September 25, 1979 Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 3
@BAL 2 TOR 5
@BOS 3 CAL 4
KCR 1 MIL 7
SEA 6 CHW 9
@MIN 3 NYY 7
CLE 5 TEX 5
OAK 3 HOU 8
@ATL 0 CHC 11
NYM 3 NYM 4
@CHC 3
(10) SDP 8
@CIN 2 STL 4
@PHI 1 PIT 10
MON 4 LAD 11
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 15,699

Tuesday, September 25, 1979, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Indians

79-77

Lost 2

6th, 21½ GB

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

W: R Davis (13-2), L: R Wise (15-10), S: R Gossage (18)

Yankees

84-71

Won 3

4th, 16 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove LF-1B              3   3   2   0    2   0  .296  .850    0    2   1   2·2B
R Manning CF                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .257  .627    0    3   1   
B Bonds RF                    3   1   1   2    1   1  .282  .841    0    3   0   HR,SB,SH
T Harrah 3B-SS                4   0   1   1    0   1  .280  .833    0    1   1   2B,SF
C Johnson DH                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .266  .842    0    0   0   IW
R Hassey C                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .285  .727    0    1   1   
  G Alexander PH-C            0   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .697    0    1   0   
  J Norris PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .671    0    0   0   
  B Diaz C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .467         0   0   
W Cage 1B                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .650    0   10   1   
  R Pruitt PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .721    0    0   0   SH
D Rosello 2B                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .275  .817    0    0   4   SF
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .534    0    1   2   
  D Alston PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .288  .784    0    0   0   
  T Cox 3B                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .571         0   0   

R Wise P                                                                 2   3
  S Monge P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   5   6   5    7   5                    24  14

BATTING

2B: T Harrah (25, off R Gossage); M Hargrove 2 (26, off R Davis, off J Beattie).

HR: B Bonds (24, off J Beattie; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: D Rosello (3, off R Davis); T Harrah (4, off J Beattie).

SH: B Bonds (4, off J Beattie); R Pruitt (2, off R Davis).

IBB: C Johnson (5, by R Davis).

TB: B Bonds 4; M Hargrove 4; T Harrah 2; R Manning; C Johnson.

RBI: B Bonds 2 (84); R Manning (50); D Rosello (14); T Harrah (76).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Rosello-T Veryzer-W Cage.

PB: R Hassey (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bonds (33, 2nd base off R Davis/J Narron).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Murcer CF-LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .729    0    4   0   
W Randolph 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .267  .739    0    3   2   3B
O Gamble LF                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .343 1.033    0    3   0   HR
  L Piniella PH-RF            0   0   0   1    0   0  .300  .751    0    0   0   SF
R Jackson RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .913    0    2   0   
  J Beniquez CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .676         1   0   
C Chambliss 1B                3   1   1   0    1   0  .276  .750    0    8   0   
G Nettles 3B                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .718    0    0   1   2B,GDP
  F Stanley PR-3B             2   1   0   0    0   1  .204  .522    0    0   2   
J Spencer DH                  2   3   1   1    2   0  .279  .912    0    0   0   HR,IW
J Narron C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .168  .536    0    5   0   
D Garcia SS                   3   0   2   3    0   0  .333  .722    0    0   2   

J Beattie P                                                              1   0
  D Hood P                                                               0   0
  R Davis P                                                              0   0
  R Gossage P                                                            0   0
Totals                       30   7   9   6    3   3                    27   7

BATTING

2B: G Nettles (15, off R Wise).

3B: W Randolph (13, off R Wise).

HR: J Spencer (19, off R Wise; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); O Gamble (17, off R Wise; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: L Piniella (8, off S Monge).

IBB: J Spencer (11, by R Wise).

TB: J Spencer 4; O Gamble 4; W Randolph 4; D Garcia 2; G Nettles 2; J Narron; C Chambliss.

GIDP: G Nettles (14).

RBI: D Garcia 3 (4); L Piniella (69); J Spencer (46); O Gamble (55).

2-out RBI: D Garcia 3.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: J Narron (8).

E: D Garcia (3).

BASERUNNING

PO: W Randolph (1st base by R Hassey).

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
R Wise, L (15-10)              6.1   9   7   4    3   3   2   3.63   29     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 0· 9     33    -     1.19  -0.49
S Monge                        1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.31    5     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 0          1-1    0.44  -0.01
Totals                         8     9   7   4    3   3   2          34     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 9          1-1

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
J Beattie                      5     4   5   4    3   2   1   5.21   23     -       ·  ·      4·10· 0· 4     40    -     1.05  -0.22
D Hood                         0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.24    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.30  -0.09
R Davis, BS (10), W (13-2)     2.2   1   0   0    3   1   0   2.82   12     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 1          2-1    2.42   0.20
R Gossage, S (18)              1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.77    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-0    1.15   0.11
Totals                         9     6   5   4    7   5   1          41     -       ·  ·      9·14· 0· 6          4-1

J Beattie faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
D Hood faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Wise (2).

IBB: R Davis (9; C Johnson); R Wise (8; J Spencer).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 15,699.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 63° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             New York Yankees                     
1. M Hargrove           LF    1. B Murcer             CF 
2. R Manning            CF    2. W Randolph           2B 
3. B Bonds              RF    3. O Gamble             LF 
4. T Harrah             3B    4. R Jackson            RF 
5. C Johnson            DH    5. C Chambliss          1B 
6. R Hassey             C     6. G Nettles            3B 
7. W Cage               1B    7. J Spencer            DH 
8. D Rosello            2B    8. J Narron             C  
9. T Veryzer            SS    9. D Garcia             SS 

   R Wise               P        J Beattie            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  3-3  123      19%  78% D Garcia        R Wise          Single to RF; Stanley Scores/unER; Spencer Scores/unER; Narron to 2B
   t 3   1  0-1  1--     -17%  22% B Bonds         J Beattie       Home Run; Hargrove Scores
   t 7   1  6-5  -23      15%  67% T Harrah        R Davis         Flyball: 1B
   t 7   2  6-5  123      14%  79% J Norris        R Davis         Strikeout
   b 6   2  5-5  12-      13%  69% D Garcia        R Wise          Single to CF; Spencer Scores; Narron out at 3B/CF-3B-2B-3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Beattie facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  M Hargrove      Walk
          1--      41%  R Manning       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hargrove to 2B
   O      12-      42%  B Bonds         Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Hargrove to 3B; Manning to 2B
   RO     -23      42%  T Harrah        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hargrove Scores/unER
   O      -2-      45%  C Johnson       Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  B Murcer        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      41%  W Randolph      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      40%  O Gamble        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Beattie facing 6-7-8
          ---      36%  R Hassey        Walk
   O      1--      40%  W Cage          Strikeout
   O      1--      41%  D Rosello       Groundout: 3B-1B; Hassey to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  T Veryzer       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      42%  R Jackson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      45%  C Chambliss     Single to RF
   OO     1--      39%  G Nettles       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Beattie facing 1-2-3
          ---      35%  M Hargrove      Walk
   O      1--      39%  R Manning       Flyball: LF
   RR     1--      22%  B Bonds         Home Run; Hargrove Scores
   O      ---      23%  T Harrah        Strikeout
   O      ---      24%  C Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Wise facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      33%  J Spencer       Home Run
   O      ---      30%  J Narron        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      28%  D Garcia        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      27%  B Murcer        Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Beattie facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      29%  R Hassey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      30%  W Cage          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      31%  D Rosello       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Rick Wise facing 2-3-4
          ---      36%  W Randolph      Single to LF
   O      1--      28%  O Gamble        Randolph Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   R      ---      40%  " "             Home Run
   O      ---      38%  R Jackson       Flyball: CF
          ---      39%  C Chambliss     Walk
          1--      44%  G Nettles       Double to RF; Chambliss to 3B
                  Fred Stanley pinch runs for Graig Nettles batting 6th
          -23      46%  J Spencer       Intentional Walk
   R      123      59%  J Narron        Strikeout, Passed Ball; Chambliss Scores/No RBI/unER; Stanley to 3B; Spencer to 2B; Narron to 1B
   RR     123      78%  D Garcia        Single to RF; Stanley Scores/unER; Spencer Scores/unER; Narron to 2B
          12-      79%  B Murcer        Wild Pitch; Narron to 3B; Garcia to 2B
   O      -23      75%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 5.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Jim Beattie facing 9-1-2
                  Fred Stanley moves to 3B
   O      ---      78%  T Veryzer       Flyball: 1B
          ---      73%  M Hargrove      Double to RF
   R      -2-      63%  R Manning       Single to CF; Hargrove Scores
   O      1--      68%  B Bonds         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      71%  T Harrah        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rick Wise facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      69%  W Randolph      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      67%  O Gamble        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      66%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Yankees 5.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-5, Jim Beattie facing 5-6-7
          ---      60%  C Johnson       Single to RF
                  Don Hood replaces Jim Beattie pitching; Gary Alexander pinch hits for Ron Hassey batting 6th
          1--      51%  G Alexander     Walk; Johnson to 2B
                  Ron Davis replaces Don Hood pitching; Ron Pruitt pinch hits for Wayne Cage batting 7th
   O      12-      52%  R Pruitt        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Johnson to 3B; Alexander to 2B
   RO     -23      52%  D Rosello       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores
   O      -2-      58%  T Veryzer       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 5-5, Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
                  Gary Alexander moves to C; Mike Hargrove moves to 1B; Ron Pruitt moves to LF
   O      ---      54%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      52%  F Stanley       Strikeout
          ---      54%  J Spencer       Walk
          1--      56%  J Narron        Single to CF; Spencer to 2B
   RO     12-      69%  D Garcia        Single to CF; Spencer Scores; Narron out at 3B/CF-3B-2B-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 6.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-6, Ron Davis facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  M Hargrove      Double to RF
          -2-      52%  R Manning       Passed Ball; Hargrove to 3B
   O      --3      60%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          --3      57%  B Bonds         Walk
          1-3      52%  T Harrah        Bonds Steals 2B
   O      -23      67%  " "             Flyball: 1B
          -23      65%  C Johnson       Intentional Walk
                  Jim Norris pinch hits for Gary Alexander batting 6th
   O      123      79%  J Norris        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-5, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
                  Bo Diaz replaces Jim Norris playing C batting 6th
   O      ---      77%  B Murcer        Flyball: CF
          ---      84%  W Randolph      Triple to LF
                  Sid Monge replaces Rick Wise pitching; Lou Piniella pinch hits for Oscar Gamble batting 3rd
   RO     --3      87%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Randolph Scores
   O      ---      86%  R Jackson       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 7.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-7, Ron Davis facing 7-8-9
                  Bobby Murcer moves to LF; Juan Beniquez replaces Reggie Jackson playing CF batting 4th; Lou Piniella moves to RF
   O      ---      90%  R Pruitt        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Rosello       Flyball: 1B
                  Dell Alston pinch hits for Tom Veryzer batting 9th
          ---      90%  D Alston        Walk
                  Rich Gossage replaces Ron Davis pitching
   O      1--      94%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-5, Sid Monge facing 5-6-7
                  Ted Cox replaces Dell Alston playing 3B batting 9th; Toby Harrah moves to SS
   O      ---      93%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  F Stanley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  J Spencer       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 7.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-7, Rich Gossage facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  R Manning       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  B Bonds         Strikeout
          ---      96%  T Harrah        Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  C Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation