October 5, 1997 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 4 at Jacobs Field Box Score and Play by Play

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1997 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 4
1997 postseason: WS: FLA-CLE / ALCS: CLE-BAL / NLCS: FLA-ATL / Div. Series: CLE-NYY / BAL-SEA / FLA-SFG / ATL-HOU

Game 1
NYY  8
CLE  6
Game 2
CLE  7
@NYY  5
Game 3
NYY  6
@CLE  1
Game 4
CLE  3
NYY  2
Game 5
CLE  4
NYY  3

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 45,231

Sunday, October 5, 1997, 7:31
Time of Game: 3:22

Yankees

Joe Torre

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

W: M Jackson (1-0), L: R Mendoza (1-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Indians

Mike Hargrove

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .678   17    1   0   
  C Curtis PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .611         0   0   
D Jeter SS                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .375 1.287    8    0   3   2B
P O'Neill RF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .400 1.338   13    2   0   2B
B Williams CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .448   22    3   0   
T Martinez 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .983   12    9   0   HBP
C Fielder DH                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .125  .250   16    0   0   
C Hayes 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .273  .523   15    1   0   
J Girardi C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .368    9    8   0   SH
R Sanchez 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .231  .594   13    1   4   

D Gooden P                                                               0   0
  G Lloyd P                                                              0   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  M Stanton P                                                            0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
  R Mendoza P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   2   9   2    0   7              125   25   7

BATTING

2B: P O'Neill (1, off O Hershiser); D Jeter (1, off O Hershiser).

SH: J Girardi (1, off O Hershiser).

HBP: T Martinez (1, by O Hershiser).

TB: D Jeter 3; P O'Neill 3; C Hayes 2; C Fielder; T Raines; R Sanchez.

RBI: P O'Neill (7); C Fielder (1).

2-out RBI: C Fielder.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

E: C Hayes (3).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B-LF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .583   19    1   1   SH
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   3   1    1   0  .533 1.121   20    2   2   SB
M Ramirez RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .236   16    0   0   
J Thome 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .231  .462   15   12   1   
D Justice DH                  3   1   1   1    1   2  .333 1.079   21    0   0   HR
M Williams 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .853   10    0   0   2B
S Alomar C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .313 1.001   16    8   0   HR
B Giles LF                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .334    9    0   1   
  T Fernandez PH-2B           2   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .555    7    0   1   
M Grissom CF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .214  .624   14    3   0   

O Hershiser P                                                            1   3
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   1
Totals                       34   3   9   3    3   7              147   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Williams (1, off D Gooden).

HR: D Justice (1, off D Gooden; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); S Alomar (2, off M Rivera; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SH: B Roberts (1, off R Mendoza).

TB: S Alomar 5; D Justice 4; O Vizquel 3; M Williams 2; M Grissom; B Giles.

RBI: S Alomar (5); D Justice (2); O Vizquel (1).

2-out RBI: S Alomar.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Vizquel (2, 2nd base off D Gooden/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 Gooden                       5.2   5   1   1    3   5   1   1.59   25  101-57   28· 8·21    7· 8· 2· 0     57    -     1.20   0.24
G Lloyd                        0     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    5-3     3· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.89  -0.05
J Nelson, H (2)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   17-13    8· 1· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          3-0    2.69   0.19
M Stanton, H (1)               0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    2    8-6     1· 1· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.17   0.12
M Rivera, BS (1)               0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   4.50    3    9-5     4· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.43  -0.23
R Mendoza, L (1-1)             0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   2.45    3    5-5     4· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.87  -0.35
Totals                         8.1   9   3   3    3   7   2          38  145-89   48·10·31   13·12· 3· 0          6-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Hershiser                    7     8   2   2    0   3   0   3.97   29   97-61   39· 4·18   16· 4· 5· 0     56    -     0.93   0.21
P Assenmacher                  0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   9.00    3   14-12    6· 2· 4    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.23   0.03
M Jackson, W (1-0)             1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   14-12    3· 3· 6    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.65   0.18
Totals                         9     9   2   2    0   7   0          36  125-85   48· 9·28   18· 4· 6· 0          1-0

G Lloyd faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: O Hershiser (1; T Martinez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 3:22.

Attendance: 45,231.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 12mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Cleveland Indians                    
1. T Raines             LF    1. B Roberts            2B 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. M Ramirez            RF 
4. B Williams           CF    4. J Thome              1B 
5. T Martinez           1B    5. D Justice            DH 
6. C Fielder            DH    6. M Williams           3B 
7. C Hayes              3B    7. S Alomar             C  
8. J Girardi            C     8. B Giles              LF 
9. R Sanchez            2B    9. M Grissom            CF 

   D Gooden             P        O Hershiser          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  2-1  ---  3   31%  53% S Alomar        M Rivera        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 9   1  2-2  -2-  2   29% 100% O Vizquel       R Mendoza       Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Grissom Scores
   b 6   2  2-1  123  4  -13%  32% M Grissom       J Nelson        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   b 2   0  2-0  ---  5   10%  46% D Justice       D Gooden        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  3   -9%  40% P O'Neill       O Hershiser     Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Jeter Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   49%  D Jeter         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  3   40%  P O'Neill       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Jeter Scores
   O      -2-  6   43%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); O'Neill to 3B
          --3  4   41%  T Martinez      Hit By Pitch
   R      1-3  2   34%  C Fielder       Single to CF (Line Drive); O'Neill Scores; Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  3   37%  C Hayes         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Martinez out at Hm/LF-C; Fielder to 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   35%  B Roberts       Foul Popfly: C
          ---  6   37%  O Vizquel       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   34%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   32%  J Thome         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Orel Hershiser facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   34%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   32%  R Sanchez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   33%  T Raines        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Sanchez to 2B
          -2-  1   32%  D Jeter         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Sanchez to 3B
   O      1-3  8   36%  P O'Neill       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Dwight Gooden facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  5   46%  D Justice       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  2   52%  M Williams      Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  8   47%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  6   43%  B Giles         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  7   45%  M Grissom       Walk
   O      12-  1   40%  B Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   42%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   44%  T Martinez      Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   45%  C Fielder       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Dwight Gooden facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   49%  O Vizquel       Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF
          1--      47%  J Thome         Vizquel Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   43%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   39%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orel Hershiser facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   35%  C Hayes         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   37%  J Girardi       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Hayes to 2B
   O      -2-  1   41%  R Sanchez       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  4   44%  T Raines        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Dwight Gooden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   41%  M Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   39%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   41%  B Giles         Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   37%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orel Hershiser facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   40%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   42%  P O'Neill       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  3   43%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   40%  B Roberts       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   37%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   35%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orel Hershiser facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   38%  T Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   40%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   42%  C Hayes         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   38%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   42%  D Justice       Walk
   O      1--  3   37%  M Williams      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  2   40%  S Alomar        Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Justice to 2B
                  Graeme Lloyd replaces Dwight Gooden pitching; Tony Fernandez pinch hits for Brian Giles batting 8th
          12-  5   45%  T Fernandez     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Justice to 3B; Alomar to 2B
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Graeme Lloyd pitching
   O      123  4   32%  M Grissom       Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orel Hershiser facing 8-9-1
                  Tony Fernandez moves to 2B; Bip Roberts moves to LF
   O      ---  2   35%  J Girardi       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   37%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   36%  T Raines        Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Chad Curtis pinch runs for Tim Raines batting 1st
   O      1--  1   39%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Jeff Nelson facing 1-2-3
                  Chad Curtis moves to LF
   O      ---  4   34%  B Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   39%  O Vizquel       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   33%  M Ramirez       Lineout: 3B
                  Mike Stanton replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
   O      1--  5   27%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Paul Assenmacher facing 3-4-5
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Orel Hershiser pitching
          ---  1   24%  P O'Neill       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  9   27%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   31%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Jackson replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching
   O      1--  4   34%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Stanton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   27%  D Justice       Strikeout Looking
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Mike Stanton pitching
   O      ---  4   22%  M Williams      Flyball: RF
   R      ---  3   53%  S Alomar        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   50%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Jackson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   56%  C Hayes         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   62%  J Girardi       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  3   65%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Ramiro Mendoza facing 9-1-2
                  Ramiro Mendoza replaces Mariano Rivera pitching
          ---  2   73%  M Grissom       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   71%  B Roberts       Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Grissom to 2B
   R      -2-  2  100%  O Vizquel       Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Grissom Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Indians 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199710050

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation