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BAL  4
NYY  2
 CAL  7
OAK  6
 BOS  3
@DET  1
 CHW  7
@KCR  0
 MIN  2
SEP  1
 CHC  2
STL  1
(10)		 STL  7
@CHC  2
 HOU  3
CIN  2
 MON 10
PHI  6
 MON  3
PHI  1
 PIT  8
@NYM  2
 PIT  8
@NYM  0
 ATL 12
@SDP  3
 SFG  5
LAD  1
Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 8,826

 Friday, September 19, 1969
Time of Game: 2:19
White Sox
7
63-87
Won 5
4th, 27 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   3  0  1   1  2  0    7 13  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  2
W: Tommy John (8-11), L: Dick Drago (10-12)
 Royals
0
63-87
Lost 1
4th, 27 GB

Batting Stats

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Bravo CF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .282  .733              5   0   SB
L Aparicio SS                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .274  .700              2   9   SH
W Williams RF                 5   0   2   3    0   1  .305  .722              1   1   
B Melton 3B                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .255  .755              2   2   
E Herrmann C                  4   2   2   2    1   0  .231  .650              3   0   HR
B Christian LF                3   1   1   0    2   0  .242  .627              1   0   SB
B Spence 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .222  .500             10   0   2B
B Knoop 2B                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .226  .630              3   2   
T John P                      4   2   2   0    0   0  .123  .348              0   2   
Totals                       37   7  13   0    5   4                         27  16
Batting Events
2B: B Spence (1, off D Drago).
HR: E Herrmann (7, off D Drago; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SH: L Aparicio (10, off S Jones).
TB: E Herrmann 5; W Williams 2; T John 2; B Melton 2; B Spence 2; L Aparicio 2; A Bravo; B Christian.
RBI: W Williams 3 (28); E Herrmann 2 (27); B Knoop (46).
2-out RBI: W Williams.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. B Knoop-L Aparicio-B Spence; T John-L Aparicio-B Melton-B Knoop; B Melton-B Knoop-B Spence.
Baserunning Events
SB: B Christian (3, 2nd base off J Cram/B Martinez); A Bravo (2, 2nd base off D Drago/F Healy).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
S Northey CF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .194  .451              1   0   
L Alcaraz 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .469              2   2   
J Foy 3B-RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .705              1   3   
L Piniella LF                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .284  .756              3   2   
C Harrison 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .223  .579             14   0   
J Adair SS                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .247  .581              1   6   GDP
B Oliver RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .691              1   0   GDP
  S Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .425              0   0   
  D O'Riley P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
F Healy C                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .429 1.000              1   1   2B
  J Cram P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  P Schaal 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .663              0   2   
D Drago P                     1   0   1   0    0   0  .068  .219              0   1   
  B Martinez PH-C             2   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .590              3   1   
Totals                       31   0   8   0    2   3                         27  18
Batting Events
2B: F Healy (1, off T John).
TB: F Healy 2; S Northey 2; L Piniella 2; D Drago; C Harrison; J Adair.
GIDP: J Adair (22); B Oliver (16).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding Events
E: B Martinez (7); L Piniella (7).

Pitching Stats

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
T John, W (8-11)               9     8   0   0    2   3   0   3.36   33     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 2· 4     72    -     0.71   0.29
Totals                         9     8   0   0    2   3   0          33     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 2· 4           -  
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
D Drago, L (10-12)             5     8   3   3    2   1   1   3.89   25     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 0· 7     38    -     1.02  -0.14
J Cram                         2     3   2   1    2   1   0   3.00   10     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.40  -0.06
S Jones                        1     2   2   2    1   1   0   4.22    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.09  -0.01
D O'Riley                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   7.78    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13   7   6    5   4   1          43     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1·12           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Emmett Ashford, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Art Frantz.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 8,826.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 12mph in from Rightfield.

Lineups

   Chicago White Sox                         Kansas City Royals                           
1. Angel Bravo                  CF       1. Scott Northey                CF
2. Luis Aparicio                SS       2. Luis Alcaraz                 2B
3. Walt Williams                RF       3. Joe Foy                      3B
4. Bill Melton                  3B       4. Lou Piniella                 LF
5. Ed Herrmann                   C       5. Chuck Harrison               1B
6. Bob Christian                LF       6. Jerry Adair                  SS
7. Bob Spence                   1B       7. Bob Oliver                   RF
8. Bobby Knoop                  2B       8. Fran Healy                    C
9. Tommy John                    P       9. Dick Drago                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t4 0 1-- RR 20% 75% 0-0 CHW E. Herrmann D. Drago Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Melton Scores
t4 0 1-- 8% 85% 2-0 CHW B. Spence D. Drago Double to RF; Christian to 3B
b5 1 -2- OO 7% 88% 0-3 KCR S. Northey T. John Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Healy out at 3B/P-SS-3B; Northey out at 1B/3B-2B
b5 0 --- -6% 77% 0-3 KCR F. Healy T. John Double to RF
b5 0 -2- O 5% 81% 0-3 KCR B. Martinez T. John Popfly: SS

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 CHW A. Bravo D. Drago Single to LF
t1 0 1-- 2% 56% 0-0 CHW L. Aparicio D. Drago Bravo Steals 2B
t1 0 -2- O -4% 52% 0-0 CHW L. Aparicio D. Drago Groundout: SS-1B; Bravo stays at 2B
t1 1 -2- O -3% 49% 0-0 CHW W. Williams D. Drago Groundout: 3B-1B; Bravo to 3B
t1 2 --3 O -4% 45% 0-0 CHW B. Melton D. Drago Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 KCR S. Northey T. John Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 KCR L. Alcaraz T. John Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 KCR J. Foy T. John Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 CHW E. Herrmann D. Drago Single to CF
t2 0 1-- O -4% 50% 0-0 CHW B. Christian D. Drago Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t2 1 1-- O -2% 49% 0-0 CHW B. Spence D. Drago Groundout: P-1B; Christian to 2B
t2 2 -2- O -3% 45% 0-0 CHW B. Knoop D. Drago Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- -4% 41% 0-0 KCR L. Piniella T. John Walk
b2 0 1-- O 4% 45% 0-0 KCR C. Harrison T. John Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b2 1 1-- O 3% 48% 0-0 KCR J. Adair T. John Lineout: CF
b2 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 KCR B. Oliver T. John Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CHW T. John D. Drago Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 CHW A. Bravo D. Drago Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2 --- 1% 47% 0-0 CHW L. Aparicio D. Drago Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t3 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 CHW W. Williams D. Drago Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 KCR F. Healy T. John Strikeout Looking
b3 1 --- -3% 44% 0-0 KCR D. Drago T. John Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b3 1 1-- O 3% 48% 0-0 KCR S. Northey T. John Single to RF; Drago out at 3B/RF-3B
b3 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 KCR L. Alcaraz T. John Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 CHW B. Melton D. Drago Single to LF
t4 0 1-- RR 20% 75% 0-0 CHW E. Herrmann D. Drago Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Melton Scores
t4 0 --- 3% 77% 2-0 CHW B. Christian D. Drago Walk
t4 0 1-- 8% 85% 2-0 CHW B. Spence D. Drago Double to RF; Christian to 3B
t4 0 -23 RO -1% 84% 2-0 CHW B. Knoop D. Drago Groundout: SS-1B; Christian Scores; Spence stays at 2B
t4 1 -2- O -2% 83% 3-0 CHW T. John D. Drago Groundout: 2B-1B; Spence to 3B
t4 2 --3 O -2% 81% 3-0 CHW A. Bravo D. Drago Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Tommy John facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O 2% 83% 0-3 KCR J. Foy T. John Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1 --- -3% 80% 0-3 KCR L. Piniella T. John Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b4 1 1-- O 3% 83% 0-3 KCR C. Harrison T. John Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 2 1-- -2% 81% 0-3 KCR J. Adair T. John Walk; Piniella to 2B
b4 2 12- O 4% 85% 0-3 KCR B. Oliver T. John Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Dick Drago facing 2-3-4
t5 0 --- 2% 87% 3-0 CHW L. Aparicio D. Drago Single to CF
t5 0 1-- O -2% 86% 3-0 CHW W. Williams D. Drago Flyball: CF
t5 1 1-- 3% 89% 3-0 CHW B. Melton D. Drago Single to LF; Aparicio to 3B/Adv on E7
t5 1 1-3 O -4% 85% 3-0 CHW E. Herrmann D. Drago Fielder's Choice 3B; Aparicio out at Hm/3B-C-3B; Melton to 2B; Herrmann to 1B
t5 2 12- 1% 86% 3-0 CHW B. Christian D. Drago Walk; Melton to 3B; Herrmann to 2B
t5 2 123 O -3% 83% 3-0 CHW B. Spence D. Drago Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Tommy John facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- -6% 77% 0-3 KCR F. Healy T. John Double to RF
Buck Martinez pinch hits for Dick Drago (P) batting 9th
b5 0 -2- O 5% 81% 0-3 KCR B. Martinez T. John Popfly: SS
b5 1 -2- OO 7% 88% 0-3 KCR S. Northey T. John Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Healy out at 3B/P-SS-3B; Northey out at 1B/3B-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Jerry Cram facing 8-9-1
Jerry Cram replaces Fran Healy (C) pitching and batting 8th; Buck Martinez moves from PH to C
t6 0 --- O -1% 87% 3-0 CHW B. Knoop J. Cram Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 1 --- 1% 88% 3-0 CHW T. John J. Cram Single to LF
t6 1 1-- O -1% 87% 3-0 CHW A. Bravo J. Cram Flyball: LF
t6 2 1-- 1% 88% 3-0 CHW L. Aparicio J. Cram Walk; John to 2B
t6 2 12- RO 4% 92% 3-0 CHW W. Williams J. Cram Single to LF; John Scores; Aparicio out at 3B/LF-3B-C-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, White Sox' Tommy John facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O 2% 94% 0-4 KCR L. Alcaraz T. John Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1 --- O 1% 95% 0-4 KCR J. Foy T. John Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b6 2 --- O 0% 95% 0-4 KCR L. Piniella T. John Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 0.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Jerry Cram facing 4-5-6
t7 0 --- O -0% 95% 4-0 CHW B. Melton J. Cram Popfly: 2B
t7 1 --- 0% 95% 4-0 CHW E. Herrmann J. Cram Walk
t7 1 1-- 2% 96% 4-0 CHW B. Christian J. Cram Single to SS; Herrmann to 3B
t7 1 1-3 R 1% 98% 4-0 CHW B. Spence J. Cram Christian Steals 2B; Herrmann Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI/unER
t7 1 -2- O -0% 97% 5-0 CHW B. Spence J. Cram Strikeout
t7 2 -2- O -0% 97% 5-0 CHW B. Knoop J. Cram Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, White Sox' Tommy John facing 5-6-7
b7 0 --- O 1% 98% 0-5 KCR C. Harrison T. John Flyball: CF
b7 1 --- -1% 97% 0-5 KCR J. Adair T. John Single to CF
b7 1 1-- OO 2% 99% 0-5 KCR B. Oliver T. John Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Royals' Steve Jones facing 9-1-2
Steve Jones replaces Bob Oliver (RF) pitching and batting 7th; Paul Schaal replaces Jerry Cram (P) playing 3B batting 8th; Joe Foy moves from 3B to RF
t8 0 --- 0% 99% 5-0 CHW T. John S. Jones Single to LF
t8 0 1-- 0% 99% 5-0 CHW A. Bravo S. Jones Walk; John to 2B
t8 0 12- O 0% 99% 5-0 CHW L. Aparicio S. Jones Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; John to 3B; Bravo to 2B
t8 1 -23 RRO 1% 100% 5-0 CHW W. Williams S. Jones Single to LF; John Scores; Bravo Scores; Williams out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
t8 2 --- O 0% 100% 7-0 CHW B. Melton S. Jones Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, White Sox' Tommy John facing 8-9-1
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-7 KCR P. Schaal T. John Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-7 KCR B. Martinez T. John Strikeout
b8 2 --- -0% 100% 0-7 KCR S. Northey T. John Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b8 2 1-- O 0% 100% 0-7 KCR L. Alcaraz T. John Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 0.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Royals' Don O'Riley facing 5-6-7
Don O'Riley replaces Steve Jones pitching and batting 7th
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 7-0 CHW E. Herrmann D. O'Riley Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 7-0 CHW B. Christian D. O'Riley Lineout: 1B
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 7-0 CHW B. Spence D. O'Riley Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, White Sox' Tommy John facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-7 KCR J. Foy T. John Groundout: P-1B
b9 1 --- -0% 100% 0-7 KCR L. Piniella T. John Single to 3B/Bunt
b9 1 1-- -0% 100% 0-7 KCR C. Harrison T. John Single to LF; Piniella to 2B
b9 1 12- OO 0% 100% 0-7 KCR J. Adair T. John Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Royals 0.

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