August 8, 1985 Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 7
BOS 6 BOS 6
@CHW 1 KCR 10
DET 3 KCR 6
DET 4 MIN 4
CAL 2 NYY 8
CLE 1 NYY 7
CLE 6 OAK 11
@SEA 2 MIL 7
@TEX 4 MIL 3
@TEX 1 TOR 7
BAL 2 TOR 7
BAL 4 CIN 6
@LAD 5
(13) NYM 14
@MON 7 PHI 7
PIT 3 SDP 6
HOU 5 ATL 2
@SFG 0 STL 8
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 25,692

Thursday, August 8, 1985
Time of Game: 3:09

Indians

34-72

Lost 3

7th, 34 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  3   0  2  0   0  0  1    6 10  1
Yankees         3  1  0   1  1  1   0  0  X    7  7  0

W: B Fisher (3-2), L: J Reed (0-4), S: D Righetti (20)

Yankees

59-47

Won 3

2nd, 9 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon LF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .241  .545    0    4   0   
  A Thornton PH               1   1   1   1    0   0  .175  .536    0    0   0   HR
B Butler CF                   5   2   3   4    0   0  .308  .798    0    3   0   2·HR,2B
J Franco SS                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .289  .721    0    2   2   HR,SB
P Tabler 3B-1B                4   0   0   0    1   2  .268  .661    0    4   1   
B Ayala DH                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .204  .562    0    0   0   
T Bernazard 2B                4   0   3   0    0   0  .290  .823    0    2   2   2B
M Hargrove 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .641    0    3   2   
  B Jacoby PH-3B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .766    0    0   1   
C Castillo RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .714    0    3   0   
C Bando C                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .109  .352    0    1   1   
  J Carter PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .587    0    0   0   

R Romero P                                                               0   1
  J Reed P                                                               1   0
  V Ruhle P                                                              1   0
  R Thompson P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37   6  10   6    3   9                    24  10

BATTING

2B: B Butler (22, off P Niekro); T Bernazard (18, off P Niekro).

HR: A Thornton (8, off D Righetti; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out); J Franco (4, off P Niekro; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out); B Butler 2 (4, 2 off P Niekro; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: B Butler 10; J Franco 5; T Bernazard 4; A Thornton 4; O Nixon.

RBI: B Butler 4 (39); J Franco (51); A Thornton (39).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: T Bernazard (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Franco (10, 2nd base off D Righetti/R Hassey).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 1   1   0   1    3   0  .290  .751    0    1   1   CS,SH
D Mattingly 1B                4   2   2   3    1   0  .322  .916    0    8   0   2·HR
D Winfield RF                 3   1   0   1    1   1  .286  .817    0    0   0   SB
D Baylor DH                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .238  .799    0    0   0   HR
K Griffey LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .704    0    5   0   
A Robertson 3B                1   0   0   1    0   0  .379  .956    0    0   1   
  M Pagliarulo PH-3B          3   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .731    0    0   1   
B Sample CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .646    0    3   0   
R Hassey C                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .267  .799    0   10   0   2B
B Meacham SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .600    0    0   1   SB

P Niekro P                                                               0   0
  B Fisher P                                                             0   2
  D Righetti P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   7   7   7    6   1                    27   6

BATTING

2B: R Hassey (13, off J Reed).

HR: D Baylor (19, off J Reed; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); D Mattingly 2 (18, off R Romero, off J Reed; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SH: W Randolph (3, off J Reed).

TB: D Mattingly 8; D Baylor 4; R Hassey 3; B Meacham; M Pagliarulo.

RBI: D Mattingly 3 (90); A Robertson (11); D Baylor (70); W Randolph (36); D Winfield (73).

2-out RBI: D Mattingly.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

PB: R Hassey (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Winfield (10, 2nd base off J Reed/C Bando); B Meacham (17, 2nd base off R Romero/C Bando).

CS: W Randolph (8, 2nd base by J Reed/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
R Romero                       1.1   2   4   4    5   0   1   6.06   11     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2     29    -     0.84  -0.28
J Reed, L (0-4)                4.2   4   3   3    0   1   2   5.29   18     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 4          3-1    0.80  -0.18
V Ruhle                        1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.04    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.33   0.03
R Thompson                     0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.50    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.39   0.01
Totals                         8     7   7   7    6   1   3          38     -       ·  ·     13·10· 1· 7          3-1

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
P Niekro                       4.2   6   5   5    3   4   3   4.49   23     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 0· 6     33    -     0.94  -0.26
B Fisher, W (3-2)              2.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   2.42   10     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          1-0    1.19   0.17
D Righetti, S (20)             1.2   2   1   1    0   3   1   3.27    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          1-0    2.06   0.16
Totals                         9    10   6   6    3   9   4          40     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0·10          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: R Romero 2 (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Ken Kaiser.

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 25,692.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             New York Yankees                     
1. O Nixon              LF    1. W Randolph           2B 
2. B Butler             CF    2. D Mattingly          1B 
3. J Franco             SS    3. D Winfield           RF 
4. P Tabler             3B    4. D Baylor             DH 
5. B Ayala              DH    5. K Griffey            LF 
6. T Bernazard          2B    6. A Robertson          3B 
7. M Hargrove           1B    7. B Sample             CF 
8. C Castillo           RF    8. R Hassey             C  
9. C Bando              C     9. B Meacham            SS 

   R Romero             P        P Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  4-0  12-     -19%  64% B Butler        P Niekro        Home Run; Bando Scores; Nixon Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      15%  73% D Mattingly     R Romero        Home Run; Randolph Scores
   b 5   0  5-5  ---      14%  71% D Baylor        J Reed          Home Run
   t 5   1  5-4  ---     -14%  53% J Franco        P Niekro        Home Run
   t 9   2  7-6  -2-      11% 100% P Tabler        D Righetti      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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  O Nixon         Flyball: LF
          ---      48%  B Butler        Double
   O      -2-      51%  J Franco        Flyball: CF; Butler to 3B
   O      --3      55%  P Tabler        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramon Romero facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  W Randolph      Walk
   RR     1--      73%  D Mattingly     Home Run; Randolph Scores
          ---      76%  D Winfield      Walk
          1--      78%  D Baylor        Wild Pitch; Winfield to 2B
          -2-      80%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      78%  K Griffey       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Winfield to 3B
   RO     1-3      79%  A Robertson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Winfield Scores
   O      1--      78%  B Sample        Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Phil Niekro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      80%  B Ayala         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  T Bernazard     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      82%  M Hargrove      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ramon Romero facing 8-9-1
          ---      84%  R Hassey        Single
          1--      86%  B Meacham       Wild Pitch; Hassey to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  " "             Fielder's Choice 1B; Hassey out at 3B/1B-3B; Meacham to 1B
          1--      83%  W Randolph      Meacham Steals 2B
          -2-      84%  " "             Walk
          12-      87%  D Mattingly     Walk; Meacham to 3B; Randolph to 2B
                  Jerry Reed replaces Ramon Romero pitching
   RO     123      88%  D Winfield      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Meacham Scores; Randolph to 3B
          1-3      88%  D Baylor        Winfield Steals 2B
   O      -23      86%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 4.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Phil Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      88%  C Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      86%  C Bando         Walk
          1--      83%  O Nixon         Single; Bando to 2B
   RRR    12-      64%  B Butler        Home Run; Bando Scores; Nixon Scores
   O      ---      66%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      64%  P Tabler        Walk
          1--      63%  B Ayala         Passed Ball; Tabler to 2B
   O      -2-      67%  " "             Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jerry Reed facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  K Griffey       Flyball: RF
                  Mike Pagliarulo pinch hits for Andre Robertson batting 6th
          ---      67%  M Pagliarulo    Single
   O      1--      65%  B Sample        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      62%  R Hassey        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 4.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Phil Niekro facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Pagliarulo moves to 3B
          ---      55%  T Bernazard     Double
   O      -2-      60%  M Hargrove      Strikeout
   O      -2-      65%  C Castillo      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      69%  C Bando         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jerry Reed facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      67%  B Meacham       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      65%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      76%  D Mattingly     Home Run
   O      ---      75%  D Winfield      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 5.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Phil Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      78%  O Nixon         Flyball: LF
   R      ---      67%  B Butler        Home Run
   R      ---      53%  J Franco        Home Run
   O      ---      55%  P Tabler        Strikeout
          ---      54%  B Ayala         Walk
                  Brian Fisher replaces Phil Niekro pitching
          1--      51%  T Bernazard     Single; Ayala to 2B
   O      12-      57%  M Hargrove      Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 5-5, Jerry Reed facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      71%  D Baylor        Home Run
   O      ---      69%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      66%  B Sample        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 6.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-6, Brian Fisher facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  C Castillo      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      72%  C Bando         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      74%  O Nixon         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-5, Jerry Reed facing 8-9-1
          ---      80%  R Hassey        Double
   O      -2-      79%  B Meacham       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hassey to 3B
   R      --3      85%  W Randolph      Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Hassey Scores; Randolph to 1B
   O      1--      83%  D Mattingly     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      82%  D Winfield      Randolph Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 7.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-7, Brian Fisher facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  B Butler        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  P Tabler        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-5, Vern Ruhle facing 3-4-5
                  Vern Ruhle replaces Jerry Reed pitching
   O      ---      88%  D Winfield      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  D Baylor        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      87%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 7.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-7, Brian Fisher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      90%  B Ayala         Strikeout
          ---      86%  T Bernazard     Single
                  Dave Righetti replaces Brian Fisher pitching; Brook Jacoby pinch hits for Mike Hargrove batting 7th
   O      1--      90%  B Jacoby        Strikeout
   O      1--      94%  C Castillo      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-5, Vern Ruhle facing 6-7-8
                  Pat Tabler moves to 1B; Brook Jacoby moves to 3B
   O      ---      93%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: 1B-P
                  Rich Thompson replaces Vern Ruhle pitching
   O      ---      93%  B Sample        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      93%  R Hassey        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Hassey to 1B
          1--      94%  B Meacham       Single; Hassey to 2B
          12-      94%  W Randolph      Walk; Hassey to 3B; Meacham to 2B
   O      123      93%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 5, Yankees 7.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-7, Dave Righetti facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Carter pinch hits for Chris Bando batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  J Carter        Strikeout
                  Andre Thornton pinch hits for Otis Nixon batting 1st
   R      ---      91%  A Thornton      Home Run
   O      ---      96%  B Butler        Flyball: LF
          ---      92%  J Franco        Single
          1--      89%  P Tabler        Franco Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Yankees 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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