April 12, 1986 Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 3
BOS 1 CLE 6
DET 2 KCR 1
TOR 0 SEA 10
@MIN 4 NYY 7
MIL 3 CAL 9
@OAK 3 TEX 2
BAL 1 HOU 4
ATL 3 SFG 7
@LAD 6
(11) PHI 9
NYM 8
(14) PIT 3
CHC 1 CIN 3
@SDP 2 STL 6
MON 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 14,094

Saturday, April 12, 1986
Time of Game: 2:21

Red Sox

2-3

Lost 1

5th, 2 GB

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

W: T Seaver (1-1), L: B Hurst (0-1), S: D Schmidt (1)

White Sox

1-4

Won 1

6th, 2 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Evans RF                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .350 1.130    0    1   0   
W Boggs 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .318  .945    0    0   0   
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .615    0    5   1   
J Rice LF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .654    0    1   1   
D Baylor DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .836    0    0   0   
T Armas CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .524    0    1   0   
R Gedman C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .353  .882    0   11   0   GDP
M Barrett 2B                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .368  .979    0    3   2   
E Romero SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .495    0    1   2   HBP

B Hurst P                                                                1   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1    2   2                    24   6

BATTING

HBP: E Romero (1, by T Seaver).

TB: M Barrett 2; R Gedman; J Rice; T Armas.

GIDP: R Gedman (1).

RBI: J Rice (5).

2-out RBI: J Rice.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Buckner-E Romero-B Hurst.

E: M Barrett (1).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Tolleson 3B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .222  .806    0    0   3   3B
R Nichols CF                  4   0   2   3    0   1  .500 1.000    0    3   0   
H Baines RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .473    0    0   0   
C Fisk LF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .188  .625    0    3   0   
R Kittle DH                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .200  .450    0    0   0   
T Hulett 2B                   2   0   1   0    1   1  .364  .897    0    2   4   
G Walker 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .353 1.009    0   13   1   GDP
J Skinner C                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .182  .432    0    2   0   
O Guillen SS                  2   1   0   0    0   0  .267  .534    0    3   6   SH

T Seaver P                                                               1   0
  D Schmidt P                                                            0   0
Totals                       27   3   5   3    2  11                    27  14

BATTING

3B: W Tolleson (1, off B Hurst).

SH: O Guillen (1, off B Hurst).

TB: W Tolleson 3; R Nichols 2; T Hulett; J Skinner.

GIDP: G Walker (1).

RBI: R Nichols 3 (3).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Hulett-O Guillen-G Walker.

PB: J Skinner (1).

E: O Guillen (2).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hurst, L (0-1)               8     5   3   2    2  11   0   4.26   30     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 5     71    -     0.78   0.01
Totals                         8     5   3   2    2  11   0          30     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 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, W (1-1)              7     4   1   1    2   2   0   4.38   28     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 4     65    -     1.32   0.35
D Schmidt, S (1)               2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.32   0.16
Totals                         9     5   1   1    2   2   0          34     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Seaver (1; E Romero).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Dan Morrison.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 14,094.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Chicago White Sox                    
1. D Evans              RF    1. W Tolleson           3B 
2. W Boggs              3B    2. R Nichols            CF 
3. B Buckner            1B    3. H Baines             RF 
4. J Rice               LF    4. C Fisk               LF 
5. D Baylor             DH    5. R Kittle             DH 
6. T Armas              CF    6. T Hulett             2B 
7. R Gedman             C     7. G Walker             1B 
8. M Barrett            2B    8. J Skinner            C  
9. E Romero             SS    9. O Guillen            SS 

   B Hurst              P        T Seaver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  3-1  1--       9% 100% R Gedman        D Schmidt       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       9%  64% W Tolleson      B Hurst         Triple
   t 3   2  1-0  123       9%  67% B Buckner       T Seaver        Lineout: SS
   t 6   2  3-0  --3      -8%  80% J Rice          T Seaver        Single; Evans Scores; Rice to 2B/Adv on E6
   b 5   1  0-1  -23       8%  86% R Nichols       B Hurst         Single to LF; Skinner Scores; Guillen Scores/unER; Nichols out at 2B/LF-2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  B Buckner       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
          ---      64%  W Tolleson      Triple
   R      --3      67%  R Nichols       Single; Tolleson Scores
   O      1--      65%  H Baines        Strikeout
   O      1--      62%  C Fisk          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      60%  R Kittle        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      63%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      64%  D Baylor        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      65%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Hurst facing 6-7-8
          ---      69%  T Hulett        Walk
   O      1--      66%  G Walker        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      63%  J Skinner       Strikeout
   O      1--      61%  O Guillen       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  R Gedman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      61%  M Barrett       Single
          1--      56%  E Romero        Hit By Pitch; Barrett to 2B
   O      12-      62%  D Evans         Strikeout
          12-      60%  W Boggs         Passed Ball; Barrett to 3B; Romero to 2B
          -23      58%  " "             Walk
   O      123      67%  B Buckner       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
          ---      70%  W Tolleson      Walk
   O      1--      67%  R Nichols       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      64%  H Baines        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      62%  C Fisk          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      65%  J Rice          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  D Baylor        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      68%  T Armas         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Hurst facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      66%  R Kittle        Strikeout
          ---      68%  T Hulett        Single
   OO     1--      63%  G Walker        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      67%  R Gedman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  E Romero        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Hurst facing 8-9-1
          ---      74%  J Skinner       Single
          1--      79%  O Guillen       Reached on E4/Sacrifice Bunt; Skinner to 2B; Guillen to 1B
   O      12-      79%  W Tolleson      Groundout: 2B-1B; Skinner to 3B; Guillen to 2B
   RRO    -23      86%  R Nichols       Single to LF; Skinner Scores; Guillen Scores/unER; Nichols out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---      86%  H Baines        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
          ---      82%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      84%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B; Evans to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-1B; Evans to 3B
   R      --3      80%  J Rice          Single; Evans Scores; Rice to 2B/Adv on E6
   O      -2-      84%  D Baylor        Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bruce Hurst facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  C Fisk          Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  R Kittle        Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  T Hulett        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      84%  T Armas         Flyball: LF
          ---      80%  R Gedman        Single
          1--      74%  M Barrett       Single; Gedman to 2B
   O      12-      82%  E Romero        Flyball: CF
   O      12-      88%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bruce Hurst facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  G Walker        Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  J Skinner       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  O Guillen       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Schmidt facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Schmidt replaces Tom Seaver pitching
   O      ---      90%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  B Buckner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      94%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bruce Hurst facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  W Tolleson      Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  R Nichols       Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Schmidt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  D Baylor        Flyball: CF
          ---      91%  T Armas         Single
   OO     1--     100%  R Gedman        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198604120

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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