September 7, 1983 Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 21,881

Wednesday, September 7, 1983, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 3:42

Athletics

66-76

Lost 6

4th, 15½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  1  0   0  4  2   0  0  0   0    7 10  4
White Sox       0  0  1   0  1  4   0  0  1   1    8 15  4

W: J Agosto (2-2), L: K Atherton (2-2)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

White Sox

80-59

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   1   0   0    2   0  .298  .843    0    1   0   3·SB
B Almon 1B                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .282  .701    0    8   0   CS
M Heath RF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .289  .708    0    4   0   SB,CS
  M Davis RF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .719    0    1   0   
D Lopes DH                    5   0   1   1    0   2  .279  .769    0    0   0   SB
B Kearney C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .713    0    6   1   
D Murphy CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .691    0    3   0   
D Hill SS                     3   2   2   2    0   0  .260  .630    0    1   0   HR,SF
W Gross 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .223  .690    0    1   1   SH
T Phillips 2B                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .244  .640    0    3   3   HR,CS

G Heimueller P                                                           0   3
  M Warren P                                                             0   0
  D Beard P                                                              0   0
  K Atherton P                                                           0   1
Totals                       35   7  10   6    3   7                    28   9

BATTING

HR: D Hill (2, off D Tidrow; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); T Phillips (4, off D Tidrow; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: D Hill (1, off J Koosman).

SH: W Gross (4, off J Koosman).

TB: T Phillips 5; D Hill 5; B Almon 2; D Lopes; D Murphy; B Kearney; M Heath.

RBI: T Phillips 2 (32); D Hill 2 (12); B Almon (57); D Lopes (62).

2-out RBI: D Lopes; T Phillips; B Almon.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Gross-B Almon.

E: D Hill 2 (9); M Heath (9); B Kearney (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lopes (22, 2nd base off D Tidrow/C Fisk); M Heath (3, Home off D Tidrow/C Fisk); R Henderson 3 (96, 3rd base off J Koosman/C Fisk, 2nd base off J Koosman/C Fisk 2).

CS: B Almon (8, 2nd base by J Agosto/C Fisk); M Heath (4, 2nd base by D Tidrow/C Fisk); T Phillips (4, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Koosman).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Law CF                      5   3   3   0    0   0  .291  .713    0    2   0   SB
C Fisk C                      5   1   2   3    0   1  .292  .903    0    8   2   HR
T Paciorek 1B                 5   0   2   1    0   0  .280  .740    0   12   2   
G Luzinski DH                 5   1   2   2    0   1  .242  .821    0    0   0   HR,2B
R Kittle LF                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .259  .841    0    2   0   
H Baines RF                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .274  .737    0    0   0   
V Law 3B                      5   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .655    0    0   4   
S Fletcher SS                 3   1   0   0    0   0  .265  .745    0    2   2   
  J Hairston PH               0   0   0   0    1   0  .317  .964    0    0   0   
  J Dybzinski PR-SS           0   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .577    0    0   2   CS,SH
J Cruz 2B                     4   1   2   1    1   1  .244  .627    0    4   2   GDP

J Koosman P                                                              0   2
  D Tidrow P                                                             0   1
  J Agosto P                                                             0   0
Totals                       41   8  15   7    3   5                    30  17

BATTING

2B: G Luzinski (20, off G Heimueller).

HR: G Luzinski (27, off D Beard; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); C Fisk (24, off M Warren; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: J Dybzinski (11, off K Atherton).

TB: G Luzinski 6; C Fisk 5; R Law 3; J Cruz 2; H Baines 2; T Paciorek 2; R Kittle; V Law.

GIDP: J Cruz (10).

RBI: C Fisk 3 (77); G Luzinski 2 (81); T Paciorek (52); J Cruz (45).

2-out RBI: G Luzinski 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Fisk-J Cruz.

E: H Baines 2 (8); C Fisk 2 (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Law (67, 2nd base off G Heimueller/B Kearney).

CS: J Dybzinski (4, 2nd base by D Beard/B Kearney).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Heimueller                   5    10   2   2    1   3   0   3.91   24     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0· 8     41    -     1.38   0.09
M Warren                       0.1   2   4   3    1   0   1   6.54    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 2          0-0    0.93  -0.30
D Beard, BS (3)                3.1   1   1   1    1   2   1   5.66   11     -       ·  ·      1· 6· 0· 1          0-0    2.01  -0.03
K Atherton, L (2-2)            0.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   2.20    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.81  -0.32
Totals                         9.1  15   8   7    3   5   2          45     -       ·  ·     12·11· 1·13           -

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
J Koosman                      4.2   5   5   5    3   3   0   5.21   21     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 5     34    -     1.00  -0.14
D Tidrow                       2.2   4   2   2    0   1   2   3.68   11     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 4          2-2    0.70  -0.13
J Agosto, W (2-2)              2.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   4.30    8     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.34   0.21
Totals                        10    10   7   7    3   7   2          40     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0·10          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Koosman (4; T Phillips, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Bill Kunkel.

Time of Game: 3:42.

Attendance: 21,881.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Chicago White Sox                    
1. R Henderson          LF    1. R Law                CF 
2. B Almon              1B    2. C Fisk               C  
3. M Heath              RF    3. T Paciorek           1B 
4. D Lopes              DH    4. G Luzinski           DH 
5. B Kearney            C     5. R Kittle             LF 
6. D Murphy             CF    6. H Baines             RF 
7. D Hill               SS    7. V Law                3B 
8. W Gross              3B    8. S Fletcher           SS 
9. T Phillips           2B    9. J Cruz               2B 

   G Heimueller         P        J Koosman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  7-6  ---      49%  54% G Luzinski      D Beard         Home Run
   b 6   1  7-3  1-3      20%  36% C Fisk          M Warren        Home Run; Cruz Scores; Law Scores
   b 2   1  1-0  123     -16%  39% J Cruz          G Heimueller    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   b 8   0  7-6  1--     -16%  25% J Cruz          D Beard         Dybzinski Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   b10   1  7-7  -23      15% 100% J Cruz          K Atherton      Single to 1B; Baines Scores; Law to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Almon         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  M Heath         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Gorman Heimueller facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Law           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  C Fisk          Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  T Paciorek      Groundout: P-1B; Fisk to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  G Luzinski      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  D Lopes         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  B Kearney       Single to CF
          1--      41%  D Murphy        Single to RF; Kearney to 3B; Murphy to 2B/Adv on E9
   RO     -23      41%  D Hill          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kearney Scores
   O      -2-      44%  W Gross         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Gorman Heimueller facing 5-6-7
          ---      48%  R Kittle        Single to CF
          1--      55%  H Baines        Single to 3B/Bunt; Kittle to 2B
          12-      63%  V Law           Single to 3B/Bunt; Kittle to 3B; Baines to 2B
   O      123      55%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF
   OO     123      39%  J Cruz          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jerry Koosman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      41%  T Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      39%  R Henderson     Walk
          1--      37%  B Almon         Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      41%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      44%  M Heath         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Gorman Heimueller facing 1-2-3
          ---      48%  R Law           Single to RF
          1--      55%  C Fisk          Law Steals 2B; Law to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      49%  " "             Strikeout
   R      --3      56%  T Paciorek      Single to CF; Law Scores
   O      1--      53%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  R Kittle        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  D Lopes         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Kearney       Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  D Murphy        E9 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      56%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Gorman Heimueller facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  H Baines        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  V Law           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
          ---      45%  D Hill          Single to LF
   O      1--      48%  W Gross         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Hill to 2B
   R      -2-      36%  T Phillips      Single to CF; Hill Scores
   O      1--      41%  R Henderson     Phillips Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---      39%  " "             Walk
          1--      38%  B Almon         Henderson Steals 2B
          -2-      38%  " "             Henderson Steals 3B
   R      --3      27%  " "             Single to LF; Henderson Scores
          1--      26%  M Heath         Walk; Almon to 2B
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Jerry Koosman pitching
   R      12-      17%  D Lopes         Single to CF; Almon Scores; Heath to 3B
   R      1-3      11%  B Kearney       Lopes Steals 2B; Heath Steals Hm; Heath Scores/Adv on E2; Lopes to 3B/Adv on E2
   O      --3      12%  " "             Flyball: SS
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Gorman Heimueller facing 9-1-2
          ---      16%  J Cruz          Single to LF
   O      1--      13%  R Law           Single to 2B/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Cruz out at 2B/2B
   O      1--      10%  C Fisk          Flyball: RF
          1--      12%  T Paciorek      Single to LF; Law to 2B
   R      12-      21%  G Luzinski      Double to CF; Law Scores; Paciorek to 3B
          -23      23%  R Kittle        Walk
   O      123      14%  H Baines        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dick Tidrow facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      15%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF
   R      ---       9%  D Hill          Home Run
   O      ---      10%  W Gross         Foul Flyball: C
   R      ---       6%  T Phillips      Home Run
   O      ---       6%  R Henderson     Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Mike Warren facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Warren replaces Gorman Heimueller pitching
   O      ---       5%  V Law           Lineout: 1B
          ---       6%  S Fletcher      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--       8%  J Cruz          Walk; Fletcher to 2B
   R      12-      15%  R Law           Single to RF; Fletcher Scores/unER/Adv on E9; Cruz to 3B
   RRR    1-3      36%  C Fisk          Home Run; Cruz Scores; Law Scores
                  Dave Beard replaces Mike Warren pitching
   O      ---      33%  T Paciorek      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      31%  G Luzinski      Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-6, Dick Tidrow facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  B Almon         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      31%  M Heath         Single to CF
   OO     1--      37%  D Lopes         Double Play: Strikeout, Heath Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 6-7, Dave Beard facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Davis replaces Mike Heath playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      32%  R Kittle        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      28%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      26%  V Law           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-6, Dick Tidrow facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      28%  B Kearney       Groundout: P-1B
                  Juan Agosto replaces Dick Tidrow pitching
   O      ---      30%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  D Hill          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 6-7, Dave Beard facing 8-9-1
                  Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Scott Fletcher batting 8th
          ---      41%  J Hairston      Walk
                  Jerry Dybzinski pinch runs for Jerry Hairston batting 8th
   O      1--      25%  J Cruz          Dybzinski Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      20%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      17%  R Law           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-6, Juan Agosto facing 8-9-1
                  Jerry Dybzinski moves to SS
   O      ---      19%  W Gross         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      20%  T Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      21%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 6-7, Dave Beard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      12%  C Fisk          Flyball: C
   O      ---       5%  T Paciorek      Flyball: CF
   R      ---      54%  G Luzinski      Home Run
                  Keith Atherton replaces Dave Beard pitching
   O      ---      50%  R Kittle        Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 7.

Top of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 7-7, Juan Agosto facing 2-3-4
          ---      42%  B Almon         Single to CF
   O      1--      56%  M Davis         Almon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      61%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  D Lopes         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 10th, White Sox Batting, Tied 7-7, Keith Atherton facing 6-7-8
          ---      71%  H Baines        Single to CF
          1--      82%  V Law           Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Baines to 2B
   O      12-      85%  J Dybzinski     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Baines to 3B; Law to 2B
   R      -23     100%  J Cruz          Single to 1B; Baines Scores; Law to 3B
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198309070

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