August 16, 1979 Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 4
@BAL 2 BOS 7
CHW 5 MIL 4
TEX 1 MIN 5
@NYY 1 NYM 6
@ATL 3 CHC 14
SFG 4 PIT 5
SDP 4 LAD 4
@STL 2
(15)

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 33,806

Thursday, August 16, 1979, 7:33PM
Time of Game: 2:41

White Sox

53-67

Lost 3

5th, 13½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  2  1   0  0  0   0  0  1    5 11  1
Red Sox         0  1  0   3  2  1   0  0  X    7 12  1

W: A Ripley (3-0), L: M Proly (1-5)

Red Sox

74-44

Won 4

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Morrison 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .226  .739    0    2   1   
  M Squires PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .647    0    0   0   
G Pryor SS                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .270  .674    0    3   4   GDP
A Bannister LF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .749    0    1   0   
  C Washington PH-RF          3   1   1   0    0   1  .257  .724    0    1   1   2B
L Johnson 1B                  4   1   1   1    1   2  .298  .810    0    9   1   2B,SB
C Lemon CF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .299  .856    0    2   0   
J Moore DH                    1   1   1   1    1   0  .278  .674    0    0   0   2B
  R Garr PH                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .753    0    0   0   
R Torres RF-LF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .239  .734    0    1   0   
B Nahorodny C                 4   0   3   1    0   0  .274  .784    0    4   1   2B
K Bell 3B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .205  .522    0    0   4   

M Proly P                                                                1   1
  F Howard P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38   5  11   4    3   6                    24  13

BATTING

2B: B Nahorodny (10, off J Tudor); J Moore (6, off J Tudor); C Washington (26, off A Ripley); L Johnson (21, off A Ripley).

TB: B Nahorodny 4; J Moore 2; L Johnson 2; C Washington 2; G Pryor; R Torres; R Garr; J Morrison; K Bell.

GIDP: G Pryor (12).

RBI: J Moore (22); L Johnson (53); K Bell (9); B Nahorodny (28).

2-out RBI: J Moore; L Johnson.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

E: M Proly ().

BASERUNNING

SB: L Johnson (7, 2nd base off J Tudor/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Burleson SS                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .703    0    2   1   
C Fisk C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .765    0    8   0   
F Lynn CF                     3   2   2   1    1   0  .343 1.101    0    5   0   HR
J Rice LF                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .333 1.004    0    0   0   2B
C Yastrzemski 1B              4   1   2   0    0   0  .283  .863    0    5   1   
B Watson DH                   4   2   2   4    0   0  .303  .839    0    0   0   HR
B Hobson 3B                   4   1   3   2    0   0  .267  .821    0    1   3   HR,3B,2B
J Brohamer 2B                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .633    0    1   2   
  S Papi 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .458    0    1   1   
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .828    0    4   0   

J Tudor P                                                                0   0
  A Ripley P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   7  12   7    2   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: J Rice (27, off F Howard); B Hobson (19, off M Proly).

3B: B Hobson (6, off F Howard).

HR: B Watson (14, off M Proly; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out); F Lynn (35, off M Proly; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); B Hobson (21, off M Proly; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

TB: B Hobson 9; B Watson 5; F Lynn 5; J Rice 2; C Yastrzemski 2; J Brohamer; C Fisk.

RBI: B Watson 4 (57); B Hobson 2 (72); F Lynn (102).

2-out RBI: B Watson 2; B Hobson.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Brohamer-R Burleson-C Yastrzemski.

PB: C Fisk 2 (3).

E: J Brohamer (4).

BASERUNNING

PO: F Lynn (1st base by M Proly).

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
M Proly, L (1-5)               5    10   7   7    1   0   3   5.01   25     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0·10     18    -     1.17  -0.46
F Howard                       3     2   0   0    1   3   0   3.12   12     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 2          0-0    0.26   0.04
Totals                         8    12   7   7    2   3   3          37     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1·12           -

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Tudor                        2.2   6   4   3    2   1   0  10.13   15     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 6     31    -     1.12  -0.25
A Ripley, W (3-0)              6.1   5   1   1    1   5   0   3.91   26     -       ·  ·      5·10· 0· 5          1-0    0.88   0.33
Totals                         9    11   5   4    3   6   0          41     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0·11          1-0

M Proly faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: M Proly (0; F Lynn, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 33,806.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Morrison           2B    1. R Burleson           SS 
2. G Pryor              SS    2. C Fisk               C  
3. A Bannister          LF    3. F Lynn               CF 
4. L Johnson            1B    4. J Rice               LF 
5. C Lemon              CF    5. C Yastrzemski        1B 
6. J Moore              DH    6. B Watson             DH 
7. R Torres             RF    7. B Hobson             3B 
8. B Nahorodny          C     8. J Brohamer           2B 
9. K Bell               3B    9. D Evans              RF 

