September 11, 1988 Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 10,902

Sunday, September 11, 1988, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:27

Twins

79-63

Lost 1

2nd, 11 GB

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

W: S Hillegas (4-5), L: B Blyleven (9-15), S: K Patterson (1)

White Sox

61-80

Won 1

6th, 28½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .728   15    1   0   GDP
T Herr 2B                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .647   13    3   4   
  G Gaetti PH                 1   0   1   2    0   0  .301  .912    1    0   0   2B
  S Lombardozzi PR-2B         0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .603         0   0   
K Puckett CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .349  .907   13    2   0   GDP
K Hrbek DH                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .922   11    0   0   2B
G Larkin 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .285  .780   17    7   1   
R Bush RF                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .256  .803   12    2   0   
  T Laudner PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .742    6    0   0   
G Gagne SS                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .241  .691   13    3   0   
A Newman 3B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .572    7    0   0   
  J Moses PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .314  .800    4    0   0   
  B Harper C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .796         2   0   
T Nieto C                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .061  .141    6    4   1   
  J Dwyer PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .606    5    0   0   
  D Baker PR-3B               0   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   

B Blyleven P                                                             0   1
Totals                       29   2   4   2    4   3              123   24   8

BATTING

2B: G Gaetti (28, off S Hillegas); K Hrbek (31, off S Hillegas).

TB: K Hrbek 2; G Gaetti 2; T Nieto; J Moses.

GIDP: K Puckett (15); D Gladden (8).

RBI: G Gaetti 2 (80).

2-out RBI: G Gaetti 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gallagher CF                4   1   2   2    0   0  .301  .743   10    4   0   2·2B
S Lyons 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .264  .683   11    1   1   2B
H Baines DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .738   17    0   0   
M Salas C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .645   13    4   0   
D Pasqua RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .689   11    1   0   
D Boston LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .718   14    1   0   
M Diaz 1B                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .205  .548   15    9   1   HBP
  R Morman 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .538         1   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   2   1   0    0   0  .257  .591    7    1   4   3B,SB
D Hill 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .219  .577   15    4   5   CS
  F Manrique 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .657         0   0   

S Hillegas P                                                             1   0
  K Patterson P                                                          0   1
Totals                       28   3   5   3    0   5              113   27  12

BATTING

2B: D Gallagher 2 (11, 2 off B Blyleven); S Lyons (23, off B Blyleven).

3B: O Guillen (5, off B Blyleven).

HBP: M Diaz (1, by B Blyleven).

TB: D Gallagher 4; O Guillen 3; S Lyons 2; D Hill.

RBI: D Gallagher 2 (27); S Lyons (40).

2-out RBI: D Gallagher 2; S Lyons.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Lyons-D Hill-M Diaz; O Guillen-D Hill-M Diaz.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Guillen (20, 2nd base off B Blyleven/T Nieto).

CS: D Hill (1, 2nd base by B Blyleven/T Nieto).

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
B Blyleven, L (9-15)           8     5   3   3    0   5   0   5.28   29  110-77   51·11·15    9· 9· 5· 0     65    -     0.94  -0.20
Totals                         8     5   3   3    0   5   0          29  110-77   51·11·15    9· 9· 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
S Hillegas, W (4-5)            8     4   2   2    4   3   0   4.24   30  111-65   42·12·11   12· 7· 4· 0     65    -     1.42   0.14
K Patterson, S (1)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    3   12-6     4· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.16
Totals                         9     4   2   2    4   3   0          33  123-71   46·13·12   13· 9· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Blyleven (12; M Diaz).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 10,902.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 12mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   B Blyleven           P        S Hillegas           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  2-0  -23  1  -31%  53% G Gaetti        S Hillegas      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Moses Scores; Baker Scores
   b 8   2  2-2  --3  1   27%  86% D Gallagher     B Blyleven      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Guillen Scores
   b 8   1  2-2  ---  3   18%  74% O Guillen       B Blyleven      Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   b 8   1  2-2  --3  5  -15%  59% D Hill          B Blyleven      Strikeout Looking
   b 3   2  0-0  --3  3   12%  66% D Gallagher     B Blyleven      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Guillen Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Hillegas facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  D Gladden       Flyball: RF
          ---  5   50%  T Herr          Walk
   OO     1--  1   55%  K Puckett       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  D Gallagher     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  S Lyons         Foul Bunt Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  7   50%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Hillegas facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   44%  K Hrbek         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   45%  G Larkin        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hrbek to 3B
   O      --3  6   51%  R Bush          Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   55%  G Gagne         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  M Salas         Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   51%  D Pasqua        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   50%  D Boston        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Hillegas facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   52%  A Newman        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          ---  2   50%  T Nieto         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  2   55%  D Gladden       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   59%  M Diaz          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   56%  O Guillen       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 1B)
          1--      58%  D Hill          Guillen Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   54%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Guillen to 3B
   R      --3  3   66%  D Gallagher     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Guillen Scores
   R      -2-  3   76%  S Lyons         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Gallagher Scores
   O      -2-  7   74%  H Baines        Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Shawn Hillegas facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   76%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   78%  K Puckett       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   79%  K Hrbek         Flyball: 2B (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   78%  M Salas         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   77%  D Pasqua        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   76%  D Boston        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Shawn Hillegas facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   71%  G Larkin        Walk
          1--  4   63%  R Bush          Walk; Larkin to 2B
   O      12-  4   71%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   76%  A Newman        Flyball: LF
   O      12-  4   82%  T Nieto         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   80%  M Diaz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   79%  O Guillen       Flyball: LF
          ---  3   80%  D Hill          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   79%  D Gallagher     Hill Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Shawn Hillegas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   82%  D Gladden       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  2   84%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   85%  K Puckett       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   84%  D Gallagher     Flyball: 2B (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  5   83%  S Lyons         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  3   82%  H Baines        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Shawn Hillegas facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   86%  K Hrbek         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   88%  G Larkin        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   89%  R Bush          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   88%  M Salas         Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   87%  D Pasqua        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   87%  D Boston        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Shawn Hillegas facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   91%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
                  John Moses pinch hits for Al Newman batting 8th
          ---  4   86%  J Moses         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Tom Nieto batting 9th
          1--  5   79%  J Dwyer         Walk; Moses to 2B
                  Doug Baker pinch runs for Jim Dwyer batting 9th
   O      12-  4   84%  D Gladden       Groundout: 2B-1B; Moses to 3B; Baker to 2B
                  Gary Gaetti pinch hits for Tom Herr batting 2nd
   RR     -23  1   53%  G Gaetti        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Moses Scores; Baker Scores
                  Steve Lombardozzi pinch runs for Gary Gaetti batting 2nd
   O      -2-  3   61%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
                  Brian Harper replaces John Moses playing C batting 8th; Steve Lombardozzi moves to 2B; Doug Baker moves to 3B
   O      ---  5   56%  M Diaz          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   74%  O Guillen       Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      --3  5   59%  D Hill          Strikeout Looking
   R      --3  1   86%  D Gallagher     Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Guillen Scores
   O      -2-  1   84%  S Lyons         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Ken Patterson facing 4-5-6
                  Ken Patterson replaces Shawn Hillegas pitching; Russ Morman replaces Mike Diaz playing 1B batting 7th; Fred Manrique replaces Donnie Hill playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  2   91%  K Hrbek         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  4   96%  G Larkin        Flyball: CF
                  Tim Laudner pinch hits for Randy Bush batting 6th
   O      ---  6  100%  T Laudner       Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198809110

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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