August 8, 1979 Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 20,048

Wednesday, August 8, 1979, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:12

White Sox

49-62

Lost 1

5th, 14 GB

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

W: L Tiant (8-6), L: S Trout (6-5), S: R Davis (6)

Yankees

61-51

Won 1

4th, 13 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .293  .760    0    0   0   
  R Torres LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .826         0   0   
J Morrison 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .751    0    0   3   
J Orta 2B                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .785    0    0   3   CS
L Johnson DH                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .291  .805    0    0   0   2B
C Lemon CF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .302  .871    0    1   0   2B
M Squires 1B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .255  .622    0   12   4   SB
C Washington RF               3   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .732    0    0   0   
M May C                       3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .814    0    3   1   
H Chappas SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .050  .186    0    6   3   

S Trout P                                                                2   5
  M Proly P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   3   4   3    1   4                    24  19

BATTING

2B: C Lemon (29, off L Tiant); L Johnson (18, off L Tiant).

TB: C Lemon 2; L Johnson 2; R Garr; M Squires.

RBI: C Lemon (59); L Johnson (47); M Squires (14).

2-out RBI: C Lemon; L Johnson; M Squires.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Orta-H Chappas-M Squires; S Trout-H Chappas-M Squires.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Squires (9, 2nd base off L Tiant/B Gulden).

CS: J Orta (5, 2nd base by L Tiant/B Gulden).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 3   1   3   0    1   0  .280  .766    0    1   4   
B Murcer CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .253  .712    0    5   0   GDP
L Piniella LF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .305  .772    0    2   0   
R Jackson RF                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .295  .928    0    2   0   CS
C Chambliss 1B                4   1   2   3    0   0  .280  .779    0    9   1   HR
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .723    0    1   0   
R White DH                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .179  .501    0    0   0   GDP
B Gulden C                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .455    0    3   2   
  L Randle PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Narron C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .171  .556         2   0   
B Dent SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .594    0    2   3   

L Tiant P                                                                0   0
  R Davis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   4  10   4    3   2                    27  10

BATTING

HR: C Chambliss (14, off S Trout; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: C Chambliss 5; W Randolph 3; R White; G Nettles; L Piniella; B Dent; B Murcer.

GIDP: R White (5); B Murcer (8).

RBI: C Chambliss 3 (46); L Piniella (57).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

E: B Gulden (1); L Tiant ().

BASERUNNING

CS: R Jackson (5, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by S Trout).

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
S Trout, L (6-5)               7.1  10   4   4    3   2   1   3.75   33     -       ·  ·     17· 1· 0·10     41    -     1.28  -0.40
M Proly                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.88    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.76   0.03
Totals                         8    10   4   4    3   2   1          34     -       ·  ·     18· 1· 0·10          1-0

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Tiant, W (8-6)               8     4   3   3    1   4   0   3.77   29     -       ·  ·      8·10· 2· 4     65    -     0.66  -0.04
R Davis, S (6)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.52    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     4   3   3    1   4   0          32     -       ·  ·     10·11· 2· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Trout (1).

IBB: None.

PO: S Trout (4; R Jackson, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Bill Haller.

Time of Game: 2:12.

Attendance: 20,048.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             New York Yankees                     
1. R Garr               LF    1. W Randolph           2B 
2. J Morrison           3B    2. B Murcer             CF 
3. J Orta               2B    3. L Piniella           LF 
4. L Johnson            DH    4. R Jackson            RF 
5. C Lemon              CF    5. C Chambliss          1B 
6. M Squires            1B    6. G Nettles            3B 
7. C Washington         RF    7. R White              DH 
8. M May                C     8. B Gulden             C  
9. H Chappas            SS    9. B Dent               SS 

   S Trout              P        L Tiant              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  3-1  1-3      57%  85% C Chambliss     S Trout         Home Run (Deep RF); Murcer Scores; Jackson Scores; Chambliss Scores
   t 4   2  0-0  1--     -14%  39% L Johnson       L Tiant         Double to LF; Garr Scores; Johnson to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 8   0  3-0  -23      14%  42% L Piniella      S Trout         Single to LF; Randolph Scores; Murcer to 3B
   b 8   0  3-1  1-3     -13%  29% R Jackson       S Trout         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   t 4   2  0-1  --3     -11%  28% C Lemon         L Tiant         Double to RF; Johnson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Garr          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  J Morrison      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      55%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trout facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  W Randolph      Single to 3B
   OO     1--      51%  B Murcer        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  L Piniella      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  L Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  C Lemon         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  M Squires       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trout facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  R Jackson       Walk
   O      1--      53%  C Chambliss     Jackson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-C)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      50%  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  M May           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  H Chappas       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Trout facing 7-8-9
          ---      60%  R White         Single to RF
   O      1--      56%  B Gulden        Bunt Popfly: P
   O      1--      53%  B Dent          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      55%  W Randolph      Walk; Dent to 2B
   O      12-      50%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  R Garr          Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  J Morrison      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      53%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
   R      1--      39%  L Johnson       Double to LF; Garr Scores; Johnson to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      --3      28%  C Lemon         Double to RF; Johnson Scores
   R      -2-      20%  M Squires       Single to CF; Lemon Scores
          1--      19%  C Washington    Squires Steals 2B; Squires to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      22%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Trout facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      19%  L Piniella      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      22%  R Jackson       Walk
   O      1--      19%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      16%  G Nettles       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      18%  M May           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      19%  H Chappas       Foul Flyball: C
          ---      18%  R Garr          Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B)
   O      1--      19%  J Morrison      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Trout facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      17%  R White         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      15%  B Gulden        Strikeout
          ---      16%  B Dent          Single to LF
          1--      19%  W Randolph      Single to CF; Dent to 2B
   O      12-      14%  B Murcer        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Luis Tiant facing 3-4-5
          ---      12%  J Orta          Walk
   O      1--      14%  L Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      16%  C Lemon         Orta Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      16%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Trout facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      13%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      12%  R Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      13%  C Chambliss     Single to LF
   O      1--      11%  G Nettles       Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      12%  M Squires       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      12%  C Washington    Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      13%  M May           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Trout facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      10%  R White         Groundout: P-1B
                  Len Randle pinch hits for Brad Gulden batting 8th
   O      ---       8%  L Randle        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---       7%  B Dent          Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
                  Jerry Narron replaces Len Randle playing C batting 8th
   O      ---       8%  H Chappas       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---       8%  R Garr          Flyball: RF
   O      ---       9%  J Morrison      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Trout facing 1-2-3
                  Rusty Torres replaces Ralph Garr playing LF batting 1st
          ---      14%  W Randolph      Single to LF
          1--      23%  B Murcer        Single to 2B; Randolph to 2B
          12-      28%  L Piniella      Wild Pitch; Randolph to 3B; Murcer to 2B
   R      -23      42%  " "             Single to LF; Randolph Scores; Murcer to 3B
   O      1-3      29%  R Jackson       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   RRR    1-3      85%  C Chambliss     Home Run (Deep RF); Murcer Scores; Jackson Scores; Chambliss Scores
          ---      87%  G Nettles       Single to 3B
                  Mike Proly replaces Steve Trout pitching
   OO     1--      83%  R White         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Ron Davis facing 3-4-5
                  Ron Davis replaces Luis Tiant pitching
   O      ---      91%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  L Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  C Lemon         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Yankees 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation