April 17, 1990 New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 11,595

Tuesday, April 17, 1990, 7:36
Time of Game: 2:39

Yankees

4-1

Won 2

1st

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

W: T Leary (1-0), L: F Tanana (0-1), S: D Righetti (3)

Tigers

3-5

Lost 1

4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .438   19    2   3   GDP
A Espinoza SS                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .158  .401   10    4   4   
D Mattingly 1B                4   1   2   0    0   0  .421  .871   21   10   1   
S Balboni DH                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   16    0   0   
D Winfield LF                 3   0   1   2    0   0  .286  .762   13    1   0   HBP
J Barfield RF                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .273  .793   17    2   0   2B
R Kelly CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .722   16    2   0   SB,2·CS
R Cerone C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .455   22    4   0   
M Blowers 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .705   13    1   2   

T Leary P                                                                1   4
  J Robinson P                                                           0   0
  D Righetti P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   4   8   4    1   7              147   27  14

BATTING

2B: J Barfield (1, off F Tanana).

HBP: D Winfield (1, by E Nunez).

TB: J Barfield 3; D Mattingly 2; R Kelly; D Winfield; A Espinoza; M Blowers.

GIDP: S Sax (1).

RBI: D Winfield 2 (2); J Barfield (1); R Kelly (3).

2-out RBI: D Winfield 2; R Kelly; J Barfield.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Espinoza-D Mattingly; S Sax-A Espinoza-D Mattingly.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Kelly (3, 2nd base off E Nunez/M Nokes).

CS: R Kelly 2 (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by F Tanana, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by F Tanana).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .490   10    2   2   
A Trammell SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .303  .755    9    3   4   
L Whitaker 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .179  .551   18    2   2   GDP
C Fielder 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .185  .563   17   11   1   
L Moseby CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .323  .769   11    0   0   GDP
M Nokes C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .678    6    6   1   
  M Heath PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167    3    0   0   
G Ward RF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .360 1.048   15    2   1   HR
L Sheets DH                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .348  .878   10    0   0   
T Jones LF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200   15    1   0   

F Tanana P                                                               0   2
  E Nunez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   1   6   1    3   4              114   27  13

BATTING

HR: G Ward (2, off T Leary; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: G Ward 5; C Fielder; L Whitaker; M Nokes; A Trammell.

GIDP: L Moseby (3); L Whitaker (2).

RBI: G Ward (5).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Trammell-C Fielder.

E: A Trammell (1).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Leary, W (1-0)               7     6   1   1    3   3   1   1.29   28   90-58   37· 8·13   14· 4· 4· 0     61    -     1.13   0.34
J Robinson, H (2)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.93    3   11-8     3· 3· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
D Righetti, S (3)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   11-6     5· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.04
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3   4   1          34  112-72   45·11·16   15· 8· 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 (0-1)              6     8   4   4    1   2   0   7.59   25  101-62   38· 4·20    6·10· 6· 0     41    -     0.90  -0.11
E Nunez                        3     0   0   0    0   5   0   4.26   10   41-26    9· 8· 9    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.24   0.03
Totals                         9     8   4   4    1   7   0          35  142-88   47·12·29    9·11· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Leary (1); E Nunez (1).

IBB: None.

PO: F Tanana 2 (3; R Kelly, 2nd base (CS); R Kelly, 3rd base (CS)).

HBP: E Nunez (1; D Winfield).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 11,595.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers                       
1. S Sax                2B    1. T Phillips           3B 
2. A Espinoza           SS    2. A Trammell           SS 
3. D Mattingly          1B    3. L Whitaker           2B 
4. S Balboni            DH    4. C Fielder            1B 
5. D Winfield           LF    5. L Moseby             CF 
6. J Barfield           RF    6. M Nokes              C  
7. R Kelly              CF    7. G Ward               RF 
8. R Cerone             C     8. L Sheets             DH 
9. M Blowers            3B    9. T Jones              LF 

   T Leary              P        F Tanana             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  0-1  123  2   18%  87% D Winfield      F Tanana        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Espinoza Scores; Mattingly Scores; Balboni to 2B
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-  6   10%  58% R Kelly         F Tanana        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Barfield Scores
   b 6   1  4-0  1-3  2    9%  95% L Moseby        T Leary         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 6   2  0-3  12-  2    6%  92% J Barfield      F Tanana        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Balboni Scores; Winfield to 3B
   b 4   0  1-0  -2-  3    6%  55% C Fielder       T Leary         Groundout: P-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   46%  A Espinoza      Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  6   45%  D Mattingly     Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Mattingly out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Leary facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  T Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   45%  A Trammell      Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   OO     1--  5   50%  L Whitaker      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  S Balboni       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  D Winfield      Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  3   48%  J Barfield      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  6   58%  R Kelly         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Barfield Scores
          1--      59%  R Cerone        Kelly Caught Stealing (PO) 2B, safe on E6
   O      -2-  2   56%  " "             Kelly Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Leary facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   59%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   60%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   59%  M Nokes         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   62%  G Ward          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   59%  R Cerone        Popfly: 3B
          ---  2   62%  M Blowers       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   59%  S Sax           Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  3   57%  A Espinoza      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Leary facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   60%  L Sheets        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  8   57%  T Jones         Walk
   O      1--  1   60%  T Phillips      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  3   63%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   60%  D Mattingly     Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  6   59%  S Balboni       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   58%  D Winfield      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Leary facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   53%  L Whitaker      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      50%  C Fielder       Wild Pitch; Whitaker to 2B
   O      -2-  3   55%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  4   60%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   64%  M Nokes         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   62%  J Barfield      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   60%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   59%  R Cerone        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Leary facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   54%  G Ward          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   59%  L Sheets        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   63%  T Jones         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  5   67%  T Phillips      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   64%  M Blowers       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   62%  S Sax           Flyball: RF
          ---  2   64%  A Espinoza      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  7   66%  D Mattingly     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Espinoza to 2B
          12-  5   69%  S Balboni       Walk; Espinoza to 3B; Mattingly to 2B
   RR     123  2   87%  D Winfield      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Espinoza Scores; Mattingly Scores; Balboni to 2B
   R      12-  2   92%  J Barfield      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Balboni Scores; Winfield to 3B
   O      1-3  4   91%  R Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Tim Leary facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   93%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   91%  L Whitaker      Walk
          1--  1   86%  C Fielder       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Whitaker to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   95%  L Moseby        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Edwin Nunez facing 8-9-1
                  Edwin Nunez replaces Frank Tanana pitching
          ---  4   95%  R Cerone        Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Cerone to 1B
   O      1--  6   95%  M Blowers       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  7   93%  S Sax           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Tim Leary facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   95%  M Nokes         Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---  3   91%  G Ward          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  4   88%  L Sheets        Walk
   O      1--  5   91%  T Jones         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   93%  T Phillips      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Edwin Nunez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   93%  A Espinoza      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   92%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   92%  S Balboni       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Jeff Robinson facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Robinson replaces Tim Leary pitching
   O      ---  2   95%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   96%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   97%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Edwin Nunez facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   97%  D Winfield      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   97%  J Barfield      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   96%  R Kelly         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      97%  R Cerone        Kelly Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   96%  " "             Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Dave Righetti facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Righetti replaces Jeff Robinson pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  L Moseby        Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
                  Mike Heath pinch hits for Matt Nokes batting 6th
   O      ---  3  100%  M Heath         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  G Ward          Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Tigers 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199004170

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation