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BOS 10
MIL  1
 CHW  4
CAL  1
 DET  4
NYY  0
 MIN  2
KCR  0
 ATL  2
SFG  1
 NYM  7
@LAD  3
(19)
Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 17,727

 Thursday, May 24, 1973
Time of Game: 2:07
Angels
1
21-17
Lost 3
2nd, 3½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  0
White Sox       1  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  X    4  7  0
W: Wilbur Wood (11-3), L: Nolan Ryan (6-4), S: Cy Acosta (3)
 White Sox
4
24-13
Won 3
1st

Batting Stats

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
S Alomar 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .186  .398              0   2   
  B Grabarkewitz PH           1   1   1   0    0   0  .188  .600              0   0   
K Berry CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .292  .707              3   0   
F Robinson DH                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .877              0   0   
  J Davanon PR                0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
M Epstein 1B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .196  .568              6   0   
B Oliver RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .775              1   0   
L Stanton LF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .254  .653              1   0   
A Gallagher 3B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .600              0   1   GDP
R Meoli SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .627              0   2   
J Torborg C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .505             13   0   
  W Llenas PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .268              0   0   

N Ryan P                                                                      0   0
Totals                       32   1   6   0    0   6                         24   5
Batting Events
TB: M Epstein 2; F Robinson; B Grabarkewitz; B Oliver; L Stanton.
GIDP: A Gallagher (6).
RBI: M Epstein (8).
2-out RBI: M Epstein.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .347  .906              1   0   SB
K Henderson CF                4   2   3   0    0   1  .306  .779              3   0   SB
D Allen 1B                    3   0   1   2    0   1  .326 1.054             15   0   2B,SF
  T Muser 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .791              0   0   
B Melton 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .294  .918              1   3   2B
R Reichardt LF                4   0   1   1    0   1  .313  .800              0   0   
C May DH                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .756              0   0   
  M Andrews PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .677              0   0   
E Herrmann C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .656              6   0   
J Orta 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   3  .197  .564              0   2   
E Leon SS                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .212  .541              1   5   

W Wood P                                                                      0   5
  C Acosta P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       30   4   7   0    1  13                         27  15
Batting Events
2B: B Melton (8, off N Ryan); D Allen (11, off N Ryan).
SF: D Allen (3, off N Ryan).
TB: K Henderson 3; D Allen 2; B Melton 2; R Reichardt; P Kelly.
RBI: D Allen 2 (23); B Melton (32); R Reichardt (9).
2-out RBI: B Melton; R Reichardt.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. W Wood-E Leon-D Allen.
Baserunning Events
SB: P Kelly (2, 2nd base off N Ryan/J Torborg); K Henderson (2, 2nd base off N Ryan/J Torborg).

Pitching Stats

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Ryan, L (6-4)                8     7   4   4    1  13   0   2.70   32     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 7     64    -     0.48  -0.17
Totals                         8     7   4   4    1  13   0          32     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 0· 7           -  
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
W Wood, W (11-3)               8.2   6   1   1    0   6   0   1.91   31     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 0· 6     74    -     0.57   0.29
C Acosta, S (3)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.33   0.03
Totals                         9     6   1   1    0   6   0          32     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 0· 6          2-0
Balks: None.
WP: N Ryan (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Red Flaherty.
Time of Game: 2:07.
Attendance: 17,727.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   California Angels                         Chicago White Sox                            
1. Sandy Alomar                 2B       1. Pat Kelly                    RF
2. Ken Berry                    CF       2. Ken Henderson                CF
3. Frank Robinson               DH       3. Dick Allen                   1B
4. Mike Epstein                 1B       4. Bill Melton                  3B
5. Bob Oliver                   RF       5. Rick Reichardt               LF
6. Leroy Stanton                LF       6. Carlos May                   DH
7. Al Gallagher                 3B       7. Ed Herrmann                   C
8. Rudy Meoli                   SS       8. Jorge Orta                   2B
9. Jeff Torborg                  C       9. Eddie Leon                   SS

   Nolan Ryan                    P          Wilbur Wood                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b1 1 1-- R 11% 66% 0-0 CHW D. Allen N. Ryan Double to RF; Henderson Scores
b3 2 1-- R 8% 83% 2-0 CHW B. Melton N. Ryan Double to LF; Henderson Scores
b3 1 1-- 6% 73% 1-0 CHW K. Henderson N. Ryan Single to RF; Kelly to 3B
t5 0 1-- OO 6% 93% 0-4 CAL A. Gallagher W. Wood Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b3 2 -2- R 5% 89% 3-0 CHW R. Reichardt N. Ryan Single to CF; Melton Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CAL S. Alomar W. Wood Strikeout
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 CAL K. Berry W. Wood Strikeout
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CAL F. Robinson W. Wood Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 CHW P. Kelly N. Ryan Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 1 --- 2% 55% 0-0 CHW K. Henderson N. Ryan Single to 3B
b1 1 1-- R 11% 66% 0-0 CHW D. Allen N. Ryan Double to RF; Henderson Scores
b1 1 -2- 3% 69% 1-0 CHW B. Melton N. Ryan Wild Pitch; Allen to 3B
b1 1 --3 O -5% 64% 1-0 CHW B. Melton N. Ryan Strikeout
b1 2 --3 O -3% 61% 1-0 CHW R. Reichardt N. Ryan Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 63% 0-1 CAL M. Epstein W. Wood Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- -3% 60% 0-1 CAL B. Oliver W. Wood Single to LF
t2 1 1-- O 2% 62% 0-1 CAL L. Stanton W. Wood Groundout: P-1B; Oliver to 2B
t2 2 -2- O 3% 66% 0-1 CAL A. Gallagher W. Wood Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O -2% 64% 1-0 CHW C. May N. Ryan Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1 --- O -1% 62% 1-0 CHW E. Herrmann N. Ryan Flyball: LF
b2 2 --- O -1% 61% 1-0 CHW J. Orta N. Ryan Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 3% 64% 0-1 CAL R. Meoli W. Wood Groundout: P-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 CAL J. Torborg W. Wood Groundout: P-1B
t3 2 --- O 1% 67% 0-1 CAL S. Alomar W. Wood Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O -2% 65% 1-0 CHW E. Leon N. Ryan Strikeout Looking
b3 1 --- 2% 67% 1-0 CHW P. Kelly N. Ryan Walk
b3 1 1-- 6% 73% 1-0 CHW K. Henderson N. Ryan Single to RF; Kelly to 3B
b3 1 1-3 RO 2% 75% 1-0 CHW D. Allen N. Ryan Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Kelly Scores
b3 2 1-- R 8% 83% 2-0 CHW B. Melton N. Ryan Double to LF; Henderson Scores
b3 2 -2- R 5% 89% 3-0 CHW R. Reichardt N. Ryan Single to CF; Melton Scores
b3 2 1-- O -1% 88% 4-0 CHW C. May N. Ryan Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 4.
Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 2% 90% 0-4 CAL K. Berry W. Wood Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1 --- O 1% 91% 0-4 CAL F. Robinson W. Wood Flyball: CF
t4 2 --- -1% 90% 0-4 CAL M. Epstein W. Wood Single to RF
t4 2 1-- O 2% 92% 0-4 CAL B. Oliver W. Wood Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- O -1% 91% 4-0 CHW E. Herrmann N. Ryan Strikeout
b4 1 --- O -0% 90% 4-0 CHW J. Orta N. Ryan Strikeout
b4 2 --- O -0% 90% 4-0 CHW E. Leon N. Ryan Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- -3% 87% 0-4 CAL L. Stanton W. Wood Single to CF
t5 0 1-- OO 6% 93% 0-4 CAL A. Gallagher W. Wood Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t5 2 --- O 1% 93% 0-4 CAL R. Meoli W. Wood Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- 1% 94% 4-0 CHW P. Kelly N. Ryan Single to SS
b5 0 1-- 1% 95% 4-0 CHW K. Henderson N. Ryan Kelly Steals 2B
b5 0 -2- O -1% 94% 4-0 CHW K. Henderson N. Ryan Strikeout
b5 1 -2- O -1% 93% 4-0 CHW D. Allen N. Ryan Flyball: CF
b5 2 -2- O -1% 92% 4-0 CHW B. Melton N. Ryan Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 4.
Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 9-1-2
t6 0 --- O 2% 94% 0-4 CAL J. Torborg W. Wood Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 1 --- O 1% 95% 0-4 CAL S. Alomar W. Wood Strikeout
t6 2 --- O 1% 95% 0-4 CAL K. Berry W. Wood Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
b6 0 --- O -0% 95% 4-0 CHW R. Reichardt N. Ryan Foul Flyball: RF
Mike Andrews pinch hits for Carlos May (DH) batting 6th
b6 1 --- O -0% 94% 4-0 CHW M. Andrews N. Ryan Strikeout
b6 2 --- O -0% 94% 4-0 CHW E. Herrmann N. Ryan Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 3-4-5
t7 0 --- O 1% 96% 0-4 CAL F. Robinson W. Wood Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1 --- O 1% 97% 0-4 CAL M. Epstein W. Wood Strikeout
t7 2 --- O 0% 97% 0-4 CAL B. Oliver W. Wood Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
b7 0 --- O -0% 97% 4-0 CHW J. Orta N. Ryan Strikeout
b7 1 --- O -0% 97% 4-0 CHW E. Leon N. Ryan Strikeout
b7 2 --- O -0% 96% 4-0 CHW P. Kelly N. Ryan Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 4.
Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 6-7-8
t8 0 --- O 1% 98% 0-4 CAL L. Stanton W. Wood Strikeout
t8 1 --- O 1% 99% 0-4 CAL A. Gallagher W. Wood Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-4 CAL R. Meoli W. Wood Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
b8 0 --- 0% 99% 4-0 CHW K. Henderson N. Ryan Single to CF
b8 0 1-- 0% 99% 4-0 CHW D. Allen N. Ryan Henderson Steals 2B
b8 0 -2- O -0% 99% 4-0 CHW D. Allen N. Ryan Strikeout
b8 1 -2- O -0% 99% 4-0 CHW B. Melton N. Ryan Flyball: CF
b8 2 -2- O -0% 99% 4-0 CHW R. Reichardt N. Ryan Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 9-1-2
Tony Muser replaces Dick Allen playing 1B batting 3rd; Winston Llenas pinch hits for Jeff Torborg (C) batting 9th
t9 0 --- O 1% 100% 0-4 CAL W. Llenas W. Wood Flyball: RF
Billy Grabarkewitz pinch hits for Sandy Alomar (2B) batting 1st
t9 1 --- -1% 99% 0-4 CAL B. Grabarkewitz W. Wood Single to CF
t9 1 1-- O 1% 100% 0-4 CAL K. Berry W. Wood Strikeout
t9 2 1-- -1% 99% 0-4 CAL F. Robinson W. Wood Single to CF; Grabarkewitz to 2B
Jerry Davanon pinch runs for Frank Robinson (DH) batting 3rd
t9 2 12- R -2% 97% 0-4 CAL M. Epstein W. Wood Single to CF; Davanon to 2B; Grabarkewitz Scores
Cy Acosta replaces Wilbur Wood pitching
t9 2 12- O 3% 100% 1-4 CAL B. Oliver C. Acosta Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 4.

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