June 17, 1997 Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
MON 4 BOS 12
PHI 6 CHW 5
CHC 3 CLE 5
CIN 1 FLA 3
@DET 2 HOU 10
@KCR 2 MIL 4
STL 3 MIN 13
PIT 1 NYY 6
NYM 3 ATL 8
@TOR 7 TEX 10
@COL 8
(11) LAD 4
ANA 3 OAK 10
@SDP 3 SFG 4
SEA 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 44,249

Tuesday, June 17, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:48

Cubs

28-41

Lost 1

5th, 5½ GB

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

W: D Drabek (6-4), L: G Gonzalez (2-2), S: R Hernandez (14)

White Sox

31-36

Won 1

4th, 5 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .252  .704   14    5   0   
B Brown LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .726   12    1   0   HBP
M Grace 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .299  .821   20    8   0   
S Sosa RF                     4   2   3   0    0   0  .273  .839   14    2   0   2·2B
D Clark DH                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .246  .687   20    0   0   
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   1   2    0   2  .255  .673   18    1   2   
K Orie 3B                     4   0   0   1    0   0  .276  .818   11    2   1   GDP
S Servais C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .697   12    4   0   
R Sanchez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .597    7    1   1   

G Gonzalez P                                                             0   2
  B Patterson P                                                          0   0
  T Wendell P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   3   7   3    1   6              128   24   6

BATTING

2B: S Sosa 2 (19, off R Hernandez, off D Drabek).

HBP: B Brown (2, by D Drabek).

TB: S Sosa 5; D Clark 2; R Sandberg; M Grace.

GIDP: K Orie (6).

RBI: R Sandberg 2 (29); K Orie (12).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Orie-M Grace.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .266  .715   14    2   4   
O Guillen SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .657   10    1   3   
D Martinez CF-RF              3   1   1   2    1   0  .289  .809   17    2   0   HR
A Belle LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .870   12    3   0   GDP
H Baines DH                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .280  .795   12    0   0   
  M Cameron PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .601         0   0   
L Mouton RF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .320  .813    8    3   0   
  D Lewis CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .521         0   0   
J Fabregas C                  3   1   2   0    1   1  .218  .579   17    5   1   2B
M Valdez 1B                   2   0   1   1    0   1  .222  .555   13   10   1   SF
C Snopek 3B                   2   1   1   2    0   0  .223  .623    6    0   1   HR,SF

D Drabek P                                                               1   0
  M Karchner P                                                           0   1
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       28   5   7   5    4   4              109   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Fabregas (3, off G Gonzalez).

HR: C Snopek (5, off G Gonzalez; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line); D Martinez (7, off G Gonzalez; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: C Snopek (2, off G Gonzalez); M Valdez (1, off G Gonzalez).

TB: C Snopek 4; D Martinez 4; J Fabregas 3; L Mouton; M Valdez; R Durham.

GIDP: A Belle (13).

RBI: D Martinez 2 (34); C Snopek 2 (25); M Valdez (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Guillen-R Durham-M Valdez.

PITCHING

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Gonzalez, L (2-2)            6     7   5   5    3   1   2   3.64   27   81-44   35· 3· 6    7·13· 3· 0     36    -     0.71  -0.22
B Patterson                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.72    3   10-7     7· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
T Wendell                      1     0   0   0    1   3   0   4.84    4   18-10    3· 5· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         8     7   5   5    4   4   2          34  109-61   45· 8· 8    8·15· 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
D Drabek, W (6-4)              6     6   2   2    0   5   0   5.87   24   91-58   37·11·10    8· 6· 4· 0     57    -     1.22   0.15
M Karchner, H (4)              2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.70    6   16-14    7· 1· 6    1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.79   0.12
R Hernandez, S (14)            1     1   1   1    1   0   0   2.67    5   21-14   10· 3· 1    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.79   0.04
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1   6   0          35  128-86   54·15·17   12·11· 4· 0           -

G Gonzalez faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Drabek (2; B Brown).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Ray DiMuro, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 44,249.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Chicago White Sox                    
1. B McRae              CF    1. R Durham             2B 
2. B Brown              LF    2. O Guillen            SS 
3. M Grace              1B    3. D Martinez           CF 
4. S Sosa               RF    4. A Belle              LF 
5. D Clark              DH    5. H Baines             DH 
6. R Sandberg           2B    6. L Mouton             RF 
7. K Orie               3B    7. J Fabregas           C  
8. S Servais            C     8. M Valdez             1B 
9. R Sanchez            SS    9. C Snopek             3B 

   G Gonzalez           P        D Drabek             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  3   16%  71% D Martinez      G Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Durham Scores
   t 4   1  3-0  123  4  -13%  57% R Sandberg      D Drabek        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Grace Scores; Sosa Scores; Clark to 2B
   t 4   1  3-2  12-  3   11%  68% K Orie          D Drabek        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 9   0  5-2  -2-  8   -7%  85% D Clark         R Hernandez     Walk
   t 9   1  5-2  -23  1    7%  96% K Orie          R Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B; Sosa Scores; Clark to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  B McRae         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   54%  B Brown         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   55%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Geremi Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  R Durham        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   55%  O Guillen       Flyball: CF
   RR     1--  3   71%  D Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Durham Scores
   O      ---  3   70%  A Belle         Groundout: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  2   69%  H Baines        Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Doug Drabek facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   63%  S Sosa          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   65%  D Clark         Groundout: 1B-P; Sosa to 3B
   O      --3  4   71%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  5   74%  K Orie          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Geremi Gonzalez facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   77%  L Mouton        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   83%  J Fabregas      Single to CF (Fly Ball); Mouton to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   82%  M Valdez        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Mouton Scores
   O      1--  1   80%  C Snopek        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   79%  R Durham        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   81%  S Servais       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   83%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   84%  B McRae         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Geremi Gonzalez facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   85%  O Guillen       Walk
          1--  5   88%  D Martinez      Walk; Guillen to 2B
   OO     12-  2   83%  A Belle         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Martinez to 2B
   O      -2-  4   81%  H Baines        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   83%  B Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  8   81%  M Grace         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  4   77%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Grace to 2B
          12-  5   70%  D Clark         Single to P (Line Drive to P's Right); Grace to 3B; Sosa to 2B
   RR     123  4   57%  R Sandberg      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Grace Scores; Sosa Scores; Clark to 2B
   OO     12-  3   68%  K Orie          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Geremi Gonzalez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   66%  L Mouton        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   70%  J Fabregas      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  3   75%  M Valdez        Single to RF (Line Drive); Fabregas to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   76%  C Snopek        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Fabregas Scores
   O      1--  3   75%  R Durham        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, White Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   78%  S Servais       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   80%  R Sanchez       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  6   81%  B McRae         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Geremi Gonzalez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   79%  O Guillen       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  5   78%  D Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   77%  A Belle         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, White Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Doug Drabek facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   72%  B Brown         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   77%  M Grace         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   81%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  1   77%  D Clark         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Brown to 3B
   O      1-3  7   84%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Geremi Gonzalez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   83%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   82%  L Mouton        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   83%  J Fabregas      Walk
   O      1--  5   81%  M Valdez        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, White Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-4, Matt Karchner facing 7-8-9
                  Matt Karchner replaces Doug Drabek pitching
   O      ---  2   85%  K Orie          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   87%  S Servais       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  2   88%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Geremi Gonzalez facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  2   94%  C Snopek        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
                  Bob Patterson replaces Geremi Gonzalez pitching
   O      ---  5   93%  R Durham        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1   93%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   93%  D Martinez      Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, White Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Matt Karchner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   95%  B McRae         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   96%  B Brown         Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  5   97%  M Grace         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Turk Wendell facing 4-5-6
                  Turk Wendell replaces Bob Patterson pitching
   O      ---  6   97%  A Belle         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   97%  H Baines        Walk
                  Mike Cameron pinch runs for Harold Baines batting 5th
   O      1--  3   97%  L Mouton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   96%  J Fabregas      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 2, White Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 2-5, Roberto Hernandez facing 4-5-6
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Matt Karchner pitching; Darren Lewis replaces Lyle Mouton playing CF batting 6th; Dave Martinez moves to RF
          ---  6   92%  S Sosa          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          -2-  8   85%  D Clark         Walk
   O      12-  3   89%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Sosa to 3B; Clark to 2B
   RO     -23  1   96%  K Orie          Groundout: SS-1B; Sosa Scores; Clark to 3B
   O      --3  3  100%  S Servais       Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 3, White Sox 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199706170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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