May 28, 1971 Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 4
OAK 3 CLE 4
@CHW 0 DET 6
@MIL 3 MIN 7
BAL 6 CAL 9
@NYY 6 KCR 5
@WSA 0 CIN 1
HOU 0
(13) LAD 6
PHI 2 CHC 4
@PIT 2 SFG 3
MON 1 STL 4
ATL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 10,005

Friday, May 28, 1971
Time of Game: 3:16

Indians

19-24

Won 2

4th, 9½ GB

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

W: S McDowell (4-5), L: B Johnson (4-6)

White Sox

16-24

Lost 1

6th, 11 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Nettles 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .190  .695    0    0   4   SB
V Pinson CF                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .253  .646    0    2   0   2·2B
R Foster RF                   5   0   2   2    0   1  .260  .781    0    0   0   2B
K Harrelson 1B                3   1   1   0    2   2  .212  .633    0    7   0   2·IW
  T Ford PR-LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .498         0   0   
T Uhlaender LF                3   0   0   1    1   1  .299  .685    0    3   0   
  C Hinton PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .762    0    1   0   
R Fosse C                     4   0   2   1    1   0  .288  .725    0   12   0   SB
E Leon 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .248  .619    0    1   1   
F Stanley SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .572    0    1   1   
  C Chambliss PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Heidemann SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .461         0   0   
S McDowell P                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .462    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   4   8   4    6   9                    27   6

BATTING

2B: V Pinson 2 (7, 2 off B Johnson); R Foster (9, off D Eddy).

IBB: K Harrelson 2 (3, by D Eddy, by T Forster).

TB: V Pinson 4; R Foster 3; R Fosse 2; K Harrelson; G Nettles.

RBI: R Foster 2 (9); T Uhlaender (13); R Fosse (14).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Leon-K Harrelson.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Nettles (1, 2nd base off T Forster/T Egan); R Fosse (3, 2nd base off B Johnson/T Egan).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Richard SS                  3   0   0   0    2   1  .254  .590    0    1   2   
M Hershberger CF              2   0   0   0    2   1  .310  .789    0    0   0   
R Reichardt LF                4   0   1   0    0   2  .321  .834    0    4   0   
B Melton 3B                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .279  .844    0    0   1   
  R Morales 3B                1   0   0   0    1   1  .381  .887    0    0   1   
R McKinney RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .358  .860    0    5   0   
C May 1B                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .301  .785    0    7   0   GDP
M Andrews 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .747    0    1   3   
T Egan C                      2   0   0   0    2   1  .256  .916    0    9   1   
B Johnson P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .448    0    0   1   
  D Eddy P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Alvarado PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .464    0    0   0   
  V Romo P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Forster P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Kealey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Williams PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .639    0    0   0   
Totals                       28   0   2   0    9  11                    27   9

BATTING

TB: R McKinney; R Reichardt.

GIDP: C May (5).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Egan-L Richard.

E: L Richard 2 (15).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S McDowell, W (4-5)            9     2   0   0    9  11   0   3.33   37     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 2     85    -     0.98   0.33
Totals                         9     2   0   0    9  11   0          37     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 2           -

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
B Johnson, L (4-6)             5.2   5   4   3    4   6   0   4.20   26     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 5     47    -     0.74  -0.20
D Eddy                         1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   2.63    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          2-0    0.33   0.02
V Romo                         0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.47    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.19  -0.00
T Forster                      1.1   1   0   0    1   3   0   2.30    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.14   0.01
S Kealey                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.98    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.22   0.00
Totals                         9     8   4   3    6   9   0          42     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 7          6-0

Balks: V Romo (2).

WP: S McDowell (6); B Johnson (5).

IBB: D Eddy (2; K Harrelson); T Forster (1; K Harrelson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Merle Anthony.

Time of Game: 3:16.

Attendance: 10,005.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Chicago White Sox                    
1. G Nettles            3B    1. L Richard            SS 
2. V Pinson             CF    2. M Hershberger        CF 
3. R Foster             RF    3. R Reichardt          LF 
4. K Harrelson          1B    4. B Melton             3B 
5. T Uhlaender          LF    5. R McKinney           RF 
6. R Fosse              C     6. C May                1B 
7. E Leon               2B    7. M Andrews            2B 
8. F Stanley            SS    8. T Egan               C  
9. S McDowell           P     9. B Johnson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      11%  64% V Pinson        B Johnson       Double to CF; Nettles to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  -23       8%  73% R Foster        B Johnson       Single to CF; Pinson Scores; Nettles Scores
   b 1   1  2-0  123       8%  64% R McKinney      S McDowell      Foul Flyball: C
   b 1   2  2-0  123       8%  71% C May           S McDowell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   b 1   1  2-0  12-      -7%  56% B Melton        S McDowell      Walk; Hershberger to 3B; Reichardt to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bart Johnson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  G Nettles       Walk
          1--      64%  V Pinson        Double to CF; Nettles to 3B
   RR     -23      73%  R Foster        Single to CF; Pinson Scores; Nettles Scores
   O      1--      70%  K Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      68%  T Uhlaender     Strikeout
          1--      70%  R Fosse         Walk; Foster to 2B
   O      12-      67%  E Leon          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Sam McDowell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  L Richard       Flyball: CF
          ---      66%  M Hershberger   Walk
          1--      62%  R Reichardt     Single to 3B; Hershberger to 2B
          12-      56%  B Melton        Walk; Hershberger to 3B; Reichardt to 2B
   O      123      64%  R McKinney      Foul Flyball: C
   O      123      71%  C May           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bart Johnson facing 8-9-1
          ---      74%  F Stanley       Walk
   OO     1--      69%  S McDowell      Double Play: Strikeout, Baserunner Out Advancing; Stanley out at 2B/C-SS
   O      ---      68%  G Nettles       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Sam McDowell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      70%  M Andrews       Flyball: LF
          ---      68%  T Egan          Walk
   O      1--      71%  B Johnson       Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B
          1--      68%  L Richard       Walk; Egan to 2B
   O      12-      73%  M Hershberger   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bart Johnson facing 2-3-4
          ---      78%  V Pinson        Double to RF
          -2-      83%  R Foster        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Pinson to 3B
   O      1-3      78%  K Harrelson     Strikeout
   RO     1-3      80%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Pinson Scores/unER
   O      1--      79%  R Fosse         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Sam McDowell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      81%  R Reichardt     Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  B Melton        Strikeout
          ---      81%  R McKinney      Single to CF
          1--      79%  C May           Walk; McKinney to 2B
   O      12-      83%  M Andrews       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bart Johnson facing 7-8-9
                  Rich Morales replaces Bill Melton playing 3B batting 4th
   O      ---      82%  E Leon          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  F Stanley       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      81%  S McDowell      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Sam McDowell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  T Egan          Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  B Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  L Richard       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bart Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  G Nettles       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      84%  V Pinson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  R Foster        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Sam McDowell facing 2-3-4
          ---      79%  M Hershberger   Walk
   O      1--      83%  R Reichardt     Strikeout
   O      1--      86%  R Morales       Strikeout
          1--      85%  R McKinney      Wild Pitch; Hershberger to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bart Johnson facing 4-5-6
          ---      89%  K Harrelson     Single to LF
          1--      92%  T Uhlaender     Walk; Harrelson to 2B
          12-      93%  R Fosse         Wild Pitch; Harrelson to 3B
   R      1-3      96%  " "             Single to RF; Uhlaender to 3B; Harrelson Scores
   O      1-3      95%  E Leon          Strikeout Looking
          1-3      95%  F Stanley       Fosse Steals 2B
   O      -23      93%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  Don Eddy replaces Bart Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      92%  S McDowell      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Sam McDowell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      94%  C May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      95%  M Andrews       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      95%  T Egan          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Don Eddy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  G Nettles       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  V Pinson        Flyball: RF
          ---      95%  R Foster        Double to LF
          -2-      95%  K Harrelson     Intentional Walk
   O      12-      94%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Sam McDowell facing 9-1-2
                  Luis Alvarado pinch hits for Don Eddy batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  L Alvarado      Strikeout
          ---      94%  L Richard       Walk
   O      1--      96%  M Hershberger   Flyball: LF
   O      1--      97%  R Reichardt     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Vicente Romo facing 6-7-8
                  Vicente Romo replaces Luis Alvarado pitching and batting 9th
          ---      97%  R Fosse         Single to CF
          1--      98%  E Leon          Balk; Fosse to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  Terry Forster replaces Vicente Romo pitching and batting 9th; Chris Chambliss pinch hits for Fred Stanley batting 8th
   O      -2-      97%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B; Fosse to 3B
   O      --3      96%  S McDowell      Strikeout (foul bunt)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Sam McDowell facing 4-5-6
                  Jack Heidemann replaces Chris Chambliss playing SS batting 8th
          ---      94%  R Morales       Walk
   O      1--      96%  R McKinney      Strikeout
   OO     1--      99%  C May           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Terry Forster facing 1-2-3
          ---      99%  G Nettles       Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  V Pinson        Strikeout
          1--      99%  R Foster        Nettles Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      99%  K Harrelson     Intentional Walk
                  Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Ted Uhlaender batting 5th; Ted Ford pinch runs for Ken Harrelson batting 4th
          12-      99%  C Hinton        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Ford to 2B; Nettles to 3B
                  Steve Kealey replaces Terry Forster pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      98%  R Fosse         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Sam McDowell facing 7-8-9
                  Chuck Hinton moves to 1B; Ted Ford moves to LF
   O      ---      99%  M Andrews       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  T Egan          Walk
                  Walt Williams pinch hits for Steve Kealey batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  W Williams      Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  L Richard       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197105280

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