Game #145
Friday, September 21, 2001
Boston 5, Detroit 2
DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Macias cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
Easley 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .251
Higginson lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .274
Clark dh 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .288
Halter 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .274
Munson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .167
Cruz ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .245
Magee rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .217
Inge c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
a-Fick ph-c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
Totals 30 2 5 2 2 8 11
a-singled for Inge in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - Higginson (26, Urbina). 3B - Magee (4, Fossum). HR
- Clark (16, 2nd inning off Fossum 0 on, 0 out). RBI - Clark (75),
Magee (16). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Magee 1,
Macias 1, Munson 1. GIDP - Halter, Higginson, Easley. Team LOB - 4.
FIELDING: DP: 1 (Munson-H Murray-Cruz).
BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Stynes 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
Nixon cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .276
Ramirez dh 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .306
Alcantara lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
O'Leary lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Pickering 1b 4 0 3 1 0 0 2 .545
Santos pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Daubach 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Hillenbrand 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .269
Merloni ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238
Lewis rf 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .279
Mirabelli c 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .218
Totals 33 5 11 5 3 4 14
BATTING: 2B - Pickering (1, Murray); Lewis (9, Murray); Hillenbrand
(19, Miller). HR - Ramirez (41, 1st inning off Murray 1 on, 1 out);
Mirabelli (8, 5th inning off Murray 1 on, 0 out). RBI - Ramirez 2
(121), Mirabelli 2 (25), Pickering (3). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - Hillenbrand 1, Mirabelli 2. Team LOB - 7.
BASERUNNING: CS - Nixon (4, 2nd base by Santos).
FIELDING: E - Hillenbrand (16, ground ball). DP: 3
(Merloni-Stynes-Pickering 2, Stynes-Merloni-Pickering).
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Detroit - 010 010 000 -- 2
Boston - 200 030 00x -- 5
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
Murray (L, 1-5) 5 6 5 5 3 2 2 5.88
Santos 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.20
Miller 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.37
Patterson 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.00
BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
Fossum (W, 2-1) 5 3 2 2 1 2 1 3.48
Wakefield (H, 4) 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.48
Urbina (S, 6) 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.25
HBP - Macias (by Wakefield). Pitches-strikes: Fossum 79-50;
Wakefield 39-26; Urbina 17-13; Murray 77-52; Santos 22-14;
Miller 11-6; Patterson 5-4. Ground balls-fly balls: Fossum
10-3; Wakefield 6-0; Urbina 0-0; Murray 10-2; Santos 2-2;
Miller 2-0; Patterson 0-0. Batters faced: Fossum 19;
Wakefield 10; Urbina 4; Murray 23; Santos 7; Miller 4; Patterson 2.
UMPIRES: HP--Scott Higgins. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Matt
Hollowell. 3B--Joe Brinkman.
T--2:33. Att--30,905. Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, right to left.
Play-by-play:
(b-ball, s-swinging strike, c-called strike, f-foul, i-intentional
ball; B/S/F/C-call on bunt attempt)
Detroit 1st -- Macias (ccf) grounded out second to first. Easley (cbcb) struck out looking. Higginson (sbbb) flied out to center.
Boston 1st -- Stynes grounded out shortstop to first. Nixon (bbbcff) walked. Ramirez (c) homered to left center, Nixon and Ramirez scored. Alcantara grounded out shortstop to first. Pickering (bbfcf) doubled to deep center. Hillenbrand (c) grounded out second to first.
Detroit 2nd -- Clark (bf) homered to left. Halter (f) safe at first on 3B's fielding error. Munson (bfs) grounded out first unassisted, Halter to second. Cruz (bbfb) grounded out shortstop to first. Magee (bbcf) flied out to center.
Boston 2nd -- Merloni (cb) flied out to right. Lewis (bbcf) struck out looking. Mirabelli grounded out third to first.
Detroit 3rd -- Inge (cc) grounded out first to pitcher. Macias (ccf) grounded out shortstop to first. Easley (bbb) grounded out third to first.
