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BAL  4
NYY  2
 DET  6
@BOS  2
 CAL  7
CLE  5
 CHW 10
OAK  4
 KCR  5
MIN  1
 TEX 10
SEA  9
 TOR  7
MIL  5
 CIN  5
@HOU  3
 PIT  7
@NYM  5
(11)		 CHC  3
@PHI  1
 SDP 11
ATL  1
 SFG  5
LAD  3
 STL  5
MON  3
Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 16,998

 Friday, September 20, 1985
Time of Game: 3:10
Athletics
4
71-76
Lost 1
4th, 12 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  4  0    4  9  3
White Sox       0  3  0   4  0  3   0  0  X   10 14  1
W: Floyd Bannister (7-14), L: Tommy John (4-9)
 White Sox
10
75-71
Won 1
3rd, 7½ GB

Batting Stats

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .264  .615              2   2   2B
  M Gallego SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .559              0   0   
T Phillips 2B                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .260  .698              2   4   
S Henderson LF                4   0   0   0    1   1  .300  .743              3   0   
D Kingman DH                  4   1   1   0    1   2  .235  .714              0   0   
D Baker 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .273  .813              7   1   
  R Picciolo PR-1B            0   1   0   0    0   0  .294  .663              0   0   
M Heath C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .234  .681              3   1   
  C O'Brien C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .733              2   0   
D Murphy CF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .231  .751              1   0   HR,GDP
J Canseco RF                  4   1   2   0    0   2  .243  .660              2   0   2·2B
S Kiefer 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .188  .428              1   1   

T John P                                                                      1   0
  S Mura P                                                                    0   0
  B Krueger P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       36   4   9   0    4   9                         24   9
Batting Events
2B: A Griffin (16, off D Spillner); J Canseco 2 (2, 1 off D Spillner, 1 off F Bannister).
HR: D Murphy (20, off D Spillner; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: D Murphy 5; J Canseco 4; A Griffin 3; S Kiefer; D Baker; D Kingman.
GIDP: D Murphy (12).
RBI: D Murphy 2 (58); S Kiefer (7); D Baker (50).
2-out RBI: D Murphy 2; S Kiefer.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. T Phillips-D Baker.
E: A Griffin (27); S Kiefer 2 (6).
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Nichols LF                  4   2   3   1    1   0  .254  .659              2   0   CS
L Salazar CF                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .236  .638              5   0   2B,SF
H Baines RF                   2   0   0   1    1   1  .315  .823              2   0   SF
  J Skinner PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   1  .400 1.152              0   0   
C Fisk C                      5   1   1   0    0   0  .239  .816              9   0   
  D Boston RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .614              0   0   
R Kittle DH                   4   2   2   3    1   1  .229  .735              0   0   HR
T Hulett 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .679              0   2   GDP
G Walker 1B                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .257  .752              7   0   2·2B
J Cruz 2B                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .201  .539              1   2   
O Guillen SS                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .266  .630              1   2   

F Bannister P                                                                 0   1
  D Spillner P                                                                0   0
  B Tanner P                                                                  0   0
Totals                       35  10  14   0    4   5                         27   7
Batting Events
2B: L Salazar (16, off S Mura); G Walker 2 (35, 1 off T John, 1 off B Krueger).
HR: R Kittle (19, off T John; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: L Salazar (5, off T John); H Baines (9, off B Krueger).
TB: G Walker 5; R Kittle 5; R Nichols 3; J Cruz 2; L Salazar 2; T Hulett; O Guillen; C Fisk.
GIDP: T Hulett (8).
RBI: R Kittle 3 (41); G Walker (82); H Baines (104); L Salazar (37); R Nichols (16); O Guillen (31).
2-out RBI: R Kittle; G Walker; R Nichols.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 13.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Cruz-O Guillen-G Walker.
E: T Hulett (21).
Baserunning Events
CS: R Nichols (4, 2nd base by T John/M Heath).

Pitching Stats

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 John, L (4-9)                3.1  10   7   5    3   2   1   4.96   21     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 9     15    -     0.75  -0.28
S Mura                         1.2   1   2   2    1   0   0   4.69    8     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 1          2-1    0.10  -0.01
B Krueger                      3     3   1   1    0   3   0   4.71   12     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 1· 3          2-2    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    14  10   8    4   5   1          41     -       ·  ·      9·10· 1·13          4-3
S Mura faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
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, W (7-14)          6     3   0   0    4   7   0   4.84   25     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 3     69    -     0.83   0.21
D Spillner                     1.2   6   4   4    0   2   1   3.65   11     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 1· 6          0-0    0.01  -0.00
B Tanner                       1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.70    4     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 0          1-0    0.05   0.01
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4   9   1          40     -       ·  ·      7·11· 1· 9          1-0
Balks: None.
WP: B Krueger (5); D Spillner (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Mark Johnson.
Time of Game: 3:10.
Attendance: 16,998.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Oakland Athletics                         Chicago White Sox                            
1. Alfredo Griffin              SS       1. Reid Nichols                 LF
2. Tony Phillips                2B       2. Luis Salazar                 CF
3. Steve Henderson              LF       3. Harold Baines                RF
4. Dave Kingman                 DH       4. Carlton Fisk                  C
5. Dusty Baker                  1B       5. Ron Kittle                   DH
6. Mike Heath                    C       6. Tim Hulett                   3B
7. Dwayne Murphy                CF       7. Greg Walker                  1B
8. Jose Canseco                 RF       8. Julio Cruz                   2B
9. Steve Kiefer                 3B       9. Ozzie Guillen                SS

   Tommy John                    P          Floyd Bannister               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b2 0 1-- RR 16% 75% 0-0 CHW R. Kittle T. John Home Run; Fisk Scores
t2 1 12- OO 9% 55% 0-0 OAK D. Murphy F. Bannister Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 2 123 O 7% 84% 0-3 OAK D. Kingman F. Bannister Strikeout
b2 2 -23 R 7% 82% 2-0 CHW R. Nichols T. John Single (Bunt); Cruz Scores; Guillen to 3B
b2 1 1-- 6% 80% 2-0 CHW J. Cruz T. John Single; Walker to 3B; Cruz to 2B/Adv on E5

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 OAK A. Griffin F. Bannister Groundout: P-1B
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 OAK T. Phillips F. Bannister Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 OAK S. Henderson F. Bannister Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 3% 58% 0-0 CHW R. Nichols T. John Single
b1 0 1-- O -6% 53% 0-0 CHW L. Salazar T. John Nichols Caught Stealing 2B (C-1B-SS-1B-3B)
b1 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 CHW L. Salazar T. John Strikeout
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 CHW H. Baines T. John Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- -4% 46% 0-0 OAK D. Kingman F. Bannister Walk
t2 0 1-- -6% 41% 0-0 OAK D. Baker F. Bannister Walk; Kingman to 2B
t2 0 12- O 5% 46% 0-0 OAK M. Heath F. Bannister Strikeout
t2 1 12- OO 9% 55% 0-0 OAK D. Murphy F. Bannister Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Tommy John facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- 4% 59% 0-0 CHW C. Fisk T. John Single
b2 0 1-- RR 16% 75% 0-0 CHW R. Kittle T. John Home Run; Fisk Scores
b2 0 --- O -2% 73% 2-0 CHW T. Hulett T. John Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- 2% 75% 2-0 CHW G. Walker T. John Single
b2 1 1-- 6% 80% 2-0 CHW J. Cruz T. John Single; Walker to 3B; Cruz to 2B/Adv on E5
b2 1 -23 O -5% 75% 2-0 CHW O. Guillen T. John Fielder's Choice P unassisted; Walker out at Hm/P; Cruz to 3B; Guillen to 2B
b2 2 -23 R 7% 82% 2-0 CHW R. Nichols T. John Single (Bunt); Cruz Scores; Guillen to 3B
b2 2 1-3 1% 83% 3-0 CHW L. Salazar T. John Walk; Nichols to 2B
b2 2 123 O -4% 79% 3-0 CHW H. Baines T. John Strikeout
3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 3.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- -6% 74% 0-3 OAK J. Canseco F. Bannister Double
t3 0 -2- O 4% 78% 0-3 OAK S. Kiefer F. Bannister Strikeout
t3 1 -2- O 3% 81% 0-3 OAK A. Griffin F. Bannister Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2 -2- -1% 80% 0-3 OAK T. Phillips F. Bannister Walk
t3 2 12- -3% 76% 0-3 OAK S. Henderson F. Bannister Walk; Canseco to 3B; Phillips to 2B
t3 2 123 O 7% 84% 0-3 OAK D. Kingman F. Bannister Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Athletics' Tommy John facing 4-5-6
b3 0 --- O -1% 82% 3-0 CHW C. Fisk T. John Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1 --- 1% 84% 3-0 CHW R. Kittle T. John Walk
b3 1 1-- OO -3% 81% 3-0 CHW T. Hulett T. John Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O 2% 83% 0-3 OAK D. Baker F. Bannister Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1 --- O 1% 85% 0-3 OAK M. Heath F. Bannister Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2 --- -1% 84% 0-3 OAK D. Murphy F. Bannister Single
t4 2 1-- O 2% 86% 0-3 OAK J. Canseco F. Bannister Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Athletics' Tommy John facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- 3% 89% 3-0 CHW G. Walker T. John Double
b4 0 -2- 3% 92% 3-0 CHW J. Cruz T. John Single; Walker to 3B
b4 0 1-3 R 2% 94% 3-0 CHW O. Guillen T. John Single; Walker Scores; Cruz to 2B
b4 0 12- R 3% 97% 4-0 CHW R. Nichols T. John Single; Cruz Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI; Guillen to 3B; Nichols to 2B
b4 0 -23 RO -0% 97% 5-0 CHW L. Salazar T. John Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Guillen Scores/unER
b4 1 -2- 0% 97% 6-0 CHW H. Baines T. John Walk
Steve Mura replaces Tommy John pitching
b4 1 12- O -0% 97% 6-0 CHW C. Fisk S. Mura Flyball: LF
b4 2 12- R 1% 98% 6-0 CHW R. Kittle S. Mura Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Nichols Scores/No RBI/unER; Baines to 3B
b4 2 1-3 O -0% 98% 7-0 CHW T. Hulett S. Mura Flyball: SS
4 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 7.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O 0% 98% 0-7 OAK S. Kiefer F. Bannister Flyball: RF
t5 1 --- -1% 98% 0-7 OAK A. Griffin F. Bannister Single
t5 1 1-- O 1% 98% 0-7 OAK T. Phillips F. Bannister Flyball: 2B
t5 2 1-- -0% 98% 0-7 OAK S. Henderson F. Bannister Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Griffin to 2B; Henderson to 1B
t5 2 12- O 1% 99% 0-7 OAK D. Kingman F. Bannister Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 7.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Athletics' Steve Mura facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O -0% 99% 7-0 CHW G. Walker S. Mura Flyball: SS
b5 1 --- O -0% 99% 7-0 CHW J. Cruz S. Mura Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2 --- O -0% 98% 7-0 CHW O. Guillen S. Mura Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 7.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
t6 0 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 OAK D. Baker F. Bannister Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 OAK M. Heath F. Bannister Strikeout
t6 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 OAK D. Murphy F. Bannister Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 7.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Athletics' Steve Mura facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- 0% 99% 7-0 CHW R. Nichols S. Mura Walk
b6 0 1-- 0% 100% 7-0 CHW L. Salazar S. Mura Double; Nichols to 3B
Bill Krueger replaces Steve Mura pitching
b6 0 -23 RO 0% 100% 7-0 CHW H. Baines B. Krueger Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Nichols Scores
b6 1 -2- 0% 100% 8-0 CHW C. Fisk B. Krueger Wild Pitch; Salazar to 3B
b6 1 --3 O -0% 100% 8-0 CHW C. Fisk B. Krueger Flyball: 1B
b6 2 --3 R 0% 100% 8-0 CHW R. Kittle B. Krueger Single; Salazar Scores
b6 2 1-- 0% 100% 9-0 CHW T. Hulett B. Krueger Single; Kittle to 2B
b6 2 12- R 0% 100% 9-0 CHW G. Walker B. Krueger Double; Kittle Scores; Hulett to 3B
b6 2 -23 O 0% 100% 10-0 CHW J. Cruz B. Krueger Lineout: 2B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 10.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-10, White Sox' Dan Spillner facing 8-9-1
Dan Spillner replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
t7 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-10 OAK J. Canseco D. Spillner Strikeout
t7 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-10 OAK S. Kiefer D. Spillner Flyball: CF
t7 2 --- -0% 100% 0-10 OAK A. Griffin D. Spillner Double
t7 2 -2- O 0% 100% 0-10 OAK T. Phillips D. Spillner Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 10.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 10-0, Athletics' Bill Krueger facing 9-1-2
Mike Gallego replaces Alfredo Griffin playing SS batting 1st
b7 0 --- O 0% 100% 10-0 CHW O. Guillen B. Krueger Strikeout Looking
b7 1 --- O 0% 100% 10-0 CHW R. Nichols B. Krueger Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2 --- O 0% 100% 10-0 CHW L. Salazar B. Krueger Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 10.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-10, White Sox' Dan Spillner facing 3-4-5
t8 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-10 OAK S. Henderson D. Spillner Lineout: 1B
t8 1 --- 0% 100% 0-10 OAK D. Kingman D. Spillner Single
t8 1 1-- 0% 100% 0-10 OAK D. Baker D. Spillner Wild Pitch; Kingman to 2B
t8 1 -2- R -0% 100% 0-10 OAK D. Baker D. Spillner Single; Kingman Scores
Rob Picciolo pinch runs for Dusty Baker (1B) batting 5th
t8 1 1-- O 0% 100% 1-10 OAK M. Heath D. Spillner Flyball: CF
t8 2 1-- 0% 100% 1-10 OAK D. Murphy D. Spillner Baserunner Advance; Picciolo to 2B
t8 2 -2- RR -0% 100% 1-10 OAK D. Murphy D. Spillner Home Run; Picciolo Scores
t8 2 --- -0% 100% 3-10 OAK J. Canseco D. Spillner Double
t8 2 -2- R -0% 100% 3-10 OAK S. Kiefer D. Spillner Single; Canseco Scores
Bruce Tanner replaces Dan Spillner pitching
t8 2 1-- O 0% 100% 4-10 OAK M. Gallego B. Tanner Flyball: RF
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 10.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 10-4, Athletics' Bill Krueger facing 3-4-5
Charlie O'Brien replaces Mike Heath playing C batting 6th; Rob Picciolo moves from PR to 1B; Joel Skinner pinch hits for Harold Baines (RF) batting 3rd
b8 0 --- O -0% 100% 10-4 CHW J. Skinner B. Krueger Strikeout Looking
b8 1 --- O 0% 100% 10-4 CHW C. Fisk B. Krueger Flyball: CF
b8 2 --- O 0% 100% 10-4 CHW R. Kittle B. Krueger Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 10.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-10, White Sox' Bruce Tanner facing 2-3-4
Joel Skinner moves from PH to C; Daryl Boston replaces Carlton Fisk (C) playing RF batting 4th
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 4-10 OAK T. Phillips B. Tanner Flyball: LF
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 4-10 OAK S. Henderson B. Tanner Flyball: CF
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 4-10 OAK D. Kingman B. Tanner Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 10.

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