September 4, 1976 Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Saturday, September 4, 1976, 5:30PM
Time of Game: 2:58

Red Sox

65-68

Won 3

4th, 17 GB

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

W: R Wise (11-10), L: D Eckersley (10-11), S: T House (4)

Indians

67-65

Lost 2

3rd, 13½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hobson 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .594    0    0   2   
D Doyle 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .591    0    0   3   
F Lynn CF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .311  .840    0    4   0   
C Yastrzemski LF              4   2   2   1    0   0  .270  .799    0    5   0   
C Fisk C                      4   1   1   1    0   0  .253  .743    0    1   1   3B
C Cooper 1B                   2   2   2   2    1   0  .294  .794    0   11   0   HR,SB,SF,IW
J Rice DH                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .745    0    0   0   
D Evans RF                    2   1   1   3    2   0  .243  .740    0    2   0   HR
B Heise SS                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .609    0    1   1   SH
  R Burleson SS               1   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .716    0    2   1   

R Wise P                                                                 1   4
  T Murphy P                                                             0   0
  T House P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   7   7   7    4   3                    27  12

BATTING

3B: C Fisk (4, off D Hood).

HR: C Cooper (12, off D Eckersley; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs); D Evans (13, off D Eckersley; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SF: C Cooper (6, off D Hood).

SH: B Heise (2, off D Eckersley).

IBB: C Cooper (4, by D Eckersley).

TB: C Cooper 5; D Evans 4; C Fisk 3; C Yastrzemski 2; F Lynn.

RBI: D Evans 3 (52); C Cooper 2 (62); C Fisk (42); C Yastrzemski (84).

2-out RBI: D Evans 3; C Cooper.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: D Doyle (11); B Heise (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Cooper (5, 2nd base off D Eckersley/R Fosse).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kuiper 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .642    0    1   3   CS
O Gonzalez 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .574    0    9   1   
J Lowenstein CF               4   1   0   0    0   0  .197  .541    0    2   0   
R Carty DH                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .303  .818    0    0   0   
G Hendrick LF                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .275  .804    0    3   0   HR
B Bell 3B                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .286  .703    0    1   2   
R Fosse C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .308  .739    0    5   0   
T Smith RF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .225  .537    0    3   0   
F Duffy SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .546    0    2   1   
  J Lis PH                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .167    0    0   0   
  A Griffin PR-SS             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Blanks PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .288  .771    0    0   0   2B

D Eckersley P                                                            1   2
  D Hood P                                                               0   0
  H Parker P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   6   8   6    1   1                    27   9

BATTING

2B: L Blanks (6, off T Murphy).

HR: G Hendrick (22, off R Wise; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

TB: G Hendrick 5; L Blanks 2; T Smith 2; R Fosse; D Kuiper; B Bell.

RBI: G Hendrick 2 (69); L Blanks 2 (34); T Smith (9); B Bell (49).

2-out RBI: L Blanks 2; B Bell; T Smith.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

E: B Bell (19).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Kuiper (16, 2nd base by R Wise/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
R Wise, W (11-10)              8.2   7   6   1    1   1   1   3.85   35     -       ·  ·     12·10· 4· 7     56    -     0.71   0.00
T Murphy                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.04    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-2    1.74  -0.09
T House, S (4)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.61    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    5.17   0.13
Totals                         9     8   6   1    1   1   1          37     -       ·  ·     13·10· 4· 8          3-2

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Eckersley, L (10-11)         6     5   5   5    4   1   2   3.80   27     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 5     39    -     1.20  -0.43
D Hood                         2     2   2   2    0   1   0   4.27    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.24  -0.03
H Parker                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     7   7   7    4   3   2          38     -       ·  ·     10·14· 0· 7           -

T Murphy faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Eckersley (2; C Cooper).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F.

LINEUPS

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

   R Wise               P        D Eckersley          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  2-2  1-3      37%  87% D Evans         D Eckersley     Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores; Cooper Scores
   b 5   0  1-0  1--     -27%  28% G Hendrick      R Wise          Home Run; Carty Scores/unER
   t 6   0  2-1  -2-      17%  60% C Yastrzemski   D Eckersley     Single to RF; Lynn Scores; Yastrzemski to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 9   2  7-6  -2-      13% 100% D Kuiper        T House         Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 2   2  0-0  ---      12%  58% C Cooper        D Eckersley     Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Hobson        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      46%  D Doyle         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  F Lynn          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Kuiper        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  O Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  J Lowenstein    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  C Fisk          Foul Flyball: C
   R      ---      58%  C Cooper        Home Run
   O      ---      57%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  R Carty         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      63%  B Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
          ---      66%  D Evans         Walk
          1--      71%  B Heise         Walk; Evans to 2B
   O      12-      66%  B Hobson        Strikeout
   O      12-      62%  D Doyle         Flyball: SS
   O      12-      58%  F Lynn          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Wise facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      61%  R Fosse         Lineout: P
   O      ---      63%  T Smith         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      64%  F Duffy         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      62%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF
          ---      61%  C Cooper        Single to LF
          1--      63%  J Rice          Cooper Steals 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      62%  D Kuiper        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  O Gonzalez      Lineout: LF
   O      ---      65%  J Lowenstein    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
          ---      69%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      68%  B Heise         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Evans to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  B Hobson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      61%  D Doyle         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
          ---      55%  R Carty         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--      28%  G Hendrick      Home Run; Carty Scores/unER
   O      ---      30%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      31%  R Fosse         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      32%  T Smith         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 3-4-5
          ---      43%  F Lynn          Single; Lynn to 2B/Adv on E5
   R      -2-      60%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF; Lynn Scores; Yastrzemski to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      59%  C Fisk          Flyball: RF; Yastrzemski to 3B
          --3      61%  C Cooper        Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      50%  J Rice          Flyball: 3B
   RRR    1-3      87%  D Evans         Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores; Cooper Scores
   O      ---      86%  B Heise         Flyball: C
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Rick Wise facing 9-1-2
                  Rick Burleson replaces Bob Heise playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  F Duffy         Flyball: SS
          ---      86%  D Kuiper        Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  O Gonzalez      Kuiper Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      91%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Don Hood facing 1-2-3
                  Don Hood replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
   O      ---      90%  B Hobson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      90%  D Doyle         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      90%  F Lynn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Rick Wise facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  J Lowenstein    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  R Carty         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      92%  G Hendrick      Single
   O      1--      94%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Don Hood facing 4-5-6
          ---      95%  C Yastrzemski   Single to CF
   R      1--      98%  C Fisk          Triple to CF; Yastrzemski Scores
   RO     --3      99%  C Cooper        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Fisk Scores
   O      ---      98%  J Rice          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Rick Wise facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  R Fosse         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      98%  T Smith         Single to CF
                  Joe Lis pinch hits for Frank Duffy batting 9th
          1--      97%  J Lis           Walk; Smith to 2B
                  Alfredo Griffin pinch runs for Joe Lis batting 9th
   O      12-      99%  D Kuiper        Lineout: CF
   O      12-     100%  O Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Indians 2.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Harry Parker facing 9-1-2
                  Harry Parker replaces Don Hood pitching; Alfredo Griffin moves to SS
   O      ---     100%  R Burleson      Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  B Hobson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  D Doyle         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Rick Wise facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  J Lowenstein    Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      99%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-1B; Lowenstein to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  G Hendrick      Flyball: RF; Lowenstein to 3B
   R      --3     100%  B Bell          Single; Lowenstein Scores/unER
          1--      99%  R Fosse         Single to LF; Bell to 2B
   R      12-      96%  T Smith         Single to LF; Bell Scores/unER; Fosse to 2B
                  Tom Murphy replaces Rick Wise pitching; Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Alfredo Griffin batting 9th
   RR     12-      87%  L Blanks        Double to RF; Fosse Scores/unER; Smith Scores/unER
                  Tom House replaces Tom Murphy pitching
   O      -2-     100%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
        4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Indians 6.

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