September 1, 1989 Baltimore Orioles at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 7
@BOS 2 CHW 10
BAL 1 DET 2
CLE 1
(12) MIL 6
OAK 5
(10) NYY 11
CAL 5 KCR 5
@TEX 3
(12) TOR 7
MIN 3 ATL 5
CHC 1 LAD 2
MON 0 CIN 11
@PIT 5 SFG 7
NYM 1 HOU 6
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 11,574

Friday, September 1, 1989, 8:38
Time of Game: 3:03

Orioles

72-63

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  1
White Sox       4  0  0   0  0  0   1  5  X   10 15  2

W: E King (7-8), L: B Milacki (9-12)

White Sox

57-77

Won 1

7th, 23½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Bradley LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .776   22    2   0   
M Devereaux CF                3   1   1   0    1   0  .262  .713   19    4   0   SB,CS
C Ripken SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .731   21    4   2   
J Orsulak RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .778   12    5   0   
R Milligan 1B                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .864   11    5   1   
L Sheets DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .656   13    0   0   
C Worthington 3B              3   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .720   12    0   1   GDP
B Melvin C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .607   16    2   0   
T Hulett 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .639    3    0   1   
  S Jefferson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .539    3    0   0   
  R Gonzales 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .519         1   2   

B Milacki P                                                              1   1
  M Weston P                                                             0   0
  K Hickey P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   1   4   1    1   3              132   24   8

BATTING

TB: R Milligan; C Ripken; M Devereaux; J Orsulak.

GIDP: C Worthington (10).

RBI: R Milligan (37).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Ripken-R Gonzales-R Milligan; T Hulett-C Ripken-R Milligan.

E: B Milacki ().

BASERUNNING

SB: M Devereaux (20, 2nd base off E King/C Fisk).

CS: M Devereaux (8, 3rd base by E King/C Fisk).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson LF                  5   2   3   0    0   0  .333  .783   21    6   0   3·SB
S Fletcher 2B                 4   0   1   2    0   0  .248  .636   25    1   2   SF
I Calderon DH                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .290  .775   15    0   0   GDP
C Fisk C                      3   2   1   0    1   0  .297  .819   18    3   1   
D Boston RF                   4   2   2   4    0   0  .259  .702   18    1   0   HR
  D Gallagher RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .640         1   0   
C Martinez 3B                 4   1   3   1    0   0  .304  .760   14    1   1   2B
S Lyons 1B-SS                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .257  .632   11    9   0   
S Sosa CF                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .286  .676   18    3   0   GDP
O Guillen SS                  4   1   0   1    0   1  .258  .597   11    2   6   
  R Morman 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .574         0   0   

E King P                                                                 0   2
  S Hillegas P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37  10  15  10    1   1              151   27  12

BATTING

2B: C Martinez (17, off B Milacki).

HR: D Boston (4, off B Milacki; 1st inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: S Fletcher (5, off B Milacki).

TB: D Boston 5; C Martinez 4; L Johnson 3; S Sosa 2; S Lyons 2; S Fletcher; I Calderon; C Fisk.

GIDP: I Calderon (15); S Sosa (6).

RBI: D Boston 4 (19); S Fletcher 2 (35); O Guillen (46); S Lyons (37); C Martinez (27); S Sosa (8).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E King-O Guillen-S Lyons.

E: C Martinez (13); S Sosa (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Johnson 3 (8, 2nd base off B Milacki/B Melvin 2, 3rd base off B Milacki/B Melvin).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Milacki, L (9-12)            7     8   5   4    1   1   1   4.07   30  118-71   48· 5·18    6·17· 5· 0     43    -     0.53  -0.24
M Weston                       0.1   7   5   5    0   0   0   7.88    8   26-18   13· 3· 2    4· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.01
K Hickey                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.89    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    15  10   9    1   1   1          39  145-90   62· 8·20   11·18· 8· 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
E King, W (7-8)                7     4   1   0    1   3   0   3.61   25  107-64   40· 6·17    9·10· 2· 0     69    -     0.79   0.23
S Hillegas                     2     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.70    6   20-14    9· 0· 5    2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.02
Totals                         9     4   1   0    1   3   0          31  127-78   49· 6·22   11·14· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 11,574.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 74° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Chicago White Sox                    
1. P Bradley            LF    1. L Johnson            LF 
2. M Devereaux          CF    2. S Fletcher           2B 
3. C Ripken             SS    3. I Calderon           DH 
4. J Orsulak            RF    4. C Fisk               C  
5. R Milligan           1B    5. D Boston             RF 
6. L Sheets             DH    6. C Martinez           3B 
7. C Worthington        3B    7. S Lyons              1B 
8. B Melvin             C     8. S Sosa               CF 
9. T Hulett             2B    9. O Guillen            SS 

   B Milacki            P        E King               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  123  5   22%  87% D Boston        B Milacki       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Johnson Scores; Calderon Scores/unER; Fisk Scores
   t 4   1  4-0  1--  3   -6%  82% J Orsulak       E King          Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Devereaux to 3B/Adv on E8; Orsulak to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  5    6%  64% C Fisk          B Milacki       Walk; Johnson to 3B; Calderon to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  3    6%  54% C Ripken        E King          Devereaux Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   b 6   1  1-4  1-3  2   -4%  90% S Sosa          B Milacki       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric King facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  P Bradley       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  7   50%  M Devereaux     Walk
          1--      48%  C Ripken        Devereaux Steals 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Devereaux Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
          ---  8   52%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   55%  J Orsulak       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Milacki facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  L Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  5   55%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF
          1--      57%  I Calderon      Johnson Steals 2B
          -2-  3   58%  " "             Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Calderon to 1B
          12-  5   64%  C Fisk          Walk; Johnson to 3B; Calderon to 2B
   RRRR   123  5   87%  D Boston        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Johnson Scores; Calderon Scores/unER; Fisk Scores
          ---  4   88%  C Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   86%  S Lyons         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  3   86%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Eric King facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   83%  R Milligan      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   85%  L Sheets        Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  5   89%  C Worthington   Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Milacki facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   88%  O Guillen       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   88%  L Johnson       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   87%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Eric King facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   89%  B Melvin        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   90%  T Hulett        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   90%  P Bradley       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Milacki facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   90%  I Calderon      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   89%  C Fisk          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   89%  D Boston        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Eric King facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   86%  M Devereaux     Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   89%  C Ripken        Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          1--  3   82%  J Orsulak       Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Devereaux to 3B/Adv on E8; Orsulak to 2B
   RO     -23  4   84%  R Milligan      Groundout: SS-1B; Devereaux Scores/unER; Orsulak to 3B
   O      --3  4   87%  L Sheets        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Milacki facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   86%  C Martinez      Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  6   85%  S Lyons         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  8   86%  S Sosa          Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   85%  O Guillen       Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Eric King facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   87%  C Worthington   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   89%  B Melvin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   87%  T Hulett        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Hulett to 1B
   O      1--  5   89%  P Bradley       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Milacki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   89%  L Johnson       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   88%  S Fletcher      Lineout: SS
          ---  2   88%  I Calderon      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   88%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Eric King facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   90%  M Devereaux     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   91%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   92%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Milacki facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   91%  D Boston        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  2   93%  C Martinez      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  1   94%  S Lyons         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Martinez to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   90%  S Sosa          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Eric King facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   93%  R Milligan      Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   94%  L Sheets        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   95%  C Worthington   Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Milacki facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   94%  O Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   95%  L Johnson       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--      95%  S Fletcher      Johnson Steals 2B
          -2-      96%  " "             Johnson Steals 3B
   RO     --3  5   97%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Short LF); Johnson Scores
   O      ---  3   97%  I Calderon      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-5, Shawn Hillegas facing 8-9-1
                  Shawn Hillegas replaces Eric King pitching
   O      ---  5   98%  B Melvin        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Stan Jefferson pinch hits for Tim Hulett batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  S Jefferson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   99%  P Bradley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mickey Weston facing 4-5-6
                  Mickey Weston replaces Bob Milacki pitching; Rene Gonzales replaces Stan Jefferson playing 2B batting 9th
          ---  3   99%  C Fisk          Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--  4  100%  D Boston        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Fisk to 3B
   R      1-3  3  100%  C Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Fisk Scores; Boston to 3B
   R      1-3  3  100%  S Lyons         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Boston Scores; Martinez to 2B
   R      12-  5  100%  S Sosa          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Martinez Scores; Lyons to 3B
   RO     1-3  1  100%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lyons Scores
          1--  4  100%  L Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive); Guillen to 2B
   R      12-  3  100%  S Fletcher      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Guillen Scores; Johnson to 2B
                  Kevin Hickey replaces Mickey Weston pitching
   OO     12-  1  100%  I Calderon      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 10.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-10, Shawn Hillegas facing 2-3-4
                  Russ Morman replaces Ozzie Guillen playing 1B batting 9th; Steve Lyons moves to SS; Dave Gallagher replaces Daryl Boston playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  4  100%  M Devereaux     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1  100%  C Ripken        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  J Orsulak       Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198909010

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