August 8, 1989 Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
MIN 1 SEA 6
@CAL 4
(10) OAK 3
@CHW 2
(10) DET 6
MIL 3 KCR 8
BOS 1 CLE 3
@NYY 1 TOR 7
TEX 0 CHC 4
MON 2 LAD 10
ATL 2 NYM 9
@PHI 0 PIT 7
STL 3 HOU 12
@SDP 3 CIN 10
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 17,832

Tuesday, August 8, 1989, 5:41
Time of Game: 3:21

Athletics

68-45

Won 1

1st

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

W: R Honeycutt (2-1), L: D Pall (4-3), S: D Eckersley (22)

White Sox

47-65

Lost 2

7th, 20½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   1   2   0    1   0  .292  .841    0    7   0   SB
C Lansford 1B-3B              4   1   1   0    1   0  .331  .810    0    6   0   2·SB,GDP
D Henderson CF                3   0   1   2    1   2  .253  .689    0    2   0   2B
D Parker DH                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .272  .751    0    0   0   
T Steinbach C                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .303  .741    0    4   0   
T Phillips 3B-2B              4   0   0   0    0   2  .247  .691    0    0   1   
S Javier RF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .248  .639    0    4   0   
W Weiss SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .596    0    0   3   SH
M Gallego 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .660    0    3   3   
  J Canseco PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .816    0    0   0   
  M McGwire 1B                1   0   1   0    0   0  .236  .777    0    3   0   

D Stewart P                                                              1   0
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   1
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
Totals                       32   3   5   2    5   9                    30   8

BATTING

2B: D Henderson (14, off M Perez).

SH: W Weiss (2, off D Pall).

TB: R Henderson 2; D Henderson 2; M McGwire; C Lansford.

GIDP: C Lansford (17).

RBI: D Henderson 2 (55).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: D Henderson (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Lansford 2 (22, 2nd base off M Perez/C Fisk 2); R Henderson (51, 3rd base off M Perez/C Fisk).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gallagher CF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .685    0    5   0   SH
S Fletcher 2B                 5   0   2   1    0   0  .241  .615    0    0   1   2B
I Calderon RF                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .764    0    3   0   
G Walker DH                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .619    0    0   0   
C Fisk C                      4   0   0   0    1   1  .300  .817    0    9   0   
C Martinez 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .275  .727    0    1   0   SH
D Boston LF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .239  .628    0    4   0   SB
R Morman 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .259  .666    0    3   0   
  S Lyons PH-1B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .642    0    2   0   
O Guillen SS                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .263  .601    0    3   2   

M Perez P                                                                0   1
  D Pall P                                                               0   1
Totals                       39   2  10   2    1   4                    30   5

BATTING

2B: S Fletcher (15, off D Stewart).

SH: D Gallagher (12, off D Stewart); C Martinez (5, off D Stewart).

TB: S Fletcher 3; C Martinez 2; O Guillen 2; D Boston 2; I Calderon; D Gallagher.

RBI: O Guillen (37); S Fletcher (25).

2-out RBI: O Guillen.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Fletcher-O Guillen-R Morman; O Guillen-S Lyons.

E: O Guillen (15).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Boston (4, 2nd base off D Stewart/T Steinbach).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Stewart                      8     9   2   1    1   4   0   3.41   35     -       ·  ·     10·12· 8· 0     61    -     1.48   0.28
R Honeycutt, W (2-1)           1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.30    5     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.63   0.22
D Eckersley, S (22)            0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.13    2     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.38   0.10
Totals                        10    10   2   1    1   4   0          42     -       ·  ·     13·16· 8· 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
M Perez                        9     3   2   2    4   9   0   5.16   33     -       ·  ·      4·12· 4· 0     78    -     1.23   0.41
D Pall, L (4-3)                1     2   1   1    1   0   0   2.51    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    2.30  -0.31
Totals                        10     5   3   3    5   9   0          38     -       ·  ·      6·12· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Stewart (10).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 3:21.

Attendance: 17,832.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 74° F, Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Chicago White Sox                    
1. R Henderson          LF    1. D Gallagher          CF 
2. C Lansford           1B    2. S Fletcher           2B 
3. D Henderson          CF    3. I Calderon           RF 
4. D Parker             DH    4. G Walker             DH 
5. T Steinbach          C     5. C Fisk               C  
6. T Phillips           3B    6. C Martinez           3B 
7. S Javier             RF    7. D Boston             LF 
8. W Weiss              SS    8. R Morman             1B 
9. M Gallego            2B    9. O Guillen            SS 

   D Stewart            P        M Perez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   1  2-2  -2-      30%  86% M McGwire       D Pall          Single to SS (Ground Ball); Javier Scores/Adv on E6 (throw); McGwire to 2B
   t 3   1  0-0  -23      14%  74% D Henderson     M Perez         Double to LF (Line Drive); Henderson Scores; Lansford Scores
   b 4   2  2-1  -2-     -13%  47% O Guillen       D Stewart       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Boston Scores
   b 8   2  2-2  --3       9%  50% S Lyons         D Stewart       Flyball: LF
   b 5   1  2-2  --3       8%  45% G Walker        D Stewart       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Henderson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  C Lansford      Flyball: LF
          ---      48%  D Henderson     Walk
   O      1--      45%  D Parker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Gallagher     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  I Calderon      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Melido Perez facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  T Steinbach     Walk
   O      1--      50%  T Phillips      Strikeout
   O      1--      48%  S Javier        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Steinbach to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  W Weiss         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  G Walker        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  C Fisk          Strikeout
          ---      48%  C Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      46%  D Boston        Single to RF (Line Drive); Martinez to 2B
          12-      44%  R Morman        Wild Pitch; Martinez to 3B; Boston to 2B
   O      -23      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Melido Perez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  M Gallego       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  R Henderson     Walk
          1--      54%  C Lansford      Walk; Henderson to 2B
          12-      60%  D Henderson     Henderson Steals 3B; Lansford Steals 2B
   RR     -23      74%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive); Henderson Scores; Lansford Scores
   O      -2-      72%  D Parker        Flyball: CF; Henderson to 3B
   O      --3      69%  T Steinbach     Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Stewart facing 9-1-2
          ---      62%  O Guillen       Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Guillen to 2B
   O      -2-      64%  D Gallagher     Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Guillen to 3B
   R      --3      57%  S Fletcher      Single (Ground Ball); Guillen Scores/unER
          1--      52%  I Calderon      Single to LF (Line Drive); Fletcher to 2B
   O      12-      58%  G Walker        Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      63%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Melido Perez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  T Phillips      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      59%  S Javier        Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  W Weiss         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Stewart facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  C Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      58%  D Boston        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      56%  R Morman        Boston Steals 2B
   O      -2-      60%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      47%  O Guillen       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Boston Scores
   O      1--      50%  D Gallagher     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Melido Perez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  M Gallego       Popfly: SS
          ---      50%  R Henderson     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      44%  C Lansford      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Stewart facing 2-3-4
          ---      35%  S Fletcher      Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      36%  I Calderon      Groundout: 2B-1B; Fletcher to 3B
   O      --3      45%  G Walker        Strikeout
   O      --3      50%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Melido Perez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  D Henderson     Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  D Parker        Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  T Steinbach     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Stewart facing 6-7-8
          ---      38%  C Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      42%  D Boston        Popfly: 1B
                  Steve Lyons pinch hits for Russ Morman batting 8th
   O      1--      47%  S Lyons         Lineout: LF
          1--      42%  O Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive); Martinez to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  D Gallagher     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Melido Perez facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Lyons moves to 1B
   O      ---      46%  T Phillips      Lineout: LF
   O      ---      43%  S Javier        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      41%  W Weiss         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Stewart facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      45%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      48%  I Calderon      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Walker        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Melido Perez facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Canseco pinch hits for Mike Gallego batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  J Canseco       Strikeout
   O      ---      42%  R Henderson     Flyball: LF
          ---      45%  C Lansford      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      47%  D Henderson     Lansford Steals 2B
   O      -2-      40%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Stewart facing 5-6-7
                  Mark McGwire replaces Jose Canseco playing 1B batting 9th; Tony Phillips moves to 2B; Carney Lansford moves to 3B
          ---      33%  C Fisk          Walk
   O      1--      35%  C Martinez      Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Fisk to 2B
   O      -2-      41%  D Boston        Groundout: 2B-1B; Fisk to 3B
   O      --3      50%  S Lyons         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Melido Perez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      44%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      40%  T Steinbach     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      37%  T Phillips      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Rick Honeycutt facing 9-1-2
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Dave Stewart pitching
   O      ---      42%  O Guillen       Flyball: LF
          ---      37%  D Gallagher     Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      44%  S Fletcher      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      50%  I Calderon      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Donn Pall facing 7-8-9
                  Donn Pall replaces Melido Perez pitching
          ---      58%  S Javier        Walk
   O      1--      56%  W Weiss         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Javier to 2B
   R      -2-      86%  M McGwire       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Javier Scores/Adv on E6 (throw); McGwire to 2B
          -2-      89%  R Henderson     Single to LF (Line Drive); McGwire to 3B
   OO     1-3      81%  C Lansford      Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 10th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Honeycutt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  G Walker        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
   O      ---      96%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  C Martinez      Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198908080

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