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@BOS
4
9
OAK
@CAL
0
1
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@CHW
4
2
MIN
@KCR
5
2
BAL
@NYY
9
1
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@SEA
3
4
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@TOR
2
15
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@CIN
6
0
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@COL
15
16
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@FLA
5
4
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@HOU
3
9
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@PHI
6
5
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@SFG
7
4
PIT
@STL
3
10
Sunday, June 30, 1996 1:09
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 31,217, Time of Game: 2:44
Tigers
4
23-58
 Lost 3 
5th, 25 GB
at Red Sox
9
34-45
 Won 3 
4th, 13 GB
W: Tom Gordon (6-4)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          2  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    4  8  1
Red Sox         1  3  2   0  3  0   0  0  X    9 10  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Higginson LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .309 .968 0 0 -0.030 0.58 0.020 -0.050 -0.1 0 0
   Eddie Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .674 0 0 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
Chad Curtis CF 4 1 2 1 0 2 .265 .721 0 0 -0.017 0.73 0.036 -0.054 0.5 1 0
Travis Fryman 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 .273 .782 0 0 0.201 0.70 0.210 -0.009 2.1 0 3 HR,2B
Cecil Fielder DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .820 0 0 -0.094 0.88 0.000 -0.094 -1.2
Melvin Nieves RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 .777 0 0 -0.034 0.56 0.009 -0.043 -0.4 3 0
Tony Clark 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .278 .858 0 0 0.033 0.67 0.087 -0.054 0.1 11 1 HR
Alan Trammell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .592 0 0 -0.053 0.50 0.000 -0.053 -1.0 3 4
Andujar Cedeno SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .545 0 0 -0.030 0.43 0.009 -0.039 -0.3 0 3
Brad Ausmus C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .186 .498 0 0 -0.021 0.34 0.010 -0.032 -1.1 5 0 GDP
Clint Sodowsky P 1
   Tom Urbani P 1
   A.J. Sager P
   Mike Myers P
   Mike Walker P
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 3 6 .235 .738 0 0 -0.046 0.58 0.381 -0.429 -1.5 24 12
2B: T Fryman (18, off T Gordon).
HR: T Clark (5, off T Gordon; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); T Fryman (12, off T Gordon; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).
TB: T Fryman 7; T Clark 4; C Curtis 2; B Higginson; M Nieves.
GIDP: B Ausmus (6).
RBI: T Fryman 2 (54); C Curtis (27); T Clark (17).
2-out RBI: C Curtis.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: T Fryman (5).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jeff Frye 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .239 .674 0 0 0.034 0.78 0.056 -0.022 -0.5 3 7 SH
John Valentin SS 4 0 0 1 1 1 .282 .824 0 0 -0.022 0.60 0.007 -0.029 -0.9 0 2
Mo Vaughn 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .350 1.073 0 0 -0.038 0.69 0.009 -0.046 -0.7 10 0
Jose Canseco DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .302 1.052 0 0 -0.023 0.43 0.013 -0.036 -0.5
Tim Naehring 3B 4 2 2 0 0 1 .341 .948 0 0 0.009 0.47 0.035 -0.027 0.0 0 2
Reggie Jefferson LF 4 3 3 3 0 1 .379 1.084 0 0 0.254 0.68 0.256 -0.002 2.9 1 0 2·HR
   Jose Malave RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .661 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Mike Stanley C 3 2 0 0 1 0 .265 .866 0 0 0.051 0.57 0.063 -0.012 0.7 6 0
Troy O'Leary RF-LF 4 1 2 3 0 0 .261 .744 0 0 0.148 0.71 0.156 -0.008 2.9 1 0 3B
Lee Tinsley CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .241 .558 0 0 0.040 0.59 0.061 -0.021 0.2 5 0 2B
Tom Gordon P
   Joe Hudson P
   Mike Stanton P
Team Totals 34 9 10 9 3 4 .294 .910 0 0 0.453 0.62 0.656 -0.203 4.1 27 11
2B: L Tinsley (1, off M Walker).
3B: T O'Leary (3, off T Urbani).
HR: R Jefferson 2 (8, 2 off C Sodowsky; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
SH: J Frye (2, off C Sodowsky).
TB: R Jefferson 9; T O'Leary 4; L Tinsley 3; T Naehring 2; J Frye.
RBI: T O'Leary 3 (41); R Jefferson 3 (27); L Tinsley (9); J Valentin (38); M Vaughn (73).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Valentin-J Frye-M Vaughn.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Clint Sodowsky, L (1-3) 4.1 8 9 7 3 1 2 11.84 25 13 8 3 0 13 -0.409 0.85 -4.6
Tom Urbani 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.76 3 1 2 0 0 3 3 -0.055 0.51 -1.3
A.J. Sager 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.14 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.06 0.6
Mike Myers 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.32 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.06 0.6
Mike Walker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.65 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.04 0.6
Team Totals 8 10 9 7 3 4 2 7.88 38 16 15 3 0 13 3 3 -0.452 0.58 -4.1

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Gordon, W (6-4) 6.2 6 4 4 2 5 2 6.32 28 11 10 2 0 49 0.026 0.69 1.0
Joe Hudson 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.74 6 2 3 1 0 1 1 0.013 0.29 -0.1
Mike Stanton 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.89 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.008 0.24 0.6
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 3 6 2 4.00 37 14 14 3 0 49 1 1 0.047 0.62 1.5
Balks: None.
WP: C Sodowsky (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Everitt, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 31,217.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 14mph out to Centerfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 1-- RR DET T. Fryman T. Gordon -15% 35% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Curtis Scores
b3 4-3 1 1-- RR BOS R. Jefferson C. Sodowsky 15% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Naehring Scores
b2 1-3 0 --- R BOS R. Jefferson C. Sodowsky 9% 46% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b2 2-3 0 1-- BOS T. O'Leary C. Sodowsky 9% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive); Stanley to 3B
t2 2-1 0 --- R DET T. Clark T. Gordon -9% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

Play By Play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET B. Higginson T. Gordon 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- DET C. Curtis T. Gordon -2% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- RR DET T. Fryman T. Gordon -15% 35% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Curtis Scores
t1 2-0 1 --- O DET C. Fielder T. Gordon 1% 36% Popfly: 2B
t1 2-0 2 --- O DET M. Nieves T. Gordon 1% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Clint Sodowsky facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- BOS J. Frye C. Sodowsky 4% 41% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-2 0 1-- BOS J. Valentin C. Sodowsky 2% 43% Wild Pitch; Frye to 2B
b1 0-2 0 -2- O BOS J. Valentin C. Sodowsky -2% 41% Groundout: 3B-1B; Frye to 3B
b1 0-2 1 --3 RO BOS M. Vaughn C. Sodowsky 1% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B; Frye Scores
b1 1-2 2 --- BOS J. Canseco C. Sodowsky 1% 43% Walk
b1 1-2 2 1-- O BOS T. Naehring C. Sodowsky -2% 41% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 6-7-8
t2 2-1 0 --- R DET T. Clark T. Gordon -9% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t2 3-1 0 --- O DET A. Trammell T. Gordon 2% 34% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 3-1 1 --- O DET A. Cedeno T. Gordon 1% 35% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 3-1 2 --- DET B. Ausmus T. Gordon -1% 34% Walk
t2 3-1 2 1-- DET B. Higginson T. Gordon -2% 33% Walk; Ausmus to 2B
t2 3-1 2 12- O DET C. Curtis T. Gordon 4% 36% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Clint Sodowsky facing 6-7-8
b2 1-3 0 --- R BOS R. Jefferson C. Sodowsky 9% 46% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b2 2-3 0 --- BOS M. Stanley C. Sodowsky 4% 50% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Stanley to 1B
b2 2-3 0 1-- BOS T. O'Leary C. Sodowsky 9% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive); Stanley to 3B
b2 2-3 0 1-3 R BOS L. Tinsley C. Sodowsky 6% 64% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Stanley Scores/unER; O'Leary to 2B
b2 3-3 0 12- O BOS J. Frye C. Sodowsky -1% 64% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; O'Leary to 3B; Tinsley to 2B
b2 3-3 1 -23 RO BOS J. Valentin C. Sodowsky -1% 63% Groundout: SS-1B; O'Leary Scores/unER; Tinsley stays at 2B
b2 4-3 2 -2- O BOS M. Vaughn C. Sodowsky -3% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 3-4-5
t3 3-4 0 --- DET T. Fryman T. Gordon -4% 56% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t3 3-4 0 1-- O DET C. Fielder T. Gordon 4% 60% Strikeout
t3 3-4 1 1-- O DET M. Nieves T. Gordon 2% 62% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Fryman to 2B
t3 3-4 2 -2- O DET T. Clark T. Gordon 4% 66% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tigers' Clint Sodowsky facing 4-5-6
b3 4-3 0 --- O BOS J. Canseco C. Sodowsky -2% 64% Strikeout
b3 4-3 1 --- BOS T. Naehring C. Sodowsky 2% 66% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b3 4-3 1 1-- RR BOS R. Jefferson C. Sodowsky 15% 81% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Naehring Scores
b3 6-3 1 --- O BOS M. Stanley C. Sodowsky -1% 80% Foul Popfly: C
b3 6-3 2 --- O BOS T. O'Leary C. Sodowsky -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
t4 3-6 0 --- O DET A. Trammell T. Gordon 2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 3-6 1 --- O DET A. Cedeno T. Gordon 2% 83% Flyball: CF
t4 3-6 2 --- O DET B. Ausmus T. Gordon 1% 84% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tigers' Clint Sodowsky facing 9-1-2
b4 6-3 0 --- O BOS L. Tinsley C. Sodowsky -1% 83% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 6-3 1 --- O BOS J. Frye C. Sodowsky -1% 82% Flyball: CF
b4 6-3 2 --- BOS J. Valentin C. Sodowsky 1% 83% Walk
b4 6-3 2 1-- O BOS M. Vaughn C. Sodowsky -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
t5 3-6 0 --- O DET B. Higginson T. Gordon 3% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 3-6 1 --- O DET C. Curtis T. Gordon 2% 86% Strikeout
t5 3-6 2 --- DET T. Fryman T. Gordon -2% 84% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to RF Line)
t5 3-6 2 -2- O DET C. Fielder T. Gordon 3% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tigers' Clint Sodowsky facing 4-5-6
b5 6-3 0 --- O BOS J. Canseco C. Sodowsky -1% 86% Popfly: 1B
b5 6-3 1 --- BOS T. Naehring C. Sodowsky 1% 87% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b5 6-3 1 1-- BOS R. Jefferson C. Sodowsky 2% 88% Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Naehring to 2B
b5 6-3 1 12- BOS M. Stanley C. Sodowsky 2% 91% Walk; Naehring to 3B; Jefferson to 2B
Tom Urbani replaces Clint Sodowsky pitching
b5 6-3 1 123 RRR BOS T. O'Leary T. Urbani 7% 98% Triple (Fly Ball); Naehring Scores; Jefferson Scores; Stanley Scores
b5 9-3 1 --3 O BOS L. Tinsley T. Urbani -1% 97% Popfly: 1B
b5 9-3 2 --3 O BOS J. Frye T. Urbani -1% 96% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-9, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
t6 3-9 0 --- O DET M. Nieves T. Gordon 1% 97% Flyball: CF
t6 3-9 1 --- O DET T. Clark T. Gordon 1% 98% Flyball: CF
t6 3-9 2 --- O DET A. Trammell T. Gordon 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 9.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-3, Tigers' A.J. Sager facing 2-3-4
A.J. Sager replaces Tom Urbani pitching
b6 9-3 0 --- O BOS J. Valentin A. Sager -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
b6 9-3 1 --- O BOS M. Vaughn A. Sager -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 9-3 2 --- O BOS J. Canseco A. Sager -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-9, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 8-9-1
t7 3-9 0 --- O DET A. Cedeno T. Gordon 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 3-9 1 --- O DET B. Ausmus T. Gordon 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 3-9 2 --- DET B. Higginson T. Gordon -0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Joe Hudson replaces Tom Gordon pitching
t7 3-9 2 1-- DET C. Curtis J. Hudson -0% 99% Defensive Indifference; Higginson to 2B
t7 3-9 2 -2- R DET C. Curtis J. Hudson -1% 97% Single (Line Drive to CF-RF); Higginson Scores
t7 4-9 2 1-- O DET T. Fryman J. Hudson 1% 98% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-4, Tigers' Mike Myers facing 5-6-7
Mike Myers replaces A.J. Sager pitching
b7 9-4 0 --- O BOS T. Naehring M. Myers -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
b7 9-4 1 --- O BOS R. Jefferson M. Myers -0% 98% Strikeout
b7 9-4 2 --- O BOS M. Stanley M. Myers -0% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-9, Red Sox' Joe Hudson facing 4-5-6
t8 4-9 0 --- O DET C. Fielder J. Hudson 1% 99% Flyball: CF
t8 4-9 1 --- DET M. Nieves J. Hudson -1% 98% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t8 4-9 1 1-- O DET T. Clark J. Hudson 1% 99% Strikeout
t8 4-9 2 1-- O DET A. Trammell J. Hudson 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-4, Tigers' Mike Walker facing 8-9-1
Mike Walker replaces Mike Myers pitching
b8 9-4 0 --- O BOS T. O'Leary M. Walker -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b8 9-4 1 --- BOS L. Tinsley M. Walker 0% 99% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
b8 9-4 1 -2- O BOS J. Frye M. Walker -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b8 9-4 2 -2- O BOS J. Valentin M. Walker -0% 99% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-9, Red Sox' Mike Stanton facing 8-9-1
Mike Stanton replaces Joe Hudson pitching
Troy O'Leary moves from RF to LF
Jose Malave replaces Reggie Jefferson (LF) playing RF batting 6th
t9 4-9 0 --- DET A. Cedeno M. Stanton -1% 98% Walk
t9 4-9 0 1-- OO DET B. Ausmus M. Stanton 2% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
Eddie Williams pinch hits for Bobby Higginson (LF) batting 1st
t9 4-9 2 --- O DET E. Williams M. Stanton 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 9.

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