April 18, 1990 Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 3
@CAL 1 BOS 7
@CHW 5 DET 8
NYY 4 KCR 7
CLE 0 MIN 4
@SEA 3 MIL 11
@TEX 6 BAL 8
@TOR 5 CIN 11
SDP 7 HOU 10
ATL 5 PHI 4
@MON 3 CHC 8
@NYM 5 STL 3
@PIT 0 LAD 6
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 10,570

Wednesday, April 18, 1990, 7:07
Time of Game: 3:18

Red Sox

5-4

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  6   0  0  0   1  0  0    7  8  1
White Sox       0  1  0   0  0  0   3  1  0    5 11  1

W: R Clemens (3-0), L: J McDowell (0-1), S: L Smith (4)

White Sox

5-2

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .333  .803   16    0   0   
  L Rivera 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    1    0   0   GDP
M Barrett 2B                  3   1   0   1    0   0  .233  .575   15    0   2   SF
E Burks CF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .243  .597   11    2   0   
M Greenwell LF                3   1   1   0    1   0  .219  .625   12    3   0   
D Evans DH                    3   0   0   1    1   1  .333  .829   21    0   0   
B Robidoux 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .278 1.002    3    3   0   GDP
  C Quintana PH-1B            1   0   0   0    1   0  .375 1.125   12    2   0   
T Pena C                      4   1   2   2    0   0  .375  .906   10   12   1   GDP
J Reed SS                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .192  .481   16    1   0   
R Kutcher RF                  3   2   2   1    1   0  .400 1.625   15    4   0   HR

R Clemens P                                                              0   2
  J Reardon P                                                            0   0
  R Murphy P                                                             0   0
  L Smith P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   7   8   7    5   2              132   27   5

BATTING

HR: R Kutcher (1, off K Patterson; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: M Barrett (2, off J McDowell).

TB: R Kutcher 5; T Pena 2; J Reed; W Boggs; M Greenwell; E Burks.

GIDP: T Pena (3); L Rivera (2); B Robidoux (2).

RBI: W Boggs 2 (5); T Pena 2 (7); M Barrett (3); D Evans (8); R Kutcher (1).

2-out RBI: T Pena 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

E: E Burks (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: W Boggs (1st base by J McDowell).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .308  .742   14    2   0   
  R Kittle PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .318  .991    1    0   0   
  C Grebeck PR-2B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
S Fletcher 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .050  .336   21    1   5   
  S Lyons PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    6    0   0   
I Calderon LF                 5   0   1   2    0   2  .208  .625   23    2   0   CS
D Pasqua DH                   3   1   1   0    2   2  .250 1.000   28    0   0   2B
C Fisk C                      3   0   1   1    0   1  .370  .814   13    2   0   
  R Karkovice C               2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    0   0   
G Walker 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400   10   14   1   
  D Gallagher PH-CF           2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    0   0   
R Ventura 3B                  3   1   1   1    0   1  .333 1.081   11    0   2   HR,SH
S Sosa RF                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .738   13    2   0   
  D Boston PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  C Martinez PH-1B            1   1   1   0    0   0  .130  .417    1    1   0   
O Guillen SS                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .391  .878    7    2   4   

J McDowell P                                                             0   1
  B Long P                                                               0   1
  W Edwards P                                                            1   0
  K Patterson P                                                          0   1
  D Pall P                                                               0   1
  B Thigpen P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38   5  11   5    3  13              166   27  17

BATTING

2B: D Pasqua (1, off R Clemens).

HR: R Ventura (1, off R Clemens; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SH: R Ventura (1, off R Clemens).

TB: R Ventura 4; O Guillen 3; D Pasqua 2; R Kittle; C Martinez; L Johnson; G Walker; I Calderon; C Fisk.

RBI: I Calderon 2 (6); C Fisk (2); R Kittle (3); R Ventura (3).

2-out RBI: R Kittle.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. C Grebeck-O Guillen-C Martinez; S Fletcher-G Walker; S Fletcher-O Guillen-G Walker.

E: L Johnson (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: I Calderon (2, 2nd base by J Reardon/T Pena).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Clemens, W (3-0)             6.1   7   4   4    1   9   1   4.12   29  117-80   44·23·13    8· 7· 4· 0     51    -     0.69   0.00
J Reardon, H (1)               0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   11-5     2· 2· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          3-2    2.00   0.03
R Murphy, H (4)                0.2   2   1   1    0   2   0   5.87    4   10-10    6· 1· 3    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.76   0.00
L Smith, S (4)                 1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   1.69    6   26-17   11· 3· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          2-1    2.17   0.09
Totals                         9    11   5   5    3  13   1          42  164-112  63·29·20    9· 8· 9· 0          5-3

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
J McDowell, L (0-1)            2.1   4   6   3    3   1   0   4.91   13   44-22   12· 1· 9    6· 2· 1· 0     29    -     1.28  -0.32
B Long                         1.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   8.10    7   23-13    8· 0· 5    2· 2· 2· 0          3-3    0.90  -0.09
W Edwards                      2     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.25    6   26-15    9· 1· 5    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.18   0.02
K Patterson                    1     2   1   1    0   0   1   2.45    5   21-15   10· 0· 5    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
D Pall                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    3   12-7     5· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
B Thigpen                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    5-3     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.35   0.02
Totals                         9     8   7   4    5   2   1          37  131-75   47· 3·25   18· 6· 6· 0          3-3

Balks: None.

WP: R Clemens (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J McDowell (1; W Boggs, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 3:18.

Attendance: 10,570.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 48° F, Wind 12mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Chicago White Sox                    
1. W Boggs              3B    1. L Johnson            CF 
2. M Barrett            2B    2. S Fletcher           2B 
3. E Burks              CF    3. I Calderon           LF 
4. M Greenwell          LF    4. D Pasqua             DH 
5. D Evans              DH    5. C Fisk               C  
6. B Robidoux           1B    6. G Walker             1B 
7. T Pena               C     7. R Ventura            3B 
8. J Reed               SS    8. S Sosa               RF 
9. R Kutcher            RF    9. O Guillen            SS 

