August 9, 1991 Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 7
@BAL 4 OAK 5
@CAL 4 KCR 4
CLE 2 MIN 5
@SEA 2 MIL 10
@TEX 8 BOS 12
@TOR 7 ATL 7
HOU 2 CHC 5
NYM 4 PHI 5
MON 4 STL 5
@PIT 1 CIN 5
@SDP 1 SFG 1
LAD 0
(13)

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 35,038

Friday, August 9, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 3:23

White Sox

63-45

Won 5

2nd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  2   3  0  0   0  0  2    7 13  0
Orioles         0  1  0   3  0  0   0  0  0    4  7  2

W: B Drahman (2-1), L: M Mussina (0-2), S: B Thigpen (25)

Orioles

43-65

Lost 3

6th, 18 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   5   3   4   1    0   0  .258  .704   10    1   0   
R Ventura 3B-1B               3   1   2   2    1   0  .299  .842   21    3   2   SH
F Thomas DH                   4   1   2   0    1   2  .320 1.013   21    0   0   2B
D Pasqua 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .841   13    7   0   GDP
  C Fisk PH                   1   0   1   2    0   0  .266  .731    1    0   0   
  C Grebeck PR-3B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .814         0   0   
L Johnson CF                  5   0   1   2    0   0  .252  .569   17    7   0   
M Huff RF                     4   0   1   0    0   3  .251  .713   18    3   0   
  W Newson PH-RF              0   0   0   0    1   0  .290  .814    4    0   0   IW
R Karkovice C                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .687   16    3   0   SH,GDP
J Cora 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .281  .664   10    2   3   
O Guillen SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .577   16    1   1   

C Hough P                                                                0   1
  B Drahman P                                                            0   0
  M Perez P                                                              0   0
  B Thigpen P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38   7  13   7    3   6              147   27   7

BATTING

2B: F Thomas (24, off M Mussina).

SH: R Ventura (8, off J Poole); R Karkovice (3, off M Mussina).

IBB: W Newson (1, by M Williamson).

TB: T Raines 4; F Thomas 3; R Ventura 2; M Huff; O Guillen; L Johnson; C Fisk; J Cora.

GIDP: R Karkovice (2); D Pasqua (5).

RBI: R Ventura 2 (67); L Johnson 2 (31); C Fisk 2 (47); T Raines (38).

2-out RBI: L Johnson 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ventura-J Cora-D Pasqua.

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Devereaux CF                5   1   1   1    0   1  .267  .767   20    2   0   3B
J Orsulak LF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .260  .637   16    1   0   2B
C Ripken SS                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .319  .938   16    2   3   
D Evans RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .760   19    1   0   
S Horn DH                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .237  .838   20    0   0   
R Milligan 1B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .278  .808   16   12   0   
L Gomez 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .219  .662   10    2   3   GDP
C Hoiles C                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .263  .725   16    6   0   
J Bell 2B                     3   1   1   2    0   1  .197  .505   18    1   5   3B,SF

M Mussina P                                                              0   0
  S Jones P                                                              0   1
  J Poole P                                                              0   0
  T Frohwirth P                                                          0   0
  M Flanagan P                                                           0   0
  M Williamson P                                                         0   0
Totals                       32   4   7   4    4   2              151   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Orsulak (15, off C Hough).

3B: M Devereaux (7, off C Hough); J Bell (2, off C Hough).

SF: J Bell (2, off C Hough).

TB: M Devereaux 3; J Bell 3; R Milligan 2; J Orsulak 2; S Horn; D Evans.

GIDP: L Gomez (8).

RBI: J Bell 2 (12); J Orsulak (27); M Devereaux (38).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Gomez-J Bell-R Milligan; C Ripken-R Milligan.

E: L Gomez (6); J Poole ().

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
C Hough                        3.2   6   4   4    4   0   0   3.52   21   84-41   28· 3·10    6·10· 1· 0     29    -     1.20  -0.21
B Drahman, W (2-1)             2.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   4.19    7   29-17   10· 2· 5    1· 4· 0· 0          1-0    1.07   0.19
M Perez, H (5)                 2     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.20    6   23-14   11· 1· 2    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.02   0.24
B Thigpen, S (25)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.17    3   15-9     4· 0· 5    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.60   0.04
Totals                         9     7   4   4    4   2   0          37  151-81   53· 6·22   13·16· 2· 0          1-0

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 Mussina, L (0-2)             3.1  11   5   5    0   3   0   4.91   21   72-47   31· 7· 9    9· 3· 6· 0     21    -     1.34  -0.37
S Jones                        2.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   2.25    9   34-21   12· 3· 6    4· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.90   0.15
J Poole                        2     0   2   0    0   1   0   1.98    8   23-16   10· 1· 5    5· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.80   0.05
T Frohwirth                    0     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.82    1    6-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.17  -0.04
M Flanagan                     0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.93    2    5-4     3· 1· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          3-2    0.63  -0.04
M Williamson                   0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.36    2    6-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.32   0.02
Totals                         9    13   7   5    3   6   0          43  146-92   58·12·22   20· 6· 8· 0          9-2

J Poole faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
T Frohwirth faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Mussina (1).

IBB: M Williamson (6; W Newson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 3:23.

Attendance: 35,038.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 5mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. T Raines             LF    1. M Devereaux          CF 
2. R Ventura            3B    2. J Orsulak            LF 
3. F Thomas             DH    3. C Ripken             SS 
4. D Pasqua             1B    4. D Evans              RF 
5. L Johnson            CF    5. S Horn               DH 
6. M Huff               RF    6. R Milligan           1B 
7. R Karkovice          C     7. L Gomez              3B 
8. J Cora               2B    8. C Hoiles             C  
9. O Guillen            SS    9. J Bell               2B 

   C Hough              P        M Mussina            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-0  -23  2   21%  60% L Johnson       M Mussina       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Raines Scores; Thomas Scores; Johnson to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 8   1  5-4  1--  3   15%  84% L Gomez         M Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 4   1  1-2  12-  3   14%  81% T Raines        M Mussina       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Cora Scores; Guillen to 3B; Raines to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 4   1  5-2  --3  3  -11%  65% M Devereaux     C Hough         Triple (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bell Scores
   b 4   1  5-1  1--  3  -11%  76% J Bell          C Hough         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Hoiles Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   54%  T Raines        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  6   59%  R Ventura       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Raines to 2B
   O      12-  6   54%  F Thomas        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   49%  D Pasqua        Flyball: RF
   O      12-  4   45%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  M Devereaux     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   43%  J Orsulak       Double (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   47%  C Ripken        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   50%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   54%  M Huff          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   52%  R Karkovice     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Huff to 2B
   O      -2-  1   49%  J Cora          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Huff to 3B
   O      --3  6   45%  O Guillen       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   41%  S Horn          Walk
          1--  4   36%  R Milligan      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Horn to 2B
          12-  4   28%  L Gomez         Walk; Horn to 3B; Milligan to 2B
   O      123  2   35%  C Hoiles        Flyball: RF
   RO     123  3   34%  J Bell          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Horn Scores; Milligan to 3B
   O      1-3  5   38%  M Devereaux     Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Devereaux to 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   43%  T Raines        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   39%  R Ventura       Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   49%  F Thomas        Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Raines to 3B
   O      -23  4   40%  D Pasqua        Strikeout Looking
   RR     -23  2   60%  L Johnson       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Raines Scores; Thomas Scores; Johnson to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-      61%  M Huff          Wild Pitch; Johnson to 3B
   O      --3  6   57%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Charlie Hough facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   60%  J Orsulak       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   62%  C Ripken        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   60%  D Evans         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  4   57%  S Horn          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Evans to 3B
   O      1-3  5   63%  R Milligan      Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Mussina facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   61%  R Karkovice     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   63%  J Cora          Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
          1--  3   67%  O Guillen       Single (Line Drive); Cora to 2B
   R      12-  3   81%  T Raines        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Cora Scores; Guillen to 3B; Raines to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -23  5   89%  R Ventura       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Guillen Scores; Raines Scores
          1--  1   91%  F Thomas        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Ventura to 3B
                  Stacy Jones replaces Mike Mussina pitching
   OO     1-3  5   87%  D Pasqua        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-5, Charlie Hough facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   89%  L Gomez         Flyball: CF
          ---  7   86%  C Hoiles        Walk
   R      1--  3   76%  J Bell          Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Hoiles Scores
   R      --3  3   65%  M Devereaux     Triple (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Bell Scores
   RO     --3  2   63%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 2B-1B; Devereaux Scores
          ---  5   61%  C Ripken        Walk
                  Brian Drahman replaces Charlie Hough pitching
   O      1--  5   65%  D Evans         Foul Popfly: C
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 4.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Stacy Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   62%  L Johnson       Groundout: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   61%  M Huff          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   59%  R Karkovice     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-5, Brian Drahman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   63%  S Horn          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   65%  R Milligan      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   67%  L Gomez         Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 4.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Stacy Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   64%  J Cora          Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   63%  O Guillen       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   64%  T Raines        Single (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
          1--  4   66%  R Ventura       Walk; Raines to 2B
   O      12-  4   61%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-5, Brian Drahman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   65%  C Hoiles        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   68%  J Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   70%  M Devereaux     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 4.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jim Poole facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Poole replaces Stacy Jones pitching
   O      ---  2   68%  D Pasqua        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   66%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   65%  M Huff          Strikeout (foul bunt)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-5, Melido Perez facing 2-3-4
                  Melido Perez replaces Brian Drahman pitching
   O      ---  4   70%  J Orsulak       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   73%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   75%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 4.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jim Poole facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   73%  R Karkovice     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   72%  J Cora          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   70%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-5, Melido Perez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   77%  S Horn          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   70%  R Milligan      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  3   84%  L Gomez         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jim Poole facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   87%  T Raines        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Raines to 1B
          1--  2   90%  R Ventura       Reached on E5 (throw)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Raines to 2B; Ventura to 1B
                  Todd Frohwirth replaces Jim Poole pitching
          12-  6   94%  F Thomas        Walk; Raines to 3B; Ventura to 2B
                  Mike Flanagan replaces Todd Frohwirth pitching; Carlton Fisk pinch hits for Dan Pasqua batting 4th
   RR     123  1   98%  C Fisk          Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Raines Scores/unER; Ventura Scores/unER; Thomas to 2B
                  Craig Grebeck pinch runs for Carlton Fisk batting 4th
   O      12-  4   98%  L Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Thomas to 3B; Grebeck to 2B
                  Mark Williamson replaces Mike Flanagan pitching; Warren Newson pinch hits for Mike Huff batting 6th
          -23  4   98%  W Newson        Intentional Walk
   OO     123  2   96%  R Karkovice     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 7, Orioles 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-7, Bobby Thigpen facing 8-9-1
                  Bobby Thigpen replaces Melido Perez pitching; Robin Ventura moves to 1B; Craig Grebeck moves to 3B; Warren Newson moves to RF
   O      ---  5   98%  C Hoiles        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  6  100%  J Bell          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4  100%  M Devereaux     Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Orioles 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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