August 21, 1990 Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 9
@BOS 5 CHW 4
OAK 1 DET 6
CAL 2 KCR 8
MIN 7 MIL 6
CLE 5 NYY 3
TOR 2 SEA 4
@TEX 3 CIN 8
CHC 1 PHI 12
@LAD 11 HOU 2
@PIT 1 SDP 7
NYM 0 MON 10
@SFG 5 ATL 7
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 31,172

Tuesday, August 21, 1990, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:56

Athletics

77-46

Lost 3

1st

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

W: G Hibbard (10-7), L: M Moore (10-12), S: B Thigpen (41)

White Sox

71-49

Won 3

2nd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Lansford 3B                 4   1   0   0    0   1  .276  .664   19    0   2   
L Blankenship LF              1   0   0   0    1   0  .156  .427   16    3   0   SH
  D Jennings PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   1  .189  .542    3    0   0   
J Canseco DH                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .292  .983   21    0   0   
M McGwire 1B                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .218  .828   17    5   2   SF
F Jose RF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .261  .680   18    4   0   
T Steinbach C                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .236  .618   26    5   0   GDP
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .619   10    0   1   
M Gallego SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .208  .555    9    1   0   
D Lewis CF                    2   0   2   0    0   0 1.000 2.000   10    5   0   SH

M Moore P                                                                1   1
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   0
  G Nelson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   1   7   1    1   4              149   24   6

BATTING

SF: M McGwire (8, off G Hibbard).

SH: L Blankenship (6, off G Hibbard); D Lewis (1, off G Hibbard).

TB: D Lewis 2; F Jose 2; J Canseco; T Steinbach; M Gallego.

GIDP: T Steinbach (8).

RBI: M McGwire (84).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M McGwire-M Gallego.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .648   14    2   0   
S Fletcher 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .638   16    3   1   
I Calderon LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .792   10    3   0   
D Pasqua DH                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .876    5    0   0   2B
  P Bradley PR                1   1   0   0    0   0  .262  .685    5    0   0   
F Thomas 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .344  .970   19   11   1   2B
S Sosa RF                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .238  .702   18    2   1   SB
R Karkovice C                 2   1   0   0    1   0  .273  .768   15    4   1   
C Grebeck 3B                  1   0   1   0    1   0  .161  .465   10    0   2   
  R Ventura PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .608         0   0   
  C Fisk PH                   1   0   1   3    0   0  .282  .831    2    0   0   2B
  S Lyons PR-3B               0   1   0   0    0   0  .200  .538         0   1   
O Guillen SS                  2   0   0   1    0   0  .299  .696    4    1   5   SH

G Hibbard P                                                              0   1
  B Jones P                                                              0   0
  B Thigpen P                                                            1   0
Totals                       28   4   6   4    4   3              118   27  13

BATTING

2B: D Pasqua (20, off M Moore); F Thomas (6, off M Moore); C Fisk (14, off R Honeycutt).

SH: O Guillen (11, off R Honeycutt).

TB: F Thomas 2; C Fisk 2; D Pasqua 2; S Fletcher; L Johnson; C Grebeck.

RBI: C Fisk 3 (44); O Guillen (42).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Guillen-S Fletcher-F Thomas.

E: O Guillen (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Sosa (22, 2nd base off M Moore/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
M Moore, L (10-12)             6.1   3   3   3    4   2   0   4.33   25   87-50   31· 5·14    5· 9· 5· 0     53    -     1.41   0.18
R Honeycutt, BS (3)            0.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   2.74    4   12-9     8· 0· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          3-3    1.49  -0.39
G Nelson                       1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.37    4   15-11    8· 2· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.20   0.02
Totals                         8     6   4   4    4   3   0          33  114-70   47· 7·16    9·11· 6· 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
G Hibbard, W (10-7)            7     7   1   0    1   2   0   2.99   28  125-78   57· 8·13   15· 7· 3· 0     62    -     0.97   0.23
B Jones, H (22)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.13    3   14-10    5· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.04
B Thigpen, S (41)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.03    3   10-10    7· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         9     7   1   0    1   4   0          34  149-98   69·11·18   17· 9· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 31,172.

Field Condition: Soaked.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 16mph in unknown direction, Night, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Chicago White Sox                    
1. C Lansford           3B    1. L Johnson            CF 
2. L Blankenship        LF    2. S Fletcher           2B 
3. J Canseco            DH    3. I Calderon           LF 
4. M McGwire            1B    4. D Pasqua             DH 
5. F Jose               RF    5. F Thomas             1B 
6. T Steinbach          C     6. S Sosa               RF 
7. W Randolph           2B    7. R Karkovice          C  
8. M Gallego            SS    8. C Grebeck            3B 
9. D Lewis              CF    9. O Guillen            SS 

   M Moore              P        G Hibbard            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  1-0  123  2   37%  92% C Fisk          R Honeycutt     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bradley Scores; Thomas Scores; Karkovice Scores; Fisk to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 7   0  1-0  ---  2   14%  49% D Pasqua        M Moore         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   b 7   1  1-0  12-  7   12%  56% R Karkovice     M Moore         Walk; Bradley to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   b 7   0  1-0  12-  3  -11%  43% S Sosa          M Moore         Strikeout Swinging
   b 2   1  1-0  -2-  6   -7%  38% S Sosa          M Moore         Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Hibbard facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  9   46%  C Lansford      Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Lansford to 1B
   O      1--  3   48%  L Blankenship   Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Lansford to 2B
          -2-  2   43%  J Canseco       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Lansford to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   42%  M McGwire       Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Lansford Scores/unER
          1--  3   40%  F Jose          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Canseco to 2B
   O      12-  9   44%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Moore facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   42%  L Johnson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   40%  S Fletcher      Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
   O      ---  1   39%  I Calderon      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Hibbard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   41%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   43%  M Gallego       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   41%  D Lewis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   43%  C Lansford      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Moore facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   41%  D Pasqua        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  3   46%  F Thomas        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   OO     -2-  6   38%  S Sosa          Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Hibbard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   40%  L Blankenship   Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  4   42%  J Canseco       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   43%  M McGwire       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Moore facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   40%  R Karkovice     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  1   43%  C Grebeck       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   40%  O Guillen       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   37%  L Johnson       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Hibbard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   39%  F Jose          Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  9   41%  T Steinbach     Single to RF (Line Drive); Steinbach out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---  3   42%  W Randolph      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Moore facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   39%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   37%  I Calderon      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   35%  D Pasqua        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Hibbard facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   32%  M Gallego       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   33%  D Lewis         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Gallego to 2B
   O      -2-  3   37%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  6   36%  L Blankenship   Walk
   O      12-  8   40%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Moore facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   37%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   41%  S Sosa          Walk
   O      1--  4   37%  R Karkovice     Flyball: RF
          1--      38%  C Grebeck       Sosa Steals 2B
          -2-  5   40%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   33%  O Guillen       Groundout: C unassisted (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Hibbard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   35%  M McGwire       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  7   33%  F Jose          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  3   38%  T Steinbach     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Moore facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   34%  L Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   32%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   30%  I Calderon      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Hibbard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   32%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   34%  M Gallego       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   32%  D Lewis         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   35%  C Lansford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Moore facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   49%  D Pasqua        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
                  Phil Bradley pinch runs for Dan Pasqua batting 4th
          -2-  7   54%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      12-  3   43%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
          12-  7   56%  R Karkovice     Walk; Bradley to 3B; Thomas to 2B
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Mike Moore pitching; Carlton Fisk pinch hits for Robin Ventura batting 8th; Robin Ventura pinch hits for Craig Grebeck batting 8th
   RRR    123  2   92%  C Fisk          Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bradley Scores; Thomas Scores; Karkovice Scores; Fisk to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Steve Lyons pinch runs for Carlton Fisk batting 8th
   RO     --3  1   94%  O Guillen       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Lyons Scores
          ---  6   94%  L Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  3   95%  S Fletcher      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Johnson to 3B
                  Gene Nelson replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
   O      1-3  2   94%  I Calderon      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Barry Jones facing 2-3-4
                  Barry Jones replaces Greg Hibbard pitching; Steve Lyons moves to 3B; Doug Jennings pinch hits for Lance Blankenship batting 2nd
   O      ---  3   96%  D Jennings      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   97%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  M McGwire       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Gene Nelson facing 4-5-6
                  Doug Jennings moves to LF
   O      ---  5   97%  P Bradley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   97%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   97%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Bobby Thigpen facing 5-6-7
                  Bobby Thigpen replaces Barry Jones pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  F Jose          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  T Steinbach     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1  100%  W Randolph      Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199008210

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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