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Standings
BAL
@CAL		6
7		 
(10)
TEX
@CHW		0
5
CLE
@DET		3
4
MIL
@KCR		3
4
BOS
@MIN		1
3
TOR
@OAK		3
2
NYY
@SEA		7
3
CHC
@HOU		3
1
LAD
@MON		3
6
SFG
@NYM		3
8
SDP
@PHI		4
7
ATL
@PIT		9
3
CIN
@STL		4
5
Friday, May 15, 1987,
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 17,525, Time of Game: 3:00
Indians
3
11-24
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Tigers
4
14-19
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Mike Henneman (1-0)
L: Mark Huismann (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    3  5  2
Tigers          0  0  0   0  2  1   0  0  1    4  9  1
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brett Butler CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .233 .660 0.056 0.96 0.085 -0.029 0.9 3 0 SB
Tony Bernazard 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .186 .531 -0.026 1.14 0.086 -0.112 -0.5 1 1
Julio Franco DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 .305 .861 -0.118 1.26 0.000 -0.118 -1.2 SF
Joe Carter RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .713 -0.094 0.94 0.000 -0.094 -0.9 1 0
Pat Tabler 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .313 .839 -0.029 0.69 0.025 -0.054 -0.2 3 2
Mel Hall LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 .659 -0.114 1.29 0.038 -0.152 -0.8 0 0 CS
Brook Jacoby 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .244 .734 -0.035 1.16 0.048 -0.083 -0.0 2 0 2B
Cory Snyder SS 4 0 1 2 0 3 .221 .647 0.094 1.16 0.165 -0.070 1.2 3 1
Rick Dempsey C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .190 .626 -0.051 0.97 0.012 -0.062 -0.3 10 0
Greg Swindell P 0 1
   Mark Huismann P 1 1
Team Totals 30 3 5 3 4 7 .167 .457 -0.317 1.07 0.459 -0.774 -1.8 24 6
2B: B Jacoby (5, off E King).
SF: J Franco (1, off E King).
TB: B Jacoby 2; C Snyder; M Hall; P Tabler; T Bernazard.
RBI: C Snyder 2 (16); J Franco (15).
2-out RBI: C Snyder 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
E: P Tabler (2); M Hall (1).
Baserunning
SB: B Butler (5, 2nd base off E King/M Heath).
CS: M Hall (1, 2nd base by M Henneman/M Heath).
Pickoffs: T Bernazard (1st base by E King).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Whitaker 2B 5 2 3 3 0 1 .236 .725 0.525 1.51 0.597 -0.072 2.7 1 3 2·HR,2B
Mike Heath C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .394 1.164 -0.144 1.19 0.015 -0.159 -1.1 7 1 CS
Kirk Gibson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .219 .796 -0.125 1.19 0.000 -0.125 -1.0 4 0
Alan Trammell SS 4 0 3 0 0 1 .302 .695 -0.050 1.34 0.088 -0.137 -0.4 0 3
Larry Herndon DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 .345 .946 0.057 1.18 0.082 -0.026 0.4
   Matt Nokes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .861 0.055 2.00 0.055 0.000 0.4
Terry Harper RF 1 0 0 0 2 0 .182 .683 0.024 1.88 0.100 -0.075 0.4 2 0
   Pat Sheridan PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .700 -0.042 1.49 0.000 -0.042 -0.2 0 0
Chet Lemon CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .175 .668 -0.159 2.03 0.000 -0.159 -1.4 2 0
   Bill Bean PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .667 -0.047 1.81 0.000 -0.047 -0.2 0 0
Darnell Coles 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .170 .553 0.073 1.76 0.183 -0.110 -0.0 10 0 HR
   Darrell Evans PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .810 -0.036 1.42 0.000 -0.036 -0.2 1 0
Tom Brookens 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .253 .752 0.052 1.18 0.107 -0.055 0.5 0 1 SB
Eric King P 0 1
   Mike Henneman P 0 0
Team Totals 32 4 9 4 5 7 .281 .972 0.183 1.44 1.227 -1.043 -0.2 27 9
2B: L Whitaker (6, off G Swindell).
HR: D Coles (2, off G Swindell; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); L Whitaker 2 (5, 1 off M Huismann, 1 off G Swindell; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: L Whitaker 10; D Coles 4; A Trammell 3; T Brookens; L Herndon.
RBI: L Whitaker 3 (12); D Coles (11).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding
E: A Trammell (3).
Baserunning
SB: T Brookens (1, 2nd base off M Huismann/R Dempsey).
CS: M Heath (2, 2nd base by G Swindell/R Dempsey).
Pickoffs: A Trammell (2nd base by M Huismann).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Greg Swindell 5.1 7 3 3 5 5 2 3.97 27 42 -0.105 1.30 -0.4
Mark Huismann, L (0-1) 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 4.67 10 1 0 -0.079 1.77 0.6
Team Totals 8 9 4 4 5 7 3 4.50 37 42 1 0 -0.184 1.07 0.2

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Eric King 3.2 4 3 3 4 3 0 3.41 19 40 -0.155 0.96 -1.7
Mike Henneman, W (1-0) 5.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 16 3 0 0.471 1.20 3.4
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 4 7 0 3.00 35 40 3 0 0.316 1.44 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: E King (2; T Bernazard, 1st base); M Huismann (1; A Trammell, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 17,525.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Detroit Tigers
1 Brett Butler CF 1 Lou Whitaker 2B
2 Tony Bernazard 2B 2 Mike Heath C
3 Julio Franco DH 3 Kirk Gibson LF
4 Joe Carter RF 4 Alan Trammell SS
5 Pat Tabler 1B 5 Larry Herndon DH
6 Mel Hall LF 6 Terry Harper RF
7 Brook Jacoby 3B 7 Chet Lemon CF
8 Cory Snyder SS 8 Darnell Coles 1B
9 Rick Dempsey C 9 Tom Brookens 3B
Greg Swindell P Eric King P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-3 0 --- R DET L. Whitaker M. Huismann 36% 100% Home Run
b6 2-3 1 --- R DET D. Coles G. Swindell 18% 54% Home Run
b5 0-3 0 1-- RR DET L. Whitaker G. Swindell 18% 42% Home Run; Brookens Scores
t4 1-0 2 -23 RR CLE C. Snyder E. King -16% 21% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Tabler Scores; Jacoby Scores
b7 3-3 1 12- O DET P. Sheridan M. Huismann -10% 54% Trammell Picked off 2B (P-SS)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Eric King facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CLE B. Butler E. King -3% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- CLE T. Bernazard E. King -9% 38% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Butler to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 RO CLE J. Franco E. King 2% 40% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Butler Scores
t1 1-0 1 1-- O CLE J. Carter E. King 3% 43% Strikeout
t1 1-0 2 1-- O CLE P. Tabler E. King 2% 45% Bernazard Picked off 1B (P-1B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- DET L. Whitaker G. Swindell 6% 51% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b1 0-1 0 -2- O DET M. Heath G. Swindell -4% 47% Strikeout
b1 0-1 1 -2- O DET K. Gibson G. Swindell -4% 43% Flyball: SS
b1 0-1 2 -2- O DET A. Trammell G. Swindell -3% 40% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Eric King facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- O CLE P. Tabler E. King 2% 42% Flyball: LF
t2 1-0 1 --- O CLE M. Hall E. King 2% 44% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 1-0 2 --- CLE B. Jacoby E. King -1% 42% Walk
t2 1-0 2 1-- O CLE C. Snyder E. King 2% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O DET L. Herndon G. Swindell -3% 42% Flyball: 2B
b2 0-1 1 --- DET T. Harper G. Swindell 3% 45% Walk
b2 0-1 1 1-- O DET C. Lemon G. Swindell -3% 42% Strikeout
b2 0-1 2 1-- O DET D. Coles G. Swindell -3% 39% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Eric King facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O CLE R. Dempsey E. King 2% 41% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- CLE B. Butler E. King -2% 39% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Butler to 1B
t3 1-0 1 1-- O CLE T. Bernazard E. King 2% 41% Strikeout Looking, Butler Steals 2B
t3 1-0 2 -2- O CLE J. Franco E. King 3% 44% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O DET T. Brookens G. Swindell -3% 41% Flyball: CF
b3 0-1 1 --- O DET L. Whitaker G. Swindell -2% 39% Foul Flyball: 3B
b3 0-1 2 --- DET M. Heath G. Swindell 2% 41% Walk
b3 0-1 2 1-- O DET K. Gibson G. Swindell -3% 38% Heath Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Eric King facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- O CLE J. Carter E. King 2% 40% Flyball: LF
t4 1-0 1 --- CLE P. Tabler E. King -3% 38% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t4 1-0 1 1-- O CLE M. Hall E. King 3% 41% Lineout: RF
t4 1-0 2 1-- CLE B. Jacoby E. King -4% 37% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Tabler to 3B
t4 1-0 2 -23 RR CLE C. Snyder E. King -16% 21% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Tabler Scores; Jacoby Scores
t4 3-0 2 1-- CLE R. Dempsey E. King -1% 19% Walk; Snyder to 2B
t4 3-0 2 12- CLE B. Butler E. King -2% 18% Walk; Snyder to 3B; Dempsey to 2B
Mike Henneman replaces Eric King pitching
t4 3-0 2 123 O CLE T. Bernazard M. Henneman 4% 22% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 3-4-5
b4 0-3 0 --- O DET K. Gibson G. Swindell -3% 19% Flyball: RF
b4 0-3 1 --- DET A. Trammell G. Swindell 0% 19% E3 on Foul Ball
b4 0-3 1 --- DET A. Trammell G. Swindell 3% 22% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b4 0-3 1 1-- DET L. Herndon G. Swindell 4% 27% Walk; Trammell to 2B
b4 0-3 1 12- DET T. Harper G. Swindell 7% 34% Walk; Trammell to 3B; Herndon to 2B
b4 0-3 1 123 O DET C. Lemon G. Swindell -9% 25% Foul Flyball: C
b4 0-3 2 123 O DET D. Coles G. Swindell -8% 17% Flyball: 3B/Forceout at 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tigers' Mike Henneman facing 3-4-5
t5 3-0 0 --- O CLE J. Franco M. Henneman 1% 18% Strikeout Looking
t5 3-0 1 --- O CLE J. Carter M. Henneman 1% 19% Lineout: LF
t5 3-0 2 --- O CLE P. Tabler M. Henneman 1% 20% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 9-1-2
b5 0-3 0 --- DET T. Brookens G. Swindell 4% 24% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 0-3 0 1-- RR DET L. Whitaker G. Swindell 18% 42% Home Run; Brookens Scores
b5 2-3 0 --- O DET M. Heath G. Swindell -3% 38% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 2-3 1 --- O DET K. Gibson G. Swindell -2% 36% Strikeout
b5 2-3 2 --- DET A. Trammell G. Swindell 2% 38% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 2-3 2 1-- DET L. Herndon G. Swindell 4% 42% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Trammell to 3B
b5 2-3 2 1-3 O DET T. Harper G. Swindell -8% 34% Foul Flyball: C
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tigers' Mike Henneman facing 6-7-8
t6 3-2 0 --- CLE M. Hall M. Henneman -4% 31% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t6 3-2 0 1-- O CLE B. Jacoby M. Henneman 4% 34% Flyball: CF
t6 3-2 1 1-- O CLE C. Snyder M. Henneman 5% 39% Hall Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t6 3-2 2 --- O CLE C. Snyder M. Henneman 1% 40% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Indians' Greg Swindell facing 7-8-9
b6 2-3 0 --- O DET C. Lemon G. Swindell -4% 36% Bunt Groundout: C unassisted
b6 2-3 1 --- R DET D. Coles G. Swindell 18% 54% Home Run
Mark Huismann replaces Greg Swindell pitching (change occurred mid-batter)
b6 3-3 1 --- DET T. Brookens G. Swindell 4% 58% Walk
b6 3-3 1 1-- DET L. Whitaker M. Huismann 3% 61% Brookens Steals 2B
b6 3-3 1 -2- O DET L. Whitaker M. Huismann -5% 55% Strikeout
b6 3-3 2 -2- O DET M. Heath M. Huismann -5% 50% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 3.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Mike Henneman facing 9-1-2
t7 3-3 0 --- O CLE R. Dempsey M. Henneman 4% 54% Flyball: LF
t7 3-3 1 --- O CLE B. Butler M. Henneman 3% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 3-3 2 --- O CLE T. Bernazard M. Henneman 2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Indians' Mark Huismann facing 3-4-5
b7 3-3 0 --- O DET K. Gibson M. Huismann -4% 55% Strikeout
b7 3-3 1 --- DET A. Trammell M. Huismann 4% 59% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Matt Nokes pinch hits for Larry Herndon (DH) batting 5th
b7 3-3 1 1-- DET M. Nokes M. Huismann 5% 65% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Trammell to 2B; Nokes to 1B
Pat Sheridan pinch hits for Terry Harper (RF) batting 6th
b7 3-3 1 12- O DET P. Sheridan M. Huismann -10% 54% Trammell Picked off 2B (P-SS)
b7 3-3 2 1-- O DET P. Sheridan M. Huismann -4% 50% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 3.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Mike Henneman facing 3-4-5
Pat Sheridan moves from PH to RF
t8 3-3 0 --- O CLE J. Franco M. Henneman 5% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-3 1 --- O CLE J. Carter M. Henneman 4% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 3-3 2 --- O CLE P. Tabler M. Henneman 3% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Indians' Mark Huismann facing 7-8-9
Bill Bean pinch hits for Chet Lemon (CF) batting 7th
b8 3-3 0 --- O DET B. Bean M. Huismann -5% 56% Lineout: CF
Darrell Evans pinch hits for Darnell Coles (1B) batting 8th
b8 3-3 1 --- O DET D. Evans M. Huismann -4% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-3 2 --- O DET T. Brookens M. Huismann -3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 3.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Tigers' Mike Henneman facing 6-7-8
Darrell Evans moves from PH to 1B
Bill Bean moves from PH to CF
t9 3-3 0 --- O CLE M. Hall M. Henneman 6% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 3-3 1 --- O CLE B. Jacoby M. Henneman 5% 61% Strikeout
t9 3-3 2 --- O CLE C. Snyder M. Henneman 4% 64% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Indians' Mark Huismann facing 1-2-3
b9 3-3 0 --- R DET L. Whitaker M. Huismann 36% 100% Home Run
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 4.

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