September 12, 1996 New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 11
@BAL 3 CLE 11
CAL 2 NYY 12
@DET 3 SEA 8
@KCR 5 MIN 4
OAK 3
(12) MIL 15
@TEX 4 COL 16
ATL 8 HOU 4
PHI 1 LAD 4
STL 1 MON 5
FLA 4 PIT 10
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 9,009

Thursday, September 12, 1996, 1:05
Time of Game: 3:13

Yankees

82-63

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  3   0  2  0   0  1  6   12 13  0
Tigers          2  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  8  1

W: D Cone (6-2), L: J Thompson (1-5)

Tigers

51-96

Lost 6

5th, 32 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    4   2   1   1    0   1  .313  .796   17    3   2   HBP,SF
T Raines LF                   2   2   0   0    4   1  .278  .768   31    0   0   SB
B Williams CF                 4   2   3   8    2   0  .300  .900   28    0   1   2·HR
C Fielder 1B                  5   0   1   0    1   1  .254  .836   27    4   0   
T Martinez DH                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .295  .841   21    0   0   IW
C Hayes 3B                    5   1   2   2    0   0  .252  .681   21    0   2   HR
M Duncan 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .331  .831   11    2   2   2B
  A Fox PR-2B                 1   2   1   1    0   0  .190  .541    4    0   0   HR
J Girardi C                   5   1   2   0    0   2  .297  .730   20   14   0   
R Rivera RF                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .262  .807   22    3   0   CS

D Cone P                                                                 1   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38  12  13  12    9   8              202   27   7

BATTING

2B: M Duncan (30, off A Sager).

HR: A Fox (3, off J Lima; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); B Williams 2 (26, off J Lima, off J Thompson; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF; 9th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); C Hayes (12, off J Lima; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: D Jeter (9, off B Williams).

IBB: T Martinez (3, by A Sager).

HBP: D Jeter (9, by J Lima).

TB: B Williams 9; C Hayes 5; A Fox 4; R Rivera 2; M Duncan 2; J Girardi 2; C Fielder; D Jeter.

RBI: B Williams 8 (91); C Hayes 2 (72); D Jeter (67); A Fox (12).

2-out RBI: B Williams 4; C Hayes.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Raines (9, 2nd base off B Williams/R Casanova).

CS: R Rivera (2, 2nd base by J Thompson/R Casanova).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Pride DH                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .852   18    0   0   
  S Penn PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
M Lewis 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .277  .744   15    3   1   
T Fryman SS                   4   2   3   1    0   1  .265  .770   17    1   4   2B
B Higginson LF                4   0   3   0    0   1  .319  .977   19    4   0   
T Clark 1B                    2   0   0   2    0   1  .242  .753   11    6   1   2·SF
M Nieves RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .251  .817   20    4   0   
A Trammell 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .543   11    0   0   
  F Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .607    3    0   0   
R Casanova C                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .149  .470   15    8   0   
K Bartee CF                   2   0   0   0    1   2  .276  .668   17    1   0   SH

J Thompson P                                                             0   1
  A Sager P                                                              0   0
  B Williams P                                                           0   0
  J Lima P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   3   8   3    2  14              151   27   7

BATTING

2B: T Fryman (30, off D Cone).

SF: T Clark 2 (5, 2 off D Cone).

SH: K Bartee (9, off D Cone).

TB: T Fryman 4; B Higginson 3; M Lewis; R Casanova.

RBI: T Clark 2 (53); T Fryman (94).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

E: B Higginson (9).

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
D Cone, W (6-2)                7     7   3   3    1   8   0   2.21   29  115-68   36· 5·27    7· 7· 6· 0     58    -     1.04   0.18
M Rivera, H (24)               1     1   0   0    0   3   0   1.88    4   18-13    5· 4· 4    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.04   0.06
J Nelson                       1     0   0   0    1   3   0   4.48    4   17-11    1· 3· 7    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2  14   0          37  150-92   42·12·38    7· 7· 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
J Thompson, L (1-5)            4.2   6   5   5    5   4   1   4.20   24   93-58   32· 9·17    3· 7· 5· 0     31    -     1.17  -0.29
A Sager                        2.1   2   1   1    2   2   0   5.02   11   44-21   11· 5· 5    4· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.83   0.05
B Williams                     1     0   0   0    2   0   0   6.75    5   19-6     3· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.70   0.03
J Lima                         1     5   6   6    0   2   3   6.02    9   41-25   14· 3· 8    0· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.04
Totals                         9    13  12  12    9   8   4          49  197-110  60·17·33    9·16· 6· 0          4-1

A Sager faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: A Sager (2; T Martinez).

HBP: J Lima (5; D Jeter).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 9,009.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 13mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers                       
1. D Jeter              SS    1. C Pride              DH 
2. T Raines             LF    2. M Lewis              2B 
3. B Williams           CF    3. T Fryman             SS 
4. C Fielder            1B    4. B Higginson          LF 
5. T Martinez           DH    5. T Clark              1B 
6. C Hayes              3B    6. M Nieves             RF 
7. M Duncan             2B    7. A Trammell           3B 
8. J Girardi            C     8. R Casanova           C  
9. R Rivera             RF    9. K Bartee             CF 

   D Cone               P        J Thompson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  2-0  12-  2   23%  58% B Williams      J Thompson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Rivera Scores; Raines Scores
   t 5   2  3-4  12-  4   11%  72% C Hayes         J Thompson      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Raines Scores; Williams to 2B
   t 5   0  3-3  12-  1   10%  72% B Williams      J Thompson      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Jeter Scores; Raines to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  5  -10%  35% T Fryman        D Cone          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lewis Scores
   b 3   0  3-2  1--  4  -10%  41% B Higginson     D Cone          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Fryman to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  T Raines        Lineout: 2B
          ---  8   47%  B Williams      Walk
          1--  3   50%  C Fielder       Single to RF (Line Drive); Williams to 3B
   O      1-3  6   45%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  C Pride         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   45%  M Lewis         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   R      1--  5   35%  T Fryman        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Lewis Scores
          -2-  5   31%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Line Drive); Fryman to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   30%  T Clark         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Fryman Scores
   O      1--  1   32%  M Nieves        Lineout: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Justin Thompson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   29%  C Hayes         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   28%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   27%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, David Cone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   28%  A Trammell      Flyball: RF
          ---  2   27%  R Casanova      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      1--  3   28%  K Bartee        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Casanova to 2B
          -2-  5   27%  C Pride         Walk
   O      12-  6   31%  M Lewis         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Justin Thompson facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   35%  R Rivera        Walk
   O      1--  1   31%  D Jeter         Flyball: RF
          1--  5   35%  T Raines        Walk; Rivera to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   58%  B Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Rivera Scores; Raines Scores
          ---  9   60%  C Fielder       Walk
   O      1--  3   57%  T Martinez      Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   55%  C Hayes         Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, David Cone facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   51%  T Fryman        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  4   41%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Fryman to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   44%  T Clark         Flyball: CF-SS/Sacrifice Fly/Dropped and then Forceout at 2B; Fryman Scores
   O      1--  6   47%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   50%  A Trammell      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Justin Thompson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   47%  M Duncan        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   45%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   47%  R Rivera        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   44%  D Jeter         Rivera Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, David Cone facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   46%  R Casanova      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   49%  K Bartee        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   50%  C Pride         Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   55%  D Jeter         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   61%  T Raines        Walk; Jeter to 2B
   R      12-  1   72%  B Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Jeter Scores; Raines to 2B
   O      12-  3   66%  C Fielder       Flyball: LF
   O      12-  3   61%  T Martinez      Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
   R      12-  4   72%  C Hayes         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Raines Scores; Williams to 2B
                  A.J. Sager replaces Justin Thompson pitching
   O      12-  5   68%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, David Cone facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   72%  M Lewis         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   68%  T Fryman        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      1--  4   72%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   76%  T Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, A.J. Sager facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   74%  J Girardi       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   72%  R Rivera        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   71%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, David Cone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   75%  M Nieves        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   78%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   79%  R Casanova      Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, A.J. Sager facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   82%  T Raines        Walk
   O      1--  5   81%  B Williams      Flyball: LF (Short LF); Raines to 2B/Adv on E7 (throw)
   O      -2-  3   78%  C Fielder       Groundout: SS-1B; Raines to 3B
          --3  4   79%  T Martinez      Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  6   75%  C Hayes         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, David Cone facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   79%  K Bartee        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   82%  C Pride         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   84%  M Lewis         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-3, A.J. Sager facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   88%  M Duncan        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Andy Fox pinch runs for Mariano Duncan batting 7th
          -2-  3   92%  J Girardi       Single to P (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B); Fox to 3B
                  Brian Williams replaces A.J. Sager pitching
   O      1-3  4   90%  R Rivera        Groundout: SS-1B; Girardi to 2B
   RO     -23  1   91%  D Jeter         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Fox Scores; Girardi to 3B
          --3  5   91%  T Raines        Walk
          1-3      92%  B Williams      Raines Steals 2B
          -23  4   92%  " "             Walk
   O      123  5   89%  C Fielder       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Mariano Rivera facing 3-4-5
                  Mariano Rivera replaces David Cone pitching; Andy Fox moves to 2B
   O      ---  3   93%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   89%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   93%  T Clark         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   96%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jose Lima facing 5-6-7
                  Jose Lima replaces Brian Williams pitching
   O      ---  5   95%  T Martinez      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   R      ---  4   98%  C Hayes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   R      ---  4   99%  A Fox           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  6   99%  J Girardi       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  4   99%  R Rivera        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Girardi to 2B
          12-  3  100%  D Jeter         Hit By Pitch; Girardi to 3B; Rivera to 2B
   O      123  6   99%  T Raines        Strikeout Looking
   RRRR   123  5  100%  B Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Girardi Scores; Rivera Scores; Jeter Scores
   O      ---  4  100%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 12, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-12, Jeff Nelson facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Mariano Rivera pitching; Fausto Cruz pinch hits for Alan Trammell batting 7th
   O      ---  3  100%  F Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  R Casanova      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  K Bartee        Walk
                  Shannon Penn pinch hits for Curtis Pride batting 1st
          1--     100%  S Penn          Defensive Indifference; Bartee to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 12, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199609120

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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