April 16, 1999 New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 9
SEA 5 TBD 6
@BOS 2 DET 8
NYY 1 KCR 7
CHW 2 OAK 8
TEX 2 TOR 7
BAL 6 ARI 10
SFG 4 CIN 6
PIT 5 STL 5
@HOU 3 CHC 9
@MIL 4 MON 6
@NYM 4 PHI 17
FLA 3 SDP 3
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 14,816

Friday, April 16, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:25

Yankees

7-3

Lost 2

1st

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

W: J Thompson (1-2), L: O Hernandez (2-1)

Tigers

3-7

Won 1

5th, 5 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .324  .906   12    1   5   
D Jeter SS                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .462 1.630   16    1   0   HR
P O'Neill RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .314  .966   20    0   0   GDP
B Williams CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .359  .918    5    2   0   
C Davis DH                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .424 1.275    7    0   0   
T Martinez 1B                 3   0   1   0    0   2  .194  .626   22    6   0   
C Curtis LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .759   19    1   0   
J Girardi C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533   11   10   0   GDP
C Bellinger 3B                3   0   2   0    0   1  .333  .777   10    3   0   

O Hernandez P                                                            0   1
  H Irabu P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   1   7   1    0   7              122   24   6

BATTING

HR: D Jeter (4, off J Thompson; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: D Jeter 4; C Bellinger 2; C Davis; C Knoblauch; T Martinez; B Williams.

GIDP: J Girardi (1); P O'Neill (2).

RBI: D Jeter (10).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: D Jeter (1); J Girardi (1).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .214  .599   10    4   0   3B
G Jefferies DH                2   3   1   2    1   0  .235  .782   11    0   0   HR,SB,HBP
B Higginson RF                3   1   1   1    1   1  .257  .979   21    0   0   2B
T Clark 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .250  .706   17   10   0   2B
D Easley 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .297  .976   17    3   5   
F Catalanotto 3B              3   0   0   1    0   1  .200  .608   13    0   2   SF
K Garcia LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308    9    1   0   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .192  .558   14    7   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .194  .452    9    2   5   

J Thompson P                                                             0   0
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
  S Runyan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   8   5   6    3   9              121   27  12

BATTING

2B: T Clark (3, off O Hernandez); B Higginson (4, off O Hernandez).

3B: B Hunter (1, off O Hernandez).

HR: G Jefferies (2, off O Hernandez; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SF: F Catalanotto (1, off O Hernandez).

HBP: G Jefferies (1, by O Hernandez).

TB: G Jefferies 4; B Hunter 3; T Clark 2; B Higginson 2; D Cruz.

RBI: T Clark 2 (7); G Jefferies 2 (6); B Higginson (7); F Catalanotto (2).

2-out RBI: B Higginson.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Easley-D Cruz-T Clark 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Jefferies (1, 2nd base off O Hernandez/J Girardi).

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
O Hernandez, L (2-1)           5     5   8   7    3   5   1   5.12   25   81-48   26·10·12    4· 8· 4· 0     29    -     0.50  -0.40
H Irabu                        3     0   0   0    0   4   0  10.38    9   37-26   12· 8· 6    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8     5   8   7    3   9   1          34  118-74   38·18·18    7·10· 4· 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, W (1-2)            7     7   1   1    0   4   1   6.75   26  100-63   43· 7·13    9· 6· 7· 0     63    -     0.51   0.10
M Anderson                     1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.59    3   13-10    4· 3· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
S Runyan                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   7.71    3    9-5     2· 0· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     7   1   1    0   7   1          32  122-78   49·10·19   11· 7· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: O Hernandez (1; G Jefferies).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 14,816.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 45° F, Wind 13mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. G Jefferies          DH 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. B Higginson          RF 
4. B Williams           CF    4. T Clark              1B 
5. C Davis              DH    5. D Easley             2B 
6. T Martinez           1B    6. F Catalanotto        3B 
7. C Curtis             LF    7. K Garcia             LF 
8. J Girardi            C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. C Bellinger          3B    9. D Cruz               SS 

   O Hernandez          P        J Thompson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  1-0  12-  3   18%  68% T Clark         O Hernandez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Jefferies Scores; Higginson Scores; Clark to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  ---  3   -9%  43% D Jeter         J Thompson      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 2   1  1-4  1--  3    9%  90% G Jefferies     O Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Cruz Scores
   b 1   2  1-3  1--  1    8%  78% K Garcia        O Hernandez     Reached on E6 (Pop Fly to Deep SS); Easley Scores/No RBI/unER; Garcia to 2B
   t 3   1  6-1  12-  3    6%  92% P O'Neill       J Thompson      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   R      ---  3   43%  D Jeter         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   45%  P O'Neill       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  1   44%  B Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   46%  C Davis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Orlando Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   43%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   46%  G Jefferies     Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   50%  B Higginson     Walk; Jefferies to 2B
   RR     12-  3   68%  T Clark         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Jefferies Scores; Higginson Scores; Clark to 3B
          --3  5   69%  D Easley        Walk
   RO     1-3  3   70%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Clark Scores
   R      1--  1   78%  K Garcia        Reached on E6 (Pop Fly to Deep SS); Easley Scores/No RBI/unER; Garcia to 2B
   O      -2-  3   76%  B Ausmus        Popfly: 2B
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Justin Thompson facing 6-7-8
          ---  9   73%  T Martinez      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  9   76%  C Curtis        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   OO     1--  2   81%  J Girardi       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Orlando Hernandez facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   83%  D Cruz          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   81%  B Hunter        Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   RR     1--  3   90%  G Jefferies     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Cruz Scores
   O      ---  2   89%  B Higginson     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   89%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 6.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-6, Justin Thompson facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   87%  C Bellinger     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   83%  C Knoblauch     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Bellinger to 2B
   O      12-  6   87%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  3   92%  P O'Neill       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Orlando Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   92%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   91%  F Catalanotto   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   91%  K Garcia        Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 6.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-6, Justin Thompson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   92%  B Williams      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   93%  C Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   94%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Orlando Hernandez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   93%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   93%  D Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   93%  B Hunter        Triple to RF (Line Drive)
          --3  4   94%  G Jefferies     Walk
   R      1-3      96%  B Higginson     Jefferies Steals 2B; Hunter Scores/No RBI/Adv on E2
   R      -2-  4   98%  " "             Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Jefferies Scores
   O      -2-  4   97%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 8.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-8, Justin Thompson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   98%  C Curtis        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   98%  J Girardi       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   98%  C Bellinger     Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  1   98%  C Knoblauch     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Orlando Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   98%  D Easley        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   98%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   98%  K Garcia        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 8.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-8, Justin Thompson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   99%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  P O'Neill       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   99%  B Williams      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Hideki Irabu facing 8-9-1
                  Hideki Irabu replaces Orlando Hernandez pitching
   O      ---  5   99%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   99%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  B Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 8.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-8, Justin Thompson facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   98%  C Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  7   99%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   99%  C Curtis        Groundout: 3B-1B; Davis to 2B
   O      -2-  7  100%  J Girardi       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Hideki Irabu facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3  100%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  7  100%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   99%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 8.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-8, Matt Anderson facing 9-1-2
                  Matt Anderson replaces Justin Thompson pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  C Bellinger     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Hideki Irabu facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4  100%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  F Catalanotto   Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2  100%  K Garcia        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 8.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-8, Sean Runyan facing 3-4-5
                  Sean Runyan replaces Matt Anderson pitching
   O      ---  6  100%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  C Davis         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199904160

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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