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CAL  8
BOS  5

TOR  7
@CLE  5

(16)
CHW 13
@DET  3

KCR  3
MIN  1

OAK  7
NYY  0

MIL  7
@SEA  3

BAL  4
@TEX  2

(10)
CHC  3
STL  2

(10)
ATL  2
@CIN  1

HOU  4
SFG  1

MON  6
PHI  5

PIT  8
@NYM  5

(12)
SDP  3
LAD  1

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 18,791

Saturday, September 9, 1989, 3:20
Time of Game: 2:58
White Sox
13
59-82
Won 1
7th, 26½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       7  0  1   0  0  0   0  5  0   13 15  0
Tigers          0  0  1   0  0  0   2  0  0    3  9  4
W: M Perez (9-13), L: J Robinson (4-5)
Tigers
3
54-90
Lost 1
7th, 25½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson LF                  5   1   2   3    1   0  .315  .757   27    5   0   
S Fletcher 2B                 5   2   2   0    1   0  .248  .633   23    1   1   
I Calderon DH                 5   1   1   1    1   2  .286  .762   27    0   0   2B
C Martinez 3B                 5   2   3   1    0   0  .308  .766   16    0   2   2B,SF
D Boston RF                   4   2   2   2    1   0  .263  .727   14    0   0   IW
  D Gallagher RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .634         1   0   
S Sosa CF                     4   1   0   0    0   1  .261  .654   19    5   0   HBP
S Lyons 1B-SS                 4   2   2   4    1   0  .261  .653   13    6   1   HR,IW
R Karkovice C                 5   0   1   0    0   2  .272  .711   20    7   1   
O Guillen SS                  4   2   2   1    0   0  .264  .613   22    2   2   2B
  J Hairston PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  G Walker 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .618         0   0   

M Perez P                                                                0   0
  B Long P                                                               0   0
  S Hillegas P                                                           0   0
  B Thigpen P                                                            0   0
Totals                       42  13  15  12    5   5              183   27   7
BATTING
2B: O Guillen (19, off E Nunez); I Calderon (31, off E Nunez); C Martinez (18, off S Holman).
HR: S Lyons (2, off F Williams; 8th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SF: C Martinez (1, off E Nunez).
IBB: D Boston (3, by S Holman); S Lyons (3, by E Nunez).
HBP: S Sosa (1, by F Williams).
TB: S Lyons 5; C Martinez 4; O Guillen 3; S Fletcher 2; I Calderon 2; L Johnson 2; D Boston 2; R Karkovice.
RBI: S Lyons 4 (41); L Johnson 3 (13); D Boston 2 (22); O Guillen (50); C Martinez (30); I Calderon (73).
2-out RBI: L Johnson 3; O Guillen.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 7 for 18.
FIELDING
DP: 1. S Fletcher-O Guillen-S Lyons.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Pettis CF                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .257  .695   20    4   0   3B
M Heath C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .275  .741   14    4   0   
  R Schu 3B                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .646    6    1   2   
L Whitaker 2B                 3   2   2   2    1   0  .259  .847   11    4   4   HR,2B
  J Datz C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    5    1   0   
F Lynn DH                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .228  .685   13    0   0   
D Bergman 1B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .258  .690   14   11   0   
S Lusader RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .708   13    1   0   GDP
R Richie LF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .290  .869   16    1   1   2B
D Strange 3B-2B               2   0   0   0    2   0  .222  .555   11    0   1   
M Brumley SS                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .215  .549   13    0   2   

J Robinson P                                                             0   0
  E Nunez P                                                              0   1
  S Holman P                                                             0   1
  F Williams P                                                           0   0
  S Searcy P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   3   9   3    5   7              136   27  12
BATTING
2B: R Richie (3, off M Perez); L Whitaker (17, off M Perez).
3B: G Pettis (6, off M Perez).
HR: L Whitaker (28, off M Perez; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: L Whitaker 6; R Richie 3; G Pettis 3; D Bergman 2; S Lusader; F Lynn.
GIDP: S Lusader (2).
RBI: L Whitaker 2 (81); D Bergman (29).
2-out RBI: L Whitaker.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
FIELDING
E: D Strange (14); S Lusader 3 (4).

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
M Perez, W (9-13)              6.1   8   3   3    4   6   1   5.19   31  108-65   40· 9·16    8· 9· 4· 0     47    -     0.32   0.03
B Long                         0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.56    2    6-3     3· 0· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          2-1    0.92   0.02
S Hillegas                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.66    3    7-6     3· 0· 3    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
B Thigpen                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.63    4   15-7     4· 1· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     9   3   3    5   7   1          40  136-81   50·10·21    9·12· 7· 0          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
J Robinson, L (4-5)            0     0   2   2    2   0   0   4.73    2   12-4     2· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0     40    -     1.13  -0.09
E Nunez                        3     7   6   2    2   3   0   3.02   18   76-50   32·10· 8    2· 7· 4· 0          2-2    0.52  -0.35
S Holman                       3     2   0   0    1   1   0   1.80   13   52-31   21· 4· 6    8· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.11   0.01
F Williams                     2     6   5   5    0   1   1   3.56   13   35-22   13· 5· 4    3· 3· 5· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
S Searcy                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    3    8-3     3· 0· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    15  13   9    5   5   1          49  183-110  71·19·20   15·12·11· 0          2-2 
J Robinson faced 1 batter in the 1st inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: E Nunez (9; S Lyons); S Holman (1; D Boston).
HBP: F Williams (3; S Sosa).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Jim McKean.
Time of Game: 2:58.
Attendance: 18,791.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. L Johnson            LF    1. G Pettis             CF 
2. S Fletcher           2B    2. M Heath              C  
3. I Calderon           DH    3. L Whitaker           2B 
4. C Martinez           3B    4. F Lynn               DH 
5. D Boston             RF    5. D Bergman            1B 
6. S Sosa               CF    6. S Lusader            RF 
7. S Lyons              1B    7. R Richie             LF 
8. R Karkovice          C     8. D Strange            3B 
9. O Guillen            SS    9. M Brumley            SS 

   M Perez              P        J Robinson           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  3   13%  73% I Calderon      E Nunez         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Johnson Scores; Fletcher to 3B
   t 1   0  0-1  -23  1    7%  80% C Martinez      E Nunez         Reached on E9/Sacrifice Fly (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Fletcher Scores; Calderon to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   t 1   0  0-2  -23  1    7%  87% D Boston        E Nunez         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Calderon Scores; Martinez Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/unER; Boston to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  4    6%  59% S Fletcher      J Robinson      Walk; Johnson to 2B
   t 1   2  0-4  12-  2    5%  89% O Guillen       E Nunez         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Boston Scores/unER; Lyons to 3B; Guillen to 2B/Adv on E9

