April 11, 1997 Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
TEX 3 SEA 5
@BOS 3 CLE 15
ANA 3 DET 5
CHW 4 OAK 3
@NYY 1
(12) FLA 10
@CIN 0 SDP 8
@PHI 3 LAD 7
@PIT 1 STL 4
HOU 2

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 7,598

Friday, April 11, 1997, 1:05
Time of Game: 3:04

White Sox

2-6

Lost 3

5th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  0   1  0  0   1  1  0    4  7  0
Tigers          0  1  1   2  0  1   0  0  X    5  7  1

W: O Olivares (1-0), L: D Drabek (0-1), S: T Jones (2)

Tigers

5-5

Won 1

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips RF                 1   1   0   0    3   1  .385 1.156   23    0   1   
R Durham 2B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .280  .899   19    1   0   GDP
F Thomas 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .628   12    9   2   GDP
A Belle LF                    2   1   1   2    1   0  .250  .692   13    3   0   SF
H Baines DH                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .547   16    0   0   
  L Mouton PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    3    0   0   
  D Lewis PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   0   
C Snopek 3B                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .276  .781   15    1   2   
D Martinez CF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .212  .508   17    0   0   3B
R Karkovice C                 2   0   0   1    0   0  .222  .842    9    7   1   SF
  N Martin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .953    1    0   0   
O Guillen SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .512   11    1   4   

D Drabek P                                                               1   1
  C Castillo P                                                           0   0
  T Castillo P                                                           0   0
  A Levine P                                                             1   0
Totals                       30   4   7   4    4   1              139   24  11

BATTING

3B: D Martinez (1, off A Sager).

SF: A Belle (1, off A Sager); R Karkovice (1, off A Sager).

TB: D Martinez 3; R Durham 2; F Thomas; H Baines; A Belle; L Mouton.

GIDP: R Durham (2); F Thomas (3).

RBI: A Belle 2 (5); C Snopek (6); R Karkovice (5).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .497    8    0   0   
D Easley 2B                   3   1   2   0    1   1  .290  .899   17    6   4   2·2B,SB
T Fryman 3B                   3   0   0   1    1   0  .375  .926   12    2   6   SB
T Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .872   17   11   1   
B Higginson LF                2   2   1   0    2   0  .361 1.132   32    3   0   
C Pride DH                    2   1   1   1    2   1  .353  .921   25    0   0   CS
B Trammell RF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .370  .981   17    2   0   
M Walbeck C                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .176  .591   19    1   0   SB,SF
D Cruz SS                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .303  .718   11    1   5   

O Olivares P                                                             1   0
  A Sager P                                                              0   0
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       28   5   7   4    7   5              158   27  16

BATTING

2B: D Easley 2 (3, 2 off D Drabek).

SF: M Walbeck (2, off D Drabek).

TB: D Easley 4; M Walbeck 2; B Higginson; C Pride; D Cruz.

RBI: T Fryman (6); M Walbeck (3); D Cruz (3); C Pride (3).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Easley-D Cruz-T Clark; D Cruz-D Easley-T Clark.

E: B Higginson (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Fryman (3, 2nd base off C Castillo/R Karkovice); M Walbeck (1, Home off C Castillo/R Karkovice); D Easley (5, 2nd base off C Castillo/R Karkovice).

CS: C Pride (1, 3rd base by D Drabek/R Karkovice).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Drabek, L (0-1)              3.1   5   4   4    4   2   0  15.95   18   76-39   24· 4·11    7· 2· 3· 0     32    -     1.20  -0.30
C Castillo                     2.2   2   1   1    3   1   0   1.93   12   47-27   19· 2· 6    5· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.86   0.05
T Castillo                     1     0   0   0    0   2   0  12.60    3   19-13   10· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.03
A Levine                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.06    3    7-5     3· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.04
Totals                         8     7   5   5    7   5   0          36  149-84   56· 7·21   14· 6· 4· 0          2-0

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, W (1-0)            6     4   2   2    4   0   0   7.71   24   97-55   32· 9·14   14· 5· 1· 0     52    -     1.19   0.14
A Sager, H (2)                 1.2   2   2   1    0   1   0   2.89    7   31-17    8· 2· 7    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.42  -0.03
M Myers                        0     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    3-3     1· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.06  -0.03
T Jones, S (2)                 1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.42    4    8-5     5· 0· 0    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    2.18   0.23
Totals                         9     7   4   3    4   1   0          36  139-80   46·12·22   19·10· 2· 0          1-0

M Myers faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: D Drabek (1).

WP: D Drabek (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Larry Young.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 7,598.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 41° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. T Phillips           RF    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. R Durham             2B    2. D Easley             2B 
3. F Thomas             1B    3. T Fryman             3B 
4. A Belle              LF    4. T Clark              1B 
5. H Baines             DH    5. B Higginson          LF 
6. C Snopek             3B    6. C Pride              DH 
7. D Martinez           CF    7. B Trammell           RF 
8. R Karkovice          C     8. M Walbeck            C  
9. O Guillen            SS    9. D Cruz               SS 

   D Drabek             P        O Olivares           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  1-1  1-3  3   13%  56% F Thomas        O Olivares      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   t 4   0  2-1  1--  5  -11%  46% H Baines        O Olivares      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Belle to 3B
   b 2   0  1-0  -2-  6   10%  61% C Pride         D Drabek        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Higginson Scores; Pride to 2B
   t 8   0  5-3  ---  4   -9%  76% R Durham        A Sager         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Durham to 2B/Adv on E7
   b 4   1  2-3  12-  3    9%  80% D Cruz          D Drabek        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Pride Scores; Trammell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   47%  T Phillips      Walk
   O      1--  6   50%  R Durham        Foul Popfly: 3B
          1--  4   44%  F Thomas        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Phillips to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   42%  A Belle         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Phillips Scores; Thomas to 2B
   O      -2-  8   45%  H Baines        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   43%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   47%  D Easley        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   43%  T Fryman        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      -2-  6   40%  T Clark         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Omar Olivares facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   42%  C Snopek        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   44%  D Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  R Karkovice     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   49%  B Higginson     Walk
          1--      51%  C Pride         Wild Pitch; Higginson to 2B
   R      -2-  6   61%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Higginson Scores; Pride to 2B
   O      -2-  6   57%  B Trammell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-      51%  M Walbeck       Pride Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
          ---  6   52%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   50%  D Cruz          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Omar Olivares facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  O Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   50%  T Phillips      Walk
          1--  6   43%  R Durham        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Phillips to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   56%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  B Hunter        Lineout: SS
          ---  4   58%  D Easley        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-      61%  T Fryman        Balk; Easley to 3B
   RO     --3  1   63%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Easley Scores
   O      ---  3   62%  T Clark         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Omar Olivares facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   57%  A Belle         Walk
          1--  5   46%  H Baines        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Belle to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   50%  C Snopek        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Belle Scores
   O      1--  3   53%  D Martinez      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   56%  R Karkovice     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   60%  B Higginson     Walk
          1--  5   67%  C Pride         Walk; Higginson to 2B
          12-  4   74%  B Trammell      Walk; Higginson to 3B; Pride to 2B
   RO     123  6   72%  M Walbeck       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Higginson Scores
   R      12-  3   80%  D Cruz          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Pride Scores; Trammell to 2B
                  Carlos Castillo replaces Doug Drabek pitching
   O      12-  1   77%  B Hunter        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  4   74%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 4.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Omar Olivares facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   77%  O Guillen       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  4   74%  T Phillips      Walk
   OO     1--  3   81%  R Durham        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Carlos Castillo facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   83%  T Fryman        Walk
   O      1--  2   81%  T Clark         Flyball: LF
          1--      82%  B Higginson     Fryman Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   79%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Fryman out at Hm/RF-C
          1--  7   80%  C Pride         Walk; Higginson to 2B
   O      12-  4   77%  B Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Omar Olivares facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   80%  F Thomas        Flyball: 2B (Short RF)
          ---  2   77%  A Belle         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   81%  H Baines        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   84%  C Snopek        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Carlos Castillo facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   86%  M Walbeck       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   85%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Walbeck to 2B
   O      -2-  3   83%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B; Walbeck to 3B
          --3  5   84%  D Easley        Walk
   R      1-3      90%  T Fryman        Walbeck Steals Hm; Easley Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   89%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, A.J. Sager facing 7-8-9
                  A.J. Sager replaces Omar Olivares pitching
          ---  7   81%  D Martinez      Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   RO     --3  1   84%  R Karkovice     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Martinez Scores
   O      ---  5   87%  O Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   88%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Tony Castillo facing 4-5-6
                  Tony Castillo replaces Carlos Castillo pitching
   O      ---  6   87%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   86%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  6   85%  C Pride         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, A.J. Sager facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   76%  R Durham        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Durham to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-  3   81%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF; Durham to 3B
   RO     --3  5   83%  A Belle         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Durham Scores/unER
                  Mike Myers replaces A.J. Sager pitching; Lyle Mouton pinch hits for Harold Baines batting 5th
          ---  3   80%  L Mouton        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
                  Todd Jones replaces Mike Myers pitching; Darren Lewis pinch runs for Lyle Mouton batting 5th
   O      1--  1   86%  C Snopek        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Alan Levine facing 7-8-9
                  Alan Levine replaces Tony Castillo pitching
   O      ---  3   85%  B Trammell      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  3   84%  M Walbeck       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   83%  D Cruz          Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Todd Jones facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   90%  D Martinez      Flyball: LF
                  Norberto Martin pinch hits for Ron Karkovice batting 8th
   O      ---  1   96%  N Martin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  O Guillen       Foul Popfly: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 5.

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