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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 11, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 11, 1997 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 11, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 11, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Orel Hershiser |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Justin Thompson |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 19,869 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brian O'Nora 1B: Jim McKean 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| David Justice | Left Fielder |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | DH |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Higginson | Right Fielder |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| Curtis Pride | DH |
| Phil Nevin | Left Fielder |
| Raul Casanova | Catcher |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 11, 1997
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Thompson
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Thompson
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Thompson
Thome hits a fly ball into left field. Nevin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Hershiser
Hunter hits a line drive towards the mound. Hershiser reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Hershiser
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Hershiser
Higginson hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Higginson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Hershiser
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Thompson
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Thompson
Justice strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Thompson
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Hershiser
Chad Curtis now playing right field.
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pride vs. Hershiser
Pride hits a line drive into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nevin vs. Hershiser
Nevin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Hershiser
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Thompson
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Thompson
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Thompson
Vizquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Thompson
There goes Vizquel. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Vizquel steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Grissom vs. Thompson
There goes Vizquel. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Vizquel steals third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Grissom vs. Thompson
Grissom takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Fernandez vs. Thompson
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Vizquel scores. Grissom moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Thome vs. Thompson
Thome strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hershiser
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Justice. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Hershiser
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Easley vs. Hershiser
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Higginson vs. Hershiser
Higginson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Curtis. Higginson reaches second base with a double. Cruz scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Hershiser
Clark is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Fryman vs. Hershiser
There's a wild pitch. Higginson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Fryman vs. Hershiser
Fryman hits a fly ball into right field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Thompson
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Thompson
Justice strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Thompson
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Thompson
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pride vs. Hershiser
Pride hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nevin vs. Hershiser
Nevin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Hershiser
Casanova hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Casanova for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Thompson
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Thompson
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vizquel for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Thompson
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hershiser
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Hershiser
Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Hershiser
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Hershiser
There's a wild pitch. Easley moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Higginson vs. Hershiser
Higginson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Thompson
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Thompson
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Thompson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hershiser
Clark hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Hershiser
Fryman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Pride vs. Hershiser
Pride hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Williams. Fryman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nevin vs. Hershiser
Nevin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fryman scores. Pride moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Casanova vs. Hershiser
Casanova hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pride moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Hershiser
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. Pride scores. Nevin moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Hershiser
Hunter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Easley vs. Hershiser
Easley hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Thompson
Justice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nevin. Justice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Curtis vs. Thompson
Curtis hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Justice moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Seitzer vs. Thompson
Seitzer hits a fly ball into left field. Nevin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Justice tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Thompson
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Hershiser
Higginson hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Grissom. Higginson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Hershiser
There's a wild pitch. Higginson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Hershiser
Clark hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching.
Fryman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pride vs. Mesa
Pride takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Nevin vs. Mesa
There goes Pride. The throw from Alomar and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nevin vs. Mesa
Nevin hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Casanova vs. Mesa
Casanova hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Kline
Steve Kline now pitching.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Thompson
Vizquel hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Thompson
Grissom hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Easley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Thompson
Fernandez hits a line drive towards short. Cruz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Kline
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Kline
Easley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Kline
Higginson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Kline
Clark hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Higginson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Fryman vs. Jackson
Michael Jackson now pitching.
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. Higginson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Pride vs. Jackson
Pride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Higginson scores. Fryman moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Nevin vs. Jackson
Nevin hits a line drive to right field. Curtis throws towards third. Williams fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Fryman scores. Pride goes all the way around to score. Nevin moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Casanova vs. Jackson
Casanova strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Myers
Mike Myers now pitching.
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Myers
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Myers
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/11/1997 -- Cleveland at Detroit (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Grissom M, cf 3 0 0 0 Hunter B, cf 4 0 1 0
Fernandez T, 2b 4 0 1 1 Easley D, 2b 5 1 1 1
Thome J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Higginson B, rf 4 2 3 1
Williams M, 3b 4 1 1 1 Clark T, 1b 4 2 3 3
Justice D, lf 4 1 1 0 Fryman T, 3b 5 2 1 0
Ramirez M, rf 1 0 0 0 Pride C, dh 4 2 1 1
Curtis C, rf 2 0 0 0 Nevin P, lf 4 1 3 3
Seitzer K, dh 2 0 0 1 Casanova R, c 5 0 1 0
Alomar Jr. S, c 3 0 0 0 Cruz D, ss 4 1 1 1
Vizquel O, ss 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 4 3 39 11 15 10
Cleveland 001 100 100 -- 3
Detroit 001 003 34x -- 11
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser O (L)* 6.0 9 6 4 2 3
Mesa J 0.2 2 1 1 1 1
Kline S 0.2 2 3 3 1 0
Jackson M 0.2 2 1 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson J (W) 8.0 4 3 3 1 5
Myers M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- Williams M 2
LOB -- Cleveland 2, Detroit 9
2B -- Higginson B 3, Cruz D, Justice D
HR -- Williams M, Clark T 2, Nevin P, Easley D
SB -- Vizquel O 2
CS -- Pride C
SF -- Seitzer K
HBP -- by Hershiser O (Nevin P)
WP -- Hershiser O 3
T -- 2:42
A -- 19869
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