April 9, 1997 Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 12
@ANA 5 TOR 5
@CHW 0 DET 10
MIN 5 BAL 4
@KCR 2
(11) OAK 4
BOS 3
(10) SEA 11
CLE 1 ATL 4
HOU 3
(12) COL 13
CIN 4 LAD 3
NYM 2
(14) PIT 4
@SDP 2 SFG 3
PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 746

Wednesday, April 9, 1997, 1:07
Time of Game: 3:05

Blue Jays

3-3

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

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

W: R Clemens (2-0), L: W Alvarez (0-2)

White Sox

2-4

Lost 1

5th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   2   3   0    1   0  .318  .741   16    3   0   SB
C Garcia 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .091  .258   15    2   4   
O Merced RF                   3   0   0   1    0   2  .182  .467   13    1   0   SF
J Carter 1B                   4   1   3   2    0   0  .318  .855   13    9   0   
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   1   2    0   2  .208  .615   16    0   3   2B
J Samuel DH                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .333  .833   15    0   0   CS
  C Delgado PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .853    5    0   0   
B Santiago C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .476   11    9   0   
R Perez LF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .250   12    1   0   
  S Green PH-LF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .874    6    0   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .350 1.059   20    1   4   

R Clemens P                                                              1   1
  L Andujar P                                                            0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
  T Crabtree P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   5  10   5    2  14              142   27  12

BATTING

2B: E Sprague (4, off W Alvarez).

SF: O Merced (1, off W Alvarez).

TB: O Nixon 3; J Carter 3; E Sprague 2; B Santiago; A Gonzalez; J Samuel.

RBI: J Carter 2 (3); E Sprague 2 (4); O Merced (5).

2-out RBI: J Carter.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Gonzalez-C Garcia-J Carter; C Garcia-A Gonzalez-J Carter.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Nixon (3, 2nd base off W Alvarez/R Karkovice).

CS: J Samuel (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by W Alvarez).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips RF                 3   0   0   0    1   3  .429 1.267   22    0   0   
D Martinez CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .207  .414   19    2   1   
F Thomas 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .261  .697   16    3   1   
A Belle LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .758   14    2   0   2·GDP
H Baines DH                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .238  .623   20    0   0   
C Snopek 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .836   15    1   1   
R Durham 2B                   2   0   1   0    1   1  .238  .861   13    1   3   SB
R Karkovice C                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .980   18   14   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .583    9    4   1   

W Alvarez P                                                              0   1
  B Simas P                                                              0   0
  C Castillo P                                                           0   0
Totals                       28   0   3   0    4   9              146   27   8

BATTING

TB: F Thomas; D Martinez; R Durham.

GIDP: A Belle 2 (3).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Durham (2, 2nd base off R Clemens/B Santiago).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Clemens, W (2-0)             5.2   2   0   0    2   7   0   0.61   20   87-53   26·10·17    6· 3· 2· 0     70    -     0.70   0.22
L Andujar                      1.1   0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    6   29-17   10· 3· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.03
D Plesac                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    3   13-9     5· 0· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.02
T Crabtree                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   15-10    9· 1· 0    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.01
Totals                         9     3   0   0    4   9   0          32  144-89   50·14·25   11· 6· 2· 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
W Alvarez, L (0-2)             7     9   5   5    2  12   0   6.75   30  113-74   39·17·18    8· 6· 2· 0     49    -     0.62  -0.23
B Simas                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   10-6     3· 3· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
C Castillo                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   15-10    9· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    10   5   5    2  14   0          37  138-90   51·20·19   11· 7· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: W Alvarez (1; J Samuel, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 746.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 34° F, Wind 3mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Chicago White Sox                    
1. O Nixon              CF    1. T Phillips           RF 
2. C Garcia             2B    2. D Martinez           CF 
3. O Merced             RF    3. F Thomas             1B 
4. J Carter             1B    4. A Belle              LF 
5. E Sprague            3B    5. H Baines             DH 
6. J Samuel             DH    6. C Snopek             3B 
7. B Santiago           C     7. R Durham             2B 
8. R Perez              LF    8. R Karkovice          C  
9. A Gonzalez           SS    9. O Guillen            SS 

   R Clemens            P        W Alvarez            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  1-0  12-  1    9%  60% A Belle         R Clemens       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 1   2  0-0  --3  2    8%  57% J Carter        W Alvarez       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Nixon Scores
   t 3   1  0-3  12-  3    8%  89% E Sprague       W Alvarez       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Garcia Scores; Carter Scores; Sprague out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
   t 3   0  0-1  12-  5    6%  76% C Garcia        W Alvarez       Walk; Gonzalez to 3B; Nixon to 2B
   t 3   0  0-1  1--  3    5%  70% O Nixon         W Alvarez       Single to P (Bunt to Short 1B Line); Gonzalez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   53%  O Nixon         Walk
   O      1--  5   52%  C Garcia        Strikeout Swinging, Nixon Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   49%  O Merced        Groundout: 2B-1B; Nixon to 3B
   R      --3  2   57%  J Carter        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Nixon Scores
   O      1--  5   55%  E Sprague       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   57%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   55%  D Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  5   51%  F Thomas        Walk; Martinez to 2B
   OO     12-  1   60%  A Belle         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   58%  J Samuel        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   56%  B Santiago      Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
   O      ---  5   55%  R Perez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   58%  H Baines        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   60%  C Snopek        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   58%  R Durham        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      57%  R Karkovice     Durham Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   61%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   64%  A Gonzalez      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   70%  O Nixon         Single to P (Bunt to Short 1B Line); Gonzalez to 2B
          12-  5   76%  C Garcia        Walk; Gonzalez to 3B; Nixon to 2B
   RO     123  1   76%  O Merced        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gonzalez Scores; Nixon to 3B
   R      1-3  3   81%  J Carter        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Nixon Scores; Garcia to 2B
   RRO    12-  3   89%  E Sprague       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Garcia Scores; Carter Scores; Sprague out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
   O      ---  3   89%  J Samuel        Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   90%  O Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   88%  T Phillips      Walk
   O      1--  6   90%  D Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   92%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   91%  B Santiago      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   91%  R Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   90%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   92%  A Belle         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   93%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---  7   93%  C Snopek        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   94%  O Nixon         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  2   93%  C Garcia        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   93%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   93%  J Carter        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Nixon to 3B
   O      1-3  6   92%  E Sprague       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   94%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   94%  R Karkovice     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   95%  O Guillen       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   96%  J Samuel        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   95%  B Santiago      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   94%  R Perez         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   94%  A Gonzalez      Samuel Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   95%  T Phillips      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   96%  D Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  Luis Andujar replaces Roger Clemens pitching
   O      ---  4   97%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   96%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   97%  O Nixon         Single to P (Bunt to Short 1B Line)
   O      1--  3   96%  C Garcia        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   96%  O Merced        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Luis Andujar facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   97%  A Belle         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   96%  H Baines        Walk
   O      1--  5   97%  C Snopek        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   96%  R Durham        Walk; Baines to 2B
   O      12-  5   98%  R Karkovice     Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bill Simas facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Simas replaces Wilson Alvarez pitching
   O      ---  3   98%  J Carter        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  2   98%  E Sprague       Lineout: LF
                  Carlos Delgado pinch hits for Juan Samuel batting 6th
   O      ---  5   98%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Dan Plesac facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Plesac replaces Luis Andujar pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  O Guillen       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   99%  T Phillips      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   99%  D Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-0, Carlos Castillo facing 7-8-9
                  Carlos Castillo replaces Bill Simas pitching
          ---  1   99%  B Santiago      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
                  Shawn Green pinch hits for Robert Perez batting 8th
   O      1--  6   99%  S Green         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   99%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   99%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Tim Crabtree facing 3-4-5
                  Tim Crabtree replaces Dan Plesac pitching; Shawn Green moves to LF
          ---  5   98%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  4  100%  A Belle         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199704090

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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