July 31, 1991 Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 35,185

Wednesday, July 31, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 3:31

Rangers

52-45

Lost 2

4th, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  1   4  0  0   0  3  0    8 11  1
White Sox       1  0  3   0  1  0   0  1  4   10 14  3

W: D Pall (4-1), L: R Gossage (4-2)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

White Sox

57-43

Won 7

2nd, 3 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Palmer LF                   4   1   1   1    1   1  .239  .792   29    3   0   HR
J Franco 2B                   3   2   1   0    1   1  .324  .850   17    3   5   SB,GDP
R Sierra RF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .307  .863   26    0   0   HR
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   2   2   2    0   0  .336  .941   16   12   0   HR
J Gonzalez CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .287  .882   20    0   0   
K Reimer DH                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .278  .753   13    0   0   2B
S Buechele 3B                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .266  .800   11    1   1   
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .300  .676   11    6   1   CS
J Huson SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .206  .596   21    1   3   GDP

K Brown P                                                                0   1
  M Jeffcoat P                                                           0   0
  K Rogers P                                                             0   1
  R Gossage P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   8  11   7    2   7              164   26  12

BATTING

2B: K Reimer (16, off M Perez).

HR: D Palmer (6, off M Perez; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); R Sierra (15, off M Perez; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs); R Palmeiro (17, off M Perez; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

TB: R Palmeiro 5; R Sierra 4; D Palmer 4; S Buechele 2; K Reimer 2; I Rodriguez 2; J Huson; J Franco.

GIDP: J Franco (9); J Huson (6).

RBI: R Sierra 2 (72); S Buechele 2 (48); R Palmeiro 2 (52); D Palmer (16).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Huson-J Franco-R Palmeiro; K Brown-I Rodriguez-R Palmeiro.

E: I Rodriguez (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Franco (22, 2nd base off M Perez/R Karkovice).

CS: I Rodriguez (1, 2nd base by D Pall/R Karkovice).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   5   2   1   0    1   1  .250  .682   20    1   0   
R Ventura 3B                  6   2   4   5    0   0  .299  .845   23    1   2   2·HR
F Thomas DH                   2   2   2   1    3   0  .308  .981   27    0   0   HR
D Pasqua RF-1B                3   1   1   0    2   0  .280  .870   20    6   0   
R Kittle 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .556    5    6   0   GDP
  M Huff RF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .677    3    2   0   GDP
L Johnson CF                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .257  .574   13    2   0   
  C Grebeck PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .271  .817    7    0   0   
R Karkovice C                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .295  .807   26    6   2   HBP
J Cora 2B                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .281  .664   20    2   5   
O Guillen SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .582   10    1   4   
  C Fisk PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .706    3    0   0   

J Carter P                                                               0   0
  M Perez P                                                              0   0
  D Pall P                                                               0   0
Totals                       38  10  14   8    8   4              177   27  13

BATTING

HR: F Thomas (20, off K Rogers; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); R Ventura 2 (16, off K Brown, off R Gossage; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF; 9th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

HBP: R Karkovice (1, by K Brown).

TB: R Ventura 10; F Thomas 5; J Cora 2; L Johnson 2; T Raines; R Karkovice; O Guillen; D Pasqua.

GIDP: R Kittle (2); M Huff (4).

RBI: R Ventura 5 (61); L Johnson (28); J Cora (9); F Thomas (72).

2-out RBI: R Ventura 4; L Johnson.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Cora-O Guillen-R Kittle; R Ventura-J Cora-R Kittle.

E: J Cora (5); R Kittle (2); R Karkovice (1).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Brown                        5     9   5   4    4   4   1   4.40   28   97-59   37· 7·15    9· 5· 5· 0     31    -     1.33  -0.31
M Jeffcoat                     2     2   0   0    1   0   0   3.40    9   25-16   11· 0· 5    4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.50   0.16
K Rogers, H (8)                1.1   2   3   3    2   0   1   6.35    7   37-21   10· 2· 9    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.33  -0.10
R Gossage, BS (4), L (4-2)     0.1   1   2   2    1   0   1   4.28    3   14-7     4· 1· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          2-2    5.19  -0.81
Totals                         8.2  14  10   9    8   4   3          47  173-103  62·10·31   16·11· 7· 0          2-2

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 Carter                       3     2   2   2    1   1   0   6.00   11   45-26   15· 5· 6    2· 4· 3· 0     47    -     0.90   0.00
M Perez                        4.1   7   6   6    1   4   3   3.33   20   84-53   32· 9·12    9· 5· 1· 0          1-1    1.25  -0.57
D Pall, W (4-1)                1.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   2.55    6   29-18    9· 5· 4    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.36   0.02
Totals                         9    11   8   8    2   7   3          37  158-97   56·19·22   14· 9· 5· 0          1-1

J Carter faced 1 batter in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: K Brown 2 (9).

IBB: None.

HBP: K Brown (9; R Karkovice).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 3:31.

Attendance: 35,185.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 15mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Chicago White Sox                    
1. D Palmer             LF    1. T Raines             LF 
2. J Franco             2B    2. R Ventura            3B 
3. R Sierra             RF    3. F Thomas             DH 
4. R Palmeiro           1B    4. D Pasqua             RF 
5. J Gonzalez           CF    5. R Kittle             1B 
6. K Reimer             DH    6. L Johnson            CF 
7. S Buechele           3B    7. R Karkovice          C  
8. I Rodriguez          C     8. J Cora               2B 
9. J Huson              SS    9. O Guillen            SS 

   K Brown              P        J Carter             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  8-6  123  3   83% 100% R Ventura       R Gossage       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Karkovice Scores; Cora Scores; Raines Scores; Ventura Scores
   t 8   0  5-5  ---  3  -25%  25% D Palmer        M Perez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Palmer Scores
   t 8   1  5-6  1--  5  -17%   7% R Palmeiro      M Perez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Franco Scores; Palmeiro Scores
   b 3   2  1-2  -23  3   16%  84% L Johnson       K Brown         Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Thomas Scores; Pasqua Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Johnson to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 5   1  5-4  12-  1   15%  61% J Cora          K Brown         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Johnson Scores; Karkovice to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Carter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  D Palmer        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   54%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  R Sierra        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  T Raines        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  2   64%  R Ventura       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Raines to 2B
          12-  8   71%  F Thomas        Walk; Raines to 3B; Ventura to 2B
   R      123      77%  D Pasqua        Wild Pitch; Raines Scores; Ventura to 3B; Thomas to 2B
          -23  8   78%  " "             Walk
   OO     123  1   66%  R Kittle        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B (Short 3B Line); Thomas to 3B; Pasqua to 2B
   O      -23  4   61%  L Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Carter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   63%  R Palmeiro      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  6   65%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   66%  K Reimer        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Brown facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   64%  R Karkovice     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   63%  J Cora          Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  1   62%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jeff Carter facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   57%  S Buechele      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  2   47%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Buechele to 3B
   ROO    1-3  3   54%  J Huson         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B); Buechele Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  9   55%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Brown facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  T Raines        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  3   65%  R Ventura       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ventura Scores
          ---  2   67%  F Thomas        Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   71%  D Pasqua        Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  1   68%  R Kittle        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Thomas to 3B; Pasqua to 2B
   RR     -23  3   84%  L Johnson       Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Thomas Scores; Pasqua Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Johnson to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  4   84%  R Karkovice     Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  6   82%  J Cora          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Jeff Carter facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   78%  J Franco        Walk
                  Melido Perez replaces Jeff Carter pitching
          1--      74%  R Sierra        Franco Steals 2B; Franco to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   RR     --3  8   63%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball); Franco Scores; Sierra Scores
          ---  4   58%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   62%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   51%  K Reimer        Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 1B); Palmeiro to 3B
   RR     -23  2   37%  S Buechele      Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Palmeiro Scores; Reimer Scores
   O      1--  5   40%  I Rodriguez     Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Buechele out at 3B/2B-3B; Rodriguez to 1B
   O      1--  8   42%  J Huson         Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Kevin Brown facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   39%  O Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   37%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2   39%  R Ventura       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  6   41%  F Thomas        Walk; Ventura to 2B
   O      12-  3   36%  D Pasqua        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, White Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   32%  D Palmer        Walk
   OO     1--  6   40%  J Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   41%  R Sierra        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Kevin Brown facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   38%  R Kittle        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
          ---  5   41%  L Johnson       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--      44%  R Karkovice     Wild Pitch; Johnson to 2B
          -2-  6   47%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  1   61%  J Cora          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Johnson Scores; Karkovice to 2B
   O      12-  4   58%  O Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Karkovice to 3B; Cora to 2B
   O      -23  4   50%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, White Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 5-5, Melido Perez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   56%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   57%  K Reimer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Jeffcoat facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Jeffcoat replaces Kevin Brown pitching
   O      ---  6   54%  R Ventura       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   58%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--  1   54%  D Pasqua        Foul Popfly: C
   O      1--  1   50%  R Kittle        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, White Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 5-5, Melido Perez facing 7-8-9
                  Dan Pasqua moves to 1B; Mike Huff replaces Ron Kittle playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  3   54%  S Buechele      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   57%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   59%  J Huson         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Mike Jeffcoat facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   55%  L Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  3   52%  R Karkovice     Foul Flyball: LF
          ---  4   54%  J Cora          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  1   59%  O Guillen       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Cora to 3B
   O      1-3  2   50%  T Raines        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Raines to 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, White Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 5-5, Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  3   25%  D Palmer        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Palmer Scores
          ---  3   22%  J Franco        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   25%  R Sierra        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   RR     1--  5    7%  R Palmeiro      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Franco Scores; Palmeiro Scores
                  Donn Pall replaces Melido Perez pitching
   O      ---  6    8%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6    8%  K Reimer        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Kenny Rogers facing 2-3-4
                  Kenny Rogers replaces Mike Jeffcoat pitching
   O      ---  7    6%  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---  5   12%  F Thomas        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Thomas Scores
          ---  5   17%  D Pasqua        Walk
   OO     1--  3    7%  M Huff          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, White Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-6, Donn Pall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2    8%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2    7%  I Rodriguez     Single (Line Drive)
          1--       7%  J Huson         Rodriguez Caught Stealing 2B, Safe on E4; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -2-  6    7%  " "             Single (Ground Ball to P's Left); Rodriguez to 3B; Huson out at 2B/1B
   O      --3  7    9%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 6-8, Kenny Rogers facing 6-7-8
                  Craig Grebeck pinch hits for Lance Johnson batting 6th
          ---  7   18%  C Grebeck       Walk
          1--  5   32%  R Karkovice     Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Grebeck to 2B
   O      12-  5   19%  J Cora          Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Karkovice to 2B; Cora to 1B
                  Rich Gossage replaces Kenny Rogers pitching; Carlton Fisk pinch hits for Ozzie Guillen batting 9th
   O      12-  3    9%  C Fisk          Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
          12-  8   17%  T Raines        Walk; Karkovice to 3B; Cora to 2B
   RRRR   123  3  100%  R Ventura       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Karkovice Scores; Cora Scores; Raines Scores; Ventura Scores
        4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, White Sox 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199107310

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation