April 28, 1996 Oakland Athletics at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 5
@BAL 4
(10) KCR 9
@BOS 7 CHW 10
CAL 1 OAK 6
@DET 3 MIL 16
SEA 9 NYY 6
MIN 3 CLE 17
@TOR 3 MON 21
@COL 9 CHC 3
@LAD 0 NYM 7
@PIT 5 HOU 3
@SDP 2 SFG 10
FLA 4

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 8,907

Sunday, April 28, 1996, 1:15
Time of Game: 2:58

Athletics

13-11

Won 2

3rd, 3 GB

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

W: S Wojciechowski (2-0), L: G Gohr (1-3), S: B Taylor (2)

Tigers

9-17

Lost 2

4th, 5 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Battle CF-LF                5   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .610   14    2   0   
J Giambi DH                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .344  .963   15    0   0   HR
  P Plantier PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .132  .602    7    0   0   
G Berroa LF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .253  .750    8    3   0   GDP
  E Young CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .661         1   0   
M McGwire 1B                  3   1   1   2    1   1  .143 1.000   17    7   0   HR
  T Lovullo PR-1B             0   0   0   0    1   0  .214  .639    4    4   0   
P Munoz RF                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .301  .869   16    5   0   HR,GDP
T Steinbach C                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .264  .940   20    5   0   HBP
S Brosius 3B                  3   2   2   2    1   1  .363 1.178   18    0   4   2·HR
B Gates 2B                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .240  .632   16    0   1   
R Bournigal SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   17    0   3   

S Wojciechowski P                                                        0   0
  M Mohler P                                                             0   0
  B Taylor P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   6   9   6    7   6              152   27   8

BATTING

HR: P Munoz (4, off G Gohr; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); S Brosius 2 (8, off R Lewis, off G Gohr; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); M McGwire (2, off G Gohr; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); J Giambi (3, off G Gohr; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

HBP: T Steinbach (2, by G Gohr).

TB: S Brosius 8; J Giambi 4; P Munoz 4; M McGwire 4; B Gates; G Berroa; A Battle; T Steinbach.

GIDP: G Berroa (5); P Munoz (2).

RBI: M McGwire 2 (4); S Brosius 2 (21); P Munoz (13); J Giambi (19).

2-out RBI: S Brosius.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M McGwire.

E: M McGwire (1).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Curtis LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .728   15    3   0   
M Lewis 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .302  .808   21    2   5   
T Fryman 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .894   15    0   1   
C Fielder 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   2  .232  .927   16   10   0   HR
E Williams DH                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .247  .757   14    0   0   HR
D Bautista RF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .350  .985   15    1   0   
C Gomez SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .762   18    2   2   
J Flaherty C                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .219  .661   18    6   0   
K Bartee CF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .572   10    3   0   
  M Parent PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .810         0   0   
  B Higginson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .849    6    0   0   

G Gohr P                                                                 0   1
  R Lewis P                                                              0   0
  G Olson P                                                              0   0
  B Williams P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   3    2   5              148   27   9

BATTING

HR: C Fielder (10, off S Wojciechowski; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); E Williams (3, off M Mohler; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: E Williams 5; C Fielder 4; T Fryman 2; M Lewis; K Bartee; J Flaherty.

RBI: C Fielder 2 (23); E Williams (13).

2-out RBI: C Fielder 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Fryman-M Lewis-C Fielder; C Gomez-M Lewis-C Fielder.

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Wojciechowski, W (2-0)       7     6   2   2    0   4   1   2.87   26   98-64   34· 9·21    7· 7· 8· 0     61    -     0.96   0.22
M Mohler                       1.2   2   1   1    2   1   1   0.52    9   42-22   10· 2·10    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.54   0.01
B Taylor, S (2)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    6-3     3· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.74   0.05
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   5   2          36  146-89   47·11·31    8·12· 9· 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
G Gohr, L (1-3)                4.2   7   5   5    3   4   4   7.76   25   80-50   34· 4·12    4·10· 3· 0     31    -     0.88  -0.26
R Lewis                        2.1   2   1   1    2   2   1   2.93   11   53-31   19· 5· 7    1· 5· 1· 0          2-0    0.62   0.03
G Olson                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   11-6     3· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
B Williams                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   8.68    3    8-3     3· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.01
Totals                         9     9   6   6    7   6   5          42  152-90   59·10·21    9·15· 4· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: G Gohr (3; T Steinbach).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 8,907.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 5mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Detroit Tigers                       
1. A Battle             CF    1. C Curtis             LF 
2. J Giambi             DH    2. M Lewis              2B 
3. G Berroa             LF    3. T Fryman             3B 
4. M McGwire            1B    4. C Fielder            1B 
5. P Munoz              RF    5. E Williams           DH 
6. T Steinbach          C     6. D Bautista           RF 
7. S Brosius            3B    7. C Gomez              SS 
8. B Gates              2B    8. J Flaherty           C  
9. R Bournigal          SS    9. K Bartee             CF 

   S Wojciechowski      P        G Gohr               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  2-3  1--  3   18%  80% M McGwire       G Gohr          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Berroa Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  1--  1  -17%  31% C Fielder       S Wojciechowski Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Fryman Scores
   b 4   1  3-2  1-3  2   15%  62% D Bautista      S Wojciechowski Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Williams out at 1B/1B
   t 4   0  2-2  ---  1   11%  61% P Munoz         G Gohr          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 3   1  2-1  ---  3   10%  47% J Giambi        G Gohr          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Gohr facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  A Battle        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   50%  J Giambi        Walk
   O      1--  1   47%  G Berroa        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   45%  M McGwire       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Wojciechowski facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  C Curtis        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   49%  M Lewis         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   48%  T Fryman        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   RR     1--  1   31%  C Fielder       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Fryman Scores
   O      ---  1   32%  E Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Greg Gohr facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   29%  P Munoz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   28%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   36%  S Brosius       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   38%  B Gates         Walk
   O      1--  3   35%  R Bournigal     Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Wojciechowski facing 6-7-8
          ---      35%  D Bautista      E3 on Foul Ball (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   37%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   39%  C Gomez         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   40%  J Flaherty      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Greg Gohr facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   37%  A Battle        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---  3   47%  J Giambi        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   45%  G Berroa        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  9   44%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Steve Wojciechowski facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   47%  K Bartee        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   49%  C Curtis        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  M Lewis         Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Greg Gohr facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  1   61%  P Munoz         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  5   65%  T Steinbach     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   61%  S Brosius       Strikeout Looking
          1--  2   65%  B Gates         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Steinbach to 2B
   O      12-  1   60%  R Bournigal     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  4   55%  A Battle        Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Wojciechowski facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   51%  T Fryman        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   55%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   48%  E Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Fryman to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   62%  D Bautista      Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Williams out at 1B/1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Greg Gohr facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   60%  J Giambi        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  1   62%  G Berroa        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  3   80%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Berroa Scores
   O      ---  1   79%  P Munoz         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  3   80%  T Steinbach     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  4   81%  S Brosius       Walk; Steinbach to 2B
                  Richie Lewis replaces Greg Gohr pitching
          12-  6   83%  B Gates         Walk; Steinbach to 3B; Brosius to 2B
   O      123  6   78%  R Bournigal     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Steve Wojciechowski facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   81%  C Gomez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   78%  J Flaherty      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1   73%  K Bartee        Single to CF (Line Drive); Flaherty to 2B
   O      12-  5   79%  C Curtis        Lineout: LF
   O      12-  6   84%  M Lewis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Richie Lewis facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   86%  A Battle        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   84%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   83%  G Berroa        Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
          1--  4   84%  M McGwire       Walk; Battle to 2B
                  Torey Lovullo pinch runs for Mark McGwire batting 4th
   O      12-  7   81%  P Munoz         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Steve Wojciechowski facing 3-4-5
                  Torey Lovullo moves to 1B
   O      ---  4   84%  T Fryman        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   86%  C Fielder       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   88%  E Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Richie Lewis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   86%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  6   92%  S Brosius       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   91%  B Gates         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   91%  R Bournigal     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Steve Wojciechowski facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   93%  D Bautista      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   95%  C Gomez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   95%  J Flaherty      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Gregg Olson facing 1-2-3
                  Gregg Olson replaces Richie Lewis pitching
   O      ---  1   95%  A Battle        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Phil Plantier pinch hits for Jason Giambi batting 2nd
          ---  7   95%  P Plantier      Walk
   OO     1--  3   94%  G Berroa        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Mohler facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Mohler replaces Steve Wojciechowski pitching; Allen Battle moves to LF; Ernie Young replaces Geronimo Berroa playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---  4   96%  K Bartee        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   98%  C Curtis        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   97%  M Lewis         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   98%  T Fryman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Brian Williams facing 4-5-6
                  Brian Williams replaces Gregg Olson pitching
          ---  4   98%  T Lovullo       Walk
   OO     1--  2   98%  P Munoz         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Mohler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   99%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  6   98%  E Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  4   94%  D Bautista      Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  C Gomez         Flyball: RF
          1--  5   95%  J Flaherty      Walk; Bautista to 2B
                  Billy Taylor replaces Mike Mohler pitching; Bobby Higginson pinch hits for Mark Parent batting 9th; Mark Parent pinch hits for Kimera Bartee batting 9th
   O      12-  6  100%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199604280

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation