April 20, 1975 California Angels at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
BAL 2 CAL 8
@CHW 4 CLE 7
MIL 4 NYY 7
@DET 1 OAK 4
MIN 1 OAK 5
MIN 1 KCR 2
@TEX 0 ATL 4
SDP 3 CIN 5
HOU 3 HOU 7
@CIN 6 SFG 6
@LAD 3
(13) NYM 8
CHC 6 NYM 4
CHC 3 PIT 5
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 4,801

Sunday, April 20, 1975
Time of Game: 2:43

Angels

6-4

Won 2

3rd, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          2  0  0   1  0  0   4  0  1    8 10  0
White Sox       0  0  0   2  0  0   2  0  0    4  5  1

W: N Ryan (4-0), L: C Osteen (0-2)

White Sox

3-9

Lost 5

6th, 6½ GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Nettles CF                  5   1   0   0    0   1  .188  .428    0    1   0   SB
M Rivers LF                   3   1   0   0    2   1  .341  .863    0    4   0   2·SB
T Harper DH                   3   2   1   0    2   0  .256  .704    0    0   0   
B Bochte 1B                   5   2   3   3    0   0  .250  .711    0    7   0   2·3B
D Chalk 3B                    4   1   3   3    1   0  .533 1.344    0    3   2   2·2B
L Stanton RF                  3   1   1   0    2   0  .143  .594    0    2   0   
E Rodriguez C                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .269  .857    0    6   0   SH
J Remy 2B                     3   0   1   2    1   0  .316  .708    0    4   2   IW
O Ramirez SS                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .536    0    0   2   GDP
  J Lahoud PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .984         0   0   
  W Llenas PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.167    0    0   0   GDP
  B Smith SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   

N Ryan P                                                                 0   2
Totals                       33   8  10   8    9   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: D Chalk 2 (5, off B Gogolewski, off C Osteen).

3B: B Bochte 2 (2, off B Gogolewski, off C Osteen).

SH: E Rodriguez (2, off R Gossage).

IBB: J Remy (1, by R Gossage).

TB: B Bochte 7; D Chalk 5; E Rodriguez; J Remy; L Stanton; T Harper.

GIDP: O Ramirez (1); W Llenas (1).

RBI: D Chalk 3 (9); B Bochte 3 (10); J Remy 2 (5).

2-out RBI: B Bochte; D Chalk.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Chalk-J Remy-B Bochte.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Rivers 2 (7, 2nd base off C Osteen/P Varney, 2nd base off T Forster/P Varney); M Nettles (4, 2nd base off T Forster/P Varney).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    3   0   0   0    2   2  .345  .905    0    2   0   
N Nyman LF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .231  .561    0    0   0   3B
J Orta 2B                     3   1   1   2    2   0  .260  .675    0    4   2   HR
B Melton 3B                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .289  .722    0    1   0   GDP
K Henderson CF                4   1   1   2    0   1  .340  .829    0    0   0   HR
C May 1B                      2   0   0   0    2   0  .364  .917    0   11   2   SB
D Johnson DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .621    0    0   0   
B Dent SS                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .489    0    4   6   
P Varney C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    4   0   

C Osteen P                                                               0   3
  R Gossage P                                                            0   1
  T Forster P                                                            0   1
  B Gogolewski P                                                         1   0
Totals                       31   4   5   4    9   6                    27  15

BATTING

3B: N Nyman (1, off N Ryan).

HR: J Orta (1, off N Ryan; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); K Henderson (1, off N Ryan; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: K Henderson 4; N Nyman 4; J Orta 4; B Melton.

GIDP: B Melton (1).

RBI: K Henderson 2 (7); J Orta 2 (6).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 4. C Osteen-B Dent-C May; B Dent-J Orta-C May-P Varney; B Dent-J Orta-C May; B Dent.

E: B Dent (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: C May (1, 2nd base off N Ryan/E Rodriguez).

PITCHING

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, W (4-0)                9     5   4   4    9   6   2   2.31   40     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 5     58    -     1.11   0.20
Totals                         9     5   4   4    9   6   2          40     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 5           -

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
C Osteen, L (0-2)              5     6   3   3    5   1   0   6.11   24     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 1· 6     39    -     0.92  -0.18
R Gossage                      0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.18    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.72  -0.01
T Forster                      2.2   2   4   2    3   2   0   3.12   12     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 2          3-0    0.97  -0.10
B Gogolewski                   1     2   1   1    0   0   0   4.91    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.15  -0.01
Totals                         9    10   8   6    9   3   0          43     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 1·10          5-0

C Osteen faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: N Ryan (1); T Forster (1).

IBB: R Gossage (1; J Remy).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Armando Rodriguez, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Bill Haller.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 4,801.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Chicago White Sox                    
1. M Nettles            CF    1. P Kelly              RF 
2. M Rivers             LF    2. N Nyman              LF 
3. T Harper             DH    3. J Orta               2B 
4. B Bochte             1B    4. B Melton             3B 
5. D Chalk              3B    5. K Henderson          CF 
6. L Stanton            RF    6. C May                1B 
7. E Rodriguez          C     7. D Johnson            DH 
8. J Remy               2B    8. B Dent               SS 
9. O Ramirez            SS    9. P Varney             C  

   N Ryan               P        C Osteen             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  3-0  1--     -18%  61% K Henderson     N Ryan          Home Run; Melton Scores
   t 6   1  2-3  123     -15%  61% W Llenas        T Forster       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 1   2  0-0  1--      12%  59% B Bochte        C Osteen        Triple to RF; Harper Scores
   b 5   2  3-2  123      11%  67% K Henderson     N Ryan          Flyball: 3B
   t 1   2  0-1  --3       9%  68% D Chalk         C Osteen        Double to LF; Bochte Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Nettles       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  M Rivers        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      47%  T Harper        Single to CF
   R      1--      59%  B Bochte        Triple to RF; Harper Scores
   R      --3      68%  D Chalk         Double to LF; Bochte Scores
          -2-      69%  L Stanton       Walk
   O      12-      66%  E Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
          ---      62%  P Kelly         Walk
   O      1--      65%  N Nyman         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      68%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      70%  B Melton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Claude Osteen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      69%  J Remy          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  O Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      67%  M Nettles       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Nolan Ryan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      69%  K Henderson     Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  C May           Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      72%  D Johnson       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Claude Osteen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      70%  M Rivers        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      69%  T Harper        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      68%  B Bochte        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  B Dent          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      72%  P Varney        Strikeout Looking
          ---      71%  P Kelly         Walk
   O      1--      74%  N Nyman         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Claude Osteen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      72%  D Chalk         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      74%  L Stanton       Walk
          1--      79%  E Rodriguez     Single to CF; Stanton to 3B
   R      1-3      84%  J Remy          Single to 1B; Stanton Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
   OO     12-      79%  O Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      82%  J Orta          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      79%  B Melton        Walk
   RR     1--      61%  K Henderson     Home Run; Melton Scores
          ---      57%  C May           Walk
          1--      55%  D Johnson       May Steals 2B
   O      -2-      60%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      64%  B Dent          Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-2, Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      62%  M Nettles       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      65%  M Rivers        Walk
          1--      66%  T Harper        Rivers Steals 2B
          -2-      68%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      59%  B Bochte        Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  P Varney        Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  P Kelly         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      61%  N Nyman         Triple to RF
          --3      59%  J Orta          Walk
          1-3      55%  B Melton        Walk; Orta to 2B
   O      123      67%  K Henderson     Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 3, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-2, Claude Osteen facing 5-6-7
          ---      70%  D Chalk         Walk
          1--      76%  L Stanton       Single to LF; Chalk to 2B
                  Rich Gossage replaces Claude Osteen pitching
   O      12-      76%  E Rodriguez     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Chalk to 3B; Stanton to 2B
          -23      77%  J Remy          Intentional Walk
                  Terry Forster replaces Rich Gossage pitching; Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Orlando Ramirez batting 9th; Winston Llenas pinch hits for Joe Lahoud batting 9th
   OO     123      61%  W Llenas        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
                  Billy Smith replaces Winston Llenas playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      65%  C May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  D Johnson       Strikeout
          ---      66%  B Dent          Walk
   O      1--      70%  P Varney        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-2, Terry Forster facing 1-2-3
          ---      74%  M Nettles       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      77%  M Rivers        Nettles Steals 2B
          -2-      81%  " "             Wild Pitch; Nettles to 3B
          --3      83%  " "             Walk
          1-3      84%  T Harper        Rivers Steals 2B
          -23      86%  " "             Walk
   RR     123      93%  B Bochte        Single to LF; Nettles Scores/unER; Rivers Scores; Harper to 2B
   R      12-      96%  D Chalk         Single to RF; Harper Scores; Bochte to 2B
   O      12-      95%  L Stanton       Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Chalk to 2B
          12-      96%  E Rodriguez     Walk; Chalk to 3B; Stanton to 2B
   ROO    123      96%  J Remy          Double Play: Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Chalk Scores/unER; Stanton out at Hm/1B-C
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 7, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  P Kelly         Strikeout
          ---      96%  N Nyman         Single to CF
   RR     1--      91%  J Orta          Home Run; Nyman Scores
          ---      88%  B Melton        Single to RF
          1--      86%  K Henderson     Wild Pitch; Melton to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
          -2-      88%  C May           Walk
   O      12-      93%  D Johnson       Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 7, White Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 7-4, Terry Forster facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      93%  B Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  M Nettles       Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  M Rivers        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 7, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  B Dent          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  P Varney        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  P Kelly         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 7, White Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Ahead 7-4, Bill Gogolewski facing 3-4-5
                  Bill Gogolewski replaces Terry Forster pitching
   O      ---      96%  T Harper        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      98%  B Bochte        Triple to LF
   R      --3      99%  D Chalk         Double to LF; Bochte Scores
   O      -2-      99%  L Stanton       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      98%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 8, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  N Nyman         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  J Orta          Walk
   OO     1--     100%  B Melton        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 8, White Sox 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197504200

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation