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@CAL		0
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@CHW		8
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@CLE		1
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7
Tuesday, July 12, 1977 7:40PM
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 14,425, Time of Game: 2:20
Red Sox
1
48-36
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Indians
7
40-42
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 7 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  8  0
Indians         0  1  0   4  0  1   0  1  X    7 13  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 1 2 .304 .769 -0.046 0.57 0.010 -0.056 -0.7 1 1
Fred Lynn CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .257 .761 -0.089 0.84 0.000 -0.089 -1.5 3 0
Jim Rice DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 .310 .957 -0.003 0.54 0.032 -0.035 -0.6
Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .887 -0.072 0.74 0.000 -0.072 -0.9 3 0
Carlton Fisk C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .319 .967 0.019 0.49 0.039 -0.020 0.1 2 0
George Scott 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .271 .909 -0.059 0.76 0.013 -0.072 -0.7 8 1
Butch Hobson 3B 4 1 3 1 0 1 .263 .783 0.013 0.36 0.037 -0.024 1.5 0 2 HR
Denny Doyle 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .253 .660 -0.029 0.73 0.016 -0.045 -0.2 3 4
   Steve Dillard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .650 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.4
Rick Miller RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .234 .608 -0.002 0.66 0.030 -0.032 0.2 3 0
   Dwight Evans PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .899 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.3
Reggie Cleveland P 1 1
   Tom Murphy P
Team Totals 35 1 8 1 2 12 .229 .585 -0.273 0.60 0.177 -0.450 -3.4 24 9
HR: B Hobson (15, off D Eckersley; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: B Hobson 6; R Miller; D Doyle; J Rice; G Scott; C Fisk.
RBI: B Hobson (58).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Hobson-D Doyle-G Scott.

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Norris CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .700 -0.040 0.41 0.000 -0.040 -0.9 6 0
Duane Kuiper 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .655 0.006 0.29 0.025 -0.020 -0.4 3 0 3B
Paul Dade LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .785 -0.049 0.46 0.000 -0.049 -0.8 2 0
Rico Carty DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 .263 .728 0.007 0.46 0.032 -0.025 -0.1
Buddy Bell 3B 4 4 4 1 0 0 .302 .827 0.165 0.53 0.165 0.000 2.4 0 1 HR
Andre Thornton 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 .208 .782 0.176 0.58 0.179 -0.003 2.6 1 1 3B,2B
Charlie Spikes RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .370 .911 0.010 0.42 0.042 -0.032 -0.0 1 0 HR,GDP
Fred Kendall C 4 0 2 2 0 0 .240 .634 -0.021 0.38 0.013 -0.033 1.3 12 0
Frank Duffy SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .193 .542 -0.026 0.25 0.000 -0.026 -1.1 0 2
Dennis Eckersley P 2
   Rick Waits P
Team Totals 36 7 13 7 0 1 .361 1.028 0.228 0.42 0.456 -0.228 3.1 27 4
2B: A Thornton (2, off R Cleveland).
3B: A Thornton (2, off R Cleveland); D Kuiper (4, off R Cleveland).
HR: B Bell (8, off R Cleveland; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); C Spikes (1, off R Cleveland; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: B Bell 7; A Thornton 6; C Spikes 5; D Kuiper 3; F Kendall 2; R Carty.
GIDP: C Spikes (1).
RBI: F Kendall 2 (17); C Spikes 2 (5); A Thornton 2 (24); B Bell (43).
2-out RBI: F Kendall.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 10.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Reggie Cleveland, L (7-5) 5.1 10 6 6 0 1 2 3.87 26 25 -0.233 0.56 -4.0
Tom Murphy 2.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 6.59 10 2 0 0.005 0.05 0.9
Team Totals 8 13 7 7 0 1 2 7.88 36 25 2 0 -0.228 0.60 -3.1

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Eckersley, W (9-7) 6.1 7 1 1 2 8 1 3.24 28 61 0.219 0.71 1.2
Rick Waits 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 4.19 9 2 0 0.053 0.23 2.1
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 2 12 1 1.00 37 61 2 0 0.272 0.42 3.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Joe Brinkman.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 14,425.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 85° F, Night, Rain.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Cleveland Indians
1 Rick Burleson SS 1 Jim Norris CF
2 Fred Lynn CF 2 Duane Kuiper 2B
3 Jim Rice DH 3 Paul Dade LF
4 Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 Rico Carty DH
5 Carlton Fisk C 5 Buddy Bell 3B
6 George Scott 1B 6 Andre Thornton 1B
7 Butch Hobson 3B 7 Charlie Spikes RF
8 Denny Doyle 2B 8 Fred Kendall C
9 Rick Miller RF 9 Frank Duffy SS
Reggie Cleveland P Dennis Eckersley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-0 0 12- RR CLE A. Thornton R. Cleveland 14% 91% Triple to LF; Carty Scores; Bell Scores
b2 0-0 1 --- R CLE B. Bell R. Cleveland 11% 64% Home Run
t4 0-1 2 1-3 O BOS G. Scott D. Eckersley 6% 69% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 1-0 0 1-- CLE B. Bell R. Cleveland 5% 77% Single to LF; Carty to 2B
b4 3-0 0 --3 RR CLE C. Spikes R. Cleveland 4% 95% Home Run; Thornton Scores

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' Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Burleson D. Eckersley 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS F. Lynn D. Eckersley 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- O BOS J. Rice D. Eckersley 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Norris R. Cleveland -2% 53% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CLE D. Kuiper R. Cleveland -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O CLE P. Dade R. Cleveland -1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Eckersley 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 0-0 1 --- O BOS C. Fisk D. Eckersley 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- BOS G. Scott D. Eckersley -1% 53% Single to CF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O BOS B. Hobson D. Eckersley 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CLE R. Carty R. Cleveland -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- R CLE B. Bell R. Cleveland 11% 64% Home Run
b2 1-0 1 --- CLE A. Thornton R. Cleveland 4% 68% Double to CF
b2 1-0 1 -2- O CLE C. Spikes R. Cleveland -3% 65% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 2 -2- O CLE F. Kendall R. Cleveland -3% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O BOS D. Doyle D. Eckersley 3% 64% Strikeout
t3 0-1 1 --- O BOS R. Miller D. Eckersley 2% 66% Lineout: LF
t3 0-1 2 --- O BOS R. Burleson D. Eckersley 1% 67% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O CLE F. Duffy R. Cleveland -2% 65% Flyball: LF
b3 1-0 1 --- O CLE J. Norris R. Cleveland -1% 64% Flyball: LF
b3 1-0 2 --- CLE D. Kuiper R. Cleveland 3% 66% Triple to LF
b3 1-0 2 --3 O CLE P. Dade R. Cleveland -4% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O BOS F. Lynn D. Eckersley 3% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- BOS J. Rice D. Eckersley -3% 62% Single to LF
t4 0-1 1 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Eckersley 4% 66% Flyball: CF
t4 0-1 2 1-- BOS C. Fisk D. Eckersley -3% 63% Single to CF; Rice to 3B
t4 0-1 2 1-3 O BOS G. Scott D. Eckersley 6% 69% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- CLE R. Carty R. Cleveland 3% 72% Single to LF
b4 1-0 0 1-- CLE B. Bell R. Cleveland 5% 77% Single to LF; Carty to 2B
b4 1-0 0 12- RR CLE A. Thornton R. Cleveland 14% 91% Triple to LF; Carty Scores; Bell Scores
b4 3-0 0 --3 RR CLE C. Spikes R. Cleveland 4% 95% Home Run; Thornton Scores
b4 5-0 0 --- O CLE F. Kendall R. Cleveland -0% 95% Lineout: RF
b4 5-0 1 --- O CLE F. Duffy R. Cleveland -0% 94% Foul Flyball: C
b4 5-0 2 --- O CLE J. Norris R. Cleveland -0% 94% Groundout: 1B-P
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 5.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
t5 0-5 0 --- BOS B. Hobson D. Eckersley -2% 92% Single to LF
t5 0-5 0 1-- O BOS D. Doyle D. Eckersley 2% 94% Flyball: CF
t5 0-5 1 1-- O BOS R. Miller D. Eckersley 1% 95% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-5 2 1-- BOS R. Burleson D. Eckersley -1% 94% Walk; Hobson to 2B
t5 0-5 2 12- O BOS F. Lynn D. Eckersley 2% 96% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 2-3-4
b5 5-0 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper R. Cleveland -0% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 5-0 1 --- O CLE P. Dade R. Cleveland -0% 96% Flyball: CF
b5 5-0 2 --- O CLE R. Carty R. Cleveland -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 5.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 3-4-5
t6 0-5 0 --- O BOS J. Rice D. Eckersley 1% 97% Strikeout
t6 0-5 1 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski D. Eckersley 1% 97% Flyball: LF
t6 0-5 2 --- BOS C. Fisk D. Eckersley -0% 97% Walk
t6 0-5 2 1-- O BOS G. Scott D. Eckersley 1% 98% Groundout: P unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Reggie Cleveland facing 5-6-7
b6 5-0 0 --- CLE B. Bell R. Cleveland 0% 98% Single to 3B
b6 5-0 0 1-- O CLE A. Thornton R. Cleveland -0% 98% Flyball: 2B
b6 5-0 1 1-- CLE C. Spikes R. Cleveland 0% 98% Single to CF; Bell to 2B
b6 5-0 1 12- R CLE F. Kendall R. Cleveland 1% 99% Single to CF; Bell Scores; Spikes to 2B
Tom Murphy replaces Reggie Cleveland pitching
b6 6-0 1 12- O CLE F. Duffy T. Murphy -0% 99% Foul Flyball: SS
b6 6-0 2 12- O CLE J. Norris T. Murphy -0% 99% Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Indians 6.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
t7 0-6 0 --- R BOS B. Hobson D. Eckersley -1% 97% Home Run
t7 1-6 0 --- BOS D. Doyle D. Eckersley -2% 96% Single to CF
t7 1-6 0 1-- BOS R. Miller D. Eckersley -3% 93% Single to RF; Doyle to 2B
t7 1-6 0 12- O BOS R. Burleson D. Eckersley 2% 95% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Doyle to 3B
Rick Waits replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
t7 1-6 1 1-3 O BOS F. Lynn R. Waits 2% 97% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-6 2 1-3 O BOS J. Rice R. Waits 1% 99% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-1, Red Sox' Tom Murphy facing 2-3-4
b7 6-1 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper T. Murphy -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 6-1 1 --- O CLE P. Dade T. Murphy -0% 98% Flyball: RF
b7 6-1 2 --- O CLE R. Carty T. Murphy -0% 98% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 6.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Indians' Rick Waits facing 4-5-6
t8 1-6 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski R. Waits 1% 99% Lineout: CF
t8 1-6 1 --- O BOS C. Fisk R. Waits 0% 99% Flyball: CF
t8 1-6 2 --- O BOS G. Scott R. Waits 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-1, Red Sox' Tom Murphy facing 5-6-7
b8 6-1 0 --- CLE B. Bell T. Murphy 0% 100% Single to LF
b8 6-1 0 1-- CLE A. Thornton T. Murphy 0% 100% Single to LF; Bell to 2B
b8 6-1 0 12- OO CLE C. Spikes T. Murphy -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Bell to 3B
b8 6-1 2 --3 R CLE F. Kendall T. Murphy 0% 100% Single to CF; Bell Scores
b8 7-1 2 1-- O CLE F. Duffy T. Murphy -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 7.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Indians' Rick Waits facing 7-8-9
t9 1-7 0 --- BOS B. Hobson R. Waits -0% 99% Single to CF
Steve Dillard pinch hits for Denny Doyle (2B) batting 8th
t9 1-7 0 1-- O BOS S. Dillard R. Waits 0% 100% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
Dwight Evans pinch hits for Rick Miller (RF) batting 9th
t9 1-7 1 1-- O BOS D. Evans R. Waits 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 1-7 2 1-- O BOS R. Burleson R. Waits 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 7.

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