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Standings
NYY
@CAL		5
6
TOR
@CHW		1
8
MIL
@CLE		5
3
DET
@OAK		5
8
BAL
@SEA		3
2
KCR
@TEX		7
5		 
(10)
CHC
@ATL		4
7
PIT
@CIN		4
5		 
(10)
STL
@HOU		0
1
Tuesday, May 29, 1984
, Anaheim Stadium
Attendance: 28,852, Time of Game: 2:21
Yankees
5
19-27
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
6th, 17½ GB
 at Angels
6
26-24
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Frank LaCorte (1-2)
L: Phil Niekro (7-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  4   0  0  0    5 11  1
Angels          1  0  2   2  1  0   0  0  X    6 13  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Randolph 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .304 .759 -0.208 1.72 0.000 -0.208 -1.3 4 3
Ken Griffey CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .256 .603 -0.134 1.34 0.019 -0.152 -0.4 3 0
Don Mattingly 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 .331 .914 0.172 1.02 0.203 -0.031 1.9 13 0 HR,2B
Don Baylor DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 .234 .780 -0.176 2.33 0.103 -0.280 0.1 HR
Dave Winfield RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 .289 .808 0.249 1.27 0.266 -0.017 2.1 0 0 HR
Steve Kemp LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .705 -0.012 1.68 0.085 -0.097 -0.4 0 0
Roy Smalley SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .277 .717 0.007 1.85 0.096 -0.089 0.3 0 2 2B
Toby Harrah 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .176 .572 -0.251 2.26 0.000 -0.251 -1.5 2 5
Butch Wynegar C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .220 .593 0.029 1.52 0.115 -0.086 -0.3 2 0
   Omar Moreno PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .597 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Phil Niekro P 3
   Bob Shirley P 1
   Dave Righetti P
Team Totals 39 5 11 5 1 4 .282 .864 -0.324 1.66 0.887 -1.211 0.6 24 14
2B: D Mattingly (11, off L Sanchez); R Smalley (6, off C Swan).
HR: D Winfield (6, off C Swan; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); D Baylor (9, off C Swan; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); D Mattingly (7, off F LaCorte; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).
TB: D Mattingly 7; D Winfield 6; D Baylor 4; R Smalley 3; K Griffey; B Wynegar.
RBI: D Mattingly 2 (26); D Winfield 2 (18); D Baylor (18).
2-out RBI: D Winfield.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. P Niekro-W Randolph-D Mattingly; W Randolph-D Mattingly.
E: B Wynegar (4).

California Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Juan Beniquez RF-LF 5 2 5 0 0 0 .380 .954 0.089 0.61 0.089 0.000 1.2 3 0
Rod Carew 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .286 .717 0.043 1.04 0.075 -0.031 0.4 6 1 SF,SH
Fred Lynn CF-RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .273 .799 0.145 1.31 0.194 -0.049 1.1 3 0
Doug DeCinces 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .803 -0.034 1.06 0.062 -0.096 -0.2 2 1 GDP
Reggie Jackson DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 .211 .714 -0.066 0.66 0.031 -0.096 -0.6 HR,GDP
Brian Downing LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .230 .742 -0.001 0.46 0.027 -0.028 0.3 4 0
   Gary Pettis CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .604 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 3 0
Rob Wilfong 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .297 .855 -0.004 0.46 0.020 -0.024 -0.4 0 1 2B,SH
Bob Boone C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .204 .525 -0.036 0.63 0.011 -0.046 -0.6 5 0
Dick Schofield SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .211 .608 0.039 0.82 0.090 -0.051 0.9 0 2 2B
Frank LaCorte P 1
   Craig Swan P
   Curt Kaufman P 1
   Luis Sanchez P
Team Totals 33 6 13 5 2 2 .394 .962 0.175 0.79 0.599 -0.421 2.0 27 6
2B: R Wilfong (6, off P Niekro); D Schofield (7, off P Niekro).
HR: R Jackson (9, off B Shirley; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SF: R Carew (3, off P Niekro).
SH: R Wilfong (3, off P Niekro); R Carew (3, off P Niekro).
TB: J Beniquez 5; R Jackson 4; R Wilfong 2; R Carew 2; F Lynn 2; D Schofield 2; B Downing.
GIDP: R Jackson (4); D DeCinces (5).
RBI: F Lynn 2 (15); R Carew (19); R Jackson (29); D Schofield (9).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding
E: R Wilfong (2).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Phil Niekro, L (7-3) 3.2 9 5 4 1 1 0 1.60 20 25 -0.292 0.96 -3.6
Bob Shirley 3.1 3 1 1 1 0 1 4.50 14 2 0 0.085 0.64 1.1
Dave Righetti 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.82 4 0 0 0.030 0.43 0.5
Team Totals 8 13 6 5 2 2 1 5.62 38 25 2 0 -0.177 1.66 -2.0

California Angels

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Frank LaCorte, W (1-2) 5 5 3 3 1 3 1 6.29 21 47 0.073 0.79 -0.5
Craig Swan, H (1) 1 3 2 2 0 1 2 8.75 6 0 0 -0.124 1.43 -1.5
Curt Kaufman, H (1) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.70 8 0 0 0.215 2.52 1.0
Luis Sanchez, S (5) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.88 5 0 0 0.161 4.20 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 1 4 3 5.00 40 47 0 0 0.325 0.79 -0.6
F LaCorte faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Don Denkinger.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 28,852.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         California Angels
1 Willie Randolph 2B 1 Juan Beniquez RF
2 Ken Griffey CF 2 Rod Carew 1B
3 Don Mattingly 1B 3 Fred Lynn CF
4 Don Baylor DH 4 Doug DeCinces 3B
5 Dave Winfield RF 5 Reggie Jackson DH
6 Steve Kemp LF 6 Brian Downing LF
7 Roy Smalley SS 7 Rob Wilfong 2B
8 Toby Harrah 3B 8 Bob Boone C
9 Butch Wynegar C 9 Dick Schofield SS
Phil Niekro P Frank LaCorte P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 5-6 2 -23 O NYY D. Baylor L. Sanchez 20% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 5-6 2 -23 O NYY T. Harrah C. Kaufman 15% 87% Flyball: RF
t9 5-6 2 1-- NYY D. Mattingly L. Sanchez -12% 80% Double; Moreno to 3B
t6 4-6 0 --- R NYY D. Winfield C. Swan -12% 66% Home Run
t9 5-6 0 --- NYY B. Wynegar L. Sanchez -12% 72% Single

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, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Frank LaCorte facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY W. Randolph F. LaCorte 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYY K. Griffey F. LaCorte 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYY D. Mattingly F. LaCorte 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CAL J. Beniquez P. Niekro 4% 58% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CAL R. Carew P. Niekro -2% 57% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Beniquez to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- R CAL F. Lynn P. Niekro 8% 65% Single; Beniquez Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- OO CAL D. DeCinces P. Niekro -4% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 1.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Frank LaCorte facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O NYY D. Baylor F. LaCorte 2% 63% Flyball: 3B
t2 0-1 1 --- O NYY D. Winfield F. LaCorte 2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-1 2 --- O NYY S. Kemp F. LaCorte 1% 66% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- O CAL R. Jackson P. Niekro -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- O CAL B. Downing P. Niekro -1% 62% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 --- CAL R. Wilfong P. Niekro 2% 64% Double
b2 1-0 2 -2- O CAL B. Boone P. Niekro -3% 61% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 1.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Frank LaCorte facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- O NYY R. Smalley F. LaCorte 3% 64% Flyball: C
t3 0-1 1 --- O NYY T. Harrah F. LaCorte 2% 66% Flyball: LF
t3 0-1 2 --- O NYY B. Wynegar F. LaCorte 1% 67% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O CAL D. Schofield P. Niekro -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- CAL J. Beniquez P. Niekro 2% 67% Single to CF
b3 1-0 1 1-- CAL R. Carew P. Niekro 3% 70% Single to LF; Beniquez to 2B
b3 1-0 1 12- R CAL F. Lynn P. Niekro 11% 82% Single to RF; Beniquez Scores; Carew to 3B
b3 2-0 1 1-3 R CAL D. DeCinces P. Niekro 6% 88% Fielder's Choice 3B; Carew Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/No RBI/unER; Lynn to 3B
b3 3-0 1 1-3 OO CAL R. Jackson P. Niekro -6% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Angels 3.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Angels' Frank LaCorte facing 1-2-3
t4 0-3 0 --- O NYY W. Randolph F. LaCorte 2% 84% Flyball: RF
t4 0-3 1 --- O NYY K. Griffey F. LaCorte 1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-3 2 --- NYY D. Mattingly F. LaCorte -1% 84% Single
t4 0-3 2 1-- NYY D. Baylor F. LaCorte -2% 82% Walk; Mattingly to 2B
t4 0-3 2 12- R NYY D. Winfield F. LaCorte -8% 74% Single; Mattingly Scores; Baylor to 2B
t4 1-3 2 12- O NYY S. Kemp F. LaCorte 5% 79% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Yankees' Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
b4 3-1 0 --- CAL B. Downing P. Niekro 2% 81% Single
b4 3-1 0 1-- O CAL R. Wilfong P. Niekro -1% 80% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Downing to 2B
b4 3-1 1 -2- CAL B. Boone P. Niekro 1% 81% Walk
b4 3-1 1 12- R CAL D. Schofield P. Niekro 9% 90% Double; Downing Scores; Boone to 3B
b4 4-1 1 -23 CAL J. Beniquez P. Niekro 0% 91% Single; Boone stays at 3B; Schofield stays at 2B
b4 4-1 1 123 RO CAL R. Carew P. Niekro 1% 92% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Boone Scores; Schofield to 3B; Beniquez to 2B
Bob Shirley replaces Phil Niekro pitching
b4 5-1 2 -23 O CAL F. Lynn B. Shirley -2% 90% Flyball: 1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 5.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Angels' Frank LaCorte facing 7-8-9
t5 1-5 0 --- NYY R. Smalley F. LaCorte -3% 87% Single
t5 1-5 0 1-- O NYY T. Harrah F. LaCorte 3% 90% Strikeout
t5 1-5 1 1-- O NYY B. Wynegar F. LaCorte 2% 92% Strikeout
t5 1-5 2 1-- O NYY W. Randolph F. LaCorte 1% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-1, Yankees' Bob Shirley facing 4-5-6
b5 5-1 0 --- O CAL D. DeCinces B. Shirley -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 5-1 1 --- R CAL R. Jackson B. Shirley 3% 96% Home Run
b5 6-1 1 --- CAL B. Downing B. Shirley 0% 96% Walk
b5 6-1 1 1-- O CAL R. Wilfong B. Shirley -0% 96% Flyball: 3B
b5 6-1 2 1-- O CAL B. Boone B. Shirley -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Angels 6.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-6, Angels' Frank LaCorte facing 2-3-4
t6 1-6 0 --- NYY K. Griffey F. LaCorte -2% 94% Single
t6 1-6 0 1-- RR NYY D. Mattingly F. LaCorte -7% 87% Home Run; Griffey Scores
Craig Swan replaces Frank LaCorte pitching
t6 3-6 0 --- R NYY D. Baylor C. Swan -8% 78% Home Run
t6 4-6 0 --- R NYY D. Winfield C. Swan -12% 66% Home Run
t6 5-6 0 --- O NYY S. Kemp C. Swan 4% 70% Flyball: LF
t6 5-6 1 --- NYY R. Smalley C. Swan -7% 63% Double
t6 5-6 1 -2- O NYY T. Harrah C. Swan 6% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 5-6 2 -2- O NYY B. Wynegar C. Swan 5% 74% Strikeout
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Angels 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-5, Yankees' Bob Shirley facing 9-1-2
b6 6-5 0 --- O CAL D. Schofield B. Shirley -2% 72% Flyball: CF
b6 6-5 1 --- CAL J. Beniquez B. Shirley 2% 75% Single
b6 6-5 1 1-- CAL R. Carew B. Shirley 3% 78% Single; Beniquez to 2B
b6 6-5 1 12- O CAL F. Lynn B. Shirley -3% 74% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Beniquez to 3B
b6 6-5 2 1-3 O CAL D. DeCinces B. Shirley -5% 70% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Angels 6.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-6, Angels' Curt Kaufman facing 1-2-3
Curt Kaufman replaces Craig Swan pitching
t7 5-6 0 --- O NYY W. Randolph C. Kaufman 4% 74% Flyball: RF
t7 5-6 1 --- O NYY K. Griffey C. Kaufman 3% 77% Flyball: CF
t7 5-6 2 --- O NYY D. Mattingly C. Kaufman 2% 79% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Angels 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-5, Yankees' Bob Shirley facing 5-6-7
b7 6-5 0 --- O CAL R. Jackson B. Shirley -2% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 6-5 1 --- O CAL B. Downing B. Shirley -1% 76% Flyball: CF
b7 6-5 2 --- O CAL R. Wilfong B. Shirley -1% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Angels 6.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-6, Angels' Curt Kaufman facing 4-5-6
Juan Beniquez moves from RF to LF
Gary Pettis replaces Brian Downing (LF) playing CF batting 6th
Fred Lynn moves from CF to RF
t8 5-6 0 --- O NYY D. Baylor C. Kaufman 5% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 5-6 1 --- NYY D. Winfield C. Kaufman -6% 74% Single
t8 5-6 1 1-- NYY S. Kemp C. Kaufman -9% 66% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Winfield to 2B; Kemp to 1B
t8 5-6 1 12- O NYY R. Smalley C. Kaufman 6% 72% Groundout: 1B-P; Winfield to 3B; Kemp to 2B
t8 5-6 2 -23 O NYY T. Harrah C. Kaufman 15% 87% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Angels 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-5, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 8-9-1
Dave Righetti replaces Bob Shirley pitching
b8 6-5 0 --- O CAL B. Boone D. Righetti -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 6-5 1 --- O CAL D. Schofield D. Righetti -1% 85% Strikeout
b8 6-5 2 --- CAL J. Beniquez D. Righetti 1% 85% Single
b8 6-5 2 1-- O CAL R. Carew D. Righetti -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Angels 6.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-6, Angels' Luis Sanchez facing 9-1-2
Luis Sanchez replaces Curt Kaufman pitching
t9 5-6 0 --- NYY B. Wynegar L. Sanchez -12% 72% Single
Omar Moreno pinch runs for Butch Wynegar (C) batting 9th
t9 5-6 0 1-- O NYY W. Randolph L. Sanchez 11% 83% Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t9 5-6 1 1-- O NYY K. Griffey L. Sanchez 9% 92% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t9 5-6 2 1-- NYY D. Mattingly L. Sanchez -12% 80% Double; Moreno to 3B
t9 5-6 2 -23 O NYY D. Baylor L. Sanchez 20% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Angels 6.

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