May 25, 1993 Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 28,143

Tuesday, May 25, 1993, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:30

Royals

21-21

Won 1

4th, 3 GB

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

W: T Gordon (3-1), L: J McDowell (7-3), S: J Montgomery (12)

White Sox

24-18

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Jose RF                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .244  .608   12    3   1   
B McRae CF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .754   12    1   0   SH
G Brett DH                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .232  .623   10    0   0   GDP,IW
W Joyner 1B                   3   1   2   2    1   0  .271  .815   17    7   2   HR,2B
M Macfarlane C                4   0   0   0    0   1  .312  .944   12    5   0   
C Gwynn LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .326  .737   17    2   0   
K Miller 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .145  .357   10    1   1   
G Gagne SS                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .276  .718    9    2   2   HR
J Lind 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .554    9    3   3   

H Pichardo P                                                             3   2
  B Sampen P                                                             0   1
  B Brewer P                                                             0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
Totals                       30   3   6   3    2   3              108   27  12

BATTING

2B: W Joyner (10, off J McDowell).

HR: W Joyner (4, off J McDowell; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); G Gagne (2, off J McDowell; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: B McRae (6, off J McDowell).

IBB: G Brett (4, by J McDowell).

TB: W Joyner 6; G Gagne 4; F Jose 2; B McRae.

GIDP: G Brett (6).

RBI: W Joyner 2 (18); G Gagne (14).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Jose-K Miller.

E: F Jose (5); K Miller (2).

BASERUNNING

PO: F Jose (1st base by J McDowell).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .280  .960   20    2   0   
J Cora 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .749   15    0   5   2·SH
F Thomas 1B                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .284  .886   23   18   1   
G Bell DH                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .637   17    0   0   HBP
  S Sax PR                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .597         0   0   
  D Pasqua PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .681    1    0   0   
R Ventura 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .299  .966   14    0   4   
E Burks RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .307  .892   15    1   0   
L Johnson CF                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .335  .776   11    1   0   SB
C Fisk C                      2   0   0   0    2   0  .156  .456   19    3   1   
  R Karkovice PR-C            0   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .675         0   0   
O Guillen SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .581    9    1   5   

J McDowell P                                                             1   1
Totals                       33   2   8   2    4   3              144   27  17

BATTING

SH: J Cora 2 (4, off H Pichardo, off B Sampen).

HBP: G Bell (2, by B Sampen).

TB: F Thomas 2; L Johnson 2; T Raines; R Ventura; E Burks; J Cora.

RBI: F Thomas (35); L Johnson (18).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Cora-O Guillen-F Thomas.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Johnson (15, 2nd base off H Pichardo/M Macfarlane).

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
H Pichardo                     6     6   1   1    3   1   0   3.86   27   85-52   31· 4·17   11· 4· 8· 0     54    -     1.33   0.24
B Sampen, BS (2)               0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.76    4   13-7     5· 1· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.42  -0.34
B Brewer                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    3-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.07   0.12
T Gordon, W (3-1)              1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   4.60    5   21-12    6· 3· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.49   0.20
J Montgomery, S (12)           1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.96    3    9-6     4· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.21
Totals                         9     8   2   2    4   3   0          40  131-78   47· 8·23   15· 8· 9· 0          4-0

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
J McDowell, L (7-3)            9     6   3   3    2   3   2   3.96   33  107-69   46· 8·15   20· 8· 0· 0     64    -     1.21  -0.07
Totals                         9     6   3   3    2   3   2          33  107-69   46· 8·15   20· 8· 0· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Sampen (1); T Gordon 2 (7).

IBB: J McDowell (3; G Brett).

PO: J McDowell (2; F Jose, 1st base).

HBP: B Sampen (2; G Bell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 28,143.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 58° F, Wind 6mph in from Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox                    
1. F Jose               RF    1. T Raines             LF 
2. B McRae              CF    2. J Cora               2B 
3. G Brett              DH    3. F Thomas             1B 
4. W Joyner             1B    4. G Bell               DH 
5. M Macfarlane         C     5. R Ventura            3B 
6. C Gwynn              LF    6. E Burks              RF 
7. K Miller             3B    7. L Johnson            CF 
8. G Gagne              SS    8. C Fisk               C  
9. J Lind               2B    9. O Guillen            SS 

   H Pichardo           P        J McDowell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  2-2  12-  3   32%  90% W Joyner        J McDowell      Double to RF (Ground Ball); Jose Scores; Brett to 3B
   b 7   1  2-1  -2-  5  -22%  38% F Thomas        B Sampen        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Raines Scores; Thomas to 2B/Adv on E9
   t 5   0  0-0  ---  6   14%  64% W Joyner        J McDowell      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 4   0  0-0  12-  2   14%  47% L Johnson       H Pichardo      Double Play: Lineout: RF-3B
   t 6   0  0-1  ---  1   12%  78% G Gagne         J McDowell      Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack McDowell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  F Jose          Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   50%  B McRae         Single to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS)
   OO     1--  1   45%  G Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Hipolito Pichardo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   45%  J Cora          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   48%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  1   50%  G Bell          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack McDowell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   48%  W Joyner        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   46%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   45%  C Gwynn         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Hipolito Pichardo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   49%  E Burks         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   48%  L Johnson       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      47%  C Fisk          Johnson Steals 2B
          -2-  6   45%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   50%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack McDowell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  K Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  G Gagne         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   44%  J Lind          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, Hipolito Pichardo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  T Raines        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  1   49%  J Cora          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  5   47%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   50%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack McDowell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  F Jose          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  B McRae         Bunt Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  4   44%  G Brett         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Hipolito Pichardo facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   40%  R Ventura       Walk
          1--  1   33%  E Burks         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Ventura to 2B; Burks to 1B
   OO     12-  2   47%  L Johnson       Double Play: Lineout: RF-3B
   O      1--  2   50%  C Fisk          Lineout: P (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack McDowell facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  6   64%  W Joyner        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   61%  M Macfarlane    Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   60%  C Gwynn         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   58%  K Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Hipolito Pichardo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   62%  O Guillen       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   58%  T Raines        Walk
   O      1--  3   61%  J Cora          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Raines to 2B
   O      -2-  6   66%  F Thomas        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack McDowell facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  1   78%  G Gagne         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   76%  J Lind          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   78%  F Jose          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--      75%  B McRae         Jose Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  4   74%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Hipolito Pichardo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   77%  G Bell          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  3   73%  R Ventura       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  8   64%  E Burks         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Ventura to 3B
   R      1-3  2   54%  L Johnson       Single to CF (Line Drive); Ventura Scores; Burks to 2B
   O      12-  1   60%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Burks to 3B
   O      1-3  1   69%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jack McDowell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   67%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  7   69%  W Joyner        Walk
   O      1--  2   66%  M Macfarlane    Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   63%  C Gwynn         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Bill Sampen facing 1-2-3
                  Bill Sampen replaces Hipolito Pichardo pitching
          ---  2   56%  T Raines        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   59%  J Cora          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Raines to 2B
   R      -2-  5   38%  F Thomas        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Raines Scores; Thomas to 2B/Adv on E9
          -2-      31%  G Bell          Wild Pitch; Thomas to 3B
          --3  5   30%  " "             Hit By Pitch
                  Billy Brewer replaces Bill Sampen pitching; Steve Sax pinch runs for George Bell batting 4th
   O      1-3  3   41%  R Ventura       Flyball: CF
                  Tom Gordon replaces Billy Brewer pitching
   O      1-3  2   50%  E Burks         Foul Popfly: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Jack McDowell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   45%  K Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   42%  G Gagne         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   39%  J Lind          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   44%  L Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   39%  C Fisk          Walk
                  Ron Karkovice pinch runs for Carlton Fisk batting 8th
   O      1--  3   42%  O Guillen       Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Karkovice to 2B
          -2-      41%  T Raines        Wild Pitch; Karkovice to 3B
   O      --3  6   50%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Jack McDowell facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Karkovice moves to C
          ---  3   58%  F Jose          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
   O      1--  1   56%  B McRae         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Jose to 2B
          -2-  4   58%  G Brett         Intentional Walk
   R      12-  3   90%  W Joyner        Double to RF (Ground Ball); Jose Scores; Brett to 3B
   O      -23  1   84%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -23  5   79%  C Gwynn         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Jeff Montgomery facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Tom Gordon pitching
   O      ---  6   88%  J Cora          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  2   95%  F Thomas        Foul Popfly: C
                  Dan Pasqua pinch hits for Steve Sax batting 4th
   O      ---  1  100%  D Pasqua        Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199305250

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