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Standings
NYY
@BOS		2
7
CAL
@CHW		2
4
BAL
@CLE		3
4
MIL
@DET		6
3
MIN
@TEX		9
1
SDP
@ATL		6
5		 
(11)
SFG
@LAD		0
3
CHC
@MON		1
2		 
(13)
CHC
@MON		3
0
PHI
@NYM		4
1
PIT
@STL		2
1		 
(10)
Thursday, August 3, 1972
, White Sox Park
Attendance: 10,358, Time of Game: 2:11
Angels
2
44-55
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
5th, 17 GB
 at White Sox
4
55-43
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, 5½ GB
W: Wilbur Wood (17-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  0    2  8  2
White Sox       0  0  0   2  0  0   0  2  X    4  6  1

California Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vada Pinson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .681 -0.020 1.00 0.047 -0.068 -0.3 1 0
Sandy Alomar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .598 0.009 1.23 0.068 -0.059 -0.0 1 3
Leo Cardenas SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .230 .594 -0.119 1.58 0.012 -0.131 -0.6 1 3
Bob Oliver 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .749 -0.096 1.43 0.020 -0.117 -0.4 11 0
Ken McMullen 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .723 -0.024 1.30 0.070 -0.094 -0.3 0 1
   Curt Motton PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 .461 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Ken Berry CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .312 .790 -0.046 1.49 0.122 -0.168 0.0 1 0 HR,GDP
Leroy Stanton RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .229 .651 -0.072 1.07 0.056 -0.129 -0.5 1 0
Jeff Torborg C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .553 0.027 0.64 0.037 -0.010 0.2 7 2
   Jack Hiatt PH-C 1 1 1 1 0 0 .233 .794 0.279 2.10 0.279 0.000 1.0 1 0 HR
Andy Messersmith P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .524 -0.105 1.51 0.000 -0.105 -0.6 0 3
Team Totals 34 2 8 2 0 3 .235 .647 -0.167 1.30 0.711 -0.881 -1.6 24 12
HR: J Hiatt (1, off W Wood; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); K Berry (5, off W Wood; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: K Berry 4; J Hiatt 4; L Cardenas; K McMullen; V Pinson; S Alomar; B Oliver; L Stanton.
GIDP: K Berry (2).
RBI: K Berry (31); J Hiatt (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Torborg-L Cardenas.
E: L Stanton (3); L Cardenas (15).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: L Stanton (1st base by W Wood).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pat Kelly RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .268 .719 -0.071 0.98 0.031 -0.103 -0.6 0 0
Jay Johnstone CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .178 .468 -0.071 0.91 0.008 -0.080 -0.6 1 0
Dick Allen 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 .308 1.031 0.051 0.60 0.067 -0.016 0.4 12 1
Carlos May LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 .294 .822 0.206 1.29 0.227 -0.021 1.5 1 0
Ed Spiezio 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .637 -0.144 1.82 0.000 -0.144 -1.4 2 3 SH
Mike Andrews 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 .218 .616 -0.009 1.52 0.023 -0.032 0.0 3 0
Ed Herrmann C 4 0 1 2 0 2 .229 .637 0.078 2.00 0.178 -0.100 1.0 3 0
Luis Alvarado SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 .240 .546 0.365 1.52 0.410 -0.046 1.7 5 7 3B
Wilbur Wood P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .139 .320 -0.073 0.99 0.000 -0.073 -1.2 0 4 SH
Team Totals 28 4 6 4 6 8 .214 .639 0.332 1.28 0.944 -0.615 0.8 27 15
3B: L Alvarado (1, off A Messersmith).
SH: W Wood (9, off A Messersmith); E Spiezio (2, off A Messersmith).
TB: L Alvarado 4; C May 2; J Johnstone; E Herrmann.
RBI: L Alvarado 2 (15); E Herrmann 2 (26).
2-out RBI: L Alvarado 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Wood-L Alvarado-D Allen.
E: E Spiezio (6).

California Angels

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Andy Messersmith, L (2-5) 8 6 4 4 6 8 0 3.58 36 56 -0.332 1.28 -0.8
Team Totals 8 6 4 4 6 8 0 4.50 36 56 -0.332 1.30 -0.8

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Wilbur Wood, W (17-11) 9 8 2 2 0 3 2 2.43 34 66 0.168 1.30 1.6
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 0 3 2 2.00 34 66 0.168 1.28 1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: W Wood (11; L Stanton, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Merle Anthony.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 10,358.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

California Angels         Chicago White Sox
1 Vada Pinson LF 1 Pat Kelly RF
2 Sandy Alomar 2B 2 Jay Johnstone CF
3 Leo Cardenas SS 3 Dick Allen 1B
4 Bob Oliver 1B 4 Carlos May LF
5 Ken McMullen 3B 5 Ed Spiezio 3B
6 Ken Berry CF 6 Mike Andrews 2B
7 Leroy Stanton RF 7 Ed Herrmann C
8 Jeff Torborg C 8 Luis Alvarado SS
9 Andy Messersmith P 9 Wilbur Wood P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 2-2 2 12- RR CHW L. Alvarado A. Messersmith 37% 95% Triple to LF; Andrews Scores; May Scores
t8 1-2 0 --- R CAL J. Hiatt W. Wood -28% 50% Home Run
b4 0-0 1 123 RR CHW E. Herrmann A. Messersmith 18% 86% Single to RF; Andrews to 3B; May Scores; Allen Scores
b4 0-0 0 1-- CHW C. May A. Messersmith 14% 74% Single to RF; May to 2B/Adv on E9; Allen to 3B
t5 0-2 0 --- R CAL K. Berry W. Wood -12% 66% Home Run

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CAL V. Pinson W. Wood 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CAL S. Alomar W. Wood 1% 53% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 2 --- CAL L. Cardenas W. Wood -1% 52% Single to RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- CAL B. Oliver W. Wood -2% 50% Single to LF; Cardenas to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O CAL K. McMullen W. Wood 4% 54% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHW P. Kelly A. Messersmith -2% 52% Groundout: P-2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHW J. Johnstone A. Messersmith -1% 51% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- CHW D. Allen A. Messersmith 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CHW C. May A. Messersmith -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- O CAL K. Berry W. Wood 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 --- O CAL L. Stanton W. Wood 1% 54% Groundout: P-SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O CAL J. Torborg W. Wood 1% 55% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CHW E. Spiezio A. Messersmith -2% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O CHW M. Andrews A. Messersmith -1% 51% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 2 --- O CHW E. Herrmann A. Messersmith -1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O CAL A. Messersmith W. Wood 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O CAL V. Pinson W. Wood 2% 54% Flyball: SS
t3 0-0 2 --- O CAL S. Alomar W. Wood 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- CHW L. Alvarado A. Messersmith 4% 59% Single to SS
b3 0-0 0 1-- O CHW W. Wood A. Messersmith -2% 58% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Alvarado to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- O CHW P. Kelly A. Messersmith -4% 54% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 -2- O CHW J. Johnstone A. Messersmith -4% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O CAL L. Cardenas W. Wood 3% 53% Flyball: 2B
t4 0-0 1 --- O CAL B. Oliver W. Wood 2% 54% Lineout: 2B
t4 0-0 2 --- O CAL K. McMullen W. Wood 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- CHW D. Allen A. Messersmith 5% 60% Walk
b4 0-0 0 1-- CHW C. May A. Messersmith 14% 74% Single to RF; May to 2B/Adv on E9; Allen to 3B
b4 0-0 0 -23 O CHW E. Spiezio A. Messersmith -7% 67% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-0 1 -23 CHW M. Andrews A. Messersmith 1% 68% Walk
b4 0-0 1 123 RR CHW E. Herrmann A. Messersmith 18% 86% Single to RF; Andrews to 3B; May Scores; Allen Scores
b4 2-0 1 1-3 O CHW L. Alvarado A. Messersmith -4% 82% Groundout: C-1B; Herrmann to 2B
b4 2-0 2 -23 O CHW W. Wood A. Messersmith -3% 79% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 6-7-8
t5 0-2 0 --- R CAL K. Berry W. Wood -12% 66% Home Run
t5 1-2 0 --- CAL L. Stanton W. Wood -6% 61% Single to LF
t5 1-2 0 1-- O CAL J. Torborg W. Wood 9% 69% Stanton Picked off 1B (P-1B-SS)
t5 1-2 1 --- CAL J. Torborg W. Wood -4% 66% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t5 1-2 1 1-- O CAL A. Messersmith W. Wood 4% 70% Strikeout
t5 1-2 2 1-- O CAL V. Pinson W. Wood 3% 73% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- CHW P. Kelly A. Messersmith 3% 76% Walk
b5 2-1 0 1-- OO CHW J. Johnstone A. Messersmith -6% 70% Double Play: Strikeout, Baserunner Out Advancing; Kelly out at 2B/C-SS
b5 2-1 2 --- CHW D. Allen A. Messersmith 1% 71% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b5 2-1 2 1-- CHW C. May A. Messersmith 2% 73% Single to RF; Allen to 3B
b5 2-1 2 1-3 O CHW E. Spiezio A. Messersmith -4% 69% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 2-3-4
t6 1-2 0 --- O CAL S. Alomar W. Wood 3% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-2 1 --- O CAL L. Cardenas W. Wood 2% 75% Strikeout
t6 1-2 2 --- O CAL B. Oliver W. Wood 2% 76% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 6-7-8
b6 2-1 0 --- O CHW M. Andrews A. Messersmith -2% 75% Groundout: P-1B
b6 2-1 1 --- O CHW E. Herrmann A. Messersmith -1% 73% Strikeout
b6 2-1 2 --- O CHW L. Alvarado A. Messersmith -1% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 5-6-7
t7 1-2 0 --- O CAL K. McMullen W. Wood 4% 77% Flyball: SS
t7 1-2 1 --- O CAL K. Berry W. Wood 3% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-2 2 --- O CAL L. Stanton W. Wood 2% 81% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 9-1-2
b7 2-1 0 --- O CHW W. Wood A. Messersmith -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 2-1 1 --- O CHW P. Kelly A. Messersmith -1% 79% Flyball: RF
b7 2-1 2 --- CHW J. Johnstone A. Messersmith 1% 79% Single to CF
b7 2-1 2 1-- O CHW D. Allen A. Messersmith -2% 78% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 8-9-1
Jack Hiatt pinch hits for Jeff Torborg (C) batting 8th
t8 1-2 0 --- R CAL J. Hiatt W. Wood -28% 50% Home Run
t8 2-2 0 --- O CAL A. Messersmith W. Wood 4% 54% Flyball: CF
t8 2-2 1 --- CAL V. Pinson W. Wood -5% 49% Single to RF
t8 2-2 1 1-- CAL S. Alomar W. Wood -7% 43% Single to LF; Pinson to 2B
t8 2-2 1 12- O CAL L. Cardenas W. Wood 8% 51% Flyball: LF
t8 2-2 2 12- O CAL B. Oliver W. Wood 8% 59% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 4-5-6
Jack Hiatt moves from PH to C
b8 2-2 0 --- CHW C. May A. Messersmith 7% 66% Walk
b8 2-2 0 1-- O CHW E. Spiezio A. Messersmith -1% 65% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; May to 2B
b8 2-2 1 -2- CHW M. Andrews A. Messersmith 2% 66% Walk
b8 2-2 1 12- O CHW E. Herrmann A. Messersmith -8% 58% Strikeout
b8 2-2 2 12- RR CHW L. Alvarado A. Messersmith 37% 95% Triple to LF; Andrews Scores; May Scores
b8 4-2 2 --3 O CHW W. Wood A. Messersmith -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 5-6-7
t9 2-4 0 --- CAL K. McMullen W. Wood -7% 87% Single to RF
Curt Motton pinch runs for Ken McMullen (3B) batting 5th
t9 2-4 0 1-- OO CAL K. Berry W. Wood 12% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t9 2-4 2 --- O CAL L. Stanton W. Wood 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 4.

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