September 5, 1983 Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 5,593

Monday, September 5, 1983, 7:37PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Tigers

77-60

Lost 2

3rd, 4½ GB

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

W: B Anderson (1-4), L: J Morris (18-9)

Indians

62-76

Won 5

7th, 20 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .314  .835    0    2   3   
A Trammell SS                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .327  .897    0    3   3   2B
L Herndon LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .797    0    1   0   
L Parrish C                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .281  .837    0    5   4   
K Gibson DH                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .214  .682    0    0   0   HR,GDP
R Leach 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .629    0   10   0   
C Lemon CF                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .263  .853    0    2   0   
  L Jones RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .630         1   0   
G Wilson RF-CF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .720    0    0   0   
T Brookens 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .623    0    0   2   

J Morris P                                                               0   0
  D Bair P                                                               0   0
Totals                       31   2   6   2    2   5                    24  12

BATTING

2B: A Trammell (29, off B Blyleven).

HR: K Gibson (13, off B Blyleven; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: K Gibson 4; A Trammell 2; T Brookens; G Wilson; C Lemon; L Herndon.

GIDP: K Gibson (2).

RBI: K Gibson 2 (45).

2-out RBI: K Gibson 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Brookens-L Whitaker-R Leach; L Parrish-A Trammell.

BASERUNNING

PO: A Trammell (2nd base by B Blyleven).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove 1B                 3   0   1   1    1   1  .286  .765    0    9   1   CS
T Harrah 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .719    0    0   2   
J Franco SS                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .709    0    2   7   GDP
B McBride DH                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .644    0    0   0   
P Tabler LF                   2   0   0   1    1   0  .290  .760    0    4   1   CS
R Hassey C                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .264  .704    0    6   1   
G Thomas CF                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .206  .687    0    2   0   HR
G Vukovich RF                 3   1   3   0    0   0  .242  .634    0    2   0   CS
M Fischlin 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .202  .524    0    1   1   
  B Perkins PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .628    0    0   0   
  A Bannister 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .735    0    1   1   SH

B Blyleven P                                                             0   1
  B Anderson P                                                           0   0
Totals                       26   3   7   3    2   6                    27  15

BATTING

HR: G Thomas (20, off J Morris; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: A Bannister (7, off J Morris).

TB: G Thomas 4; G Vukovich 3; J Franco; M Hargrove; T Harrah.

GIDP: J Franco (16).

RBI: G Thomas (58); M Hargrove (50); P Tabler (52).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Hargrove-J Franco-M Hargrove.

E: T Harrah (10).

BASERUNNING

CS: P Tabler (3, 2nd base by J Morris/L Parrish); G Vukovich (3, 2nd base by J Morris/L Parrish); M Hargrove (6, 2nd base by D Bair/L Parrish).

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, L (18-9)             7.1   7   3   3    2   6   1   3.23   28     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 7     56    -     1.39  -0.22
D Bair                         0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.08    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.54   0.03
Totals                         8     7   3   3    2   6   1          29     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 7          1-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven                     6     4   2   2    2   3   1   3.80   23     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 4     57    -     0.91   0.05
B Anderson, W (1-4)            3     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.93   10     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 2          0-0    1.19   0.26
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   5   1          33     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Morris (18).

IBB: None.

PO: B Blyleven (1; A Trammell, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 5,593.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians                    
1. L Whitaker           2B    1. M Hargrove           1B 
2. A Trammell           SS    2. T Harrah             3B 
3. L Herndon            LF    3. J Franco             SS 
4. L Parrish            C     4. B McBride            DH 
5. K Gibson             DH    5. P Tabler             LF 
6. R Leach              1B    6. R Hassey             C  
7. C Lemon              CF    7. G Thomas             CF 
8. G Wilson             RF    8. G Vukovich           RF 
9. T Brookens           3B    9. M Fischlin           2B 

   J Morris             P        B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  2-1  ---      30%  61% G Thomas        J Morris        Home Run
   t 4   2  0-0  1--     -23%  30% K Gibson        B Blyleven      Home Run; Parrish Scores
   b 8   1  2-2  -2-      21%  87% M Hargrove      J Morris        Single to CF; Vukovich Scores
   t 9   0  3-2  ---       7%  91% L Parrish       B Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
   b 7   0  2-0  ---       7%  29% J Franco        J Morris        Single to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Whitaker      Foul Flyball: LF
          ---      48%  A Trammell      Double to LF
   O      -2-      54%  L Herndon       Trammell Picked off 2B (P-2B)
   O      ---      55%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  M Hargrove      Strikeout
          ---      55%  T Harrah        Single to LF
   OO     1--      50%  J Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  K Gibson        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Leach         Groundout: 2B-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 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  B McBride       Flyball: LF
          ---      55%  P Tabler        Walk
   OO     1--      50%  R Hassey        Double Play: Strikeout, Tabler Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  C Lemon         Walk
   O      1--      50%  G Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      53%  T Brookens      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      56%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  G Thomas        Strikeout
          ---      56%  G Vukovich      Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  M Fischlin      Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  M Hargrove      Vukovich Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  L Herndon       Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  L Parrish       Walk
   RR     1--      30%  K Gibson        Home Run; Parrish Scores
   O      ---      31%  R Leach         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      28%  M Hargrove      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      26%  T Harrah        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      25%  J Franco        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      27%  C Lemon         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      25%  G Wilson        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      22%  T Brookens      Single to 1B; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-      24%  L Whitaker      Groundout: SS-1B; Wilson to 3B; Brookens to 2B
   O      -23      29%  A Trammell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Jack Morris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      26%  B McBride       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      24%  P Tabler        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      22%  R Hassey        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
          ---      20%  L Herndon       Single to RF
   O      1--      22%  L Parrish       Flyball: SS
   OO     1--      26%  K Gibson        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Jack Morris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      23%  G Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      27%  G Vukovich      Single to RF
                  Broderick Perkins pinch hits for Mike Fischlin batting 9th
   O      1--      22%  B Perkins       Strikeout
          1--      25%  M Hargrove      Walk; Vukovich to 2B
   O      12-      19%  T Harrah        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bud Anderson facing 6-7-8
                  Bud Anderson replaces Bert Blyleven pitching; Alan Bannister replaces Broderick Perkins playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---      20%  R Leach         Flyball: LF
          ---      19%  C Lemon         Single to CF
   O      1--      20%  G Wilson        Single to LF; Lemon out at 3B/LF-SS-3B-2B-C; Wilson to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -2-      22%  T Brookens      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Jack Morris facing 3-4-5
                  Glenn Wilson moves to CF; Lynn Jones replaces Chet Lemon playing RF batting 7th
          ---      29%  J Franco        Single to CF
          1--      32%  B McBride       Wild Pitch; Franco to 2B
   O      -2-      28%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Franco to 3B
   RO     --3      28%  P Tabler        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Franco Scores
   O      ---      26%  R Hassey        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bud Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      28%  L Whitaker      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      30%  A Trammell      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      31%  L Herndon       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Jack Morris facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      61%  G Thomas        Home Run
          ---      67%  G Vukovich      Single to RF
   O      1--      65%  A Bannister     Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Vukovich to 2B
   R      -2-      87%  M Hargrove      Single to CF; Vukovich Scores
                  Doug Bair replaces Jack Morris pitching
   O      1--      84%  T Harrah        Hargrove Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      83%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Bud Anderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  K Gibson        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Leach         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Indians 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE198309050

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation