MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/21/1999
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 11967 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 1999 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (65-86) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0
Detroit Tigers (98-52) 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 X 9 12 0
Thome Excels in 9-2 Detroit Win
Riding the 3-hit performance of the 29-year old first baseman Jim Thome, the Detroit Tigers stopped the Cleveland Indians, 9-2, in 9 innings. Detroit starter Rick Reed was credited with the win after throwing 105 pitches over 7 innings. His record now stands at 14-4. Detroit is now 98-52, 16 games up in the AL Central Division.

Rafael Palmeiro helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 2-0, Tigers.

"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Palmeiro.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Guzman DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 3 22
   a-J. Snow DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249 12 66
M. Ordonez CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .307 12 72
C. Delgado 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .312 15 47
V. Castilla 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .271 24 89
B. Santiago C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .327 18 81
M. Lawton LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .267 0 24
B. Trammell RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .263 20 76
C. Ripken Jr. SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .275 9 72
A. Garcia 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .209 4 26
Totals 33 2 7 2 4 6 15      
a - J. Snow inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Guzman (15, 1st Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Castilla (20, 8th Inning off S. Woodard, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Santiago (18, 2nd Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Ordonez (12, 6th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Guzman 2 , M. Ordonez 4 , C. Delgado , V. Castilla 2 , B. Santiago 5 , C. Ripken Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Snow , C. Delgado , V. Castilla , B. Santiago , B. Trammell
GIDP: C. Ripken Jr.
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Ordonez (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ripken Jr.-Garcia-Delgado)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Abreu RF, CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .312 35 103
C. Febles SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .293 10 52
   c-J. Mateo PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 1 2
J. Thome 1B 4 3 3 2 0 1 0 .364 45 153
C. Lee LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .358 39 172
R. Palmeiro DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .311 48 169
A. Ramirez 3B 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 .416 3 20
   a-M. Gulan PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
D. Easley 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .312 25 112
R. Langerhans CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .171 2 14
   b-P. Rappoli PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
T. Rumfield C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 2 5
Totals 35 9 12 9 3 4 13      
a - M. Gulan pinch hit for A. Ramirez in the 7th
b - P. Rappoli pinch hit for R. Langerhans in the 7th
c - J. Mateo pinch hit for C. Febles in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Febles 2 (25, 1st Inning off D. Osborne, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off D. Osborne, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Thome (45, 6th Inning off T. Mathews, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Abreu , C. Febles 4 , J. Thome 6 , C. Lee , R. Palmeiro , A. Ramirez 2 , D. Easley , R. Langerhans
2-out RBI: C. Febles , J. Thome , A. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Easley , T. Rumfield
GIDP: J. Mateo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Langerhans (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Febles-Easley-Thome)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Osborne L (9-11) 5.2 11 8 8 1 2 0 104 5.34   
T. Mathews 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 1 30 5.23   
J. Eischen 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 6.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Osborne 16
Batters Faced: D. Osborne 29, T. Mathews 7, J. Eischen 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Osborne 4-11, T. Mathews 1-2, J. Eischen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Osborne 104-70, T. Mathews 30-20, J. Eischen 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mathews 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Reed W (14-4) 7.0 4 2 2 3 5 2 105 4.85   
S. Woodard 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 24 6.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 63
Batters Faced: R. Reed 27, S. Woodard 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 8-7, S. Woodard 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 105-71, S. Woodard 24-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Thome
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 39400
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