September 29, 1976 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 23,980

Wednesday, September 29, 1976, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:25

Yankees

95-62

Won 1

1st

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

W: C Hunter (17-15), L: L Tiant (21-12)

Red Sox

80-79

Lost 1

4th, 16 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Locklear DH                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .239  .559    0    0   0   
  C Tovar PH                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .442    0    0   0   
R White CF                    2   2   1   0    1   0  .288  .778    0    0   0   2B
  L Murray CF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    0    1   0   
G Nettles 3B                  5   4   4   6    0   0  .252  .796    0    1   3   2·HR,2·2B
C Chambliss 1B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .768    0    6   0   
  O Velez 1B                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .807    0    3   0   
C May LF                      2   0   0   2    0   0  .254  .665    0    4   0   2·SF
O Gamble RF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .730    0    0   0   
  L Piniella PH-RF            2   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .714    0    2   0   
E Hendricks C                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .180  .526    0    5   0   
  F Healy C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .570         2   0   
S Alomar 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .237  .578    0    1   3   
J Mason SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .178  .442    0    2   2   

C Hunter P                                                               0   2
  S Lyle P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   9   9   9    2   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: G Nettles 2 (28, 2 off R Jones); R White (29, off L Tiant).

HR: G Nettles 2 (32, 2 off L Tiant; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF; 2nd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: C May 2 (5, 2 off R Jones).

TB: G Nettles 12; R White 2; E Hendricks; O Velez; C Chambliss; G Locklear.

RBI: G Nettles 6 (92); C May 2 (42); G Locklear (9).

2-out RBI: G Nettles 4; G Locklear.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Mason (13); S Alomar 2 (8).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Burleson SS                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .286  .737    0    0   1   
D Doyle 2B                    4   2   1   0    0   1  .254  .601    0    0   7   
  J Baker PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .340    0    0   0   
  B Heise 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .597         0   0   
R Miller CF                   5   1   3   2    0   0  .288  .727    0    7   0   2B
C Yastrzemski 1B              4   0   0   0    1   2  .266  .789    0   12   0   
C Cooper DH                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .287  .774    0    0   0   
J Rice LF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .279  .793    0    3   0   
D Evans RF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .750    0    0   0   
  B Darwin RF                 3   0   0   0    0   3  .207  .614    0    1   0   
E Whitt C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .953    0    4   0   
  C Fisk PH-C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .738    0    0   0   
B Hobson 3B                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .237  .668    0    0   0   HR,3B

L Tiant P                                                                0   0
  R Jones P                                                              0   3
  J Willoughby P                                                         0   0
Totals                       39   6   9   5    2   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: R Miller (14, off C Hunter).

3B: B Hobson (5, off C Hunter).

HR: B Hobson (8, off S Lyle; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: B Hobson 7; R Miller 4; D Doyle; J Rice; C Cooper; R Burleson.

RBI: R Miller 2 (26); B Hobson (33); J Rice (83); C Cooper (78).

2-out RBI: J Rice; C Cooper; B Hobson.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 16.

FIELDING

E: R Burleson (33).

PITCHING

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
C Hunter, W (17-15)            7     8   5   2    1   5   0   3.53   33     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 8     51    -     0.71   0.06
S Lyle                         2     1   1   1    1   2   1   2.29    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.53   0.05
Totals                         9     9   6   3    2   7   1          41     -       ·  ·     13·10· 0· 9           -

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Tiant, L (21-12)             1.2   5   7   7    2   0   2   3.13   12     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 5     15    -     0.95  -0.40
R Jones                        6.1   4   2   2    0   3   0   3.36   24     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 4          0-0    0.20   0.00
J Willoughby                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.96    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     9   9   9    2   3   2          39     -       ·  ·     13·12· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 23,980.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. G Locklear           DH    1. R Burleson           SS 
2. R White              CF    2. D Doyle              2B 
3. G Nettles            3B    3. R Miller             CF 
4. C Chambliss          1B    4. C Yastrzemski        1B 
5. C May                LF    5. C Cooper             DH 
6. O Gamble             RF    6. J Rice               LF 
7. E Hendricks          C     7. D Evans              RF 
8. S Alomar             2B    8. E Whitt              C  
9. J Mason              SS    9. B Hobson             3B 

   C Hunter             P        L Tiant              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-3  123      15%  95% G Nettles       L Tiant         Home Run; Alomar Scores; Locklear Scores; White Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-      15%  67% G Nettles       L Tiant         Home Run; White Scores
   t 2   2  0-2  1-3       8%  78% G Locklear      L Tiant         Single to CF; Hendricks Scores; Alomar to 2B
   b 3   1  7-0  1-3      -6%  87% R Miller        C Hunter        Single to CF; Hobson Scores; Burleson Scores/Adv on E6/unER; Miller to 3B
   b 7   0  9-4  1--      -6%  89% R Miller        C Hunter        Double to CF; Doyle Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  G Locklear      Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  R White         Double to RF
   RR     -2-      67%  G Nettles       Home Run; White Scores
   O      ---      66%  C Chambliss     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      65%  C May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  R Burleson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      69%  D Doyle         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  R Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      70%  E Hendricks     Single to LF
          1--      73%  S Alomar        Walk; Hendricks to 2B
   O      12-      70%  J Mason         Flyball: CF; Hendricks to 3B
   R      1-3      78%  G Locklear      Single to CF; Hendricks Scores; Alomar to 2B
          12-      79%  R White         Walk; Alomar to 3B; Locklear to 2B
   RRRR   123      95%  G Nettles       Home Run; Alomar Scores; Locklear Scores; White Scores
                  Rick Jones replaces Luis Tiant pitching
          ---      95%  C Chambliss     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      95%  C May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
          ---      93%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
          1--      91%  C Cooper        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Yastrzemski to 2B
   O      12-      93%  J Rice          Flyball: LF
   O      12-      95%  D Evans         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Yastrzemski to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  E Whitt         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-0, Rick Jones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  E Hendricks     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  S Alomar        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Catfish Hunter facing 9-1-2
          ---      93%  B Hobson        Triple to RF
          --3      91%  R Burleson      Single to 3B; Hobson stays at 3B
   O      1-3      94%  D Doyle         Strikeout
   RR     1-3      87%  R Miller        Single to CF; Hobson Scores; Burleson Scores/Adv on E6/unER; Miller to 3B
          --3      85%  C Yastrzemski   Fielder's Choice 
   O      1-3      89%  C Cooper        Flyball: SS
   O      1-3      92%  J Rice          Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, Rick Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Darwin replaces Dwight Evans playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---      92%  J Mason         Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  G Locklear      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      91%  R White         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  B Darwin        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  E Whitt         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  B Hobson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, Rick Jones facing 3-4-5
          ---      95%  G Nettles       Double to RF
          -2-      97%  C Chambliss     Single to LF; Nettles to 3B
   RO     1-3      97%  C May           Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Nettles Scores; Chambliss to 2B
                  Lou Piniella pinch hits for Oscar Gamble batting 6th
   O      -2-      96%  L Piniella      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      96%  E Hendricks     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
                  Otto Velez replaces Chris Chambliss playing 1B batting 4th; Lou Piniella moves to RF
   O      ---      97%  R Burleson      Strikeout
          ---      96%  D Doyle         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      94%  R Miller        Single to LF; Doyle to 2B
   O      12-      96%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   R      12-      93%  C Cooper        Single to RF; Doyle Scores/unER; Miller to 3B
   R      1-3      89%  J Rice          Single to RF; Miller Scores/unER; Cooper to 2B
   O      12-      92%  B Darwin        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-4, Rick Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  S Alomar        Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  J Mason         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Cesar Tovar pinch hits for Gene Locklear batting 1st
   O      ---      91%  C Tovar         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Catfish Hunter facing 8-9-1
                  Larry Murray replaces Roy White playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---      92%  E Whitt         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      94%  B Hobson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  R Burleson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-4, Rick Jones facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  L Murray        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      95%  G Nettles       Double to CF
          -2-      96%  O Velez         Single to CF; Nettles to 3B
   RO     1-3      97%  C May           Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Nettles Scores
   O      1--      96%  L Piniella      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-9, Catfish Hunter facing 2-3-4
          ---      94%  D Doyle         Single to CF
   R      1--      89%  R Miller        Double to CF; Doyle Scores
   O      -2-      92%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      95%  C Cooper        Flyball: RF; Miller to 3B
   O      --3      96%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-5, Rick Jones facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  E Hendricks     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  S Alomar        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  J Mason         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-9, Sparky Lyle facing 7-8-9
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Catfish Hunter pitching; Fran Healy replaces Ellie Hendricks playing C batting 7th
   O      ---      97%  B Darwin        Strikeout
                  Carlton Fisk pinch hits for Ernie Whitt batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      96%  B Hobson        Home Run
          ---      94%  R Burleson      Walk
                  Jack Baker pinch hits for Denny Doyle batting 2nd
   O      1--      97%  J Baker         Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-6, Jim Willoughby facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Willoughby replaces Rick Jones pitching; Carlton Fisk moves to C; Bob Heise replaces Jack Baker playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---      96%  C Tovar         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  L Murray        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-9, Sparky Lyle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  R Miller        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  C Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Red Sox 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation