April 16, 1977 Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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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

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: L Tiant (1-0), L: W Garland (0-1), S: B Stanley (1)

Indians

3-2

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Burleson SS                 5   2   3   0    0   1  .391  .918    0    1   4   
D Doyle 2B                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .235  .529    0    1   2   
J Rice DH                     5   1   2   2    0   0  .238  .666    0    0   0   3B
C Yastrzemski LF              5   1   2   3    0   0  .474 1.237    0    5   0   HR,2B
G Scott 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .238  .590    0    9   0   IW
C Fisk C                      4   0   1   0    0   2  .214  .710    0    5   1   2B
D Evans RF                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .429 1.265    0    4   0   HR
B Hobson 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .293    0    0   2   SH
R Miller CF                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .286  .661    0    2   0   

L Tiant P                                                                0   0
  B Stanley P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38   8  13   8    2   5                    27   9

BATTING

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

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   PO   A  Details
R Manning CF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .865    0    0   1   
D Kuiper 2B                   3   0   2   1    2   0  .409  .935    0    3   4   
J Norris RF                   3   0   0   1    2   0  .318  .875    0    0   0   SB,GDP
R Carty DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .461    0    0   0   
A Thornton 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .100  .243    0   12   0   
B Melton 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .550    0    0   3   
B Bell LF                     3   1   2   0    1   0  .450 1.176    0    4   0   2B
R Fosse C                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .498    0    6   1   
  J Lowenstein PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167    0    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    0    2   3   
  L Blanks PH-SS              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    0    0   0   

W Garland P                                                              0   1
  T Buskey P                                                             0   1
  D Hood P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   4   7   2    5   4                    27  14

BATTING

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

SB: J Norris (4, 2nd base off L Tiant/C Fisk).

CS: J Lowenstein (1, 2nd base by B Stanley/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 (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· 3· 1· 4          0-0    0.65   0.05
Totals                         9     7   4   2    5   4   0          39     -       ·  ·      8·14· 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   7.71   23     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 1· 7     31    -     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· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9    13   8   8    2   5   2          41     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 2·12          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: W Garland (1).

IBB: W Garland (1; G Scott).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 51,165.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Cleveland Indians                    
1. R Burleson           SS    1. R Manning            CF 
2. D Doyle              2B    2. D Kuiper             2B 
3. J Rice               DH    3. J Norris             RF 
4. C Yastrzemski        LF    4. R Carty              DH 
5. G Scott              1B    5. A Thornton           1B 
6. C Fisk               C     6. B Melton             3B 
7. D Evans              RF    7. B Bell               LF 
8. B Hobson             3B    8. R Fosse              C  
9. R Miller             CF    9. F Duffy              SS 

   L Tiant              P        W Garland            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  -23      12%  76% J Rice          W Garland       Triple to RF; Burleson Scores; Doyle Scores
   b 5   2  4-1  123       9%  87% R Carty         L Tiant         Foul Flyball: 1B
   b 5   2  4-0  123      -7%  78% J Norris        L Tiant         Walk; Bell Scores; Manning to 3B; Kuiper to 2B
   t 5   2  0-3  12-       7%  91% C Yastrzemski   W Garland       Double to RF; Burleson Scores; Doyle to 3B
   b 7   0  8-3  1-3       6%  96% J Norris        B Stanley       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Manning Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Wayne Garland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R Burleson      Single to SS
          1--      59%  D Doyle         Single to CF; Burleson to 2B
          12-      64%  J Rice          Wild Pitch; Burleson to 3B; Doyle to 2B
   RR     -23      76%  " "             Triple to RF; Burleson Scores; Doyle Scores
   O      --3      73%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      --3      68%  G Scott         Fielder's Choice 2B; Rice out at Hm/2B-3B-C; Scott to 2B
   O      -2-      66%  C Fisk          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, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  R Manning       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      69%  D Kuiper        Flyball: LF
          ---      68%  J Norris        Walk
          1--      67%  R Carty         Norris Steals 2B
   O      -2-      70%  " "             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, Wayne Garland facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      68%  B Hobson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  R Miller        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, Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      69%  A Thornton      Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  B Melton        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      69%  B Bell          Walk
   O      1--      72%  R Fosse         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, Wayne Garland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  R Burleson      Single to CF; Burleson out at 2B/CF-SS
   O      ---      69%  D Doyle         Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  J Rice          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      71%  F Duffy         Popfly: RF
   O      ---      73%  R Manning       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      71%  D Kuiper        Single to CF
   O      1--      74%  J Norris        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, Wayne Garland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      72%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      71%  G Scott         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      73%  C Fisk          Double to CF
   O      -2-      70%  D Evans         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, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      73%  R Carty         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      75%  A Thornton      Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  B Melton        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, Wayne Garland facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  B Hobson        Lineout: LF
          ---      76%  R Miller        Walk
          1--      81%  R Burleson      Single to RF; Miller to 3B
   R      1-3      86%  D Doyle         Single/Bunt; Miller Scores; Burleson to 2B
   O      12-      84%  J Rice          Flyball: LF
   R      12-      91%  C Yastrzemski   Double to RF; Burleson Scores; Doyle to 3B
          -23      91%  G Scott         Intentional Walk
                  Tom Buskey replaces Wayne Garland pitching
   O      123      89%  C Fisk          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
          ---      85%  B Bell          Single to LF
   O      1--      88%  R Fosse         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      91%  F Duffy         Flyball: 1B
          1--      89%  R Manning       Single to RF; Bell to 3B
          1-3      86%  D Kuiper        Walk; Manning to 2B
   R      123      78%  J Norris        Walk; Bell Scores; Manning to 3B; Kuiper to 2B
   O      123      87%  R Carty         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, Tom Buskey facing 7-8-9
          ---      89%  D Evans         Single to LF
   O      1--      88%  B Hobson        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Evans to 2B
   R      -2-      92%  R Miller        Single to CF; Evans Scores
   O      1--      92%  R Burleson      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      91%  D Doyle         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Stanley facing 5-6-7
                  Bob Stanley replaces Luis Tiant pitching
   O      ---      93%  A Thornton      Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  B Melton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  B Bell          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, Tom Buskey facing 3-4-5
          ---      95%  J Rice          Single to LF
   RR     1--      99%  C Yastrzemski   Home Run; Rice Scores
   O      ---      98%  G Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  C Fisk          Strikeout
   R      ---      99%  D Evans         Home Run
   O      ---      99%  B Hobson        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, Bob Stanley facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  R Fosse         Single to LF
          1--      97%  F Duffy         Single to LF; Fosse to 2B
   R      12-      94%  R Manning       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Fosse Scores/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B); Duffy to 3B; Manning to 2B
   R      -23      90%  D Kuiper        Single; Duffy Scores/unER; Manning to 3B
   ROO    1-3      96%  J Norris        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Manning Scores/unER
   O      ---      97%  R Carty         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, Don Hood facing 9-1-2
                  Don Hood replaces Tom Buskey pitching
   O      ---      96%  R Miller        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  R Burleson      Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  D Doyle         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-8, Bob Stanley facing 5-6-7
          ---      93%  A Thornton      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      96%  B Melton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      90%  B Bell          Double to LF; Melton to 3B
                  John Lowenstein pinch hits for Ray Fosse batting 8th
   O      -23      96%  J Lowenstein    Fielder's Choice SS; Melton out at Hm/SS-C; Bell to 3B
                  Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Frank Duffy batting 9th
   O      1-3      99%  L Blanks        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, Don Hood facing 3-4-5
                  Fred Kendall replaces John Lowenstein playing C batting 8th; Larvell Blanks moves to SS
   O      ---      98%  J Rice          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      98%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  G Scott         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, Bob Stanley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  L Blanks        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  R Manning       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  D Kuiper        Walk
   O      1--     100%  J Norris        Lineout: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Indians 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197704160

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation