September 3, 1997 Cleveland Indians at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 37,513

Wednesday, September 3, 1997, 7:10
Time of Game: 3:00

Indians

72-63

Won 1

1st

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

W: O Hershiser (13-5), L: E Loaiza (10-10)

Pirates

69-71

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   3  .308  .723   20    3   3   
O Vizquel SS                  3   2   1   2    1   0  .280  .707   16    4   2   HR,2·SB
M Ramirez RF                  4   1   1   1    0   3  .326  .972   19    1   0   HR
J Thome 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .289 1.029   25    6   2   
D Justice LF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .337 1.062   22    0   0   2B
  B Giles LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .844         1   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .257  .779    9    2   3   HR
M Grissom CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .719   12    3   0   
P Borders C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .311  .802   17    6   0   2B
O Hershiser P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    7    1   0   HBP
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Jackson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Seitzer PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .693    3    0   0   
  J Mesa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   7   7   6    1   8              150   27  10

BATTING

2B: P Borders (5, off M Ruebel); D Justice (26, off E Loaiza).

HR: M Williams (29, off E Loaiza; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); M Ramirez (24, off E Loaiza; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); O Vizquel (3, off E Loaiza; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

HBP: O Hershiser (1, by J Christiansen).

TB: O Vizquel 4; M Ramirez 4; M Williams 4; P Borders 2; D Justice 2; J Thome; B Roberts.

RBI: M Williams 2 (90); O Vizquel 2 (38); D Justice (88); M Ramirez (75).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Roberts-J Thome; B Roberts-O Vizquel-J Thome.

E: O Hershiser (1); B Roberts (4); M Williams (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Vizquel 2 (39, 2nd base off M Ruebel/J Kendall, 3rd base off M Ruebel/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   5   2   3   0    0   1  .282  .709   23    1   5   2B
J Allensworth CF              5   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .691   24    3   0   
A Martin LF                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .287  .822   15    1   0   GDP
E Williams 1B                 3   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .760   12    9   0   HBP
  M Ruebel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .906    3    0   0   
D Sveum 3B-1B                 3   1   0   0    2   1  .262  .775   27    1   1   
S Dunston SS                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .725   15    2   1   
T Ward RF                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .346  .950   11    1   0   HBP
  R Rincon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Randa 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .792    2    0   0   
J Kendall C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .802   20    8   0   HBP,GDP
E Loaiza P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .163  .364    4    0   1   
  J Christiansen P            0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Brown RF                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .194  .529    5    1   0   
Totals                       35   3   8   2    3   6              161   27   8

BATTING

2B: T Womack (21, off O Hershiser).

HBP: T Ward (2, by O Hershiser); J Kendall (29, by M Jackson); E Williams (2, by O Hershiser).

TB: T Womack 4; E Williams 2; J Allensworth; A Martin; S Dunston.

GIDP: A Martin (7); J Kendall (9).

RBI: A Martin (48); E Williams (10).

2-out RBI: A Martin; E Williams.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

E: A Martin (6).

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
O Hershiser, W (13-5)          6     8   2   2    2   3   0   4.54   28  102-60   34·13·13   13· 4· 4· 0     49    -     1.03  -0.04
P Assenmacher, H (16)          0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.07    2   11-8     5· 2· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.85   0.12
M Jackson, H (10)              1.1   0   1   0    1   2   0   3.17    7   29-16    8· 2· 6    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.68   0.05
J Mesa                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.65    4   19-12    7· 2· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.02
Totals                         9     8   3   2    3   6   0          41  161-96   54·19·23   16· 9· 4· 0          4-0

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Loaiza, L (10-10)            6     6   6   6    0   5   3   4.55   24   86-58   35· 4·19    9· 9· 1· 0     41    -     0.69  -0.35
J Christiansen                 0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.55    3   17-10    7· 2· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
R Rincon                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.78    1    3-3     0· 3· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.23   0.01
M Ruebel                       2     1   1   0    1   2   0   6.42    9   38-21    9· 3· 9    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.16  -0.01
Totals                         9     7   7   6    1   8   3          37  144-92   51·12·29   10·15· 2· 0          1-0

O Hershiser faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: O Hershiser 2 (10; T Ward, E Williams); M Jackson (4; J Kendall); J Christiansen (2; O Hershiser).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Barron, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Wally Bell.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 37,513.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 62° F, Wind 20mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. B Roberts            2B    1. T Womack             2B 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. J Allensworth        CF 
3. M Ramirez            RF    3. A Martin             LF 
4. J Thome              1B    4. E Williams           1B 
5. D Justice            LF    5. D Sveum              3B 
6. M Williams           3B    6. S Dunston            SS 
7. M Grissom            CF    7. T Ward               RF 
8. P Borders            C     8. J Kendall            C  
9. O Hershiser          P     9. E Loaiza             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  2-0  1--  3   18%  50% O Vizquel       E Loaiza        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Roberts Scores
   t 4   1  2-3  -2-  5   16%  80% M Williams      E Loaiza        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Justice Scores
   t 4   1  2-2  1--  6   14%  64% D Justice       E Loaiza        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Thome Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  1   10%  46% A Martin        O Hershiser     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B); Womack to 3B
   b 7   0  6-2  1--  5   -9%  80% T Womack        O Hershiser     Double to CF (Line Drive); Brown to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  B Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   46%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   45%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   42%  T Womack        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   36%  J Allensworth   Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Womack to 2B
   OO     12-  1   46%  A Martin        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B); Womack to 3B
   R      --3  4   38%  E Williams      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Womack Scores
   O      1--  6   40%  D Sveum         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Esteban Loaiza facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   37%  J Thome         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  5   36%  D Justice       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   34%  M Williams      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orel Hershiser facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   37%  S Dunston       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   34%  T Ward          Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  7   39%  J Kendall       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Esteban Loaiza facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   36%  M Grissom       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  2   34%  P Borders       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  2   33%  O Hershiser     Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orel Hershiser facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   35%  E Loaiza        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   32%  T Womack        Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Womack to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   O      -2-  3   35%  J Allensworth   Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   R      -2-  2   26%  A Martin        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Womack Scores
          1--  1   24%  E Williams      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Martin to 2B
          12-  4   22%  D Sveum         Walk; Martin to 3B; Williams to 2B
   O      123  4   27%  S Dunston       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   32%  B Roberts       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   RR     1--  3   50%  O Vizquel       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Roberts Scores
   O      ---  6   47%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   50%  J Thome         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  6   64%  D Justice       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Thome Scores
   RR     -2-  5   80%  M Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Justice Scores
   O      ---  1   79%  M Grissom       Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3   78%  P Borders       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Orel Hershiser facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   81%  T Ward          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   82%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   83%  E Loaiza        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   82%  O Hershiser     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   81%  B Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   80%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   83%  T Womack        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  5   85%  J Allensworth   Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  5   86%  A Martin        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  1   92%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   91%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   90%  D Justice       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   90%  M Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Orel Hershiser facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   86%  E Williams      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   90%  D Sveum         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  1   86%  S Dunston       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Williams to 2B
   O      12-  1   90%  T Ward          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Williams to 3B
   O      1-3  4   94%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Pirates 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jason Christiansen facing 7-8-9
                  Jason Christiansen replaces Esteban Loaiza pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   93%  M Grissom       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      --- 10   93%  P Borders       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   93%  O Hershiser     Hit By Pitch
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Turner Ward pitching and batting 7th; Adrian Brown replaces Jason Christiansen playing RF batting 9th
   O      1--  3   93%  B Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-6, Orel Hershiser facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   89%  A Brown         Walk
          1--  5   80%  T Womack        Double to CF (Line Drive); Brown to 3B
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Orel Hershiser pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  7   86%  J Allensworth   Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      -23  4   92%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Jackson replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  3   96%  E Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Pirates 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-2, Matt Ruebel facing 2-3-4
                  Matt Ruebel replaces Eddie Williams pitching and batting 4th; Dale Sveum moves to 1B; Joe Randa replaces Ricardo Rincon playing 3B batting 7th
          ---  6   97%  O Vizquel       Walk
          1--      97%  M Ramirez       Vizquel Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   97%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-      97%  J Thome         Vizquel Steals 3B
   O      --3  6   96%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      --3  5   98%  D Justice       Reached on E7 (Line Drive); Vizquel Scores/unER/No RBI
   O      1--  2   98%  M Williams      Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Mike Jackson facing 5-6-7
                  Brian Giles replaces David Justice playing LF batting 5th
          ---  5   96%  D Sveum         Walk
   O      1--  8   98%  S Dunston       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   99%  J Randa         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  5   98%  J Kendall       Hit By Pitch; Sveum to 2B
   R      12-  1   96%  A Brown         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Sveum Scores/unER/No RBI; Kendall to 3B
   O      1-3  5   98%  T Womack        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Pirates 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-3, Matt Ruebel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   98%  M Grissom       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   99%  P Borders       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
                  Kevin Seitzer pinch hits for Mike Jackson batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   98%  K Seitzer       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  4   98%  B Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-7, Jose Mesa facing 2-3-4
                  Jose Mesa replaces Kevin Seitzer pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   96%  J Allensworth   Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   98%  A Martin        Flyball: SS (Short LF Line)
                  Mark Smith pinch hits for Matt Ruebel batting 4th
   O      1--  3   99%  M Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6  100%  D Sveum         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Pirates 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation