June 18, 1977 Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 10
NYY 4 CHW 2
OAK 0 CLE 5
DET 4 KCR 2
MIN 1 MIL 4
CAL 2 SEA 6
@TEX 1
(10) BAL 4
@TOR 2 LAD 2
CHC 1 CIN 6
@MON 0 HOU 4
@NYM 3 PHI 8
ATL 5
(12) SDP 4
STL 1 SFG 7
PIT 5
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 23,483

Saturday, June 18, 1977, 1:25PM
Time of Game: 2:16

Athletics

28-32

Lost 3

6th, 6½ GB

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

W: K Kravec (2-2), L: V Blue (4-8), S: L LaGrow (10)

White Sox

33-27

Won 2

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Scott 2B-SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .290  .694    0    3   5   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .638    0    5   1   
  L Lintz PR-2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .103  .454         0   0   
M Page LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .298  .859    0    1   0   
D Allen 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .677    0    8   0   
W Gross 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .267  .900    0    0   0   
E Williams DH                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .723    0    0   0   HBP
  M Alexander PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .701         0   0   
  M Jorgensen PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .703    0    0   0   
W Crawford RF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .248  .663    0    5   0   
T Armas CF                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .229  .660    0    1   0   
R Picciolo SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .455    0    1   3   
  J Tyrone PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .751    0    0   0   
  J Newman C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .462         0   0   

V Blue P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       31   0   4   0    2  13                    24   9

BATTING

HBP: E Williams (4, by K Kravec).

TB: R Scott 2; D Allen; M Sanguillen.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Picciolo-R Scott-D Allen.

E: V Blue ().

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .261  .675    0    0   0   
C Lemon CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .300  .866    0    5   0   
J Orta 2B                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .266  .740    0    0   0   
R Zisk RF                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .291  .927    0    1   0   GDP
  O Gamble RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .928         1   0   
L Johnson 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .764    0    4   0   
E Soderholm 3B                3   0   2   0    0   1  .319  .847    0    1   0   CS
K Bell SS                     2   0   0   1    0   1  .190  .631    0    0   1   SF
W Nordhagen DH                3   0   1   0    0   0  .361  .861    0    0   0   2B
J Essian C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .305  .805    0   13   0   

K Kravec P                                                               2   3
  L LaGrow P                                                             0   0
Totals                       27   2   6   2    1   4                    27   4

BATTING

2B: W Nordhagen (3, off V Blue).

SF: K Bell (1, off V Blue).

TB: E Soderholm 2; W Nordhagen 2; J Essian; J Orta; R Garr.

GIDP: R Zisk (7).

RBI: J Orta (29); K Bell (4).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

BASERUNNING

CS: E Soderholm (3, 2nd base by V Blue/M Sanguillen).

PO: R Garr (1st base by V Blue).

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
V Blue, L (4-8)                8     6   2   1    1   4   0   3.75   29     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 6     67    -     0.74   0.09
Totals                         8     6   2   1    1   4   0          29     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 6           -

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
K Kravec, W (2-2)              7.2   4   0   0    2  11   0   5.40   30     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 2· 4     80    -     1.31   0.44
L LaGrow, S (10)               1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   1.57    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.48   0.15
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2  13   0          34     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 2· 4          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: V Blue (2; R Garr, 1st base).

HBP: K Kravec (1; E Williams).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 23,483.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 18mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Chicago White Sox                    
1. R Scott              2B    1. R Garr               LF 
2. M Sanguillen         C     2. C Lemon              CF 
3. M Page               LF    3. J Orta               2B 
4. D Allen              1B    4. R Zisk               RF 
5. W Gross              3B    5. L Johnson            1B 
6. E Williams           DH    6. E Soderholm          3B 
7. W Crawford           RF    7. K Bell               SS 
8. T Armas              CF    8. W Nordhagen          DH 
9. R Picciolo           SS    9. J Essian             C  

   V Blue               P        K Kravec             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  2-0  1-3      10%  86% M Page          K Kravec        Strikeout
   t 8   1  2-0  1--      -9%  76% M Sanguillen    K Kravec        Single to LF; Scott to 3B
   b 6   1  0-1  -2-       9%  85% J Orta          V Blue          Single to CF; Garr Scores/unER
   t 8   2  2-0  1-3       8%  94% D Allen         L LaGrow        Groundout: SS-1B
   t 7   1  2-0  12-       7%  82% W Crawford      K Kravec        Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Kravec facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Scott         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  M Sanguillen    Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  M Page          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Garr          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      51%  C Lemon         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Kravec facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  D Allen         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      54%  W Gross         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  E Williams      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  R Zisk          Walk
   O      1--      55%  L Johnson       Flyball: RF
          1--      62%  E Soderholm     Single to RF; Zisk to 3B
   RO     1-3      63%  K Bell          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Zisk Scores
   O      1--      61%  W Nordhagen     Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Kravec facing 7-8-9
          ---      57%  W Crawford      Walk
   O      1--      61%  T Armas         Strikeout
   O      1--      64%  R Picciolo      Flyball: CF
          1--      62%  R Scott         Single to LF; Crawford to 2B
   O      12-      67%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  J Essian        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  R Garr          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  C Lemon         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Kravec facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  M Page          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      67%  D Allen         Strikeout Looking
          ---      66%  W Gross         Walk
   O      1--      69%  E Williams      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vida Blue facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      67%  J Orta          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      65%  R Zisk          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      64%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Kravec facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      67%  W Crawford      Lineout: P
   O      ---      69%  T Armas         Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  R Picciolo      Bunt Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vida Blue facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      69%  E Soderholm     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      67%  K Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      69%  W Nordhagen     Double to RF
   O      -2-      66%  J Essian        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Kravec facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  R Scott         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      74%  M Page          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
          ---      77%  R Garr          Single to CF
          1--      80%  C Lemon         Garr Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Garr to 2B
   O      -2-      76%  " "             Flyball: 2B
   R      -2-      85%  J Orta          Single to CF; Garr Scores/unER
   OO     1--      82%  R Zisk          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Kravec facing 4-5-6
          ---      76%  D Allen         Single to LF
   O      1--      81%  W Gross         Strikeout
          1--      75%  E Williams      Hit By Pitch; Allen to 2B
                  Matt Alexander pinch runs for Earl Williams batting 6th
   O      12-      82%  W Crawford      Flyball: RF
   O      12-      89%  T Armas         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  L Johnson       Flyball: 1B
          ---      89%  E Soderholm     Single to CF
   O      1--      87%  K Bell          Soderholm Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      86%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Kravec facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Tyrone pinch hits for Rob Picciolo batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  J Tyrone        Strikeout Looking
          ---      86%  R Scott         Single to LF
          1--      76%  M Sanguillen    Single to LF; Scott to 3B
                  Larry Lintz pinch runs for Manny Sanguillen batting 2nd
   O      1-3      86%  M Page          Strikeout
                  Lerrin LaGrow replaces Ken Kravec pitching
   O      1-3      94%  D Allen         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
                  Jeff Newman replaces Jim Tyrone playing C batting 9th; Larry Lintz moves to 2B; Rodney Scott moves to SS
   O      ---      93%  W Nordhagen     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  J Essian        Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  R Garr          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      93%  C Lemon         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Lerrin LaGrow facing 5-6-7
                  Oscar Gamble replaces Richie Zisk playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---      96%  W Gross         Flyball: RF
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch hits for Matt Alexander batting 6th
   O      ---      99%  M Jorgensen     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  W Crawford      Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197706180

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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