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OAK  7
@CHW  4

BAL  7
@DET  3

KCR  3
SEA  1

MIL  6
CAL  3

MIN  6
TOR  3

NYY 11
CLE  0

CLE 17
@NYY  5

TEX  3
BOS  1

HOU  8
NYM  3

SDP  6
PIT  3

Standings at end of play this day
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 33,412

Thursday, July 27, 1978, 3:40PM
Time of Game: 2:42
Indians
17
47-52
Won 1
6th, 16 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         9  0  1   0  5  0   0  2  0   17 17  0
Yankees         0  0  0   0  2  0   1  0  2    5 13  1
W: D Hood (5-4), L: C Hunter (3-4)
Yankees
5
55-44
Lost 1
4th, 8 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Norris RF-1B                4   3   1   1    2   0  .253  .670    0    4   0   
R Manning CF                  4   2   3   1    0   0  .261  .676    0    2   0   SF
  H Speed CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .210  .564    0    2   0   
J Grubb LF                    5   1   2   1    1   0  .275  .866    0    0   0   
  R Pruitt LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .651         1   0   
A Thornton 1B                 3   2   0   2    1   1  .268  .919    0    6   1   HBP
  P Dade RF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .687    0    0   0   
B Carbo DH                    1   1   1   2    0   0  .264  .720    0    0   0   
  G Alexander PH              4   0   1   1    0   1  .233  .786    0    0   0   3B,SF
T Veryzer SS                  6   2   2   1    0   0  .289  .673    0    3   2   
T Cox 3B                      5   2   2   0    1   2  .219  .500    0    0   5   
D Kuiper 2B                   5   2   3   6    0   0  .285  .647    0    3   2   2·3B
B Diaz C                      4   2   2   1    1   1  .244  .579    0    6   0   2·2B

D Hood P                                                                 0   2
  S Monge P                                                              0   0
  D Spillner P                                                           0   0
Totals                       43  17  17  16    6   6                    27  12
BATTING
2B: B Diaz 2 (3, off S Lyle, off B Kammeyer).
3B: D Kuiper 2 (3, 2 off B Kammeyer); G Alexander (4, off K Clay).
SF: G Alexander (4, off B Kammeyer); R Manning (2, off B Kammeyer).
HBP: A Thornton (5, by B Kammeyer).
TB: D Kuiper 7; B Diaz 4; R Manning 3; G Alexander 3; J Grubb 2; T Cox 2; T Veryzer 2; J Norris; B Carbo.
RBI: D Kuiper 6 (31); A Thornton 2 (65); B Carbo 2 (13); R Manning (36); G Alexander (53); T Veryzer (21); J Grubb (42); J Norris (17); B Diaz (2).
2-out RBI: D Kuiper 3; J Grubb.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 1. T Cox-D Kuiper-A Thornton.
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Blair CF                    5   1   0   1    0   0  .188  .552    0    3   0   
W Randolph 2B                 2   0   2   1    0   0  .256  .697    0    1   1   SF
  B Doyle 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .470    0    1   1   
T Munson DH                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .297  .705    0    0   0   GDP
L Piniella LF                 5   0   2   1    0   1  .308  .784    0    4   0   
C Chambliss 1B                3   0   1   0    2   0  .285  .706    0    6   1   
R Jackson RF                  5   0   2   1    0   2  .270  .808    0    1   0   
G Nettles 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .258  .767    0    1   0   
M Heath C                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .290  .699    0    6   0   
F Stanley SS                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .223  .621    0    3   2   2B

C Hunter P                                                               0   0
  B Kammeyer P                                                           0   1
  K Clay P                                                               1   0
  S Lyle P                                                               0   0
  R Gossage P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38   5  13   5    4   6                    27   6
BATTING
2B: F Stanley (6, off D Hood).
SF: W Randolph (4, off D Hood).
TB: F Stanley 3; R Jackson 2; W Randolph 2; G Nettles 2; L Piniella 2; M Heath; C Chambliss; T Munson.
GIDP: T Munson (10).
RBI: F Stanley (8); R Jackson (55); P Blair (12); L Piniella (34); W Randolph (23).
2-out RBI: R Jackson; L Piniella.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
FIELDING
E: F Stanley (7).

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
D Hood, W (5-4)                7     9   3   3    1   4   0   5.09   30     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 9     50    -     0.10   0.02
S Monge                        1     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.94    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
D Spillner                     1     3   2   2    2   0   0   4.37    8     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13   5   5    4   6   0          43     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0·13           -  
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
C Hunter, L (3-4)              0     3   6   6    3   0   0   6.51    6     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3     17    -     1.42  -0.38
B Kammeyer                     5    10   9   8    3   3   0   5.82   30     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 1·10          2-2    0.12  -0.10
K Clay                         2     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.58    7     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
S Lyle                         1     3   2   2    0   1   0   3.43    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.00   0.00
R Gossage                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.16    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    17  17  16    6   6   0          52     -       ·  ·     11·10· 1·17          2-2 
C Hunter faced 6 batters in the 1st inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: B Kammeyer (2; A Thornton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rich Garcia.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 33,412.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             New York Yankees                     
1. J Norris             RF    1. P Blair              CF 
2. R Manning            CF    2. W Randolph           2B 
3. J Grubb              LF    3. T Munson             DH 
4. A Thornton           1B    4. L Piniella           LF 
5. B Carbo              DH    5. C Chambliss          1B 
6. T Veryzer            SS    6. R Jackson            RF 
7. T Cox                3B    7. G Nettles            3B 
8. D Kuiper             2B    8. M Heath              C  
9. B Diaz               C     9. F Stanley            SS 

   D Hood               P        C Hunter             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-1  123      10%  85% B Carbo         C Hunter        Single to CF; Manning Scores; Grubb Scores; Thornton to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  123       8%  75% A Thornton      C Hunter        Walk; Norris Scores; Manning to 3B; Grubb to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-       8%  67% J Grubb         C Hunter        Walk; Norris to 3B; Manning to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  59% R Manning       C Hunter        Single to CF; Norris to 2B
   t 1   0  0-4  123       6%  97% D Kuiper        B Kammeyer      Triple to CF; Carbo Scores; Veryzer Scores; Cox Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  J Norris        Walk
          1--      59%  R Manning       Single to CF; Norris to 2B
          12-      67%  J Grubb         Walk; Norris to 3B; Manning to 2B
   R      123      75%  A Thornton      Walk; Norris Scores; Manning to 3B; Grubb to 2B
   RR     123      85%  B Carbo         Single to CF; Manning Scores; Grubb Scores; Thornton to 3B
   R      1-3      88%  T Veryzer       Single to LF; Thornton Scores; Carbo to 2B
                  Bob Kammeyer replaces Catfish Hunter pitching
          12-      91%  T Cox           Single to 3B; Carbo to 3B; Veryzer to 2B
   RRR    123      97%  D Kuiper        Triple to CF; Carbo Scores; Veryzer Scores; Cox Scores
          --3      97%  B Diaz          Walk
          1-3      98%  J Norris        Walk; Diaz to 2B
   RO     123      97%  R Manning       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kuiper Scores
   RO     12-      98%  J Grubb         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Diaz Scores/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)/unER/No RBI
   O      1--      98%  A Thornton      Strikeout Looking
                  9 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-9, Don Hood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  P Blair         Flyball: CF
          ---      98%  W Randolph      Single to 2B
   O      1--      98%  T Munson        Strikeout
          1--      98%  L Piniella      Single to LF; Randolph to 2B
   O      12-      98%  C Chambliss     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 9, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-0, Bob Kammeyer facing 5-6-7
                  Gary Alexander pinch hits for Bernie Carbo batting 5th
   O      ---      98%  G Alexander     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  T Veryzer       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  T Cox           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-9, Don Hood facing 6-7-8
          ---      98%  R Jackson       Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  G Nettles       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  M Heath         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  F Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-0, Bob Kammeyer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      99%  B Diaz          Double to RF
   O      -2-      99%  J Norris        Fielder's Choice P; Diaz out at 3B/P-SS
          1--      99%  R Manning       Single to RF; Norris to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  J Grubb         Single to RF; Norris Scores; Manning to 3B
          1-3      99%  A Thornton      Hit By Pitch; Grubb to 2B
   O      123      99%  G Alexander     Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 10, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-10, Don Hood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  P Blair         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  W Randolph      Single to RF
   OO     1--     100%  T Munson        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-0, Bob Kammeyer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  T Veryzer       Lineout: 1B
          ---     100%  T Cox           Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  D Kuiper        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      99%  B Diaz          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 10, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-10, Don Hood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  C Chambliss     Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  R Jackson       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  G Nettles       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 10, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-0, Bob Kammeyer facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  J Norris        Single to RF
          1--     100%  R Manning       Single to CF; Norris to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Grubb         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Norris to 3B; Manning to 2B
   R      -23     100%  A Thornton      Fielder's Choice 1B; Norris Scores; Manning to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  G Alexander     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Manning Scores
          1--     100%  T Veryzer       Single to CF; Thornton to 2B
          12-     100%  T Cox           Walk; Thornton to 3B; Veryzer to 2B
   RRR    123     100%  D Kuiper        Triple to CF; Thornton Scores; Veryzer Scores; Cox Scores
   O      --3     100%  B Diaz          Strikeout Looking
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 15, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-15, Don Hood facing 8-9-1
          ---     100%  M Heath         Walk
   R      1--     100%  F Stanley       Double to LF; Heath Scores
   O      -2-     100%  P Blair         Flyball: RF; Stanley to 3B
   RO     --3     100%  W Randolph      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Stanley Scores
   O      ---     100%  T Munson        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 15, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 15-2, Ken Clay facing 1-2-3
                  Ken Clay replaces Bob Kammeyer pitching; Brian Doyle replaces Willie Randolph playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  J Norris        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Grubb         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 15, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-15, Don Hood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  L Piniella      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 15, Yankees 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 15-2, Ken Clay facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  A Thornton      Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  G Alexander     Triple to CF
   O      --3     100%  T Veryzer       Popfly: 2B
   O      --3     100%  T Cox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 15, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-15, Don Hood facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Norris moves to 1B; Horace Speed replaces Rick Manning playing CF batting 2nd; Paul Dade replaces Andre Thornton playing RF batting 4th
          ---     100%  G Nettles       Single to CF
          1--     100%  M Heath         Single to RF; Nettles to 2B
          12-     100%  F Stanley       Single to CF; Nettles to 3B; Heath to 2B
   RO     123     100%  P Blair         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Nettles Scores; Heath to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  B Doyle         Strikeout
   O      1-3     100%  T Munson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 15, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 15-3, Sparky Lyle facing 8-9-1
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Ken Clay pitching
          ---     100%  D Kuiper        Single to CF
   R      1--     100%  B Diaz          Double to RF; Kuiper Scores; Diaz to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   RO     --3     100%  J Norris        Groundout: SS-1B; Diaz Scores
   O      ---     100%  H Speed         Strikeout Looking
          ---     100%  J Grubb         Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  P Dade          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 17, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-17, Sid Monge facing 4-5-6
                  Sid Monge replaces Don Hood pitching; Ron Pruitt replaces Johnny Grubb playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  L Piniella      Strikeout
          ---     100%  C Chambliss     Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
          1--     100%  G Nettles       Single to RF; Chambliss to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  M Heath         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 17, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 17-3, Rich Gossage facing 5-6-7
                  Rich Gossage replaces Sparky Lyle pitching
   O      ---     100%  G Alexander     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  T Veryzer       Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  T Cox           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 17, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-17, Dan Spillner facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Spillner replaces Sid Monge pitching
          ---     100%  F Stanley       Walk
   O      1--     100%  P Blair         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  B Doyle         Flyball: LF
          1--     100%  T Munson        Single to LF; Blair to 2B
   R      12-     100%  L Piniella      Single to RF; Blair Scores; Munson to 2B
          12-     100%  C Chambliss     Walk; Munson to 3B; Piniella to 2B
   R      123     100%  R Jackson       Single to RF; Munson Scores; Piniella to 3B; Chambliss to 2B
   O      123     100%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 17, Yankees 5.

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