July 11, 1969 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
@BAL 4 BOS 12
@BAL 3 CLE 8
@DET 1 KCR 8
CHW 5 MIN 9
SEP 3 OAK 3
CAL 0 NYY 4
@WSA 3 PHI 7
@CHC 5 HOU 13
CIN 2 SFG 6
@LAD 4
(10) MON 11
@NYM 4 ATL 6
@SDP 3 STL 6
PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 12,393

Friday, July 11, 1969
Time of Game: 2:57

White Sox

37-48

Lost 2

4th, 13 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  0   0  1  2   1  0  0    5 11  2
Royals          0  0  3   0  0  2   0  3  X    8 13  2

W: D O'Riley (1-1), L: D Osinski (3-3), S: M Hedlund (1)

Royals

37-49

Won 1

5th, 13½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Williams RF                 4   2   2   0    1   0  .287  .690    0    0   0   2B
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .695    0    1   4   SH
C May LF                      5   1   3   1    0   1  .283  .894    0    0   0   
G Hopkins 1B                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .273  .824    0    7   1   2B
D Pavletich C                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .198  .613    0    6   0   
  J Nyman PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .250         0   0   
  E Herrmann C                2   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .767    0    1   1   
B Bradford CF                 3   0   1   0    1   2  .248  .765    0    3   0   
B Melton 3B                   4   1   2   3    0   1  .237  .748    0    3   3   HR
B Knoop 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .178  .556    0    3   1   2B
G Peters P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .508    0    0   3   
  D Osinski P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  W Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       38   5  11   5    2   9                    24  14

BATTING

2B: G Hopkins (9, off D Wickersham); W Williams (10, off B Butler); B Knoop (6, off B Butler).

HR: B Melton (14, off B Butler; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: L Aparicio (6, off D Wickersham).

TB: B Melton 5; C May 3; W Williams 3; B Knoop 2; G Hopkins 2; D Pavletich; B Bradford.

RBI: B Melton 3 (46); C May (52); G Hopkins (27).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Hopkins-L Aparicio-G Hopkins.

E: B Bradford (5); L Aparicio (11).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .292  .786    0    1   1   2B,SH
J Hernandez SS                5   1   1   0    0   2  .240  .578    0    4   3   
P Schaal 2B-3B                5   0   1   2    0   1  .341  .757    0    1   1   
L Piniella LF                 5   1   2   3    0   1  .291  .800    0    1   0   HR
C Harrison 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .603    0    4   1   
B Oliver CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .257  .708    0    3   0   
E Rodriguez C                 3   2   2   0    1   0  .265  .702    0   10   0   
J Rios 3B-2B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .259  .618    0    3   1   SH,GDP
B Butler P                    1   0   0   0    1   1  .097  .222    0    0   0   
  M Drabowsky P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   
  B Martinez PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .268  .627    0    0   0   
  J Rooker PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .200 1.000         0   0   
  D Wickersham P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         0   1   
  T Burgmeier P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308         0   0   
  D O'Riley P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  H Taylor PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .383 1.016    0    0   0   
  M Hedlund P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .526         0   1   
Totals                       35   8  13   8    3   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: P Kelly (14, off G Peters).

HR: L Piniella (10, off G Peters; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: J Rios (1, off G Peters); P Kelly (2, off G Peters).

TB: L Piniella 5; P Kelly 3; E Rodriguez 2; J Rios; C Harrison; B Martinez; P Schaal; B Oliver; J Hernandez; H Taylor.

GIDP: J Rios (2).

RBI: L Piniella 3 (48); P Schaal 2 (6); H Taylor (14); B Martinez (4); P Kelly (20).

2-out RBI: L Piniella 3; P Schaal 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

FIELDING

E: P Schaal (4); C Harrison (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
G Peters                       5.1  10   5   4    2   5   1   4.04   28     -       ·  ·     11· 2· 0· 8     33    -     1.39  -0.54
D Osinski, L (3-3)             2     2   3   0    0   0   0   3.46    8     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.59  -0.17
W Wood                         0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.31    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          2-2    1.14  -0.05
Totals                         8    13   8   4    3   6   1          40     -       ·  ·     18· 4· 0· 9          3-2

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Butler                       5     7   4   3    1   5   1   3.71   23     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 4     43    -     1.08  -0.25
M Drabowsky, BS (3)            1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.60    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 1          3-2    2.75  -0.02
D Wickersham, BS (2)           0.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   3.99    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.52  -0.36
T Burgmeier                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.29    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.48   0.15
D O'Riley, W (1-1)             1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   5.79    5     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          2-0    2.43   0.19
M Hedlund, S (1)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.93    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.46   0.03
Totals                         9    11   5   4    2   9   1          41     -       ·  ·     11·10· 2· 7          7-2

B Butler faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - George Maloney.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 12,393.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 90° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals                   
1. W Williams           RF    1. P Kelly              RF 
2. L Aparicio           SS    2. J Hernandez          SS 
3. C May                LF    3. P Schaal             2B 
4. G Hopkins            1B    4. L Piniella           LF 
5. D Pavletich          C     5. C Harrison           1B 
6. B Bradford           CF    6. B Oliver             CF 
7. B Melton             3B    7. E Rodriguez          C  
8. B Knoop              2B    8. J Rios               3B 
9. G Peters             P     9. B Butler             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-0  12-      34%  75% L Piniella      G Peters        Home Run (Deep LF); Kelly Scores; Hernandez Scores
   b 8   1  5-5  12-      25%  92% H Taylor        D Osinski       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Rodriguez Scores/unER; Rios to 3B
   t 7   1  5-4  1-3     -23%  35% G Hopkins       D Wickersham    Double to RF; Williams Scores; May to 3B
   t 6   1  3-2  123     -22%  29% B Melton        M Drabowsky     Single to LF; May Scores; Hopkins Scores/unER; Nyman to 2B
   b 6   1  4-3  -2-      19%  61% B Martinez      G Peters        Single to CF; Rodriguez Scores; Martinez to 2B/Adv on E8

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Butler facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  W Williams      Double to RF
   O      -2-      48%  L Aparicio      Strikeout
   R      -2-      39%  C May           Single to CF; Williams Scores
   O      1--      42%  G Hopkins       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      44%  D Pavletich     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Gary Peters facing 1-2-3
          ---      48%  P Kelly         Single to CF
          1--      54%  J Hernandez     Single to 1B/Bunt; Kelly to 2B
   O      12-      48%  P Schaal        Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Hernandez to 2B
   O      12-      43%  L Piniella      Strikeout
   O      12-      39%  C Harrison      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Butler facing 6-7-8
          ---      35%  B Bradford      Single to RF (Pop Fly)
   O      1--      39%  B Melton        Strikeout
   O      1--      41%  B Knoop         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      43%  G Peters        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Gary Peters facing 6-7-8
          ---      47%  B Oliver        Single to CF
   O      1--      43%  E Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      38%  J Rios          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bill Butler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      40%  W Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      41%  L Aparicio      Lineout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      42%  C May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Gary Peters facing 9-1-2
          ---      47%  B Butler        Walk
          1--      54%  P Kelly         Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Butler to 2B; Kelly to 1B
   O      12-      47%  J Hernandez     Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Kelly to 2B
   O      12-      42%  P Schaal        Strikeout Looking
   RRR    12-      75%  L Piniella      Home Run (Deep LF); Kelly Scores; Hernandez Scores
          ---      76%  C Harrison      Single to LF
   O      1--      75%  B Oliver        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Bill Butler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  G Hopkins       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      79%  D Pavletich     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  B Bradford      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Gary Peters facing 7-8-9
          ---      82%  E Rodriguez     Walk
          1--      86%  J Rios          Single to LF; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-      82%  B Butler        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      12-      81%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B; Rodriguez to 3B; Rios to 2B
   O      -23      77%  J Hernandez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Bill Butler facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      65%  B Melton        Home Run
   O      ---      68%  B Knoop         Double to RF; Knoop out at 3B/RF-SS-3B
   O      ---      70%  G Peters        Popfly: SS
          ---      69%  W Williams      Walk
   O      1--      72%  L Aparicio      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Gary Peters facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      70%  P Schaal        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      72%  L Piniella      Single to LF
   O      1--      69%  C Harrison      Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      67%  B Oliver        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Bill Butler facing 3-4-5
          ---      61%  C May           Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      52%  G Hopkins       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); May to 2B; Hopkins to 1B
          12-      40%  D Pavletich     Single to SS (Ground Ball); May to 3B; Hopkins to 2B
                  Moe Drabowsky replaces Bill Butler pitching and batting 9th; Jerry Nyman pinch runs for Don Pavletich batting 5th
   O      123      51%  B Bradford      Strikeout
   RR     123      29%  B Melton        Single to LF; May Scores; Hopkins Scores/unER; Nyman to 2B
   O      12-      33%  B Knoop         Strikeout
   O      12-      38%  G Peters        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Gary Peters facing 7-8-9
                  Ed Herrmann replaces Jerry Nyman playing C batting 5th
          ---      44%  E Rodriguez     Single to LF
   O      1--      41%  J Rios          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Rodriguez to 2B
                  Buck Martinez pinch hits for Moe Drabowsky batting 9th
   R      -2-      61%  B Martinez      Single to CF; Rodriguez Scores; Martinez to 2B/Adv on E8
                  Jim Rooker pinch runs for Buck Martinez batting 9th
   R      -2-      77%  P Kelly         Double to RF; Rooker Scores/unER
                  Dan Osinski replaces Gary Peters pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      72%  J Hernandez     Baserunner Out Advancing; Kelly out at 3B/C-3B
   O      ---      71%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 5.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Dave Wickersham facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Wickersham replaces Jim Rooker pitching and batting 9th; Juan Rios moves to 2B; Paul Schaal moves to 3B
          ---      64%  W Williams      Single to P/Bunt
   O      1--      67%  L Aparicio      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Williams to 2B
          -2-      57%  C May           Single to 3B; Williams to 3B
   R      1-3      35%  G Hopkins       Double to RF; Williams Scores; May to 3B
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Dave Wickersham pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      50%  E Herrmann      Fielder's Choice 3B; May out at Hm/3B-C; Hopkins to 3B; Herrmann to 1B
                  Don O'Riley replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      46%  B Bradford      Walk; Herrmann to 2B
   O      123      58%  B Melton        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Dan Osinski facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      55%  P Schaal        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      52%  L Piniella      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Harrison      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 5.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Don O'Riley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      55%  B Knoop         Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  D Osinski       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  W Williams      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Dan Osinski facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      56%  B Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      60%  E Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      67%  J Rios          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Rodriguez to 2B; Rios to 1B
                  Hawk Taylor pinch hits for Don O'Riley batting 9th
   R      12-      92%  H Taylor        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Rodriguez Scores/unER; Rios to 3B
                  Wilbur Wood replaces Dan Osinski pitching and batting 9th
          1-3      92%  P Kelly         Walk; Taylor to 2B
   O      123      89%  J Hernandez     Strikeout
   RR     123      98%  P Schaal        Single to LF; Rios Scores/unER; Taylor Scores/unER; Kelly to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 8.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-8, Mike Hedlund facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Hedlund replaces Hawk Taylor pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  L Aparicio      Popfly: SS
   O      ---     100%  C May           Groundout: P-1B
          ---      99%  G Hopkins       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Hopkins to 1B
   O      1--     100%  E Herrmann      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation