May 26, 1979 California Angels at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 8
@CHW 4 CLE 8
NYY 4 BAL 7
@DET 5
(16) MIL 8
OAK 4 KCR 7
@MIN 4 TEX 2
SEA 1 TOR 7
BOS 6 CIN 3
@LAD 1 NYM 10
PIT 8 CHC 4
@PHI 1 HOU 9
@SDP 0 ATL 5
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 31,576

Saturday, May 26, 1979
Time of Game: 2:49

Angels

26-19

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  0   4  3  0   0  0  1    8 13  0
White Sox       0  2  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    4 10  1

W: F Tanana (4-3), L: F Howard (0-1), S: M Clear (4)

White Sox

22-21

Lost 1

5th, 3½ GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Miller CF                   6   0   2   3    0   0  .272  .730    0    3   0   CS
C Lansford 3B                 5   0   2   1    0   0  .290  .746    0    0   2   
R Carew 1B                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .346  .886    0    8   0   SB
D Baylor LF                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .325  .915    0    3   0   2B,SB
W Aikens DH                   3   2   0   0    2   1  .299  .932    0    0   0   
D Ford RF                     5   2   2   1    0   1  .277  .791    0    2   0   2·2B
B Downing C                   4   2   2   2    1   1  .343  .946    0    8   0   SB
B Grich 2B                    2   2   1   1    1   0  .286  .856    0    2   2   2B,HBP,SH
B Campaneris SS               4   0   1   0    0   0  .159  .408    0    1   4   SH

F Tanana P                                                               0   2
  M Clear P                                                              0   0
Totals                       38   8  13   8    5   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Grich (10, off F Howard); D Baylor (12, off S Trout); D Ford 2 (8, off S Trout, off F Howard).

SH: B Grich (6, off S Trout); B Campaneris (2, off F Howard).

HBP: B Grich (1, by F Howard).

TB: D Ford 4; B Grich 2; D Baylor 2; C Lansford 2; R Miller 2; R Carew 2; B Downing 2; B Campaneris.

RBI: R Miller 3 (14); B Downing 2 (19); B Grich (25); D Ford (14); C Lansford (22).

2-out RBI: R Miller 3; C Lansford.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Campaneris-B Grich-R Carew; F Tanana-B Campaneris-R Carew; C Lansford-B Grich-R Carew.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Carew (8, 2nd base off F Howard/B Nahorodny); D Baylor (8, 3rd base off S Trout/B Nahorodny); B Downing (1, 2nd base off S Trout/B Nahorodny).

CS: R Miller (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by S Trout).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Moore LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .315  .677    0    1   0   
  R Garr PH-LF                2   0   1   1    0   0  .322  .824    0    2   0   
G Pryor SS                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .290  .670    0    0   3   
  C Washington PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .787    0    0   0   
  D Kessinger SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .435         1   0   
C Lemon CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .317  .903    0    3   0   2·GDP
E Soderholm 3B                4   1   2   1    0   0  .291  .817    0    1   2   HR,GDP
A Bannister 2B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .345  .899    0    2   4   
L Johnson 1B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .337  .880    0   11   1   2B
W Nordhagen DH                3   1   1   0    0   1  .241  .589    0    0   0   
  J Orta PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .180  .561    0    0   0   
B Nahorodny C                 2   1   0   0    2   1  .279  .825    0    5   0   
R Torres RF                   4   0   2   2    0   1  .385  .885    0    1   0   

F Howard P                                                               0   0
  S Trout P                                                              0   1
Totals                       34   4  10   4    3   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: L Johnson (9, off F Tanana).

HR: E Soderholm (5, off F Tanana; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: E Soderholm 5; L Johnson 3; R Torres 2; J Moore; R Garr; W Nordhagen; A Bannister.

GIDP: C Lemon 2 (3); E Soderholm (8).

RBI: R Torres 2 (3); R Garr (18); E Soderholm (30).

2-out RBI: R Torres.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: B Nahorodny (3).

E: A Bannister (8).

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
F Tanana, W (4-3)              6     8   4   4    3   4   1   4.30   27     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 8     41    -     0.83  -0.08
M Clear, S (4)                 3     2   0   0    0   2   0   1.87   10     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 2          2-1    1.42   0.17
Totals                         9    10   4   4    3   6   1          37     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0·10          2-1

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
F Howard, L (0-1)              3.1   5   4   4    2   2   0  10.80   18     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 0· 4     34    -     1.14  -0.24
S Trout                        5.2   8   4   3    3   3   0   5.49   28     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 2· 8          1-1    0.51  -0.17
Totals                         9    13   8   7    5   5   0          46     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 2·12          1-1

F Tanana faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: S Trout (1; R Miller, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: F Howard (1; B Grich).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 31,576.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 14mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Chicago White Sox                    
1. R Miller             CF    1. J Moore              LF 
2. C Lansford           3B    2. G Pryor              SS 
3. R Carew              1B    3. C Lemon              CF 
4. D Baylor             LF    4. E Soderholm          3B 
5. W Aikens             DH    5. A Bannister          2B 
6. D Ford               RF    6. L Johnson            1B 
7. B Downing            C     7. W Nordhagen          DH 
8. B Grich              2B    8. B Nahorodny          C  
9. B Campaneris         SS    9. R Torres             RF 

   F Tanana             P        F Howard             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  2-2  1--      14%  68% B Grich         F Howard        Double to LF; Downing Scores
   t 4   0  2-0  1--      12%  44% D Ford          F Howard        Double to LF; Aikens to 3B
   b 7   1  7-4  12-      11%  93% C Lemon         M Clear         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 2   0  0-0  ---     -10%  34% E Soderholm     F Tanana        Home Run
   t 4   0  2-0  -23      10%  54% B Downing       F Howard        Single to CF; Aikens Scores; Ford Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Howard facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Miller        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  C Lansford      Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      48%  D Baylor        Carew Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  J Moore         Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  G Pryor         Strikeout
   OO     1--      50%  C Lemon         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Howard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  W Aikens        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Ford          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  B Downing       Walk
          1--      49%  B Grich         Hit By Pitch; Downing to 2B
          12-      52%  B Campaneris    Single to 2B; Downing to 3B; Grich to 2B
   O      123      45%  R Miller        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      34%  E Soderholm     Home Run
   O      ---      36%  A Bannister     Bunt Popfly: C
          ---      34%  L Johnson       Single to CF
   O      1--      37%  W Nordhagen     Flyball: CF
          1--      35%  B Nahorodny     Walk; Johnson to 2B
   R      12-      26%  R Torres        Single to CF; Johnson Scores; Nahorodny to 2B
   O      12-      29%  J Moore         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Fred Howard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      27%  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      25%  R Carew         Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      ---      24%  D Baylor        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      25%  G Pryor         Strikeout Looking
          ---      24%  C Lemon         Walk
   OO     1--      27%  E Soderholm     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Fred Howard facing 5-6-7
          ---      32%  W Aikens        Walk
          1--      44%  D Ford          Double to LF; Aikens to 3B
   RR     -23      54%  B Downing       Single to CF; Aikens Scores; Ford Scores
   R      1--      68%  B Grich         Double to LF; Downing Scores
   O      -2-      67%  B Campaneris    Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Grich to 3B
                  Steve Trout replaces Fred Howard pitching
   O      --3      61%  R Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      --3      71%  C Lansford      Single to CF; Grich Scores
          1--      73%  R Carew         Single to CF; Lansford to 3B
   O      1-3      69%  D Baylor        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 4, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      72%  A Bannister     Flyball: RF
          ---      66%  L Johnson       Double to CF
   O      -2-      71%  W Nordhagen     Strikeout
   O      -2-      75%  B Nahorodny     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-2, Steve Trout facing 5-6-7
          ---      78%  W Aikens        Walk
   R      1--      87%  D Ford          Double to CF; Aikens Scores
   O      -2-      84%  B Downing       Strikeout
          -2-      85%  B Grich         Walk
          12-      88%  B Campaneris    Passed Ball; Ford to 3B; Grich to 2B
   O      -23      84%  " "             Lineout: RF
   RR     -23      93%  R Miller        Single to LF; Ford Scores; Grich Scores/unER
   O      1--      92%  C Lansford      Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 7, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  R Torres        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      95%  J Moore         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  G Pryor         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 7, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 7-2, Steve Trout facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      95%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
          ---      95%  D Baylor        Double to LF
   O      -2-      95%  W Aikens        Strikeout
          -2-      95%  D Ford          Baylor Steals 3B
   O      --3      94%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 7, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Frank Tanana facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      95%  C Lemon         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  E Soderholm     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  A Bannister     Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  L Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 7, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 7-2, Steve Trout facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  B Downing       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      96%  B Grich         Lineout: CF
          ---      96%  B Campaneris    Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      96%  R Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 7, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Frank Tanana facing 7-8-9
          ---      94%  W Nordhagen     Single to LF
          1--      90%  B Nahorodny     Walk; Nordhagen to 2B
   R      12-      83%  R Torres        Single to CF; Nordhagen Scores; Nahorodny to 2B
                  Mark Clear replaces Frank Tanana pitching; Ralph Garr pinch hits for Junior Moore batting 1st
   R      12-      74%  R Garr          Single to LF; Nahorodny Scores; Torres to 2B
                  Claudell Washington pinch hits for Greg Pryor batting 2nd
   O      12-      81%  C Washington    Flyball: CF
   OO     12-      93%  C Lemon         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 7, White Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 7-4, Steve Trout facing 2-3-4
                  Don Kessinger replaces Claudell Washington playing SS batting 2nd; Ralph Garr moves to LF
   O      ---      92%  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      93%  R Carew         Single to LF
          1--      94%  D Baylor        Walk; Carew to 2B
   O      12-      92%  W Aikens        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      91%  D Ford          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 7, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Mark Clear facing 4-5-6
          ---      86%  E Soderholm     Single to 3B
   O      1--      91%  A Bannister     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      94%  L Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  Jorge Orta pinch hits for Wayne Nordhagen batting 7th
   O      1--      96%  J Orta          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 7, White Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Ahead 7-4, Steve Trout facing 7-8-9
          ---      97%  B Downing       Single to CF
          1--      98%  B Grich         Downing Steals 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Downing to 3B
   O      --3      96%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      --3      98%  R Miller        Single to SS; Downing Scores
   O      1--      98%  C Lansford      Miller Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 8, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Mark Clear facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  B Nahorodny     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  R Torres        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Garr          Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 8, White Sox 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197905260

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation