April 16, 1972 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
NYY 1
(7) TEX 5
@CAL 1 KCR 2
CHW 1 KCR 4
CHW 3
(10) MIN 3
@OAK 2 CHC 4
PHI 0 CIN 10
LAD 1 SFG 10
@HOU 6 PIT 2
@NYM 0 ATL 5
@SDP 1 SDP 3
ATL 0 MON 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, April 16, 1972
Time of Game: 2:25

White Sox

0-2

Lost 2

6th, 3 GB

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

W: P Splittorff (1-0), L: S Bahnsen (0-1), S: B Dal Canton (1)

Royals

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Williams RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.181    0    1   0   
M Andrews 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .222    0    2   6   
D Allen 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .375 1.194    0   10   0   SB
B Melton 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .143  .476    0    1   1   
R Reichardt CF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    4   0   
C May LF                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .583    0    0   0   CS
T Egan C                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    4   1   
L Alvarado SS                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    1   2   
  J Orta PH-SS                2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   2   
S Bahnsen P                   1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   SH
  R Gossage P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Kelly PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   
  S Kealey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Qualls PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  V Romo P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       31   1   8   1    3   4                    24  13

BATTING

SH: S Bahnsen (1, off P Splittorff).

TB: D Allen 2; T Egan; W Williams; C May; M Andrews; L Alvarado; S Bahnsen.

RBI: S Bahnsen (1).

2-out RBI: S Bahnsen.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Orta-M Andrews-D Allen; M Andrews-J Orta-D Allen; T Egan-D Allen.

E: B Melton (2); L Alvarado (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Allen (1, 2nd base off P Splittorff/J May).

CS: C May (1, 2nd base by B Dal Canton/J May).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Schaal 3B                   2   1   1   0    1   0  .167  .611    0    0   3   HBP
C Rojas 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    4   2   GDP
A Otis CF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    1   1   
J Mayberry 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .250  .708    0    8   0   2B
L Piniella LF                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .873    0    3   0   HBP,GDP
B Oliver RF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .375 1.250    0    3   0   2B
J May C                       4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .375    0    5   2   
B Floyd SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    3   5   GDP
P Splittorff P                2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  B Dal Canton P              2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   2   8   2    3   3                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Mayberry (1, off S Bahnsen); B Oliver (1, off V Romo).

HBP: P Schaal (1, by S Bahnsen); L Piniella (1, by S Bahnsen).

TB: B Oliver 3; A Otis 2; J Mayberry 2; P Schaal; P Splittorff; C Rojas.

GIDP: B Floyd (1); C Rojas (1); L Piniella (1).

RBI: A Otis (1); B Oliver (2).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Floyd-C Rojas.

PB: J May (1).

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
S Bahnsen, L (0-1)             4     6   2   2    1   1   0   4.50   22     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 6     42    -     1.25  -0.15
R Gossage                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.92   0.07
S Kealey                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.89   0.04
V Romo                         2     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.82   0.05
Totals                         8     8   2   2    3   3   0          36     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 0· 8          2-1

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
P Splittorff, W (1-0)          5     8   1   1    2   1   0   1.80   23     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 2· 8     46    -     1.17   0.11
B Dal Canton, S (1)            4     0   0   0    1   3   0   0.00   12     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 0          0-0    1.71   0.40
Totals                         9     8   1   1    3   4   0          35     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2· 8           -

S Bahnsen faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: S Bahnsen 2 (2; L Piniella, P Schaal).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Honochick.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 15mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals                   
1. W Williams           RF    1. P Schaal             3B 
2. M Andrews            2B    2. C Rojas              2B 
3. D Allen              1B    3. A Otis               CF 
4. B Melton             3B    4. J Mayberry           1B 
5. R Reichardt          CF    5. L Piniella           LF 
6. C May                LF    6. B Oliver             RF 
7. T Egan               C     7. J May                C  
8. L Alvarado           SS    8. B Floyd              SS 
9. S Bahnsen            P     9. P Splittorff         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  1-1  1--      15%  76% J Mayberry      S Bahnsen       Double to RF; Otis to 3B
   b 5   1  1-2  123     -12%  69% B Floyd         R Gossage       Ground Ball Double Play: C-1B
   t 2   2  0-0  --3     -11%  39% S Bahnsen       P Splittorff    Single to RF; Egan Scores
   t 3   0  0-1  12-      11%  38% R Reichardt     P Splittorff    Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
   b 3   1  1-0  1-3       9%  60% A Otis          S Bahnsen       Single to RF; Schaal Scores; Rojas to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  M Andrews       Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  D Allen         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      50%  B Melton        Walk; Allen to 2B
   O      12-      54%  R Reichardt     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  P Schaal        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  C Rojas         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  A Otis          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Splittorff facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  C May           Single to LF
          1--      43%  T Egan          Passed Ball; May to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Single to CF; May out at Hm/CF-C; Egan to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-      51%  L Alvarado      Groundout: SS-1B; Egan to 3B
   R      --3      39%  S Bahnsen       Single to RF; Egan Scores
          1--      38%  W Williams      Single to LF; Bahnsen to 2B
   O      12-      41%  M Andrews       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      39%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
          ---      39%  B Oliver        Single to LF
          1--      41%  J May           Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Oliver to 2B
   O      12-      36%  B Floyd         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Splittorff facing 3-4-5
          ---      33%  D Allen         Single to LF
          1--      28%  B Melton        Walk; Allen to 2B
   OO     12-      38%  R Reichardt     Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
   O      1--      40%  C May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      38%  P Splittorff    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      41%  P Schaal        Walk
          1--      50%  C Rojas         Single to RF; Schaal to 3B
   R      1-3      60%  A Otis          Single to RF; Schaal Scores; Rojas to 2B
   O      12-      55%  J Mayberry      Foul Flyball: 3B
          12-      58%  L Piniella      Hit By Pitch; Rojas to 3B; Otis to 2B
   O      123      50%  B Oliver        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Paul Splittorff facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  T Egan          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      49%  L Alvarado      Single to RF
   O      1--      51%  S Bahnsen       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Alvarado to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  W Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  J May           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Floyd         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  P Splittorff    Single to LF
          1--      55%  P Schaal        Hit By Pitch; Splittorff to 2B
   O      12-      50%  C Rojas         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Paul Splittorff facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  M Andrews       Flyball: RF
          ---      49%  D Allen         Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  B Melton        Lineout: SS
          1--      51%  R Reichardt     Allen Steals 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 3-4-5
          ---      61%  A Otis          Single to CF
          1--      76%  J Mayberry      Double to RF; Otis to 3B
                  Rich Gossage replaces Stan Bahnsen pitching and batting 9th
          -23      78%  L Piniella      Walk
   RO     123      80%  B Oliver        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Otis Scores; Mayberry to 3B
          1-3      82%  J May           Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Oliver to 2B
   OO     123      69%  B Floyd         Ground Ball Double Play: C-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Bruce Dal Canton facing 6-7-8
                  Bruce Dal Canton replaces Paul Splittorff pitching and batting 9th
          ---      63%  C May           Walk
   O      1--      69%  T Egan          Flyball: LF
                  Jorge Orta pinch hits for Luis Alvarado batting 8th
   O      1--      73%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
                  Pat Kelly pinch hits for Rich Gossage batting 9th
   O      1--      77%  P Kelly         May Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Kealey facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Kealey replaces Pat Kelly pitching and batting 9th; Jorge Orta moves to SS
   O      ---      75%  B Dal Canton    Strikeout Looking
          ---      77%  P Schaal        Single to LF
   OO     1--      73%  C Rojas         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Bruce Dal Canton facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Qualls pinch hits for Steve Kealey batting 9th
   O      ---      77%  J Qualls        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  W Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      82%  M Andrews       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vicente Romo facing 3-4-5
                  Vicente Romo replaces Jim Qualls pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      80%  A Otis          Flyball: CF
          ---      82%  J Mayberry      Walk
   OO     1--      78%  L Piniella      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Bruce Dal Canton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  D Allen         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      87%  B Melton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  R Reichardt     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vicente Romo facing 6-7-8
          ---      92%  B Oliver        Double to CF
   O      -2-      92%  J May           Groundout: 2B-1B; Oliver to 3B
   O      --3      89%  B Floyd         Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      87%  B Dal Canton    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Bruce Dal Canton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  C May           Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      97%  T Egan          Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  J Orta          Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 2.

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