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@BOS		4
7
OAK
@CHW		7
4
TEX
@DET		4
2
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@MIL		4
8
MIN
@NYY		5
8
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@SEA		5
9
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@TOR		0
3
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@LAD		3
2
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@PHI		6
4
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@PIT		7
6
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@SDP		5
6
ATL
@SFG		5
7
NYM
@STL		9
4
Friday, April 14, 1989 2:00
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 37,950, Time of Game: 2:53
Athletics
7
7-4
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 2 GB
 at White Sox
4
5-5
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 3½ GB
W: Dave Stewart (3-0)
L: Melido Perez (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  1  0   1  1  4   0  0  0    7 13  1
White Sox       0  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  1    4  9  3

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Polonia LF 4 1 0 1 0 0 .120 .334 13 10 -0.125 0.84 0.009 -0.134 -1.6 2 1 SB,SH,GDP
Stan Javier RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .318 .711 22 14 0.034 0.72 0.106 -0.072 0.2 1 0 2B,CS
Dave Henderson CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .400 1.111 22 11 0.188 0.81 0.204 -0.016 1.1 3 0 3B,SF
Dave Parker DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 .317 .877 16 11 -0.106 0.82 0.026 -0.132 -1.3
Terry Steinbach C 5 0 0 0 0 2 .219 .567 18 13 -0.098 0.73 0.000 -0.098 -1.3 5 0
Carney Lansford 3B 5 3 4 0 0 0 .275 .651 21 12 0.271 0.80 0.272 -0.001 2.3 0 5 2·2B,SB
Billy Beane 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .250 .500 16 13 0.013 1.24 0.112 -0.099 -0.3 10 2
Glenn Hubbard 2B 2 1 1 2 0 0 .269 .894 15 10 0.189 1.52 0.189 0.000 1.6 3 2 SF
   Tony Phillips 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .576 3 1 -0.007 0.26 0.000 -0.007 -0.3 1 3
Mike Gallego SS 3 0 3 1 1 0 .500 1.249 17 11 0.174 0.89 0.174 0.000 2.5 0 1 2B
Dave Stewart P 2 2
   Rick Honeycutt P
Team Totals 37 7 13 6 2 7 .351 .879 163 106 0.533 0.87 1.092 -0.559 2.8 27 16
2B: C Lansford 2 (2, 2 off M Perez); S Javier (1, off M Perez); M Gallego (4, off D Pall).
3B: D Henderson (1, off M Perez).
SF: D Henderson (1, off B Jones); G Hubbard (1, off M Perez).
SH: L Polonia (1, off D Pall).
TB: C Lansford 6; M Gallego 4; S Javier 3; D Henderson 3; G Hubbard; D Parker; B Beane.
GIDP: L Polonia (3).
RBI: G Hubbard 2 (6); B Beane (1); M Gallego (3); L Polonia (2); D Henderson (3).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Phillips-B Beane.
E: B Beane (1).
Outfield Assists: L Polonia (D Gallagher at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: C Lansford (1, 3rd base off M Perez/M Merullo); L Polonia (3, 2nd base off B Jones/M Merullo).
CS: S Javier (1, 2nd base by M Perez/M Merullo).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ozzie Guillen SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 .313 .694 10 9 0.001 0.85 0.056 -0.055 -0.3 4 4 SB,GDP
Dave Gallagher CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .317 .786 16 8 0.031 1.23 0.059 -0.029 0.1 1 0
Harold Baines RF 4 0 2 3 0 1 .359 .880 14 8 0.315 1.76 0.333 -0.018 2.1 2 0
Ivan Calderon LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .256 .857 10 6 -0.021 1.20 0.076 -0.096 0.0 3 0 2B
Greg Walker 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .665 3 2 -0.016 1.45 0.000 -0.016 -0.2 2 0
   Billy Jo Robidoux 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .600 14 8 -0.048 0.62 0.000 -0.048 -0.6 5 0
Ron Kittle DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .161 .483 18 12 -0.100 0.74 0.000 -0.100 -1.0
Steve Lyons 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .652 12 7 0.002 0.79 0.053 -0.051 -0.2 4 3
Matt Merullo C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .400 1.400 13 9 -0.042 0.97 0.033 -0.075 0.8 6 3 HR
Eddie Williams 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 .361 1.008 19 11 -0.089 0.95 0.000 -0.089 -0.9 0 1
Melido Perez P
   Barry Jones P
   Donn Pall P
   Ken Patterson P
Team Totals 35 4 9 4 1 4 .257 .649 129 80 0.033 1.03 0.610 -0.577 -0.2 27 11
2B: I Calderon (3, off D Stewart).
HR: M Merullo (1, off R Honeycutt; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: M Merullo 5; I Calderon 3; H Baines 2; O Guillen 2; D Gallagher.
GIDP: O Guillen (1).
RBI: H Baines 3 (9); M Merullo (1).
2-out RBI: H Baines 3; M Merullo.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. O Guillen-S Lyons-B Robidoux.
E: O Guillen (1); E Williams 2 (4).
Baserunning
SB: O Guillen (4, 2nd base off D Stewart/T Steinbach).

Oakland Athletics

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
Dave Stewart, W (3-0) 6.1 7 3 1 1 3 0 1.80 27 96 60 39 9 12 13 10 3 0 53 -0.106 1.26 -0.2
Rick Honeycutt 2.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 4.50 9 33 20 10 2 8 6 2 1 0 1 0 0.074 0.33 0.4
Team Totals 9 9 4 2 1 4 1 2.00 36 129 80 49 11 20 19 12 4 0 53 1 0 -0.032 0.87 0.2

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
Melido Perez, L (1-1) 5 10 5 4 2 3 0 5.06 25 104 67 50 3 14 7 13 4 0 30 -0.345 1.15 -2.0
Barry Jones 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2.35 6 21 14 9 1 4 3 2 0 0 1 1 -0.207 0.93 -2.2
Donn Pall 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 2.16 8 26 17 11 3 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0.017 0.17 0.9
Ken Patterson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 3 12 8 5 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 7 4 2 7 0 4.00 42 163 106 75 9 22 12 21 7 0 30 1 1 -0.532 1.03 -2.8
M Perez faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Perez (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Greg Kosc.
Time of Game: 2:53.
Attendance: 37,950.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 50° F, Cloudy, Drizzle.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-3 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR CHW H. Baines D. Stewart -25% 43% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Williams Scores/unER; Guillen Scores/unER; Gallagher to 3B
t6 4-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R OAK M. Gallego B. Jones 12% 88% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Beane Scores; Hubbard to 3B
t6 3-3 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  R OAK B. Beane M. Perez 11% 71% Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Lansford Scores
t4 1-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R OAK G. Hubbard M. Perez 11% 63% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Lansford Scores
t5 2-1 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R OAK T. Steinbach M. Perez 10% 74% Wild Pitch; Henderson Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK L. Polonia M. Perez -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK S. Javier M. Perez 2% 50% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK D. Henderson M. Perez -4% 46% Javier Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK D. Henderson M. Perez 1% 48% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  OAK D. Parker M. Perez 3% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive); Henderson to 3B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O OAK T. Steinbach M. Perez -5% 45% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHW O. Guillen D. Stewart 2% 48% Groundout: 1B-P
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW D. Gallagher D. Stewart 1% 49% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW H. Baines D. Stewart 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Melido Perez facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK C. Lansford M. Perez 6% 56% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Lansford to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
t2 0-0 0 -2- 9,(3-2)  O OAK B. Beane M. Perez -4% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  OAK G. Hubbard M. Perez 3% 55% Lansford Steals 3B
t2 0-0 1 --3 8,(3-2)  RO OAK G. Hubbard M. Perez 2% 58% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Lansford Scores/unER
t2 1-0 2 --- 10,(3-2)  OAK M. Gallego M. Perez 1% 59% Walk
t2 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK L. Polonia M. Perez -2% 57% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW I. Calderon D. Stewart -7% 50% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b2 0-1 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O CHW G. Walker D. Stewart 2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B; Calderon to 3B
b2 0-1 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O CHW R. Kittle D. Stewart 7% 58% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O CHW S. Lyons D. Stewart 4% 62% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Melido Perez facing 2-3-4
Billy Jo Robidoux replaces Greg Walker playing 1B batting 5th
t3 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK S. Javier M. Perez 6% 68% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
t3 1-0 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O OAK D. Henderson M. Perez -1% 67% Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Javier to 3B
t3 1-0 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O OAK D. Parker M. Perez -6% 61% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t3 1-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O OAK T. Steinbach M. Perez -4% 57% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHW M. Merullo D. Stewart 3% 60% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b3 0-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW E. Williams D. Stewart 2% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b3 0-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW O. Guillen D. Stewart -2% 60% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b3 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW D. Gallagher D. Stewart -1% 59% Guillen Steals 2B
b3 0-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  CHW D. Gallagher D. Stewart -1% 58% Walk
b3 0-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  RO CHW H. Baines D. Stewart -8% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Guillen Scores; Gallagher out at Hm/LF-2B-C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Melido Perez facing 6-7-8
t4 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK C. Lansford M. Perez 8% 58% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t4 1-1 0 -2- 4,(0-2)  O OAK B. Beane M. Perez -5% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R OAK G. Hubbard M. Perez 11% 63% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Lansford Scores
t4 2-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OAK M. Gallego M. Perez 4% 67% Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Hubbard to 2B
t4 2-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO OAK L. Polonia M. Perez -9% 58% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 4-5-6
b4 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW I. Calderon D. Stewart 3% 61% Groundout: P-1B
b4 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW B. Robidoux D. Stewart 2% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW R. Kittle D. Stewart 1% 65% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Melido Perez facing 2-3-4
t5 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK S. Javier M. Perez -2% 62% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t5 2-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK D. Henderson M. Perez 8% 70% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t5 2-1 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O OAK D. Parker M. Perez -7% 64% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t5 2-1 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R OAK T. Steinbach M. Perez 10% 74% Wild Pitch; Henderson Scores
t5 3-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O OAK T. Steinbach M. Perez -1% 73% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 7-8-9
b5 1-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW S. Lyons D. Stewart -5% 68% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Lyons to 1B
b5 1-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW M. Merullo D. Stewart 5% 72% Flyball: CF
b5 1-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHW E. Williams D. Stewart 4% 76% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 1-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW O. Guillen D. Stewart -3% 73% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Williams to 2B
b5 1-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  CHW D. Gallagher D. Stewart -5% 69% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Williams to 3B; Guillen to 2B
b5 1-3 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR CHW H. Baines D. Stewart -25% 43% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Williams Scores/unER; Guillen Scores/unER; Gallagher to 3B
b5 3-3 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O CHW I. Calderon D. Stewart 7% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Melido Perez facing 6-7-8
t6 3-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK C. Lansford M. Perez 10% 60% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
t6 3-3 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  R OAK B. Beane M. Perez 11% 71% Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Lansford Scores
Barry Jones replaces Melido Perez pitching
t6 4-3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OAK G. Hubbard B. Jones 6% 76% Fielder's Choice 3B; Beane to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 2B); Hubbard to 1B
t6 4-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R OAK M. Gallego B. Jones 12% 88% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Beane Scores; Hubbard to 3B
t6 5-3 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  RO OAK L. Polonia B. Jones -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hubbard Scores/unER
t6 6-3 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OAK S. Javier B. Jones 1% 88% Polonia Steals 2B
t6 6-3 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  OAK S. Javier B. Jones 2% 91% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Polonia to 3B; Javier to 1B
t6 6-3 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  RO OAK D. Henderson B. Jones 1% 92% Popfly: 2B/Sacrifice Fly (Deep SS-2B); Polonia Scores/unER
t6 7-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O OAK D. Parker B. Jones -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 5-6-7
Tony Phillips replaces Glenn Hubbard playing 2B batting 8th
b6 3-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHW B. Robidoux D. Stewart 2% 93% Flyball: LF
b6 3-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW R. Kittle D. Stewart 1% 94% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 3-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW S. Lyons D. Stewart 1% 95% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-3, White Sox' Donn Pall facing 5-6-7
Donn Pall replaces Barry Jones pitching
t7 7-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK T. Steinbach D. Pall -0% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t7 7-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK C. Lansford D. Pall 0% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
t7 7-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK B. Beane D. Pall -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Lansford to 2B
t7 7-3 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  O OAK T. Phillips D. Pall -1% 94% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Athletics' Dave Stewart facing 8-9-1
b7 3-7 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CHW M. Merullo D. Stewart -3% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 3-7 0 1-- 9,(3-2)  O CHW E. Williams D. Stewart 3% 94% Strikeout Swinging
Rick Honeycutt replaces Dave Stewart pitching
b7 3-7 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO CHW O. Guillen R. Honeycutt 3% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-3, White Sox' Donn Pall facing 9-1-2
t8 7-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK M. Gallego D. Pall 1% 98% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t8 7-3 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O OAK L. Polonia D. Pall -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Gallego to 3B
t8 7-3 1 --3 5,(1-2)  O OAK S. Javier D. Pall -1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t8 7-3 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O OAK D. Henderson D. Pall -1% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Athletics' Rick Honeycutt facing 2-3-4
b8 3-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW D. Gallagher R. Honeycutt 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 3-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW H. Baines R. Honeycutt 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW I. Calderon R. Honeycutt -1% 98% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b8 3-7 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHW B. Robidoux R. Honeycutt 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-3, White Sox' Ken Patterson facing 4-5-6
Ken Patterson replaces Donn Pall pitching
t9 7-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK D. Parker K. Patterson -0% 99% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t9 7-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK T. Steinbach K. Patterson -0% 98% Lineout: SS
t9 7-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK C. Lansford K. Patterson -0% 98% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Athletics' Rick Honeycutt facing 6-7-8
b9 3-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW R. Kittle R. Honeycutt 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b9 3-7 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHW S. Lyons R. Honeycutt 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b9 3-7 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R CHW M. Merullo R. Honeycutt -0% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b9 4-7 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHW E. Williams R. Honeycutt 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, White Sox 4.

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  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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