April 11, 1987 Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 11
@BOS 1 DET 7
@CHW 1 BAL 7
@CLE 3 NYY 15
@KCR 2 CAL 6
@OAK 3 SEA 6
MIN 5 MIL 8
@TEX 6 CIN 5
SDP 1 HOU 3
MON 2 LAD 5
SFG 1 ATL 4
@NYM 3 CHC 9
@PHI 1 STL 6
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 12,896

Saturday, April 11, 1987
Time of Game: 2:50

Tigers

3-2

Won 3

3rd, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  2   0  4  0   0  0  0    7 11  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  5  1

W: J Morris (1-1), L: R Dotson (1-1)

White Sox

2-3

Lost 2

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 3   0   1   0    2   0  .300  .841    0    1   2   
P Sheridan RF                 5   2   1   0    0   1  .375  .875    0    4   0   3B
M Nokes DH                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .455 1.318    0    0   0   
  T Harper PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .222    0    0   0   
A Trammell SS                 3   1   2   1    0   0  .400  .929    0    1   0   2B
  T Brookens PR-SS            1   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
J Grubb LF                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  L Herndon PH-LF             2   0   0   1    0   0  .333 1.088    0    2   0   SF
D Evans 1B                    3   1   1   1    2   0  .158  .543    0    3   1   
  D Bergman 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Coles 3B                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .350  .959    0    3   1   2B
C Lemon CF                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .263 1.128    0    2   0   3B
D Lowry C                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .154  .385    0   10   0   

J Morris P                                                               0   0
Totals                       38   7  11   7    5   3                    27   4

BATTING

2B: A Trammell (2, off R Dotson); D Coles (2, off R Searage).

3B: C Lemon (1, off R Dotson); P Sheridan (1, off R Dotson).

SF: L Herndon (1, off R Searage).

TB: C Lemon 3; P Sheridan 3; A Trammell 3; D Coles 3; M Nokes 2; L Whitaker; D Evans; D Lowry.

RBI: D Evans (5); A Trammell (6); M Nokes (4); L Herndon (4); D Coles (4); C Lemon (4); D Lowry (1).

2-out RBI: C Lemon; D Evans; D Lowry.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus LF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .167  .708    0    3   0   SB
D Hill 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .261  .640    0    1   2   2B
G Walker 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .158  .589    0    9   1   
R Hassey DH                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .555    0    0   0   
I Calderon RF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .158  .516    0    2   0   2B
D Boston CF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .167  .334    0    3   0   SB
T Hulett 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .824    0    1   3   
O Guillen SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .313  .859    0    4   4   
R Karkovice C                 3   0   1   0    0   2  .143  .393    0    3   1   
  J Hairston PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   

R Dotson P                                                               1   2
  R Searage P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   1   5   1    4  10                    27  13

BATTING

2B: D Hill (2, off J Morris); I Calderon (3, off J Morris).

TB: I Calderon 2; D Hill 2; R Karkovice; O Guillen; D Boston.

RBI: D Boston (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: O Guillen (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Boston (1, 2nd base off J Morris/D Lowry); G Redus (3, 2nd base off J Morris/D Lowry).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Morris, W (1-1)              9     5   1   1    4  10   0   0.96   36     -       ·  ·      4·11· 2· 5     79    -     0.65   0.26
Totals                         9     5   1   1    4  10   0          36     -       ·  ·      4·11· 2· 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
R Dotson, L (1-1)              4     9   6   6    1   2   0   8.71   22     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 1· 9     21    -     0.91  -0.22
R Searage                      5     2   1   0    4   1   0   0.00   22     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 2          2-2    0.11  -0.02
Totals                         9    11   7   6    5   3   0          44     -       ·  ·     13·11· 1·11          2-2

R Dotson faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 12,896.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Chicago White Sox                    
1. L Whitaker           2B    1. G Redus              LF 
2. P Sheridan           RF    2. D Hill               2B 
3. M Nokes              DH    3. G Walker             1B 
4. A Trammell           SS    4. R Hassey             DH 
5. J Grubb              LF    5. I Calderon           RF 
6. D Evans              1B    6. D Boston             CF 
7. D Coles              3B    7. T Hulett             3B 
8. C Lemon              CF    8. O Guillen            SS 
9. D Lowry              C     9. R Karkovice          C  

   J Morris             P        R Dotson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  1--      11%  58% C Lemon         R Dotson        Triple to CF; Coles Scores
   t 3   1  0-1  1-3       9%  75% A Trammell      R Dotson        Single to CF; Sheridan Scores; Nokes to 3B
   t 3   2  0-2  12-       8%  78% D Evans         R Dotson        Single to LF; Trammell Scores; Grubb to 2B
   t 3   1  0-1  1--       6%  67% M Nokes         R Dotson        Single to RF; Sheridan to 3B
   t 3   1  0-2  1-3      -6%  69% J Grubb         R Dotson        Fielder's Choice P; Nokes out at Hm/P-C-3B; Trammell to 2B; Grubb to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  L Whitaker      Walk
   O      1--      50%  P Sheridan      Lineout: LF
   O      1--      47%  M Nokes         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      45%  A Trammell      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  G Redus         Walk
   O      1--      45%  D Hill          Flyball: RF
          1--      43%  G Walker        Redus Steals 2B
          -2-      41%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      46%  R Hassey        Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  I Calderon      Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Richard Dotson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  J Grubb         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  D Coles         Single to P
   R      1--      58%  C Lemon         Triple to CF; Coles Scores
   O      --3      55%  D Lowry         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      57%  D Boston        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      59%  T Hulett        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---      58%  O Guillen       Single to SS
   O      1--      60%  R Karkovice     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
          ---      64%  L Whitaker      Single to CF
   O      1--      61%  P Sheridan      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      67%  M Nokes         Single to RF; Sheridan to 3B
   R      1-3      75%  A Trammell      Single to CF; Sheridan Scores; Nokes to 3B
   O      1-3      69%  J Grubb         Fielder's Choice P; Nokes out at Hm/P-C-3B; Trammell to 2B; Grubb to 1B
   R      12-      78%  D Evans         Single to LF; Trammell Scores; Grubb to 2B
   O      12-      75%  D Coles         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  G Redus         Strikeout
          ---      73%  D Hill          Double to RF
   O      -2-      77%  G Walker        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      80%  R Hassey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Richard Dotson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      79%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      77%  D Lowry         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
          ---      73%  I Calderon      Walk
   O      1--      77%  D Boston        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      80%  T Hulett        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--      79%  O Guillen       Boston Steals 2B
          -2-      78%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      82%  R Karkovice     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Richard Dotson facing 2-3-4
          ---      88%  P Sheridan      Triple to RF
   R      --3      90%  M Nokes         Single to CF; Sheridan Scores
          1--      94%  A Trammell      Double to CF; Nokes to 3B
                  Ray Searage replaces Richard Dotson pitching; Larry Herndon pinch hits for Johnny Grubb batting 5th
   RO     -23      94%  L Herndon       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Nokes Scores; Trammell to 3B
          --3      94%  D Evans         Walk
                  Tom Brookens pinch runs for Alan Trammell batting 4th
   R      1-3      96%  D Coles         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Brookens Scores; Evans to 2B; Coles to 1B
   O      12-      95%  C Lemon         Flyball: CF
   R      12-      97%  D Lowry         Single to RF; Evans Scores/unER; Coles to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Brookens moves to SS; Larry Herndon moves to LF
   O      ---      97%  G Redus         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  D Hill          Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  G Walker        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Ray Searage facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  P Sheridan      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  M Nokes         Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  T Brookens      Walk
   O      1--      98%  L Herndon       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Jack Morris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  R Hassey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  I Calderon      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  D Boston        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Ray Searage facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  D Evans         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      99%  D Coles         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  C Lemon         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Jack Morris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  T Hulett        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  O Guillen       Lineout: RF
          ---      99%  R Karkovice     Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  G Redus         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Ray Searage facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  D Lowry         Flyball: SS
          ---      99%  L Whitaker      Walk
   O      1--      99%  P Sheridan      Strikeout
                  Terry Harper pinch hits for Matt Nokes batting 3rd
   O      1--      99%  T Harper        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Jack Morris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  D Hill          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Hassey        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-0, Ray Searage facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  T Brookens      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  D Evans         Walk
          1--     100%  D Coles         Double to RF; Evans to 3B
   O      -23     100%  C Lemon         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Bergman replaces Darrell Evans playing 1B batting 6th
          ---     100%  I Calderon      Double to LF
   R      -2-      99%  D Boston        Single to RF; Calderon Scores
   O      1--     100%  T Hulett        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  O Guillen       Lineout: LF
                  Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Ron Karkovice batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  J Hairston      Flyball: 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198704110

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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