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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 3, 1998
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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 September 3, 1998 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dwight Gooden |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Justin Thompson |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 14,605 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brian O'Nora 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Jim Evans |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| David Justice | Left Fielder |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| Cecil Fielder | DH |
| Richie Sexson | First Baseman |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Enrique Wilson | Second Baseman |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kimera Bartee | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Higginson | Left Fielder |
| Juan Encarnacion | Right Fielder |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
| Luis Gonzalez | DH |
| Gabe Alvarez | Third Baseman |
| Paul Bako | Catcher |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Larry Parrish | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 3, 1998
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Thompson
Lofton strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Thompson
Vizquel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bako settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Thompson
Justice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartee vs. Gooden
Bartee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Gooden
Higginson hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Gooden
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Thompson
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Fryman vs. Thompson
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Thompson
Fielder 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: 3-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Gooden
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Gooden
Easley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fryman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Gooden
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sexson vs. Thompson
Sexson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Thompson
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Thompson
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Lofton vs. Thompson
Lofton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Lofton reaches second base with a double. Alomar scores. Wilson goes all the way around to score. Lofton moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vizquel vs. Thompson
Vizquel hits a popup towards third. Alvarez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Justice vs. Thompson
Justice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Thompson
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Gooden
Alvarez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bako vs. Gooden
Bako hits a line drive beyond third. Fryman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Alvarez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Gooden
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Alvarez moves to third. Bako moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Bartee vs. Gooden
Bartee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alvarez scores. Bako moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Higginson vs. Gooden
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sexson fields it and throws to home to get Bako. Bartee moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Encarnacion vs. Gooden
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Thompson
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Thompson
Fielder hits a popup towards third. Alvarez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sexson vs. Thompson
Sexson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez juggles the ball. That's an error on Alvarez. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Thompson
Alomar hits a fly ball into right field. Encarnacion settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Gooden
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Gooden
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Gooden
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sexson scoops it up and throws to first, with Gooden covering, for the out. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alvarez vs. Gooden
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Thompson
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. Thompson
Lofton bunts towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Vizquel vs. Thompson
Vizquel strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Justice vs. Thompson
Justice hits a fly ball into center field. Bartee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Gooden
Bako hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sexson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bako for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Gooden
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartee vs. Gooden
Bartee hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Thompson
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Thompson
Fryman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Thompson
Thompson fires to first and has Fryman trapped. There's the throw to Cruz who tags Fryman for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Thompson
Fielder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Gooden
Higginson hits a line drive into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Gooden
Encarnacion hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Gooden
There goes Encarnacion. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Encarnacion steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Gooden
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Easley vs. Gooden
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sexson vs. Thompson
Sexson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Thompson
Alomar hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Alomar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Thompson
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Easley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Thompson
Lofton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Gooden
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Gooden
Alvarez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bako vs. Gooden
Joe Randa pinch runs for Gabe Alvarez.
Bako strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Gooden
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randa moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bartee vs. Gooden
Bartee strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Thompson
Joe Randa now playing third base.
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Thompson
Justice hits a fly ball into center field. Bartee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Thompson
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Poole
Jim Poole now pitching. Mark Whiten now playing left field.
Higginson hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Reed
Steve Reed now pitching.
Encarnacion hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Reed
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Easley vs. Reed
Easley strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Anderson
Matt Anderson now pitching.
Fryman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Anderson
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sexson vs. Anderson
There goes Fryman. The throw from Bako and he is out, Easley applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sexson vs. Anderson
Sexson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Jackson
Michael Jackson now pitching.
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bako vs. Jackson
Bako hits a line drive into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Catalanotto vs. Jackson
Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Deivi Cruz.
Catalanotto hits a line drive towards first. Sexson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1998 -- Cleveland at Detroit (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Lofton K, cf 3 0 1 2 Bartee K, cf 4 0 1 1
Vizquel O, ss 4 0 0 0 Higginson B, lf 4 0 0 0
Justice D, lf 3 0 0 0 Encarnacion J, rf 4 0 2 0
Whiten M, lf 0 0 0 0 Clark T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Ramirez M, rf 4 0 1 0 Easley D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Fryman T, 3b 3 0 1 0 Gonzalez L, dh 4 0 0 0
Fielder C, dh 4 0 0 0 Alvarez G, 3b 1 1 0 0
Sexson R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Randa J, pr-3b 1 0 1 0
Alomar Jr. S, c 3 1 2 0 Bako P, c 4 0 1 0
Wilson E, 2b 3 1 2 0 Cruz D, ss 3 0 1 0
Catalanotto F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 7 2 34 1 7 1
Cleveland 002 000 000 -- 2
Detroit 001 000 000 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden D (W) 7.0 5 1 1 1 5
Poole J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Reed S 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Assenmacher P 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Jackson M (S) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson J (L) 8.0 6 2 2 2 6
Anderson M 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Alvarez G
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Detroit 8
2B -- Lofton K, Alomar Jr. S
SB -- Encarnacion J
CS -- Fryman T 2
SH -- Lofton K
HBP -- by Gooden D (Alvarez G)
T -- 2:34
A -- 14605
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