July 18, 1986 Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 7
@BAL 3 TOR 2
@CAL 0 DET 5
TEX 0 CLE 3
@KCR 2
(10) NYY 8
CHW 4 OAK 6
MIL 1 SEA 10
BOS 4 CHC 2
SFG 1 CIN 6
PHI 5 HOU 3
NYM 0 MON 5
ATL 4 PIT 12
SDP 7 LAD 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 23,131

Friday, July 18, 1986
Time of Game: 2:47

Rangers

47-43

Lost 2

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  1
Tigers          1  1  2   0  1  0   0  0  X    5 11  0

W: J Morris (10-6), L: M Mason (6-3)

Tigers

45-44

Won 3

6th, 11 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Fletcher SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .320  .821    0    2   1   2B,CS
T Harrah 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .189  .577    0    2   2   
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .855    0   10   1   
P Incaviglia RF               3   0   0   0    0   2  .264  .807    0    3   0   
G Ward LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .312  .789    0    1   0   
L Parrish DH                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .263  .862    0    0   0   
D Slaught C                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .282  .857    0    4   0   2B
R Sierra CF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .197  .630    0    2   0   
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .738    0    0   6   

M Mason P                                                                0   1
  J Russell P                                                            0   0
  M Mahler P                                                             0   1
  D Mohorcic P                                                           0   1
Totals                       28   0   2   0    2  11                    24  13

BATTING

2B: D Slaught (7, off J Morris); S Fletcher (18, off J Morris).

TB: S Fletcher 2; D Slaught 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Mohorcic-T Harrah-P O'Brien.

E: R Sierra (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Fletcher (6, 3rd base by J Morris/L Parrish).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .262  .767    0    1   0   
A Trammell SS                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .259  .717    0    2   1   2B,GDP
K Gibson RF                   4   1   4   1    0   0  .274  .906    0    3   0   CS
L Parrish C                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .247  .809    0   12   0   
D Coles DH                    4   2   3   2    0   1  .290  .824    0    0   0   HR
L Herndon LF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .255  .703    0    1   0   
T Brookens 3B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .294  .725    0    0   3   
C Lemon CF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .251  .675    0    3   0   
D Engle 1B                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .719         0   0   
  D Evans PH-1B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .813    0    4   1   HBP

J Morris P                                                               1   2
Totals                       33   5  11   5    4   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: A Trammell (19, off M Mason).

HR: D Coles (11, off J Russell; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: D Evans (1, by M Mahler).

TB: D Coles 6; K Gibson 4; C Lemon 2; A Trammell 2; T Brookens.

GIDP: A Trammell (5).

RBI: D Coles 2 (46); K Gibson (37); C Lemon (22); T Brookens (18).

2-out RBI: T Brookens.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

BASERUNNING

CS: K Gibson (3, 2nd base by M Mason/D Slaught).

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, L (6-3)               1     3   2   2    1   0   0   4.16    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 3· 0     38    -     0.87  -0.13
J Russell                      4     6   3   3    2   2   1   5.40   20     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 1· 1          2-1    0.67  -0.09
M Mahler                       2.1   2   0   0    1   2   0   4.29   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
D Mohorcic                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.38    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    11   5   5    4   4   1          38     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 6· 1          4-1

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Morris, W (10-6)             9     2   0   0    2  11   0   3.47   30     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 3· 0     92    -     0.52   0.28
Totals                         9     2   0   0    2  11   0          30     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 3· 0           -

M Mason faced 2 batters in the 2nd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Russell (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Mahler (3; D Evans).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 23,131.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

   M Mason              P        J Morris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-1  12-       8%  77% C Lemon         J Russell       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Coles Scores; Herndon to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-       8%  65% K Gibson        M Mason         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Trammell Scores
   b 3   1  0-2  12-       7%  86% D Coles         J Russell       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gibson Scores; Parrish to 2B
   t 2   2  1-0  -23       6%  66% R Sierra        J Morris        Strikeout
   t 1   0  0-0  ---      -6%  44% S Fletcher      J Morris        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  S Fletcher      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-      48%  T Harrah        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      54%  P O'Brien       Fletcher Caught Stealing 3B (P-SS)
   O      ---      55%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mason facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF
          ---      57%  A Trammell      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   R      -2-      65%  K Gibson        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Trammell Scores
   O      1--      61%  L Parrish       Gibson Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-2B)
   O      ---      60%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Morris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      63%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  G Ward          Flyball: CF
          ---      63%  L Parrish       Walk
          1--      59%  D Slaught       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Parrish to 3B
   O      -23      66%  R Sierra        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Mason facing 5-6-7
          ---      69%  D Coles         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      73%  L Herndon       Walk; Coles to 2B
                  Jeff Russell replaces Mike Mason pitching
   O      12-      69%  T Brookens      Strikeout
   R      12-      77%  C Lemon         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Coles Scores; Herndon to 2B
                  Darrell Evans pinch hits for Dave Engle batting 9th
   O      12-      74%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      12-      71%  L Whitaker      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jack Morris facing 9-1-2
                  Darrell Evans moves to 1B
   O      ---      74%  S Buechele      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      75%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      76%  T Harrah        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jeff Russell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      75%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      77%  K Gibson        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      79%  L Parrish       Walk; Gibson to 2B
   R      12-      86%  D Coles         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gibson Scores; Parrish to 2B
   O      12-      84%  L Herndon       Strikeout Looking
   R      12-      89%  T Brookens      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Parrish Scores; Coles to 2B
   O      12-      88%  C Lemon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Jack Morris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  P O'Brien       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      90%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  G Ward          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeff Russell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  L Whitaker      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      90%  A Trammell      Walk
          1--      91%  K Gibson        Wild Pitch; Trammell to 2B
          -2-      91%  " "             Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Trammell to 3B
   O      1-3      90%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  " "             Lineout: SS
   O      ---      92%  D Slaught       Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  R Sierra        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jeff Russell facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      96%  D Coles         Home Run
   O      ---      96%  L Herndon       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  T Brookens      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Jack Morris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  S Buechele      Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  T Harrah        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mickey Mahler facing 9-1-2
                  Mickey Mahler replaces Jeff Russell pitching
          ---      98%  D Evans         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      97%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
   O      1--      97%  A Trammell      Flyball: SS
          1--      97%  K Gibson        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Evans to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  L Parrish       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Jack Morris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  P O'Brien       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  G Ward          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mickey Mahler facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  D Coles         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  L Herndon       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  T Brookens      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  D Slaught       Strikeout
          ---      99%  R Sierra        Walk
   O      1--      99%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mickey Mahler facing 8-9-1
          ---     100%  C Lemon         Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Lemon to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-     100%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B
          -2-     100%  L Whitaker      Walk
                  Dale Mohorcic replaces Mickey Mahler pitching
   OO     12-      99%  A Trammell      Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  S Fletcher      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  T Harrah        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198607180

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation