September 26, 1980 New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 5
@CAL 4 CLE 5
BAL 4 NYY 7
@DET 5 MIN 3
KCR 0 MIL 10
@OAK 7 SEA 7
TEX 2 BOS 3
@TOR 1 ATL 5
SFG 3 CHC 9
PIT 8 HOU 2
CIN 0 STL 5
@NYM 1 PHI 2
MON 1 SDP 3
LAD 2

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 30,864

Friday, September 26, 1980, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:48

Yankees

99-55

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  6   0  0  0   0  0  1    7 11  0
Tigers          0  0  2   0  1  0   2  0  0    5  5  0

W: R Guidry (16-10), L: D Schatzeder (10-12), S: R Davis (7)

Tigers

78-75

Lost 1

5th, 20½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 2   2   1   1    3   0  .294  .836    0    2   5   HR
B Dent SS                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .267  .694    0    1   2   2B
B Watson 1B                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .315  .848    0    8   0   GDP,IW
E Soderholm DH                5   1   3   4    0   1  .279  .784    0    0   0   HR
R Cerone C                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .280  .756    0    9   0   GDP
L Piniella LF-RF              4   1   2   0    0   1  .286  .703    0    1   0   
B Murcer RF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .269  .796    0    3   0   
  J Lefebvre LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .778         0   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .545    0    0   2   GDP
B Brown CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .252  .699    0    3   0   2B

R Guidry P                                                               0   0
  R Davis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   7  11   7    5   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Dent (26, off D Schatzeder); B Brown (12, off D Tobik).

HR: W Randolph (7, off D Tobik; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); E Soderholm (9, off D Schatzeder; 3rd inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).

IBB: B Watson (5, by D Schatzeder).

TB: E Soderholm 6; W Randolph 4; B Dent 3; B Brown 2; L Piniella 2; R Cerone; B Murcer.

GIDP: A Rodriguez (11); B Watson (19); R Cerone (14).

RBI: E Soderholm 4 (31); B Brown (44); W Randolph (45); B Murcer (55).

2-out RBI: B Brown.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Dent-W Randolph-B Watson.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Peters CF                   5   0   1   2    0   0  .294  .749    0    6   0   3B
A Trammell SS                 3   1   1   1    1   1  .298  .768    0    1   4   2B
  M Wagner SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .568         0   0   
S Kemp LF                     4   0   1   2    0   2  .304  .878    0    1   0   2B
J Wockenfuss 1B               1   0   0   0    2   0  .271  .841    0   10   0   
  C Summers PH-1B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .893    0    0   0   
L Parrish C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .802    0    6   0   GDP
A Cowens RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .671    0    1   0   
T Brookens 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   4  .271  .732    0    0   2   
L Jones DH                    2   1   0   0    1   0  .234  .637    0    0   0   
  T Corcoran PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .776    0    0   0   
L Whitaker 2B                 2   3   1   0    2   1  .237  .620    0    2   3   2B

D Schatzeder P                                                           0   1
  D Tobik P                                                              0   2
Totals                       31   5   5   5    6   9                    27  12

BATTING

2B: A Trammell (18, off R Guidry); S Kemp (19, off R Guidry); L Whitaker (17, off R Guidry).

3B: R Peters (6, off R Davis).

TB: R Peters 3; S Kemp 2; L Whitaker 2; A Trammell 2; A Cowens.

GIDP: L Parrish (24).

RBI: R Peters 2 (38); S Kemp 2 (99); A Trammell (59).

2-out RBI: S Kemp 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. L Whitaker-A Trammell-J Wockenfuss; T Brookens-L Whitaker-J Wockenfuss; A Trammell-L Whitaker-J Wockenfuss.

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
R Guidry, W (16-10)            6     4   5   5    6   5   0   3.60   27     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 0· 4     43    -     0.86  -0.00
R Davis, S (7)                 3     1   0   0    0   4   0   2.80   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          2-2    2.05   0.24
Totals                         9     5   5   5    6   9   0          37     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 5          2-2

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Schatzeder, L (10-12)        2.1   5   6   6    4   1   1   4.15   16     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 5     20    -     1.12  -0.33
D Tobik                        6.2   6   1   1    1   4   1   4.02   24     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0· 6          2-1    0.49   0.07
Totals                         9    11   7   7    5   5   2          40     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0·11          2-1

R Guidry faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Schatzeder (9; B Watson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 30,864.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 50° F.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers                       
1. W Randolph           2B    1. R Peters             CF 
2. B Dent               SS    2. A Trammell           SS 
3. B Watson             1B    3. S Kemp               LF 
4. E Soderholm          DH    4. J Wockenfuss         1B 
5. R Cerone             C     5. L Parrish            C  
6. L Piniella           LF    6. A Cowens             RF 
7. B Murcer             RF    7. T Brookens           3B 
8. A Rodriguez          3B    8. L Jones              DH 
9. B Brown              CF    9. L Whitaker           2B 

   R Guidry             P        D Schatzeder         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  6-3  12-     -31%  43% R Peters        R Davis         Triple to CF; Jones Scores; Whitaker Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  123      24%  85% E Soderholm     D Schatzeder    Home Run; Randolph Scores; Dent Scores; Watson Scores
   b 7   1  6-5  --3      13%  66% S Kemp          R Davis         Strikeout
   b 7   0  6-5  --3      10%  53% A Trammell      R Davis         Strikeout Looking
   t 3   1  0-0  1--       9%  60% B Dent          D Schatzeder    Double to LF; Randolph to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Schatzeder facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  W Randolph      Walk
   O      1--      52%  B Dent          Flyball: CF; Randolph to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  B Watson        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      45%  E Soderholm     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Peters        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  S Kemp          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Schatzeder facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  R Cerone        Walk
   O      1--      50%  L Piniella      Strikeout
   O      1--      47%  B Murcer        Flyball: C
   O      1--      45%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ron Guidry facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  J Wockenfuss    Walk
   OO     1--      49%  L Parrish       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      48%  A Cowens        Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  T Brookens      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Schatzeder facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  B Brown         Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  W Randolph      Walk
          1--      60%  B Dent          Double to LF; Randolph to 3B
          -23      61%  B Watson        Intentional Walk
   RRRR   123      85%  E Soderholm     Home Run; Randolph Scores; Dent Scores; Watson Scores
          ---      86%  R Cerone        Single to LF
          1--      87%  L Piniella      Single to LF; Cerone to 2B
   R      12-      93%  B Murcer        Single to CF; Cerone Scores; Piniella to 3B
                  Dave Tobik replaces Dan Schatzeder pitching
   O      1-3      91%  A Rodriguez     Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      1-3      94%  B Brown         Double to LF; Piniella Scores; Murcer to 3B
   O      -23      93%  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Ron Guidry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  L Jones         Flyball: RF
          ---      93%  L Whitaker      Walk
   O      1--      94%  R Peters        Flyball: CF
          1--      93%  A Trammell      Walk; Whitaker to 2B
   RR     12-      85%  S Kemp          Double to RF; Whitaker Scores; Trammell Scores
          -2-      84%  J Wockenfuss    Walk
   O      12-      88%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dave Tobik facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  B Dent          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  B Watson        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      87%  E Soderholm     Single to LF
   O      1--      86%  R Cerone        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Ron Guidry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      88%  A Cowens        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  T Brookens      Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  L Jones         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dave Tobik facing 6-7-8
          ---      91%  L Piniella      Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  B Murcer        Strikeout
   OO     1--      88%  A Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Ron Guidry facing 9-1-2
          ---      83%  L Whitaker      Double to LF
   O      -2-      87%  R Peters        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      79%  A Trammell      Double to CF; Whitaker Scores
   O      -2-      83%  S Kemp          Strikeout
   O      -2-      86%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-3, Dave Tobik facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      85%  B Brown         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      86%  W Randolph      Walk
          1--      88%  B Dent          Single to 3B; Randolph to 2B
   OO     12-      84%  B Watson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Ron Guidry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      88%  A Cowens        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  T Brookens      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-3, Dave Tobik facing 4-5-6
          ---      91%  E Soderholm     Single to CF
   OO     1--      88%  R Cerone        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  L Piniella      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Ron Guidry facing 8-9-1
          ---      82%  L Jones         Walk
          1--      74%  L Whitaker      Walk; Jones to 2B
                  Ron Davis replaces Ron Guidry pitching
   RR     12-      43%  R Peters        Triple to CF; Jones Scores; Whitaker Scores
   O      --3      53%  A Trammell      Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      66%  S Kemp          Strikeout
                  Champ Summers pinch hits for John Wockenfuss batting 4th
   O      --3      74%  C Summers       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-5, Dave Tobik facing 7-8-9
                  Champ Summers moves to 1B; Mark Wagner replaces Alan Trammell playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---      72%  B Murcer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      69%  B Brown         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Ron Davis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      76%  L Parrish       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  A Cowens        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      84%  T Brookens      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-5, Dave Tobik facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      92%  W Randolph      Home Run
   O      ---      92%  B Dent          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  B Watson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  E Soderholm     Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Ron Davis facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Lefebvre replaces Bobby Murcer playing LF batting 7th; Lou Piniella moves to RF; Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Lynn Jones batting 8th
   O      ---      95%  T Corcoran      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Peters        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198009260

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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