July 16, 1997 Cleveland Indians at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 23,047

Wednesday, July 16, 1997, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:57

Indians

49-38

Won 1

1st

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

W: J Wright (2-0), L: B McDonald (8-7), S: M Jackson (12)

Brewers

43-46

Lost 1

3rd, 7 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  3   0   0   0    2   1  .272  .711   25    4   0   SB
T Fernandez 2B                4   0   1   1    1   0  .281  .729   17    0   2   SB
J Thome 1B                    3   0   0   0    2   1  .297 1.072   27    7   0   IW
M Ramirez RF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .959   21    3   0   2·2B,GDP
D Justice DH                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .340 1.059   17    0   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .244  .784   10    1   1   
S Alomar C                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .363  .983   16   10   0   2B,HBP
B Giles LF                    4   2   2   2    0   0  .268  .902   16    2   0   HR,2B
O Vizquel SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .695   12    0   2   SH

J Wright P                                                               0   0
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   4   8   4    5   5              161   27   5

BATTING

2B: B Giles (8, off B McDonald); M Ramirez 2 (24, off B Florie, off B McDonald); S Alomar (25, off B McDonald).

HR: B Giles (11, off B McDonald; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SH: O Vizquel (8, off B McDonald).

IBB: J Thome (7, by B McDonald).

HBP: S Alomar (2, by B Florie).

TB: B Giles 6; M Ramirez 4; S Alomar 2; M Williams; D Justice; T Fernandez.

GIDP: M Ramirez (8).

RBI: B Giles 2 (29); T Fernandez (21); M Williams (60).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: M Ramirez (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Fernandez (5, 2nd base off B McDonald/M Matheny); M Grissom (16, 2nd base off B Florie/M Matheny).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Valentin SS                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .270  .740   16    3   2   
J Voigt LF                    3   0   1   1    1   2  .267  .918   20    2   0   
J Cirillo 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .803   11    1   1   
D Nilsson 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .790   11    7   1   
J Burnitz RF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .273  .945   14    1   0   3B
G Williams CF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .266  .681   11    4   0   SB
M Newfield DH                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .602   19    0   0   
M Loretta 2B                  2   1   0   0    1   1  .286  .750   16    2   5   
  J Levis PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .262  .647    4    0   0   
  T Unroe PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.021         0   0   
M Matheny C                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .643   10    5   1   2B
  J Huson PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .612    5    0   0   
  K Stinnett C                1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .481    3    1   0   

B McDonald P                                                             0   0
  B Florie P                                                             1   0
Totals                       33   3   6   2    3  10              140   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Matheny (13, off J Wright).

3B: J Burnitz (6, off J Wright).

TB: J Burnitz 3; M Matheny 2; J Huson; J Levis; J Voigt; G Williams.

RBI: J Levis (12); J Voigt (12).

2-out RBI: J Levis.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Loretta-J Valentin-D Nilsson.

E: D Nilsson (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Williams (13, 2nd base off M Jackson/S Alomar).

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
J Wright, W (2-0)              6     3   2   2    2   6   0   4.60   23   85-52   29· 6·17    5· 5· 5· 0     62    -     0.99   0.16
J Mesa, H (5)                  1.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   3.53    7   28-18   10· 5· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    2.25   0.11
P Assenmacher, H (7)           0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.74    2    7-4     2· 0· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.69   0.15
M Jackson, S (12)              0.2   2   1   1    0   1   0   2.27    4   16-12    6· 2· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.44   0.05
Totals                         9     6   3   3    3  10   0          36  136-86   47·13·26    8· 8· 7· 0          2-0

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B McDonald, L (8-7)            6     6   3   3    2   4   1   4.06   25   91-59   38· 5·16    6· 4· 9· 0     50    -     1.17  -0.02
B Florie                       3     2   1   1    3   1   0   4.91   15   65-35   21· 6· 8    6· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.90  -0.00
Totals                         9     8   4   4    5   5   1          40  156-94   59·11·24   12· 5·12· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B McDonald (2; J Thome).

HBP: B Florie (1; S Alomar).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 23,047.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 89° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. M Grissom            CF    1. J Valentin           SS 
2. T Fernandez          2B    2. J Voigt              LF 
3. J Thome              1B    3. J Cirillo            3B 
4. M Ramirez            RF    4. D Nilsson            1B 
5. D Justice            DH    5. J Burnitz            RF 
6. M Williams           3B    6. G Williams           CF 
7. S Alomar             C     7. M Newfield           DH 
8. B Giles              LF    8. M Loretta            2B 
9. O Vizquel            SS    9. M Matheny            C  

   J Wright             P        B McDonald           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  2-3  123  2  -15%  57% M Ramirez       B McDonald      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 5   0  2-1  -2-  6   13%  58% B Giles         B McDonald      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Alomar Scores
   t 5   1  2-2  1-3  1   12%  70% T Fernandez     B McDonald      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Giles Scores; Grissom to 3B
   b 3   0  1-1  1--  4  -11%  30% M Matheny       J Wright        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Loretta to 3B
   b 9   2  4-3  1--  3   11% 100% K Stinnett      M Jackson       Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   46%  T Fernandez     Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   45%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaret Wright facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  J Voigt         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   50%  J Cirillo       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben McDonald facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   50%  D Justice       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   47%  M Williams      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   45%  S Alomar        Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaret Wright facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  D Nilsson       Lineout: CF
   R      ---  1   37%  J Burnitz       Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Burnitz Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)
   O      ---  3   38%  G Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   39%  M Newfield      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Ben McDonald facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  3   50%  B Giles         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   47%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   45%  M Grissom       Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  2   44%  T Fernandez     Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jaret Wright facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   40%  M Loretta       Walk
          1--  4   30%  M Matheny       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Loretta to 3B
   O      -23  5   35%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   R      -23  3   28%  J Voigt         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Loretta Scores; Matheny to 3B
   O      1-3  3   34%  J Cirillo       Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  1   38%  D Nilsson       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Brewers 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Ben McDonald facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   35%  J Thome         Popfly: SS
          ---  7   40%  M Ramirez       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   36%  D Justice       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   32%  M Williams      Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jaret Wright facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   34%  J Burnitz       Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  1   36%  G Williams      Lineout: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   37%  M Newfield      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Brewers 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Ben McDonald facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   45%  S Alomar        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  6   58%  B Giles         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Alomar Scores
   O      -2-  2   56%  O Vizquel       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Giles to 3B
          --3  9   58%  M Grissom       Walk
   R      1-3  1   70%  T Fernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Giles Scores; Grissom to 3B
          1-3      72%  J Thome         Fernandez Steals 2B
          -23  4   73%  " "             Intentional Walk
   OO     123  2   57%  M Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, Jaret Wright facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   61%  M Loretta       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   63%  M Matheny       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   61%  J Valentin      Walk
   O      1--  5   65%  J Voigt         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ben McDonald facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   62%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   60%  M Williams      Strikeout (missed bunt)
   O      ---  3   59%  S Alomar        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, Jaret Wright facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   63%  J Cirillo       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  1   66%  D Nilsson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   68%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bryce Florie facing 8-9-1
                  Bryce Florie replaces Ben McDonald pitching
   O      ---  3   65%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   63%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   65%  M Grissom       Walk
          1--      66%  T Fernandez     Grissom Steals 2B
          -2-  7   67%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   62%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, Jose Mesa facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Mesa replaces Jaret Wright pitching
   O      ---  3   67%  G Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   71%  M Newfield      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   73%  M Loretta       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bryce Florie facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   80%  M Ramirez       Double to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   79%  D Justice       Groundout: 1B-P; Ramirez to 3B
   R      --3  4   85%  M Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Ramirez Scores
          1--  6   87%  S Alomar        Hit By Pitch; Williams to 2B
   O      12-  4   85%  B Giles         Reached on E3 (throw) unassisted (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Williams out at 3B/SS; Alomar to 2B
   O      12-  4   82%  O Vizquel       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Jose Mesa facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Huson pinch hits for Mike Matheny batting 9th
          ---  5   74%  J Huson         Single to CF (Pop Fly)
   O      1--  1   81%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
          1--  7   73%  J Voigt         Walk; Huson to 2B
   O      12-  2   82%  J Cirillo       Flyball: RF; Huson to 3B
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Jose Mesa pitching
   O      1-3  5   92%  D Nilsson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
                  Kelly Stinnett replaces Jeff Huson playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  4   91%  M Grissom       Groundout: C unassisted
   O      ---  1   90%  T Fernandez     Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   91%  J Thome         Walk
   O      1--  4   90%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Paul Assenmacher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   95%  J Burnitz       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  Mike Jackson replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching
          ---  4   88%  G Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      87%  M Newfield      Williams Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   95%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Jesse Levis pinch hits for Mark Loretta batting 8th
   R      -2-  4   89%  J Levis         Single to CF (Line Drive); Williams Scores
                  Tim Unroe pinch runs for Jesse Levis batting 8th
   O      1--  3  100%  K Stinnett      Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Brewers 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation