September 28, 1997 New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 38,171

Sunday, September 28, 1997, 1:06
Time of Game: 2:47

Yankees

96-66

Won 5

2nd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  1  2   0  1  0   0  1  0    7 11  1
Tigers          0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  0    2  5  2

W: H Irabu (5-4), L: G Keagle (3-5)

Tigers

79-83

Lost 5

3rd, 19 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines DH                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .321  .857   16    0   0   2B
  M Figga PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
D Jeter SS                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .291  .775   11    0   0   
  H Bush 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .728    3    0   4   
P O'Neill RF                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .324  .913    6    2   0   HR
  A Fox PR-RF                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .626   14    1   0   
B Williams CF                 2   1   2   1    0   0  .328  .952    8    0   0   HR,SB
  S Pose LF-CF                2   1   0   0    0   0  .218  .556    5    0   0   
T Martinez 1B                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .296  .948   12    2   0   
  M Stanley 1B                2   1   2   1    0   0  .297  .900    8    7   0   HR
C Hayes 3B                    3   0   1   2    0   1  .258  .729   21    1   2   SF
C Curtis LF-CF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .843   14    2   0   
  I Cruz LF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .618    7    1   0   
J Posada C                    3   1   1   1    0   2  .250  .769   14    6   0   HR
  J Girardi C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .645    2    4   0   
R Sanchez 2B-SS               4   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .660   13    1   2   

H Irabu P                                                                0   1
  D Gooden P                                                             0   0
  K Rogers P                                                             0   0
  W Banks P                                                              0   0
  M Stanton P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38   7  11   7    0   8              158   27   9

BATTING

2B: T Raines (20, off G Keagle).

HR: B Williams (21, off G Keagle; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); P O'Neill (21, off G Keagle; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); J Posada (6, off G Keagle; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); M Stanley (16, off D Miceli; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: C Hayes (4, off A Sager).

TB: P O'Neill 5; M Stanley 5; B Williams 5; J Posada 4; T Raines 2; D Jeter; T Martinez; C Hayes.

RBI: C Hayes 2 (53); P O'Neill (117); D Jeter (70); M Stanley (65); B Williams (100); J Posada (25).

2-out RBI: C Hayes.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Bush-R Sanchez-M Stanley.

E: A Fox (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Williams (15, 2nd base off G Keagle/R Casanova).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .687    8    2   0   
  K Bartee CF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .700    6    1   0   
F Catalanotto 2B              3   0   0   0    1   0  .308  .764   24    1   2   
B Higginson RF-LF             4   0   1   0    0   1  .299  .899   21    3   0   GDP
T Clark DH                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .276  .876   16    0   0   
T Fryman 3B                   2   1   1   1    0   0  .274  .766    4    1   1   HR
  P Nevin 3B                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .720    9    0   0   3B
B Hamelin 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .270  .853   13    6   0   
B Trammell LF                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .228  .673    9    1   0   
  J Hurst RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .675    4    2   0   
R Casanova C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .640   10    7   0   
  M Jensen C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .153  .438         1   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .241  .577   11    2   2   2B

G Keagle P                                                               0   0
  A Sager P                                                              0   1
  D Miceli P                                                             0   0
  E Gaillard P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   1    1  10              135   27   6

BATTING

2B: D Cruz (26, off D Gooden).

3B: P Nevin (1, off K Rogers).

HR: T Fryman (22, off H Irabu; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: T Fryman 4; P Nevin 3; D Cruz 2; B Higginson; B Hunter.

GIDP: B Higginson (10).

RBI: T Fryman (102).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: D Cruz 2 (13).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Irabu, W (5-4)               5     2   1   1    0   6   1   7.09   17   63-41   20· 9·12    3· 6· 2· 0     65    -     0.52   0.16
D Gooden                       1     2   1   0    0   0   0   4.91    4   16-11    8· 1· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.98  -0.00
K Rogers                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.65    4   15-7     4· 0· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.04
W Banks                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.93    3   16-10    5· 2· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.02
M Stanton                      1     0   0   0    1   3   0   2.57    4   20-12    4· 4· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.30   0.01
Totals                         9     5   2   1    1  10   1          32  130-81   41·16·24    9· 9· 3· 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
G Keagle, L (3-5)              2     7   5   5    0   1   3   6.55   13   55-32   20· 5· 7    2· 7· 3· 0     23    -     0.94  -0.30
A Sager                        4     3   1   0    0   5   0   4.18   15   59-38   20· 3·15    7· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.26   0.03
D Miceli                       2     1   1   1    0   1   1   5.01    7   25-17   13· 2· 2    2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.13  -0.00
E Gaillard                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.31    4   17-13   10· 2· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    11   7   6    0   8   4          39  156-100  63·12·25   13·14· 4· 0           -

G Keagle faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Terry Craft, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 38,171.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers                       
1. T Raines             DH    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. F Catalanotto        2B 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. B Higginson          RF 
4. B Williams           CF    4. T Clark              DH 
5. T Martinez           1B    5. T Fryman             3B 
6. C Hayes              3B    6. B Hamelin            1B 
7. C Curtis             LF    7. B Trammell           LF 
8. J Posada             C     8. R Casanova           C  
9. R Sanchez            2B    9. D Cruz               SS 

   H Irabu              P        G Keagle             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  -23  6    8%  68% C Hayes         G Keagle        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Jeter Scores; Williams to 3B
   t 2   0  0-2  ---  2    8%  77% J Posada        G Keagle        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   t 1   1  0-1  -23  6   -7%  60% T Martinez      G Keagle        Strikeout Swinging
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-  6    7%  62% D Jeter         G Keagle        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Raines Scores
   t 3   0  0-3  ---  1    6%  85% P O'Neill       G Keagle        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Keagle facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   56%  T Raines        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  6   62%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Raines Scores
   O      1--  4   59%  P O'Neill       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--  6   65%  B Williams      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Jeter to 3B
          1-3      67%  T Martinez      Williams Steals 2B
   O      -23  6   60%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -23  6   68%  C Hayes         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Jeter Scores; Williams to 3B
   O      1-3  8   64%  C Curtis        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Hideki Irabu facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   66%  B Hunter        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   68%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   67%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  6   69%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Greg Keagle facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  2   77%  J Posada        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   75%  R Sanchez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   74%  T Raines        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   74%  D Jeter         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Hideki Irabu facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   76%  T Fryman        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   78%  B Hamelin       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   79%  B Trammell      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Greg Keagle facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  1   85%  P O'Neill       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      ---  2   90%  B Williams      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
                  A.J. Sager replaces Greg Keagle pitching
          ---  4   91%  T Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   90%  C Hayes         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   89%  C Curtis        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   88%  J Posada        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Hideki Irabu facing 8-9-1
                  Scott Pose replaces Bernie Williams playing LF batting 4th; Chad Curtis moves to CF
   O      ---  1   90%  R Casanova      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4   91%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   91%  B Hunter        Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, A.J. Sager facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   91%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   90%  T Raines        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   90%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Hideki Irabu facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Stanley replaces Tino Martinez playing 1B batting 5th; Homer Bush replaces Derek Jeter playing 2B batting 2nd; Rey Sanchez moves to SS
   O      ---  5   91%  F Catalanotto   Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   92%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  T Clark         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, A.J. Sager facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   94%  P O'Neill       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Andy Fox pinch runs for Paul O'Neill batting 3rd
   O      1--  2   94%  S Pose          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Pose to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
          -2-  6   95%  M Stanley       Single to CF (Line Drive); Pose to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   95%  C Hayes         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Pose Scores/unER
   O      1--  5   95%  C Curtis        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Hideki Irabu facing 5-6-7
                  Andy Fox moves to RF
   R      ---  1   92%  T Fryman        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   93%  B Hamelin       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   94%  B Trammell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   95%  R Casanova      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, A.J. Sager facing 8-9-1
                  Phil Nevin replaces Travis Fryman playing 3B batting 5th; Bobby Higginson moves to LF; Jimmy Hurst replaces Bubba Trammell playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---  6   94%  J Posada        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   94%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   94%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Dwight Gooden facing 9-1-2
                  Dwight Gooden replaces Hideki Irabu pitching; Joe Girardi replaces Jorge Posada playing C batting 8th; Ivan Cruz replaces Chad Curtis playing LF batting 7th; Scott Pose moves to CF
          ---  2   90%  D Cruz          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  2   86%  B Hunter        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Cruz Scores/Adv on E9/unER
   O      1--  9   89%  F Catalanotto   Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
   OO     1--  3   94%  B Higginson     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dan Miceli facing 2-3-4
                  Dan Miceli replaces A.J. Sager pitching; Kimera Bartee replaces Brian Hunter playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  2   93%  H Bush          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   92%  A Fox           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   92%  S Pose          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
                  Kenny Rogers replaces Dwight Gooden pitching
   O      ---  2   94%  T Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   90%  P Nevin         Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      --3  4   94%  B Hamelin       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      --3  4   96%  J Hurst         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dan Miceli facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   98%  M Stanley       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   98%  C Hayes         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   98%  I Cruz          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   98%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Willie Banks facing 8-9-1
                  Willie Banks replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
   O      ---  5   99%  R Casanova      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   99%  K Bartee        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, Eddie Gaillard facing 9-1-2
                  Eddie Gaillard replaces Dan Miceli pitching; Marcus Jensen replaces Raul Casanova playing C batting 8th
          ---  3   99%  R Sanchez       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
                  Mike Figga pinch hits for Tim Raines batting 1st
   O      1--  4   99%  M Figga         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   99%  H Bush          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  9   99%  A Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Mike Stanton facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Stanton replaces Willie Banks pitching
          ---  4   98%  F Catalanotto   Walk
          1--      98%  B Higginson     Defensive Indifference; Catalanotto to 2B
   O      -2-  6   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6  100%  T Clark         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4  100%  P Nevin         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Tigers 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation