September 19, 1996 Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 8
MIN 3 CLE 9
KCR 1 BOS 8
@DET 3 NYY 9
BAL 3 BAL 10
@NYY 9 SEA 7
TEX 6 MON 5
@ATL 1 NYM 7
@PHI 2 PIT 6
CIN 4 LAD 7
@SDP 0 SFG 11
COL 4 STL 5
CHC 4
(13)

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 14,253

Thursday, September 19, 1996, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:30

Twins

75-78

Lost 1

3rd, 18½ GB

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

W: M Sirotka (1-2), L: F Rodriguez (13-13), S: T Castillo (2)

White Sox

81-73

Won 1

2nd, 13 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   1   2   1    0   0  .338  .965   11    1   4   SB
R Becker CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .291  .803   14    3   0   
P Molitor DH                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .343  .859   13    0   0   2B
M Cordova LF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .308  .838    9    3   0   GDP
R Kelly RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .325  .829   17    3   0   
R Coomer 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .826    9    4   3   
  S Stahoviak PH-1B           2   1   2   1    0   0  .291  .871    7    2   1   HR
M Walbeck C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .577   11    5   0   SB
P Meares SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .266  .690   16    0   1   
T Walker 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .612   10    0   0   

F Rodriguez P                                                            2   1
  J Parra P                                                              0   0
  G Hansell P                                                            1   0
Totals                       34   3   9   3    2   2              117   24  10

BATTING

2B: P Molitor (37, off M Sirotka).

HR: S Stahoviak (13, off B Keyser; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

TB: S Stahoviak 5; P Molitor 2; C Knoblauch 2; T Walker; P Meares; M Walbeck; R Becker.

GIDP: M Cordova (17).

RBI: S Stahoviak (59); P Molitor (109); C Knoblauch (68).

2-out RBI: C Knoblauch.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: S Stahoviak (5); P Meares (22).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Knoblauch (40, 2nd base off M Sirotka/D Slaught); M Walbeck (3, 2nd base off T Castillo/D Slaught).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips LF                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .280  .815   18    0   0   2B
D Martinez CF-RF              4   1   1   1    1   0  .316  .854   15    4   1   HR
F Thomas 1B                   4   2   3   2    1   0  .349 1.084   11   12   1   HR
H Baines DH                   3   2   0   0    1   1  .310  .901   15    0   0   
R Ventura 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .288  .896   14    0   3   
D Tartabull RF                4   0   2   2    0   2  .257  .833   21    1   0   3B
  D Lewis PR-CF               0   1   0   0    0   0  .225  .624         2   0   
R Durham 2B                   3   0   1   3    0   1  .275  .756   14    4   1   SF
D Slaught C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .329  .823   16    2   0   
O Guillen SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .643   11    1   8   3B

M Sirotka P                                                              0   1
  B Keyser P                                                             0   0
  T Castillo P                                                           1   0
Totals                       34   8   9   8    4   5              135   27  15

BATTING

2B: T Phillips (29, off F Rodriguez).

3B: O Guillen (8, off F Rodriguez); D Tartabull (3, off J Parra).

HR: F Thomas (38, off F Rodriguez; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out); D Martinez (9, off J Parra; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: R Durham (7, off J Parra).

TB: F Thomas 6; D Martinez 4; D Tartabull 4; O Guillen 3; T Phillips 2; R Durham.

RBI: R Durham 3 (60); D Tartabull 2 (97); F Thomas 2 (126); D Martinez (51).

2-out RBI: R Durham 2; D Martinez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ventura-R Durham-F Thomas.

E: R Durham (10).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Rodriguez, L (13-13)         5     7   5   3    3   4   1   4.90   26   97-60   38· 7·15    9· 6· 4· 0     38    -     1.02  -0.23
J Parra                        2     2   3   2    1   1   1   5.99   10   27-15    9· 1· 5    1· 6· 1· 0          0-0    0.25  -0.09
G Hansell                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.77    3    7-5     3· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8     9   8   5    4   5   2          39  131-80   50· 8·22   13·12· 5· 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
M Sirotka, W (1-2)             5     6   2   2    2   1   0   7.46   22   66-42   28· 3·11   11· 4· 4· 0     46    -     1.13   0.12
B Keyser, H (1)                0.2   2   1   1    0   0   1   5.03    4   18-12    9· 0· 3    0· 4· 0· 0          0-0    1.04  -0.05
T Castillo, S (2)              3.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.59   10   30-22   12· 1· 9    4· 4· 1· 0          1-0    0.48   0.11
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2   2   1          36  114-76   49· 4·23   15·12· 5· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: F Rodriguez (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rocky Roe.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 14,253.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 63° F, Wind 13mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Chicago White Sox                    
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. T Phillips           LF 
2. R Becker             CF    2. D Martinez           CF 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. F Thomas             1B 
4. M Cordova            LF    4. H Baines             DH 
5. R Kelly              RF    5. R Ventura            3B 
6. R Coomer             1B    6. D Tartabull          RF 
7. M Walbeck            C     7. R Durham             2B 
8. P Meares             SS    8. D Slaught            C  
9. T Walker             3B    9. O Guillen            SS 

   F Rodriguez          P        M Sirotka            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-3  -23  5   15%  86% R Durham        F Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Thomas Scores/unER; Baines Scores/unER
   t 5   1  3-2  12-  1   12%  70% M Cordova       M Sirotka       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 1   1  1-0  --3  3   12%  62% F Thomas        F Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball); Phillips Scores; Thomas Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  3   -9%  40% P Molitor       M Sirotka       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Knoblauch Scores
   t 2   2  3-1  1-3  3   -8%  61% C Knoblauch     M Sirotka       Single to CF (Line Drive); Meares Scores; Walker to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Sirotka facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  C Knoblauch     Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   50%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking
          1--      48%  P Molitor       Knoblauch Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   40%  " "             Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Knoblauch Scores
   O      -2-  2   43%  M Cordova       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  2   46%  R Kelly         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   52%  T Phillips      Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   50%  D Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Phillips to 3B
   RR     --3  3   62%  F Thomas        Home Run (Fly Ball); Phillips Scores; Thomas Scores
          ---  4   64%  H Baines        Walk
          1--      66%  R Ventura       Wild Pitch; Baines to 2B
          -2-  5   67%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  4   75%  D Tartabull     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Baines Scores; Ventura to 2B
   O      12-  3   72%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   69%  D Slaught       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 3.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Sirotka facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   71%  R Coomer        Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  5   73%  M Walbeck       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   71%  P Meares        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  2   69%  T Walker        Single to LF (Line Drive); Meares to 3B
   R      1-3  3   61%  C Knoblauch     Single to CF (Line Drive); Meares Scores; Walker to 2B
   O      12-  2   65%  R Becker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Frank Rodriguez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  8   63%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   62%  T Phillips      Flyball: RF
          ---  5   63%  D Martinez      Walk
          1--  1   64%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Line Drive); Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  4   60%  H Baines        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Sirotka facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   63%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF
          ---  5   60%  M Cordova       Walk
   O      1--  2   64%  R Kelly         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Kelly to 1B
   O      1--  5   66%  R Coomer        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Frank Rodriguez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   64%  R Ventura       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  9   63%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   61%  R Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Sirotka facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   64%  M Walbeck       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   67%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   68%  T Walker        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Frank Rodriguez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   66%  D Slaught       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  1   72%  O Guillen       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      --3  2   67%  T Phillips      Groundout: 1B-2B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      --3  4   63%  D Martinez      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Sirotka facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   66%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   61%  R Becker        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Becker to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
          -2-  4   58%  P Molitor       Walk
   OO     12-  1   70%  M Cordova       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Frank Rodriguez facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   73%  F Thomas        Single to P (Line Drive to P's Left)
          1--  4   78%  H Baines        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Thomas to 2B; Baines to 1B
   O      12-  2   78%  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Thomas to 3B; Baines to 2B
   O      -23  6   71%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  5   86%  R Durham        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Thomas Scores/unER; Baines Scores/unER
   O      1--  5   85%  D Slaught       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Brian Keyser facing 5-6-7
                  Brian Keyser replaces Mike Sirotka pitching
   O      ---  8   88%  R Kelly         Flyball: CF
                  Scott Stahoviak pinch hits for Ron Coomer batting 6th
   R      ---  2   80%  S Stahoviak     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Stahoviak Scores
          ---  1   76%  M Walbeck       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  7   80%  P Meares        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  Tony Castillo replaces Brian Keyser pitching
          1--      79%  T Walker        Walbeck Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   84%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jose Parra facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Parra replaces Frank Rodriguez pitching; Scott Stahoviak moves to 1B
   O      ---  1   82%  O Guillen       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   81%  T Phillips      Flyball: CF
   R      ---  1   89%  D Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Martinez Scores
          ---  5   89%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--  3   88%  H Baines        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Tony Castillo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   91%  C Knoblauch     Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  3   92%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   94%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jose Parra facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   95%  R Ventura       Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball); Ventura to 2B
   R      -2-  2   98%  D Tartabull     Triple to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Ventura Scores/unER
                  Darren Lewis pinch runs for Danny Tartabull batting 6th
   RO     --3  3   98%  R Durham        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lewis Scores
   O      ---  6   98%  D Slaught       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   98%  O Guillen       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 8.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-8, Tony Castillo facing 4-5-6
                  Darren Lewis moves to CF; Dave Martinez moves to RF
   O      ---  1   99%  M Cordova       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   99%  R Kelly         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   99%  S Stahoviak     Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Stahoviak out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 8.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-3, Greg Hansell facing 1-2-3
                  Greg Hansell replaces Jose Parra pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  T Phillips      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  3   99%  D Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   99%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 8.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-8, Tony Castillo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1  100%  M Walbeck       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1  100%  T Walker        Lineout: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199609190

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