September 21, 1963 Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 13
@BOS 4 BOS 11
MIN 2 LAA 4
@CLE 2 DET 4
CHW 3 KCA 5
@NYY 3 MLN 4
@CHC 0 PHI 4
@HOU 3 LAD 5
PIT 3 NYM 5
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 4,291

Saturday, September 21, 1963
Time of Game: 2:10

White Sox

89-66

Lost 1

2nd, 11½ GB

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

W: D McLain (1-0), L: J Brosnan (3-9)

Tigers

76-79

Won 1

5th, 24½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hershberger CF              2   1   0   0    2   0  .271  .683    0    0   1   GDP
  J Landis CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .688         0   0   
D Buford 3B                   4   1   3   1    0   1  .400 1.038    0    2   0   3B
G Stephens RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .400 1.155    0    2   0   
F Robinson LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .778    0    1   0   
T McCraw 1B                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .252  .690    0    9   0   SF
R Hansen SS                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .215  .651    0    2   1   
A Weis 2B                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .283  .679    0    3   6   
  D Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .504    0    0   0   
J Martin C                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .185  .533    0    5   1   
  P Ward PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .834    0    0   0   
F Ackley P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   1   
  J Cunningham PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .745    0    0   0   
  J Brosnan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .616         0   0   
  C Maxwell PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .732    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   3   7   2    4   8                    24  10

BATTING

3B: D Buford (1, off D McLain).

SF: T McCraw (2, off D McLain).

TB: D Buford 5; F Robinson; F Ackley; J Martin; R Hansen.

GIDP: M Hershberger (7).

RBI: D Buford (2); T McCraw (32).

2-out RBI: D Buford.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: R Hansen (13).

BASERUNNING

PO: D Buford (1st base by D McLain); M Hershberger (1st base by D McLain).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bruton CF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .258  .711    0    3   0   HR
D McAuliffe SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .730    0    2   1   
N Cash 1B                     3   1   2   1    1   1  .266  .846    0    6   0   HR
R Colavito RF                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .273  .797    0    2   0   
W Horton LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .647    0    1   0   
B Phillips 3B                 2   0   0   1    0   0  .247  .578    0    0   0   SF
G Triandos C                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .732    0    9   0   
G Smith 2B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .209  .564    0    4   4   
D McLain P                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .333 1.666    0    0   4   HR
Totals                       28   4   6   4    3   5                    27   9

BATTING

HR: B Bruton (8, off F Ackley; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out); N Cash (25, off J Brosnan; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out); D McLain (1, off F Ackley; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SF: B Phillips (10, off F Ackley).

TB: N Cash 5; B Bruton 4; D McLain 4; R Colavito; D McAuliffe.

RBI: B Phillips (42); D McLain (1); B Bruton (48); N Cash (78).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D McLain-G Smith-N Cash.

E: D McLain (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: D McAuliffe (3rd base by F Ackley).

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
F Ackley                       6     5   3   2    3   4   2   3.00   25     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0· 5     53    -     0.93  -0.14
J Brosnan, L (3-9)             2     1   1   1    0   1   1   3.13    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.73  -0.22
Totals                         8     6   4   3    3   5   3          32     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0· 6           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D McLain, W (1-0)              9     7   3   1    4   8   0   1.00   36     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 7     69    -     1.49   0.14
Totals                         9     7   3   1    4   8   0          36     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: F Ackley (1).

IBB: None.

PO: F Ackley (1; D McAuliffe, 3rd base); D McLain 2 (2; M Hershberger, 1st base; D Buford, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 4,291.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. M Hershberger        CF    1. B Bruton             CF 
2. D Buford             3B    2. D McAuliffe          SS 
3. G Stephens           RF    3. N Cash               1B 
4. F Robinson           LF    4. R Colavito           RF 
5. T McCraw             1B    5. W Horton             LF 
6. R Hansen             SS    6. B Phillips           3B 
7. A Weis               2B    7. G Triandos           C  
8. J Martin             C     8. G Smith              2B 
9. F Ackley             P     9. D McLain             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  3-3  ---      30%  86% N Cash          J Brosnan       Home Run
   b 5   1  1-0  ---      17%  53% D McLain        F Ackley        Home Run
   b 5   1  1-1  ---      16%  70% B Bruton        F Ackley        Home Run
   t 5   2  0-0  --3     -15%  36% D Buford        D McLain        Triple; Martin Scores
   t 8   0  3-1  1--     -15%  66% D Buford        D McLain        Single; Hershberger to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  M Hershberger   Walk
   O      1--      52%  D Buford        Hershberger Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  G Stephens      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Fritz Ackley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Bruton        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      51%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: 2B
          ---      52%  N Cash          Walk
   O      1--      50%  R Colavito      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  F Robinson      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  T McCraw        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  R Hansen        Walk
          1--      51%  A Weis          Walk; Hansen to 2B
   O      12-      55%  J Martin        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Fritz Ackley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  W Horton        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      51%  B Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  G Triandos      Walk
          1--      54%  G Smith         Walk; Triandos to 2B
   O      12-      50%  D McLain        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  F Ackley        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  M Hershberger   Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  D Buford        Single
   O      1--      55%  G Stephens      Buford Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Fritz Ackley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Bruton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      56%  D McAuliffe     Single
          1--      58%  N Cash          Wild Pitch; McAuliffe to 2B
          -2-      63%  " "             Single; McAuliffe to 3B
   O      1-3      53%  R Colavito      McAuliffe Picked off 3B (P-3B)
   O      1--      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  G Stephens      Foul Flyball: C
          ---      50%  F Robinson      Single
   O      1--      53%  T McCraw        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      51%  R Hansen        Single; McCraw to 2B
   O      12-      56%  A Weis          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Fritz Ackley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  W Horton        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  B Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Triandos      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 8-9-1
          ---      45%  J Martin        Single
          1--      38%  F Ackley        Single; Martin to 2B
   OO     12-      51%  M Hershberger   Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B; Martin to 3B
   R      --3      36%  D Buford        Triple; Martin Scores
   O      --3      40%  G Stephens      Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Fritz Ackley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      37%  G Smith         Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      ---      53%  D McLain        Home Run
   R      ---      70%  B Bruton        Home Run
   O      ---      68%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      67%  N Cash          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      71%  F Robinson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      73%  T McCraw        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  R Hansen        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Fritz Ackley facing 4-5-6
          ---      78%  R Colavito      Single
   O      1--      80%  W Horton        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Colavito to 3B; Horton out at 2B/CF-C-SS
   RO     --3      83%  B Phillips      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Colavito Scores/unER
   O      ---      83%  G Triandos      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Denny McLain facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  A Weis          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  J Martin        Flyball: 2B
                  Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Fritz Ackley batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  J Cunningham    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Brosnan facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Brosnan replaces Joe Cunningham pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  G Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      88%  D McLain        Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  B Bruton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
          ---      81%  M Hershberger   Walk
          1--      66%  D Buford        Single; Hershberger to 3B
   R      1-3      54%  G Stephens      Fielder's Choice ; Buford to 2B; Hershberger Scores/Adv on E1/unER
   O      12-      59%  F Robinson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Buford to 3B
   RO     1-3      55%  T McCraw        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Buford Scores/unER
   O      1--      60%  R Hansen        Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Brosnan facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Landis replaces Mike Hershberger playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      56%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      86%  N Cash          Home Run
   O      ---      85%  R Colavito      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      85%  W Horton        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Denny McLain facing 7-8-9
                  Deacon Jones pinch hits for Al Weis batting 7th
   O      ---      92%  D Jones         Flyball: RF
                  Pete Ward pinch hits for J.C. Martin batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  P Ward          Strikeout Looking
                  Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Jim Brosnan batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  C Maxwell       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET196309210

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation