September 14, 1996 Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 13
@BOS 5 CLE 9
OAK 2 CLE 9
OAK 8 BAL 7
@DET 6 KCR 8
CAL 5 SEA 5
@MIN 3
(10) MIL 8
@TEX 6 NYY 3
@TOR 1 PHI 6
@CHC 2 COL 7
HOU 3 LAD 9
STL 5 MON 3
FLA 2 NYM 6
ATL 5
(12) SDP 3
CIN 2
(12) PIT 7
@SFG 5
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 15,386

Saturday, September 14, 1996, 7:07
Time of Game: 3:46

Orioles

81-67

Won 2

2nd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  1   0  0  2   4  0  0    7 14  0
Tigers          0  0  0   2  4  0   0  0  0    6  8  1

W: T Mathews (3-5), L: J Cummings (3-2), S: R Myers (29)

Tigers

51-98

Lost 8

5th, 34 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 4   0   2   1    2   0  .293 1.027   29    2   0   
R Alomar 2B                   6   0   2   1    0   2  .335  .947   28    2   1   2B
T Zeile 3B                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .277  .822   15    1   3   HR
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   0   1   0    1   1  .292  .938   14    7   2   
B Bonilla RF                  3   1   1   0    2   0  .296  .874   16    0   0   CS
  M Devereaux RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .662         0   0   
C Ripken SS                   4   2   1   0    1   1  .275  .784   26    0   2   GDP
E Murray DH                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .264  .755   18    0   0   
B Surhoff LF                  4   2   2   2    1   0  .294  .843   22    1   0   3B
C Hoiles C                    3   0   1   1    2   0  .257  .838   27    9   0   
  M Alexander PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .108  .255         0   0   
  M Parent C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .695         2   0   

D Wells P                                                                1   2
  T Mathews P                                                            1   0
  A Benitez P                                                            1   0
  R Myers P                                                              0   0
Totals                       38   7  14   7    9   4              195   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Alomar (39, off O Olivares).

3B: B Surhoff (6, off O Olivares).

HR: T Zeile (25, off J Cummings; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: T Zeile 5; B Surhoff 4; R Alomar 3; B Anderson 2; E Murray 2; C Hoiles; C Ripken; R Palmeiro; B Bonilla.

GIDP: C Ripken (26).

RBI: B Surhoff 2 (80); R Alomar (90); E Murray (71); B Anderson (102); T Zeile (89); C Hoiles (72).

2-out RBI: R Alomar; B Anderson; B Surhoff.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Bonilla (3, 2nd base by O Olivares/B Ausmus).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Bartee CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .642    9    2   0   SH
  A Trammell PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .539    3    0   0   
M Lewis 2B                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .741    6    1   3   
  D Easley 2B                 3   0   2   1    0   0  .266  .719   16    2   3   
T Fryman SS                   3   1   0   0    2   1  .263  .766   29    3   4   
R Sierra DH                   3   2   1   0    1   1  .251  .706   18    0   0   
T Clark 1B                    4   1   1   3    0   3  .242  .756   20   10   2   HR
P Nevin 3B                    4   1   1   2    0   2  .303  .833   15    0   4   HR
B Higginson LF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .318  .979   16    1   1   
P Hiatt RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .538   15    0   1   
B Ausmus C                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .221  .599   13    6   1   2B

O Olivares P                                                             1   0
  J Cummings P                                                           0   0
  R Lewis P                                                              0   0
  J Eischen P                                                            0   0
  J Lima P                                                               0   0
  M Myers P                                                              1   0
Totals                       34   6   8   6    4  10              160   27  19

BATTING

2B: B Ausmus (16, off D Wells).

HR: T Clark (20, off D Wells; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); P Nevin (4, off D Wells; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SH: K Bartee (10, off D Wells).

TB: P Nevin 4; T Clark 4; B Ausmus 3; D Easley 2; M Lewis; R Sierra.

RBI: T Clark 3 (56); P Nevin 2 (12); D Easley (17).

2-out RBI: T Clark 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Nevin-M Lewis-T Clark.

E: D Easley (5).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Wells                        4.2   5   6   6    4   6   2   4.72   23   96-57   26·14·17    5· 4· 4· 0     32    -     0.90  -0.25
T Mathews, W (3-5)             2.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.54    8   22-17   10· 0· 7    3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.07   0.14
A Benitez, H (1)               1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.82    3   18-11    3· 3· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.16
R Myers, S (29)                1     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.64    5   21-13    6· 2· 5    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    5.01   0.23
Totals                         9     8   6   6    4  10   2          39  157-98   45·19·34   11· 8· 6· 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
O Olivares                     5.1   7   3   3    3   1   0   5.02   24  102-61   39· 6·16   10· 5· 5· 0     40    -     1.14   0.15
J Cummings, L (3-2)            1.1   5   4   4    2   1   1   3.94   11   33-18   12· 1· 5    3· 2· 3· 0          2-2    1.43  -0.18
R Lewis                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.41    1    6-2     0· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.17  -0.05
J Eischen, BS (2)              0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.29    2    8-3     1· 0· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          3-2    5.05  -0.24
J Lima                         1     1   0   0    1   1   0   5.92    5   20-13    6· 3· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.36   0.06
M Myers                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   5.02    4   24-13    6· 3· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.83   0.05
Totals                         9    14   7   7    9   4   1          47  193-110  64·14·32   17· 7·10· 0          7-4

R Lewis faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Wells (4); R Myers (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 3:46.

Attendance: 15,386.

Field Condition: Damp.

Weather: 54° F, Wind 18mph out to Leftfield, Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Detroit Tigers                       
1. B Anderson           CF    1. K Bartee             CF 
2. R Alomar             2B    2. M Lewis              2B 
3. T Zeile              3B    3. T Fryman             SS 
4. R Palmeiro           1B    4. R Sierra             DH 
5. B Bonilla            RF    5. T Clark              1B 
6. C Ripken             SS    6. P Nevin              3B 
7. E Murray             DH    7. B Higginson          LF 
8. B Surhoff            LF    8. P Hiatt              RF 
9. C Hoiles             C     9. B Ausmus             C  

   D Wells              P        O Olivares           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  7-6  -23  4   26% 100% T Fryman        R Myers         Groundout: SS-1B
   b 4   1  1-0  -2-  2  -19%  35% P Nevin         D Wells         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Sierra Scores
   t 7   2  6-5  123  4   16%  53% B Anderson      J Eischen       Walk; Murray Scores; Surhoff to 3B; Hoiles to 2B
   b 5   2  1-3  12-  4  -15%   6% T Clark         D Wells         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Fryman Scores; Sierra Scores
   b 9   1  7-6  1--  3   12%  89% A Trammell      R Myers         Foul Popfly: C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  B Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   51%  R Alomar        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   47%  T Zeile         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Alomar out at Hm/LF-C
   O      1--  1   45%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  K Bartee        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   49%  M Lewis         Lineout: 2B
          ---  9   48%  T Fryman        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   54%  B Bonilla       Walk
   OO     1--  3   46%  C Ripken        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  1   44%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   47%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   49%  P Nevin         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   48%  B Higginson     Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  P Hiatt         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   59%  B Surhoff       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   RO     --3  7   58%  C Hoiles        Groundout: SS-1B; Surhoff Scores
          ---  4   60%  B Anderson      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   57%  R Alomar        Lineout: LF
   O      1--  2   55%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, David Wells facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   58%  B Ausmus        Popfly: P (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  1   60%  K Bartee        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   58%  M Lewis         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   61%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Omar Olivares facing 4-5-6
                  Damion Easley replaces Mark Lewis playing 2B batting 2nd
          ---  4   65%  R Palmeiro      Walk
   O      1--  3   61%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      63%  C Ripken        Bonilla Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E4; Bonilla to 2B
   O      -2-  7   59%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Bonilla to 3B
   O      --3  3   55%  E Murray        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, David Wells facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   51%  R Sierra        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   55%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      53%  P Nevin         Wild Pitch; Sierra to 2B
   RR     -2-  2   35%  " "             Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Sierra Scores
   O      ---  2   36%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   38%  P Hiatt         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Omar Olivares facing 8-9-1
          ---  9   42%  B Surhoff       Walk
   O      1--  6   38%  C Hoiles        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   43%  B Anderson      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Hoiles to 2B
   O      12-  4   36%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   30%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, David Wells facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   24%  B Ausmus        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   26%  K Bartee        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Ausmus to 3B
   RO     --3  6   23%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Ausmus Scores
          ---  5   22%  T Fryman        Walk
          1--  5   21%  R Sierra        Walk; Fryman to 2B
   RRR    12-  4    6%  T Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Fryman Scores; Sierra Scores
                  Terry Mathews replaces David Wells pitching
   O      ---  2    6%  P Nevin         Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Tigers 6.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-6, Omar Olivares facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3    5%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  1    6%  B Bonilla       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
          1--  5   10%  C Ripken        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Bonilla to 3B; Ripken to 2B
                  John Cummings replaces Omar Olivares pitching
   R      -23  5   15%  E Murray        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Bonilla Scores; Ripken to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   13%  B Surhoff       Fielder's Choice 2B; Murray out at 2B/2B-SS; Ripken Scores
          1--  1   15%  C Hoiles        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Surhoff to 2B
          12-  4   19%  B Anderson      Walk; Surhoff to 3B; Hoiles to 2B
   O      123  2   10%  R Alomar        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 3, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Terry Mathews facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   11%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   12%  P Hiatt         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   12%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Tigers 6.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-6, John Cummings facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  2   21%  T Zeile         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   17%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   14%  B Bonilla       Popfly: SS
          ---  5   16%  C Ripken        Walk
          1--  4   19%  E Murray        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Ripken to 2B
   R      12-  2   31%  B Surhoff       Single to RF (Line Drive); Ripken Scores; Murray to 2B
                  Richie Lewis replaces John Cummings pitching
          12-  6   36%  C Hoiles        Walk; Murray to 3B; Surhoff to 2B
                  Joey Eischen replaces Richie Lewis pitching
   R      123  4   53%  B Anderson      Walk; Murray Scores; Surhoff to 3B; Hoiles to 2B
   RO     123  4   61%  R Alomar        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Surhoff Scores; Hoiles out at Hm/RF-C; Anderson to 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-7, Terry Mathews facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   66%  K Bartee        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   60%  D Easley        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   67%  T Fryman        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   72%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 6.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-6, Jose Lima facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Lima replaces Joey Eischen pitching
   O      ---  2   70%  T Zeile         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   72%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  6   76%  B Bonilla       Walk; Palmeiro to 2B
   O      12-  4   71%  C Ripken        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  5   66%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-7, Armando Benitez facing 5-6-7
                  Armando Benitez replaces Terry Mathews pitching; Mike Devereaux replaces Bobby Bonilla playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  8   73%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   78%  P Nevin         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   82%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 6.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-6, Mike Myers facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Myers replaces Jose Lima pitching
   O      ---  4   79%  B Surhoff       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   82%  C Hoiles        Walk
                  Manny Alexander pinch runs for Chris Hoiles batting 9th
   O      1--  8   80%  B Anderson      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 1B); Alexander to 2B
   O      -2-  5   77%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-7, Randy Myers facing 8-9-1
                  Randy Myers replaces Armando Benitez pitching; Mark Parent replaces Manny Alexander playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  6   87%  P Hiatt         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   76%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Alan Trammell pinch hits for Kimera Bartee batting 1st
   O      1--  3   89%  A Trammell      Foul Popfly: C
          1--  6   81%  D Easley        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Ausmus to 2B
          12-      74%  T Fryman        Wild Pitch; Ausmus to 3B; Easley to 2B
   O      -23  4  100%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 7, Tigers 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199609140

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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