September 26, 1997 Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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TEX 8
@ANA 4 CHW 7
KCR 2 CLE 7
MIN 2 NYY 8
@DET 2 MIL 4
BAL 2 OAK 8
@SEA 5 TOR 3
BOS 0 LAD 10
@COL 4 HOU 2
PIT 0 CIN 7
@MON 1 ATL 7
@NYM 6
(11) PHI 5
FLA 3 SFG 17
SDP 4 CHC 5
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 17,167

Friday, September 26, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:36

Royals

66-93

Lost 1

4th, 19½ GB

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

W: M Sirotka (3-0), L: K Appier (9-13)

White Sox

79-80

Won 2

2nd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Offerman 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .753   21    0   2   
S Halter CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .743   12    2   0   
J Bell SS                     2   1   0   0    1   1  .291  .826   12    1   1   SB,GDP
  S Cooper PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .201  .591    4    0   0   
J King 1B                     3   1   1   2    0   0  .236  .783   13    8   0   HR
  L Sutton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .751    4    0   0   
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .255  .750    9    0   4   
J Dye RF                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .652   11    5   0   
M Sweeney DH                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .664   18    0   0   
Y Benitez LF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .741   11    2   0   
M Macfarlane C                3   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .717    9    6   0   

K Appier P                                                               0   0
  R de la Maza P                                                         0   0
  H Carrasco P                                                           0   1
Totals                       31   2   7   2    1   7              124   24   8

BATTING

HR: J King (26, off M Sirotka; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

TB: J King 4; M Sweeney; J Dye; S Halter; Y Benitez; D Palmer; J Offerman.

GIDP: J Bell (13).

RBI: J King 2 (106).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

PB: M Macfarlane (9).

E: Y Benitez (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Bell (8, 2nd base off M Sirotka/R Karkovice).

PO: J Dye (1st base by R Karkovice).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   5   2   1   1    0   0  .272  .723   15    1   2   HR
M Cameron CF                  4   0   1   0    1   3  .255  .784   18    4   0   2B
F Thomas DH                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .352 1.081   13    0   0   
  J Abbott PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .631    3    0   0   
A Belle LF                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .273  .817   18    2   0   
  L Mouton LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .681         0   0   
R Ventura 3B                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .268  .816   15    2   5   
M Ordonez RF                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .306  .909   15    2   0   2B
D Martinez 1B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .283  .762   18    9   0   IW
R Karkovice C                 3   1   1   3    0   1  .181  .581   19    5   2   HR,SF
  J Fabregas C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .636         2   0   
N Martin SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .684   23    0   1   

M Sirotka P                                                              0   0
  N Cruz P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   7   9   7    5   7              157   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Ordonez (5, off K Appier); M Cameron (18, off H Carrasco).

HR: R Durham (11, off R de la Maza; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); R Karkovice (6, off K Appier; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: R Karkovice (5, off K Appier).

IBB: D Martinez (7, by K Appier).

TB: R Karkovice 4; R Durham 4; A Belle 3; M Ordonez 2; M Cameron 2; R Ventura; D Martinez.

RBI: R Karkovice 3 (18); M Ordonez 2 (9); A Belle (113); R Durham (53).

2-out RBI: A Belle.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ventura-R Durham.

E: R Ventura (7).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Appier, L (9-13)             5     7   6   5    4   5   1   3.40   27  108-63   41·11·11    8· 4· 6· 0     32    -     0.86  -0.32
R de la Maza                   2     1   1   1    1   1   1   4.50    9   32-18    7· 4· 7    0· 5· 2· 0          0-0    0.12  -0.01
H Carrasco                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.40    4    8-6     3· 1· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8     9   7   6    5   7   2          40  148-87   51·16·20   10· 9· 9· 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 (3-0)             7     7   2   2    1   5   1   2.25   26  103-66   43· 7·16   10· 8· 2· 0     59    -     0.97   0.14
N Cruz                         2     0   0   0    0   2   0   6.49    6   19-14    8· 1· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.02
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   7   1          32  122-80   51· 8·21   12·10· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: K Appier 2 (14); R de la Maza (1).

IBB: K Appier (2; D Martinez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 17,167.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox                    
1. J Offerman           2B    1. R Durham             2B 
2. S Halter             CF    2. M Cameron            CF 
3. J Bell               SS    3. F Thomas             DH 
4. J King               1B    4. A Belle              LF 
5. D Palmer             3B    5. R Ventura            3B 
6. J Dye                RF    6. M Ordonez            RF 
7. M Sweeney            DH    7. D Martinez           1B 
8. Y Benitez            LF    8. R Karkovice          C  
9. M Macfarlane         C     9. N Martin             SS 

   K Appier             P        M Sirotka            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  3-0  1--  5  -16%  65% J King          M Sirotka       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bell Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  2   16%  74% R Karkovice     K Appier        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Martinez Scores
   b 5   1  2-3  12-  1   15%  89% M Ordonez       K Appier        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Belle Scores; Ventura Scores
   t 5   0  3-2  1--  6  -14%  44% Y Benitez       M Sirotka       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Sweeney to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Benitez to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  3   11%  53% J Bell          M Sirotka       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Sirotka facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  J Offerman      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   41%  S Halter        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Offerman to 2B
   OO     12-  3   53%  J Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B
          1--      52%  J King          Bell Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   55%  " "             Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  R Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   55%  M Cameron       Walk
   O      1--  5   52%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          1--  2   54%  A Belle         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Cameron to 2B
          12-  7   57%  R Ventura       Walk; Cameron to 3B; Belle to 2B
   O      123  5   50%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Sirotka facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   52%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   50%  J Dye           Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--      54%  M Sweeney       Dye Picked off 1B (C-1B)
   O      ---  3   55%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   59%  D Martinez      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  2   74%  R Karkovice     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Martinez Scores
   O      ---  2   73%  N Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   75%  R Durham        Reached on E7 (Pop Fly to Deep SS)
   O      1--  5   73%  M Cameron       Strikeout Looking
          1--  4   74%  F Thomas        Walk; Durham to 2B
   R      12-  3   81%  A Belle         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Durham Scores/unER; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  1   79%  R Ventura       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Sirotka facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   81%  Y Benitez       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   83%  M Macfarlane    Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   84%  J Offerman      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kevin Appier facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   82%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   82%  D Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   81%  R Karkovice     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Sirotka facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   83%  S Halter        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   81%  J Bell          Walk
   RR     1--  5   65%  J King          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bell Scores
   O      ---  1   67%  D Palmer        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Palmer out at 1B/C-1B
   O      ---  5   68%  J Dye           Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kevin Appier facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   66%  N Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   65%  R Durham        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   64%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Sirotka facing 7-8-9
          ---  8   58%  M Sweeney       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  6   44%  Y Benitez       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Sweeney to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Benitez to 2B
   O      -23  7   51%  M Macfarlane    Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  6   62%  J Offerman      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4   71%  S Halter        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kevin Appier facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   68%  F Thomas        Popfly: SS (Weak 2B)
          ---  4   71%  A Belle         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  2   74%  R Ventura       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Belle to 2B
   RR     12-  1   89%  M Ordonez       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Belle Scores; Ventura Scores
          -2-  5   90%  D Martinez      Intentional Walk
          12-      92%  R Karkovice     Wild Pitch; Ordonez to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   RO     -23  6   92%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ordonez Scores
          -2-      93%  N Martin        Wild Pitch; Martinez to 3B
   O      --3  6   91%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 6.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Sirotka facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   93%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   94%  J King          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   95%  D Palmer        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 6.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Roland de la Maza facing 1-2-3
                  Roland de la Maza replaces Kevin Appier pitching
   R      ---  3   97%  R Durham        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          ---  3   98%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Cameron to 1B
   O      1--  2   97%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6   97%  A Belle         Flyball: RF
          1--  5   97%  R Ventura       Walk; Cameron to 2B
   O      12-  2   97%  M Ordonez       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 7.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Mike Sirotka facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   98%  J Dye           Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   98%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   98%  Y Benitez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Roland de la Maza facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   98%  D Martinez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   98%  R Karkovice     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   98%  N Martin        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 7.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Nelson Cruz facing 9-1-2
                  Nelson Cruz replaces Mike Sirotka pitching; Jorge Fabregas replaces Ron Karkovice playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  1   99%  M Macfarlane    Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   99%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   99%  S Halter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Hector Carrasco facing 1-2-3
                  Hector Carrasco replaces Roland de la Maza pitching
   O      ---  2   99%  R Durham        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  1  100%  M Cameron       Double to CF (Line Drive)
                  Jeff Abbott pinch hits for Frank Thomas batting 3rd
   O      -2-  3   99%  J Abbott        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      99%  A Belle         Passed Ball; Cameron to 3B
   O      --3  2   99%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-7, Nelson Cruz facing 3-4-5
                  Lyle Mouton replaces Albert Belle playing LF batting 4th; Scott Cooper pinch hits for Jay Bell batting 3rd
   O      ---  4  100%  S Cooper        Strikeout Looking
                  Larry Sutton pinch hits for Jeff King batting 4th
   O      ---  4  100%  L Sutton        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, White Sox 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199709260

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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