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Scores
Standings
CHW
@CAL		9
5
BAL
@DET		4
2
MIN
@KCR		7
0
BOS
@MIL		7
3
CLE
@NYY		7
3
TOR
@OAK		2
6
TEX
@SEA		6
2
SDP
@ATL		5
2
MON
@CHC		6
3
LAD
@CIN		4
2		 
(12)
SFG
@HOU		6
3		 
(15)
PHI
@PIT		1
3
NYM
@STL		9
3
Friday, May 22, 1981 8:05PM
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 30,182, Time of Game: 2:49
Indians
7
20-12
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
 at Yankees
3
22-15
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 2 GB
W: Bert Blyleven (6-1)
L: Tommy John (5-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   3  1  1   2  0  0    7 11  1
Yankees         0  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  7  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Miguel Dilone LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .260 .621 -0.134 1.13 0.016 -0.150 -1.6 3 0 SH,GDP
Alan Bannister 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 .278 .649 0.034 1.08 0.073 -0.039 0.3 0 1
   Jorge Orta PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .596 -0.038 0.51 0.000 -0.038 -0.9 0 0 GDP
Mike Hargrove 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .242 .599 -0.032 1.05 0.073 -0.105 -0.9 5 1 GDP
Andre Thornton DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 .209 .567 0.028 0.95 0.052 -0.024 0.1 SH
Toby Harrah 3B 4 2 1 0 1 1 .235 .627 0.014 1.01 0.064 -0.050 0.4 0 0 IW
Bo Diaz C 3 1 2 3 1 1 .338 .878 0.128 1.21 0.129 -0.001 1.1 8 0 SF
Joe Charboneau RF 3 1 2 3 0 0 .239 .700 0.253 1.60 0.304 -0.051 2.3 3 0 HR,2B
   Duane Kuiper 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .591 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.1 1 1
Rick Manning CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .194 .551 0.118 1.08 0.180 -0.061 1.2 4 0 HR,SB
Tom Veryzer SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 .271 .571 0.055 0.83 0.070 -0.015 1.0 3 3
Bert Blyleven P
Team Totals 32 7 11 7 7 4 .344 1.013 0.424 1.04 0.961 -0.536 3.0 27 6
2B: J Charboneau (5, off T John).
HR: J Charboneau (3, off T John; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); R Manning (1, off D Bird; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: B Diaz (2, off T John).
SH: A Thornton (1, off T John); M Dilone (1, off T John).
IBB: T Harrah (2, by T John).
TB: J Charboneau 6; R Manning 5; B Diaz 2; A Bannister 2; M Hargrove; M Dilone; T Harrah.
GIDP: J Orta (4); M Hargrove (4); M Dilone (2).
RBI: B Diaz 3 (18); J Charboneau 3 (13); R Manning (4).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Veryzer-D Kuiper-M Hargrove; M Hargrove-T Veryzer-M Hargrove.
E: T Harrah (4).
Baserunning
SB: R Manning (5, 2nd base off T John/B Foote).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Randolph 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .227 .667 0.083 1.00 0.138 -0.055 0.8 2 3 2B
Jerry Mumphrey CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .307 .820 0.147 0.90 0.147 0.000 1.3 1 0
   Lou Piniella LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .650 -0.031 0.79 0.000 -0.031 -0.5 2 1 GDP
Dave Winfield LF-CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .328 .882 0.039 1.07 0.079 -0.040 0.3 0 0
Reggie Jackson RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .202 .717 0.014 1.36 0.084 -0.070 0.6 3 0
Oscar Gamble DH 1 0 0 0 1 1 .276 .948 0.007 0.92 0.038 -0.032 -0.3
   Bobby Murcer PH 2 0 0 0 0 1 .291 .859 -0.095 1.67 0.000 -0.095 -0.7
Graig Nettles 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .210 .638 -0.141 1.03 0.000 -0.141 -1.6 1 2 GDP
Dave Revering 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .220 .633 -0.063 0.64 0.000 -0.063 -0.6 10 1
Barry Foote C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .618 0.038 0.80 0.071 -0.033 0.3 4 0
Bucky Dent SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .678 -0.075 0.85 0.000 -0.075 -0.7 3 6
Tommy John P 1 3
   Doug Bird P
   Bill Castro P
   Dave LaRoche P
Team Totals 33 3 7 3 2 8 .212 .500 -0.077 0.99 0.557 -0.635 -1.0 27 16
2B: W Randolph (7, off B Blyleven).
TB: W Randolph 3; J Mumphrey 2; D Winfield; R Jackson; B Foote.
GIDP: G Nettles (2); L Piniella (4).
RBI: W Randolph (9); R Jackson (21); J Mumphrey (9).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 3. W Randolph-B Dent-D Revering 2; G Nettles-W Randolph-D Revering.
E: R Jackson (1).
Outfield Assists: L Piniella (B Diaz at 2nd base).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven, W (6-1) 9 7 3 3 2 8 0 1.86 35 67 0.076 0.99 1.0
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 2 8 0 3.00 35 67 0.076 1.04 1.0

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tommy John, L (5-4) 5 6 4 4 5 1 1 3.19 25 35 -0.234 1.47 -1.8
Doug Bird 2 4 3 3 1 0 1 2.38 9 0 0 -0.199 0.60 -2.1
Bill Castro 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.50 3 0 0 -0.004 0.17 -0.4
Dave LaRoche 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.77 5 2 0 0.013 0.11 1.3
Team Totals 9 11 7 7 7 4 2 7.00 42 35 2 0 -0.424 0.99 -3.0
Balks: None.
WP: B Blyleven (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: T John (2; T Harrah).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 2:49.
Attendance: 30,182.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 64° F, Wind 13mph in unknown direction.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-3 1 12- RRR CLE J. Charboneau T. John 27% 47% Home Run; Harrah Scores; Diaz Scores
t6 4-3 0 --- R CLE R. Manning D. Bird 12% 80% Home Run
b3 0-0 1 -2- R NYY W. Randolph B. Blyleven -12% 30% Double to RF (CF-RF); Foote Scores
t4 3-3 1 12- OO CLE M. Dilone T. John -11% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b5 3-4 2 -23 O NYY B. Murcer B. Blyleven 9% 68% Strikeout

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' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE M. Dilone T. John -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- CLE A. Bannister T. John 2% 50% Single to LF
t1 0-0 1 1-- OO CLE M. Hargrove T. John -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYY W. Randolph B. Blyleven 2% 48% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- NYY J. Mumphrey B. Blyleven -2% 45% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 1 1-- O NYY D. Winfield B. Blyleven 3% 48% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O NYY R. Jackson B. Blyleven 2% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CLE A. Thornton T. John -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O CLE T. Harrah T. John -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- CLE B. Diaz T. John 1% 47% Single to CF
t2 0-0 2 1-- CLE J. Charboneau T. John 4% 51% Double to LF; Diaz to 3B
t2 0-0 2 -23 O CLE R. Manning T. John -6% 45% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- NYY O. Gamble B. Blyleven -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- OO NYY G. Nettles B. Blyleven 8% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O NYY D. Revering B. Blyleven 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- CLE T. Veryzer T. John 4% 54% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- O CLE M. Dilone T. John -2% 52% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Veryzer to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- O CLE A. Bannister T. John -4% 48% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 -2- O CLE M. Hargrove T. John -4% 45% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- NYY B. Foote B. Blyleven -4% 41% Single to RF
b3 0-0 0 1-- NYY B. Dent B. Blyleven -3% 38% Wild Pitch; Foote to 2B
b3 0-0 0 -2- O NYY B. Dent B. Blyleven 5% 42% Strikeout
b3 0-0 1 -2- R NYY W. Randolph B. Blyleven -12% 30% Double to RF (CF-RF); Foote Scores
b3 1-0 1 -2- R NYY J. Mumphrey B. Blyleven -8% 22% Single to RF; Randolph Scores
b3 2-0 1 1-- NYY D. Winfield B. Blyleven -2% 20% Walk; Mumphrey to 2B
b3 2-0 1 12- R NYY R. Jackson B. Blyleven -8% 11% Single to RF; Mumphrey Scores; Winfield to 3B
b3 3-0 1 1-3 O NYY O. Gamble B. Blyleven 3% 14% Strikeout Looking
b3 3-0 2 1-3 O NYY G. Nettles B. Blyleven 2% 17% Popfly: SS
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Tommy John facing 4-5-6
t4 0-3 0 --- CLE A. Thornton T. John 4% 20% Walk
t4 0-3 0 1-- O CLE T. Harrah T. John -3% 17% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-3 1 1-- CLE B. Diaz T. John 4% 21% Walk; Harrah to 2B
t4 0-3 1 12- RRR CLE J. Charboneau T. John 27% 47% Home Run; Harrah Scores; Diaz Scores
t4 3-3 1 --- CLE R. Manning T. John 3% 50% Walk
t4 3-3 1 1-- CLE T. Veryzer T. John 2% 53% Manning Steals 2B
t4 3-3 1 -2- CLE T. Veryzer T. John 2% 55% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball)
t4 3-3 1 12- OO CLE M. Dilone T. John -11% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Indians' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
b4 3-3 0 --- O NYY D. Revering B. Blyleven 3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-3 1 --- O NYY B. Foote B. Blyleven 2% 49% Lineout: RF
b4 3-3 2 --- O NYY B. Dent B. Blyleven 1% 50% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 3.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Yankees' Tommy John facing 2-3-4
t5 3-3 0 --- CLE A. Bannister T. John 5% 55% Single to CF
t5 3-3 0 1-- CLE M. Hargrove T. John 7% 62% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Bannister to 2B
t5 3-3 0 12- O CLE A. Thornton T. John 0% 62% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bannister to 3B; Hargrove to 2B
t5 3-3 1 -23 CLE T. Harrah T. John 1% 63% Intentional Walk
t5 3-3 1 123 RO CLE B. Diaz T. John 2% 65% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Bannister Scores; Hargrove to 3B
t5 4-3 2 1-3 O CLE J. Charboneau T. John -5% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Indians' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b5 3-4 0 --- O NYY W. Randolph B. Blyleven 3% 64% Flyball: RF
b5 3-4 1 --- NYY J. Mumphrey B. Blyleven -4% 60% Single to CF
b5 3-4 1 1-- NYY D. Winfield B. Blyleven -6% 54% Single to RF; Mumphrey to 2B
b5 3-4 1 12- O NYY R. Jackson B. Blyleven 4% 58% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Mumphrey to 3B; Winfield to 2B
Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Oscar Gamble (DH) batting 5th
b5 3-4 2 -23 O NYY B. Murcer B. Blyleven 9% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Yankees 3.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Yankees' Doug Bird facing 8-9-1
Doug Bird replaces Tommy John pitching
Lou Piniella replaces Jerry Mumphrey (CF) playing LF batting 2nd
Dave Winfield moves from LF to CF
t6 4-3 0 --- R CLE R. Manning D. Bird 12% 80% Home Run
t6 5-3 0 --- O CLE T. Veryzer D. Bird -1% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 5-3 1 --- CLE M. Dilone D. Bird 2% 80% Single to LF
Jorge Orta pinch hits for Alan Bannister (2B) batting 2nd
t6 5-3 1 1-- OO CLE J. Orta D. Bird -3% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-5, Indians' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
Duane Kuiper replaces Joe Charboneau (RF) playing 2B batting 7th
Jorge Orta moves from PH to RF
b6 3-5 0 --- O NYY G. Nettles B. Blyleven 3% 80% Flyball: CF
b6 3-5 1 --- O NYY D. Revering B. Blyleven 2% 82% Popfly: SS
b6 3-5 2 --- O NYY B. Foote B. Blyleven 1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 3.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Yankees' Doug Bird facing 3-4-5
t7 5-3 0 --- O CLE M. Hargrove D. Bird -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 5-3 1 --- CLE A. Thornton D. Bird 1% 84% Walk
t7 5-3 1 1-- CLE T. Harrah D. Bird 5% 89% Single to LF; Thornton to 3B; Harrah to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t7 5-3 1 -23 RRO CLE B. Diaz D. Bird 6% 95% Single to LF; Thornton Scores; Harrah Scores; Diaz out at 2B/LF-SS
t7 7-3 2 --- O CLE D. Kuiper D. Bird -0% 94% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-7, Indians' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
b7 3-7 0 --- O NYY B. Dent B. Blyleven 1% 96% Flyball: LF
b7 3-7 1 --- NYY W. Randolph B. Blyleven -2% 94% Single to RF
b7 3-7 1 1-- OO NYY L. Piniella B. Blyleven 3% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 3.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-3, Yankees' Bill Castro facing 8-9-1
Bill Castro replaces Doug Bird pitching
t8 7-3 0 --- CLE R. Manning B. Castro 0% 98% Single to LF
t8 7-3 0 1-- CLE T. Veryzer B. Castro 1% 98% Walk; Manning to 2B
t8 7-3 0 12- O CLE M. Dilone B. Castro -1% 98% Strikeout
Dave LaRoche replaces Bill Castro pitching
t8 7-3 1 12- O CLE J. Orta D. LaRoche -0% 97% Flyball: RF; Manning to 3B
t8 7-3 2 1-3 O CLE M. Hargrove D. LaRoche -1% 97% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-7, Indians' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
b8 3-7 0 --- O NYY D. Winfield B. Blyleven 1% 98% Strikeout
b8 3-7 1 --- O NYY R. Jackson B. Blyleven 1% 98% Strikeout
b8 3-7 2 --- O NYY B. Murcer B. Blyleven 0% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 3.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-3, Yankees' Dave LaRoche facing 4-5-6
t9 7-3 0 --- O CLE A. Thornton D. LaRoche -0% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 7-3 1 --- O CLE T. Harrah D. LaRoche -0% 99% Strikeout
t9 7-3 2 --- O CLE B. Diaz D. LaRoche -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-7, Indians' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
b9 3-7 0 --- O NYY G. Nettles B. Blyleven 1% 99% Strikeout
b9 3-7 1 --- O NYY D. Revering B. Blyleven 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 3-7 2 --- O NYY B. Foote B. Blyleven 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Yankees 3.

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