September 19, 1975 Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
MIL 5 CAL 1
MIN 0 TEX 10
@CHW 6 CLE 3
NYY 2 BOS 7
@DET 5 KCR 5
OAK 4 CIN 7
@ATL 6 HOU 6
LAD 5
(12) MON 9
CHC 6 PHI 4
@NYM 3 PIT 7
STL 1 SFG 3
SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 3,723

Friday, September 19, 1975
Time of Game: 3:09

Rangers

75-80

Won 1

3rd, 19 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  1  0   4  5  0   0  0  0   10 19  3
White Sox       0  2  0   0  1  0   3  0  0    6  9  0

W: S Hargan (9-10), L: C Osteen (7-16), S: S Thomas (3)

White Sox

71-81

Lost 2

5th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle CF                   6   1   3   1    0   0  .284  .719    0    1   0   2·SB
R Smalley 2B                  4   1   2   2    2   0  .221  .585    0    1   3   GDP
M Hargrove 1B                 6   1   3   3    0   0  .301  .798    0    7   2   
J Burroughs RF                5   0   1   1    0   3  .222  .711    0    3   0   
T Harrah SS                   4   0   2   1    1   0  .297  .869    0    0   1   
T Grieve LF                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .277  .768    0    3   0   HR,GDP
J Fregosi DH                  4   2   1   0    1   0  .257  .703    0    0   0   
R Howell 3B                   3   2   3   0    0   0  .257  .717    0    0   0   HBP
  L Cardenas 3B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .617    0    0   1   
J Sundberg C                  3   2   2   1    1   0  .199  .539    0   10   0   SH,GDP

S Hargan P                                                               2   2
  S Thomas P                                                             0   0
Totals                       41  10  19  10    5   3                    27   9

BATTING

HR: T Grieve (14, off C Osteen; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: J Sundberg (12, off C Upshaw).

HBP: R Howell (3, by C Osteen).

TB: T Grieve 4; M Hargrove 3; L Randle 3; R Howell 3; R Smalley 2; T Harrah 2; J Sundberg 2; L Cardenas; J Fregosi; J Burroughs.

GIDP: J Sundberg (15); T Grieve (11); R Smalley (6).

RBI: M Hargrove 3 (59); R Smalley 2 (31); J Sundberg (35); L Randle (57); J Burroughs (89); T Harrah (89); T Grieve (58).

2-out RBI: J Sundberg.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 8 for 14.

FIELDING

E: R Howell (20); J Burroughs (9); L Cardenas (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Randle 2 (16, 2nd base off C Upshaw/B Downing, 3rd base off C Upshaw/B Downing).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .276  .764    0    2   0   2B
B Dent SS                     5   1   1   2    0   1  .261  .634    0    5   5   2B
J Orta 2B                     5   0   3   2    0   1  .310  .828    0    7   3   2·2B
D Johnson DH                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .232  .670    0    0   0   
J Hairston LF                 3   0   1   0    2   1  .276  .715    0    0   1   
N Nyman CF                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .224  .522    0    1   0   
C Lemon 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .200  .400    0    3   2   
M Squires 1B                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .190  .476    0    6   2   
B Downing C                   3   2   0   1    0   0  .246  .697    0    3   0   SF

C Osteen P                                                               0   0
  O Osborn P                                                             0   0
  R Hinton P                                                             0   0
  C Upshaw P                                                             0   3
Totals                       37   6   9   6    4   9                    27  16

BATTING

2B: B Dent (25, off S Hargan); P Kelly (19, off S Hargan); J Orta 2 (26, 2 off S Hargan).

SF: B Downing (5, off S Hargan).

TB: J Orta 5; P Kelly 2; B Dent 2; J Hairston; C Lemon; D Johnson; N Nyman.

RBI: J Orta 2 (83); B Dent 2 (57); B Downing (38); M Squires (3).

2-out RBI: J Orta.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Dent-J Orta-M Squires; J Orta-B Dent-M Squires; C Upshaw-B Dent-M Squires.

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Hargan, W (9-10)             6     8   6   3    2   5   0   3.80   30     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 7     41    -     0.75  -0.12
S Thomas, S (3)                3     1   0   0    2   4   0   3.11   12     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 1          1-0    1.23   0.11
Totals                         9     9   6   3    4   9   0          42     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 8          1-0

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 (7-16)             3.1   8   5   5    2   1   1   4.46   21     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 1· 7     23    -     1.37  -0.43
O Osborn                       1     3   4   4    2   1   0   4.31    8     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          2-0    0.90  -0.06
R Hinton                       0     2   1   1    0   0   0   4.11    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          2-2    0.38  -0.03
C Upshaw                       4.2   6   0   0    1   1   0   3.38   17     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 6          2-1    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9    19  10  10    5   3   1          48     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 1·18          6-3

S Hargan faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.
R Hinton faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Hargan (11).

IBB: None.

HBP: C Osteen (2; R Howell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 3,723.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Chicago White Sox                    
1. L Randle             CF    1. P Kelly              RF 
2. R Smalley            2B    2. B Dent               SS 
3. M Hargrove           1B    3. J Orta               2B 
4. J Burroughs          RF    4. D Johnson            DH 
5. T Harrah             SS    5. J Hairston           LF 
6. T Grieve             LF    6. N Nyman              CF 
7. J Fregosi            DH    7. C Lemon              3B 
8. R Howell             3B    8. M Squires            1B 
9. J Sundberg           C     9. B Downing            C  

   S Hargan             P        C Osteen             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  2-1  ---      13%  50% T Grieve        C Osteen        Home Run
   b 2   0  1-0  1--     -12%  40% C Lemon         S Hargan        Single to RF; Nyman to 3B/Adv on E9; Lemon to 2B
   t 4   1  2-3  123      12%  84% M Hargrove      C Osteen        Single to CF; Howell Scores; Sundberg Scores; Smalley to 2B
   t 2   2  0-0  12-      11%  61% J Sundberg      C Osteen        Single to RF; Fregosi Scores; Howell to 3B
   t 4   1  2-2  123      11%  72% R Smalley       C Osteen        Walk; Fregosi Scores; Howell to 3B; Sundberg to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  L Randle        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  R Smalley       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      47%  M Hargrove      Lineout: 3B
   O      1--      45%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Hargan facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  P Kelly         Walk
   O      1--      45%  B Dent          Strikeout
          1--      37%  J Orta          Double to RF; Kelly to 3B
   O      -23      44%  D Johnson       Strikeout
   O      -23      50%  J Hairston      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  T Harrah        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  T Grieve        Flyball: 2B
          ---      47%  J Fregosi       Walk
          1--      49%  R Howell        Single to LF; Fregosi to 2B
   R      12-      61%  J Sundberg      Single to RF; Fregosi Scores; Howell to 3B
   O      1-3      56%  L Randle        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Hargan facing 6-7-8
          ---      52%  N Nyman         Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      40%  C Lemon         Single to RF; Nyman to 3B/Adv on E9; Lemon to 2B
   RO     -23      40%  M Squires       Groundout: 2B-1B; Nyman Scores; Lemon to 3B
   RO     --3      37%  B Downing       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lemon Scores/unER
   O      ---      38%  P Kelly         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Claude Osteen facing 2-3-4
          ---      43%  R Smalley       Single to LF
   O      1--      39%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      35%  J Burroughs     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      33%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Hargan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      35%  B Dent          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      36%  J Orta          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      37%  D Johnson       Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Claude Osteen facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      50%  T Grieve        Home Run
          ---      54%  J Fregosi       Single to RF
          1--      61%  R Howell        Hit By Pitch; Fregosi to 2B
          12-      70%  J Sundberg      Single to 3B/Bunt; Fregosi to 3B; Howell to 2B
   O      123      62%  L Randle        Flyball: SS
   R      123      72%  R Smalley       Walk; Fregosi Scores; Howell to 3B; Sundberg to 2B
   RR     123      84%  M Hargrove      Single to CF; Howell Scores; Sundberg Scores; Smalley to 2B
                  Ozzie Osborn replaces Claude Osteen pitching
   O      12-      82%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
          12-      83%  T Harrah        Walk; Smalley to 3B; Hargrove to 2B
   O      123      79%  T Grieve        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 5, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Steve Hargan facing 5-6-7
          ---      75%  J Hairston      Single to CF
   O      1--      79%  N Nyman         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      82%  C Lemon         Strikeout
   O      1--      84%  M Squires       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ozzie Osborn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  J Fregosi       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      84%  R Howell        Single to CF
          1--      86%  J Sundberg      Walk; Howell to 2B
   R      12-      91%  L Randle        Single to LF; Howell Scores; Sundberg to 2B
   R      12-      96%  R Smalley       Single to CF; Sundberg Scores; Randle to 3B
                  Rich Hinton replaces Ozzie Osborn pitching
   R      1-3      97%  M Hargrove      Single to LF; Randle Scores; Smalley to 2B
   R      12-      98%  J Burroughs     Single to LF; Smalley Scores; Hargrove to 2B
                  Cecil Upshaw replaces Rich Hinton pitching
   RO     12-      99%  T Harrah        Single to LF; Hargrove Scores; Burroughs out at 3B/LF-3B
   O      1--      99%  T Grieve        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 10, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-10, Steve Hargan facing 9-1-2
          ---      98%  B Downing       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      98%  P Kelly         Groundout: 1B-P; Downing to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  B Dent          Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      98%  J Orta          Double; Downing Scores/unER
   O      -2-      99%  D Johnson       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 10, White Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-3, Cecil Upshaw facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  J Fregosi       Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  R Howell        Single to LF
   OO     1--      98%  J Sundberg      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 10, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-10, Steve Hargan facing 5-6-7
                  Leo Cardenas replaces Roy Howell playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  J Hairston      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      98%  N Nyman         Walk
          1--      98%  C Lemon         Wild Pitch; Nyman to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Flyball: RF; Nyman to 3B
   O      --3      99%  M Squires       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 10, White Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-3, Cecil Upshaw facing 1-2-3
          ---      99%  L Randle        Single to CF
   OO     1--      99%  R Smalley       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      99%  M Hargrove      Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 10, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-10, Steve Hargan facing 9-1-2
          ---      98%  B Downing       Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Downing to 2B
          -2-      97%  P Kelly         Double to CF; Downing to 3B
   RR     -23      94%  B Dent          Double; Downing Scores/unER; Kelly Scores
   R      -2-      90%  J Orta          Single to LF; Dent Scores
                  Stan Thomas replaces Steve Hargan pitching
          1--      82%  D Johnson       Single to RF; Orta to 3B
          1-3      75%  J Hairston      Walk; Johnson to 2B
   O      123      83%  N Nyman         Strikeout
   O      123      90%  C Lemon         Strikeout
   O      123      97%  M Squires       Lineout: 1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rangers 10, White Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-6, Cecil Upshaw facing 5-6-7
          ---      97%  T Harrah        Single to CF
   OO     1--      96%  T Grieve        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Fregosi       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 10, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 6-10, Stan Thomas facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  B Downing       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      98%  P Kelly         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  B Dent          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 10, White Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-6, Cecil Upshaw facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  L Cardenas      Single to 2B
   O      1--      99%  J Sundberg      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Cardenas to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  L Randle        Fielder's Choice P; Cardenas out at 3B/P-3B
          1--      99%  R Smalley       Randle Steals 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Randle Steals 3B
          --3      99%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      98%  M Hargrove      Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 10, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 6-10, Stan Thomas facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  J Orta          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  J Hairston      Walk
   O      1--     100%  N Nyman         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 10, White Sox 6.

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