April 17, 1994 Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 7
@BOS 4 TOR 5
@CAL 4
(10) KCR 8
@CLE 3 NYY 8
@DET 6 OAK 5
MIN 1 SEA 8
MIL 3 BAL 6
@TEX 5 ATL 4
@CHC 2 COL 6
MON 5
(10) SFG 9
@FLA 8 NYM 4
HOU 2 CIN 7
@PHI 0 LAD 19
@PIT 2 STL 5
SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 34,501

Sunday, April 17, 1994, 1:18
Time of Game: 2:55

White Sox

6-5

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  1  0   2  0  1   0  3  0    7 10  0
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    4 10  3

W: S Sanderson (1-0), L: F Viola (0-1), S: R Hernandez (2)

Red Sox

7-4

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .614   22    1   0   
J Cora 2B                     4   0   1   0    1   1  .143  .348   24    0   3   
F Thomas 1B                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .366 1.305   12    8   0   HR
J Franco DH                   4   2   1   0    1   2  .244  .915   25    0   0   
R Ventura 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   3  .250  .813   22    0   3   
D Jackson RF                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .375 1.240   19    3   0   HR
L Johnson CF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .209  .488    9    4   0   
R Karkovice C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .304 1.180   10    8   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   1   0   0    0   0  .244  .537    5    3   1   SH

S Sanderson P                                                            0   1
  K McCaskill P                                                          0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       39   7  10   5    2   7              148   27   8

BATTING

HR: F Thomas (5, off F Viola; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); D Jackson (4, off F Viola; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: O Guillen (3, off F Viola).

TB: F Thomas 5; D Jackson 5; L Johnson 2; T Raines; R Karkovice; J Franco; J Cora.

RBI: L Johnson 2 (6); D Jackson (5); T Raines (3); F Thomas (11).

2-out RBI: T Raines; L Johnson; D Jackson.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .692   22    3   0   
B Hatcher RF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .375 1.030    6    7   0   
M Greenwell LF                4   2   2   2    0   0  .300 1.004   17    1   0   HR,2B
M Vaughn 1B                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .348  .965   17    8   0   HR
T Naehring 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .971   12    0   0   
S Cooper 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .270  .786   14    0   4   
J Valentin SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .324  .958   14    1   3   SB
G Blosser DH                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .091  .424   28    0   0   
D Valle C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .174  .660   14    7   0   
  D Berryhill PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .908    5    0   0   

F Viola P                                                                0   0
  S Bankhead P                                                           0   0
  J Hesketh P                                                            0   0
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36   4  10   4    1   8              149   27   7

BATTING

2B: M Greenwell (3, off K McCaskill).

HR: M Greenwell (3, off S Sanderson; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); M Vaughn (2, off K McCaskill; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

TB: M Greenwell 6; M Vaughn 4; S Cooper 2; B Hatcher 2; T Naehring; J Valentin; D Valle.

RBI: M Vaughn 2 (10); M Greenwell 2 (13).

2-out RBI: M Greenwell.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

E: S Cooper (3); D Valle (1); T Naehring (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Valentin (2, 2nd base off S Sanderson/R Karkovice).

PO: B Hatcher (1st base by S Sanderson).

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
S Sanderson, W (1-0)           6     6   1   1    0   5   1   1.50   23   91-57   35· 5·17    7· 4· 7· 0     61    -     0.89   0.29
K McCaskill, H (1)             1.2   4   3   3    1   0   1   6.75   10   35-22   16· 2· 4    2· 5· 2· 0          0-0    0.53   0.01
R Hernandez, S (2)             1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   1.69    4   17-13    4· 3· 6    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.65   0.08
Totals                         9    10   4   4    1   8   2          37  143-92   55·10·27    9·10· 9· 0          1-0

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
F Viola, L (0-1)               5.1   7   4   4    2   2   2   4.96   25   77-50   35· 2·13    6· 9· 6· 0     38    -     0.95  -0.14
S Bankhead                     2     1   1   0    0   3   0   1.69    8   38-26   16· 4· 6    3· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.46   0.08
J Hesketh                      0.1   2   2   0    0   0   0   9.00    5   16-11    9· 0· 2    2· 2· 1· 0          1-1    0.36  -0.08
P Quantrill                    1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   2.57    4   14-10    4· 1· 5    0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9    10   7   4    2   7   2          42  145-97   64· 7·26   11·15· 7· 0          5-1

Balks: None.

WP: F Viola (1).

IBB: None.

PO: S Sanderson (1; B Hatcher, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 34,501.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 54° F, Wind 15mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, Showers.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Boston Red Sox                       
1. T Raines             LF    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. J Cora               2B    2. B Hatcher            RF 
3. F Thomas             1B    3. M Greenwell          LF 
4. J Franco             DH    4. M Vaughn             1B 
5. R Ventura            3B    5. T Naehring           2B 
6. D Jackson            RF    6. S Cooper             3B 
7. L Johnson            CF    7. J Valentin           SS 
8. R Karkovice          C     8. G Blosser            DH 
9. O Guillen            SS    9. D Valle              C  

   S Sanderson          P        F Viola              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  1-1  ---  2   11%  61% F Thomas        F Viola         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   t 4   2  1-2  ---  5   11%  67% D Jackson       F Viola         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 1   2  0-0  ---  3   -9%  40% M Greenwell     S Sanderson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 2   2  1-0  --3  1    8%  47% L Johnson       F Viola         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Franco Scores
   t 6   1  1-3  12-  1    8%  86% L Johnson       F Viola         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Franco Scores; Jackson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  T Raines        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  7   46%  J Cora          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   45%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  B Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  3   40%  M Greenwell     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   41%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   45%  J Franco        Walk
          1--      47%  R Ventura       Wild Pitch; Franco to 2B
   O      -2-  5   45%  " "             Lineout: RF; Franco to 3B
   O      --3  1   39%  D Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Franco stays at 3B
   R      --3  1   47%  L Johnson       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Franco Scores
   O      1--  4   44%  R Karkovice     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Sanderson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  T Naehring      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   49%  S Cooper        Lineout: SS
          ---  2   47%  J Valentin      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      46%  G Blosser       Valentin Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  O Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   45%  T Raines        Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  2   44%  J Cora          Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Sanderson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  D Valle         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   49%  O Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   47%  B Hatcher       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   50%  M Greenwell     Hatcher Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Frank Viola facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  2   61%  F Thomas        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   58%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   56%  R Ventura       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  5   67%  D Jackson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   66%  L Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Scott Sanderson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   69%  M Greenwell     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   71%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   70%  T Naehring      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   66%  S Cooper        Single to CF (Line Drive); Naehring to 3B
   O      1-3  4   73%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Viola facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   76%  R Karkovice     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   74%  O Guillen       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Karkovice to 2B
   O      -2-  2   72%  T Raines        Flyball: RF; Karkovice to 3B
          --3  4   73%  J Cora          Walk
   O      1-3  3   68%  F Thomas        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Scott Sanderson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   71%  G Blosser       Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
          ---  6   68%  D Valle         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   72%  O Nixon         Lineout: LF
   O      1--  2   76%  B Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   78%  J Franco        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   76%  R Ventura       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   78%  D Jackson       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Franco to 2B
   R      12-  1   86%  L Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Franco Scores; Jackson to 2B
                  Scott Bankhead replaces Frank Viola pitching
   O      12-  3   83%  R Karkovice     Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   81%  O Guillen       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Scott Sanderson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   84%  M Greenwell     Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  2   86%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   87%  T Naehring      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Scott Bankhead facing 1-2-3
   O      --- 10   86%  T Raines        Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  6   85%  J Cora          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   86%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   84%  J Franco        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Kirk McCaskill facing 6-7-8
                  Kirk McCaskill replaces Scott Sanderson pitching
   O      ---  2   88%  S Cooper        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   90%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
          ---  6   88%  G Blosser       Walk
   O      1--  6   91%  D Valle         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Scott Bankhead facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   90%  R Ventura       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  8   91%  D Jackson       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Jackson to 1B
                  Joe Hesketh replaces Scott Bankhead pitching
          1--  3   92%  L Johnson       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Jackson to 2B; Johnson to 1B
   O      12-  1   91%  R Karkovice     Flyball: CF; Jackson to 3B
   RR     1-3  1   97%  O Guillen       Fielder's Choice 3B; Jackson Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER/No RBI; Johnson Scores/unER/No RBI; Guillen to 2B
   R      -2-  6   99%  T Raines        Single to CF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B); Guillen Scores/unER
          1--  5   99%  J Cora          Single to CF (Line Drive); Raines to 2B
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Joe Hesketh pitching
   O      12-  1   98%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 7, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Kirk McCaskill facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   99%  O Nixon         Flyball: CF
          ---  1   99%  B Hatcher       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  1   97%  M Greenwell     Double to RF (Line Drive); Hatcher Scores
   RR     -2-  4   92%  M Vaughn        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Greenwell Scores
   O      ---  2   95%  T Naehring      Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  5   93%  S Cooper        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Kirk McCaskill pitching
   O      1--  2   96%  J Valentin      Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-4, Paul Quantrill facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   95%  J Franco        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   95%  R Ventura       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   94%  D Jackson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Roberto Hernandez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   98%  G Blosser       Strikeout Swinging
                  Damon Berryhill pinch hits for Dave Valle batting 9th
   O      ---  5   99%  D Berryhill     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  O Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Red Sox 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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