July 18, 1985 Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
KCR 3 BOS 10
CAL 1 CHW 10
CLE 0 TEX 3
@DET 2 SEA 5
@MIL 2 MIN 8
NYY 4 OAK 6
@TOR 4 PHI 6
@CIN 3 LAD 2
STL 1 MON 3
HOU 0 NYM 7
ATL 6 SDP 3
PIT 2 SFG 1
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 25,410

Thursday, July 18, 1985
Time of Game: 2:41

Indians

28-59

Lost 3

7th, 24 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
White Sox       6  0  0   0  0  1   0  3  X   10 16  1

W: B Burns (10-6), L: V Ruhle (2-5)

White Sox

43-42

Won 3

3rd, 7½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .306  .776    0    1   0   SB
  O Nixon CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .389         0   0   
J Franco SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .717    0    1   6   
  M Fischlin SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .544         0   0   
T Bernazard 2B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .795    0    4   5   
A Thornton DH                 2   0   0   0    2   2  .175  .515    0    0   0   
C Castillo RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .712    0    1   0   SB
B Jacoby 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .736    0    0   5   2B
J Carter LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .614    0    2   0   
P Tabler 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .284  .689    0   12   1   
C Bando C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .069  .257    0    3   0   
  B Ayala PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .525    0    0   0   
  J Willard C                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .689    0    0   0   

V Ruhle P                                                                0   0
  N Heaton P                                                             0   0
  B Clark P                                                              0   0
  R Thompson P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   0   5   0    4   6                    24  17

BATTING

2B: B Jacoby (13, off B Burns).

TB: P Tabler 2; B Jacoby 2; C Castillo; B Butler.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Franco-T Bernazard-P Tabler; B Jacoby-T Bernazard-P Tabler; T Bernazard-J Franco-P Tabler.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Castillo (1, 2nd base off B Burns/C Fisk); B Butler (28, 2nd base off B Burns/C Fisk).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Nichols CF                  5   1   4   3    0   0  .244  .683    0    4   0   2B
B Little 2B                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .270  .764    0    1   0   
  S Fletcher PH-2B            2   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .533    0    2   0   GDP
H Baines RF                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .294  .764    0    3   0   
G Walker 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .269  .822    0    9   0   2B
C Fisk C                      3   1   1   2    1   0  .239  .848    0    5   1   
  M Hill C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .115  .393         0   0   
O Gamble DH                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .197  .659    0    0   0   
  J Hairston PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .687    0    0   0   GDP
T Hulett 3B                   4   2   3   1    0   0  .292  .767    0    0   6   3B
M Ryal LF                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .498         0   0   
  L Salazar PH-LF             4   1   1   0    0   0  .196  .568    0    2   0   GDP
O Guillen SS                  4   1   3   2    0   0  .248  .578    0    1   3   2B

B Burns P                                                                0   1
Totals                       37  10  16  10    2   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: O Guillen (11, off R Thompson); R Nichols (2, off N Heaton); G Walker (22, off B Clark).

3B: T Hulett (4, off N Heaton).

TB: T Hulett 5; R Nichols 5; O Guillen 4; G Walker 2; O Gamble; B Little; H Baines; L Salazar; C Fisk.

GIDP: J Hairston (3); S Fletcher (3); L Salazar (3).

RBI: R Nichols 3 (6); O Guillen 2 (17); C Fisk 2 (56); T Hulett (25); H Baines (51); O Gamble (16).

2-out RBI: O Guillen; R Nichols.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 8 for 15.

FIELDING

E: C Fisk (4).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Ruhle, L (2-5)               0     6   6   6    1   0   0   4.73    7     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 6     13    -     1.17  -0.38
N Heaton                       6     5   1   1    0   3   0   4.63   22     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 0· 5          2-1    0.15   0.03
B Clark                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.86    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.02   0.00
R Thompson                     1     4   3   3    0   0   0   4.09    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 4          0-0    0.00  -0.00
Totals                         8    16  10  10    2   3   0          39     -       ·  ·     14· 4· 0·16          2-1

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, W (10-6)              9     5   0   0    4   6   0   3.25   36     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 5· 5     79    -     0.36   0.15
Totals                         9     5   0   0    4   6   0          36     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 5· 5           -

V Ruhle faced 7 batters in the 1st inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 25,410.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Chicago White Sox                    
1. B Butler             CF    1. R Nichols            CF 
2. J Franco             SS    2. B Little             2B 
3. T Bernazard          2B    3. H Baines             RF 
4. A Thornton           DH    4. G Walker             1B 
5. C Castillo           RF    5. C Fisk               C  
6. B Jacoby             3B    6. O Gamble             DH 
7. J Carter             LF    7. T Hulett             3B 
8. P Tabler             1B    8. M Ryal               LF 
9. C Bando              C     9. O Guillen            SS 

   V Ruhle              P        B Burns              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       8%  67% B Little        V Ruhle         Single; Nichols to 3B
   b 1   0  0-1  123       7%  85% C Fisk          V Ruhle         Single; Little Scores; Baines Scores; Walker to 2B
   b 1   0  0-3  12-       6%  91% O Gamble        V Ruhle         Single; Walker Scores; Fisk to 3B
   b 1   0  0-1  12-       6%  78% G Walker        V Ruhle         Walk; Little to 3B; Baines to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  1-3       5%  72% H Baines        V Ruhle         Single; Nichols Scores; Little to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Butler        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  J Franco        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  T Bernazard     Walk
          1--      51%  A Thornton      Walk; Bernazard to 2B
   O      12-      55%  C Castillo      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Vern Ruhle facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  R Nichols       Single
          1--      67%  B Little        Single; Nichols to 3B
   R      1-3      72%  H Baines        Single; Nichols Scores; Little to 2B
          12-      78%  G Walker        Walk; Little to 3B; Baines to 2B
   RR     123      85%  C Fisk          Single; Little Scores; Baines Scores; Walker to 2B
   R      12-      91%  O Gamble        Single; Walker Scores; Fisk to 3B
   R      1-3      93%  T Hulett        Single; Fisk Scores; Gamble to 2B
                  Neal Heaton replaces Vern Ruhle pitching; Luis Salazar pinch hits for Mark Ryal batting 8th
   OO     12-      90%  L Salazar       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Gamble to 3B
   R      --3      93%  O Guillen       Single; Gamble Scores
   O      1--      92%  R Nichols       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 6.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Britt Burns facing 6-7-8
                  Luis Salazar moves to LF
          ---      90%  B Jacoby        Double
   O      -2-      92%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      93%  P Tabler        Strikeout
   O      -2-      95%  C Bando         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Neal Heaton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  B Little        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  H Baines        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  G Walker        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 6.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Britt Burns facing 1-2-3
          ---      92%  B Butler        Single
   O      1--      94%  J Franco        Lineout: 2B
   O      1--      94%  T Bernazard     Groundout: SS-1B; Butler to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  A Thornton      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Neal Heaton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      95%  C Fisk          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  O Gamble        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  T Hulett        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 6.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Britt Burns facing 5-6-7
          ---      93%  C Castillo      Single
          1--      93%  B Jacoby        Castillo Steals 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      96%  J Carter        Lineout: CF
   O      -2-      97%  P Tabler        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Neal Heaton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  L Salazar       Flyball: RF
          ---      97%  O Guillen       Single
          1--      97%  R Nichols       Single; Guillen to 2B
   O      12-      97%  B Little        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      96%  H Baines        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 6.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Britt Burns facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  C Bando         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  B Butler        Walk
   O      1--      97%  J Franco        Flyball: CF
          1--      97%  T Bernazard     Butler Steals 2B; Butler to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      98%  " "             Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Neal Heaton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  G Walker        Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  O Gamble        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 6.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Britt Burns facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  A Thornton      Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  C Castillo      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  B Jacoby        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Neal Heaton facing 7-8-9
          ---      99%  T Hulett        Triple
   O      --3      99%  L Salazar       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      99%  O Guillen       Groundout: 1B-2B; Hulett stays at 3B
   R      --3      99%  R Nichols       Double; Hulett Scores
                  Scott Fletcher pinch hits for Bryan Little batting 2nd
   O      -2-      99%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 7.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-7, Britt Burns facing 7-8-9
                  Scott Fletcher moves to 2B
   O      ---      99%  J Carter        Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  P Tabler        Single
                  Benny Ayala pinch hits for Chris Bando batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  B Ayala         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ayala to 1B
   O      1--     100%  B Butler        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Bryan Clark facing 3-4-5
                  Bryan Clark replaces Neal Heaton pitching; Jerry Willard replaces Benny Ayala playing C batting 9th; Otis Nixon replaces Brett Butler playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  H Baines        Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  G Walker        Double
          -2-     100%  C Fisk          Walk
                  Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Oscar Gamble batting 6th
   OO     12-     100%  J Hairston      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 7.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-7, Britt Burns facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  J Franco        Lineout: LF
   O      ---     100%  T Bernazard     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  A Thornton      Walk
   O      1--     100%  C Castillo      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Rich Thompson facing 7-8-9
                  Rich Thompson replaces Bryan Clark pitching; Mike Fischlin replaces Julio Franco playing SS batting 2nd
          ---     100%  T Hulett        Single
          1--     100%  L Salazar       Single; Hulett to 2B
   R      12-     100%  O Guillen       Double; Hulett Scores; Salazar to 3B
   RR     -23     100%  R Nichols       Single; Salazar Scores; Guillen Scores
   OO     1--     100%  S Fletcher      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 10.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-10, Britt Burns facing 6-7-8
                  Marc Hill replaces Carlton Fisk playing C batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  B Jacoby        Lineout: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Carter        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  P Tabler        Single
   O      1--     100%  J Willard       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198507180

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