April 20, 1984 Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
MIN 2
(10) BOS 3
OAK 1 KCR 6
@CLE 4 DET 3
CHW 2 SEA 5
@MIL 0 NYY 4
TEX 1 CAL 10
@TOR 6
(13) ATL 8
HOU 7 CHC 5
PIT 4
(10) LAD 8
SDP 2 NYM 3
@PHI 1
(10) SFG 6
CIN 4

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 33,554

Friday, April 20, 1984
Time of Game: 2:36

White Sox

5-6

Lost 1

6th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  8  1
Tigers          0  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    3 11  0

W: A Lopez (2-0), L: R Reed (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Tigers

10-1

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Law CF                      4   0   2   0    1   0  .316  .860    0    3   0   2B,IW
S Fletcher SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .695    0    0   0   GDP
  J Hairston PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393    0    0   0   
  J Dybzinski SS              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
H Baines RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .195  .615    0    4   0   
G Luzinski DH                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .235  .637    0    0   0   
G Walker 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .923    0    4   0   
  M Squires 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         1   1   
R Kittle LF                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .194  .637    0    2   1   HR
V Law 3B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .176  .510    0    1   0   
M Hill C                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .368  .768    0    7   0   
J Cruz 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .614    0    3   4   

F Bannister P                                                            0   0
  R Reed P                                                               1   0
Totals                       34   2   8   2    3   4                    26   6

BATTING

2B: R Law (2, off M Wilcox).

HR: R Kittle (2, off M Wilcox; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

IBB: R Law (1, by M Wilcox).

TB: R Kittle 4; R Law 3; J Cruz; G Luzinski; H Baines; G Walker; V Law.

GIDP: S Fletcher (1).

RBI: R Kittle 2 (5).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: M Hill (1).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .217  .612    0    2   2   
A Trammell SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .381 1.109    0    0   3   SH
B Garbey 1B                   3   1   2   0    0   1  .412 1.003    0    9   0   HBP
  D Bergman PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .594    0    0   0   
L Parrish C                   5   0   3   1    0   0  .267  .727    0    4   0   
L Herndon LF                  2   1   1   1    1   0  .194  .689    0    4   0   
C Lemon CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .341 1.083    0    3   0   
R Allen DH                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .688    0    0   0   
  D Evans PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .915    0    0   0   
K Gibson RF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .294  .988    0    4   0   
T Brookens 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .174  .469    0    1   2   
  J Grubb PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    0    0   0   
  M Castillo 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   

M Wilcox P                                                               0   3
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   3  11   3    2   5                    27  10

BATTING

SH: A Trammell (1, off R Reed).

HBP: B Garbey (1, by F Bannister).

TB: L Parrish 3; K Gibson 2; B Garbey 2; L Whitaker; C Lemon; L Herndon; A Trammell.

RBI: L Parrish (8); K Gibson (7); L Herndon (5).

2-out RBI: K Gibson; L Herndon; L Parrish.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Whitaker-B Garbey.

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 Bannister                    6.1   8   2   2    1   5   0   4.42   30     -       ·  ·      2·12· 0· 8     53    -     1.53   0.20
R Reed, BS (1), L (0-1)        2.1   3   1   1    1   0   0   1.00   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 3          2-1    2.83  -0.32
Totals                         8.2  11   3   3    2   5   0          40     -       ·  ·      5·15· 0·11          2-1

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 Wilcox                       8     8   2   2    3   3   1   4.60   34     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0· 8     58    -     1.31   0.25
A Lopez, W (2-0)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.14
Totals                         9     8   2   2    3   4   1          37     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Wilcox (1; R Law).

HBP: F Bannister (2; B Garbey).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 33,554.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Law                CF    1. L Whitaker           2B 
2. S Fletcher           SS    2. A Trammell           SS 
3. H Baines             RF    3. B Garbey             1B 
4. G Luzinski           DH    4. L Parrish            C  
5. G Walker             1B    5. L Herndon            LF 
6. R Kittle             LF    6. C Lemon              CF 
7. V Law                3B    7. R Allen              DH 
8. M Hill               C     8. K Gibson             RF 
9. J Cruz               2B    9. T Brookens           3B 

   F Bannister          P        M Wilcox             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  2-2  --3      37% 100% L Parrish       R Reed          Single; Whitaker Scores
   b 7   2  2-1  12-      24%  59% L Herndon       R Reed          Single; Garbey Scores; Parrish to 3B
   t 2   1  0-0  1--     -18%  31% R Kittle        M Wilcox        Home Run; Luzinski Scores
   b 2   2  2-0  1-3      10%  43% K Gibson        F Bannister     Single; Herndon Scores; Lemon to 2B
   b 7   1  2-1  12-      -9%  34% L Parrish       R Reed          Single; Whitaker out at Hm/LF-C; Garbey to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  R Law           Single
   OO     1--      54%  S Fletcher      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Whitaker      Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      51%  A Trammell      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  B Garbey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  G Luzinski      Walk
   O      1--      50%  G Walker        Strikeout
   RR     1--      31%  R Kittle        Home Run; Luzinski Scores
   O      ---      33%  V Law           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      34%  M Hill          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      31%  L Parrish       Flyball: 3B
          ---      34%  L Herndon       Walk
          1--      41%  C Lemon         Single; Herndon to 3B
   O      1-3      34%  R Allen         Flyball: 2B
   R      1-3      43%  K Gibson        Single; Herndon Scores; Lemon to 2B
   O      12-      39%  T Brookens      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Milt Wilcox facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      41%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      42%  R Law           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      43%  S Fletcher      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  A Trammell      Strikeout
          ---      40%  B Garbey        Hit By Pitch
          1--      43%  L Parrish       Single; Garbey to 2B
          12-      46%  L Herndon       Reached on Interference on C; Garbey to 3B; Parrish to 2B
   O      123      37%  C Lemon         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Milt Wilcox facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      40%  H Baines        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      41%  G Luzinski      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      42%  G Walker        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Floyd Bannister facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      39%  R Allen         Strikeout
          ---      43%  K Gibson        Single
   O      1--      39%  T Brookens      Strikeout
   O      1--      36%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Milt Wilcox facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      38%  R Kittle        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      40%  V Law           Groundout: P-1B
          ---      39%  M Hill          Walk
   O      1--      41%  J Cruz          Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Floyd Bannister facing 2-3-4
          ---      47%  A Trammell      Single
          1--      55%  B Garbey        Single; Trammell to 2B
   O      12-      47%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
   O      12-      40%  L Herndon       Flyball: 2B
   O      12-      34%  C Lemon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
          ---      27%  R Law           Double
   O      -2-      33%  S Fletcher      Fielder's Choice P; Law out at 3B/P-3B; Fletcher to 1B
   O      1--      36%  H Baines        Flyball: LF
          1--      34%  G Luzinski      Single; Fletcher to 2B
   O      12-      39%  G Walker        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Floyd Bannister facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      35%  R Allen         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      32%  K Gibson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      30%  T Brookens      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Milt Wilcox facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      33%  R Kittle        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      30%  V Law           Single
   O      1--      33%  M Hill          Flyball: RF
          1--      30%  J Cruz          Single; Law to 3B
          1-3      28%  R Law           Intentional Walk; Cruz to 2B
                  Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Scott Fletcher batting 2nd
   O      123      36%  J Hairston      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
                  Jerry Dybzinski replaces Jerry Hairston playing SS batting 2nd
          ---      44%  L Whitaker      Single
   O      1--      36%  A Trammell      Flyball: RF
          1--      44%  B Garbey        Single; Whitaker to 2B
                  Ron Reed replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
   O      12-      34%  L Parrish       Single; Whitaker out at Hm/LF-C; Garbey to 2B
   R      12-      59%  L Herndon       Single; Garbey Scores; Parrish to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  C Lemon         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Milt Wilcox facing 3-4-5
          ---      43%  H Baines        Single
   O      1--      50%  G Luzinski      Strikeout Looking
          1--      43%  G Walker        Single; Baines to 2B
   O      12-      52%  R Kittle        Strikeout
   O      12-      61%  V Law           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Ron Reed facing 7-8-9
                  Darrell Evans pinch hits for Rod Allen batting 7th
   O      ---      56%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      53%  K Gibson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Johnny Grubb pinch hits for Tom Brookens batting 9th
   O      ---      50%  J Grubb         Flyball: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Aurelio Lopez facing 8-9-1
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Milt Wilcox pitching; Marty Castillo replaces Johnny Grubb playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  M Hill          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      60%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      64%  R Law           Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Ron Reed facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Squires replaces Greg Walker playing 1B batting 5th
          ---      71%  L Whitaker      Walk
   O      1--      70%  A Trammell      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Whitaker to 2B
                  Dave Bergman pinch hits for Barbaro Garbey batting 3rd
   O      -2-      63%  D Bergman       Groundout: 2B-1B; Whitaker to 3B
   R      --3     100%  L Parrish       Single; Whitaker Scores
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198404200

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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