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Standings
MIN
@CHW		2
8
BOS
@DET		0
3
CAL
@KCR		5
8
MIL
@NYY		6
4
CLE
@SEA		11
8
OAK
@TEX		1
2		 
(11)
BAL
@TOR		3
18
CIN
@ATL		2
3
HOU
@LAD		8
1
CHC
@NYM		5
6
STL
@PHI		2
3		 
(11)
MON
@PIT		6
4		 
(14)
SDP
@SFG		3
4
Monday, September 14, 1987
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 7,898, Time of Game: 2:38
Twins
2
77-68
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at White Sox
8
62-81
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
7th, 14 GB
W: Dave LaPoint (5-4)
L: Frank Viola (15-9)
 
                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

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Newman 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .224 .611 -0.021 0.69 0.036 -0.058 -0.0 1 0 CS
   Billy Beane PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Randy Bush PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .258 .754 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.000 1.7
Dan Gladden LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .252 .662 -0.050 0.42 0.009 -0.059 -1.1 1 0 2B
Kirby Puckett CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .327 .886 -0.037 0.55 0.010 -0.046 -0.6 3 0
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .798 -0.071 0.66 0.000 -0.071 -1.3 1 1
Tom Brunansky RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .833 -0.043 0.41 0.000 -0.043 -0.8 4 0
Don Baylor DH 2 1 1 0 2 0 .245 .761 -0.006 0.46 0.025 -0.030 0.4
Gene Larkin 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .270 .739 -0.014 0.54 0.020 -0.034 -0.6 6 0
Greg Gagne SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .258 .705 -0.049 0.61 0.009 -0.058 -0.2 1 3
Tim Laudner C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .189 .657 -0.056 0.53 0.000 -0.057 -0.7 7 0
Frank Viola P
   Roy Smith P
   Dan Schatzeder P
   George Frazier P
Team Totals 32 2 5 2 6 3 .156 .477 -0.346 0.50 0.110 -0.456 -3.1 24 4
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Redus LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .232 .717 -0.065 0.49 0.000 -0.065 -0.8 1 0
Ken Williams CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .286 .736 -0.009 0.37 0.023 -0.032 0.1 4 0
Harold Baines DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 .278 .808 -0.030 0.39 0.010 -0.040 0.7
Ivan Calderon RF 3 3 1 1 2 0 .293 .878 0.090 0.47 0.113 -0.023 0.5 2 0 HR
Carlton Fisk C 5 2 3 0 0 0 .254 .762 0.059 0.58 0.080 -0.021 2.4 3 2 2B
Greg Walker 1B 5 0 2 4 0 2 .244 .794 0.199 0.74 0.219 -0.020 2.1 12 0 2·2B
Donnie Hill 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .235 .662 -0.017 0.39 0.020 -0.037 0.4 5 0 2B
Fred Manrique SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .259 .663 -0.006 0.45 0.022 -0.028 -0.4 0 7
Pat Keedy 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .572 -0.069 0.62 0.000 -0.069 -1.5 0 5
Dave LaPoint P 1
   Bob James P
Team Totals 38 8 12 6 4 6 .316 .881 0.152 0.50 0.487 -0.335 3.5 27 15
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).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Frank Viola, L (15-9) 5 8 5 5 2 5 1 3.08 25 34 -0.152 0.79 -2.2
Roy Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.02 4 0 0 0.007 0.13 0.6
Dan Schatzeder 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.83 6 0 0 -0.007 0.11 -0.4
George Frazier 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 5.38 7 0 0 -0.002 0.01 -1.4
Team Totals 8 12 8 6 4 6 1 6.75 42 34 0 0 -0.154 0.50 -3.5

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave LaPoint, W (5-4) 8.2 4 2 2 6 3 0 4.35 36 65 0.346 0.53 4.3
Bob James 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.94 2 3 2 0.000 0.04 -1.2
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 6 3 0 2.00 38 65 3 2 0.346 0.50 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: D LaPoint (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Drew Coble.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 7,898.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Chicago White Sox
1 Al Newman 2B 1 Gary Redus LF
2 Dan Gladden LF 2 Ken Williams CF
3 Kirby Puckett CF 3 Harold Baines DH
4 Gary Gaetti 3B 4 Ivan Calderon RF
5 Tom Brunansky RF 5 Carlton Fisk C
6 Don Baylor DH 6 Greg Walker 1B
7 Gene Larkin 1B 7 Donnie Hill 2B
8 Greg Gagne SS 8 Fred Manrique SS
9 Tim Laudner C 9 Pat Keedy 3B
Frank Viola P Dave LaPoint P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 2-0 2 123 RRR CHW G. Walker F. Viola 14% 95% Double to RF; Baines Scores; Calderon Scores; Fisk Scores
b2 0-0 0 --- R CHW I. Calderon F. Viola 10% 65% Home Run
b4 1-0 0 -2- R CHW G. Walker F. Viola 8% 82% Double to LF; Fisk Scores
t3 0-1 1 1-- OO MIN D. Gladden D. LaPoint 6% 66% Double Play: Strikeout, Newman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b4 1-0 0 --- CHW C. Fisk F. Viola 6% 74% Double to LF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Dave LaPoint facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN A. Newman D. LaPoint 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN D. Gladden D. LaPoint 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN K. Puckett D. LaPoint 1% 55% 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, Twins' Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHW G. Redus F. Viola -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHW K. Williams F. Viola -2% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O CHW H. Baines F. Viola -1% 50% 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, White Sox' Dave LaPoint facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O MIN G. Gaetti D. LaPoint 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O MIN T. Brunansky D. LaPoint 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- MIN D. Baylor D. LaPoint -1% 53% Single to CF
t2 0-0 2 1-- MIN G. Larkin D. LaPoint -2% 51% Walk; Baylor to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- O MIN G. Gagne D. LaPoint 4% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- R CHW I. Calderon F. Viola 10% 65% Home Run
b2 1-0 0 --- O CHW C. Fisk F. Viola -2% 63% Foul Flyball: C
b2 1-0 1 --- O CHW G. Walker F. Viola -2% 62% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 --- CHW D. Hill F. Viola 1% 63% Single to RF
b2 1-0 2 1-- CHW F. Manrique F. Viola 2% 64% Walk; Hill to 2B
b2 1-0 2 12- O CHW P. Keedy F. Viola -4% 61% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Dave LaPoint facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- O MIN T. Laudner D. LaPoint 3% 63% Flyball: 2B
t3 0-1 1 --- MIN A. Newman D. LaPoint -3% 60% Walk
t3 0-1 1 1-- OO MIN D. Gladden D. LaPoint 6% 66% 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, Twins' Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O CHW G. Redus F. Viola -2% 64% Flyball: 2B
b3 1-0 1 --- CHW K. Williams F. Viola 2% 67% Single to CF
b3 1-0 1 1-- O CHW H. Baines F. Viola -3% 64% Flyball: LF
b3 1-0 2 1-- O CHW I. Calderon F. Viola -2% 62% 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, White Sox' Dave LaPoint facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- O MIN K. Puckett D. LaPoint 3% 65% Lineout: 1B
t4 0-1 1 --- O MIN G. Gaetti D. LaPoint 2% 67% Flyball: CF
t4 0-1 2 --- O MIN T. Brunansky D. LaPoint 1% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Frank Viola facing 5-6-7
b4 1-0 0 --- CHW C. Fisk F. Viola 6% 74% Double to LF
b4 1-0 0 -2- R CHW G. Walker F. Viola 8% 82% Double to LF; Fisk Scores
b4 2-0 0 -2- O CHW D. Hill F. Viola -3% 79% Flyball: CF
b4 2-0 1 -2- O CHW F. Manrique F. Viola -3% 76% Strikeout
b4 2-0 2 -2- O CHW P. Keedy F. Viola -3% 74% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Dave LaPoint facing 6-7-8
t5 0-2 0 --- O MIN D. Baylor D. LaPoint 3% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 0-2 1 --- O MIN G. Larkin D. LaPoint 2% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-2 2 --- O MIN G. Gagne D. LaPoint 1% 80% 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, Twins' Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
b5 2-0 0 --- O CHW G. Redus F. Viola -2% 79% Flyball: CF
b5 2-0 1 --- O CHW K. Williams F. Viola -1% 77% Popfly: 1B
b5 2-0 2 --- CHW H. Baines F. Viola 1% 78% Single to CF
b5 2-0 2 1-- CHW I. Calderon F. Viola 1% 80% Walk; Baines to 2B
b5 2-0 2 12- CHW C. Fisk F. Viola 2% 81% Single to LF; Baines to 3B; Calderon to 2B
b5 2-0 2 123 RRR CHW G. Walker F. Viola 14% 95% Double to RF; Baines Scores; Calderon Scores; Fisk Scores
b5 5-0 2 -2- O CHW D. Hill F. Viola -1% 95% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 5.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, White Sox' Dave LaPoint facing 9-1-2
t6 0-5 0 --- O MIN T. Laudner D. LaPoint 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-5 1 --- O MIN A. Newman D. LaPoint 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-5 2 --- MIN D. Gladden D. LaPoint -1% 96% Double to LF
t6 0-5 2 -2- MIN K. Puckett D. LaPoint -1% 95% Single to 1B; Gladden to 3B
t6 0-5 2 1-3 O MIN G. Gaetti D. LaPoint 2% 97% 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, Twins' Roy Smith facing 8-9-1
Roy Smith replaces Frank Viola pitching
b6 5-0 0 --- CHW F. Manrique R. Smith 0% 97% Single/Bunt
b6 5-0 0 1-- O CHW P. Keedy R. Smith -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b6 5-0 1 1-- O CHW G. Redus R. Smith -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b6 5-0 2 1-- O CHW K. Williams R. Smith -0% 96% 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, White Sox' Dave LaPoint facing 5-6-7
t7 0-5 0 --- O MIN T. Brunansky D. LaPoint 1% 97% Groundout: C-1B
t7 0-5 1 --- MIN D. Baylor D. LaPoint -1% 96% Walk
t7 0-5 1 1-- O MIN G. Larkin D. LaPoint 1% 98% Flyball: CF
t7 0-5 2 1-- MIN G. Gagne D. LaPoint -1% 97% Single to LF; Baylor to 2B
t7 0-5 2 12- O MIN T. Laudner D. LaPoint 2% 98% 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, Twins' Dan Schatzeder facing 3-4-5
Dan Schatzeder replaces Roy Smith pitching
b7 5-0 0 --- O CHW H. Baines D. Schatzeder -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 5-0 1 --- CHW I. Calderon D. Schatzeder 0% 98% Walk
b7 5-0 1 1-- CHW C. Fisk D. Schatzeder 0% 99% Single to RF; Calderon to 3B
b7 5-0 1 1-3 O CHW G. Walker D. Schatzeder -1% 98% Strikeout
b7 5-0 2 1-3 R CHW D. Hill D. Schatzeder 1% 99% Double to LF; Calderon Scores; Fisk to 3B
b7 6-0 2 -23 O CHW F. Manrique D. Schatzeder -0% 99% 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, White Sox' Dave LaPoint facing 1-2-3
t8 0-6 0 --- MIN A. Newman D. LaPoint -1% 98% Reached on E6 (Fly Ball); Newman to 1B
t8 0-6 0 1-- O MIN D. Gladden D. LaPoint 1% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 0-6 1 1-- MIN K. Puckett D. LaPoint -0% 99% Wild Pitch; Gladden to 2B
t8 0-6 1 -2- O MIN K. Puckett D. LaPoint 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 0-6 2 -2- O MIN G. Gaetti D. LaPoint 0% 100% 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, Twins' George Frazier facing 9-1-2
George Frazier replaces Dan Schatzeder pitching
b8 6-0 0 --- O CHW P. Keedy G. Frazier -0% 100% Flyball: SS
b8 6-0 1 --- CHW G. Redus G. Frazier 0% 100% Walk
b8 6-0 1 1-- CHW K. Williams G. Frazier 0% 100% Single to 3B; Redus to 2B
b8 6-0 1 12- R CHW H. Baines G. Frazier 0% 100% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Redus Scores/unER/No RBI; Williams to 3B; Baines to 1B
b8 7-0 1 1-3 O CHW I. Calderon G. Frazier -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 7-0 2 1-3 R CHW C. Fisk G. Frazier 0% 100% Reached on E5 (Fly Ball); Williams Scores/unER/No RBI; Baines to 3B
b8 8-0 2 1-3 O CHW G. Walker G. Frazier -0% 100% 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, White Sox' Dave LaPoint facing 5-6-7
t9 0-8 0 --- O MIN T. Brunansky D. LaPoint 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-8 1 --- MIN D. Baylor D. LaPoint -0% 100% Walk
t9 0-8 1 1-- O MIN G. Larkin D. LaPoint 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 0-8 2 1-- MIN G. Gagne D. LaPoint -0% 100% Walk; Baylor to 2B
t9 0-8 2 12- MIN T. Laudner D. LaPoint -0% 100% 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 (2B) batting 1st
t9 0-8 2 123 RR MIN R. Bush B. James -0% 100% Single to RF; Baylor Scores; Gagne Scores; Laudner to 3B
t9 2-8 2 1-3 O MIN D. Gladden B. James 0% 100% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 8.

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