September 17, 1979 New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

MIN 10
@CHW 3 CLE 5
NYY 1 CLE 6
NYY 5 BAL 2
@DET 1 KCR 16
CAL 4 TEX 6
@OAK 3 MIL 7
@SEA 6 TOR 5
BOS 4 BOS 5
@TOR 3 LAD 9
ATL 4 PIT 2
@MON 1 HOU 1
@SDP 0 SFG 7
CIN 4 PHI 7
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 14,063

Monday, September 17, 1979, 8:43PM
Time of Game: 2:19

Yankees

80-68

Lost 3

4th, 18 GB

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

W: S Monge (10-9), L: D Hood (4-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Indians

76-74

Won 2

6th, 23 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Gamble LF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .340  .984    0    0   0   
B Murcer CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .734    0    3   0   
J Spencer 1B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .938    0    5   1   
  G Scott PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .711    0    2   0   
R Jackson RF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .293  .908    0    4   0   HR
C Chambliss DH                4   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .754    0    0   0   
J Narron C                    4   2   2   2    0   1  .157  .491    0    2   0   HR
B Doyle 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .472    0    2   3   
F Stanley 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .545    0    1   1   
  G Nettles PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .718    0    0   0   
  D Garcia 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
B Dent SS                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .233  .580    0    5   6   HR

C Hunter P                                                               1   1
  D Hood P                                                               0   0
Totals                       37   5   9   5    0   3                    25  12

BATTING

HR: B Dent (2, off D Spillner; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); J Narron (3, off D Spillner; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); R Jackson (25, off S Monge; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: J Narron 5; B Dent 5; R Jackson 5; B Murcer; C Chambliss; J Spencer.

RBI: J Narron 2 (14); B Dent 2 (32); R Jackson (80).

2-out RBI: J Narron 2; B Dent 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Doyle-B Dent-J Spencer 2; B Doyle-B Dent-G Scott.

E: B Dent (16); C Hunter ().

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove LF                 5   0   3   2    0   0  .296  .850    0    3   0   3B
R Manning CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .628    0    4   0   
T Harrah 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .829    0    3   0   HR
A Thornton 1B                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .232  .792    0    8   0   HR
C Johnson DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .797    0    0   0   GDP
J Norris RF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .682    0    2   0   3B,GDP
  R Pruitt PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .303  .722    0    0   0   
  D Alston PR-RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .745         2   0   
G Alexander C                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .226  .713    0    3   0   
D Kuiper 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .256  .611    0    1   5   GDP
T Veryzer SS                  2   2   2   0    0   0  .219  .530    0    1   1   2·SH

D Spillner P                                                             0   0
  S Monge P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   6  12   5    2   2                    27   6

BATTING

3B: J Norris (6, off C Hunter); M Hargrove (4, off D Hood).

HR: A Thornton (26, off C Hunter; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); T Harrah (17, off C Hunter; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: T Veryzer 2 (10, 2 off C Hunter).

TB: A Thornton 5; M Hargrove 5; T Harrah 4; J Norris 3; T Veryzer 2; G Alexander; D Kuiper; C Johnson.

GIDP: D Kuiper (14); C Johnson (6); J Norris (12).

RBI: M Hargrove 2 (60); A Thornton (93); G Alexander (50); T Harrah (71).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: D Kuiper (9).

BASERUNNING

PO: M Hargrove (1st base by C Hunter).

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
C Hunter                       6.1   8   5   4    1   2   2   5.31   27     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 8     40    -     1.01  -0.23
D Hood, L (4-1)                2     4   1   1    1   0   0   3.03   10     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 4          1-1    1.84  -0.36
Totals                         8.1  12   6   5    2   2   2          37     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0·12          1-1

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 Spillner                     7     7   4   4    0   1   2   4.90   29     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 7     48    -     1.02  -0.11
S Monge, BS (6), W (10-9)      2     2   1   1    0   2   1   2.43    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 2          0-0    1.79   0.01
Totals                         9     9   5   5    0   3   3          37     -       ·  ·      9·16· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: C Hunter (1; M Hargrove, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 14,063.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Cleveland Indians                    
1. O Gamble             LF    1. M Hargrove           LF 
2. B Murcer             CF    2. R Manning            CF 
3. J Spencer            1B    3. T Harrah             3B 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. A Thornton           1B 
5. C Chambliss          DH    5. C Johnson            DH 
6. J Narron             C     6. J Norris             RF 
7. B Doyle              2B    7. G Alexander          C  
8. F Stanley            3B    8. D Kuiper             2B 
9. B Dent               SS    9. T Veryzer            SS 

   C Hunter             P        D Spillner           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  5-5  1--      36% 100% M Hargrove      D Hood          Triple to CF; Veryzer Scores
   t 7   2  4-2  1--     -28%  57% B Dent          D Spillner      Home Run; Narron Scores
   t 8   1  5-4  ---     -25%  55% R Jackson       S Monge         Home Run
   t 4   2  0-0  1--     -23%  31% J Narron        D Spillner      Home Run; Chambliss Scores
   b 7   1  4-4  -2-      16%  79% M Hargrove      D Hood          Single to LF; Kuiper Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  O Gamble        Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  B Murcer        Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  J Spencer       Flyball: 3B
          1--      51%  R Jackson       Single to CF; Murcer to 2B
   O      12-      55%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  R Manning       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      50%  T Harrah        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  J Narron        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  B Doyle         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  F Stanley       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  A Thornton      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  C Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Norris        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Dent          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  O Gamble        Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  B Murcer        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  G Alexander     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      56%  D Kuiper        Walk
   O      1--      54%  T Veryzer       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Kuiper to 2B
          -2-      56%  M Hargrove      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Kuiper to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  R Manning       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Spillner facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  J Spencer       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  C Chambliss     Single to RF
   RR     1--      31%  J Narron        Home Run; Chambliss Scores
   O      ---      32%  B Doyle         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Catfish Hunter facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      43%  T Harrah        Home Run
   R      ---      56%  A Thornton      Home Run
   O      ---      53%  C Johnson       Strikeout
          ---      62%  J Norris        Triple to RF
   R      --3      69%  G Alexander     Single to LF; Norris Scores
   OO     1--      64%  D Kuiper        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Dan Spillner facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      67%  F Stanley       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      69%  B Dent          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  O Gamble        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Catfish Hunter facing 9-1-2
          ---      74%  T Veryzer       Single to CF
          1--      82%  M Hargrove      Single to RF; Veryzer to 3B
   R      1-3      85%  R Manning       Hargrove Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Veryzer Scores/unER; Hargrove to 2B
   O      -2-      82%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      80%  T Harrah        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      77%  A Thornton      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Dan Spillner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      81%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      77%  J Spencer       Single to RF
   O      1--      81%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      84%  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
          ---      86%  C Johnson       Single to LF
   OO     1--      82%  J Norris        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  G Alexander     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Dan Spillner facing 6-7-8
          ---      75%  J Narron        Single to RF
   O      1--      81%  B Doyle         Flyball: CF
                  Graig Nettles pinch hits for Fred Stanley batting 8th
   O      1--      85%  G Nettles       Foul Flyball: 3B
   RR     1--      57%  B Dent          Home Run; Narron Scores
          ---      55%  O Gamble        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      59%  B Murcer        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Catfish Hunter facing 8-9-1
                  Damaso Garcia replaces Graig Nettles playing 3B batting 8th
          ---      65%  D Kuiper        Single to LF
   O      1--      62%  T Veryzer       Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Kuiper to 2B
                  Don Hood replaces Catfish Hunter pitching
   R      -2-      79%  M Hargrove      Single to LF; Kuiper Scores
   O      1--      76%  R Manning       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      74%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Indians 5.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Sid Monge facing 3-4-5
                  Sid Monge replaces Dan Spillner pitching; George Scott pinch hits for Jim Spencer batting 3rd
   O      ---      80%  G Scott         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      55%  R Jackson       Home Run
   O      ---      58%  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  J Narron        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Don Hood facing 4-5-6
                  George Scott moves to 1B
          ---      67%  A Thornton      Single to LF
   OO     1--      53%  C Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  Ron Pruitt pinch hits for Jim Norris batting 6th
          ---      55%  R Pruitt        Walk
                  Dell Alston pinch runs for Ron Pruitt batting 6th
   O      1--      50%  G Alexander     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 5.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 5-5, Sid Monge facing 7-8-9
                  Dell Alston moves to RF
   O      ---      56%  B Doyle         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  D Garcia        Flyball: RF
          ---      58%  B Dent          Single to CF
   O      1--      64%  O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Don Hood facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      58%  D Kuiper        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      64%  T Veryzer       Single to RF
   R      1--     100%  M Hargrove      Triple to CF; Veryzer Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197909172

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1979 > CLE \| NYY > Sep 17, 1979, Yankees at Indians Play by Play and Box Score

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation