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

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MIL 7
@BOS 1 CLE 11
CHW 1 DET 6
ANA 1 OAK 9
@KCR 6 SEA 10
@MIN 6 BAL 13
@NYY 9 TOR 5
TEX 1 CHC 8
NYM 3 CIN 8
PIT 6 COL 11
STL 4 LAD 7
FLA 4 MON 7
PHI 1 SDP 6
ATL 2 SFG 4
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 43,093

Friday, September 5, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:58

White Sox

69-71

Lost 3

3rd, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  6  1
Indians         4  3  0   0  0  1   3  0  X   11 18  0

W: C Nagy (14-9), L: J Bere (3-1)

Indians

73-63

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .262  .697   12    4   1   
D Martinez 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .282  .766   15    2   0   
  M Valdez 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .628         1   0   
F Thomas DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .354 1.075   14    0   0   
A Belle LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .818   11    3   1   
  L Mouton LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .695    7    1   0   
R Ventura 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .865   11    0   0   
  G Norton 3B                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .862    7    0   0   
M Cameron CF                  3   1   2   1    0   1  .257  .784   12    2   0   HR
  J Abbott CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .556    1    1   0   GDP
J Fabregas C                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .636    5    4   0   
  R Machado PH-C              2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    7    4   0   
M Ordonez RF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .455 1.546   10    2   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .603    5    0   0   
  C Fonville SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   0   

J Bere P                                                                 0   0
  N Cruz P                                                               0   0
  T Fordham P                                                            0   1
  J Darwin P                                                             0   1
Totals                       31   1   6   1    2   2              117   24   4

BATTING

HR: M Cameron (13, off C Nagy; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: M Cameron 5; R Durham 2; F Thomas; R Machado.

GIDP: J Abbott (2).

RBI: M Cameron (50).

2-out RBI: M Cameron.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: M Cameron (5).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B-LF               6   3   3   1    0   0  .311  .737   20    1   4   HR
B Giles LF-RF                 3   2   0   0    1   0  .263  .839   18    1   0   HBP
M Ramirez RF                  3   2   2   0    1   0  .328  .975   15    0   0   
  T Fernandez 2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .720    1    2   2   
J Thome 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .289 1.027   13   13   0   2B
  J Manto PH-1B               1   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .667    4    2   0   2B
D Justice DH                  5   2   2   0    0   1  .337 1.060   22    0   0   2B
M Williams 3B                 3   0   2   2    1   1  .260  .783   12    1   3   IW
  J Branson 3B                1   0   1   0    0   0  .190  .557    5    0   1   
S Alomar C                    5   0   3   4    0   0  .329  .898   19    2   0   
M Grissom CF                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .262  .718   15    3   0   
O Vizquel SS                  5   1   2   2    0   3  .281  .717   30    2   1   HR,2B

C Nagy P                                                                 0   2
  P Shuey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       41  11  18  11    4   8              174   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Thome (22, off T Fordham); D Justice (27, off T Fordham); O Vizquel (21, off T Fordham); J Manto (2, off J Darwin).

HR: B Roberts (2, off J Bere; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); O Vizquel (4, off T Fordham; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: M Williams (3, by T Fordham).

HBP: B Giles (1, by J Bere).

TB: O Vizquel 6; B Roberts 6; S Alomar 3; D Justice 3; J Manto 2; M Ramirez 2; J Thome 2; M Williams 2; M Grissom; J Branson.

RBI: S Alomar 4 (72); O Vizquel 2 (40); M Williams 2 (92); J Thome (94); B Roberts (37); J Manto (2).

2-out RBI: S Alomar 2; M Williams; J Manto.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 6 for 22.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Roberts-J Thome; T Fernandez-J Manto.

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 Bere, L (3-1)                0.1   4   4   4    1   1   1   4.42    7   36-18    8· 3· 7    1· 1· 2· 0     27    -     1.37  -0.32
N Cruz                         0.2   2   3   3    1   1   0   8.35    5   22-13    8· 1· 4    0· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.61  -0.02
T Fordham                      5.2   9   4   4    2   5   1   6.52   27   85-49   32· 5·12    3· 9· 8· 0          3-3    0.14  -0.02
J Darwin                       1.1   3   0   0    0   1   0   1.17    7   31-20   13· 3· 4    3· 1· 2· 0          1-1    0.00  -0.00
Totals                         8    18  11  11    4   8   2          46  174-100  61·12·27    7·13·13· 0          6-4

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, W (14-9)               8     6   1   1    1   2   1   4.01   30  102-67   42· 4·21   15· 7· 5· 0     67    -     0.24   0.14
P Shuey                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   6.16    3   15-8     7· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     6   1   1    2   2   1          33  117-75   49· 4·22   16· 8· 5· 0           -

N Cruz faced 3 batters in the 2nd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Fordham (1; M Williams).

HBP: J Bere (2; B Giles).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 43,093.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 12mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Cleveland Indians                    
1. R Durham             2B    1. B Roberts            2B 
2. D Martinez           1B    2. B Giles              LF 
3. F Thomas             DH    3. M Ramirez            RF 
4. A Belle              LF    4. J Thome              1B 
5. R Ventura            3B    5. D Justice            DH 
6. M Cameron            CF    6. M Williams           3B 
7. J Fabregas           C     7. S Alomar             C  
8. M Ordonez            RF    8. M Grissom            CF 
9. O Guillen            SS    9. O Vizquel            SS 

   J Bere               P        C Nagy               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  6    9%  64% B Roberts       J Bere          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 1   1  0-2  123  6    8%  87% S Alomar        J Bere          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ramirez Scores; Justice Scores; Williams to 2B
   b 1   1  0-1  123  2    7%  79% M Williams      J Bere          Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Giles Scores; Ramirez to 3B; Justice to 2B
   b 1   1  0-1  12-  5    5%  72% D Justice       J Bere          Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Giles to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   b 2   2  0-5  123  2    5%  96% S Alomar        T Fordham       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Giles Scores; Ramirez Scores; Williams to 3B/Adv on E8

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        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   54%  D Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Bere facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  6   64%  B Roberts       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  4   67%  B Giles         Hit By Pitch
          1--  8   72%  M Ramirez       Walk; Giles to 2B
   O      12-  5   67%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
          12-  5   72%  D Justice       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Giles to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   R      123  2   79%  M Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Giles Scores; Ramirez to 3B; Justice to 2B
   RR     123  6   87%  S Alomar        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ramirez Scores; Justice Scores; Williams to 2B
                  Nelson Cruz replaces Jason Bere pitching
   O      12-  4   85%  M Grissom       Flyball: LF
   O      12-  6   83%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 4.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Charles Nagy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   85%  A Belle         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   86%  R Ventura       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   87%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Nelson Cruz facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   88%  B Roberts       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  6   90%  B Giles         Walk; Roberts to 2B
          12-  4   93%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Roberts to 3B; Giles to 2B
                  Tom Fordham replaces Nelson Cruz pitching
   RO     123  1   93%  J Thome         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Roberts Scores; Giles to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   O      -23  3   91%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   91%  M Williams      Intentional Walk
   RR     123  2   96%  S Alomar        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Giles Scores; Ramirez Scores; Williams to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      1-3  5   95%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 7.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Charles Nagy facing 7-8-9
                  Robert Machado pinch hits for Jorge Fabregas batting 7th
   O      ---  5   96%  J Fabregas      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   97%  M Ordonez       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   97%  O Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tom Fordham facing 9-1-2
                  Robert Machado moves to C
          ---  3   98%  O Vizquel       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   97%  B Roberts       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      -2-  5   97%  B Giles         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2   96%  M Ramirez       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 7.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   97%  R Durham        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   96%  D Martinez      Walk
          1--  6   95%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  2   97%  A Belle         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Martinez to 3B
   O      1-3  6   98%  R Ventura       Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tom Fordham facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   98%  J Thome         Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  6   98%  D Justice       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  5   98%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   97%  S Alomar        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 7.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Charles Nagy facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   96%  M Cameron       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   98%  R Machado       Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Cameron out at 1B/2B-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tom Fordham facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   99%  M Grissom       Walk
   O      1--  8   99%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   98%  B Roberts       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  1   98%  B Giles         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 7.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   99%  O Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   98%  R Durham        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   99%  D Martinez      Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
   O      1--  2   99%  F Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tom Fordham facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   99%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Ramirez out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  6   99%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   99%  D Justice       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  1   99%  M Williams      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Justice Scores
   O      1--  2   99%  S Alomar        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 8.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Charles Nagy facing 4-5-6
                  Tony Fernandez replaces Manny Ramirez playing 2B batting 3rd; Bip Roberts moves to LF; Brian Giles moves to RF
   O      ---  5  100%  A Belle         Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1  100%  R Ventura       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  2   99%  M Cameron       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  6   99%  R Machado       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4  100%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-1, Tom Fordham facing 8-9-1
                  Greg Norton replaces Robin Ventura playing 3B batting 5th; Lyle Mouton replaces Albert Belle playing LF batting 4th; Jeff Abbott replaces Mike Cameron playing CF batting 6th
          ---  1  100%  M Grissom       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  4  100%  O Vizquel       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Grissom Scores
          ---  3  100%  B Roberts       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2  100%  B Giles         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1  100%  T Fernandez     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  Jeff Darwin replaces Tom Fordham pitching; Jeff Manto pinch hits for Jim Thome batting 4th
   R      1--  4  100%  J Manto         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Roberts Scores
   O      -2-  5  100%  D Justice       Lineout: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 11.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-11, Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Manto moves to 1B; Jeff Branson replaces Matt Williams playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---  1  100%  O Guillen       Flyball: CF
          ---  3  100%  R Durham        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6  100%  D Martinez      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2  100%  F Thomas        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 11-1, Jeff Darwin facing 6-7-8
                  Mario Valdez replaces Dave Martinez playing 1B batting 2nd; Chad Fonville replaces Ozzie Guillen playing SS batting 9th
          ---  5  100%  J Branson       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5  100%  S Alomar        Single to CF (Line Drive); Branson to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  M Grissom       Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B (P's Right); Branson to 3B
   O      1-3  9  100%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  2  100%  B Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 11.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-11, Paul Shuey facing 4-5-6
                  Paul Shuey replaces Charles Nagy pitching
   O      ---  7  100%  L Mouton        Flyball: CF
          ---  7  100%  G Norton        Walk
   OO     1--  1  100%  J Abbott        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 11.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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