May 4, 1991 New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
BAL 3 BOS 4
@CHW 0 TEX 6
@DET 5 KCR 6
TOR 5 MIN 7
@MIL 4 CLE 20
@OAK 6 SEA 3
NYY 2 ATL 4
CHC 2 CIN 3
STL 1 SDP 6
@MON 5
(13) NYM 6
SFG 4
(12) PHI 4
LAD 3 HOU 8
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 53,755

Saturday, May 4, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 3:00

Yankees

7-13

Lost 1

7th, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    2 11  0
Mariners        0  2  0   0  0  1   0  0  X    3  7  0

W: S Bankhead (2-2), L: C Cary (1-3), S: M Jackson (2)

Mariners

11-13

Won 1

5th, 4½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Kelly CF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .748   13    3   0   
S Sax 2B                      5   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .652   21    3   3   
D Mattingly 1B                5   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .657   13    8   0   GDP
K Maas DH                     3   2   3   1    2   0  .262  .932   26    0   0   HR
M Hall RF                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .211  .595    7    0   0   2B
  J Barfield PH-RF            2   0   1   1    0   0  .290  .889   14    0   0   2B
M Nokes C                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .967   17    6   0   HBP
H Meulens LF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .196  .523   26    3   0   GDP
J Leyritz 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .056  .376   17    1   4   
A Espinoza SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .322  .823   12    0   2   

C Cary P                                                                 0   1
  J Habyan P                                                             0   0
  L Guetterman P                                                         0   1
Totals                       36   2  11   2    4   5              166   24  11

BATTING

2B: M Hall (4, off S Bankhead); J Barfield (4, off R Swan).

HR: K Maas (3, off M Jackson; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

HBP: M Nokes (1, by S Bankhead).

TB: K Maas 6; M Hall 3; J Barfield 2; R Kelly; A Espinoza; S Sax; D Mattingly; M Nokes.

GIDP: H Meulens (2); D Mattingly (4).

RBI: K Maas (9); J Barfield (10).

2-out RBI: J Barfield; K Maas.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Espinoza-S Sax-D Mattingly; C Cary-S Sax-D Mattingly.

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Cotto LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .733   13    1   0   SB,GDP
H Reynolds 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .556   19    1   4   
K Griffey CF                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .306  .810   12    3   0   SB
T Jones DH                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .269  .768   16    0   0   
J Buhner RF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .228  .859   20    2   0   
P O'Brien 1B                  4   1   2   3    0   0  .256  .724   19   11   2   HR
D Valle C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .203  .617   12    6   0   GDP
J Schaefer 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   2  .212  .477   11    0   1   
O Vizquel SS                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .190  .518    6    1   4   

S Bankhead P                                                             2   2
  B Swift P                                                              0   0
  R Swan P                                                               0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       30   3   7   3    3   7              128   27  13

BATTING

HR: P O'Brien (3, off C Cary; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: P O'Brien 5; K Griffey; O Vizquel; J Schaefer; J Buhner; H Reynolds.

GIDP: H Cotto (2); D Valle (4).

RBI: P O'Brien 3 (15).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. H Reynolds-O Vizquel-P O'Brien; O Vizquel-H Reynolds-P O'Brien.

BASERUNNING

SB: H Cotto (6, 2nd base off L Guetterman/M Nokes); K Griffey (4, 2nd base off C Cary/M Nokes).

PITCHING

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
C Cary, L (1-3)                5.1   5   3   3    3   6   1   6.26   24   96-49   25· 6·18    5· 7· 3· 0     49    -     0.82  -0.09
J Habyan                       1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.59    4   10-8     6· 2· 0    3· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.52   0.04
L Guetterman                   1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.00    5   19-9     5· 1· 3    5· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.44   0.03
Totals                         8     7   3   3    3   7   1          33  125-66   36· 9·21   13· 7· 3· 0          3-0

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Bankhead, W (2-2)            5     7   0   0    3   2   0   4.13   25   96-59   40· 4·15   10· 6· 3· 0     52    -     1.15   0.27
B Swift, H (1)                 1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    4   15-10    5· 2· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.91   0.02
R Swan, H (1)                  0.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   1.29    4   18-11    8· 3· 0    1· 0· 2· 0          1-0    1.06  -0.03
M Jackson, S (2)               2.1   1   1   1    0   3   1   3.68    8   33-24   10· 7· 7    1· 4· 0· 0          2-0    1.27   0.21
Totals                         9    11   2   2    4   5   1          41  162-104  63·16·25   15·11· 5· 0          3-0

B Swift faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Cary (1); R Swan (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: S Bankhead (1; M Nokes).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 53,755.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Seattle Mariners                     
1. R Kelly              CF    1. H Cotto              LF 
2. S Sax                2B    2. H Reynolds           2B 
3. D Mattingly          1B    3. K Griffey            CF 
4. K Maas               DH    4. T Jones              DH 
5. M Hall               RF    5. J Buhner             RF 
6. M Nokes              C     6. P O'Brien            1B 
7. H Meulens            LF    7. D Valle              C  
8. J Leyritz            3B    8. J Schaefer           3B 
9. A Espinoza           SS    9. O Vizquel            SS 

   C Cary               P        S Bankhead           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  2-0  123  3   20%  82% H Meulens       S Bankhead      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 2   1  0-0  1--  5   18%  73% P O'Brien       C Cary          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Jones Scores; O'Brien Scores
   t 5   1  2-0  1--  1  -11%  64% M Hall          S Bankhead      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Maas to 3B
   t 3   2  2-0  123  7    8%  77% H Meulens       S Bankhead      Strikeout Swinging
   t 7   0  3-0  1--  3    8%  94% D Mattingly     R Swan          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Bankhead facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  R Kelly         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   54%  S Sax           Flyball: RF
          ---  1   53%  D Mattingly     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B)
          1--  7   51%  K Maas          Walk; Mattingly to 2B
   O      12-  4   55%  M Hall          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Cary facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  H Cotto         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   51%  H Reynolds      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   50%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Bankhead facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   52%  M Nokes         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      --- 10   54%  H Meulens       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   53%  J Leyritz       Walk
          1--  1   51%  A Espinoza      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Leyritz to 2B
   O      12-  1   55%  R Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Cary facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   59%  T Jones         Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  J Buhner        Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--  5   73%  P O'Brien       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Jones Scores; O'Brien Scores
   O      ---  4   72%  D Valle         Popfly: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   72%  J Schaefer      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 2.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Bankhead facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   74%  S Sax           Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  2   76%  D Mattingly     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  5   74%  K Maas          Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   72%  M Hall          Single to CF (Line Drive); Maas to 2B
          12-  4   69%  M Nokes         Single to RF (Line Drive); Maas to 3B; Hall to 2B
   O      123  7   77%  H Meulens       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chuck Cary facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   79%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Vizquel to 1B
   OO     1--  3   74%  H Cotto         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   73%  H Reynolds      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Bankhead facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   76%  J Leyritz       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   78%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   76%  R Kelly         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   79%  S Sax           Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chuck Cary facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   81%  K Griffey       Walk
   O      1--  2   79%  T Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6   78%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging, Griffey Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   76%  P O'Brien       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Bankhead facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   78%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  6   75%  K Maas          Walk
          1--  1   64%  M Hall          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Maas to 3B
          -23  3   62%  M Nokes         Hit By Pitch
   OO     123  3   82%  H Meulens       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chuck Cary facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   84%  D Valle         Walk
          1--  4   87%  J Schaefer      Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Valle to 2B
   O      12-  2   84%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (SS-3B Hole); Schaefer to 2B; Vizquel to 1B
   O      12-  4   81%  H Cotto         Flyball: CF
   O      12-  3   78%  H Reynolds      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Swift facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Swift replaces Scott Bankhead pitching
   O      ---  3   81%  J Leyritz       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   84%  A Espinoza      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   85%  R Kelly         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-0, Chuck Cary facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   87%  K Griffey       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   85%  T Jones         Flyball: CF
          1--  5   87%  J Buhner        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Griffey to 2B
   R      12-  3   93%  P O'Brien       Single to CF (Line Drive); Griffey Scores; Buhner to 2B
                  John Habyan replaces Chuck Cary pitching
   OO     12-  4   90%  D Valle         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Mariners 3.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Bill Swift facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   86%  S Sax           Single to SS (Fly Ball to Deep SS)
                  Russ Swan replaces Bill Swift pitching
   OO     1--  3   94%  D Mattingly     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   92%  K Maas          Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Jesse Barfield pinch hits for Mel Hall batting 5th
          1--      92%  J Barfield      Wild Pitch; Maas to 2B
   R      -2-  6   85%  " "             Double (Line Drive); Maas Scores
          -2-  6   83%  M Nokes         Walk
                  Mike Jackson replaces Russ Swan pitching
   O      12-  6   89%  H Meulens       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Habyan facing 8-9-1
                  Jesse Barfield moves to RF
   O      ---  4   88%  J Schaefer      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   89%  O Vizquel       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   88%  H Cotto         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Cotto to 1B
                  Lee Guetterman replaces John Habyan pitching
          1--      88%  H Reynolds      Cotto Steals 2B
          -2-  5   89%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Cotto to 3B
   O      1-3  1   87%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 3.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   90%  J Leyritz       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   93%  A Espinoza      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   94%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-1, Lee Guetterman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   93%  T Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   93%  J Buhner        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   93%  P O'Brien       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Mariners 3.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Jackson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   97%  S Sax           Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   99%  D Mattingly     Flyball: CF
   R      ---  5   96%  K Maas          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Maas Scores
   O      ---  4  100%  J Barfield      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Mariners 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation