September 24, 1988 Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 15,790

Saturday, September 24, 1988, 6:08
Time of Game: 3:04

Royals

81-73

Won 1

3rd, 18½ GB

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

W: F Bannister (12-13), L: A Peterson (0-1)

White Sox

66-87

Lost 1

6th, 33 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .629   17    2   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .303  .792   24    1   1   SB
G Brett 1B                    5   1   2   0    0   2  .309  .908   21    6   0   
D Tartabull RF                4   0   3   1    0   1  .274  .876   16    3   1   2B
  G Thurman PR-LF             0   1   0   0    0   0  .137  .322         1   0   
B Buckner DH                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .249  .615   11    0   0   SB
F White 2B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .238  .604   17    3   4   GDP
B Jackson LF-RF               3   1   0   0    1   1  .248  .766   18    1   0   2·SB
B Wellman SS                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .261  .608   26    2   0   HBP
R Palacios C                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .286   13    8   0   

F Bannister P                                                            0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
  M Lee P                                                                0   0
Totals                       36   6   8   4    2   9              163   27   6

BATTING

2B: D Tartabull (37, off K Patterson).

HBP: B Wellman (2, by T McCarthy).

TB: D Tartabull 4; G Brett 2; B Wellman; F White; B Buckner.

GIDP: F White (15).

RBI: F White (56); B Buckner (41); B Wellman (5); D Tartabull (94).

2-out RBI: B Wellman; F White.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Buckner (5, 2nd base off A Peterson/C Fisk); B Jackson 2 (27, 2nd base off A Peterson/C Fisk, 2nd base off T McCarthy/C Fisk); K Seitzer (9, 2nd base off A Peterson/C Fisk).

PO: F White (1st base by A Peterson).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gallagher CF-LF             5   0   0   0    0   1  .305  .770   14    1   0   
K Williams RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .164  .542   23    0   0   
H Baines DH                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .274  .749   12    0   0   2·2B
C Fisk C                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .272  .906   22    8   1   
M Diaz 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .205  .549   16   13   0   
C Martinez 3B                 4   2   2   0    0   0  .220  .464   12    0   4   2B
R Morman LF                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .551    9    1   0   
  L Johnson PH-CF             2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .493    6    0   0   
O Guillen SS                  4   0   3   1    0   0  .262  .608   12    3   4   SB
F Manrique 2B                 2   0   1   1    0   0  .238  .642    7    0   5   
  S Lyons PH-2B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .669    8    1   2   

A Peterson P                                                             0   0
  D Pall P                                                               0   0
  K Patterson P                                                          0   0
  T McCarthy P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   2  10   2    1   8              141   27  16

BATTING

2B: H Baines 2 (35, off T Gordon, off F Bannister); C Martinez (1, off M Lee).

TB: H Baines 5; C Martinez 3; O Guillen 3; R Morman; F Manrique.

RBI: O Guillen (37); F Manrique (34).

2-out RBI: F Manrique.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Guillen-S Lyons-M Diaz.

E: O Guillen (20); S Lyons (28); A Peterson ().

BASERUNNING

SB: O Guillen (23, 2nd base off T Gordon/R Palacios).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Bannister, W (12-13)         5.2   6   1   1    1   4   0   4.34   23   90-56   38· 9· 9    6· 8· 4· 0     56    -     0.89   0.18
T Gordon, H (2)                2.1   2   0   0    0   4   0   2.38    9   34-22    9· 6· 7    1· 2· 2· 0          2-0    0.87   0.12
M Lee                          1     2   1   1    0   0   0   4.50    5   14-10    8· 1· 1    2· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.35   0.01
Totals                         9    10   2   2    1   8   0          37  138-88   55·16·17    9·10· 9· 0          2-0

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
A Peterson, L (0-1)            3.2   3   4   4    2   5   0   9.82   17   72-45   25· 9·11    6· 3· 1· 0     42    -     0.87  -0.22
D Pall                         3.1   2   0   0    0   3   0   3.25   12   36-25   16· 5· 4    7· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.35   0.07
K Patterson                    0     3   2   2    0   0   0   5.82    3   12-7     4· 2· 1    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.36  -0.05
T McCarthy                     2     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.80    7   26-16   12· 1· 3    4· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9     8   6   6    2   9   0          39  146-93   57·17·19   18· 5· 4· 0          3-1

K Patterson faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: A Peterson (1).

IBB: None.

PO: A Peterson (0; F White, 1st base).

HBP: T McCarthy (2; B Wellman).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 15,790.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 9mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox                    
1. W Wilson             CF    1. D Gallagher          CF 
2. K Seitzer            3B    2. K Williams           RF 
3. G Brett              1B    3. H Baines             DH 
4. D Tartabull          RF    4. C Fisk               C  
5. B Buckner            DH    5. M Diaz               1B 
6. F White              2B    6. C Martinez           3B 
7. B Jackson            LF    7. R Morman             LF 
8. B Wellman            SS    8. O Guillen            SS 
9. R Palacios           C     9. F Manrique           2B 

   F Bannister          P        A Peterson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  0-0  -2-  3   11%  63% D Tartabull     A Peterson      Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Seitzer Scores
   t 4   2  0-1  -2-  4   10%  72% F White         A Peterson      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Buckner Scores
   t 4   2  0-2  1--  2    8%  80% B Jackson       A Peterson      White Picked off 1B, safe on E1; White Scores
   t 4   2  0-3  --3  6    6%  87% B Wellman       A Peterson      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Jackson Scores
   b 6   1  4-1  12-  5    6%  85% M Diaz          F Bannister     Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Peterson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  K Seitzer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   45%  G Brett         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  D Gallagher     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  9   49%  K Williams      Flyball: RF
          ---  1   48%  H Baines        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   50%  C Fisk          Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Peterson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   48%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  B Buckner       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   47%  F White         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   45%  B Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   47%  M Diaz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   49%  C Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   48%  R Morman        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   50%  O Guillen       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Peterson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   48%  B Wellman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  R Palacios      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   45%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   47%  F Manrique      Lineout: SS
   O      ---  1   49%  D Gallagher     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   50%  K Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Adam Peterson facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   54%  K Seitzer       Walk
          1--      57%  G Brett         Seitzer Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   52%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3   63%  D Tartabull     Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Seitzer Scores
   O      1--  2   60%  B Buckner       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Buckner to 1B
          1--      61%  F White         Buckner Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   72%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball); Buckner Scores
   R      1--      80%  B Jackson       White Picked off 1B, safe on E1; White Scores
          ---  6   81%  " "             Walk
          1--      81%  B Wellman       Jackson Steals 2B
          -2-      82%  " "             Wild Pitch; Jackson to 3B
   R      --3  6   87%  " "             Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Jackson Scores
                  Donn Pall replaces Adam Peterson pitching
   O      1--  4   86%  R Palacios      Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Floyd Bannister facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   88%  H Baines        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   90%  C Fisk          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  4   90%  M Diaz          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Donn Pall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   90%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   89%  K Seitzer       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   89%  G Brett         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  3   90%  D Tartabull     Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Brett to 2B
   O      12-  4   89%  B Buckner       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Floyd Bannister facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   85%  C Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  7   88%  R Morman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   90%  O Guillen       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Martinez to 3B; Guillen out at 2B/RF-2B
   R      --3  6   85%  F Manrique      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Martinez Scores
   O      1--  2   87%  D Gallagher     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Donn Pall facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   86%  F White         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   85%  B Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   85%  B Wellman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Floyd Bannister facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   87%  K Williams      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   83%  H Baines        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  5   79%  C Fisk          Walk
   O      12-  5   85%  M Diaz          Strikeout Swinging
                  Tom Gordon replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
   O      12-  3   90%  C Martinez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Donn Pall facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   89%  R Palacios      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   88%  W Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   88%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
                  Lance Johnson pinch hits for Russ Morman batting 7th
   O      ---  5   91%  L Johnson       Lineout: SS
          ---  3   88%  O Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Steve Lyons pinch hits for Fred Manrique batting 9th
   O      1--  2   91%  S Lyons         Flyball: CF
          1--      90%  D Gallagher     Guillen Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   93%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ken Patterson facing 3-4-5
                  Ken Patterson replaces Donn Pall pitching; Steve Lyons moves to 2B; Dave Gallagher moves to LF; Lance Johnson moves to CF
          ---  6   94%  G Brett         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   97%  D Tartabull     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Brett to 3B
                  Gary Thurman pinch runs for Danny Tartabull batting 4th
   R      -23  2   98%  B Buckner       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Brett Scores; Thurman to 3B
                  Tom McCarthy replaces Ken Patterson pitching
   ROO    1-3  5   98%  F White         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Thurman Scores/No RBI
          ---  2   98%  B Jackson       Reached on E4 (Fly Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--      98%  B Wellman       Jackson Steals 2B
          -2-  2   98%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  1   98%  R Palacios      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Tom Gordon facing 2-3-4
                  Gary Thurman moves to LF; Bo Jackson moves to RF
   O      ---  4   99%  K Williams      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   98%  H Baines        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  6   99%  C Fisk          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   99%  M Diaz          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tom McCarthy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   99%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   99%  K Seitzer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  G Brett         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Mark Lee facing 6-7-8
                  Mark Lee replaces Tom Gordon pitching
          ---  2   98%  C Martinez      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   99%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B; Martinez to 3B
   R      --3  4   98%  O Guillen       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Martinez Scores
   O      1--  6   99%  S Lyons         Groundout: 2B-1B; Guillen to 2B
   O      -2-  1  100%  D Gallagher     Lineout: LF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, White Sox 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198809240

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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