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@BOS		5
3
DET
@CLE		9
2
NYY
@MIL		0
1
OAK
@MIN		1
3
CAL
@SEA		4
1
BAL
@TEX		2
0
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@TOR		3
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@CHC		6
7
HOU
@NYM		0
2
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@PHI		9
5
SFG
@STL		2
0
Friday, May 4, 1984
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 17,550, Time of Game: 2:54
White Sox
5
11-13
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
4th, 3½ GB
 at Red Sox
3
11-15
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 10 GB
W: Tom Seaver (1-2)
S: Al Jones (2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  1   2  0  0   2  0  0    5 11  2
Red Sox         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  1    3  7  1

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rudy Law CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .329 .836 0.157 1.06 0.177 -0.020 1.7 3 0 2·SB,SH
Carlton Fisk C 5 0 2 2 0 0 .213 .710 0.124 1.15 0.176 -0.052 1.0 4 0
Harold Baines RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .186 .500 -0.025 0.86 0.065 -0.091 -0.7 1 0 2B,SF
Ron Kittle LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .936 -0.070 0.94 0.027 -0.097 -0.8 2 0 CS
Jerry Hairston DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .498 -0.178 1.01 0.000 -0.178 -2.0
Mike Squires 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .646 0.021 0.59 0.063 -0.042 0.7 13 0 2B,SB
Vance Law 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .171 .509 -0.045 0.71 0.013 -0.058 -0.6 0 2 SH
Scott Fletcher 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .264 .717 0.052 0.76 0.110 -0.057 0.1 2 6
Jerry Dybzinski SS 3 2 2 0 0 0 .455 1.390 0.129 0.85 0.143 -0.013 1.0 2 4 2·2B,HBP
Tom Seaver P 1
   Al Jones P 1
Team Totals 33 5 11 4 2 2 .333 .833 0.165 0.89 0.774 -0.608 0.3 27 14
2B: H Baines (3, off D Eckersley); J Dybzinski 2 (2, 1 off D Eckersley, 1 off M Clear); M Squires (1, off D Eckersley).
SF: H Baines (1, off M Clear).
SH: R Law (1, off D Eckersley); V Law (1, off M Clear).
HBP: J Dybzinski (1, by D Eckersley).
TB: J Dybzinski 4; M Squires 2; H Baines 2; C Fisk 2; R Law 2; R Kittle; S Fletcher; V Law.
RBI: C Fisk 2 (11); R Law (6); H Baines (8).
2-out RBI: R Law.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Fielding
E: C Fisk (2); V Law (4).
Baserunning
SB: R Law 2 (6, 2nd base off D Eckersley/R Gedman 2); M Squires (1, 3rd base off M Clear/R Gedman).
CS: R Kittle (1, 2nd base by D Eckersley/R Gedman).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jerry Remy 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .274 .615 0.004 1.49 0.139 -0.135 0.5 6 3 2·SB
Dwight Evans RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .202 .707 -0.163 1.42 0.038 -0.201 -1.3 5 0
Wade Boggs 3B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .286 .791 0.073 1.34 0.113 -0.040 0.2 1 0
Jim Rice LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .570 -0.130 2.21 0.087 -0.217 -0.9 2 0
Mike Easler 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .301 .846 -0.109 1.57 0.042 -0.151 -0.8 6 1
Tony Armas DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 .273 .850 0.057 1.75 0.184 -0.127 0.8 HR
Rich Gedman C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .803 -0.081 0.99 0.013 -0.093 -0.6 3 1
Reid Nichols CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 .720 -0.013 1.31 0.062 -0.075 0.5 2 0 2B
Glenn Hoffman SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .478 -0.062 0.79 0.000 -0.062 -0.5 2 3
   Rick Miller PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .398 0.088 1.83 0.088 0.000 0.4
Dennis Eckersley P
   Mark Clear P 2
Team Totals 35 3 7 2 5 4 .200 .614 -0.336 1.47 0.766 -1.101 -1.7 27 10
2B: R Nichols (4, off T Seaver).
HR: T Armas (7, off T Seaver; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).
TB: T Armas 5; J Remy 2; R Nichols 2; R Gedman; W Boggs.
RBI: T Armas 2 (14).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Remy-G Hoffman.
E: W Boggs (2).
Baserunning
SB: J Remy 2 (4, 2nd base off T Seaver/C Fisk 2).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver, W (1-2) 8 7 3 3 4 4 1 5.64 36 56 0.147 1.29 1.1
Al Jones, S (2) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 2 1 0.186 2.83 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 5 4 1 3.00 40 56 2 1 0.333 0.89 1.7
T Seaver faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Eckersley, L (2-3) 6 9 3 3 0 1 0 5.74 26 43 -0.012 1.05 0.1
Mark Clear 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 6.17 13 0 0 -0.155 0.57 -0.4
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 2 2 0 5.00 39 43 0 0 -0.167 1.47 -0.3
Balks: None.
WP: A Jones (1).
HBP: D Eckersley (1; J Dybzinski).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 17,550.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Boston Red Sox
1 Rudy Law CF 1 Jerry Remy 2B
2 Carlton Fisk C 2 Dwight Evans RF
3 Harold Baines RF 3 Wade Boggs 3B
4 Ron Kittle LF 4 Jim Rice LF
5 Jerry Hairston DH 5 Mike Easler 1B
6 Mike Squires 1B 6 Tony Armas DH
7 Vance Law 3B 7 Rich Gedman C
8 Scott Fletcher 2B 8 Reid Nichols CF
9 Jerry Dybzinski SS 9 Glenn Hoffman SS
Tom Seaver P Dennis Eckersley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-3 0 1-- RR BOS T. Armas T. Seaver -17% 57% Home Run; Easler Scores
t5 3-2 0 12- OO CHW J. Hairston D. Eckersley -12% 61% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
t7 3-2 0 12- R CHW C. Fisk M. Clear 11% 90% Single; Dybzinski Scores; Law to 3B
b5 2-3 2 123 O BOS T. Armas T. Seaver 11% 66% Strikeout
t4 1-0 2 -2- R CHW S. Fletcher D. Eckersley 11% 72% Single; Squires Scores/Adv on E5; Fletcher to 2B

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, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CHW R. Law D. Eckersley 4% 54% Single
t1 0-0 0 1-- CHW C. Fisk D. Eckersley 2% 56% Law Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O CHW C. Fisk D. Eckersley -2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B; Law to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 O CHW H. Baines D. Eckersley -6% 49% Foul Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 O CHW R. Kittle D. Eckersley -4% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- BOS J. Remy T. Seaver -3% 42% Single
b1 0-0 0 1-- BOS D. Evans T. Seaver -2% 39% Remy Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O BOS D. Evans T. Seaver 4% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O BOS W. Boggs T. Seaver 3% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B; Remy to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 O BOS J. Rice T. Seaver 4% 50% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O CHW J. Hairston D. Eckersley -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O CHW M. Squires D. Eckersley -2% 46% Foul Flyball: C
t2 0-0 2 --- CHW V. Law D. Eckersley 1% 47% Single
t2 0-0 2 1-- O CHW S. Fletcher D. Eckersley -2% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O BOS M. Easler T. Seaver 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O BOS T. Armas T. Seaver 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- BOS R. Gedman T. Seaver -1% 48% Single
b2 0-0 2 1-- O BOS R. Nichols T. Seaver 2% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- CHW J. Dybzinski D. Eckersley 7% 57% Double
t3 0-0 0 -2- O CHW R. Law D. Eckersley -2% 55% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Dybzinski to 3B
t3 0-0 1 --3 R CHW C. Fisk D. Eckersley 6% 61% Single; Dybzinski Scores
t3 1-0 1 1-- O CHW H. Baines D. Eckersley -3% 59% Flyball: RF
t3 1-0 2 1-- O CHW R. Kittle D. Eckersley -2% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O BOS G. Hoffman T. Seaver 3% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- BOS J. Remy T. Seaver -3% 56% Single
b3 0-1 1 1-- BOS D. Evans T. Seaver -5% 51% Remy Steals 2B; Remy to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b3 0-1 1 --3 O BOS D. Evans T. Seaver 7% 58% Strikeout
b3 0-1 2 --3 BOS W. Boggs T. Seaver -2% 56% Walk
b3 0-1 2 1-3 O BOS J. Rice T. Seaver 6% 62% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- O CHW J. Hairston D. Eckersley -2% 60% Flyball: RF
t4 1-0 1 --- CHW M. Squires D. Eckersley 4% 64% Double
t4 1-0 1 -2- O CHW V. Law D. Eckersley -4% 61% Flyball: RF
t4 1-0 2 -2- R CHW S. Fletcher D. Eckersley 11% 72% Single; Squires Scores/Adv on E5; Fletcher to 2B
t4 2-0 2 -2- CHW J. Dybzinski D. Eckersley 1% 72% Hit By Pitch
t4 2-0 2 12- R CHW R. Law D. Eckersley 9% 81% Single; Fletcher Scores; Dybzinski to 3B
t4 3-0 2 1-3 CHW C. Fisk D. Eckersley 0% 82% Law Steals 2B
t4 3-0 2 -23 O CHW C. Fisk D. Eckersley -3% 78% Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
b4 0-3 0 --- BOS M. Easler T. Seaver -4% 74% Walk
b4 0-3 0 1-- RR BOS T. Armas T. Seaver -17% 57% Home Run; Easler Scores
b4 2-3 0 --- O BOS R. Gedman T. Seaver 3% 60% Strikeout
b4 2-3 1 --- O BOS R. Nichols T. Seaver 2% 62% Flyball: 2B
b4 2-3 2 --- O BOS G. Hoffman T. Seaver 1% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 3-4-5
t5 3-2 0 --- CHW H. Baines D. Eckersley 7% 70% Double
t5 3-2 0 -2- CHW R. Kittle D. Eckersley 3% 73% Single; Baines stays at 2B
t5 3-2 0 12- OO CHW J. Hairston D. Eckersley -12% 61% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
t5 3-2 2 1-- O CHW M. Squires D. Eckersley -3% 58% Kittle Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b5 2-3 0 --- O BOS J. Remy T. Seaver 3% 62% Flyball: LF
b5 2-3 1 --- BOS D. Evans T. Seaver -4% 58% Walk
b5 2-3 1 1-- BOS W. Boggs T. Seaver -5% 53% Single; Evans to 2B
b5 2-3 1 12- BOS J. Rice T. Seaver -9% 44% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Evans to 3B; Boggs to 2B; Rice to 1B
b5 2-3 1 123 O BOS M. Easler T. Seaver 11% 55% Strikeout
b5 2-3 2 123 O BOS T. Armas T. Seaver 11% 66% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
t6 3-2 0 --- O CHW M. Squires D. Eckersley -3% 63% Flyball: LF
t6 3-2 1 --- O CHW V. Law D. Eckersley -2% 62% Flyball: 2B
t6 3-2 2 --- O CHW S. Fletcher D. Eckersley -1% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
b6 2-3 0 --- O BOS R. Gedman T. Seaver 4% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2-3 1 --- O BOS R. Nichols T. Seaver 3% 67% Flyball: CF
b6 2-3 2 --- O BOS G. Hoffman T. Seaver 2% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Red Sox' Mark Clear facing 9-1-2
Mark Clear replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
t7 3-2 0 --- CHW J. Dybzinski M. Clear 7% 76% Double
t7 3-2 0 -2- CHW R. Law M. Clear 2% 78% Walk
t7 3-2 0 12- R CHW C. Fisk M. Clear 11% 90% Single; Dybzinski Scores; Law to 3B
t7 4-2 0 1-3 RO CHW H. Baines M. Clear -0% 89% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Law Scores
t7 5-2 1 1-- O CHW R. Kittle M. Clear -1% 88% Flyball: 2B
t7 5-2 2 1-- O CHW J. Hairston M. Clear -1% 87% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b7 2-5 0 --- O BOS J. Remy T. Seaver 3% 90% Flyball: LF
b7 2-5 1 --- O BOS D. Evans T. Seaver 2% 92% Groundout: P-2B-1B
b7 2-5 2 --- O BOS W. Boggs T. Seaver 1% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Red Sox' Mark Clear facing 6-7-8
t8 5-2 0 --- CHW M. Squires M. Clear 1% 94% Walk
t8 5-2 0 1-- O CHW V. Law M. Clear -0% 93% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Squires to 2B
t8 5-2 1 -2- CHW S. Fletcher M. Clear 1% 95% Squires Steals 3B
t8 5-2 1 --3 O CHW S. Fletcher M. Clear -2% 92% Strikeout
t8 5-2 2 --3 O CHW J. Dybzinski M. Clear -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
b8 2-5 0 --- O BOS J. Rice T. Seaver 3% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2-5 1 --- O BOS M. Easler T. Seaver 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2-5 2 --- BOS T. Armas T. Seaver -1% 94% Single
b8 2-5 2 1-- O BOS R. Gedman T. Seaver 2% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Red Sox' Mark Clear facing 1-2-3
t9 5-2 0 --- O CHW R. Law M. Clear -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 5-2 1 --- O CHW C. Fisk M. Clear -0% 96% Flyball: CF
t9 5-2 2 --- O CHW H. Baines M. Clear -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
b9 2-5 0 --- BOS R. Nichols T. Seaver -5% 90% Double
Rick Miller pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman (SS) batting 9th
b9 2-5 0 -2- BOS R. Miller T. Seaver -9% 81% Walk
Al Jones replaces Tom Seaver pitching
b9 2-5 0 12- O BOS J. Remy A. Jones 7% 89% Groundout: P-2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Nichols to 3B; Remy to 1B
b9 2-5 1 1-3 R BOS D. Evans A. Jones -1% 88% Wild Pitch; Nichols Scores; Remy to 2B
b9 3-5 1 -2- O BOS D. Evans A. Jones 7% 95% Flyball: 2B
b9 3-5 2 -2- BOS W. Boggs A. Jones -4% 91% Walk
b9 3-5 2 12- O BOS J. Rice A. Jones 9% 100% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Red Sox 3.

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