October 26, 2005 World Series Game 4 at Minute Maid Park Box Score and Play by Play

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2005 World Series Game 4
2005 postseason: WS: CHW-HOU / ALCS: CHW-LAA / NLCS: HOU-STL / Div. Series: CHW-BOS / LAA-NYY / STL-SDP / HOU-ATL

Game 1
CHW  5
HOU  3
Game 2
CHW  7
HOU  6
Game 3
CHW  7
@HOU  5
(14) Game 4
CHW  1
@HOU  0

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 42,936

Wednesday, October 26, 2005, 7:41PM
Time of Game: 3:20

White Sox

Ozzie Guillen

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

W: F Garcia (1-0), L: B Lidge (0-2), S: B Jenks (2)

Astros

Phil Garner

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Podsednik LF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .905   11    1   0   3B,SH
T Iguchi 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .378   11    2   3   
  C Everett PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .444  .888    1    0   0   
  C Politte P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  N Cotts P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Jenks P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Dye RF                      4   0   3   1    0   1  .438 1.214   15    1   0   2B
P Konerko 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .868   19   12   1   
A Pierzynski C                4   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .753   14    7   1   2B
A Rowand CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .294  .721   13    1   0   
J Crede 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .294 1.074   17    0   6   2B
J Uribe SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .806   12    2   4   
F Garcia P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    0   1   
  W Harris PH-2B              1   1   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    5    1   0   
Totals                       34   1   8   1    0  10              126   27  16

BATTING

2B: J Dye (1, off B Backe); J Crede (1, off B Backe); A Pierzynski (2, off B Lidge).

3B: S Podsednik (2, off B Backe).

SH: S Podsednik (1, off B Lidge).

TB: J Dye 4; S Podsednik 3; A Pierzynski 2; J Crede 2; W Harris; A Rowand.

RBI: J Dye (3).

2-out RBI: J Dye.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Crede-T Iguchi-P Konerko.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .541   14    1   1   
W Taveras CF                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.012    8    2   0   SB,HBP,SH
L Berkman LF                  1   0   0   0    3   1  .385 1.064   18    2   0   SB,IW
M Ensberg 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .111  .436   18    0   3   
M Lamb 1B                     2   0   1   0    1   0  .200  .933   12    8   1   2B,IW
  J Vizcaino PH-1B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167    5    2   0   
J Lane RF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .222  .707   23    2   0   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .646   12    9   1   SH
A Everett SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .192   10    0   3   GDP
  C Burke PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .286    6    0   0   
B Backe P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11    1   2   
  J Bagwell PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .425    4    0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    4    0   0   
Totals                       29   0   5   0    4   7              145   27  12

BATTING

2B: M Lamb (1, off F Garcia).

SH: W Taveras (2, off F Garcia); B Ausmus (1, off B Jenks).

IBB: L Berkman (2, by C Politte); M Lamb (1, by F Garcia).

HBP: W Taveras (2, by C Politte).

TB: M Lamb 2; C Biggio; J Lane; W Taveras; B Ausmus.

GIDP: A Everett (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Berkman (1, 2nd base off F Garcia/A Pierzynski); W Taveras (1, 3rd base off F Garcia/A Pierzynski).

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 Garcia, W (1-0)              7     4   0   0    3   7   0   0.00   27  107-63   36·10·17   11· 2· 0· 4     73    -     1.38   0.45
C Politte, H (3)               0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.86    4   15-6     5· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.27   0.00
N Cotts, H (2)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    5-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    5.10   0.14
B Jenks, S (2)                 1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.60    4   17-11    7· 2· 2    2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    4.78   0.21
Totals                         9     5   0   0    4   7   0          36  144-83   50·12·21   15· 4· 0· 5          2-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Backe                        7     5   0   0    0   7   0   0.00   26  100-69   35·16·18    8· 6· 0· 5     74    -     1.07   0.45
B Lidge, L (0-2)               2     3   1   1    0   3   0   4.91    9   26-21   15· 5· 1    3· 0· 0· 3          0-0    1.66  -0.15
Totals                         9     8   1   1    0  10   0          35  126-90   50·21·19   11· 6· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: C Politte (1).

IBB: F Garcia (1; M Lamb); C Politte (1; L Berkman).

HBP: C Politte (1; W Taveras).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 3:20.

Attendance: 42,936.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Houston Astros                       
1. S Podsednik          LF    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. T Iguchi             2B    2. W Taveras            CF 
3. J Dye                RF    3. L Berkman            LF 
4. P Konerko            1B    4. M Ensberg            3B 
5. A Pierzynski         C     5. M Lamb               1B 
6. A Rowand             CF    6. J Lane               RF 
7. J Crede              3B    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. J Uribe              SS    8. A Everett            SS 
9. F Garcia             P     9. B Backe              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  0-0  --3  3   23%  72% J Dye           B Lidge         Single to CF; Harris Scores
   b 9   2  1-0  -2-  4   15% 100% O Palmeiro      B Jenks         Groundout: SS-1B
   b 8   2  1-0  1-3  5   14%  83% J Vizcaino      N Cotts         Groundout: SS-1B
   b 9   1  1-0  -2-  6   14%  85% C Burke         B Jenks         Foul Flyball: SS
   b 9   0  1-0  ---  6  -13%  66% J Lane          B Jenks         Single to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  S Podsednik     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   46%  T Iguchi        Flyball: RF
          ---  5   48%  J Dye           Double to CF
   O      -2-  6   45%  P Konerko       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Freddy Garcia facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  C Biggio        Single to LF
   O      1--  2   43%  W Taveras       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Biggio to 2B
   O      -2-  4   47%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   50%  M Ensberg       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   48%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  A Rowand        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   45%  J Crede         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Freddy Garcia facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   39%  M Lamb          Double to RF
   O      -2-  6   43%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   47%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   50%  A Everett       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  J Uribe         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   46%  F Garcia        Flyball: CF
          ---  3   49%  S Podsednik     Triple to CF
   O      --3  1   44%  T Iguchi        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Freddy Garcia facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   47%  B Backe         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   49%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  W Taveras       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   54%  J Dye           Single to LF
   O      1--  6   50%  P Konerko       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   47%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   44%  A Rowand        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Freddy Garcia facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   40%  L Berkman       Walk
   O      1--  4   44%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   47%  M Lamb          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   50%  J Lane          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   47%  J Crede         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   43%  F Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Freddy Garcia facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   39%  B Ausmus        Single to CF
   OO     1--  2   48%  A Everett       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  7   50%  B Backe         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  S Podsednik     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   44%  T Iguchi        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   42%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Freddy Garcia facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   46%  C Biggio        Bunt Groundout: C-1B
          ---  1   42%  W Taveras       Single to RF
          1--  4   37%  L Berkman       Walk; Taveras to 2B
   O      12-  7   41%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging, Taveras Steals 3B, Berkman Steals 2B
          -23  4   40%  M Lamb          Intentional Walk
   O      123  8   50%  J Lane          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brandon Backe facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   46%  P Konerko       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   43%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   45%  A Rowand        Single to CF
          1--  4   51%  J Crede         Double to LF; Rowand to 3B
   O      -23  5   41%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Freddy Garcia facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   45%  B Ausmus        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   48%  A Everett       Flyball: LF
                  Jeff Bagwell pinch hits for Brandon Backe batting 9th
   O      ---  4   50%  J Bagwell       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Lidge facing 9-1-2
                  Brad Lidge replaces Jeff Bagwell pitching and batting 9th; Willie Harris pinch hits for Freddy Garcia batting 9th
          ---  5   57%  W Harris        Single to LF
   O      1--  1   54%  S Podsednik     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Harris to 2B
                  Carl Everett pinch hits for Tadahito Iguchi batting 2nd
   O      -2-  1   48%  C Everett       Groundout: 2B-1B; Harris to 3B
   R      --3  3   72%  J Dye           Single to CF; Harris Scores
   O      1--  3   69%  P Konerko       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Cliff Politte facing 1-2-3
                  Cliff Politte replaces Carl Everett pitching and batting 2nd; Willie Harris moves to 2B
   O      ---  5   75%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   68%  W Taveras       Hit By Pitch
          1--      63%  L Berkman       Wild Pitch; Taveras to 2B
          -2-  4   59%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   69%  M Ensberg       Flyball: CF; Taveras to 3B
                  Neal Cotts replaces Cliff Politte pitching and batting 2nd; Jose Vizcaino pinch hits for Mike Lamb batting 5th
   O      1-3  5   83%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brad Lidge facing 5-6-7
                  Jose Vizcaino moves to 1B
          ---  5   88%  A Pierzynski    Double to RF
   O      -2-  3   85%  A Rowand        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      -2-  4   82%  J Crede         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   79%  J Uribe         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Bobby Jenks facing 6-7-8
                  Bobby Jenks replaces Neal Cotts pitching and batting 2nd
          ---  6   66%  J Lane          Single to CF
   O      1--  1   71%  B Ausmus        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Lane to 2B
                  Chris Burke pinch hits for Adam Everett batting 8th
   O      -2-  6   85%  C Burke         Foul Flyball: SS
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Brad Lidge batting 9th
   O      -2-  4  100%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Astros 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU200510260

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation