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Scores
Standings
MIL
@CAL		10
9
NYY
@CLE		10
1
NYY
@CLE		7
1
BAL
@DET		3
1
BAL
@DET		1
2
CHW
@OAK		12
5
CHW
@OAK		4
11
KCR
@SEA		16
1
KCR
@SEA		2
4
MIN
@TEX		12
6
BOS
@TOR		9
0
LAD
@ATL		16
6
CIN
@CHC		1
7
SDP
@HOU		8
9		 
(10)
SFG
@MON		6
5
STL
@PHI		3
6
Sunday, April 24, 1977,
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 29,260, Time of Game: 2:22
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Yankees
7
7-8
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
 at Indians
1
4-9
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
W: Ed Figueroa (1-2)
L: Pat Dobson (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  1  0   3  1  2    7 11  0
Indians         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  3

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Randolph 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 .310 .782 0.192 1.06 0.225 -0.034 2.2 4 5 2B
Thurman Munson C 5 1 1 0 0 0 .246 .598 -0.148 1.02 0.048 -0.196 -1.3 4 1 CS,GDP
Reggie Jackson RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .269 .741 -0.068 0.69 0.018 -0.086 -0.6 1 0 2B
Graig Nettles 3B 5 0 2 2 0 2 .172 .525 -0.062 0.77 0.026 -0.088 0.8 2 0
Mickey Rivers CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .303 .708 0.096 1.00 0.140 -0.044 1.0 1 0 SB
Carlos May DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .778 -0.032 1.23 0.013 -0.045 -0.3
   Jim Wynn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.026 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -0.4
Roy White LF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .263 .715 0.227 1.15 0.251 -0.024 1.5 2 0 HR,IW
Chris Chambliss 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .263 .779 0.039 0.84 0.091 -0.052 0.1 11 0 2B
Bucky Dent SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .603 -0.029 0.75 0.004 -0.033 -0.3 2 6
Ed Figueroa P 0 1
Team Totals 38 7 11 6 3 2 .289 .789 0.210 0.92 0.816 -0.607 2.6 27 13
2B: R Jackson (3, off J Kern); C Chambliss (4, off P Dobson); W Randolph (1, off P Dobson).
HR: R White (1, off P Dobson; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: R White (3, by T Buskey).
TB: R White 5; W Randolph 3; R Jackson 2; M Rivers 2; C Chambliss 2; G Nettles 2; T Munson.
GIDP: T Munson (2).
RBI: G Nettles 2 (5); W Randolph 2 (8); R White (2); M Rivers (7).
2-out RBI: G Nettles 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 3. W Randolph-B Dent-C Chambliss; W Randolph-C Chambliss; B Dent-W Randolph-C Chambliss.
Baserunning
SB: M Rivers (4, 2nd base off P Dobson/F Kendall).
CS: T Munson (1, 2nd base by P Dobson POCS).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Manning CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .706 -0.102 0.78 0.000 -0.102 -1.0 1 0 GDP
Duane Kuiper 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .671 -0.079 0.79 0.000 -0.079 -0.7 1 3
Jim Norris RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .333 .881 0.014 0.73 0.051 -0.036 -0.1 1 0 SB
Johnny Grubb DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .522 0.067 0.79 0.108 -0.041 0.4
John Lowenstein LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .375 .944 0.036 0.81 0.105 -0.069 0.4 3 0 2B,CS
Buddy Bell 3B 1 0 0 0 2 0 .357 .951 0.002 0.84 0.019 -0.017 0.1 0 5 IW
Bill Melton 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .520 -0.143 1.16 0.014 -0.157 -1.7 17 1 GDP
Fred Kendall C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .417 1.128 -0.002 0.99 0.046 -0.048 -0.1 2 0
Frank Duffy SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .111 .479 -0.084 1.07 0.027 -0.112 -0.7 0 3
Pat Dobson P 2 1
   Jim Kern P 0 0
   Don Hood P 0 0
   Tom Buskey P 0 0
   Dave LaRoche P 0 0
Team Totals 29 1 6 1 3 4 .207 .523 -0.291 0.86 0.370 -0.661 -3.4 27 13
2B: J Lowenstein (2, off E Figueroa).
IBB: B Bell (1, by E Figueroa).
TB: J Lowenstein 3; J Norris; F Kendall; J Grubb; B Melton.
GIDP: R Manning (2); B Melton (2).
RBI: J Grubb (1).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Bell-D Kuiper-B Melton.
E: D Kuiper (3); B Bell 2 (4).
Baserunning
SB: J Norris (6, 2nd base off E Figueroa/T Munson).
CS: J Lowenstein (2, 2nd base by E Figueroa/T Munson).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ed Figueroa, W (1-2) 9 6 1 1 3 4 0 1.78 32 72 0.290 0.86 3.4
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 3 4 0 1.00 32 72 0.290 0.92 3.4

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pat Dobson, L (0-2) 6.1 6 4 4 1 1 1 4.34 26 45 -0.085 1.16 0.0
Jim Kern 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.69 4 2 2 -0.106 1.31 -1.2
Don Hood 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 2 1 1 -0.019 0.33 -0.6
Tom Buskey 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.52 2 1 0 0.004 0.17 0.2
Dave LaRoche 1.1 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.68 7 2 0 -0.005 0.12 -1.1
Team Totals 9 11 7 5 3 2 1 5.00 41 45 6 3 -0.211 0.86 -2.6
J Kern faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: T Buskey (1; R White); E Figueroa (1; B Bell).
Pickoffs: P Dobson (1; T Munson, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Steve Palermo.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 29,260.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 44° F.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Cleveland Indians
1 Willie Randolph 2B 1 Rick Manning CF
2 Thurman Munson C 2 Duane Kuiper 2B
3 Reggie Jackson RF 3 Jim Norris RF
4 Graig Nettles 3B 4 Johnny Grubb DH
5 Mickey Rivers CF 5 John Lowenstein LF
6 Carlos May DH 6 Buddy Bell 3B
7 Roy White LF 7 Bill Melton 1B
8 Chris Chambliss 1B 8 Fred Kendall C
9 Bucky Dent SS 9 Frank Duffy SS
Ed Figueroa P Pat Dobson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 0-1 1 --- R NYY R. White P. Dobson 15% 47% Home Run
b4 1-0 1 123 OO CLE B. Melton E. Figueroa 13% 36% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t7 2-1 1 123 RR NYY W. Randolph J. Kern 13% 93% Single to CF; White Scores; Chambliss Scores; Dent to 3B
b4 0-0 1 -2- R CLE J. Grubb E. Figueroa -11% 31% Single to CF; Norris Scores
t7 1-1 1 --3 R NYY R. White P. Dobson 10% 70% Single to 3B; Rivers Scores/Adv on E5

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, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O NYY W. Randolph P. Dobson -2% 48% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O NYY T. Munson P. Dobson -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O NYY R. Jackson P. Dobson -1% 45% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Ed Figueroa facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE R. Manning E. Figueroa 2% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE D. Kuiper E. Figueroa 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O CLE J. Norris E. Figueroa 1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Pat Dobson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O NYY G. Nettles P. Dobson -2% 48% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O NYY M. Rivers P. Dobson -2% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 2 --- NYY C. May P. Dobson 1% 47% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- O NYY R. White P. Dobson -2% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Ed Figueroa facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Grubb E. Figueroa 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- CLE J. Lowenstein E. Figueroa -3% 45% Single to 1B
b2 0-0 1 1-- O CLE B. Bell E. Figueroa 4% 49% Lowenstein Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
b2 0-0 2 --- CLE B. Bell E. Figueroa -1% 48% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- O CLE B. Melton E. Figueroa 2% 50% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Pat Dobson facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O NYY C. Chambliss P. Dobson -3% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-0 1 --- O NYY B. Dent P. Dobson -2% 46% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O NYY W. Randolph P. Dobson -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Ed Figueroa facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O CLE F. Kendall E. Figueroa 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- CLE F. Duffy E. Figueroa -3% 44% Walk
b3 0-0 1 1-- OO CLE R. Manning E. Figueroa 6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Pat Dobson facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- NYY T. Munson P. Dobson 4% 54% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t4 0-0 0 1-- O NYY R. Jackson P. Dobson -7% 47% Munson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
t4 0-0 1 --- O NYY R. Jackson P. Dobson -2% 45% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 2 --- NYY G. Nettles P. Dobson 1% 47% Single to LF
t4 0-0 2 1-- O NYY M. Rivers P. Dobson -3% 44% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Ed Figueroa facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper E. Figueroa 3% 47% Flyball: LF
b4 0-0 1 --- CLE J. Norris E. Figueroa -3% 44% Single to SS
b4 0-0 1 1-- CLE J. Grubb E. Figueroa -2% 42% Norris Steals 2B
b4 0-0 1 -2- R CLE J. Grubb E. Figueroa -11% 31% Single to CF; Norris Scores
b4 1-0 1 1-- CLE J. Lowenstein E. Figueroa -8% 23% Double to RF; Grubb to 3B
b4 1-0 1 -23 CLE B. Bell E. Figueroa -1% 22% Intentional Walk
b4 1-0 1 123 OO CLE B. Melton E. Figueroa 13% 36% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Pat Dobson facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- O NYY C. May P. Dobson -3% 32% Lineout: 1B
t5 0-1 1 --- R NYY R. White P. Dobson 15% 47% Home Run
t5 1-1 1 --- O NYY C. Chambliss P. Dobson -2% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-1 2 --- O NYY B. Dent P. Dobson -1% 43% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Ed Figueroa facing 8-9-1
b5 1-1 0 --- CLE F. Kendall E. Figueroa -5% 39% Single to RF
b5 1-1 0 1-- OO CLE F. Duffy E. Figueroa 10% 49% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
b5 1-1 2 --- O CLE R. Manning E. Figueroa 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 1.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Pat Dobson facing 1-2-3
t6 1-1 0 --- NYY W. Randolph P. Dobson 9% 59% Double to CF
t6 1-1 0 -2- O NYY T. Munson P. Dobson -6% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-1 1 -2- O NYY R. Jackson P. Dobson -5% 48% Groundout: P unassisted
t6 1-1 2 -2- O NYY G. Nettles P. Dobson -5% 43% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Ed Figueroa facing 2-3-4
b6 1-1 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper E. Figueroa 3% 46% Foul Flyball: 3B
b6 1-1 1 --- O CLE J. Norris E. Figueroa 2% 48% Strikeout
b6 1-1 2 --- O CLE J. Grubb E. Figueroa 2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 1.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Pat Dobson facing 5-6-7
t7 1-1 0 --- NYY M. Rivers P. Dobson 6% 56% Single to 3B/Bunt
t7 1-1 0 1-- NYY C. May P. Dobson 5% 61% Rivers Steals 2B
t7 1-1 0 -2- O NYY C. May P. Dobson -1% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B; Rivers to 3B
t7 1-1 1 --3 R NYY R. White P. Dobson 10% 70% Single to 3B; Rivers Scores/Adv on E5
t7 2-1 1 1-- NYY C. Chambliss P. Dobson 9% 79% Double to CF; White to 3B
Jim Kern replaces Pat Dobson pitching
t7 2-1 1 -23 NYY B. Dent J. Kern 0% 80% Walk
t7 2-1 1 123 RR NYY W. Randolph J. Kern 13% 93% Single to CF; White Scores; Chambliss Scores; Dent to 3B
t7 4-1 1 1-3 OO NYY T. Munson J. Kern -5% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Ed Figueroa facing 5-6-7
b7 1-4 0 --- O CLE J. Lowenstein E. Figueroa 3% 91% Strikeout
b7 1-4 1 --- O CLE B. Bell E. Figueroa 2% 92% Flyball: 2B
b7 1-4 2 --- CLE B. Melton E. Figueroa -1% 91% Single to LF
b7 1-4 2 1-- O CLE F. Kendall E. Figueroa 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Indians 1.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Indians' Jim Kern facing 3-4-5
t8 4-1 0 --- NYY R. Jackson J. Kern 2% 95% Double to LF
Don Hood replaces Jim Kern pitching
t8 4-1 0 -2- O NYY G. Nettles D. Hood -1% 94% Strikeout
t8 4-1 1 -2- R NYY M. Rivers D. Hood 3% 97% Single to LF; Jackson Scores; Rivers to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
Tom Buskey replaces Don Hood pitching
Jim Wynn pinch hits for Carlos May (DH) batting 6th
t8 5-1 1 -2- O NYY J. Wynn T. Buskey -1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 5-1 2 -2- NYY R. White T. Buskey 0% 97% Intentional Walk
Dave LaRoche replaces Tom Buskey pitching
t8 5-1 2 12- O NYY C. Chambliss D. LaRoche -1% 96% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Yankees' Ed Figueroa facing 9-1-2
b8 1-5 0 --- O CLE F. Duffy E. Figueroa 1% 97% Flyball: LF
b8 1-5 1 --- O CLE R. Manning E. Figueroa 1% 98% Flyball: 3B
b8 1-5 2 --- O CLE D. Kuiper E. Figueroa 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 1.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Indians' Dave LaRoche facing 9-1-2
t9 5-1 0 --- O NYY B. Dent D. LaRoche -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 5-1 1 --- NYY W. Randolph D. LaRoche 0% 99% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t9 5-1 1 1-- NYY T. Munson D. LaRoche 0% 99% Single to 3B; Randolph to 3B
t9 5-1 1 1-3 O NYY R. Jackson D. LaRoche -0% 99% Flyball: LF; Munson to 2B
t9 5-1 2 -23 RR NYY G. Nettles D. LaRoche 1% 100% Single to RF; Randolph Scores/unER; Munson Scores/unER
t9 7-1 2 1-- O NYY M. Rivers D. LaRoche -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-7, Yankees' Ed Figueroa facing 3-4-5
b9 1-7 0 --- O CLE J. Norris E. Figueroa 0% 100% Flyball: SS
b9 1-7 1 --- O CLE J. Grubb E. Figueroa 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 1-7 2 --- O CLE J. Lowenstein E. Figueroa 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Indians 1.

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