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MIN
@BAL		2
6
CAL
@BOS		3
4
DET
@CHW		3
7
KCR
@CLE		1
4
SEP
@WSA		7
6
NYM
@ATL		3
15
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@HOU		4
7
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@LAD		3
0
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@SDP		7
1
STL
@SFG		8
3		 
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Thursday, May 22, 1969,
, County Stadium
Attendance: 15,948, Time of Game: 2:44
Tigers
3
18-17
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at White Sox
7
16-16
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Jerry Nyman (2-0)
L: Denny McLain (6-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  0   0  1  0   0  1  0    3  5  0
White Sox       4  0  0   0  1  2   0  0  X    7  9  2

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mickey Stanley SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 .217 .563 -0.074 1.09 0.039 -0.114 -1.2 0 4
Dick McAuliffe 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .259 .885 0.002 0.72 0.036 -0.034 -0.1 5 4
Al Kaline RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 .295 .874 0.022 0.67 0.065 -0.043 0.5 2 0
Norm Cash 1B 3 1 0 0 2 1 .248 .731 -0.013 0.79 0.045 -0.059 0.0 11 0
Willie Horton LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .662 -0.013 1.06 0.072 -0.085 -0.3 1 0
Bill Freehan C 3 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .821 -0.084 0.91 0.000 -0.084 -1.0 4 1 SF
Jim Northrup CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .268 .811 -0.043 0.57 0.011 -0.054 0.4 1 0 HR
Don Wert 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .120 .375 0.015 0.40 0.030 -0.015 0.1 0 5
Denny McLain P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .523 0.011 1.09 0.031 -0.020 0.1 0 1
   Ron Woods PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .586 0.016 0.33 0.016 0.000 0.4
   Joe Sparma P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tommy Matchick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .342 .811 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
   Mike Kilkenny P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 5 2 8 3 .161 .583 -0.164 0.78 0.345 -0.511 -1.3 24 15
HR: J Northrup (6, off D Osinski; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: B Freehan (2, off J Nyman).
TB: J Northrup 4; D McAuliffe; M Stanley; D Wert; W Horton.
RBI: J Northrup (17); B Freehan (15).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 2. D McAuliffe-N Cash; M Stanley-D McAuliffe-N Cash.

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Walt Williams RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .281 .644 0.010 0.48 0.035 -0.025 -0.3 3 0
Luis Aparicio SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .238 .678 0.086 0.52 0.102 -0.016 0.6 1 4 2B
Carlos May LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .314 1.053 0.026 0.51 0.034 -0.008 0.5 3 0
Gail Hopkins 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 .234 .695 0.024 0.91 0.032 -0.007 0.9 6 0 2B,SF
   Tommy McCraw PH-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.05 0.002 0.000 0.4 1 0 HBP
Duane Josephson C 4 1 1 1 0 0 .219 .540 0.014 0.60 0.030 -0.016 -0.5 4 0
Bill Melton 3B 3 1 2 2 1 0 .256 .783 0.123 0.43 0.137 -0.014 2.1 0 1 HR,IW
Bobby Knoop 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .168 .500 -0.047 0.38 0.003 -0.050 -0.7 6 3
Ken Berry CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .183 .463 0.119 0.62 0.137 -0.018 1.1 3 0 GDP
Jerry Nyman P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .500 -0.022 0.47 0.000 -0.022 -0.8 0 1 SH
   Dan Osinski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 29 7 9 6 3 3 .310 .865 0.335 0.53 0.512 -0.176 3.1 27 10
2B: G Hopkins (3, off D McLain); L Aparicio (9, off D McLain).
HR: B Melton (4, off D McLain; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: G Hopkins (1, off D McLain).
SH: J Nyman (1, off D McLain).
IBB: B Melton (1, by D McLain).
HBP: T McCraw (1, by M Kilkenny).
TB: B Melton 5; K Berry 2; G Hopkins 2; L Aparicio 2; W Williams; D Josephson; C May.
GIDP: K Berry (1).
RBI: K Berry 2 (2); B Melton 2 (17); D Josephson (12); G Hopkins (5).
2-out RBI: K Berry 2; B Melton 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: G Hopkins 2 (2).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Denny McLain, L (6-4) 6 8 7 7 2 3 1 2.90 27 29 -0.340 0.66 -4.1
Joe Sparma 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.24 3 0 0 0.003 0.03 0.5
Mike Kilkenny 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 0.003 0.10 0.5
Team Totals 8 9 7 7 3 3 1 7.88 35 29 0 0 -0.334 0.78 -3.1

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jerry Nyman, W (2-0) 6.2 4 2 2 7 1 0 1.08 31 52 0.116 0.91 0.6
Dan Osinski, S (2) 2.1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1.84 9 3 0 0.049 0.29 0.7
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 8 3 1 3.00 40 52 3 0 0.165 0.53 1.3
Balks: None.
WP: D McLain (1).
HBP: M Kilkenny (3; T McCraw).
IBB: D McLain (1; B Melton).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Kinnamon, 1B - Emmett Ashford, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Hank Soar.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 15,948.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Chicago White Sox
1 Mickey Stanley SS 1 Walt Williams RF
2 Dick McAuliffe 2B 2 Luis Aparicio SS
3 Al Kaline RF 3 Carlos May LF
4 Norm Cash 1B 4 Gail Hopkins 1B
5 Willie Horton LF 5 Duane Josephson C
6 Bill Freehan C 6 Bill Melton 3B
7 Jim Northrup CF 7 Bobby Knoop 2B
8 Don Wert 3B 8 Ken Berry CF
9 Denny McLain P 9 Jerry Nyman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 2-0 2 1-- RR CHW B. Melton D. McLain 13% 86% Home Run; Josephson Scores
b1 0-0 0 1-- CHW L. Aparicio D. McLain 10% 69% Double to RF; Williams to 3B
t2 0-4 0 1-- DET W. Horton J. Nyman -7% 75% Single to LF; Cash to 3B
t2 1-4 2 123 O DET M. Stanley J. Nyman 7% 83% Flyball: CF
b5 4-2 2 --3 R CHW L. Aparicio D. McLain 6% 88% Wild Pitch; Berry Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Jerry Nyman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET M. Stanley J. Nyman 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe J. Nyman 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O DET A. Kaline J. Nyman 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHW W. Williams D. McLain 4% 58% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- CHW L. Aparicio D. McLain 10% 69% Double to RF; Williams to 3B
b1 0-0 0 -23 CHW C. May D. McLain 2% 71% Walk
b1 0-0 0 123 RO CHW G. Hopkins D. McLain -0% 71% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Aparicio to 3B; Williams Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-3 RO CHW D. Josephson D. McLain 1% 72% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Aparicio Scores
b1 2-0 2 1-- RR CHW B. Melton D. McLain 13% 86% Home Run; Josephson Scores
b1 4-0 2 --- O CHW B. Knoop D. McLain -0% 85% Foul Flyball: C
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 4.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, White Sox' Jerry Nyman facing 4-5-6
t2 0-4 0 --- DET N. Cash J. Nyman -3% 82% Walk
t2 0-4 0 1-- DET W. Horton J. Nyman -7% 75% Single to LF; Cash to 3B
t2 0-4 0 1-3 RO DET B. Freehan J. Nyman 3% 78% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cash Scores
t2 1-4 1 1-- O DET J. Northrup J. Nyman 3% 81% Flyball: 2B
t2 1-4 2 1-- DET D. Wert J. Nyman -2% 79% Single to LF; Horton to 2B
t2 1-4 2 12- DET D. McLain J. Nyman -3% 76% Walk; Horton to 3B; Wert to 2B
t2 1-4 2 123 O DET M. Stanley J. Nyman 7% 83% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 8-9-1
b2 4-1 0 --- O CHW K. Berry D. McLain -1% 82% Flyball: RF
b2 4-1 1 --- O CHW J. Nyman D. McLain -1% 81% Strikeout
b2 4-1 2 --- O CHW W. Williams D. McLain -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 4.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Jerry Nyman facing 2-3-4
t3 1-4 0 --- DET D. McAuliffe J. Nyman -4% 77% Walk
t3 1-4 0 1-- O DET A. Kaline J. Nyman 3% 80% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t3 1-4 1 1-- O DET N. Cash J. Nyman 2% 82% Groundout: 2B unassisted; Kaline to 2B
t3 1-4 2 -2- O DET W. Horton J. Nyman 3% 85% Groundout: C unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 2-3-4
b3 4-1 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio D. McLain -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 4-1 1 --- O CHW C. May D. McLain -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 4-1 2 --- O CHW G. Hopkins D. McLain -1% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 4.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Jerry Nyman facing 6-7-8
t4 1-4 0 --- O DET B. Freehan J. Nyman 2% 84% Flyball: LF
t4 1-4 1 --- O DET J. Northrup J. Nyman 1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-4 2 --- DET D. Wert J. Nyman -1% 85% Walk
t4 1-4 2 1-- O DET D. McLain J. Nyman 2% 87% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 5-6-7
b4 4-1 0 --- CHW D. Josephson D. McLain 2% 88% Single to CF
b4 4-1 0 1-- O CHW B. Melton D. McLain -1% 87% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 4-1 1 1-- OO CHW B. Knoop D. McLain -2% 85% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Jerry Nyman facing 1-2-3
t5 1-4 0 --- DET M. Stanley J. Nyman -4% 81% Single to LF
t5 1-4 0 1-- O DET D. McAuliffe J. Nyman 0% 81% Single to RF; Stanley to 3B; McAuliffe out at 2B/3B-2B
t5 1-4 1 --3 R DET A. Kaline J. Nyman -5% 76% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Stanley Scores/No RBI
t5 2-4 1 1-- O DET N. Cash J. Nyman 4% 79% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t5 2-4 2 1-- DET W. Horton J. Nyman 0% 79% E3 on Foul Ball
t5 2-4 2 1-- O DET W. Horton J. Nyman 3% 82% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 8-9-1
b5 4-2 0 --- CHW K. Berry D. McLain 2% 84% Single to CF
b5 4-2 0 1-- O CHW J. Nyman D. McLain -1% 83% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Berry to 2B
b5 4-2 1 -2- O CHW W. Williams D. McLain -2% 81% Groundout: P-1B; Berry to 3B
b5 4-2 2 --3 R CHW L. Aparicio D. McLain 6% 88% Wild Pitch; Berry Scores
b5 5-2 2 --- O CHW L. Aparicio D. McLain -0% 87% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 5.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, White Sox' Jerry Nyman facing 6-7-8
t6 2-5 0 --- O DET B. Freehan J. Nyman 2% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2-5 1 --- O DET J. Northrup J. Nyman 1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2-5 2 --- O DET D. Wert J. Nyman 1% 92% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 3-4-5
b6 5-2 0 --- CHW C. May D. McLain 1% 93% Single to CF
b6 5-2 0 1-- CHW G. Hopkins D. McLain 3% 96% Double to CF; May to 3B
b6 5-2 0 -23 O CHW D. Josephson D. McLain -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 5-2 1 -23 CHW B. Melton D. McLain 0% 95% Intentional Walk
b6 5-2 1 123 O CHW B. Knoop D. McLain -2% 92% Strikeout
b6 5-2 2 123 RR CHW K. Berry D. McLain 5% 98% Single to RF; Melton to 3B; Hopkins Scores; May Scores
b6 7-2 2 1-3 O CHW J. Nyman D. McLain -0% 97% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 7.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, White Sox' Jerry Nyman facing 9-1-2
Ron Woods pinch hits for Denny McLain (P) batting 9th
t7 2-7 0 --- DET R. Woods J. Nyman -2% 96% Walk
t7 2-7 0 1-- O DET M. Stanley J. Nyman 1% 97% Flyball: CF
t7 2-7 1 1-- O DET D. McAuliffe J. Nyman 1% 98% Flyball: 2B
t7 2-7 2 1-- DET A. Kaline J. Nyman -1% 97% Walk; Woods to 2B
t7 2-7 2 12- DET N. Cash J. Nyman -2% 96% Walk; Woods to 3B; Kaline to 2B
Dan Osinski replaces Jerry Nyman pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-7 2 123 O DET W. Horton D. Osinski 3% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 7.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tigers' Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
Joe Sparma replaces Ron Woods (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-2 0 --- O CHW W. Williams J. Sparma -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 7-2 1 --- O CHW L. Aparicio J. Sparma -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 7-2 2 --- O CHW C. May J. Sparma -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 7.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, White Sox' Dan Osinski facing 6-7-8
t8 2-7 0 --- O DET B. Freehan D. Osinski 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t8 2-7 1 --- R DET J. Northrup D. Osinski -1% 98% Home Run
t8 3-7 1 --- O DET D. Wert D. Osinski 1% 99% Strikeout
Tommy Matchick pinch hits for Joe Sparma (P) batting 9th
t8 3-7 2 --- O DET T. Matchick D. Osinski 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 7.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 4-5-6
Mike Kilkenny replaces Tommy Matchick (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Gail Hopkins (1B) batting 4th
b8 7-3 0 --- CHW T. McCraw M. Kilkenny 0% 99% Hit By Pitch
b8 7-3 0 1-- O CHW D. Josephson M. Kilkenny -0% 99% Lineout: RF
b8 7-3 1 1-- CHW B. Melton M. Kilkenny 0% 99% Single to RF; McCraw to 2B
b8 7-3 1 12- CHW B. Knoop M. Kilkenny 0% 99% Walk; McCraw to 3B; Melton to 2B
b8 7-3 1 123 OO CHW K. Berry M. Kilkenny -1% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 7.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, White Sox' Dan Osinski facing 1-2-3
Tommy McCraw moves from PH to 1B
t9 3-7 0 --- O DET M. Stanley D. Osinski 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-7 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe D. Osinski 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 3-7 2 --- DET A. Kaline D. Osinski -0% 100% Walk
t9 3-7 2 1-- O DET N. Cash D. Osinski 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 7.

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