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4
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@CHW
2
3
CLE
@KCR
3
6
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@MIL
6
1
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@OAK
1
3
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@SEA
6
9
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@TEX
3
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3
2
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@CIN
8
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2
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@MON
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@NYM
0
6
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@PHI
0
3
Monday, August 29, 1988 7:37
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 14,916, Time of Game: 2:46
Tigers
2
74-56
 Lost 3 
1st
at White Sox
3
57-74
 Won 1 
6th, 24½ GB
W: Bill Long (6-9)
L: Steve Searcy (0-1)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    2  9  0
White Sox       0  0  0   1  1  0   1  0  X    3  5  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lou Whitaker 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .277 .790 18 12 0.055 1.09 0.104 -0.049 0.2 1 4
Dave Bergman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .323 .843 11 7 -0.022 1.44 0.068 -0.090 -0.3 11 0
Alan Trammell SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .325 .867 14 10 -0.190 1.60 0.015 -0.205 -1.2 2 3 GDP
Darrell Evans DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 .206 .709 17 7 -0.013 1.19 0.062 -0.075 0.1
Chet Lemon RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .266 .756 15 9 0.013 1.56 0.134 -0.121 -0.2 2 0 GDP
Pat Sheridan LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .264 .773 15 11 0.117 1.30 0.158 -0.041 0.7 3 0 SB
Tom Brookens 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .708 12 9 -0.101 1.39 0.000 -0.101 -0.7 0 3
   Dwayne Murphy PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .256 .734 2 1 0.105 3.97 0.105 0.000 0.7
   Luis Salazar PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .706 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Mike Heath C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .744 10 6 -0.182 2.42 0.017 -0.199 -0.8 5 0
Gary Pettis CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .563 18 10 -0.240 2.22 0.000 -0.240 -1.0 0 0
Steve Searcy P 1
   Don Heinkel P
Team Totals 33 2 9 2 3 6 .273 .606 132 82 -0.458 1.64 0.663 -1.121 -2.4 24 11
TB: L Whitaker 2; P Sheridan 2; D Murphy; D Bergman; M Heath; C Lemon; A Trammell.
GIDP: C Lemon (17); A Trammell (13).
RBI: D Murphy (10); C Lemon (46).
2-out RBI: C Lemon.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Baserunning
SB: P Sheridan (8, 2nd base off B Long/C Fisk).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Gallagher LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .722 12 8 -0.075 0.72 0.000 -0.075 -1.0 0 1
Steve Lyons CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .671 18 11 -0.072 0.71 0.000 -0.072 -0.8 2 0
Harold Baines DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 .748 15 10 -0.051 0.51 0.000 -0.051 -0.6
Carlton Fisk C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .293 .977 13 6 0.172 0.49 0.183 -0.010 1.4 6 0 HR
Mike Diaz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .204 .547 15 9 -0.073 0.75 0.000 -0.073 -0.9 11 0
Ken Williams RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 .171 .548 8 6 0.048 0.98 0.107 -0.059 0.5 1 0 HR
Fred Manrique 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 .240 .655 11 6 0.028 0.67 0.052 -0.024 0.4 2 7 2B
Ozzie Guillen SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .585 11 6 -0.063 1.03 0.000 -0.063 -0.8 2 4
Donnie Hill 3B 2 0 1 1 1 0 .210 .556 10 4 0.127 0.98 0.144 -0.018 0.9 3 2
Bill Long P 2
   Bobby Thigpen P
Team Totals 29 3 5 3 3 5 .172 .664 113 66 0.041 0.74 0.486 -0.445 -0.9 27 16
2B: F Manrique (10, off S Searcy).
HR: K Williams (6, off S Searcy; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); C Fisk (14, off S Searcy; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
TB: C Fisk 5; K Williams 4; F Manrique 2; D Hill.
RBI: K Williams (24); D Hill (17); C Fisk (36).
2-out RBI: D Hill; C Fisk.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. F Manrique-O Guillen-M Diaz; D Hill-F Manrique-M Diaz.
Outfield Assists: D Gallagher (D Evans at 3rd base).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Searcy, L (0-1) 7.2 5 3 3 3 5 2 3.52 31 111 65 34 13 18 12 11 2 0 59 -0.048 0.76 0.7
Don Heinkel 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.13 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.006 0.22 0.2
Team Totals 8 5 3 3 3 5 2 3.38 32 113 66 35 13 18 12 12 2 0 59 1 0 -0.042 1.64 0.9

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Long, W (6-9) 7.1 7 1 1 2 4 0 4.41 29 108 68 42 6 20 14 9 4 0 62 0.237 1.23 2.0
Bobby Thigpen, S (28) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.12 7 24 14 6 1 7 2 2 0 0 2 0 0.221 3.42 0.4
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 3 6 0 2.00 36 132 82 48 7 27 16 11 4 0 62 2 0 0.458 0.74 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Joe Brinkman.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 14,916.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Wind 9mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Chicago White Sox
1 Lou Whitaker 2B 1 Dave Gallagher LF
2 Dave Bergman 1B 2 Steve Lyons CF
3 Alan Trammell SS 3 Harold Baines DH
4 Darrell Evans DH 4 Carlton Fisk C
5 Chet Lemon RF 5 Mike Diaz 1B
6 Pat Sheridan LF 6 Ken Williams RF
7 Tom Brookens 3B 7 Fred Manrique 2B
8 Mike Heath C 8 Ozzie Guillen SS
9 Gary Pettis CF 9 Donnie Hill 3B
Steve Searcy P Bill Long P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 2-3 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O DET G. Pettis B. Thigpen 16% 100% Strikeout Looking
t8 1-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO DET A. Trammell B. Thigpen 15% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b4 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  R CHW C. Fisk S. Searcy 14% 51% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b5 1-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R CHW D. Hill S. Searcy 14% 69% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Manrique Scores
t9 2-3 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Heath B. Thigpen 12% 84% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sheridan to 3B; Heath to 1B

Play By Play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Bill Long facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET L. Whitaker B. Long 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Bergman B. Long 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET A. Trammell B. Long 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Steve Searcy facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW D. Gallagher S. Searcy -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW S. Lyons S. Searcy -2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW H. Baines S. Searcy -1% 50% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Bill Long facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET D. Evans B. Long -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  OO DET C. Lemon B. Long 8% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET P. Sheridan B. Long 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Steve Searcy facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  CHW C. Fisk S. Searcy 4% 59% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CHW M. Diaz S. Searcy -3% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW K. Williams S. Searcy -3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW F. Manrique S. Searcy -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Bill Long facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET T. Brookens B. Long 3% 53% Popfly: SS
t3 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET M. Heath B. Long 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O DET G. Pettis B. Long 1% 55% Groundout: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Steve Searcy facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW O. Guillen S. Searcy -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW D. Hill S. Searcy -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW D. Gallagher S. Searcy -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Bill Long facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET L. Whitaker B. Long 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET D. Bergman B. Long 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  DET A. Trammell B. Long -2% 53% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 0-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  DET D. Evans B. Long -2% 51% Walk; Trammell to 2B
t4 0-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RO DET C. Lemon B. Long -9% 42% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Trammell Scores; Evans out at 3B/LF-3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Steve Searcy facing 2-3-4
b4 0-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CHW S. Lyons S. Searcy -3% 39% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b4 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW H. Baines S. Searcy -2% 37% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  R CHW C. Fisk S. Searcy 14% 51% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b4 1-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW M. Diaz S. Searcy -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Bill Long facing 6-7-8
t5 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET P. Sheridan B. Long 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O DET T. Brookens B. Long 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  DET M. Heath B. Long -2% 53% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t5 1-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET G. Pettis B. Long 3% 57% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Steve Searcy facing 6-7-8
b5 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW K. Williams S. Searcy -3% 54% Popfly: SS
b5 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW F. Manrique S. Searcy 3% 57% Walk
b5 1-1 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O CHW O. Guillen S. Searcy -2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Manrique to 2B
b5 1-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R CHW D. Hill S. Searcy 14% 69% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Manrique Scores
b5 2-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW D. Gallagher S. Searcy -2% 67% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Bill Long facing 1-2-3
t6 1-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  DET L. Whitaker B. Long -6% 61% Single to P (Bunt to P's Right)
t6 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Bergman B. Long 6% 66% Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
t6 1-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET A. Trammell B. Long 5% 71% Lineout: CF
t6 1-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Evans B. Long 4% 74% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Steve Searcy facing 2-3-4
b6 2-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CHW S. Lyons S. Searcy -2% 72% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW H. Baines S. Searcy -1% 71% Groundout: P-2B-1B
b6 2-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW C. Fisk S. Searcy -1% 70% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Bill Long facing 5-6-7
t7 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Lemon B. Long 4% 74% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  DET P. Sheridan B. Long -5% 69% Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B)
t7 1-2 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O DET T. Brookens B. Long 6% 75% Flyball: RF
t7 1-2 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  DET M. Heath B. Long -2% 73% Sheridan Steals 2B
t7 1-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  O DET M. Heath B. Long 6% 79% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Steve Searcy facing 5-6-7
b7 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW M. Diaz S. Searcy -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHW K. Williams S. Searcy 11% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b7 3-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW F. Manrique S. Searcy 2% 90% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b7 3-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHW O. Guillen S. Searcy -2% 89% Foul Flyball: SS
b7 3-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHW D. Hill S. Searcy 0% 89% Walk
b7 3-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O CHW D. Gallagher S. Searcy -2% 87% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' Bill Long facing 9-1-2
t8 1-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET G. Pettis B. Long 4% 91% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t8 1-3 1 --- 6,(2-2)  DET L. Whitaker B. Long -4% 86% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t8 1-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  DET D. Bergman B. Long -7% 79% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Whitaker to 2B
Bobby Thigpen replaces Bill Long pitching
t8 1-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO DET A. Trammell B. Thigpen 15% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Steve Searcy facing 2-3-4
b8 3-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW S. Lyons S. Searcy -1% 94% Flyball: RF
b8 3-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW H. Baines S. Searcy -0% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW C. Fisk S. Searcy 0% 93% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
Don Heinkel replaces Steve Searcy pitching
b8 3-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW M. Diaz D. Heinkel -1% 93% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' Bobby Thigpen facing 4-5-6
t9 1-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Evans B. Thigpen 4% 97% Strikeout Looking
t9 1-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET C. Lemon B. Thigpen -5% 92% Walk
t9 1-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  DET P. Sheridan B. Thigpen -9% 83% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Lemon to 3B
Dwayne Murphy pinch hits for Tom Brookens (3B) batting 7th
t9 1-3 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R DET D. Murphy B. Thigpen -11% 72% Single to LF (Pop Fly to LF-CF); Lemon Scores; Sheridan to 2B
Luis Salazar pinch runs for Dwayne Murphy (PH) batting 7th
t9 2-3 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Heath B. Thigpen 12% 84% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sheridan to 3B; Heath to 1B
t9 2-3 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O DET G. Pettis B. Thigpen 16% 100% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

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