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Scores
Standings
BAL
@BOS		4
1
MIL
@DET		3
5
MIN
@KCR		1
0		 
(12)
CLE
@NYY		2
4
CAL
@OAK		6
5
CHW
@TEX		5
1
NYM
@CHC		1
5
ATL
@CIN		4
2
SFG
@LAD		1
0
PHI
@MON		1
4
HOU
@SDP		4
2
PIT
@STL		9
4		 
(14)
Wednesday, May 24, 1972, 7:37PM
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 7,134, Time of Game: 2:25
Indians
2
18-11
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Yankees
4
13-16
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Rich Hinton (1-0)
L: Vince Colbert (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  7  1
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  2  X    4  9  3

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Del Unser CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .212 .565 0.031 0.87 0.073 -0.041 0.5 2 0
Eddie Leon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .188 .514 -0.060 1.20 0.054 -0.113 -0.3 2 2 GDP
Alex Johnson LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .245 .664 -0.029 0.86 0.035 -0.064 -0.4 2 1
Ray Fosse C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 .696 -0.093 1.03 0.017 -0.110 -0.9 4 1 GDP
Graig Nettles 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .210 .588 -0.074 1.01 0.000 -0.074 -0.6 1 3
   Roy Foster PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .583 -0.018 0.76 0.000 -0.018 -0.2
Buddy Bell RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .638 -0.048 0.81 0.019 -0.067 -0.2 3 0
Tommy McCraw 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .345 .909 -0.011 0.70 0.025 -0.035 0.0 9 0 SB
   Jerry Moses PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .417 .917 0.035 1.17 0.035 0.000 1.0
Frank Duffy SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 .197 .565 0.092 0.97 0.129 -0.037 0.7 1 4 2B
   Denny Riddleberger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Chambliss PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .557 -0.063 2.69 0.000 -0.063 -0.4
Vince Colbert P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .500 -0.042 0.84 0.000 -0.042 -0.4 0 2
   Fred Stanley SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .580 -0.049 2.09 0.000 -0.049 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 34 2 7 2 1 4 .206 .464 -0.329 1.01 0.387 -0.713 -1.4 24 13
2B: F Duffy (3, off R Hinton).
TB: F Duffy 2; A Johnson 2; R Fosse; E Leon; J Moses; T McCraw.
GIDP: E Leon (3); R Fosse (5).
RBI: F Duffy (3); J Moses (2).
2-out RBI: F Duffy; J Moses.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
E: F Duffy (3).
Outfield Assists: A Johnson (R McKinney at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: T McCraw (8, 2nd base off R Hinton/T Munson).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerry Kenney SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .083 .237 -0.043 0.63 0.008 -0.051 -0.3 1 6
Johnny Callison RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .233 .608 0.059 0.81 0.083 -0.024 0.3 0 0
   Sparky Lyle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bobby Murcer CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .222 .652 0.199 1.30 0.248 -0.049 0.9 1 0 CS
Roy White LF 2 1 0 1 1 0 .250 .657 -0.082 1.70 0.016 -0.098 -0.4 4 0 SF
Ron Blomberg 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .788 -0.027 1.38 0.029 -0.056 -0.2 8 0
   Felipe Alou 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .604 -0.004 0.69 0.000 -0.004 -0.2 5 0
Thurman Munson C 3 1 2 2 0 0 .312 .823 0.249 1.29 0.280 -0.031 1.7 4 0 HBP
Rich McKinney 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .536 -0.045 1.07 0.030 -0.075 -0.0 0 2
Bernie Allen 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .077 .148 -0.094 1.34 0.000 -0.094 -0.7 4 4
   Horace Clarke PH-2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .275 .652 0.019 0.37 0.019 0.000 0.5 0 2 2B
Rich Hinton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.047 1.01 0.000 -0.047 -0.3 0 0
   Rusty Torres PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .568 -0.013 0.27 0.000 -0.013 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 31 4 9 4 3 3 .290 .684 0.171 1.09 0.713 -0.542 1.0 27 14
2B: H Clarke (5, off D Riddleberger).
SF: R White (2, off V Colbert).
HBP: T Munson (2, by V Colbert).
TB: H Clarke 2; R McKinney 2; T Munson 2; J Callison 2; B Murcer 2.
RBI: T Munson 2 (10); H Clarke (6); R White (10).
2-out RBI: T Munson.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Kenney-B Allen-R Blomberg 2.
E: B Allen (2); R Blomberg (6); R McKinney (6).
Baserunning
CS: B Murcer (3, 2nd base by V Colbert/R Fosse).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vince Colbert, L (0-1) 6.2 6 2 2 2 3 0 1.50 29 55 -0.113 1.22 0.3
Denny Riddleberger 1.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.09 7 2 0 -0.060 0.52 -1.3
Team Totals 8 9 4 4 3 3 0 4.50 36 55 2 0 -0.173 1.01 -1.0

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rich Hinton, W (1-0) 7 5 1 1 1 4 0 1.08 26 66 0.202 0.96 1.6
Sparky Lyle, S (7) 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.08 9 0 0 0.125 1.14 -0.2
Team Totals 9 7 2 1 1 4 0 1.00 35 66 0 0 0.327 1.09 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: V Colbert (3; T Munson).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Hank Morgenweck, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - John Rice.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 7,134.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 71° F, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         New York Yankees
1 Del Unser CF 1 Jerry Kenney SS
2 Eddie Leon 2B 2 Johnny Callison RF
3 Alex Johnson LF 3 Bobby Murcer CF
4 Ray Fosse C 4 Roy White LF
5 Graig Nettles 3B 5 Ron Blomberg 1B
6 Buddy Bell RF 6 Thurman Munson C
7 Tommy McCraw 1B 7 Rich McKinney 3B
8 Frank Duffy SS 8 Bernie Allen 2B
9 Vince Colbert P 9 Rich Hinton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 1-1 2 -2- R NYY T. Munson V. Colbert 20% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Murcer Scores
b6 0-1 0 1-- NYY B. Murcer V. Colbert 18% 60% Single to RF; Callison to 3B
t2 0-0 2 -2- R CLE F. Duffy R. Hinton -13% 38% Double to LF; McCraw Scores
t3 1-0 1 12- OO CLE R. Fosse R. Hinton 8% 40% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO CLE E. Leon R. Hinton 7% 53% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Rich Hinton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CLE D. Unser R. Hinton -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO CLE E. Leon R. Hinton 7% 53% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- CLE A. Johnson R. Hinton -1% 52% Single to RF (RF Line)
t1 0-0 2 1-- O CLE R. Fosse R. Hinton 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Vince Colbert facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYY J. Kenney V. Colbert -2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O NYY J. Callison V. Colbert -1% 51% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 --- NYY B. Murcer V. Colbert 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O NYY R. White V. Colbert -2% 50% Murcer Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Rich Hinton facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O CLE G. Nettles R. Hinton 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 1 --- O CLE B. Bell R. Hinton 1% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- CLE T. McCraw R. Hinton -1% 52% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t2 0-0 2 1-- CLE F. Duffy R. Hinton -1% 51% McCraw Steals 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- R CLE F. Duffy R. Hinton -13% 38% Double to LF; McCraw Scores
t2 1-0 2 -2- O CLE V. Colbert R. Hinton 3% 41% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Vince Colbert facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O NYY R. White V. Colbert -2% 39% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- NYY R. Blomberg V. Colbert 3% 42% Walk
b2 0-1 1 1-- O NYY T. Munson V. Colbert -3% 39% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-1 2 1-- NYY R. McKinney V. Colbert 2% 41% Single to 3B; Munson to 2B
b2 0-1 2 12- O NYY B. Allen V. Colbert -5% 36% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Rich Hinton facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- CLE D. Unser R. Hinton -3% 33% Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B); Unser to 1B
t3 1-0 0 1-- CLE E. Leon R. Hinton -5% 27% Single to RF (RF Line); Unser to 2B
t3 1-0 0 12- O CLE A. Johnson R. Hinton 5% 32% Lineout: LF
t3 1-0 1 12- OO CLE R. Fosse R. Hinton 8% 40% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Vince Colbert facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O NYY R. Hinton V. Colbert -3% 38% Strikeout
b3 0-1 1 --- O NYY J. Kenney V. Colbert -2% 36% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- O NYY J. Callison V. Colbert -1% 35% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Rich Hinton facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- O CLE G. Nettles R. Hinton 2% 37% Strikeout
t4 1-0 1 --- O CLE B. Bell R. Hinton 1% 38% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 1-0 2 --- O CLE T. McCraw R. Hinton 1% 39% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Vince Colbert facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- NYY B. Murcer V. Colbert 5% 44% Single (Weak 2B)
b4 0-1 0 1-- O NYY R. White V. Colbert -5% 40% Flyball: 3B
b4 0-1 1 1-- O NYY R. Blomberg V. Colbert -4% 36% Flyball: LF
b4 0-1 2 1-- NYY T. Munson V. Colbert 3% 39% Hit By Pitch; Murcer to 2B
b4 0-1 2 12- O NYY R. McKinney V. Colbert -6% 33% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Rich Hinton facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 --- O CLE F. Duffy R. Hinton 2% 35% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-0 1 --- O CLE V. Colbert R. Hinton 1% 36% Strikeout
t5 1-0 2 --- O CLE D. Unser R. Hinton 1% 37% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Vince Colbert facing 8-9-1
b5 0-1 0 --- O NYY B. Allen V. Colbert -3% 34% Groundout: P-2B-1B
b5 0-1 1 --- O NYY R. Hinton V. Colbert -2% 32% Groundout: P-1B
b5 0-1 2 --- O NYY J. Kenney V. Colbert -1% 30% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Rich Hinton facing 2-3-4
t6 1-0 0 --- O CLE E. Leon R. Hinton 2% 32% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t6 1-0 1 --- CLE A. Johnson R. Hinton -2% 30% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t6 1-0 1 1-- O CLE R. Fosse R. Hinton 1% 31% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B); Johnson to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
t6 1-0 2 -2- O CLE G. Nettles R. Hinton 3% 35% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Vince Colbert facing 2-3-4
b6 0-1 0 --- NYY J. Callison V. Colbert 7% 42% Single to CF
b6 0-1 0 1-- NYY B. Murcer V. Colbert 18% 60% Single to RF; Callison to 3B
b6 0-1 0 1-3 RO NYY R. White V. Colbert -3% 57% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Callison Scores
b6 1-1 1 1-- O NYY R. Blomberg V. Colbert -2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B; Murcer to 2B
b6 1-1 2 -2- R NYY T. Munson V. Colbert 20% 75% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Murcer Scores
b6 2-1 2 1-- O NYY R. McKinney V. Colbert -2% 73% Foul Flyball: 1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Rich Hinton facing 6-7-8
t7 1-2 0 --- O CLE B. Bell R. Hinton 4% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-2 1 --- O CLE T. McCraw R. Hinton 3% 80% Lineout: LF
t7 1-2 2 --- O CLE F. Duffy R. Hinton 2% 82% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians' Vince Colbert facing 8-9-1
b7 2-1 0 --- O NYY B. Allen V. Colbert -1% 80% Lineout: RF
Rusty Torres pinch hits for Rich Hinton (P) batting 9th
b7 2-1 1 --- O NYY R. Torres V. Colbert -1% 79% Flyball: CF
b7 2-1 2 --- NYY J. Kenney V. Colbert 1% 80% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
b7 2-1 2 1-- NYY J. Callison V. Colbert 1% 81% Single to P (Ground Ball); Kenney to 2B
Denny Riddleberger replaces Frank Duffy (SS) pitching and batting 8th
Fred Stanley replaces Vince Colbert (P) playing SS batting 9th
b7 2-1 2 12- O NYY B. Murcer D. Riddleberger -3% 79% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 9-1-2
Sparky Lyle replaces Johnny Callison (RF) pitching and batting 2nd
Felipe Alou replaces Ron Blomberg playing 1B batting 5th
Rusty Torres moves from PH to RF
t8 1-2 0 --- O CLE F. Stanley S. Lyle 5% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-2 1 --- O CLE D. Unser S. Lyle 3% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-2 2 --- O CLE E. Leon S. Lyle 2% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Indians' Denny Riddleberger facing 4-5-6
b8 2-1 0 --- NYY R. White D. Riddleberger 2% 91% Walk
b8 2-1 0 1-- O NYY F. Alou D. Riddleberger -0% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B; White to 2B
b8 2-1 1 -2- R NYY T. Munson D. Riddleberger 5% 95% Single to RF; White Scores
b8 3-1 1 1-- NYY R. McKinney D. Riddleberger 1% 96% Single to LF; Munson to 2B
Horace Clarke pinch hits for Bernie Allen (2B) batting 8th
b8 3-1 1 12- RO NYY H. Clarke D. Riddleberger 2% 98% Double to LF; Munson Scores; McKinney out at Hm/LF-C
b8 4-1 2 -2- O NYY R. Torres D. Riddleberger -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 4.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 3-4-5
Horace Clarke moves from PH to 2B
t9 1-4 0 --- O CLE A. Johnson S. Lyle 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1-4 1 --- CLE R. Fosse S. Lyle -2% 97% Single to 3B
Roy Foster pinch hits for Graig Nettles (3B) batting 5th
t9 1-4 1 1-- O CLE R. Foster S. Lyle 2% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 1-4 2 1-- CLE B. Bell S. Lyle -2% 97% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Fosse to 2B
Jerry Moses pinch hits for Tommy McCraw (1B) batting 7th
t9 1-4 2 12- R CLE J. Moses S. Lyle -4% 94% Single to CF; Fosse Scores/unER; Bell to 2B
Chris Chambliss pinch hits for Denny Riddleberger (P) batting 8th
t9 2-4 2 12- O CLE C. Chambliss S. Lyle 6% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 4.

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