June 4, 1988 Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 7
NYY 6
(14) TOR 10
@BOS 2 CHW 10
TEX 8 DET 5
CLE 2 KCR 4
SEA 3 MIL 1
CAL 0 OAK 6
@MIN 4 CIN 5
@LAD 2 NYM 6
CHC 5
(13) STL 8
@PHI 1 MON 7
@PIT 3 SDP 6
ATL 5 SFG 8
HOU 2

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 17,101

Saturday, June 4, 1988, 6:06
Time of Game: 3:31

Rangers

27-26

Lost 1

2nd, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  4   0  1  2   1  0  0    8 10  4
White Sox       0  3  0   1  0  0   0  0  6   10 13  0

W: B Thigpen (2-5), L: D Mohorcic (2-3)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

White Sox

22-30

Won 1

5th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Espy LF                     1   1   0   0    1   0  .286  .716   12    2   0   
  B Brower PH-LF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .642    8    1   0   SH
S Fletcher SS                 5   0   2   2    0   0  .286  .673   15    0   1   
R Sierra RF                   5   1   2   3    0   0  .264  .749   19    2   0   2B
P Incaviglia DH               5   2   3   1    0   1  .278  .928   32    0   0   2B
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   1   1    1   0  .283  .797   20    8   1   
O McDowell CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .193  .571   13    2   0   SH
G Petralli C                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .295  .774   17    9   0   IW
S Buechele 3B                 1   2   0   1    2   0  .284  .858   15    0   1   HBP
C Wilkerson 2B                2   2   1   0    2   0  .385  .961   16    0   3   

J Russell P                                                              1   3
  M Williams P                                                           0   0
  D Mohorcic P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   8  10   8    7   2              167   25   9

BATTING

2B: R Sierra (12, off J McDowell); P Incaviglia (12, off S Rosenberg).

SH: O McDowell (2, off B Long); B Brower (1, off S Rosenberg).

IBB: G Petralli (2, by B Long).

HBP: S Buechele (1, by J McDowell).

TB: P Incaviglia 4; R Sierra 3; S Fletcher 2; P O'Brien; G Petralli; C Wilkerson.

RBI: R Sierra 3 (28); S Fletcher 2 (22); P Incaviglia (30); P O'Brien (22); S Buechele (17).

2-out RBI: R Sierra 3; P Incaviglia.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

E: C Espy (4); O McDowell (2); J Russell 2 ().

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus CF-LF                 5   2   2   4    1   2  .284  .851   23    2   0   HR,2·SB
S Lyons 3B                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .242  .675   22    1   2   
H Baines DH                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .238  .699   24    0   0   
I Calderon RF                 5   1   1   1    0   1  .207  .792   17    3   1   HR
G Walker 1B                   5   1   3   0    0   1  .237  .596   21    7   1   
M Salas C                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .274  .673    9    3   1   
  D Gallagher PH-CF           2   1   1   0    0   0  .208  .565    9    3   0   
D Pasqua LF                   3   1   2   0    1   1  .225  .668   22    1   0   
  R Karkovice C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .147  .502         0   0   
  D Hill PH                   0   1   0   0    1   0  .210  .522    4    0   0   
O Guillen SS                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .251  .576   13    1   2   
M Woodard 2B                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .286  .661   17    5   3   HBP

J McDowell P                                                             0   0
  S Rosenberg P                                                          0   1
  B Long P                                                               0   0
  B Thigpen P                                                            1   0
Totals                       38  10  13   8    7   8              181   27  11

BATTING

HR: G Redus (3, off D Mohorcic; 9th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF); I Calderon (13, off M Williams; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: M Woodard (1, by M Williams).

TB: G Redus 5; I Calderon 4; G Walker 3; D Pasqua 2; S Lyons; O Guillen; M Woodard; H Baines; D Gallagher.

RBI: G Redus 4 (11); M Woodard 2 (2); I Calderon (26); O Guillen (10).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Redus 2 (9, 2nd base off J Russell/G Petralli 2).

PO: S Lyons (1st base by J Russell).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Russell                      6.1   8   4   2    5   4   0   2.44   32  107-59   38· 8·13   10· 6· 7· 0     44    -     1.03  -0.13
M Williams, H (1)              1.2   3   4   4    2   4   1   6.12   11   52-30   13· 6·11    1· 1· 2· 0          2-0    1.49  -0.20
D Mohorcic, BS (2), L (2-3)    0.1   2   2   2    0   0   1   2.08    3   13-6     5· 0· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          3-3    5.97  -0.68
Totals                         8.1  13  10   8    7   8   2          46  172-95   56·14·25   11· 9·10· 0          5-3

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
J McDowell                     3.1   3   4   4    4   1   0   5.65   18   77-35   21· 6· 8    5· 3· 4· 0     35    -     1.15  -0.37
S Rosenberg                    2     4   3   3    1   1   0  13.50   11   38-26   18· 2· 6    1· 3· 5· 0          3-0    1.55  -0.16
B Long                         2.2   3   1   1    2   0   0   3.22   11   39-23   17· 3· 3    2· 2· 5· 0          1-0    0.48   0.01
B Thigpen, W (2-5)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.60    3   10-4     3· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9    10   8   8    7   2   0          43  164-88   59·11·18    9·10·14· 0          4-0

M Williams faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: J Russell (3); M Williams 2 (5).

WP: None.

IBB: B Long (2; G Petralli).

PO: J Russell (1; S Lyons, 1st base).

HBP: M Williams (1; M Woodard); J McDowell (3; S Buechele).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Dan Morrison.

Time of Game: 3:31.

Attendance: 17,101.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 9mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Chicago White Sox                    
1. C Espy               LF    1. G Redus              CF 
2. S Fletcher           SS    2. S Lyons              3B 
3. R Sierra             RF    3. H Baines             DH 
4. P Incaviglia         DH    4. I Calderon           RF 
5. P O'Brien            1B    5. G Walker             1B 
6. O McDowell           CF    6. M Salas              C  
7. G Petralli           C     7. D Pasqua             LF 
8. S Buechele           3B    8. O Guillen            SS 
9. C Wilkerson          2B    9. M Woodard            2B 

   J Russell            P        J McDowell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  8-6  123  5   67% 100% G Redus         D Mohorcic      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gallagher Scores; Hill Scores; Woodard Scores
   t 3   2  3-0  123  2  -26%  52% R Sierra        J McDowell      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Buechele Scores; Wilkerson Scores; Espy Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  12-  1   20%  79% O Guillen       J Russell       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Salas Scores; Pasqua Scores/Adv on E7 (throw)/unER; Guillen to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   b 9   0  8-5  12-  4   14%  32% D Hill          M Williams      Walk; Walker to 3B; Gallagher to 2B
   b 9   1  8-5  123  2   13%  33% M Woodard       D Mohorcic      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Walker Scores; Gallagher to 3B; Hill to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack McDowell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  8   52%  C Espy          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   54%  S Fletcher      Flyball: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   55%  R Sierra        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Russell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  G Redus         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  S Lyons         Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  2   52%  H Baines        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   50%  I Calderon      Groundout: P-2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack McDowell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  P O'Brien       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   55%  O McDowell      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Russell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   53%  G Walker        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   55%  M Salas         Walk
          1--  3   59%  D Pasqua        Single to LF (Line Drive); Salas to 2B
   RR     12-  1   79%  O Guillen       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Salas Scores; Pasqua Scores/Adv on E7 (throw)/unER; Guillen to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   RO     --3  1   81%  M Woodard       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Guillen Scores/unER
          ---  5   81%  G Redus         Walk
          1--      82%  S Lyons         Redus Steals 2B
          -2-  4   82%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  7   80%  H Baines        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jack McDowell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   82%  G Petralli      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  4   80%  S Buechele      Walk
          1--  6   76%  C Wilkerson     Walk; Buechele to 2B
          12-  4   70%  C Espy          Walk; Buechele to 3B; Wilkerson to 2B
   O      123  3   77%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   RRR    123  2   52%  R Sierra        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Buechele Scores; Wilkerson Scores; Espy Scores
   R      -2-  4   41%  P Incaviglia    Single to CF (Line Drive); Sierra Scores
   O      1--  2   43%  P O'Brien       Lineout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Jeff Russell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   40%  I Calderon      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   43%  G Walker        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   40%  M Salas         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--      41%  D Pasqua        Balk; Walker to 2B
          -2-  6   42%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   37%  O Guillen       Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jack McDowell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   40%  O McDowell      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   37%  G Petralli      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--  2   33%  S Buechele      Hit By Pitch; Petralli to 2B
          12-  7   28%  C Wilkerson     Walk; Petralli to 3B; Buechele to 2B
                  Steve Rosenberg replaces Jack McDowell pitching; Bob Brower pinch hits for Cecil Espy batting 1st
   O      123  4   35%  B Brower        Strikeout Looking
   O      123  3   42%  S Fletcher      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Jeff Russell facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Brower moves to LF
   O      ---  3   39%  M Woodard       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   43%  G Redus         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      45%  S Lyons         Redus Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   56%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Redus Scores/Adv on E8
   O      1--  4   53%  H Baines        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          1--      55%  I Calderon      Lyons Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Lyons to 3B
   O      --3  4   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Steve Rosenberg facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   53%  R Sierra        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  8   47%  P Incaviglia    Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  3   35%  P O'Brien       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Incaviglia Scores
   O      1--  3   38%  O McDowell      Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   41%  G Petralli      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Jeff Russell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   37%  G Walker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   35%  M Salas         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   37%  D Pasqua        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   33%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, White Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Steve Rosenberg facing 8-9-1
          ---  8   30%  S Buechele      Walk
          1--  1   24%  C Wilkerson     Single to LF (Line Drive); Buechele to 2B
   O      12-  2   24%  B Brower        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Buechele to 3B; Wilkerson to 2B
   RR     -23  2   12%  S Fletcher      Single to LF (Line Drive); Buechele Scores; Wilkerson Scores; Fletcher to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Bill Long replaces Steve Rosenberg pitching
   O      -2-  4   14%  R Sierra        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Fletcher out at Hm/RF-C; Sierra to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  3   15%  P Incaviglia    Baserunner Out Advancing; Sierra out at 3B/C-3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Jeff Russell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   13%  M Woodard       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   11%  G Redus         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   10%  S Lyons         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, White Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-4, Bill Long facing 4-5-6
          ---  5    9%  P Incaviglia    Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  5    7%  P O'Brien       Walk; Incaviglia to 2B
   O      12-  2    7%  O McDowell      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Incaviglia to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
          -23  4    7%  G Petralli      Intentional Walk
   RO     123  1    5%  S Buechele      Lineout: 3B-2B; Incaviglia Scores; O'Brien to 3B; Buechele to 1B
   O      1-3  2    7%  C Wilkerson     Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Jeff Russell facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   10%  H Baines        Walk
   O      1--  4    7%  I Calderon      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  1   10%  G Walker        Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS); Baines to 2B
                  Mitch Williams replaces Jeff Russell pitching; Dave Gallagher pinch hits for Mark Salas batting 6th
   O      12-  5    6%  D Gallagher     Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      12-  5    3%  D Pasqua        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, White Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Bill Long facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Karkovice replaces Dan Pasqua playing C batting 7th; Gary Redus moves to LF; Dave Gallagher moves to CF
   O      ---  2    4%  B Brower        Lineout: RF
          ---  1    3%  S Fletcher      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5    4%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  8    4%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Mitch Williams facing 8-9-1
          ---  4    7%  O Guillen       Walk
          1--       8%  M Woodard       Balk; Guillen to 2B
          -2-  8   12%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  5    7%  G Redus         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6    4%  S Lyons         Strikeout Swinging
          12-       5%  H Baines        Balk; Guillen to 3B; Woodard to 2B
   O      -23  4    1%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, White Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Bobby Thigpen facing 5-6-7
                  Bobby Thigpen replaces Bill Long pitching
   O      ---  5    2%  P O'Brien       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3    2%  O McDowell      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2    2%  G Petralli      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Mitch Williams facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  5    4%  I Calderon      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2    8%  G Walker        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  4   18%  D Gallagher     Single to LF (Line Drive); Walker to 2B
                  Dale Mohorcic replaces Mitch Williams pitching; Donnie Hill pinch hits for Ron Karkovice batting 7th
          12-  4   32%  D Hill          Walk; Walker to 3B; Gallagher to 2B
   O      123  6   20%  O Guillen       Foul Flyball: C
   R      123  2   33%  M Woodard       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Walker Scores; Gallagher to 3B; Hill to 2B
   RRRR   123  5  100%  G Redus         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gallagher Scores; Hill Scores; Woodard Scores
        6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, White Sox 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198806040

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