July 16, 1999 Cleveland Indians at Pittsburgh Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

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LAD 3
@ANA 1 BAL 9
MON 4 PHI 5
@BOS 4 ATL 10
@NYY 7 OAK 4
SFG 2 SDP 2
@SEA 1 NYM 9
@TBD 7 TEX 9
ARI 8 FLA 4
@TOR 2 CHC 11
MIN 10 COL 6
@CIN 2 HOU 2
DET 1 MIL 2
KCR 0 KCR 12
@MIL 10 PIT 11
CLE 3 CHW 9
@STL 8

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 43,519

Friday, July 16, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:56

Indians

57-32

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  1  0    3 12  1
Pirates         1  0  4   5  0  1   0  0  X   11 13  1

W: F Cordova (5-4), L: D Burba (7-6)

Pirates

44-45

Won 1

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .842   15    2   0   GDP
  J Cruz CF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .866    3    1   0   
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .330  .824   20    2   3   3B,SB
  P Borders 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .667    4    0   0   
R Alomar 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .321  .931   14    0   3   
  J McDonald 2B               3   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .600   13    0   3   GDP
M Ramirez RF                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .332 1.049   19    0   0   
J Thome 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .282  .937   18   12   1   
D Justice LF                  2   1   2   0    2   0  .308  .938   19    0   1   
E Wilson 3B-SS                4   0   2   1    0   0  .306  .775   17    1   5   GDP
E Diaz C                      4   0   2   2    0   0  .271  .662   13    4   0   GDP
D Burba P                     0   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .833    5    2   0   
  D Gooden P                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .500 2.667    5    0   1   
  A Ramirez PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .774    6    0   0   
  P Assenmacher P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Reed P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Sexson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .786    4    0   0   
  P Shuey P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   3  12   3    4   6              175   24  17

BATTING

3B: O Vizquel (4, off F Cordova).

TB: O Vizquel 4; E Diaz 2; M Ramirez 2; D Justice 2; E Wilson 2; J Thome; J McDonald.

GIDP: E Diaz (6); J McDonald (2); K Lofton (5); E Wilson (6).

RBI: E Diaz 2 (23); E Wilson (16).

2-out RBI: E Diaz 2; E Wilson.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J McDonald-E Wilson-J Thome; O Vizquel-J Thome; R Alomar-O Vizquel-J Thome.

E: R Alomar (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Vizquel (19, 2nd base off F Cordova/K Osik).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Martin LF                   2   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .892    4    0   0   
  J Wehner PH-LF              3   1   1   0    0   1  .222  .444   10    1   0   
A Brown RF                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .253  .715   18    1   0   HBP
B Giles CF                    3   3   1   3    1   0  .310  .981   13    2   0   HR,GDP
K Young 1B                    3   2   2   2    1   0  .314  .927   21   11   0   HR
E Sprague 3B                  4   2   3   3    0   0  .306  .962   11    1   1   HR
W Morris 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .302  .812   15    0   4   
M Benjamin SS                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .220  .592    6    4   6   
K Osik C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .525   19    7   0   2·GDP
F Cordova P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .396    6    0   2   
  G Hansell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Wilkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .724    6    0   0   
  B Clontz P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34  11  13   9    3   3              129   27  13

BATTING

HR: K Young (11, off P Assenmacher; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); B Giles (19, off D Burba; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); E Sprague (17, off D Gooden; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

HBP: A Brown (1, by D Burba).

TB: E Sprague 6; K Young 5; B Giles 4; M Benjamin 2; A Brown 2; W Morris; A Martin; J Wehner.

GIDP: K Osik 2 (5); B Giles (12).

RBI: E Sprague 3 (56); B Giles 3 (60); K Young 2 (51); M Benjamin (28).

2-out RBI: E Sprague; K Young.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 4 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 4. W Morris-M Benjamin-K Young 2; E Sprague-K Young; F Cordova-M Benjamin-K Young.

E: M Benjamin (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
D Burba, L (7-6)               3.1   9   9   8    3   1   1   5.03   22   75-47   31· 5·11   11· 1· 5· 0      6    -     0.65  -0.29
D Gooden                       1.2   1   1   1    0   1   1   5.80    6   15-13    7· 1· 5    2· 3· 0· 0          1-1    0.01  -0.01
P Assenmacher                  1     2   1   1    0   0   1   4.34    4   13-12    6· 2· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
S Reed                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.13    3   10-5     4· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
P Shuey                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.00    3   16-11    5· 6· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    13  11  10    3   3   3          38  129-88   53·14·21   21· 5· 5· 0          1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Cordova, W (5-4)             5.2   8   2   2    3   4   0   4.68   26  122-67   40· 6·21   11· 4· 4· 0     46    -     0.67   0.19
G Hansell                      1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.29    4   14-8     4· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          2-0    0.06   0.01
M Wilkins                      1     2   1   1    1   1   0   5.31    6   20-10    5· 2· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
B Clontz                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.59    4   15-9     4· 2· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12   3   3    4   6   0          40  171-94   53·11·30   16· 9· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Burba (6; A Brown).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Kerwin Danley.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 43,519.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 89° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. K Lofton             CF    1. A Martin             LF 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. A Brown              RF 
3. R Alomar             2B    3. B Giles              CF 
4. M Ramirez            RF    4. K Young              1B 
5. J Thome              1B    5. E Sprague            3B 
6. D Justice            LF    6. W Morris             2B 
7. E Wilson             3B    7. M Benjamin           SS 
8. E Diaz               C     8. K Osik               C  
9. D Burba              P     9. F Cordova            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  0-1  12-  3   14%  89% B Giles         D Burba         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Martin Scores; Brown Scores
   t 2   1  1-0  12-  3    9%  65% E Diaz          F Cordova       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   b 1   2  0-0  12-  3    9%  64% E Sprague       D Burba         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Giles Scores; Young to 2B
   t 3   0  1-0  1--  4    9%  65% K Lofton        F Cordova       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   1  5-0  1-3  1    7%  94% E Wilson        F Cordova       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  K Lofton        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   50%  O Vizquel       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      48%  R Alomar        Vizquel Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   52%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  4   55%  M Ramirez       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Burba facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  A Martin        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   51%  A Brown         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5   52%  B Giles         Walk
          1-- 10   54%  K Young         Walk; Giles to 2B
   R      12-  3   64%  E Sprague       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Giles Scores; Young to 2B
   O      12-  2   60%  W Morris        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Young out at Hm/LF-C; Sprague to 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Francisco Cordova facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   62%  J Thome         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  7   60%  D Justice       Walk
          1--  8   56%  E Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive); Justice to 2B
   OO     12-  3   65%  E Diaz          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Burba facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   63%  M Benjamin      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   62%  K Osik          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   61%  F Cordova       Lineout: P (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Francisco Cordova facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   56%  D Burba         Walk
   OO     1--  4   65%  K Lofton        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  7   62%  O Vizquel       Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      --3  5   66%  R Alomar        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Burba facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   70%  A Martin        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   74%  A Brown         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Martin to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   89%  B Giles         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Martin Scores; Brown Scores
   O      ---  6   88%  K Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   89%  E Sprague       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   90%  W Morris        Walk; Sprague to 2B
   R      12-  2   93%  M Benjamin      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sprague Scores; Morris to 2B
   OO     12-  5   91%  K Osik          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 5.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Francisco Cordova facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   89%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   90%  J Thome         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Ramirez to 2B
          -2-  2   88%  D Justice       Single to LF (Fly Ball); Ramirez to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   94%  E Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dave Burba facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   94%  F Cordova       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  John Wehner pinch hits for Al Martin batting 1st
          ---  3   94%  J Wehner        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1   95%  A Brown         Hit By Pitch; Wehner to 2B
   RR     12-  2   98%  B Giles         Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Wehner Scores/No RBI; Brown Scores/No RBI
   R      1--  3   99%  K Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Giles Scores/unER
                  Dwight Gooden replaces Dave Burba pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1--  1  100%  E Sprague       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Young Scores
   O      ---  4   99%  W Morris        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   99%  M Benjamin      Groundout: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 10.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-10, Francisco Cordova facing 8-9-1
                  John Wehner moves to LF
   O      ---  4  100%  E Diaz          Flyball: LF
          ---  5   99%  D Gooden        Walk
   O      1--  6  100%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  7  100%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 10.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-0, Dwight Gooden facing 8-9-1
                  John McDonald replaces Roberto Alomar playing 2B batting 3rd; Jacob Cruz replaces Kenny Lofton playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  2  100%  K Osik          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  F Cordova       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  J Wehner        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Pirates 10.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-10, Francisco Cordova facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5  100%  J McDonald      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5  100%  J Thome         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  6  100%  D Justice       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Thome to 3B
   R      1-3  6  100%  E Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive to P's Right); Thome Scores; Justice to 2B
   R      12-  3   99%  E Diaz          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Justice Scores; Wilson to 2B
                  Greg Hansell replaces Francisco Cordova pitching and batting 9th; Alex Ramirez pinch hits for Dwight Gooden batting 9th
   O      12-  6  100%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Pirates 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-2, Paul Assenmacher facing 2-3-4
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Alex Ramirez pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6  100%  A Brown         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  3   99%  B Giles         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  2  100%  K Young         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2  100%  E Sprague       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Pirates 11.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-11, Greg Hansell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2  100%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  2  100%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4  100%  J McDonald      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Pirates 11.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 11-2, Steve Reed facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Reed replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching and batting 9th; Pat Borders replaces Omar Vizquel playing 3B batting 2nd; Enrique Wilson moves to SS
   O      ---  3  100%  W Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  1  100%  M Benjamin      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  6  100%  K Osik          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Pirates 11.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-11, Marc Wilkins facing 4-5-6
                  Marc Wilkins replaces Greg Hansell pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1  100%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6  100%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4  100%  D Justice       Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  E Wilson        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   R      12-  3  100%  E Diaz          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Ramirez Scores; Justice to 2B
                  Richie Sexson pinch hits for Steve Reed batting 9th
   O      12-  4  100%  R Sexson        Popfly: C (Short 1B Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Pirates 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 11-3, Paul Shuey facing 9-1-2
                  Paul Shuey replaces Richie Sexson pitching and batting 9th; Brant Brown pinch hits for Marc Wilkins batting 9th
   O      ---  6  100%  B Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  J Wehner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7  100%  A Brown         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Pirates 11.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-11, Brad Clontz facing 1-2-3
                  Brad Clontz replaces Brant Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1  100%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  P Borders       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4  100%  J McDonald      Single to CF (Pop Fly)
   O      1--  6  100%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Pirates 11.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation