September 9, 1988 Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 11,548

Friday, September 9, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:24

Twins

78-62

Won 1

2nd, 11 GB

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

W: F Toliver (7-3), L: B Long (7-10), S: J Reardon (37)

White Sox

60-79

Lost 1

6th, 28½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .269  .733   13    3   1   2B
A Newman 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .249  .591   14    1   1   
K Puckett CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .350  .913    9    3   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .914   14    5   0   2B
G Larkin DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .782   14    0   0   
R Bush RF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .808    9    3   0   CS
T Laudner C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .746   25    7   1   
G Gagne SS                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .243  .697    9    4   1   2B
S Lombardozzi 2B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .605    8    1   1   SH

F Toliver P                                                              0   1
  J Reardon P                                                            0   0
Totals                       30   1   6   1    1   4              115   27   6

BATTING

2B: G Gagne (20, off B Long); D Gladden (31, off B Long); K Hrbek (28, off B Long).

SH: S Lombardozzi (6, off B Long).

TB: G Gagne 3; K Hrbek 2; D Gladden 2; G Larkin; K Puckett.

RBI: D Gladden (58).

2-out RBI: D Gladden.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Toliver-G Gagne-K Hrbek; D Gladden-K Hrbek.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Bush (4, 2nd base by B Long/C Fisk).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gallagher CF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .730    9    4   0   
S Lyons 3B                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .263  .682   19    1   2   
H Baines DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .739    7    0   0   GDP
  K Williams PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .566         0   0   
C Fisk C                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .300  .981   21    5   1   
D Pasqua RF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .220  .696   11    2   1   
M Diaz 1B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .210  .539   10   12   0   
D Boston LF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .216  .717   12    0   0   
O Guillen SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .584    8    0   6   CS
F Manrique 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .661    8    3   3   HBP
  M Salas PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .656    4    0   0   

B Long P                                                                 0   3
Totals                       27   0   3   0    3   7              109   27  16

BATTING

HBP: F Manrique (3, by F Toliver).

TB: S Lyons 2; H Baines.

GIDP: H Baines (17).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Pasqua-O Guillen-S Lyons.

BASERUNNING

CS: O Guillen (12, 2nd base by F Toliver/T Laudner).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Toliver, W (7-3)             8     1   0   0    3   6   0   3.90   26   88-54   31· 6·17    4· 8· 4· 0     83    -     1.23   0.63
J Reardon, S (37)              1     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.71    5   20-16   11· 2· 3    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    3.88   0.20
Totals                         9     3   0   0    3   7   0          31  108-70   42· 8·20    5·10· 5· 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
B Long, L (7-10)               9     6   1   1    1   4   0   4.10   32  112-75   48· 6·21   13· 8· 6· 0     74    -     0.95   0.32
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   4   0          32  112-75   48· 6·21   13· 8· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: F Toliver (1; F Manrique).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Steve Palermo.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 11,548.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 90° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Chicago White Sox                    
1. D Gladden            LF    1. D Gallagher          CF 
2. A Newman             3B    2. S Lyons              3B 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. H Baines             DH 
4. K Hrbek              1B    4. C Fisk               C  
5. G Larkin             DH    5. D Pasqua             RF 
6. R Bush               RF    6. M Diaz               1B 
7. T Laudner            C     7. D Boston             LF 
8. G Gagne              SS    8. O Guillen            SS 
9. S Lombardozzi        2B    9. F Manrique           2B 

   F Toliver            P        B Long               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  1-0  1-3  4   20% 100% C Fisk          J Reardon       Flyball: CF
   b 7   0  1-0  1--  1   16%  73% H Baines        F Toliver       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t 3   2  0-0  --3  2   11%  60% D Gladden       B Long          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Gagne Scores
   b 9   2  1-0  1--  2  -10%  80% H Baines        J Reardon       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Lyons to 3B
   b 9   0  1-0  ---  4    9%  89% M Salas         J Reardon       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Long facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   46%  A Newman        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  2   45%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Freddie Toliver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  D Gallagher     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   49%  S Lyons         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   50%  H Baines        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Long facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   48%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   46%  G Larkin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  R Bush          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Freddie Toliver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  C Fisk          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  D Pasqua        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  M Diaz          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Long facing 7-8-9
   O      --- 10   48%  T Laudner       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   52%  G Gagne         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   49%  S Lombardozzi   Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Gagne to 3B
   R      --3  2   60%  D Gladden       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Gagne Scores
   O      -2-  6   57%  A Newman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Freddie Toliver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   60%  D Boston        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   57%  O Guillen       Walk
   O      1--      62%  F Manrique      Guillen Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  4   60%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   63%  D Gallagher     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Long facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   60%  K Puckett       Lineout: RF
          ---  6   65%  K Hrbek         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   61%  G Larkin        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   58%  R Bush          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Freddie Toliver facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   53%  S Lyons         Walk
   O      1--  1   57%  H Baines        Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  5   64%  C Fisk          Double Play: Flyball: LF-1B (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Long facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   62%  T Laudner       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   60%  G Gagne         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   59%  S Lombardozzi   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Freddie Toliver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   63%  D Pasqua        Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   65%  M Diaz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   67%  D Boston        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Long facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   64%  D Gladden       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   67%  A Newman        Walk
   O      1--  4   64%  K Puckett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   61%  K Hrbek         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Freddie Toliver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   65%  O Guillen       Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   68%  F Manrique      Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  3   70%  D Gallagher     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Long facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   74%  G Larkin        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   70%  R Bush          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      66%  T Laudner       Bush Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  7   64%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Freddie Toliver facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   57%  S Lyons         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  1   73%  H Baines        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---  7   70%  C Fisk          Walk
   O      1--  5   75%  D Pasqua        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Long facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   78%  G Gagne         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   77%  S Lombardozzi   Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Gagne to 2B
   OO     -2-  2   70%  D Gladden       Double Play: Flyball: RF-SS-3B (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Freddie Toliver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   76%  M Diaz          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   81%  D Boston        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   84%  O Guillen       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Long facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   82%  A Newman        Lineout: P-2B-1B
          ---  1   84%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   83%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Puckett to 2B
   O      -2-  2   80%  G Larkin        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Reardon facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Freddie Toliver pitching; Mark Salas pinch hits for Fred Manrique batting 9th
   O      ---  4   89%  M Salas         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   95%  D Gallagher     Flyball: CF
          ---  7   90%  S Lyons         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--  2   80%  H Baines        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Lyons to 3B
                  Kenny Williams pinch runs for Harold Baines batting 3rd
   O      1-3  4  100%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198809090

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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