September 5, 1970 Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
@BOS 2 MIN 4
@CAL 3 NYY 3
CLE 1 OAK 8
KCR 3 WSA 3
DET 2
(14) ATL 5
SFG 2 ATL 5
SFG 3 NYM 5
@CHC 3 CIN 6
SDP 2 HOU 7
LAD 2 PIT 6
PHI 4 MON 6
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 9,232

Saturday, September 5, 1970, 2:07PM
Time of Game: 2:19

Indians

66-72

Lost 2

5th, 23 GB

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

W: S Bahnsen (13-10), L: S Dunning (3-9), S: L McDaniel (24)

Yankees

78-60

Won 2

2nd, 11 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Ford RF                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .484    0    3   0   
T Uhlaender CF                5   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .689    0    1   0   
V Pinson LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .781    0    0   0   
C Hinton 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .328  .871    0   10   0   
D Sims C                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .258  .844    0    7   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .236  .738    0    0   3   2B
E Leon 2B                     3   0   2   0    1   0  .261  .699    0    2   3   
J Heidemann SS                2   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .561    0    0   2   
  J Lowenstein PH-SS          2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
S Dunning P                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .315    0    1   1   
  S Mingori P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Foster PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .799    0    0   0   
  R Austin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .387         0   1   
  L Brown PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .282  .682    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   1   8   1    2   2                    24  10

BATTING

2B: G Nettles (9, off S Bahnsen).

TB: G Nettles 3; E Leon 2; C Hinton; L Brown; S Dunning; T Uhlaender.

RBI: L Brown (10).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Heidemann-E Leon-C Hinton.

E: S Dunning (2).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Baker SS                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .243  .689    0    1   5   
T Munson C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .794    0    2   0   
R White LF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .294  .867    0    1   0   SB
B Murcer CF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .253  .791    0    2   0   HR
D Cater 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .298  .734    0   11   1   
J Lyttle RF                   2   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .847    0    2   0   
  R Woods PH-RF               2   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .701    0    1   0   GDP
J Kenney 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .199  .587    0    2   2   
G Michael 2B                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .223  .570    0    4   3   
S Bahnsen P                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .154  .364    0    1   1   
  L McDaniel P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .409         0   0   
Totals                       32   3   9   3    2   7                    27  12

BATTING

HR: B Murcer (23, off R Austin; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: B Murcer 4; G Michael 2; R White; F Baker; R Woods; J Lyttle; D Cater; S Bahnsen.

GIDP: R Woods (10).

RBI: F Baker (8); B Murcer (70); G Michael (36).

2-out RBI: G Michael; B Murcer.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: F Baker (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: R White (21, 2nd base off S Dunning/D Sims).

PO: G Michael (1st base by S Dunning).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Dunning, L (3-9)             5     7   2   2    1   3   0   5.05   23     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 1· 6     47    -     0.87  -0.04
S Mingori                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.09    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.56   0.04
R Austin                       2     2   1   1    1   4   1   5.37    9     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.24  -0.01
Totals                         8     9   3   3    2   7   1          34     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 1· 8          1-0

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
S Bahnsen, W (13-10)           8     7   1   1    2   1   0   3.18   34     -       ·  ·     13·10· 1· 7     63    -     1.21   0.36
L McDaniel, S (24)             1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.90    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-1    3.02   0.14
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2   2   0          38     -       ·  ·     14·11· 1· 8          2-1

S Dunning faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
S Bahnsen faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: S Dunning (2; G Michael, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - George Maloney.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 9,232.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 87° F.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             New York Yankees                     
1. T Ford               RF    1. F Baker              SS 
2. T Uhlaender          CF    2. T Munson             C  
3. V Pinson             LF    3. R White              LF 
4. C Hinton             1B    4. B Murcer             CF 
5. D Sims               C     5. D Cater              1B 
6. G Nettles            3B    6. J Lyttle             RF 
7. E Leon               2B    7. J Kenney             3B 
8. J Heidemann          SS    8. G Michael            2B 
9. S Dunning            P     9. S Bahnsen            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-0  -2-      12%  65% G Michael       S Dunning       Single to RF; Michael to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm; Lyttle Scores
   t 9   1  3-1  12-       8%  93% T Ford          L McDaniel      Flyball: 1B
   t 9   1  3-0  12-      -8%  85% L Brown         L McDaniel      Single to LF; Leon to 2B; Nettles Scores
   t 9   0  3-0  1--      -7%  86% E Leon          S Bahnsen       Single to RF; Nettles to 2B
   t 9   2  3-1  12-       7% 100% T Uhlaender     L McDaniel      Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Ford          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  V Pinson        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Dunning facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  F Baker         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  T Munson        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  R White         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  C Hinton        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  D Sims          Flyball: CF
          ---      51%  G Nettles       Double to RF
          -2-      50%  E Leon          Walk
   O      12-      55%  J Heidemann     Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Dunning facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  D Cater         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  J Lyttle        Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  J Kenney        Groundout: 2B-1B; Lyttle to 2B
   R      -2-      65%  G Michael       Single to RF; Michael to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm; Lyttle Scores
   O      -2-      62%  S Bahnsen       Lineout: P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  S Dunning       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      67%  T Ford          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      68%  T Uhlaender     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Dunning facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  F Baker         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  T Munson        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      66%  R White         Walk
          1--      67%  B Murcer        White Steals 2B
   O      -2-      64%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      66%  V Pinson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      63%  C Hinton        Single to LF
          1--      58%  D Sims          Walk; Hinton to 2B
   O      12-      64%  G Nettles       Flyball: 2B
   O      12-      70%  E Leon          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Dunning facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      68%  D Cater         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      66%  J Lyttle        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      65%  J Kenney        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  J Heidemann     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      65%  S Dunning       Single to RF
   O      1--      69%  T Ford          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      72%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Dunning facing 8-9-1
          ---      75%  G Michael       Single to CF
          1--      78%  S Bahnsen       Michael Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Michael to 2B
          -2-      84%  " "             Single to 3B/Bunt; Michael to 3B
   R      1-3      88%  F Baker         Single to SS; Bahnsen to 2B; Michael Scores
   O      12-      85%  T Munson        Strikeout
   O      12-      83%  R White         Flyball: RF
   O      12-      80%  B Murcer        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Stan Bahnsen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  V Pinson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  C Hinton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  D Sims          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Dunning facing 5-6-7
          ---      88%  D Cater         Single to LF
                  Steve Mingori replaces Steve Dunning pitching and batting 9th; Ron Woods pinch hits for Jim Lyttle batting 6th
   OO     1--      84%  R Woods         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  J Kenney        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Stan Bahnsen facing 6-7-8
                  Ron Woods moves to RF
   O      ---      87%  G Nettles       Flyball: LF
          ---      83%  E Leon          Single to SS
                  John Lowenstein pinch hits for Jack Heidemann batting 8th
   O      1--      86%  J Lowenstein    Groundout: P-1B; Leon to 2B
                  Roy Foster pinch hits for Steve Mingori batting 9th
   O      -2-      90%  R Foster        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Austin facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Austin replaces Roy Foster pitching and batting 9th; John Lowenstein moves to SS
   O      ---      89%  G Michael       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      88%  S Bahnsen       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      88%  F Baker         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Stan Bahnsen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      91%  T Ford          Flyball: 2B
          ---      87%  T Uhlaender     Single to RF
   O      1--      91%  V Pinson        Flyball: RF
          1--      88%  C Hinton        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Uhlaender to 2B
   O      12-      95%  D Sims          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rick Austin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  T Munson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  R White         Strikeout
   R      ---      97%  B Murcer        Home Run
          ---      97%  D Cater         Walk
          1--      98%  R Woods         Single to LF; Cater to 2B
   O      12-      97%  J Kenney        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Stan Bahnsen facing 6-7-8
          ---      94%  G Nettles       Single to LF
          1--      86%  E Leon          Single to RF; Nettles to 2B
                  Lindy McDaniel replaces Stan Bahnsen pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      93%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout
                  Larry Brown pinch hits for Rick Austin batting 9th
   R      12-      85%  L Brown         Single to LF; Leon to 2B; Nettles Scores
   O      12-      93%  T Ford          Flyball: 1B
   O      12-     100%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 3.

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