April 6, 1974 Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 3
@BAL 2
(10) CAL 3
@CHW 2 KCR 23
MIN 6 MIL 5
BOS 4 NYY 6
CLE 1 TEX 2
OAK 0 CIN 7
ATL 5 LAD 8
SDP 0 PHI 5
NYM 4 SFG 3
HOU 2 STL 8
PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 20,744

Saturday, April 6, 1974, 2:23PM
Time of Game: 2:40

Indians

0-1

Lost 1

6th, 1 GB

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

W: M Stottlemyre (1-0), L: G Perry (0-1)

Yankees

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lowenstein LF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    1   0   
O Gamble DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
G Hendrick CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
J Ellis C                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833    0    8   0   
C Spikes RF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.500    0    3   0   3B,GDP
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    2   1   
B Bell 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   
F Duffy SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
R Hermoso 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0    4   1   2B

G Perry P                                                                1   2
  T Hilgendorf P                                                         0   0
  C Upshaw P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   1   7   1    1   4                    24   6

BATTING

2B: R Hermoso (1, off M Stottlemyre).

3B: C Spikes (1, off M Stottlemyre).

TB: C Spikes 4; R Hermoso 2; O Gamble; J Lowenstein; J Ellis; C Chambliss.

GIDP: C Spikes (1).

RBI: C Chambliss (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

E: C Chambliss (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: R Hermoso (2nd base by M Stottlemyre).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R White LF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    4   0   SH
M Hegan 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .333 1.167    0   12   0   2B,SB,SH
T Munson C                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .400  .800    0    4   0   SB
B Murcer CF                   4   2   2   1    1   0  .500 1.100    0    1   0   2·SB,IW
R Blomberg RF                 3   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  E Maddox PH-RF              2   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
G Nettles 3B                  2   1   1   2    2   0  .500 2.750    0    1   5   HR
B Sudakis DH                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833    0    0   0   
G Michael 2B                  2   0   0   2    1   2  .000  .250    0    3   4   SF
J Mason SS                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250    0    2   3   

M Stottlemyre P                                                          0   2
Totals                       31   6   9   6    7   7                    27  14

BATTING

2B: M Hegan (1, off C Upshaw).

HR: G Nettles (1, off G Perry; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: G Michael (1, off G Perry).

SH: M Hegan (1, off G Perry); R White (1, off G Perry).

IBB: B Murcer (1, by C Upshaw).

TB: G Nettles 4; M Hegan 2; T Munson 2; B Murcer 2; E Maddox; R White; B Sudakis.

RBI: G Michael 2 (2); G Nettles 2 (2); B Murcer (1); E Maddox (1).

2-out RBI: G Nettles 2; G Michael.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Nettles-G Michael-M Hegan.

E: T Munson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Hegan (1, 3rd base off C Upshaw/J Ellis); T Munson (1, 2nd base off G Perry/J Ellis); B Murcer 2 (2, 2nd base off G Perry/J Ellis, 2nd base off C Upshaw/J Ellis).

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
G Perry, L (0-1)               6.1   6   5   5    4   4   1   7.11   30     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 1· 6     41    -     0.81  -0.10
T Hilgendorf                   0.2   2   1   1    2   2   0  13.50    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.22  -0.03
C Upshaw                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8     9   6   6    7   7   1          41     -       ·  ·      8·10· 1· 8          2-2

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 Stottlemyre, W (1-0)         9     7   1   1    1   4   0   1.00   34     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1· 6     72    -     1.04   0.37
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: C Upshaw (1; B Murcer).

PO: M Stottlemyre (0; R Hermoso, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Hank Morgenweck.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 20,744.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 43° F, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             New York Yankees                     
1. J Lowenstein         LF    1. R White              LF 
2. O Gamble             DH    2. M Hegan              1B 
3. G Hendrick           CF    3. T Munson             C  
4. J Ellis              C     4. B Murcer             CF 
5. C Spikes             RF    5. R Blomberg           RF 
6. C Chambliss          1B    6. G Nettles            3B 
7. B Bell               3B    7. B Sudakis            DH 
8. F Duffy              SS    8. G Michael            2B 
9. R Hermoso            2B    9. J Mason              SS 

   G Perry              P        M Stottlemyre        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  0-0  1--      25%  78% G Nettles       G Perry         Home Run; Blomberg Scores
   t 6   1  2-0  12-      12%  86% C Spikes        M Stottlemyre   Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 3   0  0-0  ---      -7%  43% R Hermoso       M Stottlemyre   Double to LF
   t 3   1  0-0  --3       7%  51% O Gamble        M Stottlemyre   Groundout: P-1B
   t 6   1  2-0  1--      -5%  74% J Ellis         M Stottlemyre   Single to CF; Gamble to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mel Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  J Lowenstein    Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-1B; Lowenstein to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      55%  J Ellis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R White         Lineout: 2B
          ---      55%  M Hegan         Walk
   O      1--      52%  T Munson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      53%  B Murcer        Munson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mel Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  C Spikes        Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  C Chambliss     Groundout: P-1B; Spikes to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      55%  F Duffy         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  R Blomberg      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      52%  B Sudakis       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  G Michael       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mel Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
          ---      43%  R Hermoso       Double to LF
   O      -2-      48%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout (foul bunt)
          -2-      44%  O Gamble        Hermoso Picked off 2B, safe on E2; Hermoso to 3B
   O      --3      51%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      55%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  J Mason         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---      51%  R White         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  M Hegan         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mel Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  J Ellis         Walk
   O      1--      50%  C Spikes        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      53%  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      56%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Gaylord Perry facing 3-4-5
          ---      60%  T Munson        Single to LF
   O      1--      56%  B Murcer        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      53%  R Blomberg      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      78%  G Nettles       Home Run; Blomberg Scores
          ---      78%  B Sudakis       Walk
   O      1--      77%  G Michael       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Mel Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      80%  F Duffy         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      81%  R Hermoso       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  J Lowenstein    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gaylord Perry facing 9-1-2
          ---      85%  J Mason         Walk
   O      1--      84%  R White         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Mason to 2B
   O      -2-      82%  M Hegan         Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      80%  T Munson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Mel Stottlemyre facing 2-3-4
          ---      74%  O Gamble        Single to LF
   O      1--      79%  G Hendrick      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          1--      74%  J Ellis         Single to CF; Gamble to 2B
   OO     12-      86%  C Spikes        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Gaylord Perry facing 4-5-6
          ---      88%  B Murcer        Single to RF
   O      1--      86%  R Blomberg      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--      87%  G Nettles       Murcer Steals 2B
          -2-      88%  " "             Walk
          12-      91%  B Sudakis       Single to 2B; Murcer to 3B; Nettles to 2B
   RO     123      92%  G Michael       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Murcer Scores; Nettles to 3B
   O      1-3      91%  J Mason         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Mel Stottlemyre facing 6-7-8
          ---      87%  C Chambliss     Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  B Bell          Flyball: SS
   O      1--      93%  F Duffy         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      95%  R Hermoso       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Gaylord Perry facing 1-2-3
          ---      96%  R White         Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  M Hegan         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; White to 2B
          -2-      96%  T Munson        Single to P; White to 3B
                  Tom Hilgendorf replaces Gaylord Perry pitching
   R      1-3      98%  B Murcer        Single to 3B; White Scores; Munson to 2B
                  Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Ron Blomberg batting 5th
   R      12-      99%  E Maddox        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Munson Scores; Murcer to 2B
          12-      99%  G Nettles       Walk; Murcer to 3B; Maddox to 2B
   O      123      99%  B Sudakis       Strikeout
   R      123      99%  G Michael       Walk; Murcer Scores; Maddox to 3B; Nettles to 2B
   O      123      99%  J Mason         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 6.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Mel Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
                  Elliott Maddox moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  J Lowenstein    Lineout: SS
   O      ---     100%  O Gamble        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---     100%  G Hendrick      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Cecil Upshaw facing 1-2-3
                  Cecil Upshaw replaces Tom Hilgendorf pitching
   O      ---     100%  R White         Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  M Hegan         Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-     100%  T Munson        Strikeout
          -2-     100%  B Murcer        Intentional Walk
          12-     100%  E Maddox        Hegan Steals 3B; Murcer Steals 2B
   O      -23     100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 6.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Mel Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  J Ellis         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  C Spikes        Triple to CF
   RO     --3     100%  C Chambliss     Groundout: SS-1B; Spikes Scores
   O      ---     100%  B Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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