April 18, 1971 Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 11
NYY 6 OAK 11
@CHW 2 OAK 6
@CHW 1 WSA 4
@CLE 0 CLE 1
WSA 0 BOS 1
@DET 0 KCR 2
@MIL 1 MIL 3
KCR 2
(13) CAL 5
@MIN 4 HOU 8
@LAD 6 MON 3
CIN 2 MON 5
CIN 3 NYM 5
PIT 2 PIT 2
@NYM 1 ATL 5
@PHI 4
(10) STL 4
@SDP 2 SFG 5
CHC 1 SFG 8
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, April 18, 1971
Time of Game: 3:07

Athletics

8-5

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       5  0  1   0  2  1   0  1  1   11 17  1
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    2  6  5

W: V Blue (3-1), L: T John (1-3)

White Sox

4-8

Lost 1

6th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               5   1   2   1    1   0  .169  .396    0    1   3   SB
J Rudi LF                     5   1   3   2    0   0  .295  .860    0    0   0   2B,SF
R Jackson RF                  6   1   1   0    0   0  .193  .572    0    4   0   2B
D Mincher 1B                  6   1   2   0    0   1  .261  .773    0    5   1   
S Bando 3B                    4   1   0   0    2   1  .182  .686    0    1   1   IW
A Mangual CF                  5   3   2   0    0   0  .286  .804    0    1   0   2B
G Tenace C                    4   1   3   2    1   0  .429 1.127    0   12   0   2B
D Green 2B                    5   1   2   2    0   0  .238  .741    0    1   1   GDP
V Blue P                      5   1   2   1    0   2  .250  .625    0    2   1   2B
Totals                       45  11  17   8    4   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: V Blue (1, off T John); J Rudi (3, off T John); R Jackson (2, off J Magnuson); G Tenace (1, off J Magnuson); A Mangual (1, off J Magnuson).

SF: J Rudi (1, off P Jacquez).

IBB: S Bando (1, by T John).

TB: G Tenace 4; J Rudi 4; A Mangual 3; V Blue 3; R Jackson 2; B Campaneris 2; D Green 2; D Mincher 2.

GIDP: D Green (3).

RBI: G Tenace 2 (2); J Rudi 2 (8); D Green 2 (7); B Campaneris (4); V Blue (1).

2-out RBI: V Blue; D Green; G Tenace.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 7 for 23.

FIELDING

E: B Campaneris (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Campaneris (3, 3rd base off T John/C Brinkman).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Richard SS                  3   1   1   0    2   0  .214  .553    0    1   5   
M Andrews 2B                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .262  .778    0    3   2   2B
C May 1B                      4   0   2   0    0   1  .238  .646    0   10   2   
B Melton 3B                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .225  .751    0    0   1   
  R Morales 3B                2   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   1   
R McKinney RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .450  .950    0    1   0   HBP
W Williams LF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .148  .529    0    2   0   HBP
J Johnstone CF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .759    0    3   0   
C Brinkman C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    4   0   
T John P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P Jacquez P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Magnuson P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   1   
  T Egan PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .833    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   2   6   2    2  11                    27  12

BATTING

2B: M Andrews (3, off V Blue).

HBP: W Williams (1, by V Blue); R McKinney (1, by V Blue).

TB: M Andrews 3; C May 2; R Morales; L Richard.

RBI: R Morales (1); M Andrews (6).

2-out RBI: M Andrews.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Richard-M Andrews-C May.

PB: C Brinkman (1).

E: B Melton (3); C May (5); R Morales 2 (3); L Richard (4).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Blue, W (3-1)                9     6   2   2    2  11   0   1.05   38     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 1· 6     76    -     0.25   0.10
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2  11   0          38     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 1· 6           -

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
T John, L (1-3)                4.1  10   8   4    2   0   0   4.26   27     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 0· 9     17    -     0.51  -0.39
P Jacquez                      1.2   4   1   1    2   1   0   5.40   11     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 4          2-2    0.08  -0.02
J Magnuson                     3     3   2   1    0   3   0   2.25   12     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 3          2-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    17  11   6    4   4   0          50     -       ·  ·     19· 7· 0·16          4-2

P Jacquez faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: V Blue (2); T John 3 (4).

IBB: T John (1; S Bando).

HBP: V Blue 2 (2; W Williams, R McKinney).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Chicago White Sox                    
1. B Campaneris         SS    1. L Richard            SS 
2. J Rudi               LF    2. M Andrews            2B 
3. R Jackson            RF    3. C May                1B 
4. D Mincher            1B    4. B Melton             3B 
5. S Bando              3B    5. R McKinney           RF 
6. A Mangual            CF    6. W Williams           LF 
7. G Tenace             C     7. J Johnstone          CF 
8. D Green              2B    8. C Brinkman           C  
9. V Blue               P     9. T John               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-2  12-       9%  78% G Tenace        T John          Single to RF; Mangual to 3B; Bando Scores/unER
   t 1   0  0-0  --3       7%  66% J Rudi          T John          Double to LF; Campaneris Scores/unER
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  56% B Campaneris    T John          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Campaneris to 2B
   t 1   2  0-3  1-3       6%  84% D Green         T John          Single to LF; Tenace to 2B; Mangual Scores/unER
   t 1   2  0-4  12-       5%  90% V Blue          T John          Double to LF; Green to 3B; Tenace Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  B Campaneris    Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Campaneris to 2B
          -2-      59%  J Rudi          Campaneris Steals 3B
   R      --3      66%  " "             Double to LF; Campaneris Scores/unER
   O      -2-      65%  R Jackson       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rudi to 3B
   R      --3      69%  D Mincher       Wild Pitch; Rudi Scores
   O      ---      67%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      68%  S Bando         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      70%  A Mangual       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Bando to 2B
   R      12-      78%  G Tenace        Single to RF; Mangual to 3B; Bando Scores/unER
   R      1-3      84%  D Green         Single to LF; Tenace to 2B; Mangual Scores/unER
   R      12-      90%  V Blue          Double to LF; Green to 3B; Tenace Scores/unER
   O      -23      88%  B Campaneris    Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 3 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
          ---      86%  L Richard       Walk
   O      1--      88%  M Andrews       Strikeout
   O      1--      90%  C May           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      91%  B Melton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tommy John facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  J Rudi          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      90%  R Jackson       Flyball: SS
          ---      90%  D Mincher       Single to 2B
   O      1--      89%  S Bando         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  R McKinney      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  W Williams      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      92%  J Johnstone     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Tommy John facing 6-7-8
          ---      93%  A Mangual       Single to P
          1--      94%  G Tenace        Wild Pitch; Mangual to 2B
          -2-      95%  " "             Single to CF; Mangual to 3B
   ROO    1-3      94%  D Green         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Mangual Scores/No RBI
   O      ---      94%  V Blue          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  C Brinkman      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  T John          Flyball: CF
          ---      95%  L Richard       Walk
   O      1--      96%  M Andrews       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  B Campaneris    Walk
          1--      97%  J Rudi          Single to CF; Campaneris to 2B
          12-      98%  R Jackson       Wild Pitch; Campaneris to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rudi to 2B
   O      -23      96%  D Mincher       Flyball: CF
          -23      96%  S Bando         Intentional Walk
   O      123      95%  A Mangual       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  C May           Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  B Melton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      97%  R McKinney      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-0, Tommy John facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  G Tenace        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  D Green         Single to LF
          1--      97%  V Blue          Single/Bunt; Green to 2B
                  Pat Jacquez replaces Tommy John pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      99%  B Campaneris    Single to RF; Blue to 3B; Green Scores
   RO     1-3      99%  J Rudi          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Blue Scores
   O      1--      99%  R Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
          ---      98%  W Williams      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      99%  J Johnstone     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  C Brinkman      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  P Jacquez       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-0, Pat Jacquez facing 4-5-6
                  Rich Morales replaces Bill Melton playing 3B batting 4th
          ---      99%  D Mincher       Single to RF
          1--     100%  S Bando         Walk; Mincher to 2B
   O      12-      99%  A Mangual       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          12-     100%  G Tenace        Walk; Mincher to 3B; Mangual to 2B
   RO     123     100%  D Green         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Mincher Scores; Tenace to 3B/Adv on E5; Green to 2B
   O      -23     100%  V Blue          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-9, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  L Richard       Groundout: 2B-P
          ---     100%  M Andrews       Double to LF
          -2-      99%  C May           Single to SS; Andrews to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  R Morales       Single to RF; May to 2B; Andrews Scores
          12-      98%  R McKinney      Hit By Pitch; May to 3B; Morales to 2B
   O      123      99%  W Williams      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      123     100%  J Johnstone     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-1, Pat Jacquez facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  B Campaneris    Single to LF
          1--     100%  J Rudi          Single to CF; Campaneris to 2B
                  Jim Magnuson replaces Pat Jacquez pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  R Jackson       Groundout: 1B-P; Rudi to 2B; Campaneris to 3B
   O      -23     100%  D Mincher       Strikeout
          -23     100%  S Bando         E5 on Foul Ball
   O      -23     100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  C Brinkman      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Magnuson      Strikeout
          ---     100%  L Richard       Single to CF
          1--     100%  M Andrews       Wild Pitch; Richard to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  " "             Single to CF; Richard Scores
          1--      99%  C May           Single to LF; Andrews to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  R Morales       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-2, Jim Magnuson facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  A Mangual       Double to CF
   R      -2-     100%  G Tenace        Double to LF; Mangual Scores
   O      -2-     100%  D Green         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  V Blue          Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  B Campaneris    Foul Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 10, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-10, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  R McKinney      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  W Williams      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  J Johnstone     Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--     100%  C Brinkman      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 10, White Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 10-2, Jim Magnuson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  J Rudi          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  R Jackson       Double to RF
   O      -2-     100%  D Mincher       Groundout: 1B-P; Jackson to 3B
   R      --3     100%  S Bando         Passed Ball; Jackson Scores/unER
   O      ---     100%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 11, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-11, Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Egan pinch hits for Jim Magnuson batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  T Egan          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  L Richard       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  M Andrews       Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 11, White Sox 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197104181

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation