September 20, 1995 Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 17,171

Wednesday, September 20, 1995, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:55

Indians

93-42

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    3 10  1
White Sox       1  1  0   1  1  0   0  0  X    4 10  2

W: J Bere (8-13), L: J Roa (0-1), S: R Hernandez (31)

White Sox

61-72

Won 1

4th, 31 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   2   1   1   0    1   0  .309  .819   17    1   0   SB
  R Amaro PH-RF               2   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .509    5    0   0   
W Kirby RF-CF                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .203  .545   24    0   0   SB
J Thome 3B                    4   0   0   1    0   3  .314 1.003   25    1   4   SF
A Belle LF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .316 1.073   19    4   0   
E Murray DH                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .318  .862   20    0   0   
H Perry 1B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .329  .872   15   11   2   SB
J Levis C                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .294  .653   24    1   0   2B
B Ripken 2B                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .500 1.250   14    3   2   HR
A Espinoza SS                 4   0   3   0    0   0  .254  .579   13    1   0   

J Roa P                                                                  2   2
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  J Tavarez P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   3  10   3    4   8              176   24  10

BATTING

2B: J Levis (1, off J Bere).

HR: B Ripken (1, off J Bere; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: J Thome (3, off J Bere).

TB: B Ripken 5; A Espinoza 3; J Levis 3; R Amaro; K Lofton; W Kirby.

RBI: J Thome (69); B Ripken (2); J Levis (3).

2-out RBI: B Ripken.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Thome-B Ripken-H Perry.

E: K Lofton (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Perry (1, 2nd base off J Bere/R Karkovice); K Lofton (43, 2nd base off J Bere/R Karkovice); W Kirby (10, 2nd base off J Bere/R Karkovice).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .749    9    4   0   2B
T Raines LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .292  .809   11    3   1   
  M Cameron RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .438         0   0   
D Martinez RF-LF              3   0   1   0    1   0  .315  .828   20    2   0   
F Thomas DH                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .314 1.082   14    0   0   GDP
R Ventura 1B                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .287  .882   15    6   0   
C Snopek 3B                   4   2   3   2    0   1  .350  .883   10    2   1   HR
R Durham 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .710   15    1   2   
R Karkovice C                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .714    9    9   0   2B,SH
O Guillen SS                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .240  .573   11    0   3   

J Bere P                                                                 0   0
  L Thomas P                                                             0   0
  B Simas P                                                              0   0
  S Radinsky P                                                           0   0
  M Karchner P                                                           0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   1
Totals                       32   4  10   4    4   1              114   27   8

BATTING

2B: L Johnson (18, off J Roa); R Karkovice (13, off J Roa).

HR: C Snopek (1, off J Roa; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: R Karkovice (8, off J Roa).

TB: C Snopek 6; F Thomas 3; L Johnson 2; R Karkovice 2; T Raines; D Martinez.

GIDP: F Thomas (13).

RBI: C Snopek 2 (4); T Raines (65); O Guillen (38).

2-out RBI: C Snopek.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

E: R Karkovice (6); T Raines (4).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Roa, L (0-1)                 6     9   4   4    2   0   1   6.00   28   83-48   35· 3·10   14· 7· 5· 0     36    -     1.07  -0.13
A Embree                       0.1   1   0   0    2   0   0   3.18    4   18-6     5· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.02  -0.08
J Tavarez                      1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.33    5   13-9     6· 2· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          3-0    1.14   0.16
Totals                         8    10   4   4    4   1   1          37  114-63   46· 5·12   16·11· 5· 0          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
J Bere, W (8-13)               5.2   8   3   2    3   5   1   6.82   27  112-66   41· 7·18    5·10· 4· 0     45    -     1.20   0.00
L Thomas, H (2)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.50    3   14-10    5· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.60   0.13
B Simas                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.31    1    5-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.82  -0.03
S Radinsky, H (8)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.75    1    5-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.60   0.05
M Karchner, H (13)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.82    3   12-9     5· 0· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.13
R Hernandez, S (31)            1     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.06    5   15-11    9· 2· 0    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    4.86   0.17
Totals                         9    10   3   2    4   8   1          40  163-100  63·12·25    9·13· 6· 0          2-0

B Simas faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Bere (8).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 17,171.

Field Condition: Damp.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 18mph in from Leftfield, Night, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Chicago White Sox                    
1. K Lofton             CF    1. L Johnson            CF 
2. W Kirby              RF    2. T Raines             LF 
3. J Thome              3B    3. D Martinez           RF 
4. A Belle              LF    4. F Thomas             DH 
5. E Murray             DH    5. R Ventura            1B 
6. H Perry              1B    6. C Snopek             3B 
7. J Levis              C     7. R Durham             2B 
8. B Ripken             2B    8. R Karkovice          C  
9. A Espinoza           SS    9. O Guillen            SS 

   J Roa                P        J Bere               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  4-3  1--  1  -16%  55% R Amaro         R Hernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Espinoza to 2B
   t 9   0  4-3  12-  3   16%  71% W Kirby         R Hernandez     Fielder's Choice P; Espinoza out at 3B/P-3B; Amaro to 2B
   t 9   2  4-3  12-  6   15% 100% A Belle         R Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   t 9   1  4-3  12-  3   14%  85% J Thome         R Hernandez     Strikeout Swinging
   b 4   0  2-2  ---  2   12%  68% C Snopek        J Roa           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Bere facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  8   47%  K Lofton        Walk
          1--      42%  W Kirby         Lofton Steals 2B; Lofton to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  3   46%  " "             Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
   RO     --3  4   44%  J Thome         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Lofton Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   45%  A Belle         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Roa facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   51%  L Johnson       Double to P (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  5   58%  T Raines        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Johnson Scores
          1--  7   64%  D Martinez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Raines to 2B
   OO     12-  3   54%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Raines to 3B
   O      --3  5   50%  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Jason Bere facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   52%  E Murray        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  H Perry         Walk
          1--      48%  J Levis         Perry Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   38%  " "             Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Perry Scores
          -2-  3   37%  B Ripken        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Levis stays at 2B
   O      12-  5   41%  A Espinoza      Foul Flyball: RF
   O      12-  4   45%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Joe Roa facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   49%  C Snopek        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   55%  R Durham        Walk; Snopek to 2B
   O      12-  3   54%  R Karkovice     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Snopek to 3B; Durham to 2B
   RO     -23  3   54%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B; Snopek Scores; Durham to 3B
   O      --3  2   50%  L Johnson       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Jason Bere facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   46%  W Kirby         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   50%  J Thome         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   53%  A Belle         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          1--      52%  E Murray        Wild Pitch; Kirby to 2B
   O      -2-  5   56%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Joe Roa facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   53%  T Raines        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   51%  D Martinez      Flyball: LF
          ---  4   53%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   50%  R Ventura       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Jason Bere facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   53%  H Perry         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  J Levis         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   53%  B Ripken        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   51%  A Espinoza      Single to LF (Line Drive); Levis to 2B
   O      12-  5   56%  K Lofton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Levis out at Hm/LF-C; Espinoza to 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Joe Roa facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  2   68%  C Snopek        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2   66%  R Durham        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   70%  R Karkovice     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   67%  O Guillen       Lineout: 3B
   O      -2-  4   63%  L Johnson       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Jason Bere facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   58%  W Kirby         Walk
          1--      55%  J Thome         Kirby Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   61%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  2   66%  A Belle         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  1   70%  E Murray        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Joe Roa facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   68%  T Raines        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   66%  D Martinez      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   68%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   70%  R Ventura       Walk; Thomas to 2B
   R      12-  1   81%  C Snopek        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Thomas Scores; Ventura to 3B/Adv on E8; Snopek to 2B
   O      -23  4   77%  R Durham        Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Jason Bere facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   80%  H Perry         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   83%  J Levis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  4   72%  B Ripken        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  2   68%  A Espinoza      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Espinoza to 2B/Adv on E7
                  Larry Thomas replaces Jason Bere pitching; Ruben Amaro pinch hits for Kenny Lofton batting 1st
   O      -2-  4   74%  R Amaro         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Joe Roa facing 8-9-1
                  Wayne Kirby moves to CF; Ruben Amaro moves to RF
   O      ---  3   71%  R Karkovice     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   70%  O Guillen       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   69%  L Johnson       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Larry Thomas facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   73%  W Kirby         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   76%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  Bill Simas replaces Larry Thomas pitching
          ---  5   74%  A Belle         Walk
                  Scott Radinsky replaces Bill Simas pitching
   O      1--  5   78%  E Murray        Fielder's Choice SS; Belle out at 2B/SS-2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Alan Embree facing 2-3-4
                  Alan Embree replaces Joe Roa pitching
   O      ---  2   76%  T Raines        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  6   78%  D Martinez      Walk
          1--  6   81%  F Thomas        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Martinez to 2B
          12-  4   86%  R Ventura       Walk; Martinez to 3B; Thomas to 2B
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Alan Embree pitching
   O      123  4   80%  C Snopek        Strikeout Looking
   O      123  5   74%  R Durham        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Matt Karchner facing 6-7-8
                  Matt Karchner replaces Scott Radinsky pitching; Dave Martinez moves to LF; Mike Cameron replaces Tim Raines playing RF batting 2nd
   O      ---  2   79%  H Perry         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   83%  J Levis         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   86%  B Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Julian Tavarez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   85%  R Karkovice     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  O Guillen       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   83%  L Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Roberto Hernandez facing 9-1-2
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Matt Karchner pitching
          ---  2   71%  A Espinoza      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  1   55%  R Amaro         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Espinoza to 2B
   O      12-  3   71%  W Kirby         Fielder's Choice P; Espinoza out at 3B/P-3B; Amaro to 2B
   O      12-  3   85%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6  100%  A Belle         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199509200

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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