August 1, 1988 Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 10
@CHW 2 KCR 5
DET 3 CAL 8
@SEA 4 TOR 3
MIN 1 CIN 4
@LAD 3 PIT 7
@NYM 2 SDP 6
ATL 3 SFG 4
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 18,712

Monday, August 1, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:52

Athletics

65-41

Won 3

1st

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

W: T Burns (4-0), L: M Perez (10-6)

White Sox

46-59

Lost 5

6th, 18½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia LF                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .319  .739   12    0   0   
D Henderson CF                4   2   2   4    0   0  .302  .898   21    4   0   HR,GDP
  S Javier CF                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .283  .681    2    0   0   2B
J Canseco RF                  3   1   2   3    1   0  .293  .952   17    1   0   HR
  D Jennings RF               1   0   1   1    0   0  .205  .751    5    0   0   
M McGwire 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .242  .769   18    7   1   
  M Gallego 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .540    5    0   0   GDP
C Lansford 3B                 2   1   0   0    1   1  .301  .736   13    0   2   
  T Phillips 3B-1B            2   0   0   0    0   1  .192  .565    7    4   1   
T Steinbach DH                4   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .695   12    0   0   2B,GDP
R Hassey C                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .237  .630   18    3   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .210  .560   16    3   4   
W Weiss SS                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .236  .598   11    4   3   

T Burns P                                                                0   1
  G Nelson P                                                             0   0
  R Honeycutt P                                                          1   2
  J Corsi P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37  10  13   9    4   6              157   27  14

BATTING

2B: S Javier (10, off D Pall); T Steinbach (9, off C Willis).

HR: D Henderson (16, off M Perez; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); J Canseco (31, off M Perez; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: D Henderson 5; J Canseco 5; L Polonia 2; T Steinbach 2; R Hassey 2; W Weiss 2; S Javier 2; D Jennings.

GIDP: T Steinbach (9); M Gallego (5); D Henderson (7).

RBI: D Henderson 4 (61); J Canseco 3 (86); R Hassey (36); D Jennings (8).

2-out RBI: D Henderson 4; J Canseco.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. G Hubbard-W Weiss-T Phillips; G Hubbard-W Weiss-M McGwire; R Honeycutt-T Phillips.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .264  .747   13    0   0   
S Lyons 3B                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .266  .701   15    0   4   
  K Paris PH-3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
H Baines DH                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .277  .775    9    0   0   2B
D Pasqua 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .745   28    8   1   
D Boston CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .716   16    5   0   GDP
C Fisk C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .986    9    4   0   
  R Karkovice C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .515         2   0   
D Gallagher RF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .748   13    1   0   GDP
O Guillen SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .599    6    2   5   
F Manrique 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .699    9    4   2   

M Perez P                                                                0   0
  C Willis P                                                             1   0
  D Pall P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   2   8   1    0   3              122   27  12

BATTING

2B: H Baines (22, off T Burns).

TB: H Baines 4; S Lyons 2; F Manrique; O Guillen; C Fisk.

GIDP: D Gallagher (3); D Boston (2).

RBI: H Baines (47).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 3. O Guillen-D Pasqua; O Guillen-F Manrique-D Pasqua; S Lyons-F Manrique-D Pasqua.

E: G Redus (2).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Burns, W (4-0)               6     6   2   2    0   3   0   2.77   23   89-61   38· 5·18    9· 4· 7· 0     55    -     0.29   0.10
G Nelson                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.54    3    8-5     4· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
R Honeycutt                    1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.09    3   11-6     5· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
J Corsi                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.38    3    4-3     3· 0· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     8   2   2    0   3   0          32  112-75   50· 5·20   14· 6· 9· 0           -

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
M Perez, L (10-6)              4     8   8   7    1   4   2   4.35   21   82-56   39· 3·14    5· 7· 4· 0     19    -     0.66  -0.39
C Willis                       4     3   1   1    3   1   0   8.59   16   55-32   19· 3·10    7· 0· 5· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
D Pall                         1     2   1   1    0   1   0   9.00    4   15-11    5· 2· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13  10   9    4   6   2          41  152-99   63· 8·28   13· 7·11· 0           -

Balks: T Burns 3 (6).

WP: C Willis (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 18,712.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 97° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Chicago White Sox                    
1. L Polonia            LF    1. G Redus              LF 
2. D Henderson          CF    2. S Lyons              3B 
3. J Canseco            RF    3. H Baines             DH 
4. M McGwire            1B    4. D Pasqua             1B 
5. C Lansford           3B    5. D Boston             CF 
6. T Steinbach          DH    6. C Fisk               C  
7. R Hassey             C     7. D Gallagher          RF 
8. G Hubbard            2B    8. O Guillen            SS 
9. W Weiss              SS    9. F Manrique           2B 

   T Burns              P        M Perez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-2  123  2   17%  89% D Henderson     M Perez         Single to LF (Line Drive); Hassey Scores; Hubbard Scores; Weiss Scores/Adv on E7; Henderson to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  2   16%  68% J Canseco       M Perez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Polonia Scores
   t 2   1  0-2  123  5   -6%  72% L Polonia       M Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   t 2   1  0-2  12-  4    4%  78% W Weiss         M Perez         Single to LF (Line Drive); Hassey to 3B; Hubbard to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  2    4%  54% L Polonia       M Perez         Single to P (Bunt to P's Left)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   54%  L Polonia       Single to P (Bunt to P's Left)
   O      1--  9   52%  D Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B; Polonia to 2B
   RR     -2-  2   68%  J Canseco       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Polonia Scores
   O      ---  4   66%  M McGwire       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   66%  C Lansford      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Todd Burns facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   68%  G Redus         Lineout: CF
          ---  1   65%  S Lyons         Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 2B)
   O      1--  1   68%  H Baines        Lineout: CF
   O      1--  5   70%  D Pasqua        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Melido Perez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   69%  T Steinbach     Popfly: 1B
          ---  3   71%  R Hassey        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   73%  G Hubbard       Walk; Hassey to 2B
          12-  4   78%  W Weiss         Single to LF (Line Drive); Hassey to 3B; Hubbard to 2B
   O      123  5   72%  L Polonia       Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    123  2   89%  D Henderson     Single to LF (Line Drive); Hassey Scores; Hubbard Scores; Weiss Scores/Adv on E7; Henderson to 2B
   R      -2-  5   93%  J Canseco       Single to LF (Line Drive); Henderson Scores/unER
   O      1--  2   92%  M McGwire       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Todd Burns facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   93%  D Boston        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   94%  C Fisk          Flyball: SS
   O      ---  3   94%  D Gallagher     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-0, Melido Perez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   94%  C Lansford      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   94%  T Steinbach     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   93%  R Hassey        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Todd Burns facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   94%  O Guillen       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   95%  F Manrique      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   95%  G Redus         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-0, Melido Perez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   95%  G Hubbard       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   95%  W Weiss         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   95%  L Polonia       Flyball: CF
   RR     1--  5   98%  D Henderson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Weiss Scores
   O      ---  4   98%  J Canseco       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Todd Burns facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  9   98%  S Lyons         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   98%  H Baines        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  5   99%  D Pasqua        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Pasqua to 1B
          1--      98%  D Boston        Balk; Pasqua to 2B
   O      -2-  6   99%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-0, Carl Willis facing 4-5-6
                  Carl Willis replaces Melido Perez pitching
   O      ---  1   99%  M McGwire       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   99%  C Lansford      Walk
          1--  2   99%  T Steinbach     Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to RF Line); Lansford to 3B
   RO     -23  6   99%  R Hassey        Groundout: SS-1B; Lansford Scores; Steinbach to 3B
   O      --3  5   99%  G Hubbard       Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-9, Todd Burns facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   99%  C Fisk          Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   OO     1--  7  100%  D Gallagher     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  2  100%  O Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3  100%  F Manrique      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-0, Carl Willis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4  100%  W Weiss         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  1  100%  L Polonia       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   OO     1--  5  100%  D Henderson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-9, Todd Burns facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5  100%  G Redus         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5  100%  S Lyons         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  3   99%  H Baines        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lyons Scores
          -2-      99%  D Pasqua        Balk; Baines to 3B
   R      --3      99%  " "             Balk; Baines Scores
                  Tony Phillips replaces Carney Lansford playing 3B batting 5th
   O      ---  6   99%  " "             Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  1   99%  D Boston        Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-2, Carl Willis facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   99%  J Canseco       Walk
          1--      99%  M McGwire       Wild Pitch; Canseco to 2B
          -2-  6  100%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   99%  T Phillips      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Canseco to 3B; Phillips to 1B
   OO     1-3  1   99%  T Steinbach     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-9, Gene Nelson facing 6-7-8
                  Gene Nelson replaces Todd Burns pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  C Fisk          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3  100%  D Gallagher     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  O Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-2, Carl Willis facing 7-8-9
                  Ron Karkovice replaces Carlton Fisk playing C batting 6th
          ---  5  100%  R Hassey        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3  100%  G Hubbard       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  100%  W Weiss         Lineout: CF
   O      1--  1  100%  L Polonia       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-9, Rick Honeycutt facing 9-1-2
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Gene Nelson pitching; Tony Phillips moves to 1B; Mike Gallego replaces Mark McGwire playing 3B batting 4th; Stan Javier replaces Dave Henderson playing CF batting 2nd; Doug Jennings replaces Jose Canseco playing RF batting 3rd
          ---  4   99%  F Manrique      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  3  100%  G Redus         Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  Kelly Paris pinch hits for Steve Lyons batting 2nd
   O      ---  4  100%  K Paris         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, White Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-2, Donn Pall facing 2-3-4
                  Donn Pall replaces Carl Willis pitching; Kelly Paris moves to 3B
          ---  2  100%  S Javier        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   R      -2-  5  100%  D Jennings      Single to CF (Line Drive); Javier Scores
   OO     1--  5  100%  M Gallego       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  T Phillips      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 10, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-10, Jim Corsi facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Corsi replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
          ---  1  100%  H Baines        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  100%  D Pasqua        Lineout: 2B
   OO     1--  1  100%  D Boston        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 10, White Sox 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198808010

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation