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OAK
@BOS		5
6
DET
@CHW		5
4
NYY
@KCR		3
5
CAL
@MIL		8
4
BAL
@MIN		4
2
CLE
@TEX		8
4
SEA
@TOR		1
3
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@LAD		1
9
ATL
@MON		1
3
CIN
@NYM		3
2
HOU
@PHI		1
3
CHC
@SDP		4
3		 
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@SFG		4
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Wednesday, July 24, 1985,
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 27,214, Time of Game: 2:56
Tigers
5
50-42
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at White Sox
4
47-44
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Dan Petry (11-9)
L: Tom Seaver (10-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  1   0  3  0   0  1  0    5 10  0
White Sox       2  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  0    4  4  2

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Whitaker 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .308 .891 0.144 0.95 0.205 -0.061 1.2 2 6 3B
Alan Trammell SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .272 .734 0.024 1.10 0.108 -0.084 -0.1 2 4 SB,SF
Kirk Gibson RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .299 .918 -0.045 0.72 0.044 -0.089 -0.5 1 0 2·SB
Barbaro Garbey LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 .266 .727 -0.058 0.99 0.104 -0.162 -0.4 3 0 CS
Darrell Evans DH 3 0 1 0 2 0 .238 .836 0.101 0.90 0.129 -0.028 0.9
Dave Bergman 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .179 .532 0.012 1.48 0.135 -0.123 -0.2 12 1
Chet Lemon CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .252 .675 -0.064 1.34 0.045 -0.109 -0.6 1 0 2B
Tom Brookens 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .248 .703 -0.078 1.12 0.020 -0.098 -0.7 0 3
Marty Castillo C 4 1 2 1 0 1 .091 .244 0.098 1.29 0.161 -0.062 0.6 5 0
Dan Petry P 1 1
Team Totals 37 5 10 5 4 5 .270 .685 0.134 1.07 0.951 -0.816 0.2 27 15
2B: C Lemon (18, off T Seaver).
3B: L Whitaker (3, off T Seaver).
SF: A Trammell (6, off T Seaver).
TB: L Whitaker 4; M Castillo 2; C Lemon 2; D Bergman; K Gibson; D Evans; B Garbey; A Trammell.
RBI: A Trammell (32); M Castillo (1); D Bergman (4); L Whitaker (45); B Garbey (17).
2-out RBI: D Bergman; M Castillo; B Garbey.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Trammell-L Whitaker-D Bergman; L Whitaker-A Trammell-D Bergman.
Baserunning
SB: A Trammell (11, 2nd base off T Seaver/C Fisk); K Gibson 2 (15, 2nd base off T Seaver/C Fisk 2).
CS: B Garbey (1, 2nd base by T Seaver/C Fisk).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark Gilbert CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .182 .539 -0.096 1.17 0.035 -0.131 -0.6 2 0 GDP
Ozzie Guillen SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 .256 .604 -0.047 1.05 0.027 -0.074 -0.5 3 2
Harold Baines RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .291 .760 0.147 1.07 0.191 -0.044 0.9 2 0 2B
Greg Walker 1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 .270 .820 0.141 1.74 0.293 -0.151 2.3 6 0 HR,2B,SB
Carlton Fisk C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .868 -0.182 1.60 0.000 -0.182 -1.1 6 1
Jerry Hairston DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 .259 .765 -0.118 1.43 0.017 -0.135 -0.4
Mark Ryal LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .152 .465 -0.135 1.15 0.000 -0.135 -1.0 3 0 GDP
Tim Hulett 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 .743 0.009 0.31 0.009 0.000 0.1 1 1
   Luis Salazar 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .563 0.029 1.15 0.054 -0.025 0.3 1 1
Julio Cruz 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .532 -0.068 1.37 0.000 -0.068 -0.6 3 3
   Oscar Gamble PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .646 -0.046 1.76 0.000 -0.046 -0.2
   Bryan Little 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .730 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Tom Seaver P 0 0
   Jerry Gleaton P 0 0
Team Totals 29 4 4 3 5 5 .138 .575 -0.366 1.31 0.626 -0.991 -0.8 27 9
2B: H Baines (15, off D Petry); G Walker (24, off D Petry).
HR: G Walker (15, off D Petry; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: G Walker 6; H Baines 2; L Salazar.
GIDP: M Gilbert (1); M Ryal (1).
RBI: G Walker 2 (57); H Baines (56).
2-out RBI: G Walker 2; H Baines.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: L Salazar (8); G Walker (5).
Baserunning
SB: G Walker (4, 3rd base off D Petry/M Castillo).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dan Petry, W (11-9) 9 4 4 4 5 5 1 3.48 34 63 0.365 1.31 0.8
Team Totals 9 4 4 4 5 5 1 4.00 34 63 0.365 1.07 0.8

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver, L (10-8) 8 9 5 4 4 4 0 3.03 38 46 -0.176 1.12 -0.7
Jerry Gleaton 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.38 4 0 0 0.041 0.57 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 5 4 4 5 0 4.00 42 46 0 0 -0.135 1.31 -0.2
Balks: None.
WP: D Petry (5); T Seaver (8).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Lepperd, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Drew Coble.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 27,214.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Chicago White Sox
1 Lou Whitaker 2B 1 Mark Gilbert CF
2 Alan Trammell SS 2 Ozzie Guillen SS
3 Kirk Gibson RF 3 Harold Baines RF
4 Barbaro Garbey LF 4 Greg Walker 1B
5 Darrell Evans DH 5 Carlton Fisk C
6 Dave Bergman 1B 6 Jerry Hairston DH
7 Chet Lemon CF 7 Mark Ryal LF
8 Tom Brookens 3B 8 Tim Hulett 3B
9 Marty Castillo C 9 Julio Cruz 2B
Dan Petry P Tom Seaver P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 1-3 0 1-- R DET L. Whitaker T. Seaver 19% 49% Triple; Castillo Scores
b1 0-0 2 -2- RR CHW G. Walker D. Petry -17% 30% Home Run; Gilbert Scores
b8 3-5 2 1-- R CHW H. Baines D. Petry -15% 73% Double; Guillen Scores
t5 3-3 2 1-3 R DET D. Bergman T. Seaver 14% 63% Single; Garbey Scores/unER; Evans to 3B
t8 4-3 2 --3 R DET M. Castillo T. Seaver 11% 84% Single; Lemon Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET L. Whitaker T. Seaver -2% 48% Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET A. Trammell T. Seaver -2% 46% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- DET K. Gibson T. Seaver 1% 47% Single
t1 0-0 2 1-- DET B. Garbey T. Seaver 1% 48% Gibson Steals 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O DET B. Garbey T. Seaver -3% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHW M. Gilbert D. Petry -3% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CHW O. Guillen D. Petry 2% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B; Gilbert to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O CHW H. Baines D. Petry 3% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 -2- RR CHW G. Walker D. Petry -17% 30% Home Run; Gilbert Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- O CHW C. Fisk D. Petry 1% 31% Lineout: 2B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- DET D. Evans T. Seaver 4% 34% Walk
t2 0-2 0 1-- O DET D. Bergman T. Seaver -4% 31% Lineout: CF
t2 0-2 1 1-- O DET C. Lemon T. Seaver -3% 28% Flyball: LF
t2 0-2 2 1-- DET T. Brookens T. Seaver 2% 30% Walk; Evans to 2B
t2 0-2 2 12- O DET M. Castillo T. Seaver -4% 26% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 --- O CHW J. Hairston D. Petry 2% 27% Strikeout
b2 2-0 1 --- O CHW M. Ryal D. Petry 1% 28% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2-0 2 --- CHW T. Hulett D. Petry -1% 27% Walk
b2 2-0 2 1-- O CHW J. Cruz D. Petry 2% 29% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
t3 0-2 0 --- O DET L. Whitaker T. Seaver -3% 27% Lineout: LF
t3 0-2 1 --- O DET A. Trammell T. Seaver -2% 25% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-2 2 --- DET K. Gibson T. Seaver 1% 26% Walk
t3 0-2 2 1-- DET B. Garbey T. Seaver 1% 27% Gibson Steals 2B
t3 0-2 2 -2- R DET B. Garbey T. Seaver 9% 36% Single; Gibson Scores
t3 1-2 2 1-- O DET D. Evans T. Seaver -3% 33% Garbey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
b3 2-1 0 --- O CHW M. Gilbert D. Petry 2% 35% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2-1 1 --- O CHW O. Guillen D. Petry 2% 37% Flyball: SS
b3 2-1 2 --- O CHW H. Baines D. Petry 1% 38% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 5-6-7
Luis Salazar replaces Tim Hulett playing 3B batting 8th
t4 1-2 0 --- DET D. Evans T. Seaver 5% 43% Walk
t4 1-2 0 1-- O DET D. Bergman T. Seaver -4% 38% Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 1-2 1 1-- O DET C. Lemon T. Seaver -3% 36% Groundout: 2B-1B; Evans to 2B
t4 1-2 2 -2- O DET T. Brookens T. Seaver -4% 32% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 4-5-6
b4 2-1 0 --- CHW G. Walker D. Petry -6% 26% Double
b4 2-1 0 -2- O CHW C. Fisk D. Petry 4% 30% Groundout: P-1B
b4 2-1 1 -2- R CHW J. Hairston D. Petry -7% 23% Walker Steals 3B; Walker Scores/Wild Pitch
