September 3, 1996 Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 13,857

Tuesday, September 3, 1996, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:09

Tigers

50-89

Lost 1

5th, 27½ GB

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

W: M Bertotti (2-0), L: O Olivares (7-10), S: R Hernandez (35)

White Sox

75-65

Won 1

2nd, 7 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Pride LF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .287  .835   15    5   0   2B
M Lewis 2B                    2   0   0   0    3   0  .279  .755   26    3   4   
T Fryman SS                   3   0   1   0    2   1  .266  .781   24    0   6   
T Clark 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .254  .802   21   10   0   
B Higginson CF                4   0   1   1    1   0  .312  .970   18    0   0   
R Sierra RF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .249  .703   23    3   0   
M Nieves DH                   4   2   1   0    1   2  .256  .845   25    0   0   
P Nevin 3B                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .305  .790   17    0   1   HR
B Ausmus C                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .214  .585   16    3   0   2·2B

O Olivares P                                                             0   1
  J Cummings P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   4   9   4    7   8              185   24  12

BATTING

2B: B Ausmus 2 (15, off B Simas, off J Darwin); C Pride (16, off J Bere).

HR: P Nevin (2, off J Darwin; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: P Nevin 5; B Ausmus 4; C Pride 2; B Higginson; T Fryman; M Nieves; T Clark.

RBI: P Nevin 2 (6); B Ausmus (31); B Higginson (68).

2-out RBI: P Nevin 2; B Ausmus.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Fryman-M Lewis-T Clark 2.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips LF                 4   1   0   0    1   1  .276  .811   22    2   0   
D Martinez CF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .313  .842   14    5   0   2B
  D Lewis PR-CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .620    8    0   0   
F Thomas 1B                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .351 1.064   17    6   0   
H Baines DH                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .304  .893   15    0   0   
  N Martin PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .371  .853    3    0   0   SH
R Ventura 3B                  4   2   2   3    0   0  .290  .904    6    0   3   HR,2B,GDP
D Tartabull RF                3   1   2   1    1   0  .248  .811   17    3   0   IW
  M Cameron RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
R Durham 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .775   14    1   1   
P Borders C                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .267  .658   11    7   1   
O Guillen SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .272  .659   11    3   0   GDP

J Bere P                                                                 0   1
  J Darwin P                                                             0   0
  M Bertotti P                                                           0   0
  B Simas P                                                              0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       33   6  12   6    4   3              138   27   6

BATTING

2B: D Martinez (16, off J Cummings); R Ventura (27, off O Olivares).

HR: R Ventura (31, off O Olivares; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SH: N Martin (4, off J Cummings).

IBB: D Tartabull (4, by J Cummings).

TB: R Ventura 6; D Martinez 3; P Borders 3; D Tartabull 2; F Thomas 2; O Guillen.

GIDP: O Guillen (9); R Ventura (16).

RBI: R Ventura 3 (92); D Tartabull (83); F Thomas (111); O Guillen (44).

2-out RBI: D Tartabull; O Guillen.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

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
O Olivares, L (7-10)           5.2   9   6   6    2   2   1   4.88   26   94-57   35· 5·17   11· 5· 6· 0     27    -     1.16  -0.34
J Cummings                     2.1   3   0   0    2   1   0   3.70   12   44-24   20· 2· 2    6· 2· 1· 0          2-1    0.65  -0.01
Totals                         8    12   6   6    4   3   1          38  138-81   55· 7·19   17· 7· 7· 0          2-1

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 Bere                         3     5   1   1    3   4   0  10.26   17   72-41   23· 4·14    3· 3· 4· 0     46    -     1.62   0.07
J Darwin                       2     2   2   2    2   2   1   2.49   10   48-27   13· 5· 9    1· 1· 4· 0          0-0    1.17  -0.14
M Bertotti, W (2-0)            1.1   1   1   1    2   0   0   5.60    7   28-14   11· 0· 3    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.26   0.06
B Simas, H (14)                1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.66    6   20-16    9· 3· 4    1· 3· 1· 0          1-1    1.11   0.08
R Hernandez, S (35)            1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.44    3   13-9     3· 3· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     9   4   4    7   8   1          43  181-107  59·15·33    7·11·10· 0          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: J Bere (2).

IBB: J Cummings (2; D Tartabull).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 13,857.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Night, 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. F Thomas             1B 
4. T Clark              1B    4. H Baines             DH 
5. B Higginson          CF    5. R Ventura            3B 
6. R Sierra             RF    6. D Tartabull          RF 
7. M Nieves             DH    7. R Durham             2B 
8. P Nevin              3B    8. P Borders            C  
9. B Ausmus             C     9. O Guillen            SS 

   O Olivares           P        J Bere               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  3-2  12-  1   35%  82% R Ventura       O Olivares      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Thomas Scores; Baines Scores
   t 5   2  2-1  1--  8  -25%  42% P Nevin         J Darwin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Nieves Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  12-  5   12%  66% F Thomas        O Olivares      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Phillips Scores; Martinez to 3B
   b 5   0  3-2  1--  1  -11%  37% O Guillen       O Olivares      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 4   2  1-1  -2-  4   11%  65% D Tartabull     O Olivares      Single to CF (Fly Ball); Ventura Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Bere facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   44%  C Pride         Double to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line)
          -2-  5   41%  M Lewis         Walk
          12-  4   35%  T Fryman        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Pride to 3B; Lewis to 2B
   O      123  6   41%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  4   33%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Line Drive); Pride Scores; Lewis to 3B; Fryman to 2B
   O      123  4   39%  R Sierra        Strikeout Looking
   O      123  4   46%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   49%  T Phillips      Walk
          1--  5   55%  D Martinez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Phillips to 2B
   R      12-  5   66%  F Thomas        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Phillips Scores; Martinez to 3B
   O      1-3  6   61%  H Baines        Strikeout Looking
   OO     1-3  3   50%  R Ventura       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jason Bere facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   46%  P Nevin         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      44%  B Ausmus        Wild Pitch; Nevin to 2B
   O      -2-  5   48%  " "             Lineout: CF
   O      -2-  5   52%  C Pride         Groundout: P-1B; Nevin to 3B
          --3  5   50%  M Lewis         Walk
   O      1-3  6   55%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Omar Olivares facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   53%  D Tartabull     Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   51%  R Durham        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   50%  P Borders       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jason Bere facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   46%  T Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  4   40%  B Higginson     Walk; Clark to 2B
   O      12-  4   43%  R Sierra        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Clark to 3B; Sierra to 1B
   O      1-3  7   50%  M Nieves        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1-3  3   56%  P Nevin         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Omar Olivares facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  O Guillen       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  5   51%  T Phillips      Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   50%  D Martinez      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Darwin facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Darwin replaces Jason Bere pitching
          ---  4   43%  B Ausmus        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   48%  C Pride         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   52%  M Lewis         Lineout: LF
          -2-  5   51%  T Fryman        Walk
   O      12-  6   56%  T Clark         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Omar Olivares facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   53%  F Thomas        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  3   51%  H Baines        Flyball: LF
          ---  1   54%  R Ventura       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  4   65%  D Tartabull     Single to CF (Fly Ball); Ventura Scores
   O      1--  6   63%  R Durham        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jeff Darwin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   66%  B Higginson     Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   69%  R Sierra        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   67%  M Nieves        Walk
   RR     1--  8   42%  P Nevin         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Nieves Scores
   O      ---  1   43%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Omar Olivares facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   48%  P Borders       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  1   37%  O Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   35%  T Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Bertotti facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Bertotti replaces Jeff Darwin pitching
   O      ---  2   38%  C Pride         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  8   35%  M Lewis         Walk
          1--  4   31%  T Fryman        Walk; Lewis to 2B
   O      12-  2   35%  T Clark         Flyball: RF; Lewis to 3B
   O      1-3  1   41%  B Higginson     Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Omar Olivares facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   37%  D Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   42%  F Thomas        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  6   47%  H Baines        Walk; Thomas to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   82%  R Ventura       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Thomas Scores; Baines Scores
          ---  6   84%  D Tartabull     Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   82%  R Durham        Flyball: LF
          1--  1   83%  P Borders       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Tartabull to 2B
                  John Cummings replaces Omar Olivares pitching
   R      12-  5   90%  O Guillen       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Tartabull Scores; Borders to 3B
   O      1-3  4   88%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike Bertotti facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   91%  R Sierra        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  6   88%  M Nieves        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Bill Simas replaces Mike Bertotti pitching
   O      1--  4   91%  P Nevin         Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  2   83%  B Ausmus        Double to CF (Line Drive); Nieves Scores
   O      -2-  2   88%  C Pride         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, John Cummings facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   91%  D Martinez      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Darren Lewis pinch runs for Dave Martinez batting 2nd
          -2-  7   92%  F Thomas        Walk
                  Norberto Martin pinch hits for Harold Baines batting 4th
   O      12-  3   92%  N Martin        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Lewis to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   O      -23  1   88%  R Ventura       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          -23  4   89%  D Tartabull     Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   85%  R Durham        Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-6, Bill Simas facing 2-3-4
                  Darren Lewis moves to CF
   O      ---  2   89%  M Lewis         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   92%  T Fryman        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   93%  T Clark         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, John Cummings facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   94%  P Borders       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   93%  O Guillen       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   92%  T Phillips      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  8   92%  D Lewis         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-6, Roberto Hernandez facing 5-6-7
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Bill Simas pitching; Mike Cameron replaces Danny Tartabull playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---  6   96%  B Higginson     Popfly: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   99%  R Sierra        Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3  100%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199609030

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