July 10, 1997 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
TOR 7
(11) CHW 6
@KCR 3 MIN 8
CLE 2 NYY 10
DET 3 ANA 8
@OAK 4 SEA 12
TEX 9 NYM 10
@ATL 7 STL 3
@CHC 2 SDP 11
@COL 5 FLA 8
PHI 7 LAD 11
SFG 0 HOU 7
@PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 29,812

Thursday, July 10, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:06

White Sox

44-42

Won 4

2nd, 2½ GB

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

W: J Navarro (7-7), L: K Appier (6-7), S: R Hernandez (21)

Royals

36-47

Lost 9

5th, 9 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   5   4   3   3    0   1  .258  .694   18    1   0   HR,2B,SB
D Martinez CF-RF-1B           4   0   2   0    1   0  .285  .820   22    3   0   SB
F Thomas 1B                   4   0   2   3    0   0  .370 1.111   15    6   1   SF
  M Cameron RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .764         0   0   
A Belle LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .294  .875   15    5   0   
H Baines DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .833   14    0   0   
J Fabregas C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .232  .565   15    5   0   
L Mouton RF                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .285  .710   18    0   0   
  D Lewis PR-CF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .522         2   0   
C Snopek 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .229  .617   12    1   3   CS,GDP
O Guillen SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .671   10    3   2   2B

J Navarro P                                                              1   0
  T Castillo P                                                           0   1
  M Karchner P                                                           0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   1
Totals                       37   6  12   6    1   7              139   27   8

BATTING

2B: O Guillen (12, off K Appier); R Durham (14, off K Appier).

HR: R Durham (6, off J Montgomery; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SF: F Thomas (6, off K Appier).

TB: R Durham 7; F Thomas 2; O Guillen 2; D Martinez 2; C Snopek 2; J Fabregas; L Mouton.

GIDP: C Snopek (2).

RBI: F Thomas 3 (66); R Durham 3 (32).

2-out RBI: F Thomas 2; R Durham 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Guillen-R Durham.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Durham (20, 2nd base off K Appier/M Sweeney); D Martinez (4, 2nd base off K Appier/M Sweeney).

CS: C Snopek (2, 2nd base by K Appier/M Sweeney).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 3B-LF               5   2   4   0    0   1  .333  .765   28    2   0   
T Goodwin CF                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .279  .662   15    3   0   SF
J Bell SS                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .279  .828   22    0   1   
J King 1B                     4   0   2   2    0   0  .261  .882   17    6   4   2B
C Davis DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .903   13    0   0   
J Damon LF-RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .787   13    1   0   
M Sweeney C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .243  .757   16    7   1   
J Nunnally RF                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .641    9    2   0   
  C Paquette PH-3B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .648    2    0   0   
  S Cooper PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .209  .585    6    0   0   
D Howard 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .271  .693   26    2   5   

K Appier P                                                               2   0
  G Rusch P                                                              0   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         2   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3    4   5              167   27  11

BATTING

2B: J King (19, off J Navarro).

SF: T Goodwin (1, off J Navarro).

TB: B Roberts 4; J King 3; M Sweeney; J Bell.

RBI: J King 2 (59); T Goodwin (17).

2-out RBI: J King.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Howard-J King.

E: C Paquette (11).

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 Navarro, W (7-7)             5     6   3   3    3   3   0   4.80   23   97-62   42· 8·12    5· 6· 6· 0     43    -     1.17   0.01
T Castillo, H (6)              1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   5.91    6   23-17    9· 1· 7    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.38   0.13
M Karchner, H (8)              1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.05    4   18-10    8· 0· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          1-0    1.38   0.15
R Hernandez, S (21)            1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.97    5   29-19   11· 2· 6    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.04   0.05
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4   5   0          38  167-108  70·11·27    9·12· 8· 0          1-0

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
K Appier, L (6-7)              7     9   5   4    1   7   0   2.80   31  102-67   29· 8·30   11· 7· 5· 0     47    -     0.85  -0.16
G Rusch                        1     2   0   0    0   0   0   5.87    4   19-11    8· 1· 2    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.70   0.03
J Montgomery                   1     1   1   1    0   0   1   7.09    4   14-9     6· 0· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21  -0.03
Totals                         9    12   6   5    1   7   1          39  135-87   43· 9·35   15· 8· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Mark Johnson.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 29,812.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 20mph from Right to Left, Night, Showers.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals                   
1. R Durham             2B    1. B Roberts            3B 
2. D Martinez           CF    2. T Goodwin            CF 
3. F Thomas             1B    3. J Bell               SS 
4. A Belle              LF    4. J King               1B 
5. H Baines             DH    5. C Davis              DH 
6. J Fabregas           C     6. J Damon              LF 
7. L Mouton             RF    7. M Sweeney            C  
8. C Snopek             3B    8. J Nunnally           RF 
9. O Guillen            SS    9. D Howard             2B 

