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MIN
@BOS		13
4
MIN
@BOS		2
11
LAA
@CLE		4
2
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@DET		3
4
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@NYY		5
3
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@CHC		4
0
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@HOU		4
3
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@LAD		3
5
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@SFG		5
4
Saturday, September 21, 1963
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 4,291, Time of Game: 2:10
White Sox
3
89-66
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 11½ GB
 at Tigers
4
76-79
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 24½ GB
W: Denny McLain (1-0)
L: Jim Brosnan (3-9)
 
                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

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Hershberger CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .271 .683 -0.107 1.39 0.102 -0.209 -1.1 0 1 GDP
   Jim Landis CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .688 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Don Buford 3B 4 1 3 1 0 1 .400 1.038 0.276 1.30 0.316 -0.040 1.7 2 0 3B
Gene Stephens RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .400 1.155 0.041 1.73 0.118 -0.077 -0.0 2 0
Floyd Robinson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 .778 -0.082 1.90 0.030 -0.112 -0.5 1 0
Tommy McCraw 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .252 .690 -0.036 1.94 0.038 -0.075 -0.5 9 0 SF
Ron Hansen SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .215 .651 -0.028 0.96 0.037 -0.065 0.0 2 1
Al Weis 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .283 .679 -0.064 1.41 0.021 -0.084 -0.4 3 6
   Deacon Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .503 -0.070 2.82 0.000 -0.070 -0.2
J.C. Martin C 3 1 1 0 0 1 .185 .533 -0.018 1.27 0.048 -0.066 -0.2 5 1
   Pete Ward PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .294 .834 -0.050 2.04 0.000 -0.050 -0.1
Fritz Ackley P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 1.000 0.048 1.48 0.072 -0.025 0.4 0 1
   Joe Cunningham PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .745 -0.013 0.50 0.000 -0.013 -0.1
   Jim Brosnan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .615 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Charlie Maxwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .731 -0.034 1.36 0.000 -0.034 -0.1
Team Totals 31 3 7 2 4 8 .226 .596 -0.137 1.51 0.782 -0.920 -1.2 24 10
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).
Outfield Assists: M Hershberger (W Horton at 2nd base).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: D Buford (1st base by D McLain); M Hershberger (1st base by D McLain).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Bruton CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .258 .711 0.109 0.73 0.160 -0.051 0.5 3 0 HR
Dick McAuliffe SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .266 .730 -0.133 1.20 0.047 -0.180 -1.0 2 1
Norm Cash 1B 3 1 2 1 1 1 .266 .846 0.360 0.89 0.370 -0.010 1.5 6 0 HR
Rocky Colavito RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .273 .798 -0.025 0.72 0.031 -0.056 -0.2 2 0
Willie Horton LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .647 -0.035 0.88 0.021 -0.056 -0.5 1 0
Bubba Phillips 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0 .247 .579 -0.001 0.95 0.034 -0.035 -0.1 0 0 SF
Gus Triandos C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .241 .732 -0.006 0.39 0.013 -0.019 -0.1 9 0
George Smith 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .209 .564 -0.022 0.86 0.021 -0.043 -0.2 4 4
Denny McLain P 3 1 1 1 0 1 .333 1.667 0.116 1.00 0.167 -0.051 0.4 0 4 HR
Team Totals 28 4 6 4 3 5 .214 .817 0.363 0.87 0.864 -0.501 0.3 27 9
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
Pickoffs: D McAuliffe (3rd base by F Ackley).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Fritz Ackley 6 5 3 2 3 4 2 3.00 25 53 -0.141 0.93 -0.2
Jim Brosnan, L (3-9) 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.13 7 0 0 -0.222 0.66 -0.1
Team Totals 8 6 4 3 3 5 3 3.38 32 53 0 0 -0.363 1.51 -0.3

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Denny McLain, W (1-0) 9 7 3 1 4 8 0 1.00 36 69 0.138 1.51 1.2
Team Totals 9 7 3 1 4 8 0 1.00 36 69 0.138 0.87 1.2
Balks: None.
WP: F Ackley (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: F Ackley (1; D McAuliffe, 3rd base); D McLain 2 (2; M Hershberger, 1st base, D Buford, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Paparella, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Bob Stewart.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 4,291.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Detroit Tigers
1 Mike Hershberger CF 1 Bill Bruton CF
2 Don Buford 3B 2 Dick McAuliffe SS
3 Gene Stephens RF 3 Norm Cash 1B
4 Floyd Robinson LF 4 Rocky Colavito RF
5 Tommy McCraw 1B 5 Willie Horton LF
6 Ron Hansen SS 6 Bubba Phillips 3B
7 Al Weis 2B 7 Gus Triandos C
8 J.C. Martin C 8 George Smith 2B
9 Fritz Ackley P 9 Denny McLain P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 3-3 1 --- R DET N. Cash J. Brosnan 30% 86% Home Run
b5 0-1 1 --- R DET D. McLain F. Ackley 17% 54% Home Run
b5 1-1 1 --- R DET B. Bruton F. Ackley 16% 70% Home Run
t5 0-0 2 --3 R CHW D. Buford D. McLain -15% 36% Triple; Martin Scores
t8 1-3 0 1-- CHW D. Buford D. McLain -15% 66% Single; Hershberger to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CHW M. Hershberger D. McLain -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- O CHW D. Buford D. McLain 6% 52% Hershberger Picked off 1B (P-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHW D. Buford D. McLain 1% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHW G. Stephens D. McLain 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Fritz Ackley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET B. Bruton F. Ackley -2% 52% Flyball: 3B
b1 0-0 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe F. Ackley -1% 51% Flyball: 2B
b1 0-0 2 --- DET N. Cash F. Ackley 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O DET R. Colavito F. Ackley -2% 50% 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, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CHW F. Robinson D. McLain 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O CHW T. McCraw D. McLain 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- CHW R. Hansen D. McLain -1% 53% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- CHW A. Weis D. McLain -2% 51% Walk; Hansen to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- O CHW J. Martin D. McLain 4% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Fritz Ackley facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O DET W. Horton F. Ackley -2% 53% Flyball: 1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O DET B. Phillips F. Ackley -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- DET G. Triandos F. Ackley 1% 52% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- DET G. Smith F. Ackley 2% 54% Walk; Triandos to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- O DET D. McLain F. Ackley -4% 50% 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, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O CHW F. Ackley D. McLain 2% 52% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O CHW M. Hershberger D. McLain 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 --- CHW D. Buford D. McLain -1% 53% Single
t3 0-0 2 1-- O CHW G. Stephens D. McLain 3% 55% Buford Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Fritz Ackley facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- O DET B. Bruton F. Ackley -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- DET D. McAuliffe F. Ackley 3% 56% Single
b3 0-0 1 1-- DET N. Cash F. Ackley 2% 58% Wild Pitch; McAuliffe to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- DET N. Cash F. Ackley 6% 63% Single; McAuliffe to 3B
b3 0-0 1 1-3 O DET R. Colavito F. Ackley -11% 53% McAuliffe Picked off 3B (P-3B)
b3 0-0 2 1-- O DET R. Colavito F. Ackley -3% 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, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O CHW G. Stephens D. McLain 3% 53% Foul Flyball: C
t4 0-0 1 --- CHW F. Robinson D. McLain -3% 50% Single
t4 0-0 1 1-- O CHW T. McCraw D. McLain 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-0 2 1-- CHW R. Hansen D. McLain -2% 51% Single; McCraw to 2B
t4 0-0 2 12- O CHW A. Weis D. McLain 5% 56% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Fritz Ackley facing 5-6-7
b4 0-0 0 --- O DET W. Horton F. Ackley -3% 53% Strikeout
b4 0-0 1 --- O DET B. Phillips F. Ackley -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- O DET G. Triandos F. Ackley -1% 50% 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, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 8-9-1
t5 0-0 0 --- CHW J. Martin D. McLain -5% 45% Single
t5 0-0 0 1-- CHW F. Ackley D. McLain -7% 38% Single; Martin to 2B
t5 0-0 0 12- OO CHW M. Hershberger D. McLain 13% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B; Martin to 3B
t5 0-0 2 --3 R CHW D. Buford D. McLain -15% 36% Triple; Martin Scores
t5 1-0 2 --3 O CHW G. Stephens D. McLain 4% 40% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Fritz Ackley facing 8-9-1
b5 0-1 0 --- O DET G. Smith F. Ackley -3% 37% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 0-1 1 --- R DET D. McLain F. Ackley 17% 54% Home Run
b5 1-1 1 --- R DET B. Bruton F. Ackley 16% 70% Home Run
b5 2-1 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe F. Ackley -1% 68% Flyball: 2B
b5 2-1 2 --- O DET N. Cash F. Ackley -1% 67% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
t6 1-2 0 --- O CHW F. Robinson D. McLain 4% 71% Flyball: CF
t6 1-2 1 --- O CHW T. McCraw D. McLain 3% 73% Flyball: CF
t6 1-2 2 --- O CHW R. Hansen D. McLain 2% 75% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Fritz Ackley facing 4-5-6
b6 2-1 0 --- DET R. Colavito F. Ackley 3% 78% Single
b6 2-1 0 1-- O DET W. Horton F. Ackley 2% 80% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Colavito to 3B; Horton out at 2B/CF-C-SS
b6 2-1 1 --3 RO DET B. Phillips F. Ackley 3% 83% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Colavito Scores/unER
b6 3-1 2 --- O DET G. Triandos F. Ackley -1% 83% 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, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 7-8-9
t7 1-3 0 --- O CHW A. Weis D. McLain 3% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1-3 1 --- O CHW J. Martin D. McLain 2% 88% Flyball: 2B
Joe Cunningham pinch hits for Fritz Ackley (P) batting 9th
t7 1-3 2 --- O CHW J. Cunningham D. McLain 1% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Jim Brosnan facing 8-9-1
Jim Brosnan replaces Joe Cunningham (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-1 0 --- O DET G. Smith J. Brosnan -1% 89% Flyball: RF
b7 3-1 1 --- O DET D. McLain J. Brosnan -1% 88% Strikeout
b7 3-1 2 --- O DET B. Bruton J. Brosnan -0% 87% 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, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
t8 1-3 0 --- CHW M. Hershberger D. McLain -7% 81% Walk
t8 1-3 0 1-- CHW D. Buford D. McLain -15% 66% Single; Hershberger to 3B
t8 1-3 0 1-3 R CHW G. Stephens D. McLain -12% 54% Fielder's Choice ; Buford to 2B; Hershberger Scores/Adv on E1/unER
t8 2-3 0 12- O CHW F. Robinson D. McLain 5% 59% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Buford to 3B
t8 2-3 1 1-3 RO CHW T. McCraw D. McLain -4% 55% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Buford Scores/unER
t8 3-3 2 1-- O CHW R. Hansen D. McLain 5% 60% Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Jim Brosnan facing 2-3-4
Jim Landis replaces Mike Hershberger playing CF batting 1st
b8 3-3 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe J. Brosnan -4% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-3 1 --- R DET N. Cash J. Brosnan 30% 86% Home Run
b8 4-3 1 --- O DET R. Colavito J. Brosnan -1% 85% Flyball: 2B
b8 4-3 2 --- O DET W. Horton J. Brosnan -1% 85% 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, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 7-8-9
Deacon Jones pinch hits for Al Weis (2B) batting 7th
t9 3-4 0 --- O CHW D. Jones D. McLain 7% 92% Flyball: RF
Pete Ward pinch hits for J.C. Martin (C) batting 8th
t9 3-4 1 --- O CHW P. Ward D. McLain 5% 97% Strikeout Looking
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Jim Brosnan (P) batting 9th
t9 3-4 2 --- O CHW C. Maxwell D. McLain 3% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Tigers 4.

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