   R Clemens            P        J McDowell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  1-0  123  5   16%  74% W Boggs         J McDowell      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pena Scores; Reed Scores; Kutcher to 3B
   b 7   1  7-2  123  3  -10%  81% I Calderon      J Reardon       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Guillen Scores; Johnson Scores; Fletcher to 3B
   t 3   2  1-4  123  1   10%  92% T Pena          B Long          Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Burks Scores/unER; Greenwell Scores/unER; Evans to 3B; Pena to 2B
   b 7   1  7-4  1-3  2   10%  90% D Pasqua        J Reardon       Calderon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   t 3   0  1-0  12-  6    9%  58% R Kutcher       J McDowell      Walk; Pena to 3B; Reed to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack McDowell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  M Barrett       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   45%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   48%  L Johnson       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  5   49%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  5   50%  I Calderon      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack McDowell facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   54%  M Greenwell     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   50%  D Evans         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   OO     1--  1   45%  B Robidoux      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   39%  D Pasqua        Double to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   R      -2-  7   31%  C Fisk          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pasqua Scores
          1--  3   26%  G Walker        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Fisk to 2B
   O      12-  1   26%  R Ventura       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Fisk to 3B; Walker to 2B
   O      -23  6   33%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  3   38%  O Guillen       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack McDowell facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   43%  T Pena          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   49%  J Reed          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Pena to 2B
          12-  6   58%  R Kutcher       Walk; Pena to 3B; Reed to 2B
   RR     123  5   74%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pena Scores; Reed Scores; Kutcher to 3B
   O      1-3      67%  M Barrett       Boggs Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   R      --3  2   72%  " "             Reached on E8/Sacrifice Fly (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Kutcher Scores; Barrett to 1B
          1--  4   75%  E Burks         Walk; Barrett to 2B
          12-  5   80%  M Greenwell     Walk; Barrett to 3B; Burks to 2B
                  Bill Long replaces Jack McDowell pitching
   R      123  6   86%  D Evans         Walk; Barrett Scores/unER; Burks to 3B; Greenwell to 2B
   O      123  2   82%  B Robidoux      Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   RR     123  1   92%  T Pena          Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Burks Scores/unER; Greenwell Scores/unER; Evans to 3B; Pena to 2B
   O      -23  6   90%  J Reed          Flyball: CF
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   92%  L Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   92%  S Fletcher      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   93%  I Calderon      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bill Long facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   92%  R Kutcher       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   92%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   92%  M Barrett       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   93%  D Pasqua        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   92%  C Fisk          Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Fisk to 1B
   O      1--  4   93%  G Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   94%  R Ventura       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Wayne Edwards facing 3-4-5
                  Wayne Edwards replaces Bill Long pitching
   O      ---  1   94%  E Burks         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   94%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   93%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   95%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   93%  O Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   94%  L Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Guillen to 2B
   O      -2-  1   96%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Wayne Edwards facing 6-7-8
                  Carlos Quintana pinch hits for Billy Jo Robidoux batting 6th
          ---  7   96%  C Quintana      Walk
   OO     1--  5   95%  T Pena          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   95%  J Reed          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
                  Carlos Quintana moves to 1B
   O      ---  6   96%  I Calderon      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   97%  D Pasqua        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   96%  C Fisk          Reached on E8 (Line Drive to Deep CF); Fisk to 2B
   O      -2-  3   97%  G Walker        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Ken Patterson facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Patterson replaces Wayne Edwards pitching; Ron Karkovice replaces Carlton Fisk playing C batting 5th
   R      ---  5   99%  R Kutcher       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   98%  W Boggs         Groundout: P-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   98%  M Barrett       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  3   98%  E Burks         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   98%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
                  Luis Rivera replaces Wade Boggs playing 3B batting 1st
   R      ---  6   97%  R Ventura       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
                  Daryl Boston pinch hits for Sammy Sosa batting 8th
   O      ---  4   98%  D Boston        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   97%  O Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  4   95%  L Johnson       Single to P (Ground Ball); Guillen to 2B
          12-  8   91%  S Fletcher      Walk; Guillen to 3B; Johnson to 2B
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Roger Clemens pitching
   RR     123  3   81%  I Calderon      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Guillen Scores; Johnson Scores; Fletcher to 3B
   O      1-3      90%  D Pasqua        Calderon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          --3  6   88%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  2   94%  R Karkovice     Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, White Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-4, Donn Pall facing 5-6-7
                  Donn Pall replaces Ken Patterson pitching; Daryl Boston moves to RF
   O      ---  4   93%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   92%  C Quintana      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   92%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Rob Murphy facing 6-7-8
                  Rob Murphy replaces Jeff Reardon pitching; Dave Gallagher pinch hits for Greg Walker batting 6th
   O      ---  4   95%  D Gallagher     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  R Ventura       Strikeout Looking
                  Carlos Martinez pinch hits for Daryl Boston batting 8th
          ---  1   95%  C Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  2   92%  O Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Martinez to 2B
                  Lee Smith replaces Rob Murphy pitching; Ron Kittle pinch hits for Lance Johnson batting 1st
   R      12-  1   85%  R Kittle        Single to LF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores; Guillen to 2B
                  Steve Lyons pinch hits for Scott Fletcher batting 2nd; Craig Grebeck pinch runs for Ron Kittle batting 1st
   O      12-  6   93%  S Lyons         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 7, White Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-5, Bobby Thigpen facing 8-9-1
                  Bobby Thigpen replaces Donn Pall pitching; Carlos Martinez moves to 1B; Craig Grebeck moves to 2B; Dave Gallagher moves to CF; Steve Lyons moves to RF
   O      ---  3   92%  J Reed          Flyball: LF
          ---  1   93%  R Kutcher       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  1   91%  L Rivera        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 7, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Lee Smith facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   96%  I Calderon      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   90%  D Pasqua        Walk
   O      1--  4   96%  R Karkovice     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  D Gallagher     Lineout: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 7, White Sox 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199004180

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