April 14, 1962 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
BOS 0 CLE 6
WSA 4 NYY 11
@DET 5 KCA 7
CHW 3 LAA 12
@MIN 5 STL 7
@CHC 4 LAD 5
MLN 4 PIT 6
@NYM 2 PHI 3
HOU 0 SFG 13
CIN 6

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 3,254

Saturday, April 14, 1962
Time of Game: 2:34

White Sox

2-2

Lost 1

4th, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  1   0  0  0   2  0  0    3  8  1
Athletics       3  2  0   1  0  0   0  1  X    7 12  0

W: J Walker (1-0), L: J Buzhardt (0-1), S: B Grim (1)

Athletics

2-3

Won 1

8th, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   2   0    1   0  .278  .850    0    1   0   2B,SB
N Fox 2B                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .888    0    2   2   HBP
  J Landis PR-CF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Cunningham 1B               5   1   1   0    0   1  .133  .433    0    6   0   
F Robinson RF-LF              5   1   2   2    0   0  .333 1.007    0    4   0   HR
A Smith LF-3B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .783    0    1   0   HBP
M Hershberger CF-RF           4   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .993    0    3   0   GDP
B Sadowski 3B-2B              3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .143    0    3   2   
S Lollar C                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .571 1.576    0    4   0   HR
J Buzhardt P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  E Fisher P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Farley PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
  R Kemmerer P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Martin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Peters P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Roselli PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Lown P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    5   6                    24   8

BATTING

2B: L Aparicio (1, off J Walker).

HR: S Lollar (1, off J Walker; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs); F Robinson (1, off J Walker; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

HBP: N Fox (1, by J Walker); A Smith (1, by J Walker).

TB: F Robinson 5; S Lollar 5; L Aparicio 3; J Cunningham; N Fox.

GIDP: M Hershberger (1).

RBI: F Robinson 2 (4); S Lollar (4).

2-out RBI: F Robinson 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

PB: S Lollar (1).

E: A Smith (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Aparicio (3, 2nd base off J Walker/H Sullivan).

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Howser SS                   3   2   2   2    0   0  .350  .881    0    2   4   2·SB,2·SH
B Del Greco CF                4   0   2   2    1   1  .231  .720    0    2   0   2B
J Lumpe 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    2   4   
N Siebern 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .550    0    9   1   
G Cimoli RF                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .211  .579    0    3   0   
W Causey 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .118  .329    0    1   3   SB
L Posada LF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .308  .862    0    2   0   
H Sullivan C                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .125  .347    0    5   1   SH
J Walker P                    3   1   2   0    0   1  .667 1.334    0    1   1   SH
  B Grim P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   7  12   7    2   4                    27  14

BATTING

2B: B Del Greco (1, off R Kemmerer).

SH: J Walker (1, off J Buzhardt); D Howser 2 (2, off R Kemmerer, off T Lown); H Sullivan (1, off T Lown).

TB: B Del Greco 3; G Cimoli 2; J Walker 2; D Howser 2; H Sullivan; W Causey; N Siebern; J Lumpe.

RBI: B Del Greco 2 (2); D Howser 2 (5); N Siebern (2); W Causey (1); G Cimoli (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 7 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Lumpe-D Howser-N Siebern.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Causey (1, 2nd base off E Fisher/S Lollar); D Howser 2 (4, 2nd base off J Buzhardt/S Lollar 2).

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 Buzhardt, L (0-1)            1.1   7   5   5    0   0   0  33.75   11     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 7     20    -     0.96  -0.33
E Fisher                       1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      0· 5· 0· 1          1-0    0.39   0.04
R Kemmerer                     2     3   1   1    0   1   0   4.50    9     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.29  -0.02
G Peters                       2     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.02
T Lown                         1     1   1   1    1   1   0   9.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.17  -0.01
Totals                         8    12   7   7    2   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0·11          1-0

Kansas City Athletics         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Walker, W (1-0)              8     7   3   3    5   5   2   3.38   37     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 6     56    -     0.77   0.16
B Grim, S (1)                  1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.69   0.03
Totals                         9     8   3   3    5   6   2          41     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 0· 6          1-0

J Walker faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Walker 2 (2; A Smith, N Fox).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Cal Drummond.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 3,254.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Athletics                
1. L Aparicio           SS    1. D Howser             SS 
2. N Fox                2B    2. B Del Greco          CF 
3. J Cunningham         1B    3. J Lumpe              2B 
4. F Robinson           RF    4. N Siebern            1B 
5. A Smith              LF    5. G Cimoli             RF 
6. M Hershberger        CF    6. W Causey             3B 
7. B Sadowski           3B    7. L Posada             LF 
8. S Lollar             C     8. H Sullivan           C  
9. J Buzhardt           P     9. J Walker             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-1  12-      10%  78% G Cimoli        J Buzhardt      Single; Siebern to 3B; Lumpe Scores
   t 2   0  3-0  1--       7%  81% M Hershberger   J Walker        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 1   1  0-0  1-3       6%  68% N Siebern       J Buzhardt      Single; Lumpe to 2B; Howser Scores
   t 4   2  5-1  123       6%  91% L Aparicio      J Walker        Groundout: P-1B
   t 3   1  5-1  1-3       5%  86% J Cunningham    J Walker        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Walker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  L Aparicio      Single
          1--      44%  N Fox           Aparicio Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      51%  J Cunningham    Groundout: 2B-1B; Aparicio to 3B
   O      --3      55%  F Robinson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, John Buzhardt facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Howser        Single
          1--      61%  B Del Greco     Howser Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Flyball: RF
          -2-      61%  J Lumpe         Single; Howser to 3B
   R      1-3      68%  N Siebern       Single; Lumpe to 2B; Howser Scores
   R      12-      78%  G Cimoli        Single; Siebern to 3B; Lumpe Scores
   RO     1-3      79%  W Causey        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Siebern Scores
   O      1--      78%  L Posada        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jerry Walker facing 5-6-7
          ---      74%  A Smith         Walk
   OO     1--      81%  M Hershberger   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  B Sadowski      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Buzhardt facing 8-9-1
          ---      84%  H Sullivan      Single
   O      1--      83%  J Walker        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Sullivan to 2B
   R      -2-      88%  D Howser        Single; Sullivan Scores
          1--      89%  B Del Greco     Howser Steals 2B
   R      -2-      92%  " "             Single; Del Greco to 2B/Adv on E7; Howser Scores
                  Eddie Fisher replaces John Buzhardt pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      92%  J Lumpe         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      91%  N Siebern       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 5.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Jerry Walker facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      86%  S Lollar        Home Run
   O      ---      88%  E Fisher        Strikeout Looking
          ---      85%  L Aparicio      Double
          -2-      81%  N Fox           Single/Bunt; Aparicio to 3B
   O      1-3      86%  J Cunningham    Strikeout
   O      1-3      89%  F Robinson      Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Eddie Fisher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  G Cimoli        Flyball: RF
          ---      90%  W Causey        Single
          1--      90%  L Posada        Causey Steals 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B; Causey to 3B
   O      --3      88%  H Sullivan      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Jerry Walker facing 5-6-7
          ---      85%  A Smith         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      87%  M Hershberger   Flyball: RF
          1--      84%  B Sadowski      Walk; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      87%  S Lollar        Groundout: 1B-P; Sadowski to 2B; Smith to 3B
                  Bob Farley pinch hits for Eddie Fisher batting 9th
          -23      85%  B Farley        Walk
   O      123      91%  L Aparicio      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Russ Kemmerer facing 9-1-2
                  Russ Kemmerer replaces Bob Farley pitching and batting 9th
          ---      92%  J Walker        Single/Bunt
   O      1--      92%  D Howser        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Walker to 2B
   R      -2-      95%  B Del Greco     Double; Walker Scores
          -2-      96%  J Lumpe         Passed Ball; Del Greco to 3B
   O      --3      94%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      94%  N Siebern       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 6.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Jerry Walker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  N Fox           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Cunningham    Flyball: LF
          ---      95%  F Robinson      Single
   O      1--      96%  A Smith         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Russ Kemmerer facing 5-6-7
          ---      97%  G Cimoli        Single
   O      1--      96%  W Causey        Flyball: RF; Cimoli to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  L Posada        Strikeout
   O      -2-      95%  H Sullivan      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 6.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Jerry Walker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  M Hershberger   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Sadowski      Strikeout Looking
          ---      97%  S Lollar        Single
                  J.C. Martin pinch hits for Russ Kemmerer batting 9th
   O      1--      97%  J Martin        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Gary Peters facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Peters replaces J.C. Martin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  J Walker        Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  D Howser        Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  B Del Greco     Walk
   O      1--      97%  J Lumpe         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 6.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Jerry Walker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  N Fox           Hit By Pitch
                  Jim Landis pinch runs for Nellie Fox batting 2nd
   O      1--      98%  J Cunningham    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      93%  F Robinson      Home Run; Cunningham Scores
   O      ---      94%  A Smith         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, Gary Peters facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Sadowski moves to 2B; Al Smith moves to 3B; Floyd Robinson moves to LF; Jim Landis moves to CF; Mike Hershberger moves to RF
   O      ---      94%  N Siebern       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  G Cimoli        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      93%  W Causey        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 6.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Jerry Walker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  M Hershberger   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Sadowski      Flyball: RF
          ---      95%  S Lollar        Walk
                  Bob Roselli pinch hits for Gary Peters batting 9th
   O      1--      97%  B Roselli       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, Turk Lown facing 7-8-9
                  Turk Lown replaces Bob Roselli pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  L Posada        Walk
   O      1--      98%  H Sullivan      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Posada to 2B
          -2-      98%  J Walker        Single; Posada to 3B
   RO     1-3      99%  D Howser        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Walker to 2B; Posada Scores
   O      -2-      99%  B Del Greco     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 7.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Jerry Walker facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  L Aparicio      Walk
                  Bob Grim replaces Jerry Walker pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  J Landis        Strikeout
          1--      97%  J Cunningham    Single/Bunt; Aparicio to 2B
   O      12-      99%  F Robinson      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Aparicio to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  A Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KC1196204140

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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