In the most dramatic finish to a game I've had in a very long time, my Detroit Tigers won their regular season playoff game against the Toronto Blue Jays with a Cecil Fielder walk-off homerun in the bottom of the 9th inning. The Tigers had built a 5-2 lead heading into the 8th inning, but Candy Maldanado hit a 3-run homer off Mike Hennemann to cap off a 4 run inning. Then the bottom of the 9th game up with Detroit still trailing 6-5.
Tony Phillips started the inning by popping out. Lou Whitaker walked, for the 4th time in the game. Alan Trammel hit into a force-out, leaving the Tigers with a runner on 1st and 2 out. Cecil Fielder came to the plate with the crowd on their feet and I rolled a 1-9, a ballpark homerun chance of 1-15 and flyout 16-20. I rolled a 15! Fielder's hit barely cleared the fence for a game winning, walkoff 2-run homer. The fans went wild (and so did I) as Detroit won the AL East Pennant!
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1991 American League Date: 10/7/1991
TORONTO AT DETROIT
Blue Jays....... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 - 6 8 0
Tigers.......... 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 - 7 7 0
Win:Henneman(10-7) Loss:Acker(4-6)
Homeruns- D.White(17th), C.Maldonado(13th), C.Fielder(54th)
It was a great finish at Tiger Stadium as the impressive Detroit Tigers pulled
off a dramatic comeback beating the Toronto Blue Jays by the count of 7 to
6.
Detroit came through with the game-winning runs in the 9th inning plating 2
runs. After an out was recorded, Lou Whitaker started the attack as he drew
a walk. One out later, Cecil Fielder came to bat and popped a two-run clout
over the fence resulting in a mighty exciting win for Detroit and the 45,487
home town fans in attendance. Detroit managed 7 hits in their victory.
Mike Henneman(10-7) got the win allowing 1 run in 1 and 2/3 innings. Jim
Acker(4-6) was charged with the loss in relief. 'Now there is a lesson in
perseverance for you,' Fielder noted. 'It was looking pretty dim there for a
while, but we just kept plugging away and it really paid off in spades! And
it was great to see the crowd go crazy there at the end!'
BOXSCORE: 1991 Toronto Blue Jays At 1991 Detroit Tigers 10/7/1991
Blue Jays AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
D.White CF 5 2 3 2 .267 T.Phillips LF 5 0 1 1 .253
R.Alomar 2B 4 0 1 1 .279 L.Whitaker 2B 1 1 0 0 .261
J.Carter RF 4 1 0 0 .264 A.Trammell SS 4 2 1 0 .243
J.Olerud 1B 4 0 1 0 .242 C.Fielder DH 5 1 1 2 .274
A-M.Wilson PR 0 1 0 0 .254 M.Tettleton C 4 1 1 1 .240
B-C.Snyder 1B 0 0 0 0 .196 T.Fryman 3B 3 1 1 2 .281
K.Gruber 3B 4 0 1 0 .255 D.Bergman 1B 4 0 1 1 .280
C.Maldonado LF 4 1 1 3 .236 R.Deer RF 2 1 0 0 .228
C-R.Ducey LF 0 0 0 0 .118 M.Cuyler CF 3 0 1 0 .257
R.Mulliniks DH 2 0 0 0 .256
G.Myers C 4 1 1 0 .288
M.Lee SS 4 0 0 0 .251
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 6 8 6 Totals 31 7 7 7
A-Pinch Ran For Olerud In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Wilson In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Maldonado In 8th Inning
Blue Jays....... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 - 6 8 0
Tigers.......... 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 - 7 7 0
Blue Jays (96-67) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
T.Candiotti 5 2/3 6 5 5 6 3 0 108 2.44
M.Timlin 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.00
D.Ward HOLD(7th) 1 2/3 0 1 1 1 2 0 27 1.61
J.Acker LOSS(4-6) BS(2nd) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 4.09
Totals 8 2/3 7 7 7 7 6 1
Tigers (97-66) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Gullickson 7 1/3 7 5 5 2 5 1 114 4.03
M.Henneman W(10-7)B(14th) 1 2/3 1 1 1 2 2 1 37 3.70
Totals 9 8 6 6 4 7 2
ATTENDANCE- 45,487 DATE- Monday, October 7th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Rocky Roe, Rick Reed, Joe Brinkman, Derryl Cousins
T- 3:10
LEFT ON BASE- Blue Jays: 6 Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blue Jays: 0 Tigers: 0
DOUBLES- D.White-2(43rd), G.Myers(24th), M.Tettleton(20th), D.Bergman(16th)
HOME RUNS- D.White(17th), C.Maldonado(13th), C.Fielder(54th)
RBIs- D.White-2(72nd), R.Alomar(81st), C.Maldonado-3(36th), T.Phillips(77th),
C.Fielder-2(142nd), M.Tettleton(89th), T.Fryman-2(100th), D.Bergman(32nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Trammell, M.Cuyler
WALKS- R.Alomar, J.Carter, R.Mulliniks-2, L.Whitaker-4, T.Fryman, R.Deer-2
STRIKE OUTS- D.White-2, R.Alomar, J.Carter, J.Olerud, C.Maldonado, G.Myers,
A.Trammell, C.Fielder-3, R.Deer, M.Cuyler
2-out RBI- M.Tettleton, T.Fryman-2, T.Phillips, C.Maldonado-3, C.Fielder-2
RLISP 2-out- K.Gruber, M.Tettleton, L.Whitaker, J.Carter, A.Trammell-2
TEAM RISP- Blue Jays: 3 for 9 Tigers: 3 for 9
With the crowd on their collective feet, screaming at the top of their lungs,
very potent Detroit Tigers rallied to top Toronto Blue Jays by the score of 7
to 6.
Detroit scored the winning runs in the 9th inning scoring 2 runs. After an out
was recorded, Lou Whitaker keyed the rally when he drew a walk. After
another out, Cecil Fielder came up and he cleared the fences for a two-run
home run giving Detroit the win and sending the home town fans into a frenzy.
Detroit banged out 7 hits on the night.
Mike Henneman(10-7) got credit for the victory, pitching 1 and 2/3 innings and
allowing 1 run. Jim Acker(4-6) took the loss in relief.
Henneman and Fielder were really whooping it up in the clubhouse after the
great come from behind victory. As Sparky Anderson noted, 'A win like this
one can do wonders for a team's attitude.' Everyone shares in the joy - the
fans, the players - even you guys - it's better than winning by a dozen
runs!'
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0 D.White 5- 5 3 Double b-2
0 2 R.Alomar 6- 6 5 Single 2-H b-1
0 1 J.Carter 4-11 1 Ground Out 1-2 b-0
1 2 J.Olerud 5- 8 6 Line Out b-0
2 2 K.Gruber 1- 5 4 Pop Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0 T.Phillips 1- 4 5 Ground Out b-0
1 L.Whitaker 6- 7 5 Walk b-1
1 1 A.Trammell 1-10 5 Single 1-3 b-1
1 1 3 C.Fielder 3- 9 4 Strike Out b-0
2 1 3 M.Tettleton 2- 3 1 5 Double 3-H 1-3 b-2
2 23 T.Fryman 2- 5 3 Single 3-H 2-H b-1
2 1 D.Bergman 1- 3 5 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0 C.Maldonado 4- 4 2 Ground Out b-0
1 R.Mulliniks 2- 5 5 Walk b-1
1 1 G.Myers 1- 7 5 Fly Out b-0
2 1 M.Lee 5- 8 1 Line Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0 R.Deer 5- 4 2 Foul Out b-0
1 M.Cuyler 1- 5 3 Ground Out b-0
2 T.Phillips 6- 9 3 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
0 D.White 3- 8 4 Strike Out b-0
1 R.Alomar 2- 5 3 Strike Out b-0
2 J.Carter 1- 7 3 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
0 L.Whitaker 2- 6 5 Walk b-1
0 1 A.Trammell 2 Sac Bunt 1-2 b-0
1 2 C.Fielder 5- 5 3 Strike Out b-0
2 2 M.Tettleton 4- 7 1 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
0 J.Olerud 1- 9 3 Strike Out b-0
1 K.Gruber 5- 6 11 5 Single b-1
1 1 C.Maldonado 1- 6 3 Strike Out b-0
2 1 R.Mulliniks 2- 2 7 5 Line Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
0 T.Fryman 5-10 6 5 Line Out b-0
1 D.Bergman 2- 6 5 Ground Out b-0
2 R.Deer 6- 7 5 Walk b-1
2 1 M.Cuyler 5-11 2 Single 1-2 b-1
2 12 T.Phillips 3- 5 10 3 Single 2-H 1-3 b-1
2 1 3 L.Whitaker 1- 2 4 Foul Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
0 G.Myers 5- 4 19 5 Double b-2
0 2 M.Lee 6- 4 9 4 Line Out b-0
1 2 D.White 5- 5 4 Double 2-H b-2
1 2 R.Alomar 6- 5 3 Line Out b-0
2 2 J.Carter 5- 9 3 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
0 A.Trammell 4- 8 3 Strike Out b-0
1 C.Fielder 4- 9 4 Ground Out b-0
2 M.Tettleton 3-11 5 Fly Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
0 J.Olerud 6- 9 5 Pop Out b-0
1 K.Gruber 2- 7 15 2 Line Out b-0
2 C.Maldonado 6- 5 2 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
0 T.Fryman 6- 7 4 Walk b-1
0 1 D.Bergman 4-11 5 Double 1-H b-2
0 2 R.Deer 2- 8 5 Walk b-1
0 12 M.Cuyler 4 Sac Bunt 2-3 1-2 b-0
1 23 T.Phillips 2- 4 9 3 Line Out b-0
2 23 L.Whitaker 0 Int Walk b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Mike Timlin
2 123 A.Trammell 3-11 5 Pop Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
0 R.Mulliniks 1- 5 5 Fly Out b-0
1 G.Myers 1-10 3 Ground Out b-0
2 M.Lee 2- 7 12 3 Line Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
0 C.Fielder 2- 5 3 Strike Out b-0
1 M.Tettleton 5- 4 2 Foul Out b-0
2 T.Fryman 2- 8 3 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
0 D.White 5- 4 2 3 Home Run b-H
0 R.Alomar 2- 7 3 Ground Out b-0
1 J.Carter 2- 5 6 Walk b-1
1 1 J.Olerud 6- 6 5 Single 1-3 b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Mike Henneman
SUBSTITUTE PR- Mookie Wilson
1 1 3 K.Gruber 6- 4 6 Ground Out 1-2 b-0
2 23 C.Maldonado 2-10 4 5 Home Run 3-H 2-H b-H
2 R.Mulliniks 2- 5 4 Walk b-1
2 1 G.Myers 6- 5 3 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
SUBSTITUTE 1B- Cory Snyder
SUBSTITUTE LF- Rob Ducey
SUBSTITUTE P - Duane Ward
0 D.Bergman 3-11 5 Ground Out b-0
1 R.Deer 1-10 3 Strike Out b-0
2 M.Cuyler 2- 8 6 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
0 M.Lee 1- 7 5 Fly Out b-0
1 D.White 5- 8 6 Strike Out b-0
2 R.Alomar 3- 9 4 Walk b-1
2 1 J.Carter 5- 2 18 4 Line Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
0 T.Phillips 1- 8 3 Fly Out b-0
1 L.Whitaker 3- 8 5 Walk b-1
1 1 A.Trammell 3- 3 5 Force Play 1-o b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Jim Acker
2 1 C.Fielder 1- 9 15 5 Home Run 1-H b-H
LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1991 American League
ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL
East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT
1991 Detroit DEA 97 66 .595 ---- *WON* 84 78 .519 84 78 .519
1991 Toronto TOA 96 67 .589 1.0 91 71 .562 91 71 .562
1991 Milwaukee MLA 78 84 .481 18.5 83 79 .512 83 79 .512
1991 Baltimore BAA 76 86 .469 20.5 67 95 .414 67 95 .414
1991 Boston BOA 75 87 .463 21.5 84 78 .519 84 78 .519
1991 Cleveland CLA 73 89 .451 23.5 57 105 .352 57 105 .352
1991 New York NYA 67 95 .414 29.5 71 91 .438 71 91 .438
ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL
West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT
1991 Chicago CHA 99 63 .611 ---- *WON* 87 75 .537 87 75 .537
1991 Minnesota MNA 91 71 .562 8.0 95 67 .586 95 67 .586
1991 Seattle SEA 85 77 .525 14.0 83 79 .512 83 79 .512
1991 Kansas City KCA 77 85 .475 22.0 82 80 .506 82 80 .506
1991 California CAA 77 85 .475 22.0 81 81 .500 81 81 .500
1991 Texas TEA 74 88 .457 25.0 85 77 .525 85 77 .525
1991 Oakland OAA 70 92 .432 29.0 84 78 .519 84 78 .519
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