May 11, 1997 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 19,869

Sunday, May 11, 1997, 1:04
Time of Game: 2:42

Indians

17-17

Lost 2

2nd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  1   1  0  0   1  0  0    3  4  2
Tigers          0  0  1   0  0  3   3  4  X   11 15  0

W: J Thompson (3-2), L: O Hershiser (3-1)

Tigers

15-21

Won 2

5th, 9 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .193  .601   20    1   0   
T Fernandez 2B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .774   12    2   4   
J Thome 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .309 1.009   16   10   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .273  .878    9    0   4   HR
D Justice LF                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .362 1.221   13    2   0   2B
M Ramirez RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .913    5    0   0   
  C Curtis RF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .921   11    1   0   
K Seitzer DH                  2   0   0   1    0   0  .200  .665   16    0   0   SF
S Alomar C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .330 1.018    9    5   1   
O Vizquel SS                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .712   10    2   1   2·SB

O Hershiser P                                                            1   0
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
  S Kline P                                                              0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   1
Totals                       30   3   4   3    1   6              121   24  11

BATTING

2B: D Justice (8, off J Thompson).

HR: M Williams (9, off J Thompson; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: K Seitzer (1, off J Thompson).

TB: M Williams 4; D Justice 2; O Vizquel; T Fernandez.

RBI: K Seitzer (4); T Fernandez (10); M Williams (29).

2-out RBI: T Fernandez.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

E: M Williams 2 (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Vizquel 2 (11, 3rd base off J Thompson/R Casanova, 2nd base off J Thompson/R Casanova).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .237  .613   17    1   0   
D Easley 2B                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .256  .773   10    1   0   HR
B Higginson RF                4   2   3   1    1   1  .262  .803   25    0   0   3·2B
T Clark 1B                    4   2   3   3    1   0  .289 1.006   19   15   0   2·HR,IW
T Fryman 3B                   5   2   1   0    0   1  .275  .840   21    0   6   
C Pride DH                    4   2   1   1    1   0  .246  .627   21    0   0   CS
P Nevin LF                    4   1   3   3    0   0  .273  .794   21    2   0   HR,HBP
R Casanova C                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .619   17    6   0   
D Cruz SS                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .216  .545   10    2   5   2B

J Thompson P                                                             0   1
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
Totals                       39  11  15  10    4   5              161   27  12

BATTING

2B: B Higginson 3 (8, 3 off O Hershiser); D Cruz (10, off O Hershiser).

HR: P Nevin (1, off J Mesa; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); T Clark 2 (13, 2 off O Hershiser; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); D Easley (4, off S Kline; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

IBB: T Clark (1, by O Hershiser).

HBP: P Nevin (1, by O Hershiser).

TB: T Clark 9; B Higginson 6; P Nevin 6; D Easley 4; D Cruz 2; T Fryman; B Hunter; C Pride; R Casanova.

RBI: T Clark 3 (39); P Nevin 3 (3); D Easley (10); C Pride (6); D Cruz (7); B Higginson (19).

2-out RBI: P Nevin 2; B Higginson; C Pride.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

BASERUNNING

CS: C Pride (2, 2nd base by J Mesa/S Alomar).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Hershiser, L (3-1)           6     9   6   4    2   3   2   5.55   31   98-65   42· 5·18   12· 7· 6· 0     35    -     1.20  -0.36
J Mesa                         0.2   2   1   1    1   1   1   5.23    4   19-8     6· 1· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.19  -0.03
S Kline                        0.2   2   3   3    1   0   1   4.91    5   18-9     4· 0· 5    3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.06  -0.00
M Jackson                      0.2   2   1   0    0   1   0   3.15    4   16-11    5· 2· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          2-2    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         8    15  11   8    4   5   4          44  151-93   57· 8·28   16· 9· 9· 0          3-2

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, W (3-2)            8     4   3   3    1   5   1   3.83   29  106-70   45· 8·17   13· 6· 4· 0     66    -     0.91   0.10
M Myers                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.35    3   11-6     2· 0· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     4   3   3    1   6   1          32  117-76   47· 8·21   15· 6· 4· 0           -

O Hershiser faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: O Hershiser 3 (6).

IBB: O Hershiser (1; T Clark).

HBP: O Hershiser (5; P Nevin).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - John Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 19,869.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 62° F, Wind 18mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. M Grissom            CF    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. T Fernandez          2B    2. D Easley             2B 
3. J Thome              1B    3. B Higginson          RF 
4. M Williams           3B    4. T Clark              1B 
5. D Justice            LF    5. T Fryman             3B 
6. M Ramirez            RF    6. C Pride              DH 
7. K Seitzer            DH    7. P Nevin              LF 
8. S Alomar             C     8. R Casanova           C  
9. O Vizquel            SS    9. D Cruz               SS 

   O Hershiser          P        J Thompson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  2-1  ---  3   17%  58% T Clark         O Hershiser     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 4   0  1-1  ---  1  -12%  38% M Williams      J Thompson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 6   0  2-2  12-  1   11%  81% P Nevin         O Hershiser     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Fryman Scores/unER; Pride to 2B
   b 3   2  1-0  --3  2   11%  54% B Higginson     O Hershiser     Double to RF (Line Drive); Cruz Scores
   t 3   2  0-0  1-3  3  -11%  39% T Fernandez     J Thompson      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Vizquel Scores; Grissom to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  M Grissom       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   54%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   55%  J Thome         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  B Hunter        Lineout: P (P's Left)
   O      ---  1   51%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   53%  B Higginson     Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   50%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 5-6-7
                  Chad Curtis replaces Manny Ramirez playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---  2   53%  T Fryman        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  C Pride         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   52%  P Nevin         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  8   50%  R Casanova      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   53%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      52%  M Grissom       Vizquel Steals 2B
          -2-      52%  " "             Vizquel Steals 3B
          --3  6   50%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  3   39%  T Fernandez     Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Vizquel Scores; Grissom to 3B
   O      1-3  5   44%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Orel Hershiser facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   51%  D Cruz          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   46%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   43%  D Easley        Groundout: 2B-1B; Cruz to 3B
   R      --3  2   54%  B Higginson     Double to RF (Line Drive); Cruz Scores
          -2-  4   55%  T Clark         Intentional Walk
          12-      56%  T Fryman        Wild Pitch; Higginson to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Justin Thompson facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   38%  M Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   41%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   42%  C Curtis        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   44%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Orel Hershiser facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   40%  C Pride         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   38%  P Nevin         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   37%  R Casanova      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Justin Thompson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   39%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   41%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   42%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Orel Hershiser facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   39%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   43%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   38%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      40%  B Higginson     Wild Pitch; Easley to 2B
   O      -2-  5   35%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Justin Thompson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   37%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   39%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   41%  M Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   58%  T Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   63%  T Fryman        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   70%  C Pride         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Fryman to 2B
   R      12-  1   81%  P Nevin         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Fryman Scores/unER; Pride to 2B
   O      12-  1   80%  R Casanova      Flyball: CF; Pride to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   83%  D Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Pride Scores/unER; Nevin to 2B
          -2-  4   83%  B Hunter        Walk
   O      12-  2   81%  D Easley        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Justin Thompson facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   72%  D Justice       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   76%  C Curtis        Lineout: CF; Justice to 3B
   RO     --3  8   76%  K Seitzer       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Justice Scores
   O      ---  4   78%  S Alomar        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Orel Hershiser facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   84%  B Higginson     Double to CF (Fly Ball)
          -2-      87%  T Clark         Wild Pitch; Higginson to 3B
   RR     --3  2   94%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Higginson Scores
                  Jose Mesa replaces Orel Hershiser pitching
   O      ---  6   93%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   94%  C Pride         Walk
   O      1--      93%  P Nevin         Pride Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   R      ---  6   96%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   96%  R Casanova      Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Steve Kline replaces Jose Mesa pitching
   O      1--  3   96%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 7.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-7, Justin Thompson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   97%  O Vizquel       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   98%  M Grissom       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  1   99%  T Fernandez     Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Steve Kline facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   99%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  1   99%  D Easley        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  5   99%  B Higginson     Walk
          1--  5  100%  T Clark         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Higginson to 2B
                  Mike Jackson replaces Steve Kline pitching
   O      12-  4   99%  T Fryman        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Higginson to 3B
   R      1-3  5  100%  C Pride         Single to CF (Line Drive); Higginson Scores; Fryman to 3B
   RR     1-3  3  100%  P Nevin         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Fryman Scores; Pride Scores/Adv on E5/unER; Nevin to 3B
   O      --3  4  100%  R Casanova      Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 11.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-11, Mike Myers facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Myers replaces Justin Thompson pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  M Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4  100%  D Justice       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Tigers 11.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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