September 20, 1963 Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
WSA 6 CHW 2
@DET 0 NYY 5
KCA 4
(13) KCA 4
@NYY 3 CHC 1
MLN 0 CIN 1
STL 0 HOU 3
PHI 2 LAD 2
PIT 0 SFG 6
NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 603

Friday, September 20, 1963
Time of Game: 2:16

White Sox

89-65

Won 7

2nd, 11½ GB

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

W: E Fisher (9-8), L: M Lolich (5-9), S: H Wilhelm (19)

Tigers

75-79

Lost 1

5th, 25½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hershberger RF              5   1   1   0    0   1  .273  .683    0    4   0   
D Buford 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .273  .697    0    2   0   
  A Weis 2B                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .682    0    0   0   SB
J Landis CF                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .227  .688    0    3   0   IW
D Nicholson LF                2   0   0   1    1   0  .232  .736    0    2   0   SF
  H Wilhelm P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .259    0    0   0   
P Ward 3B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .295  .835    0    1   2   
C Carreon C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .663    0    2   0   
  F Robinson PH-LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .779    0    0   0   
R Hansen SS                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .214  .650    0    1   3   
T McCraw 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .255  .698    0    6   3   
E Fisher P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .147  .341    0    2   2   SH
  J Martin C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .531    0    4   0   SH
Totals                       31   2   6   2    6   4                    27  10

BATTING

SF: D Nicholson (8, off M Lolich).

SH: J Martin (2, off B Faul); E Fisher (1, off M Lolich).

IBB: J Landis (4, by B Faul).

TB: P Ward; D Buford; J Landis; A Weis; M Hershberger; T McCraw.

RBI: D Nicholson (66); A Weis (16).

2-out RBI: A Weis.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T McCraw-R Hansen.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Weis (15, 2nd base off B Faul/J Sullivan).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bruton CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .707    0    4   0   
D McAuliffe SS                3   0   0   0    1   1  .266  .731    0    2   3   
N Cash 1B                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .264  .836    0    9   1   
R Colavito RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .800    0    1   0   
W Horton LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .846    0    3   0   SB
D Wert 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .681    0    1   1   
J Sullivan C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    5   1   
G Smith 2B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .212  .567    0    2   2   
M Lolich P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .056  .300    0    0   1   
  G Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .707    0    0   0   GDP
  B Faul P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .401         0   0   
Totals                       28   0   2   0    5   6                    27   9

BATTING

TB: D Wert; W Horton.

GIDP: G Brown (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: D McAuliffe (24).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Horton (1, 2nd base off E Fisher/C Carreon).

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
E Fisher, W (9-8)              7     2   0   0    5   2   0   4.05   27     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 2     70    -     1.26   0.49
H Wilhelm, S (19)              2     0   0   0    0   4   0   2.67    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.22
Totals                         9     2   0   0    5   6   0          33     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 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
M Lolich, L (5-9)              7     4   1   0    4   4   0   3.63   30     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 4     67    -     0.96   0.23
B Faul                         2     2   1   1    2   0   0   4.64   10     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 2          0-0    0.85  -0.02
Totals                         9     6   2   1    6   4   0          40     -       ·  ·     10·14· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Faul (3; J Landis).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Joe Paparella, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - John Rice.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 603.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. M Hershberger        RF    1. B Bruton             CF 
2. D Buford             2B    2. D McAuliffe          SS 
3. J Landis             CF    3. N Cash               1B 
4. D Nicholson          LF    4. R Colavito           RF 
5. P Ward               3B    5. W Horton             LF 
6. C Carreon            C     6. D Wert               3B 
7. R Hansen             SS    7. J Sullivan           C  
8. T McCraw             1B    8. G Smith              2B 
9. E Fisher             P     9. M Lolich             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  1-0  1--      11%  76% G Brown         E Fisher        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
   t 9   2  0-1  -2-       9%  92% A Weis          B Faul          Single; McCraw Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--       7%  57% J Landis        M Lolich        Single; Hershberger to 3B
   b 8   0  1-0  ---       6%  77% B Bruton        H Wilhelm       Strikeout
   b 6   2  1-0  -2-       6%  70% D Wert          E Fisher        Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  M Hershberger   Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  D Buford        Strikeout
          1--      57%  J Landis        Single; Hershberger to 3B
   RO     1-3      58%  D Nicholson     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hershberger Scores/unER
          1--      60%  P Ward          Walk; Landis to 2B
   O      12-      56%  C Carreon       Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Eddie Fisher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  B Bruton        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      60%  D McAuliffe     Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---      59%  N Cash          Walk
          1--      57%  R Colavito      Walk; Cash to 2B
   O      12-      61%  W Horton        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mickey Lolich facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      59%  R Hansen        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      61%  T McCraw        Single
   O      1--      60%  E Fisher        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; McCraw to 2B
   O      -2-      57%  M Hershberger   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Eddie Fisher facing 6-7-8
          ---      53%  D Wert          Single
   O      1--      56%  J Sullivan      Strikeout
   O      1--      59%  G Smith         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      62%  M Lolich        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mickey Lolich facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      60%  D Buford        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      58%  J Landis        Strikeout
          ---      60%  D Nicholson     Walk
   O      1--      57%  P Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Eddie Fisher facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  B Bruton        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      57%  D McAuliffe     Walk
          1--      53%  N Cash          Walk; McAuliffe to 2B
   O      12-      58%  R Colavito      Flyball: RF
   O      12-      63%  W Horton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mickey Lolich facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  C Carreon       Flyball: LF
          ---      63%  R Hansen        Walk
   O      1--      61%  T McCraw        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      58%  E Fisher        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Eddie Fisher facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  D Wert          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      63%  J Sullivan      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      65%  G Smith         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      62%  M Hershberger   Strikeout
          ---      65%  D Buford        Single
   O      1--      62%  J Landis        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      60%  D Nicholson     Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Eddie Fisher facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      63%  M Lolich        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      65%  B Bruton        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      67%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mickey Lolich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  P Ward          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      63%  C Carreon       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  R Hansen        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Eddie Fisher facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      66%  N Cash          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  R Colavito      Flyball: LF
          ---      66%  W Horton        Single
          1--      65%  D Wert          Horton Steals 2B
   O      -2-      70%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mickey Lolich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  T McCraw        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  E Fisher        Strikeout
          ---      68%  M Hershberger   Single
          1--      70%  D Buford        Walk; Hershberger to 2B
   O      12-      65%  J Landis        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Eddie Fisher facing 7-8-9
                  Al Weis replaces Don Buford playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---      70%  J Sullivan      Flyball: CF
          ---      65%  G Smith         Walk
                  Gates Brown pinch hits for Mickey Lolich batting 9th
   OO     1--      76%  G Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Faul facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Faul replaces Gates Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      74%  D Nicholson     Flyball: LF
          ---      76%  P Ward          Single
                  Floyd Robinson pinch hits for Cam Carreon batting 6th
   O      1--      73%  F Robinson      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      71%  R Hansen        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 1-2-3
                  Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Dave Nicholson pitching and batting 4th; J.C. Martin replaces Eddie Fisher playing C batting 9th; Floyd Robinson moves to LF
   O      ---      77%  B Bruton        Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  N Cash          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Faul facing 8-9-1
          ---      87%  T McCraw        Walk
   O      1--      86%  J Martin        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; McCraw to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  M Hershberger   Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      92%  A Weis          Single; McCraw Scores
          1--      93%  J Landis        Weis Steals 2B
          -2-      93%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-      92%  H Wilhelm       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  R Colavito      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  W Horton        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Wert          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET196309200

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation