October 12, 1997 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 4 at Jacobs Field Box Score and Play by Play

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1997 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 4
1997 postseason: WS: FLA-CLE / ALCS: CLE-BAL / NLCS: FLA-ATL / Div. Series: CLE-NYY / BAL-SEA / FLA-SFG / ATL-HOU

Game 1
BAL  3
CLE  0
Game 2
CLE  5
@BAL  4
Game 3
CLE  2
BAL  1
(12) Game 4
CLE  8
BAL  7
Game 5
BAL  4
@CLE  2
Game 6
CLE  1
@BAL  0
(11)

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 45,081

Sunday, October 12, 1997, 7:34
Time of Game: 3:32

Orioles

Davey Johnson

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  1  4   0  0  0   1  0  1    7 12  2
Indians         0  2  0   1  4  0   0  0  1    8 13  0

W: J Mesa (1-0), L: A Mills (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Indians

Mike Hargrove

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 4   2   2   1    1   0  .375 1.349   14    3   0   HR,SB
R Alomar 2B                   3   1   0   0    2   1  .143  .725   15    4   4   
G Berroa RF                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .250  .583   16    4   0   
  J Hammonds PR-RF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
H Baines DH                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .364 1.053    8    0   0   HR
  E Davis PH                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .258    5    0   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 5   1   3   2    0   2  .333  .889   14    9   0   HR
C Ripken 3B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .833   20    0   1   
B Surhoff LF                  5   0   2   1    0   1  .250  .708   17    1   0   2·2B
L Webster C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   11    4   0   
M Bordick SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .083  .166   21    1   2   

S Erickson P                                                             0   3
  A Rhodes P                                                             0   1
  A Mills P                                                              0   0
  J Orosco P                                                             0   1
  A Benitez P                                                            0   0
Totals                       39   7  12   7    4  10              141   26  12

BATTING

2B: B Surhoff 2 (2, 2 off J Wright).

HR: H Baines (1, off J Wright; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); B Anderson (2, off J Wright; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); R Palmeiro (1, off J Wright; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: R Palmeiro 6; B Anderson 5; B Surhoff 4; H Baines 4; G Berroa 2; C Ripken; L Webster.

RBI: R Palmeiro 2 (2); H Baines 2 (2); B Anderson (3); B Surhoff (1); G Berroa (1).

2-out RBI: H Baines 2; R Palmeiro; B Surhoff.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Ripken-R Alomar-R Palmeiro.

E: L Webster (2); B Anderson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Anderson (2, 2nd base off J Juden/S Alomar).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .134    5    1   0   
  T Fernandez 2B              2   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .730    5    1   2   
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167   21    1   2   SH
M Ramirez RF                  3   2   3   1    2   0  .429 1.485   23    4   0   HR,2B,IW
J Thome 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .143  .643   14    5   0   
  K Seitzer PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    1    0   0   SH
D Justice DH                  5   2   2   0    0   0  .333  .708   19    0   0   GDP
M Williams 3B                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .583   22    1   3   
S Alomar C                    5   2   3   4    0   1  .188  .610   16   10   0   HR
B Giles LF                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .182  .614   15    2   0   2·2B
M Grissom CF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .908   20    2   0   

J Wright P                                                               0   0
  B Anderson P                                                           0   1
  J Juden P                                                              0   0
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
Totals                       36   8  13   6    5   4              161   27   8

BATTING

2B: M Ramirez (1, off S Erickson); B Giles 2 (2, 2 off S Erickson).

HR: S Alomar (1, off S Erickson; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF); M Ramirez (2, off S Erickson; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SH: O Vizquel (1, off A Rhodes); K Seitzer (1, off J Orosco).

IBB: M Ramirez (1, by A Rhodes).

TB: M Ramirez 7; S Alomar 6; B Giles 4; D Justice 2; J Thome; M Grissom; T Fernandez.

GIDP: D Justice (1).

RBI: S Alomar 4 (4); M Ramirez (3); M Grissom (4).

2-out RBI: S Alomar 2; M Grissom.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
S Erickson                  4.2  11   7   6    1   3   2   4.26   25   87-52     6-4     18    - 
A Rhodes                    1.1   1   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    7   25-12     2-1          2-2
A Mills, L (0-1)            2     0   1   1    1   1   0   2.70    7   32-19     2-3          0-0
J Orosco                    0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    5-3      0-1          1-0
A Benitez                   0     1   0   0    1   0   0  13.50    2   12-6      0-0          1-1
Totals                      8.2  13   8   7    5   4   2          43  161-92    10-9          4-3

Cleveland Indians          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
J Wright                    3     6   5   5    2   3   3  15.00   17   51-28     4-2     28    - 
B Anderson                  3.1   1   1   1    1   4   0   1.69   12   48-32     1-5          0-0
J Juden                     0     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    2-1      0-0          1-1
P Assenmacher, H (2)        0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    3-2      0-1          1-0
M Jackson, H (3)            1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    4   18-11     1-0          2-0
J Mesa, BS (2), W (1-0)     1.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   4.15    7   19-11     2-1          1-0
Totals                      9    12   7   7    4  10   3          43  141-85     8-9          5-1

A Mills faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
J Juden faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: A Rhodes (2).

IBB: A Rhodes (1; M Ramirez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 3:32.

Attendance: 45,081.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 9mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Cleveland Indians                    
1. B Anderson           CF    1. B Roberts            2B 
2. R Alomar             2B    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. G Berroa             RF    3. M Ramirez            RF 
4. H Baines             DH    4. J Thome              1B 
5. R Palmeiro           1B    5. D Justice            DH 
6. C Ripken             3B    6. M Williams           3B 
7. B Surhoff            LF    7. S Alomar             C  
8. L Webster            C     8. B Giles              LF 
9. M Bordick            SS    9. M Grissom            CF 

   S Erickson           P        J Wright             P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaret Wright facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2  B Anderson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1  R Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5  G Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Erickson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1  B Roberts       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  M Ramirez       Single to LF
   O      1--  5  J Thome         Groundout: P-2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaret Wright facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3  H Baines        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Looking
          ---  1  C Ripken        Single to RF
   R      1--  6  B Surhoff       Double (CF-RF); Ripken Scores
   O      -2-  2  L Webster       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Erickson facing 5-6-7
          ---  5  D Justice       Single to RF
   O      1--  3  M Williams      Lineout: CF
   RR     1--  2  S Alomar        Home Run (CF); Justice Scores
          ---  2  B Giles         Double to LF
   O      -2-  5  M Grissom       Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  1  B Roberts       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Jaret Wright facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4  M Bordick       Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  1  B Anderson      Home Run (RF)
          ---  4  R Alomar        Walk
   O      1--  1  G Berroa        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--  4  H Baines        Home Run (RF); Berroa Scores
   R      ---  1  R Palmeiro      Home Run (RF)
          ---  7  C Ripken        Walk
          1--  3  B Surhoff       Double to LF; Ripken to 3B
   O      -23  2  L Webster       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Scott Erickson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5  M Ramirez       Double to RF
          -2-  4  J Thome         Walk
   OO     12-  4  D Justice       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 2.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-2, Brian Anderson facing 9-1-2
                  Brian Anderson replaces Jaret Wright pitching
   O      ---  6  M Bordick       Lineout: CF
          ---  8  B Anderson      Walk
   O      1--  2  R Alomar        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3  G Berroa        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Scott Erickson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2  M Williams      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1  B Giles         Double (CF-RF)
   R      -2-  3  M Grissom       Single to CF; Giles Scores; Grissom to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      --3  3  B Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 3.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Brian Anderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1  H Baines        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  6  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  C Ripken        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Scott Erickson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  9  O Vizquel       Lineout: LF
   R      ---  4  M Ramirez       Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2  J Thome         Single to RF
          1--  2  D Justice       Single to RF; Thome to 2B
   O      12-  6  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  2  S Alomar        Single (LF-CF); Thome Scores; Justice to 3B
                  Arthur Rhodes replaces Scott Erickson pitching
          1-3  6  B Giles         Walk; Alomar to 2B
   RR     123     M Grissom       Wild Pitch; Justice Scores; Alomar Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Giles to 3B
   O      --3  5  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 7.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-7, Brian Anderson facing 7-8-9
                  Tony Fernandez replaces Bip Roberts playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  3  B Surhoff       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4  L Webster       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  M Bordick       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-5, Arthur Rhodes facing 1-2-3
          ---  1  T Fernandez     Single (LF-CF)
   O      1--  2  O Vizquel       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Fernandez to 2B
          -2-  4  M Ramirez       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3  J Thome         Lineout: RF; Fernandez to 3B
   O      1-3  4  D Justice       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Indians 7.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-7, Brian Anderson facing 1-2-3
          ---  1  B Anderson      Single to CF
   O      1--  4  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
                  Jeff Juden replaces Brian Anderson pitching
          1--     G Berroa        Anderson Steals 2B
   R      -2-  2  " "             Single to LF; Anderson Scores
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Jeff Juden pitching; Eric Davis replaces Harold Baines playing DH batting 4th
   O      1--  1  E Davis         Flyball: LF
          1--  2  R Palmeiro      Single (CF-RF); Berroa to 3B
                  Mike Jackson replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching
   O      1-3  5  C Ripken        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-6, Alan Mills facing 6-7-8
                  Alan Mills replaces Arthur Rhodes pitching
   O      ---  3  M Williams      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4  S Alomar        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6  B Giles         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Indians 7.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 6-7, Mike Jackson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3  L Webster       Single to CF
   O      1--  6  M Bordick       Strikeout Looking
                  Jose Mesa replaces Mike Jackson pitching
   O      1--  2  B Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-6, Alan Mills facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Indians 7.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 6-7, Jose Mesa facing 2-3-4
          ---  4  R Alomar        Walk
          1--  5  G Berroa        Single to RF; Alomar to 3B
                  Jeffrey Hammonds pinch runs for Geronimo Berroa batting 3rd
   O      1-3  4  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3  1  R Palmeiro      Single to P; Alomar Scores; Hammonds to 2B
   O      12-  2  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hammonds to 3B; Ripken to 1B
   O      1-3  1  B Surhoff       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 7-7, Alan Mills facing 3-4-5
                  Jeffrey Hammonds moves to RF
          ---  6  M Ramirez       Walk
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Alan Mills pitching; Kevin Seitzer pinch hits for Jim Thome batting 4th
   O      1--  1  K Seitzer       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ramirez to 2B
   O      -2-  4  D Justice       Flyball: CF
                  Armando Benitez replaces Jesse Orosco pitching
          -2-  8  M Williams      Walk
   R      12-  4  S Alomar        Single (LF-CF); Ramirez Scores; Williams to 2B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Indians 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199710120

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