May 17, 1991 Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 30,095

Friday, May 17, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 3:09

Blue Jays

21-15

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: D Pall (1-1), L: M Timlin (3-1), S: B Thigpen (7)

White Sox

16-15

Won 1

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    5   0   2   2    0   2  .282  .751   20    0   0   3B
R Alomar 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .255  .775   15    2   2   
J Carter LF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .324  .910   15    5   0   
J Olerud 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .219  .723   14    5   1   
M Whiten RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .257  .683    9    2   0   
G Hill DH                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .240  .706   11    0   0   GDP
P Borders C                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .213  .437   12    5   1   
E Sprague 3B                  3   0   2   1    1   0  .462 1.115   10    1   2   2B
R Gonzales SS                 3   1   2   0    0   0  .214  .563   11    4   1   
  G Myers PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .759    4    0   0   

D Stieb P                                                                0   0
  B MacDonald P                                                          0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  J Acker P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   3   9   3    4   5              121   24   7

BATTING

2B: E Sprague (2, off C Hough).

3B: D White (2, off C Hough).

TB: D White 4; E Sprague 3; R Gonzales 2; P Borders 2; M Whiten.

GIDP: G Hill (2).

RBI: D White 2 (16); E Sprague (3).

2-out RBI: D White 2; E Sprague.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

E: D Stieb ().

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .231  .637   23    4   0   HBP
L Johnson CF                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .228  .490    9    1   0   CS
  F Thomas PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .294  .943    6    0   0   
  C Grebeck PR-3B             1   0   1   2    0   0  .421 1.108    4    0   0   2B
R Ventura 3B-1B               3   0   1   0    1   1  .287  .738   27    4   2   SB,SH,IW
M Merullo DH                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .214  .648   15    0   0   
  C Fisk PH                   0   0   0   1    1   0  .298  .707    7    0   0   SF
D Pasqua 1B                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .217  .612   19    4   0   2B
  C Snyder 1B-RF              1   0   0   0    1   1  .162  .428    7    4   0   
O Guillen SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .514   11    1   2   
S Sosa RF-CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .742   11    2   0   CS
R Karkovice C                 3   2   1   0    1   1  .289  .667   18    6   0   
J Cora 2B                     3   2   2   0    1   0  .400  .855   13    1   3   

C Hough P                                                                0   1
  D Pall P                                                               0   0
  B Thigpen P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   5  11   5    7   4              170   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Pasqua (2, off D Stieb); C Grebeck (1, off J Acker).

SF: C Fisk (1, off J Acker).

SH: R Ventura (3, off D Stieb).

IBB: R Ventura (1, by J Acker).

HBP: T Raines (1, by D Stieb).

TB: D Pasqua 3; J Cora 2; C Grebeck 2; F Thomas; T Raines; R Karkovice; S Sosa; L Johnson; R Ventura.

RBI: C Grebeck 2 (4); F Thomas (23); L Johnson (3); C Fisk (9).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ventura-J Cora-D Pasqua.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Ventura (1, 2nd base off D Stieb/P Borders).

CS: L Johnson (2, 2nd base by D Stieb/P Borders); S Sosa (3, Home by D Stieb/P Borders).

PO: S Sosa (1st base by D Stieb).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Stieb                        6.1   8   2   2    2   2   0   3.23   28  106-67   44· 6·17   11· 8· 4· 0     49    -     1.38   0.19
B MacDonald, BS (1)            0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    2    9-5     2· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-1    2.50  -0.14
M Timlin, L (3-1)              0.2   1   3   3    4   0   0   3.33    7   29-11    7· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    2.58  -0.13
J Acker                        0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.25    4   15-8     4· 1· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          3-3    1.44  -0.19
Totals                         8    11   5   5    7   4   0          41  159-91   57· 9·25   12·12· 5· 0          5-4

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
C Hough                        7     7   2   2    1   4   0   5.55   28   84-56   40· 9· 7    9·11· 3· 0     58    -     1.04   0.09
D Pall, W (1-1)                1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.53    4   14-8     6· 1· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.54   0.11
B Thigpen, S (7)               1     2   1   1    2   1   0   3.44    7   23-10    6· 2· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.21   0.03
Totals                         9     9   3   3    4   5   0          39  121-74   52·12·10   13·13· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: B MacDonald (1).

IBB: J Acker (3; R Ventura).

PO: D Stieb (1; S Sosa, 1st base).

HBP: D Stieb (2; T Raines).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - (none), 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 30,095.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 49° F, Wind 21mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Chicago White Sox                    
1. D White              CF    1. T Raines             LF 
2. R Alomar             2B    2. L Johnson            CF 
3. J Carter             LF    3. R Ventura            3B 
4. J Olerud             1B    4. M Merullo            DH 
5. M Whiten             RF    5. D Pasqua             1B 
6. G Hill               DH    6. O Guillen            SS 
7. P Borders            C     7. S Sosa               RF 
8. E Sprague            3B    8. R Karkovice          C  
9. R Gonzales           SS    9. J Cora               2B 

   D Stieb              P        C Hough              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  1-1  1--  1  -23%  32% E Sprague       C Hough         Double (Fly Ball); Borders Scores
   b 8   1  2-2  123  4   19%  96% C Grebeck       J Acker         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Karkovice Scores; Cora Scores; Raines to 3B
   t 9   2  5-3  123  1   14% 100% J Carter        B Thigpen       Flyball: CF
   b 6   1  1-1  --3  2  -14%  52% R Karkovice     D Stieb         Sosa Caught Stealing Hm (C)
   t 3   2  1-0  1--  4  -13%  51% D White         C Hough         Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Gonzales Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  D White         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  J Carter        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  T Raines        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   51%  L Johnson       Lineout: 1B
          ---  7   52%  R Ventura       Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--      53%  M Merullo       Ventura Steals 2B
          -2-  6   54%  " "             Walk
          12-  5   57%  D Pasqua        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Ventura to 3B; Merullo to 2B
   O      123  1   50%  O Guillen       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Guillen to 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hough facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  J Olerud        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   50%  M Whiten        Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  1   55%  G Hill          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   55%  R Karkovice     Single to SS (Fly Ball to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  1   59%  J Cora          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Karkovice to 2B
          12-  1   65%  T Raines        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Karkovice to 3B; Cora to 2B
   RO     123  2   66%  L Johnson       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Karkovice Scores; Cora to 3B; Johnson to 1B
   O      1-3  3   62%  R Ventura       Johnson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS); Cora stays at 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hough facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   64%  P Borders       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   66%  E Sprague       Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   65%  R Gonzales      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   R      1--  4   51%  D White         Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Gonzales Scores
   O      --3  3   55%  R Alomar        Fielder's Choice C unassisted; White out at Hm/C; Alomar to 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Stieb facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   53%  R Ventura       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   51%  M Merullo       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  7   54%  D Pasqua        Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   50%  O Guillen       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Hough facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   53%  J Carter        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  1   55%  J Olerud        Lineout: RF
          ---  4   53%  M Whiten        Walk
   O      1--  6   56%  G Hill          Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   53%  S Sosa          Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   51%  R Karkovice     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  J Cora          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Hough facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  P Borders       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   50%  E Sprague       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B)
   O      1--  2   53%  R Gonzales      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  7   57%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   61%  T Raines        Hit By Pitch
          1--  2   68%  L Johnson       Single (Bunt to Short 1B Line); Raines to 2B
   O      12-  3   68%  R Ventura       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Raines to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      -23  2   58%  M Merullo       Popfly: SS
   O      -23  7   50%  D Pasqua        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Hough facing 2-3-4
                  Cory Snyder replaces Dan Pasqua playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---  3   53%  R Alomar        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   56%  J Carter        Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   57%  J Olerud        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Stieb facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   54%  O Guillen       Foul Flyball: LF
          ---  3   58%  S Sosa          Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      66%  R Karkovice     Sosa Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Sosa to 3B
   O      --3      52%  " "             Sosa Caught Stealing Hm (C)
   O      ---  5   50%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Charlie Hough facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   54%  M Whiten        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   57%  G Hill          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   55%  P Borders       Single to 1B (Pop Fly)
   R      1--  1   32%  E Sprague       Double (Fly Ball); Borders Scores
          -2-  7   30%  R Gonzales      Single (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Sprague to 3B
   O      1-3  4   36%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Stieb facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   43%  J Cora          Walk
   O      1--  7   40%  T Raines        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Cora to 2B
                  Bob MacDonald replaces Dave Stieb pitching; Frank Thomas pinch hits for Lance Johnson batting 2nd
          -2-      46%  F Thomas        Wild Pitch; Cora to 3B
   R      --3  5   59%  " "             Single to CF (Fly Ball); Cora Scores
   O      1--  4   54%  R Ventura       Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Timlin replaces Bob MacDonald pitching; Carlton Fisk pinch hits for Matt Merullo batting 4th
          1--  4   57%  C Fisk          Walk; Thomas to 2B
                  Craig Grebeck pinch runs for Frank Thomas batting 2nd
          12-  4   62%  C Snyder        Walk; Grebeck to 3B; Fisk to 2B
   O      123  4   50%  O Guillen       Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Donn Pall facing 2-3-4
                  Donn Pall replaces Charlie Hough pitching; Robin Ventura moves to 1B; Craig Grebeck moves to 3B; Sammy Sosa moves to CF; Cory Snyder moves to RF
   O      ---  2   55%  R Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   58%  J Carter        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  7   56%  J Olerud        Walk
   O      1--  1   61%  M Whiten        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Timlin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   56%  S Sosa          Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  4   61%  R Karkovice     Walk
          1--  4   67%  J Cora          Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Karkovice to 2B
          12-  6   77%  T Raines        Walk; Karkovice to 3B; Cora to 2B
                  Jim Acker replaces Mike Timlin pitching
   RR     123  4   96%  C Grebeck       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Karkovice Scores; Cora Scores; Raines to 3B
          -23  5   96%  R Ventura       Intentional Walk
   RO     123  3   97%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Raines Scores; Grebeck to 3B
   O      1-3  3   97%  C Snyder        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, White Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-5, Bobby Thigpen facing 6-7-8
                  Bobby Thigpen replaces Donn Pall pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  G Hill          Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   96%  P Borders       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  4   92%  E Sprague       Walk; Borders to 2B
                  Greg Myers pinch hits for Rene Gonzales batting 9th
   O      12-  4   97%  G Myers         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   R      12-  2   89%  D White         Single to CF (Line Drive); Borders Scores; Sprague to 3B; White to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  4   86%  R Alomar        Walk
   O      123  1  100%  J Carter        Flyball: CF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199105170

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