May 30, 1981 New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 4
@BAL 1 BOS 7
MIL 6
(10) CHW 9
CAL 0 NYY 1
@CLE 0 KCR 6
@MIN 5 TEX 6
SEA 0 TOR 6
OAK 5 CIN 9
@LAD 1 PIT 3
@MON 2 CHC 10
@NYM 3 PHI 10
STL 2 SDP 11
ATL 1 HOU 9
@SFG 8
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Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 24,318

Saturday, May 30, 1981, 2:29PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Yankees

25-19

Won 2

3rd, 3½ GB

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

W: G Nelson (2-1), L: D Spillner (1-1), S: R Gossage (13)

Indians

22-17

Lost 3

4th, 4 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .220  .650    0    4   3   
J Mumphrey CF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .325  .840    0    3   0   
O Gamble RF                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .250  .899    0    3   0   
  B Brown RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Winfield LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .321  .851    0    2   0   
R Jackson DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .199  .702    0    0   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .253  .709    0    2   3   CS
D Revering 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   2  .215  .623    0    6   1   IW
R Cerone C                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .209  .511    0    5   2   
B Dent SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .697    0    2   1   

G Nelson P                                                               0   0
  R Davis P                                                              0   0
  R Gossage P                                                            0   1
Totals                       34   1   8   1    1   8                    27  11

BATTING

IBB: D Revering (4, by D Spillner).

TB: J Mumphrey 2; G Nettles 2; D Revering; W Randolph; D Winfield; R Cerone.

RBI: O Gamble (15).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Cerone-W Randolph; W Randolph-D Revering.

BASERUNNING

CS: G Nettles (1, Home by D Spillner/R Hassey).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Dilone LF                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .265  .632    0    1   0   2·SB,CS
J Orta RF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .596    0    2   0   
M Hargrove 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .684    0    5   0   GDP
P Kelly DH                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .515    0    0   0   
T Harrah 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .652    0    2   0   
R Hassey C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .545    0    7   1   
  J Dybzinski PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .428         0   0   CS
  B Diaz C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .344  .901         1   0   
R Manning CF                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .220  .597    0    7   0   SB
D Kuiper 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .293  .615    0    0   2   
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .521    0    1   0   

D Spillner P                                                             1   1
Totals                       27   0   3   0    5   5                    27   4

BATTING

TB: M Dilone 2; R Hassey.

GIDP: M Hargrove (6).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Manning (6, 2nd base off G Nelson/R Cerone); M Dilone 2 (9, 2nd base off G Nelson/R Cerone 2).

CS: J Dybzinski (1, 2nd base by R Davis/R Cerone); M Dilone (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by R Gossage).

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
G Nelson, W (2-1)              5.2   2   0   0    4   2   0   4.10   22     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 5· 1     63    -     1.20   0.34
R Davis, H (2)                 1.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   2.65    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-0    2.22   0.14
R Gossage, S (13)              1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.75    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          1-0    2.60   0.33
Totals                         9     3   0   0    5   5   0          32     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 5· 2          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 Spillner, L (1-1)            9     8   1   1    1   8   0   3.03   35     -       ·  ·      7·12· 1· 6     74    -     0.96   0.30
Totals                         9     8   1   1    1   8   0          35     -       ·  ·      7·12· 1· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Spillner (1; D Revering).

PO: R Gossage (1; M Dilone, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Durwood Merrill.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 24,318.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 65° F, Cloudy, Rain.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Cleveland Indians                    
1. W Randolph           2B    1. M Dilone             LF 
2. J Mumphrey           CF    2. J Orta               RF 
3. O Gamble             RF    3. M Hargrove           1B 
4. D Winfield           LF    4. P Kelly              DH 
5. R Jackson            DH    5. T Harrah             3B 
6. G Nettles            3B    6. R Hassey             C  
7. D Revering           1B    7. R Manning            CF 
8. R Cerone             C     8. D Kuiper             2B 
9. B Dent               SS    9. T Veryzer            SS 

   G Nelson             P        D Spillner           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  1-0  1--      11%  82% J Orta          R Gossage       Dilone Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
   b 1   0  1-0  12-      11%  57% M Hargrove      G Nelson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Dilone to 3B
   b 7   1  1-0  1--      11%  76% D Kuiper        R Davis         Double Play: Strikeout, Dybzinski Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       9%  63% J Mumphrey      D Spillner      Single to LF; Randolph to 3B
   t 7   1  0-1  1-3      -9%  69% R Cerone        D Spillner      Nettles Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B); Revering to 2B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  W Randolph      Single to LF (LF-CF)
          1--      63%  J Mumphrey      Single to LF; Randolph to 3B
   RO     1-3      62%  O Gamble        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Randolph Scores; Mumphrey to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  D Winfield      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      56%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Gene Nelson facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  M Dilone        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      50%  J Orta          Dilone Steals 2B
          -2-      46%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      57%  M Hargrove      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Dilone to 3B
   O      --3      61%  P Kelly         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dan Spillner facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      58%  D Revering      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      57%  R Cerone        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Gene Nelson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  T Harrah        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      61%  R Hassey        Lineout: CF
          ---      60%  R Manning       Walk
          1--      59%  D Kuiper        Manning Steals 2B
   O      -2-      62%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dan Spillner facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  B Dent          Strikeout
   O      ---      59%  W Randolph      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      58%  J Mumphrey      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Gene Nelson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  T Veryzer       Lineout: RF
          ---      57%  M Dilone        Single to RF
          1--      55%  J Orta          Dilone Steals 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Dilone to 3B
   O      --3      63%  M Hargrove      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dan Spillner facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      61%  O Gamble        Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  D Winfield      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      59%  R Jackson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Gene Nelson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      62%  P Kelly         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      64%  T Harrah        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      65%  R Hassey        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dan Spillner facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  D Revering      Strikeout Looking
          ---      62%  R Cerone        Single to LF
   O      1--      60%  B Dent          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Gene Nelson facing 7-8-9
          ---      54%  R Manning       Walk
   O      1--      60%  D Kuiper        Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      64%  T Veryzer       Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      67%  M Dilone        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dan Spillner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  W Randolph      Flyball: CF
          ---      68%  J Mumphrey      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      65%  O Gamble        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      62%  D Winfield      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Gene Nelson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      69%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      67%  P Kelly         Walk
                  Ron Davis replaces Gene Nelson pitching
   O      1--      71%  T Harrah        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dan Spillner facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      68%  R Jackson       Strikeout
          ---      71%  G Nettles       Single to RF
          1--      78%  D Revering      Single to RF; Nettles to 3B
   O      1-3      69%  R Cerone        Nettles Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B); Revering to 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Davis facing 6-7-8
          ---      58%  R Hassey        Single to CF
                  Jerry Dybzinski pinch runs for Ron Hassey batting 6th
   O      1--      65%  R Manning       Popfly: 3B
   OO     1--      76%  D Kuiper        Double Play: Strikeout, Dybzinski Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dan Spillner facing 9-1-2
                  Bo Diaz replaces Jerry Dybzinski playing C batting 6th
   O      ---      74%  B Dent          Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---      73%  W Randolph      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      71%  J Mumphrey      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Ron Davis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      78%  T Veryzer       Strikeout
          ---      71%  M Dilone        Walk
                  Rich Gossage replaces Ron Davis pitching
   O      1--      82%  J Orta          Dilone Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
   O      ---      85%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dan Spillner facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  O Gamble        Flyball: LF
          ---      85%  D Winfield      Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      83%  R Jackson       Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      85%  G Nettles       Single to CF (LF-CF); Winfield to 3B; Nettles to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
          -23      86%  D Revering      Intentional Walk
   O      123      82%  R Cerone        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Gossage facing 3-4-5
                  Bobby Brown replaces Oscar Gamble playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      90%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  P Kelly         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  T Harrah        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE198105300

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation