July 20, 1999 Cleveland Indians at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 41,133

Tuesday, July 20, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:02

Indians

58-35

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  1  3   0  0  1   0  2  0    7 12  1
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  1

W: B Colon (9-3), L: S Reynolds (11-7)

Astros

56-38

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .305  .844   16    3   0   2B
O Vizquel SS                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .324  .805   19    3   1   SB
R Alomar 2B                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .320  .936   17    0   3   2B
  M Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
M Ramirez RF                  2   3   1   3    1   0  .331 1.050   30    4   0   HR,HBP
  J Cruz PH-RF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .282  .854    6    0   0   
D Justice LF                  4   0   2   0    1   1  .310  .947   15    2   0   2B
J Thome 1B                    3   1   1   3    1   2  .276  .922   21    9   0   SF
E Wilson 3B                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .302  .761   13    0   4   2B
E Diaz C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .648   14    6   0   
B Colon P                     4   0   0   0    0   4  .143  .286   14    0   0   
  J McDonald 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   1   
Totals                       36   7  12   7    5   9              165   27  10

BATTING

2B: K Lofton (19, off B Williams); D Justice (12, off S Reynolds); E Wilson (16, off S Reynolds); R Alomar (24, off B Williams).

HR: M Ramirez (26, off S Reynolds; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SF: J Thome (4, off S Reynolds).

HBP: M Ramirez (5, by B Williams).

TB: M Ramirez 4; R Alomar 3; E Wilson 3; K Lofton 3; D Justice 3; O Vizquel 2; J Thome.

RBI: J Thome 3 (56); M Ramirez 3 (101); E Wilson (17).

2-out RBI: M Ramirez 3; E Wilson.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Alomar-O Vizquel-J Thome.

E: R Alomar (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Vizquel (20, 2nd base off S Reynolds/T Eusebio).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .302  .857   18    1   4   
B Spiers 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .760   13    2   3   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .317 1.121   11   11   1   HR,2B
R Hidalgo CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .767   10    1   1   HBP
L Berkman LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .083  .237    8    0   0   
D Bell RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .658   15    0   0   GDP
T Eusebio C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .654   17    9   0   
T Bogar SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .695   18    2   2   
S Reynolds P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .541    4    1   2   
  R Johnson PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .695    4    0   0   
  B Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Ward PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .731    6    0   0   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   1   6   1    0   6              124   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Bagwell (19, off M Jackson).

HR: J Bagwell (31, off B Colon; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

HBP: R Hidalgo (2, by M Jackson).

TB: J Bagwell 6; C Biggio; L Berkman; D Ward; R Johnson.

GIDP: D Bell (13).

RBI: J Bagwell (83).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Spiers-J Bagwell.

E: T Eusebio (4).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Colon, W (9-3)               8     5   1   1    0   6   1   4.69   29  113-81   55·13·13   11·12· 0· 0     74    -     0.64   0.28
M Jackson                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.35    5   11-7     4· 1· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.23   0.00
Totals                         9     6   1   1    0   6   1          34  124-88   59·14·15   14·12· 1· 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 Reynolds, L (11-7)           6     7   5   5    2   4   1   4.04   25   87-59   36· 9·14   10· 2· 7· 0     40    -     0.70  -0.20
B Williams                     1     2   2   2    1   1   0   5.12    7   27-14    9· 1· 4    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.19  -0.01
T Miller                       1     2   0   0    0   2   0   5.93    5   19-11    5· 3· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          3-2    0.11  -0.00
D Henry                        1     1   0   0    2   2   0   5.02    6   26-14    5· 3· 6    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    12   7   7    5   9   1          43  159-98   55·16·27   14· 5· 9· 0          3-2

B Williams faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Williams (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Williams (3; M Ramirez); M Jackson (1; R Hidalgo).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 41,133.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Houston Astros                       
1. K Lofton             CF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. B Spiers             3B 
3. R Alomar             2B    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. M Ramirez            RF    4. R Hidalgo            CF 
5. D Justice            LF    5. L Berkman            LF 
6. J Thome              1B    6. D Bell               RF 
7. E Wilson             3B    7. T Eusebio            C  
8. E Diaz               C     8. T Bogar              SS 
9. B Colon              P     9. S Reynolds           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  -23  6   22%  83% M Ramirez       S Reynolds      Home Run (Line Drive); Vizquel Scores; Alomar Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  1--  5   11%  58% E Wilson        S Reynolds      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Thome Scores
   b 4   1  4-0  ---  4   -7%  80% J Bagwell       B Colon         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  3   -5%  45% R Alomar        S Reynolds      Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   b 7   1  5-1  1--  6    4%  96% D Bell          B Colon         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  K Lofton        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   50%  O Vizquel       Popfly: SS
   OO     1--  3   45%  R Alomar        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Bartolo Colon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   49%  B Spiers        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   46%  J Bagwell       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Bagwell to 3B
   O      --3  1   50%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Reynolds facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   48%  M Ramirez       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   46%  D Justice       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   47%  J Thome         Walk
   R      1--  5   58%  E Wilson        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Thome Scores
   O      -2-  3   55%  E Diaz          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Bartolo Colon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   58%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2   59%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   61%  T Eusebio       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   58%  B Colon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   57%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   58%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      59%  R Alomar        Vizquel Steals 2B
          -2-  4   61%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Vizquel to 3B; Alomar to 2B/Adv on E2
   RRR    -23  6   83%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Line Drive); Vizquel Scores; Alomar Scores
   O      ---  3   82%  D Justice       Double to CF (Line Drive); Justice out at 3B/CF-3B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Bartolo Colon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   84%  T Bogar         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   86%  S Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   87%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Shane Reynolds facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   86%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   85%  E Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   84%  E Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Bartolo Colon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   87%  B Spiers        Flyball: CF
   R      ---  4   80%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   82%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   83%  L Berkman       Foul Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Shane Reynolds facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   81%  B Colon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   80%  K Lofton        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   80%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Bartolo Colon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   82%  D Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   84%  T Eusebio       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   85%  T Bogar         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Shane Reynolds facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   84%  R Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  9   85%  M Ramirez       Walk
          1--  4   89%  D Justice       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ramirez to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   90%  J Thome         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ramirez Scores
   O      1--  1   89%  E Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Bartolo Colon facing 9-1-2
                  Russ Johnson pinch hits for Shane Reynolds batting 9th
          ---  4   86%  R Johnson       Single to CF (Pop Fly)
   O      1--  3   89%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   92%  B Spiers        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   93%  J Bagwell       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Brian Williams facing 8-9-1
                  Brian Williams replaces Russ Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   93%  E Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   92%  B Colon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   93%  K Lofton        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   92%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-5, Bartolo Colon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   94%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          ---  3   92%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  6   96%  D Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Astros 1.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Brian Williams facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   97%  R Alomar        Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-      98%  M Ramirez       Wild Pitch; Alomar to 3B
          --3  6   98%  " "             Hit By Pitch
          1-3  4   98%  D Justice       Walk; Ramirez to 2B
                  Trever Miller replaces Brian Williams pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123  3   99%  J Thome         Single to SS (Ground Ball to P's Right); Alomar Scores; Ramirez Scores; Justice to 2B
          12-  3  100%  E Wilson        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Justice to 3B; Thome to 2B
   O      123  5   99%  E Diaz          Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      123  3   99%  B Colon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   99%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 7, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Bartolo Colon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   99%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  T Bogar         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Trever Miller batting 9th
          ---  6   99%  D Ward          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   99%  C Biggio        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Ward to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  B Spiers        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Astros 1.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-1, Doug Henry facing 2-3-4
                  Doug Henry replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5  100%  O Vizquel       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4  100%  R Alomar        Walk; Vizquel to 2B
                  Jacob Cruz pinch hits for Manny Ramirez batting 4th
          12-  6  100%  J Cruz          Walk; Vizquel to 3B; Alomar to 2B
   O      123  3  100%  D Justice       Strikeout Looking
   O      123  5  100%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3  100%  E Wilson        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 7, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-7, Mike Jackson facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Jackson replaces Roberto Alomar pitching and batting 3rd; John McDonald replaces Bartolo Colon playing 2B batting 9th; Jacob Cruz moves to RF
          ---  1   99%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
          -2-  2   98%  R Hidalgo       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  3   99%  L Berkman       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bagwell to 3B; Hidalgo to 2B
   O      -23  3  100%  D Bell          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      -23  2  100%  T Eusebio       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Astros 1.

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