September 8, 1993 Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
SEA 3 CHW 8
BOS 1 CLE 15
MIN 8 DET 4
CAL 2 MIL 2
@KCR 1 TEX 4
NYY 1 OAK 2
@TOR 1 CIN 6
STL 2 HOU 7
NYM 1 ATL 8
@LAD 2 MON 6
COL 1 CHC 8
@PHI 5 SDP 3
FLA 2

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 36,433

Wednesday, September 8, 1993, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:48

Red Sox

71-67

Lost 1

5th, 6 GB

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

W: J Bere (8-5), L: J Dopson (7-10)

White Sox

79-60

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hatcher CF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .755    7    2   0   
  J McNeely CF                1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    4    1   0   
M Greenwell LF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .809    9    3   0   
  B Zupcic LF                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .686    1    1   0   
S Cooper 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .747   15    0   1   
  L Ortiz 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    1    0   0   
M Vaughn 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .308  .931   14    7   0   
  C Quintana 1B               1   0   1   1    0   0  .248  .591    5    1   0   
R Deer RF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .208  .676   16    1   0   
G Blosser DH                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   14    0   0   
B Melvin C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .545   11    2   0   
  S Lyons PH-C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .410    7    0   0   
T Naehring 2B-SS              3   0   1   0    0   2  .174  .382   14    4   5   
L Rivera SS                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .216  .603   11    2   2   
  E Riles PH-2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .678    3    0   1   GDP

J Dopson P                                                               0   3
  S Taylor P                                                             0   0
  C Bailey P                                                             0   0
  T Fossas P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   1   5   1    0  14              132   24  12

BATTING

TB: M Vaughn; T Naehring; B Zupcic; J McNeely; C Quintana.

GIDP: E Riles (3).

RBI: C Quintana (17).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Naehring-L Rivera; T Naehring-L Rivera-M Vaughn; E Riles-T Naehring-C Quintana.

E: S Cooper (21).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .302  .892   13    2   0   SB
  M Huff PH-LF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .172  .642    4    0   0   
J Cora 2B                     2   2   2   1    1   0  .273  .715   16    1   2   3B,SB,HBP,SF
F Thomas 1B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .320 1.050   19    5   0   
  I Calderon PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .563    4    0   0   GDP
  D Pasqua 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .663         0   0   
R Ventura 3B                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .255  .812   16    1   2   IW
G Bell DH                     3   0   1   2    0   1  .237  .645   17    0   0   2B,SF
E Burks RF                    2   2   1   0    2   0  .285  .821   18    0   0   GDP,IW
L Johnson CF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .314  .756   11    3   0   3B
R Karkovice C                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .234  .720   13   13   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .666    8    2   1   SH

J Bere P                                                                 0   1
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       29   8  11   8    6   2              139   27   6

BATTING

2B: G Bell (15, off S Taylor).

3B: L Johnson (13, off C Bailey); J Cora (11, off J Dopson).

SF: J Cora (4, off J Dopson); G Bell (8, off C Bailey).

SH: O Guillen (10, off J Dopson).

IBB: R Ventura (14, by C Bailey); E Burks (1, by S Taylor).

HBP: J Cora (8, by S Taylor).

TB: J Cora 4; L Johnson 4; G Bell 2; F Thomas 2; R Karkovice 2; T Raines; E Burks.

GIDP: I Calderon (13); E Burks (10).

RBI: G Bell 2 (57); L Johnson 2 (43); J Cora (45); F Thomas (121); T Raines (50); R Karkovice (49).

2-out RBI: L Johnson 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

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

E: O Guillen (15).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cora (16, 2nd base off C Bailey/B Melvin); T Raines (16, 2nd base off J Dopson/B Melvin).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Dopson, L (7-10)             4     8   5   5    2   1   0   4.84   21   69-41   25· 8· 8   12· 4· 2· 0     25    -     0.89  -0.20
S Taylor                       2     1   1   1    1   1   0   3.38    8   25-15   10· 1· 4    2· 2· 1· 0          1-1    0.19  -0.01
C Bailey                       1     1   2   2    2   0   0   7.71    6   30-16   11· 0· 5    0· 3· 1· 0          1-1    0.07  -0.01
T Fossas                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.02    4   13-6     6· 0· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11   8   8    6   2   0          39  137-78   52· 9·17   16·10· 4· 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 Bere, W (8-5)                8     2   0   0    0  13   0   3.77   27  116-79   38·22·19    7· 4· 3· 0     91    -     0.56   0.28
R Hernandez                    1     3   1   1    0   1   0   2.33    6   16-11    6· 3· 2    1· 1· 3· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     5   1   1    0  14   0          33  132-90   44·25·21    8· 5· 6· 0           -

J Dopson faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
S Taylor faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Bere (8).

IBB: S Taylor (2; E Burks); C Bailey (1; R Ventura).

HBP: S Taylor (1; J Cora).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - John Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 36,433.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Chicago White Sox                    
1. B Hatcher            CF    1. T Raines             LF 
2. M Greenwell          LF    2. J Cora               2B 
3. S Cooper             3B    3. F Thomas             1B 
4. M Vaughn             1B    4. R Ventura            3B 
5. R Deer               RF    5. G Bell               DH 
6. G Blosser            DH    6. E Burks              RF 
7. B Melvin             C     7. L Johnson            CF 
8. T Naehring           2B    8. R Karkovice          C  
9. L Rivera             SS    9. O Guillen            SS 

   J Dopson             P        J Bere               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  -2-  1    7%  68% L Johnson       J Dopson        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Burks to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  4    6%  61% E Burks         J Dopson        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Burks to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   b 2   1  0-1  -23  6    6%  79% T Raines        J Dopson        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores; Karkovice to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  1-3  2    5%  73% R Karkovice     J Dopson        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Burks Scores; Johnson to 2B
   b 1   2  0-0  1-3  3   -5%  50% G Bell          J Dopson        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Bere facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  B Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   50%  M Greenwell     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Greenwell to 1B
   O      1--  6   53%  S Cooper        Lineout: CF
          1--  6   51%  M Vaughn        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Greenwell to 2B
   O      12-  7   55%  R Deer          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, John Dopson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   55%  J Cora          Walk
          1--  3   58%  F Thomas        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Cora to 2B
   O      12-  3   55%  R Ventura       Flyball: CF; Cora to 3B
   O      1-3  3   50%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Bere facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   52%  G Blosser       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   54%  B Melvin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   55%  T Naehring      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, John Dopson facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   61%  E Burks         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Burks to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
          -2-  1   68%  L Johnson       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Burks to 3B
   R      1-3  2   73%  R Karkovice     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Burks Scores; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  1   73%  O Guillen       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Johnson to 3B; Karkovice to 2B
   R      -23  6   79%  T Raines        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores; Karkovice to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   81%  J Cora          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Karkovice Scores
          1--      81%  F Thomas        Raines Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   79%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jason Bere facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   82%  L Rivera        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   83%  B Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   84%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Dopson facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   86%  R Ventura       Walk
   O      1--  4   84%  G Bell          Lineout: CF
   OO     1--  5   81%  E Burks         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jason Bere facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   84%  S Cooper        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   85%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   86%  R Deer          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Dopson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   85%  L Johnson       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  5   86%  R Karkovice     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   85%  O Guillen       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Karkovice to 2B
   O      -2-  2   84%  T Raines        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jason Bere facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   86%  G Blosser       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   87%  B Melvin        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   88%  T Naehring      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Dopson facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   93%  J Cora          Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
   R      --3  2   94%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Cora Scores
                  Scott Taylor replaces John Dopson pitching
   O      1--  5   93%  R Ventura       Strikeout Looking
   R      1--  3   96%  G Bell          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Thomas Scores
          -2-  4   97%  E Burks         Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  3   95%  L Johnson       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Jason Bere facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   96%  L Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   95%  B Hatcher       Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Hatcher to 1B
   O      1--  3   97%  M Greenwell     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  1   97%  S Cooper        Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Scott Taylor facing 8-9-1
                  Jeff McNeely replaces Billy Hatcher playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  3   97%  R Karkovice     Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  2   97%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   97%  T Raines        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Jason Bere facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   98%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  R Deer          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   99%  G Blosser       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Scott Taylor facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   99%  J Cora          Hit By Pitch
                  Cory Bailey replaces Scott Taylor pitching
          1--      99%  F Thomas        Cora Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   99%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line); Cora to 3B
          --3  4   99%  R Ventura       Intentional Walk
   RO     1-3  7   99%  G Bell          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cora Scores
          1--  5   99%  E Burks         Walk; Ventura to 2B
   RR     12-  4  100%  L Johnson       Triple to RF (Line Drive); Ventura Scores; Burks Scores
   O      --3  3  100%  R Karkovice     Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 8.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Jason Bere facing 7-8-9
                  Steve Lyons pinch hits for Bob Melvin batting 7th
   O      ---  7  100%  S Lyons         Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---  3  100%  T Naehring      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Ernest Riles pinch hits for Luis Rivera batting 9th
   OO     1--  3  100%  E Riles         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 8.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Tony Fossas facing 9-1-2
                  Tony Fossas replaces Cory Bailey pitching; Steve Lyons moves to C; Carlos Quintana replaces Mo Vaughn playing 1B batting 4th; Ernest Riles moves to 2B; Luis Ortiz replaces Scott Cooper playing 3B batting 3rd; Tim Naehring moves to SS; Bob Zupcic replaces Mike Greenwell playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---  2  100%  O Guillen       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  Mike Huff pinch hits for Tim Raines batting 1st
          ---  4  100%  M Huff          Walk
          1--  3  100%  J Cora          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Huff to 2B
                  Ivan Calderon pinch hits for Frank Thomas batting 3rd
   OO     12-  4  100%  I Calderon      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 8.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Roberto Hernandez facing 1-2-3
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Jason Bere pitching; Dan Pasqua replaces Ivan Calderon playing 1B batting 3rd; Mike Huff moves to LF
          ---  4  100%  J McNeely       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          1--  1  100%  B Zupcic        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); McNeely to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  L Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B); McNeely to 3B; Ortiz to 1B
   R      1-3  5  100%  C Quintana      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); McNeely Scores; Ortiz to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  R Deer          Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
   O      12-  4  100%  G Blosser       Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199309080

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