August 1, 1974 New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 16,179

Thursday, August 1, 1974, 7:34PM
Time of Game: 2:12

Yankees

51-53

Lost 1

4th, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2 10  2
Indians         0  2  5   0  2  0   0  0  X    9 10  1

W: J Perry (11-8), L: D Pagan (1-3)

Indians

53-49

Won 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Alomar 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .227  .506    0    3   2   
E Maddox CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .752    0    5   1   
B Murcer RF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .281  .726    0    2   0   3B
R Blomberg DH                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .794    0    0   0   GDP
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .728    0    0   4   
L Piniella LF                 4   1   3   0    0   0  .303  .746    0    2   1   2B
C Chambliss 1B                4   1   1   1    0   0  .247  .619    0    7   1   
T Munson C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .236  .659    0    2   0   
J Mason SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .679    0    3   0   

D Pagan P                                                                0   0
  R May P                                                                0   0
  M Wallace P                                                            0   1
Totals                       36   2  10   2    0   1                    24  10

BATTING

2B: L Piniella (16, off J Perry).

3B: B Murcer (3, off J Perry).

TB: L Piniella 4; B Murcer 4; G Nettles; S Alomar; C Chambliss; J Mason; T Munson.

GIDP: R Blomberg (5).

RBI: C Chambliss (33); S Alomar (9).

2-out RBI: S Alomar.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

E: T Munson (12); L Piniella (2).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lowenstein LF               3   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .668    0    0   0   
  R Torres PH-LF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .439    0    0   0   
E Crosby 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .217  .527    0    1   7   
G Hendrick CF                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .299  .828    0    4   0   
C Spikes RF                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .284  .771    0    3   0   HBP
J Ellis 1B                    2   2   0   0    2   0  .282  .757    0   13   1   
O Gamble DH                   4   3   3   1    0   0  .268  .756    0    0   0   2B
B Bell 3B                     4   1   3   4    0   0  .247  .671    0    2   3   2B
D Duncan C                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .194  .623    0    1   0   
F Duffy SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .233  .600    0    2   1   

J Perry P                                                                1   0
Totals                       32   9  10   7    5   2                    27  12

BATTING

2B: O Gamble (6, off D Pagan); B Bell (10, off R May).

HBP: C Spikes (6, by R May).

TB: O Gamble 4; B Bell 4; C Spikes 2; D Duncan; F Duffy.

RBI: B Bell 4 (38); O Gamble (36); C Spikes (52); D Duncan (38).

2-out RBI: B Bell 3; D Duncan; O Gamble; C Spikes.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Bell-J Ellis; E Crosby-F Duffy-J Ellis.

E: E Crosby (4).

BASERUNNING

PO: B Bell (2nd base by R May).

PITCHING

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
D Pagan, L (1-3)               2.2   5   6   6    3   1   0   5.40   14     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 5     22    -     1.14  -0.28
R May                          3.1   5   3   2    2   1   0   4.57   18     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 1· 5          3-3    0.36  -0.25
M Wallace                      2     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.32    6     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    10   9   8    5   2   0          38     -       ·  ·      8·10· 2·10          3-3

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Perry, W (11-8)              9    10   2   2    0   1   0   2.87   36     -       ·  ·     13·10· 2·10     60    -     0.58  -0.03
Totals                         9    10   2   2    0   1   0          36     -       ·  ·     13·10· 2·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Perry (1).

IBB: None.

PO: R May (1; B Bell, 2nd base).

HBP: R May (3; C Spikes).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Marty Springstead.

Time of Game: 2:12.

Attendance: 16,179.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Cleveland Indians                    
1. S Alomar             2B    1. J Lowenstein         LF 
2. E Maddox             CF    2. E Crosby             2B 
3. B Murcer             RF    3. G Hendrick           CF 
4. R Blomberg           DH    4. C Spikes             RF 
5. G Nettles            3B    5. J Ellis              1B 
6. L Piniella           LF    6. O Gamble             DH 
7. C Chambliss          1B    7. B Bell               3B 
8. T Munson             C     8. D Duncan             C  
9. J Mason              SS    9. F Duffy              SS 

   D Pagan              P        J Perry              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  2-0  1--      13%  45% O Gamble        D Pagan         Double to LF; Ellis Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI
   b 3   2  2-2  1-3      12%  67% C Spikes        D Pagan         Single to RF; Duffy Scores; Hendrick to 2B
   b 3   2  2-4  123      11%  91% B Bell          R May           Single to CF; Gamble to 2B; Ellis Scores; Spikes Scores
   t 2   2  0-1  1-3     -10%  29% S Alomar        J Perry         Single to CF; Chambliss Scores; Mason to 3B
   b 3   2  2-3  123      10%  79% O Gamble        R May           Single to 3B; Hendrick Scores; Spikes to 3B; Ellis to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  S Alomar        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  E Maddox        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      51%  B Murcer        Triple to RF
   O      --3      55%  R Blomberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Pagan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  J Lowenstein    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  E Crosby        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  G Hendrick      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  G Nettles       Flyball: RF
          ---      48%  L Piniella      Double to CF
          -2-      45%  C Chambliss     Wild Pitch; Piniella to 3B
   R      --3      39%  " "             Single to RF; Piniella Scores
   O      1--      41%  T Munson        Popfly: 2B
          1--      39%  J Mason         Single to CF; Chambliss to 3B
   R      1-3      29%  S Alomar        Single to CF; Chambliss Scores; Mason to 3B
   O      1-3      32%  E Maddox        Popfly: 1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Pagan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      30%  C Spikes        Single to LF; Spikes out at 2B/LF-SS
          ---      33%  J Ellis         Walk
   R      1--      45%  O Gamble        Double to LF; Ellis Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI
   RO     -2-      51%  B Bell          Single to CF; Gamble Scores; Bell out at 2B/CF-3B-2B
   O      ---      50%  D Duncan        Lineout: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 2.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      52%  B Murcer        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      54%  R Blomberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  G Nettles       Single to CF
          1--      50%  L Piniella      Single to RF; Nettles to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Pagan facing 9-1-2
          ---      59%  F Duffy         Single to CF
   O      1--      56%  J Lowenstein    Flyball: CF
          1--      60%  E Crosby        Walk; Duffy to 2B
   O      12-      56%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Duffy to 3B
   R      1-3      67%  C Spikes        Single to RF; Duffy Scores; Hendrick to 2B
          12-      70%  J Ellis         Walk; Hendrick to 3B; Spikes to 2B
                  Rudy May replaces Dave Pagan pitching
   R      123      79%  O Gamble        Single to 3B; Hendrick Scores; Spikes to 3B; Ellis to 2B
   RR     123      91%  B Bell          Single to CF; Gamble to 2B; Ellis Scores; Spikes Scores
   R      12-      94%  D Duncan        Single to CF; Gamble Scores; Bell to 2B
   O      12-      93%  F Duffy         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 7.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-7, Jim Perry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  T Munson        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      95%  J Mason         Flyball: CF
          ---      95%  S Alomar        Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      96%  E Maddox        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-2, Rudy May facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  J Lowenstein    Lineout: SS
   O      ---      95%  E Crosby        Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  G Hendrick      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 7.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-7, Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
          ---      93%  B Murcer        Single to LF
   OO     1--      96%  R Blomberg      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-2, Rudy May facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  C Spikes        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  J Ellis         Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  O Gamble        Single to 1B
   R      1--      98%  B Bell          Double to CF; Gamble Scores
   R      -2-      99%  D Duncan        Bell Picked off 2B, safe on E2; Bell Scores/unER
          ---      99%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      99%  F Duffy         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 9.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-9, Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  L Piniella      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Munson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-2, Rudy May facing 1-2-3
                  Rusty Torres pinch hits for John Lowenstein batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  R Torres        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  E Crosby        Popfly: 2B
          ---      99%  G Hendrick      Walk
          1--      99%  C Spikes        Hit By Pitch; Hendrick to 2B
   O      12-      99%  J Ellis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 9.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-9, Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
                  Rusty Torres moves to LF
   O      ---     100%  J Mason         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Maddox        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-2, Mike Wallace facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Wallace replaces Rudy May pitching
   O      ---     100%  O Gamble        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Bell          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  D Duncan        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 9.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-9, Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  R Blomberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Nettles       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-2, Mike Wallace facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  F Duffy         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  R Torres        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Crosby        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 9.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-9, Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  L Piniella      Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
          1--     100%  T Munson        Single to RF; Piniella to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  J Mason         Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197408010

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation