April 12, 1981 Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 4
@BAL 2 BOS 5
CHW 4 MIL 6
@CLE 1 TOR 6
@DET 2 OAK 1
@MIN 0 TEX 6
@NYY 4 CAL 8
@SEA 6 ATL 3
CIN 2 NYM 2
@CHC 1 LAD 3
HOU 2 PIT 3
MON 2 SFG 7
SDP 6
(14) STL 7
PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 21,439

Sunday, April 12, 1981, 2:00PM
Time of Game: 2:24

White Sox

1-1

Lost 1

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: M Clear (1-0), L: E Farmer (0-1)

Red Sox

1-1

Won 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore LF                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .222  .522    0    4   1   SB,GDP
M Squires 1B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    8   1   CS,SH
C Fisk C                      4   0   2   1    0   1  .500 1.500    0    5   0   2B
G Luzinski DH                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    0   0   
C Lemon CF                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .400    0    0   0   
  R Kuntz CF                  2   1   2   0    1   0 1.000 2.000    0    3   0   
W Nordhagen RF                3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  H Baines RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
J Morrison 3B                 4   2   2   1    0   0  .375 1.250    0    0   0   HR,2B
T Bernazard 2B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .393    0    2   3   IW
B Almon SS                    3   0   1   2    0   0  .200  .400    0    1   4   SB
  B Molinaro PH               0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   

R Dotson P                                                               0   2
  E Farmer P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   4   9   4    4   5                    24  11

BATTING

2B: J Morrison (1, off F Tanana); C Fisk (1, off F Tanana).

HR: J Morrison (1, off M Clear; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: M Squires (2, off F Tanana).

IBB: T Bernazard (1, by F Tanana).

TB: J Morrison 6; C Fisk 3; R Kuntz 2; G Luzinski; M Squires; B Almon.

GIDP: R LeFlore (1).

RBI: B Almon 2 (2); J Morrison (1); C Fisk (4).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Almon-M Squires; R LeFlore-C Fisk.

E: R LeFlore (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Almon (1, 2nd base off F Tanana/G Allenson); R LeFlore (2, 2nd base off F Tanana/G Allenson).

CS: M Squires (1, 2nd base by F Tanana/G Allenson).

PO: R Kuntz (1st base by G Allenson).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Remy 2B                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .333  .833    0    3   2   
D Stapleton 1B                4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .583    0   12   0   GDP
D Evans RF                    2   1   1   0    2   1  .333 1.389    0    0   0   
J Rice LF                     4   1   1   4    0   0  .250  .875    1    0   0   HR
T Perez DH                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .375  .875    0    0   0   
C Lansford 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   3   
G Hoffman SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   3   
G Allenson C                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .953    0    5   3   
R Miller CF                   2   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .500    0    3   0   2B,SH

F Tanana P                                                               0   3
  M Clear P                                                              0   0
Totals                       27   5   6   5    4   4                1   27  14

BATTING

2B: R Miller (1, off R Dotson).

HR: J Rice (1, off E Farmer; 8th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: R Miller (1, off R Dotson).

TB: J Rice 4; R Miller 2; D Stapleton; T Perez; D Evans; J Remy.

GIDP: D Stapleton (1).

RBI: J Rice 4 (4); J Remy (1).

2-out RBI: J Rice 4; J Remy.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Hoffman-D Stapleton; G Hoffman-J Remy-D Stapleton; G Allenson-J Remy.

E: C Lansford (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
R Dotson                       7.2   4   2   2    3   3   0   2.35   28     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 3     63    -     1.12   0.41
E Farmer, BS (1), L (0-1)      0.1   2   3   3    1   1   1  40.50    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          1-1    3.01  -0.81
Totals                         8     6   5   5    4   4   1          32     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 5          1-1

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
F Tanana                       6.1   7   3   3    2   5   0   4.26   27     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 3· 6     50    -     1.10  -0.03
M Clear, W (1-0)               2.2   2   1   1    2   0   1   3.38   10     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 2          2-0    1.33   0.12
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4   5   1          37     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 4· 8          2-0

Balks: R Dotson (1).

WP: None.

IBB: F Tanana (1; T Bernazard).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 21,439.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 46° F, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Boston Red Sox                       
1. R LeFlore            LF    1. J Remy               2B 
2. M Squires            1B    2. D Stapleton          1B 
3. C Fisk               C     3. D Evans              RF 
4. G Luzinski           DH    4. J Rice               LF 
5. C Lemon              CF    5. T Perez              DH 
6. W Nordhagen          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 

   R Dotson             P        F Tanana             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  3-1  123  1   71%  93% J Rice          E Farmer        Home Run; Remy Scores; Stapleton Scores; Evans Scores
   t 9   1  5-4  1--      17% 100% R LeFlore       M Clear         Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
   b 7   1  3-0  1-3     -13%   7% C Lansford      R Dotson        Double Play: Flyball: LF-C
   t 7   1  0-1  123     -12%   9% B Almon         F Tanana        Single to CF; Kuntz Scores; Morrison Scores; Bernazard to 2B
   t 7   1  0-1  1--      -9%  21% J Morrison      F Tanana        Double to RF; Kuntz to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  R LeFlore       Walk
          1--      44%  M Squires       LeFlore Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; LeFlore to 3B
   R      --3      38%  C Fisk          Double to CF; LeFlore Scores
   O      -2-      41%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
   O      -2-      44%  C Lemon         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
                  Rusty Kuntz replaces Chet Lemon playing CF batting 5th
          ---      48%  J Remy          Walk
   OO     1--      40%  D Stapleton     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      42%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      39%  J Rice          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  W Nordhagen     Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  J Morrison      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      44%  T Bernazard     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Richard Dotson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      41%  T Perez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      40%  C Lansford      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      38%  G Hoffman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      41%  B Almon         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      42%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      43%  M Squires       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Richard Dotson facing 8-9-1
          ---      48%  G Allenson      Walk
   O      1--      45%  R Miller        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Allenson to 2B
          -2-      49%  J Remy          Balk; Allenson to 3B
   O      --3      42%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      --3      37%  D Stapleton     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      40%  C Fisk          Lineout: SS
          ---      37%  G Luzinski      Single to LF
          1--      33%  R Kuntz         Single to LF; Luzinski to 2B
   O      12-      39%  W Nordhagen     Kuntz Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   O      -2-      42%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Richard Dotson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      39%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      37%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      36%  T Perez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      38%  J Morrison      Lineout: 3B
          ---      35%  T Bernazard     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      38%  B Almon         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      37%  R LeFlore       Almon Steals 2B
   O      -2-      41%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Richard Dotson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      37%  C Lansford      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      35%  G Hoffman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      33%  G Allenson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
          ---      30%  M Squires       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      38%  C Fisk          Double Play: Strikeout, Squires Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      39%  G Luzinski      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Richard Dotson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      35%  R Miller        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      32%  J Remy          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      30%  D Stapleton     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
          ---      26%  R Kuntz         Single to CF
   O      1--      30%  W Nordhagen     Strikeout
          1--      21%  J Morrison      Double to RF; Kuntz to 3B
          -23      20%  T Bernazard     Intentional Walk
   RR     123       9%  B Almon         Single to CF; Kuntz Scores; Morrison Scores; Bernazard to 2B
                  Mark Clear replaces Frank Tanana pitching
   OO     12-      12%  R LeFlore       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Richard Dotson facing 3-4-5
                  Harold Baines replaces Wayne Nordhagen playing RF batting 6th
          ---      17%  D Evans         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      12%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      20%  T Perez         Single to RF; Rice to 3B
   OO     1-3       7%  C Lansford      Double Play: Flyball: LF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mark Clear facing 2-3-4
   O      ---       7%  M Squires       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---       7%  C Fisk          Single to LF
   O      1--       7%  G Luzinski      Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--       7%  R Kuntz         Walk; Fisk to 2B
   O      12-       8%  H Baines        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Richard Dotson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       5%  G Hoffman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       4%  G Allenson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---       6%  R Miller        Double to RF
   R      -2-      11%  J Remy          Single to CF; Miller Scores
                  Ed Farmer replaces Richard Dotson pitching
          1--      19%  D Stapleton     Single to LF; Remy to 3B/Adv on E7; Stapleton to 2B
          -23      22%  D Evans         Walk
   RRRR   123  1   93%  J Rice          Home Run; Remy Scores; Stapleton Scores; Evans Scores
   O      ---      93%  T Perez         Strikeout
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Mark Clear facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      84%  J Morrison      Home Run
   O      ---      91%  T Bernazard     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Bill Almon batting 9th
          ---      83%  B Molinaro      Walk
   OO     1--     100%  R LeFlore       Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 5.

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