August 6, 1989 Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
TEX 2
(10) BOS 6
CLE 4 DET 4
@CHW 3 CAL 6
@MIL 0 KCR 3
@MIN 2 OAK 2
@SEA 1 TOR 6
NYY 5 CIN 3
ATL 2 LAD 4
SDP 2 NYM 2
MON 1
(14) PIT 5
CHC 4
(18) HOU 3
@SFG 2 STL 5
PHI 4
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 14,418

Sunday, August 6, 1989, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:55

Tigers

39-70

Won 1

7th, 18 GB

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

W: F Tanana (8-9), L: G Hibbard (2-4)

White Sox

47-64

Lost 1

7th, 20½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Pettis CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .252  .696    9    1   0   
A Trammell SS                 4   2   2   0    0   0  .246  .654   11    2   2   2B,CS
T Jones LF                    2   0   2   2    1   0  .235  .620   12    2   0   2B
  F Lynn PH-LF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .649    4    1   0   
G Ward 1B                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .246  .708   19   10   0   
  D Bergman PH-1B             1   0   0   1    0   0  .260  .680    3    3   0   
C Lemon DH                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .683    9    0   0   
  L Whitaker PH               0   0   0   1    0   0  .258  .857    4    0   0   SF
M Heath C                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .284  .790    8    2   1   
R Schu 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .619    9    0   2   GDP
K Williams RF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .218  .564   14    3   0   HBP
M Brumley 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .234  .592   12    3   5   GDP

F Tanana P                                                               0   3
Totals                       31   4   9   4    3   1              114   27  13

BATTING

2B: T Jones (13, off G Hibbard); A Trammell (13, off G Hibbard).

SF: L Whitaker (8, off T McCarthy).

HBP: K Williams (2, by T McCarthy).

TB: T Jones 3; A Trammell 3; M Heath 2; M Brumley; K Williams; G Pettis.

GIDP: M Brumley (3); R Schu (3).

RBI: T Jones 2 (35); D Bergman (18); L Whitaker (60).

2-out RBI: T Jones 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Trammell-M Brumley-G Ward.

E: A Trammell (6); M Brumley (7); R Schu (9).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Trammell (2, 3rd base by G Hibbard/R Karkovice).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gallagher CF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .290  .687   12    2   1   
S Fletcher 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .239  .610   16    5   5   
I Calderon RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .769   21    2   0   
C Fisk DH                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .306  .829   15    0   0   2B,GDP
C Martinez 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .270  .722   18    1   1   SB
R Morman 1B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .717         0   0   
  L Johnson LF                3   1   0   0    0   0  .167  .334   15    2   0   SH
S Lyons LF-1B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .262  .646   23    9   0   
R Karkovice C                 3   0   2   1    0   0  .248  .627   11    1   2   2B,SH
O Guillen SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .599    9    5   6   

G Hibbard P                                                              0   1
  S Hillegas P                                                           0   0
  K Patterson P                                                          0   0
  T McCarthy P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   3   6   3    2   2              140   27  16

BATTING

2B: C Fisk (14, off F Tanana); R Karkovice (6, off F Tanana).

SH: L Johnson (1, off F Tanana); R Karkovice (6, off F Tanana).

TB: R Karkovice 3; C Fisk 2; S Lyons; C Martinez; I Calderon.

GIDP: C Fisk (10).

RBI: S Lyons (29); C Martinez (21); R Karkovice (15).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 4. O Guillen-S Fletcher-S Lyons 2; S Fletcher-O Guillen; D Gallagher-O Guillen.

E: C Martinez (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Martinez (2, 3rd base off F Tanana/M Heath).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Tanana, W (8-9)              9     6   3   2    2   2   0   3.42   36  138-84   49· 6·29   17· 9· 6· 0     65    -     1.56   0.25
Totals                         9     6   3   2    2   2   0          36  138-84   49· 6·29   17· 9· 6· 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
G Hibbard, L (2-4)             7     9   4   4    2   1   0   3.29   29   84-53   37· 5·11   15· 5· 6· 0     42    -     1.45  -0.12
S Hillegas                     0     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.11    1    4-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.31  -0.08
K Patterson, BS (1)            0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.33    1    3-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          3-1    4.14  -0.02
T McCarthy                     1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.24    5   19-13    9· 2· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          2-1    1.40  -0.03
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   1   0          36  110-67   47· 7·13   17· 8· 6· 0          7-2

G Hibbard faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
S Hillegas faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T McCarthy (2; K Williams).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 14,418.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Chicago White Sox                    
1. G Pettis             CF    1. D Gallagher          CF 
2. A Trammell           SS    2. S Fletcher           2B 
3. T Jones              LF    3. I Calderon           RF 
4. G Ward               1B    4. C Fisk               DH 
5. C Lemon              DH    5. C Martinez           3B 
6. M Heath              C     6. R Morman             1B 
7. R Schu               3B    7. S Lyons              LF 
8. K Williams           RF    8. R Karkovice          C  
9. M Brumley            2B    9. O Guillen            SS 

   F Tanana             P        G Hibbard            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  3-2  1--  2   22%  55% A Trammell      G Hibbard       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Pettis to 3B
   t 3   2  0-0  -23  2   20%  71% T Jones         G Hibbard       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Brumley Scores; Trammell Scores
   b 9   2  4-3  12-  2   16% 100% O Guillen       F Tanana        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   t 6   1  3-2  12-  1  -14%  25% C Lemon         G Hibbard       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   t 3   0  0-0  12-  3  -13%  47% G Pettis        G Hibbard       Line Drive Double Play: CF-SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Hibbard facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   54%  G Pettis        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
                  Steve Lyons moves to 1B; Lance Johnson replaces Russ Morman playing LF batting 6th
   O      1--  4   50%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  6   54%  T Jones         Walk; Trammell to 2B
   O      12-      49%  G Ward          Trammell Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Jones to 2B
   O      -2-  5   45%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   48%  D Gallagher     Flyball: RF
          ---  6   45%  S Fletcher      Walk
   O      1--  4   48%  I Calderon      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  7   50%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Hibbard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   48%  C Lemon         Lineout: SS
          ---  1   50%  M Heath         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  3   45%  R Schu          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   47%  C Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  L Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  8   50%  S Lyons         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Hibbard facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   54%  K Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   60%  M Brumley       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Williams to 2B
   OO     12-  3   47%  G Pettis        Line Drive Double Play: CF-SS
          1--  3   51%  A Trammell      Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Brumley to 3B
   RR     -23  2   71%  T Jones         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Brumley Scores; Trammell Scores
   O      -2-  3   69%  G Ward          Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   62%  R Karkovice     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   67%  O Guillen       Flyball: RF
          -2-  5   64%  D Gallagher     Walk
   O      12-  3   67%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Karkovice to 3B; Gallagher to 2B
   O      -23  4   74%  I Calderon      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Greg Hibbard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   73%  C Lemon         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   71%  M Heath         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   71%  R Schu          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   63%  C Fisk          Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   R      -2-  6   53%  C Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Fisk Scores
          1--  2   46%  L Johnson       Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home); Martinez to 2B
          12-      39%  S Lyons         Martinez Steals 3B; Johnson to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   RO     -23  4   38%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Martinez Scores; Johnson to 3B
   RO     --3  5   34%  R Karkovice     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Johnson Scores/unER
   O      ---  1   35%  O Guillen       Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Greg Hibbard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   32%  K Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   30%  M Brumley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   28%  G Pettis        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   30%  D Gallagher     Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  3   27%  S Fletcher      Reached on E4 (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Fletcher to 2B
          -2-  6   22%  I Calderon      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Fletcher to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   33%  C Fisk          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Greg Hibbard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   29%  A Trammell      Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  4   33%  T Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  7   40%  G Ward          Walk; Jones to 2B
   OO     12-  1   25%  C Lemon         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   27%  C Martinez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   29%  L Johnson       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   30%  S Lyons         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Greg Hibbard facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   37%  M Heath         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   30%  R Schu          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  1   25%  K Williams      Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   20%  M Brumley       Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   22%  R Karkovice     Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   23%  O Guillen       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  1   24%  D Gallagher     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Greg Hibbard facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   33%  G Pettis        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   55%  A Trammell      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Pettis to 3B
                  Shawn Hillegas replaces Greg Hibbard pitching; Fred Lynn pinch hits for Tracy Jones batting 3rd
          1-3  4   63%  F Lynn          Walk; Trammell to 2B
                  Ken Patterson replaces Shawn Hillegas pitching; Dave Bergman pinch hits for Gary Ward batting 4th
   RO     123  3   65%  D Bergman       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Trammell to 3B; Pettis Scores
                  Tom McCarthy replaces Ken Patterson pitching; Lou Whitaker pinch hits for Chet Lemon batting 5th
   RO     1-3  4   73%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Trammell Scores
   O      1--  3   71%  M Heath         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
                  Dave Bergman moves to 1B; Fred Lynn moves to LF
   O      ---  4   77%  S Fletcher      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   81%  I Calderon      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   85%  C Fisk          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Tom McCarthy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   83%  R Schu          Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
          ---  4   85%  K Williams      Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  7   81%  M Brumley       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   90%  C Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   96%  L Johnson       Flyball: LF
          ---  5   91%  S Lyons         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   84%  R Karkovice     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Lyons to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  O Guillen       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198908060

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