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BAL 11
@CAL  2

CLE  6
DET  5

(11)
KCR  9
TEX  4

MIL  6
MIN  3

OAK  6
BOS  1

SEA  7
NYY  4

CHW  8
@TOR  7

ATL  7
@CHC  3

STL  8
@COL  3

FLA  5
HOU  4

MON 12
SFG  1

NYM 10
SDP  5

PHI 17
LAD  4

CIN 19
@PIT  3

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 41,676

Friday, August 25, 1995, 8:05
Time of Game: 3:22
Tigers
5
46-64
Lost 1
5th, 22½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  0   0  0  0   2  1  1   0  0    5  9  0
Indians         0  1  0   1  0  1   2  0  0   0  1    6 10  0
W: J Tavarez (9-2), L: F Lira (8-9)
Winning Run scored with 1 out
Indians
6
74-35
Won 2
1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Curtis CF                   5   1   1   1    0   2  .284  .821   20    1   0   HR
B Higginson RF                5   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .764   24    4   0   
T Fryman 3B                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .280  .768   14    0   4   HR
C Fielder DH                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .245  .858   19    0   0   
  D White PR                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .548    6    0   0   
L Whitaker 2B                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .291  .885   13    2   3   GDP
  A Trammell PH-SS            2   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .742    9    0   0   
C Gomez SS-2B                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .242  .715   24    2   6   
J Samuel 1B                   4   1   0   0    1   3  .287  .922   23   14   1   
M Cuyler LF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .234  .623   17    3   0   3B
R Tingley C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .724    5    1   0   
  F Stubbs PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .237  .695    3    0   0   2B
  J Flaherty C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .749    5    4   1   

C Nitkowski P                                                            0   0
  J Doherty P                                                            0   0
  B Bohanon P                                                            0   0
  M Christopher P                                                        0   1
  F Lira P                                                               0   0
Totals                       41   5   9   5    3  11              182   31  16
BATTING
2B: F Stubbs (7, off K Hill).
3B: M Cuyler (3, off K Hill).
HR: T Fryman (12, off E Plunk; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); C Curtis (17, off J Mesa; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: T Fryman 4; C Curtis 4; M Cuyler 3; C Gomez 2; F Stubbs 2; L Whitaker; C Fielder; A Trammell.
GIDP: L Whitaker (5).
RBI: F Stubbs 2 (14); C Curtis (55); M Cuyler (5); T Fryman (65).
2-out RBI: F Stubbs 2; C Curtis; M Cuyler.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 1. C Gomez-L Whitaker-J Samuel.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .315  .840   17    2   0   SB
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .260  .653   25    2   2   
C Baerga 2B                   4   1   1   2    1   0  .320  .838   20    1   3   2B
A Belle LF                    3   2   3   2    2   0  .324 1.044   17    2   0   2·HR,IW
E Murray DH                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .845   13    0   0   GDP
M Ramirez RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .327 1.047   21    4   0   SB,HBP
H Perry 1B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .867   18    9   1   CS,SF
  P Sorrento PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .852    3    0   0   
S Alomar C                    5   2   2   1    0   1  .302  .802   20   11   0   HR
A Espinoza 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .608    5    1   0   SH
  J Thome PH-3B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .321 1.026    5    0   1   

K Hill P                                                                 1   2
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
  J Tavarez P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   6  10   6    4   5              164   33   9
BATTING
2B: C Baerga (25, off B Bohanon).
HR: S Alomar (6, off F Lira; 11th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); A Belle 2 (31, off J Doherty, off C Nitkowski; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SF: H Perry (1, off C Nitkowski).
SH: A Espinoza (1, off J Doherty).
IBB: A Belle (4, by B Bohanon).
HBP: M Ramirez (3, by C Nitkowski).
TB: A Belle 9; S Alomar 5; C Baerga 2; H Perry; M Ramirez; K Lofton; E Murray.
GIDP: E Murray (10).
RBI: A Belle 2 (88); C Baerga 2 (71); H Perry (16); S Alomar (21).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 1. C Baerga-O Vizquel-H Perry.
BASERUNNING
SB: M Ramirez (6, 2nd base off C Nitkowski/R Tingley); K Lofton (30, 2nd base off J Doherty/J Flaherty).
CS: H Perry (2, 2nd base by M Christopher/J Flaherty).

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
C Nitkowski                    5     2   2   2    2   1   1   6.71   20   76-44   26· 3·15   11· 3· 2· 0     54    -     1.13   0.05
J Doherty                      1.1   4   3   3    1   0   1   5.42    9   24-13    9· 0· 4    2· 2· 4· 0          0-0    1.46  -0.21
B Bohanon                      0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   6.50    3   10-4     2· 1· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          3-2    1.86  -0.12
M Christopher                  3     2   0   0    0   3   0   4.10   10   37-26   17· 4· 5    4· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.58   0.34
F Lira, L (8-9)                0.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   4.14    2    6-5     1· 0· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.10  -0.35
Totals                        10.1  10   6   6    4   5   3          44  153-92   55· 8·29   18· 9· 7· 0          3-2 
Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Hill                         7     5   3   3    3   6   0   5.01   28  117-67   39·12·16    8· 8· 3· 0     58    -     1.17   0.08
P Assenmacher, H (8)           0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.19    1    5-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.51   0.04
E Plunk                        0     2   1   1    0   0   1   2.97    2    9-5     4· 1· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.32  -0.16
A Embree, H (3)                0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.08    3   12-7     4· 2· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          1-0    3.92   0.13
J Mesa, BS (1)                 1     1   1   1    0   0   1   1.25    4   13-8     7· 0· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.01  -0.17
J Tavarez, W (9-2)             2     0   0   0    0   3   0   1.90    6   26-18    8· 3· 7    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.30
Totals                        11     9   5   5    3  11   2          44  182-108  63·19·26   12·13· 5· 0          1-0 
E Plunk faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: B Bohanon (5; A Belle).
HBP: C Nitkowski (5; M Ramirez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Tim Tschida.
Time of Game: 3:22.
Attendance: 41,676.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 72° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Cleveland Indians                    
1. C Curtis             CF    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. B Higginson          RF    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. T Fryman             3B    3. C Baerga             2B 
4. C Fielder            DH    4. A Belle              LF 
5. L Whitaker           2B    5. E Murray             DH 
6. C Gomez              SS    6. M Ramirez            RF 
7. J Samuel             1B    7. H Perry              1B 
8. M Cuyler             LF    8. S Alomar             C  
9. R Tingley            C     9. A Espinoza           3B 

   C Nitkowski          P        K Hill               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b11   1  5-5  ---  3   41% 100% S Alomar        F Lira          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   t 9   2  5-4  ---  1  -35%  61% C Curtis        J Mesa          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 7   2  3-1  1-3  3  -27%  53% F Stubbs        K Hill          Double to CF (Fly Ball); Gomez Scores; Samuel Scores
   b 7   1  3-3  123  2   19%  92% C Baerga        B Bohanon       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Alomar Scores; Lofton Scores; Vizquel to 3B
   t 8   2  5-4  1-3  5   12%  86% J Samuel        A Embree        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  C Curtis        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  8   54%  B Higginson     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  4   53%  T Fryman        Walk
   O      1--  6   55%  C Fielder       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, C.J. Nitkowski facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  8   50%  C Baerga        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Hill facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   46%  L Whitaker      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      1--  7   50%  C Gomez         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      1--  4   53%  J Samuel        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  1   42%  M Cuyler        Triple to CF (Line Drive); Whitaker Scores
   O      --3  2   45%  R Tingley       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, C.J. Nitkowski facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  5   55%  A Belle         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   53%  E Murray        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   56%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      57%  H Perry         Ramirez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   54%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  3   50%  S Alomar        Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  C Curtis        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   55%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   56%  T Fryman        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, C.J. Nitkowski facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  A Espinoza      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  K Lofton        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4   50%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Ken Hill facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   46%  C Fielder       Walk
   OO     1--  6   55%  L Whitaker      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  1   53%  C Gomez         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   56%  J Samuel        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, C.J. Nitkowski facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   60%  C Baerga        Walk
          1--  4   67%  A Belle         Walk; Baerga to 2B
   O      12-  5   61%  E Murray        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          12-  2   67%  M Ramirez       Hit By Pitch; Baerga to 3B; Belle to 2B
   RO     123  2   67%  H Perry         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Baerga Scores
   O      12-  2   63%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Ken Hill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   66%  M Cuyler        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  3   69%  R Tingley       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   70%  C Curtis        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, C.J. Nitkowski facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   68%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   66%  K Lofton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   65%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Ken Hill facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   69%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   71%  T Fryman        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2   73%  C Fielder       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Doherty facing 3-4-5
                  John Doherty replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
   O      ---  4   71%  C Baerga        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  3   82%  A Belle         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  1   84%  E Murray        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   82%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  2   80%  H Perry         Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Ken Hill facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   84%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  6   80%  C Gomez         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  6   74%  J Samuel        Walk; Gomez to 2B
   O      12-  4   80%  M Cuyler        Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Gomez to 3B
                  Franklin Stubbs pinch hits for Ron Tingley batting 9th
   RR     1-3  3   53%  F Stubbs        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Gomez Scores; Samuel Scores
   O      -2-  5   59%  C Curtis        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, John Doherty facing 8-9-1
                  John Flaherty replaces Franklin Stubbs playing C batting 9th
          ---  3   65%  S Alomar        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   63%  A Espinoza      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Alomar to 2B
          -2-  2   70%  K Lofton        Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B); Alomar to 3B
          1-3      73%  O Vizquel       Lofton Steals 2B
          -23  6   73%  " "             Walk
                  Brian Bohanon replaces John Doherty pitching
   RR     123  2   92%  C Baerga        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Alomar Scores; Lofton Scores; Vizquel to 3B
          -23  4   92%  A Belle         Intentional Walk
   OO     123  4   85%  E Murray        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Indians 5.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Paul Assenmacher facing 2-3-4
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Ken Hill pitching
   O      ---  5   89%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
                  Eric Plunk replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching
   R      ---  3   79%  T Fryman        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  6   73%  C Fielder       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Alan Embree replaces Eric Plunk pitching; Alan Trammell pinch hits for Lou Whitaker batting 5th; Derrick White pinch runs for Cecil Fielder batting 4th
          1--  4   64%  A Trammell      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); White to 2B
   O      12-  3   73%  C Gomez         Flyball: RF (Deep RF); White to 3B
   O      1-3  5   86%  J Samuel        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, Mike Christopher facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Christopher replaces Brian Bohanon pitching; Chris Gomez moves to 2B; Alan Trammell moves to SS
   O      ---  6   84%  M Ramirez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   86%  H Perry         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      83%  S Alomar        Perry Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  5   82%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Indians 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Jose Mesa facing 8-9-1
                  Jose Mesa replaces Alan Embree pitching
   O      ---  5   90%  M Cuyler        Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  5   96%  J Flaherty      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      ---  1   61%  C Curtis        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   65%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Christopher facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Thome pinch hits for Alvaro Espinoza batting 9th
   O      ---  5   59%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  K Lofton        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 5.

Top of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 5-5, Julian Tavarez facing 3-4-5
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Jose Mesa pitching; Jim Thome moves to 3B
   O      ---  2   56%  T Fryman        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   61%  D White         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   65%  A Trammell      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Christopher facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   59%  C Baerga        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   65%  A Belle         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   57%  E Murray        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  7   50%  M Ramirez       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 5.

Top of the 11th, Tigers Batting, Tied 5-5, Julian Tavarez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   56%  C Gomez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   61%  J Samuel        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   65%  M Cuyler        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 11th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Felipe Lira facing 7-8-9
                  Felipe Lira replaces Mike Christopher pitching; Paul Sorrento pinch hits for Herb Perry batting 7th
   O      ---  3   59%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  3  100%  S Alomar        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Indians 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199508250

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