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Scores
Standings
MIL
@BOS		0
4
CLE
@CAL		10
6
OAK
@CHW		2
5
TOR
@DET		0
1
MIN
@KCR		1
10
BAL
@NYY		4
2
SEA
@TEX		7
4
CIN
@HOU		2
1
CHC
@MON		7
5
PHI
@PIT		2
4
LAD
@SDP		5
3
ATL
@SFG		4
5		 
(10)
NYM
@STL		11
6
Sunday, October 4, 1987,
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 15,083, Time of Game: 2:29
Athletics
2
81-81
⇐ Lost 2
 at White Sox
5
77-85
⇐ Won 2
W: Floyd Bannister (16-11)
L: Dave Stewart (20-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2  8  1
White Sox       0  2  0   0  2  1   0  0  X    5 12  0

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Gallego 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .666 -0.086 1.15 0.000 -0.086 -0.8 1 3
   Mike Davis PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .788 -0.028 0.95 0.000 -0.028 -0.3 1 0
Steve Henderson RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .787 -0.056 0.86 0.000 -0.056 -0.5 0 0
   Tony Phillips 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .709 -0.025 0.96 0.000 -0.025 -0.3 1 1
Jose Canseco LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .257 .780 -0.054 0.87 0.025 -0.079 -0.5 1 0 2B,SB
Reggie Jackson DH 3 0 2 1 1 0 .220 .699 0.133 0.87 0.150 -0.017 1.4 2B
Carney Lansford 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 .821 -0.063 1.00 0.023 -0.087 -0.7 8 1
Terry Steinbach 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 .284 .812 -0.038 1.15 0.045 -0.083 -0.6 0 2
Dwayne Murphy CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .233 .762 -0.054 1.06 0.041 -0.095 0.1 1 0 HR
Mickey Tettleton C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .194 .614 -0.082 1.03 0.000 -0.082 -0.8 9 0
   Luis Polonia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .733 -0.012 0.45 0.000 -0.012 -0.2
Walt Weiss SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .462 1.115 0.023 0.70 0.060 -0.038 0.2 0 1 2B
Dave Stewart P 1 2
   Greg Cadaret P 0 0
   Eric Plunk P 1 0
Team Totals 35 2 8 2 1 12 .229 .650 -0.342 0.94 0.344 -0.688 -3.1 24 10
2B: W Weiss (4, off B Long); R Jackson (14, off F Bannister); J Canseco (35, off F Bannister).
HR: D Murphy (8, off B Long; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: D Murphy 4; R Jackson 3; W Weiss 3; J Canseco 2; C Lansford; T Steinbach.
RBI: D Murphy (35); R Jackson (43).
2-out RBI: R Jackson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Gallego-C Lansford.
E: J Canseco (7).
Baserunning
SB: J Canseco (15, 3rd base off F Bannister/R Hassey).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ozzie Guillen SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .279 .656 0.049 0.84 0.102 -0.053 0.2 0 3
Donnie Hill 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .239 .658 0.076 0.57 0.097 -0.021 0.8 1 2
   Fred Manrique 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .665 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Harold Baines DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 .293 .831 -0.050 0.52 0.016 -0.065 -0.3 GDP
Greg Walker 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .256 .810 -0.014 0.73 0.039 -0.053 -0.7 5 0
   Pat Keedy 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .551 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Ron Hassey C 2 1 1 2 0 0 .214 .641 0.146 1.10 0.162 -0.017 1.4 6 0 HR
   Carlton Fisk C 2 1 2 1 0 0 .256 .782 0.046 0.23 0.046 0.000 1.4 6 0 HR
Daryl Boston LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 .258 .728 -0.030 0.39 0.007 -0.037 -0.4 2 0
Gary Redus RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .236 .720 0.115 0.68 0.127 -0.012 0.6 3 0 2B,SB
Ken Williams CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .281 .736 -0.082 0.59 0.000 -0.082 -1.4 2 0
Steve Lyons 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .683 -0.099 0.90 0.000 -0.099 -1.3 0 0
Floyd Bannister P 0 1
   Bill Long P 0 0
   Bobby Thigpen P 1 0
Team Totals 35 5 12 5 0 9 .343 .886 0.157 0.65 0.596 -0.439 0.5 27 7
2B: G Redus (26, off D Stewart).
HR: R Hassey (3, off D Stewart; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF); C Fisk (23, off G Cadaret; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: C Fisk 5; R Hassey 4; G Redus 3; H Baines 2; D Hill 2; O Guillen; G Walker; D Boston.
GIDP: H Baines (12).
RBI: R Hassey 2 (12); D Hill (46); C Fisk (71); O Guillen (51).
2-out RBI: O Guillen; D Hill.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Baserunning
SB: G Redus (52, 2nd base off D Stewart/M Tettleton).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Stewart, L (20-13) 4.2 8 4 4 0 6 1 3.68 21 38 -0.175 0.89 -1.7
Greg Cadaret 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 4.54 3 2 0 -0.025 0.45 -0.9
Eric Plunk 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.74 11 1 0 0.043 0.20 2.1
Team Totals 8 12 5 5 0 9 2 5.62 35 38 3 0 -0.157 0.94 -0.5
G Cadaret faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Floyd Bannister, W (16-11) 5 4 1 1 1 6 0 3.58 20 60 0.200 1.15 1.8
Bill Long, H (1) 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 4.37 8 0 0 0.055 0.62 0.1
Bobby Thigpen, S (16) 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 2.73 8 0 0 0.087 0.69 1.1
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 1 12 1 2.00 36 60 0 0 0.342 0.65 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: D Stewart (11); F Bannister (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Jim McKean.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 15,083.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Chicago White Sox
1 Mike Gallego 2B 1 Ozzie Guillen SS
2 Steve Henderson RF 2 Donnie Hill 2B
3 Jose Canseco LF 3 Harold Baines DH
4 Reggie Jackson DH 4 Greg Walker 1B
5 Carney Lansford 1B 5 Ron Hassey C
6 Terry Steinbach 3B 6 Daryl Boston LF
7 Dwayne Murphy CF 7 Gary Redus RF
8 Mickey Tettleton C 8 Ken Williams CF
9 Walt Weiss SS 9 Steve Lyons 3B
Dave Stewart P Floyd Bannister P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-1 0 1-- RR CHW R. Hassey D. Stewart 16% 65% Home Run; Walker Scores
b5 2-1 2 --3 R CHW O. Guillen D. Stewart 10% 79% Single to CF; Redus Scores; Guillen to 2B/Adv on E7
t1 0-0 2 --3 R OAK R. Jackson F. Bannister -9% 43% Double to LF; Canseco Scores
b5 3-1 2 -2- R CHW D. Hill D. Stewart 7% 86% Single to CF; Guillen Scores
b5 2-1 1 --3 O CHW S. Lyons D. Stewart -6% 69% Groundout: P-1B

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, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O OAK M. Gallego F. Bannister 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O OAK S. Henderson F. Bannister 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- OAK J. Canseco F. Bannister -2% 52% Double to RF
t1 0-0 2 -2- OAK R. Jackson F. Bannister -0% 51% Canseco Steals 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 R OAK R. Jackson F. Bannister -9% 43% Double to LF; Canseco Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- OAK C. Lansford F. Bannister -0% 42% Wild Pitch; Jackson to 3B
t1 1-0 2 --3 O OAK C. Lansford F. Bannister 3% 46% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O CHW O. Guillen D. Stewart -2% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- CHW D. Hill D. Stewart 3% 46% Single to SS
b1 0-1 1 1-- OO CHW H. Baines D. Stewart -5% 40% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O OAK T. Steinbach F. Bannister 2% 42% Strikeout
t2 1-0 1 --- O OAK D. Murphy F. Bannister 2% 44% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- O OAK M. Tettleton F. Bannister 1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- CHW G. Walker D. Stewart 4% 49% Single to RF
b2 0-1 0 1-- RR CHW R. Hassey D. Stewart 16% 65% Home Run; Walker Scores
b2 2-1 0 --- O CHW D. Boston D. Stewart -2% 63% Strikeout
b2 2-1 1 --- CHW G. Redus D. Stewart 2% 65% Single to CF
b2 2-1 1 1-- CHW K. Williams D. Stewart 1% 67% Redus Steals 2B
b2 2-1 1 -2- O CHW K. Williams D. Stewart -3% 64% Strikeout
b2 2-1 2 -2- O CHW S. Lyons D. Stewart -3% 61% Groundout: P unassisted
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 --- OAK W. Weiss F. Bannister -4% 56% Single to CF
t3 1-2 0 1-- O OAK M. Gallego F. Bannister 4% 60% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-2 1 1-- O OAK S. Henderson F. Bannister 2% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B; Weiss to 2B
t3 1-2 2 -2- O OAK J. Canseco F. Bannister 4% 66% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
b3 2-1 0 --- O CHW O. Guillen D. Stewart -2% 64% Flyball: CF
b3 2-1 1 --- O CHW D. Hill D. Stewart -2% 63% Groundout: P-1B
b3 2-1 2 --- O CHW H. Baines D. Stewart -1% 62% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
t4 1-2 0 --- OAK R. Jackson F. Bannister -5% 57% Walk
t4 1-2 0 1-- O OAK C. Lansford F. Bannister 4% 61% Foul Flyball: 2B
t4 1-2 1 1-- OAK T. Steinbach F. Bannister -4% 57% Single to LF; Jackson to 2B
t4 1-2 1 12- O OAK D. Murphy F. Bannister 6% 63% Strikeout
t4 1-2 2 12- O OAK M. Tettleton F. Bannister 5% 68% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 4-5-6
b4 2-1 0 --- O CHW G. Walker D. Stewart -2% 66% Strikeout
b4 2-1 1 --- O CHW R. Hassey D. Stewart -2% 64% Flyball: LF
b4 2-1 2 --- O CHW D. Boston D. Stewart -1% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
t5 1-2 0 --- O OAK W. Weiss F. Bannister 3% 66% Lineout: LF
t5 1-2 1 --- O OAK M. Gallego F. Bannister 2% 69% Flyball: RF
t5 1-2 2 --- O OAK S. Henderson F. Bannister 2% 70% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 7-8-9
b5 2-1 0 --- CHW G. Redus D. Stewart 6% 76% Double to CF
b5 2-1 0 -2- CHW K. Williams D. Stewart 3% 79% Wild Pitch; Redus to 3B
b5 2-1 0 --3 O CHW K. Williams D. Stewart -4% 75% Strikeout
b5 2-1 1 --3 O CHW S. Lyons D. Stewart -6% 69% Groundout: P-1B
b5 2-1 2 --3 R CHW O. Guillen D. Stewart 10% 79% Single to CF; Redus Scores; Guillen to 2B/Adv on E7
b5 3-1 2 -2- R CHW D. Hill D. Stewart 7% 86% Single to CF; Guillen Scores
b5 4-1 2 1-- CHW H. Baines D. Stewart 1% 88% Single to RF; Hill to 3B
Greg Cadaret replaces Dave Stewart pitching
b5 4-1 2 1-3 O CHW G. Walker G. Cadaret -2% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 4.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Bill Long facing 3-4-5
Bill Long replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
Carlton Fisk replaces Ron Hassey playing C batting 5th
t6 1-4 0 --- O OAK J. Canseco B. Long 3% 88% Flyball: RF
t6 1-4 1 --- O OAK R. Jackson B. Long 2% 89% Flyball: CF
t6 1-4 2 --- O OAK C. Lansford B. Long 1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Athletics' Greg Cadaret facing 5-6-7
b6 4-1 0 --- R CHW C. Fisk G. Cadaret 4% 95% Home Run
b6 5-1 0 --- CHW D. Boston G. Cadaret 1% 95% Single to P
Eric Plunk replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
b6 5-1 0 1-- O CHW G. Redus E. Plunk -1% 95% Strikeout
b6 5-1 1 1-- O CHW K. Williams E. Plunk -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B; Boston to 2B
b6 5-1 2 -2- O CHW S. Lyons E. Plunk -1% 93% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 5.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, White Sox' Bill Long facing 6-7-8
t7 1-5 0 --- O OAK T. Steinbach B. Long 2% 95% Strikeout
t7 1-5 1 --- R OAK D. Murphy B. Long -4% 91% Home Run
t7 2-5 1 --- O OAK M. Tettleton B. Long 2% 93% Strikeout
t7 2-5 2 --- OAK W. Weiss B. Long -2% 91% Double to LF
Mike Davis pinch hits for Mike Gallego (2B) batting 1st
t7 2-5 2 -2- O OAK M. Davis B. Long 3% 94% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 1-2-3
Tony Phillips replaces Steve Henderson (RF) playing 2B batting 2nd
Mike Davis moves from PH to RF
b7 5-2 0 --- O CHW O. Guillen E. Plunk -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 5-2 1 --- O CHW D. Hill E. Plunk -0% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 5-2 2 --- CHW H. Baines E. Plunk 0% 93% Single to LF
b7 5-2 2 1-- O CHW G. Walker E. Plunk -1% 92% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, White Sox' Bobby Thigpen facing 2-3-4
Bobby Thigpen replaces Bill Long pitching
Pat Keedy replaces Greg Walker playing 1B batting 4th
Fred Manrique replaces Donnie Hill playing 2B batting 2nd
t8 2-5 0 --- O OAK T. Phillips B. Thigpen 3% 95% Strikeout
t8 2-5 1 --- O OAK J. Canseco B. Thigpen 2% 96% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-5 2 --- OAK R. Jackson B. Thigpen -1% 95% Single to CF
t8 2-5 2 1-- OAK C. Lansford B. Thigpen -2% 93% Single/Bunt; Jackson to 2B
t8 2-5 2 12- O OAK T. Steinbach B. Thigpen 4% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 5-6-7
b8 5-2 0 --- CHW C. Fisk E. Plunk 0% 97% Single to CF
b8 5-2 0 1-- O CHW D. Boston E. Plunk -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
b8 5-2 1 1-- O CHW G. Redus E. Plunk -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b8 5-2 2 1-- O CHW K. Williams E. Plunk -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, White Sox' Bobby Thigpen facing 7-8-9
t9 2-5 0 --- O OAK D. Murphy B. Thigpen 2% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
Luis Polonia pinch hits for Mickey Tettleton (C) batting 8th
t9 2-5 1 --- O OAK L. Polonia B. Thigpen 1% 100% Strikeout
t9 2-5 2 --- O OAK W. Weiss B. Thigpen 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 5.

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