September 5, 1987 Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 7
@BAL 2 CLE 15
@BOS 2 KCR 4
CHW 2 MIN 2
MIL 1 NYY 7
CAL 6 TEX 8
DET 7 TOR 3
SEA 0 MON 4
@ATL 1 CIN 10
@CHC 5 HOU 5
PIT 1 NYM 4
@LAD 3 SFG 6
PHI 3 SDP 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 26,058

Saturday, September 5, 1987
Time of Game: 3:42

Tigers

81-53

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  2  0   4  0  0   1  0  0    7 12  0
Rangers         0  2  1   1  0  0   2  1  1    8 16  2

W: S Howe (2-2), L: W Hernandez (3-3)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Rangers

63-72

Won 1

5th, 9 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 5   1   1   0    1   0  .266  .784    0    2   4   2·SB
B Madlock DH                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .286  .856    0    0   0   2B,CS
K Gibson LF                   5   1   3   0    0   1  .281  .864    0    1   0   
A Trammell SS                 4   1   0   0    1   1  .328  .909    0    2   4   
D Evans 1B                    3   1   2   4    1   0  .257  .889    0    7   0   HR,SB,HBP
M Nokes C                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .867    0    7   0   
C Lemon CF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .284  .887    0    5   0   
P Sheridan RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .272  .715    0    1   0   
  L Herndon PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .326  .908    0    0   0   
  S Lusader RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
T Brookens 3B                 5   2   3   1    0   0  .247  .678    0    0   1   HR,SB

F Tanana P                                                               0   1
  D Petry P                                                              0   0
  M Henneman P                                                           0   0
  W Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       39   7  12   6    6   3                    25  10

BATTING

2B: B Madlock (14, off G Harris).

HR: D Evans (28, off J Russell; 4th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); T Brookens (10, off G Harris; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: D Evans (2, by S Howe).

TB: T Brookens 6; D Evans 5; B Madlock 3; K Gibson 3; L Whitaker; M Nokes.

RBI: D Evans 4 (83); T Brookens (49); B Madlock (44).

2-out RBI: D Evans 4; T Brookens; B Madlock.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Whitaker-A Trammell-D Evans; A Trammell-L Whitaker-D Evans.

PB: M Nokes 2 (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Evans (6, 2nd base off G Harris/D Slaught); T Brookens (7, 2nd base off J Russell/D Slaught); L Whitaker 2 (13, 2nd base off G Harris/D Slaught, 3rd base off G Harris/D Slaught).

CS: B Madlock (2, 2nd base by S Howe/D Slaught).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Brower CF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .774    0    0   0   
  O McDowell PH-CF            4   1   2   1    0   1  .240  .748    0    1   0   
S Fletcher SS                 5   2   3   1    0   0  .294  .747    0    6   4   HR,2B
R Sierra RF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .810    0    1   0   2B,GDP
L Parrish 3B-LF               3   2   1   0    1   1  .263  .811    0    1   0   HBP,IW
P O'Brien 1B                  4   1   2   2    1   1  .300  .833    0    7   2   2B
M Stanley DH                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .281  .786    0    0   0   2B
  D Porter PH                 1   0   1   0    1   0  .245  .797    0    0   0   IW
  C Wilkerson PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .711         0   0   
T Paciorek LF                 3   0   1   0    0   2  .219  .454    0    5   0   
  T O'Malley PH-3B            1   1   0   0    1   0  .280  .741    0    0   0   
D Slaught C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .215  .674    0    3   1   HBP,IW
S Buechele 2B                 5   0   3   2    0   1  .237  .676    0    2   2   2B,GDP

G Harris P                                                               0   0
  J Russell P                                                            1   0
  S Howe P                                                               0   0
Totals                       39   8  16   7    5   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: S Buechele (19, off F Tanana); R Sierra (33, off M Henneman); P O'Brien (22, off F Tanana); M Stanley (8, off F Tanana); S Fletcher (25, off M Henneman).

HR: S Fletcher (5, off F Tanana; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: D Porter (3, by M Henneman); D Slaught (3, by W Hernandez); L Parrish (7, by W Hernandez).

HBP: D Slaught (1, by F Tanana); L Parrish (2, by D Petry).

TB: S Fletcher 7; S Buechele 4; P O'Brien 3; R Sierra 2; O McDowell 2; M Stanley 2; D Porter; D Slaught; T Paciorek; L Parrish.

GIDP: R Sierra (15); S Buechele (7).

RBI: S Buechele 2 (43); P O'Brien 2 (78); R Sierra (95); O McDowell (46); S Fletcher (54).

2-out RBI: P O'Brien; S Buechele; R Sierra.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 7 for 16.

FIELDING

E: D Slaught (7); B Brower (7).

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
F Tanana                       3.1   7   4   4    0   4   1   4.00   18     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 5· 1     34    -     1.14  -0.36
D Petry                        3.1   4   2   2    1   1   0   5.85   14     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 3· 0          2-0    1.67   0.23
M Henneman, BS (3)             1     2   1   1    2   1   0   2.34    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          2-1    3.23  -0.29
W Hernandez, L (3-3)           0.2   3   1   1    2   1   0   3.22    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          1-0    3.44  -0.27
Totals                         8.1  16   8   8    5   7   1          46     -       ·  ·     10·12· 9· 1          5-1

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Harris                       3.2   6   5   4    5   1   1   4.97   22     -       ·  ·      4·10· 2· 0     27    -     1.18  -0.07
J Russell                      2.2   4   2   2    1   0   1   4.84   14     -       ·  ·      3· 9· 1· 0          3-3    1.01  -0.29
S Howe, W (2-2)                2.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   4.19   10     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 1· 0          1-1    1.24   0.16
Totals                         9    12   7   6    6   3   2          46     -       ·  ·     11·21· 4· 0          4-4

Balks: None.

WP: M Henneman (6).

IBB: W Hernandez 2 (7; L Parrish, D Slaught); M Henneman (2; D Porter).

HBP: D Petry (9; L Parrish); S Howe (2; D Evans); F Tanana (5; D Slaught).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 3:42.

Attendance: 26,058.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Texas Rangers                        
1. L Whitaker           2B    1. B Brower             CF 
2. B Madlock            DH    2. S Fletcher           SS 
3. K Gibson             LF    3. R Sierra             RF 
4. A Trammell           SS    4. L Parrish            3B 
5. D Evans              1B    5. P O'Brien            1B 
6. M Nokes              C     6. M Stanley            DH 
7. C Lemon              CF    7. T Paciorek           LF 
8. P Sheridan           RF    8. D Slaught            C  
9. T Brookens           3B    9. S Buechele           2B 

   F Tanana             P        G Harris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  3-2  123     -37%  22% D Evans         J Russell       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Madlock Scores; Gibson Scores; Trammell Scores
   b 8   2  7-6  --3      29%  58% R Sierra        M Henneman      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Fletcher Scores
   b 9   1  7-7  123      16% 100% O McDowell      W Hernandez     Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); O'Malley Scores; Slaught to 3B; Buechele to 2B
   b 7   0  7-4  12-     -16%  11% R Sierra        D Petry         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; McDowell to 3B
   b 7   2  7-6  123     -15%  26% D Slaught       M Henneman      Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Harris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  L Whitaker      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      50%  B Madlock       Popfly: 1B
          1--      44%  K Gibson        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Whitaker to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  A Trammell      Popfly: SS
          1-3      48%  D Evans         Walk; Gibson to 2B
   O      123      55%  M Nokes         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Brower        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Sierra        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Harris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  C Lemon         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      54%  P Sheridan      Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      44%  T Brookens      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---      43%  L Whitaker      Walk
          1--      42%  B Madlock       Whitaker Steals 2B
   R      -2-      34%  " "             Whitaker Steals 3B; Whitaker Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)/unER
   O      ---      35%  " "             Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
          ---      39%  L Parrish       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   R      1--      51%  P O'Brien       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Parrish Scores
   O      -2-      47%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      43%  T Paciorek      Strikeout
          -2-      44%  D Slaught       Hit By Pitch
   R      12-      55%  S Buechele      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); O'Brien Scores; Slaught to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  B Brower        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Greg Harris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  K Gibson        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      54%  A Trammell      Strikeout Looking
          ---      53%  D Evans         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--      52%  M Nokes         Evans Steals 2B
          -2-      51%  " "             Walk
          12-      48%  C Lemon         Walk; Evans to 3B; Nokes to 2B
   O      123      56%  P Sheridan      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 2-2, Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      67%  S Fletcher      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---      64%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  P O'Brien       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 3.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Greg Harris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  T Brookens      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF
          ---      64%  B Madlock       Ground-rule Double (Ground Ball)
          -2-      62%  K Gibson        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Madlock to 3B
          1-3      59%  A Trammell      Walk; Gibson to 2B
                  Jeff Russell replaces Greg Harris pitching
   RRRR   123      22%  D Evans         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Madlock Scores; Gibson Scores; Trammell Scores
          ---      20%  M Nokes         Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Nokes to 3B
   O      --3      23%  C Lemon         Groundout: 1B-P
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
          ---      29%  M Stanley       Double to RF
   O      -2-      24%  T Paciorek      Strikeout
          -2-      30%  D Slaught       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Stanley to 3B
   R      1-3      43%  S Buechele      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Stanley Scores; Slaught to 3B
                  Dan Petry replaces Frank Tanana pitching; Oddibe McDowell pinch hits for Bob Brower batting 1st
   O      -23      33%  O McDowell      Strikeout Looking
   O      -23      26%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 4.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jeff Russell facing 8-9-1
                  Oddibe McDowell moves to CF
          ---      23%  P Sheridan      Walk
   O      1--      26%  T Brookens      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      28%  L Whitaker      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      30%  B Madlock       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Dan Petry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      27%  R Sierra        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      24%  L Parrish       Popfly: 2B
          ---      26%  P O'Brien       Walk
   O      1--      23%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jeff Russell facing 3-4-5
          ---      20%  K Gibson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      23%  A Trammell      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      25%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
          1--      23%  M Nokes         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Gibson to 3B
   O      1-3      27%  C Lemon         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Dan Petry facing 7-8-9
          ---      33%  T Paciorek      Single (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--      28%  D Slaught       Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      19%  S Buechele      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jeff Russell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      21%  P Sheridan      Flyball: LF
          ---      19%  T Brookens      Single (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--      18%  L Whitaker      Brookens Steals 2B
                  Steve Howe replaces Jeff Russell pitching
   O      -2-      20%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Brookens to 3B
   R      --3      13%  B Madlock       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Brookens Scores
   O      1--      14%  K Gibson        Madlock Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-7, Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
          ---      19%  O McDowell      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      27%  S Fletcher      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); McDowell to 2B
   OO     12-      11%  R Sierra        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; McDowell to 3B
          --3      14%  L Parrish       Hit By Pitch
   R      1-3      23%  P O'Brien       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); McDowell Scores; Parrish to 3B
                  Mike Henneman replaces Dan Petry pitching; Darrell Porter pinch hits for Mike Stanley batting 6th
   R      1-3      35%  D Porter        Wild Pitch; Parrish Scores; O'Brien to 3B
          --3      37%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Tom O'Malley pinch hits for Tom Paciorek batting 7th
          1-3      42%  T O'Malley      Walk; Porter to 2B
   O      123      26%  D Slaught       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 6.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-6, Steve Howe facing 3-4-5
                  Tom O'Malley moves to 3B; Larry Parrish moves to LF
   O      ---      29%  K Gibson        Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      30%  D Evans         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      32%  M Nokes         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 6-7, Mike Henneman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      26%  S Buechele      Strikeout
   O      ---      21%  O McDowell      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      27%  S Fletcher      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-      29%  R Sierra        Passed Ball; Fletcher to 3B
   R      --3      58%  " "             Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Fletcher Scores
                  Willie Hernandez replaces Mike Henneman pitching
          -2-      59%  L Parrish       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  P O'Brien       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 7.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 7-7, Steve Howe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      56%  C Lemon         Flyball: CF
                  Larry Herndon pinch hits for Pat Sheridan batting 8th
   O      ---      61%  L Herndon       Strikeout
          ---      58%  T Brookens      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      65%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Tied 7-7, Willie Hernandez facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Lusader replaces Larry Herndon playing RF batting 8th
          ---      72%  D Porter        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Curtis Wilkerson pinch runs for Darrell Porter batting 6th
   O      1--      64%  T O'Malley      Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      71%  D Slaught       Passed Ball; O'Malley to 2B
          -2-      72%  " "             Intentional Walk
          12-      84%  S Buechele      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); O'Malley to 3B; Slaught to 2B
   R      123     100%  O McDowell      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); O'Malley Scores; Slaught to 3B; Buechele to 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 7, Rangers 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation