June 9, 1979 Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 36,941

Saturday, June 9, 1979, 8:45PM
Time of Game: 2:29

White Sox

27-29

Won 1

5th, 7 GB

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

W: F Howard (1-2), L: M Caldwell (6-5), S: S Trout (3)

Brewers

32-27

Lost 2

3rd, 5 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Moore LF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .260  .579    0    3   0   
G Pryor 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .323  .733    0    1   2   
C Lemon CF                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .311  .896    0    4   0   HR
L Johnson 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .314  .872    0    9   1   
A Bannister 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .809    0    2   4   
W Nordhagen DH                3   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .547    0    0   0   
  J Gates PR                  1   1   0   0    0   0  .250 1.000    0    0   0   
R Torres RF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .697    0    1   0   SH
M May C                       2   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .878    0    4   0   
  B Nahorodny PH-C            1   1   1   2    1   0  .266  .814    0    2   0   HR
D Kessinger SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .149  .422    0    0   4   

F Howard P                                                               1   0
  S Trout P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   6   7   5    1   4                    27  11

BATTING

HR: B Nahorodny (6, off M Caldwell; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); C Lemon (6, off M Caldwell; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: R Torres (2, off M Caldwell).

TB: C Lemon 4; B Nahorodny 4; G Pryor; J Moore; R Torres; L Johnson; W Nordhagen.

RBI: C Lemon 2 (26); B Nahorodny 2 (22); L Johnson (23).

2-out RBI: L Johnson.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Kessinger-A Bannister-L Johnson 2.

E: J Moore (1).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .297  .791    0    0   4   2B,GDP
J Gantner SS                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .263  .651    0    1   2   
  J Wohlford PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .636    0    0   0   
  T Nordbrook SS              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Cooper DH                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .314  .926    0    0   0   SB
D Davis LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .272  .686    0    2   0   
B Oglivie 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .741    0   12   1   
S Lezcano RF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .305  .931    0    2   0   
S Bando 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .223  .652    0    1   3   
G Thomas CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .225  .827    0    3   0   
C Moore C                     3   1   2   0    0   0  .348  .881    0    4   0   2B,GDP

M Caldwell P                                                             2   3
  B Castro P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   2   7   2    3   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: P Molitor (11, off F Howard); C Moore (6, off S Trout).

TB: C Moore 3; C Cooper 2; P Molitor 2; S Bando; J Gantner.

GIDP: C Moore (5); P Molitor (4).

RBI: C Cooper (43); J Gantner (7).

2-out RBI: C Cooper.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Caldwell-B Oglivie.

E: P Molitor (9); B Oglivie (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Cooper (5, 2nd base off F Howard/M May).

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
F Howard, W (1-2)              7     5   1   1    2   4   0   4.00   26     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 1· 5     65    -     1.22   0.35
S Trout, S (3)                 2     2   1   1    1   1   0   4.39    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 2          0-0    1.39   0.02
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 2· 7           -

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Caldwell, L (6-5)            8     6   5   5    0   4   2   2.93   30     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 3· 6     54    -     1.08  -0.11
B Castro                       1     1   1   0    1   0   0   1.54    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.19  -0.01
Totals                         9     7   6   5    1   4   2          36     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 3· 7           -

M Caldwell faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Castro (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 36,941.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 56° F, Night, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. J Moore              LF    1. P Molitor            2B 
2. G Pryor              3B    2. J Gantner            SS 
3. C Lemon              CF    3. C Cooper             DH 
4. L Johnson            1B    4. D Davis              LF 
5. A Bannister          2B    5. B Oglivie            1B 
6. W Nordhagen          DH    6. S Lezcano            RF 
7. R Torres             RF    7. S Bando              3B 
8. M May                C     8. G Thomas             CF 
9. D Kessinger          SS    9. C Moore              C  

   F Howard             P        M Caldwell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  1-1  -2-      31%  85% B Nahorodny     M Caldwell      Home Run (Deep LF); Gates Scores; Nahorodny Scores
   b 2   1  1-1  1-3      12%  50% C Moore         F Howard        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 5   1  1-1  12-      11%  50% P Molitor       F Howard        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 8   0  3-1  ---     -11%  72% C Moore         S Trout         Double to RF
   t 9   0  2-3  1--      11%  96% C Lemon         M Caldwell      Home Run (Deep LF); Pryor Scores; Lemon Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  J Moore         Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  G Pryor         Groundout: 3B-1B; Moore to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  C Lemon         Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      57%  L Johnson       Single to RF; Moore Scores
   O      1--      55%  A Bannister     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Fred Howard facing 1-2-3
          ---      49%  P Molitor       Double to RF
   R      -2-      39%  J Gantner       Single to LF; Molitor Scores; Gantner to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      43%  C Cooper        Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      47%  D Davis         Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Caldwell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  W Nordhagen     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  R Torres        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      45%  M May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Fred Howard facing 6-7-8
          ---      41%  S Lezcano       Walk
          1--      32%  S Bando         Single to RF; Lezcano to 3B
   O      1-3      38%  G Thomas        Strikeout
   OO     1-3      50%  C Moore         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Caldwell facing 9-1-2
          ---      54%  D Kessinger     Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  J Moore         Lineout: LF
   OO     1--      44%  G Pryor         Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Fred Howard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  P Molitor       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  J Gantner       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  C Cooper        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Caldwell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  C Lemon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  L Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      44%  A Bannister     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Fred Howard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  D Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  S Lezcano       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Caldwell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  W Nordhagen     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Torres        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      43%  M May           Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Fred Howard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      46%  S Bando         Flyball: RF
          ---      43%  G Thomas        Walk
          1--      39%  C Moore         Single to LF; Thomas to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  P Molitor       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Caldwell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      44%  J Moore         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      42%  G Pryor         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Fred Howard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      46%  J Gantner       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      42%  C Cooper        Single to RF
          1--      39%  D Davis         Cooper Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  B Oglivie       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Caldwell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      46%  C Lemon         Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  L Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      41%  A Bannister     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Fred Howard facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      45%  S Lezcano       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      48%  S Bando         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  G Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Caldwell facing 6-7-8
          ---      57%  W Nordhagen     Single to CF
                  Joe Gates pinch runs for Wayne Nordhagen batting 6th
   O      1--      54%  R Torres        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Gates to 2B
                  Bill Nahorodny pinch hits for Milt May batting 8th
   RR     -2-      85%  B Nahorodny     Home Run (Deep LF); Gates Scores; Nahorodny Scores
   O      ---      84%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  J Moore         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-3, Steve Trout facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Trout replaces Fred Howard pitching; Bill Nahorodny moves to C
          ---      72%  C Moore         Double to RF
   O      -2-      80%  P Molitor       Foul Bunt Popfly: C
                  Jim Wohlford pinch hits for Jim Gantner batting 2nd
   O      -2-      87%  J Wohlford      Groundout: 2B-1B; Moore to 3B
   R      --3      76%  C Cooper        Single to CF; Moore Scores
   O      1--      83%  D Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Brewers 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Caldwell facing 2-3-4
                  Tim Nordbrook replaces Jim Wohlford playing SS batting 2nd
          ---      86%  G Pryor         Single to CF
   RR     1--      96%  C Lemon         Home Run (Deep LF); Pryor Scores; Lemon Scores
                  Bill Castro replaces Mike Caldwell pitching
          ---      97%  L Johnson       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      96%  A Bannister     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      96%  J Gates         Flyball: LF
          1--      96%  R Torres        Single to RF; Johnson to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  B Nahorodny     Wild Pitch; Johnson Scores/unER; Torres to 2B
          -2-      98%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      98%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-6, Steve Trout facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  S Lezcano       Lineout: CF
          ---      99%  S Bando         Walk
   O      1--     100%  G Thomas        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Brewers 2.

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