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Standings
OAK
@CHW		7
3
BOS
@CLE		0
1		 
(10)
MIN
@KCR		1
7
BAL
@MIL		2
4
DET
@NYY		3
4
CAL
@TEX		4
0
SDP
@ATL		3
7
PHI
@CHC		0
4
PHI
@CHC		8
5
HOU
@LAD		0
2
MON
@NYM		8
9
STL
@PIT		1
2
STL
@PIT		4
2
CIN
@SFG		9
0
Tuesday, August 3, 1976 7:30PM
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 10,187, Time of Game: 2:15
Red Sox
0
48-55
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 15½ GB
 at Indians
1
51-51
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 12 GB
L: Tom Murphy (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    0  3  0
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   1    1  5  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Burleson SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .266 .688 -0.088 0.98 0.018 -0.106 -0.5 2 3 CS
Denny Doyle 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 .603 -0.010 1.11 0.060 -0.070 -0.1 2 4
Cecil Cooper DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .276 .732 -0.138 1.47 0.000 -0.138 -0.8
Carl Yastrzemski 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 .786 -0.121 1.62 0.057 -0.179 -0.7 7 0 CS
Jim Rice LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .276 .786 -0.039 1.24 0.075 -0.114 0.0 3 0 CS
Rick Miller CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .696 -0.092 1.69 0.000 -0.092 -0.6 5 0 SH
Dwight Evans RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .752 -0.101 1.30 0.000 -0.101 -0.7 4 0
Butch Hobson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .567 -0.079 1.09 0.000 -0.079 -0.5 2 0
Bob Montgomery C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .643 -0.093 1.29 0.000 -0.093 -0.5 3 1
Luis Tiant P 1
   Tom Murphy P
Team Totals 29 0 3 0 2 6 .103 .265 -0.761 1.29 0.210 -0.972 -4.3 29 8
SH: R Miller (6, off D Eckersley).
TB: J Rice 2; D Doyle.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Montgomery-D Doyle.
Baserunning
CS: R Burleson (4, 2nd base by D Eckersley/A Ashby); J Rice (4, 3rd base by D Eckersley/A Ashby); C Yastrzemski (4, 2nd base by D Eckersley/A Ashby).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Duane Kuiper 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .635 -0.081 1.53 0.000 -0.081 -0.7 5 2 SH
Rick Manning CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 .716 -0.065 1.30 0.052 -0.117 -0.2 4 0 2B
John Lowenstein LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .591 -0.184 1.81 0.000 -0.184 -0.9 2 0
Rico Carty DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 .317 .876 0.040 1.50 0.088 -0.049 0.1
   Rick Waits PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Boog Powell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .206 .564 -0.169 1.73 0.000 -0.169 -1.0 6 1
   Ron Pruitt PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 .627 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Buddy Bell 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .292 .730 0.135 1.64 0.241 -0.106 0.3 3 2 CS
Charlie Spikes RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .658 -0.099 1.43 0.000 -0.099 -0.7 1 0
   Tommy Smith PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .562 0.183 5.53 0.183 0.000 0.0 SF
Alan Ashby C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .604 -0.054 0.74 0.000 -0.054 -0.3 6 3
Frank Duffy SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .223 .562 0.032 1.32 0.075 -0.043 0.1 2 2
Dennis Eckersley P 1 1
Team Totals 31 1 5 1 1 3 .161 .375 -0.262 1.58 0.639 -0.902 -3.2 30 11
2B: R Manning (15, off L Tiant).
SF: T Smith (1, off T Murphy).
SH: D Kuiper (8, off L Tiant).
TB: B Bell 2; R Manning 2; R Carty; F Duffy.
RBI: T Smith (3).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Ashby-B Bell.
Baserunning
CS: B Bell (5, 2nd base by L Tiant/B Montgomery).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Luis Tiant 9 3 0 0 1 3 0 3.35 30 83 0.639 1.33 3.9
Tom Murphy, L (2-5) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.08 4 0 0 -0.376 3.45 -0.7
Team Totals 9.2 5 1 1 1 3 0 0.93 34 83 0 0 0.263 1.29 3.2

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Eckersley, W (7-8) 10 3 0 0 2 6 0 4.17 32 90 0.763 1.29 4.3
Team Totals 10 3 0 0 2 6 0 0.00 32 90 0.763 1.58 4.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 10,187.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Night.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Cleveland Indians
1 Rick Burleson SS 1 Duane Kuiper 2B
2 Denny Doyle 2B 2 Rick Manning CF
3 Cecil Cooper DH 3 John Lowenstein LF
4 Carl Yastrzemski 1B 4 Rico Carty DH
5 Jim Rice LF 5 Boog Powell 1B
6 Rick Miller CF 6 Buddy Bell 3B
7 Dwight Evans RF 7 Charlie Spikes RF
8 Butch Hobson 3B 8 Alan Ashby C
9 Bob Montgomery C 9 Frank Duffy SS
Luis Tiant P Dennis Eckersley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b10 0-0 1 1-- CLE B. Bell T. Murphy 19% 82% Single to RF; Powell to 3B
b10 0-0 1 1-3 RO CLE T. Smith T. Murphy 18% 100% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Pruitt Scores
b9 0-0 2 -2- O CLE J. Lowenstein L. Tiant -10% 50% Lineout: 2B
t10 0-0 1 1-- O BOS J. Rice D. Eckersley 10% 59% Yastrzemski Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b5 0-0 0 1-- OO CLE C. Spikes L. Tiant -10% 51% Double Play: Strikeout, Bell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Burleson D. Eckersley 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS D. Doyle D. Eckersley 1% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- O BOS C. Cooper D. Eckersley 1% 55% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper L. Tiant -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE R. Manning L. Tiant -1% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O CLE J. Lowenstein L. Tiant -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Eckersley 2% 52% Flyball: SS
t2 0-0 1 --- BOS J. Rice D. Eckersley -3% 50% Single to CF
t2 0-0 1 1-- O BOS R. Miller D. Eckersley 3% 53% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-0 2 1-- O BOS D. Evans D. Eckersley 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CLE R. Carty L. Tiant -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- O CLE B. Powell L. Tiant -2% 51% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- O CLE B. Bell L. Tiant -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O BOS B. Hobson D. Eckersley 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O BOS B. Montgomery D. Eckersley 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 2 --- O BOS R. Burleson D. Eckersley 1% 55% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O CLE C. Spikes L. Tiant -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O CLE A. Ashby L. Tiant -2% 51% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 2 --- O CLE F. Duffy L. Tiant -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O BOS D. Doyle D. Eckersley 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O BOS C. Cooper D. Eckersley 2% 54% Strikeout
t4 0-0 2 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Eckersley 1% 56% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper L. Tiant -3% 53% Flyball: SS
b4 0-0 1 --- CLE R. Manning L. Tiant 5% 58% Double to RF
b4 0-0 1 -2- O CLE J. Lowenstein L. Tiant -4% 55% Flyball: CF; Manning to 3B
b4 0-0 2 --3 CLE R. Carty L. Tiant 1% 56% Walk
b4 0-0 2 1-3 O CLE B. Powell L. Tiant -6% 50% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
t5 0-0 0 --- BOS J. Rice D. Eckersley -5% 45% Single to LF
t5 0-0 0 1-- O BOS R. Miller D. Eckersley 2% 47% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Rice to 2B
t5 0-0 1 -2- OO BOS D. Evans D. Eckersley 9% 56% Double Play: Strikeout, Rice Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
b5 0-0 0 --- CLE B. Bell L. Tiant 5% 61% Single to LF
b5 0-0 0 1-- OO CLE C. Spikes L. Tiant -10% 51% Double Play: Strikeout, Bell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b5 0-0 2 --- O CLE A. Ashby L. Tiant -1% 50% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
t6 0-0 0 --- O BOS B. Hobson D. Eckersley 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-0 1 --- O BOS B. Montgomery D. Eckersley 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-0 2 --- BOS R. Burleson D. Eckersley -2% 54% Walk
t6 0-0 2 1-- O BOS D. Doyle D. Eckersley 3% 57% Burleson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
b6 0-0 0 --- O CLE F. Duffy L. Tiant -3% 54% Flyball: RF
b6 0-0 1 --- O CLE D. Kuiper L. Tiant -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-0 2 --- O CLE R. Manning L. Tiant -2% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 2-3-4
t7 0-0 0 --- BOS D. Doyle D. Eckersley -6% 44% Single to RF
t7 0-0 0 1-- O BOS C. Cooper D. Eckersley 6% 50% Flyball: CF
t7 0-0 1 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Eckersley 5% 54% Flyball: 3B
t7 0-0 2 1-- O BOS J. Rice D. Eckersley 4% 58% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 3-4-5
b7 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Lowenstein L. Tiant -4% 55% Flyball: CF
b7 0-0 1 --- O CLE R. Carty L. Tiant -3% 52% Flyball: RF
b7 0-0 2 --- O CLE B. Powell L. Tiant -2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
t8 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Miller D. Eckersley 4% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 0-0 1 --- O BOS D. Evans D. Eckersley 3% 58% Flyball: CF
t8 0-0 2 --- O BOS B. Hobson D. Eckersley 2% 60% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
b8 0-0 0 --- O CLE B. Bell L. Tiant -4% 56% Flyball: RF
b8 0-0 1 --- O CLE C. Spikes L. Tiant -3% 52% Foul Flyball: 3B
b8 0-0 2 --- O CLE A. Ashby L. Tiant -2% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 9-1-2
t9 0-0 0 --- O BOS B. Montgomery D. Eckersley 5% 55% Flyball: CF
t9 0-0 1 --- O BOS R. Burleson D. Eckersley 4% 59% Flyball: SS
t9 0-0 2 --- O BOS D. Doyle D. Eckersley 3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
b9 0-0 0 --- CLE F. Duffy L. Tiant 7% 70% Single
b9 0-0 0 1-- O CLE D. Kuiper L. Tiant -1% 69% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Duffy to 2B
b9 0-0 1 -2- O CLE R. Manning L. Tiant -9% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 0-0 2 -2- O CLE J. Lowenstein L. Tiant -10% 50% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 3-4-5
t10 0-0 0 --- O BOS C. Cooper D. Eckersley 5% 55% Strikeout
t10 0-0 1 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Eckersley -6% 50% Walk
t10 0-0 1 1-- O BOS J. Rice D. Eckersley 10% 59% Yastrzemski Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t10 0-0 2 --- O BOS J. Rice D. Eckersley 3% 62% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 10th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tom Murphy facing 4-5-6
Tom Murphy replaces Luis Tiant pitching
b10 0-0 0 --- CLE R. Carty T. Murphy 7% 70% Single
Rick Waits pinch runs for Rico Carty (DH) batting 4th
b10 0-0 0 1-- O CLE B. Powell T. Murphy -7% 62% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b10 0-0 1 1-- CLE B. Bell T. Murphy 19% 82% Single to RF; Powell to 3B
Tommy Smith pinch hits for Charlie Spikes (RF) batting 7th
Ron Pruitt pinch runs for Boog Powell (1B) batting 5th
b10 0-0 1 1-3 RO CLE T. Smith T. Murphy 18% 100% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Pruitt Scores
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.

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