July 16, 1999 Detroit Tigers at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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LAD 3
@ANA 1 BAL 9
MON 4 PHI 5
@BOS 4 ATL 10
@NYY 7 OAK 4
SFG 2 SDP 2
@SEA 1 NYM 9
@TBD 7 TEX 9
ARI 8 FLA 4
@TOR 2 CHC 11
MIN 10 COL 6
@CIN 2 HOU 2
DET 1 MIL 2
KCR 0 KCR 12
@MIL 10 PIT 11
CLE 3 CHW 9
@STL 8

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 36,541

Friday, July 16, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:48

Tigers

36-54

Lost 3

4th, 21½ GB

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

W: J Cabrera (2-0), L: D Brocail (2-3)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Astros

53-37

Won 5

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Encarnacion LF              4   0   1   0    0   2  .269  .751   12    1   0   SB
D Easley 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .257  .774   23    4   3   
B Higginson RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .735   13    3   0   
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .894   14    0   0   2B
T Clark 1B                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .242  .712   16    7   1   HR
  F Catalanotto PR-1B         0   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .784         0   0   
G Kapler CF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .238  .761   15    2   0   
B Haselman C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .293  .810   14    6   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .641    7    3   4   
J Thompson P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    7    0   2   
  L Polonia PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .348  .916    7    0   0   
  D Brocail P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   1   4   1    2  10              128   26  10

BATTING

2B: D Palmer (16, off S Elarton).

HR: T Clark (9, off S Elarton; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: T Clark 4; D Palmer 2; J Encarnacion; D Easley.

RBI: T Clark (39).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

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

E: D Cruz (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Encarnacion (24, 2nd base off J Powell/R Knorr).

PO: F Catalanotto (1st base by J Cabrera).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .292  .834   27    0   2   
R Johnson 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .224  .718   12    1   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .317 1.119   14    6   0   2B,GDP
R Hidalgo CF-LF               3   0   0   0    1   2  .241  .781   17    2   0   
M Mieske LF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .309  .891   14    5   0   
  J Powell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Spiers PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .784    2    0   0   
  J Cabrera P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
D Bell RF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .246  .665   13    2   0   
T Eusebio C                   2   0   2   0    1   0  .261  .684   15    8   0   
  G Barker PR-CF              0   1   0   0    1   0  .286  .708    5    1   0   SB
T Bogar SS                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .247  .713   14    0   1   
S Elarton P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   1   SH
  L Berkman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   GDP
  R Knorr C                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .220    3    2   0   
Totals                       31   2   8   2    5   6              142   27   6

BATTING

2B: J Bagwell (18, off J Thompson).

SH: S Elarton (1, off J Thompson).

TB: J Bagwell 3; T Eusebio 2; C Biggio; B Spiers; T Bogar; D Bell.

GIDP: J Bagwell (9); L Berkman (1).

RBI: T Bogar (25); C Biggio (45).

2-out RBI: C Biggio.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Barker (12, 2nd base off D Brocail/B Haselman).

PITCHING

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                     7     6   1   1    3   3   0   4.37   28  116-67   45·11·11   13· 8· 1· 0     61    -     1.29   0.33
D Brocail, L (2-3)             1.2   2   1   1    2   3   0   2.94    9   26-17    7· 4· 6    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    2.48  -0.24
Totals                         8.2   8   2   2    5   6   0          37  142-84   52·15·17   13·10· 3· 0           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Elarton                      7     3   1   1    1   8   1   2.98   25   90-55   26·13·16    4· 9· 3· 0     74    -     1.01   0.33
J Powell                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.54    4   20-12    6· 2· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.77   0.11
J Cabrera, W (2-0)             1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.12    3   14-6     4· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.02   0.15
Totals                         9     4   1   1    2  10   1          32  124-73   36·16·21    6·11· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Cabrera (1; F Catalanotto, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Williams, 1B - Greg Bonin, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ed Rapuano.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 36,541.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Houston Astros                       
1. J Encarnacion        LF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. D Easley             2B    2. R Johnson            3B 
3. B Higginson          RF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. D Palmer             3B    4. R Hidalgo            CF 
5. T Clark              1B    5. M Mieske             LF 
6. G Kapler             CF    6. D Bell               RF 
7. B Haselman           C     7. T Eusebio            C  
8. D Cruz               SS    8. T Bogar              SS 
9. J Thompson           P     9. S Elarton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  1-1  -2-  2   39% 100% C Biggio        D Brocail       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Barker Scores
   b 7   0  1-1  12-  1  -15%  57% L Berkman       J Thompson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B); Barker to 3B
   t 5   0  1-0  ---  3  -13%  50% T Clark         S Elarton       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 8   2  1-1  1-3  3  -11%  50% D Bell          D Brocail       Strikeout Swinging
   t 7   0  1-1  ---  2  -10%  40% D Palmer        S Elarton       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   54%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  R Johnson       Flyball: RF
          ---  4   52%  J Bagwell       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   50%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Elarton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   52%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   54%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   53%  G Kapler        Walk
   O      1--  5   55%  B Haselman      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  M Mieske        Popfly: LF (Deep SS)
          ---  6   56%  D Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   62%  T Eusebio       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bell to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   64%  T Bogar         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B); Bell Scores; Bogar to 2B/Adv on E6
   O      -2-  3   61%  S Elarton       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Elarton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   63%  D Cruz          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   65%  J Thompson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   67%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   64%  C Biggio        Lineout: SS
          ---  7   67%  R Johnson       Walk
   OO     1--  4   62%  J Bagwell       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Elarton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   65%  D Easley        Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   67%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   68%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Justin Thompson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   66%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   64%  M Mieske        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   63%  D Bell          Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Elarton facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   50%  T Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   53%  G Kapler        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   55%  B Haselman      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  1   57%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Justin Thompson facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   61%  T Eusebio       Walk
   O      1--  4   57%  T Bogar         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   55%  S Elarton       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Eusebio to 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Elarton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   54%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   54%  D Easley        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   58%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Justin Thompson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   54%  R Johnson       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  2   61%  J Bagwell       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  2   55%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
          -2-  5   56%  M Mieske        Walk
   O      12-  2   50%  D Bell          Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Elarton facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   40%  D Palmer        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  4   47%  T Clark         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   53%  G Kapler        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   59%  B Haselman      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Justin Thompson facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   65%  T Eusebio       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   73%  T Bogar         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Eusebio to 2B
                  Lance Berkman pinch hits for Scott Elarton batting 9th; Glen Barker pinch runs for Tony Eusebio batting 7th
   OO     12-  1   57%  L Berkman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B); Barker to 3B
   O      --3  6   50%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jay Powell facing 8-9-1
                  Jay Powell replaces Matt Mieske pitching and batting 5th; Randy Knorr replaces Lance Berkman playing C batting 9th; Richard Hidalgo moves to LF; Glen Barker moves to CF
   O      ---  4   55%  D Cruz          Flyball: RF
                  Luis Polonia pinch hits for Justin Thompson batting 9th
   O      ---  7   59%  L Polonia       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   56%  J Encarnacion   Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      53%  D Easley        Encarnacion Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   61%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Doug Brocail facing 2-3-4
                  Doug Brocail replaces Luis Polonia pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   56%  R Johnson       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  4   53%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   55%  R Hidalgo       Walk
                  Bill Spiers pinch hits for Jay Powell batting 5th
          1--  2   61%  B Spiers        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Hidalgo to 3B
   O      1-3  3   50%  D Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jose Cabrera facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Cabrera replaces Bill Spiers pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  2   56%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   61%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   58%  T Clark         Walk
                  Frank Catalanotto pinch runs for Tony Clark batting 5th
   O      1--  2   65%  G Kapler        Catalanotto Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Doug Brocail facing 7-8-9
                  Frank Catalanotto moves to 1B
          ---  5   72%  G Barker        Walk
   O      1--  1   64%  T Bogar         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   61%  R Knorr         Strikeout Swinging, Barker Steals 2B
   R      -2-  2  100%  C Biggio        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Barker Scores
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Astros 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU199907160

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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