April 17, 1977 Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 11
@CAL 7 CHW 4
TOR 2 BOS 4
@CLE 1 CLE 10
BOS 5 KCR 6
DET 5 MIL 2
NYY 0 MIN 10
OAK 2 BAL 5
@TEX 0 BAL 6
@TEX 1 ATL 5
HOU 4 MON 2
PHI 1 NYM 6
CHC 0 CIN 4
@SDP 1 LAD 7
@SFG 6 STL 4
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 15,439

Sunday, April 17, 1977, 4:30PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Red Sox

2-5

Lost 1

5th, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   5  0  0   0  0  0    5  9  2
Indians         5  0  0   1  1  0   3  0  X   10 12  0

W: J Bibby (1-0), L: T Murphy (0-1), S: D LaRoche (1)

Indians

4-3

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Burleson SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .801    0    1   4   
D Doyle 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .731    0    1   2   
J Rice DH                     4   1   3   0    0   1  .333  .827    0    0   0   2B
C Yastrzemski LF              4   1   1   0    0   0  .407 1.078    0    1   0   GDP
G Scott 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .241  .589    0   13   1   
C Fisk C                      4   1   1   1    0   0  .286  .804    0    3   0   
D Evans RF-CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .367 1.020    0    1   0   
B Hobson 3B                   3   1   1   3    0   2  .154  .412    0    1   2   HR
R Miller CF                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .517    0    1   0   
  B Darwin PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   

R Wise P                                                                 0   1
  T Murphy P                                                             0   2
  B Campbell P                                                           1   1
  T House P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   5   9   5    0   7                    24  13

BATTING

2B: J Rice (1, off J Bibby).

HR: B Hobson (1, off J Bibby; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: B Hobson 4; J Rice 4; R Miller; D Doyle; C Yastrzemski; G Scott; C Fisk.

GIDP: C Yastrzemski (2).

RBI: B Hobson 3 (7); G Scott (2); C Fisk (4).

2-out RBI: B Hobson 3.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Burleson-G Scott.

E: B Campbell (); B Darwin (1).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Manning CF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .813    0    1   0   
D Kuiper 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .379  .885    0    1   2   SB
J Norris RF                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .276  .792    0    3   1   2B
  C Spikes PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
J Lowenstein DH               4   3   3   1    0   0  .667 1.547    0    0   0   2B
P Dade 3B                     4   1   2   3    0   1  .444 1.167    0    1   0   2B
B Bell LF                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .400 1.044    0    1   0   SH
A Thornton 1B                 3   0   1   2    1   0  .192  .635    0   10   0   
F Kendall C                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .250 1.400    0    7   0   HR,GDP
F Duffy SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .400    0    2   5   

J Bibby P                                                                1   3
  D LaRoche P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34  10  12   7    4   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: J Norris (2, off B Campbell); P Dade (2, off T Murphy); J Lowenstein (1, off T Murphy).

HR: F Kendall (1, off T Murphy; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: B Bell (2, off R Wise).

TB: J Lowenstein 4; F Kendall 4; P Dade 3; R Manning 2; J Norris 2; D Kuiper; B Bell; A Thornton.

GIDP: F Kendall (1).

RBI: P Dade 3 (5); A Thornton 2 (3); J Lowenstein (2); F Kendall (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Norris-A Thornton; D Kuiper-F Duffy-A Thornton.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Kuiper (2, 2nd base off 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                         0.1   5   5   5    1   0   0  54.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 5     20    -     1.26  -0.37
T Murphy, L (0-1)              4.1   4   2   2    2   1   1   3.18   18     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 3· 4          1-0    0.55  -0.15
B Campbell                     2.1   3   3   1    1   2   0  12.00   11     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          2-0    0.38  -0.04
T House                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0  33.75    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    12  10   8    4   3   1          39     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 3·11          3-0

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 Bibby, W (1-0)               6     8   5   5    0   4   1   7.50   25     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 8     40    -     0.92  -0.14
D LaRoche, S (1)               3     1   0   0    0   3   0   6.75    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.45   0.09
Totals                         9     9   5   5    0   7   1          34     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Bibby (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 15,439.

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. J Lowenstein         DH 
5. G Scott              1B    5. P Dade               3B 
6. C Fisk               C     6. B Bell               LF 
7. D Evans              RF    7. A Thornton           1B 
8. B Hobson             3B    8. F Kendall            C  
9. R Miller             CF    9. F Duffy              SS 

   R Wise               P        J Bibby              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  5-2  12-     -28%  55% B Hobson        J Bibby         Home Run; Scott Scores; Fisk Scores
   b 4   1  5-5  ---      14%  67% F Kendall       T Murphy        Home Run
   b 5   1  5-6  -2-      10%  83% P Dade          T Murphy        Double to RF; Lowenstein Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       9%  67% D Kuiper        R Wise          Single to CF; Manning to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  123       8%  78% J Lowenstein    R Wise          Single to RF; Manning Scores; Kuiper to 3B; Norris to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Burleson      Lineout: P
   O      ---      54%  D Doyle         Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  J Rice          Double to RF
   O      -2-      55%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  R Manning       Single to LF
          1--      67%  D Kuiper        Single to CF; Manning to 3B
          1-3      69%  J Norris        Kuiper Steals 2B
          -23      71%  " "             Walk
   R      123      78%  J Lowenstein    Single to RF; Manning Scores; Kuiper to 3B; Norris to 2B
   RR     123      86%  P Dade          Single to LF; Kuiper Scores; Norris Scores; Lowenstein to 2B
   O      12-      86%  B Bell          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Lowenstein to 3B; Dade to 2B
   RR     -23      91%  A Thornton      Single to RF; Lowenstein Scores; Dade Scores
                  Tom Murphy replaces Rick Wise pitching
   OO     1--      90%  F Kendall       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 5.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Bibby facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  C Fisk          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      92%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tom Murphy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      92%  F Duffy         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Manning       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  D Kuiper        Walk
   O      1--      91%  J Norris        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 5.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Bibby facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  B Hobson        Strikeout Looking
          ---      91%  R Miller        Single to LF
   OO     1--      94%  R Burleson      Fly Ball Double Play: RF-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tom Murphy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  J Lowenstein    Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      93%  P Dade          Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  B Bell          Lineout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 5.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Bibby facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  D Doyle         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      92%  J Rice          Single to LF
          1--      89%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF; Rice to 3B
   R      1-3      84%  G Scott         Single to CF; Rice Scores; Yastrzemski to 3B
   R      1-3      78%  C Fisk          Single to LF; Yastrzemski Scores; Scott to 2B
   O      12-      83%  D Evans         Strikeout
   RRR    12-      55%  B Hobson        Home Run; Scott Scores; Fisk Scores
   O      ---      56%  R Miller        Strikeout
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Tom Murphy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  A Thornton      Flyball: 1B
   R      ---      67%  F Kendall       Home Run
   O      ---      65%  F Duffy         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      67%  R Manning       Single to CF
   O      1--      64%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 6.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  R Burleson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      64%  D Doyle         Single
          1--      62%  J Rice          Wild Pitch; Doyle to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      71%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-5, Tom Murphy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      69%  J Norris        Lineout: CF
          ---      73%  J Lowenstein    Double to RF
   R      -2-      83%  P Dade          Double to RF; Lowenstein Scores
   O      -2-      81%  B Bell          Flyball: LF
          -2-      81%  A Thornton      Walk
                  Bill Campbell replaces Tom Murphy pitching
   O      12-      79%  F Kendall       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 7.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Jim Bibby facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      82%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      85%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-5, Bill Campbell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      84%  F Duffy         Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  R Manning       Bunt Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      82%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 7.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Dave LaRoche facing 8-9-1
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Jim Bibby pitching
   O      ---      86%  B Hobson        Strikeout
                  Bobby Darwin pinch hits for Rick Miller batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  B Darwin        Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  R Burleson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-5, Bill Campbell facing 3-4-5
                  Dwight Evans moves to CF; Bobby Darwin moves to RF
          ---      92%  J Norris        Double to LF
   R      -2-      95%  J Lowenstein    Single to P/Bunt; Norris Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)
   O      1--      95%  P Dade          Flyball: RF
   RR     1--      99%  B Bell          Single to RF; Lowenstein Scores/Adv on E9/unER; Bell Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      ---      98%  A Thornton      Flyball: 3B
          ---      99%  F Kendall       Walk
   O      1--      98%  F Duffy         Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 10.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-10, Dave LaRoche facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  D Doyle         Strikeout Looking
          ---      98%  J Rice          Single to 3B
   OO     1--     100%  C Yastrzemski   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-5, Tom House facing 1-2-3
                  Tom House replaces Bill Campbell pitching
   O      ---     100%  R Manning       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Kuiper        Flyball: CF
                  Charlie Spikes pinch hits for Jim Norris batting 3rd
   O      ---      99%  C Spikes        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 10.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-10, Dave LaRoche facing 5-6-7
                  Charlie Spikes moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  G Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Fisk          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation