September 19, 1996 Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 8
MIN 3 CLE 9
KCR 1 BOS 8
@DET 3 NYY 9
BAL 3 BAL 10
@NYY 9 SEA 7
TEX 6 MON 5
@ATL 1 NYM 7
@PHI 2 PIT 6
CIN 4 LAD 7
@SDP 0 SFG 11
COL 4 STL 5
CHC 4
(13)

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 7,666

Thursday, September 19, 1996, 1:15
Time of Game: 3:22

Red Sox

79-73

Won 4

3rd, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  4  1   0  2  0   1  0  0    8 12  1
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  2   1  0  0    3 11  1

W: T Gordon (11-9), L: T Miller (0-3)

Tigers

51-102

Lost 12

5th, 36½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bragg CF-RF                 4   0   1   0    2   0  .261  .782   25    1   0   2B
J Frye 2B                     4   0   2   3    2   1  .295  .785   34    2   2   2B,SB
M Vaughn 1B                   5   0   0   0    1   4  .322  .994   30    6   0   IW
J Canseco DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .302 1.040   20    0   0   HBP
J Valentin 3B                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .295  .808   27    3   0   GDP
M Greenwell LF                4   1   2   0    1   1  .283  .765   14    1   0   
  L Tinsley PR-CF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .566         0   0   
R Pemberton RF                4   2   2   1    0   0  .435 1.110   16    0   0   SB
  T O'Leary PH-LF             0   0   0   0    1   0  .262  .758    9    1   0   
B Haselman C                  3   3   2   2    2   1  .278  .746   25    9   1   HR
N Garciaparra SS              5   1   2   2    0   0  .224  .657   10    3   2   

T Gordon P                                                               1   2
  M Brandenburg P                                                        0   1
Totals                       38   8  12   8    9   9              210   27   8

BATTING

2B: J Frye (23, off J Eischen); D Bragg (22, off M Myers).

HR: B Haselman (5, off J Eischen; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

IBB: M Vaughn (18, by G Keagle).

HBP: J Canseco (6, by R Lewis).

TB: B Haselman 5; J Frye 3; M Greenwell 2; R Pemberton 2; N Garciaparra 2; D Bragg 2; J Valentin.

GIDP: J Valentin (15).

RBI: J Frye 3 (37); B Haselman 2 (27); N Garciaparra 2 (8); R Pemberton (6).

2-out RBI: J Frye 2; B Haselman.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Gordon-J Valentin.

E: M Vaughn (14).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Frye (15, 2nd base off G Keagle/R Casanova); R Pemberton (1, 2nd base off G Keagle/R Casanova).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Higginson LF                4   0   3   0    1   1  .321  .981   21    2   0   
F Cruz 2B                     5   1   2   0    0   2  .273  .622   16    1   2   
R Sierra DH                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .706   19    0   0   
T Clark 1B                    5   0   2   1    0   2  .246  .772   23    7   0   
T Fryman SS                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .262  .762   29    2   0   2B
M Nieves RF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .248  .801   27    5   0   
P Nevin 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .749   13    0   3   
R Casanova C                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .181  .560   17    9   0   HR
K Bartee CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .636    8    1   0   

T Miller P                                                               0   0
  G Keagle P                                                             0   1
  R Lewis P                                                              0   0
  J Eischen P                                                            0   1
  B Williams P                                                           0   0
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
Totals                       38   3  11   3    4   9              173   27   7

BATTING

2B: T Fryman (31, off T Gordon).

HR: R Casanova (4, off T Gordon; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: R Casanova 5; B Higginson 3; T Fryman 3; F Cruz 2; T Clark 2.

RBI: R Casanova 2 (7); T Clark (61).

2-out RBI: R Casanova 2.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Nevin-F Cruz-T Clark.

E: R Casanova (3).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Gordon, W (11-9)             7     9   3   3    3   7   1   5.52   33  129-88   54·20·14   10· 6· 7· 0     51    -     0.73   0.17
M Brandenburg                  2     2   0   0    1   2   0   3.63    9   41-26   11· 4·11    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.24   0.03
Totals                         9    11   3   3    4   9   1          42  170-114  65·24·25   12· 8· 9· 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
T Miller, L (0-3)              1.1   4   4   4    3   2   0   9.00   11   48-24   14· 7· 3    5· 0· 1· 0     29    -     1.20  -0.31
G Keagle                       3.1   4   3   2    4   2   0   8.07   18   81-46   24· 7·15    3· 5· 4· 0          3-0    0.44   0.01
R Lewis                        1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.32    5   16-6     4· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.08   0.01
J Eischen                      1     2   1   1    0   1   1   4.36    5   21-14    7· 2· 5    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.01
B Williams                     1     1   0   0    1   3   0   6.92    5   24-15    5· 5· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.01
M Myers                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.88    4   15-10    5· 3· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    12   8   7    9   9   1          48  205-115  59·25·31   12·11· 6· 0          5-0

Balks: None.

WP: T Gordon (6).

IBB: G Keagle (5; M Vaughn).

HBP: R Lewis (4; J Canseco).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 3:22.

Attendance: 7,666.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers                       
1. D Bragg              CF    1. B Higginson          LF 
2. J Frye               2B    2. F Cruz               2B 
3. M Vaughn             1B    3. R Sierra             DH 
4. J Canseco            DH    4. T Clark              1B 
5. J Valentin           3B    5. T Fryman             SS 
6. M Greenwell          LF    6. M Nieves             RF 
7. R Pemberton          RF    7. P Nevin              3B 
8. B Haselman           C     8. R Casanova           C  
9. N Garciaparra        SS    9. K Bartee             CF 

   T Gordon             P        T Miller             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  5-0  123  3   14%  89% P Nevin         T Gordon        Line Drive Double Play: P-3B
   t 2   1  0-1  123  3   10%  78% N Garciaparra   T Miller        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Greenwell Scores; Pemberton Scores; Haselman to 2B
   t 2   1  0-0  1-3  5    6%  63% R Pemberton     T Miller        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Valentin Scores; Greenwell to 2B
   t 2   1  0-0  1--  3    6%  56% M Greenwell     T Miller        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Valentin to 3B
   t 2   1  0-1  12-  4    5%  68% B Haselman      T Miller        Walk; Greenwell to 3B; Pemberton to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Trever Miller facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  D Bragg         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   46%  J Frye          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   45%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   42%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   36%  F Cruz          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Higginson to 2B
   O      12-  2   41%  R Sierra        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      12-  3   46%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   50%  T Fryman        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Trever Miller facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  J Canseco       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   50%  J Valentin      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   56%  M Greenwell     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Valentin to 3B
   R      1-3  5   63%  R Pemberton     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Valentin Scores; Greenwell to 2B
          12-  4   68%  B Haselman      Walk; Greenwell to 3B; Pemberton to 2B
   RR     123  3   78%  N Garciaparra   Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Greenwell Scores; Pemberton Scores; Haselman to 2B
          12-  7   81%  D Bragg         Walk; Haselman to 3B; Garciaparra to 2B
                  Greg Keagle replaces Trever Miller pitching
   R      123  4   87%  J Frye          Walk; Haselman Scores; Garciaparra to 3B; Bragg to 2B
   O      123  5   83%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3   79%  J Canseco       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Gordon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   81%  M Nieves        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   83%  P Nevin         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   84%  R Casanova      Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Greg Keagle facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  9   83%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   82%  M Greenwell     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   82%  R Pemberton     Single to SS (Pop Fly to Weak SS-2B)
          1--      83%  B Haselman      Pemberton Steals 2B; Pemberton to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3  5   88%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Pemberton Scores/unER
   O      1--  1   87%  N Garciaparra   Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   88%  K Bartee        Flyball: LF
          ---  2   87%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   88%  F Cruz          Bunt Groundout: C-1B; Higginson to 2B
   O      -2-  3   90%  R Sierra        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Greg Keagle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   90%  D Bragg         Flyball: RF
          ---  5   90%  J Frye          Walk
          1--      91%  M Vaughn        Frye Steals 2B
          -2-  5   91%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   90%  J Canseco       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  6   89%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   86%  T Clark         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--      85%  T Fryman        Wild Pitch; Clark to 2B
          -2-  8   80%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Clark to 3B
          1-3  7   75%  M Nieves        Walk; Fryman to 2B
   OO     123  3   89%  P Nevin         Line Drive Double Play: P-3B
   O      12-  5   92%  R Casanova      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Greg Keagle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   91%  M Greenwell     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   91%  R Pemberton     Lineout: RF
          ---  7   91%  B Haselman      Walk
          1--  3   92%  N Garciaparra   Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Haselman to 2B
          12-  5   93%  D Bragg         Walk; Haselman to 3B; Garciaparra to 2B
   RR     123  6   97%  J Frye          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Haselman Scores; Garciaparra Scores; Bragg to 3B
                  Richie Lewis replaces Greg Keagle pitching
   O      1-3  3   96%  M Vaughn        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   97%  K Bartee        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  5   96%  B Higginson     Walk
   O      1--  4   97%  F Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   97%  R Sierra        Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Higginson to 3B; Sierra to 1B
   O      1-3  5   98%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Richie Lewis facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   98%  J Canseco       Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  2   98%  J Valentin      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  4   98%  M Greenwell     Walk
   O      1--  3   97%  R Pemberton     Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   96%  T Fryman        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   97%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   98%  P Nevin         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Fryman to 3B
   RR     --3  5   95%  R Casanova      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Fryman Scores
   O      ---  4   96%  K Bartee        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Joey Eischen facing 8-9-1
                  Joey Eischen replaces Richie Lewis pitching
   R      ---  2   98%  B Haselman      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   98%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  6   97%  D Bragg         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  6   98%  J Frye          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   97%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-8, Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   98%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   97%  F Cruz          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   96%  R Sierra        Walk; Cruz to 2B
   R      12-  4   93%  T Clark         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Cruz Scores; Sierra to 2B
   O      12-  8   95%  T Fryman        Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      12-  5   98%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-3, Brian Williams facing 4-5-6
                  Brian Williams replaces Joey Eischen pitching
   O      ---  4   97%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   97%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   97%  M Greenwell     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Troy O'Leary pinch hits for Rudy Pemberton batting 7th; Lee Tinsley pinch runs for Mike Greenwell batting 6th
          1--  9   98%  T O'Leary       Walk; Tinsley to 2B
   O      12-  4   97%  B Haselman      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-8, Mark Brandenburg facing 7-8-9
                  Mark Brandenburg replaces Tom Gordon pitching; Troy O'Leary moves to LF; Lee Tinsley moves to CF; Darren Bragg moves to RF
   O      ---  3   98%  P Nevin         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   97%  R Casanova      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   98%  K Bartee        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
          1--  5   98%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Line Drive); Casanova to 3B
   O      1-3  3   99%  F Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-3, Mike Myers facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Myers replaces Brian Williams pitching
   O      ---  1   99%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   99%  D Bragg         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  6   99%  J Frye          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  5   99%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-8, Mark Brandenburg facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4  100%  R Sierra        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7  100%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  100%  T Fryman        Walk
   O      1--  6  100%  M Nieves        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199609190

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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