May 4, 1996 Texas Rangers at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 10
MIL 5 BOS 8
TOR 4 CAL 5
MIN 2 TEX 3
@DET 1 OAK 5
@KCR 2 CHW 11
@NYY 5 SEA 5
CLE 1 ATL 6
PHI 3 NYM 7
@CHC 3 COL 17
FLA 5 MON 2
@HOU 1 PIT 7
LAD 2 STL 4
@SDP 3 CIN 9
@SFG 7

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 10,734

Saturday, May 4, 1996, 1:15
Time of Game: 2:32

Rangers

19-11

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  2   1  0  0   0  0  0    3 11  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  1  0

W: R Pavlik (4-0), L: G Gohr (1-4)

Tigers

10-21

Lost 2

5th, 8 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .281  .702   20    4   0   2B
I Rodriguez C                 5   1   1   1    0   0  .303  .853   13    7   0   
W Clark 1B                    4   0   3   0    1   0  .311  .948   23    7   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .308  .916   15    1   0   
W Newson DH                   3   0   1   0    2   2  .241  .884   30    0   0   
D Palmer 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   4  .293  .942   21    0   2   
R Greer LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .792   17    5   0   SB
M McLemore 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .289  .731   24    1   1   SB
K Elster SS                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .263  .812   17    2   2   HR

R Pavlik P                                                               0   0
Totals                       38   3  11   3    4   7              180   27   5

BATTING

2B: D Hamilton (5, off G Gohr).

HR: K Elster (6, off G Gohr; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: K Elster 4; D Hamilton 3; W Clark 3; I Rodriguez; J Gonzalez; M McLemore; R Greer; W Newson.

RBI: K Elster (23); I Rodriguez (21); J Gonzalez (30).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: M McLemore (5, 2nd base off G Gohr/J Flaherty); R Greer (3, 2nd base off G Gohr/J Flaherty).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Curtis LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .685   14    4   0   
B Higginson RF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .778   14    0   0   
T Fryman 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .287  .881   12    0   2   
C Fielder 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .202  .831   14    5   0   
M Nieves DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .860   12    0   0   
M Lewis 2B                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .317  .889   15    5   3   HR
A Trammell SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .694    7    1   3   
J Flaherty C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .642    4    9   0   
  T Hyers PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .339    8    0   0   
K Bartee CF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444    7    3   0   
  E Williams PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .674    7    0   0   

G Gohr P                                                                 0   0
  R Veres P                                                              0   0
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
  B Williams P                                                           0   0
Totals                       28   1   1   1    0   7              114   27   8

BATTING

HR: M Lewis (7, off R Pavlik; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: M Lewis 4.

RBI: M Lewis (16).

2-out RBI: M Lewis.

Team LOB: 0.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Pavlik, W (4-0)              9     1   1   1    0   7   1   5.68   28  114-77   48·11·18    5·15· 1· 0     88    -     0.90   0.60
Totals                         9     1   1   1    0   7   1          28  114-77   48·11·18    5·15· 1· 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 (1-4)                6.2   9   3   3    3   4   1   7.02   32  128-80   52· 7·21   12· 6· 7· 0     45    -     0.88   0.00
R Veres                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   9.16    1    3-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.24   0.04
M Myers                        0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   5.87    4   14-7     5· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.56   0.01
B Williams                     1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   7.30    5   25-17   12· 2· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.54   0.06
Totals                         9    11   3   3    4   7   1          42  170-107  70·10·27   16· 7· 8· 0          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: G Gohr (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 10,734.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 59° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Detroit Tigers                       
1. D Hamilton           CF    1. C Curtis             LF 
2. I Rodriguez          C     2. B Higginson          RF 
3. W Clark              1B    3. T Fryman             3B 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. C Fielder            1B 
5. W Newson             DH    5. M Nieves             DH 
6. D Palmer             3B    6. M Lewis              2B 
7. R Greer              LF    7. A Trammell           SS 
8. M McLemore           2B    8. J Flaherty           C  
9. K Elster             SS    9. K Bartee             CF 

   R Pavlik             P        G Gohr               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  3-0  ---  2   -9%  74% M Lewis         R Pavlik        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 4   1  0-2  ---  2    9%  78% K Elster        G Gohr          Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   t 3   0  0-1  1--  3    8%  71% W Clark         G Gohr          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Rodriguez to 3B
   t 3   0  0-0  -2-  1    7%  63% I Rodriguez     G Gohr          Single to LF (Line Drive); Hamilton Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  ---  5    6%  56% D Hamilton      G Gohr          Double to 3B (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Gohr facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  D Hamilton      Bunt Groundout: C unassisted
   O      ---  3   46%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   47%  W Clark         Walk
   O      1--  2   45%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Pavlik facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  C Curtis        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   50%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Gohr facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   48%  W Newson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   46%  D Palmer        Foul Popfly: C
          ---  5   47%  R Greer         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      48%  M McLemore      Greer Steals 2B
          -2-  8   50%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Greer to 3B
          1-3      51%  K Elster        McLemore Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   44%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Pavlik facing 4-5-6
   O      --- 11   47%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  M Nieves        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   50%  M Lewis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Gohr facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   56%  D Hamilton      Double to 3B (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  1   63%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Hamilton Scores
          1--  3   71%  W Clark         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Rodriguez to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   69%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Rodriguez Scores
          1--  6   72%  W Newson        Walk; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-  4   69%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
          12-      70%  R Greer         Wild Pitch; Gonzalez to 3B; Newson to 2B
   O      -23  4   65%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Pavlik facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   68%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   70%  J Flaherty      Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  6   71%  K Bartee        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Greg Gohr facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   69%  M McLemore      Lineout: CF
   R      ---  2   78%  K Elster        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      --- 10   76%  D Hamilton      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   76%  I Rodriguez     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Pavlik facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   78%  C Curtis        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   80%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   82%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Greg Gohr facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   80%  W Clark         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   82%  J Gonzalez      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   85%  W Newson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gonzalez to 3B
   O      1-3  6   81%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  2   78%  R Greer         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Pavlik facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   81%  C Fielder       Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  4   83%  M Nieves        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      ---  2   74%  M Lewis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   76%  A Trammell      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Greg Gohr facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   74%  M McLemore      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   72%  K Elster        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   71%  D Hamilton      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Roger Pavlik facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   75%  J Flaherty      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   78%  K Bartee        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  4   79%  C Curtis        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Greg Gohr facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   77%  I Rodriguez     Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  5   79%  W Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   77%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
          1--  9   79%  W Newson        Walk; Clark to 2B
                  Randy Veres replaces Greg Gohr pitching
   O      12-  3   75%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Roger Pavlik facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   79%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   82%  T Fryman        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   84%  C Fielder       Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Myers facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Myers replaces Randy Veres pitching
   O      ---  4   83%  R Greer         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   84%  M McLemore      Walk
   O      1--  3   82%  K Elster        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   84%  D Hamilton      Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Elster to 2B
                  Brian Williams replaces Mike Myers pitching
   O      12-  5   80%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Roger Pavlik facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   86%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   89%  M Lewis         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  4   91%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Brian Williams facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   92%  W Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   91%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   90%  W Newson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   89%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Roger Pavlik facing 8-9-1
                  Tim Hyers pinch hits for John Flaherty batting 8th
   O      ---  8   94%  T Hyers         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Eddie Williams pinch hits for Kimera Bartee batting 9th
   O      ---  7   98%  E Williams      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1  100%  C Curtis        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199605040

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