September 4, 1984 Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 18,564

Tuesday, September 4, 1984
Time of Game: 2:45

Athletics

64-75

Lost 1

5th, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  6  1
White Sox       1  3  1   3  0  1   3  0  X   12 16  2

W: T Seaver (13-9), L: S McCatty (7-13)

White Sox

64-73

Won 1

4th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .870    0    1   0   
  D Hill SS                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .515    0    0   2   
C Lansford 3B                 2   0   1   1    1   0  .291  .764    0    1   0   SF
  S Kiefer 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.000         0   1   
J Morgan 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .244  .715    0    0   2   
  G Hancock LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .388         0   0   
D Kingman DH                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .867    0    0   0   2B
  M Wagner PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .582         0   0   
D Murphy CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .795    0    5   0   
  B Almon RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .560         0   0   
M Heath C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .666    0    2   0   
B Bochte 1B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .675    0    9   0   
  D Meyer PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.333    0    2   0   
M Davis RF-CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .599    0    3   0   
T Phillips SS-2B              4   1   1   0    0   2  .254  .655    0    1   4   

S McCatty P                                                              0   1
  B Krueger P                                                            0   0
  J Jones P                                                              0   0
  D Leiper P                                                             0   1
  R Langford P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   2   6   1    3   6                    24  11

BATTING

2B: D Kingman (21, off T Seaver).

SF: C Lansford (6, off T Seaver).

TB: R Henderson 2; D Kingman 2; M Heath; T Phillips; C Lansford.

RBI: C Lansford (60).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 13.

FIELDING

E: M Davis (9).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Law CF                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .648    0    1   0   
  R Kittle PH-LF              2   1   1   0    0   0  .216  .745    0    1   0   
J Hairston DH                 4   3   2   0    1   0  .248  .785    0    0   0   2B
G Walker 1B                   4   3   3   6    1   0  .283  .864    0    9   0   2·HR
C Fisk C                      1   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .756    0    1   0   
  M Hill PR-C                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .244  .670    0    6   0   
R Smalley 3B                  4   2   2   1    1   0  .223  .652    0    1   3   HR
T Paciorek LF-RF              5   1   2   1    0   0  .258  .666    0    3   0   2B
D Boston RF-CF                4   0   0   0    1   1  .154  .445    0    3   0   
S Fletcher SS                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .253  .653    0    1   1   2B
J Cruz 2B                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .214  .594    0    1   7   

T Seaver P                                                               0   0
  B Roberge P                                                            0   0
Totals                       41  12  16  10    5   1                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Paciorek (19, off S McCatty); J Hairston (9, off B Krueger); S Fletcher (11, off S McCatty).

HR: G Walker 2 (21, off D Leiper, off S McCatty; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); R Smalley (11, off J Jones; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: G Walker 9; R Smalley 5; S Fletcher 4; T Paciorek 3; J Hairston 3; J Cruz; R Kittle; M Hill; C Fisk.

RBI: G Walker 6 (66); S Fletcher (30); M Hill (12); T Paciorek (24); R Smalley (36).

2-out RBI: G Walker 3; M Hill; S Fletcher; T Paciorek.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

E: D Boston (2); R Law (3).

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
S McCatty, L (7-13)            2.2   6   5   5    3   1   1   4.77   17     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 6     24    -     1.00  -0.29
B Krueger                      2     4   3   1    2   0   0   5.15   13     -       ·  ·      1· 6· 0· 4          1-0    0.17  -0.04
J Jones                        1.1   1   1   1    0   0   1   2.90    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          2-0    0.07   0.00
D Leiper                       1     3   3   3    0   0   1  27.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.01  -0.00
R Langford                     1     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    16  12  10    5   1   3          46     -       ·  ·     12·12· 0·16          3-0

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
T Seaver, W (13-9)             8     6   2   1    3   6   0   3.85   34     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 6     67    -     0.64   0.17
B Roberge                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.93    3     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   1    3   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Krueger (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 18,564.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Chicago White Sox                    
1. R Henderson          LF    1. R Law                CF 
2. C Lansford           3B    2. J Hairston           DH 
3. J Morgan             2B    3. G Walker             1B 
4. D Kingman            DH    4. C Fisk               C  
5. D Murphy             CF    5. R Smalley            3B 
6. M Heath              C     6. T Paciorek           LF 
7. B Bochte             1B    7. D Boston             RF 
8. M Davis              RF    8. S Fletcher           SS 
9. T Phillips           SS    9. J Cruz               2B 

   S McCatty            P        T Seaver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-1  1-3      21%  86% G Walker        S McCatty       Home Run; Fletcher Scores; Hairston Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  123       9%  66% T Paciorek      S McCatty       Single; Walker Scores; Fisk to 3B; Smalley to 2B
   b 1   2  0-1  123      -6%  60% D Boston        S McCatty       Strikeout
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      -5%  41% C Lansford      T Seaver        Single; Henderson to 2B
   b 2   0  0-1  ---       5%  71% S Fletcher      S McCatty       Double

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  R Henderson     Single
          1--      41%  C Lansford      Single; Henderson to 2B
   O      12-      46%  J Morgan        Flyball: RF
   O      12-      51%  D Kingman       Flyball: LF
   O      12-      55%  D Murphy        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve McCatty facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R Law           Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  J Hairston      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  G Walker        Walk
          1--      55%  C Fisk          Single; Walker to 3B
          1-3      57%  R Smalley       Walk; Fisk to 2B
   R      123      66%  T Paciorek      Single; Walker Scores; Fisk to 3B; Smalley to 2B
                  Marc Hill pinch runs for Carlton Fisk batting 4th
   O      123      60%  D Boston        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
                  Marc Hill moves to C
          ---      56%  M Heath         Single
   O      1--      58%  B Bochte        Groundout: 2B-SS-1B; Heath to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  M Davis         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      66%  T Phillips      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve McCatty facing 8-9-1
          ---      71%  S Fletcher      Double
   O      -2-      70%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Fletcher to 3B
   O      --3      65%  R Law           Foul Flyball: 3B
          --3      66%  J Hairston      Walk
   RRR    1-3      86%  G Walker        Home Run; Fletcher Scores; Hairston Scores
   O      ---      86%  M Hill          Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      86%  C Lansford      Walk
          1--      83%  J Morgan        Walk; Lansford to 2B
   O      12-      86%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   O      12-      89%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve McCatty facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  R Smalley       Flyball: CF
          ---      90%  T Paciorek      Double
   O      -2-      89%  D Boston        Groundout: P-1B; Paciorek to 3B
   R      --3      93%  S Fletcher      Single; Paciorek Scores
                  Bill Krueger replaces Steve McCatty pitching
   O      1--      92%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 5.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  M Heath         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  B Bochte        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  M Davis         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bill Krueger facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  R Law           Flyball: CF
          ---      95%  J Hairston      Double
   O      -2-      94%  G Walker        Flyball: CF
          -2-      94%  M Hill          Wild Pitch; Hairston to 3B
   R      --3      96%  " "             Single; Hairston Scores
          1--      97%  R Smalley       Single; Hill to 2B
   RR     12-      99%  T Paciorek      Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Hill Scores/No RBI/unER; Smalley Scores/No RBI/unER; Paciorek to 2B
          -2-      99%  D Boston        Walk
   O      12-      99%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 8.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-8, Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
          ---      98%  T Phillips      Single
   R      1--      96%  R Henderson     Single; Phillips Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI; Henderson to 3B
   R      --3      94%  C Lansford      Reached on E8/Sacrifice Fly; Henderson Scores/unER; Lansford to 3B
   O      --3      95%  J Morgan        Strikeout
   O      --3      97%  D Kingman       Flyball: 2B
   O      --3      98%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 8.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Bill Krueger facing 9-1-2
          ---      98%  J Cruz          Walk
   O      1--      98%  R Law           Flyball: CF
   O      1--      98%  J Hairston      Foul Flyball: C
          1--      98%  G Walker        Single; Cruz to 3B; Walker to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
                  Jeff Jones replaces Bill Krueger pitching
   O      -23      97%  M Hill          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 8.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  M Heath         Flyball: 1B
          ---      97%  B Bochte        Walk
   O      1--      98%  M Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B; Bochte to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  T Phillips      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 8.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jeff Jones facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      99%  R Smalley       Home Run
   O      ---      99%  T Paciorek      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Boston        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 9.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-9, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Morgan        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 9.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Dave Leiper facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Leiper replaces Jeff Jones pitching; Tony Phillips moves to 2B; Steve Kiefer replaces Carney Lansford playing 3B batting 2nd; Donnie Hill replaces Rickey Henderson playing SS batting 1st; Garry Hancock replaces Joe Morgan playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  J Cruz          Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  Ron Kittle pinch hits for Rudy Law batting 1st
          ---     100%  R Kittle        Single
          1--     100%  J Hairston      Single; Kittle to 2B
   RRR    12-     100%  G Walker        Home Run; Kittle Scores; Hairston Scores
   O      ---     100%  M Hill          Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  R Smalley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 12.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-12, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
                  Ron Kittle moves to LF; Daryl Boston moves to CF; Tom Paciorek moves to RF
          ---     100%  D Kingman       Double
                  Mark Wagner pinch runs for Dave Kingman batting 4th
   O      -2-     100%  D Murphy        Flyball: CF; Wagner to 3B
   O      --3     100%  M Heath         Fielder's Choice 3B; Wagner out at Hm/3B-C; Heath to 1B
                  Dan Meyer pinch hits for Bruce Bochte batting 7th
   O      1--     100%  D Meyer         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 12.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 12-2, Rick Langford facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Langford replaces Dave Leiper pitching; Dan Meyer moves to 1B; Mike Davis moves to CF; Bill Almon replaces Dwayne Murphy playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  T Paciorek      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Boston        Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  S Fletcher      Single
          1--     100%  J Cruz          Single; Fletcher to 2B
   O      12-     100%  R Kittle        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 12.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-12, Bert Roberge facing 8-9-1
                  Bert Roberge replaces Tom Seaver pitching
   O      ---     100%  M Davis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  T Phillips      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  D Hill          Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 12.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198409040

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