September 28, 1977 Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 18,430

Wednesday, September 28, 1977, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:14

Indians

69-89

Lost 3

5th, 30 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  2
Yankees         5  0  0   2  2  1   0  0  X   10 11  0

W: D Gullett (14-4), L: A Fitzmorris (6-10)

Yankees

99-59

Won 6

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Blanks 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .711    0    0   0   
D Oliver 2B                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .400  .971    0    0   6   
R Pruitt RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .766    0    2   0   
A Thornton 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .268  .916    0    6   1   
R Carty DH                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .795    0    0   0   
B Bochte LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .301  .752    0    2   0   
F Kendall C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .613    0    4   0   
  J Norris PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .722    0    0   0   
R Manning CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .590    0    5   0   GDP
A Griffin SS                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .133  .355    0    3   1   

A Fitzmorris P                                                           1   0
  S Monge P                                                              0   0
  L Andersen P                                                           1   0
Totals                       31   0   5   0    5   6                    24   8

BATTING

TB: D Oliver 2; R Carty; F Kendall; L Blanks.

GIDP: R Manning (4).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: L Blanks (11); D Oliver (1).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   5   3   2   2    0   0  .325  .788    0    4   0   HR
R White LF                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .270  .767    0    4   0   SH
T Munson C                    4   2   3   2    0   0  .304  .806    0    6   0   HR,2B
  D Alston PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .950         0   0   
  C Johnson C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .990    0    0   0   
R Jackson RF                  4   1   1   4    0   1  .288  .928    0    3   0   HR
  P Blair RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .713         3   0   
C Chambliss 1B                4   1   1   0    0   1  .291  .791    0    5   1   
G Nettles 3B                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .247  .822    0    0   2   HR,2B
L Piniella DH                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .332  .880    0    0   0   
W Randolph 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .276  .737    0    1   1   
B Dent SS                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .249  .657    0    0   2   

D Gullett P                                                              1   0
  K Clay P                                                               0   0
Totals                       37  10  11  10    1   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: G Nettles (21, off S Monge); T Munson (26, off S Monge).

HR: R Jackson (32, off A Fitzmorris; 1st inn, 3 on, 0 outs to RF); M Rivers (12, off A Fitzmorris; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); G Nettles (37, off A Fitzmorris; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); T Munson (18, off S Monge; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: R White (8, off A Fitzmorris).

TB: T Munson 7; G Nettles 6; M Rivers 5; R Jackson 4; W Randolph; B Dent; C Chambliss.

RBI: R Jackson 4 (109); M Rivers 2 (69); G Nettles 2 (104); T Munson 2 (98).

2-out RBI: M Rivers 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Dent-W Randolph-C Chambliss.

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
A Fitzmorris, L (6-10)         4     6   7   6    0   2   3   5.41   20     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 6     26    -     0.42  -0.35
S Monge                        2     5   3   3    1   1   1   5.61   12     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 5          0-0    0.02  -0.01
L Andersen                     2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.63    7     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11  10   9    1   4   4          39     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0·11           -

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
D Gullett, W (14-4)            7     5   0   0    3   6   0   3.58   28     -       ·  ·      4·10· 0· 5     70    -     0.49   0.14
K Clay                         2     0   0   0    2   0   0   4.57    8     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     5   0   0    5   6   0          36     -       ·  ·      6·14· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 18,430.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             New York Yankees                     
1. L Blanks             3B    1. M Rivers             CF 
2. D Oliver             2B    2. R White              LF 
3. R Pruitt             RF    3. T Munson             C  
4. A Thornton           1B    4. R Jackson            RF 
5. R Carty              DH    5. C Chambliss          1B 
6. B Bochte             LF    6. G Nettles            3B 
7. F Kendall            C     7. L Piniella           DH 
8. R Manning            CF    8. W Randolph           2B 
9. A Griffin            SS    9. B Dent               SS 

   A Fitzmorris         P        D Gullett            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  123      16%  87% R Jackson       A Fitzmorris    Home Run; Rivers Scores/unER; White Scores; Munson Scores
   t 4   1  5-0  123       9%  95% R Manning       D Gullett       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-       6%  67% R White         A Fitzmorris    Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Rivers to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  61% M Rivers        A Fitzmorris    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Rivers to 2B
   b 1   1  0-4  ---       5%  90% G Nettles       A Fitzmorris    Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Gullett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Blanks        Strikeout
          ---      50%  D Oliver        Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  R Pruitt        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      55%  A Thornton      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Fitzmorris facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  M Rivers        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Rivers to 2B
          -2-      67%  R White         Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Rivers to 3B
          1-3      71%  T Munson        Single to 1B; Rivers stays at 3B; White to 2B
   RRRR   123      87%  R Jackson       Home Run; Rivers Scores/unER; White Scores; Munson Scores
   O      ---      86%  C Chambliss     Flyball: LF
   R      ---      90%  G Nettles       Home Run
   O      ---      90%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF
          ---      90%  W Randolph      Single to P
   O      1--      89%  B Dent          Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 5.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Don Gullett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  R Carty         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      92%  B Bochte        Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  F Kendall       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Al Fitzmorris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  M Rivers        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  R White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  T Munson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 5.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Don Gullett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  R Manning       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  A Griffin       Strikeout
          ---      92%  L Blanks        Single to RF
          1--      91%  D Oliver        Single to CF; Blanks to 2B
   O      12-      93%  R Pruitt        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Al Fitzmorris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  R Jackson       Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  G Nettles       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 5.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Don Gullett facing 4-5-6
          ---      90%  A Thornton      Walk
          1--      86%  R Carty         Single to 2B; Thornton to 2B
   O      12-      90%  B Bochte        Strikeout
          12-      86%  F Kendall       Single to CF; Thornton to 3B; Carty to 2B
   OO     123      95%  R Manning       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Al Fitzmorris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  L Piniella      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  W Randolph      Strikeout
          ---      94%  B Dent          Single to LF
   RR     1--      98%  M Rivers        Home Run; Dent Scores
   O      ---      98%  R White         Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 7.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-7, Don Gullett facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  A Griffin       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  L Blanks        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  D Oliver        Walk
   O      1--      99%  R Pruitt        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-0, Sid Monge facing 3-4-5
                  Sid Monge replaces Al Fitzmorris pitching
   R      ---      99%  T Munson        Home Run
   O      ---      99%  R Jackson       Flyball: SS
          ---      99%  C Chambliss     Single to 2B
   R      1--     100%  G Nettles       Double to RF; Chambliss Scores
   O      -2-     100%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
          -2-     100%  W Randolph      Walk
   O      12-     100%  B Dent          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 9.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-9, Don Gullett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  A Thornton      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Carty         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  B Bochte        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-0, Sid Monge facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  M Rivers        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  R White         Flyball: CF
   R      1--     100%  T Munson        Double to LF; Rivers Scores
                  Dell Alston pinch runs for Thurman Munson batting 3rd
   O      -2-     100%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B; Alston to 3B
   O      --3     100%  C Chambliss     Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 10.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-10, Don Gullett facing 7-8-9
                  Cliff Johnson replaces Dell Alston playing C batting 3rd; Paul Blair replaces Reggie Jackson playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  F Kendall       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  R Manning       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---     100%  A Griffin       Walk
   O      1--     100%  L Blanks        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 10-0, Larry Andersen facing 6-7-8
                  Larry Andersen replaces Sid Monge pitching
   O      ---     100%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  L Piniella      Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---     100%  W Randolph      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 10.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-10, Ken Clay facing 2-3-4
                  Ken Clay replaces Don Gullett pitching
   O      ---     100%  D Oliver        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  R Pruitt        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Thornton      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 10-0, Larry Andersen facing 9-1-2
          ---     100%  B Dent          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  M Rivers        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  R White         Groundout: 2B-1B; Rivers to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  C Johnson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 10.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-10, Ken Clay facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  R Carty         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Bochte        Flyball: LF
                  Jim Norris pinch hits for Fred Kendall batting 7th
          ---     100%  J Norris        Walk
          1--     100%  R Manning       Walk; Norris to 2B
   O      12-     100%  A Griffin       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation