September 2, 1996 Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 12
@CAL 8 DET 8
@CHW 6 MIL 7
CLE 6 NYY 5
@OAK 0 BOS 9
@SEA 8
(10) MIN 6
@TEX 4 KCR 2
@TOR 0 CIN 7
ATL 6 FLA 4
CHC 3 MON 4
SFG 3
(11) LAD 8
@NYM 5 SDP 5
@PHI 1 COL 8
@PIT 3 STL 8
HOU 7
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 19,599

Monday, September 2, 1996, 1:05
Time of Game: 3:24

Tigers

50-88

Won 1

5th, 27½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  2  0   0  1  1   0  1  3    8 11  0
White Sox       3  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    6 11  1

W: M Myers (1-5), L: R Hernandez (6-2), S: J Lima (3)

White Sox

74-65

Lost 1

2nd, 8 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Pride LF                    1   1   0   0    2   0  .289  .840   13    2   0   2·SB
  K Bartee PH-CF              2   1   1   0    0   0  .289  .702    9    1   0   
M Lewis 2B                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .280  .754   25    1   1   
T Fryman SS                   5   2   2   3    0   1  .266  .780   20    3   4   HR
T Clark 1B                    5   1   3   1    0   2  .255  .808   19    9   1   HR,2B
B Higginson CF-LF             4   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .974   16    2   0   
R Sierra DH                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .252  .710   12    0   0   SF
M Nieves RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .847   19    3   0   
P Nevin 3B                    4   1   1   2    0   2  .291  .721   16    1   3   HR
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .210  .575   17    4   1   

A Sager P                                                                1   0
  J Cummings P                                                           0   0
  R Lewis P                                                              0   1
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
  J Lima P                                                               0   0
Totals                       36   8  11   8    3   9              166   27  11

BATTING

2B: T Clark (12, off T Castillo).

HR: T Fryman (22, off R Hernandez; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); T Clark (19, off J Baldwin; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); P Nevin (1, off J Baldwin; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: R Sierra (9, off T Castillo).

TB: T Clark 7; T Fryman 5; P Nevin 4; M Lewis 2; B Higginson; K Bartee; R Sierra.

RBI: T Fryman 3 (92); P Nevin 2 (4); R Sierra (66); T Clark (48); M Lewis (50).

2-out RBI: T Fryman 3; P Nevin 2; M Lewis.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Pride 2 (9, 2nd base off J Baldwin/P Borders 2).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips LF                 2   1   0   0    3   0  .278  .817   26    2   1   
D Martinez CF                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .311  .838   10    3   0   
  L Mouton PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .306  .812    1    0   0   
  D Lewis PR-CF               0   1   0   0    0   0  .222  .622    3    0   0   SH
R Ventura 1B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .288  .895   23    4   2   
H Baines DH                   4   1   1   1    1   1  .306  .895   21    0   0   
D Tartabull RF                4   1   1   3    0   2  .245  .806   15    3   0   HR
  M Cameron RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  N Martin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .371  .853    3    0   0   
G Norton 3B                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .583   20    2   0   CS
R Durham 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .782   17    1   2   
P Borders C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .257  .639   10   10   0   
O Guillen SS                  4   1   4   0    0   0  .272  .660   16    0   2   

J Baldwin P                                                              1   0
  T Castillo P                                                           1   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36   6  11   6    6   4              165   27   7

BATTING

HR: D Tartabull (21, off A Sager; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: D Lewis (14, off R Lewis).

TB: O Guillen 4; D Tartabull 4; P Borders 2; R Ventura 2; H Baines; L Mouton.

RBI: D Tartabull 3 (82); L Mouton (35); H Baines (88); R Ventura (89).

2-out RBI: D Tartabull 3; H Baines; R Ventura; L Mouton.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

E: P Borders (7).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Norton (1, 2nd base by A Sager/B Ausmus).

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
A Sager                        5.2   7   5   5    5   2   1   5.03   28  106-56   34· 4·18   10· 4· 7· 0     32    -     1.10   0.02
J Cummings, BS (1)             0     3   1   1    0   0   0   4.09    3    6-5     3· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          2-2    2.39  -0.43
R Lewis                        1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   4.28    7   27-17    8· 5· 4    1· 3· 1· 0          2-0    0.64   0.00
M Myers, W (1-5)               0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.94    2   16-13    8· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.10   0.09
J Lima, S (3)                  1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.01    3    7-5     3· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.11
Totals                         9    11   6   6    6   4   1          43  162-96   56·13·27   14·11· 8· 0          6-2

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Baldwin                      6     6   4   4    2   7   2   4.23   26  108-63   36·15·12    6· 9· 2· 0     49    -     1.06  -0.08
T Castillo, H (9)              2     2   1   1    0   0   0   4.20    8   22-13   11· 0· 2    4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    2.03   0.09
R Hernandez, BS (7), L (6-2)   1     3   3   3    1   2   1   1.46    6   31-19   12· 2· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.47  -0.72
Totals                         9    11   8   8    3   9   3          40  161-95   59·17·19   11·13· 4· 0           -

J Cummings faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Baldwin (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.

Time of Game: 3:24.

Attendance: 19,599.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 10mph in from Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Chicago White Sox                    
1. C Pride              LF    1. T Phillips           LF 
2. M Lewis              2B    2. D Martinez           CF 
3. T Fryman             SS    3. R Ventura            1B 
4. T Clark              1B    4. H Baines             DH 
5. B Higginson          CF    5. D Tartabull          RF 
6. R Sierra             DH    6. G Norton             3B 
7. M Nieves             RF    7. R Durham             2B 
8. P Nevin              3B    8. P Borders            C  
9. B Ausmus             C     9. O Guillen            SS 

   A Sager              P        J Baldwin            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  6-5  12-  6   75%  90% T Fryman        R Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bartee Scores; Lewis Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  12-  2  -23%  23% D Tartabull     A Sager         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Ventura Scores; Baines Scores
   t 8   0  6-4  1--  3   18%  40% T Clark         T Castillo      Double to CF (Fly Ball); Fryman to 3B
   b 6   2  4-3  12-  1  -18%  42% L Mouton        J Cummings      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Guillen Scores; Phillips to 3B
   t 6   0  3-3  ---  4   15%  65% T Clark         J Baldwin       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, James Baldwin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   53%  C Pride         Walk
   O      1--  7   50%  M Lewis         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   47%  T Fryman        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--      49%  T Clark         Pride Steals 2B; Pride to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  5   45%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, A.J. Sager facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  T Phillips      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   49%  D Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   48%  R Ventura       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  6   46%  H Baines        Walk; Ventura to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   23%  D Tartabull     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Ventura Scores; Baines Scores
          ---  7   22%  G Norton        Walk
   O      1--  3   24%  R Durham        Norton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, James Baldwin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   21%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   24%  R Sierra        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      25%  M Nieves        Wild Pitch; Sierra to 2B
   O      -2-  4   22%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -2-  5   36%  P Nevin         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Sierra Scores
   O      ---  6   35%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, A.J. Sager facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   37%  R Durham        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
          ---  2   35%  P Borders       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  5   32%  O Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Borders to 2B
          12-  6   27%  T Phillips      Walk; Borders to 3B; Guillen to 2B
   O      123  3   33%  D Martinez      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      123  4   40%  R Ventura       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, James Baldwin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   37%  C Pride         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   35%  M Lewis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   34%  T Fryman        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, A.J. Sager facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   36%  H Baines        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   37%  D Tartabull     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   39%  G Norton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, James Baldwin facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   43%  T Clark         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   39%  B Higginson     Popfly: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  3   35%  R Sierra        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  6   32%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, A.J. Sager facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   34%  R Durham        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   32%  P Borders       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   29%  O Guillen       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Borders to 2B
   O      12-  5   31%  T Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Borders to 3B; Guillen to 2B
          -23  6   30%  D Martinez      Walk
   O      123  1   37%  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, James Baldwin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   34%  P Nevin         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   31%  B Ausmus        Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  7   33%  C Pride         Walk
          1--      34%  M Lewis         Pride Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   46%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pride Scores
   O      1--  4   43%  T Fryman        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, A.J. Sager facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   46%  H Baines        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   48%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   50%  G Norton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, James Baldwin facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  4   65%  T Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   69%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   65%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   62%  M Nieves        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Nieves to 1B
   O      1--  2   59%  P Nevin         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, A.J. Sager facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   63%  R Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   66%  P Borders       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   64%  O Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   60%  T Phillips      Walk; Guillen to 2B
                  John Cummings replaces A.J. Sager pitching; Lyle Mouton pinch hits for Dave Martinez batting 2nd
   R      12-  1   42%  L Mouton        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Guillen Scores; Phillips to 3B
                  Darren Lewis pinch runs for Lyle Mouton batting 2nd
   R      1-3  1   28%  R Ventura       Single to 3B (Bunt); Phillips Scores; Lewis to 2B
   R      12-  4   17%  H Baines        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Lewis Scores; Ventura to 2B
                  Richie Lewis replaces John Cummings pitching
   O      12-  5   20%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-6, Tony Castillo facing 9-1-2
                  Tony Castillo replaces James Baldwin pitching; Darren Lewis moves to CF
   O      ---  3   16%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Kimera Bartee pinch hits for Curtis Pride batting 1st
   O      ---  2   14%  K Bartee        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   12%  M Lewis         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Richie Lewis facing 6-7-8
                  Bobby Higginson moves to LF; Kimera Bartee moves to CF
   O      ---  2   13%  G Norton        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   14%  R Durham        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   15%  P Borders       Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-6, Tony Castillo facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   22%  T Fryman        Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right)
          1--  3   40%  T Clark         Double to CF (Fly Ball); Fryman to 3B
   O      -23  3   30%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   RO     -23  2   22%  R Sierra        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Fryman Scores
   O      -2-  2   14%  M Nieves        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Richie Lewis facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   12%  O Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  6    9%  T Phillips      Walk; Guillen to 2B
   O      12-  3    9%  D Lewis         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Guillen to 3B; Phillips to 2B
                  Mike Myers replaces Richie Lewis pitching
   O      -23 11   14%  R Ventura       Popfly: RF (Deep 2B)
   O      -23  5   18%  H Baines        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Roberto Hernandez facing 8-9-1
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Tony Castillo pitching; Mike Cameron replaces Danny Tartabull playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  5   10%  P Nevin         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   18%  B Ausmus        Walk
          1--  7   29%  K Bartee        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ausmus to 2B
   O      12-  3   15%  M Lewis         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Ausmus out at Hm/LF-C; Bartee to 2B
   RRR    12-  6   90%  T Fryman        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Bartee Scores; Lewis Scores
   O      ---  4   89%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 6-8, Jose Lima facing 5-6-7
                  Jose Lima replaces Mike Myers pitching; Norberto Martin pinch hits for Mike Cameron batting 5th
   O      ---  3   95%  N Martin        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   98%  G Norton        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2  100%  R Durham        Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199609020

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