April 18, 1991 Texas Rangers at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 1
KCR 0 CAL 7
OAK 1 DET 16
@CHW 0 TEX 7
@CLE 0 MIL 4
BAL 3
(11) CHC 3
@PIT 2 SDP 10
LAD 5

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 6,023

Thursday, April 18, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:38

Rangers

3-4

Won 3

4th, 3½ GB

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

W: B Witt (1-1), L: G Swindell (0-3)

Indians

4-5

Lost 2

5th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Downing DH                  1   1   0   0    3   0  .667 1.800   22    0   0   HBP
M Diaz SS                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .100  .282    7    3   2   SH
  K Reimer PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .842    8    0   0   
  J Huson SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .639         2   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .400 1.119   16    6   0   
R Sierra RF                   5   1   1   2    0   1  .290  .774   16    2   0   
J Franco 2B                   5   1   2   3    0   0  .167  .494   13    1   2   HR
S Buechele 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .905   14    1   1   
M Stanley C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .200  .473   18    7   0   
J Russell LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286   13    0   0   
  J Daugherty LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
G Pettis CF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .313  .851   12    5   0   SB

B Witt P                                                                 0   1
Totals                       34   7   8   6    5   4              141   27   6

BATTING

HR: J Franco (1, off G Swindell; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

SH: M Diaz (1, off G Swindell).

HBP: B Downing (3, by G Swindell).

TB: J Franco 5; M Stanley; S Buechele; M Diaz; R Palmeiro; G Pettis; R Sierra.

RBI: J Franco 3 (4); R Sierra 2 (5); M Diaz (1).

2-out RBI: R Sierra 2; J Franco.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Franco-M Diaz-R Palmeiro.

E: B Witt ().

BASERUNNING

SB: G Pettis (4, 2nd base off G Swindell/S Alomar).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Huff CF                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .154  .729   14    3   0   SB
J Browne 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .138  .367   17    3   1   GDP
C James DH                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .156  .496   15    0   0   
A Belle LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .836   21    1   0   
S Alomar C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .294  .696   12    5   0   
B Jacoby 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .243  .687   17    7   1   
C Baerga 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .432   16    0   5   
F Fermin SS                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .103  .264    6    0   1   
  B Allred PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  J Escobar SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
  M Webster PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
T Ward RF                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .263  .563   12    7   0   

G Swindell P                                                             0   0
  S Hillegas P                                                           1   0
  B Egloff P                                                             0   0
  J Orosco P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   0   4   0    5   7              140   27   8

BATTING

TB: S Alomar 2; C James; F Fermin.

GIDP: J Browne (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: A Belle (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Huff (2, 3rd base off B Witt/M Stanley).

PO: F Fermin (1st base by B Witt).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Witt, W (1-1)                9     4   0   0    5   7   0   1.13   35  136-83   48·15·20    9· 9· 5· 0     81    -     0.60   0.23
Totals                         9     4   0   0    5   7   0          35  136-83   48·15·20    9· 9· 5· 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
G Swindell, L (0-3)            4.1   6   6   5    3   2   1   5.29   23   81-48   31· 3·14    6· 7· 4· 0     28    -     0.91  -0.28
S Hillegas                     3.1   2   1   1    2   1   0   2.25   14   43-22   13· 6· 3    5· 6· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.01
B Egloff                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.40    1    6-4     2· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          3-1    0.08  -0.00
J Orosco                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    6-3     3· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     8   7   6    5   4   1          41  136-77   49·11·17   12·15· 4· 0          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: G Swindell 2 (2); B Egloff (1).

IBB: None.

PO: B Witt (0; F Fermin, 1st base).

HBP: G Swindell (1; B Downing).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 6,023.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 42° F, Wind 15mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Cleveland Indians                    
1. B Downing            DH    1. M Huff               CF 
2. M Diaz               SS    2. J Browne             2B 
3. R Palmeiro           1B    3. C James              DH 
4. R Sierra             RF    4. A Belle              LF 
5. J Franco             2B    5. S Alomar             C  
6. S Buechele           3B    6. B Jacoby             1B 
7. M Stanley            C     7. C Baerga             3B 
8. J Russell            LF    8. F Fermin             SS 
9. G Pettis             CF    9. T Ward               RF 

   B Witt               P        G Swindell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  -23  3   17%  79% R Sierra        G Swindell      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Downing Scores; Diaz Scores; Sierra to 2B/Adv on E7
   t 3   1  0-0  12-  1   11%  65% M Diaz          G Swindell      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Pettis Scores; Downing to 2B
   t 3   2  0-3  -2-  2    7%  86% J Franco        G Swindell      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Sierra Scores/unER; Franco to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3  5    6%  45% A Belle         B Witt          Strikeout Swinging
   b 3   0  4-0  1--  4    6%  87% J Browne        B Witt          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  B Downing       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   52%  M Diaz          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Downing to 2B
   O      -2-  4   49%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Downing to 3B
   O      --3  4   45%  R Sierra        Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  M Huff          Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  J Browne        Flyball: CF
          1--  2   42%  C James         Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Huff to 2B
          12-      39%  A Belle         Huff Steals 3B
   O      1-3  5   45%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  2   50%  S Alomar        Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   48%  J Franco        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   46%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   45%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Witt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   47%  B Jacoby        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   49%  C Baerga        Flyball: CF
          ---  3   48%  F Fermin        Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--      46%  T Ward          Fermin Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Fermin to 3B
   O      --3  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   47%  J Russell       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  G Pettis        Walk
          1--      52%  B Downing       Pettis Steals 2B
          -2-  5   54%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  1   65%  M Diaz          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Pettis Scores; Downing to 2B
   O      12-  3   62%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Downing to 3B; Diaz to 2B
   RR     -23  3   79%  R Sierra        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Downing Scores; Diaz Scores; Sierra to 2B/Adv on E7
   R      -2-  2   86%  J Franco        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Sierra Scores/unER; Franco to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  5   84%  S Buechele      Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   81%  M Huff          Walk
   OO     1--  4   87%  J Browne        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   88%  C James         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Greg Swindell facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   89%  M Stanley       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--      90%  J Russell       Wild Pitch; Stanley to 2B
   O      -2-  5   89%  " "             Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      -2-  2   87%  G Pettis        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Stanley stays at 2B
          -2-      88%  B Downing       Wild Pitch; Stanley to 3B
          --3  4   88%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  2   86%  M Diaz          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Bobby Witt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   88%  A Belle         Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   89%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   90%  B Jacoby        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Greg Swindell facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   91%  R Palmeiro      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   90%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  3   96%  J Franco        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Palmeiro Scores; Franco Scores
                  Shawn Hillegas replaces Greg Swindell pitching
   O      ---  3   96%  S Buechele      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  4   96%  M Stanley       Walk
   O      1--  3   96%  J Russell       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Bobby Witt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   97%  C Baerga        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   97%  F Fermin        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   97%  T Ward          Walk
   O      1--  4   97%  M Huff          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Shawn Hillegas facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   97%  G Pettis        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   97%  B Downing       Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
   O      ---  2   97%  M Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Bobby Witt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   98%  J Browne        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   98%  C James         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   98%  A Belle         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Shawn Hillegas facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   98%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   98%  R Sierra        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   98%  J Franco        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Bobby Witt facing 5-6-7
                  Jack Daugherty replaces John Russell playing LF batting 8th
          ---  2   97%  S Alomar        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  5   95%  B Jacoby        Walk; Alomar to 2B
   O      12-  2   97%  C Baerga        Lineout: CF
                  Beau Allred pinch hits for Felix Fermin batting 8th
   O      12-  5   98%  B Allred        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Alomar to 3B; Jacoby to 2B
   O      -23  1   99%  T Ward          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Indians 0.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Shawn Hillegas facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Escobar replaces Beau Allred playing SS batting 8th
          ---  2   99%  S Buechele      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   99%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   99%  J Daugherty     Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          1--  2   99%  G Pettis        Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Buechele to 2B
          12-  5   99%  B Downing       Walk; Buechele to 3B; Pettis to 2B
                  Bruce Egloff replaces Shawn Hillegas pitching; Kevin Reimer pinch hits for Mario Diaz batting 2nd
   R      123     100%  K Reimer        Wild Pitch; Buechele Scores; Pettis to 3B; Downing to 2B
   O      -23  6   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-7, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Huson replaces Kevin Reimer playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---  1  100%  M Huff          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5  100%  J Browne        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  5  100%  C James         Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  A Belle         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Indians 0.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jesse Orosco facing 3-4-5
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Bruce Egloff pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  R Sierra        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  1  100%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-7, Bobby Witt facing 5-6-7
          ---  3  100%  S Alomar        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3  100%  B Jacoby        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right); Jacoby to 1B
   O      1--  3  100%  C Baerga        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Baerga to 1B
                  Mitch Webster pinch hits for Jose Escobar batting 8th
   O      1--  5  100%  M Webster       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Indians 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199104180

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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