June 20, 1985 Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 12
@CHW 1 CAL 4
@CLE 0 DET 10
NYY 9
(10) MIN 11
@KCR 8 SEA 11
@TEX 3 TOR 6
BOS 5 HOU 2
@ATL 0 PIT 2
@MON 1 NYM 5
CHC 3 SDP 6
SFG 5 STL 5
PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 17,734

Thursday, June 20, 1985
Time of Game: 2:46

Athletics

32-32

Won 1

4th, 3½ GB

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

W: T Birtsas (4-1), L: T Seaver (7-5)

White Sox

34-27

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins LF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .249  .630    0    4   0   SF
C Lansford 3B                 5   3   3   1    0   0  .257  .698    0    0   0   HR
  R Picciolo 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .675         0   1   
B Bochte 1B                   5   1   3   2    0   0  .333  .821    0    5   0   HR,GDP
D Kingman DH                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .251  .807    0    0   0   
M Davis RF                    5   1   2   1    0   2  .308  .943    0    4   0   2·SB
D Murphy CF                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .207  .733    0    4   0   SB
M Tettleton C                 4   2   1   0    1   1  .269  .713    0    5   0   
D Hill 2B                     3   2   2   1    1   0  .241  .572    0    4   1   
A Griffin SS                  4   1   2   3    0   1  .297  .700    0    1   1   HR,SB
  M Gallego SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   1   

T Birtsas P                                                              0   0
  S Ontiveros P                                                          0   0
Totals                       39  12  16  10    3   7                    27   4

BATTING

HR: A Griffin (2, off B Fallon; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); B Bochte (2, off B Fallon; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); C Lansford (9, off B Fallon; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: D Collins (3, off T Seaver).

TB: B Bochte 6; C Lansford 6; A Griffin 5; M Davis 2; D Hill 2; D Collins; D Murphy; D Kingman; M Tettleton.

GIDP: B Bochte (6).

RBI: A Griffin 3 (36); B Bochte 2 (17); M Davis (42); D Murphy (19); D Hill (19); D Collins (16); C Lansford (26).

2-out RBI: D Murphy; C Lansford.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Hill-A Griffin-B Bochte.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Griffin (10, 2nd base off T Seaver/M Hill); M Davis 2 (13, Home off T Seaver/M Hill, 2nd base off T Seaver/M Hill); D Murphy (2, 2nd base off T Seaver/M Hill).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Fletcher SS                 3   0   0   1    2   1  .235  .585    0    5   5   
T Hulett 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .778    0    0   0   
H Baines RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .733    0    2   0   
  J Hairston PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .706    0    0   0   
  D Boston RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .633         0   0   
R Kittle LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .197  .707    0    1   1   2B,GDP
C Fisk DH                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .849    0    0   0   
T Paciorek 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .233  .528    0    9   1   SB
M Hill C                      1   1   0   0    2   0  .125  .405    0    7   1   
  G Walker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .814    0    0   0   
L Salazar CF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .170  .515    0    0   0   
J Cruz 2B                     2   0   1   0    2   1  .197  .526    0    2   5   

T Seaver P                                                               1   1
  B Fallon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1    6   5                    27  14

BATTING

2B: R Kittle (4, off T Birtsas).

TB: R Kittle 2; J Cruz; H Baines; T Paciorek; L Salazar.

GIDP: R Kittle (3).

RBI: S Fletcher (14).

2-out RBI: S Fletcher.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Fletcher-J Cruz; J Cruz-S Fletcher-T Paciorek.

E: R Kittle (1); T Hulett (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Paciorek (2, 2nd base off T Birtsas/M Tettleton).

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
T Birtsas, W (4-1)             8     4   1   1    6   4   0   2.64   33     -       ·  ·      2·15· 2· 4     68    -     1.07   0.21
S Ontiveros                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     5   1   1    6   5   0          37     -       ·  ·      4·15· 2· 5           -

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, L (7-5)              6.1  12   7   6    0   2   0   3.08   29     -       ·  ·     12· 2· 2·11     25    -     0.83  -0.26
B Fallon                       2.2   4   5   5    3   5   3   5.91   14     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 4          1-1    0.02  -0.03
Totals                         9    16  12  11    3   7   3          43     -       ·  ·     14· 2· 2·15          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: T Seaver (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 17,734.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Chicago White Sox                    
1. D Collins            LF    1. S Fletcher           SS 
2. C Lansford           3B    2. T Hulett             3B 
3. B Bochte             1B    3. H Baines             RF 
4. D Kingman            DH    4. R Kittle             LF 
5. M Davis              RF    5. C Fisk               DH 
6. D Murphy             CF    6. T Paciorek           1B 
7. M Tettleton          C     7. M Hill               C  
8. D Hill               2B    8. L Salazar            CF 
9. A Griffin            SS    9. J Cruz               2B 

   T Birtsas            P        T Seaver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  1-3       9%  68% D Murphy        T Seaver        Single; Lansford Scores; Davis to 3B
   b 2   2  3-0  123      -9%  63% S Fletcher      T Birtsas       Walk; Hill Scores; Salazar to 3B; Cruz to 2B
   b 4   1  4-1  123       9%  75% S Fletcher      T Birtsas       Strikeout Looking
   b 4   2  4-1  123       8%  83% T Hulett        T Birtsas       Flyball: RF
   b 1   1  3-0  12-       8%  77% R Kittle        T Birtsas       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  D Collins       Single
          1--      59%  C Lansford      Single; Collins to 2B
          12-      66%  B Bochte        Single; Collins to 3B; Lansford to 2B
   O      123      59%  D Kingman       Strikeout
   RO     123      59%  M Davis         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Collins Scores; Lansford to 3B
   R      1-3      68%  D Murphy        Single; Lansford Scores; Davis to 3B
   R      1-3      75%  M Tettleton     Davis Steals Hm; Murphy Steals 2B
   O      -2-      73%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Birtsas facing 1-2-3
          ---      69%  S Fletcher      Walk
   O      1--      73%  T Hulett        Flyball: LF
          1--      69%  H Baines        Single; Fletcher to 2B
   OO     12-      77%  R Kittle        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      76%  D Hill          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      75%  A Griffin       Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  D Collins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Birtsas facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      77%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  T Paciorek      Strikeout
          ---      77%  M Hill          Walk
          1--      75%  L Salazar       Single; Hill to 2B
          12-      72%  J Cruz          Walk; Hill to 3B; Salazar to 2B
   R      123      63%  S Fletcher      Walk; Hill Scores; Salazar to 3B; Cruz to 2B
   O      123      71%  T Hulett        Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
          ---      74%  C Lansford      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Lansford to 1B
   OO     1--      68%  B Bochte        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      69%  D Kingman       Single
          1--      70%  M Davis         Single; Kingman to 2B
   O      12-      67%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Tim Birtsas facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      69%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      71%  R Kittle        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      73%  C Fisk          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      71%  M Tettleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      73%  D Hill          Single
          1--      78%  A Griffin       Single; Hill to 3B
   RO     1-3      79%  D Collins       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hill Scores
          1--      80%  C Lansford      Griffin Steals 2B
   O      -2-      78%  " "             Wild Pitch; Griffin out at Hm/C-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Tim Birtsas facing 6-7-8
          ---      74%  T Paciorek      Single
          1--      72%  M Hill          Paciorek Steals 2B
          -2-      67%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      73%  L Salazar       Foul Flyball: 1B
          12-      66%  J Cruz          Walk; Paciorek to 3B; Hill to 2B
   O      123      75%  S Fletcher      Strikeout Looking
   O      123      83%  T Hulett        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      82%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  B Bochte        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  D Kingman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Tim Birtsas facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  H Baines        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      85%  R Kittle        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  C Fisk          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
          ---      88%  M Davis         Single (Bunt)
          1--      89%  D Murphy        Davis Steals 2B
   O      -2-      86%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Davis out at 3B/P-SS
          1--      88%  M Tettleton     Single; Murphy to 2B
   RR     12-      95%  D Hill          Single; Murphy Scores; Tettleton Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER; Hill to 2B
   OO     -2-      94%  A Griffin       Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Tim Birtsas facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  T Paciorek      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      96%  M Hill          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  L Salazar       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  D Collins       Lineout: RF
          ---      97%  C Lansford      Single
                  Bob Fallon replaces Tom Seaver pitching
   RR     1--      99%  B Bochte        Home Run; Lansford Scores
   O      ---      99%  D Kingman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  M Davis         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Tim Birtsas facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  T Hulett        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, White Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-1, Bob Fallon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  D Murphy        Strikeout
          ---     100%  M Tettleton     Walk
          1--     100%  D Hill          Walk; Tettleton to 2B
   RRR    12-     100%  A Griffin       Home Run; Tettleton Scores; Hill Scores
   O      ---     100%  D Collins       Strikeout
   R      ---     100%  C Lansford      Home Run
   O      ---     100%  B Bochte        Single; Bochte out at 2B/LF-2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 12, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-12, Tim Birtsas facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Gallego replaces Alfredo Griffin playing SS batting 9th; Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Harold Baines batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  J Hairston      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---     100%  R Kittle        Double
   O      -2-     100%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-     100%  T Paciorek      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 12, White Sox 1.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 12-1, Bob Fallon facing 4-5-6
                  Daryl Boston replaces Jerry Hairston playing RF batting 3rd
          ---     100%  D Kingman       Walk
   O      1--     100%  M Davis         Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Murphy to 1B
   O      1--     100%  M Tettleton     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 12, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-12, Steve Ontiveros facing 7-8-9
                  Steve Ontiveros replaces Tim Birtsas pitching; Rob Picciolo replaces Carney Lansford playing 3B batting 2nd; Greg Walker pinch hits for Marc Hill batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  G Walker        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Salazar       Strikeout
          ---     100%  J Cruz          Single
   O      1--     100%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 12, White Sox 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198506200

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation