April 17, 1999 New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 17,821

Saturday, April 17, 1999, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 3:07

Yankees

7-4

Lost 3

3rd, ½ GB

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

W: M Anderson (1-0), L: J Nelson (1-1), S: T Jones (1)

Tigers

4-7

Won 2

5th, 4½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                3   0   1   1    1   0  .325  .912   12    5   0   HBP
D Jeter SS                    3   0   1   0    2   0  .452 1.582   24    2   6   
P O'Neill RF                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .282  .888   18    2   0   
B Williams CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .326  .835    8    2   0   
T Martinez 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .614    8    7   2   
C Davis DH                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .400 1.229   20    0   0   
  C Curtis PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .759         0   0   
R Ledee LF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .091  .182   25    0   0   GDP
L Sojo 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .572   10    1   2   SH
J Girardi C                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .222  .652   12    5   0   2B

A Pettitte P                                                             0   3
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  M Stanton P                                                            0   0
  J Grimsley P                                                           0   0
Totals                       30   1   6   1    7   3              137   24  13

BATTING

2B: J Girardi (3, off W Blair).

SH: L Sojo (1, off W Blair).

HBP: C Knoblauch (3, by W Blair).

TB: J Girardi 2; L Sojo; C Knoblauch; D Jeter; T Martinez; R Ledee.

GIDP: R Ledee (1).

RBI: C Knoblauch (7).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Jeter-T Martinez; L Sojo-T Martinez.

E: D Jeter (2); J Nelson ().

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .646    8    4   0   CS
G Jefferies DH                4   1   1   0    0   0  .237  .754   13    0   0   
B Higginson RF                4   0   2   0    0   0  .282  .979   17    3   0   SB
T Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .637   14    8   2   
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .205  .493   12    2   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .293  .931   16    2   2   
J Encarnacion LF              4   1   2   1    0   1  .256  .692   15    3   1   2·SB
B Haselman C                  1   0   0   0    2   1  .167 1.042   19    1   1   
  L Garcia PR-SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
D Cruz SS                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .424    9    1   4   GDP
  K Garcia PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308         0   0   
  B Ausmus PH-C               1   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .609    9    2   0   

W Blair P                                                                0   2
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  T Jones P                                                              1   0
Totals                       33   3  10   3    2   5              134   27  12

BATTING

TB: B Hunter 2; J Encarnacion 2; B Higginson 2; B Ausmus; G Jefferies; D Easley; D Palmer.

GIDP: D Cruz (1).

RBI: B Ausmus (4); J Encarnacion (5); D Palmer (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Cruz-D Easley-T Clark.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Encarnacion 2 (4, 2nd base off J Nelson/J Girardi, 3rd base off J Nelson/J Girardi); B Higginson (1, 2nd base off A Pettitte/J Girardi).

CS: B Hunter (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by A Pettitte).

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
A Pettitte                     6     5   0   0    1   3   0   0.00   22   71-46   28· 2·16   12· 4· 2· 0     64    -     1.27   0.41
J Nelson, BS (1), L (1-1)      0.1   2   2   2    1   1   0   3.00    4   22-14    7· 4· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.06  -0.31
M Stanton                      1     3   1   1    0   0   0   9.82    5   22-13   10· 0· 3    1· 0· 4· 0          2-1    1.41  -0.07
J Grimsley                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.40    4   11-7     4· 3· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.80  -0.01
Totals                         8    10   3   3    2   5   0          35  126-80   49· 9·22   16· 5· 7· 0          4-2

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                        6.2   6   1   1    3   1   0   2.89   28   80-48   34· 4·10   11· 8· 4· 0     56    -     1.15   0.24
M Anderson, W (1-0)            0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   1.50    2   14-8     5· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.61   0.06
D Brocail, H (1)               1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.05    4   17-8     4· 2· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.95   0.13
T Jones, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    5   20-11    8· 0· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.81   0.09
Totals                         9     6   1   1    7   3   0          39  131-75   51· 8·16   12·12· 4· 0          2-0

Balks: D Brocail (1).

WP: W Blair (1).

IBB: None.

PO: A Pettitte (1; B Hunter, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: W Blair (1; C Knoblauch).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 17,821.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 48° F, Wind 7mph out to Leftfield, 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. T Martinez           1B    5. D Palmer             3B 
6. C Davis              DH    6. D Easley             2B 
7. R Ledee              LF    7. J Encarnacion        LF 
8. L Sojo               3B    8. B Haselman           C  
9. J Girardi            C     9. D Cruz               SS 

   A Pettitte           P        W Blair              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  123  2  -15%  50% D Cruz          A Pettitte      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Haselman to 2B
   b 7   1  1-0  ---  3   15%  48% D Easley        J Nelson        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Easley to 3B/Adv on E1
   b 7   1  1-1  1-3  9   13%  84% B Ausmus        M Stanton       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Encarnacion Scores; Garcia to 3B
   b 7   1  1-0  --3  7   11%  59% J Encarnacion   J Nelson        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Easley Scores
   b 7   1  1-2  1-3  3  -11%  73% B Hunter        M Stanton       Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  C Knoblauch     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  2   54%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   53%  P O'Neill       Walk
   O      1--  2   55%  B Williams      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  B Hunter        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   55%  G Jefferies     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  3   52%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   50%  T Clark         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   46%  T Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   41%  C Davis         Walk; Martinez to 2B
   OO     12-  2   52%  R Ledee         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Martinez to 3B
   O      --3  3   55%  L Sojo          Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   59%  D Palmer        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   56%  D Easley        Lineout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2   59%  J Encarnacion   Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Easley to 2B
          12-  4   65%  B Haselman      Walk; Easley to 3B; Encarnacion to 2B
   OO     123  2   50%  D Cruz          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Haselman to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   44%  J Girardi       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  1   36%  C Knoblauch     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Girardi Scores
   O      1--  3   38%  D Jeter         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Knoblauch out at 3B/LF-3B; Jeter to 2B
   O      -2-  1   42%  P O'Neill       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  1   45%  B Williams      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   42%  B Hunter        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  1   40%  G Jefferies     Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  5   39%  B Higginson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   41%  T Martinez      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   43%  C Davis         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   44%  R Ledee         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   41%  T Clark         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   39%  D Palmer        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   37%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Willie Blair facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   34%  L Sojo          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  2   37%  J Girardi       Popfly: LF (Short LF-CF)
          1--  5   34%  C Knoblauch     Walk; Sojo to 2B
   O      12-  4   38%  D Jeter         Flyball: CF
   O      12-  1   43%  P O'Neill       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Pettitte facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   40%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   37%  B Haselman      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   35%  D Cruz          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Willie Blair facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   38%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  3   40%  T Martinez      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   42%  C Davis         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   48%  B Hunter        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   42%  G Jefferies     Lineout: RF
   O      1--      34%  B Higginson     Hunter Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---  5   37%  " "             Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
          1--      38%  T Clark         Higginson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   32%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Willie Blair facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   28%  R Ledee         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   30%  L Sojo          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Ledee to 2B
   O      -2-  2   34%  J Girardi       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          -2-      34%  C Knoblauch     Wild Pitch; Ledee to 3B
          --3  3   33%  " "             Hit By Pitch
                  Matt Anderson replaces Willie Blair pitching
          1-3  9   30%  D Jeter         Walk; Knoblauch to 2B
   O      123  5   39%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Nelson facing 5-6-7
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Andy Pettitte pitching
   O      ---  5   34%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   48%  D Easley        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Easley to 3B/Adv on E1
   R      --3  7   59%  J Encarnacion   Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Easley Scores
          1--      63%  B Haselman      Encarnacion Steals 2B
          -2-  7   70%  " "             Walk, Encarnacion Steals 3B
                  Mike Stanton replaces Jeff Nelson pitching; Brad Ausmus pinch hits for Karim Garcia batting 9th; Karim Garcia pinch hits for Deivi Cruz batting 9th; Luis Garcia pinch runs for Bill Haselman batting 8th
   R      1-3  9   84%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Encarnacion Scores; Garcia to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   73%  B Hunter        Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Brocail facing 4-5-6
                  Doug Brocail replaces Matt Anderson pitching; Brad Ausmus moves to C; Luis Garcia moves to SS
   O      ---  3   79%  B Williams      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   83%  T Martinez      Foul Popfly: C
          ---  7   80%  C Davis         Walk
                  Chad Curtis pinch runs for Chili Davis batting 6th
          1--      77%  R Ledee         Balk; Curtis to 2B
   O      -2-  6   86%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Stanton facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   88%  G Jefferies     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   91%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Line Drive); Jefferies to 2B
   O      12-  4   90%  T Clark         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Jefferies to 3B
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Mike Stanton pitching
   R      1-3  2   94%  D Palmer        Fielder's Choice ; Jefferies Scores; Clark to 2B
          12-  4   96%  D Easley        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Clark to 3B; Palmer to 2B
   O      123  3   94%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  2   91%  L Garcia        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Todd Jones facing 8-9-1
                  Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching
   O      ---  4   96%  L Sojo          Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  5   90%  J Girardi       Walk
   O      1--  1   96%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF
          1--  6   92%  D Jeter         Walk; Girardi to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  P O'Neill       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199904170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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