May 7, 1997 Texas Rangers at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
ANA 0 BOS 11
MIN 3 CLE 7
TOR 1 DET 12
KCR 3 MIL 1
OAK 0 NYY 5
TEX 2 PIT 14
@COL 3 ATL 3
@FLA 2
(10) NYM 4
@HOU 1 LAD 4
CIN 2 SDP 6
CHC 3 MON 19
@SFG 3 STL 14
PHI 7

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 18,778

Wednesday, May 7, 1997, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:55

Rangers

16-13

Lost 2

2nd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  9  0
Yankees         0  4  1   0  0  0   0  0  X    5  8  2

W: D Cone (4-2), L: J Burkett (1-2), S: M Rivera (10)

Yankees

18-15

Won 2

2nd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M McLemore 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .477    8    0   2   
  B Ripken 2B                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .764    7    1   3   
I Rodriguez C                 4   2   2   0    1   0  .359  .883   18    5   1   2B
R Greer LF                    5   0   0   0    0   3  .308  .876   29    3   0   
J Gonzalez DH                 5   0   2   1    0   2  .273  .747   24    0   0   
W Clark 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .317  .890   20   13   0   
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .295  .834   12    1   0   2B
L Stevens RF                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .288  .859   15    0   0   SB,CS
D Buford CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .218  .638   19    0   0   
B Gil SS                      3   0   0   0    1   2  .222  .574   15    1   5   

J Burkett P                                                              0   1
  E Gunderson P                                                          0   0
Totals                       35   2   9   2    5  12              167   24  12

BATTING

2B: D Palmer (6, off D Cone); I Rodriguez (8, off D Cone).

TB: L Stevens 3; I Rodriguez 3; J Gonzalez 2; D Palmer 2; M McLemore.

RBI: D Palmer (20); J Gonzalez (5).

2-out RBI: J Gonzalez; D Palmer.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Stevens (1, 2nd base off D Cone/J Girardi).

CS: L Stevens (1, Home by D Cone/J Girardi).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   2   0   1   1    1   0  .273  .787   20    2   0   2B,SB,SF
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .722   25    0   1   
B Williams CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .336  .947   19    4   0   
T Martinez 1B                 4   1   1   1    0   2  .365 1.133   16    4   0   HR
C Fielder DH                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .260  .729   11    0   0   
P O'Neill RF                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .318  .938    6    0   1   
D Jeter SS                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .305  .863   15    2   1   CS
J Girardi C                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .247  .623    8   14   1   2B
L Sojo 2B                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .136  .367    7    1   2   

D Cone P                                                                 0   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   5   8   5    1   5              127   27   6

BATTING

2B: T Raines (5, off J Burkett); J Girardi (6, off J Burkett).

HR: T Martinez (14, off J Burkett; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SF: T Raines (3, off J Burkett).

TB: T Martinez 4; T Raines 2; D Jeter 2; J Girardi 2; C Fielder; L Sojo; P O'Neill.

RBI: J Girardi 2 (18); T Raines (10); T Martinez (42); L Sojo (3).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Girardi-L Sojo-W Boggs-J Girardi.

PB: J Girardi (5).

E: P O'Neill (1); L Sojo (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Raines (4, 2nd base off J Burkett/I Rodriguez).

CS: D Jeter (1, 2nd base by J Burkett/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
J Burkett, L (1-2)             7     8   5   5    1   4   1   4.03   29  112-63   39· 5·19   14· 6· 4· 0     44    -     0.72  -0.24
E Gunderson                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.77    3    9-7     3· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     8   5   5    1   5   1          32  121-70   42· 6·22   16· 6· 4· 0           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Cone, W (4-2)                6     7   2   1    3   8   0   2.55   27  109-65   34·14·17    7· 6· 3· 0     57    -     1.02   0.13
J Nelson, H (6)                2     2   0   0    1   4   0   2.95    9   30-22    6· 4·12    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.41   0.10
M Rivera, S (10)               1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.55    4   22-15   14· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.68   0.04
Totals                         9     9   2   1    5  12   0          40  161-102  54·18·30    9·10· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Cone (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 18,778.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 54° F, Wind 15mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 New York Yankees                     
1. M McLemore           2B    1. T Raines             LF 
2. I Rodriguez          C     2. W Boggs              3B 
3. R Greer              LF    3. B Williams           CF 
4. J Gonzalez           DH    4. T Martinez           1B 
5. W Clark              1B    5. C Fielder            DH 
6. D Palmer             3B    6. P O'Neill            RF 
7. L Stevens            RF    7. D Jeter              SS 
8. D Buford             CF    8. J Girardi            C  
9. B Gil                SS    9. L Sojo               2B 

   J Burkett            P        D Cone               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  1-0  123  1   14%  77% J Girardi       J Burkett       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Fielder Scores; O'Neill Scores; Jeter to 3B
   t 6   1  5-2  1-3  5   12%  91% B Gil           D Cone          Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Stevens Caught Stealing Hm (C-2B-3B-C)
   t 3   2  4-1  12-  2  -10%  69% D Palmer        D Cone          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Rodriguez Scores/unER; Clark to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-  4   -9%  43% J Gonzalez      D Cone          Single to LF (Line Drive); Rodriguez Scores
   b 3   1  2-4  ---  1    8%  82% T Martinez      J Burkett       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  M McLemore      Flyball: LF
          ---  5   48%  I Rodriguez     Double to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      -2-  6   52%  R Greer         Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  4   43%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive); Rodriguez Scores
   O      1--  3   45%  W Clark         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   49%  T Raines        Walk
          1--      51%  W Boggs         Raines Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   47%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  3   43%  B Williams      Lineout: 3B
   O      -2-  6   40%  T Martinez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, David Cone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   42%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   40%  L Stevens       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  6   42%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging, Stevens Steals 2B
          -2-  5   41%  B Gil           Walk
   O      12-  1   45%  M McLemore      Single to RF (Line Drive); Stevens out at Hm/RF-C; Gil to 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, John Burkett facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   49%  C Fielder       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   55%  P O'Neill       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Fielder to 2B
          12-  4   63%  D Jeter         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Fielder to 3B; O'Neill to 2B
   RR     123  1   77%  J Girardi       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Fielder Scores; O'Neill Scores; Jeter to 3B
   RO     -23  5   77%  L Sojo          Groundout: 2B-1B; Jeter Scores; Girardi to 3B
   RO     --3  6   79%  T Raines        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Girardi Scores
   O      ---  8   78%  W Boggs         Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Yankees 4.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, David Cone facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   75%  I Rodriguez     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   78%  R Greer         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      77%  J Gonzalez      Wild Pitch; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -2-  5   80%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  6   79%  W Clark         Walk
   R      12-  2   69%  D Palmer        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Rodriguez Scores/unER; Clark to 3B
   O      -23  4   76%  L Stevens       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, John Burkett facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   74%  B Williams      Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  1   82%  T Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   81%  C Fielder       Flyball: 1B (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  4   80%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, David Cone facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   83%  D Buford        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  1   84%  B Gil           Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   85%  M McLemore      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, John Burkett facing 7-8-9
                  Billy Ripken replaces Mark McLemore playing 2B batting 1st
          ---  6   87%  D Jeter         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      84%  J Girardi       Jeter Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  3   83%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  1   84%  L Sojo          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   86%  T Raines        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Sojo to 3B
   O      -23  3   83%  W Boggs         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, David Cone facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   85%  I Rodriguez     Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   87%  R Greer         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   85%  J Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   88%  W Clark         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, John Burkett facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   87%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   86%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   85%  C Fielder       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, David Cone facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   88%  D Palmer        Flyball: 2B (Short RF)
          ---  1   84%  L Stevens       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Stevens to 2B/Adv on E9
          -2-      82%  D Buford        Passed Ball; Stevens to 3B
          --3  4   79%  " "             Walk
   OO     1-3  5   91%  B Gil           Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Stevens Caught Stealing Hm (C-2B-3B-C)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, John Burkett facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   90%  P O'Neill       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   89%  D Jeter         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   89%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, Jeff Nelson facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Nelson replaces David Cone pitching
          ---  6   84%  B Ripken        Walk
          1--  2   77%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Line Drive); Ripken to 2B
   O      12-  4   84%  R Greer         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3   89%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   94%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, John Burkett facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   93%  L Sojo          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   93%  T Raines        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   92%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, Jeff Nelson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   95%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   92%  L Stevens       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   95%  D Buford        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   97%  B Gil           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-2, Eric Gunderson facing 3-4-5
                  Eric Gunderson replaces John Burkett pitching
   O      ---  3   97%  B Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   96%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   96%  C Fielder       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-5, Mariano Rivera facing 1-2-3
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
   O      ---  1   98%  B Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  8   96%  I Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1-- 10   99%  R Greer         Flyball: SS (Short LF Line)
   O      1--  3  100%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Yankees 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation