April 12, 1973 Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 6
OAK 3 BAL 1
@DET 0
(10) TEX 4
@KCR 0 NYY 5
CLE 0 CIN 5
@LAD 2 MON 5
@PHI 3 PIT 6
CHC 0 ATL 3
@SDP 2 SFG 9
HOU 3 NYM 2
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 3,837

Thursday, April 12, 1973
Time of Game: 2:33

Athletics

1-4

Lost 1

6th, 2½ GB

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

W: T Forster (1-0), L: D Knowles (0-1)

White Sox

2-1

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North DH                    3   1   2   0    2   0  .333  .846    0    0   0   2B,2·SB
T Kubiak SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .580    0    6   2   
J Rudi LF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .150  .527    0    4   0   
R Jackson RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .350  .959    0    0   0   2B
S Bando 3B                    1   1   0   1    2   0  .133  .750    0    1   1   SH
G Tenace 1B                   3   1   1   2    1   1  .353 1.215    0    7   0   HR
  M Hegan 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         1   0   
B Conigliaro CF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .571    0    2   0   
R Fosse C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    3   1   GDP
D Green 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   4   
  A Mangual PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .909    0    0   0   

C Hunter P                                                               0   0
  D Knowles P                                                            0   0
  R Fingers P                                                            0   0
Totals                       30   3   5   3    6   7                    24   8

BATTING

2B: B North (1, off S Bahnsen); R Jackson (1, off S Bahnsen).

HR: G Tenace (2, off S Bahnsen; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SH: S Bando (1, off S Bahnsen).

TB: G Tenace 4; B North 3; R Jackson 2; R Fosse.

GIDP: R Fosse (2).

RBI: G Tenace 2 (4); S Bando (3).

2-out RBI: S Bando.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Green-T Kubiak-G Tenace.

BASERUNNING

SB: B North 2 (2, 2nd base off S Bahnsen/E Herrmann, 2nd base off T Forster/E Herrmann).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .125  .347    0    3   0   
C May LF                      3   1   0   0    1   0  .273  .606    0    1   0   
D Allen 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   2  .333 1.166    0   12   0   3B,2B
B Melton 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .125  .542    0    2   3   
K Henderson CF                4   2   2   4    0   0  .364 1.053    0    0   0   HR,GDP
T Muser DH                    1   0   1   0    2   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   CS
  J Jeter PR                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .600 1.800    0    0   0   
E Herrmann C                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .091  .174    0    7   0   SF
J Orta 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311    0    1   2   
E Leon SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .550    0    1   4   

S Bahnsen P                                                              0   3
  T Forster P                                                            0   1
Totals                       29   6   8   5    4   3                    27  13

BATTING

2B: D Allen (1, off C Hunter).

3B: D Allen (1, off C Hunter).

HR: K Henderson (1, off R Fingers; 8th inn, 3 on, 1 out).

SF: E Herrmann (1, off C Hunter).

TB: K Henderson 5; D Allen 5; T Muser; E Herrmann; B Melton; P Kelly.

GIDP: K Henderson (1).

RBI: K Henderson 4 (5); E Herrmann (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Melton-J Orta-D Allen; B Melton-D Allen.

E: E Leon (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Muser (1, 2nd base by C Hunter/R Fosse).

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
C Hunter                       7     7   3   3    2   2   0   7.20   28     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 7     51    -     1.28   0.12
D Knowles, L (0-1)             0     0   1   1    1   0   0    inf    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.84  -0.14
R Fingers, BS (1)              1     1   2   2    1   1   1   6.75    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          2-2    3.17  -0.43
Totals                         8     8   6   6    4   3   1          34     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 8          3-2

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
S Bahnsen                      7.1   4   3   2    4   3   1   2.45   28     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 1· 4     59    -     1.13   0.21
T Forster, W (1-0)             1.2   1   0   0    2   4   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-1    2.24  -0.16
Totals                         9     5   3   2    6   7   1          37     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1· 5          1-1

C Hunter faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
D Knowles faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Art Frantz.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 3,837.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 42° F.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Chicago White Sox                    
1. B North              DH    1. P Kelly              RF 
2. T Kubiak             SS    2. C May                LF 
3. J Rudi               LF    3. D Allen              1B 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. B Melton             3B 
5. S Bando              3B    5. K Henderson          CF 
6. G Tenace             1B    6. T Muser              DH 
7. B Conigliaro         CF    7. E Herrmann           C  
8. R Fosse              C     8. J Orta               2B 
9. D Green              2B    9. E Leon               SS 

   C Hunter             P        S Bahnsen            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  3-2  123      42%  97% K Henderson     R Fingers       Home Run; Kelly Scores; May Scores; Melton Scores
   t 8   2  2-2  123     -23%  23% S Bando         T Forster       Walk; North Scores/unER; Rudi to 3B; Jackson to 2B
   t 2   1  0-0  1--     -18%  32% G Tenace        S Bahnsen       Home Run; Bando Scores
   b 8   1  3-2  12-      15%  56% B Melton        R Fingers       Walk; Kelly to 3B; May to 2B
   b 8   0  3-2  1--      14%  54% C May           D Knowles       Walk; Kelly to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  B North         Walk
   OO     1--      54%  T Kubiak        Double Play: Flyball: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Rudi          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  C May           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Allen         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  R Jackson       Strikeout
          ---      50%  S Bando         Walk
   RR     1--      32%  G Tenace        Home Run; Bando Scores
   O      ---      33%  B Conigliaro    Popfly: SS
   O      ---      34%  R Fosse         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      31%  B Melton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      34%  K Henderson     Single to LF
          1--      41%  T Muser         Single to CF; Henderson to 3B
   RO     1-3      41%  E Herrmann      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Henderson Scores
   O      1--      39%  J Orta          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      41%  D Green         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      38%  B North         Walk
          1--      37%  T Kubiak        North Steals 2B
   O      -2-      40%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; North to 3B
   O      --3      43%  J Rudi          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Catfish Hunter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      41%  E Leon          Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  P Kelly         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      38%  C May           Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 4-5-6
          ---      31%  R Jackson       Double to RF
   O      -2-      32%  S Bando         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Jackson to 3B
   O      --3      39%  G Tenace        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      43%  B Conigliaro    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Catfish Hunter facing 3-4-5
          ---      51%  D Allen         Double to LF
          -2-      59%  B Melton        Single to RF; Allen to 3B
   ROO    1-3      51%  K Henderson     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Allen Scores/No RBI
          ---      53%  T Muser         Walk
   O      1--      50%  E Herrmann      Muser Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Stan Bahnsen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  R Fosse         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  D Green         Strikeout
          ---      52%  B North         Double to CF
   O      -2-      57%  T Kubiak        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  E Herrmann      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  E Leon          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Stan Bahnsen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  J Rudi          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      56%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      58%  S Bando         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  P Kelly         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      52%  C May           Popfly: SS
          ---      56%  D Allen         Triple to CF
   O      --3      50%  B Melton        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Stan Bahnsen facing 6-7-8
          ---      44%  G Tenace        Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Conigliaro    Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      59%  R Fosse         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      55%  K Henderson     Flyball: LF
          ---      59%  T Muser         Walk
                  Johnny Jeter pinch runs for Tony Muser batting 6th
          1--      65%  E Herrmann      Single to CF; Jeter to 2B
   O      12-      57%  J Orta          Popfly: SS
   O      12-      50%  E Leon          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Stan Bahnsen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      55%  D Green         Lineout: 3B
          ---      50%  B North         Single to LF
                  Terry Forster replaces Stan Bahnsen pitching
          1--      46%  T Kubiak        North Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      52%  J Rudi          Walk
          12-      47%  R Jackson       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); North to 3B; Rudi to 2B
   R      123      23%  S Bando         Walk; North Scores/unER; Rudi to 3B; Jackson to 2B
   O      123      30%  G Tenace        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Hegan replaces Gene Tenace playing 1B batting 6th
          ---      40%  P Kelly         Single to RF
                  Darold Knowles replaces Catfish Hunter pitching
          1--      54%  C May           Walk; Kelly to 2B
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Darold Knowles pitching
   O      12-      40%  D Allen         Strikeout
          12-      56%  B Melton        Walk; Kelly to 3B; May to 2B
   RRRR   123      97%  K Henderson     Home Run; Kelly Scores; May Scores; Melton Scores
   O      ---      97%  J Jeter         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      97%  E Herrmann      Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Terry Forster facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  B Conigliaro    Strikeout
          ---      96%  R Fosse         Single to LF
                  Angel Mangual pinch hits for Dick Green batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  A Mangual       Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  B North         Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197304120

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation