April 9, 1987 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 8
TEX 6 SEA 7
@CAL 2 DET 9
NYY 3 CHW 6
@KCR 0 MIL 12
BOS 11 MIN 5
OAK 4 CLE 14
@TOR 3 ATL 8
PHI 7
(10) STL 4
@CHC 2 SFG 8
@LAD 1 NYM 4
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 21,419

Thursday, April 9, 1987
Time of Game: 2:42

White Sox

2-1

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: J DeLeon (1-0), L: M Gubicza (0-1), S: B Thigpen (1)

Royals

1-2

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus LF                    4   2   1   0    1   2  .167  .750    0    1   0   3B,SB
D Hill 2B                     5   1   2   2    0   1  .286  .619    0    2   3   
G Walker 1B                   5   1   1   2    0   1  .250  .808    0    4   1   3B
R Hassey DH                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .400 1.000    0    0   0   2B
I Calderon RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .083  .250    0    5   0   2B
D Boston CF                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .000    0    4   0   
T Hulett 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .333  .899    0    3   3   
R Karkovice C                 1   0   0   0    2   1  .125  .425    0    7   1   SB,SH

J DeLeon P                                                               0   1
  B Thigpen P                                                            1   0
Totals                       34   6   8   6    4   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: R Hassey (1, off M Gubicza); I Calderon (1, off M Gubicza).

3B: G Walker (1, off M Gubicza); G Redus (1, off D Gumpert).

SH: R Karkovice (1, off M Gubicza).

TB: G Redus 3; G Walker 3; R Hassey 3; I Calderon 2; D Hill 2; T Hulett.

RBI: D Hill 2 (2); G Walker 2 (3); R Hassey (1); D Boston (1).

2-out RBI: D Hill.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Hill-O Guillen-G Walker.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Redus (2, 2nd base off M Gubicza/L Owen); R Karkovice (1, 2nd base off M Gubicza/L Owen).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .539    0    3   0   CS
K Seitzer 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .500 1.488    0   12   0   GDP
D Tartabull RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .762    0    0   0   
G Brett 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .400 1.200    0    1   1   
F White 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .154    0    2   4   
B Jackson LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .417    0    1   0   
S Balboni DH                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .375 1.295    0    0   0   
L Owen C                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    6   1   
  T Bosley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Quirk C                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
B Biancalana SS               2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .821    0    0   1   
  J Beniquez PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.167    0    0   0   
  A Salazar SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   

M Gubicza P                                                              0   1
  B Black P                                                              1   0
  D Gumpert P                                                            0   1
Totals                       28   0   3   0    5   6                    27  10

BATTING

TB: J Beniquez; W Wilson; G Brett.

GIDP: K Seitzer (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: G Brett (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: W Wilson (1, 2nd base by J DeLeon/R Karkovice).

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 DeLeon, W (1-0)              6.2   1   0   0    5   6   0   0.00   25     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 2· 0     73    -     0.75   0.27
B Thigpen, S (1)               2.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          3-0    0.42   0.07
Totals                         9     3   0   0    5   6   0          33     -       ·  ·      8·10· 2· 2          3-0

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
M Gubicza, L (0-1)             4.1   5   5   4    3   3   0   8.31   22     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 2· 5     35    -     1.21  -0.20
B Black                        2.2   1   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 1          1-0    0.18   0.04
D Gumpert                      2     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.50    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 2          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     8   6   5    4   7   0          39     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 4· 8          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 21,419.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals                   
1. G Redus              LF    1. W Wilson             CF 
2. D Hill               2B    2. K Seitzer            1B 
3. G Walker             1B    3. D Tartabull          RF 
4. R Hassey             DH    4. G Brett              3B 
5. I Calderon           RF    5. F White              2B 
6. D Boston             CF    6. B Jackson            LF 
7. T Hulett             3B    7. S Balboni            DH 
8. O Guillen            SS    8. L Owen               C  
9. R Karkovice          C     9. B Biancalana         SS 

   J DeLeon             P        M Gubicza            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  0-2  1-3      11%  91% G Walker        M Gubicza       Triple to RF; Redus Scores/unER; Hill Scores
   t 5   1  0-1  -23       7%  79% D Hill          M Gubicza       Single to P; Guillen Scores; Redus to 3B
   t 5   1  0-1  -2-       7%  72% G Redus         M Gubicza       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Guillen to 3B; Redus to 2B
   t 4   0  0-0  ---       7%  57% R Hassey        M Gubicza       Double to CF
   t 2   0  0-0  ---       6%  56% I Calderon      M Gubicza       Double to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  G Redus         Walk
          1--      56%  D Hill          Redus Steals 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Redus to 3B
   O      --3      49%  G Walker        Flyball: 3B
   O      --3      45%  R Hassey        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose DeLeon facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  W Wilson        Single/Bunt
   O      1--      47%  K Seitzer       Wilson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      49%  " "             Lineout: RF
          ---      48%  D Tartabull     Walk
   O      1--      50%  G Brett         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 5-6-7
          ---      56%  I Calderon      Double to CF
   O      -2-      52%  D Boston        Lineout: 2B
   O      -2-      48%  T Hulett        Strikeout
   O      -2-      45%  O Guillen       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose DeLeon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  F White         Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  B Jackson       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  S Balboni       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 9-1-2
          ---      54%  R Karkovice     Walk
   O      1--      52%  G Redus         Strikeout, Karkovice Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  D Hill          Groundout: 2B-1B; Karkovice to 3B
   O      --3      44%  G Walker        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose DeLeon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  L Owen          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  B Biancalana    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Gubicza facing 4-5-6
          ---      57%  R Hassey        Double to CF
   O      -2-      55%  I Calderon      Groundout: 2B-1B; Hassey to 3B
   RO     --3      57%  D Boston        Groundout: 2B-1B; Hassey Scores
   O      ---      56%  T Hulett        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose DeLeon facing 2-3-4
          ---      52%  K Seitzer       Walk
   O      1--      56%  D Tartabull     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      60%  G Brett         Strikeout
   O      1--      63%  F White         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Gubicza facing 8-9-1
          ---      67%  O Guillen       Walk
   O      1--      65%  R Karkovice     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Guillen to 2B
          -2-      72%  G Redus         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Guillen to 3B; Redus to 2B
   R      -23      79%  D Hill          Single to P; Guillen Scores; Redus to 3B
   RR     1-3      91%  G Walker        Triple to RF; Redus Scores/unER; Hill Scores
   R      --3      93%  R Hassey        Single to RF; Walker Scores
                  Bud Black replaces Mark Gubicza pitching
   O      1--      92%  I Calderon      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      91%  D Boston        Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Jose DeLeon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  B Jackson       Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  S Balboni       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      95%  L Owen          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bud Black facing 7-8-9
          ---      95%  T Hulett        Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  O Guillen       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      94%  R Karkovice     Baserunner Out Advancing; Hulett out at 2B/C-2B
          ---      94%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      93%  G Redus         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Jose DeLeon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  B Biancalana    Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      96%  W Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      96%  K Seitzer       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bud Black facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  D Hill          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  G Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  R Hassey        Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Jose DeLeon facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  D Tartabull     Lineout: RF
          ---      95%  G Brett         Walk
          1--      93%  F White         Walk; Brett to 2B
   O      12-      96%  B Jackson       Flyball: CF; Brett to 3B
          1-3      94%  S Balboni       Walk; White to 2B
                  Bobby Thigpen replaces Jose DeLeon pitching; Thad Bosley pinch hits for Larry Owen batting 8th
   O      123      98%  T Bosley        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dave Gumpert facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Gumpert replaces Bud Black pitching; Jamie Quirk replaces Thad Bosley playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  I Calderon      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Boston        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      97%  T Hulett        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Bobby Thigpen facing 9-1-2
                  Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana batting 9th
          ---      96%  J Beniquez      Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  W Wilson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      99%  K Seitzer       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dave Gumpert facing 8-9-1
                  Angel Salazar replaces Juan Beniquez playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  O Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Karkovice     Strikeout
          ---      99%  G Redus         Triple to LF
   R      --3     100%  D Hill          Single to LF; Redus Scores
   O      1--     100%  G Walker        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-6, Bobby Thigpen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  D Tartabull     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---     100%  G Brett         Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  F White         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  B Jackson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 0.

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