July 4, 1979 Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
KCR 4 CAL 17
OAK 6 CHW 16
@CLE 4 TOR 7
@DET 6
(11) MIN 7
SEA 2 NYY 4
MIL 3 TEX 9
BAL 5 ATL 7
SFG 6 MON 2
@CHC 1 HOU 3
@CIN 2 PHI 1
NYM 0 SDP 6
LAD 0 PIT 6
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 10,899

Wednesday, July 4, 1979, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 3:04

White Sox

34-45

Won 1

5th, 12 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  4  1   0 10  0   0  0  1   16 19  1
Indians         0  0  0   0  2  1   0  0  1    4  8  0

W: R Baumgarten (7-5), L: R Waits (9-7)

Indians

36-43

Lost 1

6th, 17 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bannister 2B                6   3   5   3    0   0  .326  .822    0    1   0   2B
J Moore LF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .665    0    0   0   
  C Washington RF             4   2   4   3    0   0  .280  .769    0    3   0   HR,2B
C Lemon CF                    2   1   1   1    0   0  .309  .890    0    1   0   HR,SH
  M Squires PH-LF             3   0   2   0    0   0  .234  .589    0    3   0   
L Johnson 1B                  5   2   1   0    1   0  .306  .843    0    5   1   2·GDP,IW
W Nordhagen DH                5   2   2   4    1   1  .278  .745    0    0   0   HR,2B
R Torres RF-LF-CF             3   2   1   1    1   0  .317  .879    0    3   0   HR,HBP
G Pryor SS                    3   2   1   1    2   0  .290  .679    0    3   1   
M Colbern C                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .400  .800    0    6   0   
K Bell 3B                     4   1   0   0    1   1  .091  .258    0    2   4   GDP

R Baumgarten P                                                           0   1
  G Hoffman P                                                            0   0
  R Schueler P                                                           0   0
Totals                       42  16  19  14    6   3                    27   7

BATTING

2B: A Bannister (12, off P Reuschel); W Nordhagen (4, off D Spillner); C Washington (24, off P Reuschel).

HR: R Torres (2, off P Reuschel; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); W Nordhagen (3, off R Waits; 5th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF); C Washington (7, off P Reuschel; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF); C Lemon (9, off R Waits; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: C Lemon (1, off R Waits).

IBB: L Johnson (1, by R Waits).

HBP: R Torres (1, by R Waits).

TB: C Washington 8; A Bannister 6; W Nordhagen 6; C Lemon 4; R Torres 4; M Squires 2; M Colbern 2; G Pryor; L Johnson.

GIDP: L Johnson 2 (9); K Bell (1).

RBI: W Nordhagen 4 (15); A Bannister 3 (36); C Washington 3 (35); C Lemon (40); G Pryor (19); R Torres (12); M Colbern (1).

2-out RBI: A Bannister.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 7 for 16.

FIELDING

PB: M Colbern (1).

E: L Johnson (9).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Norris CF                   4   1   1   0    2   0  .240  .641    0    4   0   
R Pruitt LF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .617    0    2   0   
B Bonds RF                    3   1   1   2    0   1  .296  .853    0    3   0   HR
  D Alston RF                 2   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   0   
A Thornton 1B                 5   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .790    0    9   0   
T Harrah 3B-SS                3   1   2   0    1   1  .279  .816    0    2   3   2B,SB,HBP
C Johnson DH                  4   0   1   0    1   2  .274  .811    0    0   0   
  M Hargrove PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .556         0   0   
G Alexander C                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .204  .629    0    3   0   
D Kuiper 2B                   2   1   0   0    3   0  .253  .611    0    4   3   
T Veryzer SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .547    0    0   1   
  D Rosello PH-3B             3   0   0   1    1   1  .250 1.083    0    0   1   

R Waits P                                                                0   2
  P Reuschel P                                                           0   1
  D Spillner P                                                           0   0
  V Cruz P                                                               0   0
Totals                       36   4   8   4    9   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Harrah (12, off R Baumgarten).

HR: B Bonds (13, off R Baumgarten; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

HBP: T Harrah (7, by R Schueler).

TB: B Bonds 4; T Harrah 3; G Alexander; J Norris; C Johnson; A Thornton; D Alston.

RBI: B Bonds 2 (42); D Rosello (7); D Alston (1).

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Harrah-D Kuiper; D Rosello-D Kuiper-A Thornton; T Veryzer-D Kuiper-A Thornton.

PB: G Alexander (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Harrah (13, 2nd base off R Schueler/M Colbern).

PITCHING

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
R Baumgarten, W (7-5)          5     6   3   3    5   3   1   3.57   27     -       ·  ·      5· 8· 0· 6     41    -     0.60   0.15
G Hoffman                      2     1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 1          2-1    0.06   0.00
R Schueler                     2     1   1   1    2   2   0   7.32   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     8   4   4    9   6   1          46     -       ·  ·      8·13· 1· 8          2-1

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Waits, L (9-7)               4.1   7   9   9    3   1   2   4.50   23     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 0· 7     11    -     0.71  -0.34
P Reuschel                     2.1   7   6   6    3   0   2  12.86   16     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 7          0-0    0.01  -0.00
D Spillner                     1.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   4.25    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          2-0    0.00   0.00
V Cruz                         1     3   1   1    0   1   0   4.43    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    19  16  16    6   3   4          50     -       ·  ·      9·12· 0·19          2-0

R Baumgarten faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Waits (1; L Johnson).

HBP: R Schueler (2; T Harrah); R Waits (4; R Torres).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 10,899.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Cleveland Indians                    
1. A Bannister          2B    1. J Norris             CF 
2. J Moore              LF    2. R Pruitt             LF 
3. C Lemon              CF    3. B Bonds              RF 
4. L Johnson            1B    4. A Thornton           1B 
5. W Nordhagen          DH    5. T Harrah             3B 
6. R Torres             RF    6. C Johnson            DH 
7. G Pryor              SS    7. G Alexander          C  
8. M Colbern            C     8. D Kuiper             2B 
9. K Bell               3B    9. T Veryzer            SS 

   R Baumgarten         P        R Waits              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  123       8%  75% G Pryor         R Waits         Walk; Johnson Scores; Nordhagen to 3B; Torres to 2B
   t 2   0  0-0  12-       7%  67% R Torres        R Waits         Hit By Pitch; Johnson to 3B; Nordhagen to 2B
   b 1   2  0-0  123       7%  50% C Johnson       R Baumgarten    Strikeout Looking
   t 2   0  0-1  123       7%  81% M Colbern       R Waits         Single to 2B; Nordhagen Scores; Torres to 3B; Pryor to 2B
   t 2   2  0-3  --3       6%  83% A Bannister     R Waits         Single to LF; Pryor Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Waits facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  A Bannister     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      46%  J Moore         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  C Lemon         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ross Baumgarten facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  J Norris        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      45%  R Pruitt        Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B)
   O      1--      48%  B Bonds         Strikeout
          1--      46%  A Thornton      Single to 3B; Pruitt to 2B
          12-      43%  T Harrah        Walk; Pruitt to 3B; Thornton to 2B
   O      123      50%  C Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Waits facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  L Johnson       Single to SS
          1--      59%  W Nordhagen     Walk; Johnson to 2B
          12-      67%  R Torres        Hit By Pitch; Johnson to 3B; Nordhagen to 2B
   R      123      75%  G Pryor         Walk; Johnson Scores; Nordhagen to 3B; Torres to 2B
   R      123      81%  M Colbern       Single to 2B; Nordhagen Scores; Torres to 3B; Pryor to 2B
   ROO    123      77%  K Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Torres Scores/No RBI; Pryor to 3B
   R      --3      83%  A Bannister     Single to LF; Pryor Scores
   O      1--      81%  J Moore         Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Ross Baumgarten facing 7-8-9
                  Rusty Torres moves to LF; Claudell Washington replaces Junior Moore playing RF batting 2nd
          ---      78%  G Alexander     Single to RF
   O      1--      81%  D Kuiper        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      84%  T Veryzer       Flyball: RF
          1--      82%  J Norris        Single to CF; Alexander to 2B
   O      12-      85%  R Pruitt        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rick Waits facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      90%  C Lemon         Home Run
   O      ---      90%  L Johnson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  W Nordhagen     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  R Torres        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Ross Baumgarten facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  A Thornton      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      90%  T Harrah        Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  C Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rick Waits facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  G Pryor         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  M Colbern       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  K Bell          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Ross Baumgarten facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  G Alexander     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Kuiper        Groundout: P-1B
                  Dave Rosello pinch hits for Tom Veryzer batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  D Rosello       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rick Waits facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Rosello moves to 3B; Toby Harrah moves to SS
          ---      94%  A Bannister     Single to 2B
          1--      95%  C Washington    Single to LF; Bannister to 2B
   O      12-      95%  C Lemon         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bannister to 3B; Washington to 2B
          -23      95%  L Johnson       Intentional Walk
   RRRR   123      99%  W Nordhagen     Home Run; Bannister Scores; Washington Scores; Johnson Scores
                  Paul Reuschel replaces Rick Waits pitching
   R      ---      99%  R Torres        Home Run
          ---     100%  G Pryor         Walk
          1--     100%  M Colbern       Single to RF; Pryor to 2B
          12-     100%  K Bell          Walk; Pryor to 3B; Colbern to 2B
   RR     123     100%  A Bannister     Double to RF; Pryor Scores; Colbern Scores; Bell to 3B
   RRR    -23     100%  C Washington    Home Run; Bell Scores; Bannister Scores
                  Mike Squires pinch hits for Chet Lemon batting 3rd
          ---     100%  M Squires       Single to CF
   OO     1--     100%  L Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  10 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 15, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-15, Ross Baumgarten facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Squires moves to LF; Rusty Torres moves to CF
          ---     100%  J Norris        Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Pruitt        Flyball: LF
   RR     1--     100%  B Bonds         Home Run; Norris Scores
   O      ---     100%  A Thornton      Flyball: SS
          ---     100%  T Harrah        Double to LF
          -2-     100%  C Johnson       Walk
   O      12-     100%  G Alexander     Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 15, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 15-2, Paul Reuschel facing 5-6-7
                  Dell Alston replaces Bobby Bonds playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  W Nordhagen     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  R Torres        Walk
          1--     100%  G Pryor         Passed Ball; Torres to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  M Colbern       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 15, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-15, Ross Baumgarten facing 8-9-1
          ---     100%  D Kuiper        Walk
          1--     100%  D Rosello       Walk; Kuiper to 2B
                  Guy Hoffman replaces Ross Baumgarten pitching
          12-      99%  J Norris        Passed Ball; Kuiper to 3B; Rosello to 2B
          -23      99%  " "             Walk
   O      123     100%  R Pruitt        Flyball: 2B
   RO     123     100%  D Alston        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Kuiper Scores; Rosello to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  A Thornton      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 15, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 15-3, Paul Reuschel facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  K Bell          Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  A Bannister     Single to LF
          1--     100%  C Washington    Double to RF; Bannister to 3B
   O      -23     100%  M Squires       Groundout: P-1B
                  Dan Spillner replaces Paul Reuschel pitching
   O      -23     100%  L Johnson       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 15, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-15, Guy Hoffman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  T Harrah        Strikeout
          ---     100%  C Johnson       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  G Alexander     Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  D Kuiper        Walk; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Rosello       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 15, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 15-3, Dan Spillner facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  W Nordhagen     Double to RF
   O      -2-     100%  R Torres        Flyball: SS
          -2-     100%  G Pryor         Single to RF; Nordhagen to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  M Colbern       Strikeout
   O      1-3     100%  K Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 15, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-15, Ron Schueler facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Schueler replaces Guy Hoffman pitching
   O      ---     100%  J Norris        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  R Pruitt        Strikeout Looking
          ---     100%  D Alston        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  A Thornton      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 15, Indians 3.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 15-3, Victor Cruz facing 1-2-3
                  Victor Cruz replaces Dan Spillner pitching
          ---     100%  A Bannister     Single to 1B
          1--     100%  C Washington    Single to RF; Bannister to 2B
          12-     100%  M Squires       Single to CF; Bannister to 3B; Washington to 2B
   ROO    123     100%  L Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B; Bannister Scores/No RBI
   O      1--     100%  W Nordhagen     Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 16, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-16, Ron Schueler facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  T Harrah        Hit By Pitch
          1--     100%  C Johnson       Harrah Steals 2B
                  Mike Hargrove pinch hits for Cliff Johnson batting 6th
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-     100%  G Alexander     Walk
          12-     100%  D Kuiper        Walk; Harrah to 3B; Alexander to 2B
   RO     123     100%  D Rosello       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Harrah Scores; Kuiper to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Norris        Groundout: 3B-1B
        1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 16, Indians 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197907040

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation