June 17, 1997 Florida Marlins at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
MON 4 BOS 12
PHI 6 CHW 5
CHC 3 CLE 5
CIN 1 FLA 3
@DET 2 HOU 10
@KCR 2 MIL 4
STL 3 MIN 13
PIT 1 NYY 6
NYM 3 ATL 8
@TOR 7 TEX 10
@COL 8
(11) LAD 4
ANA 3 OAK 10
@SDP 3 SFG 4
SEA 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 13,351

Tuesday, June 17, 1997, 7:07
Time of Game: 3:05

Marlins

41-27

Won 3

2nd, 2½ GB

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

W: A Alfonseca (1-0), L: T Jones (1-3), S: R Nen (18)

Tigers

29-37

Lost 5

4th, 17 GB

BATTING

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Floyd LF                    2   1   0   0    1   0  .238  .753   14    4   0   SB
  J Cangelosi PH-LF           2   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .716    6    1   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .649   21    3   1   
J Eisenreich DH               3   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .744   14    0   0   
  K Abbott PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .807    7    0   0   
G Sheffield RF                3   0   2   2    1   1  .239  .873   20    4   0   2·2B,SB
M Alou CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .878   15    0   0   
B Bonilla 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .320  .873   24    1   0   HR
J Conine 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .224  .691   17    3   1   
C Johnson C                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .228  .695   14    8   0   
L Castillo 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .262  .617   21    3   1   

R Helling P                                                              0   0
  F Heredia P                                                            0   0
  A Alfonseca P                                                          0   0
  R Nen P                                                                0   0
Totals                       33   3   6   3    4   9              173   27   3

BATTING

2B: G Sheffield 2 (11, off T Jones, off F Lira).

HR: B Bonilla (5, off T Jones; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: G Sheffield 4; B Bonilla 4; C Johnson; J Conine; K Abbott.

RBI: G Sheffield 2 (26); B Bonilla (42).

2-out RBI: G Sheffield 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Renteria-L Castillo-J Conine.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Floyd (3, 2nd base off F Lira/R Casanova); G Sheffield (6, 2nd base off F Lira/R Casanova).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Pride LF                    4   0   1   1    1   2  .233  .649   24    0   0   3B,SB
D Easley 2B                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .248  .774   14    2   2   SF
T Clark 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .906   16    7   1   2B
B Hamelin DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .377 1.084   12    0   0   
M Nieves RF                   3   0   0   0    1   3  .261  .794   24    4   0   
O Miller SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .357 1.224   12    1   3   2B
R Casanova C                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .271  .677   25    9   0   
P Nevin 3B                    2   1   0   0    2   0  .203  .613   13    1   3   
B Hunter CF                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .222  .613   11    2   0   2·SB,SH,GDP

F Lira P                                                                 1   0
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       28   2   4   2    7   8              151   27   9

BATTING

2B: T Clark (9, off R Helling); O Miller (3, off R Helling).

3B: C Pride (2, off R Helling).

SF: D Easley (3, off R Helling).

SH: B Hunter (4, off R Helling).

TB: C Pride 3; O Miller 2; T Clark 2; B Hamelin.

GIDP: B Hunter (3).

RBI: D Easley (23); C Pride (13).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Hunter 2 (29, 2nd base off R Helling/C Johnson, 3rd base off R Helling/C Johnson); C Pride (4, 2nd base off R Helling/C Johnson).

PITCHING

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Helling                      6.2   4   2   2    6   6   0   3.83   29  111-55   30· 9·16    3·10· 4· 0     58    -     1.45   0.06
F Heredia                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.00    2    5-4     3· 0· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          1-0    1.59   0.09
A Alfonseca, W (1-0)           0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   18-11    8· 1· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.88   0.06
R Nen, S (18)                  1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.01    3   11-8     3· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.22
Totals                         9     4   2   2    7   8   0          37  145-78   44·12·22    3·14· 5· 0          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Lira                         7     2   1   1    4   6   0   5.08   27  125-73   44·12·17    8· 7· 2· 0     71    -     1.10   0.33
M Myers, H (8)                 0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.49    2    6-5     1· 0· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.10
T Jones, BS (4), L (1-3)       1.1   4   2   2    0   2   1   3.99    8   34-23   14· 2· 7    0· 2· 4· 0          0-0    1.40  -0.50
Totals                         9     6   3   3    4   9   1          37  165-101  59·14·28    9· 9· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: F Lira 2 (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 13,351.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 5mph in from Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Florida Marlins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Floyd              LF    1. C Pride              LF 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. D Easley             2B 
3. J Eisenreich         DH    3. T Clark              1B 
4. G Sheffield          RF    4. B Hamelin            DH 
5. M Alou               CF    5. M Nieves             RF 
6. B Bonilla            3B    6. O Miller             SS 
7. J Conine             1B    7. R Casanova           C  
8. C Johnson            C     8. P Nevin              3B 
9. L Castillo           2B    9. B Hunter             CF 

