June 21, 1997 Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 5
OAK 3 CHW 5
MIN 3 CLE 13
NYY 4 DET 15
BOS 4 SEA 15
@TEX 8 BAL 5
@TOR 1 HOU 7
CHC 3 MON 4
FLA 3 NYM 3
PIT 2 ATL 9
@PHI 8 COL 9
@SDP 4 LAD 11
@SFG 0 STL 6
CIN 2

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 20,599

Saturday, June 21, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:49

Red Sox

31-40

Lost 2

5th, 17 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  1  1   1  0  1    4 12  2
Tigers          1  5  0   0  0  4   5  0  X   15 16  2

W: J Bautista (1-1), L: V Eshelman (1-2)

Tigers

32-37

Won 3

4th, 15 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Garciaparra SS              4   0   1   1    0   0  .291  .819    8    0   4   
  M Benjamin SS-P             1   0   1   1    0   0  .217  .478    3    0   1   
D Bragg CF-3B                 4   0   1   0    1   2  .286  .786   17    2   0   
W Cordero LF                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .289  .779   22    1   0   GDP
R Jefferson DH                4   0   0   0    0   1  .339  .902   16    0   0   
  J Tavarez CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
M Stanley 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .291  .844   12   10   0   
T Naehring 3B                 3   1   0   0    0   0  .284  .837    7    0   1   GDP
  J Frye 3B-SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .693    3    1   1   
T O'Leary RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .285  .799    9    5   1   
J Valentin 2B                 4   2   2   0    0   0  .278  .755   18    2   2   
S Hatteberg C                 4   1   3   1    0   0  .311  .944   19    3   1   HR

V Eshelman P                                                             0   1
  J Hudson P                                                             0   0
  M Brandenburg P                                                        0   0
  K Lacy P                                                               0   0
Totals                       38   4  12   3    1   6              134   24  12

BATTING

HR: S Hatteberg (5, off D Miceli; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: S Hatteberg 6; T O'Leary 2; J Valentin 2; N Garciaparra; M Stanley; M Benjamin; D Bragg; W Cordero.

GIDP: T Naehring (10); W Cordero (6).

RBI: N Garciaparra (39); M Benjamin (1); S Hatteberg (14).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Frye (4); T O'Leary (3).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   4   2   2    1   0  .223  .619   25    3   0   2B
D Easley 2B                   5   2   2   3    0   1  .250  .785   17    2   6   HR
T Fryman 3B                   3   2   2   2    1   0  .281  .819   12    0   2   HR
  C Pride PH-LF               0   1   0   0    1   0  .241  .680    4    0   0   
T Clark 1B                    5   1   3   5    0   0  .280  .950   16    9   0   HR,2B
  B Hamelin 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .365 1.038         2   0   
P Nevin LF-3B                 4   1   1   1    1   0  .238  .735   17    2   0   2B
M Nieves RF                   3   0   2   1    2   0  .269  .829   22    2   0   2B,CS
O Miller DH                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .820   16    0   0   
B Johnson C                   5   3   3   0    0   1  .221  .541   19    7   0   
D Cruz SS                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .209  .525   14    0   5   

B Moehler P                                                              0   0
  J Bautista P                                                           0   0
  D Miceli P                                                             0   0
  K Jarvis P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38  15  16  14    7   3              162   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Nieves (12, off K Lacy); T Clark (11, off M Brandenburg); P Nevin (6, off V Eshelman); B Hunter (11, off V Eshelman).

HR: T Clark (19, off K Lacy; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); T Fryman (10, off V Eshelman; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); D Easley (8, off V Eshelman; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: T Clark 7; D Easley 5; T Fryman 5; B Johnson 3; B Hunter 3; M Nieves 3; P Nevin 2; D Cruz.

RBI: T Clark 5 (61); D Easley 3 (26); T Fryman 2 (43); B Hunter 2 (21); M Nieves (33); P Nevin (12).

2-out RBI: T Clark 3; P Nevin; M Nieves.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 7 for 11.

FIELDING

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

E: D Cruz (7); T Clark (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: M Nieves (5, 2nd base by J Hudson/S Hatteberg).

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
V Eshelman, L (1-2)            2     7   6   6    1   0   2   5.59   14   48-29   17· 3· 9    6· 5· 2· 0     17    -     0.91  -0.33
J Hudson                       3     1   0   0    2   1   0   2.00   11   41-21   13· 1· 7    3· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.14   0.02
M Brandenburg                  1     4   4   4    2   1   0  13.94    9   32-22   12· 1· 9    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.17  -0.05
K Lacy                         1     4   5   5    2   1   1   5.16    8   29-15    7· 3· 5    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
M Benjamin                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    9-4     3· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    16  15  15    7   3   3          45  159-91   52· 8·31   15·14· 6· 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
B Moehler                      2.1   3   0   0    1   2   0   4.17   11   44-27   12· 7· 8    3· 2· 3· 0     52    -     0.66   0.09
J Bautista, W (1-1)            3.2   4   2   1    0   1   0   5.34   15   43-30   19· 3· 8    9· 3· 2· 0          2-0    0.50   0.06
D Miceli                       2     1   1   1    0   3   1   5.88    7   26-18   12· 2· 4    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
K Jarvis                       1     4   1   1    0   0   0  11.20    6   18-12    7· 0· 5    1· 1· 4· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12   4   3    1   6   1          39  131-87   50·12·25   14· 9· 9· 0          2-0

Balks: J Bautista (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 20,599.

Field Condition: Damp.

Weather: 87° F, Wind 24mph from Left to Right, Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Detroit Tigers                       
1. N Garciaparra        SS    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. D Bragg              CF    2. D Easley             2B 
3. W Cordero            LF    3. T Fryman             3B 
4. R Jefferson          DH    4. T Clark              1B 
5. M Stanley            1B    5. P Nevin              LF 
6. T Naehring           3B    6. M Nieves             RF 
7. T O'Leary            RF    7. O Miller             DH 
8. J Valentin           2B    8. B Johnson            C  
9. S Hatteberg          C     9. D Cruz               SS 

   V Eshelman           P        B Moehler            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-1  12-  5   16%  84% B Hunter        V Eshelman      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Johnson Scores; Cruz Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Hunter to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3  2   10%  65% P Nevin         V Eshelman      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Hunter Scores; Clark to 3B
   b 2   1  0-3  --3  2    6%  91% D Easley        V Eshelman      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hunter Scores; Easley Scores
   b 1   2  0-1  -23  5   -5%  60% M Nieves        V Eshelman      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  1    3%  58% B Hunter        V Eshelman      Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   54%  D Bragg         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   53%  W Cordero       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   55%  R Jefferson     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vaughn Eshelman facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  B Hunter        Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   55%  D Easley        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   52%  T Fryman        Foul Popfly: 1B
          1--  4   55%  T Clark         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to P's Left); Hunter to 3B
   R      1-3  2   65%  P Nevin         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Hunter Scores; Clark to 3B
   O      -23  5   60%  M Nieves        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Brian Moehler facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   62%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   64%  T Naehring      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   63%  T O'Leary       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   65%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vaughn Eshelman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   63%  O Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   65%  B Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  5   68%  D Cruz          Walk; Johnson to 2B
   RR     12-  5   84%  B Hunter        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Johnson Scores; Cruz Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Hunter to 3B
   RR     --3  2   91%  D Easley        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hunter Scores; Easley Scores
   R      ---  1   94%  T Fryman        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Fryman Scores
   O      ---  6   94%  T Clark         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   93%  P Nevin         Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Brian Moehler facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   92%  S Hatteberg     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   93%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
          1--  4   91%  D Bragg         Walk; Hatteberg to 2B
                  Jose Bautista replaces Brian Moehler pitching
   O      12-  7   94%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   95%  R Jefferson     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Joe Hudson facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Hudson replaces Vaughn Eshelman pitching
          ---  6   96%  M Nieves        Walk
   O      1--  3   95%  O Miller        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   95%  B Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   95%  D Cruz          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Jose Bautista facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   93%  M Stanley       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  4   96%  T Naehring      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Joe Hudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   96%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   96%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   96%  T Fryman        Walk
   O      1--  2   96%  T Clark         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Jose Bautista facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   94%  J Valentin      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   95%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Valentin to 2B
   R      -2-  1   93%  N Garciaparra   Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Valentin Scores
   O      1--  1   94%  D Bragg         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Garciaparra to 2B
   O      -2-  1   96%  W Cordero       Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Joe Hudson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   95%  P Nevin         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  2   96%  M Nieves        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--      95%  O Miller        Nieves Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   95%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Tigers 6.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Jose Bautista facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   96%  R Jefferson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   97%  M Stanley       Foul Popfly: C
          ---  1   96%  T Naehring      Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Naehring to 1B
          1--  3   95%  T O'Leary       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Naehring to 3B
   R      1-3      93%  J Valentin      Balk; Naehring Scores/unER/No RBI; O'Leary to 2B
   O      -2-  2   95%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mark Brandenburg facing 8-9-1
                  Mark Brandenburg replaces Joe Hudson pitching
          ---  2   95%  B Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   95%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF
          1--  8   95%  B Hunter        Walk; Johnson to 2B
   R      12-  4   98%  D Easley        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores; Hunter to 3B
   R      1-3  2   99%  T Fryman        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hunter Scores; Easley to 3B
   RR     1-3  3  100%  T Clark         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Easley Scores; Fryman Scores
   O      -2-  2  100%  P Nevin         Groundout: 2B-1B; Clark to 3B
          --3  7  100%  M Nieves        Walk
   O      1-3  3  100%  O Miller        Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Tigers 10.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-10, Dan Miceli facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Miceli replaces Jose Bautista pitching
   R      ---  3   99%  S Hatteberg     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Hatteberg Scores
   O      ---  3   99%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  D Bragg         Strikeout Looking
          ---     100%  W Cordero       E3 on Foul Ball (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-3, Kerry Lacy facing 8-9-1
                  Kerry Lacy replaces Mark Brandenburg pitching; Jeff Frye replaces Tim Naehring playing 3B batting 6th; Mike Benjamin replaces Nomar Garciaparra playing SS batting 1st
          ---  4  100%  B Johnson       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  2  100%  D Cruz          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Johnson to 3B
   RO     1-3  5  100%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Johnson Scores; Hunter to 1B
          1--     100%  D Easley        E5 on Foul Ball (3B Foul)
   O      1--  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Curtis Pride pinch hits for Travis Fryman batting 3rd
          1--  4  100%  C Pride         Walk; Hunter to 2B
   RRR    12-  1  100%  T Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hunter Scores; Pride Scores; Clark Scores
          ---  6  100%  P Nevin         Walk
   RO     1--  2  100%  M Nieves        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Nevin Scores; Nieves out at 3B/RF-2B-3B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 15.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-15, Dan Miceli facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Hamelin replaces Tony Clark playing 1B batting 4th; Phil Nevin moves to 3B; Curtis Pride moves to LF
   O      ---  7  100%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  J Frye          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 15.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 15-3, Mike Benjamin facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Benjamin moves to P; Darren Bragg moves to 3B; Jeff Frye moves to SS; Jesus Tavarez replaces Reggie Jefferson playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---  2  100%  O Miller        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  B Johnson       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3  100%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 15.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-15, Kevin Jarvis facing 7-8-9
                  Kevin Jarvis replaces Dan Miceli pitching
   O      ---  1  100%  T O'Leary       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
          ---  5  100%  J Valentin      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  5  100%  S Hatteberg     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Valentin to 2B
   R      12-  3  100%  M Benjamin      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Valentin Scores; Hatteberg to 2B
          12-  1  100%  D Bragg         Single to CF (Line Drive); Hatteberg to 3B; Benjamin to 2B
   OO     123  3  100%  W Cordero       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 15.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199706210

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation