May 12, 1979 Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
SEA 2 BOS 8
OAK 2 KCR 5
@CHW 4 MIL 3
@DET 2 MIN 4
CLE 0 NYY 6
CAL 5 TEX 3
@TOR 1 HOU 11
CHC 3 CHC 2
@HOU 0 LAD 4
MON 3
(11) PIT 3
CIN 2 SDP 2
NYM 1 SFG 4
PHI 1 STL 7
ATL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 15,470

Saturday, May 12, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:40

Royals

17-15

Won 1

4th, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   0  2  1   0  1  0    5 13  2
White Sox       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  2    4 11  0

W: M Pattin (1-0), L: R Hinton (0-1), S: R Martin (2)

White Sox

15-16

Lost 1

5th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Patek SS                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .630    0    1   3   
G Brett 3B                    4   2   2   1    1   0  .252  .715    0    2   2   HR,3B,IW
A Otis CF                     2   1   2   2    2   0  .327  .864    0    4   0   SB,SF
D Porter C                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .352 1.027    0    3   0   2B
J Wathan 1B                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .275  .677    0    2   1   
  P LaCock PH-1B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .738    0    4   0   
H McRae DH                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .685    0    0   0   
C Hurdle RF                   3   0   2   1    2   0  .269  .802    0    5   0   
U Washington 2B               5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .579    0    4   1   
W Wilson LF                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .303  .684    0    2   0   2B

M Pattin P                                                               0   1
  L Gura P                                                               0   0
  R Martin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38   5  13   5    5   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D Porter (6, off R Hinton); W Wilson (1, off R Schueler).

3B: G Brett (4, off R Hinton).

HR: G Brett (2, off R Schueler; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: A Otis (1, off R Hinton).

IBB: G Brett (3, by R Schueler).

TB: G Brett 7; W Wilson 4; D Porter 3; C Hurdle 2; A Otis 2; J Wathan; U Washington.

RBI: A Otis 2 (20); J Wathan (8); G Brett (9); C Hurdle (13).

2-out RBI: A Otis; C Hurdle; G Brett.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

E: G Brett (10); C Hurdle (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Otis (13, 2nd base off R Hinton/B Nahorodny).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr LF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .884    0    6   0   
  J Moore PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .343  .752    0    0   0   
C Washington RF               5   2   2   0    0   0  .315  .828    0    1   0   
C Lemon CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .361  .995    0    4   1   
E Soderholm 3B                3   0   0   1    0   0  .304  .813    0    2   0   SF
A Bannister 2B                4   0   2   1    0   0  .370  .943    0    2   2   
J Orta DH                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .535    0    0   0   
  W Nordhagen PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .631    0    0   0   
L Johnson 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   2  .313  .828    0    5   2   
  M Squires PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .286  .733         0   0   
B Nahorodny C                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .224  .822    0    3   0   HR
G Pryor SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .352  .802    0    3   1   

R Hinton P                                                               1   0
  R Schueler P                                                           0   2
Totals                       37   4  11   4    0   2                    27   8

BATTING

HR: B Nahorodny (4, off L Gura; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: E Soderholm (1, off M Pattin).

TB: B Nahorodny 4; C Lemon 2; L Johnson 2; A Bannister 2; C Washington 2; G Pryor; R Garr.

RBI: B Nahorodny 2 (12); A Bannister (16); E Soderholm (26).

2-out RBI: A Bannister.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Pattin, W (1-0)              7.2   9   2   2    0   2   0   2.50   32     -       ·  ·      7·12· 2· 9     55    -     1.17   0.26
L Gura, H (1)                  0.2   2   2   2    0   0   1   6.57    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 2          2-0    2.15  -0.02
R Martin, S (2)                0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.38   0.12
Totals                         9    11   4   4    0   2   1          38     -       ·  ·      9·13· 3·11          2-0

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
R Hinton, L (0-1)              4.2   9   3   3    2   3   0   5.79   25     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 2· 8     35    -     1.18  -0.13
R Schueler                     4.1   4   2   2    3   0   1   4.32   19     -       ·  ·      3· 9· 0· 4          2-0    0.40  -0.01
Totals                         9    13   5   5    5   3   1          44     -       ·  ·     10·12· 2·12          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Schueler (1; G Brett).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Woody Urchak, 1B - Bill Sprincz, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Gary McAvoy.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 15,470.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox                    
1. F Patek              SS    1. R Garr               LF 
2. G Brett              3B    2. C Washington         RF 
3. A Otis               CF    3. C Lemon              CF 
4. D Porter             C     4. E Soderholm          3B 
5. J Wathan             1B    5. A Bannister          2B 
6. H McRae              DH    6. J Orta               DH 
7. C Hurdle             RF    7. L Johnson            1B 
8. U Washington         2B    8. B Nahorodny          C  
9. W Wilson             LF    9. G Pryor              SS 

   M Pattin             P        R Hinton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  5-2  1--     -12%  79% B Nahorodny     L Gura          Home Run; Squires Scores
   t 5   2  1-2  1-3      11%  75% C Hurdle        R Hinton        Single to RF; Porter Scores; McRae to 3B
   t 6   2  1-3  ---       9%  84% G Brett         R Schueler      Home Run
   b 9   0  5-4  ---       9%  88% G Pryor         L Gura          Groundout: 3B-1B
   b 5   1  3-1  1-3       9%  71% C Washington    M Pattin        Foul Popfly: C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Hinton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  F Patek         Lineout: LF
          ---      54%  G Brett         Triple to RF
   RO     --3      56%  A Otis          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Brett Scores
          ---      58%  D Porter        Double to RF
   O      -2-      55%  J Wathan        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      57%  R Garr          Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  C Washington    Single to CF
          1--      51%  C Lemon         Single to RF; Washington to 2B
   O      12-      55%  E Soderholm     Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Washington to 3B
   RO     1-3      50%  A Bannister     Single to RF; Washington Scores; Soderholm out at 3B/1B-3B; Bannister to 2B/Adv on E9
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rich Hinton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  H McRae         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  C Hurdle        Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---      47%  U Washington    Single to RF
          1--      50%  W Wilson        Single to LF; Washington to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  F Patek         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Marty Pattin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  J Orta          Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---      45%  L Johnson       Single to LF
   O      1--      48%  B Nahorodny     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  G Pryor         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rich Hinton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  A Otis          Single to CF
          1--      52%  D Porter        Otis Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      44%  J Wathan        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
          ---      40%  R Garr          Single to CF
   O      1--      44%  C Washington    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      47%  C Lemon         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      50%  E Soderholm     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rich Hinton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  H McRae         Lineout: CF
          ---      50%  C Hurdle        Walk
   O      1--      47%  U Washington    Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      49%  W Wilson        Single/Bunt; Washington to 2B
   O      12-      44%  F Patek         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Marty Pattin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  A Bannister     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  J Orta          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  L Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Rich Hinton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      50%  A Otis          Walk
          1--      59%  D Porter        Single; Otis to 3B
   R      1-3      67%  J Wathan        Single to CF; Otis Scores; Porter to 2B
   O      12-      64%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Porter to 3B
   R      1-3      75%  C Hurdle        Single to RF; Porter Scores; McRae to 3B
                  Ron Schueler replaces Rich Hinton pitching
   O      1-3      71%  U Washington    Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Marty Pattin facing 8-9-1
          ---      66%  B Nahorodny     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--      57%  G Pryor         Single to LF; Nahorodny to 2B
   O      12-      62%  R Garr          Lineout: CF; Nahorodny to 3B
   O      1-3      71%  C Washington    Foul Popfly: C
   O      1-3      78%  C Lemon         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ron Schueler facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      76%  W Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      75%  F Patek         Flyball: LF
   R      ---      84%  G Brett         Home Run
          ---      85%  A Otis          Walk
   O      1--      83%  D Porter        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Marty Pattin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      86%  E Soderholm     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  A Bannister     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ron Schueler facing 5-6-7
                  Pete LaCock pinch hits for John Wathan batting 5th
   O      ---      88%  P LaCock        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      87%  H McRae         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      87%  C Hurdle        Single to CF; Hurdle out at 2B/CF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Marty Pattin facing 7-8-9
                  Pete LaCock moves to 1B
   O      ---      90%  L Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  B Nahorodny     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  G Pryor         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ron Schueler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  U Washington    Popfly: SS
          ---      93%  W Wilson        Double to CF
   O      -2-      92%  F Patek         Flyball: CF
          -2-      92%  G Brett         Intentional Walk
   R      12-      96%  A Otis          Single to CF; Wilson Scores; Brett to 3B
   O      1-3      95%  D Porter        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Marty Pattin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  R Garr          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      95%  C Washington    Single to CF
          1--      91%  C Lemon         Single to RF; Washington to 3B
   RO     1-3      94%  E Soderholm     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Washington Scores
          1--      91%  A Bannister     Single to CF; Lemon to 2B
                  Larry Gura replaces Marty Pattin pitching; Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Jorge Orta batting 6th
   O      12-      96%  W Nordhagen     Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ron Schueler facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  P LaCock        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  C Hurdle        Walk
   O      1--      96%  U Washington    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Larry Gura facing 7-8-9
          ---      91%  L Johnson       Single to RF
                  Mike Squires pinch runs for Lamar Johnson batting 7th
   RR     1--      79%  B Nahorodny     Home Run; Squires Scores
   O      ---      88%  G Pryor         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Renie Martin replaces Larry Gura pitching; Junior Moore pinch hits for Ralph Garr batting 1st
   O      ---      95%  J Moore         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, White Sox 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197905120

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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