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Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 11,163 |
Wednesday, April 16, 1969 Time of Game: 1:44 |
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Royals
2
5-3
Lost 1
1st
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Royals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
White Sox 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 X 5 8 1
W: Joe Horlen (1-1), L: Dave Morehead (0-2) |
White Sox
5
4-3
Won 3
2nd, ½ GB
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Batting Stats
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details P Kelly CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .174 .514 0 0 D Drago P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 J Hernandez SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 .188 .476 1 4 J Keough RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .667 1 1 J Foy 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .303 .772 1 3 HR M Fiore 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235 .892 8 1 GDP L Piniella LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .726 2 0 J Adair 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .566 4 2 GDP J Campanis C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .502 4 0 GDP E Kirkpatrick PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .056 .206 1 0 D Morehead P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 1 0 D Wickersham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 G Spriggs PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .536 0 0 Totals 31 2 6 0 2 3 24 12
Batting Events
HR: J Foy (1, off J Horlen; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: J Foy 5; J Keough; L Piniella; J Adair; M Fiore.
GIDP: J Campanis (1); J Adair (1); M Fiore (1).
RBI: J Foy 2 (4).
2-out RBI: J Foy 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. J Hernandez-J Adair-M Fiore; D Drago-M Fiore; J Keough-M Fiore.
Chicago White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details C May LF 3 2 2 3 1 1 .474 1.682 1 0 2·HR L Aparicio SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .154 .434 3 6 SH P Ward RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .761 1 0 IW K Berry PH-CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .118 .284 0 0 B Melton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .971 0 3 GDP G Hopkins 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .208 .720 13 0 D Josephson C 3 1 1 0 1 1 .105 .255 3 0 B Bradford CF-RF 3 1 2 2 1 0 .429 1.234 0 0 HR S Alomar 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .056 .206 6 7 J Horlen P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 0 1 Totals 28 5 8 0 6 5 27 17
Batting Events
HR: B Bradford (1, off D Wickersham; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); C May 2 (4, 2 off D Morehead; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).
SH: L Aparicio (1, off D Morehead).
IBB: P Ward (1, by D Morehead).
TB: C May 8; B Bradford 5; L Aparicio; J Horlen; D Josephson; K Berry.
GIDP: B Melton (1).
RBI: C May 3 (7); B Bradford 2 (2).
2-out RBI: B Bradford 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. L Aparicio-S Alomar-G Hopkins; S Alomar-L Aparicio-G Hopkins; B Melton-S Alomar-G Hopkins.
E: B Melton (1).
Pitching Stats
Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA D Morehead, L (0-2) 4.1 4 3 3 4 2 2 10.80 19 - · · 6· 3· 0· 4 41 - 1.36 -0.16 D Wickersham 2.2 2 2 2 0 3 1 2.08 10 - · · 2· 3· 0· 2 0-0 0.47 -0.12 D Drago 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 6 - · · 1· 1· 1· 2 0-0 0.19 0.01 Totals 8 8 5 5 6 5 3 35 - · · 9· 7· 1· 8 -
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 Horlen, W (1-1) 9 6 2 2 2 3 1 3.75 33 - · · 17· 5· 0· 6 68 - 0.85 0.23 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 3 1 33 - · · 17· 5· 0· 6 -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: D Morehead (1; P Ward).
Pickoffs: None.
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Cal Drummond.
Time of Game: 1:44.
Attendance: 11,163.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: Cloudy, Rain.
Lineups
Kansas City Royals Chicago White Sox 1. Pat Kelly CF 1. Carlos May LF 2. Jackie Hernandez SS 2. Luis Aparicio SS 3. Joe Keough RF 3. Pete Ward RF 4. Joe Foy 3B 4. Bill Melton 3B 5. Mike Fiore 1B 5. Gail Hopkins 1B 6. Lou Piniella LF 6. Duane Josephson C 7. Jerry Adair 2B 7. Buddy Bradford CF 8. Jim Campanis C 8. Sandy Alomar 2B 9. Dave Morehead P 9. Joe Horlen P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b5 | 1 | 1-- | RR | 28% | 69% | 1-2 | CHW | C. May | D. Morehead | Home Run; Alomar Scores | |
| b6 | 2 | 1-- | RR | 18% | 90% | 3-2 | CHW | B. Bradford | D. Wickersham | Home Run; Josephson Scores | |
| b3 | 1 | 123 | OO | -18% | 37% | 1-2 | CHW | B. Melton | D. Morehead | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B | |
| t1 | 2 | -2- | RR | -18% | 34% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Foy | J. Horlen | Home Run; Hernandez Scores | |
| b1 | 0 | --- | R | 10% | 44% | 0-2 | CHW | C. May | D. Morehead | Home Run |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | -3% | 47% | 0-0 | KCR | P. Kelly | J. Horlen | Walk | ||
| t1 | 0 | 1-- | O | 3% | 50% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Hernandez | J. Horlen | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| t1 | 1 | 1-- | O | 2% | 51% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Keough | J. Horlen | Groundout: 2B-1B; Hernandez to 2B | |
| t1 | 2 | -2- | RR | -18% | 34% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Foy | J. Horlen | Home Run; Hernandez Scores | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 34% | 2-0 | KCR | M. Fiore | J. Horlen | Strikeout | |
| 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Dave Morehead facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | R | 10% | 44% | 0-2 | CHW | C. May | D. Morehead | Home Run | |
| b1 | 0 | --- | 4% | 48% | 1-2 | CHW | L. Aparicio | D. Morehead | Single to RF | ||
| b1 | 0 | 1-- | O | -3% | 44% | 1-2 | CHW | P. Ward | D. Morehead | Flyball: LF | |
| b1 | 1 | 1-- | O | -3% | 41% | 1-2 | CHW | B. Melton | D. Morehead | Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B | |
| b1 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 39% | 1-2 | CHW | G. Hopkins | D. Morehead | Groundout: 2B-P | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | -3% | 36% | 2-1 | KCR | L. Piniella | J. Horlen | Single to CF | ||
| t2 | 0 | 1-- | OO | 7% | 43% | 2-1 | KCR | J. Adair | J. Horlen | Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | -1% | 42% | 2-1 | KCR | J. Campanis | J. Horlen | Reached on E5 (Ground Ball) | ||
| t2 | 2 | 1-- | -2% | 40% | 2-1 | KCR | D. Morehead | J. Horlen | Walk; Campanis to 2B | ||
| t2 | 2 | 12- | O | 4% | 44% | 2-1 | KCR | P. Kelly | J. Horlen | Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Dave Morehead facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 41% | 1-2 | CHW | D. Josephson | D. Morehead | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | 3% | 44% | 1-2 | CHW | B. Bradford | D. Morehead | Walk | ||
| b2 | 1 | 1-- | OO | -6% | 38% | 1-2 | CHW | S. Alomar | D. Morehead | Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 40% | 2-1 | KCR | J. Hernandez | J. Horlen | Flyball: 2B | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | -2% | 38% | 2-1 | KCR | J. Keough | J. Horlen | Single to CF | ||
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | O | 3% | 41% | 2-1 | KCR | J. Foy | J. Horlen | Flyball: RF | |
| t3 | 2 | 1-- | O | 2% | 43% | 2-1 | KCR | M. Fiore | J. Horlen | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Dave Morehead facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | 4% | 47% | 1-2 | CHW | J. Horlen | D. Morehead | Single to CF | ||
| b3 | 0 | 1-- | 7% | 54% | 1-2 | CHW | C. May | D. Morehead | Walk; Horlen to 2B | ||
| b3 | 0 | 12- | O | -0% | 54% | 1-2 | CHW | L. Aparicio | D. Morehead | Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Horlen to 3B; May to 2B | |
| b3 | 1 | -23 | 1% | 55% | 1-2 | CHW | P. Ward | D. Morehead | Intentional Walk | ||
| b3 | 1 | 123 | OO | -18% | 37% | 1-2 | CHW | B. Melton | D. Morehead | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 39% | 2-1 | KCR | L. Piniella | J. Horlen | Flyball: SS | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | -3% | 37% | 2-1 | KCR | J. Adair | J. Horlen | Single to LF | ||
| t4 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 5% | 42% | 2-1 | KCR | J. Campanis | J. Horlen | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Dave Morehead facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 39% | 1-2 | CHW | G. Hopkins | D. Morehead | Foul Flyball: 3B | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 37% | 1-2 | CHW | D. Josephson | D. Morehead | Strikeout | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 35% | 1-2 | CHW | B. Bradford | D. Morehead | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 38% | 2-1 | KCR | D. Morehead | J. Horlen | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 40% | 2-1 | KCR | P. Kelly | J. Horlen | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 41% | 2-1 | KCR | J. Hernandez | J. Horlen | Strikeout Looking | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Dave Morehead facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | 6% | 46% | 1-2 | CHW | S. Alomar | D. Morehead | Walk | ||
