October 8, 1983 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 4 at Comiskey Park I Box Score and Play by Play

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1983 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 4
1983 postseason: WS: BAL-PHI / ALCS: BAL-CHW / NLCS: PHI-LAD

Game 1
CHW  2
@BAL  1
Game 2
BAL  4
CHW  0
Game 3
BAL 11
@CHW  1
Game 4
BAL  3
@CHW  0
(10)

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 45,477

Saturday, October 8, 1983, 12:11PM
Time of Game: 3:41

Orioles

Joe Altobelli

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

W: T Martinez (1-0), L: B Burns (0-1)

White Sox

Tony LaRussa

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Shelby CF                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .222  .522   22    3   0   
T Landrum RF                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .200  .700   18    1   0   HR
C Ripken SS                   3   1   1   0    2   1  .400 1.033   27    3   5   GDP
E Murray 1B                   5   1   3   0    0   1  .267  .856   16   11   0   
G Roenicke LF                 2   0   1   1    2   0  .750 2.650   20    3   1   HBP,GDP
K Singleton DH                2   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .774   10    0   0   
  A Bumbry PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .375         0   0   
  D Ford PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .600    3    0   0   
  J Lowenstein PH             0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .619         0   0   
  B Ayala PH                  0   0   0   1    0   0                2    0   0   SF
R Dauer 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   18    0   2   SH
T Cruz 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .133  .266   15    1   3   
R Dempsey C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .398   14    8   2   

S Davis P                                                                0   0
  T Martinez P                                                           0   1
Totals                       35   3   9   3    5   8              165   30  14

BATTING

HR: T Landrum (1, off B Burns; 10th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: B Ayala (1, off J Agosto).

SH: R Dauer (1, off B Burns).

HBP: G Roenicke (1, by B Burns).

TB: T Landrum 5; E Murray 3; R Dempsey; C Ripken; G Roenicke; J Shelby.

GIDP: C Ripken (1); G Roenicke (1).

RBI: B Ayala (1); T Landrum (1); G Roenicke (4).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Ripken-E Murray.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Law CF                      5   0   0   0    0   1  .389  .833   34    2   0   
C Fisk C                      5   0   1   0    0   0  .176  .457   18    8   1   
H Baines RF                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .125  .301   17    0   0   
G Luzinski DH                 5   0   0   0    0   3  .133  .435   18    0   0   
T Paciorek LF                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .583   20    1   0   
G Walker 1B                   2   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833   19    7   1   
  M Squires PR-1B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    4   0   
V Law 3B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .432   15    0   3   
J Dybzinski SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   12    2   7   
J Cruz 2B                     3   0   3   0    1   0  .333  .800   12    6   2   2·SB

B Burns P                                                                0   1
  S Barojas P                                                            0   0
  J Agosto P                                                             0   0
  D Lamp P                                                               0   0
Totals                       38   0  10   0    3   6              169   30  15

BATTING

TB: J Cruz 3; H Baines 2; T Paciorek; J Dybzinski; G Walker; C Fisk; V Law.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Dybzinski-G Walker; V Law-J Cruz-G Walker.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cruz 2 (2, 2nd base off S Davis/R Dempsey 2).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Davis                        6     5   0   0    2   2   0   0.00   24   90-56   36· 5·15    7· 7· 1· 5     62    -     1.04   0.31
T Martinez, W (1-0)            4     5   0   0    1   4   0   0.00   17   68-43   21· 6·16    3· 4· 0· 5          1-0    2.24   0.45
Totals                        10    10   0   0    3   6   0          41  158-99   57·11·31   10·11· 1·10          1-0

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
B Burns, L (0-1)               9.1   6   1   1    5   8   1   0.96   38  150-88   46·10·31   12· 6· 0· 6     75    -     1.65   0.41
S Barojas                      0     3   2   2    0   0   0  18.00    3    8-4     3· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.99  -0.14
J Agosto                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.70  -0.02
D Lamp                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    5-4     2· 0· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.24   0.01
Totals                        10     9   3   3    5   8   1          43  165-97   52·10·34   13· 7· 0· 9          3-1

S Davis faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
S Barojas faced 3 batters in the 10th inning.

Balks: T Martinez (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Burns (1; G Roenicke).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 3:41.

Attendance: 45,477.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 21mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Chicago White Sox                    
1. J Shelby             CF    1. R Law                CF 
2. T Landrum            RF    2. C Fisk               C  
3. C Ripken             SS    3. H Baines             RF 
4. E Murray             1B    4. G Luzinski           DH 
5. G Roenicke           LF    5. T Paciorek           LF 
6. K Singleton          DH    6. G Walker             1B 
7. R Dauer              2B    7. V Law                3B 
8. T Cruz               3B    8. J Dybzinski          SS 
9. R Dempsey            C     9. J Cruz               2B 

   S Davis              P        B Burns              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   1  0-0  ---  2   37%  81% T Landrum       B Burns         Home Run
   t 8   2  0-0  123  3  -14%  39% D Ford          B Burns         Popfly: 2B
   b 9   2  0-0  -23  5   14%  50% R Law           T Martinez      Strikeout Looking
   t 6   1  0-0  12-  3  -13%  42% G Roenicke      B Burns         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 7   2  0-0  -23  5   10%  50% R Law           T Martinez      Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  J Shelby        Single to 2B
   O      1--  4   50%  T Landrum       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  4   45%  C Ripken        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  R Law           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   45%  C Fisk          Single to 2B
   OO     1--  5   50%  H Baines        Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   54%  E Murray        Single to LF
          1--  5   59%  G Roenicke      Walk; Murray to 2B
   O      12-  5   54%  K Singleton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   49%  R Dauer         Flyball: LF
   O      12-  2   45%  T Cruz          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  G Luzinski      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   49%  T Paciorek      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   48%  G Walker        Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  V Law           Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   47%  R Dempsey       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   46%  J Shelby        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   44%  T Landrum       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  J Dybzinski     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   44%  J Cruz          Walk
          1--      42%  R Law           Cruz Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   46%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Cruz to 3B
   O      --3  3   50%  C Fisk          Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   47%  C Ripken        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   45%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   47%  G Roenicke      Walk
   O      1--  1   44%  K Singleton     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   47%  H Baines        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   49%  G Luzinski      Foul Flyball: C
          ---  5   47%  T Paciorek      Single to LF
   O      1--  8   50%  G Walker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   47%  R Dauer         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  T Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   46%  R Dempsey       Single (LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   43%  J Shelby        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   46%  V Law           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   48%  J Dybzinski     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   47%  J Cruz          Single to RF
          1--      45%  R Law           Cruz Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   55%  T Landrum       Single to SS
          1--  7   63%  C Ripken        Walk; Landrum to 2B
   O      12-  5   55%  E Murray        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  3   42%  G Roenicke      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   46%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   42%  H Baines        Single to CF
   O      1--  3   46%  G Luzinski      Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--  1   50%  T Paciorek      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   56%  K Singleton     Walk
                  Al Bumbry pinch runs for Ken Singleton batting 6th
   O      1--  1   53%  R Dauer         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Bumbry to 2B
   O      -2-  4   47%  T Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   41%  R Dempsey       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   35%  G Walker        Single (LF-CF)
                  Tippy Martinez replaces Storm Davis pitching; Mike Squires pinch runs for Greg Walker batting 6th
          1--  2   27%  V Law           Single to LF; Squires to 2B
   O      12-  5   35%  J Dybzinski     Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Law to 2B
   O      12-  5   42%  J Cruz          Single to LF; Law out at Hm/LF-3B-2B-C; Dybzinski to 2B
          12-      40%  R Law           Balk; Dybzinski to 3B; Cruz to 2B
   O      -23  5   50%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Squires moves to 1B
   O      ---  2   45%  J Shelby        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   41%  T Landrum       Strikeout Looking
          ---  8   44%  C Ripken        Walk
          1--  4   48%  E Murray        Single to LF; Ripken to 2B
          12-  4   53%  G Roenicke      Hit By Pitch; Ripken to 3B; Murray to 2B
                  Dan Ford replaces Al Bumbry playing DH batting 6th
   O      123  3   39%  D Ford          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tippy Martinez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   44%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   39%  H Baines        Walk
   O      1--  4   45%  G Luzinski      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   50%  T Paciorek      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   44%  R Dauer         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  5   39%  T Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   35%  R Dempsey       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tippy Martinez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   41%  M Squires       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  V Law           Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   43%  J Dybzinski     Single to LF
          1--  1   36%  J Cruz          Single to RF; Dybzinski to 3B
          1-3      36%  R Law           Defensive Indifference; Cruz to 2B
   O      -23  5   50%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 10th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   44%  J Shelby        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  2   81%  T Landrum       Home Run
                  Salome Barojas replaces Britt Burns pitching
          ---  4   83%  C Ripken        Single to CF
          1--  2   85%  E Murray        Single to RF; Ripken to 2B
   R      12-  2   94%  G Roenicke      Single; Ripken Scores; Murray to 3B
                  Juan Agosto replaces Salome Barojas pitching; John Lowenstein replaces Dan Ford playing DH batting 6th; Benny Ayala pinch hits for John Lowenstein batting 6th
   RO     1-3  2   96%  B Ayala         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Murray Scores; Roenicke to 2B
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Juan Agosto pitching
   O      -2-  5   95%  R Dauer         Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 10th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tippy Martinez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   98%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF
          ---  4   95%  H Baines        Single to LF
   O      1--  3   98%  G Luzinski      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4  100%  T Paciorek      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, White Sox 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198310080

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OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation