June 25, 1998 St. Louis Cardinals at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 43,309

Thursday, June 25, 1998, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:46

Cardinals

38-39

Lost 3

4th, 8½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  6  1
Indians         0  0  1   1  2  0   0  4  X    8 10  0

W: D Burba (9-5), L: M Aybar (3-4)

Indians

45-31

Won 5

1st

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter DH                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .220  .696   17    0   0   
D DeShields 2B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .327  .879   13    0   0   
M McGwire 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .320 1.289   18    6   3   HR
B Jordan RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .349  .991   13    2   0   GDP
R Lankford CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .852   15    5   0   
J Mabry LF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .266  .741    7    2   0   HR
G Gaetti 3B                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .782   11    1   0   HBP
T Lampkin C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .725   12    5   0   HBP
L Ordaz SS                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .425    3    0   4   GDP
  W McGee PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .677    3    0   0   
  D Howard SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .668         0   0   

M Aybar P                                                                3   0
  B Witt P                                                               0   0
  C King P                                                               0   0
Totals                       30   2   6   2    1   4              112   24   7

BATTING

HR: J Mabry (5, off D Burba; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); M McGwire (35, off D Burba; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: T Lampkin (5, by D Burba); G Gaetti (5, by D Burba).

TB: M McGwire 5; J Mabry 4; D DeShields; L Ordaz; B Hunter.

GIDP: L Ordaz (2); B Jordan (7).

RBI: J Mabry (25); M McGwire (84).

2-out RBI: M McGwire.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 1.

FIELDING

E: M McGwire (3).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   3   1   0   0    2   0  .279  .788   30    1   0   SB
O Vizquel SS                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .743   29    1   4   
D Justice DH                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .293  .861   17    0   0   
J Thome 1B                    4   2   2   3    0   1  .338 1.113    8   11   1   2·HR
M Ramirez RF                  3   2   1   0    1   2  .304  .914   24    3   0   SB
S Alomar C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .271  .717   11    5   1   
M Whiten LF                   4   1   0   1    0   1  .299  .874   21    0   1   
T Fryman 3B                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .271  .799   17    0   0   2B
D Bell 2B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .291  .769   23    4   6   2B

D Burba P                                                                2   1
  P Shuey P                                                              0   0
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   8  10   8    3   5              180   27  14

BATTING

2B: T Fryman (16, off M Aybar); D Bell (16, off B Witt).

HR: J Thome 2 (21, off B Witt, off M Aybar; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: J Thome 8; T Fryman 3; D Bell 2; D Justice 2; M Ramirez; S Alomar; O Vizquel.

RBI: J Thome 3 (66); T Fryman 2 (48); D Justice (45); D Bell (23); M Whiten (12).

2-out RBI: J Thome 2; D Justice; T Fryman.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. O Vizquel-D Bell-J Thome 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Ramirez (3, 2nd base off M Aybar/T Lampkin); K Lofton (25, 2nd base off M Aybar/T Lampkin).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Aybar, L (3-4)               6     6   4   4    2   4   1   7.26   26  122-75   43·11·21    9· 7· 4· 0     46    -     1.05  -0.16
B Witt                         1.1   4   4   3    1   0   1   7.90   10   43-27   22· 1· 4    2· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.22  -0.04
C King                         0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.94    2    7-5     3· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    10   8   7    3   5   2          38  172-107  68·12·27   11·12· 7· 0          2-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Burba, W (9-5)               7.2   6   2   2    1   4   2   3.67   29  102-64   39· 7·18   11· 9· 2· 0     62    -     0.96   0.26
P Shuey, H (3)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.27   0.04
J Mesa                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.92    3    8-5     4· 1· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   4   2          33  112-70   44· 8·18   13·10· 3· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Burba 2 (6; T Lampkin, G Gaetti).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 43,309.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 92° F, Wind 16mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Cleveland Indians                    
1. B Hunter             DH    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. D DeShields          2B    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. M McGwire            1B    3. D Justice            DH 
4. B Jordan             RF    4. J Thome              1B 
5. R Lankford           CF    5. M Ramirez            RF 
6. J Mabry              LF    6. S Alomar             C  
7. G Gaetti             3B    7. M Whiten             LF 
8. T Lampkin            C     8. T Fryman             3B 
9. L Ordaz              SS    9. D Bell               2B 

   M Aybar              P        D Burba              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-2  1--  2   24%  77% J Thome         M Aybar         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Justice Scores
   t 5   1  2-1  ---  1  -13%  53% J Mabry         D Burba         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 3   2  1-0  12-  6   12%  56% D Justice       M Aybar         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Lofton Scores; Vizquel to 3B
   b 4   2  1-1  --3  3   11%  66% T Fryman        M Aybar         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ramirez Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  ---  5   -9%  45% M McGwire       D Burba         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Burba facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  D DeShields     Popfly: P
   R      ---  5   45%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   46%  B Jordan        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Manuel Aybar facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   49%  K Lofton        Walk
          1--      52%  O Vizquel       Lofton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   50%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Lofton to 3B
   O      --3  4   44%  D Justice       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      --3  4   40%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Burba facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   43%  R Lankford      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  1   44%  J Mabry         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   45%  G Gaetti        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Manuel Aybar facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   43%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   41%  S Alomar        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   40%  M Whiten        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Burba facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   36%  T Lampkin       Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  2   44%  L Ordaz         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  6   45%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Manuel Aybar facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   42%  T Fryman        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  8   40%  D Bell          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   42%  K Lofton        Walk
          1--  1   44%  O Vizquel       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Lofton to 2B
   R      12-  6   56%  D Justice       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Lofton Scores; Vizquel to 3B
   O      1-3  1   50%  J Thome         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Burba facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   53%  D DeShields     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   50%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  1   56%  B Jordan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Manuel Aybar facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   61%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   56%  S Alomar        Flyball: CF
          1--      58%  M Whiten        Ramirez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   55%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Ramirez to 3B
   R      --3  3   66%  T Fryman        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ramirez Scores
   O      -2-  7   63%  D Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Burba facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   66%  R Lankford      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      ---  1   53%  J Mabry         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  6   50%  G Gaetti        Walk
   O      1--  5   54%  T Lampkin       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  1   51%  L Ordaz         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gaetti to 2B
   O      12-  6   57%  B Hunter        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Gaetti out at Hm/LF-C; Ordaz to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Manuel Aybar facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   54%  K Lofton        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   52%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  5   53%  D Justice       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  2   77%  J Thome         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Justice Scores
   O      ---  5   76%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Dave Burba facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   80%  D DeShields     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   82%  M McGwire       Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  4   83%  B Jordan        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Manuel Aybar facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   82%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   81%  M Whiten        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   80%  T Fryman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Dave Burba facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   84%  R Lankford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   86%  J Mabry         Flyball: RF
          ---  3   84%  G Gaetti        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   88%  T Lampkin       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bobby Witt facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Witt replaces Manuel Aybar pitching
   O      ---  1   86%  D Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   85%  K Lofton        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   85%  O Vizquel       Popfly: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-4, Dave Burba facing 9-1-2
                  Willie McGee pinch hits for Luis Ordaz batting 9th
   O      ---  3   89%  W McGee         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   92%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   89%  D DeShields     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
                  Paul Shuey replaces Dave Burba pitching
   O      1--  2   93%  M McGwire       Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 2, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bobby Witt facing 3-4-5
                  David Howard replaces Willie McGee playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  2   92%  D Justice       Flyball: CF
   R      ---  1   97%  J Thome         Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  7   97%  M Ramirez       Walk
          1--  3   98%  S Alomar        Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Ramirez to 3B
   R      1-3  3   99%  M Whiten        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Ramirez Scores; Alomar to 2B
   R      12-  7  100%  T Fryman        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Alomar Scores; Whiten to 3B
   R      1-3  7  100%  D Bell          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Whiten Scores/unER; Fryman to 3B
                  Curtis King replaces Bobby Witt pitching
   O      -23  2  100%  K Lofton        Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
   O      -23  5  100%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 2, Indians 8.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 2-8, Jose Mesa facing 4-5-6
                  Jose Mesa replaces Paul Shuey pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  B Jordan        Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  R Lankford      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1  100%  J Mabry         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 2, Indians 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199806250

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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