September 14, 1987 Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 8
MIN 2 DET 3
BOS 0 KCR 8
CAL 5 MIL 6
@NYY 4 CLE 11
@SEA 8 TEX 2
OAK 1
(11) TOR 18
BAL 3 ATL 3
CIN 2 HOU 8
@LAD 1 NYM 6
CHC 5 PHI 3
STL 2
(11) MON 6
@PIT 4
(14) SFG 4
SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 7,898

Monday, September 14, 1987
Time of Game: 2:38

Twins

77-68

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  5  2
White Sox       0  1  0   1  3  0   1  2  X    8 12  1

W: D LaPoint (5-4), L: F Viola (15-9)

White Sox

62-81

Won 2

7th, 14 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Newman 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .224  .611    0    1   0   CS
  B Beane PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  R Bush PH                   1   0   1   2    0   0  .258  .754    0    0   0   
D Gladden LF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .662    0    1   0   2B
K Puckett CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .327  .886    0    3   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .797    0    1   1   
T Brunansky RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .832    0    4   0   
D Baylor DH                   2   1   1   0    2   0  .245  .761    0    0   0   
G Larkin 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .739    0    6   0   
G Gagne SS                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .258  .704    0    1   3   
T Laudner C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .189  .657    0    7   0   

F Viola P                                                                0   0
  R Smith P                                                              0   0
  D Schatzeder P                                                         0   0
  G Frazier P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   2   5   2    6   3                    24   4

BATTING

2B: D Gladden (18, off D LaPoint).

TB: D Gladden 2; D Baylor; R Bush; K Puckett; G Gagne.

RBI: R Bush 2 (36).

2-out RBI: R Bush 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: A Newman (5); G Gaetti (10).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Newman (10, 2nd base by D LaPoint/C Fisk).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus LF                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .232  .718    0    1   0   
K Williams CF                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .286  .736    0    4   0   
H Baines DH                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .808    0    0   0   
I Calderon RF                 3   3   1   1    2   0  .293  .878    0    2   0   HR
C Fisk C                      5   2   3   0    0   0  .254  .763    0    3   2   2B
G Walker 1B                   5   0   2   4    0   2  .244  .794    0   12   0   2·2B
D Hill 2B                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .235  .662    0    5   0   2B
F Manrique SS                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .259  .663    0    0   7   
P Keedy 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .572    0    0   5   

D LaPoint P                                                              0   1
  B James P                                                              0   0
Totals                       38   8  12   6    4   6                    27  15

BATTING

2B: D Hill (13, off D Schatzeder); G Walker 2 (28, 2 off F Viola); C Fisk (17, off F Viola).

HR: I Calderon (25, off F Viola; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

TB: I Calderon 4; C Fisk 4; G Walker 4; D Hill 3; K Williams 2; F Manrique; H Baines.

RBI: G Walker 4 (81); D Hill (40); I Calderon (73).

2-out RBI: G Walker 3; D Hill.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Fisk-D Hill.

E: F Manrique (7).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Viola, L (15-9)              5     8   5   5    2   5   1   3.08   25     -       ·  ·      2· 8· 0· 8     34    -     0.79  -0.15
R Smith                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.02    4     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
D Schatzeder                   1     2   1   1    1   1   0   4.83    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.09  -0.01
G Frazier                      1     1   2   0    1   0   0   5.38    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    12   8   6    4   6   1          42     -       ·  ·      7·14· 0·11           -

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
D LaPoint, W (5-4)             8.2   4   2   2    6   3   0   4.35   36     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1· 4     65    -     0.53   0.35
B James                        0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.94    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          3-2    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     5   2   2    6   3   0          38     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 1· 5          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: D LaPoint (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 7,898.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Chicago White Sox                    
1. A Newman             2B    1. G Redus              LF 
2. D Gladden            LF    2. K Williams           CF 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. H Baines             DH 
4. G Gaetti             3B    4. I Calderon           RF 
5. T Brunansky          RF    5. C Fisk               C  
6. D Baylor             DH    6. G Walker             1B 
7. G Larkin             1B    7. D Hill               2B 
8. G Gagne              SS    8. F Manrique           SS 
9. T Laudner            C     9. P Keedy              3B 

   F Viola              P        D LaPoint            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  0-2  123      14%  95% G Walker        F Viola         Double to RF; Baines Scores; Calderon Scores; Fisk Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  ---      10%  65% I Calderon      F Viola         Home Run
   b 4   0  0-1  -2-       8%  82% G Walker        F Viola         Double to LF; Fisk Scores
   t 3   1  1-0  1--       6%  66% D Gladden       D LaPoint       Double Play: Strikeout, Newman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   b 4   0  0-1  ---       6%  74% C Fisk          F Viola         Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaPoint facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  A Newman        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  G Redus         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  K Williams      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  H Baines        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaPoint facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  T Brunansky     Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  D Baylor        Single to CF
          1--      51%  G Larkin        Walk; Baylor to 2B
   O      12-      55%  G Gagne         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      65%  I Calderon      Home Run
   O      ---      63%  C Fisk          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      62%  G Walker        Strikeout
          ---      63%  D Hill          Single to RF
          1--      64%  F Manrique      Walk; Hill to 2B
   O      12-      60%  P Keedy         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave LaPoint facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      63%  T Laudner       Flyball: 2B
          ---      60%  A Newman        Walk
   OO     1--      66%  D Gladden       Double Play: Strikeout, Newman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  G Redus         Flyball: 2B
          ---      67%  K Williams      Single to CF
   O      1--      64%  H Baines        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      62%  I Calderon      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave LaPoint facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  K Puckett       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      67%  G Gaetti        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  T Brunansky     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Viola facing 5-6-7
          ---      74%  C Fisk          Double to LF
   R      -2-      82%  G Walker        Double to LF; Fisk Scores
   O      -2-      79%  D Hill          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      76%  F Manrique      Strikeout
   O      -2-      74%  P Keedy         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave LaPoint facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      77%  D Baylor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      79%  G Larkin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  G Gagne         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  G Redus         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  K Williams      Popfly: 1B
          ---      78%  H Baines        Single to CF
          1--      80%  I Calderon      Walk; Baines to 2B
          12-      81%  C Fisk          Single to LF; Baines to 3B; Calderon to 2B
   RRR    123      95%  G Walker        Double to RF; Baines Scores; Calderon Scores; Fisk Scores
   O      -2-      95%  D Hill          Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave LaPoint facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  T Laudner       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  A Newman        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  D Gladden       Double to LF
          -2-      95%  K Puckett       Single to 1B; Gladden to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Roy Smith facing 8-9-1
                  Roy Smith replaces Frank Viola pitching
          ---      97%  F Manrique      Single/Bunt
   O      1--      97%  P Keedy         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      97%  G Redus         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      96%  K Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave LaPoint facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  T Brunansky     Groundout: C-1B
          ---      96%  D Baylor        Walk
   O      1--      98%  G Larkin        Flyball: CF
          1--      97%  G Gagne         Single to LF; Baylor to 2B
   O      12-      98%  T Laudner       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dan Schatzeder facing 3-4-5
                  Dan Schatzeder replaces Roy Smith pitching
   O      ---      98%  H Baines        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  I Calderon      Walk
          1--      99%  C Fisk          Single to RF; Calderon to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  G Walker        Strikeout
   R      1-3      99%  D Hill          Double to LF; Calderon Scores; Fisk to 3B
   O      -23      99%  F Manrique      Foul Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Dave LaPoint facing 1-2-3
          ---      98%  A Newman        Reached on E6 (Fly Ball); Newman to 1B
   O      1--      99%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      99%  K Puckett       Wild Pitch; Gladden to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-     100%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, George Frazier facing 9-1-2
                  George Frazier replaces Dan Schatzeder pitching
   O      ---     100%  P Keedy         Flyball: SS
          ---     100%  G Redus         Walk
          1--     100%  K Williams      Single to 3B; Redus to 2B
   R      12-     100%  H Baines        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Redus Scores/unER/No RBI; Williams to 3B; Baines to 1B
   O      1-3     100%  I Calderon      Flyball: CF
   R      1-3     100%  C Fisk          Reached on E5 (Fly Ball); Williams Scores/unER/No RBI; Baines to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  G Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 8.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Dave LaPoint facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  T Brunansky     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  D Baylor        Walk
   O      1--     100%  G Larkin        Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  G Gagne         Walk; Baylor to 2B
          12-     100%  T Laudner       Walk; Baylor to 3B; Gagne to 2B
                  Bob James replaces Dave LaPoint pitching; Randy Bush pinch hits for Billy Beane batting 1st; Billy Beane pinch hits for Al Newman batting 1st
   RR     123     100%  R Bush          Single to RF; Baylor Scores; Gagne Scores; Laudner to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198709140

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