September 2, 1991 Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 37,187

Monday, September 2, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:45

Royals

67-63

Lost 2

5th, 11½ GB

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

W: R Hernandez (1-0), L: L Aquino (6-3), S: S Radinsky (6)

White Sox

71-61

Won 3

2nd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Gibson LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .772   14    4   0   
B Pecota 3B-2B                3   1   1   0    1   1  .288  .759   20    2   1   2B
G Brett DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .741   14    0   0   GDP
D Tartabull RF                4   0   0   1    0   0  .319  .978   15    1   0   
J Eisenreich CF               3   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .711   10    3   0   
T Benzinger 1B                3   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .639   14    5   0   
B Mayne C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .632   12    2   0   
D Howard SS                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .228  .556   13    5   1   
  K Stillwell PH-SS           1   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .666    1    0   0   
T Shumpert 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .631    5    2   2   
  W Cromartie PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .325  .818    4    0   0   
  K Seitzer 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .692         0   0   

L Aquino P                                                               0   2
  M Davis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   1   3   1    2   7              122   24   6

BATTING

2B: B Pecota (19, off R Hernandez).

TB: B Pecota 2; K Stillwell; T Benzinger.

GIDP: G Brett (15).

RBI: D Tartabull (83).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Shumpert-D Howard.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .719   20    2   0   
R Ventura 3B-1B               3   1   0   0    0   1  .294  .841   14    2   0   HBP
F Thomas 1B                   2   1   2   1    2   0  .325 1.036   19    7   0   HR
  C Grebeck 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .835         0   0   
C Fisk C                      2   1   1   0    0   0  .266  .762   10    4   0   
  R Karkovice PH-C            2   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .775    8    3   0   
D Pasqua RF                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .254  .793    9    2   0   HR
  S Sosa RF                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .201  .579    5    1   0   
B Jackson DH                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000   10    0   0   SF
L Johnson CF                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .262  .597   11    3   0   2·3B
S Fletcher 2B                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .205  .534   19    1   6   SF
O Guillen SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .615   15    2   4   2B

R Hernandez P                                                            0   0
  M Perez P                                                              0   0
  S Radinsky P                                                           0   0
Totals                       29   5   8   5    3   2              140   27  10

BATTING

2B: O Guillen (19, off L Aquino).

3B: L Johnson 2 (8, 2 off L Aquino).

HR: D Pasqua (14, off L Aquino; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out); F Thomas (30, off L Aquino; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SF: B Jackson (1, off M Davis); S Fletcher (2, off L Aquino).

HBP: R Ventura (3, by M Davis).

TB: L Johnson 7; F Thomas 5; D Pasqua 4; O Guillen 2; C Fisk.

RBI: D Pasqua 2 (51); B Jackson (1); S Fletcher (25); F Thomas (103).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

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

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Aquino, L (6-3)              7     6   4   4    2   2   2   2.92   28  110-69   45· 2·22    5·17· 2· 0     49    -     0.56  -0.14
M Davis                        1     2   1   1    1   0   0   4.86    7   30-14   11· 0· 3    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.19  -0.01
Totals                         8     8   5   5    3   2   2          35  140-83   56· 2·25    6·20· 3· 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
R Hernandez, W (1-0)           7     1   1   1    2   4   0   1.29   23   93-60   47· 6· 7    8· 8· 1· 0     73    -     0.84   0.30
M Perez, H (8)                 0.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   3.05    3    9-8     4· 3· 1    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.30  -0.05
S Radinsky, S (6)              1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   1.98    5   20-12    6· 4· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.92   0.10
Totals                         9     3   1   1    2   7   0          31  122-80   57·13·10    9·10· 3· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Davis (1; R Ventura).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Dan Morrison.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 37,187.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox                    
1. K Gibson             LF    1. T Raines             LF 
2. B Pecota             3B    2. R Ventura            3B 
3. G Brett              DH    3. F Thomas             1B 
4. D Tartabull          RF    4. C Fisk               C  
5. J Eisenreich         CF    5. D Pasqua             RF 
6. T Benzinger          1B    6. B Jackson            DH 
7. B Mayne              C     7. L Johnson            CF 
8. D Howard             SS    8. S Fletcher           2B 
9. T Shumpert           2B    9. O Guillen            SS 

   L Aquino             P        R Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-1  1--  3   16%  86% D Pasqua        L Aquino        Home Run (Fly Ball); Fisk Scores; Pasqua Scores
   b 4   1  0-0  ---  4   14%  67% F Thomas        L Aquino        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Thomas Scores
   t 7   0  3-0  ---  4   -6%  84% B Pecota        R Hernandez     Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   t 8   1  4-1  12-  4    5%  93% W Cromartie     S Radinsky      Strikeout Swinging
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  5    5%  55% G Brett         R Hernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roberto Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  K Gibson        Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   50%  B Pecota        Walk
   OO     1--  5   55%  G Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Aquino facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  T Raines        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   51%  R Ventura       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  5   52%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roberto Hernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  D Tartabull     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  J Eisenreich    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  T Benzinger     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Aquino facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   53%  D Pasqua        Popfly: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   51%  B Jackson       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   50%  L Johnson       Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roberto Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   52%  B Mayne         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   54%  D Howard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  T Shumpert      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Aquino facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  S Fletcher      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   51%  O Guillen       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   50%  T Raines        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Roberto Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  K Gibson        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   55%  B Pecota        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  G Brett         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Aquino facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   53%  R Ventura       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   R      ---  4   67%  F Thomas        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Thomas Scores
          ---  5   69%  C Fisk          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  3   86%  D Pasqua        Home Run (Fly Ball); Fisk Scores; Pasqua Scores
   O      ---  1   85%  B Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   86%  L Johnson       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  5   84%  S Fletcher      Groundout: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Roberto Hernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   87%  D Tartabull     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   88%  J Eisenreich    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   89%  T Benzinger     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Luis Aquino facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   91%  O Guillen       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     -2-  7   87%  T Raines        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   O      ---  6   87%  R Ventura       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Roberto Hernandez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   89%  B Mayne         Popfly: SS
          ---  7   87%  D Howard        Walk
   O      1--  3   90%  T Shumpert      Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   92%  K Gibson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Gibson to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Luis Aquino facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   93%  F Thomas        Walk
                  Ron Karkovice pinch hits for Carlton Fisk batting 4th
   O      1--  5   92%  R Karkovice     Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  1   91%  D Pasqua        Flyball: LF (Deep 3B)
   O      1--  2   90%  B Jackson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Roberto Hernandez facing 2-3-4
                  Ron Karkovice moves to C; Sammy Sosa replaces Dan Pasqua playing RF batting 5th
          ---  4   84%  B Pecota        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   87%  G Brett         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF); Pecota to 3B
   RO     --3  7   88%  D Tartabull     Groundout: SS-1B; Pecota Scores
   O      ---  2   89%  J Eisenreich    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Luis Aquino facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   94%  L Johnson       Triple (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   RO     --3  3   94%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores
   O      ---  6   94%  O Guillen       Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   93%  T Raines        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Melido Perez facing 6-7-8
                  Melido Perez replaces Roberto Hernandez pitching
          ---  5   89%  T Benzinger     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   93%  B Mayne         Strikeout Swinging
                  Kurt Stillwell pinch hits for David Howard batting 8th
          1--  1   88%  K Stillwell     Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Benzinger to 2B
                  Scott Radinsky replaces Melido Perez pitching; Warren Cromartie pinch hits for Terry Shumpert batting 9th
   O      12-  4   93%  W Cromartie     Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   97%  K Gibson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mark Davis facing 2-3-4
                  Mark Davis replaces Luis Aquino pitching; Bill Pecota moves to 2B; Kevin Seitzer replaces Warren Cromartie playing 3B batting 9th; Kurt Stillwell moves to SS
          ---  3   98%  R Ventura       Hit By Pitch
          1--  5   98%  F Thomas        Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Ventura to 2B
   O      12-  3   98%  R Karkovice     Popfly: 2B (P's Left)
          12-  5   98%  S Sosa          Walk; Ventura to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   RO     123  5   99%  B Jackson       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ventura Scores
          12-  2   99%  L Johnson       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Thomas to 3B; Sosa to 2B
   O      123  7   99%  S Fletcher      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Scott Radinsky facing 2-3-4
                  Robin Ventura moves to 1B; Craig Grebeck replaces Frank Thomas playing 3B batting 3rd
   O      ---  6  100%  B Pecota        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  D Tartabull     Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199109020

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