September 25, 1963 Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
CHW 2 KCA 7
@BOS 6 WSA 6
@DET 2 NYY 3
LAA 1 STL 5
@CHC 2 HOU 2
PIT 1 LAD 1
NYM 0 MLN 9
CIN 5 PHI 6
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 2,017

Wednesday, September 25, 1963
Time of Game: 2:26

White Sox

91-67

Lost 1

2nd, 12½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  6  1
Orioles         0  0  2   0  0  3   0  5  X   10 12  1

W: M McCormick (6-8), L: G Peters (19-7), S: D Hall (11)

Orioles

84-75

Won 1

4th, 20 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hershberger CF              5   0   2   0    0   0  .273  .682    0    4   0   
D Buford 3B                   5   1   0   0    0   2  .333  .855    0    2   3   
F Robinson RF                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .284  .785    0    3   0   
R Hansen SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .670    0    1   1   
D Nicholson LF                2   1   0   0    2   2  .231  .738    0    4   0   
C Carreon C                   2   0   1   1    2   0  .270  .663    0    2   0   
T McCraw 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .254  .688    0    6   0   
A Weis 2B                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .279  .669    0    1   2   CS
  D Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .517    0    0   0   
  K Berry 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Peters P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .259  .731    0    1   1   
  C Smith PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  B Howard P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  B McCall PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   6   2    5   9                    24   7

BATTING

TB: M Hershberger 2; T McCraw 2; C Carreon; C Smith.

RBI: A Weis (17); C Carreon (32).

2-out RBI: C Carreon.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

E: C Carreon (6).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Weis (1, 2nd base by M McCormick/J Orsino).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 3   1   0   1    1   0  .250  .624    0    1   4   SF
J Gaines LF                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .279  .845    0    1   0   
  R Snyder PH-LF              2   1   1   1    0   0  .258  .689    0    0   0   
B Johnson 1B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .777    0    3   1   
  J Gentile PH-1B             1   0   1   1    1   0  .239  .761    0    1   0   
J Orsino C                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .814    0    9   1   2B
B Robinson 3B                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .253  .671    0    2   0   SF
S Bowens RF                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .333  .840    0    2   0   
J Brandt CF                   3   2   1   1    1   0  .252  .707    0    4   0   3B
B Saverine 2B                 4   1   3   2    0   0  .234  .609    0    3   0   3B,SB
M McCormick P                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .174  .447    0    1   1   SH
  D Hall P                    1   1   1   1    0   0  .481 1.111    0    0   0   
Totals                       33  10  12   9    4   1                    27   7

BATTING

2B: J Orsino (18, off G Peters).

3B: J Brandt (5, off B Howard); B Saverine (2, off G Peters).

SF: B Robinson (4, off G Peters); L Aparicio (6, off G Peters).

SH: M McCormick (3, off G Peters).

TB: B Saverine 5; J Brandt 3; J Orsino 2; B Johnson; D Hall; S Bowens; R Snyder; J Gaines; M McCormick; J Gentile.

RBI: B Saverine 2 (12); R Snyder (36); B Robinson (66); J Gentile (67); J Gaines (20); L Aparicio (45); D Hall (4); J Brandt (58).

2-out RBI: B Saverine 2; D Hall; R Snyder; J Gentile.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 7 for 14.

FIELDING

E: L Aparicio (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Saverine (8, 3rd base off G Peters/C Carreon).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Peters, L (19-7)             6     8   5   5    1   1   0   2.18   27     -       ·  ·      6·10· 1· 8     36    -     1.26  -0.38
B Howard                       2     4   5   3    3   0   0   2.81   13     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 4          0-0    0.11  -0.01
Totals                         8    12  10   8    4   1   0          40     -       ·  ·      9·12· 2·12           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M McCormick, W (6-8)           7     4   2   1    5   7   0   4.30   30     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 1· 4     65    -     1.56   0.07
D Hall, S (11)                 2     2   0   0    0   2   0   3.04    8     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 1· 2          0-0    0.51   0.04
Totals                         9     6   2   1    5   9   0          38     -       ·  ·      6·10· 2· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Smith, 1B - Al Salerno, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Hank Soar.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 2,017.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. M Hershberger        CF    1. L Aparicio           SS 
2. D Buford             3B    2. J Gaines             LF 
3. F Robinson           RF    3. B Johnson            1B 
4. R Hansen             SS    4. J Orsino             C  
5. D Nicholson          LF    5. B Robinson           3B 
6. C Carreon            C     6. S Bowens             RF 
7. T McCraw             1B    7. J Brandt             CF 
8. A Weis               2B    8. B Saverine           2B 
9. G Peters             P     9. M McCormick          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  2-3  12-      17%  92% B Saverine      G Peters        Triple; Orsino Scores; Bowens Scores
   t 6   2  2-1  123     -17%  47% C Carreon       M McCormick     Walk; Buford Scores; Robinson to 3B; Nicholson to 2B
   b 6   0  2-2  1--      15%  78% J Orsino        G Peters        Double to LF; Johnson to 3B
   t 6   2  2-2  123      11%  57% T McCraw        M McCormick     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   b 3   0  1-0  12-      10%  63% M McCormick     G Peters        Single to LF; Brandt to 3B; Saverine to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  M Hershberger   Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  D Buford        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      55%  F Robinson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Gary Peters facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  L Aparicio      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  J Gaines        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike McCormick facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  R Hansen        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      50%  D Nicholson     Walk
          1--      46%  C Carreon       Walk; Nicholson to 2B
          12-      39%  T McCraw        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Nicholson to 3B; Carreon to 2B
   RO     123      37%  A Weis          Groundout: P-SS-1B; Nicholson Scores/unER; Carreon to 3B; McCraw to 2B
   O      -23      43%  G Peters        Strikeout
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Gary Peters facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  J Orsino        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      39%  B Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      38%  S Bowens        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      39%  M Hershberger   Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      41%  D Buford        Strikeout
   O      ---      42%  F Robinson      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Gary Peters facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  J Brandt        Walk
          1--      54%  B Saverine      Single; Brandt to 2B
          12-      63%  M McCormick     Single to LF; Brandt to 3B; Saverine to 2B
   RO     123      60%  L Aparicio      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Brandt Scores
          12-      63%  J Gaines        Saverine Steals 3B
   R      1-3      71%  " "             Single to LF; Saverine Scores; McCormick to 2B
   O      12-      67%  B Johnson       Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Gaines to 2B
   O      12-      64%  J Orsino        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike McCormick facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      67%  R Hansen        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  D Nicholson     Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  C Carreon       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gary Peters facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      68%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  S Bowens        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      66%  J Brandt        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike McCormick facing 7-8-9
          ---      60%  T McCraw        Single
   O      1--      65%  A Weis          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      71%  G Peters        Weis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      72%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Gary Peters facing 8-9-1
          ---      75%  B Saverine      Single to LF
   O      1--      74%  M McCormick     Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Saverine to 2B
   O      -2-      71%  L Aparicio      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      68%  J Gaines        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Mike McCormick facing 1-2-3
          ---      62%  M Hershberger   Single to CF
   O      1--      67%  D Buford        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      61%  F Robinson      Walk; Buford to 2B
   O      12-      66%  R Hansen        Flyball: CF; Robinson to 2B; Buford to 3B
          -23      63%  D Nicholson     Walk
   R      123      47%  C Carreon       Walk; Buford Scores; Robinson to 3B; Nicholson to 2B
   O      123      57%  T McCraw        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Gary Peters facing 3-4-5
          ---      62%  B Johnson       Single to RF
          1--      78%  J Orsino        Double to LF; Johnson to 3B
   RO     -23      77%  B Robinson      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores
          -2-      79%  S Bowens        Single to 3B; Orsino stays at 2B
   O      12-      75%  J Brandt        Flyball: RF
   RR     12-      92%  B Saverine      Triple; Orsino Scores; Bowens Scores
   O      --3      91%  M McCormick     Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 5.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike McCormick facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  A Weis          Flyball: 1B
                  Charley Smith pinch hits for Gary Peters batting 9th
          ---      91%  C Smith         Single to CF
          1--      86%  M Hershberger   Single to RF; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      91%  D Buford        Lineout: 3B
   O      12-      95%  F Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bruce Howard facing 1-2-3
                  Bruce Howard replaces Charley Smith pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  L Aparicio      Flyball: LF
                  Russ Snyder pinch hits for Joe Gaines batting 2nd
   O      ---      94%  R Snyder        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Jim Gentile pinch hits for Bob Johnson batting 3rd
          ---      95%  J Gentile       Walk
   O      1--      94%  J Orsino        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 5.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Dick Hall facing 4-5-6
                  Dick Hall replaces Mike McCormick pitching and batting 9th; Jim Gentile moves to 1B; Russ Snyder moves to LF
   O      ---      96%  R Hansen        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      97%  D Nicholson     Strikeout
          ---      96%  C Carreon       Single to RF
          1--      94%  T McCraw        Single to LF; Carreon to 2B
                  Deacon Jones pinch hits for Al Weis batting 8th
   O      12-      98%  D Jones         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bruce Howard facing 5-6-7
                  Ken Berry replaces Deacon Jones playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  S Bowens        Walk
   R      1--      99%  J Brandt        Triple; Bowens Scores
   O      --3      99%  B Saverine      Lineout: SS
   R      --3     100%  D Hall          Single to RF; Brandt Scores
          1--     100%  L Aparicio      Walk; Hall to 2B
   R      12-     100%  R Snyder        Single; Hall Scores; Aparicio to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  J Gentile       Baserunner Advance; Aparicio Scores/Adv on E2/unER; Snyder to 3B
   R      --3     100%  " "             Single to RF; Snyder Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  J Orsino        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 10.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-10, Dick Hall facing 9-1-2
                  Brian McCall pinch hits for Bruce Howard batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B McCall        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Hershberger   Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  D Buford        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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