April 15, 1970 Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
NYY 2 MIN 8
@CAL 2 CHW 7
@OAK 0 ATL 7
SDP 5 CHC 5
PHI 1 CIN 3
LAD 2 HOU 7
SFG 6
(10) STL 10
MON 0

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 2,901

Wednesday, April 15, 1970
Time of Game: 2:06

White Sox

3-5

Won 2

4th, 3 GB

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

W: J Janeski (2-0), L: C Dobson (0-2)

Athletics

3-4

Lost 1

3rd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Berry CF                    5   1   0   0    0   0  .286  .708    0    2   0   
L Aparicio SS                 2   1   1   0    1   1  .385 1.061    0    0   3   
  R Morales PH-SS             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
C May LF                      4   1   1   2    0   1  .300  .877    0    1   0   2B,GDP
B Melton 3B                   3   1   1   1    0   2  .379 1.076    0    1   4   2B,HBP
J Matias 1B                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .174  .478    0   16   1   HR
D Josephson C                 4   1   3   1    0   0  .304  .781    0    3   1   HR
B Bradford RF                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .868    0    1   0   HR,GDP
B Knoop 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .133  .635    0    1   5   2B
J Janeski P                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .143  .286    0    2   1   
Totals                       35   7  10   7    1  10                    27  16

BATTING

2B: B Melton (4, off C Dobson); C May (2, off C Dobson); B Knoop (1, off R Rodriguez).

HR: B Bradford (1, off R Rodriguez; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); D Josephson (1, off R Rodriguez; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out); J Matias (1, off C Dobson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

HBP: B Melton (1, by C Dobson).

TB: D Josephson 6; B Bradford 4; J Matias 4; B Knoop 2; B Melton 2; C May 2; L Aparicio; J Janeski.

GIDP: B Bradford (2); C May (1).

RBI: C May 2 (7); J Matias 2 (2); D Josephson (4); B Melton (6); B Bradford (2).

2-out RBI: J Matias 2; C May 2; B Melton.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               4   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .419    0    3   6   
R Monday CF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .360 1.124    0    2   0   
F Alou LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .459    0    0   0   
R Jackson RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .530    0    3   0   
D Mincher 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .675    0    7   2   
D Green 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .517    0    0   2   
R Pena 3B                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .750    0    1   0   2B
D Duncan C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0   10   0   
C Dobson P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Roland P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Rudi PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    0   0   
  R Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  B Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167    0    0   0   
  R Fingers P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  T Francona PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  D Segui P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   0   3   0    1   2                    27  11

BATTING

2B: R Pena (1, off J Janeski).

TB: R Pena 3; R Monday.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Green-B Campaneris-D Mincher; D Mincher-B Campaneris-R Rodriguez.

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
J Janeski, W (2-0)             9     3   0   0    1   2   0   1.65   31     -       ·  ·     16· 8· 1· 3     82    -     0.35   0.17
Totals                         9     3   0   0    1   2   0          31     -       ·  ·     16· 8· 1· 3           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Dobson, L (0-2)              2.2   6   5   5    0   3   1   8.31   14     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 6     29    -     1.07  -0.32
J Roland                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.00
R Rodriguez                    3     3   2   2    1   4   2   3.60   12     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.12  -0.02
R Fingers                      2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.02   0.00
D Segui                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.80    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10   7   7    1  10   3          37     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: C Dobson (1; B Melton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:06.

Attendance: 2,901.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Oakland Athletics                    
1. K Berry              CF    1. B Campaneris         SS 
2. L Aparicio           SS    2. R Monday             CF 
3. C May                LF    3. F Alou               LF 
4. B Melton             3B    4. R Jackson            RF 
5. J Matias             1B    5. D Mincher            1B 
6. D Josephson          C     6. D Green              2B 
7. B Bradford           RF    7. R Pena               3B 
8. B Knoop              2B    8. D Duncan             C  
9. J Janeski            P     9. C Dobson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-0  12-      22%  72% C May           C Dobson        Double to LF; Aparicio Scores; Berry Scores
   t 3   2  0-3  -2-      11%  91% J Matias        C Dobson        Home Run; Melton Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  12-      -9%  45% B Bradford      C Dobson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 3   2  0-2  -2-       9%  81% B Melton        C Dobson        Double to LF; May Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  ---       4%  54% B Melton        C Dobson        Hit By Pitch

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Dobson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  K Berry         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  L Aparicio      Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  C May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Janeski facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B Campaneris    Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      49%  R Monday        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Dobson facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  B Melton        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      50%  J Matias        Flyball: CF
          1--      54%  D Josephson     Single to 3B; Melton to 2B
   OO     12-      45%  B Bradford      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Janeski facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Mincher       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  D Green         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Dobson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  B Knoop         Strikeout
          ---      50%  J Janeski       Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  K Berry         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      49%  L Aparicio      Single to RF; Berry to 2B
   RR     12-      72%  C May           Double to LF; Aparicio Scores; Berry Scores
   R      -2-      81%  B Melton        Double to LF; May Scores
   RR     -2-      91%  J Matias        Home Run; Melton Scores
                  Jim Roland replaces Chuck Dobson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  D Josephson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Jerry Janeski facing 7-8-9
          ---      87%  R Pena          Double to RF
   O      -2-      90%  D Duncan        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Joe Rudi pinch hits for Jim Roland batting 9th
   O      -2-      92%  J Rudi          Lineout: P
   O      -2-      93%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Roberto Rodriguez facing 7-8-9
                  Roberto Rodriguez replaces Joe Rudi pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      96%  B Bradford      Home Run
   O      ---      96%  B Knoop         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  J Janeski       Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  K Berry         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Jerry Janeski facing 2-3-4
          ---      94%  R Monday        Walk
   O      1--      95%  F Alou          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      96%  R Jackson       Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      97%  D Mincher       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Roberto Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
          ---      97%  L Aparicio      Walk
   OO     1--      97%  C May           Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
   O      ---      97%  B Melton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Jerry Janeski facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  D Green         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  R Pena          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Duncan        Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Roberto Rodriguez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      98%  J Matias        Flyball: 3B
   R      ---      99%  D Josephson     Home Run
   O      ---      99%  B Bradford      Strikeout
          ---      99%  B Knoop         Double to CF
   O      -2-      99%  J Janeski       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Jerry Janeski facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Johnson pinch hits for Roberto Rodriguez batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  B Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Campaneris    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  R Monday        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Rollie Fingers facing 1-2-3
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Bob Johnson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  K Berry         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Rich Morales pinch hits for Luis Aparicio batting 2nd
   O      ---      99%  R Morales       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  C May           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Jerry Janeski facing 3-4-5
                  Rich Morales moves to SS
   O      ---      99%  F Alou          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Mincher       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 0.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Rollie Fingers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  B Melton        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J Matias        Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Josephson     Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  B Bradford      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Jerry Janeski facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  D Green         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  R Pena          Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  D Duncan        Flyball: CF
                  Tito Francona pinch hits for Rollie Fingers batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  T Francona      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 0.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Diego Segui facing 8-9-1
                  Diego Segui replaces Tito Francona pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Knoop         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  J Janeski       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  K Berry         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Jerry Janeski facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  R Monday        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  F Alou          Flyball: 2B
   O      1--     100%  R Jackson       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation