August 24, 1981 Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 8
BOS 6 KCR 4
@DET 2 MIL 5
CHW 4 MIN 3
@NYY 2
(12) OAK 16
CLE 4 BAL 12
@SEA 8 TEX 3
@TOR 0 CHC 9
SDP 8
(11) CIN 2
NYM 0 PHI 7
ATL 5
(13) LAD 3
@PIT 0 STL 2
SFG 1
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 16,809

Monday, August 24, 1981, 7:38PM
Time of Game: 2:41

White Sox

39-28

Lost 1

2nd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  2  0   1  1  0    4 10  0
Brewers         2  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  X    5  8  0

W: P Vuckovich (9-3), L: R Dotson (8-4), S: R Cleveland (1)

Brewers

41-31

Won 3

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore LF                  5   0   3   1    0   1  .265  .647    0    2   0   CS,GDP
M Squires 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .295  .666    0    6   1   GDP
C Fisk C                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .290  .800    0    6   1   2B
G Luzinski DH                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .839    0    0   0   GDP
  R Kuntz PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .237  .615         0   0   
H Baines RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .743    0    1   0   
C Lemon CF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .312  .890    0    2   0   2B
T Bernazard 2B                3   2   1   1    1   0  .258  .702    0    3   1   HR
G Pryor 3B                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .562    0    1   2   SH
  B Molinaro PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .368 1.203    0    0   0   
B Almon SS                    4   0   0   1    0   1  .329  .783    0    2   0   

R Dotson P                                                               0   2
  L McGlothen P                                                          1   1
  K Hickey P                                                             0   1
  E Farmer P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   4  10   4    4   3                    24   9

BATTING

2B: C Lemon (17, off R Cleveland); C Fisk (10, off P Vuckovich).

HR: T Bernazard (4, off P Vuckovich; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: G Pryor (4, off P Vuckovich).

TB: T Bernazard 4; R LeFlore 3; C Fisk 2; C Lemon 2; G Pryor; B Molinaro; G Luzinski; H Baines.

GIDP: R LeFlore (5); M Squires (1); G Luzinski (7).

RBI: T Bernazard (25); B Almon (34); R LeFlore (20); C Lemon (32).

2-out RBI: R LeFlore; C Lemon.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Dotson-C Fisk-M Squires.

BASERUNNING

CS: R LeFlore (8, 2nd base by P Vuckovich/T Simmons).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Bosley RF                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .230  .545    0    2   0   SH
P Molitor CF                  2   3   0   0    2   0  .264  .691    0    5   0   
C Cooper 1B                   4   1   3   3    0   0  .300  .825    0   10   1   HR,2B
B Oglivie LF                  4   0   1   2    0   1  .251  .696    0    0   0   
G Thomas DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .863    0    0   0   
T Simmons C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .666    0    3   1   GDP
R Howell 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .764    0    1   0   
R Yount SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .719    0    2   7   
J Gantner 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .675    0    3   4   

P Vuckovich P                                                            1   1
  R Cleveland P                                                          0   0
Totals                       30   5   8   5    2   5                    27  14

BATTING

2B: C Cooper (18, off R Dotson).

HR: C Cooper (9, off R Dotson; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: T Bosley (1, off L McGlothen).

TB: C Cooper 7; T Bosley 2; J Gantner; G Thomas; B Oglivie.

GIDP: T Simmons (9).

RBI: C Cooper 3 (31); B Oglivie 2 (50).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Yount-J Gantner-C Cooper 2; J Gantner-R Yount-C Cooper.

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 (8-4)              4.1   7   5   5    2   3   1   3.29   21     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 7     30    -     0.87  -0.35
L McGlothen                    2.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.62    8     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.38   0.03
K Hickey                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.58    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.62   0.03
E Farmer                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.06    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.01
Totals                         8     8   5   5    2   5   1          33     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 7          1-0

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Vuckovich, W (9-3)           6.1   7   3   3    4   2   1   3.76   28     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 2· 6     45    -     1.19  -0.06
R Cleveland, S (1)             2.2   3   1   1    0   1   0   3.88    9     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 2          2-0    2.58   0.27
Totals                         9    10   4   4    4   3   1          37     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 2· 8          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Mark Johnson.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 16,809.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. R LeFlore            LF    1. T Bosley             RF 
2. M Squires            1B    2. P Molitor            CF 
3. C Fisk               C     3. C Cooper             1B 
4. G Luzinski           DH    4. B Oglivie            LF 
5. H Baines             RF    5. G Thomas             DH 
6. C Lemon              CF    6. T Simmons            C  
7. T Bernazard          2B    7. R Howell             3B 
8. G Pryor              3B    8. R Yount              SS 
9. B Almon              SS    9. J Gantner            2B 

   R Dotson             P        P Vuckovich          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  2-3  1--      17%  89% C Cooper        R Dotson        Home Run; Molitor Scores
   t 9   1  5-4  1--      16% 100% R LeFlore       R Cleveland     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  12-      14%  78% C Cooper        R Dotson        Double to RF; Bosley Scores; Molitor to 3B
   t 7   1  5-3  12-      13%  90% M Squires       R Cleveland     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 8   2  5-3  1--     -12%  80% C Lemon         R Cleveland     Double to CF (CF-RF); Kuntz Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Vuckovich facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  M Squires       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      55%  C Fisk          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  T Bosley        Single to CF
          1--      64%  P Molitor       Walk; Bosley to 2B
   R      12-      78%  C Cooper        Double to RF; Bosley Scores; Molitor to 3B
   RO     -23      79%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B; Molitor Scores; Cooper to 3B
   O      --3      74%  G Thomas        Strikeout
   O      --3      72%  T Simmons       Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 2.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Vuckovich facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      72%  H Baines        Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      74%  C Lemon         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      76%  T Bernazard     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Richard Dotson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  R Howell        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      74%  R Yount         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      73%  J Gantner       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 2.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Pete Vuckovich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      76%  G Pryor         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      76%  R LeFlore       Single to RF
   O      1--      78%  M Squires       LeFlore Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  T Bosley        Flyball: CF
          ---      78%  P Molitor       Walk
          1--      83%  C Cooper        Single to CF; Molitor to 3B
   R      1-3      88%  B Oglivie       Single to LF; Molitor Scores; Cooper to 2B
          12-      90%  G Thomas        Single to LF; Cooper to 3B; Oglivie to 2B
   OO     123      84%  T Simmons       Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 3.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Pete Vuckovich facing 2-3-4
          ---      80%  M Squires       Walk
          1--      74%  C Fisk          Walk; Squires to 2B
   OO     12-      85%  G Luzinski      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Squires to 3B
   O      --3      88%  H Baines        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Richard Dotson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  R Howell        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  R Yount         Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  J Gantner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 3.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Pete Vuckovich facing 6-7-8
          ---      82%  C Lemon         Walk
          1--      76%  T Bernazard     Walk; Lemon to 2B
   O      12-      77%  G Pryor         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Lemon to 3B; Bernazard to 2B
   RO     -23      79%  B Almon         Groundout: SS-1B; Lemon Scores
   R      -2-      69%  R LeFlore       Single to CF (CF-RF); Bernazard Scores
   O      1--      72%  M Squires       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
          ---      75%  T Bosley        Single to CF
   O      1--      72%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      89%  C Cooper        Home Run; Molitor Scores
                  Lynn McGlothen replaces Richard Dotson pitching
   O      ---      89%  B Oglivie       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      88%  G Thomas        Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Brewers 5.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Pete Vuckovich facing 3-4-5
          ---      83%  C Fisk          Double to LF
   O      -2-      85%  G Luzinski      Groundout: SS-1B; Fisk to 3B
   O      --3      90%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      --3      93%  C Lemon         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Lynn McGlothen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  T Simmons       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      92%  R Howell        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      91%  R Yount         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Brewers 5.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Pete Vuckovich facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      84%  T Bernazard     Home Run
          ---      78%  G Pryor         Single to RF
   O      1--      83%  B Almon         Lineout: CF
          1--      77%  R LeFlore       Single to RF; Pryor to 2B
                  Reggie Cleveland replaces Pete Vuckovich pitching
   OO     12-      90%  M Squires       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Lynn McGlothen facing 9-1-2
          ---      92%  J Gantner       Single to 2B/Bunt
   O      1--      91%  T Bosley        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Gantner to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  P Molitor       Lineout: CF
                  Kevin Hickey replaces Lynn McGlothen pitching
   O      -2-      88%  C Cooper        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Brewers 5.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Reggie Cleveland facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
          ---      87%  G Luzinski      Single to CF
                  Rusty Kuntz pinch runs for Greg Luzinski batting 4th
   O      1--      92%  H Baines        Flyball: CF
   R      1--      80%  C Lemon         Double to CF (CF-RF); Kuntz Scores
   O      -2-      88%  T Bernazard     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Kevin Hickey facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
                  Ed Farmer replaces Kevin Hickey pitching
   O      ---      86%  G Thomas        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      85%  T Simmons       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Brewers 5.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Reggie Cleveland facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Molinaro pinch hits for Greg Pryor batting 8th
          ---      74%  B Molinaro      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--      84%  B Almon         Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--     100%  R LeFlore       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Brewers 5.

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