June 5, 1997 Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 5
CHW 4
(11) SEA 14
@DET 6 TEX 6
@KCR 3
(11) BOS 2
@MIL 1 ANA 3
@MIN 0 OAK 4
@TOR 3 CIN 6
HOU 5 COL 9
SDP 7
(11) SFG 5
@LAD 4 ATL 9
@MON 0 NYM 6
FLA 0 PHI 9
CHC 8
(10) PIT 9
STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 42,948

Thursday, June 5, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:47

White Sox

26-30

Lost 1

3rd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  1  0   2  1  0   0  0    4 13  1
Indians         0  0  2   0  1  0   0  1  0   0  1    5 11  1

W: P Shuey (2-1), L: C Castillo (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Indians

28-26

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   6   1   1   0    0   1  .268  .710   25    2   3   
D Martinez CF-RF              5   1   3   0    1   1  .293  .809   34    1   0   2B
F Thomas 1B                   4   1   1   3    2   0  .387 1.190   25   13   2   HR
A Belle LF                    6   0   1   0    0   3  .279  .871   26    3   0   
H Baines DH                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .835   16    0   0   
L Mouton RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .812   11    2   0   
  D Lewis CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .532    6    1   0   
J Fabregas C                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .165  .448   16    6   1   HR
C Snopek 3B                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .225  .617   13    1   1   
O Guillen SS                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .274  .669   18    1   8   2B

J Navarro P                                                              0   1
  C McElroy P                                                            0   0
  M Karchner P                                                           0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
  C Castillo P                                                           1   0
Totals                       46   4  13   4    3   8              190   31  16

BATTING

2B: O Guillen (6, off C Nagy); D Martinez (5, off C Nagy).

HR: J Fabregas (2, off C Nagy; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); F Thomas (15, off C Nagy; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: J Fabregas 6; D Martinez 4; F Thomas 4; O Guillen 3; C Snopek 2; A Belle; R Durham.

RBI: F Thomas 3 (54); J Fabregas (10).

2-out RBI: F Thomas 2.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Guillen-F Thomas.

PB: J Fabregas (3).

E: J Navarro ().

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Vizquel SS                  5   2   4   1    0   0  .268  .707   20    1   5   3B,2B,CS
K Seitzer 3B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .204  .635   18    0   3   
  T Fernandez PH-2B           2   0   0   0    0   2  .261  .687   12    0   2   
J Thome 1B                    4   0   1   1    1   2  .299 1.012   26   14   0   
J Franco DH                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .319  .808   29    0   0   
D Justice LF                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .367 1.181   19    2   0   
M Ramirez RF                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .321  .926   22    2   0   GDP
S Alomar C                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .346 1.000   13    9   0   2B
C Candaele 2B-3B              5   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .500   20    2   3   
M Grissom CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .221  .590   12    3   1   

C Nagy P                                                                 0   3
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   1
  P Shuey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       40   5  11   3    4   6              191   33  18

BATTING

2B: O Vizquel (7, off J Navarro); S Alomar (10, off C Castillo).

3B: O Vizquel (4, off J Navarro).

TB: O Vizquel 7; S Alomar 3; J Thome; C Candaele; D Justice; M Ramirez; M Grissom.

GIDP: M Ramirez (5).

RBI: C Candaele (1); O Vizquel (14); J Thome (39).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

E: K Seitzer (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: O Vizquel (3, 2nd base by J Navarro/J Fabregas).

PO: O Vizquel (1st base by J Navarro).

PITCHING

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                      7.1   8   4   3    1   4   0   4.50   29  103-68   39·10·19   15· 2· 7· 0     51    -     1.13  -0.00
C McElroy, BS (4)              0     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.57    1    5-3     2· 1· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-1    3.44  -0.23
M Karchner                     1.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.75    6   25-14    8· 1· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          1-0    2.51   0.26
R Hernandez                    1     0   0   0    1   2   0   2.84    4   24-14    8· 4· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.39   0.15
C Castillo, L (0-1)            0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   3.95    4   22-14   11· 2· 1    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.79  -0.35
Totals                        10.1  11   5   4    4   6   0          44  179-113  68·18·27   19· 4·11· 0          2-1

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Nagy                         7.1  10   4   4    2   3   2   3.72   35  127-80   42· 7·31   17· 4· 9· 0     43    -     1.14  -0.18
P Assenmacher                  0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   7.30    3   16-8     5· 1· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          1-0    1.69   0.06
M Jackson                      2     1   0   0    0   3   0   2.67    7   23-15    8· 4· 3    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.96   0.30
P Shuey, W (2-1)               1     1   0   0    1   1   0   5.51    4   20-12    6· 3· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.35   0.15
Totals                        11    13   4   4    3   8   2          49  186-115  61·15·38   22· 5·11· 0          1-0

C McElroy faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Navarro 2 (10); M Karchner (2); R Hernandez (2); C Nagy (4); P Shuey (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J Navarro (0; O Vizquel, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 3:47.

Attendance: 42,948.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 10mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Cleveland Indians                    
1. R Durham             2B    1. O Vizquel            SS 
2. D Martinez           CF    2. K Seitzer            3B 
3. F Thomas             1B    3. J Thome              1B 
4. A Belle              LF    4. J Franco             DH 
5. H Baines             DH    5. D Justice            LF 
6. L Mouton             RF    6. M Ramirez            RF 
7. J Fabregas           C     7. S Alomar             C  
8. C Snopek             3B    8. C Candaele           2B 
9. O Guillen            SS    9. M Grissom            CF 

   J Navarro            P        C Nagy               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  3-1  1--  3  -27%  57% F Thomas        C Nagy          Home Run (Line Drive); Martinez Scores; Thomas Scores
   t 8   1  3-3  ---  5  -25%  30% J Fabregas      C Nagy          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Fabregas Scores
   b 8   1  4-3  -2-  5   23%  61% J Thome         C McElroy       Single to RF (Line Drive); Vizquel Scores
   b11   1  4-4  1--  2   21%  85% S Alomar        C Castillo      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ramirez to 3B
   b11   1  4-4  -23  8   15% 100% C Candaele      C Castillo      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Ramirez Scores; Alomar to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  R Durham        Lineout: LF
          ---  4   48%  D Martinez      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      -2-  5   51%  F Thomas        Lineout: RF (Deep RF); Martinez to 3B
   O      --3  5   55%  A Belle         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaime Navarro facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      53%  K Seitzer       Vizquel Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B-2B)
   O      ---  6   51%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   50%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Charles Nagy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  2   54%  L Mouton        Lineout: CF
          ---  5   53%  J Fabregas      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   55%  C Snopek        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaime Navarro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   56%  D Justice       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   50%  M Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   44%  O Guillen       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      -2-  5   48%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      45%  D Martinez      Wild Pitch; Guillen to 3B
   O      --3  4   52%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Guillen out at Hm/P-3B-C; Martinez to 2B
          -2-  6   51%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      12-  5   56%  A Belle         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaime Navarro facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   60%  S Alomar        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   56%  C Candaele      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   63%  M Grissom       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Alomar to 3B
   R      1-3  2   74%  O Vizquel       Double to RF (Line Drive); Alomar Scores; Grissom to 3B
   R      -23      79%  K Seitzer       Passed Ball; Grissom Scores/No RBI/unER; Vizquel to 3B
   O      --3  2   75%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3  2   72%  J Thome         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Charles Nagy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   74%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   76%  L Mouton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   75%  J Fabregas      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   73%  C Snopek        Single to SS (Ground Ball to P's Right); Fabregas to 2B
   O      12-  5   78%  O Guillen       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jaime Navarro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   76%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   75%  D Justice       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   76%  M Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      76%  S Alomar        Wild Pitch; Ramirez to 2B
   O      -2-  5   74%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   69%  R Durham        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  5   58%  D Martinez      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Durham to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   63%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Durham Scores
   O      1--  3   67%  A Belle         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   70%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jaime Navarro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   68%  C Candaele      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   66%  M Grissom       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   69%  O Vizquel       Triple to CF (Line Drive)
          --3  7   70%  K Seitzer       Walk
   R      1-3      79%  J Thome         Wild Pitch; Vizquel Scores; Seitzer to 2B
   O      -2-  6   76%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 3.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Charles Nagy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   80%  L Mouton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   82%  J Fabregas      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  C Snopek        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jaime Navarro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   82%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   81%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   80%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   84%  O Guillen       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   86%  R Durham        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   84%  D Martinez      Walk
   RR     1--  3   57%  F Thomas        Home Run (Line Drive); Martinez Scores; Thomas Scores
          ---  1   55%  A Belle         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   59%  H Baines        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Jaime Navarro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   55%  S Alomar        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   52%  C Candaele      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  M Grissom       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Charles Nagy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   55%  L Mouton        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  5   30%  J Fabregas      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Fabregas Scores
          ---  1   27%  C Snopek        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Snopek to 1B
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Charles Nagy pitching
          1--  3   23%  O Guillen       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Snopek to 2B
   O      12-  6   28%  R Durham        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      12-  7   33%  D Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Jaime Navarro facing 1-2-3
                  Darren Lewis replaces Lyle Mouton playing CF batting 6th; Dave Martinez moves to RF
          ---  4   43%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
                  Tony Fernandez pinch hits for Kevin Seitzer batting 2nd
          1--      50%  T Fernandez     Vizquel Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Vizquel to 2B
   O      -2-  5   38%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Chuck McElroy replaces Jaime Navarro pitching
   R      -2-  5   61%  J Thome         Single to RF (Line Drive); Vizquel Scores
                  Matt Karchner replaces Chuck McElroy pitching
          1--      66%  J Franco        Wild Pitch; Thome to 2B
          -2-  7   68%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   59%  D Justice       Lineout: LF
   O      12-  4   50%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Jackson facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Jackson replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching; Tony Fernandez moves to 2B; Casey Candaele moves to 3B
   O      ---  3   56%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   61%  A Belle         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   65%  H Baines        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Matt Karchner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   59%  S Alomar        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  3   54%  C Candaele      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   50%  M Grissom       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 10th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Jackson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   56%  D Lewis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   61%  J Fabregas      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   58%  C Snopek        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   65%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Roberto Hernandez facing 1-2-3
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Matt Karchner pitching
   O      ---  5   59%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   54%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   57%  J Thome         Walk
          1--      61%  J Franco        Wild Pitch; Thome to 2B
   O      -2-  7   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 11th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Paul Shuey facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Shuey replaces Mike Jackson pitching
   O      ---  3   56%  R Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   61%  D Martinez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Martinez out at 2B/CF-SS
          ---  5   58%  F Thomas        Walk
          1--      54%  A Belle         Wild Pitch; Thomas to 2B
   O      -2-  5   65%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 11th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Carlos Castillo facing 5-6-7
                  Carlos Castillo replaces Roberto Hernandez pitching
   O      ---  5   59%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  7   65%  M Ramirez       Walk
          1--  2   85%  S Alomar        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ramirez to 3B
   R      -23  8  100%  C Candaele      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Ramirez Scores; Alomar to 3B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Indians 5.

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