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CAL
@BOS		8
1
BAL
@CHW		15
6
KCR
@CLE		4
0
OAK
@DET		8
7
SEA
@MIL		8
2
MIN
@NYY		2
0
TOR
@TEX		15
4
NYM
@ATL		4
5
PHI
@CIN		4
2
STL
@LAD		2
4
HOU
@MON		1
3
CHC
@SDP		5
2
PIT
@SFG		4
9
Saturday, May 9, 1987
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 18,175, Time of Game: 3:01
Orioles
15
13-16
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 7½ GB
 at White Sox
6
10-16
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
6th, 5 GB
W: Dave Schmidt (3-1)
L: Joel McKeon (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         2  0  3   2  0  3   2  2  1   15 17  2
White Sox       1  3  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    6 11  1

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alan Wiggins 2B 5 1 1 1 1 0 .337 .823 -0.008 0.56 0.052 -0.060 0.6 4 3 3B
Lee Lacy RF 6 3 3 1 0 0 .231 .795 0.157 0.65 0.183 -0.025 0.5 4 0 HR
Cal Ripken SS 5 1 1 1 1 2 .333 1.089 -0.083 0.71 0.016 -0.100 -0.3 1 5
Eddie Murray 1B 6 3 4 4 0 1 .237 .815 0.488 0.74 0.489 -0.001 4.3 9 0 2·HR,2B
Fred Lynn CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 .221 .672 0.080 0.72 0.097 -0.017 1.2 0 0
   Ken Gerhart PR-CF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272 .726 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ray Knight 3B 4 1 1 3 1 1 .315 .891 0.030 1.10 0.106 -0.076 1.6 2 4 HR
Terry Kennedy C 5 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .595 -0.154 1.06 0.000 -0.154 -2.0 4 0
Larry Sheets LF 5 1 3 3 0 0 .348 .958 0.191 0.96 0.227 -0.035 2.8 3 0 HR,2B
Jim Dwyer DH 4 3 2 1 1 0 .281 .892 0.047 0.61 0.122 -0.075 1.1 HR,2B
Jeff Ballard P
   Dave Schmidt P
Team Totals 44 15 17 15 5 5 .386 1.358 0.748 0.78 1.292 -0.543 9.9 27 12
2B: E Murray (7, off J Davis); J Dwyer (2, off B James); L Sheets (2, off J McKeon).
3B: A Wiggins (2, off B James).
HR: E Murray 2 (7, 1 off J McKeon, 1 off B James; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); L Lacy (2, off J McKeon; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); J Dwyer (2, off J McKeon; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); L Sheets (2, off B James; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); R Knight (3, off B James; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: E Murray 11; L Sheets 7; L Lacy 6; J Dwyer 6; R Knight 4; A Wiggins 3; F Lynn 2; C Ripken.
RBI: E Murray 4 (22); R Knight 3 (18); L Sheets 3 (9); J Dwyer (4); C Ripken (31); L Lacy (5); F Lynn (7); A Wiggins (7).
2-out RBI: E Murray 3; L Sheets 3; R Knight 2; C Ripken; A Wiggins.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Ripken-A Wiggins-E Murray.
E: R Knight 2 (6).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Daryl Boston CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .221 .611 0.015 0.51 0.050 -0.035 0.1 2 0
Gary Redus LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .187 .573 0.049 0.58 0.086 -0.037 0.1 2 0
Harold Baines DH 4 1 3 1 0 0 .500 1.205 0.058 1.11 0.102 -0.044 0.5
Carlton Fisk 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .218 .645 0.032 1.19 0.117 -0.085 0.1 7 2
Ivan Calderon RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .326 .957 -0.013 1.15 0.097 -0.109 -0.4 3 0 SB,GDP
Tim Hulett 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .255 .716 0.026 0.81 0.102 -0.076 -0.0 0 3 HR
Fred Manrique 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .229 .549 -0.035 0.76 0.003 -0.039 -0.7 1 2 SF
Ozzie Guillen SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .281 .718 0.007 0.57 0.044 -0.037 -0.1 2 3 3B
Ron Karkovice C 3 1 1 2 0 0 .100 .392 0.110 1.10 0.167 -0.057 1.1 7 0 HR
   Jerry Hairston PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .154 .368 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.3
Joel Davis P
   Joel McKeon P 3
   Bob James P
   Jim Winn P 1
Team Totals 36 6 11 6 1 2 .306 .844 0.249 0.83 0.768 -0.519 0.9 27 11
3B: O Guillen (2, off D Schmidt).
HR: R Karkovice (1, off J Ballard; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); T Hulett (5, off J Ballard; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: F Manrique (1, off D Schmidt).
TB: R Karkovice 4; T Hulett 4; H Baines 3; O Guillen 3; D Boston 2; J Hairston; I Calderon; G Redus.
GIDP: I Calderon (2).
RBI: R Karkovice 2 (5); T Hulett (18); F Manrique (2); H Baines (4); I Calderon (7).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
E: F Manrique (1).
Baserunning
SB: I Calderon (5, 2nd base off D Schmidt/T Kennedy).

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jeff Ballard 2 7 6 4 1 0 2 18.00 14 21 -0.528 1.20 -5.2
Dave Schmidt, W (3-1) 7 4 0 0 0 2 0 2.42 24 2 1 0.280 0.62 4.3
Team Totals 9 11 6 4 1 2 2 4.00 38 21 2 1 -0.248 0.78 -0.9
J Ballard faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joel Davis 2.1 5 5 5 3 0 0 3.62 15 24 -0.292 1.37 -2.9
Joel McKeon, L (0-2) 3 4 4 4 1 1 3 9.00 14 3 2 -0.355 1.17 -3.0
Bob James 2.2 6 5 3 0 4 3 6.35 14 0 0 -0.101 0.12 -3.6
Jim Winn 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.70 6 0 0 0.000 0.01 -0.4
Team Totals 9 17 15 13 5 5 6 13.00 49 24 3 2 -0.748 0.83 -9.9
Balks: None.
WP: B James (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Drew Coble.
Time of Game: 3:01.
Attendance: 18,175.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Chicago White Sox
1 Alan Wiggins 2B 1 Daryl Boston CF
2 Lee Lacy RF 2 Gary Redus LF
3 Cal Ripken SS 3 Harold Baines DH
4 Eddie Murray 1B 4 Carlton Fisk 1B
5 Fred Lynn CF 5 Ivan Calderon RF
6 Ray Knight 3B 6 Tim Hulett 3B
7 Terry Kennedy C 7 Fred Manrique 2B
8 Larry Sheets LF 8 Ozzie Guillen SS
9 Jim Dwyer DH 9 Ron Karkovice C
Jeff Ballard P Joel Davis P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 5-6 2 1-- RR BAL E. Murray J. McKeon 22% 57% Home Run; Ripken Scores
t3 3-4 2 123 RR BAL L. Sheets J. McKeon 19% 61% Double to LF; Murray Scores; Lynn Scores; Knight to 3B
b2 2-2 1 1-- RR CHW R. Karkovice J. Ballard -17% 28% Home Run; Guillen Scores
b3 4-5 0 1-- CHW C. Fisk J. Ballard -12% 39% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Baines to 3B/Adv on E5; Fisk to 2B
t6 7-6 0 --- R BAL J. Dwyer J. McKeon 12% 77% Home Run

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Joel Davis facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BAL A. Wiggins J. Davis 3% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- BAL L. Lacy J. Davis 5% 59% Single to RF; Wiggins to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- O BAL C. Ripken J. Davis -5% 54% Foul Flyball: C
t1 0-0 1 12- R BAL E. Murray J. Davis 11% 65% Single to RF (Line Drive); Wiggins Scores; Lacy to 3B
t1 1-0 1 1-3 R BAL F. Lynn J. Davis 8% 72% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lacy Scores; Murray to 3B
t1 2-0 1 1-3 O BAL R. Knight J. Davis -4% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B; Lynn to 2B
t1 2-0 2 -23 O BAL T. Kennedy J. Davis -5% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Jeff Ballard facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- CHW D. Boston J. Ballard -4% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-2 0 1-- CHW G. Redus J. Ballard -9% 51% Single to RF; Boston to 3B
b1 0-2 0 1-3 R CHW H. Baines J. Ballard -6% 45% Single to LF; Boston Scores; Redus to 2B
b1 1-2 0 12- O CHW C. Fisk J. Ballard 5% 51% Flyball: C
b1 1-2 1 12- OO CHW I. Calderon J. Ballard 9% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Joel Davis facing 8-9-1
t2 2-1 0 --- O BAL L. Sheets J. Davis -2% 57% Flyball: LF
t2 2-1 1 --- O BAL J. Dwyer J. Davis -2% 56% Flyball: CF
t2 2-1 2 --- O BAL A. Wiggins J. Davis -1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Jeff Ballard facing 6-7-8
b2 1-2 0 --- R CHW T. Hulett J. Ballard -10% 45% Home Run
b2 2-2 0 --- O CHW F. Manrique J. Ballard 2% 47% Foul Flyball: C
b2 2-2 1 --- CHW O. Guillen J. Ballard -3% 44% Walk
b2 2-2 1 1-- RR CHW R. Karkovice J. Ballard -17% 28% Home Run; Guillen Scores
b2 4-2 1 --- O CHW D. Boston J. Ballard 1% 29% Flyball: LF
b2 4-2 2 --- O CHW G. Redus J. Ballard 1% 30% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 4.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, White Sox' Joel Davis facing 2-3-4
t3 2-4 0 --- BAL L. Lacy J. Davis 4% 34% Single to CF
t3 2-4 0 1-- O BAL C. Ripken J. Davis -4% 30% Lineout: RF
t3 2-4 1 1-- BAL E. Murray J. Davis 9% 39% Double to LF; Lacy to 3B
t3 2-4 1 -23 BAL F. Lynn J. Davis 2% 41% Walk
t3 2-4 1 123 R BAL R. Knight J. Davis 10% 50% Walk; Lacy Scores; Murray to 3B; Lynn to 2B
Joel McKeon replaces Joel Davis pitching
t3 3-4 1 123 O BAL T. Kennedy J. McKeon -8% 42% Strikeout
t3 3-4 2 123 RR BAL L. Sheets J. McKeon 19% 61% Double to LF; Murray Scores; Lynn Scores; Knight to 3B
t3 5-4 2 -23 O BAL J. Dwyer J. McKeon -6% 55% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Orioles' Jeff Ballard facing 3-4-5
b3 4-5 0 --- CHW H. Baines J. Ballard -4% 51% Single to 2B
b3 4-5 0 1-- CHW C. Fisk J. Ballard -12% 39% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Baines to 3B/Adv on E5; Fisk to 2B
b3 4-5 0 -23 R CHW I. Calderon J. Ballard -8% 31% Single to CF; Baines Scores/unER; Fisk to 3B
Dave Schmidt replaces Jeff Ballard pitching
b3 5-5 0 1-3 CHW T. Hulett D. Schmidt -1% 30% Calderon Steals 2B
b3 5-5 0 -23 O CHW T. Hulett D. Schmidt 5% 35% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 5-5 1 -23 RO CHW F. Manrique D. Schmidt -0% 35% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Fisk Scores/unER; Calderon to 3B
b3 6-5 2 --3 O CHW O. Guillen D. Schmidt 4% 38% Lineout: 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, White Sox 6.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 5-6, White Sox' Joel McKeon facing 1-2-3
t4 5-6 0 --- O BAL A. Wiggins J. McKeon -3% 35% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 5-6 1 --- O BAL L. Lacy J. McKeon -2% 33% Flyball: P
t4 5-6 2 --- BAL C. Ripken J. McKeon 2% 35% Walk
t4 5-6 2 1-- RR BAL E. Murray J. McKeon 22% 57% Home Run; Ripken Scores
t4 7-6 2 --- O BAL F. Lynn J. McKeon -1% 56% Lineout: RF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, White Sox 6.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 6-7, Orioles' Dave Schmidt facing 9-1-2
b4 6-7 0 --- O CHW R. Karkovice D. Schmidt 3% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 6-7 1 --- O CHW D. Boston D. Schmidt 2% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 6-7 2 --- O CHW G. Redus D. Schmidt 2% 63% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, White Sox 6.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-6, White Sox' Joel McKeon facing 6-7-8
t5 7-6 0 --- O BAL R. Knight J. McKeon -3% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 7-6 1 --- O BAL T. Kennedy J. McKeon -2% 58% Groundout: 2B-P
t5 7-6 2 --- O BAL L. Sheets J. McKeon -1% 57% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, White Sox 6.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 6-7, Orioles' Dave Schmidt facing 3-4-5
b5 6-7 0 --- O CHW H. Baines D. Schmidt 4% 61% Flyball: LF
b5 6-7 1 --- O CHW C. Fisk D. Schmidt 3% 63% Flyball: RF
b5 6-7 2 --- O CHW I. Calderon D. Schmidt 2% 65% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, White Sox 6.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 7-6, White Sox' Joel McKeon facing 9-1-2
t6 7-6 0 --- R BAL J. Dwyer J. McKeon 12% 77% Home Run
t6 8-6 0 --- O BAL A. Wiggins J. McKeon -2% 75% Flyball: LF
t6 8-6 1 --- R BAL L. Lacy J. McKeon 9% 84% Home Run
Bob James replaces Joel McKeon pitching
t6 9-6 1 --- O BAL C. Ripken B. James -1% 83% Strikeout Looking
t6 9-6 2 --- R BAL E. Murray B. James 7% 89% Home Run
t6 10-6 2 --- O BAL F. Lynn B. James -0% 89% Single to 1B; Lynn out at 2B/1B-SS
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 10, White Sox 6.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 6-10, Orioles' Dave Schmidt facing 6-7-8
b6 6-10 0 --- O CHW T. Hulett D. Schmidt 2% 91% Strikeout
b6 6-10 1 --- O CHW F. Manrique D. Schmidt 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 6-10 2 --- CHW O. Guillen D. Schmidt -2% 91% Triple to CF
b6 6-10 2 --3 O CHW R. Karkovice D. Schmidt 3% 93% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 10, White Sox 6.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 10-6, White Sox' Bob James facing 6-7-8
t7 10-6 0 --- O BAL R. Knight B. James -1% 93% Strikeout
t7 10-6 1 --- O BAL T. Kennedy B. James -0% 92% Lineout: RF
t7 10-6 2 --- R BAL L. Sheets B. James 4% 96% Home Run
t7 11-6 2 --- BAL J. Dwyer B. James 0% 96% Double to RF
t7 11-6 2 -2- BAL A. Wiggins B. James 0% 96% Wild Pitch; Dwyer to 3B
t7 11-6 2 --3 R BAL A. Wiggins B. James 2% 98% Triple to RF; Dwyer Scores
t7 12-6 2 --3 O BAL L. Lacy B. James -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 12, White Sox 6.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 6-12, Orioles' Dave Schmidt facing 1-2-3
b7 6-12 0 --- CHW D. Boston D. Schmidt -1% 96% Single to 2B
b7 6-12 0 1-- O CHW G. Redus D. Schmidt 1% 98% Strikeout
b7 6-12 1 1-- O CHW H. Baines D. Schmidt 1% 98% Single to 3B; Boston out at 2B/SS-2B
b7 6-12 2 1-- O CHW C. Fisk D. Schmidt 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 12, White Sox 6.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 12-6, White Sox' Bob James facing 3-4-5
t8 12-6 0 --- O BAL C. Ripken B. James -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t8 12-6 1 --- O BAL E. Murray B. James -0% 99% Strikeout
t8 12-6 2 --- BAL F. Lynn B. James 0% 99% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Lynn to 2B
Ken Gerhart pinch runs for Fred Lynn (CF) batting 5th
t8 12-6 2 -2- RR BAL R. Knight B. James 1% 100% Home Run; Gerhart Scores/unER; Knight Scores/unER
t8 14-6 2 --- O BAL T. Kennedy B. James -0% 100% Flyball: SS
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Orioles 14, White Sox 6.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 6-14, Orioles' Dave Schmidt facing 5-6-7
Ken Gerhart moves from PR to CF
b8 6-14 0 --- O CHW I. Calderon D. Schmidt 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 6-14 1 --- O CHW T. Hulett D. Schmidt 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 6-14 2 --- O CHW F. Manrique D. Schmidt 0% 100% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 14, White Sox 6.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 14-6, White Sox' Jim Winn facing 8-9-1
Jim Winn replaces Bob James pitching
t9 14-6 0 --- BAL L. Sheets J. Winn 0% 100% Single to RF
t9 14-6 0 1-- BAL J. Dwyer J. Winn 0% 100% Walk; Sheets to 2B
t9 14-6 0 12- O BAL A. Wiggins J. Winn 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B; Sheets to 3B; Dwyer to 2B
t9 14-6 1 -23 O BAL L. Lacy J. Winn -0% 100% Fielder's Choice 3B; Sheets out at Hm/3B-C; Dwyer to 3B; Lacy to 1B
t9 14-6 2 1-3 R BAL C. Ripken J. Winn 0% 100% Single to CF; Dwyer Scores; Lacy to 3B
t9 15-6 2 1-3 O BAL E. Murray J. Winn -0% 100% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 15, White Sox 6.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 6-15, Orioles' Dave Schmidt facing 8-9-1
b9 6-15 0 --- O CHW O. Guillen D. Schmidt 0% 100% Foul Flyball: LF
Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Ron Karkovice (C) batting 9th
b9 6-15 1 --- CHW J. Hairston D. Schmidt -0% 100% Single to CF
b9 6-15 1 1-- O CHW D. Boston D. Schmidt 0% 100% Flyball: SS
b9 6-15 2 1-- O CHW G. Redus D. Schmidt 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 15, White Sox 6.

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