September 16, 1990 New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 5
@CAL 3 CHW 4
BOS 2 DET 5
NYY 2 KCR 9
CLE 6 OAK 5
MIN 4
(11) MIL 5
@TEX 3 TOR 6
BAL 5 SDP 9
@ATL 4 CIN 9
LAD 5 HOU 3
SFG 2 MON 4
PIT 1 PHI 8
@NYM 3 CHC 8
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 19,953

Sunday, September 16, 1990, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:46

Yankees

60-86

Lost 2

7th, 19½ GB

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

W: S Searcy (2-5), L: C Cary (5-10), S: P Gibson (3)

Tigers

71-77

Won 2

3rd, 9½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Kelly CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .287  .753   19    1   0   
S Sax 2B                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .620   15    1   1   
J Barfield RF                 2   1   1   0    2   1  .244  .813   25    0   0   
S Balboni 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   2  .193  .696   21    6   0   HR
H Meulens LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .815   11    0   0   GDP
M Blowers 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .201  .600   13    0   1   
B Dorsett DH                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .138  .366   10    0   0   GDP
J Leyritz C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .676   12   14   2   
A Espinoza SS                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .520   12    2   1   

C Cary P                                                                 0   1
  M Leiter P                                                             0   0
  R Monteleone P                                                         0   0
  A Mills P                                                              0   0
Totals                       28   2   2   2    4   8              138   24   6

BATTING

HR: S Balboni (15, off S Searcy; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: S Balboni 4; J Barfield.

GIDP: B Dorsett (2); H Meulens (1).

RBI: S Balboni 2 (30).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: H Meulens (1).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   3  .250  .714   25    2   4   
T Fryman 3B                   3   2   2   0    1   1  .320  .873   19    0   4   2B,SB,CS
A Trammell SS                 4   1   3   3    0   1  .314  .857   20    0   3   SB
C Fielder 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   2  .284  .991   21    9   0   HR
G Ward LF                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .712   18    3   0   
  J Shelby PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .683    3    0   0   
C Lemon RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .725   21    5   0   SH
M Heath C                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .287  .740   12    8   0   
D Coles DH                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .561    6    0   0   
  L Sheets PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .725    5    0   0   
M Cuyler CF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .324  .832    8    0   0   CS

S Searcy P                                                               0   0
  P Gibson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   5   9   5    1  14              158   27  11

BATTING

2B: T Fryman (11, off M Leiter).

HR: C Fielder (47, off M Leiter; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: C Lemon (1, off C Cary).

TB: C Fielder 4; A Trammell 3; T Fryman 3; G Ward; T Phillips; M Cuyler.

RBI: A Trammell 3 (88); C Fielder 2 (120).

2-out RBI: C Fielder 2; A Trammell 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Trammell-T Phillips-C Fielder; T Fryman-T Phillips-C Fielder.

E: T Fryman (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Fryman (3, 2nd base off C Cary/J Leyritz); A Trammell (12, 2nd base off C Cary/J Leyritz).

CS: T Fryman (3, 2nd base by R Monteleone/J Leyritz); M Cuyler (1, 2nd base by C Cary/J Leyritz).

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
C Cary, L (5-10)               4     4   2   2    1   8   0   4.47   17   73-45   20·13·12    3· 3· 2· 0     53    -     0.86  -0.05
M Leiter                       2     4   3   3    0   3   1   9.39   10   48-32   16· 5·11    4· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.31  -0.13
R Monteleone                   1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   12-9     3· 1· 5    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
A Mills                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.50    3   13-9     4· 2· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     9   5   5    1  14   1          33  146-95   43·21·31    9· 4· 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
S Searcy, W (2-5)              7     2   2   2    3   5   1   5.11   25  108-63   33·13·17   10· 6· 1· 0     67    -     0.88   0.26
P Gibson, S (3)                2     0   0   0    1   3   0   3.03    7   30-18    5· 4· 9    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.69   0.07
Totals                         9     2   2   2    4   8   1          32  138-81   38·17·26   11· 8· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: C Cary (8).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Rocky Roe.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 19,953.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 57° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Kelly              CF    1. T Phillips           2B 
2. S Sax                2B    2. T Fryman             3B 
3. J Barfield           RF    3. A Trammell           SS 
4. S Balboni            1B    4. C Fielder            1B 
5. H Meulens            LF    5. G Ward               LF 
6. M Blowers            3B    6. C Lemon              RF 
7. B Dorsett            DH    7. M Heath              C  
8. J Leyritz            C     8. D Coles              DH 
9. A Espinoza           SS    9. M Cuyler             CF 

   C Cary               P        S Searcy             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  2-0  1--  5   10%  81% B Dorsett       S Searcy        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   b 3   2  0-1  -2-  5    9%  75% A Trammell      C Cary          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Fryman Scores
   b 5   2  0-3  1--  3    8%  96% C Fielder       M Leiter        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Trammell Scores
   b 5   2  0-2  -2-  6    7%  88% A Trammell      M Leiter        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Fryman Scores
   t 4   1  2-0  1--  2    6%  79% H Meulens       S Searcy        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Searcy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  S Sax           Walk
          1--  5   46%  J Barfield      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Sax to 2B
   O      12-  2   51%  S Balboni       Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      12-  3   55%  H Meulens       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Cary facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  T Phillips      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      64%  T Fryman        Wild Pitch; Phillips to 3B
   O      --3  4   59%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  1   65%  A Trammell      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Phillips Scores
   O      1--  5   64%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging, Trammell Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   61%  G Ward          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Searcy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   63%  M Blowers       Foul Flyball: LF (Deep LF Foul)
   O      ---  3   65%  B Dorsett       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   66%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chuck Cary facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   64%  C Lemon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   63%  M Heath         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   62%  D Coles         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Searcy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   64%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   66%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   67%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chuck Cary facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   70%  M Cuyler        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      65%  T Phillips      Cuyler Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   64%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   65%  T Fryman        Walk
          1--      66%  A Trammell      Fryman Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   75%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Fryman Scores
   O      1--  6   74%  C Fielder       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Searcy facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   69%  J Barfield      Walk
   O      1-- 11   73%  S Balboni       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  2   79%  H Meulens       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chuck Cary facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   83%  G Ward          Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Short LF); Ward to 2B
   O      -2-  3   83%  C Lemon         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Ward to 3B
   O      --3  4   79%  M Heath         Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  5   76%  D Coles         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Steve Searcy facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   71%  M Blowers       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  5   81%  B Dorsett       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   82%  J Leyritz       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mark Leiter facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Leiter replaces Chuck Cary pitching
   O      ---  1   80%  M Cuyler        Bunt Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   79%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   81%  T Fryman        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   R      -2-  6   88%  A Trammell      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Fryman Scores
   RR     1--  3   96%  C Fielder       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Trammell Scores
          ---  7   96%  G Ward          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1-- 10   96%  C Lemon         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-5, Steve Searcy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   97%  A Espinoza      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   97%  R Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mark Leiter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   97%  M Heath         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Larry Sheets pinch hits for Darnell Coles batting 8th
   O      ---  5   97%  L Sheets        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   97%  M Cuyler        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-5, Steve Searcy facing 3-4-5
          ---  8   96%  J Barfield      Walk
   RR     1--  5   90%  S Balboni       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Barfield Scores
   O      ---  1   92%  H Meulens       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   94%  M Blowers       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   94%  B Dorsett       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rich Monteleone facing 1-2-3
                  Rich Monteleone replaces Mark Leiter pitching
   O      ---  4   94%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   95%  T Fryman        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      94%  A Trammell      Fryman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  3   93%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Paul Gibson facing 8-9-1
                  Paul Gibson replaces Steve Searcy pitching
   O      ---  4   95%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   93%  A Espinoza      Walk
   O      1--  5   96%  R Kelly         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      1--  2   97%  S Sax           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Alan Mills facing 4-5-6
                  Alan Mills replaces Rich Monteleone pitching
   O      ---  7   97%  C Fielder       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  John Shelby pinch hits for Gary Ward batting 5th
   O      ---  3   97%  J Shelby        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   97%  C Lemon         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Paul Gibson facing 3-4-5
                  John Shelby moves to LF
   O      ---  6   99%  J Barfield      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  S Balboni       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  H Meulens       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199009160

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