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Scores
Standings
SEA
@CAL		11
7
TOR
@CHW		2
4
BOS
@CLE		4
1
BOS
@CLE		5
10
DET
@KCR		5
6
NYY
@MIL		0
2
OAK
@MIN		2
10
BAL
@TEX		5
0
BAL
@TEX		6
1
HOU
@ATL		4
5
PHI
@MON		1
2
CHC
@NYM		0
6
CIN
@SDP		4
1
LAD
@SFG		7
6
PIT
@STL		3
4
Sunday, April 17, 1977 4:30PM
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 15,439, Time of Game: 2:23
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Red Sox
5
2-5
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 3½ GB
 at Indians
10
4-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
W: Jim Bibby (1-0)
L: Tom Murphy (0-1)
 
                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

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Burleson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .323 .802 -0.094 0.83 0.000 -0.094 -1.1 1 4
Denny Doyle 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .308 .731 0.025 0.79 0.059 -0.034 -0.2 1 2
Jim Rice DH 4 1 3 0 0 1 .333 .827 -0.007 0.67 0.042 -0.049 0.4 2B
Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .407 1.078 -0.056 0.93 0.033 -0.090 -0.5 1 0 GDP
George Scott 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .241 .588 0.009 0.74 0.057 -0.047 0.3 13 1
Carlton Fisk C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .286 .804 0.025 0.68 0.055 -0.031 0.3 3 0
Dwight Evans RF-CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .367 1.020 -0.064 0.69 0.000 -0.064 -0.8 1 0
Butch Hobson 3B 3 1 1 3 0 2 .154 .412 0.234 1.14 0.280 -0.046 2.2 1 2 HR
Rick Miller CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .231 .516 0.001 0.41 0.014 -0.013 0.2 1 0
   Bobby Darwin PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.022 0.90 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 1 0
Rick Wise P 1
   Tom Murphy P 2
   Bill Campbell P 1 1
   Tom House P
Team Totals 34 5 9 5 0 7 .265 .647 0.051 0.78 0.540 -0.490 0.6 24 13
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Manning CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .813 0.033 0.36 0.047 -0.013 -0.0 1 0
Duane Kuiper 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .379 .884 0.077 0.69 0.105 -0.029 0.7 1 2 SB
Jim Norris RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .276 .792 0.025 0.71 0.052 -0.027 0.5 3 1 2B
   Charlie Spikes PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
John Lowenstein DH 4 3 3 1 0 0 .667 1.548 0.144 0.84 0.148 -0.005 1.9 2B
Paul Dade 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 .444 1.167 0.163 0.83 0.174 -0.011 1.6 1 0 2B
Buddy Bell LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .400 1.044 0.016 0.52 0.041 -0.025 1.2 1 0 SH
Andre Thornton 1B 3 0 1 2 1 0 .192 .635 0.032 0.68 0.059 -0.028 0.8 10 0
Fred Kendall C 3 1 1 1 1 1 .250 1.400 0.096 0.54 0.137 -0.041 0.2 7 0 HR,GDP
Frank Duffy SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .067 .400 -0.034 0.34 0.000 -0.034 -0.8 2 5
Jim Bibby P 1 3
   Dave LaRoche P
Team Totals 34 10 12 7 4 3 .353 .950 0.552 0.59 0.763 -0.213 6.1 27 11
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. D Kuiper-F Duffy-A Thornton; J Norris-A Thornton.
Outfield Assists: J Norris (R Miller at 1st base).
Baserunning
SB: D Kuiper (2, 2nd base off R Wise/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Wise 0.1 5 5 5 1 0 0 54.00 7 20 -0.365 1.35 -5.0
Tom Murphy, L (0-1) 4.1 4 2 2 2 1 1 3.18 18 1 0 -0.149 0.51 0.0
Bill Campbell 2.1 3 3 1 1 2 0 12.00 11 2 0 -0.037 0.34 -1.6
Tom House 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33.75 3 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 8 12 10 8 4 3 1 9.00 39 20 3 0 -0.550 0.78 -6.1

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Bibby, W (1-0) 6 8 5 5 0 4 1 7.50 25 40 -0.136 0.90 -2.1
Dave LaRoche, S (1) 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 6.75 9 0 0 0.086 0.41 1.5
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 0 7 1 5.00 34 40 0 0 -0.050 0.59 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: J Bibby (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Durwood Merrill.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 15,439.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting 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 John Lowenstein DH
5 George Scott 1B 5 Paul Dade 3B
6 Carlton Fisk C 6 Buddy Bell LF
7 Dwight Evans RF 7 Andre Thornton 1B
8 Butch Hobson 3B 8 Fred Kendall C
9 Rick Miller CF 9 Frank Duffy SS
Rick Wise P Jim Bibby P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 2-5 2 12- RRR BOS B. Hobson J. Bibby -28% 55% Home Run; Scott Scores; Fisk Scores
b4 5-5 1 --- R CLE F. Kendall T. Murphy 14% 67% Home Run
b5 6-5 1 -2- R CLE P. Dade T. Murphy 10% 83% Double to RF; Lowenstein Scores
b1 0-0 0 1-- CLE D. Kuiper R. Wise 9% 67% Single to CF; Manning to 3B
b1 0-0 0 123 R CLE J. Lowenstein R. Wise 8% 78% Single to RF; Manning Scores; Kuiper to 3B; Norris to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Burleson J. Bibby 2% 52% Lineout: P
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS D. Doyle J. Bibby 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- BOS J. Rice J. Bibby -2% 52% Double to RF
t1 0-0 2 -2- O BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Bibby 3% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CLE R. Manning R. Wise 4% 58% Single to LF
b1 0-0 0 1-- CLE D. Kuiper R. Wise 9% 67% Single to CF; Manning to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 CLE J. Norris R. Wise 1% 68% Kuiper Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -23 CLE J. Norris R. Wise 2% 71% Walk
b1 0-0 0 123 R CLE J. Lowenstein R. Wise 8% 78% Single to RF; Manning Scores; Kuiper to 3B; Norris to 2B
b1 1-0 0 123 RR CLE P. Dade R. Wise 7% 86% Single to LF; Kuiper Scores; Norris Scores; Lowenstein to 2B
b1 3-0 0 12- O CLE B. Bell R. Wise -0% 86% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Lowenstein to 3B; Dade to 2B
b1 3-0 1 -23 RR CLE A. Thornton R. Wise 5% 91% Single to RF; Lowenstein Scores; Dade Scores
Tom Murphy replaces Rick Wise pitching
b1 5-0 1 1-- OO CLE F. Kendall T. Murphy -1% 90% 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, Indians' Jim Bibby facing 5-6-7
t2 0-5 0 --- O BOS G. Scott J. Bibby 1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-5 1 --- O BOS C. Fisk J. Bibby 1% 92% Flyball: SS
t2 0-5 2 --- O BOS D. Evans J. Bibby 0% 92% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Tom Murphy facing 9-1-2
b2 5-0 0 --- O CLE F. Duffy T. Murphy -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 5-0 1 --- O CLE R. Manning T. Murphy -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 5-0 2 --- CLE D. Kuiper T. Murphy 0% 92% Walk
b2 5-0 2 1-- O CLE J. Norris T. Murphy -1% 91% 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, Indians' Jim Bibby facing 8-9-1
t3 0-5 0 --- O BOS B. Hobson J. Bibby 1% 92% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-5 1 --- BOS R. Miller J. Bibby -1% 91% Single to LF
t3 0-5 1 1-- OO BOS R. Burleson J. Bibby 3% 94% 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, Red Sox' Tom Murphy facing 4-5-6
b3 5-0 0 --- O CLE J. Lowenstein T. Murphy -0% 93% Lineout: 2B
b3 5-0 1 --- O CLE P. Dade T. Murphy -0% 93% Strikeout
b3 5-0 2 --- O CLE B. Bell T. Murphy -0% 93% 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, Indians' Jim Bibby facing 2-3-4
t4 0-5 0 --- O BOS D. Doyle J. Bibby 1% 94% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-5 1 --- BOS J. Rice J. Bibby -1% 93% Single to LF
t4 0-5 1 1-- BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Bibby -3% 89% Single to RF; Rice to 3B
t4 0-5 1 1-3 R BOS G. Scott J. Bibby -6% 84% Single to CF; Rice Scores; Yastrzemski to 3B
t4 1-5 1 1-3 R BOS C. Fisk J. Bibby -6% 78% Single to LF; Yastrzemski Scores; Scott to 2B
t4 2-5 1 12- O BOS D. Evans J. Bibby 5% 83% Strikeout
t4 2-5 2 12- RRR BOS B. Hobson J. Bibby -28% 55% Home Run; Scott Scores; Fisk Scores
t4 5-5 2 --- O BOS R. Miller J. Bibby 1% 56% Strikeout
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Red Sox' Tom Murphy facing 7-8-9
b4 5-5 0 --- O CLE A. Thornton T. Murphy -3% 53% Flyball: 1B
b4 5-5 1 --- R CLE F. Kendall T. Murphy 14% 67% Home Run
b4 6-5 1 --- O CLE F. Duffy T. Murphy -1% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 6-5 2 --- CLE R. Manning T. Murphy 1% 67% Single to CF
b4 6-5 2 1-- O CLE D. Kuiper T. Murphy -2% 64% 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, Indians' Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
t5 5-6 0 --- O BOS R. Burleson J. Bibby 3% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 5-6 1 --- BOS D. Doyle J. Bibby -4% 64% Single
t5 5-6 1 1-- BOS J. Rice J. Bibby -2% 62% Wild Pitch; Doyle to 2B
t5 5-6 1 -2- O BOS J. Rice J. Bibby 5% 67% Strikeout Looking
t5 5-6 2 -2- O BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Bibby 5% 71% 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, Red Sox' Tom Murphy facing 3-4-5
b5 6-5 0 --- O CLE J. Norris T. Murphy -2% 69% Lineout: CF
b5 6-5 1 --- CLE J. Lowenstein T. Murphy 4% 73% Double to RF
b5 6-5 1 -2- R CLE P. Dade T. Murphy 10% 83% Double to RF; Lowenstein Scores
b5 7-5 1 -2- O CLE B. Bell T. Murphy -2% 81% Flyball: LF
b5 7-5 2 -2- CLE A. Thornton T. Murphy 0% 81% Walk
Bill Campbell replaces Tom Murphy pitching
b5 7-5 2 12- O CLE F. Kendall B. Campbell -3% 79% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 7.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Indians' Jim Bibby facing 5-6-7
t6 5-7 0 --- O BOS G. Scott J. Bibby 3% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 5-7 1 --- O BOS C. Fisk J. Bibby 2% 84% Flyball: LF
t6 5-7 2 --- O BOS D. Evans J. Bibby 1% 85% 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, Red Sox' Bill Campbell facing 9-1-2
b6 7-5 0 --- O CLE F. Duffy B. Campbell -1% 84% Strikeout
b6 7-5 1 --- O CLE R. Manning B. Campbell -1% 83% Bunt Groundout: 1B-P
b6 7-5 2 --- O CLE D. Kuiper B. Campbell -1% 82% 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, Indians' Dave LaRoche facing 8-9-1
Dave LaRoche replaces Jim Bibby pitching
t7 5-7 0 --- O BOS B. Hobson D. LaRoche 3% 86% Strikeout
Bobby Darwin pinch hits for Rick Miller (CF) batting 9th
t7 5-7 1 --- O BOS B. Darwin D. LaRoche 2% 88% Strikeout
t7 5-7 2 --- O BOS R. Burleson D. LaRoche 1% 89% 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, Red Sox' Bill Campbell facing 3-4-5
Dwight Evans moves from RF to CF
Bobby Darwin moves from PH to RF
b7 7-5 0 --- CLE J. Norris B. Campbell 3% 92% Double to LF
b7 7-5 0 -2- R CLE J. Lowenstein B. Campbell 3% 95% Single to P/Bunt; Norris Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)
b7 8-5 0 1-- O CLE P. Dade B. Campbell -1% 95% Flyball: RF
b7 8-5 1 1-- RR CLE B. Bell B. Campbell 4% 99% Single to RF; Lowenstein Scores/Adv on E9/unER; Bell Scores/No RBI/unER
b7 10-5 1 --- O CLE A. Thornton B. Campbell -0% 98% Flyball: 3B
b7 10-5 2 --- CLE F. Kendall B. Campbell 0% 99% Walk
b7 10-5 2 1-- O CLE F. Duffy B. Campbell -0% 98% 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, Indians' Dave LaRoche facing 2-3-4
t8 5-10 0 --- O BOS D. Doyle D. LaRoche 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
t8 5-10 1 --- BOS J. Rice D. LaRoche -1% 98% Single to 3B
t8 5-10 1 1-- OO BOS C. Yastrzemski D. LaRoche 1% 100% 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, Red Sox' Tom House facing 1-2-3
Tom House replaces Bill Campbell pitching
b8 10-5 0 --- O CLE R. Manning T. House -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 10-5 1 --- O CLE D. Kuiper T. House -0% 99% Flyball: CF
Charlie Spikes pinch hits for Jim Norris (RF) batting 3rd
b8 10-5 2 --- O CLE C. Spikes T. House -0% 99% 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, Indians' Dave LaRoche facing 5-6-7
Charlie Spikes moves from PH to RF
t9 5-10 0 --- O BOS G. Scott D. LaRoche 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 5-10 1 --- O BOS C. Fisk D. LaRoche 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
t9 5-10 2 --- O BOS D. Evans D. LaRoche 0% 100% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 10.

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