May 3, 1963 Washington Senators at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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WSA 5
@CHW 2 BAL 8
@DET 5 KCA 3
BOS 1 CLE 2
@LAA 1 NYY 4
@MIN 3
(10) CIN 6
STL 0 CHC 10
@MLN 7 SFG 5
@NYM 3 PHI 4
HOU 3 PIT 13
LAD 2

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 11,953

Friday, May 3, 1963
Time of Game: 2:19

Senators

9-13

Won 3

9th, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        0  0  2   1  0  1   1  0  0    5 13  2
White Sox       1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  5  1

W: D Rudolph (2-2), L: J Buzhardt (1-1)

White Sox

9-9

Lost 2

5th, 3 GB

BATTING

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Piersall CF                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .300  .688    0    4   0   
J King RF                     4   0   1   2    1   0  .267  .989    0    1   0   
M Minoso LF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .219  .589    0    2   0   
C Hinton 3B                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .337 1.014    0    0   2   3B,SB
B Osborne 1B                  3   1   2   2    2   1  .253  .839    0    9   1   HR,IW
K Retzer C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .641    0    0   0   
  D Lock PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .790    0    0   0   
  B Schmidt C                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .154  .308    0    2   0   GDP
C Cottier 2B                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .289  .815    0    5   2   2B
E Brinkman SS                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .257  .725    0    4   3   
D Rudolph P                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .956    0    0   1   2B,SH
Totals                       38   5  13   5    3   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: C Cottier (5, off F Baumann); D Rudolph (2, off D DeBusschere).

3B: C Hinton (5, off F Baumann).

HR: B Osborne (5, off J Buzhardt; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: D Rudolph (1, off J Buzhardt).

IBB: B Osborne (1, by D DeBusschere).

TB: B Osborne 5; C Hinton 4; C Cottier 3; D Rudolph 3; E Brinkman 2; J King; J Piersall; M Minoso.

GIDP: B Schmidt (1).

RBI: B Osborne 2 (18); J King 2 (7); J Piersall (4).

2-out RBI: J King 2; J Piersall.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Osborne-E Brinkman.

E: E Brinkman (6); C Hinton (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Hinton (2, 2nd base off F Baumann/S Lollar).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Landis CF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .196  .690    0    2   0   SB
N Fox 2B                      2   0   1   0    0   0  .324  .763    0    1   1   
  A Weis 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .453    0    2   3   
F Robinson RF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .318  .901    0    3   0   
D Nicholson LF                4   1   2   1    0   0  .215  .697    0    0   0   HR
J Cunningham 1B               3   0   0   0    1   0  .299  .846    0   12   0   
R Hansen SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .227  .636    0    1   4   
P Ward 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .690    0    0   4   
S Lollar C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .450    0    6   0   HBP
J Buzhardt P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  C Carreon PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .531    0    0   0   
  F Baumann P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  M Hershberger PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .458    0    0   0   
  D DeBusschere P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       32   2   5   2    2   2                    27  15

BATTING

HR: D Nicholson (3, off D Rudolph; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

HBP: S Lollar (1, by D Rudolph).

TB: D Nicholson 5; F Robinson; N Fox; R Hansen.

RBI: D Nicholson (11); F Robinson (14).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Hansen-A Weis-J Cunningham.

E: S Lollar (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Landis (3, 2nd base off D Rudolph/K Retzer).

PITCHING

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Rudolph, W (2-2)             9     5   2   2    2   2   1   4.35   35     -       ·  ·     11·14· 1· 4     69    -     0.95   0.25
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   2   1          35     -       ·  ·     11·14· 1· 4           -

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
J Buzhardt, L (1-1)            4     7   3   3    0   3   1   3.27   19     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 7     39    -     1.05  -0.18
F Baumann                      3     5   2   2    1   1   0   1.76   14     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 5          0-0    0.77  -0.09
D DeBusschere                  2     1   0   0    2   1   0   4.70    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.28   0.02
Totals                         9    13   5   5    3   5   1          42     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0·13           -

Balks: None.

WP: D DeBusschere (2).

IBB: D DeBusschere (1; B Osborne).

HBP: D Rudolph (2; S Lollar).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Bill Valentine, 2B - Bill McKinley, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 11,953.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Washington Senators           Chicago White Sox                    
1. J Piersall           CF    1. J Landis             CF 
2. J King               RF    2. N Fox                2B 
3. M Minoso             LF    3. F Robinson           RF 
4. C Hinton             3B    4. D Nicholson          LF 
5. B Osborne            1B    5. J Cunningham         1B 
6. K Retzer             C     6. R Hansen             SS 
7. C Cottier            2B    7. P Ward               3B 
8. E Brinkman           SS    8. S Lollar             C  
9. D Rudolph            P     9. J Buzhardt           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-0  -23      21%  60% J King          J Buzhardt      Single to CF; Cottier Scores; Brinkman Scores
   t 4   0  1-2  ---      11%  75% B Osborne       J Buzhardt      Home Run
   b 6   0  4-1  ---      -9%  77% D Nicholson     D Rudolph       Home Run
   t 3   1  1-0  -23      -9%  39% J Piersall      J Buzhardt      Strikeout
   b 3   0  2-1  1--       9%  62% F Robinson      D Rudolph       Double Play: Flyball: 1B-SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, John Buzhardt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Piersall      Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  J King          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  M Minoso        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Rudolph facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  J Landis        Walk
          1--      39%  N Fox           Landis Steals 2B
   O      -2-      43%  " "             Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      35%  F Robinson      Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Landis Scores
   O      1--      37%  D Nicholson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      35%  J Cunningham    Walk; Nicholson to 2B
   O      12-      39%  R Hansen        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, John Buzhardt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      36%  C Hinton        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      35%  B Osborne       Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  K Retzer        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Rudolph facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  P Ward          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      37%  S Lollar        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      36%  J Buzhardt      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      38%  J Landis        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, John Buzhardt facing 7-8-9
          ---      42%  C Cottier       Single to LF
          1--      49%  E Brinkman      Single to CF; Cottier to 2B
   O      12-      49%  D Rudolph       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Brinkman to 2B; Cottier to 3B
   O      -23      39%  J Piersall      Strikeout
   RR     -23      60%  J King          Single to CF; Cottier Scores; Brinkman Scores
          1--      62%  M Minoso        Single to RF; King to 3B
   O      1-3      58%  C Hinton        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Rudolph facing 2-3-4
          ---      53%  N Fox           Single to CF
   OO     1--      62%  F Robinson      Double Play: Flyball: 1B-SS
   O      ---      64%  D Nicholson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Senators Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Buzhardt facing 5-6-7
                  Al Weis replaces Nellie Fox playing 2B batting 2nd
   R      ---      75%  B Osborne       Home Run
   O      ---      73%  K Retzer        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      72%  C Cottier       Flyball: CF
          ---      73%  E Brinkman      Single to SS
          1--      75%  D Rudolph       Single to LF; Brinkman to 2B
   O      12-      71%  J Piersall      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 3, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Don Rudolph facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      74%  J Cunningham    Foul Flyball: LF
          ---      71%  R Hansen        Single to CF
   O      1--      73%  P Ward          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Ward to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
          -2-      72%  S Lollar        Hit By Pitch
                  Cam Carreon pinch hits for John Buzhardt batting 9th
   O      12-      77%  C Carreon       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Senators 3, White Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Senators Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Baumann facing 2-3-4
                  Frank Baumann replaces Cam Carreon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      76%  J King          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  M Minoso        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      75%  C Hinton        Single to LF
          1--      76%  B Osborne       Hinton Steals 2B
          -2-      77%  " "             Walk
                  Don Lock pinch hits for Ken Retzer batting 6th
   O      12-      74%  D Lock          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 3, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Don Rudolph facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Schmidt replaces Don Lock playing C batting 6th
   O      ---      77%  J Landis        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      79%  A Weis          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      80%  F Robinson      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Senators Batting, Ahead 3-1, Frank Baumann facing 7-8-9
          ---      84%  C Cottier       Double to LF
   O      -2-      81%  E Brinkman      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      79%  D Rudolph       Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      87%  J Piersall      Single to CF; Cottier Scores
   O      1--      86%  J King          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Don Rudolph facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      77%  D Nicholson     Home Run
   O      ---      80%  J Cunningham    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      82%  R Hansen        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      83%  P Ward          Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 4, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Senators Batting, Ahead 4-2, Frank Baumann facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      82%  M Minoso        Flyball: RF
          ---      87%  C Hinton        Triple to RF
   R      --3      91%  B Osborne       Single to CF; Hinton Scores
   OO     1--      89%  B Schmidt       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 5, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Don Rudolph facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  S Lollar        Popfly: 2B
                  Mike Hershberger pinch hits for Frank Baumann batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  M Hershberger   Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      94%  J Landis        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 5, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Senators Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dave DeBusschere facing 7-8-9
                  Dave DeBusschere replaces Mike Hershberger pitching and batting 9th
          ---      94%  C Cottier       E2 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      94%  " "             Groundout: 3B-SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  E Brinkman      Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  D Rudolph       Double to CF
          -2-      94%  J Piersall      Wild Pitch; Rudolph to 3B
   O      --3      93%  " "             Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Senators 5, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Don Rudolph facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  A Weis          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  F Robinson      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      95%  D Nicholson     Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  J Cunningham    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 5, White Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Senators Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dave DeBusschere facing 2-3-4
          ---      98%  J King          Walk
   O      1--      97%  M Minoso        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      97%  C Hinton        Groundout: 3B-1B; Minoso to 2B
          -2-      97%  B Osborne       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      97%  B Schmidt       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 5, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Don Rudolph facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  R Hansen        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  P Ward          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  S Lollar        Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 5, White Sox 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA196305030

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