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MIN  4
@CAL  3

CHW  5
DET  4

MIL 11
TOR  8

(10)
SEA  7
OAK  2

ATL  3
CIN  2

NYM  9
@MON  5

PIT 13
CHC 12

(11)
LAD  6
@SDP  0

SFG  1
HOU  0

STL  7
PHI  6

(10)
Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 29,776

Sunday, April 21, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 3:18
Tigers
4
6-5
Lost 1
2nd, 1 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  3  0    4  4  1
White Sox       0  0  1   0  1  0   1  0  2    5 11  3
W: B Drahman (1-0), L: P Gibson (2-1)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
White Sox
5
7-3
Won 1
1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips SS                 4   0   1   1    1   1  .233  .788   22    0   2   GDP,IW
L Moseby LF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .523   16    1   0   
L Whitaker 2B                 3   1   0   0    2   0  .455 1.758   17    2   6   
C Fielder 1B                  4   1   1   2    1   3  .220  .709   19   13   0   HR
M Tettleton C                 1   0   0   0    3   0  .200  .575   19    2   0   
  M Cuyler PR-CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .498    1    1   0   
M Salas DH                    5   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   21    0   0   
R Deer RF                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .216  .897   26    2   1   
J Shelby CF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .286  .842   13    2   0   3B
  A Allanson C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .231         1   0   
T Fryman 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .823   17    2   2   2B

B Gullickson P                                                           0   2
  J Cerutti P                                                            0   1
  M Henneman P                                                           0   0
  P Gibson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   4   4   4   10   8              171   26  14
BATTING
2B: T Fryman (1, off B Thigpen).
3B: J Shelby (1, off M Perez).
HR: C Fielder (2, off B Thigpen; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
IBB: T Phillips (1, by B Thigpen).
TB: C Fielder 4; J Shelby 3; T Fryman 2; T Phillips.
GIDP: T Phillips (1).
RBI: C Fielder 2 (12); T Fryman (8); T Phillips (7).
2-out RBI: T Fryman.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 2. T Fryman-L Whitaker-C Fielder; L Whitaker-C Fielder.
E: R Deer (2).
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .116  .387   21    3   0   IW
L Johnson CF                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .220  .482   13    2   0   
R Ventura 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .353  .921    9    1   1   2B
C Fisk DH                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .387  .893   15    0   0   GDP
  J Cora PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   SB
D Pasqua RF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .181    7    0   0   
  S Sosa RF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .156  .688   19    0   0   
F Thomas 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .548   19    8   0   
R Karkovice C                 2   1   1   0    0   0  .357  .857   11   10   1   2B,SH
  M Merullo PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    1    0   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   2   3   1    1   0  .242  .548   17    2   3   IW
S Fletcher 2B                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .364 1.006   12    1   4   3B

M Perez P                                                                0   0
  W Edwards P                                                            0   0
  B Thigpen P                                                            0   0
  B Drahman P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   5  11   4    3   2              144   27   9
BATTING
2B: R Ventura (2, off B Gullickson); R Karkovice (2, off B Gullickson).
3B: S Fletcher (1, off B Gullickson).
SH: R Karkovice (1, off B Gullickson).
IBB: O Guillen (1, by B Gullickson); T Raines (2, by P Gibson).
TB: S Fletcher 4; O Guillen 3; R Ventura 3; R Karkovice 2; F Thomas; L Johnson; C Fisk.
GIDP: C Fisk (1).
RBI: S Fletcher 2 (8); O Guillen (2); L Johnson (1).
2-out RBI: S Fletcher; L Johnson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 1. O Guillen-F Thomas.
E: B Drahman (); L Johnson (1); R Ventura (3).
BASERUNNING
SB: J Cora (1, 2nd base off M Henneman/A Allanson).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Gullickson                   6.2   9   3   3    1   1   0   5.40   27   86-50   37· 5· 8    9· 4·12· 0     44    -     0.98  -0.08
J Cerutti                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    3   11-7     3· 1· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.76   0.13
M Henneman, H (1)              0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3   20-11    6· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.71   0.12
P Gibson, BS (1), L (2-1)      0.1   2   2   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   18-12   10· 0· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.35  -0.89
Totals                         8.2  11   5   3    3   2   0          38  135-80   56· 9·15   15· 6·12· 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
M Perez                        5.2   2   1   1    6   7   0   1.64   25  106-48   21·15·12    5· 5· 2· 0     62    -     1.33   0.18
W Edwards, H (1)               1.1   0   1   1    1   0   0   8.44    5   18-10    6· 1· 3    4· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.62   0.06
B Thigpen, BS (1)              1     2   2   2    3   0   1   3.68    8   30-12    6· 1· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          1-1    2.51  -0.50
B Drahman, W (1-0)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0  16.20    4    9-7     5· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.04
Totals                         9     4   4   4   10   8   1          42  163-77   38·18·21   13· 8· 3· 0          2-1 
W Edwards faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: B Gullickson (1); M Perez 2 (2).
IBB: B Gullickson (2; O Guillen); B Thigpen (1; T Phillips); P Gibson (2; T Raines).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Mike Reilly.
Time of Game: 3:18.
Attendance: 29,776.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 51° F, Wind 20mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Chicago White Sox                    
1. T Phillips           SS    1. T Raines             LF 
2. L Moseby             LF    2. L Johnson            CF 
3. L Whitaker           2B    3. R Ventura            3B 
4. C Fielder            1B    4. C Fisk               DH 
5. M Tettleton          C     5. D Pasqua             RF 
6. M Salas              DH    6. F Thomas             1B 
7. R Deer               RF    7. R Karkovice          C  
8. J Shelby             CF    8. O Guillen            SS 
9. T Fryman             3B    9. S Fletcher           2B 

   B Gullickson         P        M Perez              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  4-3  1--  3   51%  61% S Fletcher      P Gibson        Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Guillen Scores/No RBI/unER; Fletcher to 2B
   b 9   2  4-4  12-  2   39% 100% L Johnson       P Gibson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Fletcher Scores/unER; Raines to 2B
   t 8   0  3-1  1--  2  -30%  50% C Fielder       B Thigpen       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Whitaker Scores; Fielder Scores
   t 8   2  3-3  12-  5  -27%  24% T Fryman        B Thigpen       Double to RF (Line Drive); Salas Scores; Shelby to 3B
   b 3   1  0-0  1--  5   16%  72% S Fletcher      B Gullickson    Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Guillen Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  L Moseby        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   55%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Gullickson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  R Ventura       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Melido Perez facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   46%  C Fielder       Walk
          1--  6   40%  M Tettleton     Walk; Fielder to 2B
          12-      35%  M Salas         Wild Pitch; Fielder to 3B; Tettleton to 2B
   O      -23  4   41%  " "             Foul Popfly: C
          -23  5   40%  R Deer          Walk
   O      123  4   47%  J Shelby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3   55%  T Fryman        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Fryman to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Gullickson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   51%  D Pasqua        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   52%  T Phillips      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   54%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Gullickson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   53%  R Karkovice     Lineout: LF
          ---  1   56%  O Guillen       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   R      1--  5   72%  S Fletcher      Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Guillen Scores
   O      --3  3   66%  T Raines        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Fletcher stays at 3B
   O      --3  4   63%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Melido Perez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   66%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   62%  M Tettleton     Walk
   O      1--  4   66%  M Salas         Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
          1--      65%  R Deer          Wild Pitch; Tettleton to 2B
   O      -2-  6   69%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Gullickson facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   72%  R Ventura       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  1   65%  C Fisk          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   64%  D Pasqua        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Melido Perez facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   51%  J Shelby        Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   O      --3  4   58%  T Fryman        Groundout: SS-1B; Shelby stays at 3B
   R      --3  3   47%  T Phillips      Single (Line Drive); Shelby Scores; Phillips to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-  5   51%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B; Phillips to 3B
          --3  6   50%  L Whitaker      Walk
   O      1-3  5   57%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Bill Gullickson facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   61%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   59%  R Karkovice     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Thomas to 2B
          -2-      64%  O Guillen       Wild Pitch; Thomas to 3B
   R      --3  3   71%  " "             Single (Line Drive); Thomas Scores
   OO     1--  2   67%  S Fletcher      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Melido Perez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   70%  M Tettleton     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   73%  M Salas         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   71%  R Deer          Walk
                  Wayne Edwards replaces Melido Perez pitching
   O      1--  2   75%  J Shelby        Groundout: C-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bill Gullickson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   72%  T Raines        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   71%  L Johnson       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  3   73%  R Ventura       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   70%  C Fisk          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Ventura out at Hm/RF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Wayne Edwards facing 9-1-2
                  Sammy Sosa replaces Dan Pasqua playing RF batting 5th
          ---  5   63%  T Fryman        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Fryman to 1B
   OO     1--  4   77%  T Phillips      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   79%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bill Gullickson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   77%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   76%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   78%  R Karkovice     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  4   79%  O Guillen       Intentional Walk
   R      12-  2   89%  S Fletcher      Single (Line Drive); Karkovice Scores; Guillen to 2B
                  John Cerutti replaces Bill Gullickson pitching
   O      12-  5   87%  T Raines        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Raines to 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Wayne Edwards facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   80%  L Whitaker      Walk
                  Bobby Thigpen replaces Wayne Edwards pitching
   RR     1--  2   50%  C Fielder       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Whitaker Scores; Fielder Scores
          ---  5   43%  M Tettleton     Walk
                  Milt Cuyler pinch runs for Mickey Tettleton batting 5th
   O      1--  1   50%  M Salas         Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Salas to 1B
   O      1--  5   56%  R Deer          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  5   52%  J Shelby        Walk; Salas to 2B
   R      12-  5   24%  T Fryman        Double to RF (Line Drive); Salas Scores; Shelby to 3B
          -23  5   23%  T Phillips      Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   30%  L Moseby        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Moseby to 1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, John Cerutti facing 2-3-4
                  Andy Allanson replaces John Shelby playing C batting 8th; Milt Cuyler moves to CF
   O      ---  3   24%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   19%  R Ventura       Groundout: P-1B
                  Mike Henneman replaces John Cerutti pitching
          ---  6   23%  C Fisk          Walk
                  Joey Cora pinch runs for Carlton Fisk batting 4th
          1--      26%  S Sosa          Cora Steals 2B
   O      -2-  9   16%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Brian Drahman facing 3-4-5
                  Brian Drahman replaces Bobby Thigpen pitching
   O      ---  1   18%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   19%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   18%  M Cuyler        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Cuyler to 1B
   O      1--  4   20%  M Salas         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Mike Henneman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   11%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF
                  Paul Gibson replaces Mike Henneman pitching; Matt Merullo pinch hits for Ron Karkovice batting 7th
   O      ---  1    5%  M Merullo       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  8   10%  O Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   R      1--  3   61%  S Fletcher      Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Guillen Scores/No RBI/unER; Fletcher to 2B
          -2-  4   61%  T Raines        Intentional Walk
   R      12-  2  100%  L Johnson       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Fletcher Scores/unER; Raines to 2B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 5.

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