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@CAL		0
1		 
(14)
CHW
@CLE		1
10
TEX
@KCR		1
2
DET
@MIL		1
2
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@MIN		6
2
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@OAK		4
2
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@SEA		4
5
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@CHC		1
2
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@MON		5
4
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@NYM		5
4
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@PHI		3
5
HOU
@PIT		6
7
HOU
@PIT		1
3
ATL
@STL		4
6
Sunday, August 20, 1978 2:05PM
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 8,233, Time of Game: 2:07
White Sox
1
51-71
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 16 GB
 at Indians
10
54-68
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 23½ GB
W: Rick Waits (8-13)
L: Steve Stone (9-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  2
Indians         2  1  0   5  0  2   0  0  X   10 13  0

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ralph Garr LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .694 0.019 0.47 0.042 -0.023 0.2 1 0
Don Kessinger 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .646 -0.056 0.61 0.000 -0.056 -0.9 1 2
Mike Squires 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .419 1.139 0.081 0.44 0.083 -0.002 1.0 9 0
Lamar Johnson DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 .714 -0.106 0.74 0.020 -0.126 -1.2 GDP
Eric Soderholm 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .250 .736 0.077 0.90 0.103 -0.026 0.6 0 1
   Kevin Bell 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .616 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3 0 1
Claudell Washington RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .243 .618 -0.055 0.55 0.000 -0.055 -1.0 6 0
Greg Pryor SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .568 -0.035 0.47 0.000 -0.035 -0.4 0 1
Bill Nahorodny C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .244 .659 0.023 0.29 0.027 -0.005 -0.2 4 0
Tom Spencer CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .509 -0.057 0.46 0.000 -0.057 -0.8 3 0 GDP
Steve Stone P 1
   Jim Willoughby P
Team Totals 30 1 5 1 3 4 .167 .409 -0.109 0.53 0.275 -0.385 -3.2 24 6
TB: R Garr 2; B Nahorodny; E Soderholm; M Squires.
GIDP: L Johnson (12); T Spencer (1).
RBI: E Soderholm (45).
2-out RBI: E Soderholm.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: R Garr 2 (7).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Manning CF 4 2 3 0 1 0 .264 .665 0.126 0.50 0.126 -0.001 1.6 1 0
Duane Kuiper 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .288 .665 0.053 0.73 0.104 -0.051 1.1 3 3 3B
Buddy Bell 3B 4 3 2 1 1 0 .301 .777 0.062 0.61 0.096 -0.034 1.0 0 6 2B
Andre Thornton 1B 3 1 0 1 1 0 .273 .919 -0.005 0.60 0.012 -0.016 -0.3 11 3 SF
Johnny Grubb LF 4 1 3 5 1 0 .274 .846 0.214 0.56 0.214 0.000 4.3 3 0 2B
Gary Alexander DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 .229 .757 -0.026 0.44 0.012 -0.038 0.1
Jim Norris RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .699 -0.043 0.41 0.000 -0.043 -1.0 1 0
Tom Veryzer SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .287 .660 0.027 0.29 0.041 -0.015 0.0 0 1 2B
Bo Diaz C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .244 .600 -0.018 0.29 0.011 -0.028 -0.6 5 0
Rick Waits P 3 2
Team Totals 36 10 13 9 4 4 .361 .915 0.390 0.51 0.616 -0.226 6.3 27 15
2B: T Veryzer (14, off S Stone); J Grubb (16, off S Stone); B Bell (25, off S Stone).
3B: D Kuiper (5, off S Stone).
SF: A Thornton (6, off S Stone).
TB: J Grubb 4; D Kuiper 4; B Bell 3; R Manning 3; T Veryzer 2; B Diaz; G Alexander.
RBI: J Grubb 5 (61); A Thornton (79); D Kuiper (35); G Alexander (67); B Bell (49).
2-out RBI: J Grubb 4; G Alexander; D Kuiper.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 7 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Bell-D Kuiper-A Thornton 2.

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Steve Stone, L (9-10) 6 12 10 9 4 3 0 4.56 34 9 -0.390 0.61 -7.2
Jim Willoughby 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.40 7 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.9
Team Totals 8 13 10 9 4 4 0 10.12 41 9 0 0 -0.390 0.53 -6.3

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Waits, W (8-13) 9 5 1 1 3 4 0 3.02 33 74 0.110 0.53 3.2
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 3 4 0 1.00 33 74 0.110 0.51 3.2
Balks: None.
WP: S Stone (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Joe Brinkman.
Time of Game: 2:07.
Attendance: 8,233.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 70° F.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Cleveland Indians
1 Ralph Garr LF 1 Rick Manning CF
2 Don Kessinger 2B 2 Duane Kuiper 2B
3 Mike Squires 1B 3 Buddy Bell 3B
4 Lamar Johnson DH 4 Andre Thornton 1B
5 Eric Soderholm 3B 5 Johnny Grubb LF
6 Claudell Washingto RF 6 Gary Alexander DH
7 Greg Pryor SS 7 Jim Norris RF
8 Bill Nahorodny C 8 Tom Veryzer SS
9 Tom Spencer CF 9 Bo Diaz C
Steve Stone P Rick Waits P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-3 1 1-3 OO CHW L. Johnson R. Waits 12% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 12- R CHW E. Soderholm R. Waits -10% 40% Single to LF; Squires Scores; Johnson to 2B
b2 2-1 2 12- R CLE D. Kuiper S. Stone 10% 76% Single to RF; Diaz Scores; Manning to 3B
b1 1-1 2 -2- R CLE J. Grubb S. Stone 10% 63% Single to RF; Bell Scores/unER
b4 4-1 2 123 RRR CLE J. Grubb S. Stone 9% 97% Double to CF; Manning Scores; Bell Scores; Thornton Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Rick Waits facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW R. Garr R. Waits 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHW D. Kessinger R. Waits 1% 54% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- CHW M. Squires R. Waits -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- CHW L. Johnson R. Waits -2% 50% Walk; Squires to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- R CHW E. Soderholm R. Waits -10% 40% Single to LF; Squires Scores; Johnson to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- O CHW C. Washington R. Waits 4% 44% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Steve Stone facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- CLE R. Manning S. Stone 4% 48% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- O CLE D. Kuiper S. Stone -4% 44% Flyball: RF
b1 0-1 1 1-- CLE B. Bell S. Stone 9% 53% Single to LF; Manning to 3B; Bell to 2B/Adv on E7
b1 0-1 1 -23 RO CLE A. Thornton S. Stone -0% 53% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Manning Scores
b1 1-1 2 -2- R CLE J. Grubb S. Stone 10% 63% Single to RF; Bell Scores/unER
b1 2-1 2 1-- O CLE G. Alexander S. Stone -2% 61% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Rick Waits facing 7-8-9
t2 1-2 0 --- O CHW G. Pryor R. Waits 2% 63% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 1-2 1 --- CHW B. Nahorodny R. Waits -3% 61% Single to CF
t2 1-2 1 1-- OO CHW T. Spencer R. Waits 5% 66% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Steve Stone facing 7-8-9
b2 2-1 0 --- O CLE J. Norris S. Stone -2% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2-1 1 --- O CLE T. Veryzer S. Stone -1% 63% Flyball: RF
b2 2-1 2 --- CLE B. Diaz S. Stone 1% 64% Single to CF
b2 2-1 2 1-- CLE R. Manning S. Stone 2% 66% Single to LF; Diaz to 2B
b2 2-1 2 12- R CLE D. Kuiper S. Stone 10% 76% Single to RF; Diaz Scores; Manning to 3B
b2 3-1 2 1-3 O CLE B. Bell S. Stone -3% 72% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 3.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Rick Waits facing 1-2-3
t3 1-3 0 --- CHW R. Garr R. Waits -4% 68% Single to RF
t3 1-3 0 1-- O CHW D. Kessinger R. Waits 4% 72% Flyball: LF
t3 1-3 1 1-- CHW M. Squires R. Waits -7% 65% Single to RF; Garr to 3B
t3 1-3 1 1-3 OO CHW L. Johnson R. Waits 12% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Steve Stone facing 4-5-6
b3 3-1 0 --- O CLE A. Thornton S. Stone -1% 76% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 3-1 1 --- CLE J. Grubb S. Stone 2% 78% Walk
b3 3-1 1 1-- O CLE G. Alexander S. Stone -2% 76% Strikeout
b3 3-1 2 1-- CLE J. Norris S. Stone 1% 77% Wild Pitch; Grubb to 2B
b3 3-1 2 -2- O CLE J. Norris S. Stone -2% 74% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 3.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Rick Waits facing 5-6-7
t4 1-3 0 --- O CHW E. Soderholm R. Waits 3% 77% Flyball: LF
t4 1-3 1 --- O CHW C. Washington R. Waits 2% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 1-3 2 --- O CHW G. Pryor R. Waits 1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Steve Stone facing 8-9-1
b4 3-1 0 --- CLE T. Veryzer S. Stone 4% 84% Double to CF
b4 3-1 0 -2- O CLE B. Diaz S. Stone -3% 81% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b4 3-1 1 -2- R CLE R. Manning S. Stone 7% 88% Single to LF; Veryzer Scores/Adv on E7; Manning to 2B
b4 4-1 1 -2- O CLE D. Kuiper S. Stone -2% 87% Flyball: 2B
b4 4-1 2 -2- CLE B. Bell S. Stone 0% 87% Walk
b4 4-1 2 12- CLE A. Thornton S. Stone 1% 88% Walk; Manning to 3B; Bell to 2B
b4 4-1 2 123 RRR CLE J. Grubb S. Stone 9% 97% Double to CF; Manning Scores; Bell Scores; Thornton Scores
b4 7-1 2 -2- R CLE G. Alexander S. Stone 1% 98% Single to LF; Grubb Scores
b4 8-1 2 1-- O CLE J. Norris S. Stone -0% 98% Flyball: RF
5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 8.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Indians' Rick Waits facing 8-9-1
t5 1-8 0 --- O CHW B. Nahorodny R. Waits 0% 99% Flyball: CF
t5 1-8 1 --- O CHW T. Spencer R. Waits 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t5 1-8 2 --- O CHW R. Garr R. Waits 0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-1, White Sox' Steve Stone facing 8-9-1
b5 8-1 0 --- O CLE T. Veryzer S. Stone -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 8-1 1 --- O CLE B. Diaz S. Stone -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b5 8-1 2 --- O CLE R. Manning S. Stone -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 8.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Indians' Rick Waits facing 2-3-4
t6 1-8 0 --- O CHW D. Kessinger R. Waits 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t6 1-8 1 --- O CHW M. Squires R. Waits 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 1-8 2 --- O CHW L. Johnson R. Waits 0% 99% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-1, White Sox' Steve Stone facing 2-3-4
b6 8-1 0 --- CLE D. Kuiper S. Stone 0% 100% Triple to RF
b6 8-1 0 --3 R CLE B. Bell S. Stone 0% 100% Double to CF; Kuiper Scores
b6 9-1 0 -2- O CLE A. Thornton S. Stone -0% 100% Flyball: CF; Bell to 3B
b6 9-1 1 --3 R CLE J. Grubb S. Stone 0% 100% Single to RF; Bell Scores
b6 10-1 1 1-- O CLE G. Alexander S. Stone -0% 100% Strikeout
b6 10-1 2 1-- O CLE J. Norris S. Stone -0% 100% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 10.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-10, Indians' Rick Waits facing 5-6-7
t7 1-10 0 --- O CHW E. Soderholm R. Waits 0% 100% Strikeout
t7 1-10 1 --- O CHW C. Washington R. Waits 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t7 1-10 2 --- O CHW G. Pryor R. Waits 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 10.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-1, White Sox' Jim Willoughby facing 8-9-1
Jim Willoughby replaces Steve Stone pitching
Kevin Bell replaces Eric Soderholm playing 3B batting 5th
b7 10-1 0 --- O CLE T. Veryzer J. Willoughby -0% 100% Strikeout
b7 10-1 1 --- O CLE B. Diaz J. Willoughby 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 10-1 2 --- CLE R. Manning J. Willoughby 0% 100% Single to CF
b7 10-1 2 1-- O CLE D. Kuiper J. Willoughby -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 10.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-10, Indians' Rick Waits facing 8-9-1
t8 1-10 0 --- O CHW B. Nahorodny R. Waits 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 1-10 1 --- O CHW T. Spencer R. Waits 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t8 1-10 2 --- CHW R. Garr R. Waits -0% 100% Single to SS
t8 1-10 2 1-- O CHW D. Kessinger R. Waits 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 10.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-1, White Sox' Jim Willoughby facing 3-4-5
b8 10-1 0 --- O CLE B. Bell J. Willoughby 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 10-1 1 --- O CLE A. Thornton J. Willoughby 0% 100% Foul Flyball: LF
b8 10-1 2 --- O CLE J. Grubb J. Willoughby 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 10.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-10, Indians' Rick Waits facing 3-4-5
t9 1-10 0 --- CHW M. Squires R. Waits -0% 100% Walk
t9 1-10 0 1-- O CHW L. Johnson R. Waits 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B; Squires to 2B
t9 1-10 1 -2- O CHW K. Bell R. Waits 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1-10 2 -2- O CHW C. Washington R. Waits 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 10.

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