May 26, 1997 Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 3
MIL 2 CLE 10
@CHW 4 DET 6
ANA 0 OAK 2
@KCR 1
(11) SEA 13
@MIN 8 BAL 8
@NYY 6 TOR 8
TEX 1 CIN 8
PHI 5 CIN 8
PHI 4 COL 9
STL 7 LAD 5
FLA 3 NYM 4
@MON 3 CHC 2
@PIT 1 ATL 12
@SDP 5 SFG 4
HOU 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 26,383

Monday, May 26, 1997, 4:00
Time of Game: 2:35

Indians

26-21

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         2  6  0   0  0  0   1  1  0   10 13  1
White Sox       2  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    4  6  0

W: O Hershiser (5-2), L: J Navarro (4-3)

White Sox

21-25

Lost 2

4th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  5   2   3   2    0   0  .225  .623   11    5   0   SB,CS,GDP
  T Hubbard CF                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Franco DH                   4   2   2   1    1   1  .342  .856   20    0   0   2B,SB
J Thome 1B                    4   1   1   3    1   0  .305  .985   33   12   1   GDP
M Williams 3B                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .265  .873   16    0   2   2B
D Justice LF                  2   0   1   1    2   0  .396 1.257   17    1   0   2·IW
  B Giles LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .833    3    1   0   
M Ramirez RF                  4   1   3   2    0   1  .329  .951   14    0   0   2B,SF
T Fernandez 2B                3   1   0   0    1   1  .281  .744   16    2   2   
  C Candaele PH-2B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   1   
S Alomar C                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .998    8    5   0   
O Vizquel SS                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .251  .660   19    0   5   

O Hershiser P                                                            1   3
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
  D Graves P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35  10  13   9    7   4              160   27  14

BATTING

2B: M Williams (13, off J Navarro); M Ramirez (10, off J Navarro); J Franco (7, off J Navarro).

SF: M Ramirez (2, off J Navarro).

IBB: D Justice 2 (6, 2 by J Navarro).

TB: M Ramirez 4; M Grissom 3; J Franco 3; S Alomar 2; M Williams 2; J Thome; D Justice.

GIDP: M Grissom (4); J Thome (5).

RBI: J Thome 3 (31); M Ramirez 2 (30); M Grissom 2 (9); J Franco (15); D Justice (38).

2-out RBI: D Justice; M Ramirez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

E: O Vizquel (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Grissom (7, 3rd base off J Navarro/T Pena); J Franco (4, 2nd base off J Navarro/T Pena).

CS: M Grissom (3, 2nd base by J Navarro/T Pena).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .722   15    2   3   
M Cameron CF                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .240  .669   21    3   0   HR
F Thomas 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .373 1.123   12    9   1   HR
A Belle LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .814    7    1   0   
H Baines DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .945    8    0   0   
N Martin 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .324  .802    8    0   1   
D Martinez RF                 2   1   1   1    1   0  .293  .774   18    2   0   3B,SF
T Pena C                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .462    6    7   1   
  J Fabregas PH-C             2   0   0   1    0   0  .104  .282    7    0   0   
O Guillen SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .622   10    2   5   

J Navarro P                                                              1   0
  M Karchner P                                                           0   1
Totals                       33   4   6   4    2   5              112   27  12

BATTING

3B: D Martinez (3, off O Hershiser).

HR: F Thomas (10, off O Hershiser; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out); M Cameron (1, off O Hershiser; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: D Martinez (3, off O Hershiser).

TB: M Cameron 4; F Thomas 4; D Martinez 3; N Martin; H Baines; A Belle.

RBI: J Fabregas (4); M Cameron (4); D Martinez (21); F Thomas (40).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Karchner-O Guillen-F Thomas; O Guillen-R Durham-F Thomas.

PB: J Fabregas 2 (2).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Hershiser, W (5-2)           7     5   4   4    0   3   2   4.89   27   81-55   34· 4·17   14· 7· 3· 0     54    -     0.43  -0.04
J Mesa                         1     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.67    5   19-12    3· 3· 6    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
D Graves                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   10-5     3· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         9     6   4   4    2   5   2          36  110-72   40· 7·25   17· 8· 4· 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, L (4-3)             7    11   9   9    5   4   0   4.71   34  115-63   40· 6·17   14· 9· 2· 0     18    -     0.62  -0.52
M Karchner                     2     2   1   0    2   0   0   5.19    9   31-15   12· 2· 1    4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
Totals                         9    13  10   9    7   4   0          43  146-78   52· 8·18   18·11· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Navarro 2 (3; D Justice, D Justice).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Brian O'Nora.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 26,383.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 51° F, Wind 16mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Chicago White Sox                    
1. M Grissom            CF    1. R Durham             2B 
2. J Franco             DH    2. M Cameron            CF 
3. J Thome              1B    3. F Thomas             1B 
4. M Williams           3B    4. A Belle              LF 
5. D Justice            LF    5. H Baines             DH 
6. M Ramirez            RF    6. N Martin             3B 
7. T Fernandez          2B    7. D Martinez           RF 
8. S Alomar             C     8. T Pena               C  
9. O Vizquel            SS    9. O Guillen            SS 

   O Hershiser          P        J Navarro            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  2-2  123  1   12%  72% M Grissom       J Navarro       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ramirez Scores; Fernandez Scores; Vizquel to 2B
   t 2   1  2-4  12-  1   10%  83% J Franco        J Navarro       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Vizquel Scores; Grissom to 3B
   b 1   1  2-1  ---  1  -10%  47% F Thomas        O Hershiser     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 1   1  2-0  ---  4   -9%  57% M Cameron       O Hershiser     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 2   1  2-5  -23  4    7%  89% J Thome         J Navarro       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Grissom Scores; Franco Scores; Thome to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaime Navarro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  M Grissom       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   52%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Grissom to 2B
          -2-      54%  J Thome         Grissom Steals 3B
   RO     --3  5   56%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Grissom Scores
          ---  3   58%  M Williams      Double to RF (Line Drive)
   RO     -2-  4   64%  D Justice       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Williams Scores; Justice out at 2B/2B-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   67%  R Durham        Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---  4   57%  M Cameron       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      ---  1   47%  F Thomas        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   49%  A Belle         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   50%  H Baines        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Jaime Navarro facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   54%  M Ramirez       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  7   59%  T Fernandez     Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  2   54%  S Alomar        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          12-  4   60%  O Vizquel       Walk; Ramirez to 3B; Fernandez to 2B
   RR     123  1   72%  M Grissom       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ramirez Scores; Fernandez Scores; Vizquel to 2B
   R      12-  1   83%  J Franco        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Vizquel Scores; Grissom to 3B
   RR     -23  4   89%  J Thome         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Grissom Scores; Franco Scores; Thome to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  5   88%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   88%  D Justice       Intentional Walk
   R      12-  2   93%  M Ramirez       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Thome Scores; Justice to 3B
   O      -23  3   91%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 8, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Orel Hershiser facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   92%  N Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   93%  D Martinez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   94%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, White Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jaime Navarro facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   94%  S Alomar        Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right)
   O      1--  3   94%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  2   92%  M Grissom       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Orel Hershiser facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   94%  O Guillen       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   94%  R Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   94%  M Cameron       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   95%  F Thomas        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 8, White Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jaime Navarro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   94%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   94%  J Thome         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   94%  M Williams      Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   95%  A Belle         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   94%  H Baines        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   91%  N Martin        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Baines to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   92%  D Martinez      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Baines Scores
   O      1--  4   93%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, White Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-3, Jaime Navarro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   93%  D Justice       Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  5   92%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   92%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Orel Hershiser facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   94%  O Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   94%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, White Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-3, Jaime Navarro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   95%  S Alomar        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   94%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   94%  M Grissom       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   94%  J Franco        Grissom Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Orel Hershiser facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   95%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   96%  A Belle         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   97%  H Baines        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, White Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-3, Jaime Navarro facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   97%  J Franco        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      98%  J Thome         Franco Steals 2B
          -2-  6   98%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   98%  M Williams      Flyball: CF; Franco to 3B; Thome to 2B
          -23  4   98%  D Justice       Intentional Walk
   RO     123  2   98%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Franco Scores; Thome to 3B
   O      1-3  5   98%  T Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 9, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-9, Orel Hershiser facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   99%  N Martin        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  7   97%  D Martinez      Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
                  Jorge Fabregas pinch hits for Tony Pena batting 8th
   RO     --3  2   98%  J Fabregas      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Martinez Scores
   O      ---  1   98%  O Guillen       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, White Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-4, Matt Karchner facing 8-9-1
                  Matt Karchner replaces Jaime Navarro pitching; Jorge Fabregas moves to C
          ---  2   98%  S Alomar        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      99%  O Vizquel       Passed Ball; Alomar to 2B
          -2-  4   99%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   99%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Alomar to 3B
   R      1-3  4   99%  J Franco        Walk, Passed Ball; Alomar Scores/No RBI/unER; Grissom to 2B
   OO     12-  5   99%  J Thome         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 10, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-10, Jose Mesa facing 1-2-3
                  Jose Mesa replaces Orel Hershiser pitching; Brian Giles replaces David Justice playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  3   99%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   99%  M Cameron       Walk
   O      1--  5   99%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   99%  A Belle         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Cameron to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  H Baines        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 10, White Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-4, Matt Karchner facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3  100%  M Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  B Giles         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3  100%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Casey Candaele pinch hits for Tony Fernandez batting 7th
   O      1--  3  100%  C Candaele      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 10, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-10, Danny Graves facing 6-7-8
                  Danny Graves replaces Jose Mesa pitching; Casey Candaele moves to 2B; Trenidad Hubbard replaces Marquis Grissom playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  1  100%  N Martin        Flyball: LF
          ---  5  100%  D Martinez      Walk
          1--     100%  J Fabregas      Defensive Indifference; Martinez to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B); Martinez to 3B
   O      --3  1  100%  O Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 10, White Sox 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199705260

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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