April 17, 1991 Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 14,209

Wednesday, April 17, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:43

White Sox

6-1

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  0
Yankees         0  6  0   0  0  3   0  1  X   10 12  1

W: C Cary (1-1), L: A Fernandez (1-1)

Yankees

3-6

Won 1

7th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .133  .435   15    0   0   
L Johnson CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .472   18    3   0   
R Ventura 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .318  .923   16    2   1   
F Thomas 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .185  .586   15    6   0   GDP
C Snyder LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .176  .398   11    0   0   
S Sosa RF                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .227  .982   10    3   0   SB
  M Merullo PH                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    4    0   0   
R Karkovice C                 4   0   1   1    0   2  .400  .900   22    8   0   2B
O Guillen SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .317    3    1   2   
  C Grebeck PH-SS             1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    4    0   1   
S Fletcher 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .360 1.007    6    1   1   
  J Cora 2B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   

A Fernandez P                                                            0   0
  W Edwards P                                                            0   0
  K Patterson P                                                          0   0
  C Hough P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   1   4   1    3   7              130   24   5

BATTING

2B: R Karkovice (1, off C Cary).

TB: R Karkovice 2; T Raines; M Merullo; R Ventura.

GIDP: F Thomas (2).

RBI: R Karkovice (1).

2-out RBI: R Karkovice.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Guillen-F Thomas.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Sosa (2, 2nd base off C Cary/M Nokes).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sax 2B                      5   1   2   2    0   1  .262  .565   17    3   3   
D Mattingly 1B                3   1   1   2    2   1  .282  .657   16    7   1   
R Kelly CF                    3   0   1   2    0   1  .229  .636   19    2   0   SF
  S Lusader PH-CF             0   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .833    6    0   0   
K Maas DH                     4   1   2   0    1   0  .333 1.257   12    0   0   
M Hall RF                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .125  .368   13    2   0   2B,SF,GDP
M Nokes C                     5   1   2   1    0   1  .357  .974   13    5   0   
  B Geren C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         2   0   
H Meulens LF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .643   16    4   0   
J Leyritz 3B                  2   2   0   0    2   2  .100  .500   23    0   1   
A Espinoza SS                 3   2   2   1    1   0  .429 1.026   13    1   3   2B

C Cary P                                                                 0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              1   0
Totals                       33  10  12  10    7   7              148   27   8

BATTING

2B: M Hall (2, off A Fernandez); A Espinoza (1, off W Edwards).

SF: M Hall (1, off C Hough); R Kelly (2, off W Edwards).

TB: A Espinoza 3; M Nokes 2; S Sax 2; M Hall 2; K Maas 2; R Kelly; D Mattingly; H Meulens.

GIDP: M Hall (1).

RBI: S Sax 2 (5); D Mattingly 2 (2); R Kelly 2 (9); M Hall 2 (6); M Nokes (6); A Espinoza (3).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 7 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Leyritz-S Sax-D Mattingly.

PB: M Nokes (2).

E: J Leyritz (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
A Fernandez, L (1-1)           1     6   6   6    2   2   0   7.56   11   37-20   15· 3· 2    2· 1· 4· 0     17    -     1.10  -0.45
W Edwards                      4     6   3   3    2   3   0   9.00   19   59-39   24· 7· 8    7· 6· 1· 0          3-1    0.24   0.03
K Patterson                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   12-6     5· 1· 0    0· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.03   0.00
C Hough                        2     0   1   1    3   2   0   4.50    9   40-18    8· 4· 6    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    12  10  10    7   7   0          42  148-83   52·15·16   11·11· 6· 0          5-1

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
C Cary, W (1-1)                8     3   1   1    2   5   0   7.15   29   99-61   31·12·18    8·12· 2· 0     75    -     0.51   0.09
E Plunk                        1     1   0   0    1   2   0   8.31    5   27-15    9· 4· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     4   1   1    3   7   0          34  126-76   40·16·20    9·12· 3· 0           -

A Fernandez faced 8 batters in the 2nd inning.
W Edwards faced 5 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 14,209.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 53° F, Wind 13mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             New York Yankees                     
1. T Raines             DH    1. S Sax                2B 
2. L Johnson            CF    2. D Mattingly          1B 
3. R Ventura            3B    3. R Kelly              CF 
4. F Thomas             1B    4. K Maas               DH 
5. C Snyder             LF    5. M Hall               RF 
6. S Sosa               RF    6. M Nokes              C  
7. R Karkovice          C     7. H Meulens            LF 
8. O Guillen            SS    8. J Leyritz            3B 
9. S Fletcher           2B    9. A Espinoza           SS 

   A Fernandez          P        C Cary               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  1-0  1--  2   13%  61% M Hall          A Fernandez     Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Maas Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-  4  -11%  41% R Karkovice     C Cary          Double (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Sosa Scores
   b 2   0  1-1  -2-  1    8%  69% M Nokes         A Fernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Hall Scores
   b 2   0  1-2  12-  8    6%  80% J Leyritz       A Fernandez     Walk; Nokes to 3B; Meulens to 2B
   b 2   0  1-2  123  3    6%  86% A Espinoza      A Fernandez     Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Nokes Scores; Meulens to 3B; Leyritz to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Cary facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  T Raines        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   54%  L Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   55%  R Ventura       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Alex Fernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  S Sax           Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   51%  D Mattingly     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  R Kelly         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Cary facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  F Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  C Snyder        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  8   53%  S Sosa          Walk
          1--      52%  R Karkovice     Sosa Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   41%  " "             Double (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Sosa Scores
   O      -2-  2   44%  O Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Alex Fernandez facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   48%  K Maas          Single (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   R      1--  2   61%  M Hall          Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Maas Scores
   R      -2-  1   69%  M Nokes         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Hall Scores
          1--  2   74%  H Meulens       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Nokes to 2B
          12-  8   80%  J Leyritz       Walk; Nokes to 3B; Meulens to 2B
   R      123  3   86%  A Espinoza      Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Nokes Scores; Meulens to 3B; Leyritz to 2B
   R      123  4   90%  S Sax           Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Meulens Scores; Leyritz to 3B; Espinoza to 2B
   R      123  4   94%  D Mattingly     Walk; Leyritz Scores; Espinoza to 3B; Sax to 2B
                  Wayne Edwards replaces Alex Fernandez pitching
   RO     123  1   94%  R Kelly         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Espinoza Scores; Sax to 3B
          1-3  1   95%  K Maas          Single (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Sax stays at 3B; Mattingly to 2B
   OO     123  2   91%  M Hall          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 6.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Chuck Cary facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   92%  S Fletcher      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   93%  T Raines        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   94%  L Johnson       Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Wayne Edwards facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   94%  M Nokes         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   94%  H Meulens       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   93%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   93%  A Espinoza      Walk; Nokes to 2B
   O      12-  4   92%  S Sax           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 6.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Chuck Cary facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   90%  R Ventura       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   92%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  1   90%  C Snyder        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Ventura to 2B; Snyder to 1B
   O      12-  1   93%  S Sosa          Flyball: LF
   O      12-  5   95%  R Karkovice     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Wayne Edwards facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   94%  D Mattingly     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   94%  R Kelly         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   94%  K Maas          Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 6.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Chuck Cary facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   95%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF
          ---  5   95%  T Raines        Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      95%  L Johnson       Passed Ball; Raines to 2B
   O      -2-  3   96%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Wayne Edwards facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   96%  M Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  M Nokes         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   96%  H Meulens       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 6.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Chuck Cary facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   94%  R Ventura       Walk
   OO     1--  3   97%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  C Snyder        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Wayne Edwards facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   98%  J Leyritz       Walk
          1--  3   99%  A Espinoza      Double to LF (Ground Ball thru 3B Foul); Leyritz to 3B
   R      -23  1   99%  S Sax           Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Leyritz Scores; Espinoza to 3B
   R      1-3  2  100%  D Mattingly     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Espinoza Scores; Sax to 2B
   R      12-  6  100%  R Kelly         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Sax Scores; Mattingly to 2B
                  Ken Patterson replaces Wayne Edwards pitching
   O      12-  2  100%  K Maas          Foul Popfly: C
   O      12-  5  100%  M Hall          Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      12-  5  100%  M Nokes         Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 9.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Chuck Cary facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1  100%  S Sosa          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4  100%  R Karkovice     Groundout: SS-1B
                  Craig Grebeck pinch hits for Ozzie Guillen batting 8th
   O      ---  4  100%  C Grebeck       Popfly: 2B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-1, Charlie Hough facing 7-8-9
                  Charlie Hough replaces Ken Patterson pitching; Joey Cora replaces Scott Fletcher playing 2B batting 9th; Craig Grebeck moves to SS
   O      ---  6  100%  H Meulens       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5  100%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  A Espinoza      Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 9.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Chuck Cary facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6  100%  J Cora          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  T Raines        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5  100%  L Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-1, Charlie Hough facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6  100%  S Sax           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4  100%  D Mattingly     Walk
                  Scott Lusader pinch hits for Roberto Kelly batting 3rd
          1--  6  100%  S Lusader       Walk; Mattingly to 2B
          12-  5  100%  K Maas          Walk; Mattingly to 3B; Lusader to 2B
   RO     123  2  100%  M Hall          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Mattingly Scores; Lusader to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  M Nokes         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 10.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-10, Eric Plunk facing 3-4-5
                  Eric Plunk replaces Chuck Cary pitching; Bob Geren replaces Matt Nokes playing C batting 6th; Scott Lusader moves to CF
   O      ---  2  100%  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  8  100%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--  6  100%  C Snyder        Strikeout Looking
                  Matt Merullo pinch hits for Sammy Sosa batting 6th
          1--  4  100%  M Merullo       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  7  100%  R Karkovice     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Yankees 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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