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@BAL		1
6
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@BOS		2
6
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@CAL		5
8
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@MIL		5
4		 
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@SEA		9
3
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@TOR		6
4
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@ATL		7
3
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8		 
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@CIN		6
4
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2
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@NYM		0
8
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@SFG		0
4
Sunday, April 20, 1986
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 23,441, Time of Game: 2:36
White Sox
2
2-10
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
7th, 5½ GB
 at Red Sox
6
7-5
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Mike Brown (1-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    2  7  2
Red Sox         0  4  0   0  0  2   0  0  X    6 13  0

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
John Cangelosi CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .206 .740 -0.088 1.03 0.035 -0.124 -1.2 0 0 GDP
Wayne Tolleson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .903 -0.119 0.79 0.000 -0.119 -1.6 0 3
Harold Baines RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .501 0.029 0.39 0.058 -0.029 0.5 2 1 HR
Ron Kittle DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 .227 .648 -0.016 0.52 0.028 -0.044 0.4 HR
Bobby Bonilla 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .523 -0.043 0.42 0.000 -0.043 -0.6 9 0
Carlton Fisk LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .163 .534 -0.044 0.64 0.013 -0.057 -0.5 1 1
Ozzie Guillen SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .604 -0.038 0.50 0.000 -0.038 -0.5 2 7
Bryan Little 2B 2 0 2 0 1 0 .227 .564 0.056 0.44 0.056 0.000 0.8 4 3
Joel Skinner C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .519 -0.044 0.82 0.000 -0.044 -0.5 4 0
   Jerry Hairston PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .855 0.046 1.00 0.046 0.000 0.6
   Reid Nichols PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .665 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Marc Hill C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Floyd Bannister P
   Neil Allen P
   Juan Agosto P
   Bill Dawley P
Team Totals 31 2 7 2 1 3 .226 .669 -0.261 0.62 0.236 -0.498 -2.7 24 15
HR: H Baines (1, off M Brown; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); R Kittle (2, off M Brown; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
TB: R Kittle 4; H Baines 4; B Little 2; J Cangelosi; J Hairston; C Fisk.
GIDP: J Cangelosi (1).
RBI: R Kittle (6); H Baines (5).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Little-O Guillen-B Bonilla.
E: C Fisk (1); W Tolleson (5).
Outfield Assists: C Fisk (D Baylor at 2nd base); H Baines (D Evans at home plate).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: C Fisk (1st base by M Brown).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dwight Evans RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .267 .837 -0.020 0.57 0.018 -0.038 0.1 2 1 2B,SF
Wade Boggs 3B 3 0 1 1 2 1 .277 .797 0.053 0.51 0.072 -0.018 0.8 1 1
Bill Buckner 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .224 .666 -0.048 0.45 0.022 -0.071 -0.9 10 2 2B,GDP
Jim Rice LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .196 .615 0.014 0.36 0.037 -0.023 -0.4 3 0
   Steve Lyons PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Don Baylor DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 .229 .677 -0.039 0.45 0.009 -0.048 -1.0
Tony Armas CF-LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .239 .575 0.048 0.48 0.066 -0.018 0.1 3 0
Marty Barrett 2B 3 2 3 1 1 0 .395 1.120 0.099 0.63 0.099 0.000 1.7 2 4 2B
Ed Romero SS 3 2 2 1 1 0 .276 .743 0.169 0.62 0.184 -0.015 2.7 1 3 2B
Marc Sullivan C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .661 -0.038 0.45 0.016 -0.054 -1.2 3 0
Mike Brown P 1 1
   Bob Stanley P 1
Team Totals 34 6 13 5 6 5 .382 .963 0.238 0.50 0.523 -0.285 1.8 27 12
2B: B Buckner (6, off B Dawley); E Romero (3, off F Bannister); M Barrett (4, off N Allen); D Evans (3, off B Dawley).
SF: D Evans (1, off N Allen).
TB: M Barrett 4; B Buckner 3; E Romero 3; D Baylor 2; D Evans 2; M Sullivan; W Boggs; T Armas.
GIDP: B Buckner (1).
RBI: D Evans (6); E Romero (2); M Barrett (4); W Boggs (8); B Buckner (6).
2-out RBI: W Boggs; B Buckner.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Evans-B Buckner; E Romero-M Barrett-B Buckner.
Outfield Assists: D Evans (J Cangelosi at 1st base).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Floyd Bannister, L (1-2) 4 6 4 1 3 0 0 3.32 21 37 -0.213 0.79 -1.9
Neil Allen 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 13.50 7 0 0 -0.016 0.36 -0.3
Juan Agosto 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8.31 2 1 1 -0.024 0.34 -1.1
Bill Dawley 2.1 3 0 0 2 3 0 0.00 11 2 0 0.015 0.09 1.5
Team Totals 8 13 6 3 6 5 0 3.38 41 37 3 1 -0.238 0.62 -1.8
J Agosto faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Brown, W (1-0) 7 5 2 2 1 3 2 2.57 25 61 0.222 0.63 1.7
Bob Stanley 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 7 0 0 0.040 0.61 1.0
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 1 3 2 2.00 32 61 0 0 0.262 0.50 2.7
Balks: None.
WP: N Allen (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: M Brown (1; C Fisk, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 23,441.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Boston Red Sox
1 John Cangelosi CF 1 Dwight Evans RF
2 Wayne Tolleson 3B 2 Wade Boggs 3B
3 Harold Baines RF 3 Bill Buckner 1B
4 Ron Kittle DH 4 Jim Rice LF
5 Bobby Bonilla 1B 5 Don Baylor DH
6 Carlton Fisk LF 6 Tony Armas CF
7 Ozzie Guillen SS 7 Marty Barrett 2B
8 Bryan Little 2B 8 Ed Romero SS
9 Joel Skinner C 9 Marc Sullivan C
Floyd Bannister P Mike Brown P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 1-0 1 12- RR BOS E. Romero F. Bannister 16% 85% Double to LF; Armas Scores; Barrett Scores/Adv on E7/unER/No RBI; Romero to 3B
t8 2-6 0 12- OO CHW J. Cangelosi B. Stanley 8% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Little to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO CHW W. Tolleson M. Brown 7% 54% Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
b2 0-0 1 1-3 R BOS M. Barrett F. Bannister 7% 69% Single to RF; Baylor Scores/unER; Armas to 2B
b2 0-0 1 1-- BOS T. Armas F. Bannister 7% 62% Single to RF; Baylor to 3B

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' Mike Brown facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CHW J. Cangelosi M. Brown -4% 46% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO CHW W. Tolleson M. Brown 7% 54% Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHW H. Baines M. Brown 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS D. Evans F. Bannister -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS W. Boggs F. Bannister -2% 51% Lineout: SS
b1 0-0 2 --- O BOS B. Buckner F. Bannister -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Mike Brown facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CHW R. Kittle M. Brown 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O CHW B. Bonilla M. Brown 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- CHW C. Fisk M. Brown -1% 53% Single to CF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O CHW O. Guillen M. Brown 2% 55% Fisk Picked off 1B (P-1B)
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' Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- BOS J. Rice F. Bannister 4% 59% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Rice to 1B
b2 0-0 0 1-- O BOS D. Baylor F. Bannister -3% 55% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-0 1 1-- BOS T. Armas F. Bannister 7% 62% Single to RF; Baylor to 3B
b2 0-0 1 1-3 R BOS M. Barrett F. Bannister 7% 69% Single to RF; Baylor Scores/unER; Armas to 2B
b2 1-0 1 12- RR BOS E. Romero F. Bannister 16% 85% Double to LF; Armas Scores; Barrett Scores/Adv on E7/unER/No RBI; Romero to 3B
b2 3-0 1 --3 O BOS M. Sullivan F. Bannister -3% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 3-0 2 --3 BOS D. Evans F. Bannister 1% 82% Walk
b2 3-0 2 1-3 R BOS W. Boggs F. Bannister 5% 87% Single to P; Romero Scores/unER; Evans to 2B
b2 4-0 2 12- O BOS B. Buckner F. Bannister -2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Mike Brown facing 7-8-9
t3 0-4 0 --- O CHW O. Guillen M. Brown 2% 87% Flyball: CF
t3 0-4 1 --- CHW B. Little M. Brown -2% 85% Single to CF
t3 0-4 1 1-- O CHW J. Skinner M. Brown 2% 88% Strikeout
t3 0-4 2 1-- O CHW J. Cangelosi M. Brown 2% 89% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
b3 4-0 0 --- O BOS J. Rice F. Bannister -1% 88% Flyball: RF
b3 4-0 1 --- BOS D. Baylor F. Bannister 1% 89% Single to RF
b3 4-0 1 1-- O BOS T. Armas F. Bannister -1% 88% Flyball: 2B
b3 4-0 2 1-- BOS M. Barrett F. Bannister 1% 89% Walk; Baylor to 2B
b3 4-0 2 12- O BOS E. Romero F. Bannister -2% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Mike Brown facing 2-3-4
t4 0-4 0 --- O CHW W. Tolleson M. Brown 2% 89% Flyball: LF
t4 0-4 1 --- R CHW H. Baines M. Brown -6% 83% Home Run
t4 1-4 1 --- O CHW R. Kittle M. Brown 2% 85% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 1-4 2 --- O CHW B. Bonilla M. Brown 1% 86% Lineout: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
b4 4-1 0 --- BOS M. Sullivan F. Bannister 2% 88% Single to RF
b4 4-1 0 1-- O BOS D. Evans F. Bannister -2% 86% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 4-1 1 1-- BOS W. Boggs F. Bannister 2% 88% Walk; Evans to 2B
b4 4-1 1 12- OO BOS B. Buckner F. Bannister -4% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Mike Brown facing 6-7-8
t5 1-4 0 --- O CHW C. Fisk M. Brown 2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-4 1 --- O CHW O. Guillen M. Brown 2% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-4 2 --- CHW B. Little M. Brown -1% 86% Walk
t5 1-4 2 1-- O CHW J. Skinner M. Brown 2% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Neil Allen facing 4-5-6
Neil Allen replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
b5 4-1 0 --- O BOS J. Rice N. Allen -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 4-1 1 --- O BOS D. Baylor N. Allen -1% 87% Single to LF; Baylor out at 2B/LF-2B
b5 4-1 2 --- O BOS T. Armas N. Allen -1% 86% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Mike Brown facing 1-2-3
t6 1-4 0 --- O CHW J. Cangelosi M. Brown 2% 89% Flyball: CF
t6 1-4 1 --- O CHW W. Tolleson M. Brown 2% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-4 2 --- O CHW H. Baines M. Brown 1% 91% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Neil Allen facing 7-8-9
b6 4-1 0 --- BOS M. Barrett N. Allen 2% 93% Double to LF
b6 4-1 0 -2- BOS E. Romero N. Allen 2% 95% Single to RF; Barrett to 3B
b6 4-1 0 1-3 BOS M. Sullivan N. Allen 0% 96% Wild Pitch; Romero to 2B
b6 4-1 0 -23 O BOS M. Sullivan N. Allen -2% 94% Strikeout
b6 4-1 1 -23 RO BOS D. Evans N. Allen 1% 95% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Barrett Scores; Romero to 3B
Juan Agosto replaces Neil Allen pitching
b6 5-1 2 --3 BOS W. Boggs J. Agosto 0% 95% Walk
b6 5-1 2 1-3 R BOS B. Buckner J. Agosto 2% 97% Single to RF; Romero Scores; Boggs to 2B
Bill Dawley replaces Juan Agosto pitching
b6 6-1 2 12- O BOS J. Rice B. Dawley -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Red Sox' Mike Brown facing 4-5-6
t7 1-6 0 --- R CHW R. Kittle M. Brown -3% 94% Home Run
t7 2-6 0 --- O CHW B. Bonilla M. Brown 2% 96% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-6 1 --- O CHW C. Fisk M. Brown 1% 97% Flyball: CF
t7 2-6 2 --- O CHW O. Guillen M. Brown 0% 97% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, White Sox' Bill Dawley facing 5-6-7
b7 6-2 0 --- O BOS D. Baylor B. Dawley -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 6-2 1 --- O BOS T. Armas B. Dawley -0% 96% Strikeout
b7 6-2 2 --- BOS M. Barrett B. Dawley 0% 97% Single to CF
b7 6-2 2 1-- BOS E. Romero B. Dawley 0% 97% Walk; Barrett to 2B
b7 6-2 2 12- O BOS M. Sullivan B. Dawley -1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 8-9-1
Bob Stanley replaces Mike Brown pitching
t8 2-6 0 --- CHW B. Little B. Stanley -2% 94% Single to CF
Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Joel Skinner (C) batting 9th
t8 2-6 0 1-- CHW J. Hairston B. Stanley -5% 89% Single to LF; Little to 2B
Reid Nichols pinch runs for Jerry Hairston (PH) batting 9th
t8 2-6 0 12- OO CHW J. Cangelosi B. Stanley 8% 98% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Little to 3B
t8 2-6 2 --3 O CHW W. Tolleson B. Stanley 1% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, White Sox' Bill Dawley facing 1-2-3
Marc Hill replaces Reid Nichols (PR) playing C batting 9th
b8 6-2 0 --- BOS D. Evans B. Dawley 0% 99% Double to LF
b8 6-2 0 -2- O BOS W. Boggs B. Dawley -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 6-2 1 -2- O BOS B. Buckner B. Dawley -0% 99% Double to RF; Evans out at Hm/RF-2B-C
b8 6-2 2 -2- BOS J. Rice B. Dawley 0% 99% Walk
Steve Lyons pinch runs for Jim Rice (LF) batting 4th
b8 6-2 2 12- O BOS D. Baylor B. Dawley -0% 98% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 3-4-5
Tony Armas moves from CF to LF
Steve Lyons moves from PR to CF
t9 2-6 0 --- O CHW H. Baines B. Stanley 1% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 2-6 1 --- O CHW R. Kittle B. Stanley 0% 100% Lineout: 3B
t9 2-6 2 --- O CHW B. Bonilla B. Stanley 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 6.

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