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Scores
Standings
BOS
@BAL		6
4
OAK
@CHW		0
2
OAK
@CHW		4
5
NYY
@CLE		3
5
TOR
@DET		5
7
SEA
@KCR		5
3
CAL
@MIL		2
0
TEX
@MIN		1
4
SDP
@ATL		5
6
HOU
@CIN		3
2
SFG
@LAD		7
4		 
(10)
MON
@NYM		9
4		 
(10)
CHC
@PIT		4
5		 
(20)
PHI
@STL		8
3
Sunday, July 6, 1980
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 16,436, Time of Game: 2:37
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Athletics
4
36-45
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 11½ GB
 at White Sox
5
38-41
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 8½ GB
W: Ed Farmer (6-3)
L: Bob Lacey (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  3   0  0  0   1  0  0    4  7  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  2  2    5  8  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .299 .833 0.077 0.66 0.121 -0.043 0.7 1 0 HR
Dwayne Murphy CF 4 2 2 1 1 0 .306 .841 0.087 0.81 0.136 -0.049 1.1 4 0 HR,SB
Tony Armas RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 .753 -0.085 0.72 0.005 -0.091 -0.9 1 1
Jeff Newman 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .232 .659 0.065 0.64 0.107 -0.042 0.7 7 0 2B
Mike Heath C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .221 .539 -0.065 0.62 0.000 -0.065 -1.1 8 0
Jim Essian DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .571 -0.042 0.53 0.000 -0.042 -0.6
   Mike Davis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .580 -0.007 0.26 0.000 -0.007 -0.2
Jeff Cox 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .798 -0.036 0.35 0.000 -0.036 -0.7 1 4
Rob Picciolo SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 .269 .631 0.109 0.42 0.121 -0.012 0.9 2 0 HR
Dave McKay 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .198 .520 -0.033 0.56 0.011 -0.044 -0.4 2 2
Steve McCatty P
   Bob Lacey P
Team Totals 34 4 7 4 4 4 .206 .789 0.070 0.60 0.501 -0.431 -0.5 26 7
2B: J Newman (11, off K Kravec).
HR: R Picciolo (2, off K Kravec; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); D Murphy (9, off K Kravec; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); R Henderson (5, off K Kravec; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: D Murphy 5; R Picciolo 5; R Henderson 4; J Newman 2; T Armas.
RBI: R Picciolo (10); D Murphy (40); R Henderson (23); J Newman (31).
2-out RBI: J Newman.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: T Armas (T Bosley at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: D Murphy (12, 3rd base off K Kravec/R Seilheimer).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bob Molinaro LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .784 -0.065 0.64 0.000 -0.065 -0.7 4 0
   Greg Pryor PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 .258 .636 0.902 3.50 0.902 0.000 0.0 HR
Thad Bosley CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .232 .585 0.065 0.61 0.091 -0.026 0.9 2 0 HR
Mike Squires 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .259 .680 0.057 0.74 0.068 -0.010 0.5 9 0
   Lamar Johnson PH-1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 .263 .765 0.141 1.71 0.141 0.000 1.0 3 0 HR
Randy Johnson DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .311 -0.049 1.49 0.037 -0.086 -0.4 HBP
   Wayne Nordhagen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .854 -0.063 2.48 0.000 -0.063 -0.2
Jim Morrison 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .249 .699 -0.140 1.43 0.000 -0.140 -1.1 2 3
Harold Baines RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .690 -0.103 0.99 0.000 -0.103 -0.8 2 0
Kevin Bell 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .134 .421 -0.072 1.35 0.034 -0.106 -0.1 0 2
Ricky Seilheimer C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .733 -0.079 0.99 0.000 -0.079 -0.8 5 1
   Ron Pruitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .596 -0.065 2.64 0.000 -0.065 -0.2
Todd Cruz SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 .266 .660 0.041 0.99 0.090 -0.049 0.7 0 5 HR
Ken Kravec P
   Ed Farmer P
Team Totals 33 5 8 5 3 7 .242 .930 0.570 1.19 1.363 -0.792 -1.3 27 11
HR: G Pryor (1, off B Lacey; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); T Bosley (2, off S McCatty; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); L Johnson (11, off B Lacey; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); T Cruz (2, off S McCatty; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
HBP: R Johnson (1, by S McCatty).
TB: T Bosley 5; T Cruz 5; G Pryor 4; L Johnson 4; K Bell; M Squires.
RBI: G Pryor 2 (19); T Bosley (13); L Johnson (40); T Cruz (9).
2-out RBI: G Pryor 2; T Cruz.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 2.

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve McCatty 7 5 2 2 3 7 2 5.24 29 63 0.228 0.87 1.5
Bob Lacey, BS (3), L (1-1) 1.2 3 3 3 0 0 2 4.03 8 0 0 -0.799 2.34 -0.2
Team Totals 8.2 8 5 5 3 7 4 5.19 37 63 0 0 -0.571 0.60 1.3
S McCatty faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Kravec 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 6.19 32 46 -0.124 0.65 -0.5
Ed Farmer, W (6-3) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00 6 0 0 0.053 0.35 1.0
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 4 4 3 4.00 38 46 0 0 -0.071 1.19 0.5
Balks: None.
WP: K Kravec (5).
HBP: S McCatty (5; R Johnson).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Russ Goetz.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 16,436.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Chicago White Sox
1 Rickey Henderson LF 1 Bob Molinaro LF
2 Dwayne Murphy CF 2 Thad Bosley CF
3 Tony Armas RF 3 Mike Squires 1B
4 Jeff Newman 1B 4 Randy Johnson DH
5 Mike Heath C 5 Jim Morrison 2B
6 Jim Essian DH 6 Harold Baines RF
7 Jeff Cox 2B 7 Kevin Bell 3B
8 Rob Picciolo SS 8 Ricky Seilheimer C
9 Dave McKay 3B 9 Todd Cruz SS
Steve McCatty P Ken Kravec P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-4 2 1-- RR CHW G. Pryor B. Lacey 90% 100% Home Run; Cruz Scores
b8 2-4 0 --- R CHW L. Johnson B. Lacey 14% 30% Home Run
t3 0-0 0 --- R OAK R. Picciolo K. Kravec -11% 39% Home Run
t3 1-0 1 --- R OAK R. Henderson K. Kravec -11% 30% Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
t3 2-0 2 1-- R OAK J. Newman K. Kravec -9% 21% Double to RF; Murphy Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O OAK R. Henderson K. Kravec 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- OAK D. Murphy K. Kravec -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- OAK T. Armas K. Kravec -2% 48% Wild Pitch; Murphy to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- OAK T. Armas K. Kravec -3% 46% Murphy Steals 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 O OAK T. Armas K. Kravec 6% 51% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --3 O OAK J. Newman K. Kravec 4% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHW B. Molinaro S. McCatty -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHW T. Bosley S. McCatty -2% 51% Single to RF; Bosley out at 2B/RF-SS
b1 0-0 2 --- O CHW M. Squires S. McCatty -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O OAK M. Heath K. Kravec 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- O OAK J. Essian K. Kravec 2% 54% Foul Popfly: 1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O OAK J. Cox K. Kravec 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- CHW R. Johnson S. McCatty 4% 59% Hit By Pitch
b2 0-0 0 1-- O CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty -3% 55% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 1-- O CHW H. Baines S. McCatty -3% 52% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 1-- CHW K. Bell S. McCatty 2% 54% Walk; Johnson to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- O CHW R. Seilheimer S. McCatty -4% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- R OAK R. Picciolo K. Kravec -11% 39% Home Run
t3 1-0 0 --- O OAK D. McKay K. Kravec 2% 41% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-0 1 --- R OAK R. Henderson K. Kravec -11% 30% Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
t3 2-0 1 --- OAK D. Murphy K. Kravec -2% 28% Single to RF
t3 2-0 1 1-- O OAK T. Armas K. Kravec 2% 31% Flyball: CF
t3 2-0 2 1-- R OAK J. Newman K. Kravec -9% 21% Double to RF; Murphy Scores
t3 3-0 2 -2- O OAK M. Heath K. Kravec 2% 23% Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 9-1-2
b3 0-3 0 --- O CHW T. Cruz S. McCatty -2% 21% Strikeout
b3 0-3 1 --- O CHW B. Molinaro S. McCatty -2% 19% Flyball: RF
b3 0-3 2 --- CHW T. Bosley S. McCatty 1% 21% Walk
b3 0-3 2 1-- CHW M. Squires S. McCatty 2% 23% Single to LF; Bosley to 2B
b3 0-3 2 12- O CHW R. Johnson S. McCatty -4% 18% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 6-7-8
t4 3-0 0 --- O OAK J. Essian K. Kravec 1% 20% Flyball: LF
t4 3-0 1 --- O OAK J. Cox K. Kravec 1% 20% Flyball: CF
t4 3-0 2 --- OAK R. Picciolo K. Kravec -1% 20% Single to CF
t4 3-0 2 1-- OAK D. McKay K. Kravec -1% 19% Walk; Picciolo to 2B
t4 3-0 2 12- OAK R. Henderson K. Kravec -2% 17% Walk; Picciolo to 3B; McKay to 2B
t4 3-0 2 123 O OAK D. Murphy K. Kravec 4% 21% Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 5-6-7
b4 0-3 0 --- O CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty -2% 19% Popfly: 3B
b4 0-3 1 --- O CHW H. Baines S. McCatty -2% 17% Foul Popfly: C
b4 0-3 2 --- CHW K. Bell S. McCatty 1% 18% Single to 3B
b4 0-3 2 1-- O CHW R. Seilheimer S. McCatty -2% 16% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 3-4-5
t5 3-0 0 --- O OAK T. Armas K. Kravec 1% 17% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 3-0 1 --- OAK J. Newman K. Kravec -1% 16% Walk
t5 3-0 1 1-- O OAK M. Heath K. Kravec 2% 17% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t5 3-0 2 1-- O OAK J. Essian K. Kravec 1% 19% Foul Popfly: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 9-1-2
b5 0-3 0 --- O CHW T. Cruz S. McCatty -3% 16% Foul Popfly: 1B
b5 0-3 1 --- O CHW B. Molinaro S. McCatty -2% 14% Strikeout
b5 0-3 2 --- O CHW T. Bosley S. McCatty -1% 13% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 7-8-9
t6 3-0 0 --- O OAK J. Cox K. Kravec 1% 14% Flyball: RF
t6 3-0 1 --- O OAK R. Picciolo K. Kravec 1% 15% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-0 2 --- O OAK D. McKay K. Kravec 1% 16% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 3-4-5
b6 0-3 0 --- CHW M. Squires S. McCatty 5% 21% Walk
b6 0-3 0 1-- O CHW R. Johnson S. McCatty -4% 16% Strikeout
b6 0-3 1 1-- O CHW J. Morrison S. McCatty -3% 13% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-3 2 1-- O CHW H. Baines S. McCatty -2% 10% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 1-2-3
t7 3-0 0 --- O OAK R. Henderson K. Kravec 1% 11% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-0 1 --- R OAK D. Murphy K. Kravec -5% 6% Home Run
t7 4-0 1 --- OAK T. Armas K. Kravec -1% 6% Single to RF
t7 4-0 1 1-- O OAK J. Newman K. Kravec 1% 6% Flyball: LF
t7 4-0 2 1-- O OAK M. Heath K. Kravec 1% 7% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 7-8-9
b7 0-4 0 --- O CHW K. Bell S. McCatty -2% 5% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 0-4 1 --- O CHW R. Seilheimer S. McCatty -1% 4% Strikeout
b7 0-4 2 --- R CHW T. Cruz S. McCatty 4% 8% Home Run
b7 1-4 2 --- O CHW B. Molinaro S. McCatty -1% 7% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, White Sox' Ed Farmer facing 6-7-8
Ed Farmer replaces Ken Kravec pitching
Mike Davis pinch hits for Jim Essian (DH) batting 6th
t8 4-1 0 --- O OAK M. Davis E. Farmer 1% 8% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-1 1 --- O OAK J. Cox E. Farmer 0% 8% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 4-1 2 --- O OAK R. Picciolo E. Farmer 0% 8% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Steve McCatty facing 2-3-4
b8 1-4 0 --- R CHW T. Bosley S. McCatty 8% 16% Home Run
Bob Lacey replaces Steve McCatty pitching
Lamar Johnson pinch hits for Mike Squires (1B) batting 3rd
b8 2-4 0 --- R CHW L. Johnson B. Lacey 14% 30% Home Run
Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Randy Johnson (DH) batting 4th
b8 3-4 0 --- O CHW W. Nordhagen B. Lacey -6% 24% Flyball: CF
b8 3-4 1 --- O CHW J. Morrison B. Lacey -5% 19% Lineout: 3B
b8 3-4 2 --- O CHW H. Baines B. Lacey -3% 16% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, White Sox' Ed Farmer facing 9-1-2
Lamar Johnson moves from PH to 1B
t9 4-3 0 --- O OAK D. McKay E. Farmer 2% 18% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 4-3 1 --- O OAK R. Henderson E. Farmer 1% 19% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 4-3 2 --- O OAK D. Murphy E. Farmer 1% 20% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Athletics' Bob Lacey facing 7-8-9
b9 3-4 0 --- O CHW K. Bell B. Lacey -9% 11% Flyball: CF
Ron Pruitt pinch hits for Ricky Seilheimer (C) batting 8th
b9 3-4 1 --- O CHW R. Pruitt B. Lacey -7% 5% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 3-4 2 --- CHW T. Cruz B. Lacey 5% 10% Single to SS/Bunt
Greg Pryor pinch hits for Bob Molinaro (LF) batting 1st
b9 3-4 2 1-- RR CHW G. Pryor B. Lacey 90% 100% Home Run; Cruz Scores
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 5.

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