April 30, 1987 Detroit Tigers at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 12
@CAL 4 OAK 4
MIL 1 SEA 11
BOS 2 SFG 5
@CHC 4 CIN 9
ATL 8
(11) NYM 11
MON 3 PIT 5
LAD 4 STL 5
SDP 4

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 27,656

Thursday, April 30, 1987
Time of Game: 3:00

Tigers

9-12

Won 2

4th, 9 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  2  0   0  1  1   4  2  2   12 12  0
Angels          2  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  0    4  9  3

W: J Morris (3-2), L: W Fraser (1-1)

Angels

12-11

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Sheridan RF                 6   1   2   0    0   0  .284  .637    0    2   0   CS
B Bean LF                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .421  .976    0    2   0   
  L Herndon PH-LF             3   1   1   1    0   1  .333  .964    0    0   0   
L Whitaker 2B                 5   3   3   1    1   0  .250  .666    0    3   3   
A Trammell SS                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .333  .789    0    0   3   SH,GDP
  J Morris P-P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Evans DH                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .239  .769    0    0   0   
  T Harper PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .087  .409         0   0   
  J Grubb PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .133  .403    0    0   0   
  M Heath PH-1B               1   0   1   1    0   0  .350 1.130    0    3   0   
M Nokes C                     4   2   2   4    1   0  .310  .911    0    7   1   HR
C Lemon CF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .180  .715    0    2   0   HBP
D Bergman 1B                  1   1   1   2    1   0  .370 1.190    0    7   0   HR,IW
  D Coles PH-1B-3B            1   1   1   0    2   0  .159  .476    0    1   0   
T Brookens 3B-SS              4   0   0   0    1   1  .259  .765    0    0   4   GDP
Totals                       36  12  12   9   11   3                    27  11

BATTING

HR: D Bergman (3, off W Fraser; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); M Nokes (4, off M Cook; 7th inn, 3 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: A Trammell (1, off G Lucas).

IBB: D Bergman (2, by W Fraser).

HBP: C Lemon (2, by W Fraser).

TB: M Nokes 5; D Bergman 4; L Whitaker 3; P Sheridan 2; D Coles; M Heath; B Bean; L Herndon.

GIDP: A Trammell (1); T Brookens (2).

RBI: M Nokes 4 (14); D Bergman 2 (6); M Heath (3); L Herndon (7); L Whitaker (5).

2-out RBI: D Bergman 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Trammell-L Whitaker-D Bergman.

BASERUNNING

CS: P Sheridan (4, 2nd base by W Fraser/D Miller).

PO: B Bean (1st base by W Fraser).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Downing DH                  4   1   1   0    1   2  .352 1.233    0    0   0   
D White RF                    4   2   2   2    0   1  .280  .934    0    3   0   HR
W Joyner 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .297  .855    0    9   0   
D DeCinces 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .293  .906    0    2   2   GDP
J Howell LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .303  .930    0    0   0   
D Schofield SS                4   1   2   1    0   1  .256  .652    0    6   1   SB
D Miller C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .446    0    3   2   
G Pettis CF                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .253  .677    0    3   0   SB
M McLemore 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .667    0    1   3   

W Fraser P                                                               0   1
  G Lucas P                                                              0   1
  M Cook P                                                               0   0
  M Garcia P                                                             0   1
Totals                       35   4   9   3    2   8                    27  11

BATTING

HR: D White (7, off J Morris; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: D White 5; W Joyner 2; G Pettis 2; D Schofield 2; B Downing.

GIDP: D DeCinces (3).

RBI: D White 2 (14); D Schofield (10).

2-out RBI: D Schofield.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Schofield-M McLemore-W Joyner; D DeCinces-W Joyner.

E: W Fraser (); D DeCinces 2 (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Pettis (5, 2nd base off J Morris/M Nokes); D Schofield (4, 2nd base off J Morris/M Nokes).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Morris, W (3-2)              9     9   4   4    2   8   1   3.43   37     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 1· 9     59    -     0.78   0.07
Totals                         9     9   4   4    2   8   1          37     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 1· 9           -

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Fraser, L (1-1)              5     5   4   3    5   1   1   3.38   25     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 1· 5     39    -     1.28  -0.09
G Lucas                        1.1   3   2   2    0   0   0  10.57    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 3          1-1    1.48  -0.14
M Cook                         1     1   2   2    3   2   1   6.94    7     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-2    0.73  -0.17
M Garcia                       1.2   3   4   3    3   0   0  16.20   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.05  -0.02
Totals                         9    12  12  10   11   3   2          49     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1·12          3-3

W Fraser faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Morris 2 (3); W Fraser 2 (2); M Garcia (1).

IBB: W Fraser (1; D Bergman).

PO: W Fraser (0; B Bean, 1st base).

HBP: W Fraser (2; C Lemon).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 27,656.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                California Angels                    
1. P Sheridan           RF    1. B Downing            DH 
2. B Bean               LF    2. D White              RF 
3. L Whitaker           2B    3. W Joyner             1B 
4. A Trammell           SS    4. D DeCinces           3B 
5. D Evans              DH    5. J Howell             LF 
6. M Nokes              C     6. D Schofield          SS 
7. C Lemon              CF    7. D Miller             C  
8. D Bergman            1B    8. G Pettis             CF 
9. T Brookens           3B    9. M McLemore           2B 

                                                                  W Fraser             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  2-0  1--      18%  46% D Bergman       W Fraser        Home Run; Nokes Scores
   t 7   1  3-4  123      18%  96% M Nokes         M Cook          Home Run; Herndon Scores; Whitaker Scores; Grubb Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--     -15%  27% D White         J Morris        Home Run; Downing Scores
   t 6   0  3-3  1--      13%  68% D Coles         G Lucas         Single to LF; Lemon to 3B
   t 5   2  3-2  -23      12%  50% D Evans         W Fraser        Walk, Wild Pitch; Whitaker Scores/No RBI/unER; Trammell to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Fraser facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Sheridan      Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  B Bean          Walk
   O      1--      47%  L Whitaker      Popfly: 1B
          1--      48%  A Trammell      Bean Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Bean to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  B Downing       Single to LF
   RR     1--      27%  D White         Home Run; Downing Scores
          ---      25%  W Joyner        Single to 3B
   OO     1--      30%  D DeCinces      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      31%  J Howell        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 2.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Willie Fraser facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      28%  D Evans         Lineout: RF
          ---      31%  M Nokes         Walk
   O      1--      28%  C Lemon         Strikeout
   RR     1--      46%  D Bergman       Home Run; Nokes Scores
   O      ---      45%  T Brookens      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 2-2, Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  D Schofield     Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  D Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      48%  G Pettis        Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  M McLemore      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 2.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Willie Fraser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  P Sheridan      Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  B Bean          Single to LF
          1--      54%  L Whitaker      Single to 3B; Bean to 2B
   OO     12-      44%  A Trammell      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 2-2, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
          ---      40%  B Downing       Walk
   O      1--      44%  D White         Strikeout
   O      1--      46%  W Joyner        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Downing to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  D DeCinces      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Willie Fraser facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  D Evans         Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  M Nokes         Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  C Lemon         Groundout: 2B-1B; Nokes to 2B
          -2-      49%  D Bergman       Intentional Walk
          12-      51%  T Brookens      Wild Pitch; Nokes to 3B; Bergman to 2B
   O      -23      44%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 2-2, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  J Howell        Flyball: LF
          ---      44%  D Schofield     Single to CF
          1--      42%  D Miller        Schofield Steals 2B
   O      -2-      46%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      45%  G Pettis        Wild Pitch; Schofield to 3B
   R      --3      34%  " "             Walk, Wild Pitch; Schofield Scores/No RBI
          1--      33%  M McLemore      Pettis Steals 2B
   O      -2-      37%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Angels 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Willie Fraser facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  P Sheridan      Single to CF
   O      1--      37%  B Bean          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      31%  L Whitaker      Sheridan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      33%  " "             Walk
          1--      38%  A Trammell      Reached on E5 (Fly Ball); Whitaker to 3B; Trammell to 2B
   R      -23      50%  D Evans         Walk, Wild Pitch; Whitaker Scores/No RBI/unER; Trammell to 3B
   O      1-3      43%  M Nokes         Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Tied 3-3, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  B Downing       Strikeout
   O      ---      48%  D White         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  W Joyner        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Willie Fraser facing 7-8-9
          ---      55%  C Lemon         Hit By Pitch
                  Gary Lucas replaces Willie Fraser pitching; Darnell Coles pinch hits for Dave Bergman batting 8th
          1--      68%  D Coles         Single to LF; Lemon to 3B
   ROO    1-3      61%  T Brookens      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Lemon Scores
   O      ---      60%  P Sheridan      Groundout: C-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-4, Jack Morris facing 4-5-6
                  Darnell Coles moves to 1B
   O      ---      64%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  J Howell        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      69%  D Schofield     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Gary Lucas facing 2-3-4
                  Larry Herndon pinch hits for Bill Bean batting 2nd
          ---      73%  L Herndon       Single to LF
          1--      78%  L Whitaker      Single to CF; Herndon to 2B
   O      12-      78%  A Trammell      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Herndon to 3B; Whitaker to 2B
                  Mike Cook replaces Gary Lucas pitching; Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Terry Harper batting 5th; Terry Harper pinch hits for Darrell Evans batting 5th
          -23      79%  J Grubb         Walk
   RRRR   123      96%  M Nokes         Home Run; Herndon Scores; Whitaker Scores; Grubb Scores
          ---      97%  C Lemon         Walk
          1--      97%  D Coles         Walk; Lemon to 2B
   O      12-      96%  T Brookens      Strikeout
   O      12-      96%  P Sheridan      Flyball: SS
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-8, Jack Morris facing 7-8-9
                  Larry Herndon moves to LF
   O      ---      97%  D Miller        Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  G Pettis        Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  M McLemore      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      98%  B Downing       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Angels 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-3, Mike Cook facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  L Herndon       Strikeout
                  Miguel Garcia replaces Mike Cook pitching
          ---      98%  L Whitaker      Single to LF
          1--      98%  A Trammell      Walk; Whitaker to 2B
                  Mike Heath pinch hits for Johnny Grubb batting 5th
   R      12-      99%  M Heath         Single to RF; Whitaker Scores; Trammell to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  M Nokes         Wild Pitch; Trammell Scores; Heath to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      99%  C Lemon         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 10, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-10, Jack Morris facing 2-3-4
                  Jack Morris replaces Alan Trammell pitching and batting 4th; Mike Heath moves to 1B (team loses DH); Darnell Coles moves to 3B; Tom Brookens moves to SS
          ---      99%  D White         Single to CF
          1--      98%  W Joyner        Single to RF; White to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  D DeCinces      Strikeout
   O      1-3     100%  J Howell        Strikeout
   R      1-3      99%  D Schofield     Single to RF; White Scores; Joyner to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  D Miller        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 10, Angels 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-4, Miguel Garcia facing 8-9-1
          ---     100%  D Coles         Walk
          1--     100%  T Brookens      Walk; Coles to 2B
          12-     100%  P Sheridan      Single to CF; Coles to 3B; Brookens to 2B
   RO     123     100%  L Herndon       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Coles Scores; Sheridan to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
   RO     1-3     100%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Sheridan Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  J Morris        Foul Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 12, Angels 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 4-12, Jack Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  G Pettis        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M McLemore      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Downing       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 12, Angels 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation