June 18, 1997 Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 44,204

Wednesday, June 18, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:00

Cubs

28-42

Lost 2

5th, 5½ GB

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

W: W Alvarez (5-6), L: T Mulholland (5-7)

White Sox

32-36

Won 2

4th, 4 GB

BATTING

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .701   17    2   0   
D Glanville LF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .720   12    2   0   
M Grace 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .303  .824   12    9   0   
S Sosa RF                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .271  .835   15    3   1   GDP
R Sandberg DH                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .674    9    0   0   
K Orie 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .799    6    1   1   
S Servais C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .687   13    5   0   
J Hernandez 2B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .751   10    1   4   
R Sanchez SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .582    8    1   3   

T Mulholland P                                                           0   1
Totals                       29   0   4   0    1   4              102   24  10

BATTING

TB: M Grace 2; B McRae; R Sandberg.

GIDP: S Sosa (6).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .706   12    3   3   
M Cameron CF-RF               3   1   1   0    0   1  .223  .609   12    4   0   HBP
J Abbott DH                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .572   10    0   0   
A Belle LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .858   12    3   0   
L Mouton RF                   3   0   1   2    0   0  .321  .817   13    2   0   2B
  D Lewis CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .521         0   0   
C Snopek 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .614   11    0   2   
D Martinez 1B                 2   1   1   1    1   0  .291  .828   12    9   2   HR
R Karkovice C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .165  .545    9    5   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .663    9    0   2   2B

W Alvarez P                                                              1   1
Totals                       29   3   6   3    1   5              100   27  10

BATTING

2B: O Guillen (8, off T Mulholland); L Mouton (6, off T Mulholland).

HR: D Martinez (8, off T Mulholland; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

HBP: M Cameron (2, by T Mulholland).

TB: D Martinez 4; L Mouton 2; O Guillen 2; J Abbott 2; M Cameron.

RBI: L Mouton 2 (17); D Martinez (35).

2-out RBI: L Mouton 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Guillen-R Durham-D Martinez.

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
T Mulholland, L (5-7)          8     6   3   3    1   5   1   2.90   31  100-67   37·15·15   10·10· 4· 0     62    -     0.61  -0.00
Totals                         8     6   3   3    1   5   1          31  100-67   37·15·15   10·10· 4· 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, W (5-6)             9     4   0   0    1   4   0   2.91   30  102-71   48· 4·19   10·10· 5· 0     82    -     0.80   0.50
Totals                         9     4   0   0    1   4   0          30  102-71   48· 4·19   10·10· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Mulholland (5; M Cameron).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:00.

Attendance: 44,204.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago Cubs                  Chicago White Sox                    
1. B McRae              CF    1. R Durham             2B 
2. D Glanville          LF    2. M Cameron            CF 
3. M Grace              1B    3. J Abbott             DH 
4. S Sosa               RF    4. A Belle              LF 
5. R Sandberg           DH    5. L Mouton             RF 
6. K Orie               3B    6. C Snopek             3B 
7. S Servais            C     7. D Martinez           1B 
8. J Hernandez          2B    8. R Karkovice          C  
9. R Sanchez            SS    9. O Guillen            SS 

   T Mulholland         P        W Alvarez            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  12-  5   18%  72% L Mouton        T Mulholland    Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Cameron Scores; Abbott Scores
   t 4   0  2-0  1--  3    9%  77% S Sosa          W Alvarez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 7   0  0-2  ---  4    5%  94% D Martinez      T Mulholland    Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 4   0  2-0  ---  2   -4%  68% M Grace         W Alvarez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  3   -4%  54% A Belle         T Mulholland    Lineout: LF (Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  B McRae         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  D Glanville     Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   53%  M Grace         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   51%  S Sosa          Walk; Grace to 2B
   O      12-  4   55%  R Sandberg      Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Mulholland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   55%  M Cameron       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   58%  J Abbott        Single to RF (Line Drive); Cameron to 2B
   O      12-  3   54%  A Belle         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   RR     12-  5   72%  L Mouton        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Cameron Scores; Abbott Scores
   O      -2-  4   69%  C Snopek        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Wilson Alvarez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   72%  K Orie          Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   73%  S Servais       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   74%  J Hernandez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Terry Mulholland facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   73%  D Martinez      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   72%  R Karkovice     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  5   73%  O Guillen       Double to 3B (Pop Fly to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   71%  R Durham        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Wilson Alvarez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   73%  R Sanchez       Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  4   75%  B McRae         Single to LF (Line Drive); McRae out at 2B/1B-2B
   O      ---  1   76%  D Glanville     Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Terry Mulholland facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   79%  M Cameron       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   76%  J Abbott        Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Cameron out at 3B/RF-3B
   O      1--  1   74%  A Belle         Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  4   73%  L Mouton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Wilson Alvarez facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   68%  M Grace         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   77%  S Sosa          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   78%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Terry Mulholland facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   77%  C Snopek        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   78%  D Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  4   76%  R Karkovice     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   75%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Wilson Alvarez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   78%  K Orie          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   80%  S Servais       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   81%  J Hernandez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Terry Mulholland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   79%  R Durham        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   78%  M Cameron       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   77%  J Abbott        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Wilson Alvarez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   81%  R Sanchez       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  6   83%  B McRae         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   84%  D Glanville     Popfly: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Terry Mulholland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   83%  A Belle         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   82%  L Mouton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   81%  C Snopek        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Wilson Alvarez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   85%  M Grace         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   87%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   85%  R Sandberg      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   88%  K Orie          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Terry Mulholland facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  4   94%  D Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   93%  R Karkovice     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   93%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   93%  R Durham        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Wilson Alvarez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   95%  S Servais       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  J Hernandez     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   97%  R Sanchez       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Terry Mulholland facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   97%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   97%  J Abbott        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   96%  A Belle         Groundout: P-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-3, Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
                  Darren Lewis replaces Lyle Mouton playing CF batting 5th; Mike Cameron moves to RF
   O      ---  6   98%  B McRae         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  D Glanville     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  M Grace         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199706180

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