July 21, 1977 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 11
CLE 4 CLE 8
@BOS 2 KCR 8
@DET 1 MIN 3
CAL 2 NYY 7
MIL 0 MIL 5
@NYY 4
(10) SEA 4
OAK 3 CHC 4
ATL 3
(12) MON 4
@LAD 0 PIT 6
CIN 2 SDP 3
NYM 2
(10) PHI 9
@SFG 6 STL 4
HOU 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Fenway Park, Attendance: 20,173

Thursday, July 21, 1977, 2:09PM
Time of Game: 2:53

Indians

41-48

Lost 1

4th, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  1    4 11  0
Red Sox         0  0  1   1  0  0   9  0  X   11 15  0

W: L Tiant (6-7), L: W Garland (7-10)

Red Sox

52-38

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kuiper 2B                   5   0   3   1    0   0  .279  .666    0    3   4   2·2B,CS
B Bell 3B                     5   0   0   0    0   3  .283  .777    0    1   1   
P Dade LF                     3   0   0   0    0   3  .321  .763    0    2   1   
  J Lowenstein PH-LF          1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .738    0    0   0   
A Thornton 1B                 4   1   3   0    0   1  .222  .840    0   12   0   3B,2B
R Carty DH                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .267  .735    0    0   0   
C Spikes RF                   1   1   0   1    2   0  .308  .824    0    1   0   SF
J Norris CF                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .719    0    2   0   2B,SH
F Kendall C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .684    0    3   0   
F Duffy SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .533    0    0   3   
  L Blanks PH-SS              2   1   1   2    0   1  .253  .727    0    0   0   HR

W Garland P                                                              0   1
  R Waits P                                                              0   0
  T Buskey P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   4  11   4    2  10                    24  10

BATTING

2B: J Norris (11, off L Tiant); A Thornton (3, off L Tiant); D Kuiper 2 (9, off M Paxton, off L Tiant).

3B: A Thornton (3, off L Tiant).

HR: L Blanks (6, off L Tiant; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: C Spikes (1, off L Tiant).

SH: J Norris (6, off L Tiant).

TB: A Thornton 6; D Kuiper 5; L Blanks 4; J Norris 3; R Carty; F Kendall.

RBI: L Blanks 2 (22); C Spikes (9); D Kuiper (30).

2-out RBI: L Blanks 2; D Kuiper.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. F Duffy-D Kuiper-A Thornton 2; P Dade-D Kuiper-A Thornton.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Kuiper (6, 2nd base by L Tiant/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Burleson SS                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .297  .746    0    1   2   
F Lynn CF                     5   1   1   1    0   1  .258  .755    0    1   0   2B
J Rice LF                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .313  .963    0    3   0   GDP,IW
C Yastrzemski DH              3   1   1   0    1   1  .308  .910    0    0   0   
  S Dillard PR                1   1   0   0    0   0  .290  .662    0    0   0   
C Fisk C                      3   1   1   1    1   1  .311  .931    0    8   1   
  B Montgomery C              0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .585         2   0   
G Scott 1B                    3   2   2   2    1   0  .271  .886    0    8   0   GDP
B Hobson 3B                   4   2   3   4    0   0  .277  .830    0    0   2   HR,2B,SB
D Doyle 2B                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .245  .631    0    2   2   SF
R Miller RF                   4   1   4   1    0   0  .272  .676    0    1   1   2B,SB

L Tiant P                                                                1   0
  M Paxton P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35  11  15  11    4   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: F Lynn (16, off W Garland); R Miller (3, off W Garland); B Hobson (16, off W Garland).

HR: B Hobson (19, off T Buskey; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: D Doyle (4, off W Garland).

IBB: J Rice (5, by R Waits).

TB: B Hobson 7; R Miller 5; G Scott 2; F Lynn 2; D Doyle; C Yastrzemski; J Rice; R Burleson; C Fisk.

GIDP: J Rice (15); G Scott (15).

RBI: B Hobson 4 (68); G Scott 2 (59); R Miller (12); D Doyle (29); F Lynn (37); R Burleson (29); C Fisk (54).

2-out RBI: B Hobson 4; G Scott 2; F Lynn; C Fisk.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 7 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Miller-G Scott.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Miller (9, 2nd base off W Garland/F Kendall); B Hobson (4, 2nd base off W Garland/F Kendall).

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
W Garland, L (7-10)            6.2  11   6   6    1   3   0   4.49   29     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 1·11     30    -     1.25  -0.39
R Waits                        0     1   4   4    3   0   0   4.81    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.89  -0.11
T Buskey                       1.1   3   1   1    0   0   1   4.78    7     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 3          2-2    0.02  -0.01
Totals                         8    15  11  11    4   3   1          40     -       ·  ·      7·10· 1·15          3-3

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, W (6-7)               7     7   3   3    2   8   1   5.26   28     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 1· 7     57    -     1.19  -0.02
M Paxton                       2     4   1   1    0   2   0   6.16   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    11   4   4    2  10   1          38     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 1·11           -

R Waits faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Buskey (1).

IBB: R Waits (5; J Rice).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Hank Soar.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 20,173.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 100° F.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. D Kuiper             2B    1. R Burleson           SS 
2. B Bell               3B    2. F Lynn               CF 
3. P Dade               LF    3. J Rice               LF 
4. A Thornton           1B    4. C Yastrzemski        DH 
5. R Carty              DH    5. C Fisk               C  
6. C Spikes             RF    6. G Scott              1B 
7. J Norris             CF    7. B Hobson             3B 
8. F Kendall            C     8. D Doyle              2B 
9. F Duffy              SS    9. R Miller             RF 

   W Garland            P        L Tiant              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  2-1  --3     -34%  37% L Blanks        L Tiant         Home Run; Spikes Scores
   b 7   0  3-2  1--      20%  66% B Hobson        W Garland       Double to CF; Scott to 3B
   b 7   1  3-3  -2-      16%  78% R Miller        W Garland       Single to CF; Hobson Scores
   b 3   1  1-1  1-3     -13%  50% J Rice          W Garland       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   0  1-1  12-     -12%  55% G Scott         W Garland       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Yastrzemski to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Bell          Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  P Dade          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Wayne Garland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Burleson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  F Lynn          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  J Rice          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  A Thornton      Triple to CF
   O      --3      46%  R Carty         Strikeout
   RO     --3      44%  C Spikes        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Thornton Scores
          ---      42%  J Norris        Double to CF
          -2-      41%  F Kendall       Single to P; Norris to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  F Duffy         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Wayne Garland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      43%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   O      ---      41%  C Fisk          Strikeout
          ---      42%  G Scott         Walk
   O      1--      40%  B Hobson        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
          ---      34%  D Kuiper        Double to LF
   O      -2-      38%  B Bell          Strikeout
   O      -2-      41%  P Dade          Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      45%  A Thornton      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Wayne Garland facing 8-9-1
          ---      49%  D Doyle         Single to CF
          1--      61%  R Miller        Double to RF; Doyle to 3B
   R      -23      69%  R Burleson      Single to RF; Doyle Scores; Miller to 3B
   O      1-3      63%  F Lynn          Foul Flyball: 3B
   OO     1-3      50%  J Rice          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  R Carty         Strikeout
          ---      50%  C Spikes        Walk
   OO     1--      56%  J Norris        Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Wayne Garland facing 4-5-6
          ---      60%  C Yastrzemski   Single to CF
          1--      67%  C Fisk          Single to RF; Yastrzemski to 2B
   OO     12-      55%  G Scott         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Yastrzemski to 3B
   R      --3      65%  B Hobson        Single to RF; Yastrzemski Scores
          1--      66%  D Doyle         Hobson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      63%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      66%  F Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  F Duffy         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      70%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Wayne Garland facing 9-1-2
          ---      73%  R Miller        Single to CF
   OO     1--      66%  R Burleson      Double Play: Popfly: LF-2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  F Lynn          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      69%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      71%  P Dade          Strikeout
          ---      68%  A Thornton      Double to LF
   O      -2-      73%  R Carty         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Wayne Garland facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      71%  J Rice          Lineout: CF
   O      ---      69%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      68%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
          ---      61%  C Spikes        Walk
   O      1--      65%  J Norris        Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Spikes to 2B
   O      -2-      71%  F Kendall       Flyball: CF; Spikes to 3B
                  Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Frank Duffy batting 9th
   RR     --3      37%  L Blanks        Home Run; Spikes Scores
          ---      35%  D Kuiper        Single to CF
   O      1--      38%  B Bell          Kuiper Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Wayne Garland facing 6-7-8
                  Larvell Blanks moves to SS
          ---      46%  G Scott         Single to CF
          1--      66%  B Hobson        Double to CF; Scott to 3B
   RO     -23      63%  D Doyle         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Scott Scores
   R      -2-      78%  R Miller        Single to CF; Hobson Scores
          1--      80%  R Burleson      Miller Steals 2B
   O      -2-      76%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-      87%  F Lynn          Double to RF; Miller Scores
                  Rick Waits replaces Wayne Garland pitching
          -2-      87%  J Rice          Intentional Walk
          12-      89%  C Yastrzemski   Walk; Lynn to 3B; Rice to 2B
                  Steve Dillard pinch runs for Carl Yastrzemski batting 4th
   R      123      94%  C Fisk          Walk; Lynn Scores; Rice to 3B; Dillard to 2B
   RR     123      98%  G Scott         Single to CF; Rice Scores; Dillard Scores; Fisk to 3B
                  Tom Buskey replaces Rick Waits pitching
   RRR    1-3     100%  B Hobson        Home Run; Fisk Scores; Scott Scores
   O      ---     100%  D Doyle         Flyball: LF
                  9 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-11, Mike Paxton facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Paxton replaces Luis Tiant pitching; Bob Montgomery replaces Carlton Fisk playing C batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  B Bell          Strikeout
                  John Lowenstein pinch hits for Paul Dade batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  J Lowenstein    Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  A Thornton      Single to RF
          1--     100%  R Carty         Single to RF; Thornton to 2B
   O      12-     100%  C Spikes        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-3, Tom Buskey facing 9-1-2
                  John Lowenstein moves to LF
          ---     100%  R Miller        Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  R Burleson      Flyball: 1B
   O      1--     100%  F Lynn          Flyball: 1B
          1--     100%  J Rice          Wild Pitch; Miller to 2B
          -2-     100%  " "             Single to SS; Miller to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  S Dillard       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-11, Mike Paxton facing 7-8-9
          ---     100%  J Norris        Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  F Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B; Norris to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  L Blanks        Strikeout
   R      -2-     100%  D Kuiper        Double to LF; Norris Scores
   O      -2-     100%  B Bell          Foul Flyball: 1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 11.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation