We're just two series away from the 1997 All-Star Game at Jacobs Field. Here's how the All-Star voting is shaping up:
American League:
ALL-STAR SELECTIONS BY POSITION
C I.Rodriguez(TEX) 1,010,137 S.Alomar(CLE) 730,368
1B M.McGwire(OAK) 1,860,726 R.Palmeiro(BAL) 1,730,917
2B R.Durham(CWS) 1,036,208 C.Knoblauch(MIN) 983,990
3B M.Williams(CLE) 1,553,857 D.Hollins(ANA) 929,042
SS N.Garciaparra(BOS) 1,260,873 J.Bell(KCR) 1,170,797
LF R.Greer(TEX) 2,151,310 A.Belle(CWS) 1,473,760
CF K.Griffey Jr.(SEA) 2,202,711 B.Anderson(BAL) 1,187,459
RF J.Gonzalez(TEX) 1,388,526 T.Salmon(ANA) 1,050,235
Pi R.Johnson(SEA) 2,114,602 R.Clemens(TOR) 2,114,602
D.Jones(MIL) 1,977,050 S.Erickson(BAL) 1,785,756
M.Mussina(BAL) 1,542,772 D.Cone(NYY) 1,317,848
A.Pettitte(NYY) 1,195,978 J.Wetteland(TEX) 1,165,832
M.Jackson(CLE) 1,153,657 J.Nelson(NYY) 1,120,307
J.Mercedes(MIL) 1,092,815 R.Myers(BAL) 1,059,418
National League:
ALL-STAR SELECTIONS BY POSITION
C M.Piazza(LAD) 1,382,887 T.Hundley(NYM) 1,112,714
1B A.Galarraga(COL) 2,096,199 J.Snow(SFG) 1,289,206
2B C.Biggio(HOU) 1,915,408 J.Kent(SFG) 1,148,779
3B V.Castilla(COL) 2,154,159 B.Bonilla(FLA) 1,207,276
SS J.Blauser(ATL) 798,852 E.Renteria(FLA) 782,609
LF M.Alou(FLA) 1,508,823 J.Nunnally(CIN) 1,405,109
CF S.Finley(SDP) 1,452,803 R.White(MTL) 984,708
RF L.Walker(COL) 2,202,711 S.Sosa(CHC) 1,863,648
Pi J.Shaw(CIN) 2,114,602 P.Martinez(MTL) 1,700,853
J.Smoltz(ATL) 1,462,926 C.Schilling(PHI) 1,430,884
M.Remlinger(CIN) 1,376,170 J.Franco(NYM) 1,240,089
D.Neagle(ATL) 1,040,866 I.Valdes(LAD) 995,009
S.Radinsky(LAD) 982,843 M.Wohlers(ATL) 901,425
B.Wagner(HOU) 876,357 K.Brown(FLA) 858,387
Chronicling the 1997 Detroit Tigers Strat-O-Matic Replay Season
Monday, June 30, 1997
Saturday, June 28, 1997
AROUND THE HORN - 6/28/97
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1997 Major Leagues Date: 6/28/1997
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1997 NYY 53 24 T.Gwynn SDP .396 R.Palmeir BAL 28 S.Sosa CHC 81
1997 BAL 53 27 A.Galarra COL .377 S.Sosa CHC 28 R.Palmeir BAL 76
1997 TOR 37 41 L.Walker COL .372 M.McGwire OAK 27 M.McGwire OAK 75
1997 DET 34 42 S.Alomar CLE .359 K.Griffey SEA 26 L.Walker COL 75
1997 BOS 33 46 R.Greer TEX .354 OTHERS TIED W 25 A.Galarra COL 72
1997 MIL 43 35 WINS SAVES ERA
1997 CLE 42 37 R.Clemens TOR 12 J.Shaw CIN 27 R.Clemens TOR 1.75
1997 CWS 32 46 M.Mussina BAL 11 R.Myers BAL 25 S.Erickso BAL 2.02
1997 KCR 31 47 S.Erickso BAL 11 D.Jones MIL 25 T.Glavine ATL 2.02
1997 MIN 26 52 A.Pettitt NYY 11 M.Rivera NYY 24 J.Mercede MIL 2.08
M.Remling CIN 11 OTHERS TIED W 23 P.Martine MTL 2.10
1997 TEX 47 32
1997 ANA 44 35 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
1997 SEA 42 37 D.Bichett COL 14 D.Sanders CIN 45 C.Schilli PHI 173
1997 OAK 31 49 C.Jones ATL 12 D.Deshiel STL 35 R.Johnson SEA 165
I.Rodrigu TEX 11 B.Hunter DET 30 P.Martine MTL 155
1997 ATL 49 30 J.Oliver CIN 11 T.Womack PIT 30 R.Clemens TOR 142
1997 FLA 44 33 D.Bell HOU 11 O.Nixon TOR 29 M.Mussina BAL 139
1997 NYM 43 35
1997 MTL 37 41
1997 PHI 33 46
1997 CIN 46 33
1997 HOU 41 38
1997 PIT 37 41
1997 STL 35 43
1997 CHC 33 46
1997 LAD 46 33
1997 COL 43 37
1997 SFG 33 45
1997 SDP 31 48
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
HOU 9 at CHC 10 DET-Blair(4-5, 4.93) at BOS-Sele(8-3, 5.40)
TOR 5 at BAL 12 CLE-Hershis(4-5, 5.07) at NYY-Cone(9-1, 2.85)
DET 6 at BOS 1 HOU-Kile(7-7, 3.28) at CHC-Clark(6-4, 4.78)
MIL 5 at KCR 3 STL-Stottle(4-5, 4.40) at CIN-Morgan(5-5, 4.35)
CWS 8 at MIN 4 SDP-Jackson(1-5, 7.36) at LAD-Nomo(3-6, 3.40)
CLE 8 at NYY 3 TOR-Person(2-3, 3.88) at BAL-Key(7-4, 3.25)
TEX 6 at OAK 2 MIL-D'Amico(2-5, 5.57) at KCR-Rusch(3-7, 6.59)
ANA 0 at SEA 4 CWS-Drabek(3-5, 4.78) at MIN-Radke(8-8, 4.11)
PHI 0 at ATL 5 TEX-Oliver(9-4, 5.45) at OAK-Prieto(3-6, 8.41)
STL 5 at CIN 6 ANA-Watson(7-4, 6.20) at SEA-Moyer(8-2, 4.09)
SFG 13 at COL 8 PHI-Leiter(4-8, 6.03) at ATL-Smoltz(10-4, 3.04)
MTL 3 at FLA 6 SFG-Estes(8-5, 4.41) at COL-Castill(5-6, 5.17)
SDP 2 at LAD 4 MTL-Hermans(2-4, 5.31) at FLA-Hernand(1-4, 2.96)
NYM 13 at PIT 1 NYM-Mlicki(4-4, 3.71) at PIT-Loaiza(6-5, 3.71)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
A.Belle CWS MIN 5 2 3 6 0 0 2 0
A.Galarraga COL SFG 5 2 4 5 0 1 2 0
G.Berroa BAL TOR 4 3 3 4 0 0 1 0
M.Williams CLE NYY 5 2 4 2 0 0 2 0
J.Burnitz MIL KCR 3 3 2 1 2 0 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
G.Maddux ATL PHI 9.0 4 0 0 1 7 0 W
J.Fassero SEA ANA 9.0 5 0 0 2 5 0 W
T.Candiotti LAD SDP 7.0 4 1 1 0 5 0 W
J.Mercedes MIL KCR 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 W
J.Lima HOU CHC 4.0 2 0 0 1 5 0
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Nunnally CIN .577 26 15 16 0 5 P.Martinez MTL 18 4 1 5 23 0 200
J.Snow SFG .476 42 20 23 6 6 J.Smoltz ATL 17 8 0 1 12 0 200
A.Galarraga COL .448 29 13 15 2 4 T.Gordon BOS 14 5 1 3 15 0 102
C.Delgado TOR .333 33 11 9 2 5 R.Myers BAL 6 2 0 1 6 0 004
J.Gonzalez TEX .323 31 10 7 5 4 E.Loaiza PIT 9 2 0 1 2 0 100
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS
P.Reese CIN .143 28 4 0 0 0 D.Wengert OAK 7 18 15 3 3 3 020
M.Piazza LAD .029 35 1 0 4 0 A.Ashby SDP 11 18 14 5 10 2 020
F.Vina MIL .074 27 2 1 1 0 M.Gardner SFG 11 19 15 4 14 3 120
J.Flaherty SDP .235 34 8 0 0 0 S.Reynolds HOU 7 17 12 2 7 2 000
M.Duncan TOR .200 25 5 1 0 0 C.Finley ANA 6 7 9 11 7 1 010
INJURY REPORT
C.Hoiles, Baltimore - 8 more games
J.Offerman, Kansas City - 7 more games
J.Girardi, New York (AL) - 3 more games
L.Sojo, New York (AL) - 1 more games
B.Williams, New York (AL) - 5 more games
J.Canseco, Oakland - 10 more games
D.Mashore, Oakland - 2 more games
J.Cora, Seattle - 1 more games
R.Davis, Seattle - 2 more games
E.Martinez, Seattle - 3 more games
L.Tinsley, Seattle - 15 more games
W.Clark, Texas - 4 more games
D.Cedeno, Texas - 1 more games
F.Tatis, Texas - 1 more games
R.Klesko, Atlanta - 1 more games
M.Mordecai, Atlanta - 1 more games
L.Johnson, Chicago (NL) - 2 more games
D.Sanders, Cincinnati - 1 more games
J.Cangelosi, Florida - 4 more games
M.Piazza, Los Angeles - 3 more games
T.Hollandsworth, Los Angeles - 3 more games
D.Lewis, Los Angeles - 5 more games
D.Fletcher, Montreal - 1 more games
J.Allensworth, Pittsburgh - 12 more games
A.Brown, Pittsburgh - 2 more games
Friday, June 27, 1997
PEDRO NO-HITS MARLINS!
MONTREAL AT FLORIDA
Expos........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 3 0
Marlins......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
Win:Martinez(9-4) Loss:Fernandez(6-4)
MIAMI GARDENS -- Pedro Martinez(9-4) was on top of his game in Florida as he tossed a beauty of a no-hitter against the Florida Marlins. The Montreal Expos won by a score of 2 to 0.
Martinez was spectacular. He walked 2 Florida batters. The tension started to build around the 6th inning. By the 9th inning the crowd was electrified. Martinez chalked up 11 strikeouts. The pitchers took over after the 1st inning as neither team was able to score again.
Alex Fernandez(6-4) was hit with the loss. He was stingy with the baserunners, allowing just 3 hits and 1 walk in 6 innings.
What a show!' Montreal's manager said. 'Martinez was great out there -- I'm happy that he got it.'
Pedro's In-Depth Player Stats:
Expos........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 3 0
Marlins......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
Win:Martinez(9-4) Loss:Fernandez(6-4)
Martinez was spectacular. He walked 2 Florida batters. The tension started to build around the 6th inning. By the 9th inning the crowd was electrified. Martinez chalked up 11 strikeouts. The pitchers took over after the 1st inning as neither team was able to score again.
Alex Fernandez(6-4) was hit with the loss. He was stingy with the baserunners, allowing just 3 hits and 1 walk in 6 innings.
What a show!' Montreal's manager said. 'Martinez was great out there -- I'm happy that he got it.'
Pedro's In-Depth Player Stats:
Pitcher G GS W L Pct R ER ERA IP H BB IBB SO HR
P.Martinez 16 16 9 4 .692 38 29 2.10 124.0 83 32 3 155 9
as starter 16 16 9 4 .692 38 29 2.10 124.0 83 32 3 155 9
as reliever 0 0 0 0 ---- 0 0 ---- 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
HB SH SF Bk WP CI PkOf SB CS RBI GB FB G/F GDP-Opp BFP Pitch P/BF
Misc. 4 5 4 0 1 0 0 7 4 33 186 109 1.71 10 80 486 2002 4.12
K/BB GDP/9 H/9 BB/9 K/9 HR/9 OBP Slug OB+Sl
Averages 4.8 .7 6.0 2.3 11.3 .7 .247 .283 .530
GS CG ShO QS RnSup SIP IP/S Pitch Pit/S
Starter 16 6 4 12 5.13 124.0 7.2 2002 125.1
Breakdowns Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB IBB K
Overall .188 441 83 13 1 9 32 3 155
vs. Left .196 219 43 5 0 5 19 1 68
vs. Right .180 222 40 8 1 4 13 2 87
Starter .188 441 83 13 1 9 32 3 155
Reliever ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fielding G GS Inn PO A E DP TP Pct.
Pitcher 16 16 124.0 7 12 0 1 0 1.000
BAvg AB Hit HR Sac
Hitting .051 39 2 0 3
Monday, June 23, 1997
OMG! WHAT A GAME!
NEW YORK (AL) AT DETROIT
Yankees......... 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 1
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 - 5 11 3
Yankees......... 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 1
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 - 5 11 3
Win:Myers(4-0) Loss:Stanton(3-4)
Homeruns- D.Jeter(4th), T.Martinez(20th), P.O'Neill(10th), T.Fryman(8th)
Homeruns- D.Jeter(4th), T.Martinez(20th), P.O'Neill(10th), T.Fryman(8th)
DETROIT -- The Tigers scored 3 runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth against Mariano Rivera and won the game in walk-off fashion in the 10th in an ABSOLUTE THRILLER!
Tigers prospects were looking grim heading into the 9th. But they used three pinch hitters to pull of a miracle. Here's how it happened: Damion Easley walked to begin in the inning and then stole second in ballsy fashion. Juan Encarnacion singled to put runners at first and third. Melvin Nieves and Brian Hunter were retired back to back. Then, with two outs, Travis Fryman (4-for-5 on the day) smacked a deep home run into the upper deck in left! Absolute jubilation in the crowd!
In the 10th inning, Bobbo Higginson doubled and raced home on a Walbeck single! Incredible game folks. It was Mariano Rivera's 5th blown save of the season. Total bedlam at the plate as the Tigers' bench cleared out to watch Bobbo win it!
BOXSCORE: 1997 New York (AL) Yankees At 1997 Detroit Tigers 6/23/1997
Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
D.Jeter SS 4 1 1 1 .324 B.Hunter CF 5 0 0 0 .246
C.Hayes 3B 5 0 1 0 .293 T.Fryman 3B 5 1 4 3 .295
T.Martinez 1B 5 1 3 2 .328 P.Nevin DH 5 1 1 0 .205
P.O'Neill RF 5 1 1 1 .332 T.Clark 1B 5 0 0 0 .245
C.Curtis CF 4 0 1 0 .267 B.Higginson LF 4 1 2 0 .282
C.Fielder DH 5 0 0 0 .235 M.Walbeck C 5 0 2 1 .317
L.Sojo 2B 3 0 2 0 .281 B.Trammell RF 2 0 1 0 .218
P.Incaviglia LF 4 0 0 0 .239 B-D.Easley PH,2B 0 1 0 0 .254
J.Girardi C 4 1 1 0 .225 D.Cruz SS 3 0 0 0 .248
A-M.Stanley C 0 0 0 0 .248 C-J.Encarnacion PH 1 1 1 0 .171
E-O.Miller SS 0 0 0 0 .203
J.Reed 2B 2 0 0 0 .203
D-M.Nieves PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .238
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 39 4 10 4 Totals 38 5 11 4
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Girardi In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Trammell In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Cruz In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Reed In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Encarnacion In 10th Inning
INJURY: Joe Girardi INJURED (for 7 more games) in 9th inning
Yankees......... 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 1
Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 - 5 11 3
Yankees (51-23) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
K.Rogers 7 6 0 0 2 4 0 109 4.42 A1 D1
R.Mendoza 0 2/3 1 1 0 1 1 0 17 5.75 D2 D5
M.Rivera BS(5th) 1 1/3 2 3 3 1 2 1 28 3.48 D6 E3
M.Stanton LOSS(3-4) 0 1/3 2 1 1 0 1 0 13 2.27 E4
Totals 9 1/3 11 5 4 4 8 1
Tigers (33-39) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
W.Blair 5 9 4 4 0 1 3 87 4.93 A1 C7
A.Sager 2 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 36 3.35 C8 D6
D.Brocail 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.96 D7 E2
M.Myers WIN(4-0) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 3.33 E3
Totals 10 10 4 4 1 3 3
ATTENDANCE- 29,464 DATE- Monday, June 23rd 1997 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:22
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 8 Tigers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Tigers: 2
ERRORS- C.Curtis, T.Fryman, D.Cruz, J.Reed
DOUBLES- T.Fryman-2(17th), P.Nevin(8th), B.Higginson(14th)
HOME RUNS- D.Jeter(4th), T.Martinez(20th), P.O'Neill(10th), T.Fryman(8th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Sojo(2nd), D.Easley(12th)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Jeter
WALKS- C.Curtis, B.Higginson, B.Trammell, D.Easley, J.Reed
HIT BY PITCH- L.Sojo
STRIKE OUTS- C.Hayes, C.Fielder, P.Incaviglia, B.Hunter, P.Nevin-2, T.Clark-5
GIDP- P.O'Neill, P.Incaviglia, B.Trammell
YANKS' IN TOWN!
The hot-to-trot New York Yankees are in town for a riveting series! The Tigers will face the division leading Yankees for a three game set beginning tomorrow. New York holds the Majors' best record at 51-22, but they just lost 2 of 3 at Cleveland. Come on down to Tiger Stadium, folks! Come watch Willie Blair pitch to a team with .290 average.
Primary Player Statistics For 1997 New York (AL) Yankees Totals After 73 Games
NAME BAVG GM AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HB SH DP SB CS E
T.Raines .348 31 66 19 23 5 0 2 19 10 9 0 0 0 1 0 0
P.O'Neill .335 61 218 41 73 16 0 9 46 30 29 0 0 6 7 0 2
W.Boggs .332 54 214 40 71 16 0 2 25 26 21 0 2 1 0 0 1
D.Jeter .325 72 305 50 99 13 5 3 33 31 53 7 8 3 15 7 3
T.Martinez .321 57 224 52 72 15 3 19 60 24 23 1 0 7 0 0 4
B.Williams .300 67 257 50 77 17 1 3 30 31 38 0 0 4 6 3 2
C.Hayes .295 57 200 25 59 16 0 6 26 18 41 0 0 8 2 1 7
M.Whiten .276 31 98 17 27 5 0 0 11 5 19 4 0 1 1 1 1
L.Sojo .273 44 132 15 36 3 2 1 15 16 17 0 2 2 1 1 3
C.Curtis .267 51 172 30 46 11 0 8 43 24 27 2 0 3 2 1 4
P.Incaviglia .254 23 67 7 17 1 0 0 5 0 20 4 0 1 0 0 1
P.Kelly .254 23 67 13 17 5 1 1 9 6 23 1 5 0 2 0 1
M.Stanley .248 43 133 12 33 10 0 3 14 21 31 2 0 5 0 0 0
C.Fielder .242 47 165 26 40 11 1 8 32 23 29 7 0 4 1 0 0
S.Pose .234 19 47 5 11 2 1 0 3 3 8 0 0 0 6 0 2
J.Girardi .225 53 178 16 40 11 0 1 19 13 27 2 3 7 1 2 2
J.Posada .200 14 35 3 7 4 0 0 4 4 8 1 0 0 0 2 0
ALL PITCHERS ---- 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS .290 2578 748 14 394 423 20 45 41
73 421 161 66 285 31 52 18
NAME ERA W L PCT G GS CG SH SV IP H R ER HR BB SO
J.Nelson 1.20 9 0 1.000 30 0 0 0 1 52.1 38 8 7 5 23 45
M.Stanton 2.09 3 3 .500 25 0 0 0 1 47.1 35 11 11 2 20 54
A.Pettitte 2.52 10 4 .714 16 16 1 0 0 110.2 98 33 31 4 32 70
D.Cone 2.85 9 1 .900 13 13 2 1 0 91.2 61 36 29 7 51 111
M.Rivera 2.93 0 2 .000 34 0 0 0 23 40.0 39 13 13 3 9 43
D.Wells 3.59 7 2 .778 16 16 0 0 0 102.2 102 45 41 10 28 70
K.Rogers 4.88 8 4 .667 21 12 0 0 0 66.1 78 40 36 8 43 35
R.Mendoza 5.81 1 0 1.000 37 3 0 0 0 66.2 106 48 43 10 20 44
G.Lloyd 5.87 0 0 ---- 8 0 0 0 0 7.2 9 6 5 1 6 0
B.Boehringer 6.14 1 1 .500 4 0 0 0 0 7.1 9 5 5 0 3 6
D.Gooden 6.36 3 3 .500 10 10 0 0 0 52.1 74 38 37 8 19 38
J.Mecir 10.13 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 5.1 9 6 6 0 0 4
H.Irabu 10.24 0 1 .000 3 3 0 0 0 9.2 14 11 11 4 5 13
ALL NON-PITCHERS ---- 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team 2 +0
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS 3.75 22 73 3 25 672 275 259
51 .699 73 3 660.0 300 62 533
Saturday, June 14, 1997
TIGERS PANIC, LOSE IN BOT. 9TH
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DETROIT AT MONTREAL
Tigers.......... 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0
Expos........... 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 - 5 12 1
Win:Urbina(6-2) Loss:Sager(1-5)
Homeruns- B.Hunter(1st), D.Strange(8th)
Montreal won the game with a run in the 9th inning. After an out was recorded, Mike Lansing delivered a base-hit. Rondell White dug into the batters box next, but he struck out. David Segui then was walked
intentionally. Darrin Fletcher stepped in and he doubled giving Montreal the victory and sending the 30,559 home-town fans home happy. Detroit was out-hit by Montreal, 12 hits to 8.
The Tigers were apparently so scared of David Segui, the hottest bat in the majors, that they intentionally walked him in the 9th to push the winning run into scoring position. Bubba Trammell's weak arm couldn't throw the winning run out at the plate.
The Tigers had a huge first inning, knocking out starter Hermanson, but could not hold off the lead. The entire bullpen collasped in the late innings. Reliever Mike Myers was the real goat. He simply couldn't record an out and walked many.
The Tigers would've had the game safely in their hands in the 7th, but Brian Hunter with a 95% chance of scoring, rolled a 19 and Fletcher blocked the plate as Hunter collided with him. Incredible play.
"We really seemed like we were rounding a corner, improving, but things are again looking grim," said McNeil after the game. "I'm just deflated right now. We had that game on a silver platter. We had a total open net and missed. It was a shocking feeling."
Sunday, June 8, 1997
A-ROD POWERS M'S 4 GAME SWEEP
SEATTLE AT DETROIT
Mariners........ 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 6 10 0
Tigers.......... 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 0
Win:Fassero(6-5) Loss:Thompson(2-6) Save:Sanders(2nd)
Homeruns- A.Rodriguez-2(12th), D.Wilson-2(8th), J.Encarnacion(1st)
BOXSCORE: 1997 Seattle Mariners At 1997 Detroit Tigers 6/8/1997
Mariners AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
J.Cora 2B 5 0 1 1 .271 B.Hunter CF 5 0 0 0 .239
A.Rodriguez SS 4 2 2 3 .274 T.Fryman 3B 5 0 0 0 .277
K.Griffey Jr. CF 4 0 0 0 .338 B.Higginson LF 3 2 2 0 .292
J.Buhner RF 3 0 0 0 .269 T.Clark 1B 3 1 2 1 .252
D.Wilson C 4 2 2 2 .246 J.Encarnacion DH 4 1 1 3 .152
M.Blowers 1B 4 0 2 0 .205 M.Nieves RF 4 0 1 0 .244
R.Kelly DH 4 1 2 0 .300 R.Casanova C 3 1 0 0 .221
R.Davis 3B 4 0 0 0 .257 D.Cruz SS 4 0 0 0 .231
L.Tinsley LF 4 1 1 0 .271 J.Reed 2B 3 0 1 0 .232
A-R.Ducey LF 0 0 0 0 .361 B-D.Easley PH 1 0 1 1 .254
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 6 10 6 Totals 35 5 8 5
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Tinsley In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Reed In 9th Inning
Mariners........ 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 6 10 0
Tigers.......... 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 0
Mariners (35-27) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Fassero WIN(6-5) 7 1/3 6 4 4 2 5 1 108 3.76 A1 D3
N.Charlton HOLD(1st) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 21 3.86 D4 D9
S.Sanders SAVE(2nd) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.60 E1
Totals 9 8 5 5 3 6 1
Tigers (28-33) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Thompson LOSS(2-6) 7 7 5 5 0 4 3 102 5.01 A1 D1
M.Myers 0 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 1 10 2.89 D2 D4
A.Sager 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 3.41 D5
Totals 9 10 6 6 1 6 4
ATTENDANCE- 47,758 DATE- Sunday, June 8th 1997 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:08
LEFT ON BASE- Mariners: 4 Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mariners: 0 Tigers: 1
DOUBLES- R.Kelly(12th), B.Higginson(12th)
TRIPLES- J.Cora(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Rodriguez-2(12th), D.Wilson-2(8th), J.Encarnacion(1st)
WALKS- J.Buhner, B.Higginson, T.Clark, R.Casanova
STRIKE OUTS- K.Griffey Jr., M.Blowers, R.Kelly, R.Davis-2, L.Tinsley, T.Fryman,
J.Encarnacion-2, M.Nieves, R.Casanova, D.Cruz
GIDP- D.Wilson
Mariners........ 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 6 10 0
Tigers.......... 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 0
Win:Fassero(6-5) Loss:Thompson(2-6) Save:Sanders(2nd)
Homeruns- A.Rodriguez-2(12th), D.Wilson-2(8th), J.Encarnacion(1st)
DETROIT -- The Mariners completed a rare 4-game road sweep against the lowly Detroit Tigers behind the muscle of Alex Rodriguez who ripped 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI in the 6 to 5 win.
Rodriguez enjoyed a big day at the plate. He cleared the fences for a two-run home run in the 3rd inning and smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' in the 8th inning. Detroit had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short. Brian Hunter choked big in the ninth to ruin the rally. Hunter has been mired in a terrible slump.
The win was credited to Jeff Fassero(6-5) who went 7 and 1/3 innings allowing 4 runs. Scott Sanders earned the save, his 2nd. Justin Thompson(2-6) was the losing pitcher. He was touched for 3 homeruns in his 7 innings of work.
'Just one or two mistakes were all it took to beat us today' Detroit's manager said. 'We take these games one day at a time, but this one was hard to take.' Amazingly, Detroit led 3 of the 4 games in the series.
Rodriguez enjoyed a big day at the plate. He cleared the fences for a two-run home run in the 3rd inning and smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' in the 8th inning. Detroit had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short. Brian Hunter choked big in the ninth to ruin the rally. Hunter has been mired in a terrible slump.
The win was credited to Jeff Fassero(6-5) who went 7 and 1/3 innings allowing 4 runs. Scott Sanders earned the save, his 2nd. Justin Thompson(2-6) was the losing pitcher. He was touched for 3 homeruns in his 7 innings of work.
'Just one or two mistakes were all it took to beat us today' Detroit's manager said. 'We take these games one day at a time, but this one was hard to take.' Amazingly, Detroit led 3 of the 4 games in the series.
BOXSCORE: 1997 Seattle Mariners At 1997 Detroit Tigers 6/8/1997
Mariners AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
J.Cora 2B 5 0 1 1 .271 B.Hunter CF 5 0 0 0 .239
A.Rodriguez SS 4 2 2 3 .274 T.Fryman 3B 5 0 0 0 .277
K.Griffey Jr. CF 4 0 0 0 .338 B.Higginson LF 3 2 2 0 .292
J.Buhner RF 3 0 0 0 .269 T.Clark 1B 3 1 2 1 .252
D.Wilson C 4 2 2 2 .246 J.Encarnacion DH 4 1 1 3 .152
M.Blowers 1B 4 0 2 0 .205 M.Nieves RF 4 0 1 0 .244
R.Kelly DH 4 1 2 0 .300 R.Casanova C 3 1 0 0 .221
R.Davis 3B 4 0 0 0 .257 D.Cruz SS 4 0 0 0 .231
L.Tinsley LF 4 1 1 0 .271 J.Reed 2B 3 0 1 0 .232
A-R.Ducey LF 0 0 0 0 .361 B-D.Easley PH 1 0 1 1 .254
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 6 10 6 Totals 35 5 8 5
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Tinsley In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Reed In 9th Inning
Mariners........ 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 6 10 0
Tigers.......... 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 0
Mariners (35-27) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Fassero WIN(6-5) 7 1/3 6 4 4 2 5 1 108 3.76 A1 D3
N.Charlton HOLD(1st) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 21 3.86 D4 D9
S.Sanders SAVE(2nd) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.60 E1
Totals 9 8 5 5 3 6 1
Tigers (28-33) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Thompson LOSS(2-6) 7 7 5 5 0 4 3 102 5.01 A1 D1
M.Myers 0 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 1 10 2.89 D2 D4
A.Sager 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 3.41 D5
Totals 9 10 6 6 1 6 4
ATTENDANCE- 47,758 DATE- Sunday, June 8th 1997 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:08
LEFT ON BASE- Mariners: 4 Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mariners: 0 Tigers: 1
DOUBLES- R.Kelly(12th), B.Higginson(12th)
TRIPLES- J.Cora(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Rodriguez-2(12th), D.Wilson-2(8th), J.Encarnacion(1st)
WALKS- J.Buhner, B.Higginson, T.Clark, R.Casanova
STRIKE OUTS- K.Griffey Jr., M.Blowers, R.Kelly, R.Davis-2, L.Tinsley, T.Fryman,
J.Encarnacion-2, M.Nieves, R.Casanova, D.Cruz
GIDP- D.Wilson
Thursday, June 5, 1997
GRIFFEY HITS 3 JACKS!
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| Griffey robbing homer at Tiger Stadium |
Griffey Jr. had a big evening at the plate. He smashed a two-run homer in the 4th inning, smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' in the 6th inning and lifted one out of the park for a two run home run in the 8th inning. The Seattle offense was great, scoring in 7 of the 9 innings.
Griffey Jr. is the only player in the majors to have two 3 home run games this year. He had his first 3 homer game on April 5th in Boston. Damion Easley of the Tigers has a single 3 home run game this season.
The winning pitcher was Jamie Moyer(8-1) who allowed 3 runs in 7 innings. Willie Blair(3-4) was given the loss. He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 9 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings.
'I was really seeing the ball tonight,' Griffey Jr. said 'I wish it was always this easy. I'm fuckin' awesome!'
BOXSCORE: 1997 Seattle Mariners At 1997 Detroit Tigers 6/5/1997
Mariners AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
R.Amaral 1B 4 3 3 3 .277 B.Hunter CF 5 0 1 0 .244
A.Rodriguez SS 4 0 0 0 .274 T.Fryman 3B 4 0 1 0 .289
K.Griffey Jr. CF 5 3 3 5 .349 B.Higginson LF 5 1 2 0 .286
E.Martinez DH 4 0 0 0 .345 T.Clark 1B 5 1 2 2 .255
J.Buhner RF 3 2 2 1 .277 B.Hamelin DH 4 0 1 0 .316
R.Davis 3B 5 2 2 2 .256 M.Walbeck C 4 1 1 0 .313
B.Gates 2B 5 1 1 0 .242 M.Nieves RF 4 1 1 1 .248
D.Wilson C 3 0 1 2 .240 J.Reed 2B 4 0 1 1 .226
L.Tinsley LF 3 2 2 0 .273 O.Miller SS 3 1 0 0 .229
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 13 14 13 Totals 38 5 10 4
Mariners........ 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 3 0 - 13 14 2
Tigers.......... 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 - 5 10 0
Mariners (32-27) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Moyer WIN(8-1) 7 7 3 2 1 2 1 115 3.99 A1 D3
S.Sanders 2 3 2 2 2 5 1 46 5.84 D4
Totals 9 10 5 4 3 7 2
Tigers (28-30) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
W.Blair LOSS(3-4) 5 9 9 9 2 0 2 96 5.37 A1 C9
A.Sager 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 22 3.60 D1 D7
T.Jones 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 22 1.85 D8 E4
J.Bautista 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.05 E5
Totals 9 14 13 13 2 4 4
ATTENDANCE- 40,707 DATE- Thursday, June 5th 1997 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 3:13
LEFT ON BASE- Mariners: 3 Tigers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mariners: 0 Tigers: 2
ERRORS- R.Amaral, A.Rodriguez
DOUBLES- R.Amaral-2(6th), R.Davis(11th), B.Gates(5th), L.Tinsley-2(5th),
B.Hamelin(7th)
TRIPLES- B.Higginson(1st)
HOME RUNS- K.Griffey Jr.-3(24th), R.Davis(14th), T.Clark(11th), M.Nieves(11th)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Rodriguez, D.Wilson
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Amaral
WALKS- J.Buhner, L.Tinsley, T.Fryman, B.Hamelin, O.Miller
HIT BY PITCH- E.Martinez, J.Buhner
STRIKE OUTS- E.Martinez, J.Buhner, R.Davis-2, T.Clark, B.Hamelin, M.Walbeck,
M.Nieves-2, J.Reed, O.Miller
GIDP- B.Gates, L.Tinsley
WILD PITCHES- S.Sanders
Monday, June 2, 1997
EXPOS' SEGUI COLLECTS 6 HITS
Montreal's David Segui went an incredible 6-for-6 with a home run and 5 RBI's in tonight's winning effort against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. It marks the first 6 hit game of the season and ranks among the best offensive performances of the year. Incredibly, Segui is 9-for-his-last-10 at the plate! His batting average has jumped 34 points in two days!
- The closely watched series between the Yankees and Orioles is turning into a laugher. So far through two games, the Yankees have been outscored 16-0. Baltimore catcher Chris Hoiles had an incredible game tonight. He was 4-for-6 with 2 jacks.
- Ken Griffey, Jr. has been in a home run funk. He hasn't hit a home run since May 23rd and has only hit two since May 5th. Griffey is still slugging .714, however. But still, come on, Ken!
- Dodgers' backstop Mike Piazza owns a current 22-game hitting streak. Both Ken Griffey Jr. and Tony Gwynn had their hitting streaks snapped on their 23rd games. If Piazza can get a base knock tomorrow, he'd own the season record. Piazza's hit 9 home runs during that stretch and is currently hitting lefties at a .445 clip on the season!
- Scott Erickson of the Orioles in running away with the Cy Young title thus far. Erickson is 9-1 with a 1.38 ERA. His finest performance of the year came on April 25 against Boston. He went 8 innings allowing just 1 hit and 0 walks. He's also the best in the league at holding runners. Base stealers are thrown out 66.7% of the time they run on him.
- In his last start Jose Rosado of the Royals pitched 11 innings and struckout 13 but got a no-decision. What gives?
- Roger Clemens is king! Clemens had a 17 strikeout performance on May 11 against Minnesota. He has pitched 7 complete games this season, including 6 straight! He held opponents scoreless for 3 starts in a row. Incredibly, Clemens got his dick ripped off by the Yankees two starts ago: he went just an inning and a third and allowed 6 earned runs.
- Angels' starter Allen Watson needs an exorcism. He has allowed 20 home runs in 13 starts this season. He allows 2.5 home runs per 9 innings pitched! Some starters don't even walk that many per start.
- Cincinnati's Mike Remlinger is the first pitcher this season to record 10 wins and he's a reliever!
TIGERS 3-0 SINCE MGR. MELTDOWN
Travis Fryman had a nice day by the bay. He finished 4-for-5 with two home runs, pushing his average up to .295. Bobby Hamelin collected three hits and Bobbo Higginson hit a solid RBI double. Starter Omar Olivares melted down during the 4th, walking in a pair of runners and allowing the Oakland order to bat around. But Olivares and the relief corp were able to solve Mark McGwire: he was 0-for-4.
The Tigers are now just two games under the elusive .500 mark. They haven't been able to hit .500 in quite some time. They'll play just one more here in Oakland before heading home to play these same A's and the Mariners.
Misc/Sabermetric Statistics For 1997 Detroit Tigers Totals After 56 Games
NAME OB% SLUG SB% RC RC/27 TOTAVG PROD ISOPW TB AB/HR
R.Casanova .296 .308 ---- 11.6 3.01 .495 .603 .069 40 65.00
T.Clark .344 .419 .500 27.3 4.85 .728 .763 .173 80 21.22
D.Cruz .262 .292 .000 11.4 2.29 .406 .554 .050 47 ----
D.Easley .330 .537 .800 32.2 5.84 .878 .867 .282 101 14.46
J.Encarnacion .343 .259 .500 2.9 3.12 .680 .602 .111 7 ----
T.Fryman .355 .429 .500 28.6 4.73 .704 .784 .133 90 52.50
B.Hamelin .368 .477 .000 22.4 6.38 .804 .845 .164 61 25.60
B.Higginson .378 .438 .667 31.6 5.93 .838 .816 .157 81 30.83
B.Hunter .307 .320 .636 23.1 3.13 .620 .627 .079 73 ----
O.Miller .261 .422 ---- 5.0 3.99 .588 .683 .178 19 45.00
P.Nevin .274 .376 .000 9.9 3.10 .576 .651 .178 38 25.25
M.Nieves .303 .579 .000 20.9 6.00 .860 .882 .331 70 12.10
J.Reed .283 .245 .000 3.4 2.38 .410 .528 .020 12 ----
B.Trammell .274 .379 .500 6.8 3.34 .593 .653 .167 25 33.00
M.Walbeck .379 .517 .750 11.8 7.41 .930 .895 .200 31 30.00
ALL PITCHERS ---- ---- ---- -- --- ---- .000 ---- 0 ----
---------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ------ ------ ----- ----- ---- ------
TEAM TOTALS .324 .585 4.37 .734 775
.410 245.3 .686 .154 32.59
NAME OPPAV H/9 BB/9 SO/9 HR/9 RNSUP IR ISP IRS IRSC% SO/BB
J.Bautista .268 10.1 2.3 5.5 0.9 --- 11 6 1 .091 2.40
W.Blair .263 9.0 1.7 4.7 1.2 3.55 0 0 0 ---- 2.83
D.Brocail .211 6.8 2.9 7.3 0.9 5.50 6 2 0 .000 2.50
G.Dishman .286 10.0 5.0 3.0 0.0 4.00 1 1 0 .000 .60
K.Jarvis .446 20.4 4.4 3.9 2.2 4.00 3 1 2 .667 .88
T.Jones .244 8.5 6.6 6.2 0.4 --- 8 4 5 .625 .94
G.Keagle .313 11.8 1.9 6.2 2.4 8.00 2 1 2 1.000 3.25
F.Lira .294 10.1 6.0 3.5 1.1 2.33 0 0 0 ---- .59
D.Miceli .154 4.4 3.2 6.4 0.6 --- 7 5 1 .143 2.00
B.Moehler .297 10.5 3.4 4.7 1.6 3.91 0 0 0 ---- 1.39
M.Myers .194 6.4 3.4 7.9 1.0 --- 25 14 7 .280 2.29
O.Olivares .280 9.8 3.3 5.0 1.5 6.29 0 0 0 ---- 1.53
A.Sager .204 6.4 1.3 6.1 0.6 --- 4 3 0 .000 4.75
S.Sanders .296 10.5 3.0 7.5 1.0 4.67 0 0 0 ---- 2.50
J.Thompson .243 8.2 1.9 6.0 1.4 4.67 0 0 0 ---- 3.22
ALL NON-PITCHERS ---- --- --- --- --- --- 0 0 0 ---- ---
----------------- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- --- --- --- ----- -----
TEAM TOTALS .265 3.0 1.2 67 18 1.84
9.1 5.5 4.38 37 .269
Sunday, June 1, 1997
TIGERS & METS MANAGERS IN TOTAL WAR
Tigers manager Mat McNeil and Mets manager Eric Graham have resorted to calling each other "motha fuckin nigga motha fuckas" in two heated ass videos available online. Graham called out McNeil for dogging his team, McNeil responded in full nigger fashion. Check out these vids.
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