August 23, 2004 New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 9
KCR 4 NYY 6
@CLE 4 DET 7
CHW 0 OAK 4
BAL 3 TBD 9
@SEA 0 MIN 7
@TEX 4 TOR 3
BOS 0 CHC 8
MIL 3 HOU 8
PHI 4 MON 8
LAD 7 SDP 9
@NYM 4 ARI 5
@PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 33,172

Monday, August 23, 2004, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 3:15

Yankees

77-47

Won 1

1st

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

W: T Gordon (5-3), L: B Wickman (0-1), S: M Rivera (42)

Indians

63-63

Lost 8

2nd, 8 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Williams CF                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .260  .781   20    3   0   2B,CS
D Jeter SS                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .273  .757   25    1   2   HBP
  E Wilson PR-2B              0   1   0   0    0   0  .222  .605         0   0   
G Sheffield RF-3B             2   2   1   2    3   1  .300  .971   27    0   0   HR
A Rodriguez 3B-SS             5   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .878   19    0   2   
J Posada C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .894   15   10   0   2B,GDP
H Matsui LF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .295  .906   14    2   0   
R Sierra DH                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .259  .789   13    0   0   
T Clark 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   2  .227  .759   22   10   0   HR
M Cairo 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .726   14    1   2   
  K Lofton PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .755    2    0   0   

M Mussina P                                                              0   1
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   6   9   6    5   6              171   27   7

BATTING

2B: B Williams (22, off C Lee); J Posada (28, off C Lee).

HR: G Sheffield (32, off B Wickman; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); T Clark (12, off C Lee; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: D Jeter (14, by B Wickman).

TB: G Sheffield 4; T Clark 4; B Williams 3; J Posada 2; D Jeter 2; A Rodriguez; R Sierra.

GIDP: J Posada (19).

RBI: G Sheffield 2 (95); T Clark 2 (40); R Sierra (48); D Jeter (55).

2-out RBI: G Sheffield 2; R Sierra.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Cairo-D Jeter-T Clark.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Williams (2, 2nd base by C Lee/V Martinez).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Crisp CF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .271  .739   23    2   0   
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .766   17    5   5   
M Lawton LF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .282  .800   21    2   0   SB
V Martinez C                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .287  .874   19    5   2   
T Hafner DH                   3   1   2   0    1   1  .313  .988   14    0   0   2B
  J McDonald PR               0   1   0   0    0   0  .247  .700         0   0   
C Blake 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .275  .838    9    2   2   2B,GDP
B Broussard 1B                4   0   0   0    0   3  .278  .843   18    9   0   
R Belliard 2B                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .303  .796   12    2   2   
J Gerut RF                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .255  .742   13    0   0   3B

C Lee P                                                                  0   0
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
  M Miller P                                                             0   0
  B Howry P                                                              0   0
  B Wickman P                                                            0   1
Totals                       34   4   8   4    3  10              146   27  12

BATTING

2B: T Hafner (36, off T Gordon); C Blake (27, off M Mussina).

3B: J Gerut (5, off M Mussina).

TB: C Blake 3; J Gerut 3; T Hafner 3; R Belliard 2; C Crisp.

GIDP: C Blake (13).

RBI: R Belliard 2 (53); J Gerut (47); C Blake (65).

2-out RBI: J Gerut; C Blake.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Vizquel-B Broussard.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Lawton (21, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Posada).

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
M Mussina                      5     4   3   3    3   6   0   5.34   22   94-59   33· 6·20    7· 4· 2· 0     50    -     1.11  -0.02
P Quantrill                    2     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.76    7   19-14   10· 0· 4    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.29   0.17
T Gordon, BS (5), W (5-3)      1     2   1   1    0   2   0   2.08    5   15-10    4· 5· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.21  -0.19
M Rivera, S (42)               1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.41    3   14-9     4· 1· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     8   4   4    3  10   0          37  142-92   51·12·29   12· 8· 4· 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
C Lee                          6     6   3   3    3   4   1   5.07   25  106-60   34· 7·19    7· 7· 4· 0     49    -     1.01   0.05
R Betancourt                   0.2   0   0   0    1   2   0   4.27    3   15-8     5· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.17   0.05
M Miller                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.02    1    5-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.48   0.04
B Howry                        1     2   1   1    1   0   0   1.50    6   27-14    9· 0· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.88  -0.19
B Wickman, L (0-1)             1     1   2   2    0   0   1   3.18    5   13-9     5· 0· 4    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.65  -0.40
Totals                         9     9   6   6    5   6   2          40  166-94   55· 9·30   12·10· 6· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Wickman (1; D Jeter).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - James Hoye, 3B - Bruce Dreckman.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 33,172.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 6mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Cleveland Indians                    
1. B Williams           CF    1. C Crisp              CF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. G Sheffield          RF    3. M Lawton             LF 
4. A Rodriguez          3B    4. V Martinez           C  
5. J Posada             C     5. T Hafner             DH 
6. H Matsui             LF    6. C Blake              3B 
7. R Sierra             DH    7. B Broussard          1B 
8. T Clark              1B    8. R Belliard           2B 
9. M Cairo              2B    9. J Gerut              RF 

   M Mussina            P        C Lee                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  4-4  1--  5   48%  91% G Sheffield     B Wickman       Home Run (Line Drive); Wilson Scores
   b 8   2  4-3  -2-  1  -28%  45% C Blake         T Gordon        Single to CF (Line Drive); McDonald Scores
   t 8   2  3-3  1-3  5   24%  74% R Sierra        B Howry         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Sheffield Scores; Matsui to 3B
   t 2   1  0-1  1--  8   16%  76% T Clark         C Lee           Home Run (Fly Ball); Matsui Scores
   b 4   2  3-2  1--  1  -15%  45% J Gerut         M Mussina       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Belliard Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Cliff Lee facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   56%  B Williams      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   R      -2-  5   63%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Line Drive); Williams Scores
          1--  5   67%  G Sheffield     Walk; Jeter to 2B
   O      12-  6   63%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  5   55%  J Posada        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   57%  C Crisp         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   59%  O Vizquel       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  8   58%  M Lawton        Walk
          1--      57%  V Martinez      Lawton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   60%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cliff Lee facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   63%  H Matsui        Walk
   O      1--  4   60%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF
   RR     1--  8   76%  T Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball); Matsui Scores
   O      ---  5   75%  M Cairo         Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
          ---  2   76%  B Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   74%  D Jeter         Williams Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Mussina facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   71%  T Hafner        Walk
          1--  4   60%  C Blake         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Hafner to 3B
   O      -23  7   66%  B Broussard     Strikeout Looking
   RR     -23  1   55%  R Belliard      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hafner Scores; Blake Scores
          1--  4   51%  J Gerut         Walk; Belliard to 2B
   O      12-  5   54%  C Crisp         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Belliard to 3B; Gerut to 2B
   O      -23  4   61%  O Vizquel       Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 2.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cliff Lee facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   59%  D Jeter         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  8   61%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      1--  2   58%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   56%  J Posada        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Mussina facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   59%  M Lawton        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   61%  V Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   62%  T Hafner        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Cliff Lee facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   60%  H Matsui        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   58%  R Sierra        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   57%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Mussina facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   60%  C Blake         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   62%  B Broussard     Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   60%  R Belliard      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   R      1--  1   45%  J Gerut         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Belliard Scores
   O      --3  3   50%  C Crisp         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 3.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Cliff Lee facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   47%  M Cairo         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   45%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
          ---  2   46%  D Jeter         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   43%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Mussina facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   46%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   48%  M Lawton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  V Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 3.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Cliff Lee facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   53%  J Posada        Ground-rule Double (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   48%  H Matsui        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  3   42%  R Sierra        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Paul Quantrill facing 5-6-7
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Mike Mussina pitching
          ---  3   37%  T Hafner        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   48%  C Blake         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  B Broussard     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Rafael Betancourt facing 8-9-1
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Cliff Lee pitching
   O      ---  5   46%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   43%  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   45%  B Williams      Walk
                  Matt Miller replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching
   O      1--  5   41%  D Jeter         Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Paul Quantrill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   45%  R Belliard      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   48%  J Gerut         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   46%  C Crisp         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   50%  O Vizquel       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Bobby Howry facing 3-4-5
                  Bobby Howry replaces Matt Miller pitching
          ---  5   57%  G Sheffield     Walk
          1--  6   67%  A Rodriguez     Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Sheffield to 2B
   O      12-  5   57%  J Posada        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      12-  1   50%  H Matsui        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Sheffield to 3B
   R      1-3  5   74%  R Sierra        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Sheffield Scores; Matsui to 3B
   O      1-3  5   69%  T Clark         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Tom Gordon facing 3-4-5
                  Tom Gordon replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
   O      ---  3   75%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   80%  V Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   73%  T Hafner        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
                  John McDonald pinch runs for Travis Hafner batting 5th
   R      -2-  1   45%  C Blake         Single to CF (Line Drive); McDonald Scores
   O      1--  4   50%  B Broussard     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Bob Wickman facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Wickman replaces Bobby Howry pitching; Kenny Lofton pinch hits for Miguel Cairo batting 9th
   O      ---  2   44%  K Lofton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   39%  B Williams      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   42%  D Jeter         Hit By Pitch
                  Enrique Wilson pinch runs for Derek Jeter batting 2nd
   RR     1--  5   91%  G Sheffield     Home Run (Line Drive); Wilson Scores
   O      ---  1   90%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Mariano Rivera facing 8-9-1
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Tom Gordon pitching; Enrique Wilson moves to 2B; Gary Sheffield moves to 3B; Alex Rodriguez moves to SS; Kenny Lofton moves to RF
   O      ---  5   95%  R Belliard      Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   98%  J Gerut         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  C Crisp         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Indians 4.

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