April 20, 1985 Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 3
@CAL 2 BOS 12
@CHW 8 DET 4
KCR 3 TEX 5
@MIL 1 NYY 5
CLE 2 OAK 6
MIN 2 TOR 3
BAL 2 HOU 8
@ATL 1 CIN 2
SFG 1 MON 4
CHC 0 PHI 7
NYM 6 SDP 4
LAD 3
(10) STL 4
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 20,188

Saturday, April 20, 1985
Time of Game: 2:37

Indians

3-7

Lost 1

7th, 4½ GB

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

W: P Niekro (2-1), L: J Roman (0-2), S: D Righetti (4)

Yankees

5-4

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon LF                    5   1   1   0    0   3  .364  .819    0    0   1   2B,SB
B Butler CF                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .270  .700    0    3   0   2B,GDP
M Hall DH                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .192  .498    0    0   0   
P Tabler 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .359  .882    0   10   1   
B Jacoby 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .592    0    3   2   
G Vukovich RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .522    0    1   0   
C Bando C                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .056  .317    0    3   0   
T Bernazard 2B                3   1   2   1    1   0  .313  .868    0    2   4   HR
M Fischlin SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .445    0    1   3   
  B Benton PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .522    0    0   0   

J Roman P                                                                1   0
  M Jeffcoat P                                                           0   2
Totals                       33   2   7   2    5   6                    24  13

BATTING

2B: O Nixon (1, off P Niekro); B Butler (1, off P Niekro).

HR: T Bernazard (1, off P Niekro; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: T Bernazard 5; B Butler 2; O Nixon 2; G Vukovich; P Tabler; B Benton.

GIDP: B Butler (2).

RBI: T Bernazard (2); P Tabler (8).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Nixon (2, 3rd base off P Niekro/B Wynegar).

PO: O Nixon (1st base by P Niekro).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   4   2   2   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    1   0   SB
B Meacham SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .310  .757    0    3   3   SH
D Mattingly 1B                3   0   1   1    1   0  .270  .741    0   10   0   
D Winfield RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .281  .899    0    4   1   
D Baylor DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .226  .837    0    0   0   
K Griffey LF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .385  .986    0    0   0   3B
M Pagliarulo 3B               4   0   2   3    0   1  .300  .917    0    0   1   2B
B Wynegar C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .781    0    7   0   
J Bonilla 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    2   4   

P Niekro P                                                               0   1
  B Shirley P                                                            0   2
  D Righetti P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   5   9   4    3   3                    27  12

BATTING

2B: M Pagliarulo (2, off J Roman).

3B: K Griffey (2, off J Roman).

SH: B Meacham (1, off M Jeffcoat).

TB: K Griffey 3; M Pagliarulo 3; O Moreno 2; D Baylor; D Winfield; B Wynegar; D Mattingly.

RBI: M Pagliarulo 3 (3); D Mattingly (4).

2-out RBI: M Pagliarulo 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bonilla-B Meacham-D Mattingly.

E: J Bonilla (1); M Pagliarulo (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Moreno (1, 2nd base off J Roman/C Bando).

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
J Roman, L (0-2)               5     5   4   4    3   3   0   4.00   23     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 4     41    -     0.77  -0.20
M Jeffcoat                     3     4   1   1    0   0   0   1.80   12     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 4          0-0    0.37  -0.01
Totals                         8     9   5   5    3   3   0          35     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 1· 8           -

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
P Niekro, W (2-1)              5     5   2   2    4   3   1   4.32   24     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0· 5     48    -     1.19   0.08
B Shirley, H (1)               3     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.86   11     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 1          0-0    1.41   0.18
D Righetti, S (4)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.15   0.03
Totals                         9     7   2   2    5   6   1          38     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 7           -

Balks: J Roman (1).

WP: J Roman (1).

IBB: None.

PO: P Niekro (1; O Nixon, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 20,188.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             New York Yankees                     
1. O Nixon              LF    1. O Moreno             CF 
2. B Butler             CF    2. B Meacham            SS 
3. M Hall               DH    3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. P Tabler             1B    4. D Winfield           RF 
5. B Jacoby             3B    5. D Baylor             DH 
6. G Vukovich           RF    6. K Griffey            LF 
7. C Bando              C     7. M Pagliarulo         3B 
8. T Bernazard          2B    8. B Wynegar            C  
9. M Fischlin           SS    9. J Bonilla            2B 

   J Roman              P        P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  123      19%  86% M Pagliarulo    J Roman         Double to RF; Winfield Scores; Baylor Scores; Griffey Scores
   t 6   0  4-2  1--     -13%  60% T Bernazard     B Shirley       Single to CF; Bando to 3B
   t 6   0  4-2  1-3       9%  69% M Fischlin      B Shirley       Flyball: RF
   t 6   1  4-2  1-3       9%  78% O Nixon         B Shirley       Strikeout
   t 4   2  4-1  123       8%  86% M Fischlin      P Niekro        Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  O Nixon         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Nixon to 1B
   O      1--      52%  B Butler        Nixon Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      53%  M Hall          Walk
   O      1--      55%  P Tabler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Roman facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  O Moreno        Single to RF
          1--      61%  B Meacham       Moreno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Moreno to 3B
   R      --3      63%  D Mattingly     Wild Pitch; Moreno Scores
   O      ---      61%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      62%  D Winfield      Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      65%  D Baylor        Single to LF; Winfield to 3B; Baylor to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
          -23      67%  K Griffey       Walk
   RRR    123      86%  M Pagliarulo    Double to RF; Winfield Scores; Baylor Scores; Griffey Scores
   O      -2-      85%  B Wynegar       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 4.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  B Jacoby        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  G Vukovich      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  C Bando         Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jose Roman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  J Bonilla       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  B Meacham       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 4.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      80%  T Bernazard     Home Run
   O      ---      82%  M Fischlin      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      83%  O Nixon         Strikeout Looking
          ---      82%  B Butler        Double to RF
   O      -2-      84%  M Hall          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jose Roman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      82%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 4.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Phil Niekro facing 4-5-6
          ---      78%  P Tabler        Single to CF
   O      1--      81%  B Jacoby        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      84%  G Vukovich      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      82%  C Bando         Walk; Vukovich to 2B
          12-      79%  T Bernazard     Walk; Vukovich to 3B; Bando to 2B
   O      123      86%  M Fischlin      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jose Roman facing 6-7-8
          ---      91%  K Griffey       Triple to RF
   O      --3      89%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout
   O      --3      86%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      84%  J Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 4.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  O Nixon         Double to LF
          -2-      74%  B Butler        Walk
   O      12-      80%  M Hall          Flyball: SS
          12-      77%  P Tabler        Nixon Steals 3B
   R      1-3      70%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Nixon Scores; Butler to 2B; Tabler to 1B
   O      12-      76%  B Jacoby        Strikeout
   O      12-      81%  G Vukovich      Single to RF; Butler out at Hm/RF-C; Tabler to 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jose Roman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      80%  O Moreno        Strikeout Looking
          ---      82%  B Meacham       Walk
          1--      83%  D Mattingly     Balk; Meacham to 2B
          -2-      84%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      81%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Mattingly to 2B
   O      12-      78%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Shirley facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Shirley replaces Phil Niekro pitching
          ---      73%  C Bando         Walk
          1--      60%  T Bernazard     Single to CF; Bando to 3B
   O      1-3      69%  M Fischlin      Flyball: RF
   O      1-3      78%  O Nixon         Strikeout
   O      1-3      85%  B Butler        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Jeffcoat facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Jeffcoat replaces Jose Roman pitching
   O      ---      83%  K Griffey       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      83%  M Pagliarulo    Single to LF; Pagliarulo out at 2B/LF-2B
          ---      83%  B Wynegar       Single to RF
   O      1--      82%  J Bonilla       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Shirley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  M Hall          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      88%  P Tabler        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  B Jacoby        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Jeffcoat facing 1-2-3
          ---      90%  O Moreno        Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  B Meacham       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Moreno to 2B
   R      -2-      94%  D Mattingly     Single to LF; Moreno Scores
   O      1--      94%  D Winfield      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      93%  D Baylor        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 5.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Shirley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  G Vukovich      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  C Bando         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      97%  T Bernazard     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mike Jeffcoat facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Wynegar       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 5.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Dave Righetti facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Righetti replaces Bob Shirley pitching; Butch Benton pinch hits for Mike Fischlin batting 9th
          ---      93%  B Benton        Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  O Nixon         Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--     100%  B Butler        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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