September 1, 1996 Cleveland Indians at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 4
NYY 0 KCR 3
@DET 2
(13) MIN 6
@MIL 2 BOS 8
@OAK 3 SEA 5
BAL 1 CLE 8
@TEX 2 CHW 4
@TOR 2
(11) CHC 2
ATL 1
(12) FLA 6
@CIN 1 MON 7
SDP 6 NYM 6
SFG 5
(10) PHI 6
LAD 3 PIT 9
HOU 5 STL 15
COL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 46,084

Sunday, September 1, 1996, 2:06
Time of Game: 2:54

Indians

81-55

Won 1

1st

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

W: C Nagy (14-4), L: J Burkett (8-11)

Rangers

77-59

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   2   2   1    0   0  .318  .818   10    1   0   
K Seitzer DH                  5   1   4   1    0   0  .321  .870   16    0   0   2·2B
J Thome 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .322 1.092   25    0   3   2B,SF
A Belle LF                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .302 1.039   15    5   0   2B,IW
  B Giles PR-LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .996         2   0   
M Ramirez RF                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .307  .967   23    1   0   
J Franco 1B                   4   1   1   4    0   1  .327  .898   10    6   1   HR,GDP
  N Wilson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  J Kent 1B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .738         0   0   
S Alomar C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .256  .667    9    9   0   HR,2B
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .305  .797   10    1   1   
J Vizcaino 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .298  .718   10    1   4   3B

C Nagy P                                                                 1   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
Totals                       40   8  16   8    1   7              130   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Thome (26, off J Burkett); K Seitzer 2 (27, off K Gross, off J Burkett); A Belle (28, off M Henneman); S Alomar (17, off J Burkett).

3B: J Vizcaino (8, off J Burkett).

HR: J Franco (11, off J Burkett; 5th inn, 3 on, 2 outs); S Alomar (9, off K Gross; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: J Thome (2, off J Burkett).

IBB: A Belle (15, by J Burkett).

TB: S Alomar 6; K Seitzer 6; J Vizcaino 4; J Franco 4; A Belle 2; K Lofton 2; O Vizquel 2; J Thome 2; M Ramirez.

GIDP: J Franco (9).

RBI: J Franco 4 (61); S Alomar (44); J Thome (96); K Lofton (62); K Seitzer (63).

2-out RBI: J Franco 4.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: J Franco (8).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .303  .746   18    0   0   2B
I Rodriguez C                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .314  .861   15    8   0   
R Greer LF                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .335  .932   20    3   0   SF
J Gonzalez RF                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .328 1.066   13    5   1   
W Clark 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .283  .809    9    9   0   HR
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .284  .897   19    0   0   
M Tettleton DH                3   0   1   0    1   1  .241  .794   19    0   0   
K Elster SS                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .257  .800   16    1   6   
K Stillwell 2B                3   0   1   0    0   2  .258  .650   11    1   3   
  D Buford PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .286  .780    4    0   0   

J Burkett P                                                              0   0
  K Gross P                                                              0   1
  M Henneman P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   2   8   2    4   9              144   27  11

BATTING

2B: D Hamilton (27, off C Nagy).

HR: W Clark (10, off C Nagy; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SF: R Greer (8, off P Assenmacher).

TB: W Clark 4; D Hamilton 3; D Palmer 2; K Stillwell; M Tettleton; R Greer.

RBI: R Greer (94); W Clark (59).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Elster-K Stillwell-W Clark.

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
C Nagy, W (14-4)               7.2   7   1   1    3   8   1   3.49   34  123-81   41·11·29    9· 6· 8· 0     66    -     0.72   0.22
E Plunk                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.54    1    5-3     0· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    0.27   0.01
P Assenmacher                  1     1   1   1    1   0   0   2.38    5   16-7     4· 0· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         9     8   2   2    4   9   1          40  144-91   45·12·34   10· 8· 9· 0          3-0

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Burkett, L (8-11)            5    10   7   7    1   5   1   4.43   25   81-53   33· 3·17    6· 3·10· 0     23    -     1.01  -0.28
K Gross                        3     5   1   1    0   1   1   5.43   13   33-23   15· 1· 7    3· 5· 4· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
M Henneman                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   6.75    4   16-10    6· 3· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    16   8   8    1   7   2          42  130-86   54· 7·25    9·10·15· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Burkett (3; A Belle).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Ray DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 46,084.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 6mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Texas Rangers                        
1. K Lofton             CF    1. D Hamilton           CF 
2. K Seitzer            DH    2. I Rodriguez          C  
3. J Thome              3B    3. R Greer              LF 
4. A Belle              LF    4. J Gonzalez           RF 
5. M Ramirez            RF    5. W Clark              1B 
6. J Franco             1B    6. D Palmer             3B 
7. S Alomar             C     7. M Tettleton          DH 
8. O Vizquel            SS    8. K Elster             SS 
9. J Vizcaino           2B    9. K Stillwell          2B 

   C Nagy               P        J Burkett            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  1-3  123  3   20%  94% J Franco        J Burkett       Home Run (Line Drive); Seitzer Scores; Thome Scores; Belle Scores; Franco Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  2   10%  63% K Seitzer       J Burkett       Double to LF (Line Drive); Lofton Scores
   b 2   1  1-0  ---  1  -10%  47% W Clark         C Nagy          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Clark Scores
   t 5   0  1-2  ---  2    9%  71% J Vizcaino      J Burkett       Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   t 5   1  1-3  1--  4    7%  79% J Thome         J Burkett       Double to CF (Line Drive); Seitzer to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  K Lofton        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS)
   R      1--  2   63%  K Seitzer       Double to LF (Line Drive); Lofton Scores
   O      -2-  9   60%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   57%  A Belle         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  5   54%  M Ramirez       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   56%  D Hamilton      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   58%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   59%  R Greer         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Burkett facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   57%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   55%  S Alomar        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   54%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Charles Nagy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   57%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  1   47%  W Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Clark Scores
          ---  3   44%  D Palmer        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   47%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   50%  K Elster        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, John Burkett facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   47%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   50%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  4   56%  K Seitzer       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Lofton to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   57%  J Thome         Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Lofton Scores
   O      1--  4   54%  A Belle         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   50%  K Stillwell     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   54%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hamilton to 1B
   O      1--  3   58%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   56%  R Greer         Walk; Hamilton to 2B
   O      12-  1   61%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Rangers 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Burkett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   58%  M Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  J Franco        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   59%  S Alomar        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   55%  O Vizquel       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Alomar out at Hm/RF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Charles Nagy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   58%  W Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   55%  D Palmer        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   59%  M Tettleton     Flyball: LF
          1--  5   56%  K Elster        Walk; Palmer to 2B
   O      12-  5   62%  K Stillwell     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Burkett facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   71%  J Vizcaino      Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   RO     --3  2   70%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B; Vizcaino Scores
          ---  3   72%  K Seitzer       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  4   79%  J Thome         Double to CF (Line Drive); Seitzer to 3B
          -23  4   80%  A Belle         Intentional Walk
   O      123  7   74%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   RRRR   123  3   94%  J Franco        Home Run (Line Drive); Seitzer Scores; Thome Scores; Belle Scores; Franco Scores
   O      ---  1   94%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-7, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   91%  D Hamilton      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   93%  I Rodriguez     Lineout: RF
   O      -2-  2   95%  R Greer         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-  6   96%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Rangers 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-1, Kevin Gross facing 8-9-1
                  Kevin Gross replaces John Burkett pitching
          ---  3   97%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   96%  J Vizcaino      Lineout: RF
   O      1--  2   96%  K Lofton        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          1--  1   96%  K Seitzer       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Vizquel to 3B
   O      -23  5   95%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-7, Charles Nagy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   96%  W Clark         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   97%  D Palmer        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  3   97%  M Tettleton     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      1--  2   98%  K Elster        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Rangers 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-1, Kevin Gross facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   97%  A Belle         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  4   98%  M Ramirez       Single to 3B (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   97%  J Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-7, Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   98%  K Stillwell     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  D Hamilton      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Rangers 1.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-1, Kevin Gross facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   99%  S Alomar        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Alomar Scores
   O      ---  3   99%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   99%  J Vizcaino      Single to CF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   99%  K Lofton        Foul Flyball: LF (Deep LF Foul)
   O      1--  6   99%  K Seitzer       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-8, Charles Nagy facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   99%  R Greer         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   99%  J Gonzalez      Lineout: CF
          1--  1   99%  W Clark         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Greer to 2B; Clark to 1B
   O      12-  7   99%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
          12- 10   99%  M Tettleton     Walk; Greer to 3B; Clark to 2B
                  Eric Plunk replaces Charles Nagy pitching
   O      123  5  100%  K Elster        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 8, Rangers 1.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-1, Mike Henneman facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Henneman replaces Kevin Gross pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  J Thome         Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4  100%  A Belle         Double to LF (Pop Fly to Deep 3B)
                  Brian Giles pinch runs for Albert Belle batting 4th
   O      -2-  5  100%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  Nigel Wilson pinch hits for Julio Franco batting 6th
   O      -2-  2  100%  N Wilson        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-8, Paul Assenmacher facing 9-1-2
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Eric Plunk pitching; Jeff Kent replaces Nigel Wilson playing 1B batting 6th; Brian Giles moves to LF; Damon Buford pinch hits for Kurt Stillwell batting 9th
          ---  4  100%  D Buford        Walk
          1--  2   99%  D Hamilton      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Buford to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Buford to 3B; Rodriguez to 1B
   RO     1-3  5  100%  R Greer         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF Line); Buford Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -2-  2  100%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Rangers 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation