September 27, 1996 Milwaukee Brewers at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 8,606

Friday, September 27, 1996, 7:12
Time of Game: 1:54

Brewers

78-82

Won 1

3rd, 20½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         4  1  0   0  2  0    7  8  3
Tigers          1  1  1   0  3  X    6  6  1

W: B Wickman (7-1), L: T Van Poppel (3-9)

Tigers

53-107

Lost 4

5th, 38 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     3   2   2   0    0   1  .285  .736    6    0   1   2·SB
J Cirillo 3B                  2   1   1   1    1   0  .323  .889   17    1   3   2B
D Nilsson DH                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .332  .931   12    0   0   
J Jaha 1B                     2   2   1   0    1   0  .302  .946   15    6   0   2B
J Valentin SS                 2   2   1   2    1   0  .260  .812   14    0   2   
M Mieske LF                   2   0   1   2    1   0  .277  .791   10    1   0   CS
J Burnitz RF                  2   0   0   1    0   0  .267  .852   10    0   1   SF,GDP
G Williams CF                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .247  .667   19    0   0   
J Levis C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .632    7    7   0   GDP

B McDonald P                                                             0   0
  B Wickman P                                                            0   0
Totals                       20   7   8   6    5   2              110   15   7

BATTING

2B: J Cirillo (43, off A Sager); J Jaha (28, off J Eischen).

SF: J Burnitz (2, off A Sager).

TB: J Cirillo 2; J Jaha 2; G Williams 2; F Vina 2; M Mieske; J Valentin.

GIDP: J Levis (7); J Burnitz (4).

RBI: M Mieske 2 (60); J Valentin 2 (94); J Cirillo (80); J Burnitz (40).

2-out RBI: J Cirillo.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

E: J Valentin (37); J Jaha (6); B McDonald ().

BASERUNNING

SB: F Vina 2 (16, 2nd base off T Van Poppel/B Ausmus, 3rd base off T Van Poppel/B Ausmus).

CS: M Mieske (5, 2nd base by A Sager/B Ausmus).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Pride DH                    3   2   2   0    0   1  .300  .887   11    0   0   
M Lewis 2B                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .270  .724    7    1   2   
T Fryman SS                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .272  .776   10    3   3   
B Higginson LF                1   1   1   1    1   0  .322  .988   13    1   0   SF
T Clark 1B                    3   1   1   3    0   2  .250  .792   10    5   1   HR
M Nieves RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .797   10    0   0   
P Nevin 3B                    1   1   1   1    1   0  .284  .859    8    2   0   HR
B Ausmus C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .223  .608    9    2   2   
K Bartee CF                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .617   12    2   0   

T Van Poppel P                                                           0   0
  A Sager P                                                              0   1
  J Eischen P                                                            0   1
  R Lewis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       21   6   6   6    2   7               90   16  10

BATTING

HR: T Clark (25, off B Wickman; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); P Nevin (8, off B McDonald; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

SF: B Higginson (6, off B McDonald).

TB: P Nevin 4; T Clark 4; C Pride 2; B Higginson; T Fryman.

RBI: T Clark 3 (69); P Nevin (19); B Higginson (81); M Lewis (55).

2-out RBI: T Clark 3.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Eischen-T Fryman-T Clark; M Lewis-T Fryman-T Clark.

E: M Nieves (13).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B McDonald                     3     5   3   2    0   4   1   3.90   14   51-35   18· 7·10    5· 2· 3· 0     43    -     0.93  -0.07
B Wickman, W (7-1)             2     1   3   0    2   3   1   4.42   10   36-22   11· 5· 6    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.91  -0.14
Totals                         5     6   6   2    2   7   2          24   87-57   29·12·16    9· 3· 3· 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 Van Poppel, L (3-9)          0.1   1   4   4    4   1   0   9.06    6   27-11    5· 2· 4    1· 0· 0· 0     30    -     1.65  -0.24
A Sager                        2.2   3   1   1    1   0   0   4.93   10   35-20   16· 0· 4    4· 1· 4· 0          3-2    0.71  -0.04
J Eischen                      2     4   2   1    0   1   0   4.21    9   27-18   10· 1· 7    5· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.77  -0.08
R Lewis                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.18    1   10-8     6· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.01  -0.36
Totals                         5.1   8   7   6    5   2   0          26   99-57   37· 3·17   10· 2· 7· 0          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: B Wickman (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Barrett, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Larry Young.

Time of Game: 1:54.

Attendance: 8,606.

