April 21, 1985 Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 34,443

Sunday, April 21, 1985
Time of Game: 2:24

Indians

4-7

Won 1

7th, 3½ GB

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

W: D Von Ohlen (2-1), L: E Whitson (0-2), S: T Waddell (3)

Yankees

5-5

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon LF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .733    0    3   0   
B Butler CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .706    0    3   1   2B
J Franco SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .486 1.221    0    1   1   
M Hall DH                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .172  .472    0    0   0   
P Tabler 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .349  .848    0    7   1   
G Vukovich RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .468    0    4   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .244  .630    0    3   1   
J Willard C                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .690    0    3   1   2B
T Bernazard 2B                2   1   2   1    0   0  .389 1.151    0    1   2   HR,SH
  M Fischlin 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .414    0    1   1   

V Ruhle P                                                                0   0
  D Von Ohlen P                                                          1   1
  T Waddell P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   3   9   3    2   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Butler (2, off E Whitson); J Willard (1, off E Whitson).

HR: T Bernazard (2, off E Whitson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SH: T Bernazard (2, off R Bordi).

TB: T Bernazard 5; B Butler 2; J Willard 2; B Jacoby 2; J Franco; O Nixon; P Tabler.

RBI: T Bernazard (3); P Tabler (9); O Nixon (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Moreno CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .422    0    1   1   
  B Sample PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .517    0    0   0   
  H Cotto CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .742         2   0   
S Bradley C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    5   0   
  B Wynegar PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .757    0    0   0   
D Mattingly 1B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .275  .752    0    6   2   
D Winfield RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .857    0    2   0   
R Hassey DH                   2   0   2   0    0   0  .667 1.334    0    0   0   
  D Baylor PH                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .790    0    0   0   
K Griffey LF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .400 1.055    0    5   0   2·2B
M Pagliarulo 3B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .774    0    0   0   
  D Berra PH-3B               2   0   1   0    0   1  .360  .800    0    0   0   
B Meacham SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .691    0    4   2   
J Bonilla 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .200    0    2   6   

E Whitson P                                                              0   1
  R Bordi P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   0   7   0    1   3                    27  12

BATTING

2B: K Griffey 2 (2, off V Ruhle, off T Waddell).

TB: K Griffey 4; R Hassey 2; D Winfield; D Berra; D Mattingly.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bonilla-B Meacham.

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
V Ruhle                        4     4   0   0    1   0   0   2.25   16     -       ·  ·      2· 8· 1· 4     53    -     1.06   0.22
D Von Ohlen, W (2-1)           4     2   0   0    0   2   0   1.64   14     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 2          0-0    0.89   0.21
T Waddell, S (3)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.85    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          1-0    1.41   0.09
Totals                         9     7   0   0    1   3   0          34     -       ·  ·      7·15· 1· 7          1-0

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
E Whitson, L (0-2)             5.1   7   2   2    1   1   1   4.61   23     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 0· 7     46    -     0.95  -0.01
R Bordi                        3.2   2   1   1    1   2   0   1.04   13     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 2· 1          2-0    0.56   0.03
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2   3   1          36     -       ·  ·      9·12· 2· 8          2-0

D Von Ohlen faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 34,443.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

   V Ruhle              P        E Whitson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  ---      12%  59% T Bernazard     E Whitson       Home Run
   b 2   0  0-0  1--     -11%  31% K Griffey       V Ruhle         Double; Hassey to 3B
   b 2   1  0-0  -23       8%  44% B Meacham       V Ruhle         Flyball: RF
   t 6   1  0-1  1-3       7%  81% P Tabler        E Whitson       Single; Butler Scores; Hall to 2B
   t 7   1  0-2  -2-       7%  90% O Nixon         R Bordi         Single; Willard Scores; Nixon to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  O Nixon         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  B Butler        Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  J Franco        Single
   O      1--      45%  M Hall          Groundout: 1B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  O Moreno        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      49%  S Bradley       Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  D Mattingly     Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Winfield      Single; Mattingly out at Hm/CF-SS-2B-C-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  P Tabler        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  G Vukovich      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Jacoby        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  R Hassey        Single
          1--      31%  K Griffey       Double; Hassey to 3B
   O      -23      36%  M Pagliarulo    Lineout: 1B
   O      -23      44%  B Meacham       Flyball: RF
   O      -23      50%  J Bonilla       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  J Willard       Flyball: CF
   R      ---      59%  T Bernazard     Home Run
   O      ---      58%  O Nixon         Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  B Butler        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  O Moreno        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  S Bradley       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      62%  D Mattingly     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Whitson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      60%  J Franco        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      59%  M Hall          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      57%  P Tabler        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Vern Ruhle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      57%  R Hassey        Single
   O      1--      61%  K Griffey       Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      64%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Whitson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      62%  G Vukovich      Flyball: LF
          ---      64%  B Jacoby        Single
   O      1--      62%  J Willard       Double to CF; Jacoby out at Hm/CF-2B-C
          -2-      65%  T Bernazard     Single; Willard to 3B; Bernazard to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -23      59%  O Nixon         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Von Ohlen facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Von Ohlen replaces Vern Ruhle pitching
   O      ---      62%  B Meacham       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  J Bonilla       Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  O Moreno        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Whitson facing 2-3-4
          ---      73%  B Butler        Double
   O      -2-      72%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B; Butler to 3B
          --3      74%  M Hall          Walk
   R      1-3      81%  P Tabler        Single; Butler Scores; Hall to 2B
                  Rich Bordi replaces Ed Whitson pitching
   O      12-      78%  G Vukovich      Strikeout
   O      12-      74%  B Jacoby        Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Von Ohlen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  S Bradley       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      80%  D Mattingly     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      82%  D Winfield      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rich Bordi facing 8-9-1
          ---      84%  J Willard       Walk
   O      1--      83%  T Bernazard     Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Willard to 2B
   R      -2-      90%  O Nixon         Single; Willard Scores; Nixon to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   OO     -2-      88%  B Butler        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Von Ohlen facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Fischlin replaces Tony Bernazard playing 2B batting 9th; Don Baylor pinch hits for Ron Hassey batting 5th
   O      ---      90%  D Baylor        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      92%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Dale Berra pinch hits for Mike Pagliarulo batting 7th
          ---      91%  D Berra         Single
   O      1--      93%  B Meacham       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rich Bordi facing 3-4-5
                  Dale Berra moves to 3B
   O      ---      92%  J Franco        Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  M Hall          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      92%  P Tabler        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Von Ohlen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  J Bonilla       Flyball: RF
                  Bill Sample pinch hits for Omar Moreno batting 1st
   O      ---      96%  B Sample        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Butch Wynegar pinch hits for Scott Bradley batting 2nd
   O      ---      97%  B Wynegar       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rich Bordi facing 6-7-8
                  Butch Wynegar moves to C; Henry Cotto replaces Bill Sample playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      96%  G Vukovich      Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  B Jacoby        Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      96%  J Willard       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      96%  M Fischlin      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Von Ohlen facing 3-4-5
          ---      91%  D Mattingly     Single
                  Tom Waddell replaces Dave Von Ohlen pitching
   O      1--      95%  D Winfield      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      99%  D Baylor        Flyball: RF
          1--      95%  K Griffey       Double; Mattingly to 3B
   O      -23     100%  D Berra         Strikeout
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation