May 24, 1989 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
SEA 5 BAL 8
@CHW 0 DET 2
CLE 1
(10) OAK 6
@MIL 2 CAL 11
@NYY 4 KCR 6
@TEX 4 MIN 10
@TOR 4 PIT 4
@ATL 1
(14) CIN 5
STL 1 CHC 3
@HOU 1 LAD 4
PHI 2 NYM 3
@SDP 0 MON 1
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 14,352

Wednesday, May 24, 1989, 7:38
Time of Game: 3:05

Indians

21-23

Lost 2

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: W Hernandez (2-1), L: S Bailes (1-2)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Tigers

18-25

Won 2

5th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell LF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .596   11    0   0   CS
L Aguayo 2B                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .069  .279   12    1   3   SF
J Carter CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .719   20    3   0   
P O'Brien 1B                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .288  .847   17   10   0   SB
C Snyder RF-SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .693   11    4   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .295  .885   11    2   1   
M Salas DH                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .818   17    0   0   
A Allanson C                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .550    7    6   1   SH
  D Clark PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .774         0   0   
  L Medina PH-RF              0   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .702    4    0   0   
F Fermin SS                   3   1   0   0    0   0  .246  .572   10    2   2   
  M Young PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .466    3    0   0   
  J Skinner C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .581         0   0   

T Candiotti P                                                            0   3
  J Orosco P                                                             0   0
  S Bailes P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   1   4   1    4   6              123   28  10

BATTING

SF: L Aguayo (1, off D Alexander).

SH: A Allanson (2, off D Alexander).

TB: A Allanson; C Snyder; O McDowell; M Salas.

RBI: L Aguayo (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

PB: A Allanson (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: P O'Brien (1, 2nd base off D Alexander/M Nokes).

CS: O McDowell (3, 2nd base by D Alexander/M Nokes).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Pettis CF                   4   1   2   0    1   1  .229  .655   22    5   0   2B
F Lynn LF                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .203  .546   17    0   0   
L Whitaker 2B                 5   1   2   1    0   1  .291  .932   25    6   4   
A Trammell SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .639   13    2   0   
K Moreland DH                 4   0   1   1    0   2  .327  .780   18    0   0   2B
M Nokes C                     3   0   1   0    1   2  .239  .699   15    6   2   IW
C Lemon RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .692   12    1   0   
D Bergman 1B                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .268  .660   13    9   0   
  G Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .619    2    0   0   
  A Pedrique 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .530         0   0   
R Schu 3B-1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .481   15    1   4   

D Alexander P                                                            0   2
  M Henneman P                                                           0   0
  W Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       35   2   8   2    4   7              152   30  12

BATTING

2B: K Moreland (6, off T Candiotti); G Pettis (1, off S Bailes).

IBB: M Nokes (1, by T Candiotti).

TB: G Pettis 3; K Moreland 2; L Whitaker 2; R Schu; M Nokes; A Trammell.

RBI: L Whitaker (24); K Moreland (14).

2-out RBI: K Moreland.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

BASERUNNING

PO: G Pettis (1st base by T Candiotti).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Candiotti                    6.1   6   1   1    4   5   0   3.00   28  115-66   35·11·20   11· 4· 4· 0     58    -     1.42   0.12
J Orosco                       2.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   1.32    8   26-17    9· 5· 3    0· 5· 1· 0          2-0    1.99   0.38
S Bailes, L (1-2)              0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.09    3   10-7     6· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.12  -0.37
Totals                         9.1   8   2   2    4   7   0          39  151-90   50·16·24   12·11· 5· 0          2-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Alexander                    7     4   1   1    2   3   0   3.06   26   81-47   31· 3·13    9· 9· 3· 0     66    -     1.11   0.26
M Henneman                     2.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   3.21    8   27-17    7· 6· 4    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.06   0.29
W Hernandez, W (2-1)           0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   5.82    3    8-4     3· 1· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.47   0.08
Totals                        10     4   1   1    4   6   0          37  116-68   41·10·17   12·11· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Alexander (1).

IBB: T Candiotti (2; M Nokes).

PO: T Candiotti (5; G Pettis, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 14,352.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 79° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. O McDowell           LF    1. G Pettis             CF 
2. L Aguayo             2B    2. F Lynn               LF 
3. J Carter             CF    3. L Whitaker           2B 
4. P O'Brien            1B    4. A Trammell           SS 
5. C Snyder             RF    5. K Moreland           DH 
6. B Jacoby             3B    6. M Nokes              C  
7. M Salas              DH    7. C Lemon              RF 
8. A Allanson           C     8. D Bergman            1B 
9. F Fermin             SS    9. R Schu               3B 

   T Candiotti          P        D Alexander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  1-0  12-  3   21%  59% K Moreland      T Candiotti     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Whitaker Scores; Trammell to 3B
   b10   1  1-1  --3  3   18% 100% L Whitaker      S Bailes        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Pettis Scores
   b10   0  1-1  ---  3   17%  81% G Pettis        S Bailes        Double to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   b 6   0  1-0  1--     -10%  34% F Lynn          T Candiotti     Pettis Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   b 6   2  1-1  123  4  -10%  50% C Lemon         T Candiotti     Groundout: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  O McDowell      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  6   54%  L Aguayo        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   55%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Candiotti facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   52%  G Pettis        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  F Lynn          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   46%  P O'Brien       Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  C Snyder        Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  3   53%  B Jacoby        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      51%  M Salas         O'Brien Steals 2B; O'Brien to 3B/Wild Pitch
   O      --3  5   55%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Candiotti facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  K Moreland      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  M Nokes         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   46%  A Allanson      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   50%  F Fermin        Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
          1--  4   42%  O McDowell      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Fermin to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   41%  L Aguayo        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Fermin Scores
   O      1--  3   43%  J Carter        McDowell Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Candiotti facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   40%  C Lemon         Foul Popfly: SS (Short LF Foul)
          ---  5   43%  D Bergman       Walk
   O      1--  5   41%  R Schu          Groundout: 2B-1B; Bergman to 2B
   O      -2-  3   37%  G Pettis        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doyle Alexander facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   39%  J Carter        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   41%  P O'Brien       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   40%  C Snyder        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   42%  B Jacoby        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Candiotti facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   39%  F Lynn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   37%  L Whitaker      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   35%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   32%  M Salas         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      1--  3   33%  A Allanson      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Salas to 2B
   O      -2-  3   36%  F Fermin        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Salas to 3B
   O      --3  1   40%  O McDowell      Bunt Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Candiotti facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  9   37%  K Moreland      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   41%  M Nokes         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  1   37%  C Lemon         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          1--      38%  D Bergman       Passed Ball; Nokes to 2B
          -2-  4   40%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   33%  R Schu          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   35%  L Aguayo        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   37%  J Carter        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   38%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Candiotti facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   45%  G Pettis        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      34%  F Lynn          Pettis Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  4   32%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  7   34%  L Whitaker      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  5   37%  A Trammell      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Whitaker to 2B
   R      12-  3   59%  K Moreland      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Whitaker Scores; Trammell to 3B
          -23  4   60%  M Nokes         Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   50%  C Lemon         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   54%  C Snyder        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   50%  B Jacoby        Walk
   O      1--  3   54%  M Salas         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   59%  A Allanson      Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Candiotti facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   55%  D Bergman       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   59%  R Schu          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   64%  G Pettis        Walk; Schu to 2B
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Tom Candiotti pitching
   O      12-  3   57%  F Lynn          Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
   O      12-  6   50%  L Whitaker      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Henneman facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Henneman replaces Doyle Alexander pitching
   O      ---  4   55%  F Fermin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   58%  O McDowell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   60%  L Aguayo        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jesse Orosco facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   56%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   52%  K Moreland      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   50%  M Nokes         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Henneman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   56%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   50%  P O'Brien       Walk
   O      1--  4   57%  C Snyder        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   63%  B Jacoby        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jesse Orosco facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   58%  C Lemon         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  Gary Ward pinch hits for Dave Bergman batting 8th
   O      ---  2   53%  G Ward          Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  5   50%  R Schu          Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 10th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Henneman facing 7-8-9
                  Rick Schu moves to 1B; Al Pedrique replaces Gary Ward playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---  2   56%  M Salas         Flyball: CF
                  Willie Hernandez replaces Mike Henneman pitching; Luis Medina pinch hits for Dave Clark batting 8th; Dave Clark pinch hits for Andy Allanson batting 8th
          ---  4   50%  L Medina        Walk
                  Mike Young pinch hits for Felix Fermin batting 9th
   O      1--  3   57%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   63%  O McDowell      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Bailes facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Bailes replaces Jesse Orosco pitching; Joel Skinner replaces Mike Young playing C batting 9th; Cory Snyder moves to SS; Luis Medina moves to RF
          ---  3   81%  G Pettis        Double to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      -2-  4   82%  F Lynn          Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Pettis to 3B
   R      --3  3  100%  L Whitaker      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Pettis Scores
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198905240

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