September 4, 1987 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 23,810

Friday, September 4, 1987
Time of Game: 2:50

White Sox

57-77

Lost 1

7th, 14 GB

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

W: M Perez (1-0), L: R Dotson (10-12)

Royals

66-69

Won 1

3rd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Redus LF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .235  .716    0    4   0   2·SB
D Hill 3B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .666    0    0   1   
H Baines DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .806    0    0   0   
I Calderon RF                 3   1   1   1    1   1  .296  .882    0    2   0   HR
G Walker 1B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .245  .802    0    7   0   
R Hassey C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .208  .618    0    4   0   GDP
  K Williams PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .754    0    0   0   
D Boston CF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .683    0    3   0   CS
  C Fisk PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .765    0    0   0   
O Guillen SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .289  .673    0    2   3   
F Manrique 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .698    0    1   3   

R Dotson P                                                               0   0
  B James P                                                              0   0
  R Searage P                                                            0   1
  J Winn P                                                               1   0
Totals                       32   2   7   2    3   5                    24   8

BATTING

HR: I Calderon (23, off B Black; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: I Calderon 4; O Guillen; H Baines; R Hassey; G Walker; D Boston; G Redus.

GIDP: R Hassey (8).

RBI: I Calderon (70); O Guillen (37).

2-out RBI: I Calderon.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: R Hassey (2).

E: O Guillen (18).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Redus 2 (46, 2nd base off M Perez/J Quirk, 3rd base off M Perez/J Quirk).

CS: D Boston (5, 2nd base by M Perez/J Quirk).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .687    0    2   0   SB
B Pecota SS-2B                5   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .766    0    1   4   
K Seitzer 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .326  .878    0    1   3   2B
G Brett 1B                    4   2   2   1    1   0  .290  .883    0   11   0   3B,SB
D Tartabull RF                4   1   2   2    0   0  .289  .857    0    2   0   3B
F White 2B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .243  .701    0    1   3   HR
  A Salazar SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .471         0   0   
L Smith DH                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .268  .756    0    0   0   2·SB,CS
J Quirk C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .258  .704    0    6   1   2B
G Thurman LF                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .231  .564    0    3   1   

M Perez P                                                                0   0
  B Black P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   6  12   5    4   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: J Quirk (15, off R Dotson); K Seitzer (29, off R Dotson).

3B: D Tartabull (3, off R Dotson); G Brett (2, off R Dotson).

HR: F White (14, off R Searage; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: F White 4; D Tartabull 4; G Brett 4; K Seitzer 3; L Smith 2; J Quirk 2; W Wilson; B Pecota.

RBI: D Tartabull 2 (76); G Brett (58); W Wilson (20); F White (67).

2-out RBI: D Tartabull; G Brett.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Pecota-G Brett.

E: M Perez ().

BASERUNNING

SB: L Smith 2 (9, 2nd base off R Dotson/R Hassey, 2nd base off B James/R Hassey); W Wilson (44, 3rd base off J Winn/R Hassey); G Brett (3, 2nd base off B James/R Hassey).

CS: L Smith (3, 2nd base by R Searage/R Hassey).

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
R Dotson, L (10-12)            4     7   5   4    4   2   0   4.21   24     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 0· 7     28    -     0.88  -0.22
B James                        2     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.16   0.02
R Searage                      1     2   1   1    0   1   1   4.03    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.08  -0.01
J Winn                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.11    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         8    12   6   5    4   4   1          40     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0·12           -

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 Perez, W (1-0)               7     6   1   0    3   4   0   0.00   28     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 6     64    -     0.94   0.27
B Black                        2     1   1   1    0   1   1   3.92    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.19   0.02
Totals                         9     7   2   1    3   5   1          35     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Dotson 2 (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 23,810.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals                   
1. G Redus              LF    1. W Wilson             CF 
2. D Hill               3B    2. B Pecota             SS 
3. H Baines             DH    3. K Seitzer            3B 
4. I Calderon           RF    4. G Brett              1B 
5. G Walker             1B    5. D Tartabull          RF 
6. R Hassey             C     6. F White              2B 
7. D Boston             CF    7. L Smith              DH 
8. O Guillen            SS    8. J Quirk              C  
9. F Manrique           2B    9. G Thurman            LF 

   R Dotson             P        M Perez              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  1--       8%  64% J Quirk         R Dotson        Double to LF; Smith to 3B
   b 3   1  0-1  --3       8%  79% D Tartabull     R Dotson        Triple to RF; Brett Scores
   t 4   0  3-0  1--       8%  84% R Hassey        M Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 1   2  0-0  123       7%  55% R Hassey        M Perez         Flyball: 3B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--       6%  52% O Guillen       M Perez         Boston Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Redus         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Hill          Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  H Baines        Single to RF
          1--      51%  I Calderon      Walk; Baines to 2B
          12-      48%  G Walker        Walk; Baines to 3B; Calderon to 2B
   O      123      55%  R Hassey        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  W Wilson        Flyball: LF
          ---      55%  B Pecota        Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  K Seitzer       Strikeout Looking
          1--      53%  G Brett         Wild Pitch; Pecota to 2B
          -2-      54%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      50%  D Tartabull     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Melido Perez facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  D Boston        Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  O Guillen       Boston Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  F Manrique      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Richard Dotson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  F White         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      56%  L Smith         Walk
          1--      64%  J Quirk         Double to LF; Smith to 3B
          -23      65%  G Thurman       Walk
   RO     123      65%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Smith Scores; Quirk to 3B
   O      1-3      61%  B Pecota        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
          ---      56%  G Redus         Walk
          1--      54%  D Hill          Redus Steals 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Popfly: 1B
   O      -2-      63%  H Baines        Flyball: CF
          -2-      62%  I Calderon      Redus Steals 3B
   O      --3      66%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Richard Dotson facing 3-4-5
          ---      70%  K Seitzer       Single to LF
   O      1--      67%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      71%  D Tartabull     Wild Pitch; Brett to 3B
   R      --3      79%  " "             Triple to RF; Brett Scores
   R      --3      82%  F White         Passed Ball; Tartabull Scores/unER
   O      ---      81%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      81%  L Smith         Reached on E6 (Fly Ball); Smith to 1B
          1--      82%  J Quirk         Smith Steals 2B
          -2-      83%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      80%  G Thurman       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Melido Perez facing 5-6-7
          ---      76%  G Walker        Single to RF
   OO     1--      84%  R Hassey        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  D Boston        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  W Wilson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      83%  B Pecota        Flyball: LF
          ---      84%  K Seitzer       Double to RF
   R      -2-      90%  G Brett         Triple to RF; Seitzer Scores
   R      --3      93%  D Tartabull     Single to LF; Brett Scores
   O      1--      93%  F White         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 5.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Melido Perez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  O Guillen       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      95%  F Manrique      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  G Redus         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bob James facing 7-8-9
                  Bob James replaces Richard Dotson pitching
          ---      96%  L Smith         Single to CF
          1--      97%  J Quirk         Smith Steals 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Flyball: RF; Smith to 3B
   O      --3      95%  G Thurman       Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      95%  W Wilson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 5.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Melido Perez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  D Hill          Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  I Calderon      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bob James facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  B Pecota        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  K Seitzer       Flyball: LF
          ---      97%  G Brett         Single to RF
          1--      97%  D Tartabull     Brett Steals 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 5.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Melido Perez facing 5-6-7
          ---      95%  G Walker        Reached on E1 (Fly Ball); Walker to 1B
          1--      91%  R Hassey        Single to RF; Walker to 2B
   O      12-      94%  D Boston        Flyball: RF; Walker to 3B
   R      1-3      90%  O Guillen       Single to CF; Walker Scores/unER; Hassey to 2B
   O      12-      94%  F Manrique      Strikeout
   O      12-      97%  G Redus         Single to LF; Hassey out at Hm/LF-C; Guillen to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ray Searage facing 6-7-8
                  Ray Searage replaces Bob James pitching
   R      ---      98%  F White         Home Run
          ---      99%  L Smith         Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  J Quirk         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      98%  G Thurman       Smith Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B)
   O      ---      98%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 6.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Bud Black facing 2-3-4
                  Bud Black replaces Melido Perez pitching; Bill Pecota moves to 2B; Angel Salazar replaces Frank White playing SS batting 6th
   O      ---      99%  D Hill          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  H Baines        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      98%  I Calderon      Home Run
   O      ---      99%  G Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jim Winn facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Winn replaces Ray Searage pitching
          ---      99%  W Wilson        Single to SS
   O      1--      99%  B Pecota        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wilson to 2B
          -2-      99%  K Seitzer       Wilson Steals 3B
   O      --3      99%  " "             Popfly: P
   O      --3      98%  G Brett         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 6.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Bud Black facing 6-7-8
                  Kenny Williams pinch hits for Ron Hassey batting 6th
   O      ---      99%  K Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Carlton Fisk pinch hits for Daryl Boston batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  C Fisk          Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  O Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 6.

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