September 6, 1977 New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@CLE 3 BAL 7
@DET 2 MIN 7
TEX 4 CHW 7
@OAK 2 KCR 10
@SEA 0 BOS 11
@TOR 2 SFG 12
@ATL 2 STL 3
@CHC 1 HOU 8
CIN 3 NYM 5
MON 3 PIT 5
PHI 4
(11) LAD 3
@SDP 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 8,123

Tuesday, September 6, 1977, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:43

Yankees

84-54

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  1   0  0  1   4  1  0    8 12  0
Indians         0  0  0   1  1  0   1  0  0    3 11  2

W: D Tidrow (9-4), L: D Eckersley (13-12), S: S Lyle (22)

Indians

65-74

Lost 1

5th, 19½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   5   0   2   1    0   1  .327  .789    0    1   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   1   0   0    1   2  .245  .828    0    1   3   IW
T Munson C                    5   2   2   1    0   2  .292  .778    0    4   0   2B
R Jackson RF                  5   1   2   4    0   1  .280  .897    0    1   0   HR,2B
  P Blair RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .775         0   0   
C Chambliss 1B                5   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .813    0   10   0   
L Piniella DH                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .335  .888    0    0   0   HR
R White LF                    2   2   1   0    2   0  .281  .798    0    4   0   2·SB
G Zeber 2B                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .316  .935    0    2   3   2B
  W Randolph PR-2B            1   1   0   0    0   0  .288  .776    0    2   1   
B Dent SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .249  .667    0    2   3   SH

D Tidrow P                                                               0   0
  S Lyle P                                                               0   1
Totals                       37   8  12   8    3   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: G Zeber (3, off D Eckersley); R Jackson (35, off D Eckersley); T Munson (22, off D Eckersley).

HR: R Jackson (24, off D Eckersley; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); L Piniella (10, off D Eckersley; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: B Dent (14, off D Eckersley).

IBB: G Nettles (5, by D Eckersley).

TB: R Jackson 6; L Piniella 4; G Zeber 3; T Munson 3; M Rivers 2; R White; B Dent; C Chambliss.

RBI: R Jackson 4 (88); G Zeber (10); L Piniella (37); T Munson (86); M Rivers (62).

2-out RBI: R Jackson 4; G Zeber; L Piniella; M Rivers; T Munson.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Zeber-B Dent; B Dent-G Zeber-C Chambliss; G Nettles-W Randolph-C Chambliss.

PB: T Munson (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: R White 2 (16, 2nd base off D Eckersley/F Kendall 2).

PO: M Rivers (1st base by L Andersen); R White (1st base by L Andersen).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Dade 3B                     4   1   2   0    1   0  .293  .700    0    2   1   3B
D Kuiper 2B                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .278  .658    0    3   1   SH
L Blanks SS                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .273  .727    0    0   2   
A Thornton 1B                 4   0   2   0    1   0  .285  .983    0    4   1   
B Bochte LF                   3   0   0   0    2   0  .300  .756    0    4   1   
R Carty DH                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .281  .794    0    0   0   GDP
R Pruitt RF                   3   0   0   0    2   1  .320  .832    0    2   0   GDP
R Manning CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .609    0    4   0   
F Kendall C                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .244  .607    0    8   0   

D Eckersley P                                                            0   0
  P Dobson P                                                             0   0
  L Andersen P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   3  11   2    8   3                    27   6

BATTING

3B: P Dade (2, off S Lyle).

SH: D Kuiper (17, off D Tidrow).

TB: P Dade 4; D Kuiper 2; A Thornton 2; L Blanks 2; R Carty 2; F Kendall.

GIDP: R Pruitt (9); R Carty (17).

RBI: D Kuiper 2 (47).

2-out RBI: D Kuiper.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

E: L Andersen 2 ().

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Tidrow, W (9-4)              5.1   5   2   2    6   1   0   3.36   25     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 5     45    -     1.38  -0.06
S Lyle, S (22)                 3.2   6   1   1    2   2   0   1.73   18     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 6          2-0    1.08   0.18
Totals                         9    11   3   3    8   3   0          43     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 2·11          2-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Eckersley, L (13-12)         6.2  11   7   7    2   7   2   3.57   32     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 1·11     29    -     0.94  -0.37
P Dobson                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.86    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.13   0.00
L Andersen                     2     1   1   0    1   0   0   1.80    8     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.14  -0.01
Totals                         9    12   8   7    3   7   2          41     -       ·  ·      6·12· 1·12          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Eckersley (11; G Nettles).

PO: L Andersen 2 (0; R White, 1st base; M Rivers, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 8,123.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 69° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Cleveland Indians                    
1. M Rivers             CF    1. P Dade               3B 
2. G Nettles            3B    2. D Kuiper             2B 
3. T Munson             C     3. L Blanks             SS 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. A Thornton           1B 
5. C Chambliss          1B    5. B Bochte             LF 
6. L Piniella           DH    6. R Carty              DH 
7. R White              LF    7. R Pruitt             RF 
8. G Zeber              2B    8. R Manning            CF 
9. B Dent               SS    9. F Kendall            C  

   D Tidrow             P        D Eckersley          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  2-2  ---      18%  62% L Piniella      D Eckersley     Home Run
   b 5   2  2-1  -2-     -16%  45% D Kuiper        D Tidrow        Single to LF; Kendall Scores; Kuiper to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 7   2  2-4  1-3      14%  97% R Jackson       D Eckersley     Home Run; Nettles Scores; Munson Scores
   t 7   2  2-3  12-      13%  82% T Munson        D Eckersley     Single to RF; Randolph Scores; Nettles to 3B
   b 4   0  2-0  123      12%  59% R Carty         D Tidrow        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Blanks Scores/No RBI; Thornton to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  M Rivers        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  G Nettles       Strikeout
   O      1--      47%  T Munson        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      45%  R Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Tidrow facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  P Dade          Single to RF
   O      1--      43%  D Kuiper        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Dade to 2B
   OO     -2-      50%  L Blanks        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  L Piniella      Strikeout Looking
          ---      47%  R White         Single to RF
          1--      48%  G Zeber         White Steals 2B
   R      -2-      59%  " "             Double to RF; White Scores
   O      -2-      56%  B Dent          Single to LF; Zeber out at Hm/LF-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Tidrow facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  A Thornton      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  B Bochte        Flyball: CF
          ---      59%  R Carty         Single to CF
          1--      57%  R Pruitt        Walk; Carty to 2B
   O      12-      62%  R Manning       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  M Rivers        Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      60%  T Munson        Double to RF
   R      -2-      71%  R Jackson       Double to RF; Munson Scores
   O      -2-      68%  C Chambliss     Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Tidrow facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      71%  F Kendall       Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  P Dade          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      74%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      72%  L Piniella      Flyball: LF
          ---      74%  R White         Walk
          1--      75%  G Zeber         White Steals 2B
   O      -2-      73%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      70%  B Dent          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Tidrow facing 3-4-5
          ---      65%  L Blanks        Single to RF
          1--      53%  A Thornton      Walk, Passed Ball; Blanks to 3B
          1-3      47%  B Bochte        Walk; Thornton to 2B
   ROO    123      59%  R Carty         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Blanks Scores/No RBI; Thornton to 3B
   O      --3      64%  R Pruitt        Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      62%  M Rivers        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      60%  G Nettles       Strikeout
   O      ---      59%  T Munson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Dick Tidrow facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  R Manning       Flyball: LF
          ---      59%  F Kendall       Single to CF
   O      1--      62%  P Dade          Groundout: 3B-1B; Kendall to 2B
   R      -2-      45%  D Kuiper        Single to LF; Kendall Scores; Kuiper to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      44%  L Blanks        Walk
   O      12-      50%  A Thornton      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  R Jackson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      44%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      62%  L Piniella      Home Run
   O      ---      61%  R White         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Dick Tidrow facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  B Bochte        Flyball: LF
          ---      61%  R Carty         Walk
          1--      54%  R Pruitt        Walk; Carty to 2B
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Dick Tidrow pitching
   O      12-      62%  R Manning       Strikeout
   O      12-      70%  F Kendall       Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 2.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
          ---      74%  G Zeber         Single to RF
                  Willie Randolph pinch runs for George Zeber batting 8th
   O      1--      72%  B Dent          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Randolph to 2B
   O      -2-      68%  M Rivers        Flyball: CF
          -2-      69%  G Nettles       Intentional Walk
   R      12-      82%  T Munson        Single to RF; Randolph Scores; Nettles to 3B
   RRR    1-3      97%  R Jackson       Home Run; Nettles Scores; Munson Scores
          ---      97%  C Chambliss     Single to RF
                  Pat Dobson replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
   O      1--      96%  L Piniella      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Sparky Lyle facing 1-2-3
                  Willie Randolph moves to 2B
          ---      93%  P Dade          Triple to RF
   RO     --3      95%  D Kuiper        Groundout: SS-1B; Dade Scores
          ---      93%  L Blanks        Single to LF
          1--      90%  A Thornton      Single to LF; Blanks to 2B
          12-      83%  B Bochte        Walk; Blanks to 3B; Thornton to 2B
   O      123      90%  R Carty         Flyball: 2B
   O      123      97%  R Pruitt        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 7, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-3, Larry Andersen facing 7-8-9
                  Larry Andersen replaces Pat Dobson pitching
          ---      97%  R White         Walk
          1--      98%  W Randolph      White Picked off 1B, safe on E1; White to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; White to 3B
   O      --3      97%  B Dent          Flyball: 3B
   R      --3      98%  M Rivers        Single to SS; White Scores/unER
          1--      98%  G Nettles       Rivers Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Rivers to 3B
   O      --3      98%  " "             Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-8, Sparky Lyle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  R Manning       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  F Kendall       Lineout: 3B
          ---      99%  P Dade          Walk
          1--      98%  D Kuiper        Single to 1B; Dade to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  L Blanks        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Indians 3.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-3, Larry Andersen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  T Munson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Jackson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-8, Sparky Lyle facing 4-5-6
                  Paul Blair replaces Reggie Jackson playing RF batting 4th
          ---      98%  A Thornton      Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  B Bochte        Groundout: P-1B; Thornton to 2B
          -2-      98%  R Carty         Single to RF; Thornton to 3B
   OO     1-3     100%  R Pruitt        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Indians 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197709060

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation