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Standings
WSA
@BAL		2
3
KCR
@CAL		3
7
MIL
@MIN		0
4
CHW
@OAK		6
5
CHW
@OAK		12
4
STL
@CHC		14
3
ATL
@CIN		2
1
LAD
@HOU		1
2
SFG
@SDP		7
3
Wednesday, April 7, 1971
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:20
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
White Sox
6
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Athletics
5
0-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 2½ GB
W: Tommy John (1-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   2  2  0   2  0  0    6  7  2
Athletics       1  0  3   0  0  1   0  0  0    5 10  1

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lee Richard SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 .500 1.000 0.087 1.12 0.173 -0.086 0.6 1 1 CS
Jay Johnstone CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.090 0.97 0.000 -0.090 -0.9 3 0
Mike Andrews 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.064 0.68 0.000 -0.064 -0.6 4 1
Bill Melton 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .250 1.250 0.071 0.62 0.120 -0.048 1.5 0 2 HR
   Rich Morales 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Carlos May 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.038 0.84 0.027 -0.065 -0.3 4 1
Rick Reichardt LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.039 0.98 0.049 -0.089 -0.6 2 0 CS
Walt Williams RF 4 2 1 1 0 0 .250 1.250 0.030 1.10 0.116 -0.086 0.5 3 1 HR
Ed Herrmann C 1 2 0 0 2 0 .000 .667 0.059 1.07 0.076 -0.017 0.3 10 2
Tommy John P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.036 1.09 0.000 -0.036 -0.3 0 1 SH
   Lee Maye PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Rich McKinney PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.429 3.38 0.429 0.000 1.9
   Vicente Romo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 6 7 5 2 2 .226 .692 0.409 1.00 0.990 -0.581 2.2 27 9
HR: B Melton (1, off C Hunter; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); W Williams (1, off C Hunter; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: T John (1, off C Hunter).
TB: W Williams 4; B Melton 4; L Richard 2; R McKinney; C May; R Reichardt.
RBI: B Melton 2 (2); R McKinney (1); L Richard (1); W Williams (1).
2-out RBI: B Melton 2; R McKinney; L Richard.
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 2 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Herrmann-M Andrews; M Andrews-C May.
E: C May (1); M Andrews (1).
Outfield Assists: W Williams (B Campaneris at home plate).
Baserunning
CS: R Reichardt (1, 2nd base by C Hunter/D Duncan); L Richard (1, 2nd base by C Hunter/D Duncan).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bert Campaneris SS 5 2 2 0 0 1 .222 .444 -0.057 2.40 0.144 -0.200 0.7 3 0
Felipe Alou LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .625 -0.136 2.53 0.098 -0.234 0.0 3 0 SH
Reggie Jackson RF 3 0 1 1 0 2 .286 .679 -0.158 1.44 0.000 -0.158 -1.4 2 0 SF
Sal Bando 3B 4 2 2 3 0 1 .286 1.089 0.165 1.64 0.264 -0.099 2.2 3 1 HR
Joe Rudi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.080 1.20 0.000 -0.080 -0.6 5 1
Rick Monday CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .833 -0.072 1.04 0.021 -0.093 -0.4 4 0
Dave Duncan C 3 0 2 1 0 0 .571 1.143 0.193 1.28 0.244 -0.051 1.0 2 2
   Steve Hovley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0.132 3.24 0.132 0.000 0.4
Dick Green 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 -0.096 2.04 0.017 -0.113 -0.7 4 3 SH
Catfish Hunter P 3 1 1 0 0 1 .333 .667 -0.033 1.14 0.032 -0.065 -0.2 1 2
   Paul Lindblad P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Don Mincher PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 0.051 4.82 0.051 0.000 0.2
   Tony LaRussa PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Team Totals 32 5 10 5 3 9 .312 .767 -0.091 1.81 1.003 -1.093 1.2 27 9
HR: S Bando (1, off T John; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: R Jackson (1, off T John).
SH: D Green (1, off V Romo); F Alou (1, off T John).
TB: S Bando 5; D Duncan 2; B Campaneris 2; R Jackson; C Hunter; S Hovley; F Alou.
RBI: S Bando 3 (3); D Duncan (1); R Jackson (1).
2-out RBI: S Bando 3; D Duncan.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
E: R Monday (1).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tommy John, W (1-0) 6 9 5 4 2 5 1 6.00 27 39 -0.311 1.20 -2.5
Vicente Romo, S (1) 3 1 0 0 1 4 0 0.00 11 0 0 0.401 3.31 1.3
Team Totals 9 10 5 4 3 9 1 4.00 38 39 0 0 0.090 1.00 -1.2

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Catfish Hunter, L (0-1) 6.2 6 6 5 2 2 2 6.75 26 40 -0.087 1.02 -1.4
Paul Lindblad, BS (1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 8 2 2 -0.323 0.96 -0.8
Team Totals 9 7 6 5 2 2 2 5.00 34 40 2 2 -0.410 1.81 -2.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry McCoy.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Oakland Athletics
1 Lee Richard SS 1 Bert Campaneris SS
2 Jay Johnstone CF 2 Felipe Alou LF
3 Mike Andrews 2B 3 Reggie Jackson RF
4 Bill Melton 3B 4 Sal Bando 3B
5 Carlos May 1B 5 Joe Rudi 1B
6 Rick Reichardt LF 6 Rick Monday CF
7 Walt Williams RF 7 Dave Duncan C
8 Ed Herrmann C 8 Dick Green 2B
9 Tommy John P 9 Catfish Hunter P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 4-5 2 12- RR CHW R. McKinney P. Lindblad 43% 71% Single to CF; Williams Scores; Herrmann Scores/Adv on E8/unER; McKinney to 2B
b3 1-0 2 -23 RRR OAK S. Bando T. John -21% 10% Home Run; Hunter Scores; Campaneris Scores
b6 4-4 2 -2- R OAK D. Duncan T. John -18% 26% Single to CF; Bando Scores/unER
b9 5-6 2 12- O OAK F. Alou V. Romo 16% 100% Strikeout
b9 5-6 1 12- O OAK B. Campaneris V. Romo 15% 84% Strikeout Looking

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, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW L. Richard C. Hunter -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHW J. Johnstone C. Hunter -1% 46% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHW M. Andrews C. Hunter -1% 46% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- OAK B. Campaneris T. John -4% 42% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- OAK F. Alou T. John -10% 32% Single to RF; Campaneris to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 RO OAK R. Jackson T. John 2% 34% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Campaneris Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- OO OAK S. Bando T. John 4% 38% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O CHW B. Melton C. Hunter -2% 36% Flyball: 2B
t2 0-1 1 --- CHW C. May C. Hunter 3% 39% Single to CF
t2 0-1 1 1-- O CHW R. Reichardt C. Hunter -3% 36% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-1 2 1-- O CHW W. Williams C. Hunter -2% 33% Reichardt Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- O OAK J. Rudi T. John 2% 35% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 1 --- OAK R. Monday T. John -2% 33% Walk
b2 1-0 1 1-- OAK D. Duncan T. John -6% 27% Single to LF; Monday to 3B
b2 1-0 1 1-3 OO OAK D. Green T. John 10% 37% Double Play: Strikeout, Baserunner Out Advancing; Duncan out at 2B/C-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- O CHW W. Williams C. Hunter -3% 35% Flyball: CF
t3 0-1 1 --- O CHW E. Herrmann C. Hunter -2% 33% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-1 2 --- O CHW T. John C. Hunter -1% 32% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- OAK C. Hunter T. John -3% 29% Single to RF
b3 1-0 0 1-- OAK B. Campaneris T. John -5% 24% Single to RF; Hunter to 2B
b3 1-0 0 12- O OAK F. Alou T. John -0% 24% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Campaneris to 2B; Hunter to 3B
b3 1-0 1 -23 O OAK R. Jackson T. John 7% 31% Strikeout
b3 1-0 2 -23 RRR OAK S. Bando T. John -21% 10% Home Run; Hunter Scores; Campaneris Scores
b3 4-0 2 --- O OAK J. Rudi T. John 0% 10% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 4.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
t4 0-4 0 --- CHW L. Richard C. Hunter 3% 13% Single to RF
t4 0-4 0 1-- O CHW J. Johnstone C. Hunter -2% 10% Flyball: 3B
t4 0-4 1 1-- O CHW M. Andrews C. Hunter -2% 8% Flyball: 3B
t4 0-4 2 1-- RR CHW B. Melton C. Hunter 12% 20% Home Run; Richard Scores
t4 2-4 2 --- O CHW C. May C. Hunter -1% 19% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, White Sox' Tommy John facing 6-7-8
b4 4-2 0 --- O OAK R. Monday T. John 1% 21% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-2 1 --- O OAK D. Duncan T. John 1% 22% Groundout: P-1B
b4 4-2 2 --- O OAK D. Green T. John 1% 22% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 4.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 6-7-8
t5 2-4 0 --- O CHW R. Reichardt C. Hunter -3% 20% Flyball: SS
t5 2-4 1 --- R CHW W. Williams C. Hunter 12% 31% Home Run
t5 3-4 1 --- CHW E. Herrmann C. Hunter 4% 35% Walk
t5 3-4 1 1-- O CHW T. John C. Hunter -2% 32% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Herrmann to 2B
t5 3-4 2 -2- R CHW L. Richard C. Hunter 15% 47% Single to LF; Herrmann Scores
t5 4-4 2 1-- O CHW J. Johnstone C. Hunter -3% 44% Richard Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, White Sox' Tommy John facing 9-1-2
b5 4-4 0 --- O OAK C. Hunter T. John 3% 47% Strikeout Looking
b5 4-4 1 --- OAK B. Campaneris T. John -6% 41% Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS); Campaneris to 2B
b5 4-4 1 -2- O OAK F. Alou T. John 5% 45% Flyball: CF
b5 4-4 2 -2- O OAK R. Jackson T. John 5% 50% Single to RF; Campaneris out at Hm/RF-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 4.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 2-3-4
t6 4-4 0 --- O CHW J. Johnstone C. Hunter -3% 47% Flyball: RF
t6 4-4 1 --- O CHW M. Andrews C. Hunter -2% 45% Flyball: RF
t6 4-4 2 --- O CHW B. Melton C. Hunter -2% 43% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, White Sox' Tommy John facing 4-5-6
b6 4-4 0 --- OAK S. Bando T. John -5% 38% Single to 3B
b6 4-4 0 1-- O OAK J. Rudi T. John 2% 40% Flyball: RF; Bando to 2B/Adv on E4
b6 4-4 1 -2- O OAK R. Monday T. John 5% 45% Strikeout Looking
b6 4-4 2 -2- R OAK D. Duncan T. John -18% 26% Single to CF; Bando Scores/unER
b6 5-4 2 1-- OAK D. Green T. John -2% 25% Walk; Duncan to 2B
b6 5-4 2 12- O OAK C. Hunter T. John 4% 28% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 5.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
t7 4-5 0 --- O CHW C. May C. Hunter -4% 24% Flyball: CF
t7 4-5 1 --- CHW R. Reichardt C. Hunter 5% 29% Single to LF
t7 4-5 1 1-- O CHW W. Williams C. Hunter -5% 24% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 4-5 2 1-- CHW E. Herrmann C. Hunter 4% 28% Walk; Williams to 2B
Paul Lindblad replaces Catfish Hunter pitching and batting 9th
Lee Maye pinch hits for Tommy John (P) batting 9th
Rich McKinney pinch hits for Lee Maye batting 9th
t7 4-5 2 12- RR CHW R. McKinney P. Lindblad 43% 71% Single to CF; Williams Scores; Herrmann Scores/Adv on E8/unER; McKinney to 2B
t7 6-5 2 -2- O CHW L. Richard P. Lindblad -4% 67% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-6, White Sox' Vicente Romo facing 1-2-3
Vicente Romo replaces Rich McKinney (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-6 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris V. Romo 5% 72% Flyball: RF
b7 5-6 1 --- O OAK F. Alou V. Romo 3% 75% Flyball: SS
b7 5-6 2 --- O OAK R. Jackson V. Romo 2% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 5.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Athletics' Paul Lindblad facing 2-3-4
t8 6-5 0 --- O CHW J. Johnstone P. Lindblad -2% 75% Flyball: LF
t8 6-5 1 --- O CHW M. Andrews P. Lindblad -1% 74% Lineout: 3B
t8 6-5 2 --- O CHW B. Melton P. Lindblad -1% 73% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-6, White Sox' Vicente Romo facing 4-5-6
Rich Morales replaces Bill Melton playing 3B batting 4th
b8 5-6 0 --- O OAK S. Bando V. Romo 6% 79% Strikeout Looking
b8 5-6 1 --- O OAK J. Rudi V. Romo 4% 83% Flyball: LF
b8 5-6 2 --- O OAK R. Monday V. Romo 3% 86% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 5.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Athletics' Paul Lindblad facing 5-6-7
t9 6-5 0 --- O CHW C. May P. Lindblad -1% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 6-5 1 --- O CHW R. Reichardt P. Lindblad -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 6-5 2 --- O CHW W. Williams P. Lindblad -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-6, White Sox' Vicente Romo facing 7-8-9
Steve Hovley pinch hits for Dave Duncan (C) batting 7th
b9 5-6 0 --- OAK S. Hovley V. Romo -13% 69% Single to LF
b9 5-6 0 1-- O OAK D. Green V. Romo 5% 74% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Hovley to 2B
Don Mincher pinch hits for Paul Lindblad (P) batting 9th
b9 5-6 1 -2- OAK D. Mincher V. Romo -5% 69% Walk
Tony LaRussa pinch runs for Don Mincher (PH) batting 9th
b9 5-6 1 12- O OAK B. Campaneris V. Romo 15% 84% Strikeout Looking
b9 5-6 2 12- O OAK F. Alou V. Romo 16% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 5.

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