May 30, 1981 California Angels at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 4
@BAL 1 BOS 7
MIL 6
(10) CHW 9
CAL 0 NYY 1
@CLE 0 KCR 6
@MIN 5 TEX 6
SEA 0 TOR 6
OAK 5 CIN 9
@LAD 1 PIT 3
@MON 2 CHC 10
@NYM 3 PHI 10
STL 2 SDP 11
ATL 1 HOU 9
@SFG 8
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 16,773

Saturday, May 30, 1981, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:38

Angels

22-26

Lost 3

4th, 7 GB

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

W: R Dotson (5-3), L: G Zahn (5-6)

White Sox

25-16

Won 3

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .295  .753    0    6   1   GDP
R Burleson SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .305  .750    0    0   4   
D Ford RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .278  .823    0    3   0   
D Baylor DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .163  .600    0    0   0   GDP
E Ott C                       4   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .539    0    8   0   
J Harris LF                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .226  .637    0    1   0   
L Harlow CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .781    0    0   0   GDP
B Grich 2B                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .243  .789    0    5   2   
B Hobson 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .740    0    0   2   

G Zahn P                                                                 0   0
  A Martinez P                                                           0   0
  L Sanchez P                                                            1   0
Totals                       27   0   3   0    5   4                    24   9

BATTING

TB: J Harris; B Hobson; B Grich.

GIDP: D Baylor (6); L Harlow (1); R Carew (6).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Burleson-B Grich-R Carew.

E: E Ott (5); R Carew (2); R Burleson (8).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore LF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .252  .664    0    1   0   2B
  R Kuntz LF-CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .701    0    1   0   
M Squires 1B                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .321  .732    0   11   0   SB,SH
C Fisk C                      3   1   2   2    1   1  .303  .882    0    4   0   
G Luzinski DH                 3   2   1   2    1   1  .271  .884    0    0   0   HR
W Nordhagen RF-LF             4   1   1   1    0   1  .316  .771    0    2   0   
C Lemon CF                    3   1   1   2    1   1  .297  .796    0    4   0   SB,GDP
  H Baines RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .700         0   0   
T Bernazard 2B                4   0   0   0    0   3  .287  .746    0    1   8   
J Morrison 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .585    0    0   1   
B Almon SS                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .338  .774    0    3   2   

R Dotson P                                                               0   1
Totals                       32   9   8   7    5   8                    27  12

BATTING

2B: R LeFlore (6, off G Zahn).

HR: G Luzinski (9, off A Martinez; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: M Squires (6, off G Zahn).

TB: G Luzinski 4; C Fisk 2; R LeFlore 2; C Lemon; M Squires; B Almon; W Nordhagen.

GIDP: C Lemon (5).

RBI: C Fisk 2 (28); C Lemon 2 (17); G Luzinski 2 (23); W Nordhagen (15).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Bernazard-B Almon-M Squires 2; R Dotson-T Bernazard-M Squires.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Squires (5, 2nd base off A Martinez/E Ott); C Lemon (3, 2nd base off G Zahn/E Ott).

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
G Zahn, L (5-6)                2.2   5   7   2    1   3   0   3.73   16     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 1· 4     32    -     0.96  -0.33
A Martinez                     3.2   3   2   2    2   4   1   4.91   15     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 3          0-0    0.04   0.00
L Sanchez                      1.2   0   0   0    2   1   0   3.09    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8     8   9   4    5   8   1          38     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 2· 7           -

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 Dotson, W (5-3)              9     3   0   0    5   4   0   3.25   32     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 4· 2     80    -     0.35   0.18
Totals                         9     3   0   0    5   4   0          32     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 4· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Dotson (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 16,773.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 52° F, Wind 17mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Chicago White Sox                    
1. R Carew              1B    1. R LeFlore            LF 
2. R Burleson           SS    2. M Squires            1B 
3. D Ford               RF    3. C Fisk               C  
4. D Baylor             DH    4. G Luzinski           DH 
5. E Ott                C     5. W Nordhagen          RF 
6. J Harris             LF    6. C Lemon              CF 
7. L Harlow             CF    7. T Bernazard          2B 
8. B Grich              2B    8. J Morrison           3B 
9. B Hobson             3B    9. B Almon              SS 

   G Zahn               P        R Dotson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-1  1-3       6%  80% C Fisk          G Zahn          Single to LF; Almon Scores; Squires to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  61% R LeFlore       G Zahn          Double to RF (CF-RF)
   t 3   1  1-0  1--       6%  68% R Carew         R Dotson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 3   1  0-3  123       6%  96% C Lemon         G Zahn          Single to CF; Fisk Scores/unER; Luzinski Scores/unER; Nordhagen to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  --3       6%  65% C Fisk          G Zahn          Single to LF; LeFlore Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  R Burleson      Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  D Ford          Walk
   O      1--      55%  D Baylor        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Geoff Zahn facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  R LeFlore       Double to RF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      60%  M Squires       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; LeFlore to 3B
   R      --3      65%  C Fisk          Single to LF; LeFlore Scores
   O      1--      63%  G Luzinski      Lineout: RF
   O      1--      61%  W Nordhagen     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Richard Dotson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  E Ott           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      61%  J Harris        Single to RF
   OO     1--      66%  L Harlow        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Geoff Zahn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  C Lemon         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      63%  T Bernazard     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  J Morrison      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Richard Dotson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  B Grich         Flyball: LF
          ---      62%  B Hobson        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      68%  R Carew         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Geoff Zahn facing 9-1-2
          ---      71%  B Almon         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      70%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-1B; Almon to 2B
          -2-      74%  M Squires       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Almon to 3B
   R      1-3      80%  C Fisk          Single to LF; Almon Scores; Squires to 2B
          12-      84%  G Luzinski      Walk; Squires to 3B; Fisk to 2B
   R      123      90%  W Nordhagen     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Squires Scores/unER; Fisk to 3B; Luzinski to 2B
   RR     123      96%  C Lemon         Single to CF; Fisk Scores/unER; Luzinski Scores/unER; Nordhagen to 3B
   RR     1-3      98%  T Bernazard     Lemon Steals 2B; Nordhagen Scores/unER; Lemon Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)/unER
   O      ---      98%  " "             Strikeout
                  Alfredo Martinez replaces Geoff Zahn pitching
   O      ---      98%  J Morrison      Popfly: 2B
                  6 runs, 3 hits, 3 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 7.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-7, Richard Dotson facing 2-3-4
          ---      97%  R Burleson      Walk
   O      1--      98%  D Ford          Lineout: RF
   OO     1--      99%  D Baylor        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Alfredo Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  B Almon         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      98%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      98%  M Squires       Single to LF
          1--      99%  C Fisk          Walk; Squires to 2B
   O      12-      98%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 7.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-7, Richard Dotson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  E Ott           Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      98%  J Harris        Walk
   O      1--      99%  L Harlow        Strikeout Looking
          1--      98%  B Grich         Single to LF; Harris to 2B
   O      12-      99%  B Hobson        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Alfredo Martinez facing 5-6-7
          ---      99%  W Nordhagen     Single to CF
   OO     1--      99%  C Lemon         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Bernazard     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 7.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-7, Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  R Carew         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  R Burleson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Ford          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Alfredo Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  J Morrison      Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  B Almon         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      99%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 7.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-7, Richard Dotson facing 4-5-6
                  Rusty Kuntz replaces Ron LeFlore playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  E Ott           Lineout: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Harris        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Alfredo Martinez facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  M Squires       Walk
          1--     100%  C Fisk          Squires Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Strikeout
   RR     -2-     100%  G Luzinski      Home Run; Squires Scores
                  Luis Sanchez replaces Alfredo Martinez pitching
   O      ---     100%  W Nordhagen     Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  C Lemon         Walk
   O      1--     100%  T Bernazard     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 9.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-9, Richard Dotson facing 7-8-9
                  Wayne Nordhagen moves to LF; Rusty Kuntz moves to CF; Harold Baines replaces Chet Lemon playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  L Harlow        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  B Grich         Walk
   O      1--     100%  B Hobson        Lineout: SS
          1--     100%  R Carew         Wild Pitch; Grich to 2B
          -2-     100%  " "             Walk
   O      12-     100%  R Burleson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 9.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-0, Luis Sanchez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  J Morrison      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---     100%  B Almon         Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Kuntz         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  M Squires       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 9.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-9, Richard Dotson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  D Ford          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Baylor        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  E Ott           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 9.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198105300

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation