September 7, 1997 Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 11
MIL 2 CLE 5
CHW 2 ANA 5
@DET 4
(15) OAK 9
@KCR 4 MIN 9
SEA 6 NYY 10
BAL 3 TOR 4
TEX 0 NYM 9
@CHC 2 CIN 6
PIT 3 COL 7
STL 4 LAD 9
FLA 5 PHI 2
@MON 1 ATL 4
@SDP 0 SFG 5
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 43,051

Sunday, September 7, 1997, 8:08
Time of Game: 3:05

White Sox

69-73

Lost 5

3rd, 8 GB

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

W: J Wright (6-3), L: D Drabek (10-10), S: J Mesa (12)

Indians

75-63

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .697   15    1   4   SB,CS
D Martinez 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .284  .768   23   10   1   
F Thomas DH                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .354 1.084   19    0   0   GDP
A Belle LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .808   20    1   0   GDP
R Ventura 3B                  3   2   2   1    1   1  .305  .901   19    1   3   HR,2B
M Cameron CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .773   12    3   0   SB
J Fabregas C                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .254  .635   12    3   1   SF
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .421 1.421   15    3   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .603   10    2   4   

D Drabek P                                                               0   0
  T Castillo P                                                           0   1
  M Karchner P                                                           0   0
Totals                       30   2   7   2    4   4              145   24  14

BATTING

2B: R Ventura (9, off J Wright).

HR: R Ventura (4, off J Wright; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

SF: J Fabregas (3, off J Wright).

TB: R Ventura 6; M Ordonez; O Guillen; J Fabregas; D Martinez; R Durham.

GIDP: F Thomas (14); A Belle (23).

RBI: R Ventura (17); J Fabregas (48).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Guillen-R Durham-D Martinez.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Durham (31, 2nd base off J Wright/S Alomar); M Cameron (20, 2nd base off J Wright/S Alomar).

CS: R Durham (16, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by A Morman).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  1   2   0   0    1   0  .307  .730   10    3   2   SB,HBP
  T Fernandez 2B              1   1   1   1    0   0  .278  .730    2    0   2   HR
B Giles LF                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .266  .839   18    1   0   
M Ramirez RF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .331  .976   13    1   0   
J Thome 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .287 1.024   15   11   1   HR
D Justice DH                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .337 1.054   20    0   0   
M Williams 3B                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .262  .796   10    0   1   
S Alomar C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .326  .891   19    4   0   GDP
M Grissom CF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .731    9    3   0   CS
O Vizquel SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .278  .712   17    4   4   

J Wright P                                                               0   2
  A Morman P                                                             0   1
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
Totals                       29   5   7   5    4   3              133   27  13

BATTING

HR: J Thome (37, off D Drabek; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); T Fernandez (9, off T Castillo; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

HBP: B Roberts (2, by D Drabek).

TB: J Thome 4; T Fernandez 4; M Ramirez 2; M Williams; M Grissom; B Giles.

GIDP: S Alomar (16).

RBI: M Williams (96); M Ramirez (76); J Thome (95); T Fernandez (40); B Giles (52).

2-out RBI: M Ramirez; T Fernandez.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. O Vizquel-J Thome 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Roberts (16, 2nd base off D Drabek/J Fabregas).

CS: M Grissom (12, 2nd base by T Castillo/J Fabregas).

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
D Drabek, L (10-10)            6     4   3   3    3   3   1   5.76   26   90-52   30· 6·16    9· 7· 3· 0     52    -     0.94  -0.05
T Castillo                     1     1   1   1    0   0   1   4.99    3   11-6     4· 0· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.62  -0.04
M Karchner                     1     2   1   1    1   0   0   2.17    5   27-14   11· 1· 2    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.36  -0.03
Totals                         8     7   5   5    4   3   2          34  128-72   45· 7·20   12· 7· 7· 0          1-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Wright, W (6-3)              6.1   7   2   2    3   2   1   4.72   27  111-67   43· 5·19   13· 3· 6· 0     50    -     1.19   0.16
A Morman, H (4)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.61    2    4-4     3· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.80   0.14
M Jackson, H (12)              0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.26    2   11-6     3· 1· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.80   0.00
P Assenmacher, H (18)          0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.02    1    4-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.27   0.04
J Mesa, S (12)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.57    3    9-5     3· 1· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     7   2   2    4   4   1          35  139-85   53· 8·24   14· 4· 9· 0          2-0

D Drabek faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: A Morman (1; R Durham, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: D Drabek (3; B Roberts).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Terry Craft, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 43,051.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 12mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Cleveland Indians                    
1. R Durham             2B    1. B Roberts            2B 
2. D Martinez           1B    2. B Giles              LF 
3. F Thomas             DH    3. M Ramirez            RF 
4. A Belle              LF    4. J Thome              1B 
5. R Ventura            3B    5. D Justice            DH 
6. M Cameron            CF    6. M Williams           3B 
7. J Fabregas           C     7. S Alomar             C  
8. M Ordonez            RF    8. M Grissom            CF 
9. O Guillen            SS    9. O Vizquel            SS 

   D Drabek             P        J Wright             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-2  12-  1   13%  69% M Ramirez       D Drabek        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Roberts Scores; Giles to 2B
   b 4   1  2-1  ---  3   13%  53% J Thome         D Drabek        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 4   0  1-1  ---  5  -12%  38% R Ventura       J Wright        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   b 7   2  2-3  ---  2   11%  86% T Fernandez     T Castillo      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   t 3   1  1-1  12-  5   10%  56% A Belle         J Wright        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaret Wright facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  R Durham        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  7   54%  D Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   53%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  A Belle         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Drabek facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  B Roberts       Hit By Pitch
          1--      61%  B Giles         Roberts Steals 2B
   R      -2-  2   67%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Roberts Scores
   O      1--  5   64%  M Ramirez       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   62%  J Thome         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 1B)
   O      1--  3   60%  D Justice       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jaret Wright facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   54%  R Ventura       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  6   55%  M Cameron       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Ventura to 3B
   RO     --3  1   54%  J Fabregas      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Ventura Scores
          ---  2   53%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   55%  O Guillen       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Doug Drabek facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   53%  M Williams      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   51%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  M Grissom       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jaret Wright facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   46%  R Durham        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--      44%  D Martinez      Durham Steals 2B
          -2-  4   40%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   46%  F Thomas        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   OO     12-  5   56%  A Belle         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Doug Drabek facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  O Vizquel       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   51%  B Roberts       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   50%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jaret Wright facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  5   38%  R Ventura       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  3   41%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   38%  J Fabregas      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   41%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   44%  O Guillen       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Doug Drabek facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   41%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  3   53%  J Thome         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   51%  D Justice       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  6   53%  M Williams      Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  S Alomar        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Jaret Wright facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  R Durham        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   50%  D Martinez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   57%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   54%  M Grissom       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   52%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   53%  B Roberts       Walk
          1--  5   56%  B Giles         Walk; Roberts to 2B
   R      12-  1   69%  M Ramirez       Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Roberts Scores; Giles to 2B
   O      12-  5   65%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Jaret Wright facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   69%  A Belle         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   65%  R Ventura       Walk
   O      1--  1   69%  M Cameron       Fielder's Choice 2B unassisted; Ventura out at 2B/2B
                  Tony Fernandez replaces Bip Roberts playing 2B batting 1st
          1--      68%  J Fabregas      Cameron Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   73%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doug Drabek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   71%  D Justice       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   69%  M Williams      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   68%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Jaret Wright facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   73%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   68%  O Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
                  Alvin Morman replaces Jaret Wright pitching
   O      1--  1   73%  R Durham        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   78%  D Martinez      Durham Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Doug Drabek facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   81%  M Grissom       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
                  Tony Castillo replaces Doug Drabek pitching
   O      1--      76%  O Vizquel       Grissom Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   74%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  2   86%  T Fernandez     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  3   85%  B Giles         Groundout: P-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Alvin Morman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   89%  D Martinez      Lineout: CF
                  Mike Jackson replaces Alvin Morman pitching
   O      ---  4   92%  F Thomas        Lineout: RF
          ---  7   89%  A Belle         Walk
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Mike Jackson pitching
   O      1--  4   93%  R Ventura       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Matt Karchner facing 3-4-5
                  Matt Karchner replaces Tony Castillo pitching
          ---  5   94%  M Ramirez       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   93%  J Thome         Lineout: CF
          1--  6   94%  D Justice       Walk; Ramirez to 2B
   R      12-  2   97%  M Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Ramirez Scores; Justice to 2B
   OO     12-  9   96%  S Alomar        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 5.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Jose Mesa facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Mesa replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching
   O      ---  2   98%  M Cameron       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1  100%  J Fabregas      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6  100%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Indians 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199709070

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation