July 27, 1979 New York Yankees at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 47,928

Friday, July 27, 1979, 7:41PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Yankees

55-46

Lost 1

4th, 13 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  0  0   1  0  0   1  2  0    5 11  0
Brewers         1  0  0   0  0  1   3  0  1    6 13  0

W: B McClure (5-1), L: R Gossage (1-2)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Brewers

61-41

Won 1

3rd, 7½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   4   2   3   0    0   1  .292  .743    0    4   0   3B
W Randolph 2B                 4   1   2   3    0   0  .274  .754    0    2   4   HR
T Munson C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .725    0    2   0   GDP
R Jackson RF                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .925    0    0   0   
  B Murcer RF                 2   0   2   0    0   0  .246  .699    0    0   0   
L Piniella LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .762    0    4   0   3B,2·GDP
G Nettles 3B                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .253  .715    0    0   2   SF
R White DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .169  .492    0    0   0   
J Spencer 1B                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .279  .892    0   11   1   HR,SH
B Dent SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .592    0    3   7   

E Figueroa P                                                             0   1
  R Davis P                                                              0   0
  R Gossage P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   5  11   5    1   1                    26  15

BATTING

3B: M Rivers (5, off M Caldwell); L Piniella (1, off M Caldwell).

HR: J Spencer (12, off M Caldwell; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); W Randolph (5, off M Caldwell; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: G Nettles (5, off M Caldwell).

SH: J Spencer (1, off B McClure).

TB: W Randolph 5; M Rivers 5; J Spencer 4; L Piniella 3; B Murcer 2; R Jackson; B Dent.

GIDP: L Piniella 2 (13); T Munson (14).

RBI: W Randolph 3 (44); G Nettles (51); J Spencer (30).

2-out RBI: J Spencer.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Dent-W Randolph-J Spencer; W Randolph-B Dent-J Spencer.

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .821    0    3   9   
D Money DH                    5   2   3   1    0   0  .252  .678    0    0   0   
C Cooper 1B                   5   3   3   4    0   0  .307  .902    0   16   0   3·HR
G Thomas CF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .229  .834    0    3   0   
  J Wohlford CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .625         0   0   
B Oglivie LF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .264  .854    0    0   0   GDP
S Lezcano RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .330  .962    0    2   0   
S Bando 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .232  .672    0    1   0   
R Yount SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .683    0    1   8   GDP
C Moore C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .349  .881    0    1   0   2B

M Caldwell P                                                             0   2
  B Castro P                                                             0   0
  B McClure P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   6  13   6    2   0                    27  19

BATTING

2B: C Moore (12, off R Davis).

HR: C Cooper 3 (17, off R Davis, off E Figueroa, off R Gossage; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: C Cooper 12; D Money 3; B Oglivie 2; C Moore 2; S Lezcano 2; S Bando; G Thomas.

GIDP: R Yount (12); B Oglivie (6).

RBI: C Cooper 4 (69); D Money (10); B Oglivie (59).

2-out RBI: C Cooper 4; D Money.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Yount-P Molitor-C Cooper 2; M Caldwell-P Molitor-R Yount-C Cooper.

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
E Figueroa                     5     4   1   1    2   0   1   4.13   19     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 4     53    -     0.94   0.20
R Davis, BS (7)                2.1   8   4   4    0   0   1   2.44   15     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 8          0-0    2.12  -0.65
R Gossage, L (1-2)             1.1   1   1   1    0   0   1   5.19    5     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          2-0    2.53  -0.19
Totals                         8.2  13   6   6    2   0   3          39     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 0·13          2-0

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Caldwell                     7    10   5   5    0   1   2   3.46   29     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 9     38    -     1.03  -0.39
B Castro                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.38    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.92   0.11
B McClure, W (5-1)             1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.60    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.77   0.14
Totals                         9    11   5   5    1   1   2          36     -       ·  ·     18· 6· 0·10           -

M Caldwell faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 47,928.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. M Rivers             CF    1. P Molitor            2B 
2. W Randolph           2B    2. D Money              DH 
3. T Munson             C     3. C Cooper             1B 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. G Thomas             CF 
5. L Piniella           LF    5. B Oglivie            LF 
6. G Nettles            3B    6. S Lezcano            RF 
7. R White              DH    7. S Bando              3B 
8. J Spencer            1B    8. R Yount              SS 
9. B Dent               SS    9. C Moore              C  

   E Figueroa           P        M Caldwell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  5-5  ---      46% 100% C Cooper        R Gossage       Home Run
   b 7   2  3-3  1--      32%  87% C Cooper        R Davis         Home Run; Money Scores
   t 8   0  5-3  1--     -29%  50% W Randolph      M Caldwell      Home Run; Rivers Scores
   t 7   2  2-2  ---     -21%  35% J Spencer       M Caldwell      Home Run
   b 7   2  3-2  -2-      21%  54% D Money         R Davis         Single to LF; Moore Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      41%  M Rivers        Triple to RF
   RO     --3      43%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B; Rivers Scores
   O      ---      44%  T Munson        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      43%  R Jackson       Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  L Piniella      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ed Figueroa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      43%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      41%  D Money         Flyball: CF
   R      ---      51%  C Cooper        Home Run
   O      ---      50%  G Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Caldwell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Spencer       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Ed Figueroa facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  B Oglivie       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      55%  S Lezcano       Single to LF
          1--      59%  S Bando         Walk; Lezcano to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  R Yount         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Caldwell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Dent          Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  M Rivers        Single to RF
          1--      46%  W Randolph      Single to 1B/Bunt; Rivers to 2B
   OO     12-      56%  T Munson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Ed Figueroa facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  C Moore         Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      ---      51%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  D Money         Single to SS
   O      1--      50%  C Cooper        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Caldwell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  R Jackson       Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      44%  L Piniella      Triple to RF
   RO     --3      42%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Piniella Scores
   O      ---      43%  R White         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Ed Figueroa facing 4-5-6
                  Bobby Murcer replaces Reggie Jackson playing RF batting 4th
          ---      48%  G Thomas        Walk
   OO     1--      38%  B Oglivie       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      39%  S Lezcano       Single to LF
   O      1--      36%  S Bando         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Caldwell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      39%  J Spencer       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      36%  B Dent          Single to LF
   O      1--      39%  M Rivers        Strikeout
   O      1--      42%  W Randolph      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Ed Figueroa facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      38%  R Yount         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      36%  C Moore         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      34%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Caldwell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      37%  T Munson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      34%  B Murcer        Single to RF
   OO     1--      40%  L Piniella      Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Ron Davis facing 2-3-4
                  Ron Davis replaces Ed Figueroa pitching
          ---      46%  D Money         Single
   O      1--      40%  C Cooper        Flyball: LF
          1--      46%  G Thomas        Single to LF; Money to 2B
   R      12-      63%  B Oglivie       Single to RF; Money Scores; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-      58%  S Lezcano       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Thomas to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Caldwell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      54%  G Nettles       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      57%  R White         Flyball: CF
   R      ---      35%  J Spencer       Home Run
   O      ---      37%  B Dent          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, Ron Davis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      32%  R Yount         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      41%  C Moore         Double to RF
   O      -2-      33%  P Molitor       Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      54%  D Money         Single to LF; Moore Scores
   RR     1--      87%  C Cooper        Home Run; Money Scores
   O      ---      86%  G Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Brewers 5.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Wohlford replaces Gorman Thomas playing CF batting 4th
          ---      79%  M Rivers        Single to RF
   RR     1--      50%  W Randolph      Home Run; Rivers Scores
                  Bill Castro replaces Mike Caldwell pitching
   O      ---      55%  T Munson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  B Murcer        Single to CF
   OO     1--      61%  L Piniella      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Tied 5-5, Ron Davis facing 5-6-7
          ---      67%  B Oglivie       Single to CF
   O      1--      61%  S Lezcano       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      67%  S Bando         Single to CF; Lezcano to 2B
                  Rich Gossage replaces Ron Davis pitching
   O      12-      59%  R Yount         Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      50%  C Moore         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Brewers 5.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 5-5, Bob McClure facing 6-7-8
                  Bob McClure replaces Bill Castro pitching
   O      ---      56%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  R White         Walk
   O      1--      54%  J Spencer       Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice; White to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  B Dent          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Tied 5-5, Rich Gossage facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  P Molitor       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  D Money         Flyball: CF
   R      ---     100%  C Cooper        Home Run
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Brewers 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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