August 29, 1981 New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 32,507

Saturday, August 29, 1981, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 3:00

Yankees

43-32

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  0   0  2  0   3  1  5   12 15  1
White Sox       0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  6  3

W: T John (7-4), L: R Dotson (8-5)

White Sox

41-30

Lost 2

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Mumphrey CF                 6   2   2   1    0   1  .320  .820    0    3   0   2·2B
L Milbourne 2B                5   2   1   1    0   1  .294  .724    0    1   4   GDP
O Gamble DH                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .923    0    0   0   
  B Watson PH                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .202  .630    0    0   0   IW
  B Murcer PH                 1   1   1   3    0   0  .280  .813    0    0   0   HR
R Jackson RF                  5   1   1   2    0   1  .217  .697    0    6   0   HR
G Nettles 3B                  5   1   1   1    0   2  .221  .680    0    1   1   HR
D Winfield LF                 4   2   2   1    1   1  .291  .806    0    0   0   HR,SB
D Revering 1B                 5   1   3   0    0   1  .244  .672    0   13   0   
R Cerone C                    4   2   3   1    1   0  .259  .617    0    3   1   
B Dent SS                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .239  .679    0    0   6   SH

T John P                                                                 0   1
  G Frazier P                                                            0   0
  R Davis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       42  12  15  11    3   8                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Mumphrey 2 (9, off R Dotson, off L Hoyt).

HR: D Winfield (8, off L Hoyt; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); R Jackson (7, off R Dotson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); G Nettles (11, off L Hoyt; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); B Murcer (4, off L Hoyt; 9th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: B Dent (8, off K Hickey).

IBB: B Watson (1, by K Hickey).

TB: D Winfield 5; J Mumphrey 4; R Jackson 4; G Nettles 4; B Murcer 4; R Cerone 3; D Revering 3; L Milbourne; B Dent.

GIDP: L Milbourne (2).

RBI: B Murcer 3 (17); R Jackson 2 (30); R Cerone (14); D Winfield (48); J Mumphrey (23); B Dent (27); G Nettles (33); L Milbourne (6).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Dent-L Milbourne-D Revering.

E: B Dent (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Winfield (10, 2nd base off K Hickey/C Fisk).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore LF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .257  .630    0    0   0   SB
M Squires 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .653    0    7   2   SH
C Fisk C                      3   0   0   1    1   0  .294  .799    0    9   1   
G Luzinski DH                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .259  .847    0    0   0   HR,GDP
W Nordhagen RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .317  .778    0    1   1   
T Bernazard 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .706    0    0   5   
G Pryor 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .549    0    1   1   
  B Molinaro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.102    0    0   0   
R Kuntz CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .256  .649    0    6   0   
B Almon SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .316  .751    0    3   2   

R Dotson P                                                               0   1
  K Hickey P                                                             0   0
  L Hoyt P                                                               0   0
  R Patterson P                                                          0   0
Totals                       32   2   6   2    2   3                    27  13

BATTING

HR: G Luzinski (15, off T John; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: M Squires (8, off T John).

TB: G Luzinski 4; R Kuntz 2; G Pryor; R LeFlore; B Almon.

GIDP: G Luzinski (9).

RBI: C Fisk (34); G Luzinski (43).

2-out RBI: G Luzinski.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Squires-B Almon-M Squires.

E: B Almon 3 (15).

BASERUNNING

SB: R LeFlore (23, 2nd base off T John/R Cerone).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T John, W (7-4)                7     6   2   0    1   2   1   2.58   29     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0· 6     62    -     1.07   0.17
G Frazier                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.53    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.40   0.01
R Davis                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.57    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   0    2   3   1          35     -       ·  ·     14·10· 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
R Dotson, L (8-5)              4.2   7   3   2    0   4   1   3.31   20     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1· 7     44    -     0.90  -0.14
K Hickey                       2.1   1   3   1    2   3   0   3.48   12     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 1          2-0    1.16  -0.16
L Hoyt                         1.1   5   5   5    0   1   3   4.42    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          0-0    0.05  -0.02
R Patterson                    0.2   2   1   1    1   0   0  11.37    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    15  12   9    3   8   4          46     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 1·13          2-0

Balks: T John (2).

WP: None.

IBB: K Hickey (3; B Watson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Mark Johnson.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 32,507.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 6mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Chicago White Sox                    
1. J Mumphrey           CF    1. R LeFlore            LF 
2. L Milbourne          2B    2. M Squires            1B 
3. O Gamble             DH    3. C Fisk               C  
4. R Jackson            RF    4. G Luzinski           DH 
5. G Nettles            3B    5. W Nordhagen          RF 
6. D Winfield           LF    6. T Bernazard          2B 
7. D Revering           1B    7. G Pryor              3B 
8. R Cerone             C     8. R Kuntz              CF 
9. B Dent               SS    9. B Almon              SS 

   T John               P        R Dotson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  3-1  ---     -13%  66% G Luzinski      T John          Home Run; Luzinski Scores/unER
   t 2   0  0-0  ---      11%  61% R Jackson       R Dotson        Home Run
   t 7   1  2-3  1-3      11%  89% L Milbourne     K Hickey        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cerone Scores; Mumphrey to 3B; Milbourne to 2B
   t 5   1  0-1  1-3      10%  82% B Dent          R Dotson        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Revering Scores; Cerone to 3B
   t 5   1  0-2  1-3       8%  90% J Mumphrey      R Dotson        Double to CF; Cerone Scores/unER; Dent to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Mumphrey      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  L Milbourne     Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      45%  O Gamble        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  R LeFlore       Single to RF
          1--      39%  M Squires       LeFlore Steals 2B
   O      -2-      40%  " "             Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; LeFlore to 3B
   O      --3      46%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
          --3      45%  G Luzinski      Walk
   O      1-3      50%  W Nordhagen     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Richard Dotson facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      61%  R Jackson       Home Run
   O      ---      59%  G Nettles       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      58%  D Winfield      Strikeout
          ---      59%  D Revering      Single to CF
   O      1--      57%  R Cerone        Single to RF; Revering out at Hm/RF-SS-1B-C-3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  T Bernazard     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  G Pryor         Flyball: RF
          ---      60%  R Kuntz         Single to CF
          1--      56%  B Almon         Single to LF; Kuntz to 3B; Almon to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -23      62%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Richard Dotson facing 9-1-2
          ---      66%  B Dent          Single to RF
   O      1--      63%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      58%  L Milbourne     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      60%  M Squires       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      62%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  G Luzinski      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Richard Dotson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      61%  O Gamble        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      60%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  G Nettles       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  W Nordhagen     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      64%  T Bernazard     Flyball: CF
          ---      62%  G Pryor         Single to CF
          1--      59%  R Kuntz         Single to CF; Pryor to 3B
   O      1-3      65%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Richard Dotson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  D Winfield      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      65%  D Revering      Single to CF
          1--      73%  R Cerone        Single to LF; Revering to 3B
   R      1-3      82%  B Dent          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Revering Scores; Cerone to 3B
   R      1-3      90%  J Mumphrey      Double to CF; Cerone Scores/unER; Dent to 3B
   O      -23      86%  L Milbourne     Strikeout Looking
                  Kevin Hickey replaces Richard Dotson pitching; Bob Watson pinch hits for Oscar Gamble batting 3rd
   O      -23      83%  B Watson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
          ---      79%  R LeFlore       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      77%  M Squires       Balk; LeFlore to 2B
   O      -2-      79%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; LeFlore to 3B
   RO     --3      79%  C Fisk          Groundout: SS-1B; LeFlore Scores/unER
   R      ---      66%  G Luzinski      Home Run; Luzinski Scores/unER
   O      ---      68%  W Nordhagen     Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kevin Hickey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      65%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      64%  G Nettles       Strikeout
          ---      65%  D Winfield      Single to CF
          1--      66%  D Revering      Winfield Steals 2B
   O      -2-      63%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Tommy John facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      66%  T Bernazard     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  G Pryor         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      71%  R Kuntz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kevin Hickey facing 8-9-1
          ---      75%  R Cerone        Walk
          1--      80%  B Dent          Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Cerone to 2B; Dent to 1B
   O      12-      78%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Cerone to 3B
   R      1-3      89%  L Milbourne     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cerone Scores; Mumphrey to 3B; Milbourne to 2B
          -23      89%  B Watson        Intentional Walk
   RRO    123      95%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mumphrey Scores/unER; Milbourne Scores/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)/No RBI/unER
   O      1--      94%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Tommy John facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  B Almon         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  M Squires       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, La Marr Hoyt facing 6-7-8
                  La Marr Hoyt replaces Kevin Hickey pitching
   R      ---      99%  D Winfield      Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
   O      ---      98%  D Revering      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  R Cerone        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  B Dent          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, George Frazier facing 3-4-5
                  George Frazier replaces Tommy John pitching
          ---      97%  C Fisk          Walk
   OO     1--      99%  G Luzinski      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  W Nordhagen     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, White Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, La Marr Hoyt facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  J Mumphrey      Double to LF
          -2-     100%  L Milbourne     Single to P (Ground Ball); Mumphrey to 3B
                  Bobby Murcer pinch hits for Bob Watson batting 3rd
   RRR    1-3     100%  B Murcer        Home Run; Mumphrey Scores; Milbourne Scores
   O      ---     100%  R Jackson       Flyball: CF
   R      ---     100%  G Nettles       Home Run
                  Reggie Patterson replaces La Marr Hoyt pitching
          ---     100%  D Winfield      Walk
          1--     100%  D Revering      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Winfield to 2B
   R      12-     100%  R Cerone        Single to LF; Winfield Scores; Revering to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Dent          Flyball: CF
   O      12-     100%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 12, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-12, Ron Davis facing 6-7-8
                  Ron Davis replaces George Frazier pitching
   O      ---     100%  T Bernazard     Strikeout
                  Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Greg Pryor batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  B Molinaro      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---     100%  R Kuntz         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 12, White Sox 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198108290

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