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CAL  6
SEA  4

CHW  3
TOR  2

BOS  8
@CLE  4
DET  8
@KCR  5

MIL  4
NYY  3

MIN  3
OAK  1

ATL  4
HOU  3

MON  4
PHI  3

NYM  4
CHC  1

SDP  5
CIN  4

LAD  5
@SFG  0

PIT  3
@STL  1

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 51,165

Saturday, April 16, 1977, 1:47PM
Time of Game: 2:43
Red Sox
8
1-4
Won 1
4th, 3 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         2  0  0   0  2  1   3  0  0    8 13  3
Indians         0  0  0   0  1  0   3  0  0    4  7  0
W: Luis Tiant (1-0), L: Wayne Garland (0-1), S: Bob Stanley (1)
Indians
4
3-2
Lost 1
2nd, 1 GB

Batting Stats

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Burleson SS                 5   2   3   0    0   1  .391  .918              1   4   
D Doyle 2B                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .235  .529              1   2   
J Rice DH                     5   1   2   2    0   0  .238  .667              0   0   3B
C Yastrzemski LF              5   1   2   3    0   0  .474 1.237              5   0   HR,2B
G Scott 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .238  .590              9   0   IW
C Fisk C                      4   0   1   0    0   2  .214  .710              5   1   2B
D Evans RF                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .429 1.264              4   0   HR
B Hobson 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .293              0   2   SH
R Miller CF                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .286  .661              2   0   

L Tiant P                                                                     0   0
  B Stanley P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       38   8  13   0    2   5                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: C Fisk (2, off W Garland); C Yastrzemski (2, off W Garland).
3B: J Rice (1, off W Garland).
HR: D Evans (2, off T Buskey; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); C Yastrzemski (1, off T Buskey; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: B Hobson (1, off T Buskey).
IBB: G Scott (1, by W Garland).
TB: C Yastrzemski 6; D Evans 5; J Rice 4; R Burleson 3; D Doyle 2; C Fisk 2; R Miller.
RBI: C Yastrzemski 3 (6); J Rice 2 (2); R Miller (1); D Doyle (4); D Evans (4).
2-out RBI: C Yastrzemski; D Evans.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Doyle-R Burleson-G Scott.
E: D Doyle (1); B Hobson (3); B Stanley ().
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Manning CF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .866              0   1   
D Kuiper 2B                   3   0   2   1    2   0  .409  .935              3   4   
J Norris RF                   3   0   0   1    2   0  .318  .875              0   0   SB,GDP
R Carty DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .461              0   0   
A Thornton 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .100  .243             12   0   
B Melton 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .550              0   3   
B Bell LF                     3   1   2   0    1   0  .450 1.176              4   0   2B
R Fosse C                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .498              6   1   
  J Lowenstein PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167              0   0   CS
  F Kendall C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
F Duffy SS                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .091  .503              2   3   
  L Blanks PH-SS              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250              0   0   

W Garland P                                                                   0   1
  T Buskey P                                                                  0   1
  D Hood P                                                                    0   0
Totals                       34   4   7   0    5   4                         27  14
Batting Events
2B: B Bell (2, off B Stanley).
TB: B Bell 3; D Kuiper 2; R Fosse; R Manning; F Duffy.
GIDP: J Norris (2).
RBI: D Kuiper (6); J Norris (5).
2-out RBI: J Norris.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Baserunning Events
SB: J Norris (4, 2nd base off L Tiant/C Fisk).
CS: J Lowenstein (1, 2nd base by B Stanley/C Fisk).

Pitching Stats

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 (1-0)               5     3   1   1    4   2   0   1.80   22     -       ·  ·      2·11· 0· 3     55    -     1.04   0.20
B Stanley, S (1)               4     4   3   1    1   2   0   2.25   17     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 1· 4          0-0    0.65   0.05
Totals                         9     7   4   2    5   4   0          39     -       ·  ·      8·15· 1· 7           -  
Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Garland, L (0-1)             4.2   8   4   4    2   1   0   0.00   23     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 1· 7     39    -     0.85  -0.19
T Buskey                       2.1   5   4   4    0   2   2  14.54   12     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 5          3-0    0.37  -0.06
D Hood                         2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9    13   8   8    2   5   2          41     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 2·12          3-0 
Balks: None.
WP: W Garland (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: W Garland (1; G Scott).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 51,165.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Boston Red Sox                            Cleveland Indians                            
1. Rick Burleson                SS       1. Rick Manning                 CF
2. Denny Doyle                  2B       2. Duane Kuiper                 2B
3. Jim Rice                     DH       3. Jim Norris                   RF
4. Carl Yastrzemski             LF       4. Rico Carty                   DH
5. George Scott                 1B       5. Andre Thornton               1B
6. Carlton Fisk                  C       6. Bill Melton                  3B
7. Dwight Evans                 RF       7. Buddy Bell                   LF
8. Butch Hobson                 3B       8. Ray Fosse                     C
9. Rick Miller                  CF       9. Frank Duffy                  SS

   Luis Tiant                    P          Wayne Garland                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t1 0 -23 RR 12% 76% 0-0 BOS J. Rice W. Garland Triple to RF; Burleson Scores; Doyle Scores
b5 2 123 O 9% 87% 1-4 CLE R. Carty L. Tiant Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 2 123 R -7% 78% 0-4 CLE J. Norris L. Tiant Walk; Bell Scores; Manning to 3B; Kuiper to 2B
t5 2 12- R 6% 91% 3-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski W. Garland Double to RF; Burleson Scores; Doyle to 3B
b7 0 1-3 ROO 7% 96% 3-8 CLE J. Norris B. Stanley Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Manning Scores/unER

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 3% 53% 0-0 BOS R. Burleson W. Garland Single to SS
t1 0 1-- 6% 59% 0-0 BOS D. Doyle W. Garland Single to CF; Burleson to 2B
t1 0 12- 5% 64% 0-0 BOS J. Rice W. Garland Wild Pitch; Burleson to 3B; Doyle to 2B
t1 0 -23 RR 12% 76% 0-0 BOS J. Rice W. Garland Triple to RF; Burleson Scores; Doyle Scores
t1 0 --3 O -3% 73% 2-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski W. Garland Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 1 --3 O -5% 68% 2-0 BOS G. Scott W. Garland Fielder's Choice 2B; Rice out at Hm/2B-3B-C; Scott to 2B
t1 2 -2- O -3% 66% 2-0 BOS C. Fisk W. Garland Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 68% 0-2 CLE R. Manning L. Tiant Flyball: LF
b1 1 --- O 2% 69% 0-2 CLE D. Kuiper L. Tiant Flyball: LF
b1 2 --- -1% 68% 0-2 CLE J. Norris L. Tiant Walk
b1 2 1-- -1% 67% 0-2 CLE R. Carty L. Tiant Norris Steals 2B
b1 2 -2- O 3% 70% 0-2 CLE R. Carty L. Tiant Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- O -2% 69% 2-0 BOS D. Evans W. Garland Groundout: P-1B
t2 1 --- O -1% 68% 2-0 BOS B. Hobson W. Garland Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 2 --- O -1% 67% 2-0 BOS R. Miller W. Garland Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 3% 69% 0-2 CLE A. Thornton L. Tiant Strikeout
b2 1 --- O 2% 71% 0-2 CLE B. Melton L. Tiant Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2 --- -1% 69% 0-2 CLE B. Bell L. Tiant Walk
b2 2 1-- O 2% 72% 0-2 CLE R. Fosse L. Tiant Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -2% 70% 2-0 BOS R. Burleson W. Garland Single to CF; Burleson out at 2B/CF-SS
t3 1 --- O -1% 69% 2-0 BOS D. Doyle W. Garland Strikeout
t3 2 --- O -1% 68% 2-0 BOS J. Rice W. Garland Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 2% 71% 0-2 CLE F. Duffy L. Tiant Popfly: RF
b3 1 --- O 2% 72% 0-2 CLE R. Manning L. Tiant Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2 --- -1% 71% 0-2 CLE D. Kuiper L. Tiant Single to CF
b3 2 1-- O 3% 74% 0-2 CLE J. Norris L. Tiant Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O -2% 72% 2-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski W. Garland Groundout: C-1B
t4 1 --- O -1% 71% 2-0 BOS G. Scott W. Garland Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 2 --- 2% 72% 2-0 BOS C. Fisk W. Garland Double to CF
t4 2 -2- O -3% 70% 2-0 BOS D. Evans W. Garland Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 3% 73% 0-2 CLE R. Carty L. Tiant Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 1 --- O 2% 75% 0-2 CLE A. Thornton L. Tiant Strikeout
b4 2 --- O 1% 76% 0-2 CLE B. Melton L. Tiant Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O -2% 74% 2-0 BOS B. Hobson W. Garland Lineout: LF
t5 1 --- 2% 76% 2-0 BOS R. Miller W. Garland Walk
t5 1 1-- 5% 81% 2-0 BOS R. Burleson W. Garland Single to RF; Miller to 3B
t5 1 1-3 R 5% 86% 2-0 BOS D. Doyle W. Garland Single/Bunt; Miller Scores; Burleson to 2B
t5 1 12- O -2% 84% 3-0 BOS J. Rice W. Garland Flyball: LF
t5 2 12- R 6% 91% 3-0 BOS C. Yastrzemski W. Garland Double to RF; Burleson Scores; Doyle to 3B
t5 2 -23 0% 91% 4-0 BOS G. Scott W. Garland Intentional Walk
Tom Buskey replaces Wayne Garland pitching
t5 2 123 O -2% 89% 4-0 BOS C. Fisk T. Buskey Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- -3% 85% 0-4 CLE B. Bell L. Tiant Single to LF
b5 0 1-- O 3% 88% 0-4 CLE R. Fosse L. Tiant Flyball: LF
b5 1 1-- O 2% 91% 0-4 CLE F. Duffy L. Tiant Flyball: 1B
b5 2 1-- -2% 89% 0-4 CLE R. Manning L. Tiant Single to RF; Bell to 3B
b5 2 1-3 -3% 86% 0-4 CLE D. Kuiper L. Tiant Walk; Manning to 2B
b5 2 123 R -7% 78% 0-4 CLE J. Norris L. Tiant Walk; Bell Scores; Manning to 3B; Kuiper to 2B
b5 2 123 O 9% 87% 1-4 CLE R. Carty L. Tiant Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 1.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Indians' Tom Buskey facing 7-8-9
t6 0 --- 2% 89% 4-1 BOS D. Evans T. Buskey Single to LF
t6 0 1-- O -1% 88% 4-1 BOS B. Hobson T. Buskey Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Evans to 2B
t6 1 -2- R 4% 92% 4-1 BOS R. Miller T. Buskey Single to CF; Evans Scores
t6 1 1-- O -1% 92% 5-1 BOS R. Burleson T. Buskey Flyball: LF
t6 2 1-- O -1% 91% 5-1 BOS D. Doyle T. Buskey Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 5-6-7
Bob Stanley replaces Luis Tiant pitching
b6 0 --- O 2% 93% 1-5 CLE A. Thornton B. Stanley Strikeout
b6 1 --- O 1% 94% 1-5 CLE B. Melton B. Stanley Flyball: RF
b6 2 --- O 1% 95% 1-5 CLE B. Bell B. Stanley Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 1.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Indians' Tom Buskey facing 3-4-5
t7 0 --- 1% 95% 5-1 BOS J. Rice T. Buskey Single to LF
t7 0 1-- RR 3% 99% 5-1 BOS C. Yastrzemski T. Buskey Home Run; Rice Scores
t7 0 --- O -0% 98% 7-1 BOS G. Scott T. Buskey Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1 --- O -0% 98% 7-1 BOS C. Fisk T. Buskey Strikeout
t7 2 --- R 1% 99% 7-1 BOS D. Evans T. Buskey Home Run
t7 2 --- O 0% 99% 8-1 BOS B. Hobson T. Buskey Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-8, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 8-9-1
b7 0 --- -1% 99% 1-8 CLE R. Fosse B. Stanley Single to LF
b7 0 1-- -1% 97% 1-8 CLE F. Duffy B. Stanley Single to LF; Fosse to 2B
b7 0 12- R -3% 94% 1-8 CLE R. Manning B. Stanley Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Fosse Scores/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B); Duffy to 3B; Manning to 2B
b7 0 -23 R -4% 90% 2-8 CLE D. Kuiper B. Stanley Single; Duffy Scores/unER; Manning to 3B
b7 0 1-3 ROO 7% 96% 3-8 CLE J. Norris B. Stanley Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Manning Scores/unER
b7 2 --- O 0% 97% 4-8 CLE R. Carty B. Stanley Foul Flyball: 1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Indians 4.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-4, Indians' Don Hood facing 9-1-2
Don Hood replaces Tom Buskey pitching
t8 0 --- O -0% 96% 8-4 BOS R. Miller D. Hood Strikeout Looking
t8 1 --- O -0% 96% 8-4 BOS R. Burleson D. Hood Strikeout
t8 2 --- O -0% 96% 8-4 BOS D. Doyle D. Hood Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-8, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 5-6-7
b8 0 --- -3% 93% 4-8 CLE A. Thornton B. Stanley Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
b8 0 1-- O 3% 96% 4-8 CLE B. Melton B. Stanley Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 1 1-- -6% 90% 4-8 CLE B. Bell B. Stanley Double to LF; Melton to 3B
John Lowenstein pinch hits for Ray Fosse (C) batting 8th
b8 1 -23 O 6% 96% 4-8 CLE J. Lowenstein B. Stanley Fielder's Choice SS; Melton out at Hm/SS-C; Bell to 3B
Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Frank Duffy (SS) batting 9th
b8 2 1-3 O 3% 99% 4-8 CLE L. Blanks B. Stanley Lowenstein Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Indians 4.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-4, Indians' Don Hood facing 3-4-5
Fred Kendall replaces John Lowenstein (PH) playing C batting 8th; Larvell Blanks moves from PH to SS
t9 0 --- O -0% 99% 8-4 BOS J. Rice D. Hood Lineout: 2B
t9 1 --- O -0% 98% 8-4 BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Hood Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2 --- O -0% 98% 8-4 BOS G. Scott D. Hood Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-8, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 9-1-2
b9 0 --- O 1% 99% 4-8 CLE L. Blanks B. Stanley Strikeout Looking
b9 1 --- O 1% 100% 4-8 CLE R. Manning B. Stanley Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 2 --- -0% 100% 4-8 CLE D. Kuiper B. Stanley Walk
b9 2 1-- O 0% 100% 4-8 CLE J. Norris B. Stanley Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Indians 4.

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