April 2, 1996 New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
KCR 2 MIL 15
@CAL 9 NYY 7
@CLE 1 DET 10
@MIN 6 SEA 3
CHW 2 CIN 4
MON 1 PIT 4
@FLA 1 HOU 5
LAD 4 COL 5
@PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 42,289

Tuesday, April 2, 1996, 1:08
Time of Game: 3:08

Yankees

1-0

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  1   0  1  0   0  3  2    7 10  0
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  4  0

W: D Cone (1-0), L: D Martinez (0-1)

Indians

0-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   21    1   0   
M Duncan 2B                   4   2   1   0    1   2  .250  .650   20    0   4   IW
P O'Neill RF                  4   1   3   2    1   1  .750 2.050   20    2   0   2·2B
R Sierra DH                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .400 1.000   18    0   0   2B
T Martinez 1B                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .650   20    8   1   
B Williams CF                 4   1   1   3    0   0  .250 1.250    9    4   0   HR
G Williams LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   26    1   0   
J Girardi C                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .833   17    6   0   SB
D Jeter SS                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .250 1.250   26    4   3   HR

D Cone P                                                                 1   0
  B Wickman P                                                            0   0
  S Howe P                                                               0   0
  J Wetteland P                                                          0   0
Totals                       37   7  10   7    4   8              177   27   8

BATTING

2B: P O'Neill 2 (2, 2 off D Martinez); R Sierra (1, off P Assenmacher).

HR: B Williams (1, off A Embree; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); D Jeter (1, off D Martinez; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: M Duncan (1, by P Assenmacher).

TB: P O'Neill 5; D Jeter 4; B Williams 4; R Sierra 3; J Girardi; M Duncan; T Martinez.

RBI: B Williams 3 (3); P O'Neill 2 (2); R Sierra (1); D Jeter (1).

2-out RBI: B Williams 3; P O'Neill; R Sierra.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Martinez-D Jeter-D Cone; M Duncan-D Jeter-T Martinez.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Girardi (1, 2nd base off E Plunk/S Alomar).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .500   15    5   0   2·SB
J Franco 1B                   2   0   1   0    2   1  .500 1.250   30    8   0   
C Baerga 2B                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000   13    0   5   GDP
A Belle LF                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .500 1.250   16    3   0   
E Murray DH                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   17    0   0   SB
J Thome 3B                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .500   26    0   0   
M Ramirez RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   15    1   0   GDP
S Alomar C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000   14    8   0   2B
  J Burnitz PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   14    2   2   

D Martinez P                                                             0   2
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
Totals                       29   1   4   1    7   5              162   27   9

BATTING

2B: S Alomar (1, off D Cone).

TB: S Alomar 2; J Franco; K Lofton; A Belle.

GIDP: C Baerga (1); M Ramirez (1).

RBI: C Baerga (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Murray (1, 2nd base off D Cone/J Girardi); K Lofton 2 (2, 3rd base off B Wickman/J Girardi, 2nd base off B Wickman/J Girardi).

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 Cone, W (1-0)                7     2   0   0    6   4   0   0.00   27  118-60   37· 8·15    5·10· 2· 0     71    -     1.12   0.49
B Wickman                      0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0  27.00    4   18-11    7· 1· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.80  -0.07
S Howe, H (1)                  0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2   10-6     3· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.35   0.08
J Wetteland                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    8-6     3· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     4   1   1    7   5   0          36  154-83   50·11·22   10·12· 2· 0          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 Martinez, L (0-1)            7     5   2   2    2   5   1   2.57   28  116-71   40·11·20    8· 7· 6· 0     62    -     0.84   0.15
A Embree                       1     2   3   3    1   2   1  27.00    6   28-14   10· 2· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.68  -0.13
E Plunk                        0.1   1   1   1    0   1   0  27.00    2   12-7     6· 1· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.00
P Assenmacher                  0.2   2   1   1    1   0   0  13.50    5   15-7     4· 0· 3    1· 0· 3· 0          1-1    0.09  -0.01
Totals                         9    10   7   7    4   8   2          41  171-99   60·14·25   10· 8·11· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: P Assenmacher (1; M Duncan).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 42,289.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 38° F, Wind 7mph out to Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Cleveland Indians                    
1. W Boggs              3B    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. M Duncan             2B    2. J Franco             1B 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. C Baerga             2B 
4. R Sierra             DH    4. A Belle              LF 
5. T Martinez           1B    5. E Murray             DH 
6. B Williams           CF    6. J Thome              3B 
7. G Williams           LF    7. M Ramirez            RF 
8. J Girardi            C     8. S Alomar             C  
9. D Jeter              SS    9. O Vizquel            SS 

   D Cone               P        D Martinez           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  0-2  -23  3   13%  97% B Williams      A Embree        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); O'Neill Scores; Sierra Scores
   b 6   0  2-0  1--  3   12%  78% C Baerga        D Cone          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 3   1  0-0  1--  6   12%  62% P O'Neill       D Martinez      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Duncan Scores
   t 5   0  0-1  ---  3   11%  73% D Jeter         D Martinez      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  1    8%  49% M Ramirez       D Cone          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (Weak 2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Martinez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   48%  P O'Neill       Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   45%  R Sierra        Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  K Lofton        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          ---  8   45%  J Franco        Walk
   O      1--  2   47%  C Baerga        Groundout: 2B-1B; Franco to 2B
          -2-  6   46%  A Belle         Walk
   O      12-  3   50%  E Murray        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Martinez facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   54%  T Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   47%  G Williams      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          1--  5   49%  J Girardi       Walk; Williams to 2B
   O      12-  5   44%  D Jeter         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   41%  J Thome         Walk
   OO     1--  1   49%  M Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   50%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  W Boggs         Flyball: CF
          ---  4   50%  M Duncan        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  6   62%  P O'Neill       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Duncan Scores
   O      -2-  2   58%  R Sierra        Lineout: CF
   O      -2-  1   55%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, David Cone facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   58%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   60%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   61%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Martinez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   59%  B Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  8   57%  G Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, David Cone facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   59%  C Baerga        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   61%  A Belle         Flyball: CF
          ---  4   59%  E Murray        Walk
          1--      58%  J Thome         Murray Steals 2B
          -2-  6   57%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   63%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dennis Martinez facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  3   73%  D Jeter         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  8   71%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   70%  M Duncan        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   69%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, David Cone facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   72%  S Alomar        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   74%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   76%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dennis Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   74%  R Sierra        Lineout: CF
          ---  4   76%  T Martinez      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   73%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  8   71%  G Williams      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, David Cone facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   65%  J Franco        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  3   78%  C Baerga        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  5   76%  A Belle         Walk
   O      1--  6   80%  E Murray        Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dennis Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   78%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   76%  D Jeter         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   75%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, David Cone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   80%  J Thome         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   83%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   79%  S Alomar        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   84%  O Vizquel       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Alan Embree facing 2-3-4
                  Alan Embree replaces Dennis Martinez pitching
   O      ---  4   83%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   84%  P O'Neill       Walk
          1--  4   87%  R Sierra        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); O'Neill to 2B
   O      12-  6   85%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B; O'Neill to 3B; Sierra to 2B
   RRR    -23  3   97%  B Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); O'Neill Scores; Sierra Scores
   O      ---  7   97%  G Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Bob Wickman facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Wickman replaces David Cone pitching
          ---  5   95%  K Lofton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      95%  J Franco        Lofton Steals 2B
          -2- 10   91%  " "             Walk, Lofton Steals 3B
   RO     1-3  2   94%  C Baerga        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Lofton Scores
          1--  1   90%  A Belle         Single to P (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Baerga to 3B
                  Steve Howe replaces Bob Wickman pitching
   O      1-3  4   95%  E Murray        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1-3  6   98%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Indians 1.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-1, Eric Plunk facing 8-9-1
                  Eric Plunk replaces Alan Embree pitching
          ---  5   98%  J Girardi       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      99%  D Jeter         Girardi Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Eric Plunk pitching
   O      -2-  2   98%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Girardi to 3B
          --3  4   98%  M Duncan        Intentional Walk
   R      1-3  3   99%  P O'Neill       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Girardi Scores; Duncan to 2B
   R      12-  4  100%  R Sierra        Double to 3B (Line Drive); Duncan Scores; O'Neill to 3B
   O      -23  2  100%  T Martinez      Lineout: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-7, John Wetteland facing 7-8-9
                  John Wetteland replaces Steve Howe pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  M Ramirez       Foul Popfly: C
                  Jeromy Burnitz pinch hits for Sandy Alomar batting 8th
   O      ---  2  100%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3  100%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Indians 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199604020

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation