August 23, 1983 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 9
@BAL 3 CAL 5
@CLE 2 KCR 10
CHW 2 SEA 5
@MIL 0 MIN 3
BOS 2 OAK 9
@NYY 3 DET 2
@TEX 0 CIN 4
@CHC 2 LAD 6
MON 3 HOU 6
@PIT 5 HOU 2
@PIT 1 NYM 8
@SDP 3 SFG 3
PHI 1 STL 7
ATL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 18,767

Tuesday, August 23, 1983, 7:37PM
Time of Game: 2:56

White Sox

69-55

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  6  1
Royals          0  1  0   3  0  6   0  0  X   10 12  0

W: S Renko (6-10), L: J Koosman (9-6)

Royals

60-62

Won 1

2nd, 8 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Law CF                      4   0   2   1    0   1  .280  .675    0    2   0   SB
  D Stegman CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .649         2   0   
C Fisk C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .877    0    2   0   
  M Hill C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .570    0    1   0   
H Baines RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .729    0    1   0   
  J Hairston RF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .908    0    0   0   2B
G Luzinski DH                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .243  .827    0    0   0   
T Paciorek LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .269  .721    0    3   0   
G Walker 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .262  .747    0    9   0   2B
V Law 3B                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .634    0    0   3   
  M Squires 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .602    0    0   0   
S Fletcher SS-2B              4   0   1   1    0   0  .276  .785    0    2   2   2B
J Cruz 2B                     2   1   0   0    1   1  .246  .640    0    2   4   SB
  J Dybzinski SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .569         0   2   

J Koosman P                                                              0   1
  D Tidrow P                                                             0   0
  G Hoffman P                                                            0   0
  S Barojas P                                                            0   0
  D Lamp P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   2   6   2    2   8                    24  12

BATTING

2B: G Walker (14, off S Renko); J Hairston (6, off M Huismann); S Fletcher (13, off S Renko).

TB: S Fletcher 2; G Walker 2; J Hairston 2; R Law 2; H Baines.

RBI: R Law (25); S Fletcher (25).

2-out RBI: S Fletcher; R Law.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Cruz-S Fletcher-G Walker.

E: J Koosman ().

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cruz (49, 2nd base off S Renko/D Slaught); R Law (58, 2nd base off S Renko/D Slaught).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
U Washington SS               5   1   1   1    0   0  .239  .630    0    0   3   
J Wathan 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .652    0    9   1   
G Brett 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .319  .982    0    1   3   HBP,GDP
  G Pryor 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .586    0    0   1   
H McRae DH                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .325  .882    0    0   0   2B
A Otis RF                     2   2   2   1    2   0  .263  .676    0    0   0   2B
  P Sheridan PR-CF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .770    0    3   0   
F White 2B                    4   2   2   3    0   0  .251  .661    0    1   1   HR,2B
  O Concepcion 2B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .616         0   1   
L Roberts CF-RF               2   1   2   1    1   0  .266  .767    0    0   0   SF
D Slaught C                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .287  .668    0    9   0   
B Davis LF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .750    0    3   0   2B

S Renko P                                                                0   1
  M Huismann P                                                           1   0
  M Armstrong P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34  10  12   9    5   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Davis (1, off D Tidrow); H McRae (36, off J Koosman); F White (25, off J Koosman); A Otis (15, off J Koosman).

HR: F White (8, off D Tidrow; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: L Roberts (2, off J Koosman).

HBP: G Brett (1, by J Koosman).

TB: F White 6; A Otis 3; H McRae 3; B Davis 2; L Roberts 2; U Washington; D Slaught; G Brett.

GIDP: G Brett (6).

RBI: F White 3 (59); H McRae (72); L Roberts (19); A Otis (40); U Washington (35); B Davis (1); D Slaught (17).

2-out RBI: H McRae.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

BASERUNNING

PO: H McRae (2nd base by J Koosman).

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 Koosman, L (9-6)             5     5   5   4    2   2   0   4.99   23     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 5     39    -     0.95  -0.22
D Tidrow                       0     3   4   4    1   0   1   3.81    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          1-1    0.41  -0.12
G Hoffman                      0.2   3   1   1    1   0   0   3.86    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          2-2    0.07  -0.01
S Barojas                      1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.42    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-0    0.01   0.00
D Lamp                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.93    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    12  10   9    5   3   1          41     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0·12          5-3

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
S Renko, W (6-10)              5     5   2   2    1   3   0   4.41   21     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 5     51    -     0.93   0.03
M Huismann, H (1)              3     1   0   0    1   4   0   9.00   11     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.97   0.12
M Armstrong                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   8   0          35     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 6          1-0

J Koosman faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
D Tidrow faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.
S Renko faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Koosman (3; H McRae, 2nd base).

HBP: J Koosman (6; G Brett).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 18,767.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 89° F, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals                   
1. R Law                CF    1. U Washington         SS 
2. C Fisk               C     2. J Wathan             1B 
3. H Baines             RF    3. G Brett              3B 
4. G Luzinski           DH    4. H McRae              DH 
5. T Paciorek           LF    5. A Otis               RF 
6. G Walker             1B    6. F White              2B 
7. V Law                3B    7. L Roberts            CF 
8. S Fletcher           SS    8. D Slaught            C  
9. J Cruz               2B    9. B Davis              LF 

   J Koosman            P        S Renko              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  1-1  1--      14%  71% A Otis          J Koosman       Double to LF; Brett Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-     -11%  41% S Fletcher      S Renko         Double to RF; Walker Scores
   b 4   1  1-2  -2-      10%  80% F White         J Koosman       Double to LF; Otis Scores
   b 6   0  2-4  1--       9%  95% F White         D Tidrow        Home Run; Otis Scores
   t 6   0  4-2  1--      -8%  64% G Luzinski      M Huismann      Walk; Baines to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  R Law           Single to 2B
          1--      44%  C Fisk          Law Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      -2-      52%  H Baines        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      55%  G Luzinski      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  U Washington    Groundout: P-3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Wathan        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Brett         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, Steve Renko facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  T Paciorek      Strikeout
          ---      48%  G Walker        Double to RF
   O      -2-      52%  V Law           Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      41%  S Fletcher      Double to RF; Walker Scores
   O      -2-      44%  J Cruz          Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
          ---      51%  H McRae         Double to LF
          -2-      54%  A Otis          McRae Picked off 2B, safe on E1; McRae to 3B
          --3      58%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      52%  F White         Flyball: 1B
   RO     1-3      53%  L Roberts       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McRae Scores/unER; Otis to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  D Slaught       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R Law           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      56%  H Baines        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jerry Koosman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  U Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Wathan        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Renko facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  G Luzinski      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  T Paciorek      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  G Walker        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jerry Koosman facing 3-4-5
          ---      60%  G Brett         Single to CF
   O      1--      56%  H McRae         Strikeout
   R      1--      71%  A Otis          Double to LF; Brett Scores
   R      -2-      80%  F White         Double to LF; Otis Scores
          -2-      83%  L Roberts       Single to CF; White to 3B
   RO     1-3      85%  D Slaught       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; White Scores
   O      1--      84%  B Davis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Steve Renko facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  V Law           Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      88%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      87%  J Cruz          Walk
          1--      86%  R Law           Cruz Steals 2B
   R      -2-      79%  " "             Single to CF; Cruz Scores
   O      1--      81%  C Fisk          Foul Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      80%  U Washington    Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      79%  J Wathan        Flyball: RF
          ---      80%  G Brett         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      78%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Steve Renko facing 3-4-5
          ---      73%  H Baines        Single to CF
                  Mark Huismann replaces Steve Renko pitching
          1--      64%  G Luzinski      Walk; Baines to 2B
   O      12-      72%  T Paciorek      Strikeout
   O      12-      76%  G Walker        Groundout: 1B-P; Baines to 3B; Luzinski to 2B
   O      -23      85%  V Law           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
          ---      87%  A Otis          Walk
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Jerry Koosman pitching
   RR     1--      95%  F White         Home Run; Otis Scores
          ---      96%  L Roberts       Walk
          1--      97%  D Slaught       Single to CF; Roberts to 2B
   R      12-      99%  B Davis         Double to CF; Roberts Scores; Slaught to 3B
                  Guy Hoffman replaces Dick Tidrow pitching
   R      -23      99%  U Washington    Single to LF; Slaught Scores; Davis to 3B
          1-3      99%  J Wathan        Walk; Washington to 2B
   ROO    123      99%  G Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Davis Scores/No RBI; Washington to 3B
   R      --3     100%  H McRae         Single to RF; Washington Scores
          1--     100%  A Otis          Single to CF; McRae to 2B
                  Salome Barojas replaces Guy Hoffman pitching; Pat Sheridan pinch runs for Amos Otis batting 5th
   O      12-     100%  F White         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 10.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-10, Mark Huismann facing 8-9-1
                  Onix Concepcion replaces Frank White playing 2B batting 6th; Greg Pryor replaces George Brett playing 3B batting 3rd; Pat Sheridan moves to CF; Leon Roberts moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Law           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-2, Salome Barojas facing 7-8-9
                  Marc Hill replaces Carlton Fisk playing C batting 2nd; Scott Fletcher moves to 2B; Jerry Dybzinski replaces Julio Cruz playing SS batting 9th; Dave Stegman replaces Rudy Law playing CF batting 1st; Jerry Hairston replaces Harold Baines playing RF batting 3rd
          ---     100%  L Roberts       Single to CF
          1--     100%  D Slaught       Walk; Roberts to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Davis         Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  U Washington    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Roberts to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  J Wathan        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 10.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-10, Mark Huismann facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  M Hill          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  J Hairston      Double to RF
   O      -2-     100%  G Luzinski      Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  T Paciorek      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-2, Dennis Lamp facing 3-4-5
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Salome Barojas pitching; Mike Squires replaces Vance Law playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  G Pryor         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  P Sheridan      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 10.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-10, Mike Armstrong facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Armstrong replaces Mark Huismann pitching
   O      ---     100%  G Walker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  M Squires       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation