April 6, 1997 Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 19,259

Sunday, April 6, 1997, 1:06
Time of Game: 3:08

Tigers

2-4

Lost 1

5th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  1    3  8  0
White Sox       3  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  X    5 10  1

W: J Navarro (1-0), L: D Brocail (0-1), S: R Hernandez (2)

White Sox

2-3

Won 1

4th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .240  .561   28    1   1   SB
D Easley 2B                   4   0   2   1    0   2  .304  .848   38    4   3   SB,SF
T Fryman 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .811   25    0   2   
T Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   4  .423 1.291   27    6   0   
B Higginson LF                3   1   1   0    1   1  .333 1.052   17    1   0   
M Nieves DH                   4   1   1   2    0   3  .346 1.038   21    0   0   HR
B Trammell RF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .313  .734   18    3   0   
M Walbeck C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .100  .631   20    6   1   GDP
D Cruz SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .368  .842    9    3   2   
  C Pride PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .375 1.069    5    0   0   

D Brocail P                                                              0   0
  D Miceli P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   3   8   3    4  14              208   24   9

BATTING

HR: M Nieves (2, off A Levine; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

SF: D Easley (1, off R Hernandez).

TB: M Nieves 4; B Trammell 2; D Easley 2; B Higginson; T Fryman; B Hunter.

GIDP: M Walbeck (1).

RBI: M Nieves 2 (9); D Easley (5).

2-out RBI: M Nieves 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Hunter (4, 2nd base off J Navarro/T Pena); D Easley (2, 2nd base off J Navarro/T Pena).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips RF                 3   1   2   1    2   1  .500 1.432   34    1   0   HR
D Martinez CF                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    8    2   0   CS
F Thomas 1B                   2   1   1   0    2   0  .250  .675   20    8   0   
A Belle LF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .318  .893    9    1   0   
H Baines DH                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .278  .687   20    0   0   
C Snopek 3B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .333  .965    7    0   1   HR
R Durham 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .211  .822   16    0   5   SB
T Pena C                      2   0   0   1    1   1  .250  .583   29   14   0   SF
O Guillen SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .675    7    1   3   SH

J Navarro P                                                              0   0
  A Levine P                                                             0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       30   5  10   5    6   4              150   27   9

BATTING

HR: C Snopek (1, off D Brocail; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); T Phillips (1, off D Brocail; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: T Pena (1, off D Brocail).

SH: O Guillen (1, off D Brocail).

TB: T Phillips 5; C Snopek 5; A Belle 2; F Thomas; O Guillen; H Baines; R Durham.

RBI: T Phillips (2); R Durham (4); H Baines (3); T Pena (1); C Snopek (5).

2-out RBI: R Durham.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Durham-O Guillen-F Thomas.

PB: T Pena (1).

E: O Guillen (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Durham (1, 2nd base off D Brocail/M Walbeck).

CS: D Martinez (1, 2nd base by D Brocail/M Walbeck).

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
D Brocail, L (0-1)             6    10   5   5    5   1   2   7.20   31  108-62   38· 6·18   11·11· 3· 0     28    -     0.62  -0.23
D Miceli                       2     0   0   0    1   3   0  21.60    7   33-22   10· 4· 8    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.01
Totals                         8    10   5   5    6   4   2          38  141-84   48·10·26   12·13· 3· 0           -

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 Navarro, W (1-0)             7     5   0   0    2  11   0   2.08   29  135-80   35·23·22   10· 5· 1· 0     76    -     0.73   0.25
A Levine                       1     2   2   2    1   2   1   6.23    6   31-17    7· 2· 8    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.28  -0.01
R Hernandez, S (2)             1     1   1   1    1   1   0   4.50    5   26-14    5· 1· 8    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.95   0.04
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4  14   1          40  192-111  47·26·38   13· 7· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Brocail (2); J Navarro (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Drew Coble, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 19,259.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 21mph from Right to Left, Overcast, Snow.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Chicago White Sox                    
1. B Hunter             CF    1. T Phillips           RF 
2. D Easley             2B    2. D Martinez           CF 
3. T Fryman             3B    3. F Thomas             1B 
4. T Clark              1B    4. A Belle              LF 
5. B Higginson          LF    5. H Baines             DH 
6. M Nieves             DH    6. C Snopek             3B 
7. B Trammell           RF    7. R Durham             2B 
8. M Walbeck            C     8. T Pena               C  
9. D Cruz               SS    9. O Guillen            SS 

   D Brocail            P        J Navarro            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  5   10%  64% T Phillips      D Brocail       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 1   1  0-1  12-  5    8%  76% H Baines        D Brocail       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Thomas Scores; Belle to 2B
   b 1   2  0-2  12-  2    5%  77% R Durham        D Brocail       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Belle Scores; Baines out at 2B/CF-2B
   t 3   2  3-0  12-  4    4%  84% B Higginson     J Navarro       Flyball: CF
   t 4   1  4-0  1--  7    4%  91% M Walbeck       J Navarro       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaime Navarro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  B Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   50%  D Easley        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      48%  T Fryman        Easley Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   52%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  6   55%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Brocail facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  5   64%  T Phillips      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   63%  D Martinez      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
          ---  5   65%  F Thomas        Walk
          1--  3   68%  A Belle         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Thomas to 2B
   R      12-  5   76%  H Baines        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Thomas Scores; Belle to 2B
   O      12-  1   72%  C Snopek        Flyball: CF
   RO     12-  2   77%  R Durham        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Belle Scores; Baines out at 2B/CF-2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jaime Navarro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   79%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   77%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Nieves to 1B
   O      1--  3   80%  B Trammell      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   78%  M Walbeck       Walk; Nieves to 2B
   O      12-  3   82%  D Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Doug Brocail facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   84%  T Pena          Walk
   O      1--  2   83%  O Guillen       Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice (2B-1B); Pena to 2B
          -2-      85%  T Phillips      Wild Pitch; Pena to 3B
          --3  8   85%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  2   82%  D Martinez      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          1-3  5   83%  F Thomas        Walk; Phillips to 2B
   O      123  2   79%  A Belle         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jaime Navarro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   81%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   79%  D Easley        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   82%  T Fryman        Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
          1--  5   80%  T Clark         Walk; Easley to 2B
   O      12-  4   84%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Doug Brocail facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   85%  H Baines        Walk
          1--  2   88%  C Snopek        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Baines to 2B
   O      12-  3   87%  R Durham        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Baines to 3B
          1-3      88%  T Pena          Durham Steals 2B
   RO     -23  4   89%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Baines Scores; Durham to 3B
   O      --3  1   87%  O Guillen       Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Jaime Navarro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   89%  M Nieves        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   87%  B Trammell      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   OO     1--  7   91%  M Walbeck       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Doug Brocail facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   92%  T Phillips      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   91%  D Martinez      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--      90%  F Thomas        Martinez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  3   90%  " "             Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  2   91%  A Belle         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  5   89%  H Baines        Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Jaime Navarro facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   91%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   92%  B Hunter        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   93%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Doug Brocail facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  2   96%  C Snopek        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   95%  R Durham        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   95%  T Pena          Foul Popfly: C
          ---  2   95%  O Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   95%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Jaime Navarro facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   93%  T Fryman        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   95%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   92%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Fryman to 3B
   O      1-3  5   95%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  6   97%  B Trammell      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Doug Brocail facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   97%  D Martinez      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   97%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   97%  A Belle         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Jaime Navarro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   98%  M Walbeck       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   98%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF
          ---  7   98%  B Hunter        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      98%  D Easley        Hunter Steals 2B
          -2-      98%  " "             Wild Pitch; Hunter to 3B
   O      --3  6   98%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dan Miceli facing 5-6-7
                  Dan Miceli replaces Doug Brocail pitching
   O      ---  6   98%  H Baines        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  C Snopek        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  6   98%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Alan Levine facing 3-4-5
                  Alan Levine replaces Jaime Navarro pitching
   O      ---  6   99%  T Fryman        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  T Clark         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   99%  B Higginson     Walk
   RR     1--  6   96%  M Nieves        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Higginson Scores
          ---  5   95%  B Trammell      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   97%  M Walbeck       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dan Miceli facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  9   97%  T Pena          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   97%  O Guillen       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  7   97%  T Phillips      Walk
   O      1--  1   96%  D Martinez      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Roberto Hernandez facing 9-1-2
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Alan Levine pitching; Curtis Pride pinch hits for Deivi Cruz batting 9th
   O      ---  5   98%  C Pride         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   96%  B Hunter        Walk
          1--      96%  D Easley        Defensive Indifference; Hunter to 2B
          -2-      96%  " "             Defensive Indifference; Hunter to 3B
   RO     --3  6   99%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hunter Scores
          ---  5   96%  T Fryman        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          1--      96%  T Clark         Defensive Indifference; Fryman to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199704060

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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