   M Proly              P        J Tudor              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  4-2  1--      21%  53% B Watson        M Proly         Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores
   b 5   2  4-4  123      17%  77% B Watson        M Proly         Single to RF; Lynn Scores; Rice Scores; Yastrzemski to 3B; Watson out at 2B/RF-SS
   t 2   0  0-1  12-     -11%  21% B Nahorodny     J Tudor         Double to RF; Moore Scores; Torres to 3B
   b 4   0  4-1  ---       9%  32% F Lynn          M Proly         Home Run
   b 2   2  3-0  1--       9%  33% B Hobson        M Proly         Double to LF; Watson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, John Tudor facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  J Morrison      Single to RF
          1--      41%  G Pryor         Single to CF; Morrison to 2B
   O      12-      42%  A Bannister     Flyball: CF; Morrison to 3B; Pryor to 2B
   O      -23      50%  L Johnson       Fielder's Choice 1B; Morrison out at Hm/1B-3B-C; Pryor to 3B
   R      1-3      42%  C Lemon         Passed Ball; Pryor Scores/unER; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Proly facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      43%  R Burleson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      41%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      40%  F Lynn          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Tudor facing 6-7-8
          ---      37%  J Moore         Walk
          1--      32%  R Torres        Single to RF; Moore to 2B
   R      12-      21%  B Nahorodny     Double to RF; Moore Scores; Torres to 3B
   R      -23      16%  K Bell          Single to LF; Torres Scores; Nahorodny to 3B
   O      1-3      19%  J Morrison      Strikeout
   OO     1-3      27%  G Pryor         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Proly facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      24%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      27%  C Yastrzemski   Single to CF
   O      1--      24%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      33%  B Hobson        Double to LF; Watson Scores
   O      -2-      30%  J Brohamer      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Tudor facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      32%  A Bannister     Flyball: RF
          ---      30%  L Johnson       Walk
          1--      28%  C Lemon         Johnson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      31%  " "             Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      23%  J Moore         Double to RF; Johnson Scores
                  Allen Ripley replaces John Tudor pitching
          -2-      22%  R Torres        Passed Ball; Moore to 3B
   O      --3      25%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Proly facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      22%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      21%  R Burleson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      20%  C Fisk          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Allen Ripley facing 8-9-1
          ---      18%  B Nahorodny     Single to CF
          1--      14%  K Bell          Fielder's Choice 3B; Nahorodny to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch); Bell to 1B
   O      12-      18%  J Morrison      Bunt Popfly: C
   O      12-      20%  G Pryor         Flyball: RF
                  Claudell Washington pinch hits for Alan Bannister batting 3rd
   O      12-      23%  C Washington    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Proly facing 3-4-5
                  Rusty Torres moves to LF; Claudell Washington moves to RF
   R      ---      32%  F Lynn          Home Run
   O      ---      29%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
          ---      33%  C Yastrzemski   Single to RF
   RR     1--      53%  B Watson        Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores
   O      ---      51%  B Hobson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  J Brohamer      Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Allen Ripley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  L Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  C Lemon         Flyball: CF
                  Ralph Garr pinch hits for Junior Moore batting 6th
          ---      54%  R Garr          Single to CF
   O      1--      57%  R Torres        Foul Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Proly facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  R Burleson      Foul Flyball: C
          ---      57%  C Fisk          Single to CF
          1--      62%  F Lynn          Single to LF; Fisk to 2B
          12-      68%  J Rice          Lynn Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Fisk to 3B; Lynn to 2B
          -23      69%  " "             Walk
   O      123      59%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Lynn to 3B; Rice to 2B
   RRO    123      77%  B Watson        Single to RF; Lynn Scores; Rice Scores; Yastrzemski to 3B; Watson out at 2B/RF-SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Allen Ripley facing 8-9-1
                  Stan Papi replaces Jack Brohamer playing 2B batting 8th
          ---      72%  B Nahorodny     Single to LF
   O      1--      76%  K Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      81%  J Morrison      Strikeout
   O      1--      84%  G Pryor         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Mike Proly facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      90%  B Hobson        Home Run
                  Fred Howard replaces Mike Proly pitching
   O      ---      90%  S Papi          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      89%  D Evans         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      88%  R Burleson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Allen Ripley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  C Washington    Flyball: SS
   O      ---      93%  L Johnson       Strikeout
          ---      91%  C Lemon         Walk
   O      1--      94%  R Garr          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-4, Fred Howard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  C Fisk          Strikeout
          ---      94%  F Lynn          Walk
          1--      96%  J Rice          Double to LF; Lynn to 3B
   O      -23      94%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: SS
   O      -23      92%  B Watson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Allen Ripley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  R Torres        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      96%  B Nahorodny     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      97%  K Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-4, Fred Howard facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  B Hobson        Triple to RF
   O      --3      98%  S Papi          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      97%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      --3      96%  R Burleson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Allen Ripley facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Squires pinch hits for Jim Morrison batting 1st
   O      ---      98%  M Squires       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  G Pryor         Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  C Washington    Double to CF
   R      -2-      96%  L Johnson       Double to CF; Washington Scores
   O      -2-     100%  C Lemon         Flyball: CF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Red Sox 7.

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