April 15, 1989 Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 12
@BOS 4 CHW 7
OAK 4 TEX 4
@DET 1 MIL 5
CLE 1 CAL 9
@SEA 2 KCR 10
@TOR 5 LAD 3
HOU 1 PIT 6
MON 4 CIN 6
@SDP 3
(10) SFG 1
ATL 0 STL 3
NYM 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 17,250

Saturday, April 15, 1989, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:35

Rangers

9-1

Won 7

1st

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

W: K Brown (1-0), L: F Tanana (0-2)

Tigers

2-6

Lost 2

6th, 2 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Espy CF                     5   2   2   0    0   0  .289  .699   27    2   0   SB
S Fletcher SS                 3   2   3   0    1   0  .424 1.144   12    1   1   2·2B,IW
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   0   2   2    0   1  .244  .701   17   13   2   2B
R Sierra RF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .385 1.150   12    1   0   
J Franco 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .216  .619   14    2   4   
P Incaviglia LF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .584   19    0   0   
M Stanley DH                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   14    0   0   
  J Stone PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   0   
S Buechele 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .182  .562   13    2   5   
C Kreuter C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200   11    4   0   SH

K Brown P                                                                2   2
Totals                       35   4   9   3    1   7              142   27  14

BATTING

2B: R Palmeiro (3, off F Tanana); S Fletcher 2 (3, 2 off F Tanana).

SH: C Kreuter (1, off F Tanana).

IBB: S Fletcher (1, by F Tanana).

TB: S Fletcher 5; R Palmeiro 3; C Espy 2; S Buechele; R Sierra.

RBI: R Palmeiro 2 (8); R Sierra (10).

2-out RBI: R Palmeiro.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

PB: C Kreuter (2).

E: S Fletcher (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Espy (6, 2nd base off F Tanana/M Nokes).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Williams CF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .567   17    7   0   SF
T Lovullo 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .074  .316   12    2   0   
L Whitaker 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .727   11    2   1   
A Trammell SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .207  .600   10    0   1   2B
F Lynn LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .120  .387   11    2   0   
M Nokes C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .862   12    8   0   
P Sheridan DH                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .313  .666   12    0   0   
D Bergman 1B                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .222  .522   14    2   1   
B Bean RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   13    2   0   

F Tanana P                                                               1   2
  M Henneman P                                                           1   0
Totals                       35   1   7   1    1   5              112   27   5

BATTING

2B: A Trammell (2, off K Brown).

SF: K Williams (1, off K Brown).

TB: A Trammell 3; P Sheridan 2; K Williams; T Lovullo; M Nokes.

RBI: K Williams (5).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: B Bean (2).

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
K Brown, W (1-0)               9     7   1   0    1   5   0   0.55   37  112-70   47·10·13   21· 5· 5· 0     75    -     0.91   0.35
Totals                         9     7   1   0    1   5   0          37  112-70   47·10·13   21· 5· 5· 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 (0-2)              7     9   4   3    1   5   0   4.97   31  117-74   44·10·20    5·12· 8· 0     49    -     0.71  -0.17
M Henneman                     2     0   0   0    0   2   0  10.38    6   24-17    8· 4· 5    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.02
Totals                         9     9   4   3    1   7   0          37  141-91   52·14·25    6·15· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: F Tanana (1; S Fletcher).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 17,250.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Espy               CF    1. K Williams           CF 
2. S Fletcher           SS    2. T Lovullo            3B 
3. R Palmeiro           1B    3. L Whitaker           2B 
4. R Sierra             RF    4. A Trammell           SS 
5. J Franco             2B    5. F Lynn               LF 
6. P Incaviglia         LF    6. M Nokes              C  
7. M Stanley            DH    7. P Sheridan           DH 
8. S Buechele           3B    8. D Bergman            1B 
9. C Kreuter            C     9. B Bean               RF 

   K Brown              P        F Tanana             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-2  1-3  3   14%  85% R Palmeiro      F Tanana        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Espy Scores; Fletcher Scores/No RBI/Adv on E9/unER
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  4   11%  64% S Fletcher      F Tanana        Double to LF (Line Drive); Espy to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  -23  6    7%  72% R Palmeiro      F Tanana        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Espy Scores; Fletcher to 3B
   b 3   1  4-0  1--  1   -5%  80% B Bean          K Brown         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Bergman to 3B
   t 1   1  0-2  1-3  3   -5%  70% P Incaviglia    F Tanana        Strikeout Swinging

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   54%  C Espy          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   64%  S Fletcher      Double to LF (Line Drive); Espy to 3B
   R      -23  6   72%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Espy Scores; Fletcher to 3B
   R      1-3  3   76%  R Sierra        Single to LF (Line Drive); Fletcher Scores; Palmeiro to 2B
   O      12-  2   75%  J Franco        Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Palmeiro to 3B
   O      1-3  3   70%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   66%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   68%  K Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  5   70%  T Lovullo       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   71%  L Whitaker      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   69%  S Buechele      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   68%  C Kreuter       Lineout: 3B
          ---  3   69%  C Espy          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   71%  S Fletcher      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Espy to 3B
   RR     1-3  3   85%  R Palmeiro      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Espy Scores; Fletcher Scores/No RBI/Adv on E9/unER
   O      -2-  2   83%  R Sierra        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Brown facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   85%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  7   86%  F Lynn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   87%  M Nokes         Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   86%  J Franco        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   86%  P Incaviglia    Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   85%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Kevin Brown facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   82%  P Sheridan      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   85%  D Bergman       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  1   80%  B Bean          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Bergman to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   80%  K Williams      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Bergman Scores/unER
   O      1--  1   83%  T Lovullo       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   84%  S Buechele      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   84%  C Kreuter       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Buechele to 2B
   O      -2- 10   81%  C Espy          Fielder's Choice P; Buechele out at 3B/P-3B
          1--      82%  S Fletcher      Espy Steals 2B
          -2-  4   82%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   80%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Kevin Brown facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   82%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   80%  A Trammell      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   83%  F Lynn          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  2   80%  M Nokes         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Trammell to 2B
   O      12-  1   85%  P Sheridan      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   84%  R Sierra        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   83%  J Franco        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   82%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Kevin Brown facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   85%  D Bergman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   86%  B Bean          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   85%  K Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  1   83%  T Lovullo       Single to RF (Line Drive); Williams to 2B
   O      12-  2   87%  L Whitaker      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Frank Tanana facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   86%  M Stanley       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   86%  S Buechele      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   85%  C Kreuter       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Kevin Brown facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   88%  A Trammell      Popfly: SS
   O      ---  1   89%  F Lynn          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   90%  M Nokes         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   90%  C Espy          Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   91%  S Fletcher      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   90%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   88%  R Sierra        Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Kevin Brown facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   91%  P Sheridan      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   93%  D Bergman       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   91%  B Bean          Walk
   O      1--  1   94%  K Williams      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Henneman facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Henneman replaces Frank Tanana pitching
   O      ---  3   93%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   92%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Jeff Stone pinch hits for Mike Stanley batting 7th
   O      ---  3   92%  J Stone         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Kevin Brown facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   95%  T Lovullo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   96%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   95%  A Trammell      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   97%  F Lynn          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Henneman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   97%  S Buechele      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   96%  C Kreuter       Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   96%  C Espy          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Kevin Brown facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   98%  M Nokes         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   96%  P Sheridan      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   99%  D Bergman       Lineout: 3B
          1--  4   96%  B Bean          Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Sheridan to 2B; Bean to 1B
   O      12-  3  100%  K Williams      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Tigers 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198904150

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation