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KCA  8
@CLE  5

(10)
CHW  8
@DET  4

NYY  5
BAL  3

BOS  2
@WSH  1

CHC  7
LAD  3

PHI  5
@MLN  2

(10)
STL  4
SFG  1

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 5,849

Saturday, September 17, 1960
Time of Game: 2:50
White Sox
8
82-61
Won 1
3rd, 3 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       5  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  2    8 12  0
Tigers          0  0  2   0  0  0   0  2  0    4  9  1
W: B Pierce (14-7), L: B Fischer (8-7), S: M Garcia (2)
Tigers
4
65-78
Lost 1
6th, 20 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 5   1   0   0    1   0  .272  .663    0    1   6   SB
N Fox 2B                      4   1   2   0    1   0  .291  .732    0    4   3   
J Landis CF                   3   0   1   0    2   1  .252  .757    0    1   0   2B
R Sievers 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .959    0   12   0   
M Minoso LF                   4   2   1   1    1   0  .301  .834    0    2   0   HR
G Freese 3B                   5   2   3   3    0   0  .269  .781    0    0   3   HR
A Smith RF                    4   1   2   2    1   0  .315  .826    0    2   0   2B
  J Rivera PR-RF              0   1   0   0    0   0  .333 1.012         0   0   
S Lollar C                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .251  .688    0    5   0   2B
B Pierce P                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .190  .467    0    0   1   
  M Garcia P                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   2   
Totals                       39   8  12   8    7   3                    27  15
BATTING
2B: S Lollar (23, off B Fischer); J Landis (23, off P Foytack); A Smith (31, off P Regan).
HR: G Freese (16, off P Foytack; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); M Minoso (18, off P Regan; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).
TB: G Freese 6; M Minoso 4; A Smith 3; S Lollar 2; J Landis 2; N Fox 2; M Garcia; B Pierce.
RBI: G Freese 3 (71); A Smith 2 (72); M Minoso (97); S Lollar (46); M Garcia (1).
2-out RBI: A Smith 2; G Freese 2; M Garcia; S Lollar.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 15.
FIELDING
DP: 4. G Freese-N Fox-R Sievers 2; L Aparicio-R Sievers; B Pierce-L Aparicio-N Fox-R Sievers.
BASERUNNING
SB: L Aparicio (45, 2nd base off B Fischer/H Chiti).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Yost 3B                     4   1   3   0    0   0  .251  .787    0    1   1   
  P Foytack P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .677         0   0   
  D McAuliffe PH              0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
C Veal SS                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .889    0    2   5   GDP
A Kaline CF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .272  .765    0    4   0   
S Bilko 1B                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .208  .691    0   10   0   
F Bolling 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .254  .675    0    3   1   
D Gernert LF                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .268  .634    0    3   0   GDP
  C Maxwell PH-LF             1   0   0   1    0   0  .242  .784    0    0   0   
R Colavito RF                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .246  .774    0    0   0   HR,GDP
H Chiti C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .196  .561    0    4   0   
  N Chrisley PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .717    0    0   0   
  L Berberet C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .553         0   0   
B Fischer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .732         0   0   
  P Regan P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .067  .243    0    0   0   
  C Fernandez PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .613    0    0   0   
  G Spencer P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  O Virgil PH-3B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .590    0    0   3   
Totals                       32   4   9   3    6   5                    27  10
BATTING
HR: R Colavito (30, off B Pierce; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: R Colavito 4; E Yost 3; A Kaline 2; C Veal; S Bilko; F Bolling.
GIDP: D Gernert (6); C Veal (3); R Colavito (17).
RBI: R Colavito (77); A Kaline (62); C Maxwell (79).
2-out RBI: A Kaline.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
FIELDING
E: D Gernert (3).

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
B Pierce, W (14-7)             7     9   4   4    4   5   1   3.57   31     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0· 9     44    -     0.86   0.06
M Garcia, S (2)                2     0   0   0    2   0   0   5.54    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 1· 0          2-2    1.77   0.07
Totals                         9     9   4   4    6   5   1          38     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 1· 9          2-2 
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Fischer, L (8-7)             0.2   4   5   5    2   1   0   4.18    8     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 4     23    -     1.48  -0.38
P Regan                        4.1   5   1   1    2   2   1   5.02   20     -       ·  ·      2· 9· 0· 5          1-0    0.49   0.03
G Spencer                      2     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.05    7     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.03
P Foytack                      2     3   2   2    2   0   1   6.21   11     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.22  -0.05
Totals                         9    12   8   8    7   3   2          46     -       ·  ·     11·13· 0·12          1-0 
B Pierce faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: B Pierce (2); M Garcia (2); B Fischer (3).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Joe Paparella.
Time of Game: 2:50.
Attendance: 5,849.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. L Aparicio           SS    1. E Yost               3B 
2. N Fox                2B    2. C Veal               SS 
3. J Landis             CF    3. A Kaline             CF 
4. R Sievers            1B    4. S Bilko              1B 
5. M Minoso             LF    5. F Bolling            2B 
6. G Freese             3B    6. D Gernert            LF 
7. A Smith              RF    7. R Colavito           RF 
8. S Lollar             C     8. H Chiti              C  
9. B Pierce             P     9. B Fischer            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  123      17%  70% G Freese        B Fischer       Single to LF; Aparicio Scores; Fox Scores; Minoso to 3B/Adv on E7; Freese to 2B
   t 1   2  0-2  -23      12%  82% A Smith         B Fischer       Single to LF; Minoso Scores; Freese Scores
   b 8   0  6-2  12-     -10%  78% F Bolling       M Garcia        Walk; Kaline to 3B; Bilko to 2B
   b 8   1  6-4  --3       9%  87% R Colavito      M Garcia        Groundout: P-1B
   b 4   0  5-2  1--       8%  83% R Colavito      B Pierce        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Fischer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  L Aparicio      Walk
          1--      56%  N Fox           Aparicio Steals 2B
          -2-      62%  " "             Single to LF; Aparicio to 3B
   O      1-3      56%  J Landis        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1-3      50%  R Sievers       Strikeout
          1-3      51%  M Minoso        Wild Pitch; Fox to 2B
          -23      52%  " "             Walk
   RR     123      70%  G Freese        Single to LF; Aparicio Scores; Fox Scores; Minoso to 3B/Adv on E7; Freese to 2B
   RR     -23      82%  A Smith         Single to LF; Minoso Scores; Freese Scores
   R      1--      88%  S Lollar        Double to LF; Smith Scores
                  Phil Regan replaces Bill Fischer pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      88%  B Pierce        Single to LF; Lollar to 3B
   O      1-3      86%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  E Yost          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  C Veal          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Phil Regan facing 2-3-4
          ---      91%  N Fox           Single to CF
          1--      92%  J Landis        Walk; Fox to 2B
   O      12-      91%  R Sievers       Flyball: LF
   O      12-      89%  M Minoso        Foul Flyball: LF
   O      12-      88%  G Freese        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Billy Pierce facing 4-5-6
          ---      85%  S Bilko         Single to RF
   O      1--      88%  F Bolling       Flyball: 2B
   OO     1--      91%  D Gernert       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Phil Regan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      90%  A Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  S Lollar        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  B Pierce        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, Billy Pierce facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      84%  R Colavito      Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      86%  H Chiti         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      87%  P Regan         Strikeout
          ---      86%  E Yost          Single to 2B
          1--      84%  C Veal          Single to P; Yost to 2B
   R      12-      77%  A Kaline        Single to RF; Yost Scores; Veal to 3B
          1-3      74%  S Bilko         Walk; Kaline to 2B
   O      123      82%  F Bolling       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Phil Regan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      80%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      82%  N Fox           Walk
   O      1--      80%  J Landis        Strikeout
   O      1--      79%  R Sievers       Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Billy Pierce facing 6-7-8
          ---      75%  D Gernert       Walk
   OO     1--      83%  R Colavito      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  H Chiti         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Phil Regan facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      90%  M Minoso        Home Run (Deep CF)
          ---      91%  G Freese        Single to 3B
          1--      95%  A Smith         Double to CF; Freese to 3B
   O      -23      93%  S Lollar        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -23      90%  B Pierce        Strikeout
   O      -23      88%  L Aparicio      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Billy Pierce facing 9-1-2
                  Chico Fernandez pinch hits for Phil Regan batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  C Fernandez     Strikeout
          ---      88%  E Yost          Single to CF
   OO     1--      92%  C Veal          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, George Spencer facing 2-3-4
                  George Spencer replaces Chico Fernandez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  N Fox           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      92%  J Landis        Walk
   O      1--      91%  R Sievers       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      91%  M Minoso        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Billy Pierce facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  S Bilko         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---      93%  F Bolling       Single to CF
          1--      91%  D Gernert       Walk; Bolling to 2B
          12-      90%  R Colavito      Wild Pitch; Bolling to 3B; Gernert to 2B
   O      -23      94%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, George Spencer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      94%  G Freese        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      93%  A Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  S Lollar        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Billy Pierce facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  H Chiti         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Ozzie Virgil pinch hits for George Spencer batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  O Virgil        Flyball: RF
          ---      95%  E Yost          Single to LF
   O      1--      96%  C Veal          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Paul Foytack facing 9-1-2
                  Paul Foytack replaces Eddie Yost pitching and batting 1st; Ozzie Virgil moves to 3B
          ---      97%  B Pierce        Walk
   O      1--      97%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      96%  N Fox           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      97%  J Landis        Double to LF; Fox to 3B
   O      -23      96%  R Sievers       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Billy Pierce facing 3-4-5
          ---      93%  A Kaline        Single to SS
          1--      87%  S Bilko         Walk; Kaline to 2B
                  Mike Garcia replaces Billy Pierce pitching and batting 9th
          12-      78%  F Bolling       Walk; Kaline to 3B; Bilko to 2B
                  Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Dick Gernert batting 6th
   RO     123      81%  C Maxwell       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Kaline Scores; Bilko to 3B; Bolling to 2B
   R      -23      78%  R Colavito      Wild Pitch; Bilko Scores/No RBI; Bolling to 3B
   O      --3      87%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  Neil Chrisley pinch hits for Harry Chiti batting 8th
   O      --3      93%  N Chrisley      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Paul Foytack facing 5-6-7
                  Lou Berberet replaces Neil Chrisley playing C batting 8th; Charlie Maxwell moves to LF
   O      ---      92%  M Minoso        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      96%  G Freese        Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---      97%  A Smith         Walk
                  Jim Rivera pinch runs for Al Smith batting 7th
   O      1--      96%  S Lollar        Groundout: 3B-1B; Rivera to 2B
   R      -2-      98%  M Garcia        Single to CF; Rivera Scores
   O      1--      98%  L Aparicio      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-8, Mike Garcia facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Rivera moves to RF
   O      ---      99%  O Virgil        Groundout: P-1B
                  Dick McAuliffe pinch hits for Paul Foytack batting 1st
          ---      98%  D McAuliffe     Walk
   OO     1--     100%  C Veal          Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET196009170

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