYY L. Piniella R. Jones Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-9, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 2-3-4
b7 0 --- -2% 94% 4-9 BOS D. Doyle C. Hunter Single to CF
b7 0 1-- R -6% 89% 4-9 BOS R. Miller C. Hunter Double to CF; Doyle Scores
b7 0 -2- O 3% 92% 5-9 BOS C. Yastrzemski C. Hunter Flyball: LF
b7 1 -2- O 2% 95% 5-9 BOS C. Cooper C. Hunter Flyball: RF; Miller to 3B
b7 2 --3 O 2% 96% 5-9 BOS J. Rice C. Hunter Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-5, Red Sox' Rick Jones facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- O -0% 96% 9-5 NYY E. Hendricks R. Jones Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1 --- O -0% 96% 9-5 NYY S. Alomar R. Jones Flyball: LF
t8 2 --- O -0% 96% 9-5 NYY J. Mason R. Jones Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-9, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 7-8-9
Sparky Lyle replaces Catfish Hunter pitching; Fran Healy replaces Ellie Hendricks playing C batting 7th
b8 0 --- O 1% 97% 5-9 BOS B. Darwin S. Lyle Strikeout
Carlton Fisk pinch hits for Ernie Whitt (C) batting 8th
b8 1 --- O 1% 98% 5-9 BOS C. Fisk S. Lyle Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2 --- R -2% 96% 5-9 BOS B. Hobson S. Lyle Home Run
b8 2 --- -1% 95% 6-9 BOS R. Burleson S. Lyle Walk
Jack Baker pinch hits for Denny Doyle (2B) batting 2nd
b8 2 1-- O 2% 97% 6-9 BOS J. Baker S. Lyle Flyball: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-6, Red Sox' Jim Willoughby facing 1-2-3
Jim Willoughby replaces Rick Jones pitching; Carlton Fisk moves from PH to C; Bob Heise replaces Jack Baker (PH) playing 2B batting 2nd
t9 0 --- O -0% 96% 9-6 NYY C. Tovar J. Willoughby Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- O -0% 96% 9-6 NYY L. Murray J. Willoughby Flyball: CF
t9 2 --- O -0% 96% 9-6 NYY G. Nettles J. Willoughby Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-9, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- O 2% 98% 6-9 BOS R. Miller S. Lyle Flyball: LF
b9 1 --- O 1% 100% 6-9 BOS C. Yastrzemski S. Lyle Strikeout
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 6-9 BOS C. Cooper S. Lyle Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 6.

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