May 17, 1988 Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 9,499

Tuesday, May 17, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:25

White Sox

18-18

Lost 2

3rd, 9 GB

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

W: R Yett (3-2), L: J McDowell (2-4), S: D Jones (6)

Indians

23-14

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Boston CF                   2   1   1   1    2   0  .213  .777   16    4   0   HR
O Guillen SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .467   20    0   4   
H Baines DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .852   20    0   0   
I Calderon RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .193  .708   19    1   0   2B
G Walker 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .653   12   10   0   
D Pasqua LF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .239  .722   13    1   0   HR
K Williams 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .147  .581    7    0   3   
F Manrique 2B                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .265  .831   12    3   2   3B
R Karkovice C                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .222    9    5   0   
  M Salas PH-C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .755    5    0   0   

J McDowell P                                                             0   1
Totals                       32   2   6   2    2   5              133   24  10

BATTING

2B: I Calderon (7, off D Jones).

3B: F Manrique (2, off R Yett).

HR: D Boston (4, off R Yett; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); D Pasqua (4, off R Yett; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: D Pasqua 5; D Boston 4; F Manrique 4; I Calderon 2.

RBI: D Pasqua (13); D Boston (8).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: F Manrique (1); J McDowell ().

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Franco 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .240  .623    8    1   3   SB
W Upshaw 1B                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .242  .724   17    8   1   
P Tabler DH                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .245  .671   11    0   0   
J Carter CF                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .345 1.017   14    4   0   2B,SH
M Hall LF                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .270  .635   17    6   0   SF
B Jacoby 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .777   12    0   0   
C Snyder RF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .267  .856   19    0   0   IW
A Allanson C                  4   1   2   3    0   0  .263  .662   12    6   0   HR
J Bell SS                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .202  .577   20    1   2   2B

R Yett P                                                                 0   1
  D Jones P                                                              1   0
Totals                       33   6  10   6    1   5              130   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Bell (2, off J McDowell); J Carter (10, off J McDowell).

HR: A Allanson (2, off J McDowell; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SF: M Hall (4, off J McDowell).

SH: J Carter (1, off J McDowell).

IBB: C Snyder (2, by J McDowell).

TB: A Allanson 5; J Bell 2; P Tabler 2; J Carter 2; W Upshaw 2; M Hall; J Franco.

RBI: A Allanson 3 (14); J Carter (31); M Hall (15); P Tabler (16).

2-out RBI: A Allanson 3; J Carter.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bell-W Upshaw.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Franco (5, 2nd base off J McDowell/R Karkovice).

PO: A Allanson (1st base by J McDowell).

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
J McDowell, L (2-4)            8    10   6   6    1   5   1   5.66   36  120-74   48· 9·17   15· 9· 5· 1     42    -     0.74  -0.16
Totals                         8    10   6   6    1   5   1          36  120-74   48· 9·17   15· 9· 5· 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 Yett, W (3-2)                6.2   5   2   2    2   4   2   6.00   26  106-67   43·11·13    8· 6· 4· 2     58    -     0.95   0.13
D Jones, S (6)                 2.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.12    8   27-20   10· 5· 5    2· 3· 2· 0          1-0    1.15   0.21
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   5   2          34  133-87   53·16·18   10· 9· 6· 2          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: J McDowell 3 (5).

IBB: J McDowell (2; C Snyder).

PO: J McDowell (0; A Allanson, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 9,499.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 55° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Cleveland Indians                    
1. D Boston             CF    1. J Franco             2B 
2. O Guillen            SS    2. W Upshaw             1B 
3. H Baines             DH    3. P Tabler             DH 
4. I Calderon           RF    4. J Carter             CF 
5. G Walker             1B    5. M Hall               LF 
6. D Pasqua             LF    6. B Jacoby             3B 
7. K Williams           3B    7. C Snyder             RF 
8. F Manrique           2B    8. A Allanson           C  
9. R Karkovice          C     9. J Bell               SS 

   J McDowell           P        R Yett               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  2-3  12-  3   12%  99% A Allanson      J McDowell      Home Run; Hall Scores; Snyder Scores
   t 7   1  3-1  ---  1  -11%  74% D Pasqua        R Yett          Home Run
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  3   10%  63% J Carter        J McDowell      Double to RF (Ground Ball); Upshaw Scores
   t 6   0  3-0  ---  2   -8%  78% D Boston        R Yett          Home Run
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  5    7%  54% O Guillen       R Yett          Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Yett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  D Boston        Walk
   OO     1--  5   54%  O Guillen       Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   55%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack McDowell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   55%  W Upshaw        Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
          1--      57%  P Tabler        Wild Pitch; Upshaw to 2B
   O      -2-  4   53%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  3   63%  J Carter        Double to RF (Ground Ball); Upshaw Scores
          -2-      64%  M Hall          Wild Pitch; Carter to 3B
   O      --3  4   61%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Yett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   63%  I Calderon      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---  2   65%  G Walker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   66%  D Pasqua        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack McDowell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   64%  B Jacoby        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   66%  C Snyder        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   64%  A Allanson      Flyball: 2B
   O      1--  4   61%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Yett facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   64%  K Williams      Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  8   66%  F Manrique      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   67%  R Karkovice     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack McDowell facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   70%  J Franco        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      73%  W Upshaw        Franco Steals 2B
          -2-  5   78%  " "             Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Franco to 3B
   R      1-3  1   83%  P Tabler        Single to RF (Line Drive); Franco Scores; Upshaw to 2B
   O      12-  1   83%  J Carter        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Upshaw to 3B; Tabler to 2B
   RO     -23  2   84%  M Hall          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Upshaw Scores; Tabler to 3B
   O      --3  3   82%  B Jacoby        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 3.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Rich Yett facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   78%  D Boston        Walk
   O      1--  8   80%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B; Boston to 2B
   O      -2- 10   84%  H Baines        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  6   86%  I Calderon      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jack McDowell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   85%  C Snyder        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   85%  A Allanson      Flyball: 2B
          ---  1   86%  J Bell          Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   84%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 3.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Rich Yett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   86%  G Walker        Lineout: CF
          ---  2   84%  D Pasqua        Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   87%  K Williams      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   85%  F Manrique      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Pasqua to 2B
   O      12-  5   89%  R Karkovice     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jack McDowell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   88%  W Upshaw        Flyball: 2B
          ---  1   89%  P Tabler        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   88%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B; Tabler to 2B
   O      -2-  2   87%  M Hall          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 3.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Rich Yett facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   78%  D Boston        Home Run
   O      ---  4   81%  O Guillen       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   84%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   85%  I Calderon      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jack McDowell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   84%  B Jacoby        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   83%  C Snyder        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   83%  A Allanson      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      84%  J Bell          Allanson Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Allanson to 3B
   O      --3  5   82%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Rich Yett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   85%  G Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   74%  D Pasqua        Home Run
   O      ---  1   77%  K Williams      Flyball: LF
          ---  3   72%  F Manrique      Triple to CF (Line Drive)
                  Doug Jones replaces Rich Yett pitching; Mark Salas pinch hits for Ron Karkovice batting 9th
   O      --3  5   79%  M Salas         Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jack McDowell facing 1-2-3
                  Mark Salas moves to C
   O      ---  1   77%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   76%  W Upshaw        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   75%  P Tabler        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Doug Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   80%  D Boston        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   84%  O Guillen       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   87%  H Baines        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jack McDowell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   86%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   87%  M Hall          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      88%  B Jacoby        Wild Pitch; Hall to 2B
   O      -2-  2   86%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  4   86%  C Snyder        Intentional Walk
   RRR    12-  3   99%  A Allanson      Home Run; Hall Scores; Snyder Scores
   O      ---  6   99%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 6.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Doug Jones facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   97%  I Calderon      Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   98%  G Walker        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  4  100%  D Pasqua        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1  100%  K Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE198805170

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation