May 4, 1995 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
MIL 2 OAK 9
@CAL 6 DET 4
CLE 3 KCR 6
@MIN 0 NYY 5
BOS 3 PHI 6
@CIN 4 ATL 6
@FLA 3 NYM 5
@MON 1
(10) SFG 5
@SDP 4 HOU 6
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 28,846

Thursday, May 4, 1995, 1:15
Time of Game: 2:25

Indians

4-3

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: D Wells (1-1), L: O Hershiser (0-1), S: M Henneman (1)

Tigers

3-5

Won 1

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .345  .769   15    2   0   2B,SB
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .212  .520   19    1   2   2B
C Baerga 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .387 1.042   12    2   2   
A Belle LF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .379 1.179   18    0   1   2B
E Murray 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .433 1.136   16    7   1   
D Winfield DH                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .250   21    0   0   
M Ramirez RF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .429 1.429   16    0   0   HR
A Espinoza 3B                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    5    3   2   
  J Thome PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .976    4    0   0   
T Pena C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .095  .269   10    7   1   

O Hershiser P                                                            2   0
  J Poole P                                                              0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   3   7   3    2   5              136   24   9

BATTING

2B: K Lofton (2, off D Wells); O Vizquel (1, off B Groom); A Belle (4, off D Wells).

HR: M Ramirez (4, off D Wells; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: M Ramirez 5; A Belle 2; K Lofton 2; O Vizquel 2; D Winfield; A Espinoza.

RBI: M Ramirez (9); O Vizquel (1); K Lofton (3).

2-out RBI: K Lofton; O Vizquel.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Lofton (1, 3rd base off B Groom/J Flaherty).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Curtis CF                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .276  .848   16    2   1   
S Fletcher 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .080  .195   11    1   1   
B Higginson RF                4   1   1   2    0   0  .167  .625   14    2   0   HR
C Fielder 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .172  .529   13   14   0   
K Gibson DH                   3   1   2   1    0   1  .412 1.150   14    0   0   HR
T Fryman 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .148  .525    7    1   3   
R Pemberton LF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .400 1.079    5    1   0   2B
  M Cuyler LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
C Gomez SS                    2   1   0   0    1   1  .217  .764   14    0   6   
J Flaherty C                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .915    8    5   0   

D Wells P                                                                0   2
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
  M Henneman P                                                           0   0
Totals                       29   4   6   4    2   6              102   27  13

BATTING

2B: R Pemberton (3, off O Hershiser).

HR: B Higginson (2, off O Hershiser; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); K Gibson (1, off O Hershiser; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

TB: K Gibson 5; B Higginson 4; R Pemberton 2; C Curtis; J Flaherty.

RBI: B Higginson 2 (4); K Gibson (1); C Curtis (4).

2-out RBI: B Higginson 2; C Curtis.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

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
O Hershiser, L (0-1)           7     6   4   4    2   6   2   6.75   28   87-58   31·12·15    8· 5· 7· 0     53    -     0.55  -0.09
J Poole                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.45    2   11-6     2· 0· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.51   0.03
E Plunk                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    4-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.32   0.01
Totals                         8     6   4   4    2   6   2          31  102-67   35·12·20   10· 6· 7· 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 Wells, W (1-1)               7.2   6   3   3    0   3   1   4.61   28  100-70   47· 6·17   11·10· 4· 0     58    -     0.68   0.30
B Groom                        0     1   0   0    1   0   0   7.71    2    8-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-1    2.02  -0.14
M Henneman, S (1)              1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   2.70    5   25-13    4· 4· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.49   0.28
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2   5   1          35  133-85   52·10·23   13·11· 4· 0          3-1

B Groom faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 28,846.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 63° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. K Lofton             CF    1. C Curtis             CF 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. S Fletcher           2B 
3. C Baerga             2B    3. B Higginson          RF 
4. A Belle              LF    4. C Fielder            1B 
5. E Murray             1B    5. K Gibson             DH 
6. D Winfield           DH    6. T Fryman             3B 
7. M Ramirez            RF    7. R Pemberton          LF 
8. A Espinoza           3B    8. C Gomez              SS 
9. T Pena               C     9. J Flaherty           C  

   O Hershiser          P        D Wells              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  4-3  123  3   18%  86% E Murray        M Henneman      Strikeout Swinging
   b 3   2  0-1  -2-  2   16%  81% B Higginson     O Hershiser     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Flaherty Scores
   t 8   2  4-2  --3  4  -11%  78% O Vizquel       B Groom         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Lofton Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  ---  4   10%  63% K Gibson        O Hershiser     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 9   0  4-3  ---  8    8%  90% D Winfield      M Henneman      Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  K Lofton        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  2   54%  O Vizquel       Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   55%  C Baerga        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  C Curtis        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   51%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   50%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   52%  A Belle         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  E Murray        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  7   53%  D Winfield      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   55%  M Ramirez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Winfield out at 3B/CF-3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   63%  K Gibson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   62%  T Fryman        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   64%  R Pemberton     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   60%  C Gomez         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, David Wells facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   63%  A Espinoza      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   65%  T Pena          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   66%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orel Hershiser facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   70%  J Flaherty      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   67%  C Curtis        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   65%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-P (Deep 2B-1B); Flaherty to 2B
   RR     -2-  2   81%  B Higginson     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Flaherty Scores
   O      ---  2   80%  C Fielder       Foul Popfly: C
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, David Wells facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   82%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   84%  C Baerga        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   85%  A Belle         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orel Hershiser facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   87%  K Gibson        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   85%  T Fryman        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   84%  R Pemberton     Groundout: 3B-1B; Gibson to 2B
   O      -2-  4   82%  C Gomez         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, David Wells facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   85%  E Murray        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   86%  D Winfield      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   87%  M Ramirez       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orel Hershiser facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   86%  J Flaherty      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  7   86%  C Curtis        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   85%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, David Wells facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   88%  A Espinoza      Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  5   89%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   90%  K Lofton        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orel Hershiser facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   89%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   89%  C Fielder       Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   88%  K Gibson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, David Wells facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   91%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  1   93%  C Baerga        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   91%  A Belle         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  5   94%  E Murray        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Orel Hershiser facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   93%  T Fryman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   92%  R Pemberton     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  7   93%  C Gomez         Walk
          1--  4   93%  J Flaherty      Walk; Gomez to 2B
   RO     12-  3   96%  C Curtis        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Gomez Scores; Flaherty out at 3B/LF-3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, David Wells facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   97%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  1   95%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  1   92%  A Espinoza      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   95%  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  7   89%  K Lofton        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Espinoza Scores
                  Buddy Groom replaces David Wells pitching
          -2-      88%  O Vizquel       Lofton Steals 3B
   R      --3  4   78%  " "             Double to LF (Ground Ball); Lofton Scores
          -2-  4   75%  C Baerga        Walk
                  Mike Henneman replaces Buddy Groom pitching
          12-  4   68%  A Belle         Walk; Vizquel to 3B; Baerga to 2B
   O      123  3   86%  E Murray        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jim Poole facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Poole replaces Orel Hershiser pitching
   O      ---  6   84%  S Fletcher      Foul Flyball: SS (Short LF Foul)
   O      ---  5   83%  B Higginson     Groundout: C-1B
                  Eric Plunk replaces Jim Poole pitching
   O      ---  4   82%  C Fielder       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Mike Henneman facing 6-7-8
                  Milt Cuyler replaces Rudy Pemberton playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---  8   90%  D Winfield      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   96%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Jim Thome pinch hits for Alvaro Espinoza batting 8th
   O      ---  4  100%  J Thome         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199505040

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