b4 3-1 1 --- CHW J. Hairston D. Petry -2% 22% Walk
b4 3-1 1 1-- OO CHW M. Ryal D. Petry 4% 25% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
t5 1-3 0 --- DET M. Castillo T. Seaver 5% 30% Single
t5 1-3 0 1-- R DET L. Whitaker T. Seaver 19% 49% Triple; Castillo Scores
t5 2-3 0 --3 RO DET A. Trammell T. Seaver -2% 47% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Whitaker Scores
t5 3-3 1 --- O DET K. Gibson T. Seaver -2% 45% Strikeout
t5 3-3 2 --- DET B. Garbey T. Seaver 2% 46% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Garbey to 1B
t5 3-3 2 1-- DET D. Evans T. Seaver 4% 50% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Garbey to 3B
t5 3-3 2 1-3 R DET D. Bergman T. Seaver 14% 63% Single; Garbey Scores/unER; Evans to 3B
t5 4-3 2 1-3 O DET C. Lemon T. Seaver -5% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 8-9-1
b5 3-4 0 --- CHW L. Salazar D. Petry -5% 53% Single
b5 3-4 0 1-- O CHW J. Cruz D. Petry 5% 58% Strikeout Looking
b5 3-4 1 1-- OO CHW M. Gilbert D. Petry 8% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
t6 4-3 0 --- O DET T. Brookens T. Seaver -3% 63% Flyball: 2B
t6 4-3 1 --- O DET M. Castillo T. Seaver -2% 61% Strikeout
t6 4-3 2 --- O DET L. Whitaker T. Seaver -1% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 2-3-4
b6 3-4 0 --- O CHW O. Guillen D. Petry 4% 64% Groundout: 1B-P
b6 3-4 1 --- CHW H. Baines D. Petry -4% 59% Walk
b6 3-4 1 1-- O CHW G. Walker D. Petry 5% 65% Strikeout
b6 3-4 2 1-- O CHW C. Fisk D. Petry 4% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 2-3-4
t7 4-3 0 --- DET A. Trammell T. Seaver 4% 73% Single
t7 4-3 0 1-- DET K. Gibson T. Seaver 3% 76% Trammell Steals 2B
t7 4-3 0 -2- DET K. Gibson T. Seaver 4% 80% Wild Pitch; Trammell to 3B
t7 4-3 0 --3 O DET K. Gibson T. Seaver -5% 75% Flyball: 2B
t7 4-3 1 --3 O DET B. Garbey T. Seaver -9% 66% Fielder's Choice SS; Trammell out at Hm/SS-C; Garbey to 1B
t7 4-3 2 1-- O DET D. Evans T. Seaver -3% 63% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 6-7-8
b7 3-4 0 --- O CHW J. Hairston D. Petry 5% 68% Strikeout Looking
b7 3-4 1 --- O CHW M. Ryal D. Petry 4% 72% Lineout: RF
b7 3-4 2 --- O CHW L. Salazar D. Petry 2% 74% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, White Sox' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
t8 4-3 0 --- O DET D. Bergman T. Seaver -2% 72% Strikeout Looking
t8 4-3 1 --- DET C. Lemon T. Seaver 5% 76% Double
t8 4-3 1 -2- O DET T. Brookens T. Seaver -3% 73% Flyball: RF; Lemon to 3B
t8 4-3 2 --3 R DET M. Castillo T. Seaver 11% 84% Single; Lemon Scores
t8 5-3 2 1-- DET L. Whitaker T. Seaver 2% 86% Single; Castillo to 3B
t8 5-3 2 1-3 O DET A. Trammell T. Seaver -3% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 9-1-2
Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Julio Cruz (2B) batting 9th
b8 3-5 0 --- O CHW O. Gamble D. Petry 5% 87% Flyball: CF
b8 3-5 1 --- O CHW M. Gilbert D. Petry 3% 90% Flyball: LF
b8 3-5 2 --- CHW O. Guillen D. Petry -3% 88% Walk
b8 3-5 2 1-- R CHW H. Baines D. Petry -15% 73% Double; Guillen Scores
b8 4-5 2 -2- O CHW G. Walker D. Petry 10% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, White Sox' Jerry Gleaton facing 3-4-5
Jerry Gleaton replaces Tom Seaver pitching
Bryan Little replaces Oscar Gamble (PH) playing 2B batting 9th
t9 5-4 0 --- O DET K. Gibson J. Gleaton -2% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 5-4 1 --- O DET B. Garbey J. Gleaton -1% 80% Strikeout
t9 5-4 2 --- DET D. Evans J. Gleaton 1% 81% Single
t9 5-4 2 1-- O DET D. Bergman J. Gleaton -2% 79% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 5-6-7
b9 4-5 0 --- O CHW C. Fisk D. Petry 9% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 4-5 1 --- O CHW J. Hairston D. Petry 7% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 4-5 2 --- O CHW M. Ryal D. Petry 5% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4.

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