April 20, 1986 Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
TEX 1 BOS 6
CHW 2 CAL 8
MIN 5 NYY 5
@MIL 4
(10) OAK 9
@SEA 3 KCR 6
@TOR 4 LAD 7
@ATL 3 PIT 10
@CHC 8
(17) HOU 6
@CIN 4 MON 2
STL 0 NYM 8
PHI 0 SFG 4
SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 23,441

Sunday, April 20, 1986
Time of Game: 2:36

White Sox

2-10

Lost 4

7th, 5½ GB

                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

W: M Brown (1-0), L: F Bannister (1-2)

Red Sox

7-5

Won 4

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cangelosi CF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .206  .741    0    0   0   GDP
W Tolleson 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .903    0    0   3   
H Baines RF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .501    0    2   1   HR
R Kittle DH                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .227  .648    0    0   0   HR
B Bonilla 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .523    0    9   0   
C Fisk LF                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .163  .534    0    1   1   
O Guillen SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .604    0    2   7   
B Little 2B                   2   0   2   0    1   0  .227  .565    0    4   3   
J Skinner C                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .519    0    4   0   
  J Hairston PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .855    0    0   0   
  R Nichols PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .665         0   0   
  M Hill C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         2   0   

F Bannister P                                                            0   0
  N Allen P                                                              0   0
  J Agosto P                                                             0   0
  B Dawley P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   2   7   2    1   3                    24  15

BATTING

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).

BASERUNNING

PO: C Fisk (1st base by M Brown).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Evans RF                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .267  .837    0    2   1   2B,SF
W Boggs 3B                    3   0   1   1    2   1  .277  .797    0    1   1   
B Buckner 1B                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .224  .666    0   10   2   2B,GDP
J Rice LF                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .196  .614    0    3   0   
  S Lyons PR-CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Baylor DH                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .229  .677    0    0   0   
T Armas CF-LF                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .239  .575    0    3   0   
M Barrett 2B                  3   2   3   1    1   0  .395 1.121    0    2   4   2B
E Romero SS                   3   2   2   1    1   0  .276  .743    0    1   3   2B
M Sullivan C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .661    0    3   0   

M Brown P                                                                1   1
  B Stanley P                                                            1   0
Totals                       34   6  13   5    6   5                    27  12

BATTING

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. E Romero-M Barrett-B Buckner; D Evans-B Buckner.

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
F Bannister, L (1-2)           4     6   4   1    3   0   0   3.32   21     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 1· 6     37    -     0.80  -0.21
N Allen                        1.2   3   2   2    0   2   0  13.50    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.38  -0.02
J Agosto                       0     1   0   0    1   0   0   8.31    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.37  -0.02
B Dawley                       2.1   3   0   0    2   3   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          2-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         8    13   6   3    6   5   0          41     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 1·13          3-1

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
M Brown, W (1-0)               7     5   2   2    1   3   2   2.57   25     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 3· 5     61    -     0.64   0.22
B Stanley                      2     2   0   0    0   0   0   5.40    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.64   0.04
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   3   2          32     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 4· 7           -

J Agosto faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: N Allen (2).

IBB: None.

PO: M Brown (1; C Fisk, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 23,441.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Cangelosi          CF    1. D Evans              RF 
2. W Tolleson           3B    2. W Boggs              3B 
3. H Baines             RF    3. B Buckner            1B 
4. R Kittle             DH    4. J Rice               LF 
5. B Bonilla            1B    5. D Baylor             DH 
6. C Fisk               LF    6. T Armas              CF 
7. O Guillen            SS    7. M Barrett            2B 
8. B Little             2B    8. E Romero             SS 
9. J Skinner            C     9. M Sullivan           C  

   F Bannister          P        M Brown              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-1  12-      16%  85% E Romero        F Bannister     Double to LF; Armas Scores; Barrett Scores/Adv on E7/unER/No RBI; Romero to 3B
   t 8   0  6-2  12-       8%  98% J Cangelosi     B Stanley       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Little to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       7%  54% W Tolleson      M Brown         Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
   b 2   1  0-0  1-3       7%  69% M Barrett       F Bannister     Single to RF; Baylor Scores/unER; Armas to 2B
   b 2   1  0-0  1--       7%  62% T Armas         F Bannister     Single to RF; Baylor to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Brown facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  J Cangelosi     Single to CF
   OO     1--      54%  W Tolleson      Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
   O      ---      55%  H Baines        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, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  W Boggs         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      50%  B Buckner       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, Mike Brown facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  R Kittle        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  C Fisk          Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  O Guillen       Fisk Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  J Rice          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Rice to 1B
   O      1--      55%  D Baylor        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      62%  T Armas         Single to RF; Baylor to 3B
   R      1-3      69%  M Barrett       Single to RF; Baylor Scores/unER; Armas to 2B
   RR     12-      85%  E Romero        Double to LF; Armas Scores; Barrett Scores/Adv on E7/unER/No RBI; Romero to 3B
   O      --3      81%  M Sullivan      Groundout: 2B-1B
          --3      82%  D Evans         Walk
   R      1-3      87%  W Boggs         Single to P; Romero Scores/unER; Evans to 2B
   O      12-      86%  B Buckner       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, Mike Brown facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  O Guillen       Flyball: CF
          ---      85%  B Little        Single to CF
   O      1--      88%  J Skinner       Strikeout
   O      1--      89%  J Cangelosi     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, Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      89%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
          ---      89%  D Baylor        Single to RF
   O      1--      88%  T Armas         Flyball: 2B
          1--      89%  M Barrett       Walk; Baylor to 2B
   O      12-      87%  E Romero        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, Mike Brown facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  W Tolleson      Flyball: LF
   R      ---      83%  H Baines        Home Run
   O      ---      85%  R Kittle        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      86%  B Bonilla       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, Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
          ---      88%  M Sullivan      Single to RF
   O      1--      86%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      88%  W Boggs         Walk; Evans to 2B
   OO     12-      83%  B Buckner       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, Mike Brown facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  C Fisk          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  O Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      86%  B Little        Walk
   O      1--      88%  J Skinner       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, Neil Allen facing 4-5-6
                  Neil Allen replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
   O      ---      87%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  D Baylor        Single to LF; Baylor out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---      86%  T Armas         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, Mike Brown facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  W Tolleson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  H Baines        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, Neil Allen facing 7-8-9
          ---      93%  M Barrett       Double to LF
          -2-      95%  E Romero        Single to RF; Barrett to 3B
          1-3      96%  M Sullivan      Wild Pitch; Romero to 2B
   O      -23      94%  " "             Strikeout
   RO     -23      95%  D Evans         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Barrett Scores; Romero to 3B
                  Juan Agosto replaces Neil Allen pitching
          --3      95%  W Boggs         Walk
   R      1-3      97%  B Buckner       Single to RF; Romero Scores; Boggs to 2B
                  Bill Dawley replaces Juan Agosto pitching
   O      12-      97%  J Rice          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, Mike Brown facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      94%  R Kittle        Home Run
   O      ---      96%  B Bonilla       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  O Guillen       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, Bill Dawley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  D Baylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  T Armas         Strikeout
          ---      97%  M Barrett       Single to CF
          1--      97%  E Romero        Walk; Barrett to 2B
   O      12-      96%  M Sullivan      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, Bob Stanley facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Stanley replaces Mike Brown pitching
          ---      94%  B Little        Single to CF
                  Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Joel Skinner batting 9th
          1--      89%  J Hairston      Single to LF; Little to 2B
                  Reid Nichols pinch runs for Jerry Hairston batting 9th
   OO     12-      98%  J Cangelosi     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Little to 3B
   O      --3      99%  W Tolleson      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, Bill Dawley facing 1-2-3
                  Marc Hill replaces Reid Nichols playing C batting 9th
          ---      99%  D Evans         Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  W Boggs         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      99%  B Buckner       Double to RF; Evans out at Hm/RF-2B-C
          -2-      99%  J Rice          Walk
                  Steve Lyons pinch runs for Jim Rice batting 4th
   O      12-      98%  D Baylor        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, Bob Stanley facing 3-4-5
                  Tony Armas moves to LF; Steve Lyons moves to CF
   O      ---      99%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  R Kittle        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---     100%  B Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Red Sox 6.

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