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Scores
Standings
BAL
@BOS		6
4
KCA
@CHW		4
2
WSA
@CLE		6
5		 
(13)
NYY
@DET		3
6
CAL
@MIN		1
8
ATL
@HOU		4
2
CIN
@LAD		0
2
PIT
@NYM		3
0		 
(7)
CHC
@PHI		3
5
STL
@SFG		1
3
Tuesday, August 16, 1966,
, White Sox Park
Attendance: 12,712, Time of Game: 2:44
Athletics
4
53-66
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at White Sox
2
61-58
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
L: Tommy John (11-7)
S: Jack Aker (26)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  1   0  1  0   0  1  0    4  6  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2  6  2

Kansas City Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bert Campaneris SS 4 4 4 0 0 0 .275 .705 0.478 1.06 0.478 0.000 4.4 1 2 3B,2·SB
Mike Hershberger RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .680 -0.039 0.64 0.000 -0.039 -0.6 1 0 SH
Danny Cater 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .251 .641 -0.001 0.62 0.020 -0.021 -0.2 10 1 SB
Dick Green 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .695 -0.080 0.60 0.000 -0.080 -1.0 1 4
Ed Charles 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .266 .747 -0.051 0.50 0.000 -0.051 -0.7 0 1
Ossie Chavarria LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .211 .582 -0.017 0.44 0.008 -0.025 -0.3 3 0
   Roger Repoz PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .678 -0.004 0.14 0.000 -0.004 -0.1 0 0
Phil Roof C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .224 .630 -0.035 0.34 0.000 -0.035 -0.5 7 1
Joe Nossek CF-LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .590 -0.019 0.34 0.004 -0.023 -0.2 2 0
Blue Moon Odom P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .364 -0.036 0.50 0.000 -0.036 -0.5 1 2
   Jack Aker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .250 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 2
Team Totals 32 4 6 0 1 8 .188 .462 0.196 0.64 0.510 -0.314 0.4 27 13
3B: B Campaneris (8, off T John).
SH: M Hershberger (3, off T John).
TB: B Campaneris 6; O Chavarria; J Nossek.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Odom-D Green-B Campaneris-D Cater.
Baserunning
SB: D Cater (4, 2nd base off T John/J Romano); B Campaneris 2 (35, 3rd base off T John/J Romano, 2nd base off H Wilhelm/J McNertney).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Buford 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 .251 .670 0.239 0.84 0.280 -0.041 2.2 1 1 3B,2B
Tommie Agee CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .261 .739 -0.177 1.50 0.000 -0.177 -1.2 0 0
Pete Ward RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .225 .593 0.035 1.00 0.088 -0.053 0.0 0 0
   Joe Horlen PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .229 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Jim Hicks LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
John Romano C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .262 .836 -0.036 0.76 0.012 -0.049 -0.3 5 0
   Jerry McNertney C 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 .531 0.123 2.98 0.123 0.000 0.6 3 0
Tommy McCraw LF-RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .636 -0.082 1.76 0.000 -0.082 -0.6 3 0 SH
Bill Skowron 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .267 .713 -0.091 1.46 0.065 -0.155 -0.5 13 0 2B
Jerry Adair SS-2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .257 .630 -0.140 1.68 0.040 -0.180 -0.7 1 6
Al Weis 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .127 .331 0.007 1.15 0.043 -0.036 0.1 0 2
   Floyd Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .673 -0.035 1.34 0.000 -0.035 -0.3
   Hoyt Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Smoky Burgess PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .770 -0.037 1.55 0.000 -0.037 -0.2
Tommy John P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .163 .456 -0.103 1.40 0.000 -0.103 -0.9 0 3 GDP
   Wayne Causey PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 .623 0.018 0.93 0.018 0.000 0.1
   Lee Elia PR-SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .552 -0.022 0.95 0.000 -0.022 -0.1 1 0
Team Totals 31 2 6 2 5 6 .194 .628 -0.301 1.33 0.669 -0.970 -1.6 27 12
2B: B Skowron (10, off B Odom); D Buford (18, off B Odom).
3B: D Buford (6, off B Odom).
SH: T McCraw (9, off J Aker).
TB: D Buford 5; B Skowron 3; P Ward; J Adair.
GIDP: T John (1).
RBI: D Buford 2 (34).
2-out RBI: D Buford 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
PB: J McNertney 2 (4).
E: T John (5); D Buford (29).

Kansas City Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Blue Moon Odom, W (2-2) 6.2 5 2 2 4 5 0 3.94 28 57 0.087 0.96 0.5
Jack Aker, S (26) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.59 9 1 0 0.214 2.51 1.1
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 5 6 0 2.00 37 57 1 0 0.301 0.64 1.6

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tommy John, L (11-7) 7 5 3 1 1 5 0 2.21 27 63 -0.117 0.67 -0.2
Hoyt Wilhelm 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1.85 7 0 0 -0.082 0.52 -0.2
Team Totals 9 6 4 1 1 8 0 1.00 34 63 0 0 -0.199 1.33 -0.4
Balks: None.
WP: B Odom (4); T John (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Kinnamon, 3B - Jim Honochick.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 12,712.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Athletics         Chicago White Sox
1 Bert Campaneris SS 1 Don Buford 3B
2 Mike Hershberger RF 2 Tommie Agee CF
3 Danny Cater 1B 3 Pete Ward RF
4 Dick Green 2B 4 John Romano C
5 Ed Charles 3B 5 Tommy McCraw LF
6 Ossie Chavarria LF 6 Bill Skowron 1B
7 Phil Roof C 7 Jerry Adair SS
8 Joe Nossek CF 8 Al Weis 2B
9 Blue Moon Odom P 9 Tommy John P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-3 2 12- RR CHW D. Buford B. Odom -20% 70% Double; Elia Scores; Adair Scores
b8 2-4 1 -23 O CHW B. Skowron J. Aker 13% 83% Groundout: P-1B
b8 2-4 0 1-- CHW J. McNertney J. Aker -12% 67% Walk; Horlen to 2B
b8 2-4 2 -23 O CHW J. Adair J. Aker 11% 94% Groundout: P-1B
t5 2-0 2 --- R KCA B. Campaneris T. John 9% 85% Single to LF; Campaneris Scores/Adv on E1/No RBI/unER

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, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCA B. Campaneris T. John 4% 54% Single to SS
t1 0-0 0 1-- O KCA M. Hershberger T. John -2% 52% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Campaneris to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- KCA D. Cater T. John 3% 55% Campaneris Steals 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 KCA D. Cater T. John 2% 57% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-3 R KCA D. Green T. John 9% 66% Cater Steals 2B; Cater to 3B/Adv on E5; Campaneris Scores/unER
t1 1-0 1 --3 O KCA D. Green T. John -6% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1-0 2 --3 O KCA E. Charles T. John -3% 57% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O CHW D. Buford B. Odom 2% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-1 1 --- O CHW T. Agee B. Odom 1% 61% Flyball: CF
b1 0-1 2 --- CHW P. Ward B. Odom -1% 60% Walk
b1 0-1 2 1-- O CHW J. Romano B. Odom 2% 62% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O KCA O. Chavarria T. John -2% 60% Flyball: LF
t2 1-0 1 --- O KCA P. Roof T. John -1% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- O KCA J. Nossek T. John -1% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O CHW T. McCraw B. Odom 2% 61% Flyball: RF
b2 0-1 1 --- CHW B. Skowron B. Odom -5% 56% Double
b2 0-1 1 -2- O CHW J. Adair B. Odom 4% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-1 2 -2- O CHW A. Weis B. Odom 4% 63% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O KCA B. Odom T. John -2% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- KCA B. Campaneris T. John 7% 69% Triple
t3 1-0 1 --3 R KCA M. Hershberger T. John 4% 73% Wild Pitch; Campaneris Scores
t3 2-0 1 --- O KCA M. Hershberger T. John -1% 72% Lineout: SS
t3 2-0 2 --- O KCA D. Cater T. John -1% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- O CHW T. John B. Odom 2% 74% Strikeout
b3 0-2 1 --- CHW D. Buford B. Odom -8% 66% Triple
b3 0-2 1 --3 O CHW T. Agee B. Odom 7% 72% Strikeout
b3 0-2 2 --3 O CHW P. Ward B. Odom 4% 76% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 4-5-6
t4 2-0 0 --- O KCA D. Green T. John -1% 75% Flyball: LF
t4 2-0 1 --- O KCA E. Charles T. John -1% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-0 2 --- KCA O. Chavarria T. John 1% 75% Single
t4 2-0 2 1-- O KCA P. Roof T. John -2% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 4-5-6
b4 0-2 0 --- O CHW J. Romano B. Odom 3% 76% Strikeout
b4 0-2 1 --- O CHW T. McCraw B. Odom 2% 77% Strikeout
b4 0-2 2 --- CHW B. Skowron B. Odom -2% 76% Single
b4 0-2 2 1-- O CHW J. Adair B. Odom 3% 78% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 8-9-1
t5 2-0 0 --- O KCA J. Nossek T. John -1% 77% Groundout: P-1B
t5 2-0 1 --- O KCA B. Odom T. John -1% 76% Groundout: P-1B
t5 2-0 2 --- R KCA B. Campaneris T. John 9% 85% Single to LF; Campaneris Scores/Adv on E1/No RBI/unER
t5 3-0 2 --- O KCA M. Hershberger T. John -0% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 8-9-1
b5 0-3 0 --- CHW A. Weis B. Odom -4% 81% Walk
b5 0-3 0 1-- OO CHW T. John B. Odom 8% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-SS-1B
b5 0-3 2 --- O CHW D. Buford B. Odom 1% 89% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 3-4-5
t6 3-0 0 --- O KCA D. Cater T. John -1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-0 1 --- O KCA D. Green T. John -1% 88% Strikeout
t6 3-0 2 --- O KCA E. Charles T. John -0% 88% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 2-3-4
b6 0-3 0 --- O CHW T. Agee B. Odom 2% 90% Flyball: LF
b6 0-3 1 --- O CHW P. Ward B. Odom 1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-3 2 --- CHW J. Romano B. Odom -1% 90% Walk
b6 0-3 2 1-- O CHW T. McCraw B. Odom 2% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 6-7-8
t7 3-0 0 --- O KCA O. Chavarria T. John -1% 91% Strikeout
t7 3-0 1 --- O KCA P. Roof T. John -0% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 3-0 2 --- KCA J. Nossek T. John 0% 91% Single
t7 3-0 2 1-- O KCA B. Odom T. John -1% 90% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Blue Moon Odom facing 6-7-8
b7 0-3 0 --- O CHW B. Skowron B. Odom 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-3 1 --- CHW J. Adair B. Odom -3% 90% Single
Floyd Robinson pinch hits for Al Weis (2B) batting 8th
b7 0-3 1 1-- CHW F. Robinson B. Odom -1% 89% Wild Pitch; Adair to 2B
b7 0-3 1 -2- O CHW F. Robinson B. Odom 3% 92% Strikeout
Wayne Causey pinch hits for Tommy John (P) batting 9th
b7 0-3 2 -2- CHW W. Causey B. Odom -2% 90% Walk
Lee Elia pinch runs for Wayne Causey (PH) batting 9th
b7 0-3 2 12- RR CHW D. Buford B. Odom -20% 70% Double; Elia Scores; Adair Scores
Jack Aker replaces Blue Moon Odom pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-3 2 -2- O CHW T. Agee J. Aker 7% 78% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, White Sox' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 1-2-3
Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Floyd Robinson (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Jerry McNertney replaces John Romano playing C batting 4th
Jerry Adair moves from SS to 2B
Lee Elia moves from PR to SS
t8 3-2 0 --- KCA B. Campaneris H. Wilhelm 3% 81% Single
t8 3-2 0 1-- KCA M. Hershberger H. Wilhelm 3% 84% Campaneris Steals 2B
t8 3-2 0 -2- KCA M. Hershberger H. Wilhelm 4% 87% Passed Ball; Campaneris to 3B
t8 3-2 0 --3 R KCA M. Hershberger H. Wilhelm 2% 89% Passed Ball; Campaneris Scores/unER
t8 4-2 0 --- O KCA M. Hershberger H. Wilhelm -1% 88% Strikeout
t8 4-2 1 --- O KCA D. Cater H. Wilhelm -1% 88% Strikeout
t8 4-2 2 --- O KCA D. Green H. Wilhelm -0% 87% Flyball: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Jack Aker facing 3-4-5
b8 2-4 0 --- CHW P. Ward J. Aker -7% 80% Single
Joe Horlen pinch runs for Pete Ward (RF) batting 3rd
b8 2-4 0 1-- CHW J. McNertney J. Aker -12% 67% Walk; Horlen to 2B
b8 2-4 0 12- O CHW T. McCraw J. Aker 2% 69% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; McNertney to 2B; Horlen to 3B
b8 2-4 1 -23 O CHW B. Skowron J. Aker 13% 83% Groundout: P-1B
b8 2-4 2 -23 O CHW J. Adair J. Aker 11% 94% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, White Sox' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 5-6-7
Jim Hicks replaces Joe Horlen (PR) playing LF batting 3rd
Tommy McCraw moves from LF to RF
t9 4-2 0 --- O KCA E. Charles H. Wilhelm -1% 94% Foul Flyball: 3B
Roger Repoz pinch hits for Ossie Chavarria (LF) batting 6th
t9 4-2 1 --- O KCA R. Repoz H. Wilhelm -0% 93% Flyball: RF
t9 4-2 2 --- O KCA P. Roof H. Wilhelm -0% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Jack Aker facing 8-9-1
Joe Nossek moves from CF to LF
Roger Repoz moves from PH to CF
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm (P) batting 8th
b9 2-4 0 --- O CHW S. Burgess J. Aker 4% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 2-4 1 --- O CHW L. Elia J. Aker 2% 99% Lineout: P
b9 2-4 2 --- O CHW D. Buford J. Aker 1% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 2.

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