August 19, 1997 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 15,478

Tuesday, August 19, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:37

Twins

51-73

Lost 10

5th, 15 GB

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

W: W Blair (13-5), L: L Hawkins (4-8)

Tigers

58-66

Won 2

5th, 21 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   0   1   0    0   2  .299  .842   21    2   2   
D Hocking SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .687   13    4   5   GDP
P Molitor DH                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .301  .770   17    0   0   2B,CS
S Stahoviak 1B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .239  .737   17    7   3   
R Coomer 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .299  .742    7    0   1   
R Kelly RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .777    9    0   0   2B
M Lawton CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .241  .727   18    4   0   
M Cordova LF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .736   17    2   0   SB
D Miller C                    3   1   2   2    0   0  .333  .933    9    4   0   HR

L Hawkins P                                                              0   1
  T Miller P                                                             0   1
  T Ritchie P                                                            1   0
  R Robertson P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   2   9   2    1   7              128   24  13

BATTING

2B: P Molitor (26, off W Blair); R Kelly (19, off W Blair).

HR: D Miller (1, off W Blair; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

TB: D Miller 5; P Molitor 3; R Kelly 2; M Cordova 2; C Knoblauch; R Coomer.

GIDP: D Hocking (6).

RBI: D Miller 2 (3).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Hocking-C Knoblauch-S Stahoviak; L Hawkins-D Hocking-S Stahoviak.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Cordova (3, 2nd base off W Blair/R Casanova).

CS: P Molitor (4, 2nd base by W Blair/R Casanova).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   3   2   2   0    1   0  .266  .686   14    0   0   CS,GDP
B Higginson LF                3   1   1   0    1   0  .295  .928   24    0   0   
T Fryman 3B                   2   2   1   2    1   0  .268  .773   20    1   3   HR,HBP,GDP
T Clark 1B                    4   2   2   3    0   1  .283  .921   17   14   0   HR,2B
B Hamelin DH                  4   1   1   2    0   2  .282  .898   23    0   0   HR
M Nieves RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .798   10    0   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .862   15    2   6   2B
R Casanova C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .264  .691   16    7   1   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .556   10    3   2   

W Blair P                                                                0   2
Totals                       30   8   9   7    4   4              149   27  14

BATTING

2B: T Clark (21, off L Hawkins); D Easley (28, off T Ritchie).

HR: B Hamelin (15, off L Hawkins; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); T Clark (28, off T Miller; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); T Fryman (18, off L Hawkins; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: T Fryman (4, by T Ritchie).

TB: T Clark 6; B Hamelin 4; T Fryman 4; D Easley 2; B Hunter 2; B Higginson; D Cruz.

GIDP: T Fryman (13); B Hunter (10).

RBI: T Clark 3 (93); T Fryman 2 (80); B Hamelin 2 (43).

2-out RBI: B Hamelin 2; T Clark 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Easley-D Cruz-T Clark; R Casanova-D Cruz.

E: M Nieves (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Hunter (13, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by T Miller).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Hawkins, L (4-8)             3     5   5   5    3   2   2   5.99   15   69-37   18· 9·10    6· 1· 3· 0     28    -     0.63  -0.27
T Miller                       2     2   2   2    1   1   1   9.74    8   37-21   13· 2· 6    0· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.30  -0.06
T Ritchie                      2     2   1   1    0   0   0   5.02    9   27-16   10· 1· 5    3· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
R Robertson                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.68    3   10-6     3· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8     9   8   8    4   4   3          35  143-80   44·14·22   10· 9· 7· 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 (13-5)              9     9   2   2    1   7   1   3.97   35  128-82   50·10·22   15· 9· 3· 0     67    -     0.49   0.17
Totals                         9     9   2   2    1   7   1          35  128-82   50·10·22   15· 9· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Ritchie (10).

IBB: None.

PO: T Miller (1; B Hunter, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: T Ritchie (2; T Fryman).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 15,478.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 9mph in from Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. D Hocking            SS    2. B Higginson          LF 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. T Fryman             3B 
4. S Stahoviak          1B    4. T Clark              1B 
5. R Coomer             3B    5. B Hamelin            DH 
6. R Kelly              RF    6. M Nieves             RF 
7. M Lawton             CF    7. D Easley             2B 
8. M Cordova            LF    8. R Casanova           C  
9. D Miller             C     9. D Cruz               SS 

   L Hawkins            P        W Blair              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  -2-  8   15%  78% B Hamelin       L Hawkins       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Clark Scores; Hamelin Scores
   b 5   2  2-5  1--  2    8%  95% T Clark         T Miller        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Fryman Scores; Clark Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  7    8%  67% B Higginson     L Hawkins       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hunter to 3B
   t 5   1  5-0  1--  2   -8%  85% D Miller        W Blair         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Cordova Scores; Miller Scores
   b 3   0  0-3  1--  4    8%  93% T Fryman        L Hawkins       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Higginson Scores; Fryman Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   54%  D Hocking       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   51%  P Molitor       Double to RF (Fly Ball); Molitor to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      --3  3   55%  S Stahoviak     Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  B Hunter        Walk
          1--  7   67%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hunter to 3B
   ROO    1-3  2   61%  T Fryman        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Hunter Scores/No RBI
          ---  6   63%  T Clark         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   RR     -2-  8   78%  B Hamelin       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Clark Scores; Hamelin Scores
   O      ---  1   77%  M Nieves        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   79%  R Coomer        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   81%  R Kelly         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1   81%  M Lawton        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   80%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   82%  R Casanova      Walk
          1--  5   83%  D Cruz          Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Casanova to 2B
   OO     12-  3   79%  B Hunter        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Willie Blair facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   75%  M Cordova       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   78%  D Miller        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  6   80%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Looking, Cordova Steals 2B
   O      -2-  1   83%  D Hocking       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   85%  B Higginson     Walk
   RR     1--  4   93%  T Fryman        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Higginson Scores; Fryman Scores
   O      ---  5   92%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   92%  B Hamelin       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   91%  M Nieves        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Willie Blair facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   89%  P Molitor       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   OO     1--  6   94%  S Stahoviak     Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Molitor Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  1   93%  R Coomer        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   94%  R Kelly         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Travis Miller facing 7-8-9
                  Travis Miller replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
   O      ---  3   94%  D Easley        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   93%  R Casanova      Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  3   93%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Willie Blair facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   94%  M Lawton        Lineout: 1B
          ---  7   93%  M Cordova       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   RR     1--  2   85%  D Miller        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Cordova Scores; Miller Scores
          ---  7   83%  C Knoblauch     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   88%  D Hocking       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Travis Miller facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   89%  B Hunter        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  6   88%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      86%  T Fryman        Hunter Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---  7   87%  " "             Walk
   RR     1--  2   95%  T Clark         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Fryman Scores; Clark Scores
   O      ---  8   95%  B Hamelin       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 7.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Willie Blair facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   96%  P Molitor       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  7   97%  S Stahoviak     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   97%  R Coomer        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Todd Ritchie facing 6-7-8
                  Todd Ritchie replaces Travis Miller pitching
   O      ---  1   97%  M Nieves        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  6   97%  D Easley        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   97%  R Casanova      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2   96%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 7.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Willie Blair facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   98%  R Kelly         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   98%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  M Cordova       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   99%  B Hunter        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          1--      99%  B Higginson     Wild Pitch; Hunter to 2B
   O      -2-  3   99%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Hunter to 3B
          --3  3   99%  T Fryman        Hit By Pitch
   RO     1-3  4   99%  T Clark         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Hunter Scores; Clark to 1B
   O      1--  3   99%  B Hamelin       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 8.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-8, Willie Blair facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   98%  D Miller        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  6   99%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  D Hocking       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hocking to 1B
   O      1--  5  100%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Rich Robertson facing 6-7-8
                  Rich Robertson replaces Todd Ritchie pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  R Casanova      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 8.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-8, Willie Blair facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1  100%  S Stahoviak     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3  100%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3  100%  R Kelly         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  6  100%  M Lawton        Walk
   O      12-  1  100%  M Cordova       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199708190

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation