July 18, 1985 Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
KCR 3 BOS 10
CAL 1 CHW 10
CLE 0 TEX 3
@DET 2 SEA 5
@MIL 2 MIN 8
NYY 4 OAK 6
@TOR 4 PHI 6
@CIN 3 LAD 2
STL 1 MON 3
HOU 0 NYM 7
ATL 6 SDP 3
PIT 2 SFG 1
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 26,374

Thursday, July 18, 1985
Time of Game: 3:06

Rangers

33-56

Won 1

7th, 19½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    3 10  1
Tigers          1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  6  2

W: C Hough (8-10), L: F Tanana (4-9), S: G Harris (7)

Tigers

48-38

Lost 1

3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bannister DH                5   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .666    0    0   0   
T Harrah 2B                   5   0   3   0    0   1  .292  .885    0    2   2   CS
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .239  .722    0    7   0   
G Ward LF                     4   2   3   1    1   0  .287  .752    0    0   0   HR
B Stein 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .261  .618    0    1   2   IW
  B Jones RF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .171  .427    0    2   0   
O McDowell CF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .206  .585    0    2   0   
  B Bell PH-3B                2   0   1   1    0   0  .236  .643    0    0   0   
G Wright RF-CF                4   0   1   1    0   1  .167  .409    0    1   0   
G Brummer C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .609    0   10   0   
C Wilkerson SS                2   0   0   0    2   0  .260  .640    0    1   1   

C Hough P                                                                1   1
  G Harris P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   3  10   3    5   6                    27   6

BATTING

HR: G Ward (6, off F Tanana; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

IBB: B Stein (1, by F Tanana).

TB: G Ward 6; T Harrah 3; G Brummer; B Bell; G Wright; B Stein.

RBI: G Wright (7); G Ward (41); B Bell (32).

2-out RBI: B Bell; G Wright.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: O McDowell (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Harrah (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by F Tanana).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .307  .884    0    3   2   2B
T Brookens 3B                 5   0   0   0    0   3  .258  .729    0    1   3   
A Trammell SS                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .276  .742    0    0   3   SB
D Evans DH                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .236  .824    0    0   0   
L Herndon LF                  4   1   2   1    0   2  .247  .692    0    2   0   
B Garbey RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .272  .779    0    0   0   
D Bergman 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .572    0    8   1   
C Lemon CF                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .257  .686    0    6   0   
B Melvin C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .600    0    3   0   
  K Gibson PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .298  .917    0    0   0   
  J Morris PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Castillo C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .199         2   0   
  S Madison PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    0    1   0   

F Tanana P                                                               1   3
  W Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   2   6   2    5  10                    27  12

BATTING

2B: L Whitaker (15, off C Hough).

TB: L Whitaker 2; L Herndon 2; A Trammell 2; K Gibson.

RBI: K Gibson (62); L Herndon (23).

2-out RBI: K Gibson; L Herndon.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

E: A Trammell (6); L Whitaker (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Trammell (10, 2nd base off C Hough/G Brummer).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Hough, W (8-10)              7     6   2   2    4   7   0   3.25   32     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 6     60    -     1.41   0.17
G Harris, S (7)                2     0   0   0    1   3   0   2.31    7     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.36   0.35
Totals                         9     6   2   2    5  10   0          39     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 6           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Tanana, L (4-9)              6.2   7   3   1    5   4   1   4.92   32     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 7     51    -     1.34   0.27
W Hernandez, BS (4)            2.1   3   0   0    0   2   0   1.70   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          2-2    1.31  -0.25
Totals                         9    10   3   1    5   6   1          42     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0·10          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: F Tanana (3; B Stein).

PO: F Tanana (3; T Harrah, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Rocky Roe.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 26,374.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Detroit Tigers                       
1. A Bannister          DH    1. L Whitaker           2B 
2. T Harrah             2B    2. T Brookens           3B 
3. P O'Brien            1B    3. A Trammell           SS 
4. G Ward               LF    4. D Evans              DH 
5. B Stein              3B    5. L Herndon            LF 
6. O McDowell           CF    6. B Garbey             RF 
7. G Wright             RF    7. D Bergman            1B 
8. G Brummer            C     8. C Lemon              CF 
9. C Wilkerson          SS    9. B Melvin             C  

   C Hough              P        F Tanana             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  2-1  12-      21%  50% B Bell          W Hernandez     Single; Ward Scores/unER; Stein to 3B
   t 7   2  2-2  1-3      18%  68% G Wright        W Hernandez     Single; Stein Scores/unER; Bell to 2B
   b 6   2  1-1  12-     -18%  26% K Gibson        C Hough         Single; Herndon Scores; Lemon to 3B
   t 2   0  1-0  ---      10%  50% G Ward          F Tanana        Home Run
   b 1   2  0-0  12-     -10%  36% L Herndon       C Hough         Single; Trammell Scores; Evans to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  A Bannister     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  T Harrah        Single
   O      1--      46%  P O'Brien       Harrah Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-P)
   O      ---      45%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  L Whitaker      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      49%  T Brookens      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  A Trammell      Single
          1--      46%  D Evans         Walk; Trammell to 2B
   R      12-      36%  L Herndon       Single; Trammell Scores; Evans to 2B
   O      12-      40%  B Garbey        Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      50%  G Ward          Home Run
          ---      54%  B Stein         Single
   O      1--      50%  O McDowell      Flyball: 3B
          1--      54%  G Wright        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Stein to 2B
   O      12-      50%  G Brummer       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Stein to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  C Wilkerson     Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Hough facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  D Bergman       Flyball: P
   O      ---      49%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Melvin        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  A Bannister     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  T Harrah        Single
   O      1--      47%  P O'Brien       Flyball: LF
          1--      49%  G Ward          Single; Harrah to 2B
   O      12-      44%  B Stein         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  T Brookens      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  A Trammell      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  O McDowell      Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  G Wright        Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  G Brummer       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Hough facing 4-5-6
          ---      37%  D Evans         Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Evans to 2B
   O      -2-      42%  L Herndon       Strikeout
          -2-      39%  B Garbey        Walk
   O      12-      45%  D Bergman       Flyball: CF
   O      12-      50%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
          ---      55%  C Wilkerson     Walk
   O      1--      50%  A Bannister     Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      46%  T Harrah        Flyball: 2B
          1--      49%  P O'Brien       Walk; Bannister to 2B
          12-      53%  G Ward          Single; Bannister to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
   O      123      43%  B Stein         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Hough facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      46%  B Melvin        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      41%  L Whitaker      Double
   O      -2-      45%  T Brookens      Strikeout
          -2-      44%  A Trammell      Walk
   O      12-      50%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  O McDowell      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      44%  G Wright        Flyball: CF
          ---      46%  G Brummer       Single
          1--      49%  C Wilkerson     Walk; Brummer to 2B
   O      12-      42%  A Bannister     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Hough facing 5-6-7
          ---      37%  L Herndon       Single
   O      1--      39%  B Garbey        Groundout: 3B-1B; Herndon to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  D Bergman       Strikeout
          -2-      44%  C Lemon         Walk
                  Kirk Gibson pinch hits for Bob Melvin batting 9th
   R      12-      26%  K Gibson        Single; Herndon Scores; Lemon to 3B
                  Jack Morris pinch runs for Kirk Gibson batting 9th
   O      1-3      31%  L Whitaker      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
                  Marty Castillo replaces Jack Morris playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      26%  T Harrah        Strikeout
   O      ---      23%  P O'Brien       Flyball: CF
          ---      26%  G Ward          Walk
          1--      27%  B Stein         Baserunner Advance; Ward to 2B/Adv on E4
          -2-      29%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Willie Hernandez replaces Frank Tanana pitching; Buddy Bell pinch hits for Oddibe McDowell batting 6th
   R      12-      50%  B Bell          Single; Ward Scores/unER; Stein to 3B
   R      1-3      68%  G Wright        Single; Stein Scores/unER; Bell to 2B
   O      12-      64%  G Brummer       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Charlie Hough facing 2-3-4
                  Buddy Bell moves to 3B; George Wright moves to CF; Bob Jones replaces Bill Stein playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      69%  T Brookens      Flyball: 1B
          ---      63%  A Trammell      Single
   O      1--      67%  D Evans         Strikeout, Trammell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      75%  L Herndon       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Willie Hernandez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      72%  C Wilkerson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  A Bannister     Strikeout
          ---      72%  T Harrah        Single
   O      1--      69%  P O'Brien       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Greg Harris facing 6-7-8
                  Greg Harris replaces Charlie Hough pitching
   O      ---      76%  B Garbey        Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  D Bergman       Flyball: RF
          ---      77%  C Lemon         Walk
                  Scotti Madison pinch hits for Marty Castillo batting 9th
   O      1--      84%  S Madison       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Willie Hernandez facing 4-5-6
                  Scotti Madison moves to C
   O      ---      82%  G Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  B Jones         Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Greg Harris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  T Brookens      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198507180

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