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Standings
CHW
@BAL		6
4
TEX
@BOS		6
9
KCR
@MIL		9
6
MIN
@NYY		4
6
CHC
@ATL		6
8
NYM
@CIN		2
3
PHI
@HOU		5
6
LAD
@PIT		1
2
SFG
@STL		4
2
Thursday, August 25, 1977, 7:36PM
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 12,673, Time of Game: 2:56
White Sox
6
70-54
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Orioles
4
71-53
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Dave Hamilton (3-4)
L: Dennis Martinez (11-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  1  0   0  0  3   1  1  0    6 10  1
Orioles         1  1  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    4 15  1

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Kessinger 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .557 -0.128 1.06 0.000 -0.128 -1.1 5 6
Alan Bannister SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 .293 .715 -0.021 0.80 0.043 -0.064 -0.2 2 3
Richie Zisk RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .308 .926 -0.049 0.93 0.042 -0.091 -0.7 1 0
Lamar Johnson DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 .324 .909 0.147 1.17 0.224 -0.077 0.4
Eric Soderholm 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .280 .850 0.096 0.98 0.147 -0.050 0.9 0 2 HR,2B
Chet Lemon CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 .281 .834 0.011 1.14 0.073 -0.062 0.0 3 1 HBP
Wayne Nordhagen LF 4 2 2 4 0 0 .318 .813 0.371 1.31 0.436 -0.065 3.1 2 0 2·HR
Jim Spencer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .720 -0.045 0.75 0.019 -0.064 -0.5 8 0
Brian Downing C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .802 -0.032 0.98 0.043 -0.075 -0.2 5 1
Ken Kravec P 1 1
   Dave Hamilton P 0 0
   Lerrin LaGrow P 0 0
Team Totals 37 6 10 6 2 4 .270 .866 0.350 1.01 1.027 -0.676 1.7 27 14
2B: E Soderholm (15, off D Martinez).
HR: W Nordhagen 2 (2, 1 off D Martinez, 1 off R May; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); E Soderholm (20, off R May; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: C Lemon (9, by R May).
TB: W Nordhagen 8; E Soderholm 6; L Johnson 2; R Zisk; B Downing; C Lemon; J Spencer.
RBI: W Nordhagen 4 (12); L Johnson (51); E Soderholm (58).
2-out RBI: W Nordhagen 3; L Johnson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 3. E Soderholm-D Kessinger-J Spencer 2; D Kessinger-A Bannister-J Spencer.
E: A Bannister (31).
Outfield Assists: C Lemon (D Skaggs at 3rd base).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Bumbry CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .297 .740 0.151 1.40 0.199 -0.048 0.9 5 0 SH
Rich Dauer 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 .232 .588 0.211 1.75 0.286 -0.075 2.3 4 3 3B
Ken Singleton RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 .331 .958 0.014 1.96 0.151 -0.137 0.1 1 0
Lee May 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .255 .717 -0.181 1.78 0.123 -0.304 -0.3 12 1 2·GDP
Eddie Murray DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 .757 -0.151 1.58 0.032 -0.183 -1.5 GDP
Andres Mora LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .257 .838 -0.115 1.16 0.000 -0.115 -1.3 0 0
Doug DeCinces 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 .755 -0.018 1.05 0.051 -0.069 -0.2 0 1
Mark Belanger SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .190 .509 -0.057 1.10 0.013 -0.070 -0.4 0 7
   Tony Muser PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .625 0.025 0.60 0.025 0.000 0.1
   Kiko Garcia SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .548 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dave Skaggs C 3 1 2 0 0 0 .272 .654 0.011 1.14 0.053 -0.041 0.3 2 0
   Terry Crowley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .778 -0.041 1.46 0.000 -0.041 -0.2
   Ken Rudolph C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .562 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Rudy May P 0 1
   Dennis Martinez P 1 0
Team Totals 38 4 15 4 1 5 .395 .858 -0.151 1.46 0.933 -1.083 -0.3 27 13
3B: R Dauer (1, off K Kravec).
SH: A Bumbry (2, off K Kravec).
TB: R Dauer 5; A Bumbry 3; L May 2; D Skaggs 2; K Singleton; T Muser; D DeCinces; M Belanger; E Murray.
GIDP: L May 2 (14); E Murray (20).
RBI: L May (73); R Dauer (13); K Singleton (77); A Bumbry (25).
2-out RBI: A Bumbry.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
E: R Dauer (5).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Kravec 4.1 12 4 4 0 3 0 4.45 22 26 -0.246 1.11 -2.8
Dave Hamilton, W (3-4) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.50 8 2 0 -0.071 1.62 0.7
Lerrin LaGrow, S (20) 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.69 10 2 0 0.467 2.10 2.4
Team Totals 9 15 4 4 1 5 0 4.00 40 26 4 0 0.150 1.01 0.3
D Hamilton faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rudy May 5.2 6 4 4 2 1 2 4.08 26 40 -0.161 1.07 -1.4
Dennis Martinez, L (11-7) 3.1 4 2 2 0 3 1 3.53 14 1 0 -0.189 0.89 -0.3
Team Totals 9 10 6 6 2 4 3 6.00 40 40 1 0 -0.350 1.46 -1.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R May (5; C Lemon).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Don Denkinger.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 12,673.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Baltimore Orioles
1 Don Kessinger 2B 1 Al Bumbry CF
2 Alan Bannister SS 2 Rich Dauer 2B
3 Richie Zisk RF 3 Ken Singleton RF
4 Lamar Johnson DH 4 Lee May 1B
5 Eric Soderholm 3B 5 Eddie Murray DH
6 Chet Lemon CF 6 Andres Mora LF
7 Wayne Nordhagen LF 7 Doug DeCinces 3B
8 Jim Spencer 1B 8 Mark Belanger SS
9 Brian Downing C 9 Dave Skaggs C
Ken Kravec P Rudy May P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-4 2 12- RRR CHW W. Nordhagen R. May 32% 44% Home Run (Fly Ball); Johnson Scores; Lemon Scores
b7 4-5 0 12- OO BAL L. May L. LaGrow 21% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Dauer to 3B
t7 4-4 2 -2- R CHW L. Johnson D. Martinez 20% 67% Single to RF; Zisk Scores
b5 2-1 1 -2- R BAL R. Dauer K. Kravec -12% 14% Triple to CF; Skaggs Scores
t8 5-4 0 --- R CHW W. Nordhagen D. Martinez 12% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Rudy May facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW D. Kessinger R. May -2% 48% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHW A. Bannister R. May -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHW R. Zisk R. May -1% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- BAL A. Bumbry K. Kravec -4% 42% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- BAL R. Dauer K. Kravec -5% 36% Single to 2B; Bumbry to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- O BAL K. Singleton K. Kravec 5% 42% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 12- R BAL L. May K. Kravec -10% 32% Single to LF; Bumbry Scores; Dauer to 2B
b1 1-0 1 12- OO BAL E. Murray K. Kravec 7% 39% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Rudy May facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O CHW L. Johnson R. May -2% 37% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- R CHW E. Soderholm R. May 11% 48% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t2 1-1 1 --- CHW C. Lemon R. May 3% 50% Single to CF
t2 1-1 1 1-- O CHW W. Nordhagen R. May -3% 47% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 1-1 2 1-- O CHW J. Spencer R. May -2% 45% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- O BAL A. Mora K. Kravec 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b2 1-1 1 --- O BAL D. DeCinces K. Kravec 2% 49% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 1-1 2 --- BAL M. Belanger K. Kravec -1% 48% Single to CF
b2 1-1 2 1-- BAL D. Skaggs K. Kravec -2% 46% Single to CF; Belanger to 2B
b2 1-1 2 12- RO BAL A. Bumbry K. Kravec -7% 38% Single to CF; Belanger Scores; Skaggs out at 3B/CF-C-2B-P
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 2.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Rudy May facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 --- CHW B. Downing R. May 4% 43% Single to LF
t3 1-2 0 1-- O CHW D. Kessinger R. May -4% 39% Flyball: CF
t3 1-2 1 1-- CHW A. Bannister R. May 4% 43% Walk; Downing to 2B
t3 1-2 1 12- O CHW R. Zisk R. May -5% 38% Lineout: CF
t3 1-2 2 12- O CHW L. Johnson R. May -5% 33% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 2-3-4
b3 2-1 0 --- BAL R. Dauer K. Kravec -3% 29% Single to LF
b3 2-1 0 1-- O BAL K. Singleton K. Kravec 3% 32% Popfly: 2B
b3 2-1 1 1-- OO BAL L. May K. Kravec 5% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 2.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Rudy May facing 5-6-7
t4 1-2 0 --- O CHW E. Soderholm R. May -3% 34% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t4 1-2 1 --- CHW C. Lemon R. May 3% 37% Walk
t4 1-2 1 1-- O CHW W. Nordhagen R. May -4% 34% Popfly: 2B
t4 1-2 2 1-- O CHW J. Spencer R. May -3% 31% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 5-6-7
b4 2-1 0 --- BAL E. Murray K. Kravec -3% 28% Single to RF
b4 2-1 0 1-- O BAL A. Mora K. Kravec 3% 31% Strikeout
b4 2-1 1 1-- O BAL D. DeCinces K. Kravec 3% 33% Strikeout
b4 2-1 2 1-- O BAL M. Belanger K. Kravec 2% 35% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 2.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Rudy May facing 9-1-2
t5 1-2 0 --- O CHW B. Downing R. May -3% 32% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-2 1 --- O CHW D. Kessinger R. May -2% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-2 2 --- O CHW A. Bannister R. May -1% 29% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 9-1-2
b5 2-1 0 --- BAL D. Skaggs K. Kravec -3% 25% Single to CF
b5 2-1 0 1-- O BAL A. Bumbry K. Kravec 1% 27% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Skaggs to 2B
b5 2-1 1 -2- R BAL R. Dauer K. Kravec -12% 14% Triple to CF; Skaggs Scores
b5 3-1 1 --3 R BAL K. Singleton K. Kravec -4% 11% Single to CF; Dauer Scores
b5 4-1 1 1-- BAL L. May K. Kravec -3% 8% Single to LF; Singleton to 3B
Dave Hamilton replaces Ken Kravec pitching
b5 4-1 1 1-3 O BAL E. Murray D. Hamilton 3% 11% Popfly: 2B
b5 4-1 2 1-3 O BAL A. Mora D. Hamilton 2% 13% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 4.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Orioles' Rudy May facing 3-4-5
t6 1-4 0 --- O CHW R. Zisk R. May -2% 10% Strikeout Looking
t6 1-4 1 --- CHW L. Johnson R. May 3% 13% Single to CF
t6 1-4 1 1-- O CHW E. Soderholm R. May -2% 11% Groundout: 2B-1B; Johnson to 2B
t6 1-4 2 -2- CHW C. Lemon R. May 1% 12% Hit By Pitch
t6 1-4 2 12- RRR CHW W. Nordhagen R. May 32% 44% Home Run (Fly Ball); Johnson Scores; Lemon Scores
t6 4-4 2 --- CHW J. Spencer R. May 2% 46% Single to LF
Dennis Martinez replaces Rudy May pitching
t6 4-4 2 1-- O CHW B. Downing D. Martinez -3% 43% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 4-4, White Sox' Dave Hamilton facing 7-8-9
b6 4-4 0 --- BAL D. DeCinces D. Hamilton -5% 38% Single to LF
b6 4-4 0 1-- O BAL M. Belanger D. Hamilton 5% 42% Flyball: LF
b6 4-4 1 1-- O BAL D. Skaggs D. Hamilton 4% 46% Popfly: 1B
b6 4-4 2 1-- O BAL A. Bumbry D. Hamilton 4% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Orioles 4.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 1-2-3
t7 4-4 0 --- O CHW D. Kessinger D. Martinez -4% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-4 1 --- O CHW A. Bannister D. Martinez -3% 43% Strikeout Looking
t7 4-4 2 --- CHW R. Zisk D. Martinez 4% 48% Single to CF; Zisk to 2B/Adv on E4
t7 4-4 2 -2- R CHW L. Johnson D. Martinez 20% 67% Single to RF; Zisk Scores
t7 5-4 2 1-- CHW E. Soderholm D. Martinez 4% 71% Double to LF; Johnson to 3B
t7 5-4 2 -23 O CHW C. Lemon D. Martinez -6% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-5, White Sox' Dave Hamilton facing 2-3-4
b7 4-5 0 --- BAL R. Dauer D. Hamilton -8% 57% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b7 4-5 0 1-- BAL K. Singleton D. Hamilton -11% 46% Walk; Dauer to 2B
Lerrin LaGrow replaces Dave Hamilton pitching
b7 4-5 0 12- OO BAL L. May L. LaGrow 21% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Dauer to 3B
b7 4-5 2 --3 O BAL E. Murray L. LaGrow 8% 75% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 4.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 7-8-9
t8 5-4 0 --- R CHW W. Nordhagen D. Martinez 12% 87% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t8 6-4 0 --- O CHW J. Spencer D. Martinez -1% 86% Groundout: 1B-P
t8 6-4 1 --- O CHW B. Downing D. Martinez -1% 85% Flyball: CF
t8 6-4 2 --- O CHW D. Kessinger D. Martinez -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-6, White Sox' Lerrin LaGrow facing 6-7-8
b8 4-6 0 --- O BAL A. Mora L. LaGrow 4% 89% Strikeout
b8 4-6 1 --- O BAL D. DeCinces L. LaGrow 3% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
Tony Muser pinch hits for Mark Belanger (SS) batting 8th
b8 4-6 2 --- BAL T. Muser L. LaGrow -3% 89% Single to CF
Terry Crowley pinch hits for Dave Skaggs (C) batting 9th
b8 4-6 2 1-- O BAL T. Crowley L. LaGrow 4% 93% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Orioles 4.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Orioles' Dennis Martinez facing 2-3-4
Ken Rudolph replaces Terry Crowley (PH) playing C batting 9th
Kiko Garcia replaces Tony Muser (PH) playing SS batting 8th
t9 6-4 0 --- O CHW A. Bannister D. Martinez -1% 92% Strikeout
t9 6-4 1 --- O CHW R. Zisk D. Martinez -1% 92% Strikeout
t9 6-4 2 --- O CHW L. Johnson D. Martinez -0% 91% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Orioles 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-6, White Sox' Lerrin LaGrow facing 1-2-3
b9 4-6 0 --- BAL A. Bumbry L. LaGrow -9% 82% Single to RF
b9 4-6 0 1-- O BAL R. Dauer L. LaGrow 7% 90% Strikeout
b9 4-6 1 1-- O BAL K. Singleton L. LaGrow 6% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bumbry to 2B
b9 4-6 2 -2- O BAL L. May L. LaGrow 5% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Orioles 4.

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