| b5 | 0 | 1-- | O | -5% | 41% | 1-2 | CHW | J. Horlen | D. Morehead | Strikeout | |
| b5 | 1 | 1-- | RR | 28% | 69% | 1-2 | CHW | C. May | D. Morehead | Home Run; Alomar Scores | |
| Dave Wickersham replaces Dave Morehead pitching and batting 9th | |||||||||||
| b5 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 68% | 3-2 | CHW | L. Aparicio | D. Wickersham | Flyball: LF | |
| b5 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 67% | 3-2 | CHW | P. Ward | D. Wickersham | Strikeout Looking | |
| 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 70% | 2-3 | KCR | J. Keough | J. Horlen | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | -4% | 66% | 2-3 | KCR | J. Foy | J. Horlen | Single to CF | ||
| t6 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 8% | 75% | 2-3 | KCR | M. Fiore | J. Horlen | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Dave Wickersham facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 73% | 3-2 | CHW | B. Melton | D. Wickersham | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 71% | 3-2 | CHW | G. Hopkins | D. Wickersham | Flyball: 2B | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | 1% | 72% | 3-2 | CHW | D. Josephson | D. Wickersham | Single to CF | ||
| b6 | 2 | 1-- | RR | 18% | 90% | 3-2 | CHW | B. Bradford | D. Wickersham | Home Run; Josephson Scores | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 90% | 5-2 | CHW | S. Alomar | D. Wickersham | Strikeout | |
| 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 92% | 2-5 | KCR | L. Piniella | J. Horlen | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 94% | 2-5 | KCR | J. Adair | J. Horlen | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| Ed Kirkpatrick pinch hits for Jim Campanis (C) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| t7 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 94% | 2-5 | KCR | E. Kirkpatrick | J. Horlen | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Dave Wickersham facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| Ed Kirkpatrick moves from PH to C | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 94% | 5-2 | CHW | J. Horlen | D. Wickersham | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 94% | 5-2 | CHW | C. May | D. Wickersham | Strikeout | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 93% | 5-2 | CHW | L. Aparicio | D. Wickersham | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| George Spriggs pinch hits for Dave Wickersham (P) batting 9th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 95% | 2-5 | KCR | G. Spriggs | J. Horlen | Strikeout Looking | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 97% | 2-5 | KCR | P. Kelly | J. Horlen | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 97% | 2-5 | KCR | J. Hernandez | J. Horlen | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Royals' Dick Drago facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| Dick Drago replaces Pat Kelly (CF) pitching and batting 1st; George Spriggs moves from PH to CF; Ken Berry pinch hits for Pete Ward (RF) batting 3rd | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | 0% | 98% | 5-2 | CHW | K. Berry | D. Drago | Single to LF | ||
| b8 | 0 | 1-- | OO | -1% | 97% | 5-2 | CHW | B. Melton | D. Drago | Line Drive Double Play: P-1B | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | 0% | 97% | 5-2 | CHW | G. Hopkins | D. Drago | Walk | ||
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | 0% | 97% | 5-2 | CHW | D. Josephson | D. Drago | Walk; Hopkins to 2B | ||
| b8 | 2 | 12- | 0% | 98% | 5-2 | CHW | B. Bradford | D. Drago | Single to 2B; Hopkins to 3B; Josephson to 2B | ||
| b8 | 2 | 123 | O | -1% | 97% | 5-2 | CHW | S. Alomar | D. Drago | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| Ken Berry moves from PH to CF; Buddy Bradford moves from CF to RF | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 99% | 2-5 | KCR | J. Keough | J. Horlen | Flyball: LF | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 100% | 2-5 | KCR | J. Foy | J. Horlen | Flyball: 2B | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | -1% | 99% | 2-5 | KCR | M. Fiore | J. Horlen | Single to CF | ||
| t9 | 2 | 1-- | O | 1% | 100% | 2-5 | KCR | L. Piniella | J. Horlen | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 5. | |||||||||||
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