June 6, 1998 Detroit Tigers at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

ANA 2
COL 1 ATL 10
@BAL 5 NYM 1
@BOS 0 NYY 4
FLA 2 OAK 10
ARI 5 LAD 10
@SEA 6 MON 7
@TBD 5 TEX 3
SDP 0 PHI 10
@TOR 6 CHC 7
CHW 6 CLE 10
@CIN 1 HOU 6
KCR 0 DET 9
@MIL 3 PIT 4
MIN 3
(12) SFG 5
@STL 4
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 17,019

Saturday, June 6, 1998, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:32

Tigers

22-35

Won 1

4th, 12½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          2  0  2   0  1  1   2  0  1    9 16  0
Brewers         0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    3 10  1

W: B Florie (4-1), L: S Karl (5-3)

Brewers

29-29

Lost 1

4th, 6 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   0   2   1    0   1  .269  .692   19    2   0   2B,SB
J Randa 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .648   17    0   3   
B Higginson RF                5   1   1   0    0   3  .318  .927   23    2   0   
T Clark 1B                    5   3   3   2    0   0  .275  .830   15   11   2   HR,2·2B
D Easley 2B                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .318 1.021   14    0   2   
L Gonzalez LF                 5   2   3   0    0   0  .293  .856   17    2   0   2·2B
J Oliver C                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .282  .732   12    4   0   
B Ripken SS                   4   1   3   3    0   0  .300  .688   18    4   5   2B,SF
B Florie P                    1   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .667   16    2   0   SH
  A Sager P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   0   
Totals                       40   9  16   9    3   6              156   27  12

BATTING

2B: T Clark 2 (13, 2 off S Karl); B Hunter (9, off D Jones); B Ripken (3, off D Jones); L Gonzalez 2 (19, off S Karl, off B Woodall).

HR: T Clark (10, off B Patrick; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

SF: B Ripken (1, off B Woodall).

SH: B Florie (1, off S Karl).

TB: T Clark 8; L Gonzalez 5; B Ripken 4; B Hunter 3; J Oliver 2; D Easley 2; B Higginson.

RBI: B Ripken 3 (5); T Clark 2 (40); D Easley 2 (51); J Oliver (20); B Hunter (18).

2-out RBI: T Clark 2; D Easley 2; B Ripken; J Oliver; B Hunter.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Easley-B Ripken-T Clark; T Clark-B Ripken-B Florie.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Hunter (17, 3rd base off S Karl/M Matheny).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     5   0   2   2    0   0  .304  .815   14    4   1   2B
J Cirillo 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .310  .868   17    1   4   GDP
J Burnitz RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .273  .838   16    2   0   
M Grissom CF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .316  .778    6    1   0   
D Nilsson 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .776    8   11   0   
G Jenkins LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .759    7    2   1   GDP
M Matheny C                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .259  .681   12    6   0   
J Valentin SS                 2   1   0   0    2   1  .205  .669   18    0   5   
S Karl P                      1   0   1   0    1   0  .095  .335   10    0   2   
  B Patrick P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  E Owens PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .128  .427    2    0   0   
  D Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Woodall P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   1   
  B Hamelin PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .175  .617    3    0   0   HR
Totals                       35   3  10   3    3   4              113   27  14

BATTING

2B: F Vina (14, off B Florie).

HR: B Hamelin (3, off A Sager; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: B Hamelin 4; F Vina 3; M Grissom 2; J Burnitz 2; M Matheny; D Nilsson; S Karl.

GIDP: J Cirillo (8); G Jenkins (3).

RBI: F Vina 2 (14); B Hamelin (5).

2-out RBI: F Vina 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Jenkins-F Vina.

E: J Valentin (12).

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
B Florie, W (4-1)              7     8   2   2    3   3   0   4.13   31   92-55   32· 9·14   13· 4· 8· 0     53    -     0.88   0.11
A Sager                        2     2   1   1    0   1   1   6.61    7   21-16    9· 3· 4    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.08   0.01
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3   4   1          38  113-71   41·12·18   15· 6·10· 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
S Karl, L (5-3)                4.2  11   5   5    3   3   0   4.44   27   96-60   35· 6·19    9· 3· 9· 0     22    -     0.91  -0.34
B Patrick                      1.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   2.25    5   11-9     6· 3· 0    1· 2· 1· 0          3-0    0.57  -0.00
D Jones                        2     3   2   2    0   2   0   4.50    9   34-25   12· 5· 8    2· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.04
B Woodall                      1     1   1   1    0   0   0   3.91    4   11-7     6· 0· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    16   9   9    3   6   1          45  152-101  59·14·28   14· 8·14· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 17,019.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 54° F, Wind 9mph in from Leftfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. B Hunter             CF    1. F Vina               2B 
2. J Randa              3B    2. J Cirillo            3B 
3. B Higginson          RF    3. J Burnitz            RF 
4. T Clark              1B    4. M Grissom            CF 
5. D Easley             2B    5. D Nilsson            1B 
6. L Gonzalez           LF    6. G Jenkins            LF 
7. J Oliver             C     7. M Matheny            C  
8. B Ripken             SS    8. J Valentin           SS 
9. B Florie             P     9. S Karl               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  2-0  123  4  -19%  44% F Vina          B Florie        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Matheny Scores; Valentin Scores; Karl to 3B
   b 3   1  4-2  1-3  2   13%  73% G Jenkins       B Florie        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B)
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  4   11%  59% T Clark         S Karl          Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Higginson Scores; Clark to 3B/Adv on E6
   t 3   2  2-2  -2-  2   11%  59% D Easley        S Karl          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Clark Scores
   t 3   2  2-3  12-  2   10%  71% J Oliver        S Karl          Single to CF (Line Drive); Easley Scores; Gonzalez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Karl facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   46%  J Randa         Fly Ball Double Play: LF-2B (Deep LF)
          ---  3   47%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  4   59%  T Clark         Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Higginson Scores; Clark to 3B/Adv on E6
   R      --3  2   67%  D Easley        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Clark Scores
   O      1--  3   65%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   67%  F Vina          Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   69%  J Cirillo       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   68%  J Burnitz       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   70%  M Grissom       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Scott Karl facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   68%  J Oliver        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   70%  B Ripken        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   69%  B Florie        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Ripken to 2B
   O      -2-  4   66%  B Hunter        Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Bryce Florie facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   69%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   70%  G Jenkins       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  3   69%  M Matheny       Single to CF (Pop Fly)
          1--  4   67%  J Valentin      Walk; Matheny to 2B
          12-  5   63%  S Karl          Walk; Matheny to 3B; Valentin to 2B
   RR     123  4   44%  F Vina          Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Matheny Scores; Valentin Scores; Karl to 3B
   O      -23  1   50%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Scott Karl facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   47%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   46%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   48%  T Clark         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   R      -2-  2   59%  D Easley        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Clark Scores
          1--  3   61%  L Gonzalez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS-2B); Easley to 2B
   R      12-  2   71%  J Oliver        Single to CF (Line Drive); Easley Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      12-  7   67%  B Ripken        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Bryce Florie facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   70%  J Burnitz       Lineout: RF
          ---  1   67%  M Grissom       Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  1   60%  D Nilsson       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Grissom to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   73%  G Jenkins       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Scott Karl facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   76%  B Florie        Walk
   O      1--  5   73%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   72%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B; Hunter to 2B
          -2-      72%  B Higginson     Hunter Steals 3B
   O      --3  5   69%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Bryce Florie facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   72%  M Matheny       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   74%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   72%  S Karl          Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   75%  F Vina          Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Scott Karl facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   73%  T Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   72%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   74%  L Gonzalez      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  4   75%  J Oliver        Walk
   R      12-  2   83%  B Ripken        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Gonzalez Scores; Oliver to 2B
          12-  7   85%  B Florie        Walk; Oliver to 3B; Ripken to 2B
                  Bronswell Patrick replaces Scott Karl pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  4   81%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 5, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-5, Bryce Florie facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   84%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   85%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  2   84%  M Grissom       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   86%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Brewers 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bronswell Patrick facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   85%  J Randa         Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  2   84%  B Higginson     Lineout: 2B
   R      ---  1   91%  T Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  2   90%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-6, Bryce Florie facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   92%  G Jenkins       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   94%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   92%  J Valentin      Walk
                  Eric Owens pinch hits for Bronswell Patrick batting 9th
   O      1--  2   94%  E Owens         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Doug Jones facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Jones replaces Eric Owens pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   94%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  1   94%  J Oliver        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  5   97%  B Ripken        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Oliver Scores
   O      -2-  3   97%  B Florie        Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   98%  B Hunter        Double to LF (Line Drive); Ripken Scores
   O      -2-  4   98%  J Randa         Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-8, Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   99%  F Vina          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  J Cirillo       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   99%  J Burnitz       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   99%  M Grissom       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Brewers 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Doug Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   99%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   99%  T Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  D Easley        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-8, A.J. Sager facing 5-6-7
                  A.J. Sager replaces Bryce Florie pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  D Nilsson       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3  100%  G Jenkins       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5  100%  M Matheny       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Brewers 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Brad Woodall facing 6-7-8
                  Brad Woodall replaces Doug Jones pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3  100%  L Gonzalez      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  2  100%  J Oliver        Groundout: P-SS-1B (SS-2B); Gonzalez to 3B
   RO     --3  1  100%  B Ripken        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gonzalez Scores
   O      ---  5  100%  A Sager         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-9, A.J. Sager facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4  100%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Bob Hamelin pinch hits for Brad Woodall batting 9th
   R      ---  3  100%  B Hamelin       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  2  100%  F Vina          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  3  100%  J Cirillo       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Brewers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIL199806060

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1998 > MIL \| DET > Jun 6, 1998, Tigers at Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation