April 12, 1990 Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 3
MIN 1 DET 11
BOS 7 NYY 6
CLE 4 TOR 7
TEX 1 SFG 13
@ATL 4 PHI 5
@CHC 4 CHC 6
PHI 3 PIT 6
@NYM 2 SDP 8
LAD 6

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 50,114

Thursday, April 12, 1990, 1:13
Time of Game: 2:59

Indians

0-1

Lost 1

5th, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  2  0    4  9  1
Yankees         0  2  0   0  1  1   0  2  X    6 11  0

W: E Plunk (1-0), L: J Orosco (0-1)

Yankees

1-0

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Webster CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    8    5   0   
J Browne 2B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666   12    3   2   SH
C Maldonado LF                4   1   2   2    0   1  .500 1.000   17    0   0   
C Snyder RF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.750   11    0   0   HR
K Hernandez 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   11    8   0   
  T Brookens PR               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C James DH                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   23    0   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   11    0   4   
S Alomar C                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .500 1.167   15    5   0   
R Santana SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    2   2   GDP
  D James PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Belle PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  F Fermin SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   

B Black P                                                                0   1
  A Nipper P                                                             0   0
  C Guante P                                                             0   0
  J Orosco P                                                             0   1
  D Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   4   9   4    1   4              119   24  11

BATTING

HR: C Snyder (1, off D LaPoint; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: J Browne (1, off D LaPoint).

TB: C Snyder 5; C Maldonado 2; K Hernandez; M Webster; S Alomar; B Jacoby; J Browne.

GIDP: R Santana (1).

RBI: C Maldonado 2 (2); C Snyder 2 (2).

2-out RBI: C Maldonado 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Santana-K Hernandez.

E: J Browne (1).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833   21    2   2   SH
A Espinoza SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200   15    2   4   HBP
D Mattingly 1B                4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.000   15   10   1   
D Winfield DH                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .750   12    0   0   2B
M Hall LF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   17    1   1   
J Barfield RF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   20    1   1   
R Kelly CF                    4   2   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   17    6   0   
B Geren C                     4   1   3   2    0   0  .750 1.750   25    4   2   2B
M Blowers 3B                  2   1   1   1    1   1  .500 1.167   12    1   1   
  L Polonia PH                1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    1    0   0   
  R Velarde 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   

D LaPoint P                                                              0   1
  J Robinson P                                                           0   0
  G Cadaret P                                                            0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   6  11   5    3   5              155   27  14

BATTING

2B: D Winfield (1, off B Black); B Geren (1, off A Nipper).

SH: S Sax (1, off B Black).

HBP: A Espinoza (1, by C Guante).

TB: B Geren 4; D Mattingly 2; D Winfield 2; R Kelly; M Hall; M Blowers; L Polonia; S Sax.

RBI: B Geren 2 (2); D Mattingly (1); M Blowers (1); L Polonia (1).

2-out RBI: B Geren 2; M Blowers; L Polonia; D Mattingly.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Espinoza-S Sax-D Mattingly.

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
B Black                        5     6   3   3    2   1   0   5.40   22   79-54   40· 2·12   12· 6· 1· 0     42    -     1.15  -0.13
A Nipper                       1     2   1   1    0   2   0   9.00    5   27-22   12· 3· 7    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.72  -0.08
C Guante                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   19-14    6· 1· 7    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.46   0.02
J Orosco, L (0-1)              0.2   1   2   1    1   1   0  13.50    4   21-13    7· 2· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.87  -0.00
D Jones                        0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    9-7     6· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          2-2    1.84  -0.32
Totals                         8    11   6   5    3   5   0          38  155-110  71· 8·31   16· 9· 4· 0          2-2

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
D LaPoint                      5.1   5   2   2    0   4   1   3.38   20   72-45   25· 7·13    7· 5· 4· 0     54    -     1.01   0.00
J Robinson, H (1)              1.2   1   1   1    1   0   0   5.40    6   24-15   11· 3· 1    2· 2· 1· 0          1-0    1.36   0.11
G Cadaret, H (1)               0.2   1   1   1    0   0   0  13.50    3    8-5     5· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.97   0.06
E Plunk, BS (1), W (1-0)       1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   14-9     6· 1· 2    2· 3· 0· 0          2-2    1.87  -0.19
Totals                         9     9   4   4    1   4   1          34  118-74   47·11·16   12·12· 5· 0          4-2

J Robinson faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: E Plunk (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: C Guante (1; A Espinoza).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 50,114.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 44° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             New York Yankees                     
1. M Webster            CF    1. S Sax                2B 
2. J Browne             2B    2. A Espinoza           SS 
3. C Maldonado          LF    3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. C Snyder             RF    4. D Winfield           DH 
5. K Hernandez          1B    5. M Hall               LF 
6. C James              DH    6. J Barfield           RF 
7. B Jacoby             3B    7. R Kelly              CF 
8. S Alomar             C     8. B Geren              C  
9. R Santana            SS    9. M Blowers            3B 

   B Black              P        D LaPoint            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  4-2  1-3  2  -26%  60% C Maldonado     E Plunk         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Alomar Scores; Browne Scores; Maldonado out at 2B/LF-C-2B
   b 8   2  4-4  1-3  1   26%  87% L Polonia       D Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Kelly Scores; Geren to 2B
   t 4   1  2-0  1--  3  -21%  53% C Snyder        D LaPoint       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Maldonado Scores
   b 5   2  2-2  --3  3   14%  69% D Mattingly     B Black         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Blowers Scores
   b 6   2  2-3  1--  5   12%  84% B Geren         A Nipper        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Kelly Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaPoint facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  M Webster       Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  6   54%  J Browne        Lineout: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  7   55%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  S Sax           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  A Espinoza      Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   50%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaPoint facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   46%  C Snyder        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   50%  K Hernandez     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   53%  C James         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   55%  B Jacoby        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Bud Black facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   61%  D Winfield      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  3   68%  M Hall          Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Winfield to 3B
   O      1-3  1   62%  J Barfield      Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      1-3  7   55%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3 11   65%  B Geren         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Winfield Scores; Hall to 2B
   R      12-  1   75%  M Blowers       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hall Scores; Geren to 2B
          12-  4   77%  S Sax           Walk; Geren to 3B; Blowers to 2B
   O      123  3   72%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave LaPoint facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   68%  S Alomar        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--  4   76%  R Santana       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   77%  M Webster       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bud Black facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   80%  D Mattingly     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   OO     1--  2   75%  D Winfield      Double Play: Flyball: SS-1B (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   74%  M Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave LaPoint facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   76%  J Browne        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   73%  C Maldonado     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  3   53%  C Snyder        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Maldonado Scores
   O      ---  4   55%  K Hernandez     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   56%  C James         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Bud Black facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   53%  J Barfield      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   51%  R Kelly         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  B Geren         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave LaPoint facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   53%  B Jacoby        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   55%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   57%  R Santana       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Bud Black facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   61%  M Blowers       Walk
   O      1--  2   59%  S Sax           Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Blowers to 2B
   O      -2-  4   55%  A Espinoza      Groundout: SS-1B; Blowers to 3B
   R      --3  3   69%  D Mattingly     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Blowers Scores
   O      1--  2   67%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave LaPoint facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   61%  M Webster       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   64%  J Browne        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Webster to 2B
                  Jeff Robinson replaces Dave LaPoint pitching
   O      -2-  4   69%  C Maldonado     Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  4   75%  C Snyder        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Al Nipper facing 5-6-7
                  Al Nipper replaces Bud Black pitching
   O      ---  5   73%  M Hall          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   71%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   72%  R Kelly         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  5   84%  B Geren         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Kelly Scores
   O      -2-  4   82%  M Blowers       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Jeff Robinson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   86%  K Hernandez     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  8   88%  C James         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   89%  B Jacoby        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Jacoby out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Cecilio Guante facing 1-2-3
                  Cecilio Guante replaces Al Nipper pitching
   O      ---  7   88%  S Sax           Flyball: CF
          ---  4   89%  A Espinoza      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   88%  D Mattingly     Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   87%  D Winfield      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Yankees 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Jeff Robinson facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   80%  S Alomar        Walk
                  Greg Cadaret replaces Jeff Robinson pitching; Dion James pinch hits for Rafael Santana batting 9th; Albert Belle pinch hits for Dion James batting 9th
   O      1--  5   86%  A Belle         Popfly: 3B (Front of Home)
   O      1--  1   91%  M Webster       Flyball: CF
          1--  2   87%  J Browne        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Alomar to 3B
                  Eric Plunk replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
   RRO    1-3  2   60%  C Maldonado     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Alomar Scores; Browne Scores; Maldonado out at 2B/LF-C-2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Jesse Orosco facing 5-6-7
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Cecilio Guante pitching; Felix Fermin replaces Albert Belle playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  4   56%  M Hall          Strikeout Looking
          --- 10   61%  J Barfield      Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  R Kelly         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  3   61%  B Geren         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Kelly to 3B
                  Doug Jones replaces Jesse Orosco pitching; Luis Polonia pinch hits for Mike Blowers batting 9th
   R      1-3  1   87%  L Polonia       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Kelly Scores; Geren to 2B
   R      12-  6   94%  S Sax           Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Geren Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Polonia to 3B; Sax to 2B
   O      -23  2   93%  A Espinoza      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Yankees 6.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, Eric Plunk facing 4-5-6
                  Randy Velarde replaces Luis Polonia playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  3   97%  C Snyder        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   92%  K Hernandez     Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF)
                  Tom Brookens pinch runs for Keith Hernandez batting 5th
          1--      91%  C James         Wild Pitch; Brookens to 2B
   O      -2-  4   96%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Brookens to 3B
   O      --3  3  100%  B Jacoby        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Yankees 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation