September 9, 1986 Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
@BAL 5 CHW 4
OAK 1 CAL 8
@CLE 1 MIL 3
@DET 1 KCR 11
MIN 3 SEA 3
@TEX 1 NYY 3
@TOR 1 CHC 8
PHI 6
(10) HOU 9
CIN 2 LAD 9
ATL 5 MON 9
@NYM 7 STL 3
@PIT 1 SFG 7
SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 10,110

Tuesday, September 9, 1986
Time of Game: 2:44

Athletics

65-74

Lost 1

3rd, 15 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  9  0
White Sox       0  1  0   1  1  0   1  0  X    4 10  1

W: J Cowley (9-9), L: D Stewart (9-2), S: B Thigpen (6)

White Sox

61-76

Won 2

5th, 18 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  3   0   1   0    1   2  .282  .673    0    1   2   SB
M Davis RF                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .274  .807    0    1   0   SB
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .292  .770    0    0   0   
B Bochte 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .716    0    8   0   
  M McGwire PH                1   1   1   1    0   0  .194  .781    0    0   0   HR
D Kingman DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .705    0    0   0   
J Canseco LF                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .248  .793    0    4   0   
D Murphy CF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .238  .725    0    2   0   2B
D Hill 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .713    0    3   4   
J Willard C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .733    0    4   1   
  D Baker PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .613    0    0   0   
  M Tettleton C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .688         0   0   
  R Nelson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   

D Stewart P                                                              0   1
  B Krueger P                                                            1   1
Totals                       34   1   9   1    2   8                    24   9

BATTING

2B: D Murphy (9, off J Cowley).

HR: M McGwire (3, off R Searage; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: M McGwire 4; M Davis 3; D Murphy 2; J Canseco; A Griffin; C Lansford; D Hill.

RBI: M McGwire (5).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Griffin-D Hill-B Bochte; B Krueger-B Bochte; D Hill-A Griffin-B Bochte.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Griffin (28, 2nd base off R Searage/R Karkovice); M Davis (21, 2nd base off J Cowley/R Karkovice).

PO: M Davis (1st base by J Cowley).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Boston CF                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .298  .836    0    1   0   2B
S Lyons LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .630    0    3   1   
  R Nichols PH-LF             0   0   0   1    0   0  .216  .518    0    0   0   SF
H Baines RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .799    0    2   0   
R Hassey DH                   3   2   3   0    1   0  .313  .885    0    0   0   3B
  J Cangelosi PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .670         0   0   
T Hulett 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .682    0    1   2   
O Guillen SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .251  .575    0    1   4   2·GDP
R Morman 1B                   3   1   2   1    0   1  .296  .772    0    8   1   2·2B
J Perconte 2B                 3   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .740    0    1   3   
R Karkovice C                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .604    0    9   0   SH

J Cowley P                                                               1   1
  R Searage P                                                            0   0
  B Thigpen P                                                            0   0
Totals                       29   4  10   4    2   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Boston (8, off D Stewart); R Morman 2 (4, 2 off D Stewart).

3B: R Hassey (1, off D Stewart).

SF: R Nichols (2, off B Krueger).

SH: R Karkovice (1, off D Stewart).

TB: R Hassey 5; R Morman 4; J Perconte 2; D Boston 2; T Hulett; O Guillen.

GIDP: O Guillen 2 (14).

RBI: R Morman (12); R Nichols (12); D Boston (18); O Guillen (42).

2-out RBI: R Morman; O Guillen.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

E: J Cowley ().

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Stewart, L (9-2)             6.1   9   4   4    1   4   0   3.78   27     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 2· 8     42    -     0.76  -0.07
B Krueger                      1.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   5.81    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          2-1    0.25  -0.00
Totals                         8    10   4   4    2   4   0          33     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 2· 9          2-1

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, W (9-9)              7     7   0   0    0   7   0   4.31   26     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 2· 7     70    -     0.94   0.39
R Searage                      1     1   1   1    1   0   1   3.74    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.51   0.00
B Thigpen, S (6)               1     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.75    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.18   0.04
Totals                         9     9   1   1    2   8   1          36     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 3· 9           -

R Searage faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Cowley (0; M Davis, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 10,110.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Chicago White Sox                    
1. A Griffin            SS    1. D Boston             CF 
2. M Davis              RF    2. S Lyons              LF 
3. C Lansford           3B    3. H Baines             RF 
4. B Bochte             1B    4. R Hassey             DH 
5. D Kingman            DH    5. T Hulett             3B 
6. J Canseco            LF    6. O Guillen            SS 
7. D Murphy             CF    7. R Morman             1B 
8. D Hill               2B    8. J Perconte           2B 
9. J Willard            C     9. R Karkovice          C  

   D Stewart            P        J Cowley             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  12-     -11%  54% O Guillen       D Stewart       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Hassey to 3B
   b 2   2  0-0  --3      10%  64% R Morman        D Stewart       Double to LF; Hassey Scores
   b 4   2  0-1  --3       9%  76% O Guillen       D Stewart       Single to CF; Hassey Scores
   t 6   2  3-0  123       8%  91% B Bochte        J Cowley        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   b 4   1  0-1  ---       7%  73% R Hassey        D Stewart       Triple to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Cowley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  A Griffin       Strikeout
          ---      50%  M Davis         Single
          1--      48%  C Lansford      Davis Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Davis to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Baserunner Out Advancing; Davis out at 3B/2B-3B
   O      ---      55%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Boston        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  S Lyons         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  H Baines        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Cowley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  B Bochte        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  D Kingman       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Canseco       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  R Hassey        Walk
          1--      64%  T Hulett        Single to LF; Hassey to 2B
   OO     12-      54%  O Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Hassey to 3B
   R      --3      64%  R Morman        Double to LF; Hassey Scores
   O      -2-      61%  J Perconte      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Cowley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  D Hill          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  J Willard       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Stewart facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  R Karkovice     Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  D Boston        Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  S Lyons         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Cowley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  A Griffin       Strikeout Looking
          ---      62%  M Davis         Single
   O      1--      65%  C Lansford      Flyball: CF
          1--      64%  B Bochte        Davis Steals 2B
   O      -2-      68%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Stewart facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      66%  H Baines        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      73%  R Hassey        Triple to LF
   O      --3      67%  T Hulett        Flyball: CF
   R      --3      76%  O Guillen       Single to CF; Hassey Scores
   O      1--      75%  R Morman        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Cowley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  D Kingman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      80%  J Canseco       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      81%  D Murphy        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dave Stewart facing 8-9-1
          ---      83%  J Perconte      Single to RF
   O      1--      82%  R Karkovice     Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Perconte to 2B
   R      -2-      89%  D Boston        Double to CF; Perconte Scores
   O      -2-      87%  S Lyons         Lineout: RF
   O      -2-      86%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Cowley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      88%  D Hill          Lineout: SS
   O      ---      90%  J Willard       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      89%  A Griffin       Single to 2B
          1--      86%  M Davis         Single to 1B; Griffin to 2B
          12-      82%  C Lansford      Single to 3B; Griffin to 3B; Davis to 2B
   O      123      91%  B Bochte        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dave Stewart facing 4-5-6
          ---      92%  R Hassey        Single to LF
   O      1--      91%  T Hulett        Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      89%  O Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Cowley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  D Kingman       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      93%  J Canseco       Strikeout
          ---      91%  D Murphy        Double to CF
   O      -2-      94%  D Hill          Single to LF; Murphy out at Hm/LF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dave Stewart facing 7-8-9
          ---      96%  R Morman        Double to LF
          -2-      97%  J Perconte      Single/Bunt; Morman to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  R Karkovice     Flyball: 2B
                  Bill Krueger replaces Dave Stewart pitching
          1-3      96%  D Boston        Walk; Perconte to 2B
                  Reid Nichols pinch hits for Steve Lyons batting 2nd
   RO     123      97%  R Nichols       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Morman Scores; Perconte to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  H Baines        Fielder's Choice 1B unassisted; Boston out at 2B/1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Ray Searage facing 9-1-2
                  Ray Searage replaces Joe Cowley pitching; Reid Nichols moves to LF; Dusty Baker pinch hits for Jerry Willard batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  A Griffin       Walk
          1--      96%  M Davis         Griffin Steals 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Griffin to 3B
   O      --3      99%  C Lansford      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bill Krueger facing 4-5-6
                  Mickey Tettleton replaces Dusty Baker playing C batting 9th
          ---      99%  R Hassey        Single to LF
                  John Cangelosi pinch runs for Ron Hassey batting 4th
   OO     1--      98%  T Hulett        Double Play: Flyball: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Ray Searage facing 4-5-6
                  Mark McGwire pinch hits for Bruce Bochte batting 4th
   R      ---      96%  M McGwire       Home Run
                  Bobby Thigpen replaces Ray Searage pitching
   O      ---      98%  D Kingman       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  J Canseco       Single to 2B
          1--      91%  D Murphy        Walk; Canseco to 2B
   O      12-      97%  D Hill          Flyball: RF
                  Rob Nelson pinch hits for Mickey Tettleton batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  R Nelson        Strikeout
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198609090

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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