   J Navarro            P        K Appier             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  -23  4   14%  75% R Durham        K Appier        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Snopek Scores; Guillen Scores
   b 5   1  4-3  12-  2   13%  65% C Davis         J Navarro       Line Drive Double Play: SS; Bell out at 2B/SS-2B
   t 7   2  3-4  12-  3   13%  80% F Thomas        K Appier        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Durham Scores/unER; Martinez to 3B
   b 3   2  4-1  1--  4  -10%  68% J King          J Navarro       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Roberts Scores
   b 5   1  4-2  1-3  3   -9%  52% J King          J Navarro       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Roberts Scores; Bell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Appier facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   56%  R Durham        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  1   62%  D Martinez      Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Durham to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   59%  F Thomas        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Durham Scores
          1--      61%  A Belle         Martinez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   58%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   55%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jaime Navarro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   57%  B Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   59%  T Goodwin       Foul Flyball: LF
          ---  7   57%  J Bell          Walk
   O      1--  3   60%  J King          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Kevin Appier facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   58%  J Fabregas      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  L Mouton        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   57%  C Snopek        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  2   60%  O Guillen       Double to LF (Pop Fly to Deep 3B); Snopek to 3B
   RR     -23  4   75%  R Durham        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Snopek Scores; Guillen Scores
          1--      75%  D Martinez      Durham Steals 2B
          -2-  6   76%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  2   83%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Durham Scores; Martinez to 3B
   O      1-3  6   80%  A Belle         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jaime Navarro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   82%  C Davis         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   84%  J Damon         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   83%  M Sweeney       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  5   85%  J Nunnally      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   84%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   83%  J Fabregas      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   82%  L Mouton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jaime Navarro facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   79%  D Howard        Walk
          1-- 12   71%  B Roberts       Single to CF (Line Drive); Howard to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   75%  T Goodwin       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Howard Scores
   O      1--  6   78%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  4   68%  J King          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Roberts Scores
          -2-  6   67%  C Davis         Walk
   O      12-  3   72%  J Damon         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Kevin Appier facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   70%  C Snopek        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  1   68%  O Guillen       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  3   67%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Jaime Navarro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   70%  M Sweeney       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4   73%  J Nunnally      Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  7   74%  D Howard        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Kevin Appier facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   72%  D Martinez      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   71%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   70%  A Belle         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Jaime Navarro facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   64%  B Roberts       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      1--  2   67%  T Goodwin       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Roberts to 2B
          -2-  5   61%  J Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Roberts to 3B
   R      1-3  3   52%  J King          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Roberts Scores; Bell to 2B
   OO     12-  2   65%  C Davis         Line Drive Double Play: SS; Bell out at 2B/SS-2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Kevin Appier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   62%  H Baines        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   60%  J Fabregas      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   59%  L Mouton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Tony Castillo facing 6-7-8
                  Tony Castillo replaces Jaime Navarro pitching
   O      ---  4   63%  J Damon         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   66%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  Craig Paquette pinch hits for Jon Nunnally batting 8th
   O      ---  2   68%  C Paquette      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Kevin Appier facing 8-9-1
                  Craig Paquette moves to 3B; Bip Roberts moves to LF; Johnny Damon moves to RF
          ---  2   72%  C Snopek        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      65%  O Guillen       Snopek Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   63%  " "             Flyball: CF
          ---  3   65%  R Durham        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Durham to 1B
          1--  3   67%  D Martinez      Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Durham to 2B
   R      12-  3   80%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Durham Scores/unER; Martinez to 3B
   O      1-3  1   76%  A Belle         Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Tony Castillo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   81%  D Howard        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  5   76%  B Roberts       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   80%  T Goodwin       Groundout: P-1B; Roberts to 2B
                  Matt Karchner replaces Tony Castillo pitching
   O      -2-  4   85%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Glendon Rusch facing 5-6-7
                  Glendon Rusch replaces Kevin Appier pitching
   O      ---  4   84%  H Baines        Lineout: LF
          ---  7   85%  J Fabregas      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   87%  L Mouton        Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Fabregas to 2B
                  Darren Lewis pinch runs for Lyle Mouton batting 7th
   OO     12-  3   82%  C Snopek        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-5, Matt Karchner facing 4-5-6
                  Darren Lewis moves to CF; Dave Martinez moves to RF
   O      ---  7   87%  J King          Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  3   90%  C Davis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   92%  J Damon         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jeff Montgomery facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Glendon Rusch pitching
   O      ---  1   91%  O Guillen       Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B)
   R      ---  3   96%  R Durham        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Durham Scores
   O      ---  6   95%  D Martinez      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   95%  F Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Roberto Hernandez facing 7-8-9
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Matt Karchner pitching; Dave Martinez moves to 1B; Mike Cameron replaces Frank Thomas playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  6   98%  M Sweeney       Groundout: P-1B
                  Scott Cooper pinch hits for Craig Paquette batting 8th
          ---  6   95%  S Cooper        Walk
   O      1-- 11   98%  D Howard        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  3   95%  B Roberts       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Cooper to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  T Goodwin       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Royals 3.

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