September 21, 1969 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 10,998

Sunday, September 21, 1969
Time of Game: 2:35

White Sox

64-88

Won 1

4th, 27 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  8   0  0  0   0  0  1   10 15  1
Royals          0  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  8  1

W: J Horlen (13-15), L: W Bunker (11-11)

Royals

64-88

Lost 1

4th, 27 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Williams RF                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .304  .716    0    2   0   
  J Ortiz RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
L Aparicio SS                 3   2   2   2    2   0  .281  .718    0    2   0   3B
T McCraw 1B                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .243  .646    0    7   0   2B
B Melton 3B                   5   2   2   0    0   0  .256  .752    0    0   4   
E Herrmann C                  4   1   1   3    1   0  .232  .664    0    9   0   HR
B Christian LF                5   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .635    0    3   0   
A Bravo CF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .289  .750    0    1   0   2B
R Morales 2B                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .212  .476    0    3   4   
J Horlen P                    5   1   1   2    0   2  .176  .365    0    0   0   
Totals                       42  10  15  10    3   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: T McCraw (11, off W Bunker); A Bravo (4, off C Zachary).

3B: L Aparicio (5, off W Bunker).

HR: E Herrmann (8, off T Burgmeier; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: E Herrmann 4; L Aparicio 4; T McCraw 3; A Bravo 3; W Williams 2; R Morales 2; B Melton 2; J Horlen; B Christian.

RBI: E Herrmann 3 (30); L Aparicio 2 (48); J Horlen 2 (5); T McCraw 2 (21); R Morales (6).

2-out RBI: R Morales.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 9.

FIELDING

E: L Aparicio (18).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Northey CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .625    0    3   0   
  S Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .425         0   0   
  F Rico PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .773    0    0   0   
L Alcaraz 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .196  .554    0    3   5   3B
E Kirkpatrick RF              4   0   1   1    0   1  .240  .737    0    3   1   
J Foy 3B                      3   1   1   1    1   2  .262  .731    0    1   1   HR
L Piniella LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .758    0    1   0   
J Campanis C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .159  .425    0    3   0   
C Harrison 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .574    0    9   1   
J Hernandez SS                1   0   0   0    1   1  .222  .563    0    4   4   
  P Schaal PH-SS              2   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .657    0    0   1   
W Bunker P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .368    0    0   0   
  T Burgmeier P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   1   
  D O'Riley P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Healy PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.125    0    0   0   
  C Zachary P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   1   
  J Keough PH-CF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .460    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   8   2    2   8                    27  15

BATTING

3B: L Alcaraz (1, off J Horlen).

HR: J Foy (11, off J Horlen; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: J Foy 4; L Alcaraz 3; C Harrison; J Campanis; F Healy; L Piniella; S Northey; E Kirkpatrick.

RBI: E Kirkpatrick (37); J Foy (70).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

E: J Foy (15).

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 Horlen, W (13-15)            9     8   2   2    2   8   1   3.73   37     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 3· 7     69    -     0.34   0.01
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2   8   1          37     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 3· 7           -

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
W Bunker, L (11-11)            2     5   6   5    2   0   0   3.29   13     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 4     22    -     1.01  -0.40
T Burgmeier                    0.1   3   3   3    0   0   1   4.17    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          2-2    0.40  -0.08
D O'Riley                      2.2   1   0   0    1   2   0   6.85   10     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 0          2-2    0.11  -0.01
C Zachary                      2     2   0   0    0   0   0   8.27    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.05   0.00
S Jones                        2     4   1   1    0   1   0   4.23   10     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 4          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         9    15  10   9    3   3   1          45     -       ·  ·     15·11· 0·13          4-4

W Bunker faced 5 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Zachary (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Emmett Ashford, 3B - Merle Anthony.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 10,998.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals                   
1. W Williams           RF    1. S Northey            CF 
2. L Aparicio           SS    2. L Alcaraz            2B 
3. T McCraw             1B    3. E Kirkpatrick        RF 
4. B Melton             3B    4. J Foy                3B 
5. E Herrmann           C     5. L Piniella           LF 
6. B Christian          LF    6. J Campanis           C  
7. A Bravo              CF    7. C Harrison           1B 
8. R Morales            2B    8. J Hernandez          SS 
9. J Horlen             P     9. W Bunker             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  1-1  12-      20%  80% L Aparicio      W Bunker        Triple to LF (Deep LF Line); Horlen Scores/unER; Williams Scores
   b 2   0  1-0  ---     -12%  45% J Foy           J Horlen        Home Run (Deep LF Line)
   t 1   1  0-0  1--       7%  57% T McCraw        W Bunker        Double to RF; Aparicio Scores; McCraw out at 3B/RF-2B-1B-SS
   t 3   0  1-4  1-3       7%  95% E Herrmann      T Burgmeier     Home Run; McCraw Scores; Melton Scores
   t 3   0  1-1  1--       6%  60% W Williams      W Bunker        Single to CF; Horlen to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Wally Bunker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  L Aparicio      Walk
   RO     1--      57%  T McCraw        Double to RF; Aparicio Scores; McCraw out at 3B/RF-2B-1B-SS
   O      ---      56%  B Melton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Horlen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  S Northey       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  L Alcaraz       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      61%  E Kirkpatrick   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wally Bunker facing 5-6-7
          ---      65%  E Herrmann      Walk
   O      1--      61%  B Christian     Popfly: SS
   O      1--      59%  A Bravo         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      57%  R Morales       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Horlen facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      45%  J Foy           Home Run (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---      47%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  J Campanis      Popfly: SS
          ---      48%  C Harrison      Single to RF
          1--      46%  J Hernandez     Walk; Harrison to 2B
   O      12-      50%  W Bunker        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Wally Bunker facing 9-1-2
          ---      54%  J Horlen        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Horlen to 1B
          1--      60%  W Williams      Single to CF; Horlen to 2B
   RR     12-      80%  L Aparicio      Triple to LF (Deep LF Line); Horlen Scores/unER; Williams Scores
   R      --3      83%  T McCraw        Single to RF; Aparicio Scores
          1--      88%  B Melton        Single to LF (Ground Ball); McCraw to 3B
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Wally Bunker pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    1-3      95%  E Herrmann      Home Run; McCraw Scores; Melton Scores
          ---      96%  B Christian     Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  A Bravo         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bravo to 1B
          1--      96%  R Morales       Single to CF; Bravo to 3B; Morales to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
                  Don O'Riley replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching and batting 9th
   RR     -23      98%  J Horlen        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Bravo Scores; Morales Scores
   O      1--      98%  W Williams      Flyball: CF
          1--      98%  L Aparicio      Walk; Horlen to 2B
   O      12-      98%  T McCraw        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  8 runs, 8 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-9, Joe Horlen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  S Northey       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  L Alcaraz       Triple to LF
   R      --3      96%  E Kirkpatrick   Single to RF; Alcaraz Scores
   O      1--      97%  J Foy           Strikeout
   O      1--      98%  L Piniella      Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Don O'Riley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  B Melton        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  E Herrmann      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      97%  B Christian     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, Joe Horlen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  J Campanis      Popfly: C
   O      ---      98%  C Harrison      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Don O'Riley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  A Bravo         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  R Morales       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  J Horlen        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, Joe Horlen facing 9-1-2
                  Fran Healy pinch hits for Don O'Riley batting 9th
          ---      97%  F Healy         Single to RF (Pop Fly)
   O      1--      98%  S Northey       Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  L Alcaraz       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Alcaraz to 1B
   O      1--      99%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Chris Zachary facing 1-2-3
                  Chris Zachary replaces Fran Healy pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  W Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      99%  L Aparicio      Single to P
   O      1--      99%  T McCraw        Flyball: CF
          1--      99%  B Melton        Wild Pitch; Aparicio to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, Joe Horlen facing 4-5-6
          ---      98%  J Foy           Walk
   O      1--      99%  L Piniella      Lineout: LF
   O      1--      99%  J Campanis      Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      99%  C Harrison      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Chris Zachary facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  E Herrmann      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      99%  B Christian     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  A Bravo         Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  R Morales       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, Joe Horlen facing 8-9-1
                  Paul Schaal pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  P Schaal        Popfly: 2B
                  Joe Keough pinch hits for Chris Zachary batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Keough        Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  S Northey       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  L Alcaraz       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Steve Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Jones replaces Scott Northey pitching and batting 1st; Paul Schaal moves to SS; Joe Keough moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  J Horlen        Strikeout
          ---     100%  W Williams      Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  L Aparicio      Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  T McCraw        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, Joe Horlen facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Ortiz replaces Walt Williams playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  E Kirkpatrick   Lineout: 1B
   O      ---     100%  J Foy           Strikeout
          ---     100%  L Piniella      Single to CF
          1--     100%  J Campanis      Single to SS; Piniella to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   O      1-3     100%  C Harrison      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 9, Royals 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Steve Jones facing 4-5-6
          ---     100%  B Melton        Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  E Herrmann      Popfly: 3B
   O      1--     100%  B Christian     Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--     100%  A Bravo         Single to CF; Melton to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  R Morales       Single to CF; Melton Scores; Bravo to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  J Horlen        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 10, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-10, Joe Horlen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  P Schaal        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Keough        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Fred Rico pinch hits for Steve Jones batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  F Rico          Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 10, Royals 2.

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