April 18, 1985 Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 11
BAL 5 BOS 4
@KCR 3
(14) CAL 9
@MIN 8 NYY 3
CHW 2 TOR 4
TEX 2 CIN 4
SFG 3
(10) LAD 5
@SDP 0 MON 7
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 15,126

Thursday, April 18, 1985
Time of Game: 2:51

White Sox

3-4

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

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

W: R Bordi (1-0), L: F Bannister (0-2), S: D Righetti (3)

Yankees

4-3

Won 4

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cruz 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .185  .418    0    1   1   CS
S Fletcher 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .398    0    2   3   
  O Gamble PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .661    0    0   0   
  T Hulett 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
H Baines RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .823    0    2   0   
T Paciorek LF                 3   1   1   0    1   2  .250  .558    0    0   0   
C Fisk C                      4   1   2   0    0   0  .412 1.118    0    7   0   
R Kittle DH                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .174  .501    0    0   0   CS
G Walker 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .668    0    8   0   CS
L Salazar CF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .300    0    3   0   
  J Hairston PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
  D Boston CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .421 1.160         0   0   
  M Hill PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .182    0    0   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   0   2   0    0   1  .375  .881    0    1   1   2B

F Bannister P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   2  10   0    2   4                    24   7

BATTING

2B: O Guillen (2, off D Rasmussen).

TB: O Guillen 3; C Fisk 2; R Kittle; J Cruz; S Fletcher; H Baines; T Paciorek; G Walker.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Cruz (1, 2nd base by D Rasmussen/B Wynegar); R Kittle (1, 2nd base by D Righetti/B Wynegar); G Walker (1, Home by R Bordi/B Wynegar).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .609    0    5   7   2B
B Meacham SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .348  .835    0    1   2   
D Mattingly 1B                4   1   2   1    0   0  .267  .725    0    9   0   2B
D Winfield RF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .333 1.100    0    1   0   
D Baylor DH                   1   1   0   0    2   0  .217  .897    0    0   0   HBP,IW
K Griffey LF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .391  .918    0    3   1   
D Berra 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .300  .700    0    2   2   3B
B Wynegar C                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .280  .773    0    5   3   
H Cotto CF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .300  .764    0    0   1   

D Rasmussen P                                                            1   0
  R Bordi P                                                              0   0
  D Righetti P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   3   9   3    3   7                    27  16

BATTING

2B: D Mattingly (4, off F Bannister); W Randolph (1, off F Bannister).

3B: D Berra (1, off F Bannister).

IBB: D Baylor (1, by F Bannister).

HBP: D Baylor (1, by F Bannister).

TB: D Berra 4; D Mattingly 3; W Randolph 2; K Griffey 2; H Cotto; B Wynegar.

RBI: D Berra (1); D Mattingly (3); K Griffey (2).

2-out RBI: K Griffey.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Griffey-W Randolph-D Mattingly.

PB: B Wynegar (1).

E: D Berra 2 (4); H Cotto (1).

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 Bannister, L (0-2)           8     9   3   3    3   7   0   4.85   37     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 9     56    -     1.18  -0.00
Totals                         8     9   3   3    3   7   0          37     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 9           -

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
D Rasmussen                    6.1   7   2   0    1   3   0   4.38   25     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 7     57    -     1.10   0.12
R Bordi, W (1-0)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-0    2.20   0.15
D Righetti, S (3)              1.2   2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 2          0-0    3.37   0.23
Totals                         9    10   2   0    2   4   0          35     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0·10          1-0

Balks: D Rasmussen (1).

WP: None.

IBB: F Bannister (1; D Baylor).

HBP: F Bannister (1; D Baylor).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 15,126.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             New York Yankees                     
1. J Cruz               2B    1. W Randolph           2B 
2. S Fletcher           3B    2. B Meacham            SS 
3. H Baines             RF    3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. T Paciorek           LF    4. D Winfield           RF 
5. C Fisk               C     5. D Baylor             DH 
6. R Kittle             DH    6. K Griffey            LF 
7. G Walker             1B    7. D Berra              3B 
8. L Salazar            CF    8. B Wynegar            C  
9. O Guillen            SS    9. H Cotto              CF 

   F Bannister          P        D Rasmussen          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  2-2  12-      22%  79% K Griffey       F Bannister     Single; Mattingly Scores; Baylor to 3B
   t 4   2  2-0  -23     -19%  53% R Kittle        D Rasmussen     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Paciorek Scores/No RBI/unER; Fisk Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI/unER
   t 9   1  3-2  12-      17%  89% M Hill          D Righetti      Kittle Caught Stealing 2B (C-3B-1B)
   t 9   0  3-2  1--     -16%  56% R Kittle        D Righetti      Walk; Fisk to 2B
   t 9   0  3-2  12-      16%  72% G Walker        D Righetti      Foul Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Rasmussen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Cruz          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      54%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  H Baines        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, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  W Randolph      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      51%  B Meacham       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Mattingly     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Rasmussen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  T Paciorek      Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  C Fisk          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      55%  R Kittle        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      55%  D Baylor        Hit By Pitch
          1--      62%  K Griffey       Single; Baylor to 3B
   R      1-3      72%  D Berra         Single; Baylor Scores; Griffey to 3B
   O      1-3      66%  B Wynegar       Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3      61%  H Cotto         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Rasmussen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  G Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  L Salazar       Flyball: 3B
          ---      63%  O Guillen       Double
   O      -2-      67%  J Cruz          Flyball: P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
          ---      73%  W Randolph      Double
   O      -2-      69%  B Meacham       Strikeout
   R      -2-      78%  D Mattingly     Double; Randolph Scores
   O      -2-      76%  D Winfield      Flyball: CF
          -2-      76%  D Baylor        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      73%  K Griffey       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Rasmussen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      76%  S Fletcher      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      78%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      76%  T Paciorek      Single
          1--      72%  C Fisk          Single; Paciorek to 3B; Fisk to 2B
   RR     -23      53%  R Kittle        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Paciorek Scores/No RBI/unER; Fisk Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI/unER
          1--      52%  G Walker        Balk; Kittle to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Floyd Bannister facing 7-8-9
          ---      67%  D Berra         Triple
   O      --3      62%  B Wynegar       Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      55%  H Cotto         Strikeout
   O      --3      50%  W Randolph      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Dennis Rasmussen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  L Salazar       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  O Guillen       Strikeout Looking
          ---      54%  J Cruz          Single
   O      1--      57%  S Fletcher      Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Floyd Bannister facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      54%  B Meacham       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  D Mattingly     Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  D Winfield      Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Baylor        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Dennis Rasmussen facing 2-3-4
          ---      45%  S Fletcher      Single
   O      1--      50%  H Baines        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Baines to 1B
          1--      45%  T Paciorek      Walk; Baines to 2B
   OO     12-      58%  C Fisk          Double Play: Flyball: LF-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Floyd Bannister facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      54%  K Griffey       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      52%  D Berra         Flyball: 1B
          ---      54%  B Wynegar       Single
          1--      56%  H Cotto         Single; Wynegar to 2B
   O      12-      50%  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Dennis Rasmussen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      54%  R Kittle        Single; Kittle out at 3B/Adv on E8/CF-2B-3B
          ---      50%  G Walker        Single
                  Rich Bordi replaces Dennis Rasmussen pitching; Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Luis Salazar batting 8th
   O      1--      55%  J Hairston      Flyball: LF
          1--      50%  O Guillen       Single; Walker to 3B
   O      1-3      59%  J Cruz          Walker Caught Stealing Hm (C-SS-C); Guillen to 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Floyd Bannister facing 2-3-4
                  Daryl Boston replaces Jerry Hairston playing CF batting 8th
   O      ---      55%  B Meacham       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      59%  D Mattingly     Single
   O      1--      54%  D Winfield      Strikeout
          1--      57%  D Baylor        Walk; Mattingly to 2B
   R      12-      79%  K Griffey       Single; Mattingly Scores; Baylor to 3B
   O      1-3      75%  D Berra         Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Rich Bordi facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      80%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  Dave Righetti replaces Rich Bordi pitching; Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Scott Fletcher batting 2nd
   O      ---      84%  O Gamble        Flyball: RF
          ---      81%  H Baines        Single
          1--      79%  T Paciorek      Passed Ball; Baines to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-2, Floyd Bannister facing 8-9-1
                  Tim Hulett replaces Oscar Gamble playing 3B batting 2nd
   O      ---      85%  B Wynegar       Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  H Cotto         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Righetti facing 5-6-7
          ---      72%  C Fisk          Single
          1--      56%  R Kittle        Walk; Fisk to 2B
   O      12-      72%  G Walker        Foul Flyball: LF
                  Marc Hill pinch hits for Daryl Boston batting 8th
   O      12-      89%  M Hill          Kittle Caught Stealing 2B (C-3B-1B)
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Flyball: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Yankees 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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