April 7, 1989 Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 55,655

Friday, April 7, 1989, 1:00
Time of Game: 3:10

Indians

2-1

Won 1

1st

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

W: R Yett (1-0), L: J Candelaria (0-1), S: D Jones (2)

Yankees

1-3

Lost 3

6th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell LF                 4   1   0   0    1   2  .167  .481   23    1   0   
J Browne 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .558   23    3   1   
J Carter CF                   5   2   3   3    0   0  .333  .968   16    1   0   HR
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .364   12   13   0   
C Snyder RF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .273  .637   13    3   0   
L Medina DH                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000   13    0   0   
  D Clark PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .762    6    0   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   1   0   0   1    2   1  .000  .200   25    0   6   CS,SF
A Allanson C                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   27    5   0   
F Fermin SS                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .444  .888   14    1   3   

R Yett P                                                                 0   0
  J Orosco P                                                             0   0
  D Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   4   9   4    4  11              172   27  10

BATTING

HR: J Carter (1, off J Candelaria; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: B Jacoby (1, off L McCullers).

TB: J Carter 6; J Browne 2; F Fermin 2; C Snyder; P O'Brien.

RBI: J Carter 3 (3); B Jacoby (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Jacoby (1, 2nd base by J Candelaria/J Quirk).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .856   16    0   0   
S Sax 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .551   14    3   4   
D Mattingly DH                3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250   17    0   0   
K Phelps 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .200  .533   16    6   0   
M Hall RF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .429 1.000   11    1   0   2B
M Pagliarulo 3B               2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .167   12    0   1   
  T Brookens PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .321    6    0   0   
J Quirk C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .833    9   12   1   
  D Slaught PH                1   0   1   2    0   0  .091  .273    7    0   0   2B
A Espinoza SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .462    9    1   0   
  S Balboni PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .364    5    0   0   
  S Jefferson PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
R Kelly CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .857   12    4   0   

J Candelaria P                                                           0   0
  L McCullers P                                                          0   0
Totals                       33   2   6   2    3   4              134   27   6

BATTING

2B: M Hall (1, off R Yett); D Slaught (1, off J Orosco).

TB: M Hall 3; D Slaught 2; K Phelps; J Quirk; S Balboni.

RBI: D Slaught 2 (2).

2-out RBI: D Slaught 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Quirk-A Espinoza.

E: M Pagliarulo (2).

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 Yett, W (1-0)                8.1   4   2   2    3   3   0   2.16   32  113-66   42· 5·19   15· 8· 3· 0     67    -     0.86   0.32
J Orosco, H (1)                0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2   13-7     4· 1· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          2-2    1.04   0.01
D Jones, S (2)                 0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    8-6     3· 0· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.73   0.05
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   4   0          36  134-79   49· 6·24   17· 8· 4· 0          3-2

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 Candelaria, L (0-1)          7     8   4   4    3  10   1   5.14   31  125-80   45·17·18   11· 4· 3· 0     52    -     0.63  -0.12
L McCullers                    2     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.70    8   43-26   16· 7· 3    1· 4· 1· 0          2-1    0.29   0.00
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4  11   1          39  168-106  61·24·21   12· 8· 4· 0          2-1

J Candelaria faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: L McCullers (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 55,655.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 50° F, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             New York Yankees                     
1. O McDowell           LF    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. J Browne             2B    2. S Sax                2B 
3. J Carter             CF    3. D Mattingly          DH 
4. P O'Brien            1B    4. K Phelps             1B 
5. C Snyder             RF    5. M Hall               RF 
6. L Medina             DH    6. M Pagliarulo         3B 
7. B Jacoby             3B    7. J Quirk              C  
8. A Allanson           C     8. A Espinoza           SS 
9. F Fermin             SS    9. R Kelly              CF 

   R Yett               P        J Candelaria         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  3   18%  77% J Carter        J Candelaria    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); McDowell Scores; Browne Scores
   b 9   2  4-2  1-3  3    9% 100% R Kelly         D Jones         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   b 4   2  3-0  123  5    8%  85% J Quirk         R Yett          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  6    6%  59% J Browne        J Candelaria    Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); McDowell to 2B
   b 9   2  4-2  -2-  5   -5%  91% S Balboni       D Jones         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Slaught to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   54%  O McDowell      Walk
          1--  6   59%  J Browne        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); McDowell to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   77%  J Carter        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); McDowell Scores; Browne Scores
   O      ---  3   76%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  C Snyder        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   75%  L Medina        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Rich Yett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   77%  R Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   78%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   79%  D Mattingly     Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Candelaria facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   78%  B Jacoby        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   77%  A Allanson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   77%  F Fermin        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   76%  O McDowell      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Rich Yett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   78%  K Phelps        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   80%  M Hall          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   80%  M Pagliarulo    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Candelaria facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   83%  J Browne        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   81%  J Carter        Popfly: 2B (Short RF Line)
   O      1--  3   79%  P O'Brien       Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   78%  C Snyder        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Rich Yett facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   74%  J Quirk         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   77%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   80%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   82%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Candelaria facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   81%  L Medina        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   83%  B Jacoby        Walk
   OO     1--  8   80%  A Allanson      Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Jacoby Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Rich Yett facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   82%  S Sax           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   79%  D Mattingly     Walk
   O      1--  2   82%  K Phelps        Foul Popfly: C
          1--  1   80%  M Hall          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Mattingly to 2B
          12-  7   76%  M Pagliarulo    Walk; Mattingly to 3B; Hall to 2B
   O      123  5   85%  J Quirk         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Candelaria facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   84%  F Fermin        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   83%  O McDowell      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   82%  J Browne        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Rich Yett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   85%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  R Kelly         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   87%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   89%  J Carter        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   87%  P O'Brien       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   90%  C Snyder        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Carter to 3B/Adv on E5
   O      1-3  6   87%  L Medina        Strikeout Looking
          1-3  7   88%  B Jacoby        Walk; Snyder to 2B
   O      123  6   85%  A Allanson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Rich Yett facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   88%  S Sax           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   89%  D Mattingly     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  4   88%  K Phelps        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   90%  M Hall          Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Candelaria facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   89%  F Fermin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   89%  O McDowell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   88%  J Browne        Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Rich Yett facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   91%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  J Quirk         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   93%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Candelaria facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   94%  J Carter        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  3   96%  P O'Brien       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Carter to 2B
                  Lance McCullers replaces John Candelaria pitching
   O      12-  3   94%  C Snyder        Strikeout Swinging
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Luis Medina batting 6th
          12-  6   96%  D Clark         Walk; Carter to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
   RO     123  6   97%  B Jacoby        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Carter Scores
   O      12- 11   96%  A Allanson      Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Rich Yett facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   97%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   98%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   99%  S Sax           Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Lance McCullers facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   99%  F Fermin        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   99%  O McDowell      Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   99%  J Browne        Lineout: CF
          1--      99%  J Carter        Wild Pitch; Fermin to 2B
   O      -2-  5   98%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Rich Yett facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   99%  D Mattingly     Flyball: RF
          ---  5   98%  K Phelps        Walk
          1--  5   94%  M Hall          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Phelps to 3B
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Rich Yett pitching; Tom Brookens pinch hits for Mike Pagliarulo batting 6th
   O      -23  6   98%  T Brookens      Strikeout Swinging
                  Don Slaught pinch hits for Jamie Quirk batting 7th
   RR     -23  7   95%  D Slaught       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Phelps Scores; Hall Scores
                  Doug Jones replaces Jesse Orosco pitching; Steve Balboni pinch hits for Alvaro Espinoza batting 8th
          -2-  5   91%  S Balboni       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Slaught to 3B
                  Stan Jefferson pinch runs for Steve Balboni batting 8th
   O      1-3  3  100%  R Kelly         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Yankees 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation