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CAL
@BAL		2
10
SEA
@BOS		13
5
MIL
@CLE		5
0
CHW
@DET		2
4
TOR
@MIN		4
6
TOR
@MIN		3
4
OAK
@NYY		4
12
KCR
@TEX		1
4
ATL
@CHC		2
3
MON
@LAD		7
2
HOU
@PIT		5
6
NYM
@SDP		2
1
PHI
@SFG		1
4
CIN
@STL		3
12
Saturday, July 21, 1979
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 37,596, Time of Game: 2:52
White Sox
2
44-51
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 11 GB
 at Tigers
4
47-46
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 14½ GB
W: Dan Petry (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  2
Tigers          0  0  0   2  1  0   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
Ralph Garr DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 .303 .797 -0.045 0.99 0.035 -0.080 -0.2
Jorge Orta 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .253 .751 0.098 0.88 0.138 -0.040 0.9 1 2 HR
Chet Lemon CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .298 .869 0.007 1.32 0.102 -0.095 0.6 3 0 2B
Lamar Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .296 .824 -0.118 1.11 0.016 -0.134 -0.9 9 1
Alan Bannister LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .311 .781 0.088 1.19 0.151 -0.063 0.7 0 0 SB,HBP
Rusty Torres RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .803 -0.023 1.34 0.077 -0.100 -0.5 2 0
Greg Pryor SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .677 -0.166 1.30 0.020 -0.186 -1.7 3 0 CS
   Claudell Washington PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .277 .775 -0.067 2.91 0.000 -0.067 -0.4
Milt May C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 .817 -0.090 1.56 0.052 -0.141 -0.4 4 0
Jim Morrison 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .185 .600 -0.087 1.09 0.000 -0.087 -0.8 0 4
   Wayne Nordhagen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .723 -0.038 1.27 0.000 -0.038 -0.2
Ross Baumgarten P 2
   Fred Howard P
   Guy Hoffman P
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 2 4 .212 .611 -0.441 1.25 0.591 -1.031 -2.9 24 7
2B: C Lemon (24, off D Petry).
HR: J Orta (5, off D Petry; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
HBP: A Bannister (1, by D Petry).
TB: J Orta 5; C Lemon 3; G Pryor; R Torres; M May.
RBI: J Orta (28); C Lemon (49).
2-out RBI: J Orta.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Morrison-J Orta-L Johnson.
E: L Johnson (11); J Morrison (4).
Baserunning
SB: A Bannister (13, 2nd base off D Petry/L Parrish).
CS: G Pryor (3, Home by D Petry/L Parrish).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ron LeFlore CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .305 .742 0.004 1.15 0.079 -0.075 -0.1 5 0
Lou Whitaker 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 .788 0.035 0.91 0.090 -0.055 0.2 1 4
Steve Kemp LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .330 .953 0.020 0.80 0.071 -0.051 0.5 1 0
Lance Parrish C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .282 .805 0.014 0.82 0.078 -0.064 0.6 5 1 SH,GDP
Jerry Morales RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .226 .665 -0.020 1.23 0.032 -0.052 -0.2 1 0
   Champ Summers PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .889 -0.026 0.63 0.000 -0.026 -0.6 0 0
Jason Thompson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .261 .749 -0.076 1.19 0.040 -0.117 -1.1 10 2 SB
John Wockenfuss DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 .257 .788 0.034 0.94 0.081 -0.047 0.0 SB
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 3 1 1 2 0 1 .258 .673 0.148 1.19 0.229 -0.082 1.1 2 0 HR
Alan Trammell SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .653 -0.073 0.89 0.000 -0.073 -0.7 1 1
Dan Petry P 1 2
   Aurelio Lopez P
Team Totals 29 4 6 2 4 3 .207 .613 0.060 1.00 0.700 -0.642 -0.3 27 10
HR: A Rodriguez (5, off R Baumgarten; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SH: L Parrish (3, off R Baumgarten).
TB: A Rodriguez 4; S Kemp 2; L Whitaker; R LeFlore; J Wockenfuss.
GIDP: L Parrish (11).
RBI: A Rodriguez 2 (30).
2-out RBI: A Rodriguez 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Thompson-A Trammell.
E: A Rodriguez (9).
Baserunning
SB: J Thompson (1, 2nd base off R Baumgarten/M May); J Wockenfuss (1, 2nd base off R Baumgarten/M May).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ross Baumgarten, L (9-6) 7 6 4 2 4 2 1 3.70 31 51 -0.082 1.04 -0.7
Fred Howard 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.04 1 2 0 0.026 0.63 0.6
Guy Hoffman 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.08 2 2 1 -0.005 0.61 0.5
Team Totals 8 6 4 2 4 3 1 2.25 34 51 4 1 -0.061 1.25 0.3
R Baumgarten faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dan Petry, W (2-1) 8 7 2 2 2 2 1 2.22 33 60 0.283 1.17 1.9
Aurelio Lopez, S (6) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.92 3 1 0 0.157 2.11 0.9
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 2 4 1 2.00 36 60 1 0 0.440 1.00 2.9
D Petry faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: R Baumgarten (5); G Hoffman (2).
HBP: D Petry (2; A Bannister).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - (none), 3B - Don Denkinger.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 37,596.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 78° F.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Detroit Tigers
1 Ralph Garr DH 1 Ron LeFlore CF
2 Jorge Orta 2B 2 Lou Whitaker 2B
3 Chet Lemon CF 3 Steve Kemp LF
4 Lamar Johnson 1B 4 Lance Parrish C
5 Alan Bannister LF 5 Jerry Morales RF
6 Rusty Torres RF 6 Jason Thompson 1B
7 Greg Pryor SS 7 John Wockenfuss DH
8 Milt May C 8 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B
9 Jim Morrison 3B 9 Alan Trammell SS
Ross Baumgarten P Dan Petry P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-2 2 1-- RR DET A. Rodriguez R. Baumgarten 23% 51% Home Run (Deep LF); Wockenfuss Scores
t3 1-0 2 --- R CHW J. Orta D. Petry -10% 33% Home Run (Deep RF)
t6 2-3 0 --- CHW A. Bannister D. Petry -10% 56% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bannister to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- R CHW C. Lemon D. Petry -9% 39% Double to RF; Garr Scores
b5 2-2 0 -2- R DET L. Whitaker R. Baumgarten 9% 74% Single to 3B/Bunt; LeFlore Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/No RBI/unER

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' Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CHW R. Garr D. Petry -3% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- O CHW J. Orta D. Petry 2% 48% Groundout: P-1B; Garr to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- R CHW C. Lemon D. Petry -9% 39% Double to RF; Garr Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- OO CHW L. Johnson D. Petry 6% 45% Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Ross Baumgarten facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O DET R. LeFlore R. Baumgarten -2% 43% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-1 1 --- O DET L. Whitaker R. Baumgarten -2% 41% Flyball: CF
b1 0-1 2 --- DET S. Kemp R. Baumgarten 1% 42% Single to CF
b1 0-1 2 1-- DET L. Parrish R. Baumgarten 2% 44% Walk; Kemp to 2B
b1 0-1 2 12- DET J. Morales R. Baumgarten 3% 48% Walk; Kemp to 3B; Parrish to 2B
b1 0-1 2 123 O DET J. Thompson R. Baumgarten -8% 40% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- CHW A. Bannister D. Petry -3% 37% Hit By Pitch
t2 1-0 0 1-- CHW R. Torres D. Petry -2% 34% Bannister Steals 2B
t2 1-0 0 -2- O CHW R. Torres D. Petry 1% 36% Groundout: 1B-P; Bannister to 3B
t2 1-0 1 --3 O CHW G. Pryor D. Petry 5% 41% Flyball: 2B
t2 1-0 2 --3 O CHW M. May D. Petry 4% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Ross Baumgarten facing 7-8-9
b2 0-1 0 --- DET J. Wockenfuss R. Baumgarten 4% 49% Single to LF
b2 0-1 0 1-- DET A. Rodriguez R. Baumgarten 3% 51% Wockenfuss Steals 2B
b2 0-1 0 -2- O DET A. Rodriguez R. Baumgarten -5% 47% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-1 1 -2- O DET A. Trammell R. Baumgarten -4% 43% Flyball: RF
b2 0-1 2 -2- O DET R. LeFlore R. Baumgarten -4% 39% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O CHW J. Morrison D. Petry 2% 41% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 1 --- O CHW R. Garr D. Petry 2% 43% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 2 --- R CHW J. Orta D. Petry -10% 33% Home Run (Deep RF)
t3 2-0 2 --- CHW C. Lemon D. Petry -1% 32% Single to CF
t3 2-0 2 1-- CHW L. Johnson D. Petry -2% 30% Walk; Lemon to 2B
t3 2-0 2 12- O CHW A. Bannister D. Petry 3% 34% Foul Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Ross Baumgarten facing 2-3-4
b3 0-2 0 --- O DET L. Whitaker R. Baumgarten -3% 31% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 0-2 1 --- O DET S. Kemp R. Baumgarten -2% 29% Groundout: 2B-P
b3 0-2 2 --- O DET L. Parrish R. Baumgarten -1% 28% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- O CHW R. Torres D. Petry 2% 30% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2-0 1 --- CHW G. Pryor D. Petry -2% 28% Single to 3B
t4 2-0 1 1-- CHW M. May D. Petry -5% 22% Single to CF; Pryor to 3B
t4 2-0 1 1-3 O CHW J. Morrison D. Petry 7% 30% Pryor Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B)
t4 2-0 2 1-- O CHW J. Morrison D. Petry 2% 32% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Ross Baumgarten facing 5-6-7
b4 0-2 0 --- O DET J. Morales R. Baumgarten -3% 29% Lineout: CF
b4 0-2 1 --- O DET J. Thompson R. Baumgarten -2% 27% Lineout: SS
b4 0-2 2 --- DET J. Wockenfuss R. Baumgarten 2% 28% Walk
b4 0-2 2 1-- RR DET A. Rodriguez R. Baumgarten 23% 51% Home Run (Deep LF); Wockenfuss Scores
b4 2-2 2 --- O DET A. Trammell R. Baumgarten -1% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 2.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
t5 2-2 0 --- O CHW R. Garr D. Petry 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-2 1 --- CHW J. Orta D. Petry -3% 50% Single to SS
t5 2-2 1 1-- O CHW C. Lemon D. Petry 4% 54% Flyball: CF
t5 2-2 2 1-- O CHW L. Johnson D. Petry 3% 57% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Ross Baumgarten facing 1-2-3
b5 2-2 0 --- DET R. LeFlore R. Baumgarten 5% 61% Single to CF
b5 2-2 0 1-- DET L. Whitaker R. Baumgarten 3% 65% Wild Pitch; LeFlore to 2B
b5 2-2 0 -2- R DET L. Whitaker R. Baumgarten 9% 74% Single to 3B/Bunt; LeFlore Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/No RBI/unER
b5 3-2 0 1-- O DET S. Kemp R. Baumgarten -3% 71% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 3-2 1 1-- OO DET L. Parrish R. Baumgarten -5% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 3.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 5-6-7
t6 2-3 0 --- CHW A. Bannister D. Petry -10% 56% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bannister to 2B
t6 2-3 0 -2- O CHW R. Torres D. Petry 7% 63% Flyball: 3B
t6 2-3 1 -2- O CHW G. Pryor D. Petry 6% 68% Lineout: RF
t6 2-3 2 -2- O CHW M. May D. Petry 5% 74% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, White Sox' Ross Baumgarten facing 5-6-7
b6 3-2 0 --- O DET J. Morales R. Baumgarten -2% 71% Flyball: 1B
b6 3-2 1 --- DET J. Thompson R. Baumgarten 2% 74% Walk
b6 3-2 1 1-- DET J. Wockenfuss R. Baumgarten 2% 75% Thompson Steals 2B
b6 3-2 1 -2- O DET J. Wockenfuss R. Baumgarten -3% 72% Lineout: CF
b6 3-2 2 -2- O DET A. Rodriguez R. Baumgarten -3% 69% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 3.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 9-1-2
t7 2-3 0 --- O CHW J. Morrison D. Petry 4% 73% Foul Flyball: C
t7 2-3 1 --- O CHW R. Garr D. Petry 3% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2-3 2 --- O CHW J. Orta D. Petry 2% 78% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, White Sox' Ross Baumgarten facing 9-1-2
b7 3-2 0 --- O DET A. Trammell R. Baumgarten -2% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 3-2 1 --- O DET R. LeFlore R. Baumgarten -2% 75% Lineout: 1B
b7 3-2 2 --- O DET L. Whitaker R. Baumgarten -1% 74% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 3.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 3-4-5
t8 2-3 0 --- O CHW C. Lemon D. Petry 6% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-3 1 --- O CHW L. Johnson D. Petry 4% 84% Strikeout
t8 2-3 2 --- O CHW A. Bannister D. Petry 3% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, White Sox' Ross Baumgarten facing 3-4-5
b8 3-2 0 --- DET S. Kemp R. Baumgarten 2% 88% Single to RF
b8 3-2 0 1-- DET L. Parrish R. Baumgarten 6% 94% Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Kemp to 3B; Parrish to 2B
Fred Howard replaces Ross Baumgarten pitching
Champ Summers pinch hits for Jerry Morales (RF) batting 5th
b8 3-2 0 -23 O DET C. Summers F. Howard -3% 92% Flyball: SS
Guy Hoffman replaces Fred Howard pitching
b8 3-2 1 -23 R DET J. Thompson G. Hoffman 4% 95% Wild Pitch; Kemp Scores/unER; Parrish to 3B
b8 4-2 1 --3 O DET J. Thompson G. Hoffman -2% 93% Strikeout
b8 4-2 2 --3 O DET J. Wockenfuss G. Hoffman -1% 92% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 4.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Tigers' Dan Petry facing 6-7-8
Champ Summers moves from PH to RF
t9 2-4 0 --- CHW R. Torres D. Petry -8% 84% Single to RF
Aurelio Lopez replaces Dan Petry pitching
Claudell Washington pinch hits for Greg Pryor (SS) batting 7th
t9 2-4 0 1-- O CHW C. Washington A. Lopez 7% 91% Strikeout
t9 2-4 1 1-- O CHW M. May A. Lopez 5% 96% Strikeout Looking
Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Jim Morrison (3B) batting 9th
t9 2-4 2 1-- O CHW W. Nordhagen A. Lopez 4% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 4.

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