July 5, 1971 Washington Senators at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 12
NYY 7 CAL 2
OAK 1 WSA 15
@CLE 6 KCR 6
CHW 1 KCR 1
CHW 0 MIL 2
MIN 1 PHI 6
@ATL 5 PIT 6
@CHC 2 HOU 4
CIN 3 MON 2
@NYM 1 NYM 8
MON 0 SDP 3
STL 2 LAD 7
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 13,813

Monday, July 5, 1971
Time of Game: 2:29

Senators

32-47

Won 6

6th, 17 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        0  0  4   6  0  4   0  1  0   15 18  1
Indians         0  3  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    6  9  1

W: P Lindblad (4-1), L: S Hargan (1-8), S: D Riddleberger (1)

Indians

37-45

Lost 4

4th, 13½ GB

BATTING

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Unser CF-LF                 6   2   4   4    0   0  .275  .747    0    1   0   HR,2·2B
L Randle 2B                   3   2   1   0    2   1  .254  .695    0    2   2   SH
L Biittner RF                 5   2   2   1    1   0  .289  .639    0    2   0   2B
F Howard 1B                   5   1   1   3    0   4  .297  .856    0   10   1   HR
  R Stelmaszek C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
B Allen 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .244  .695    0    0   1   
  T Harrah PR-SS              2   1   0   0    0   0  .254  .655    0    0   3   
D Billings C                  5   1   3   4    0   0  .272  .652    0    1   1   HR
  D Riddleberger P            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         1   0   
T McCraw LF-1B                4   1   1   1    0   2  .233  .707    0    4   1   SF
T Cullen SS                   4   1   3   2    0   0  .195  .511    0    2   3   2·2B
  D Nelson 3B                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .790    0    0   1   
D McLain P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .086  .254    0    1   1   
  P Lindblad P                3   2   1   0    0   0  .286  .715    0    0   2   2B
  E Maddox CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .511    0    1   0   
Totals                       44  15  18  15    4   7                    27  16

BATTING

2B: T Cullen 2 (7, off S Hargan, off P Hennigan); L Biittner (1, off P Hennigan); P Lindblad (2, off P Hennigan); D Unser 2 (10, off S Hargan, off V Colbert).

HR: D Billings (2, off P Hennigan; 4th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF); F Howard (13, off S Hargan; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); D Unser (5, off P Hennigan; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: T McCraw (1, off P Hennigan).

SH: L Randle (1, off S Hargan).

TB: D Unser 9; D Billings 6; T Cullen 5; F Howard 4; L Biittner 3; P Lindblad 2; L Randle; B Allen; D Nelson; T McCraw.

RBI: D Billings 4 (20); D Unser 4 (24); F Howard 3 (37); T Cullen 2 (17); T McCraw (12); L Biittner (10).

2-out RBI: D Billings 4; D Unser 4; T Cullen.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Randle-T Cullen-F Howard.

E: D Unser (5).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Pinson CF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .262  .689    0    1   0   2B
G Nettles 3B                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .251  .767    0    2   1   HR
R Fosse C                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .667    0    2   0   
  K Suarez C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .189  .588    0    5   0   
C Chambliss 1B                2   0   1   0    1   0  .326  .912    0    4   1   
  V Colbert P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .625         0   1   
  R Foster PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .818    0    0   0   
  S Mingori P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
F Baker RF                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .229  .695    0    4   0   GDP
T Uhlaender LF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .271  .650    0    0   0   2B
E Leon 2B                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .262  .652    0    2   2   HR
J Heidemann SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .472    0    2   2   
S Hargan P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .210    0    1   0   
  P Hennigan P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  C Hinton 1B                 2   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .774    0    4   0   2B
Totals                       35   6   9   5    1   3                    27   7

BATTING

2B: V Pinson (13, off D Riddleberger); C Hinton (3, off D Riddleberger); T Uhlaender (7, off D McLain).

HR: G Nettles (13, off D Riddleberger; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); E Leon (3, off D McLain; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: E Leon 5; G Nettles 5; C Hinton 2; T Uhlaender 2; V Pinson 2; R Foster; C Chambliss.

GIDP: F Baker (2).

RBI: G Nettles 2 (42); E Leon 2 (19); V Pinson (16).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 4.

FIELDING

E: C Chambliss (5).

PITCHING

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D McLain                       2     2   3   2    1   0   1   4.43    9     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2     41    -     0.80  -0.21
P Lindblad, W (4-1)            4     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.67   13     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 2          0-0    0.30   0.08
D Riddleberger, S (1)          3     5   3   3    0   2   1   4.87   14     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 5          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     9   6   5    1   3   2          36     -       ·  ·     16· 7· 0· 9           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Hargan, L (1-8)              2.1   6   4   4    1   2   1   6.10   15     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 6     30    -     1.11  -0.29
P Hennigan                     3.2  10  10  10    3   2   2   4.26   24     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 0· 8          2-1    0.61  -0.34
V Colbert                      2     2   1   1    0   3   0   4.04    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
S Mingori                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.29    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    18  15  15    4   7   3          50     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0·16          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 13,813.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F.

LINEUPS

   Washington Senators           Cleveland Indians                    
1. D Unser              CF    1. V Pinson             CF 
2. L Randle             2B    2. G Nettles            3B 
3. L Biittner           RF    3. R Fosse              C  
4. F Howard             1B    4. C Chambliss          1B 
5. B Allen              3B    5. F Baker              RF 
6. D Billings           C     6. T Uhlaender          LF 
7. T McCraw             LF    7. E Leon               2B 
8. T Cullen             SS    8. J Heidemann          SS 
9. D McLain             P     9. S Hargan             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  3-0  12-      24%  48% F Howard        S Hargan        Home Run; Randle Scores; Biittner Scores
   t 4   2  3-5  123      19%  95% D Billings      P Hennigan      Home Run; Unser Scores; Randle Scores; Biittner Scores
   b 2   1  0-1  -2-     -14%  18% E Leon          D McLain        Home Run; Uhlaender Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  1--     -13%  32% T Uhlaender     D McLain        Double to CF; Baker Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER
   t 3   1  3-3  1--       7%  58% D Billings      S Hargan        Single to RF; Allen to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Hargan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  D Unser         Double (LF-CF)
          -2-      63%  L Randle        Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Unser to 3B; Randle to 1B
   O      1-3      57%  L Biittner      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1-3      50%  F Howard        Strikeout
   O      1-3      45%  B Allen         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  V Pinson        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      49%  G Nettles       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Fosse         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Hargan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  D Billings      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  T McCraw        Strikeout
          ---      48%  T Cullen        Double to CF
   O      -2-      45%  D McLain        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  C Chambliss     Walk
   O      1--      45%  F Baker         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      32%  T Uhlaender     Double to CF; Baker Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER
   RR     -2-      18%  E Leon          Home Run; Uhlaender Scores
   O      ---      19%  J Heidemann     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      19%  S Hargan        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Senators 0, Indians 3.

Top of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Hargan facing 1-2-3
                  Ken Suarez replaces Ray Fosse playing C batting 3rd
   O      ---      17%  D Unser         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      20%  L Randle        Single to LF
          1--      23%  L Biittner      Walk; Randle to 2B
   RRR    12-      48%  F Howard        Home Run; Randle Scores; Biittner Scores
          ---      50%  B Allen         Single to 1B
          1--      58%  D Billings      Single to RF; Allen to 3B
                  Phil Hennigan replaces Steve Hargan pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      59%  T McCraw        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Allen Scores
   O      1--      57%  T Cullen        Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 4, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Paul Lindblad facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Denny McLain pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      60%  V Pinson        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      62%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  K Suarez        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 4, Indians 3.

Top of the 4th, Senators Batting, Ahead 4-3, Phil Hennigan facing 9-1-2
          ---      69%  P Lindblad      Double to CF
          -2-      76%  D Unser         Single to 1B/Bunt; Lindblad to 3B
          1-3      79%  L Randle        Walk; Unser to 2B
   R      123      86%  L Biittner      Single to CF; Lindblad Scores; Unser to 3B; Randle to 2B
   O      123      81%  F Howard        Strikeout Looking
   O      123      76%  B Allen         Popfly: SS
   RRRR   123      95%  D Billings      Home Run; Unser Scores; Randle Scores; Biittner Scores
          ---      95%  T McCraw        Single to CF
   R      1--      97%  T Cullen        Double to CF; McCraw Scores
   O      -2-      97%  P Lindblad      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 10, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-10, Paul Lindblad facing 4-5-6
          ---      96%  C Chambliss     Single to RF
   OO     1--      98%  F Baker         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 10, Indians 3.

Top of the 5th, Senators Batting, Ahead 10-3, Phil Hennigan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  D Unser         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      98%  L Randle        Popfly: 2B
          ---      98%  L Biittner      Double to RF (Pop Fly)
   O      -2-      98%  F Howard        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 10, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-10, Paul Lindblad facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  E Leon          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Heidemann     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  P Hennigan      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 10, Indians 3.

Top of the 6th, Senators Batting, Ahead 10-3, Phil Hennigan facing 5-6-7
          ---      99%  B Allen         Walk
                  Toby Harrah pinch runs for Bernie Allen batting 5th
          1--      99%  D Billings      Single to CF; Harrah to 2B
   O      12-      99%  T McCraw        Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      12-      99%  T Cullen        Single to LF; Harrah Scores; Billings to 2B
   O      12-      99%  P Lindblad      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Cullen to 2B
   RRR    12-     100%  D Unser         Home Run; Cullen Scores; Lindblad Scores
          ---     100%  L Randle        Walk
   O      1--     100%  L Biittner      Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 14, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-14, Paul Lindblad facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Nelson replaces Tim Cullen playing 3B batting 8th; Toby Harrah moves to SS
   O      ---     100%  V Pinson        Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  G Nettles       Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  K Suarez        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 14, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, Senators Batting, Ahead 14-3, Vince Colbert facing 4-5-6
                  Vince Colbert replaces Chris Chambliss pitching and batting 4th; Chuck Hinton replaces Phil Hennigan playing 1B batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  F Howard        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  T Harrah        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  D Billings      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 14, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-14, Denny Riddleberger facing 5-6-7
                  Denny Riddleberger replaces Dick Billings pitching and batting 6th; Rick Stelmaszek replaces Frank Howard playing C batting 4th; Tommy McCraw moves to 1B; Del Unser moves to LF; Elliott Maddox replaces Paul Lindblad playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  F Baker         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---     100%  E Leon          Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  J Heidemann     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 14, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, Senators Batting, Ahead 14-3, Vince Colbert facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  T McCraw        Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Nelson        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  E Maddox        Flyball: RF
   R      1--     100%  D Unser         Double to CF; Nelson Scores
   O      -2-     100%  L Randle        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 15, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-15, Denny Riddleberger facing 9-1-2
          ---     100%  C Hinton        Double to LF
   R      -2-     100%  V Pinson        Double to CF; Hinton Scores
   RR     -2-     100%  G Nettles       Home Run; Pinson Scores
   O      ---     100%  K Suarez        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Roy Foster pinch hits for Vince Colbert batting 4th
          ---     100%  R Foster        Single to 2B
   O      1--     100%  F Baker         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Foster to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  T Uhlaender     Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 15, Indians 6.

Top of the 9th, Senators Batting, Ahead 15-6, Steve Mingori facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Mingori replaces Roy Foster pitching and batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  L Biittner      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Stelmaszek    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  T Harrah        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 15, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 6-15, Denny Riddleberger facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  E Leon          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Heidemann     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Hinton        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 15, Indians 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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