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  8   54%  L Johnson       Walk
                  Edwin Nunez replaces Jeff Robinson pitching
          1--  4   59%  S Fletcher      Walk; Johnson to 2B
   R      12-  3   73%  I Calderon      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Johnson Scores; Fletcher to 3B
   R      -23  1   80%  C Martinez      Reached on E9/Sacrifice Fly (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Fletcher Scores; Calderon to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   RR     -23  1   87%  D Boston        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Calderon Scores; Martinez Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/unER; Boston to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  6   85%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   86%  S Lyons         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   84%  R Karkovice     Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  2   89%  O Guillen       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Boston Scores/unER; Lyons to 3B; Guillen to 2B/Adv on E9
   RRO    -23  2   94%  L Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lyons Scores/unER; Guillen Scores/unER; Johnson out at 2B/LF-2B
                  7 runs, 4 hits, 3 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   95%  G Pettis        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   96%  M Heath         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Edwin Nunez facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   96%  S Fletcher      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
          1--  8   97%  I Calderon      Walk; Fletcher to 2B
   O      12-  2   96%  C Martinez      Flyball: CF
   O      12-  6   96%  D Boston        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      12-  2   95%  S Sosa          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Melido Perez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   96%  F Lynn          Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  1   95%  D Bergman       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  2   94%  S Lusader       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Bergman to 2B
   O      12-  1   95%  R Richie        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          12-  4   94%  D Strange       Walk; Bergman to 3B; Lusader to 2B
   O      123  1   97%  M Brumley       Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Edwin Nunez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   96%  S Lyons         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   96%  R Karkovice     Strikeout Looking
          --- 13   97%  O Guillen       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  4   98%  L Johnson       Single to LF (Fly Ball); Guillen Scores
   O      1--  5   98%  S Fletcher      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-8, Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   98%  G Pettis        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   98%  M Heath         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  4   97%  L Whitaker      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   97%  F Lynn          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-1, Shawn Holman facing 3-4-5
                  Shawn Holman replaces Edwin Nunez pitching
   O      ---  3   97%  I Calderon      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   98%  C Martinez      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  4   98%  D Boston        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  8   97%  S Sosa          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Martinez to 3B
   O      1-3  1   97%  S Lyons         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-8, Melido Perez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   98%  D Bergman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   98%  S Lusader       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   98%  R Richie        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   97%  D Strange       Walk; Richie to 2B
          12-  6   96%  M Brumley       Walk; Richie to 3B; Strange to 2B
   O      123  6   98%  G Pettis        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-1, Shawn Holman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   98%  R Karkovice     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   98%  O Guillen       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   98%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-8, Melido Perez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   98%  M Heath         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   98%  L Whitaker      Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  F Lynn          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   99%  D Bergman       Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-1, Shawn Holman facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   99%  S Fletcher      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   99%  I Calderon      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   99%  C Martinez      Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Fletcher to 2B
   O      12-  2   99%  D Boston        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Fletcher to 3B
   O      1-3  1   99%  S Sosa          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-8, Melido Perez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   99%  S Lusader       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   98%  R Richie        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   99%  D Strange       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Richie to 3B
   O      --3  3   99%  M Brumley       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-1, Frank Williams facing 7-8-9
                  Frank Williams replaces Shawn Holman pitching
          ---  2   99%  S Lyons         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   99%  R Karkovice     Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Lyons to 2B
   O      -2-  1   99%  O Guillen       Groundout: 1B unassisted (P's Left); Lyons to 3B
   O      --3  4   99%  L Johnson       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-8, Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   98%  G Pettis        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      --3  4   99%  M Heath         Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  1   98%  L Whitaker      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Pettis Scores
          -2-  3   97%  F Lynn          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Whitaker to 3B
                  Bill Long replaces Melido Perez pitching
   R      1-3  3   95%  D Bergman       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Whitaker Scores; Lynn to 2B
   OO     12-  3   99%  S Lusader       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-3, Frank Williams facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Datz replaces Lou Whitaker playing C batting 3rd; Doug Strange moves to 2B; Rick Schu replaces Mike Heath playing 3B batting 2nd
          ---  3   99%  S Fletcher      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   99%  I Calderon      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   99%  C Martinez      Single to CF (Fly Ball); Fletcher to 3B
   R      1-3  1   99%  D Boston        Single to LF (Line Drive); Fletcher Scores; Martinez to 2B
          12-  2  100%  S Sosa          Hit By Pitch; Martinez to 3B; Boston to 2B
   RRRR   123  1  100%  S Lyons         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Martinez Scores; Boston Scores; Sosa Scores
          ---  4  100%  R Karkovice     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
                  Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Ozzie Guillen batting 9th
   O      1--  2  100%  J Hairston      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  3  100%  L Johnson       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 13, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-13, Shawn Hillegas facing 7-8-9
                  Shawn Hillegas replaces Bill Long pitching; Greg Walker replaces Jerry Hairston playing 1B batting 9th; Steve Lyons moves to SS; Dave Gallagher replaces Daryl Boston playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  3  100%  R Richie        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  D Strange       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3  100%  M Brumley       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 13, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 13-3, Steve Searcy facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Searcy replaces Frank Williams pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  I Calderon      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  C Martinez      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 13, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-13, Bobby Thigpen facing 1-2-3
                  Bobby Thigpen replaces Shawn Hillegas pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  G Pettis        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  6  100%  R Schu          Walk
   O      1--  5  100%  J Datz          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2  100%  F Lynn          Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 13, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198909090

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