July 10, 1997 Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
TOR 7
(11) CHW 6
@KCR 3 MIN 8
CLE 2 NYY 10
DET 3 ANA 8
@OAK 4 SEA 12
TEX 9 NYM 10
@ATL 7 STL 3
@CHC 2 SDP 11
@COL 5 FLA 8
PHI 7 LAD 11
SFG 0 HOU 7
@PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 51,901

Thursday, July 10, 1997, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:03

Tigers

41-45

Lost 1

3rd, 14½ GB

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

W: H Irabu (1-0), L: O Olivares (5-6)

Yankees

49-37

Won 1

2nd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .254  .667   15    2   0   
B Higginson RF                2   0   1   1    1   1  .269  .845   12    1   0   SB
  M Nieves PH-RF              2   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .833    7    0   0   2B
T Fryman 3B                   2   0   0   0    1   2  .300  .850   19    0   0   
  P Nevin 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .272  .852    9    0   1   
T Clark 1B                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .291  .989   17    8   1   HR
B Hamelin DH                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .304  .949   11    0   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .268  .850   20    1   2   
C Pride LF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .228  .682   20    4   0   
R Casanova C                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .268  .730   11    5   0   2B
  M Walbeck C                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .845    5    1   0   
D Cruz SS                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .215  .529   12    2   4   GDP

O Olivares P                                                             0   2
  J Bautista P                                                           0   0
  R Duran P                                                              0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   1
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3    6  12              158   24  11

BATTING

2B: M Nieves (16, off G Lloyd); R Casanova (6, off H Irabu).

HR: T Clark (23, off J Nelson; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: T Clark 4; R Casanova 3; M Nieves 2; B Higginson; B Hamelin; M Walbeck; D Cruz.

GIDP: D Cruz (3).

RBI: D Cruz (22); B Higginson (50); T Clark (74).

2-out RBI: B Higginson.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Olivares-D Cruz-T Clark.

E: R Casanova (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Higginson (8, 2nd base off H Irabu/J Girardi).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    5   3   4   0    0   1  .293  .769   20    2   4   
L Sojo 2B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .311  .705    8    0   3   GDP
  P Kelly PH-2B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .660    1    0   2   
B Williams CF                 3   2   0   1    1   1  .302  .891   18    0   0   SF
T Martinez 1B                 3   3   1   3    2   0  .302  .999   22    9   0   HR,IW
P O'Neill RF                  4   0   1   2    1   0  .312  .923   17    0   0   2B
C Fielder DH                  5   0   0   0    0   4  .255  .757   22    0   0   
C Hayes 3B                    4   0   1   2    1   0  .276  .835   17    1   2   
C Curtis LF                   1   0   0   1    3   0  .238  .790   16    1   1   
J Girardi C                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .266  .648   11   14   0   

H Irabu P                                                                0   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  G Lloyd P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33  10  10   9    9   6              152   27  12

BATTING

2B: P O'Neill (28, off O Olivares).

HR: T Martinez (29, off O Olivares; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

SF: B Williams (4, off O Olivares).

IBB: T Martinez (8, by O Olivares).

TB: T Martinez 4; D Jeter 4; P O'Neill 2; L Sojo 2; C Hayes; P Kelly.

GIDP: L Sojo (3).

RBI: T Martinez 3 (81); C Hayes 2 (23); P O'Neill 2 (58); B Williams (52); C Curtis (15).

2-out RBI: T Martinez 3; C Hayes 2; C Curtis.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Kelly-D Jeter-T Martinez.

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
O Olivares, L (5-6)            4.1   6   7   3    4   1   1   4.62   23   72-40   28· 2·10   11· 3· 4· 0     28    -     0.90  -0.37
J Bautista                     1     3   2   2    1   1   0   5.87    7   22-13    8· 2· 3    3· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.31  -0.01
R Duran                        0.1   0   1   1    4   1   0   6.75    5   24-7     4· 0· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          2-2    0.18  -0.02
D Brocail                      1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   5.10    5   17-12    6· 1· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.02   0.00
T Jones                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.41    3   17-9     7· 1· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    10  10   6    9   6   1          43  152-81   53· 6·22   17· 5· 6· 0          7-3

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
H Irabu, W (1-0)               6.2   5   2   2    4   9   0   2.70   28   99-62   35·12·15   11· 3· 1· 0     61    -     1.07   0.10
J Nelson                       1.1   1   1   1    1   2   1   3.13    6   36-19   10· 4· 5    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
G Lloyd                        1     2   0   0    1   1   0   3.68    5   17-10    5· 1· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     8   3   3    6  12   1          39  152-91   50·17·24   15· 4· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: O Olivares (1; T Martinez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Dan Morrison.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 51,901.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                New York Yankees                     
1. B Hunter             CF    1. D Jeter              SS 
2. B Higginson          RF    2. L Sojo               2B 
3. T Fryman             3B    3. B Williams           CF 
4. T Clark              1B    4. T Martinez           1B 
5. B Hamelin            DH    5. P O'Neill            RF 
6. D Easley             2B    6. C Fielder            DH 
7. C Pride              LF    7. C Hayes              3B 
8. R Casanova           C     8. C Curtis             LF 
9. D Cruz               SS    9. J Girardi            C  

   O Olivares           P        H Irabu              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-1  1-3  6   25%  81% T Martinez      O Olivares      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Jeter Scores/unER; Williams Scores/unER; Martinez Scores/unER
   b 3   2  1-0  -23  1   10%  56% B Williams      O Olivares      Reached on E2 (throw) (Ground Ball); Girardi Scores/unER/No RBI; Jeter to 3B; Williams to 1B
   t 5   2  4-2  123  1   10%  81% B Hamelin       H Irabu         Groundout: 3B-1B (P's Right)
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  1   -7%  51% L Sojo          O Olivares      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t 5   2  4-1  --3  1   -7%  78% B Higginson     H Irabu         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Casanova Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideki Irabu facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  1   51%  L Sojo          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---  6   52%  B Williams      Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  T Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideki Irabu facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   52%  T Clark         Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  3   54%  B Hamelin       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   55%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Omar Olivares facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  P O'Neill       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   51%  C Fielder       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   50%  C Hayes         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideki Irabu facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   46%  C Pride         Walk
          1--  1   40%  R Casanova      Single to RF (Line Drive); Pride to 2B
   RO     12-  6   38%  D Cruz          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Pride Scores; Casanova out at 3B/LF-3B; Cruz to 2B
   O      -2-  2   41%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B; Cruz to 3B
          --3  6   39%  B Higginson     Walk
   O      1-3  3   44%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Omar Olivares facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   42%  C Curtis        Flyball: LF
          ---  5   45%  J Girardi       Walk
          1--  5   49%  D Jeter         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Girardi to 2B
   O      12-  3   45%  L Sojo          Groundout: 2B-1B; Girardi to 3B; Jeter to 2B
   R      -23  1   56%  B Williams      Reached on E2 (throw) (Ground Ball); Girardi Scores/unER/No RBI; Jeter to 3B; Williams to 1B
   RRR    1-3  6   81%  T Martinez      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Jeter Scores/unER; Williams Scores/unER; Martinez Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   80%  P O'Neill       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 4.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Hideki Irabu facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   83%  T Clark         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   80%  B Hamelin       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   83%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   85%  C Pride         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Omar Olivares facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   84%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   83%  C Hayes         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   84%  C Curtis        Walk
   O      1--  4   83%  J Girardi       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Yankees 4.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Hideki Irabu facing 8-9-1
          ---  9   77%  R Casanova      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   79%  D Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B; Casanova to 3B
   O      --3  3   84%  B Hunter        Strikeout Looking
   R      --3  1   78%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Casanova Scores
          1--      77%  T Fryman        Higginson Steals 2B
          -2-  6   75%  " "             Walk
          12-      74%  T Clark         Baserunner Advance; Higginson to 3B
          1-3  4   71%  " "             Walk; Fryman to 2B
   O      123  1   81%  B Hamelin       Groundout: 3B-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-2, Omar Olivares facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   83%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   89%  L Sojo          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Jeter to 3B; Sojo to 2B/Adv on throw
   RO     -23  3   89%  B Williams      Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Jeter Scores
          -2-  4   89%  T Martinez      Intentional Walk
   R      12-  2   95%  P O'Neill       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Sojo Scores; Martinez to 3B
                  Jose Bautista replaces Omar Olivares pitching
   O      -23  3   93%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -23  4   96%  C Hayes         Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Martinez Scores; O'Neill to 3B
          1-3  4   96%  C Curtis        Walk; Hayes to 2B
   O      123  1   95%  J Girardi       Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 7.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Hideki Irabu facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   96%  D Easley        Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  3   97%  C Pride         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   97%  R Casanova      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, Jose Bautista facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   98%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   98%  L Sojo          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Jeter to 2B
   O      12-  4   98%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Jeter to 3B; Williams to 1B
                  Roberto Duran replaces Jose Bautista pitching
          1-3  5   98%  T Martinez      Walk; Williams to 2B
   R      123  4   99%  P O'Neill       Walk; Jeter Scores; Williams to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   O      123  5   99%  C Fielder       Strikeout Looking
   R      123  5   99%  C Hayes         Walk; Williams Scores; Martinez to 3B; O'Neill to 2B
   R      123  5  100%  C Curtis        Walk; Martinez Scores; O'Neill to 3B; Hayes to 2B
                  Doug Brocail replaces Roberto Duran pitching
   O      123  1  100%  J Girardi       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 10.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-10, Hideki Irabu facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2  100%  D Cruz          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  B Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Hideki Irabu pitching; Melvin Nieves pinch hits for Bobby Higginson batting 2nd
   O      ---  6  100%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 10-2, Doug Brocail facing 1-2-3
                  Phil Nevin replaces Travis Fryman playing 3B batting 3rd; Melvin Nieves moves to RF
   O      ---  6  100%  D Jeter         Strikeout Looking
                  Pat Kelly pinch hits for Luis Sojo batting 2nd
          ---  1  100%  P Kelly         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4  100%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  100%  T Martinez      Groundout: P-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Yankees 10.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-10, Jeff Nelson facing 3-4-5
                  Pat Kelly moves to 2B
   O      ---  6  100%  P Nevin         Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  6  100%  T Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Clark Scores
          ---  4  100%  B Hamelin       Walk
   O      1--  8  100%  D Easley        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Easley to 1B
   O      1--  6  100%  C Pride         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 10-3, Todd Jones facing 5-6-7
                  Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching; Matt Walbeck replaces Raul Casanova playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  6  100%  P O'Neill       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  6  100%  C Fielder       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  C Hayes         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 10.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-10, Graeme Lloyd facing 8-9-1
                  Graeme Lloyd replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
          ---  5  100%  M Walbeck       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  2  100%  D Cruz          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  6  100%  B Hunter        Walk
          1--  1  100%  M Nieves        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Hunter to 3B
   O      -23  3  100%  P Nevin         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Yankees 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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