July 26, 1997 Milwaukee Brewers at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
ANA 6 TEX 4
@CHW 1 CLE 6
OAK 3 MIL 3
@DET 1 BAL 2
@MIN 1
(12) SEA 9
@NYY 7 TOR 6
KCR 5 CIN 7
ATL 6
(11) COL 6
CHC 3 HOU 9
MON 8
(10) LAD 4
PHI 1 SDP 5
NYM 3 PIT 10
@SFG 3 STL 3
FLA 1

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 20,057

Saturday, July 26, 1997, 7:04
Time of Game: 2:44

Brewers

47-52

Won 2

3rd, 7 GB

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

W: B Florie (2-2), L: J Thompson (8-8), S: M Fetters (2)

Tigers

47-54

Lost 2

4th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Loretta 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .755    9    5   5   2B
J Valentin SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .742   15    3   2   
J Cirillo 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .774    9    1   3   
D Nilsson DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .827   17    0   0   
J Voigt 1B                    4   0   0   1    0   1  .244  .853   12    8   0   
G Williams CF                 3   1   1   1    0   1  .264  .684    9    1   0   HR
J Burnitz RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .919    9    2   0   
M Mieske LF                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .244  .684   18    1   0   HR
M Matheny C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .631   11    6   0   

B Florie P                                                               0   0
  R Villone P                                                            0   0
  B Wickman P                                                            0   2
  M Fetters P                                                            0   1
Totals                       32   3   5   3    0   6              109   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Loretta (12, off D Miceli).

HR: G Williams (9, off J Thompson; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line); M Mieske (4, off J Thompson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

TB: M Mieske 4; G Williams 4; M Loretta 2; D Nilsson; J Valentin.

RBI: M Mieske (16); G Williams (32); J Voigt (14).

2-out RBI: G Williams.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Wickman-M Loretta-J Voigt; M Loretta-J Voigt; M Loretta-J Valentin-J Voigt.

E: G Williams (2); B Florie ().

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   0   2   0    0   2  .260  .668   25    1   0   SB
B Higginson RF                2   0   1   0    3   1  .279  .870   34    2   0   
T Fryman 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .794   10    1   3   2·GDP
T Clark 1B                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .279  .936   19   11   0   
B Hamelin DH                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .281  .894   17    0   0   GDP
  O Miller PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .709         0   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .838   12    1   3   
C Pride LF                    3   0   0   1    1   1  .218  .662   26    4   0   
R Casanova C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .742   18    7   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .556   16    0   5   
  M Walbeck PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .833    5    0   0   

J Thompson P                                                             0   0
  D Miceli P                                                             0   0
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
Totals                       30   1   6   1    9   6              182   27  11

BATTING

TB: B Hunter 2; B Higginson; D Easley; M Walbeck; D Cruz.

GIDP: T Fryman 2 (11); B Hamelin (5).

RBI: C Pride (19).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Hunter (49, 2nd base off B Florie/M Matheny).

PO: R Casanova (1st base by B Florie).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Florie, W (2-2)              5     3   0   0    5   2   0   4.19   21   93-49   29· 8·12    9· 5· 0· 0     58    -     1.67   0.30
R Villone, H (8)               1     1   1   1    1   0   0   5.46    5   19-10    6· 0· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.71  -0.05
B Wickman, H (18)              2     1   0   0    3   2   0   2.88    9   38-18    8· 5· 5    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.18
M Fetters, S (2)               1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.72    4   20-12    5· 4· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.50   0.10
Totals                         9     6   1   1    9   6   0          39  170-89   48·17·24   15· 8· 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
J Thompson, L (8-8)            7     4   3   3    0   4   2   3.06   25   84-55   29· 9·17   12· 7· 2· 0     61    -     0.75  -0.01
D Miceli                       1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   6.20    5   17-13    9· 2· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
M Myers                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.08    1    4-3     1· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
D Brocail                      0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.29    1    4-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.00
Totals                         9     5   3   3    0   6   2          32  109-74   40·12·22   14·10· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Wickman (3).

IBB: None.

PO: B Florie (0; R Casanova, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 20,057.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 91° F, Wind 13mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Detroit Tigers                       
1. M Loretta            2B    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. J Valentin           SS    2. B Higginson          RF 
3. J Cirillo            3B    3. T Fryman             3B 
4. D Nilsson            DH    4. T Clark              1B 
5. J Voigt              1B    5. B Hamelin            DH 
6. G Williams           CF    6. D Easley             2B 
7. J Burnitz            RF    7. C Pride              LF 
8. M Mieske             LF    8. R Casanova           C  
9. M Matheny            C     9. D Cruz               SS 

   B Florie             P        J Thompson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  3-1  12-  2   16%  85% T Fryman        B Wickman       Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
   t 7   2  1-2  ---  1   14%  78% G Williams      J Thompson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   t 3   1  0-0  ---  8   11%  58% M Mieske        J Thompson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   b 5   2  2-0  123  1   11%  77% T Fryman        B Florie        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   b 4   2  2-0  123  1   10%  74% D Easley        B Florie        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  M Loretta       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   46%  J Valentin      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  1   45%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   47%  B Hunter        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  6   45%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  2   50%  T Fryman        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  D Nilsson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   46%  J Voigt         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   45%  G Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryce Florie facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   41%  T Clark         Walk
   OO     1--  2   49%  B Hamelin       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  D Easley        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   47%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   R      ---  8   58%  M Mieske        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  5   57%  M Matheny       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   56%  M Loretta       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bryce Florie facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   58%  C Pride         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   60%  R Casanova      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   62%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Justin Thompson facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   65%  J Valentin      Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   62%  J Cirillo       Lineout: LF
          1--  3   68%  D Nilsson       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Valentin to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   70%  J Voigt         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Valentin Scores
   O      1--  3   68%  G Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   63%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   56%  B Higginson     Walk; Hunter to 2B
   O      12-  2   57%  T Fryman        Flyball: CF; Hunter to 3B; Higginson to 2B/Adv on E8 (throw)
          -23  6   55%  T Clark         Walk
   O      123  6   65%  B Hamelin       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   74%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Thompson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   72%  J Burnitz       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   71%  M Mieske        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   70%  M Matheny       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Bryce Florie facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   73%  C Pride         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   70%  R Casanova      Walk
          1--      68%  D Cruz          Casanova Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Casanova to 2B
   O      -2-  5   73%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  5   70%  B Hunter        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Casanova to 3B
          1-3      68%  B Higginson     Hunter Steals 2B
          -23  5   66%  " "             Walk
   O      123  1   77%  T Fryman        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   75%  M Loretta       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   74%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   73%  J Cirillo       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Ron Villone facing 4-5-6
                  Ron Villone replaces Bryce Florie pitching
   O      ---  6   77%  T Clark         Popfly: 2B
          ---  4   72%  B Hamelin       Walk
          1--  3   63%  D Easley        Single to CF (Line Drive); Hamelin to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   64%  C Pride         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hamelin Scores
   O      1--  2   68%  R Casanova      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Justin Thompson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   66%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   64%  J Voigt         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  1   78%  G Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  4   77%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Wickman facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Wickman replaces Ron Villone pitching
          ---  2   70%  D Cruz          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   76%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   69%  B Higginson     Walk; Cruz to 2B
   OO     12-  2   85%  T Fryman        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dan Miceli facing 8-9-1
                  Dan Miceli replaces Justin Thompson pitching
   O      ---  3   84%  M Mieske        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   83%  M Matheny       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   84%  M Loretta       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  7   82%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Wickman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   87%  T Clark         Groundout: P-3B-1B (P's Right)
          ---  5   81%  B Hamelin       Walk
   O      1--  4   87%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  Orlando Miller pinch runs for Bob Hamelin batting 5th
          1--      86%  C Pride         Wild Pitch; Miller to 2B
          -2-  6   83%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   92%  R Casanova      Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dan Miceli facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   91%  J Cirillo       Flyball: CF
                  Mike Myers replaces Dan Miceli pitching
   O      ---  4   90%  D Nilsson       Foul Popfly: C
                  Doug Brocail replaces Mike Myers pitching
   O      ---  4   90%  J Voigt         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Fetters facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Fetters replaces Bob Wickman pitching; Matt Walbeck pinch hits for Deivi Cruz batting 9th
          ---  5   80%  M Walbeck       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   88%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  8   95%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  T Fryman        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Tigers 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199707260

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation