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KCR
@CAL		10
1
MIL
@DET		3
7
CHW
@MIN		7
3
BAL
@NYY		7
12
TEX
@OAK		3
5
CLE
@SEA		2
3		 
(11)
BOS
@TOR		4
5
LAD
@ATL		9
0
SDP
@CIN		3
2		 
(11)
SFG
@HOU		3
5
NYM
@PHI		1
2
Monday, September 17, 1984
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 17,052, Time of Game: 2:23
White Sox
7
68-81
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 9 GB
 at Twins
3
76-73
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: LaMarr Hoyt (13-16)
L: John Butcher (12-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  2   0  1  0   3  0  0    7  9  0
Twins           0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    3  7  1

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rudy Law CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .639 -0.088 0.82 0.000 -0.088 -1.1 1 0
   Tom Paciorek PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .653 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.8
   Daryl Boston CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .475 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.4 2 0
Jerry Hairston LF 3 2 0 0 2 1 .242 .754 0.018 0.53 0.054 -0.035 0.1 2 0
Harold Baines RF 4 3 3 4 1 0 .300 .890 0.209 0.66 0.247 -0.038 3.5 1 0 3·HR
Greg Walker 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .295 .887 -0.021 0.47 0.024 -0.046 -0.2 13 1 2B
   Mike Squires 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 .434 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Roy Smalley 3B 2 1 1 1 1 0 .213 .636 0.125 0.77 0.134 -0.009 1.0 0 3 2B
   Vance Law PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .724 -0.005 0.10 0.000 -0.005 -0.6 0 0
Ron Kittle DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 .221 .759 0.055 0.60 0.100 -0.045 1.1 HBP
Scott Fletcher SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .651 -0.057 0.43 0.000 -0.057 -1.6 1 5
Joel Skinner C 4 0 1 0 1 0 .236 .546 -0.001 0.37 0.026 -0.027 -0.1 4 0
Julio Cruz 2B 3 0 1 1 2 0 .211 .585 0.023 0.44 0.040 -0.017 1.4 2 3
LaMarr Hoyt P 1
   Ron Reed P
Team Totals 37 7 9 7 8 3 .243 .932 0.252 0.51 0.625 -0.373 2.4 27 13
2B: G Walker (26, off J Butcher); R Smalley (11, off J Butcher).
HR: H Baines 3 (27, 2 off J Butcher, 1 off E Hodge; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).
HBP: R Kittle (6, by E Hodge).
TB: H Baines 12; R Smalley 2; R Kittle 2; G Walker 2; J Cruz; J Skinner.
RBI: H Baines 4 (86); J Cruz (42); R Smalley (38); R Kittle (68).
2-out RBI: J Cruz; R Kittle; R Smalley; H Baines.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Smalley-J Cruz-G Walker; G Walker-S Fletcher-G Walker.

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kirby Puckett CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 .638 -0.012 0.47 0.026 -0.038 -0.3 2 0 3B
Mickey Hatcher LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .307 .756 -0.003 0.78 0.050 -0.053 0.3 0 0 2B
Kent Hrbek 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .320 .919 -0.110 0.65 0.004 -0.114 0.4 13 0 HR,GDP
Randy Bush DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 .225 .691 0.018 0.46 0.040 -0.022 -0.1
Tom Brunansky RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 .796 0.069 0.69 0.099 -0.030 0.5 5 0
Gary Gaetti 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0 .262 .667 -0.051 0.89 0.000 -0.051 -0.7 1 3 SF
Tim Teufel 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .770 -0.067 0.57 0.000 -0.067 -0.8 2 4 GDP
Chris Speier SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .513 -0.053 0.72 0.002 -0.054 -0.4 1 4
Tim Laudner C 2 0 0 0 0 2 .195 .598 -0.036 0.73 0.000 -0.036 -0.3 3 0
   Darrell Brown PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .656 -0.003 0.10 0.000 -0.003 -0.2
   Jeff Reed C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .554 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
John Butcher P 1
   Ed Hodge P
   Jack O'Connor P
   Ken Schrom P
Team Totals 31 3 7 3 0 4 .226 .638 -0.248 0.64 0.221 -0.468 -1.6 27 12
2B: M Hatcher (31, off L Hoyt).
3B: K Puckett (4, off L Hoyt).
HR: K Hrbek (26, off L Hoyt; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out).
SF: G Gaetti (5, off L Hoyt).
TB: K Hrbek 4; M Hatcher 3; K Puckett 3; R Bush; T Brunansky; C Speier.
GIDP: T Teufel (17); K Hrbek (16).
RBI: K Hrbek 2 (98); G Gaetti (61).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding
E: J Butcher ().

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
LaMarr Hoyt, W (13-16) 8.2 7 3 3 0 4 1 4.23 31 62 0.245 0.65 1.5
Ron Reed 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.39 1 0 0 0.002 0.06 0.1
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 0 4 1 3.00 32 62 0 0 0.247 0.51 1.6

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Butcher, L (12-9) 5.2 7 4 4 2 2 2 3.20 27 39 -0.182 0.76 -1.1
Ed Hodge 0.2 1 3 3 2 1 1 4.78 6 1 0 -0.067 0.29 -2.2
Jack O'Connor 1.2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.93 8 2 1 -0.005 0.14 0.4
Ken Schrom 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.29 5 0 0 0.001 0.02 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 7 7 8 3 3 7.00 46 39 3 1 -0.253 0.64 -2.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: E Hodge (1; R Kittle).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Drew Coble.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 17,052.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Minnesota Twins
1 Rudy Law CF 1 Kirby Puckett CF
2 Jerry Hairston LF 2 Mickey Hatcher LF
3 Harold Baines RF 3 Kent Hrbek 1B
4 Greg Walker 1B 4 Randy Bush DH
5 Roy Smalley 3B 5 Tom Brunansky RF
6 Ron Kittle DH 6 Gary Gaetti 3B
7 Scott Fletcher SS 7 Tim Teufel 2B
8 Joel Skinner C 8 Chris Speier SS
9 Julio Cruz 2B 9 Tim Laudner C
LaMarr Hoyt P John Butcher P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-1 2 1-- R CHW R. Smalley J. Butcher 13% 60% Double; Hairston Scores
t1 0-0 2 --- R CHW H. Baines J. Butcher 10% 56% Home Run
b2 0-1 0 1-- MIN T. Brunansky L. Hoyt -10% 42% Single; Bush to 3B
b4 1-3 0 1-- OO MIN K. Hrbek L. Hoyt 10% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
t3 2-1 2 -2- R CHW R. Kittle J. Butcher 9% 69% Single; Smalley Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' John Butcher facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW R. Law J. Butcher -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHW J. Hairston J. Butcher -2% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- R CHW H. Baines J. Butcher 10% 56% Home Run
t1 1-0 2 --- CHW G. Walker J. Butcher 2% 58% Double
t1 1-0 2 -2- CHW R. Smalley J. Butcher 1% 59% Walk
t1 1-0 2 12- O CHW R. Kittle J. Butcher -4% 55% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' LaMarr Hoyt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O MIN K. Puckett L. Hoyt 2% 58% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-1 1 --- O MIN M. Hatcher L. Hoyt 2% 59% Flyball: RF
b1 0-1 2 --- O MIN K. Hrbek L. Hoyt 1% 60% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' John Butcher facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- O CHW S. Fletcher J. Butcher -2% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- CHW J. Skinner J. Butcher 2% 61% Single
t2 1-0 1 1-- O CHW J. Cruz J. Butcher -2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B; Skinner to 2B
t2 1-0 2 -2- O CHW R. Law J. Butcher -3% 56% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' LaMarr Hoyt facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- MIN R. Bush L. Hoyt -4% 52% Single
b2 0-1 0 1-- MIN T. Brunansky L. Hoyt -10% 42% Single; Bush to 3B
b2 0-1 0 1-3 RO MIN G. Gaetti L. Hoyt 3% 45% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bush Scores
b2 1-1 1 1-- OO MIN T. Teufel L. Hoyt 5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' John Butcher facing 2-3-4
t3 1-1 0 --- CHW J. Hairston J. Butcher 4% 54% Walk
t3 1-1 0 1-- O CHW H. Baines J. Butcher -4% 50% Flyball: CF
t3 1-1 1 1-- O CHW G. Walker J. Butcher -3% 47% Flyball: RF
t3 1-1 2 1-- R CHW R. Smalley J. Butcher 13% 60% Double; Hairston Scores
t3 2-1 2 -2- R CHW R. Kittle J. Butcher 9% 69% Single; Smalley Scores
t3 3-1 2 1-- O CHW S. Fletcher J. Butcher -2% 67% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' LaMarr Hoyt facing 8-9-1
b3 1-3 0 --- O MIN C. Speier L. Hoyt 3% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-3 1 --- O MIN T. Laudner L. Hoyt 2% 72% Strikeout
b3 1-3 2 --- O MIN K. Puckett L. Hoyt 1% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' John Butcher facing 8-9-1
t4 3-1 0 --- O CHW J. Skinner J. Butcher -2% 71% Groundout: P-1B
t4 3-1 1 --- CHW J. Cruz J. Butcher 2% 73% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Cruz to 1B
t4 3-1 1 1-- O CHW R. Law J. Butcher -2% 71% Flyball: 2B
t4 3-1 2 1-- O CHW J. Hairston J. Butcher -2% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' LaMarr Hoyt facing 2-3-4
b4 1-3 0 --- MIN M. Hatcher L. Hoyt -5% 64% Single
b4 1-3 0 1-- OO MIN K. Hrbek L. Hoyt 10% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
b4 1-3 2 --- O MIN R. Bush L. Hoyt 1% 75% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' John Butcher facing 3-4-5
t5 3-1 0 --- R CHW H. Baines J. Butcher 9% 84% Home Run
t5 4-1 0 --- O CHW G. Walker J. Butcher -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 4-1 1 --- O CHW R. Smalley J. Butcher -1% 81% Flyball: RF
t5 4-1 2 --- O CHW R. Kittle J. Butcher -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' LaMarr Hoyt facing 5-6-7
b5 1-4 0 --- O MIN T. Brunansky L. Hoyt 3% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-4 1 --- O MIN G. Gaetti L. Hoyt 2% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-4 2 --- O MIN T. Teufel L. Hoyt 1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' John Butcher facing 7-8-9
t6 4-1 0 --- O CHW S. Fletcher J. Butcher -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 4-1 1 --- O CHW J. Skinner J. Butcher -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 4-1 2 --- CHW J. Cruz J. Butcher 1% 85% Single
Ed Hodge replaces John Butcher pitching
t6 4-1 2 1-- O CHW R. Law E. Hodge -1% 84% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' LaMarr Hoyt facing 8-9-1
b6 1-4 0 --- O MIN C. Speier L. Hoyt 3% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1-4 1 --- O MIN T. Laudner L. Hoyt 2% 88% Strikeout
b6 1-4 2 --- MIN K. Puckett L. Hoyt -3% 86% Triple
b6 1-4 2 --3 O MIN M. Hatcher L. Hoyt 4% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Ed Hodge facing 2-3-4
t7 4-1 0 --- CHW J. Hairston E. Hodge 1% 91% Walk
t7 4-1 0 1-- RR CHW H. Baines E. Hodge 6% 97% Home Run; Hairston Scores
t7 6-1 0 --- CHW G. Walker E. Hodge 0% 97% Walk
Vance Law pinch hits for Roy Smalley (3B) batting 5th
t7 6-1 0 1-- O CHW V. Law E. Hodge -0% 97% Strikeout
t7 6-1 1 1-- CHW R. Kittle E. Hodge 0% 97% Hit By Pitch; Walker to 2B
Jack O'Connor replaces Ed Hodge pitching
t7 6-1 1 12- O CHW S. Fletcher J. O'Connor -1% 97% Flyball: 1B
t7 6-1 2 12- CHW J. Skinner J. O'Connor 0% 97% Walk; Walker to 3B; Kittle to 2B
t7 6-1 2 123 R CHW J. Cruz J. O'Connor 1% 98% Walk; Walker Scores; Kittle to 3B; Skinner to 2B
Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Rudy Law (CF) batting 1st
t7 7-1 2 123 O CHW T. Paciorek J. O'Connor -0% 98% Flyball: SS
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-7, White Sox' LaMarr Hoyt facing 3-4-5
Vance Law moves from PH to 3B
Daryl Boston replaces Tom Paciorek (PH) playing CF batting 1st
b7 1-7 0 --- O MIN K. Hrbek L. Hoyt 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1-7 1 --- O MIN R. Bush L. Hoyt 0% 99% Flyball: CF
b7 1-7 2 --- O MIN T. Brunansky L. Hoyt 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 1.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Twins' Jack O'Connor facing 2-3-4
t8 7-1 0 --- O CHW J. Hairston J. O'Connor -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 7-1 1 --- CHW H. Baines J. O'Connor 0% 99% Walk
t8 7-1 1 1-- O CHW G. Walker J. O'Connor -0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Walker to 1B
t8 7-1 2 1-- O CHW V. Law J. O'Connor -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-7, White Sox' LaMarr Hoyt facing 6-7-8
b8 1-7 0 --- O MIN G. Gaetti L. Hoyt 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-7 1 --- O MIN T. Teufel L. Hoyt 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b8 1-7 2 --- MIN C. Speier L. Hoyt -0% 99% Single
Darrell Brown pinch hits for Tim Laudner (C) batting 9th
b8 1-7 2 1-- O MIN D. Brown L. Hoyt 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 1.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Twins' Ken Schrom facing 6-7-8
Ken Schrom replaces Jack O'Connor pitching
Jeff Reed replaces Darrell Brown (PH) playing C batting 9th
t9 7-1 0 --- CHW R. Kittle K. Schrom 0% 100% Single
t9 7-1 0 1-- O CHW S. Fletcher K. Schrom -0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 7-1 1 1-- O CHW J. Skinner K. Schrom -0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 7-1 2 1-- CHW J. Cruz K. Schrom 0% 100% Walk; Kittle to 2B
t9 7-1 2 12- O CHW D. Boston K. Schrom -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-7, White Sox' LaMarr Hoyt facing 1-2-3
Mike Squires replaces Greg Walker playing 1B batting 4th
b9 1-7 0 --- O MIN K. Puckett L. Hoyt 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
b9 1-7 1 --- MIN M. Hatcher L. Hoyt -0% 100% Double
b9 1-7 1 -2- RR MIN K. Hrbek L. Hoyt -0% 99% Home Run; Hatcher Scores
b9 3-7 1 --- O MIN R. Bush L. Hoyt 1% 100% Groundout: P-1B
Ron Reed replaces LaMarr Hoyt pitching
b9 3-7 2 --- O MIN T. Brunansky R. Reed 0% 100% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 3.

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