September 8, 1984 California Angels at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
MIL 3 NYY 12
@BOS 6 CAL 6
@CHW 5 OAK 9
@CLE 5 KCR 5
SEA 4 MIN 5
TEX 4 DET 10
@TOR 4 LAD 6
CIN 3 MON 4
PHI 0 CHC 6
@NYM 0 STL 9
@PIT 2 SFG 4
ATL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 30,511

Saturday, September 8, 1984
Time of Game: 2:32

Angels

71-69

Won 4

3rd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          1  0  0   2  0  1   2  0  0    6 12  0
White Sox       0  0  0   2  1  2   0  0  0    5 10  2

W: L Sanchez (9-6), L: R Reed (0-6)

White Sox

65-76

Lost 2

4th, 7 GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Thomas 3B-SS                5   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .615    0    2   0   GDP
D Schofield SS                3   0   2   0    0   1  .197  .544    0    3   2   2B
  R Wilfong PH-2B             2   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .697    0    0   1   
F Lynn CF-RF                  5   2   1   1    0   1  .284  .872    0    3   0   HR
B Downing LF                  4   0   1   1    1   0  .275  .825    0    4   0   2B
J Beniquez RF                 5   2   2   0    0   1  .347  .860    0    1   0   
  G Pettis CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .627         0   0   
B Grich 2B-3B                 3   2   2   3    1   0  .255  .811    0    0   3   HR
R Jackson DH                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .233  .718    0    0   0   
D Miller 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .569    0    8   2   
B Boone C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .194  .499    0    5   0   

J Slaton P                                                               0   0
  J Curtis P                                                             0   0
  L Sanchez P                                                            1   0
Totals                       39   6  12   5    2   5                    27   8

BATTING

2B: D Schofield (9, off F Bannister); B Downing (25, off F Bannister).

HR: F Lynn (20, off R Reed; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); B Grich (16, off F Bannister; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: B Grich 5; F Lynn 4; D Schofield 3; R Jackson 2; J Beniquez 2; B Downing 2; B Boone; D Miller.

GIDP: D Thomas (8).

RBI: B Grich 3 (49); B Downing (80); F Lynn (71).

2-out RBI: B Grich 3; B Downing.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Miller-D Schofield-D Miller; B Grich-D Schofield-D Miller.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Fletcher SS                 3   1   2   0    1   1  .261  .666    0    2   1   
  C Fisk PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .754    0    0   0   
J Hairston LF                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .763    0    3   0   GDP
H Baines RF                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .307  .902    0    3   0   
G Walker 1B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .291  .880    0   10   0   HR,GDP
R Smalley DH                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .218  .645    0    0   0   
T O'Malley 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .129  .311    0    0   1   
  V Law PH-3B                 2   1   2   0    0   0  .255  .714    0    1   0   
D Boston CF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .496    0    0   0   
  R Kittle PH                 1   1   1   2    0   0  .216  .751    0    0   0   HR
  R Law CF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .641    0    1   0   
M Hill C                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .253  .676    0    6   0   
  S Christmas PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.000    0    0   0   
  J Skinner C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .504         0   0   
J Cruz 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .586    0    1   9   
  T Paciorek PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .663    0    0   0   

F Bannister P                                                            0   0
  R Reed P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   5  10   5    3   5                    27  11

BATTING

HR: R Kittle (28, off L Sanchez; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); G Walker (22, off J Slaton; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: G Walker 5; R Kittle 4; S Fletcher 2; V Law 2; M Hill; H Baines; J Hairston.

GIDP: J Hairston (3); G Walker (4).

RBI: R Kittle 2 (65); G Walker 2 (68); H Baines (82).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Fletcher-J Cruz-G Walker.

E: J Hairston (2); S Fletcher (18).

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
J Slaton                       4.1   5   3   3    3   3   1   5.15   20     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 0· 5     41    -     1.17  -0.08
J Curtis                       1     2   1   1    0   0   0   4.76    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          2-1    1.94   0.01
L Sanchez, BS (9), W (9-6)     3.2   3   1   1    0   2   1   2.70   14     -       ·  ·      2· 7· 0· 3          1-1    1.97   0.17
Totals                         9    10   5   5    3   5   2          38     -       ·  ·      6·14· 0·10          3-2

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
F Bannister                    6     8   4   4    2   5   1   4.70   28     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 8     43    -     1.00  -0.17
R Reed, BS (5), L (0-6)        3     4   2   2    0   0   1   3.53   13     -       ·  ·      2· 7· 0· 4          0-0    1.04  -0.23
Totals                         9    12   6   6    2   5   2          41     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0·12           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Slaton (5); F Bannister (9).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Ted Hendry.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 30,511.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Chicago White Sox                    
1. D Thomas             3B    1. S Fletcher           SS 
2. D Schofield          SS    2. J Hairston           LF 
3. F Lynn               CF    3. H Baines             RF 
4. B Downing            LF    4. G Walker             1B 
5. J Beniquez           RF    5. R Smalley            DH 
6. B Grich              2B    6. T O'Malley           3B 
7. R Jackson            DH    7. D Boston             CF 
8. D Miller             1B    8. M Hill               C  
9. B Boone              C     9. J Cruz               2B 

   J Slaton             P        F Bannister          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  4-3  1--     -32%  28% R Kittle        L Sanchez       Home Run; Law Scores
   t 7   2  5-5  1--      22%  67% B Grich         R Reed          Single; Beniquez Scores; Grich to 2B
   t 7   1  5-4  ---      20%  46% F Lynn          R Reed          Home Run
   t 4   2  0-1  1--      19%  79% B Grich         F Bannister     Home Run; Beniquez Scores
   b 4   0  3-0  1--     -17%  57% G Walker        J Slaton        Home Run; Baines Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  D Schofield     Single
   O      1--      47%  F Lynn          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lynn to 1B
   R      1--      58%  B Downing       Double; Lynn Scores
   O      -2-      55%  J Beniquez      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Slaton facing 1-2-3
          ---      51%  S Fletcher      Walk
   OO     1--      59%  J Hairston      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  H Baines        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Floyd Bannister facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  B Grich         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  D Miller        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Slaton facing 4-5-6
          ---      52%  G Walker        Single
   O      1--      55%  R Smalley       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      59%  T O'Malley      Strikeout
   O      1--      61%  D Boston        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      59%  B Boone         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      57%  D Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  D Schofield     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Slaton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      59%  M Hill          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      61%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      59%  S Fletcher      Single
          1--      58%  J Hairston      Wild Pitch; Fletcher to 2B
   O      -2-      62%  " "             Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Floyd Bannister facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      60%  F Lynn          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      58%  B Downing       Flyball: SS
          ---      60%  J Beniquez      Single
   RR     1--      79%  B Grich         Home Run; Beniquez Scores
          ---      80%  R Jackson       Single
          1--      81%  D Miller        Single; Jackson to 2B
   O      12-      78%  B Boone         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Slaton facing 3-4-5
          ---      74%  H Baines        Walk
   RR     1--      57%  G Walker        Home Run; Baines Scores
          ---      52%  R Smalley       Walk
   O      1--      57%  T O'Malley      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      61%  D Boston        Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      64%  M Hill          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-2, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      61%  D Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      66%  D Schofield     Double
   O      -2-      62%  F Lynn          Strikeout
          -2-      63%  B Downing       Walk
   O      12-      58%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Slaton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      58%  S Fletcher      Single
          1--      48%  J Hairston      Single; Fletcher to 3B
                  John Curtis replaces Jim Slaton pitching
   R      1-3      39%  H Baines        Single; Fletcher Scores; Hairston to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  G Walker        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, White Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Tied 3-3, Floyd Bannister facing 6-7-8
          ---      55%  B Grich         Walk
          1--      59%  R Jackson       Wild Pitch; Grich to 2B
   R      -2-      73%  " "             Single; Grich Scores/Adv on E7; Jackson to 2B
   O      -2-      68%  D Miller        Strikeout
          -2-      70%  B Boone         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Boone to 1B
   OO     12-      60%  D Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, John Curtis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  R Smalley       Flyball: CF
                  Vance Law pinch hits for Tom O'Malley batting 6th
          ---      60%  V Law           Single
                  Luis Sanchez replaces John Curtis pitching; Ron Kittle pinch hits for Daryl Boston batting 7th
   RR     1--      28%  R Kittle        Home Run; Law Scores
          ---      26%  M Hill          Single
   O      1--      29%  J Cruz          Flyball: SS
   O      1--      31%  S Fletcher      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, White Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 4-5, Ron Reed facing 2-3-4
                  Ron Reed replaces Floyd Bannister pitching; Vance Law moves to 3B; Rudy Law replaces Ron Kittle playing CF batting 7th; Rob Wilfong pinch hits for Dick Schofield batting 2nd
   O      ---      26%  R Wilfong       Flyball: 3B
   R      ---      46%  F Lynn          Home Run
   O      ---      43%  B Downing       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  J Beniquez      Single
   R      1--      67%  B Grich         Single; Beniquez Scores; Grich to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 6, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Luis Sanchez facing 2-3-4
                  Rob Wilfong moves to 2B; Bobby Grich moves to 3B; Derrel Thomas moves to SS
   O      ---      68%  J Hairston      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      72%  H Baines        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      74%  G Walker        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, White Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-5, Ron Reed facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      72%  D Miller        Flyball: RF
          ---      74%  B Boone         Single
   O      1--      71%  D Thomas        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      69%  R Wilfong       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 6, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Luis Sanchez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      75%  R Smalley       Flyball: RF
          ---      68%  V Law           Single
   O      1--      76%  R Law           Flyball: LF
                  Steve Christmas pinch hits for Marc Hill batting 8th
   O      1--      83%  S Christmas     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 6, White Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Ahead 6-5, Ron Reed facing 3-4-5
                  Joel Skinner replaces Steve Christmas playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      82%  F Lynn          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      80%  B Downing       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      79%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Luis Sanchez facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Pettis replaces Juan Beniquez playing CF batting 5th; Fred Lynn moves to RF; Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Julio Cruz batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  T Paciorek      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Carlton Fisk pinch hits for Scott Fletcher batting 1st
   O      ---      95%  C Fisk          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Hairston      Flyball: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 6, White Sox 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198409080

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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