   R Helling            P        F Lira               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  2-2  ---  4   33%  83% B Bonilla       T Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bonilla Scores
   t 8   2  2-1  1--  3   27%  47% G Sheffield     T Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive); Abbott Scores
   b 7   1  1-1  -2-  2  -21%  17% C Pride         R Helling       Triple to RF (Line Drive); Nevin Scores
   b 2   1  1-0  123  1   16%  61% B Hunter        R Helling       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 9   0  3-2  ---  2    9%  88% P Nevin         R Nen           Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Felipe Lira facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  C Floyd         Walk
          1--      56%  E Renteria      Floyd Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   52%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  4   48%  J Eisenreich    Flyball: RF
          -2-      49%  G Sheffield     Wild Pitch; Floyd to 3B
   R      --3  4   58%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive); Floyd Scores
   O      -2-  3   55%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Helling facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   57%  C Pride         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   59%  D Easley        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  4   57%  T Clark         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   60%  B Hamelin       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Felipe Lira facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  8   58%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   56%  J Conine        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  C Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Helling facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   58%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   53%  O Miller        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
          -2-  5   51%  R Casanova      Walk
          12-  4   45%  P Nevin         Walk; Miller to 3B; Casanova to 2B
   OO     123  1   61%  B Hunter        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Felipe Lira facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   58%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   57%  C Floyd         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   56%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Helling facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   58%  C Pride         Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   60%  D Easley        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   62%  T Clark         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Felipe Lira facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   59%  J Eisenreich    Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  6   62%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      1--  4   60%  M Alou          Strikeout Looking, Sheffield Steals 2B
          -2-      60%  B Bonilla       Wild Pitch; Sheffield to 3B
   O      --3  8   56%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Helling facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   52%  B Hamelin       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   56%  M Nieves        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   60%  O Miller        Foul Popfly: 1B
          1--  8   57%  R Casanova      Walk; Hamelin to 2B
   O      12-  1   63%  P Nevin         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Felipe Lira facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   67%  J Conine        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   65%  C Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Conine to 2B
          -2-  4   67%  L Castillo      Walk
   O      12-  4   62%  C Floyd         Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
   O      12-  1   58%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Marlins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Helling facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   52%  B Hunter        Walk
          1--      49%  C Pride         Hunter Steals 2B
          -2-  5   44%  " "             Walk
          12-      37%  D Easley        Hunter Steals 3B; Pride Steals 2B
   RO     -23  3   37%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hunter Scores; Pride to 3B
   O      --3  4   45%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  1   50%  B Hamelin       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Tied 1-1, Felipe Lira facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   47%  J Eisenreich    Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4   44%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   42%  M Alou          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Helling facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   46%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   48%  O Miller        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   50%  R Casanova      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Tied 1-1, Felipe Lira facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   46%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   43%  J Conine        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   45%  C Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  5   41%  L Castillo      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Helling facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   35%  P Nevin         Walk
   O      1--  2   38%  B Hunter        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Nevin to 2B
   R      -2-  2   17%  C Pride         Triple to RF (Line Drive); Nevin Scores
   O      --3  5   23%  D Easley        Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  Felix Heredia replaces Rick Helling pitching
   O      --3  3   26%  T Clark         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike Myers facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Myers replaces Felipe Lira pitching; John Cangelosi pinch hits for Cliff Floyd batting 1st
   O      ---  4   21%  J Cangelosi     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   17%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  Todd Jones replaces Mike Myers pitching; Kurt Abbott pinch hits for Jim Eisenreich batting 3rd
          ---  7   20%  K Abbott        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   R      1--  3   47%  G Sheffield     Double to LF (Line Drive); Abbott Scores
   O      -2-  4   39%  M Alou          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Felix Heredia facing 4-5-6
                  John Cangelosi moves to LF
   O      ---  2   44%  B Hamelin       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  Antonio Alfonseca replaces Felix Heredia pitching
          ---  7   39%  M Nieves        Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  O Miller        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  7   50%  R Casanova      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Tied 2-2, Todd Jones facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  4   83%  B Bonilla       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Bonilla Scores
   O      ---  6   81%  J Conine        Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   83%  C Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   80%  L Castillo      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   78%  J Cangelosi     Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Marlins 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Robb Nen facing 8-9-1
                  Robb Nen replaces Antonio Alfonseca pitching
   O      ---  2   88%  P Nevin         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   95%  B Hunter        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  C Pride         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Marlins 3, Tigers 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199706170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation