April 10, 1981 Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
KCR 3 CHW 5
@BOS 3 OAK 6
@MIN 3 SEA 10
CAL 2 ATL 5
CIN 3 SDP 4
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 35,154

Friday, April 10, 1981, 2:16PM
Time of Game: 3:05

White Sox

1-0

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: L Hoyt (1-0), L: B Stanley (0-1), S: E Farmer (1)

Red Sox

0-1

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore LF                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .400  .800    0    1   0   SB
M Squires 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    1    6   0   SH
C Fisk C                      4   1   2   3    0   1  .500 1.750    1   12   0   HR
G Luzinski DH                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    0   0   
C Lemon CF                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .500    0    2   0   SB,2·HBP
  R Kuntz CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
H Baines RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    2   0   
J Morrison 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    1    0   0   
T Bernazard 2B                4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    3   0   
B Almon SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   3   
  B Molinaro PH               0   1   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  G Pryor SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   SH

B Burns P                                                                0   0
  L Hoyt P                                                               0   0
  E Farmer P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   5   7   4    2   9                3   27   3

BATTING

HR: C Fisk (1, off B Stanley; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: G Pryor (1, off B Stanley); M Squires (1, off B Stanley).

HBP: C Lemon 2 (2, by D Eckersley, by B Stanley).

TB: C Fisk 5; R LeFlore 2; H Baines; J Morrison; T Bernazard.

RBI: C Fisk 3 (3); R LeFlore (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

E: T Bernazard (1); H Baines (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Lemon (1, 2nd base off B Stanley/G Allenson); R LeFlore (1, 2nd base off D Eckersley/G Allenson).

PO: J Morrison (3rd base by B Stanley); R LeFlore (1st base by D Eckersley).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Evans RF                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .250 1.400    4    0   0   HR
D Stapleton 2B                4   0   1   1    1   0  .250  .650    4    3   0   
J Rudi DH                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .200    0    0   0   
J Rice LF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .500    0    0   0   
T Perez 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .500 1.250    0    8   1   2B
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    3   3   
G Hoffman SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    2   3   
  G Hancock PH                0   1   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
G Allenson C                  4   1   1   1    0   3  .250 1.250    1    8   1   HR
R Miller CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   

D Eckersley P                                                            1   2
  B Stanley P                                                            1   1
Totals                       35   3   6   3    4  12               13   27  11

BATTING

2B: T Perez (1, off B Burns).

HR: G Allenson (1, off B Burns; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF); D Evans (1, off B Burns; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: G Allenson 4; D Evans 4; T Perez 3; D Stapleton; J Rice.

RBI: D Evans (1); G Allenson (1); D Stapleton (1).

2-out RBI: D Stapleton; D Evans.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: D Eckersley (); G Allenson (1); D Stapleton (1).

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
B Burns                        6.2   5   2   2    3   8   2   2.70   29     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 5· 1     61    -     0.78   0.06
L Hoyt, W (1-0)                2     1   1   0    1   4   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 0          2-0    1.73   0.11
E Farmer, S (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.69   0.09
Totals                         9     6   3   2    4  12   2          39     -       ·  ·      5·11· 6· 1          4-0

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
D Eckersley                    7     4   2   2    2   7   0   2.57   28     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 3· 0     66    -     1.22   0.28
B Stanley, BS (1), L (0-1)     2     3   3   2    0   2   1   9.00   10     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 2· 0          2-2    1.18  -0.52
Totals                         9     7   5   4    2   9   1          38     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 5· 0          2-2

D Eckersley faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Eckersley (0; R LeFlore, 1st base); B Stanley (0; J Morrison, 3rd base).

HBP: D Eckersley (1; C Lemon); B Stanley (1; C Lemon).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 35,154.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Boston Red Sox                       
1. R LeFlore            LF    1. D Evans              RF 
2. M Squires            1B    2. D Stapleton          2B 
3. C Fisk               C     3. J Rudi               DH 
4. G Luzinski           DH    4. J Rice               LF 
5. C Lemon              CF    5. T Perez              1B 
6. H Baines             RF    6. C Lansford           3B 
7. J Morrison           3B    7. G Hoffman            SS 
8. T Bernazard          2B    8. G Allenson           C  
9. B Almon              SS    9. R Miller             CF 

   B Burns              P        D Eckersley          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  2-0  -23  1   45%  73% C Fisk          B Stanley       Home Run (Line Drive); Molinaro Scores; LeFlore Scores
   b 5   2  0-0  ---     -16%  32% D Evans         B Burns         Home Run (Line Drive)
   t 8   0  2-0  1--      11%  30% R LeFlore       D Eckersley     Single to CF (Line Drive); Molinaro to 2B
   b 7   1  0-1  ---  1  -11%  12% G Allenson      B Burns         Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   b 9   2  5-3  12-       9% 100% J Rudi          E Farmer        Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R LeFlore       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      56%  M Squires       LeFlore Picked off 1B, safe on E1; LeFlore to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      49%  C Fisk          Groundout: P-1B; LeFlore to 3B
   O      --3      45%  G Luzinski      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      49%  D Stapleton     Flyball: RF
          ---      48%  J Rudi          Walk
          1--      45%  J Rice          Single to RF (Fly Ball); Rudi to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  T Perez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  C Lemon         Hit By Pitch
          1--      60%  H Baines        Single to LF (Fly Ball); Lemon to 2B
   O      12-  1   54%  J Morrison      Bunt Popfly: P
   O      12-      50%  T Bernazard     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lemon to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  B Almon         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  C Lansford      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  G Hoffman       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  G Allenson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
          ---      50%  M Squires       Walk
   O      1--      47%  C Fisk          Single to SS (Fly Ball); Squires out at 3B/SS-3B
   O      1--      45%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  R Miller        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   49%  D Evans         Lineout: RF
          ---  4   47%  D Stapleton     Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Rudi          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  C Lemon         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  H Baines        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      44%  J Morrison      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Rice          Strikeout
          ---      42%  T Perez         Double to LF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      46%  C Lansford      Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  G Hoffman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  T Bernazard     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      45%  B Almon         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      47%  R LeFlore       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      48%  M Squires       LeFlore Steals 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      46%  G Allenson      Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  R Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      32%  D Evans         Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---      33%  D Stapleton     Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Eckersley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      30%  C Fisk          Strikeout
   O      ---      27%  G Luzinski      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      25%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Britt Burns facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      28%  J Rudi          Lineout: CF
   O      ---      29%  J Rice          Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      28%  T Perez         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   30%  C Lansford      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      26%  H Baines        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      23%  J Morrison      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      21%  T Bernazard     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Britt Burns facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      22%  G Hoffman       Strikeout
   R      ---  1   12%  G Allenson      Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      ---      13%  R Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      12%  D Evans         Walk
          1--      11%  D Stapleton     Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Evans to 3B
                  La Marr Hoyt replaces Britt Burns pitching
   O      1-3      13%  J Rudi          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Bill Almon batting 9th
          ---      20%  B Molinaro      Walk
          1--      30%  R LeFlore       Single to CF (Line Drive); Molinaro to 2B
                  Bob Stanley replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
   O      12-  1   28%  M Squires       Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Molinaro to 3B; LeFlore to 2B
   RRR    -23  1   73%  C Fisk          Home Run (Line Drive); Molinaro Scores; LeFlore Scores
   O      ---      71%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
          ---      73%  C Lemon         Hit By Pitch
          1--      74%  H Baines        Lemon Steals 2B
   O      -2-      70%  " "             Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, La Marr Hoyt facing 4-5-6
                  Greg Pryor replaces Bob Molinaro playing SS batting 9th; Rusty Kuntz replaces Chet Lemon playing CF batting 5th
   O      ---      76%  J Rice          Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  T Perez         Strikeout
   O      ---  3   84%  C Lansford      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bob Stanley facing 7-8-9
          ---      86%  J Morrison      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      93%  T Bernazard     Single to RF (Line Drive); Morrison to 3B
   R      1-3      95%  G Pryor         Morrison Picked off 3B, safe on E2; Morrison Scores/No RBI; Bernazard to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Bernazard to 3B
   RO     --3      96%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 3B-1B; Bernazard Scores/unER
   O      ---      96%  M Squires       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, La Marr Hoyt facing 7-8-9
                  Garry Hancock pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman batting 7th
          ---      92%  G Hancock       Walk
   O      1--      96%  G Allenson      Strikeout
          1--      90%  R Miller        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Hancock to 2B
   O      12-  3   96%  D Evans         Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      12-      91%  D Stapleton     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Hancock Scores/unER; Miller to 2B
                  Ed Farmer replaces La Marr Hoyt pitching
   O      12-     100%  J Rudi          Flyball: CF
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Red Sox 3.

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