August 3, 1999 Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 7
@ANA 0 CLE 5
@BOS 4 CHW 9
@DET 6 TOR 3
@NYY 1 OAK 12
BAL 2 SEA 5
TBD 2 TEX 9
MIN 5 SFG 3
@ARI 1 MON 9
@CHC 4 CIN 2
COL 1 PHI 6
@FLA 5 HOU 7
LAD 2 NYM 10
@MIL 3 PIT 7
ATL 1 STL 6
SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 24,484

Tuesday, August 3, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:43

White Sox

51-54

Won 3

2nd, 13½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       2  0  0   2  4  0   0  1  0    9 15  2
Tigers          0  2  1   2  0  0   0  0  1    6  9  1

W: J Snyder (9-6), L: J Thompson (9-10), S: B Howry (18)

Tigers

42-65

Lost 8

5th, 23½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   5   2   3   0    0   0  .301  .851   22    3   6   
C Singleton CF                5   2   4   3    0   0  .329  .893    9    3   0   HR,2·SB
F Thomas DH                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .324  .918   19    0   0   SF,GDP
M Ordonez RF                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .317  .923   14    2   0   2B,GDP
C Lee LF                      4   1   1   0    1   0  .307  .765   17    2   0   
  B Simmons LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .911         0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .856    9    8   1   
B Fordyce C                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .303  .794   19    5   1   
C Wilson 3B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .267  .683   17    2   1   HR
M Caruso SS                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .253  .582   22    1   1   

J Snyder P                                                               1   0
  C Castillo P                                                           0   0
  B Howry P                                                              0   0
Totals                       39   9  15   8    2   1              148   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Ordonez (22, off W Blair).

HR: C Singleton (11, off J Thompson; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs); C Wilson (3, off J Thompson; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: F Thomas (7, off J Thompson).

TB: C Singleton 7; C Wilson 5; R Durham 3; M Ordonez 2; B Fordyce 2; M Caruso; F Thomas; C Lee.

GIDP: M Ordonez (17); F Thomas (12).

RBI: C Singleton 3 (60); C Wilson 2 (14); B Fordyce (30); F Thomas (67); M Ordonez (86).

2-out RBI: C Wilson 2; C Singleton; B Fordyce.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Durham-P Konerko; M Caruso-R Durham-P Konerko.

E: C Wilson (5); R Durham (16).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Singleton 2 (12, 2nd base off J Thompson/B Haselman, 2nd base off W Blair/B Haselman).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia LF                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .362  .972   12    2   0   
F Catalanotto DH              4   0   0   0    1   1  .274  .768   23    0   0   
J Encarnacion CF              4   0   0   0    0   2  .266  .764   13    3   0   
D Palmer 3B                   3   2   1   1    1   0  .275  .885   12    0   5   HR
T Clark 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .823   11   16   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .254  .772   14    4   4   
G Alvarez RF                  4   2   3   2    0   0  .273  .864   17    0   0   HR
B Haselman C                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .284  .764   16    1   0   
D Cruz SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .664   22    1   6   GDP

J Thompson P                                                             0   0
  M Kida P                                                               0   1
  W Blair P                                                              0   1
  T Jones P                                                              0   1
Totals                       35   6   9   4    3   5              140   27  18

BATTING

HR: D Palmer (26, off J Snyder; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); G Alvarez (2, off J Snyder; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: G Alvarez 6; D Palmer 4; L Polonia 2; B Haselman; D Easley; T Clark.

GIDP: D Cruz (6).

RBI: G Alvarez 2 (3); L Polonia (20); D Palmer (70).

2-out RBI: L Polonia; D Palmer.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Palmer-D Easley-T Clark 2.

E: B Haselman (1).

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
J Snyder, W (9-6)              5     6   5   3    2   3   2   5.53   23   77-48   31· 8· 9    7· 5· 6· 0     40    -     1.29  -0.27
C Castillo, H (1)              3     2   1   1    1   2   0   4.22   12   50-31   19· 2·10    3· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.81   0.09
B Howry, S (18)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    3   11-8     5· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          2-1    0.85   0.10
Totals                         9     9   6   4    3   5   2          38  138-87   55·11·21   13·10· 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 Thompson, L (9-10)           4     9   7   6    1   0   2   4.96   21   70-46   34· 4· 8   10· 6· 4· 0     17    -     1.11  -0.49
M Kida                         2     3   1   1    1   1   0   5.26    9   34-18   12· 1· 5    5· 0· 2· 0          1-1    1.12  -0.09
W Blair                        2     3   1   1    0   0   0   6.83    9   30-20   13· 2· 5    6· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.40  -0.00
T Jones                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.60    3    8-5     3· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.01
Totals                         9    15   9   8    2   1   2          42  142-89   62· 7·20   22· 8· 9· 0          1-1

C Castillo faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
J Thompson faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Howry (3); M Kida 2 (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 24,484.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Durham             2B    1. L Polonia            LF 
2. C Singleton          CF    2. F Catalanotto        DH 
3. F Thomas             DH    3. J Encarnacion        CF 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. D Palmer             3B 
5. C Lee                LF    5. T Clark              1B 
6. P Konerko            1B    6. D Easley             2B 
7. B Fordyce            C     7. G Alvarez            RF 
8. C Wilson             3B    8. B Haselman           C  
9. M Caruso             SS    9. D Cruz               SS 

   J Snyder             P        J Thompson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  3-2  1--  3   22%  57% C Wilson        J Thompson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Fordyce Scores
   t 5   0  5-4  1--  2   20%  63% C Singleton     J Thompson      Home Run (Fly Ball); Durham Scores
   b 4   0  4-3  1--  4  -19%  32% G Alvarez       J Snyder        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Easley Scores
   b 2   2  2-0  123  2  -16%  45% D Cruz          J Snyder        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Palmer Scores/unER/No RBI; Clark Scores/No RBI/unER; Alvarez to 2B
   b 3   2  2-2  ---  5  -11%  38% D Palmer        J Snyder        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   53%  R Durham        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  1   61%  C Singleton     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Durham to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   59%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Durham Scores
          1--      63%  M Ordonez       Singleton Steals 2B; Singleton to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   RO     --3  3   64%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Singleton Scores/unER
   O      ---  4   63%  C Lee           Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, John Snyder facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   66%  L Polonia       Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   67%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   68%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Thompson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   66%  P Konerko       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  3   68%  B Fordyce       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  5   71%  C Wilson        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Fordyce to 2B
   O      12-  6   68%  M Caruso        Popfly: SS
   O      12-  4   64%  R Durham        Lineout: 1B (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, John Snyder facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   60%  D Palmer        Walk
          1--  3   54%  T Clark         Single to CF (Line Drive); Palmer to 2B
   O      12-  4   60%  D Easley        Flyball: RF
          12-  3   54%  G Alvarez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Palmer to 3B; Clark to 2B
   O      123  6   62%  B Haselman      Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  2   45%  D Cruz          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Palmer Scores/unER/No RBI; Clark Scores/No RBI/unER; Alvarez to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  L Polonia       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Justin Thompson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   47%  C Singleton     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   50%  F Thomas        Walk
   OO     1--  3   44%  M Ordonez       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, John Snyder facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   47%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   49%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  5   38%  D Palmer        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   39%  T Clark         Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Justin Thompson facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   43%  C Lee           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   39%  P Konerko       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   35%  B Fordyce       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (P's Right)
   RR     1--  3   57%  C Wilson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Fordyce Scores
   O      ---  4   56%  M Caruso        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, John Snyder facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   51%  D Easley        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  4   32%  G Alvarez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Easley Scores
          ---  2   29%  B Haselman      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  8   36%  D Cruz          Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   37%  L Polonia       Bunt Groundout: C-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 5.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   42%  R Durham        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  2   63%  C Singleton     Home Run (Fly Ball); Durham Scores
          ---  3   66%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Masao Kida replaces Justin Thompson pitching
          1--      69%  M Ordonez       Wild Pitch; Thomas to 2B
   O      -2-  3   64%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          -2-  4   66%  C Lee           Walk
   O      12-  3   63%  P Konerko       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Thomas to 3B; Lee to 2B
   R      -23      72%  B Fordyce       Wild Pitch; Thomas Scores/No RBI; Lee to 3B
   R      --3  6   80%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lee Scores
   O      1--  5   79%  C Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-8, John Snyder facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   74%  F Catalanotto   Walk
   O      1--  4   78%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   82%  D Palmer        Lineout: CF
   O      1--  2   85%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 5.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-5, Masao Kida facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   83%  M Caruso        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   85%  R Durham        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   86%  C Singleton     Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Durham to 2B
   OO     12-  4   82%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-8, Carlos Castillo facing 6-7-8
                  Carlos Castillo replaces John Snyder pitching
   O      ---  3   85%  D Easley        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  G Alvarez       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   88%  B Haselman      Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-5, Willie Blair facing 4-5-6
                  Willie Blair replaces Masao Kida pitching
          ---  1   91%  M Ordonez       Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   90%  C Lee           Flyball: CF; Ordonez to 3B
   O      --3  1   87%  P Konerko       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3  3   85%  B Fordyce       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-8, Carlos Castillo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   88%  D Cruz          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  5   84%  L Polonia       Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Polonia to 2B/Adv on E5
   O      -2-  4   88%  F Catalanotto   Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   92%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-5, Willie Blair facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   91%  C Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   92%  M Caruso        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   91%  R Durham        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Caruso to 2B
   R      -2-  1   95%  C Singleton     Single to CF (Line Drive); Caruso Scores
          1--      95%  F Thomas        Singleton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   95%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-9, Carlos Castillo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   96%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   98%  T Clark         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   98%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-5, Todd Jones facing 4-5-6
                  Todd Jones replaces Willie Blair pitching
   O      ---  2   98%  M Ordonez       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   98%  C Lee           Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   98%  P Konerko       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-9, Carlos Castillo facing 7-8-9
                  Brian Simmons replaces Carlos Lee playing LF batting 5th
          ---  6   95%  G Alvarez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  4   90%  B Haselman      Walk; Alvarez to 2B
                  Bobby Howry replaces Carlos Castillo pitching
   OO     12-  5   99%  D Cruz          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Alvarez to 3B
   R      --3  1   98%  L Polonia       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Alvarez Scores
          1--      98%  F Catalanotto   Wild Pitch; Polonia to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Tigers 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199908030

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