September 3, 1989 Baltimore Orioles at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 3
@BOS 2 CHW 4
BAL 2 DET 12
CLE 3 OAK 5
@MIL 0 NYY 5
CAL 2 KCR 13
@TEX 2 MIN 9
@TOR 4 ATL 8
CHC 5 MON 4
@LAD 0 PIT 3
CIN 1 SDP 9
PHI 5 SFG 4
NYM 0 STL 4
HOU 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 17,101

Sunday, September 3, 1989, 1:37
Time of Game: 2:58

Orioles

73-64

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: M Perez (8-13), L: J Ballard (15-7), S: B Thigpen (29)

White Sox

58-78

Won 1

7th, 24½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Bradley LF                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .270  .773   18    1   0   
S Finley CF                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .247  .619   12    3   1   SH
C Ripken SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .726   12    3   2   GDP
J Orsulak RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .775   16    3   0   
R Milligan 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .266  .859   19    9   0   
L Sheets DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .240  .654   16    0   0   
C Worthington 3B              2   0   1   1    2   1  .243  .722   28    1   0   
J Quirk C                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .161  .474    7    4   2   
  J Traber PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .590    6    0   0   
  B Melvin C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .605    2    0   0   
R Gonzales 2B                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .525   11    0   2   
  M Tettleton PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .902    3    0   0   
  T Hulett 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .624         0   0   

J Ballard P                                                              0   2
  D Schmidt P                                                            0   1
Totals                       30   2   6   1    4   8              150   24  10

BATTING

SH: S Finley (6, off M Perez).

TB: S Finley 2; R Gonzales; C Worthington; L Sheets; J Orsulak.

GIDP: C Ripken (19).

RBI: C Worthington (64).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gallagher LF-RF             2   1   0   0    1   0  .269  .639   17    2   0   SH
S Fletcher 2B                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .249  .638   13    2   1   
I Calderon RF-1B              3   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .764   13    3   0   
  S Lyons 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .626         1   0   
C Fisk DH                     4   0   2   2    0   0  .299  .825   15    0   0   
C Martinez 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .760   21    1   0   
S Sosa CF                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .288  .710   17    1   0   HR,CS,IW
R Morman 1B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .574         1   1   
  L Johnson PH-LF             3   0   1   0    0   1  .319  .774   14    3   0   3B
R Karkovice C                 2   1   0   0    1   1  .272  .717   15    8   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .596   15    4   2   

M Perez P                                                                0   1
  B Thigpen P                                                            1   1
Totals                       28   4   7   4    4   3              140   27   6

BATTING

3B: L Johnson (2, off J Ballard).

HR: S Sosa (3, off J Ballard; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: D Gallagher (13, off J Ballard).

IBB: S Sosa (1, by J Ballard).

TB: S Sosa 5; L Johnson 3; C Fisk 2; O Guillen; S Fletcher.

RBI: C Fisk 2 (53); S Fletcher (36); S Sosa (9).

2-out RBI: C Fisk 2; S Fletcher.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Guillen-S Fletcher-I Calderon.

E: O Guillen (20).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Sosa (4, 2nd base by J Ballard/J Quirk).

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
J Ballard, L (15-7)            6.1   7   4   4    4   3   1   3.62   28  110-64   42· 7·15   10· 7· 4· 0     42    -     0.90  -0.23
D Schmidt                      1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.21    5   21-13    9· 0· 4    2· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.38   0.04
Totals                         8     7   4   4    4   3   1          33  131-77   51· 7·19   12·10· 4· 0          1-0

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, W (8-13)              7.1   6   2   2    3   8   0   5.23   29  127-82   44·14·24    6· 7· 5· 0     63    -     1.04   0.16
B Thigpen, S (29)              1.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.68    6   19-11    5· 2· 4    2· 1· 2· 0          1-0    1.28   0.15
Totals                         9     6   2   2    4   8   0          35  146-93   49·16·28    8· 8· 7· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Ballard (3); M Perez (11).

IBB: J Ballard (4; S Sosa).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 17,101.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Chicago White Sox                    
1. P Bradley            LF    1. D Gallagher          LF 
2. S Finley             CF    2. S Fletcher           2B 
3. C Ripken             SS    3. I Calderon           RF 
4. J Orsulak            RF    4. C Fisk               DH 
5. R Milligan           1B    5. C Martinez           3B 
6. L Sheets             DH    6. S Sosa               CF 
7. C Worthington        3B    7. R Morman             1B 
8. J Quirk              C     8. R Karkovice          C  
9. R Gonzales           2B    9. O Guillen            SS 

   J Ballard            P        M Perez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-1  123  3   16%  74% C Fisk          J Ballard       Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Gallagher Scores; Fletcher Scores; Calderon to 3B; Fisk out at 2B/CF-SS
   b 3   2  1-0  12-  2   14%  57% S Fletcher      J Ballard       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Karkovice Scores; Gallagher to 3B; Fletcher to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 6   0  4-1  1-3  2   11%  84% C Ripken        M Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Bradley Scores
   t 6   0  4-1  1--  1  -10%  73% S Finley        M Perez         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bradley to 3B
   b 4   1  1-3  ---  4    8%  86% S Sosa          J Ballard       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   46%  P Bradley       Walk
   O      1--  1   48%  S Finley        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Bradley to 2B
   O      -2-  3   51%  C Ripken        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   55%  J Orsulak       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Ballard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   52%  D Gallagher     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   51%  S Fletcher      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   50%  I Calderon      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Melido Perez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  R Milligan      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   48%  L Sheets        Single to SS (Pop Fly to SS-2B); Sheets to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
          -2-      45%  C Worthington   Wild Pitch; Sheets to 3B
   R      --3  8   39%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Sheets Scores
   O      1--  4   41%  J Quirk         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   43%  R Gonzales      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Worthington out at 3B/1B-SS
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Ballard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   41%  C Fisk          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  9   39%  C Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   41%  S Sosa          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Lance Johnson pinch hits for Russ Morman batting 7th
   O      1--  4   38%  L Johnson       Sosa Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
                  Ivan Calderon moves to 1B; Lance Johnson moves to LF; Dave Gallagher moves to RF
   O      ---  2   40%  P Bradley       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   42%  S Finley        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  5   43%  C Ripken        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Ballard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   40%  L Johnson       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   43%  R Karkovice     Walk
          1--      45%  O Guillen       Wild Pitch; Karkovice to 2B
   O      -2-  6   41%  " "             Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
          -2-  9   42%  D Gallagher     Walk
   R      12-  2   57%  S Fletcher      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Karkovice Scores; Gallagher to 3B; Fletcher to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  5   58%  I Calderon      Walk
   RRO    123  3   74%  C Fisk          Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Gallagher Scores; Fletcher Scores; Calderon to 3B; Fisk out at 2B/CF-SS
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Melido Perez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   77%  J Orsulak       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   79%  R Milligan      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  1   80%  L Sheets        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jeff Ballard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   78%  C Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  4   86%  S Sosa          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  1   89%  L Johnson       Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      --3  4   86%  R Karkovice     Fielder's Choice 2B; Johnson out at Hm/2B-C
   O      1--  2   85%  O Guillen       Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Melido Perez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   87%  C Worthington   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   89%  J Quirk         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   89%  R Gonzales      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jeff Ballard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   89%  D Gallagher     Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   88%  S Fletcher      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   88%  I Calderon      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, White Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   84%  P Bradley       Walk
          1--  1   73%  S Finley        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bradley to 3B
   ROO    1-3  2   84%  C Ripken        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Bradley Scores
          ---  5   83%  J Orsulak       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   86%  R Milligan      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jeff Ballard facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   87%  C Fisk          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   87%  C Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B; Fisk to 2B
          -2-  4   87%  S Sosa          Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   85%  L Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  6   83%  R Karkovice     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Melido Perez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   86%  L Sheets        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  7   82%  C Worthington   Walk
                  Jim Traber pinch hits for Jamie Quirk batting 8th
   O      1--  6   86%  J Traber        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Mickey Tettleton pinch hits for Rene Gonzales batting 9th
   O      1--  3   90%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jeff Ballard facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Melvin replaces Jim Traber playing C batting 8th; Tim Hulett replaces Mickey Tettleton playing 2B batting 9th
          ---  2   91%  O Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   90%  D Gallagher     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Guillen to 2B
                  Dave Schmidt replaces Jeff Ballard pitching
   O      -2-  6   89%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  1   87%  I Calderon      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
                  Steve Lyons replaces Ivan Calderon playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---  5   91%  P Bradley       Lineout: 2B
          ---  7   87%  S Finley        Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Bobby Thigpen replaces Melido Perez pitching
   O      1--  2   91%  C Ripken        Lineout: LF
   O      1--  2   94%  J Orsulak       Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dave Schmidt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   94%  C Fisk          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   93%  C Martinez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   93%  S Sosa          Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Bobby Thigpen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   97%  R Milligan      Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   99%  L Sheets        Groundout: P unassisted (Front of Home)
          ---  4   97%  C Worthington   Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  B Melvin        Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, White Sox 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198909030

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