April 18, 1987 Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 16
CLE 3 CAL 1
MIN 0 DET 3
CHW 2 MIL 4
TEX 3 NYY 7
KCR 6 OAK 7
@SEA 5 BOS 6
@TOR 4 MON 4
@CHC 2 CIN 8
HOU 0 PHI 8
@PIT 6 LAD 5
@SDP 2 SFG 2
ATL 1
(10) STL 12
NYM 8
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 20,607

Saturday, April 18, 1987
Time of Game: 2:52

White Sox

3-7

Lost 2

5th, 4½ GB

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

W: E King (1-0), L: B Thigpen (0-1)

Tigers

6-4

Won 2

4th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus LF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .211  .691    0    0   0   
D Hill 2B                     4   1   1   2    1   0  .231  .738    0    0   2   HR
G Walker 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .095  .323    0   10   1   
R Hassey DH                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .174  .573    0    0   0   2·2B
C Fisk C                      4   0   2   0    0   0  .240  .727    0    5   0   
  R Karkovice PR-C            0   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .303         0   0   
D Boston CF                   3   0   2   0    1   1  .185  .452    0    4   0   
S Lyons RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   GDP
T Hulett 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .743    0    1   1   
O Guillen SS                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .306  .736    0    1   2   

N Allen P                                                                0   0
  J Davis P                                                              1   0
  J Winn P                                                               0   0
  R Searage P                                                            0   2
  B Thigpen P                                                            0   1
Totals                       34   2   9   2    4   3                    24   9

BATTING

2B: R Hassey 2 (3, 2 off J Robinson).

HR: D Hill (1, off J Robinson; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: D Hill 4; R Hassey 4; C Fisk 2; D Boston 2; O Guillen; G Redus.

GIDP: S Lyons (1).

RBI: D Hill 2 (6).

2-out RBI: D Hill 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Walker-O Guillen-J Davis.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .268  .748    0    1   4   2B
P Sheridan RF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .324  .760    0    4   1   
M Nokes C                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .367 1.006    0    4   0   GDP
  O Mercado C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .762         1   0   
D Evans DH                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .270  .781    0    0   0   
J Grubb LF                    1   0   0   1    2   0  .000  .182    0    1   0   
  L Herndon PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .353 1.076    0    1   0   
D Coles 3B                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .222  .608    0    3   2   SF
D Bergman 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .273  .902    0    7   2   HR
C Lemon CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .212  .866    0    2   0   
T Brookens SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .400 1.105    0    2   3   2B

J Robinson P                                                             1   0
  E King P                                                               0   0
Totals                       30   3   8   3    5   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: T Brookens (1, off J Winn); L Whitaker (3, off N Allen).

HR: D Bergman (1, off B Thigpen; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: D Coles (1, off J Davis).

TB: D Bergman 4; T Brookens 3; L Whitaker 3; C Lemon; P Sheridan; M Nokes.

GIDP: M Nokes (1).

RBI: J Grubb (2); D Bergman (2); D Coles (5).

2-out RBI: D Bergman.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Whitaker-T Brookens-D Bergman.

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
N Allen                        0.1   2   2   2    2   0   0  13.50    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2     37    -     1.44  -0.18
J Davis                        4.1   3   0   0    3   3   0   3.18   18     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 1· 3          3-1    0.87   0.13
J Winn                         1     1   0   0    0   1   0   8.44    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 1          3-0    0.78   0.06
R Searage                      1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.08   0.11
B Thigpen, L (0-1)             1     2   1   1    0   0   1   3.09    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.04  -0.22
Totals                         8     8   3   3    5   5   1          36     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 2· 8          7-1

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Robinson                     7     6   2   2    4   3   1   1.93   30     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1· 6     56    -     1.13   0.12
E King, W (1-0)                2     3   0   0    0   0   0   1.13    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 3          0-0    2.69   0.28
Totals                         9     9   2   2    4   3   1          38     -       ·  ·     10·10· 2· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Durwood Merrill.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 20,607.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. G Redus              LF    1. L Whitaker           2B 
2. D Hill               2B    2. P Sheridan           RF 
3. G Walker             1B    3. M Nokes              C  
4. R Hassey             DH    4. D Evans              DH 
5. C Fisk               C     5. J Grubb              LF 
6. D Boston             CF    6. D Coles              3B 
7. S Lyons              RF    7. D Bergman            1B 
8. T Hulett             3B    8. C Lemon              CF 
9. O Guillen            SS    9. T Brookens           SS 

   N Allen              P        J Robinson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  2-2  ---      31%  84% D Bergman       B Thigpen       Home Run
   t 7   2  2-0  1--     -28%  57% D Hill          J Robinson      Home Run; Redus Scores
   t 8   1  2-2  1-3      25%  61% S Lyons         E King          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 8   1  2-2  1--     -14%  36% D Boston        E King          Single to RF; Karkovice to 3B
   b 2   1  0-2  123     -10%  71% M Nokes         J Davis         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Robinson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Redus         Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  D Hill          Walk
   O      1--      53%  G Walker        Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  R Hassey        Double to RF; Hill out at Hm/RF-2B-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Neil Allen facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  L Whitaker      Double to LF
   O      -2-      57%  P Sheridan      Flyball: CF
          -2-      61%  M Nokes         Single to LF; Whitaker to 3B
          1-3      64%  D Evans         Walk; Nokes to 2B
   R      123      73%  J Grubb         Walk; Whitaker Scores; Nokes to 3B; Evans to 2B
                  Joel Davis replaces Neil Allen pitching
   RO     123      73%  D Coles         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Nokes Scores; Evans to 3B
   O      1-3      69%  D Bergman       Lineout: 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Robinson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      72%  C Fisk          Lineout: CF
   O      ---      74%  D Boston        Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  S Lyons         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joel Davis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  C Lemon         Flyball: 1B
          ---      75%  T Brookens      Single to CF
          1--      77%  L Whitaker      Single to LF; Brookens to 2B
          12-      81%  P Sheridan      Single to LF; Brookens to 3B; Whitaker to 2B
   OO     123      71%  M Nokes         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Robinson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  T Hulett        Flyball: LF
          ---      71%  O Guillen       Walk
          1--      67%  G Redus         Walk; Guillen to 2B
   O      12-      71%  D Hill          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Guillen to 3B
   O      1-3      76%  G Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joel Davis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      75%  D Evans         Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  J Grubb         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      73%  D Coles         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Robinson facing 4-5-6
          ---      66%  R Hassey        Double to RF
   O      -2-      72%  C Fisk          Fielder's Choice SS; Hassey out at 3B/SS-3B; Fisk to 1B
          1--      68%  D Boston        Single to CF; Fisk to 2B
   O      12-      73%  S Lyons         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Fisk to 3B
   O      1-3      78%  T Hulett        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joel Davis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      77%  D Bergman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      75%  T Brookens      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Robinson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      78%  O Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  G Redus         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  D Hill          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joel Davis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      80%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
          ---      81%  P Sheridan      Walk
          1--      83%  M Nokes         Walk; Sheridan to 2B
   O      12-      81%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B; Sheridan to 3B; Nokes to 2B
          -23      82%  J Grubb         Walk
                  Jim Winn replaces Joel Davis pitching
   O      123      78%  D Coles         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Robinson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      81%  G Walker        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      83%  R Hassey        Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      81%  C Fisk          Single to CF
          1--      78%  D Boston        Walk; Fisk to 2B
   O      12-      84%  S Lyons         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Winn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  D Bergman       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      82%  C Lemon         Strikeout
          ---      83%  T Brookens      Double to LF
                  Ray Searage replaces Jim Winn pitching
   O      -2-      81%  L Whitaker      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Robinson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      85%  T Hulett        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      87%  O Guillen       Strikeout Looking
          ---      85%  G Redus         Single to SS
   RR     1--      57%  D Hill          Home Run; Redus Scores
   O      ---      59%  G Walker        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Ray Searage facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      55%  P Sheridan      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      52%  M Nokes         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Eric King facing 4-5-6
                  Eric King replaces Jeff Robinson pitching; Orlando Mercado replaces Matt Nokes playing C batting 3rd
   O      ---      55%  R Hassey        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  C Fisk          Single to LF
                  Ron Karkovice pinch runs for Carlton Fisk batting 5th
          1--      36%  D Boston        Single to RF; Karkovice to 3B
   OO     1-3      61%  S Lyons         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Bobby Thigpen facing 5-6-7
                  Bobby Thigpen replaces Ray Searage pitching; Ron Karkovice moves to C; Larry Herndon pinch hits for Johnny Grubb batting 5th
   O      ---      56%  L Herndon       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      53%  D Coles         Flyball: 1B
   R      ---      84%  D Bergman       Home Run
          ---      85%  C Lemon         Single to CF
   O      1--      83%  T Brookens      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Eric King facing 8-9-1
                  Larry Herndon moves to LF
   O      ---      91%  T Hulett        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      82%  O Guillen       Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  G Redus         Flyball: 3B
   O      1--     100%  D Hill          Lineout: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198704180

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