Field Condition: Soaked.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 16mph in from Leftfield, Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Detroit Tigers                       
1. F Vina               2B    1. C Pride              DH 
2. J Cirillo            3B    2. M Lewis              2B 
3. D Nilsson            DH    3. T Fryman             SS 
4. J Jaha               1B    4. B Higginson          LF 
5. J Valentin           SS    5. T Clark              1B 
6. M Mieske             LF    6. M Nieves             RF 
7. J Burnitz            RF    7. P Nevin              3B 
8. G Williams           CF    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. J Levis              C     9. K Bartee             CF 

   B McDonald           P        T Van Poppel         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  6-7  --- 10   36% 100% G Williams      R Lewis         Flyball: LF
   b 5   2  7-3  12-  2  -24%  63% T Clark         B Wickman       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Fryman Scores/unER; Higginson Scores/unER; Clark Scores/unER
   t 5   1  3-5  -2-  4    8%  83% J Valentin      J Eischen       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Jaha Scores; Valentin to 2B/Adv on E9
   t 1   1  0-0  123  4    8%  67% J Valentin      T Van Poppel    Walk; Vina Scores; Cirillo to 3B; Jaha to 2B
   t 2   2  1-4  1--  4    7%  81% J Cirillo       A Sager         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Vina Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Van Poppel facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   53%  F Vina          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      55%  J Cirillo       Vina Steals 2B
          -2-  6   58%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   53%  D Nilsson       Strikeout Swinging
          12-      56%  J Jaha          Vina Steals 3B
          1-3  7   59%  " "             Walk; Cirillo to 2B
   R      123  4   67%  J Valentin      Walk; Vina Scores; Cirillo to 3B; Jaha to 2B
   R      123  6   74%  M Mieske        Walk; Cirillo Scores; Jaha to 3B; Valentin to 2B
                  A.J. Sager replaces Todd Van Poppel pitching
   RO     123  1   74%  J Burnitz       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Jaha Scores; Valentin to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   78%  G Williams      Mieske Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B); Valentin Scores
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   71%  C Pride         Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Pride to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   RO     --3  3   73%  M Lewis         Groundout: SS-1B; Pride Scores
          ---  2   71%  T Fryman        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   74%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Fryman out at 3B/RF-3B
   O      1--  4   76%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, A.J. Sager facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   78%  G Williams      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   73%  J Levis         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  2   74%  F Vina          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   R      1--  4   81%  J Cirillo       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Vina Scores
          -2-  8   82%  D Nilsson       Walk
   O      12-  3   79%  J Jaha          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Ben McDonald facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   81%  M Nieves        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  3   75%  P Nevin         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Nevin Scores
   O      ---  5   76%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   77%  K Bartee        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-2, A.J. Sager facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   76%  J Valentin      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   75%  M Mieske        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   74%  J Burnitz       Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   70%  C Pride         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   72%  M Lewis         Groundout: 3B-1B; Pride to 2B
          -2-  6   67%  T Fryman        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Pride to 3B; Fryman to 1B
   RO     1-3  3   68%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Pride Scores/unER
   O      1--  4   71%  T Clark         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Joey Eischen facing 8-9-1
                  Joey Eischen replaces A.J. Sager pitching
          ---  5   74%  G Williams      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   71%  J Levis         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Levis to 1B
   O      1--  3   69%  F Vina          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   66%  J Cirillo       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Bob Wickman facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Wickman replaces Ben McDonald pitching
   O      ---  4   69%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   66%  P Nevin         Walk
   O      1--  4   69%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Nevin to 2B
   O      -2-  7   73%  K Bartee        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Joey Eischen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   71%  D Nilsson       Bunt Groundout: C-1B
          ---  1   75%  J Jaha          Double to CF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  4   83%  J Valentin      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Jaha Scores; Valentin to 2B/Adv on E9
   R      -2-  2   88%  M Mieske        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Valentin Scores/unER
   OO     1--  4   85%  J Burnitz       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 7, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Bob Wickman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   88%  C Pride         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   89%  M Lewis         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   88%  T Fryman        Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B); Fryman to 1B
          1--      87%  B Higginson     Wild Pitch; Fryman to 2B
          -2-  4   86%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-  2   63%  T Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Fryman Scores/unER; Higginson Scores/unER; Clark Scores/unER
   O      ---  2   64%  M Nieves        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 7, Tigers 6.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 7-6, Richie Lewis facing 8-9-1
                  Richie Lewis replaces Joey Eischen pitching
   O      --- 10  100%  G Williams      Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 7, Tigers 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199609270

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