September 8, 1996 Texas Rangers at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 17,542

Sunday, September 8, 1996, 1:06
Time of Game: 2:27

Rangers

81-61

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  4   0  2  1   0  0  0    7 11  0
Brewers         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0

W: B Witt (15-9), L: B Florie (2-3)

Brewers

68-76

Lost 4

4th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 5   1   1   1    0   1  .298  .744   17    4   0   HR
I Rodriguez C                 5   2   2   0    0   0  .316  .858   16    5   0   
W Clark 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .282  .798   20    9   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 5   2   3   3    0   0  .331 1.078   18    1   0   HR,2B
M Tettleton DH                4   1   1   2    0   1  .246  .820   16    0   0   HR
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .888   11    0   2   
W Newson LF                   2   1   2   0    2   0  .258  .805   23    4   0   
M McLemore 2B                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .297  .785   22    4   4   SB
K Elster SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .775   12    0   4   

B Witt P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       38   7  11   7    2   6              155   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Gonzalez (30, off B Florie).

HR: J Gonzalez (44, off B Florie; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); D Hamilton (5, off B Florie; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); M Tettleton (20, off B Florie; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: J Gonzalez 7; M Tettleton 4; D Hamilton 4; M McLemore 2; W Newson 2; I Rodriguez 2.

RBI: J Gonzalez 3 (133); M Tettleton 2 (74); D Hamilton (45); M McLemore (42).

2-out RBI: M Tettleton 2; J Gonzalez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Elster-M McLemore-W Clark.

BASERUNNING

SB: M McLemore (26, 2nd base off A Reyes/M Matheny).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .284  .723   11    3   1   
J Cirillo 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .322  .876    9    0   3   
D Nilsson DH                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .337  .957   17    0   0   
J Jaha 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .902   14   11   0   
J Valentin SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .826   13    1   2   SB
M Newfield LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .748   20    1   0   
J Burnitz CF                  2   0   1   0    1   1  .264  .874   11    1   0   
T Dunn RF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   10    4   0   GDP
M Matheny C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .596    9    6   0   

J D'Amico P                                                              0   0
  B Florie P                                                             0   1
  A Reyes P                                                              0   0
  D Jones P                                                              0   0
  R Villone P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1    2   5              114   27   7

BATTING

TB: D Nilsson 2; J Cirillo; J Burnitz; F Vina.

GIDP: T Dunn (1).

RBI: D Nilsson (74).

2-out RBI: D Nilsson.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Valentin (16, 2nd base off B Witt/I Rodriguez).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Witt, W (15-9)               9     5   1   1    2   5   0   5.36   33  114-79   51·13·15   14· 7· 5· 0     76    -     0.56   0.25
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   5   0          33  114-79   51·13·15   14· 7· 5· 0           -

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J D'Amico                      2     1   0   0    1   1   0   5.16    8   39-24   14· 3· 7    3· 2· 1· 0     54    -     1.01   0.11
B Florie, L (2-3)              3     7   6   6    0   3   3   4.81   16   51-36   17· 6·13    6· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.67  -0.35
A Reyes                        1     1   1   1    1   0   0   9.00    5   21-9     5· 0· 4    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.19  -0.02
D Jones                        2     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.17    8   27-19   10· 2· 7    2· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.01
R Villone                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.55    3   12-9     3· 4· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    11   7   7    2   6   3          40  150-97   49·15·33   14·12· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: A Reyes (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rocky Roe.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 17,542.

Field Condition: Damp.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, Showers.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. D Hamilton           CF    1. F Vina               2B 
2. I Rodriguez          C     2. J Cirillo            3B 
3. W Clark              1B    3. D Nilsson            DH 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. J Jaha               1B 
5. M Tettleton          DH    5. J Valentin           SS 
6. D Palmer             3B    6. M Newfield           LF 
7. W Newson             LF    7. J Burnitz            CF 
8. M McLemore           2B    8. T Dunn               RF 
9. K Elster             SS    9. M Matheny            C  

   B Witt               P        J D'Amico            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-2  -2-  3   14%  81% M Tettleton     B Florie        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gonzalez Scores; Tettleton Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  ---  3   10%  57% D Hamilton      B Florie        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Hamilton Scores
   t 5   1  1-4  1--  4   10%  91% J Gonzalez      B Florie        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Rodriguez Scores; Gonzalez Scores
   t 3   2  0-1  -2-  2    9%  67% J Gonzalez      B Florie        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Rodriguez Scores
   b 3   2  4-0  12-  1   -7%  74% D Nilsson       B Witt          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Vina Scores; Cirillo to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff D'Amico facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   46%  I Rodriguez     Foul Popfly: 2B (Short RF Foul)
   O      ---  6   45%  W Clark         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  F Vina          Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   49%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   50%  D Nilsson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff D'Amico facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   54%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      1--  3   50%  M Tettleton     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   47%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Palmer to 1B
          1--  7   49%  W Newson        Walk; Palmer to 2B
   O      12-  5   44%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Witt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  J Jaha          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   44%  J Valentin      Walk
   O      1--  7   46%  M Newfield      Strikeout Swinging, Valentin Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   50%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryce Florie facing 9-1-2
                  Bryce Florie replaces Jeff D'Amico pitching
   O      ---  1   47%  K Elster        Lineout: CF
   R      ---  3   57%  D Hamilton      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Hamilton Scores
          ---  3   60%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   58%  W Clark         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rodriguez to 2B
   R      -2-  2   67%  J Gonzalez      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Rodriguez Scores
   RR     -2-  3   81%  M Tettleton     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gonzalez Scores; Tettleton Scores
   O      ---  1   80%  D Palmer        Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Bobby Witt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   83%  T Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   84%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   83%  F Vina          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  1   81%  J Cirillo       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Vina to 2B
   R      12-  1   74%  D Nilsson       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Vina Scores; Cirillo to 2B
   O      12-  3   79%  J Jaha          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bryce Florie facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   81%  W Newson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   79%  M McLemore      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   77%  K Elster        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  4   75%  D Hamilton      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Bobby Witt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   78%  J Valentin      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  7   80%  M Newfield      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   78%  J Burnitz       Walk
   O      1--  3   81%  T Dunn          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Brewers 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bryce Florie facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   83%  I Rodriguez     Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   81%  W Clark         Flyball: LF
   RR     1--  4   91%  J Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Rodriguez Scores; Gonzalez Scores
   O      ---  4   90%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   90%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-6, Bobby Witt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   92%  M Matheny       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   93%  F Vina          Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
   O      ---  2   94%  J Cirillo       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Brewers 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Al Reyes facing 7-8-9
                  Al Reyes replaces Bryce Florie pitching
          ---  4   95%  W Newson        Walk
          1--      95%  M McLemore      Wild Pitch; Newson to 2B
   R      -2-  6   97%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Newson Scores
          1--      97%  K Elster        McLemore Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   97%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  4   96%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 1B unassisted; McLemore to 3B
   O      --3  3   95%  I Rodriguez     Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-7, Bobby Witt facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   94%  D Nilsson       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   95%  J Jaha          Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   97%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   98%  M Newfield      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Brewers 1.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Doug Jones facing 3-4-5
                  Doug Jones replaces Al Reyes pitching
   O      ---  4   97%  W Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   97%  J Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  6   97%  M Tettleton     Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-7, Bobby Witt facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   95%  J Burnitz       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   99%  T Dunn          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  M Matheny       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Brewers 1.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Doug Jones facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   99%  D Palmer        Flyball: RF
          ---  5   99%  W Newson        Single to P (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   99%  M McLemore      Single to CF (Fly Ball); Newson to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  K Elster        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  1   98%  D Hamilton      Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-7, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   99%  F Vina          Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  3   99%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7  100%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Brewers 1.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Ron Villone facing 2-3-4
                  Ron Villone replaces Doug Jones pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  I Rodriguez     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3  100%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-7, Bobby Witt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5  100%  J Jaha          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  J Valentin      Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5  100%  M Newfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Brewers 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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