September 20, 1981 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 9,930

Sunday, September 20, 1981, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Tigers

55-42

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: J Morris (13-5), L: T Brennan (1-1)

Indians

44-46

Lost 2

6th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Trammell SS                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .681    0    1   2   GDP
K Gibson CF                   4   1   2   1    1   0  .318  .831    0    6   0   CS,IW
S Kemp LF                     4   0   2   3    1   0  .282  .820    0    3   0   2B
R Jackson 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .683    0    8   1   
C Summers DH                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .730    0    0   0   
B Fahey C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .617    0    3   1   
  R Peters PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .676    0    0   0   
  J Wockenfuss C              0   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .619         1   0   
L Jones RF                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .268  .669    0    2   0   
S Papi 3B                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .221  .614    0    1   2   
  R Hebner PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .221  .622    0    0   0   
  D Brown PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Kelleher 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .576         0   0   
L Whitaker 2B                 3   1   3   1    1   0  .269  .732    0    1   4   2B

J Morris P                                                               1   0
Totals                       36   5  11   5    4   2                    27  10

BATTING

2B: S Kemp (17, off D Spillner); L Whitaker (14, off T Brennan).

IBB: K Gibson (1, by D Spillner).

TB: L Whitaker 4; S Kemp 3; K Gibson 2; B Fahey; C Summers; R Hebner; S Papi.

GIDP: A Trammell (10).

RBI: S Kemp 3 (47); K Gibson (32); L Whitaker (33).

2-out RBI: S Kemp 3.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Whitaker-A Trammell-R Jackson.

BASERUNNING

CS: K Gibson (5, 2nd base by T Brennan/B Diaz).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bannister LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .647    0    4   0   
J Orta RF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .263  .671    0    1   0   3B
M Hargrove 1B                 2   0   0   1    1   0  .330  .850    0    9   1   SF
B Diaz C                      4   0   1   0    0   2  .331  .945    0    3   1   
T Harrah 3B                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .288  .766    0    0   0   2·SB
V Hayes DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .793    0    0   0   GDP
R Manning CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .666    0    3   0   SB
D Kuiper 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .576    0    3   3   
T Veryzer SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .543    0    2   8   
  K Pagel PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .333 1.384    0    0   0   IW
  M Fischlin PR-SS            0   0   0   0    0   0  .152  .368         2   1   SB

T Brennan P                                                              0   1
  D Spillner P                                                           0   0
Totals                       30   1   5   1    4   4                    27  15

BATTING

3B: J Orta (3, off J Morris).

SF: M Hargrove (6, off J Morris).

IBB: K Pagel (1, by J Morris).

TB: J Orta 3; B Diaz; R Manning; T Veryzer; T Harrah.

GIDP: V Hayes (1).

RBI: M Hargrove (43).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Brennan-T Veryzer-M Hargrove.

PB: B Diaz (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Fischlin (3, 2nd base off J Morris/B Fahey); T Harrah 2 (10, 2nd base off J Morris/J Wockenfuss, 2nd base off J Morris/B Fahey); R Manning (19, 2nd base off J Morris/B Fahey).

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 (13-5)             9     5   1   1    4   4   0   2.93   35     -       ·  ·      9·12· 1· 5     73    -     1.34   0.37
Totals                         9     5   1   1    4   4   0          35     -       ·  ·      9·12· 1· 5           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Brennan, L (1-1)             8.1  10   4   4    3   0   0   3.46   36     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1·10     44    -     1.39  -0.06
D Spillner                     0.2   1   1   1    1   2   0   3.43    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-2    1.25  -0.08
Totals                         9    11   5   5    4   2   0          40     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1·11          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Spillner (3; K Gibson); J Morris (9; K Pagel).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 9,930.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians                    
1. A Trammell           SS    1. A Bannister          LF 
2. K Gibson             CF    2. J Orta               RF 
3. S Kemp               LF    3. M Hargrove           1B 
4. R Jackson            1B    4. B Diaz               C  
5. C Summers            DH    5. T Harrah             3B 
6. B Fahey              C     6. V Hayes              DH 
7. L Jones              RF    7. R Manning            CF 
8. S Papi               3B    8. D Kuiper             2B 
9. L Whitaker           2B    9. T Veryzer            SS 

   J Morris             P        T Brennan            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  1-1  12-      33%  91% L Whitaker      T Brennan       Double to LF; Jones Scores; Brown to 3B
   b 6   0  1-0  ---     -17%  45% J Orta          J Morris        Triple to CF
   t 9   2  1-2  123      13%  99% S Kemp          D Spillner      Double to RF; Brown Scores; Whitaker Scores; Gibson Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  12-      11%  66% K Gibson        T Brennan       Single to LF; Papi Scores; Whitaker to 2B
   b 7   2  1-1  -23      10%  50% A Bannister     J Morris        Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Brennan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  K Gibson        Flyball: LF
          ---      48%  S Kemp          Single to LF
          1--      49%  R Jackson       Passed Ball; Kemp to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  A Bannister     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
          ---      48%  M Hargrove      Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Diaz          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Brennan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  C Summers       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  B Fahey         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      45%  L Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  T Harrah        Walk
   OO     1--      49%  V Hayes         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Manning       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Brennan facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  S Papi          Single to LF
          1--      60%  L Whitaker      Walk; Papi to 2B
   O      12-      54%  A Trammell      Foul Flyball: C
   R      12-      66%  K Gibson        Single to LF; Papi Scores; Whitaker to 2B
   O      12-      62%  S Kemp          Flyball: LF
   O      12-      58%  R Jackson       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  D Kuiper        Flyball: LF
          ---      57%  T Veryzer       Single to LF
   O      1--      61%  A Bannister     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      63%  J Orta          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Brennan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      61%  C Summers       Flyball: LF
          ---      64%  B Fahey         Single to CF
   O      1--      61%  L Jones         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      59%  S Papi          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Morris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      62%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF
          ---      58%  B Diaz          Single to CF
          1--      53%  T Harrah        Single to RF; Diaz to 2B
   O      12-      58%  V Hayes         Flyball: RF; Diaz to 3B
          1-3      57%  R Manning       Harrah Steals 2B
   O      -23      65%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Brennan facing 9-1-2
          ---      69%  L Whitaker      Single to RF
   OO     1--      61%  A Trammell      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---      62%  K Gibson        Single to CF
   O      1--      60%  S Kemp          Gibson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      66%  T Veryzer       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      67%  A Bannister     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Brennan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  S Kemp          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  R Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      65%  C Summers       Single to 2B
   O      1--      62%  B Fahey         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Morris facing 2-3-4
          ---      45%  J Orta          Triple to CF
   RO     --3      46%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Orta Scores
   O      ---      48%  B Diaz          Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      50%  T Harrah        Groundout: C-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Brennan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      46%  L Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  S Papi          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      46%  L Whitaker      Single to CF
   O      1--      42%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      45%  V Hayes         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      41%  R Manning       Single to LF
          1--      38%  D Kuiper        Manning Steals 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Manning to 3B
                  Karl Pagel pinch hits for Tom Veryzer batting 9th
          --3      41%  K Pagel         Intentional Walk
                  Mike Fischlin pinch runs for Karl Pagel batting 9th
          1-3      40%  A Bannister     Fischlin Steals 2B
   O      -23      50%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Brennan facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Fischlin moves to SS
   O      ---      45%  K Gibson        Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  S Kemp          Walk
   O      1--      45%  R Jackson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      40%  C Summers       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Morris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      44%  J Orta          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      48%  M Hargrove      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  B Diaz          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Brennan facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Peters pinch hits for Bill Fahey batting 6th
          ---      58%  R Peters        Walk
   O      1--      50%  L Jones         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Richie Hebner pinch hits for Stan Papi batting 8th
          1--      58%  R Hebner        Single to CF; Jones to 2B
                  Darrell Brown pinch runs for Richie Hebner batting 8th
   R      12-      91%  L Whitaker      Double to LF; Jones Scores; Brown to 3B
                  Dan Spillner replaces Tom Brennan pitching
   O      -23      85%  A Trammell      Strikeout
          -23      86%  K Gibson        Intentional Walk
   RRR    123      99%  S Kemp          Double to RF; Brown Scores; Whitaker Scores; Gibson Scores
   O      -2-      98%  R Jackson       Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
                  John Wockenfuss replaces Rick Peters playing C batting 6th; Mick Kelleher replaces Darrell Brown playing 3B batting 8th
          ---      96%  T Harrah        Walk
          1--      96%  V Hayes         Harrah Steals 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      99%  R Manning       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  D Kuiper        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE198109200

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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