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Standings
CHW
@DET		5
3
CHW
@DET		8
3
NYY
@KCA		2
4
BAL
@LAA		2
1
BOS
@MIN		4
3
CLE
@WSA		9
6
CLE
@WSA		8
3
MLN
@CHC		3
4		 
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SFG
@NYM		5
3
SFG
@NYM		8
6		 
(23)
HOU
@PHI		1
4
LAD
@PIT		6
4
CIN
@STL		6
0
CIN
@STL		1
2
Sunday, May 31, 1964
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 17,057, Time of Game: 2:15
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
White Sox
8
24-11
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
1st
 at Tigers
3
18-24
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
7th, 9½ GB
W: Gary Peters (6-2)
L: Ed Rakow (2-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  2  0   0  3  0   0  3  0    8 10  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  1  0   2  0  0    3  6  1

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Hershberger CF-RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 .275 .653 -0.018 0.46 0.020 -0.038 0.2 2 1
Don Buford 2B-3B 5 1 1 3 0 0 .191 .582 0.149 0.52 0.178 -0.029 2.5 2 1 HR
Floyd Robinson RF-LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .272 .799 -0.031 0.24 0.000 -0.031 -1.3 4 0
Pete Ward 3B 3 2 2 0 2 0 .333 1.012 0.049 0.45 0.065 -0.016 1.3 1 1
   Al Weis PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .613 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
Ron Hansen SS 4 2 2 2 1 0 .277 .879 0.175 0.64 0.189 -0.013 2.3 0 5 HR,GDP
Dave Nicholson LF 2 1 0 0 2 2 .280 .917 0.028 0.58 0.048 -0.021 0.4 1 0
   Jim Landis CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .389 1.254 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 0
Tommy McCraw 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .307 .790 0.041 0.92 0.073 -0.033 -0.5 11 0
J.C. Martin C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .576 -0.073 0.55 0.000 -0.073 -1.4 6 0
Gary Peters P 4 1 2 1 0 1 .217 .522 -0.009 0.48 0.024 -0.033 0.4 0 0
   Hoyt Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 36 8 10 8 6 6 .278 .825 0.311 0.52 0.597 -0.287 3.9 27 11
HR: R Hansen (6, off L Sherry; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); D Buford (1, off E Rakow; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: R Hansen 5; D Buford 4; M Hershberger 2; G Peters 2; P Ward 2; T McCraw.
GIDP: R Hansen (5).
RBI: D Buford 3 (5); R Hansen 2 (19); T McCraw 2 (10); G Peters (6).
2-out RBI: D Buford 3; G Peters.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Hansen-D Buford-T McCraw.
Outfield Assists: M Hershberger (G Thomas at 3rd base).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Wert 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .659 -0.073 0.74 0.000 -0.073 -0.9 1 2
Jerry Lumpe 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .250 .601 0.042 0.49 0.057 -0.014 0.2 2 6
Al Kaline RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .239 .714 -0.077 0.74 0.009 -0.086 -0.7 0 0 GDP
Bill Freehan C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .328 .885 -0.070 0.66 0.000 -0.070 -0.9 6 0
Don Demeter LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .238 .617 -0.012 0.46 0.022 -0.034 -0.1 1 0
George Thomas CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .381 1.187 0.071 0.43 0.082 -0.011 1.4 1 1 HR
Norm Cash 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .268 .835 0.014 1.06 0.077 -0.062 0.2 14 1 HR
Dick McAuliffe SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .772 -0.043 0.98 0.000 -0.043 0.1 1 3
Ed Rakow P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.011 0.45 0.000 -0.011 -0.1 0 1
   Bubba Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .944 -0.016 0.56 0.000 -0.016 -0.2
   Fred Gladding P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Mike Roarke PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .422 -0.015 0.58 0.000 -0.015 -0.1
   Larry Sherry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Phil Regan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .849 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 31 3 6 3 2 6 .194 .630 -0.190 0.66 0.247 -0.435 -1.1 27 16
HR: G Thomas (4, off G Peters; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); N Cash (9, off G Peters; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: G Thomas 4; N Cash 4; D McAuliffe; A Kaline; D Demeter; J Lumpe.
GIDP: A Kaline (4).
RBI: D McAuliffe (14); G Thomas (9); N Cash (34).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Wert-J Lumpe-N Cash.
E: J Lumpe (7).
Outfield Assists: G Thomas (T McCraw at 2nd base).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gary Peters, W (6-2) 7 6 3 3 2 6 2 3.61 27 57 0.171 0.78 0.2
Hoyt Wilhelm 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.55 6 0 0 0.019 0.12 0.9
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 2 6 2 3.00 33 57 0 0 0.190 0.52 1.1

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ed Rakow, L (2-4) 5 5 5 5 2 2 1 3.86 21 37 -0.227 0.81 -2.7
Fred Gladding 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 7.00 9 0 0 0.023 0.30 0.9
Larry Sherry 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 4.00 9 0 0 -0.107 0.24 -2.5
Phil Regan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.02 3 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 8 8 6 6 2 8.00 42 37 0 0 -0.310 0.66 -3.9
Balks: None.
WP: L Sherry (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Joe Paparella, 3B - Cal Drummond.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 17,057.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Detroit Tigers
1 Mike Hershberger CF 1 Don Wert 3B
2 Don Buford 2B 2 Jerry Lumpe 2B
3 Floyd Robinson RF 3 Al Kaline RF
4 Pete Ward 3B 4 Bill Freehan C
5 Ron Hansen SS 5 Don Demeter LF
6 Dave Nicholson LF 6 George Thomas CF
7 Tommy McCraw 1B 7 Norm Cash 1B
8 J.C. Martin C 8 Dick McAuliffe SS
9 Gary Peters P 9 Ed Rakow P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 2-0 2 12- RRR CHW D. Buford E. Rakow 18% 94% Home Run; Peters Scores; Hershberger Scores
t2 0-0 0 1-- CHW R. Hansen E. Rakow 10% 64% Single to RF; Ward to 3B
t8 5-3 0 1-- RR CHW R. Hansen L. Sherry 8% 97% Home Run; Ward Scores
b7 2-5 1 --- R DET N. Cash G. Peters -8% 84% Home Run
t2 0-0 0 123 RRO CHW T. McCraw E. Rakow 7% 75% Single to CF; Ward Scores; Hansen Scores; Nicholson to 3B; McCraw out at 2B/CF-2B

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' Ed Rakow facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW M. Hershberger E. Rakow -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHW D. Buford E. Rakow -1% 46% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHW F. Robinson E. Rakow -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Gary Peters facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET D. Wert G. Peters 2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- DET J. Lumpe G. Peters -2% 45% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- OO DET A. Kaline G. Peters 5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Ed Rakow facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- CHW P. Ward E. Rakow 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- CHW R. Hansen E. Rakow 10% 64% Single to RF; Ward to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-3 CHW D. Nicholson E. Rakow 4% 68% Walk; Hansen to 2B
t2 0-0 0 123 RRO CHW T. McCraw E. Rakow 7% 75% Single to CF; Ward Scores; Hansen Scores; Nicholson to 3B; McCraw out at 2B/CF-2B
t2 2-0 1 --3 O CHW J. Martin E. Rakow -5% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 2-0 2 --3 O CHW G. Peters E. Rakow -3% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Gary Peters facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- O DET B. Freehan G. Peters 2% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- O DET D. Demeter G. Peters 2% 72% Flyball: RF
b2 0-2 2 --- O DET G. Thomas G. Peters 1% 73% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Ed Rakow facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- O CHW M. Hershberger E. Rakow -2% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-0 1 --- O CHW D. Buford E. Rakow -1% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2-0 2 --- O CHW F. Robinson E. Rakow -1% 69% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Gary Peters facing 7-8-9
b3 0-2 0 --- O DET N. Cash G. Peters 3% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe G. Peters 2% 73% Flyball: CF
b3 0-2 2 --- O DET E. Rakow G. Peters 1% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Ed Rakow facing 4-5-6
t4 2-0 0 --- O CHW P. Ward E. Rakow -2% 73% Lineout: 1B
t4 2-0 1 --- O CHW R. Hansen E. Rakow -1% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-0 2 --- O CHW D. Nicholson E. Rakow -1% 71% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Gary Peters facing 1-2-3
b4 0-2 0 --- O DET D. Wert G. Peters 3% 74% Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 0-2 1 --- DET J. Lumpe G. Peters -3% 70% Single to LF
b4 0-2 1 1-- O DET A. Kaline G. Peters 4% 74% Foul Flyball: RF
b4 0-2 2 1-- O DET B. Freehan G. Peters 3% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Ed Rakow facing 7-8-9
t5 2-0 0 --- O CHW T. McCraw E. Rakow -2% 75% Groundout: P-1B
t5 2-0 1 --- O CHW J. Martin E. Rakow -1% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-0 2 --- CHW G. Peters E. Rakow 1% 75% Single to CF
t5 2-0 2 1-- CHW M. Hershberger E. Rakow 1% 76% Single to P; Peters to 2B
t5 2-0 2 12- RRR CHW D. Buford E. Rakow 18% 94% Home Run; Peters Scores; Hershberger Scores
t5 5-0 2 --- O CHW F. Robinson E. Rakow -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-5, White Sox' Gary Peters facing 5-6-7
b5 0-5 0 --- DET D. Demeter G. Peters -2% 91% Single to CF
b5 0-5 0 1-- DET G. Thomas G. Peters -4% 88% Walk; Demeter to 2B
b5 0-5 0 12- O DET N. Cash G. Peters 4% 91% Flyball: LF
b5 0-5 1 12- RO DET D. McAuliffe G. Peters 0% 91% Single to CF; Demeter Scores; Thomas out at 3B/CF-3B
Bubba Phillips pinch hits for Ed Rakow (P) batting 9th
b5 1-5 2 1-- O DET B. Phillips G. Peters 2% 93% Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 1.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tigers' Fred Gladding facing 4-5-6
Fred Gladding replaces Bubba Phillips (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-1 0 --- CHW P. Ward F. Gladding 1% 94% Single to RF
t6 5-1 0 1-- CHW R. Hansen F. Gladding 1% 95% Walk; Ward to 2B
t6 5-1 0 12- O CHW D. Nicholson F. Gladding -1% 94% Strikeout Looking
t6 5-1 1 12- O CHW T. McCraw F. Gladding -1% 93% Lineout: 3B
t6 5-1 2 12- O CHW J. Martin F. Gladding -1% 92% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, White Sox' Gary Peters facing 1-2-3
b6 1-5 0 --- O DET D. Wert G. Peters 2% 93% Strikeout Looking
b6 1-5 1 --- O DET J. Lumpe G. Peters 1% 94% Strikeout
b6 1-5 2 --- DET A. Kaline G. Peters -1% 93% Single to CF
b6 1-5 2 1-- O DET B. Freehan G. Peters 1% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 1.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tigers' Fred Gladding facing 9-1-2
t7 5-1 0 --- O CHW G. Peters F. Gladding -0% 95% Strikeout
t7 5-1 1 --- CHW M. Hershberger F. Gladding 0% 95% Single to LF
t7 5-1 1 1-- O CHW D. Buford F. Gladding -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hershberger to 2B
t7 5-1 2 -2- O CHW F. Robinson F. Gladding -1% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, White Sox' Gary Peters facing 5-6-7
b7 1-5 0 --- O DET D. Demeter G. Peters 2% 96% Strikeout
b7 1-5 1 --- R DET G. Thomas G. Peters -4% 91% Home Run
b7 2-5 1 --- R DET N. Cash G. Peters -8% 84% Home Run
b7 3-5 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe G. Peters 2% 86% Lineout: RF
Mike Roarke pinch hits for Fred Gladding (P) batting 9th
b7 3-5 2 --- O DET M. Roarke G. Peters 1% 88% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 3.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Tigers' Larry Sherry facing 4-5-6
Larry Sherry replaces Mike Roarke (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-3 0 --- CHW P. Ward L. Sherry 2% 89% Walk
t8 5-3 0 1-- RR CHW R. Hansen L. Sherry 8% 97% Home Run; Ward Scores
t8 7-3 0 --- CHW D. Nicholson L. Sherry 0% 97% Walk
t8 7-3 0 1-- CHW T. McCraw L. Sherry 0% 98% Wild Pitch; Nicholson to 2B
t8 7-3 0 -2- O CHW T. McCraw L. Sherry -1% 97% Strikeout
t8 7-3 1 -2- O CHW J. Martin L. Sherry -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-P; Nicholson to 3B
t8 7-3 2 --3 R CHW G. Peters L. Sherry 2% 98% Single to 2B; Nicholson Scores
t8 8-3 2 1-- CHW M. Hershberger L. Sherry 0% 99% Walk; Peters to 2B
t8 8-3 2 12- CHW D. Buford L. Sherry 0% 99% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Peters to 3B; Hershberger to 2B
t8 8-3 2 123 O CHW F. Robinson L. Sherry -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-8, White Sox' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 1-2-3
Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Gary Peters pitching and batting 9th
Floyd Robinson moves from RF to LF
Jim Landis replaces Dave Nicholson (LF) playing CF batting 6th
Mike Hershberger moves from CF to RF
b8 3-8 0 --- O DET D. Wert H. Wilhelm 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-8 1 --- O DET J. Lumpe H. Wilhelm 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
b8 3-8 2 --- O DET A. Kaline H. Wilhelm 0% 99% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 3.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-3, Tigers' Phil Regan facing 4-5-6
Phil Regan replaces Larry Sherry pitching and batting 9th
t9 8-3 0 --- CHW P. Ward P. Regan 0% 100% Single to RF
Al Weis pinch runs for Pete Ward (3B) batting 4th
t9 8-3 0 1-- OO CHW R. Hansen P. Regan -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t9 8-3 2 --- O CHW J. Landis P. Regan -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-8, White Sox' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 4-5-6
Al Weis moves from PR to 2B
Don Buford moves from 2B to 3B
b9 3-8 0 --- O DET B. Freehan H. Wilhelm 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 3-8 1 --- O DET D. Demeter H. Wilhelm 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 3-8 2 --- O DET G. Thomas H. Wilhelm 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 3.

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