April 9, 1999 Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 7
@BAL 4 KCR 10
@CHW 5 CLE 14
@MIN 5 NYY 12
DET 3
(7) SEA 6
OAK 1 BOS 4
@TBD 1 ANA 8
@TEX 4 ATL 3
ARI 2
(10) FLA 7
PHI 4 HOU 3
MIL 2 LAD 9
COL 6 NYM 10
@MON 3 PIT 2
CHC 1 SFG 8
SDP 3 CIN 3
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 26,243

Friday, April 9, 1999, 3:05PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Royals

1-3

Won 1

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  3  0   1  5  0   1  0  0   10 13  1
White Sox       1  1  1   0  0  2   0  0  0    5  9  5

W: B Barber (1-0), L: M Sirotka (0-1)

White Sox

2-2

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Beltran CF                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .294  .647   16    2   0   
J Randa 3B                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .176  .529   18    0   1   
J Damon LF                    5   1   0   0    0   2  .063  .181   17    4   0   GDP
J King 1B                     3   1   0   1    1   0  .083  .377   18   14   0   SF
M Sweeney C                   4   3   3   2    1   0  .571 1.953   15    1   0   HR,2·2B
J Dye RF                      5   2   2   1    0   1  .188  .423   18    2   1   
S Leius DH                    4   1   1   3    0   1  .250 1.250   12    0   0   HR
  S Pose PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    1    0   0   
R Sanchez SS                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .625   11    4   7   2B
C Febles 2B                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .273  .788   13    0   5   2·2B

B Barber P                                                               0   2
  J Witasick P                                                           0   0
  J Santiago P                                                           0   0
  M Whisenant P                                                          0   0
Totals                       41  10  13   9    2   7              139   27  16

BATTING

2B: R Sanchez (2, off M Sirotka); C Febles 2 (2, off B Ward, off M Sirotka); M Sweeney 2 (2, off K Foulke, off M Sirotka).

HR: S Leius (1, off M Sirotka; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); M Sweeney (1, off D Lundquist; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: J King (1, off M Sirotka).

TB: M Sweeney 8; C Febles 5; S Leius 4; R Sanchez 2; J Randa 2; J Dye 2; C Beltran.

GIDP: J Damon (1).

RBI: S Leius 3 (3); M Sweeney 2 (2); R Sanchez (2); J King (1); J Dye (1); C Febles (1).

2-out RBI: C Febles; R Sanchez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 3. C Febles-R Sanchez-J King; J Dye-R Sanchez; R Sanchez-J King.

E: R Sanchez (1).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .389 1.143   34    3   5   2B
M Caruso SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .551   17    1   1   
F Thomas DH                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .571 1.667   19    0   0   HR,IW
P Konerko 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .648   17    9   0   GDP
M Ordonez RF                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .294  .921    9    4   0   HR
G Norton 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .154  .507   15    0   1   
J Abbott LF                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .077  .385   12    1   0   
B Fordyce C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .581   12    8   0   
M Christensen CF              4   1   2   1    0   0  .375  .875   11    1   0   SB,GDP

M Sirotka P                                                              0   1
  D Lundquist P                                                          0   0
  B Ward P                                                               0   1
  K Foulke P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   5   9   5    3   1              146   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Durham (1, off B Barber).

HR: M Ordonez (1, off B Barber; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); F Thomas (1, off B Barber; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: F Thomas (1, by B Barber).

TB: F Thomas 5; M Ordonez 5; R Durham 2; M Christensen 2; B Fordyce; P Konerko.

GIDP: P Konerko (3); M Christensen (1).

RBI: M Christensen (1); F Thomas (5); R Durham (3); J Abbott (2); M Ordonez (3).

2-out RBI: F Thomas.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Durham-M Caruso-P Konerko.

E: M Sirotka 3 (); M Christensen (1); G Norton (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Christensen (1, 2nd base off B Barber/M Sweeney).

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
B Barber, W (1-0)              5     6   3   3    1   1   2   5.40   21   84-50   30· 3·17    8· 4· 7· 0     43    -     0.95  -0.03
J Witasick                     1     2   2   1    1   0   0   9.00    7   23-12    8· 0· 4    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.39  -0.03
J Santiago                     2     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6   19-14    9· 1· 4    5· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.34   0.05
M Whisenant                    1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   15-6     4· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.01
Totals                         9     9   5   4    3   1   2          37  141-82   51· 4·27   19· 6· 8· 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, L (0-1)             5     9   9   3    2   2   1   5.40   27   80-52   33· 6·13   13· 5· 5· 0     25    -     1.05  -0.50
D Lundquist                    2     2   1   1    0   3   1   3.00    8   30-22    7· 5·10    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.01
B Ward                         1     1   0   0    0   1   0   6.00    4   15-12    8· 0· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
K Foulke                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   14-11    6· 1· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9    13  10   4    2   7   2          44  139-97   54·12·31   18·10· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Barber (1; F Thomas).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 26,243.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 43° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Chicago White Sox                    
1. C Beltran            CF    1. R Durham             2B 
2. J Randa              3B    2. M Caruso             SS 
3. J Damon              LF    3. F Thomas             DH 
4. J King               1B    4. P Konerko            1B 
5. M Sweeney            C     5. M Ordonez            RF 
6. J Dye                RF    6. G Norton             3B 
7. S Leius              DH    7. J Abbott             LF 
8. R Sanchez            SS    8. B Fordyce            C  
9. C Febles             2B    9. M Christensen        CF 

   B Barber             P        M Sirotka            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  3-3  1--  1   13%  59% C Febles        M Sirotka       Single to CF (Line Drive); Dye Scores/Adv on E8/unER/No RBI; Febles to 2B
   t 2   0  1-0  1--  1   12%  56% M Sweeney       M Sirotka       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); King Scores
   t 5   1  3-6  12-  2   11%  95% S Leius         M Sirotka       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Sweeney Scores/unER; Dye Scores/unER; Leius Scores/unER
   b 3   0  3-2  -2-  6  -10%  38% R Durham        B Barber        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Christensen Scores
   t 5   0  3-4  1--  2   10%  76% J Damon         M Sirotka       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to P's Left); Randa to 3B; Damon to 2B/Adv on E1

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  C Beltran       Flyball: RF
          ---  4   50%  J Randa         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  7   45%  J Damon         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Barber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  R Durham        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   49%  M Caruso        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   40%  F Thomas        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   41%  P Konerko       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Sirotka facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   44%  J King          Walk
   R      1--  1   56%  M Sweeney       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); King Scores
   O      -2-  4   54%  J Dye           Groundout: 2B-1B; Sweeney to 3B
   O      --3  3   48%  S Leius         Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  2   58%  R Sanchez       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Sweeney Scores
   R      -2-  3   67%  C Febles        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Sanchez Scores
          -2-  2   68%  C Beltran       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Febles to 3B
   O      1-3  4   64%  J Randa         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Brian Barber facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   54%  M Ordonez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   57%  G Norton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   59%  J Abbott        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   60%  B Fordyce       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Sirotka facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   58%  J Damon         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   56%  J King          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  5   55%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Brian Barber facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   51%  M Christensen   Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
          1--      48%  R Durham        Christensen Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   38%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Christensen Scores
   O      -2-  5   42%  M Caruso        Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  4   40%  F Thomas        Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  5   50%  P Konerko       Line Drive Double Play: RF-SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, White Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Sirotka facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   54%  J Dye           Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   50%  S Leius         Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      1--  1   47%  R Sanchez       Flyball: CF
   R      1--  1   59%  C Febles        Single to CF (Line Drive); Dye Scores/Adv on E8/unER/No RBI; Febles to 2B
   O      -2-  3   56%  C Beltran       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Brian Barber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   59%  M Ordonez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   61%  G Norton        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   63%  J Abbott        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 4, White Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mike Sirotka facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   66%  J Randa         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
          1--  2   76%  J Damon         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to P's Left); Randa to 3B; Damon to 2B/Adv on E1
   RO     -23  2   77%  J King          Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Randa Scores/unER; Damon to 3B
          --3  4   78%  M Sweeney       Walk
   R      1-3  5   84%  J Dye           Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Damon Scores/unER; Sweeney to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   95%  S Leius         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Sweeney Scores/unER; Dye Scores/unER; Leius Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   94%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   94%  C Febles        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  5 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-9, Brian Barber facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   92%  B Fordyce       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  2   89%  M Christensen   Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Fordyce to 2B
   O      12-  6   92%  R Durham        Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      12-  3   95%  M Caruso        Lineout: LF
   O      12-  6   97%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 9, White Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-3, David Lundquist facing 1-2-3
                  David Lundquist replaces Mike Sirotka pitching
   O      ---  6   96%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  J Randa         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  J Damon         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-9, Jay Witasick facing 4-5-6
                  Jay Witasick replaces Brian Barber pitching
          ---  3   94%  P Konerko       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   91%  M Ordonez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Konerko to 2B
          12-  6   86%  G Norton        Walk; Konerko to 3B; Ordonez to 2B
   R      123  2   79%  J Abbott        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Konerko Scores; Ordonez to 3B; Norton to 2B
   O      123  1   85%  B Fordyce       Flyball: CF
   RO     123  2   89%  M Christensen   Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Ordonez Scores/unER; Norton to 3B
   O      1-3  6   93%  R Durham        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 9, White Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-5, David Lundquist facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   92%  J King          Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      ---  4   96%  M Sweeney       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  3   96%  J Dye           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   95%  S Leius         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  3   95%  R Sanchez       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-10, Jose Santiago facing 2-3-4
                  Jose Santiago replaces Jay Witasick pitching
   O      ---  3   96%  M Caruso        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   95%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  4   98%  P Konerko       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-5, Bryan Ward facing 9-1-2
                  Bryan Ward replaces David Lundquist pitching
          ---  7   98%  C Febles        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   98%  C Beltran       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   98%  J Randa         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      -2-  1   97%  J Damon         Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-10, Jose Santiago facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   98%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  G Norton        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  2   99%  J Abbott        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-5, Keith Foulke facing 4-5-6
                  Keith Foulke replaces Bryan Ward pitching
          ---  6   99%  J King          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--  1  100%  M Sweeney       Double to LF (Ground Ball); King to 3B
   O      -23  4  100%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
                  Scott Pose pinch hits for Scott Leius batting 7th
   O      -23  1   99%  S Pose          Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      -23  2   99%  R Sanchez       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-10, Matt Whisenant facing 8-9-1
                  Matt Whisenant replaces Jose Santiago pitching
          ---  4   98%  B Fordyce       Walk
   OO     1--  5  100%  M Christensen   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6  100%  R Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 10, White Sox 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA199904090

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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