July 23, 1997 Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 5
@BOS 2 SEA 6
@CLE 3 DET 8
CHW 6 KCR 5
@MIN 1 NYY 5
ANA 4 BAL 3
@TEX 2
(12) TOR 8
MIL 0 CHC 3
ATL 1 FLA 8
@CIN 1 NYM 2
@LAD 1 SDP 9
PIT 1 SFG 16
PHI 4 HOU 7
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 18,525

Wednesday, July 23, 1997, 1:05
Time of Game: 2:34

White Sox

50-49

Lost 2

2nd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  4  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    6 11  0
Tigers          0  0  6   0  2  0   0  0  X    8 10  0

W: W Blair (9-4), L: J Baldwin (7-10), S: T Jones (18)

Tigers

47-52

Won 2

4th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .254  .688   20    1   3   2B
D Martinez RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .774   19    2   0   
F Thomas 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .370 1.134   12    9   0   
A Belle LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .858    9    1   0   2B
H Baines DH                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .307  .863   10    0   0   HR
J Fabregas C                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .255  .619   10    4   1   
  L Mouton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .707    9    0   0   
  T Pena C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .470         0   0   
M Cameron CF                  4   2   2   0    0   1  .283  .814   11    4   0   SB,GDP
C Snopek 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .594   19    0   0   
O Guillen SS                  4   1   1   4    0   0  .267  .660   10    3   4   HR

J Baldwin P                                                              0   0
  T Castillo P                                                           0   0
  C Clemons P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   6  11   6    0   4              129   24   8

BATTING

2B: R Durham (15, off W Blair); A Belle (26, off W Blair).

HR: O Guillen (2, off W Blair; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); H Baines (12, off W Blair; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: H Baines 6; O Guillen 4; A Belle 2; R Durham 2; M Cameron 2; J Fabregas 2; F Thomas.

GIDP: M Cameron (5).

RBI: O Guillen 4 (25); H Baines (50); F Thomas (87).

2-out RBI: O Guillen 3; F Thomas.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. O Guillen-F Thomas; R Durham-O Guillen.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Cameron (15, 2nd base off T Jones/M Walbeck).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .258  .664   20    2   0   CS
B Higginson LF                3   1   2   0    1   1  .278  .863   17    3   0   2B
T Fryman 3B                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .281  .807   14    0   2   
T Clark 1B                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .284  .948   14    9   0   
B Hamelin DH                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .285  .898   16    0   0   2B
M Nieves RF                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .260  .828   20    3   0   GDP
D Easley 2B                   3   1   1   3    1   1  .263  .841   14    4   6   HR,SB
M Walbeck C                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .286  .811   13    4   0   HR
O Miller SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .681    8    2   1   
  D Cruz SS                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .553    3    0   1   

W Blair P                                                                0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   8  10   8    5   4              139   27  10

BATTING

2B: B Hamelin (9, off J Baldwin); B Higginson (17, off J Baldwin).

HR: M Walbeck (2, off J Baldwin; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); D Easley (15, off J Baldwin; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: M Walbeck 4; D Easley 4; B Higginson 3; T Clark 3; B Hamelin 2; M Nieves; B Hunter.

GIDP: M Nieves (2).

RBI: D Easley 3 (39); M Walbeck 2 (7); T Clark (79); T Fryman (60); M Nieves (54).

2-out RBI: D Easley 2; M Walbeck 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Miller-D Easley-T Clark.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Easley (19, 2nd base off C Clemons/T Pena).

CS: B Hunter (11, 2nd base by J Baldwin/J Fabregas).

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
J Baldwin, L (7-10)            6     9   8   8    4   4   2   5.04   30  108-69   42· 6·21   10· 8· 4· 0     22    -     0.92  -0.55
T Castillo                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.35    3   14-9     5· 4· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.01
C Clemons                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   13-7     3· 3· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         8    10   8   8    5   4   2          36  135-85   50·13·22   13· 9· 5· 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
W Blair, W (9-4)               7     9   5   5    0   3   2   4.60   29   92-59   40· 5·14    9· 9· 8· 0     42    -     0.92  -0.11
D Brocail, H (6)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.32    2    8-5     3· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.77   0.04
M Myers                        0     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.13    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.29  -0.01
T Jones, S (18)                1.1   1   1   1    0   1   0   3.00    5   21-13    8· 1· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          1-0    1.00   0.06
Totals                         9    11   6   6    0   4   2          37  122-78   52· 7·19   12·11·10· 0          1-0

M Myers faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Jones (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 18,525.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 12mph in from Rightfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Durham             2B    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. D Martinez           RF    2. B Higginson          LF 
3. F Thomas             1B    3. T Fryman             3B 
4. A Belle              LF    4. T Clark              1B 
5. H Baines             DH    5. B Hamelin            DH 
6. J Fabregas           C     6. M Nieves             RF 
7. M Cameron            CF    7. D Easley             2B 
8. C Snopek             3B    8. M Walbeck            C  
9. O Guillen            SS    9. O Miller             SS 

   J Baldwin            P        W Blair              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  12-  3  -22%  19% O Guillen       W Blair         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Fabregas Scores; Cameron Scores
   b 3   2  4-4  -2-  4   19%  73% M Walbeck       J Baldwin       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Nieves Scores
   b 5   2  5-6  1--  1   18%  86% D Easley        J Baldwin       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hamelin Scores
   t 6   0  8-5  12-  2   13%  87% M Cameron       W Blair         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Baines to 3B
   t 2   1  0-0  ---  1  -10%  42% H Baines        W Blair         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  D Martinez      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   55%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, James Baldwin facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  B Hunter        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      53%  B Higginson     Hunter Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  5   55%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  4   52%  T Fryman        Foul Flyball: RF
          1--  3   54%  T Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Higginson to 2B
   O      12-  1   50%  B Hamelin       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  A Belle         Lineout: SS
   R      ---  1   42%  H Baines        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  4   40%  J Fabregas      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   37%  M Cameron       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Fabregas to 2B
   O      12-  1   41%  C Snopek        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   RRR    12-  3   19%  O Guillen       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Fabregas Scores; Cameron Scores
   O      ---  3   19%  R Durham        Flyball: SS (Short LF)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, James Baldwin facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   22%  M Nieves        Walk
   O      1--  5   19%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   18%  M Walbeck       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Nieves to 2B
   O      -2-  4   15%  O Miller        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Willie Blair facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   16%  D Martinez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   17%  F Thomas        Popfly: 2B
          ---  2   16%  A Belle         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   17%  H Baines        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, James Baldwin facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   21%  B Hunter        Walk
          1--  2   30%  B Higginson     Double to RF (Line Drive); Hunter to 3B
   RO     -23  3   28%  T Fryman        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Hunter Scores; Higginson to 3B
   R      --3  4   34%  T Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Higginson Scores
          1--  6   44%  B Hamelin       Double to RF (Ground Ball); Clark to 3B
   R      -23  4   52%  M Nieves        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Clark Scores; Hamelin to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   54%  D Easley        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Hamelin Scores; Nieves to 2B
   RR     -2-  4   73%  M Walbeck       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Nieves Scores
   O      ---  1   72%  O Miller        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 6.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Willie Blair facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   75%  J Fabregas      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   77%  M Cameron       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   78%  C Snopek        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-4, James Baldwin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   76%  B Hunter        Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
   O      ---  5   75%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   74%  T Fryman        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 6.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Willie Blair facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   77%  O Guillen       Flyball: CF
          ---  4   72%  R Durham        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  6   77%  D Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   67%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Durham Scores
   O      1--  1   70%  A Belle         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-5, James Baldwin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   68%  T Clark         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   70%  B Hamelin       Walk
   O      1--  4   68%  M Nieves        Flyball: LF
   RR     1--  1   86%  D Easley        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hamelin Scores
   O      ---  1   85%  M Walbeck       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 8.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   81%  H Baines        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  4   74%  J Fabregas      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Baines to 2B
   OO     12-  2   87%  M Cameron       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Baines to 3B
   O      --3  2   91%  C Snopek        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, James Baldwin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   90%  O Miller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   89%  B Hunter        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   90%  B Higginson     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   89%  T Fryman        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 8.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Willie Blair facing 9-1-2
                  Deivi Cruz replaces Orlando Miller playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  2   91%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   93%  R Durham        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   94%  D Martinez      Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Tony Castillo facing 4-5-6
                  Tony Castillo replaces James Baldwin pitching
          ---  3   95%  T Clark         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   94%  B Hamelin       Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  6   92%  M Nieves        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 8.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Doug Brocail facing 3-4-5
                  Doug Brocail replaces Willie Blair pitching
   O      ---  4   95%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   96%  A Belle         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Mike Myers replaces Doug Brocail pitching
          ---  1   95%  H Baines        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
                  Todd Jones replaces Mike Myers pitching; Lyle Mouton pinch hits for Jorge Fabregas batting 6th
          1--      95%  L Mouton        Wild Pitch; Baines to 2B
   O      -2-  5   97%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Chris Clemons facing 7-8-9
                  Chris Clemons replaces Tony Castillo pitching; Tony Pena replaces Lyle Mouton playing C batting 6th
          ---  6   98%  D Easley        Walk
          1--      98%  M Walbeck       Easley Steals 2B
   OO     -2-  4   96%  " "             Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Easley out at 2B/2B-SS
   O      ---  3   96%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 8.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Todd Jones facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   92%  M Cameron       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      92%  C Snopek        Cameron Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   96%  " "             Flyball: RF; Cameron to 3B
   RO     --3  2   99%  O Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Cameron Scores
   O      ---  5  100%  R Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199707230

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation