May 15, 1986 Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
MIN 3 TEX 8
@DET 1 KCR 6
CLE 3 CHW 8
@NYY 1 NYM 6
@HOU 2 ATL 7
@MON 4
(10) CIN 6
@PHI 5

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 13,236

Thursday, May 15, 1986
Time of Game: 2:44

Rangers

17-15

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: M Mason (3-0), L: F Tanana (4-3)

Tigers

15-17

Lost 1

6th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Fletcher SS                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .337  .865    0    2   1   
G Ward CF                     2   0   0   0    2   0  .263  .688    0    3   0   
  G Wright CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .547    0    5   0   
P O'Brien 1B                  5   2   2   0    0   1  .336  .975    0    9   1   2B
P Incaviglia RF               4   2   1   2    1   1  .255  .830    0    1   0   HR
L Parrish DH                  5   0   0   1    0   0  .252  .836    0    0   0   
T Harrah 2B                   1   2   1   0    1   0  .219  .683    0    2   0   2B
  C Wilkerson 2B              3   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .402    0    0   2   
D Slaught C                   4   1   2   5    0   2  .310  .990    0    3   0   HR,3B
T Paciorek LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .364  .810    0    2   0   
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .261  .766    0    0   6   

M Mason P                                                                0   0
  M Williams P                                                           0   1
Totals                       36   8  10   8    6   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Harrah (6, off F Tanana); P O'Brien (10, off F Tanana).

3B: D Slaught (1, off F Tanana).

HR: D Slaught (7, off F Tanana; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); P Incaviglia (6, off B Scherrer; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: D Slaught 7; P Incaviglia 4; P O'Brien 3; T Harrah 2; S Fletcher 2; S Buechele; T Paciorek.

RBI: D Slaught 5 (23); P Incaviglia 2 (18); L Parrish (28).

2-out RBI: D Slaught 5.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

E: P Incaviglia (6).

BASERUNNING

PO: S Fletcher (1st base by F Tanana).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .672    0    1   2   
A Trammell SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .738    0    1   4   
D Coles 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .307  .840    0    0   3   
L Parrish C                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .212  .713    0    3   1   
C Lemon CF                    3   0   3   0    1   0  .301  .815    0    4   0   2B
L Herndon LF                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .194  .479    0    2   0   SF
D Evans 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .742    0   15   1   
T Brookens DH                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .345  .835    0    0   0   
B Harper RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .045  .132    0    1   0   

F Tanana P                                                               0   1
  E King P                                                               0   2
  B Scherrer P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   1   6   1    2   3                    27  14

BATTING

2B: C Lemon (5, off M Mason).

SF: L Herndon (1, off M Mason).

TB: C Lemon 4; D Coles 2; T Brookens.

RBI: L Herndon (5).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

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
M Mason, W (3-0)               8     6   1   0    2   2   0   3.60   33     -       ·  ·     11·14· 4· 0     68    -     0.51   0.18
M Williams                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.63    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     6   1   0    2   3   0          36     -       ·  ·     12·15· 4· 0           -

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 (4-3)              2.2   7   6   6    3   1   1   5.09   17     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 4· 1     18    -     0.87  -0.35
E King                         5.1   1   0   0    3   3   0   0.00   20     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 1· 0          1-0    0.13   0.04
B Scherrer                     1     2   2   2    0   0   1   9.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         9    10   8   8    6   4   2          42     -       ·  ·     13·11· 6· 2          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: F Tanana (1; S Fletcher, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 13,236.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Detroit Tigers                       
1. S Fletcher           SS    1. L Whitaker           2B 
2. G Ward               CF    2. A Trammell           SS 
3. P O'Brien            1B    3. D Coles              3B 
4. P Incaviglia         RF    4. L Parrish            C  
5. L Parrish            DH    5. C Lemon              CF 
6. T Harrah             2B    6. L Herndon            LF 
7. D Slaught            C     7. D Evans              1B 
8. T Paciorek           LF    8. T Brookens           DH 
9. S Buechele           3B    9. B Harper             RF 

   M Mason              P        F Tanana             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  123      21%  82% D Slaught       F Tanana        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); O'Brien Scores; Incaviglia Scores; Harrah Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--       8%  58% P O'Brien       F Tanana        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Fletcher to 3B
   t 3   2  0-4  -2-       8%  93% D Slaught       F Tanana        Home Run; Harrah Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       3%  53% S Fletcher      F Tanana        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   b 2   2  4-0  12-       3%  86% B Harper        M Mason         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  S Fletcher      Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      50%  G Ward          Flyball: 1B
          1--      58%  P O'Brien       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Fletcher to 3B
          -23      60%  P Incaviglia    Walk
   RO     123      60%  L Parrish       Groundout: 2B-1B; Fletcher Scores; O'Brien to 3B; Incaviglia to 2B
          -23      62%  T Harrah        Walk
   RRR    123      82%  D Slaught       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); O'Brien Scores; Incaviglia Scores; Harrah Scores
   O      --3      80%  T Paciorek      Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Mason facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  A Trammell      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      82%  D Coles         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      84%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      83%  S Buechele      Flyball: CF
          ---      84%  S Fletcher      Single to 3B (Bunt)
   O      1--      82%  G Ward          Fletcher Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---      83%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      82%  P O'Brien       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Mason facing 5-6-7
          ---      79%  C Lemon         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      82%  L Herndon       Strikeout
   O      1--      84%  D Evans         Strikeout
          1--      82%  T Brookens      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lemon to 2B
   O      12-      86%  B Harper        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  L Parrish       Foul Flyball: 2B
          ---      85%  T Harrah        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   RR     -2-      93%  D Slaught       Home Run; Harrah Scores
          ---      93%  T Paciorek      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
                  Eric King replaces Frank Tanana pitching
   O      1--      93%  S Buechele      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike Mason facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  D Coles         Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      95%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Eric King facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  G Ward          Walk
   O      1--      95%  P O'Brien       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      94%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike Mason facing 5-6-7
                  Curtis Wilkerson replaces Toby Harrah playing 2B batting 6th
          ---      92%  C Lemon         Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-      94%  L Herndon       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      95%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-      96%  T Brookens      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Eric King facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  D Slaught       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike Mason facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  B Harper        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  L Whitaker      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      97%  A Trammell      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Eric King facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  T Paciorek      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      97%  S Buechele      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      98%  S Fletcher      Walk; Buechele to 2B
   O      12-      97%  G Ward          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Buechele to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  P O'Brien       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Mike Mason facing 3-4-5
                  George Wright replaces Gary Ward playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---      98%  D Coles         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  L Parrish       Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Parrish to 2B
          -2-      95%  C Lemon         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Parrish to 3B
   RO     1-3      96%  L Herndon       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Parrish Scores/unER
   O      1--      97%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Eric King facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  L Parrish       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  C Wilkerson     Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike Mason facing 8-9-1
          ---      94%  T Brookens      Walk
   O      1--      96%  B Harper        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      97%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 1B-2B-1B; Brookens to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Eric King facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  D Slaught       Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  T Paciorek      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  S Buechele      Walk
   O      1--      98%  S Fletcher      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Mike Mason facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  D Coles         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  C Lemon         Walk
   O      1--      99%  L Herndon       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bill Scherrer facing 2-3-4
                  Bill Scherrer replaces Eric King pitching
   O      ---      99%  G Wright        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  P O'Brien       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   RR     1--     100%  P Incaviglia    Home Run; O'Brien Scores
   O      ---     100%  L Parrish       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-8, Mitch Williams facing 7-8-9
                  Mitch Williams replaces Mike Mason pitching
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  T Brookens      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  B Harper        Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Tigers 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198605150

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