Boston 3rd -- Stynes (sf) fouled out to first. Nixon (cbf) grounded out second to first. Ramirez (cbcf) grounded out third to first.
Detroit 4th -- Higginson (c) grounded out first unassisted. Clark (b) singled to shallow center. Halter (sf) grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first.
Boston 4th -- Alcantara (c) grounded out shortstop to first. Pickering singled to left. Hillenbrand (ff) struck out swinging. Merloni (c) grounded into fielder's choice, Pickering out at second, shortstop to second.
Detroit 5th -- Munson (bffb) flied out to center. Cruz (cfbfbbf) walked. Magee (bb) tripled to center, Cruz scored. Inge (bcffbff) struck out swinging. Macias (bbb) grounded out shortstop to first.
Boston 5th -- Lewis (fbsb) doubled to right center, fielded by CF. Mirabelli (cbs) homered to left, Lewis and Mirabelli scored. Stynes (b) grounded out second to first. Nixon (bccf) singled to center. Ramirez (bbcb) walked, Nixon to second. Alcantara (bbbc) walked, Nixon to third, Ramirez to second. Pickering (bc) grounded out first to pitcher, Nixon scored, Alcantara out at second, pitcher to shortstop.
Detroit 6th -- Wakefield relieved Fossum Easley (cbbbc) walked. Higginson (bfcf) grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first. Clark (bccfbb) struck out swinging.
Boston 6th -- Santos relieved Murray. Hillenbrand (ccb) singled to right center, fielded by CF. Merloni grounded into fielder's choice, Hillenbrand out at second, shortstop to second. Lewis (bcc) struck out swinging. Mirabelli (bfbb) flied out to deep center.
Detroit 7th -- Halter (cs) struck out swinging. Munson (bbbcc) struck out looking. Cruz grounded out shortstop to first.
Boston 7th -- Stynes (c) singled to right. Nixon (b) grounded into fielder's choice, Stynes out at second, first to shortstop. Ramirez popped out to second. Alcantara (bbf - Nixon caught stealing, pitcher to first to pitcher to second).
Detroit 8th -- O'Leary replaced Alcantara in LF. Magee (ccb) grounded out third to first. Fick pinch-hit for Inge. Fick (cf) singled to center. Macias (cc) hit by pitch, Fick to second. Easley grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first.
Boston 8th -- Miller relieved Santos. O'Leary (bbbc) grounded out first to pitcher. Pickering (b) singled to shallow left. Santos pinch-ran for Pickering. Hillenbrand (bf) doubled to deep right center, fielded by CF, Santos to third. Merloni grounded into fielder's choice, Santos out at home, shortstop to catcher. Patterson relieved Miller. Lewis reached on infield single, fielded by LF, Hillenbrand to third, Merloni to second. Mirabelli (bsc) struck out swinging.
Detroit 9th -- Urbina relieved Wakefield. Daubach replaced Pickering at 1B. Higginson (cf) doubled to deep right. Clark (bcsb) struck out swinging. Halter (cbcf) struck out looking. Munson (cbs) struck out swinging.
AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
NY YANKEES 88 59 .599 - 46-26 42-33 46-18 20-13 12-20 LOST 2 BOSTON 75 70 .517 12 40-35 35-35 35-29 15-16 15-17 WON 2 TORONTO 72 75 .490 16 36-40 36-35 33-34 15-11 16-20 LOST 2 BALTIMORE 57 89 .390 30 1/2 28-43 29-46 25-35 16-16 10-26 WON 2 TAMPA BAY 52 95 .354 36 29-41 23-54 19-42 13-19 10-26 WON 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
CLEVELAND 84 64 .568 - 41-34 43-30 20-10 42-26 15-17 LOST 2 MINNESOTA 79 69 .534 5 45-31 34-38 13-19 41-21 16-20 WON 2 CHI WHITE SOX 76 72 .514 8 42-34 34-38 16-13 35-30 13-23 WON 2 DETROIT 58 89 .395 25 1/2 33-39 25-50 13-18 20-46 15-17 LOST 2 KANSAS CITY 58 89 .395 25 1/2 30-41 28-48 13-19 23-38 14-22 LOST 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Y-SEATTLE 106 42 .716 - 52-22 54-20 33-12 31-10 30-14 LOST 2 OAKLAND 90 58 .608 16 46-28 44-30 31-14 27-14 20-24 WON 2 ANAHEIM 74 74 .500 32 38-34 36-40 24-17 24-21 16-28 LOST 1 TEXAS 68 80 .459 38 39-38 29-42 21-20 17-28 22-22 WON 1
Y -- CLINCHED DIVISION TITLE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST RESULTS
BALTIMORE 7, NY YANKEES 6 BOSTON 5, DETROIT 2 TAMPA BAY 7, TORONTO 4 CHI WHITE SOX 8, KANSAS CITY 7 MINNESOTA 6, CLEVELAND 2 TEXAS 9, ANAHEIM 8 OAKLAND 5, SEATTLE 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ATLANTA 79 68 .537 - 34-38 45-30 33-28 22-14 15-17 LOST 1 PHILADELPHIA 79 69 .534 1/2 45-31 34-38 38-30 15-15 19-13 WON 1 NY METS 75 73 .507 4 1/2 41-32 34-41 37-28 14-19 14-18 WON 4 FLORIDA 68 79 .463 11 40-30 28-49 26-35 19-17 11-21 LOST 2 MONTREAL 63 85 .426 16 1/2 33-43 30-42 27-40 13-20 15-15 LOST 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
HOUSTON 87 60 .592 - 41-32 46-28 18-12 44-28 16-14 LOST 1 ST LOUIS 84 64 .568 3 1/2 50-26 34-38 19-11 40-30 17-16 WON 8 CHICAGO CUBS 81 66 .551 6 42-29 39-37 16-14 41-28 15-18 WON 3 MILWAUKEE 63 85 .426 24 1/2 32-41 31-44 15-15 35-44 08-16 LOST 6 CINCINNATI 60 88 .405 27 1/2 25-50 35-38 12-09 30-49 14-19 WON 1 PITTSBURGH 55 93 .372 32 1/2 35-41 20-52 05-22 31-42 11-22 LOST 6
NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
ARIZONA 83 65 .561 - 41-31 42-34 18-14 19-14 39-29 WON 1 SAN FRANCISCO 81 67 .547 2 46-29 35-38 18-14 18-18 35-30 WON 1 LOS ANGELES 79 69 .534 4 42-34 37-35 17-15 23-16 33-29 LOST 1 SAN DIEGO 73 74 .497 9 1/2 32-41 41-33 17-15 24-15 26-35 LOST 1 COLORADO 65 82 .442 17 1/2 36-38 29-44 14-16 21-18 28-38 WON 1
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST RESULTS
COLORADO 11, MONTREAL 9 (11 INNINGS) PHILADELPHIA 1, FLORIDA 0 ST LOUIS 9, PITTSBURGH 5 NY METS 3, ATLANTA 2 CHICAGO CUBS 12, HOUSTON 4 CINCINNATI 5, MILWAUKEE 2 SAN FRANCISCO 2, SAN DIEGO 0 ARIZONA 10, LOS ANGELES 0
MAJOR LEAGUE WILD CARD STANDINGS (THROUGH GAMES OF FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB
OAKLAND 90 58 .608 -
NATIONAL LEAGUE
TEAM WON LOST PCT GB
ST LOUIS 84 64 .568 - CHICAGO CUBS 81 66 .551 2 1/2 SAN FRANCISCO 81 67 .547 3 PHILADELPHIA 79 69 .534 5 LOS ANGELES 79 69 .534 5 NY METS 75 73 .507 9 SAN DIEGO 73 74 .497 10 1/2