June 7, 2001 Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 6
OAK 4 BOS 8
DET 1 CHW 5
@KCR 1 CLE 6
@MIN 2 NYY 4
BAL 0 TOR 8
TBD 7 ARI 13
LAD 9 CHC 4
STL 3
(10) HOU 2
@COL 1 FLA 5
PIT 3 ATL 4
@MON 3
(11) NYM 6
@PHI 5 SDP 10
@SFG 7

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 18,957

Thursday, June 7, 2001, 1:06PM
Time of Game: 2:27

White Sox

25-31

Won 1

3rd, 12½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   3  0  0   1  1  0    5 13  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  5  1

W: M Buehrle (4-3), L: C Durbin (3-5)

Royals

21-38

Lost 1

5th, 18 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Valentin CF                 5   0   2   1    0   1  .291  .933   19    3   0   CS
T Graffanino 3B               4   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .752   19    1   3   GDP
R Durham 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .826   22    4   1   GDP
M Ordonez RF                  4   1   4   0    0   0  .289  .883   11    1   0   2·2B
C Lee DH                      4   1   1   2    0   0  .305  .859   13    0   0   HR
J Liefer LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .264  .761   13    1   0   
  C Singleton LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .680         1   0   
P Konerko 1B                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .260  .799   12   13   0   HBP
R Clayton SS                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .139  .358   13    0   8   
J Paul C                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .553    7    2   0   

M Buehrle P                                                              1   2
  K Foulke P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   5  13   5    1   3              129   27  14

BATTING

2B: M Ordonez 2 (12, 2 off C Durbin).

HR: C Lee (8, off C Durbin; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

HBP: P Konerko (4, by C Durbin).

TB: M Ordonez 6; C Lee 4; P Konerko 2; J Valentin 2; J Liefer; J Paul; R Clayton; R Durham.

GIDP: R Durham (5); T Graffanino (1).

RBI: C Lee 2 (29); R Clayton (12); P Konerko (31); J Valentin (32).

2-out RBI: C Lee 2; R Clayton; P Konerko.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Valentin (2, 2nd base by C Durbin/A Hinch).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Alicea 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .619   12    1   2   
R Sanchez SS                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .306  .688    9    2   4   
C Beltran CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .677   13    2   0   
M Sweeney DH                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .307  .947   17    0   0   
J Dye RF                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .758   10    2   0   
J Randa 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .692   20    0   4   
M Quinn LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .831   10    5   1   2B
D McCarty 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .735   12   10   0   
A Hinch C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .151  .524   11    5   2   

C Durbin P                                                               0   1
  C Bailey P                                                             0   0
  J Grimsley P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   1   5   1    1   2              114   27  14

BATTING

2B: M Quinn (12, off M Buehrle).

TB: R Sanchez 2; M Quinn 2; M Sweeney; C Beltran.

RBI: M Sweeney (37).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Durbin-R Sanchez-D McCarty; L Alicea-R Sanchez-D McCarty.

E: A Hinch (3).

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
M Buehrle, W (4-3)             8     2   0   0    1   2   0   3.36   27  104-69   47· 7·15   13· 7· 4· 0     79    -     0.76   0.41
K Foulke                       1     3   1   1    0   0   0   2.05    6   10-9     6· 0· 3    1· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.51   0.01
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   2   0          33  114-78   53· 7·18   14· 9· 7· 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
C Durbin, L (3-5)              6     8   3   3    1   1   1   4.86   25   89-55   34· 7·14    6· 9· 6· 1     44    -     0.81  -0.03
C Bailey                       2     5   2   1    0   2   0   3.65   10   30-19   11· 3· 5    3· 1· 4· 0          0-0    0.30  -0.05
J Grimsley                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.12    3    8-5     3· 1· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    13   5   4    1   3   1          38  127-79   48·11·20   12·10·10· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: C Durbin (2; P Konerko).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Mark Hirschbeck, 3B - Marty Foster.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 18,957.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Kansas City Royals                   
1. J Valentin           CF    1. L Alicea             2B 
2. T Graffanino         3B    2. R Sanchez            SS 
3. R Durham             2B    3. C Beltran            CF 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. M Sweeney            DH 
5. C Lee                DH    5. J Dye                RF 
6. J Liefer             LF    6. J Randa              3B 
7. P Konerko            1B    7. M Quinn              LF 
8. R Clayton            SS    8. D McCarty            1B 
9. J Paul               C     9. A Hinch              C  

   M Buehrle            P        C Durbin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-0  -2-  2   20%  68% C Lee           C Durbin        Home Run (LF-CF); Ordonez Scores
   t 4   2  0-2  12-  3    8%  79% R Clayton       C Durbin        Single to CF (Line Drive); Liefer Scores; Konerko to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  6   -5%  45% R Durham        C Durbin        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 5   1  3-0  ---  3   -4%  77% M Quinn         M Buehrle       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   t 7   1  0-3  -2-  5    4%  93% J Valentin      C Bailey        Single to RF (Line Drive); Paul Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
          ---  5   50%  T Graffanino    Walk
   OO     1--  6   45%  R Durham        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  L Alicea        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   54%  M Ordonez       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  C Lee           Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   47%  J Liefer        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   45%  P Konerko       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  M Sweeney       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  J Dye           Groundout: P-1B
          ---  7   48%  J Randa         Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  M Quinn         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   47%  R Clayton       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  J Paul          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   47%  J Valentin      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   44%  T Graffanino    Valentin Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   47%  D McCarty       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  A Hinch         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   50%  L Alicea        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   47%  T Graffanino    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   45%  R Durham        Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  2   48%  M Ordonez       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   RR     -2-  2   68%  C Lee           Home Run (LF-CF); Ordonez Scores
          ---  2   69%  J Liefer        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   70%  P Konerko       Hit By Pitch; Liefer to 2B
   R      12-  3   79%  R Clayton       Single to CF (Line Drive); Liefer Scores; Konerko to 2B
   O      12-  1   76%  J Paul          Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Buehrle facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   72%  R Sanchez       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   76%  C Beltran       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  9   79%  M Sweeney       Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  4   82%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chad Durbin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   80%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   79%  T Graffanino    Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   O      --- 10   79%  R Durham        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Buehrle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   81%  J Randa         Lineout: 3B
          ---  3   77%  M Quinn         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  5   81%  D McCarty       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  3   85%  A Hinch         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chad Durbin facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   88%  M Ordonez       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      -2-  6   86%  C Lee           Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2   84%  J Liefer        Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  5   81%  P Konerko       Single to LF (Line Drive); Ordonez out at Hm/LF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Buehrle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   85%  L Alicea        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  R Sanchez       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   88%  C Beltran       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Cory Bailey facing 8-9-1
                  Cory Bailey replaces Chad Durbin pitching
   O      ---  1   87%  R Clayton       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   89%  J Paul          Single to C (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Paul to 2B/Adv on E2 (throw to 1B)
   R      -2-  5   93%  J Valentin      Single to RF (Line Drive); Paul Scores/unER
   OO     1--  3   91%  T Graffanino    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Mark Buehrle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   94%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   95%  J Dye           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   96%  J Randa         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Royals 0.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Cory Bailey facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   96%  R Durham        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   97%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Durham to 2B
   O      12-  1   96%  C Lee           Flyball: LF
   O      12-  7   95%  J Liefer        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  1   98%  P Konerko       Single to RF (Line Drive); Durham Scores; Ordonez to 3B
   O      1-3  5   97%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Mark Buehrle facing 7-8-9
                  Chris Singleton replaces Jeff Liefer playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---  2   98%  M Quinn         Lineout: P
   O      ---  6   99%  D McCarty       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  A Hinch         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jason Grimsley facing 9-1-2
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Cory Bailey pitching
   O      ---  2   99%  J Paul          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  J Valentin      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  T Graffanino    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Keith Foulke facing 1-2-3
                  Keith Foulke replaces Mark Buehrle pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  L Alicea        Flyball: CF
          ---  1   99%  R Sanchez       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   98%  C Beltran       Single to RF (Line Drive); Sanchez to 2B
   R      12-  1   95%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Line Drive); Sanchez Scores; Beltran to 2B
   O      12-  3   98%  J Dye           Flyball: RF; Beltran to 3B
   O      1-3  1  100%  J Randa         Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KCA200106070

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation