August 11, 1973 Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 2
CAL 1 DET 4
CHW 2 KCR 9
BAL 4 MIL 7
MIN 6 OAK 7
@NYY 3 CLE 5
@TEX 2 HOU 6
@CHC 4 PHI 3
@LAD 1 ATL 9
@PIT 3 SFG 8
NYM 7
(13) CIN 7
@STL 5
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 41,764

Saturday, August 11, 1973
Time of Game: 2:25

White Sox

57-60

Lost 2

4th, 10½ GB

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

W: M Lolich (12-11), L: W Wood (20-17), S: J Hiller (27)

Tigers

64-52

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Jeter CF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .245  .669    0    3   0   
T Muser 1B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .262  .705    0    6   1   
J Hairston LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .259  .645    0    3   1   
C May DH                      4   0   1   0    0   2  .243  .666    0    0   0   
B Downing RF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .200 1.000    0    2   0   HR
L Alvarado 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .242  .575    0    2   4   
J Orta 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .597    0    5   2   
E Leon SS                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .235  .593    0    1   3   
E Herrmann C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .210  .616    0    2   1   CS

W Wood P                                                                 0   1
Totals                       33   2   7   2    1  10                    24  13

BATTING

HR: B Downing (1, off M Lolich; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: B Downing 4; T Muser 2; J Jeter 2; C May; E Herrmann.

RBI: T Muser (13); B Downing (1).

2-out RBI: B Downing.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Hairston (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: E Herrmann (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by M Lolich).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Stanley CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .243  .687    0    1   0   
T Taylor 2B                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .216  .566    0    0   5   
A Kaline RF                   3   1   3   2    1   0  .250  .705    0    1   0   HR,SB
W Horton LF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .329  .921    0    0   0   2B
  D Sharon LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .698    0    1   0   
B Freehan C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .664    0   11   0   
F Howard DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .775    0    0   0   
I Brown 1B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .697    0   11   1   
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   1   1    0   0  .231  .625    0    0   2   
E Brinkman SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .652    0    2   2   

M Lolich P                                                               0   1
  J Hiller P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   4   8   3    2   2                    27  11

BATTING

2B: W Horton (14, off W Wood).

HR: A Kaline (8, off W Wood; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: A Kaline 6; W Horton 2; E Brinkman; A Rodriguez; M Stanley; B Freehan.

RBI: A Kaline 2 (35); A Rodriguez (48).

2-out RBI: A Rodriguez.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

PB: B Freehan (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Kaline (4, 2nd base off W Wood/E Herrmann).

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
W Wood, L (20-17)              8     8   4   3    2   2   1   3.31   32     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 8     52    -     0.67  -0.17
Totals                         8     8   4   3    2   2   1          32     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 8           -

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, W (12-11)            7.1   7   2   2    1   7   1   3.54   29     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 0· 7     62    -     1.08   0.08
J Hiller, S (27)               1.2   0   0   0    0   3   0   1.59    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.85   0.25
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1  10   1          34     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 1· 7          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: M Lolich (8; E Herrmann, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Merle Anthony.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 41,764.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Jeter              CF    1. M Stanley            CF 
2. T Muser              1B    2. T Taylor             2B 
3. J Hairston           LF    3. A Kaline             RF 
4. C May                DH    4. W Horton             LF 
5. B Downing            RF    5. B Freehan            C  
6. L Alvarado           3B    6. F Howard             DH 
7. J Orta               2B    7. I Brown              1B 
8. E Leon               SS    8. A Rodriguez          3B 
9. E Herrmann           C     9. E Brinkman           SS 

   W Wood               P        M Lolich             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-1  ---      13%  69% A Kaline        W Wood          Home Run
   t 4   2  1-0  ---     -13%  55% B Downing       M Lolich        Inside-the-park Home Run to RF
   t 8   1  4-1  1-3     -10%  76% T Muser         M Lolich        Single to CF; Leon Scores; Jeter to 3B
   t 8   1  4-2  1-3      10%  86% J Hairston      J Hiller        Strikeout
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      -9%  38% T Muser         M Lolich        Single to LF; Jeter to 3B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  J Jeter         Single to LF
          1--      38%  T Muser         Single to LF; Jeter to 3B
   O      1-3      42%  J Hairston      Groundout: 3B-1B; Muser to 2B
   O      -23      49%  C May           Flyball: CF
   O      -23      55%  B Downing       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  M Stanley       Single to 3B
   O      1--      57%  T Taylor        Groundout: C-1B; Stanley to 2B
   R      -2-      65%  A Kaline        Single to CF; Stanley Scores
   O      1--      62%  W Horton        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      60%  B Freehan       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mickey Lolich facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  L Alvarado      Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  E Leon          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wilbur Wood facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  F Howard        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      62%  I Brown         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      61%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mickey Lolich facing 9-1-2
          ---      57%  E Herrmann      Single to 2B
   O      1--      61%  J Jeter         Strikeout
   O      1--      66%  T Muser         Herrmann Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      67%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wilbur Wood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  T Taylor        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mickey Lolich facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  J Hairston      Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  C May           Strikeout
   R      ---      55%  B Downing       Inside-the-park Home Run to RF
   O      ---      56%  L Alvarado      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Wilbur Wood facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      69%  A Kaline        Home Run
          ---      74%  W Horton        Double to LF
   O      -2-      70%  B Freehan       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      67%  F Howard        Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      68%  I Brown         Walk
   RO     12-      75%  A Rodriguez     Single to SS; Horton Scores; Brown out at 3B/SS-3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Mickey Lolich facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      78%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  E Leon          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      81%  E Herrmann      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Wilbur Wood facing 9-1-2
          ---      84%  E Brinkman      Single to 3B
   O      1--      81%  M Stanley       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      80%  T Taylor        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   RO     1--      87%  A Kaline        Single to LF; Taylor Scores/Adv on E7/unER; Kaline out at 2B/LF-2B-1B-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  J Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  T Muser         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  J Hairston      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Wilbur Wood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  W Horton        Flyball: LF
          ---      91%  B Freehan       Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  F Howard        Strikeout
   O      1--      90%  I Brown         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Mickey Lolich facing 4-5-6
                  Dick Sharon replaces Willie Horton playing LF batting 4th
          ---      85%  C May           Single to CF
   O      1--      89%  B Downing       Foul Flyball: C
          1--      88%  L Alvarado      Passed Ball; May to 2B
   O      -2-      92%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      94%  J Orta          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Wilbur Wood facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  E Brinkman      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  M Stanley       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Mickey Lolich facing 8-9-1
          ---      89%  E Leon          Walk
   O      1--      93%  E Herrmann      Strikeout
          1--      87%  J Jeter         Single to CF; Leon to 3B
   R      1-3      76%  T Muser         Single to CF; Leon Scores; Jeter to 3B
                  John Hiller replaces Mickey Lolich pitching
   O      1-3      86%  J Hairston      Strikeout
   O      1-3      94%  C May           Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Wilbur Wood facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  T Taylor        Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  A Kaline        Walk
          1--      95%  D Sharon        Kaline Steals 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS; Kaline out at 3B/SS-3B; Sharon to 1B
   O      1--      93%  B Freehan       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, John Hiller facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  B Downing       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      99%  L Alvarado      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  J Orta          Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197308110

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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