August 29, 1986 Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 7
@BOS 3 CAL 13
DET 12 TEX 5
@CHW 2 MIL 3
@KCR 1 OAK 4
BAL 3 OAK 4
BAL 0 NYY 13
@SEA 12 TOR 6
MIN 5 CHC 7
@ATL 3 HOU 3
PIT 2 NYM 2
LAD 1 PHI 6
SFG 4 CIN 2
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 13,280

Friday, August 29, 1986
Time of Game: 2:49

Rangers

68-61

Won 1

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: C Hough (12-8), L: J Cowley (8-9), S: M Williams (7)

White Sox

55-72

Lost 1

5th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 4   1   0   0    0   2  .272  .794    0    5   0   HBP
S Fletcher SS                 3   1   0   0    2   2  .311  .787    0    1   3   
P O'Brien 1B                  4   1   0   1    0   1  .290  .842    0    5   0   SF
P Incaviglia RF               4   0   2   0    0   0  .256  .766    0    1   0   2B
  G Ward LF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .312  .772    0    2   0   
R Sierra LF-RF                4   0   1   0    1   1  .252  .761    0    3   0   2B,IW
L Parrish DH                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .290  .877    0    0   0   HBP
G Petralli C                  4   0   1   2    0   1  .264  .692    0    9   0   
S Buechele 3B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .243  .719    0    0   1   2B,CS
T Harrah 2B                   2   2   1   1    2   0  .225  .718    0    1   1   HR

C Hough P                                                                0   0
  M Williams P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   5   6   4    6   9                    27   5

BATTING

2B: S Buechele (15, off J Cowley); R Sierra (11, off J Cowley); P Incaviglia (18, off D Schmidt).

HR: T Harrah (7, off D Schmidt; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: P O'Brien (3, off J Cowley).

IBB: R Sierra (2, by J Cowley).

HBP: O McDowell (1, by J Cowley); L Parrish (2, by D Schmidt).

TB: T Harrah 4; P Incaviglia 3; S Buechele 2; R Sierra 2; G Petralli.

RBI: G Petralli 2 (14); P O'Brien (77); T Harrah (36).

2-out RBI: G Petralli 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

BASERUNNING

CS: S Buechele (7, 2nd base by J Cowley/R Karkovice).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Boston CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .351  .951    0    3   0   
J Cangelosi RF                2   0   1   2    2   0  .241  .668    0    2   1   SB
G Foster LF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .224  .693    0    3   0   
R Hassey DH                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .313  .881    0    0   0   
  C Fisk PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .590    0    0   0   
J Hairston 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .766    0    8   0   
T Hulett 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .693    0    0   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   1   1   0    0   2  .248  .577    0    0   1   
  R Nichols PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .491    0    0   0   
J Perconte 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .347    0    1   3   
  R Morman PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .641    0    0   0   
R Karkovice C                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .787    0   10   2   2B

J Cowley P                                                               0   0
  D Schmidt P                                                            0   1
  R Searage P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   2   4   2    4   6                    27   8

BATTING

2B: R Karkovice (4, off C Hough).

TB: R Karkovice 2; J Cangelosi; O Guillen; G Foster.

RBI: J Cangelosi 2 (27).

2-out RBI: J Cangelosi 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: J Cangelosi (8); T Hulett (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cangelosi (45, 2nd base off C Hough/G Petralli).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Hough, W (12-8)              7.1   4   2   2    4   6   0   3.86   30     -       ·  ·      4·12· 0· 4     64    -     0.99   0.22
M Williams, S (7)              1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          2-0    1.33   0.16
Totals                         9     4   2   2    4   6   0          35     -       ·  ·      6·15· 0· 4          2-0

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
J Cowley, L (8-9)              4.2   4   4   1    6   7   0   4.82   25     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 4     47    -     1.17  -0.17
D Schmidt                      3.1   2   1   1    0   2   1   3.42   13     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 2          2-0    0.63   0.05
R Searage                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.96    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     6   5   2    6   9   1          41     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0· 6          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Cowley (1; R Sierra).

HBP: J Cowley (2; O McDowell); D Schmidt (5; L Parrish).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Steve Palermo.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 13,280.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Chicago White Sox                    
1. O McDowell           CF    1. D Boston             CF 
2. S Fletcher           SS    2. J Cangelosi          RF 
3. P O'Brien            1B    3. G Foster             LF 
4. P Incaviglia         RF    4. R Hassey             DH 
5. R Sierra             LF    5. J Hairston           1B 
6. L Parrish            DH    6. T Hulett             3B 
7. G Petralli           C     7. O Guillen            SS 
8. S Buechele           3B    8. J Perconte           2B 
9. T Harrah             2B    9. R Karkovice          C  

   C Hough              P        J Cowley             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  0-0  123      15%  85% P O'Brien       J Cowley        Reached on E9/Sacrifice Fly; Harrah Scores; McDowell Scores/unER; Fletcher to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
   t 5   2  0-2  123      13%  89% G Petralli      J Cowley        Single to RF; Fletcher Scores/unER; O'Brien Scores/unER; Sierra to 3B
   b 5   2  4-0  -23     -12%  74% J Cangelosi     C Hough         Single to LF; Guillen Scores; Karkovice Scores
   t 5   0  0-0  12-       9%  70% S Fletcher      J Cowley        Walk; Harrah to 3B; McDowell to 2B
   b 5   1  4-0  1--      -7%  80% R Karkovice     C Hough         Double to LF; Guillen to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Cowley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  O McDowell      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  S Fletcher      Walk
   O      1--      47%  P O'Brien       Flyball: LF
          1--      50%  P Incaviglia    Single to RF; Fletcher to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  R Sierra        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Boston        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  J Cangelosi     Flyball: CF
          ---      48%  G Foster        Walk
          1--      46%  R Hassey        Walk; Foster to 2B
   O      12-      50%  J Hairston      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Cowley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  L Parrish       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  G Petralli      Strikeout
          ---      48%  S Buechele      Double to RF
          -2-      49%  T Harrah        Walk
   O      12-      45%  O McDowell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  T Hulett        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      49%  O Guillen       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  J Perconte      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Cowley facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  S Fletcher      Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  P O'Brien       Strikeout
          ---      47%  P Incaviglia    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Incaviglia to 1B
   O      1--      44%  R Sierra        Double to RF; Incaviglia out at Hm/RF-2B-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  R Karkovice     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  D Boston        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      47%  J Cangelosi     Walk
          1--      46%  G Foster        Cangelosi Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Cowley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  G Petralli      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      47%  S Buechele      Walk
   O      1--      44%  T Harrah        Buechele Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  R Hassey        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  J Hairston      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  T Hulett        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Cowley facing 9-1-2
          ---      55%  T Harrah        Walk
          1--      62%  O McDowell      Hit By Pitch; Harrah to 2B
          12-      70%  S Fletcher      Walk; Harrah to 3B; McDowell to 2B
   RR     123      85%  P O'Brien       Reached on E9/Sacrifice Fly; Harrah Scores; McDowell Scores/unER; Fletcher to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
   O      -23      81%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: LF
          -23      82%  R Sierra        Intentional Walk
   O      123      76%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   RR     123      89%  G Petralli      Single to RF; Fletcher Scores/unER; O'Brien Scores/unER; Sierra to 3B
                  Dave Schmidt replaces Joe Cowley pitching
   O      1-3      87%  S Buechele      Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Charlie Hough facing 7-8-9
          ---      84%  O Guillen       Single to LF
   O      1--      87%  J Perconte      Strikeout
          1--      80%  R Karkovice     Double to LF; Guillen to 3B
   O      -23      86%  D Boston        Strikeout Looking
   RR     -23      74%  J Cangelosi     Single to LF; Guillen Scores; Karkovice Scores
   O      1--      77%  G Foster        Foul Flyball: C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dave Schmidt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      76%  T Harrah        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      74%  O McDowell      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      73%  S Fletcher      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Charlie Hough facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  R Hassey        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      79%  J Hairston      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      81%  T Hulett        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dave Schmidt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      79%  P O'Brien       Flyball: CF
          ---      82%  P Incaviglia    Double to RF
   O      -2-      80%  R Sierra        Bunt Groundout: C-1B; Incaviglia to 3B
          --3      81%  L Parrish       Hit By Pitch
   O      1-3      77%  G Petralli      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Charlie Hough facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      81%  O Guillen       Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  J Perconte      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  R Karkovice     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dave Schmidt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      84%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      92%  T Harrah        Home Run
   O      ---      91%  O McDowell      Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
                  Gary Ward replaces Pete Incaviglia playing LF batting 4th; Ruben Sierra moves to RF
   O      ---      94%  D Boston        Strikeout
          ---      90%  J Cangelosi     Walk
          1--      85%  G Foster        Single to LF; Cangelosi to 2B
                  Mitch Williams replaces Charlie Hough pitching; Carlton Fisk pinch hits for Ron Hassey batting 4th
   O      12-      91%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF
   O      12-      96%  J Hairston      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, White Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ray Searage facing 3-4-5
                  Ray Searage replaces Dave Schmidt pitching
   O      ---      96%  P O'Brien       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  G Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  R Sierra        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Mitch Williams facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  T Hulett        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Reid Nichols pinch hits for Ozzie Guillen batting 7th
   O      ---      99%  R Nichols       Flyball: LF
                  Russ Morman pinch hits for Jack Perconte batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  R Morman        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, White Sox 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198608290

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