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1
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Friday, August 1, 1986,
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 28,244, Time of Game: 3:01
Tigers
5
55-48
 Won 1 
at White Sox
4
44-57
 Lost 1 
W: Walt Terrell (10-8)
L: Richard Dotson (7-12)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          2  2  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    5  9  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  0    4  8  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Whitaker 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 .269 .767 0.107 0.71 0.156 -0.048 1.2 2 1 HR
Alan Trammell SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .262 .747 0.050 0.58 0.090 -0.040 0.9 0 3 3B,2B
Kirk Gibson RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .279 .923 0.036 0.77 0.082 -0.044 -0.2 2 0 SB,CS
Johnny Grubb DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.054 -0.020 0.40 0.000 -0.020 -0.3
   Larry Herndon PH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .689 -0.017 0.72 0.000 -0.017 -0.5
Darrell Evans 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .249 .800 -0.006 0.57 0.012 -0.019 -0.2 8 4 IW
Dave Collins LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 .293 .728 0.049 0.72 0.121 -0.072 1.0 3 0 SB,CS
Dwight Lowry C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .347 .863 -0.083 0.94 0.000 -0.083 -1.2 5 1 SH
Tom Brookens 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .257 .642 -0.056 0.82 0.012 -0.068 -0.7 1 1
Pat Sheridan CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 .221 .631 0.011 0.31 0.015 -0.004 0.1 1 0 SB
   Chet Lemon PH-CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .249 .668 0.014 0.66 0.027 -0.014 0.1 1 0
Walt Terrell P 4 0
   Willie Hernandez P 0 0
Team Totals 33 5 9 4 3 2 .273 .788 0.085 0.68 0.515 -0.429 0.2 27 10
2B: A Trammell (21, off R Searage).
3B: A Trammell (4, off R Dotson).
HR: L Whitaker (13, off R Dotson; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: D Lowry (2, off G Nelson).
IBB: D Evans (4, by B James).
TB: A Trammell 5; L Whitaker 5; D Collins 2; K Gibson; C Lemon; P Sheridan.
RBI: L Whitaker 2 (41); K Gibson (52); T Brookens (19).
2-out RBI: L Whitaker.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Brookens-D Evans.
Baserunning
SB: D Collins (19, 2nd base off G Nelson/C Fisk); K Gibson (21, 2nd base off B James/C Fisk); P Sheridan (4, 2nd base off R Dotson/C Fisk).
CS: D Collins (8, 2nd base by R Searage/C Fisk); K Gibson (4, 2nd base by G Nelson/C Fisk).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
John Cangelosi LF-CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .255 .707 -0.064 0.84 0.021 -0.085 -0.2 2 0 2B
Daryl Boston CF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .667 1.667 0.059 0.64 0.075 -0.016 1.3 2 0 2B
   Reid Nichols PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .175 .464 -0.065 2.50 0.000 -0.065 -0.3 1 0
Harold Baines RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .297 .809 -0.102 1.06 0.000 -0.102 -0.8 4 0
Greg Walker 1B 3 1 2 2 1 1 .281 .849 0.163 0.85 0.195 -0.032 1.8 8 2 HR
   Steve Lyons PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .620 -0.071 2.46 0.000 -0.071 -0.2 1 0 CS
Jerry Hairston DH 4 1 3 1 0 0 .312 .851 0.403 1.53 0.422 -0.019 1.9 HR,2B
Tim Hulett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .738 -0.170 1.87 0.000 -0.170 -1.8 3 1 GDP
Carlton Fisk C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .202 .555 -0.336 2.23 0.000 -0.336 -1.4 2 2
Ozzie Guillen SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .591 -0.062 0.81 0.000 -0.062 -0.5 2 1
   Ivan Calderon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .588 -0.169 6.01 0.000 -0.169 -0.4
Julio Cruz 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .234 .605 0.001 0.67 0.028 -0.027 -0.3 1 4
Richard Dotson P 0 0
   Gene Nelson P 0 1
   Ray Searage P 0 0
   Bob James P 1 0
Team Totals 33 4 8 4 2 5 .242 .801 -0.413 1.41 0.741 -1.154 -0.8 27 11
2B: D Boston (1, off W Terrell); J Cangelosi (15, off W Terrell); J Hairston (10, off W Hernandez).
HR: G Walker (13, off W Terrell; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); J Hairston (3, off W Terrell; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: J Hairston 7; G Walker 5; D Boston 3; J Cangelosi 2.
GIDP: T Hulett (8).
RBI: G Walker 2 (51); J Hairston (20); D Boston (1).
2-out RBI: G Walker 2; J Hairston.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Baserunning
CS: S Lyons (6, 2nd base by W Hernandez/D Lowry).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Walt Terrell, W (10-8) 7 6 4 4 2 3 2 4.21 28 50 0.054 0.82 -0.2
Willie Hernandez, S (20) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.88 7 0 0 0.360 3.48 1.1
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 2 5 2 4.00 35 50 0 0 0.414 0.68 0.8

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Richard Dotson, L (7-12) 1.2 4 4 4 1 0 1 6.41 10 30 -0.273 0.73 -3.2
Gene Nelson 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.50 7 1 0 0.002 0.44 0.2
Ray Searage 3.1 3 0 0 1 2 0 5.10 13 0 0 0.051 0.48 1.3
Bob James 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.46 7 1 0 0.134 1.23 1.5
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 3 2 1 5.00 37 30 2 0 -0.086 1.41 -0.2
R Searage faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: R Dotson (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: B James (3; D Evans).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Drew Coble, 3B - Tim McClelland.
Time of Game: 3:01.
Attendance: 28,244.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 4-5 1 --3 O CHW C. Fisk W. Hernandez 25% 83% Flyball: 2B
b9 4-5 0 --- CHW J. Hairston W. Hernandez -24% 54% Double to RF
b9 4-5 2 --3 O CHW I. Calderon W. Hernandez 17% 100% Flyball: RF
b6 3-5 2 --- R CHW J. Hairston W. Terrell -13% 67% Home Run
b6 1-5 2 1-- RR CHW G. Walker W. Terrell -13% 79% Home Run; Boston Scores

Play By Play

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' Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- R DET L. Whitaker R. Dotson 9% 59% Home Run
t1 1-0 0 --- DET A. Trammell R. Dotson 8% 67% Triple to CF
t1 1-0 0 --3 RO DET K. Gibson R. Dotson -1% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B; Trammell Scores
t1 2-0 1 --- O DET J. Grubb R. Dotson -1% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 2-0 2 --- O DET D. Evans R. Dotson -1% 64% Foul Flyball: 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O CHW J. Cangelosi W. Terrell 2% 67% Bunt Popfly: 1B
b1 0-2 1 --- O CHW D. Boston W. Terrell 2% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-2 2 --- O CHW H. Baines W. Terrell 1% 69% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Richard Dotson facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- DET D. Collins R. Dotson 3% 72% Walk
t2 2-0 0 1-- O DET D. Lowry R. Dotson -1% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B; Collins to 2B
t2 2-0 1 -2- O DET T. Brookens R. Dotson -2% 68% Flyball: CF; Collins to 3B
t2 2-0 2 --3 R DET P. Sheridan R. Dotson 6% 75% Wild Pitch; Collins Scores
t2 3-0 2 --- DET P. Sheridan R. Dotson 1% 75% Single to RF
t2 3-0 2 1-- DET L. Whitaker R. Dotson 1% 76% Sheridan Steals 2B
t2 3-0 2 -2- R DET L. Whitaker R. Dotson 6% 82% Single to CF; Sheridan Scores
Gene Nelson replaces Richard Dotson pitching
t2 4-0 2 1-- O DET A. Trammell G. Nelson -1% 81% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 4-5-6
b2 0-4 0 --- CHW G. Walker W. Terrell -3% 78% Walk
b2 0-4 0 1-- CHW J. Hairston W. Terrell -5% 73% Single to RF; Walker to 2B
b2 0-4 0 12- OO CHW T. Hulett W. Terrell 10% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Hairston to 2B
b2 0-4 2 -2- O CHW C. Fisk W. Terrell 2% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Gene Nelson facing 3-4-5
t3 4-0 0 --- DET K. Gibson G. Nelson 2% 87% Single to CF
t3 4-0 0 1-- O DET J. Grubb G. Nelson -3% 84% Gibson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t3 4-0 1 --- O DET J. Grubb G. Nelson -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 4-0 2 --- O DET D. Evans G. Nelson -1% 83% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 8-9-1
b3 0-4 0 --- O CHW O. Guillen W. Terrell 2% 85% Flyball: LF
b3 0-4 1 --- O CHW J. Cruz W. Terrell 1% 86% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 0-4 2 --- O CHW J. Cangelosi W. Terrell 1% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Gene Nelson facing 6-7-8
t4 4-0 0 --- DET D. Collins G. Nelson 1% 89% Single to LF
t4 4-0 0 1-- DET D. Lowry G. Nelson 1% 90% Collins Steals 2B
t4 4-0 0 -2- O DET D. Lowry G. Nelson -0% 89% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Collins to 3B
t4 4-0 1 --3 RO DET T. Brookens G. Nelson 1% 90% Groundout: P-1B-2B; Collins Scores
Ray Searage replaces Gene Nelson pitching
t4 5-0 2 --- O DET P. Sheridan R. Searage -0% 90% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 2-3-4
b4 0-5 0 --- CHW D. Boston W. Terrell -4% 86% Double to RF
b4 0-5 0 -2- O CHW H. Baines W. Terrell 2% 88% Groundout: 1B-P; Boston to 3B
b4 0-5 1 --3 O CHW G. Walker W. Terrell 3% 91% Strikeout
b4 0-5 2 --3 O CHW J. Hairston W. Terrell 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, White Sox' Ray Searage facing 1-2-3
t5 5-0 0 --- O DET L. Whitaker R. Searage -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 5-0 1 --- DET A. Trammell R. Searage 1% 94% Double to LF
t5 5-0 1 -2- O DET K. Gibson R. Searage -1% 93% Flyball: RF
Larry Herndon pinch hits for Johnny Grubb (DH) batting 4th
t5 5-0 2 -2- O DET L. Herndon R. Searage -1% 92% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 6-7-8
b5 0-5 0 --- O CHW T. Hulett W. Terrell 2% 93% Flyball: LF
b5 0-5 1 --- O CHW C. Fisk W. Terrell 1% 94% Flyball: CF
b5 0-5 2 --- O CHW O. Guillen W. Terrell 1% 95% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, White Sox' Ray Searage facing 5-6-7
t6 5-0 0 --- O DET D. Evans R. Searage -0% 94% Flyball: CF
t6 5-0 1 --- DET D. Collins R. Searage 0% 95% Single to LF
t6 5-0 1 1-- O DET D. Lowry R. Searage -1% 94% Collins Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t6 5-0 2 --- O DET D. Lowry R. Searage -0% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 9-1-2
b6 0-5 0 --- O CHW J. Cruz W. Terrell 1% 95% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-5 1 --- CHW J. Cangelosi W. Terrell -2% 93% Double to CF
b6 0-5 1 -2- R CHW D. Boston W. Terrell -4% 89% Single to CF; Cangelosi Scores
b6 1-5 1 1-- O CHW H. Baines W. Terrell 3% 92% Strikeout
b6 1-5 2 1-- RR CHW G. Walker W. Terrell -13% 79% Home Run; Boston Scores
b6 3-5 2 --- R CHW J. Hairston W. Terrell -13% 67% Home Run
b6 4-5 2 --- O CHW T. Hulett W. Terrell 2% 69% Foul Flyball: 1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, White Sox' Ray Searage facing 8-9-1
t7 5-4 0 --- O DET T. Brookens R. Searage -3% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
Chet Lemon pinch hits for Pat Sheridan (CF) batting 9th
t7 5-4 1 --- DET C. Lemon R. Searage 3% 69% Single to LF
t7 5-4 1 1-- O DET L. Whitaker R. Searage -3% 66% Strikeout
t7 5-4 2 1-- O DET A. Trammell R. Searage -3% 63% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Tigers' Walt Terrell facing 7-8-9
Chet Lemon moves from PH to CF
b7 4-5 0 --- O CHW C. Fisk W. Terrell 5% 68% Flyball: LF
b7 4-5 1 --- O CHW O. Guillen W. Terrell 4% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 4-5 2 --- CHW J. Cruz W. Terrell -3% 69% Walk
b7 4-5 2 1-- O CHW J. Cangelosi W. Terrell 5% 74% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, White Sox' Ray Searage facing 3-4-5
t8 5-4 0 --- DET K. Gibson R. Searage 4% 77% Walk
Bob James replaces Ray Searage pitching
t8 5-4 0 1-- DET L. Herndon B. James 3% 80% Gibson Steals 2B
t8 5-4 0 -2- O DET L. Herndon B. James -1% 80% Groundout: 1B-P; Gibson to 3B
t8 5-4 1 --3 DET D. Evans B. James 1% 81% Intentional Walk
t8 5-4 1 1-3 O DET D. Collins B. James -6% 74% Flyball: LF; Evans to 2B
t8 5-4 2 -23 O DET D. Lowry B. James -6% 68% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Tigers' Willie Hernandez facing 2-3-4
Willie Hernandez replaces Walt Terrell pitching
Reid Nichols pinch hits for Daryl Boston (CF) batting 2nd
b8 4-5 0 --- O CHW R. Nichols W. Hernandez 7% 75% Strikeout Looking
b8 4-5 1 --- O CHW H. Baines W. Hernandez 5% 80% Strikeout
b8 4-5 2 --- CHW G. Walker W. Hernandez -4% 76% Single
Steve Lyons pinch runs for Greg Walker (1B) batting 4th
b8 4-5 2 1-- O CHW J. Hairston W. Hernandez 7% 83% Lyons Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, White Sox' Bob James facing 8-9-1
Steve Lyons moves from PR to 1B
Reid Nichols moves from PH to LF
John Cangelosi moves from LF to CF
t9 5-4 0 --- O DET T. Brookens B. James -2% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 5-4 1 --- O DET C. Lemon B. James -1% 80% Flyball: RF
t9 5-4 2 --- O DET L. Whitaker B. James -1% 79% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Tigers' Willie Hernandez facing 5-6-7
b9 4-5 0 --- CHW J. Hairston W. Hernandez -24% 54% Double to RF
b9 4-5 0 -2- O CHW T. Hulett W. Hernandez 3% 58% Flyball: RF; Hairston to 3B
b9 4-5 1 --3 O CHW C. Fisk W. Hernandez 25% 83% Flyball: 2B
Ivan Calderon pinch hits for Ozzie Guillen (SS) batting 8th
b9 4-5 2 --3 O CHW I. Calderon W. Hernandez 17% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 4.

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