September 3, 1976 Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 7,280

Friday, September 3, 1976, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:27

Red Sox

64-68

Won 2

4th, 17 GB

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

W: L Tiant (17-10), L: J Brown (8-10)

Indians

67-64

Lost 1

3rd, 13½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hobson 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .213  .612    0    1   1   
D Doyle 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .254  .599    0    2   3   2B
F Lynn CF                     2   1   0   1    1   1  .311  .843    0    1   0   SF
C Yastrzemski LF              3   1   1   1    0   1  .268  .798    0    4   0   SF
C Fisk C                      4   1   2   2    0   0  .253  .741    0    2   1   2B
C Cooper 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .291  .777    0   10   1   2B
J Rice DH                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .267  .751    0    0   0   
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .728    0    3   0   
B Heise SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .607    0    2   5   

L Tiant P                                                                2   2
Totals                       32   5   7   5    1   8                    27  13

BATTING

2B: C Cooper (18, off J Brown); D Doyle (13, off J Brown); C Fisk (14, off J Brown).

SF: F Lynn (8, off J Brown); C Yastrzemski (7, off J Brown).

TB: C Fisk 3; D Doyle 2; C Cooper 2; B Heise; C Yastrzemski; B Hobson.

RBI: C Fisk 2 (41); F Lynn (57); C Cooper (60); C Yastrzemski (83).

2-out RBI: C Cooper.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Doyle-B Heise-L Tiant.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kuiper 2B                   4   0   2   1    1   0  .275  .645    0    0   2   2B
T Smith RF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .522    0    3   0   
J Lowenstein CF               4   2   2   1    0   1  .201  .552    0    2   0   HR,2·SB
R Carty DH                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .306  .825    0    0   0   
B Powell 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .640    0    7   2   GDP
  A Ashby PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .600    0    0   0   
G Hendrick LF                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .273  .796    0    2   0   
B Bell 3B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .704    0    1   3   
R Fosse C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .309  .743    0    8   0   
F Duffy SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .549    0    1   2   SH
  J Lis PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   

J Brown P                                                                1   0
  S Thomas P                                                             2   0
  D LaRoche P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   3  11   3    1   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: D Kuiper (13, off L Tiant).

HR: J Lowenstein (2, off L Tiant; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SH: F Duffy (11, off L Tiant).

TB: J Lowenstein 5; D Kuiper 3; B Bell 2; R Carty 2; G Hendrick 2; R Fosse.

GIDP: B Powell (9).

RBI: G Hendrick (67); D Kuiper (32); J Lowenstein (13).

2-out RBI: J Lowenstein; D Kuiper; G Hendrick.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Lowenstein 2 (10, 3rd base off L Tiant/C Fisk, 2nd base off L Tiant/C Fisk).

PITCHING

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 (17-10)             9    11   3   3    1   2   1   3.05   38     -       ·  ·     12·12· 0·11     54    -     1.33   0.27
Totals                         9    11   3   3    1   2   1          38     -       ·  ·     12·12· 0·11           -

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 Brown, L (8-10)              3     6   5   5    1   3   0   4.18   16     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 6     29    -     0.72  -0.33
S Thomas                       4     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.03   13     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 1· 1          0-0    0.37   0.07
D LaRoche                      2     0   0   0    0   5   0   2.08    6     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.03
Totals                         9     7   5   5    1   8   0          35     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 7,280.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 74° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Cleveland Indians                    
1. B Hobson             3B    1. D Kuiper             2B 
2. D Doyle              2B    2. T Smith              RF 
3. F Lynn               CF    3. J Lowenstein         CF 
4. C Yastrzemski        LF    4. R Carty              DH 
5. C Fisk               C     5. B Powell             1B 
6. C Cooper             1B    6. G Hendrick           LF 
7. J Rice               DH    7. B Bell               3B 
8. D Evans              RF    8. R Fosse              C  
9. B Heise              SS    9. F Duffy              SS 

   L Tiant              P        J Brown              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  5-3  123      16% 100% T Smith         L Tiant         Flyball: LF
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      11%  65% D Doyle         J Brown         Double to RF; Hobson to 3B
   b 9   1  5-3  12-      10%  92% J Lis           L Tiant         Flyball: 1B
   t 1   2  0-2  1--       9%  78% C Cooper        J Brown         Double to CF; Fisk Scores
   t 3   1  0-3  12-       9%  93% C Fisk          J Brown         Double to LF; Lynn Scores; Yastrzemski Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jackie Brown facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  B Hobson        Single to CF
          1--      65%  D Doyle         Double to RF; Hobson to 3B
   RO     -23      65%  F Lynn          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hobson Scores; Doyle to 3B
   RO     --3      68%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Doyle Scores
          ---      69%  C Fisk          Single to CF
   R      1--      78%  C Cooper        Double to CF; Fisk Scores
   O      -2-      76%  J Rice          Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      78%  D Kuiper        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      79%  T Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  J Lowenstein    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jackie Brown facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      79%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      78%  B Heise         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      78%  B Hobson        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      80%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  B Powell        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      82%  G Hendrick      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jackie Brown facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      81%  D Doyle         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      82%  F Lynn          Walk
          1--      84%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF; Lynn to 2B
   RR     12-      93%  C Fisk          Double to LF; Lynn Scores; Yastrzemski Scores
   O      -2-      92%  C Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B; Fisk to 3B
   O      --3      91%  J Rice          Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
          ---      89%  B Bell          Single
   O      1--      91%  R Fosse         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      92%  F Duffy         Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Bell to 2B
   R      -2-      88%  D Kuiper        Double to LF; Bell Scores
   O      -2-      90%  T Smith         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Stan Thomas facing 8-9-1
                  Stan Thomas replaces Jackie Brown pitching
   O      ---      89%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      90%  B Heise         Single to RF
   O      1--      89%  B Hobson        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      88%  D Doyle         Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Luis Tiant facing 3-4-5
          ---      85%  J Lowenstein    Single to RF
          1--      84%  R Carty         Lowenstein Steals 2B
          -2-      82%  " "             Lowenstein Steals 3B
   O      --3      85%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      89%  B Powell        Strikeout
   R      --3      84%  G Hendrick      Single to LF; Lowenstein Scores
   O      1--      86%  B Bell          Foul Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Stan Thomas facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  F Lynn          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: LF
   O      ---      84%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      86%  R Fosse         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  F Duffy         Flyball: LF
          ---      86%  D Kuiper        Walk
   O      1--      88%  T Smith         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Stan Thomas facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      88%  C Cooper        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      87%  J Rice          Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Luis Tiant facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout
          ---      86%  R Carty         Single to CF
   OO     1--      91%  B Powell        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Stan Thomas facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  B Heise         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      90%  B Hobson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  D Doyle         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
          ---      85%  G Hendrick      Single to LF
   O      1--      89%  B Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      92%  R Fosse         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      94%  F Duffy         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dave LaRoche facing 3-4-5
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Stan Thomas pitching
   O      ---      94%  F Lynn          Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  D Kuiper        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      97%  T Smith         Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---      92%  J Lowenstein    Home Run
          ---      90%  R Carty         Single to CF
                  Alan Ashby pinch hits for Boog Powell batting 5th
   O      1--      94%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dave LaRoche facing 6-7-8
                  Alan Ashby moves to 1B
   O      ---      93%  C Cooper        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  J Rice          Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      91%  B Bell          Single to LF
          1--      82%  R Fosse         Single to LF; Bell to 2B
                  Joe Lis pinch hits for Frank Duffy batting 9th
   O      12-      92%  J Lis           Flyball: 1B
          12-      84%  D Kuiper        Single to RF; Bell to 3B; Fosse to 2B
   O      123     100%  T Smith         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation