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DET
@BOS
2
3
 
(10)
KCR
@CAL
6
2
MIL
@MIN
4
2
BAL
@NYY
5
0
CHW
@OAK
5
1
CHW
@OAK
6
2
CLE
@WSA
1
9
SDP
@ATL
2
5
NYM
@CHC
0
3
LAD
@CIN
3
9
SFG
@HOU
1
3
PHI
@MON
5
4
PHI
@MON
3
4
PIT
@STL
4
6
Tuesday, September 21, 1971,
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:17
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
White Sox
5
73-80
 Won 1 
at Athletics
1
97-56
 Lost 1 
W: Bart Johnson (12-10)
L: Chuck Dobson (15-5)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  0   1  0  0   0  2  1    5  6  0
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  0

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pat Kelly RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 .292 .811 0.016 0.43 0.050 -0.035 1.4 1 0 2·SB
Jay Johnstone CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .254 .747 -0.027 0.51 0.006 -0.032 -0.5 3 0 SH
Rich McKinney 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .279 .717 0.124 0.74 0.164 -0.040 1.5 2 0 HR
Bill Melton 3B 1 1 1 0 3 0 .270 .842 0.058 0.72 0.058 0.000 1.2 1 1 SB,IW
Carlos May 1B 3 0 1 2 0 1 .295 .780 0.037 0.95 0.094 -0.056 -0.2 3 1 2B,SF
Rick Reichardt LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .284 .769 -0.044 0.44 0.000 -0.044 -0.9 3 0
Ed Herrmann C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .217 .673 -0.035 0.40 0.002 -0.037 -0.1 13 1 HBP
Luis Alvarado SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 .212 .508 -0.027 0.28 0.000 -0.027 -0.6 0 1
Bart Johnson P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .193 .417 -0.037 0.39 0.000 -0.037 -0.7 1 0 SH
   Steve Kealey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .700 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 5 6 5 5 6 .207 .678 0.065 0.53 0.374 -0.308 1.2 27 4
2B: C May (21, off C Dobson).
HR: R McKinney (8, off C Dobson; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
SF: C May (5, off R Fingers).
SH: B Johnson (3, off R Fingers); J Johnstone (5, off D Knowles).
IBB: B Melton (5, by D Knowles).
HBP: E Herrmann (2, by R Fingers).
TB: R McKinney 5; P Kelly 2; C May 2; B Melton.
RBI: R McKinney 2 (43); C May 2 (66); P Kelly (18).
2-out RBI: R McKinney; P Kelly.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Baserunning
SB: P Kelly 2 (13, 2nd base off R Fingers/D Duncan 2); B Melton (3, 2nd base off D Knowles/D Duncan).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bert Campaneris SS 3 0 1 1 2 0 .250 .612 0.039 1.22 0.126 -0.087 1.4 2 2 SB
Joe Rudi LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 .265 .692 0.025 1.10 0.097 -0.072 -0.4 1 0
Reggie Jackson RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 .280 .869 -0.158 1.56 0.000 -0.158 -1.2 2 1
Mike Epstein 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .236 .779 -0.066 1.35 0.038 -0.104 -0.4 11 0 HBP
   Mike Hegan 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .703 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Sal Bando 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 .820 -0.108 1.35 0.043 -0.151 -0.9 3 5 CS
Rick Monday CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .245 .776 -0.093 1.10 0.007 -0.100 -0.4 2 0
Dave Duncan C 3 0 0 0 1 2 .258 .733 -0.045 0.74 0.014 -0.059 -0.6 6 0
Larry Brown 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .198 .474 -0.015 0.62 0.029 -0.044 0.1 0 5
Chuck Dobson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .197 .498 -0.026 1.09 0.000 -0.026 -0.2 0 1
   Curt Blefary PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .646 -0.012 0.48 0.000 -0.012 -0.1
   Darold Knowles P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tommy Davis PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .325 .776 0.035 1.27 0.035 0.000 0.2
   George Hendrick PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .563 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Rollie Fingers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .447 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Adrian Garrett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .652 -0.010 0.47 0.000 -0.010 -0.4
Team Totals 32 1 6 1 5 13 .188 .503 -0.434 1.11 0.389 -0.823 -2.8 27 14
HBP: M Epstein (12, by B Johnson).
TB: L Brown 2; R Monday; B Campaneris; T Davis; J Rudi.
RBI: B Campaneris (45).
2-out RBI: B Campaneris.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: R Jackson (C May at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: B Campaneris (33, 2nd base off B Johnson/E Herrmann).
CS: S Bando (7, 2nd base by B Johnson/E Herrmann).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bart Johnson, W (12-10) 8 3 0 0 5 12 0 2.93 32 83 0.428 1.25 3.4
Steve Kealey, S (6) 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.87 6 0 0 0.006 0.32 -0.6
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 5 13 0 1.00 38 83 0 0 0.434 0.53 2.8

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Chuck Dobson, L (15-5) 5 2 2 2 2 2 1 3.55 18 55 -0.035 0.59 0.1
Darold Knowles 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.74 8 0 0 0.058 0.78 0.8
Rollie Fingers 2 3 3 3 2 2 0 2.79 12 0 0 -0.088 0.30 -2.2
Team Totals 9 6 5 5 5 6 1 5.00 38 55 0 0 -0.065 1.11 -1.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Johnson (6; M Epstein); R Fingers (8; E Herrmann).
IBB: D Knowles (5; B Melton).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Jim Honochick.
Time of Game: 2:17.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Oakland Athletics
1 Pat Kelly RF 1 Bert Campaneris SS
2 Jay Johnstone CF 2 Joe Rudi LF
3 Rich McKinney 2B 3 Reggie Jackson RF
4 Bill Melton 3B 4 Mike Epstein 1B
5 Carlos May 1B 5 Sal Bando 3B
6 Rick Reichardt LF 6 Rick Monday CF
7 Ed Herrmann C 7 Dave Duncan C
8 Luis Alvarado SS 8 Larry Brown 2B
9 Bart Johnson P 9 Chuck Dobson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 --- R CHW R. McKinney C. Dobson 11% 58% Home Run
b6 0-2 0 1-- OAK J. Rudi B. Johnson -10% 62% Single to 3B; Campaneris to 2B
b6 0-2 0 12- O OAK R. Jackson B. Johnson 9% 71% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-0 1 1-- RO CHW C. May C. Dobson 9% 73% Double to RF; Melton Scores; May out at 3B/RF-2B-P-3B
b6 0-2 1 12- O OAK M. Epstein B. Johnson 7% 78% Lineout: CF

Play By Play

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' Chuck Dobson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW P. Kelly C. Dobson -2% 48% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHW J. Johnstone C. Dobson -1% 46% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- R CHW R. McKinney C. Dobson 11% 58% Home Run
t1 1-0 2 --- CHW B. Melton C. Dobson 1% 59% Walk
t1 1-0 2 1-- O CHW C. May C. Dobson -2% 57% Lineout: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- OAK B. Campaneris B. Johnson -4% 53% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- O OAK J. Rudi B. Johnson 4% 57% Strikeout
b1 0-1 1 1-- OAK R. Jackson B. Johnson -2% 55% Campaneris Steals 2B
b1 0-1 1 -2- O OAK R. Jackson B. Johnson 4% 58% Strikeout
b1 0-1 2 -2- O OAK M. Epstein B. Johnson 3% 62% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O CHW R. Reichardt C. Dobson -2% 60% Strikeout
t2 1-0 1 --- O CHW E. Herrmann C. Dobson -1% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- O CHW L. Alvarado C. Dobson -1% 58% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- OAK S. Bando B. Johnson -4% 53% Walk
b2 0-1 0 1-- O OAK R. Monday B. Johnson 4% 57% Strikeout
b2 0-1 1 1-- O OAK D. Duncan B. Johnson 4% 62% Bando Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b2 0-1 2 --- OAK D. Duncan B. Johnson -1% 60% Walk
b2 0-1 2 1-- O OAK L. Brown B. Johnson 2% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O CHW B. Johnson C. Dobson -2% 61% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- O CHW P. Kelly C. Dobson -1% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-0 2 --- O CHW J. Johnstone C. Dobson -1% 58% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O OAK C. Dobson B. Johnson 3% 61% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 0-1 1 --- O OAK B. Campaneris B. Johnson 2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-1 2 --- O OAK J. Rudi B. Johnson 1% 64% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- O CHW R. McKinney C. Dobson -2% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- CHW B. Melton C. Dobson 2% 64% Walk
t4 1-0 1 1-- RO CHW C. May C. Dobson 9% 73% Double to RF; Melton Scores; May out at 3B/RF-2B-P-3B
t4 2-0 2 --- O CHW R. Reichardt C. Dobson -1% 72% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 3-4-5
b4 0-2 0 --- O OAK R. Jackson B. Johnson 3% 75% Strikeout
b4 0-2 1 --- OAK M. Epstein B. Johnson -3% 72% Walk
b4 0-2 1 1-- O OAK S. Bando B. Johnson 3% 75% Flyball: LF
b4 0-2 2 1-- O OAK R. Monday B. Johnson 3% 78% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Chuck Dobson facing 7-8-9
t5 2-0 0 --- O CHW E. Herrmann C. Dobson -1% 76% Strikeout
t5 2-0 1 --- O CHW L. Alvarado C. Dobson -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2-0 2 --- O CHW B. Johnson C. Dobson -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 7-8-9
b5 0-2 0 --- O OAK D. Duncan B. Johnson 3% 78% Flyball: CF
b5 0-2 1 --- O OAK L. Brown B. Johnson 2% 79% Lineout: LF
Curt Blefary pinch hits for Chuck Dobson (P) batting 9th
b5 0-2 2 --- O OAK C. Blefary B. Johnson 1% 81% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Darold Knowles facing 1-2-3
Darold Knowles replaces Curt Blefary (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-0 0 --- CHW P. Kelly D. Knowles 2% 83% Single to LF
t6 2-0 0 1-- O CHW J. Johnstone D. Knowles -1% 82% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Kelly to 2B
t6 2-0 1 -2- O CHW R. McKinney D. Knowles -2% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B; Kelly to 3B
t6 2-0 2 --3 CHW B. Melton D. Knowles 1% 81% Intentional Walk
t6 2-0 2 1-3 CHW C. May D. Knowles 1% 81% Melton Steals 2B
t6 2-0 2 -23 O CHW C. May D. Knowles -4% 78% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 1-2-3
b6 0-2 0 --- OAK B. Campaneris B. Johnson -6% 72% Walk
b6 0-2 0 1-- OAK J. Rudi B. Johnson -10% 62% Single to 3B; Campaneris to 2B
b6 0-2 0 12- O OAK R. Jackson B. Johnson 9% 71% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-2 1 12- O OAK M. Epstein B. Johnson 7% 78% Lineout: CF
b6 0-2 2 12- O OAK S. Bando B. Johnson 6% 84% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Darold Knowles facing 6-7-8
t7 2-0 0 --- O CHW R. Reichardt D. Knowles -1% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-0 1 --- O CHW E. Herrmann D. Knowles -1% 82% Strikeout
t7 2-0 2 --- O CHW L. Alvarado D. Knowles -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 6-7-8
b7 0-2 0 --- O OAK R. Monday B. Johnson 3% 85% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 0-2 1 --- O OAK D. Duncan B. Johnson 2% 87% Strikeout Looking
b7 0-2 2 --- OAK L. Brown B. Johnson -2% 85% Single to LF
Tommy Davis pinch hits for Darold Knowles (P) batting 9th
b7 0-2 2 1-- OAK T. Davis B. Johnson -4% 82% Single to LF; Brown to 2B
George Hendrick pinch runs for Tommy Davis (PH) batting 9th
b7 0-2 2 12- O OAK B. Campaneris B. Johnson 7% 89% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Rollie Fingers facing 9-1-2
Rollie Fingers replaces George Hendrick (PR) pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-0 0 --- O CHW B. Johnson R. Fingers -1% 88% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-0 1 --- CHW P. Kelly R. Fingers 1% 89% Walk
t8 2-0 1 1-- CHW J. Johnstone R. Fingers 1% 90% Kelly Steals 2B
t8 2-0 1 -2- CHW J. Johnstone R. Fingers 1% 90% Walk
t8 2-0 1 12- R CHW R. McKinney R. Fingers 5% 95% Single to CF; Kelly Scores; Johnstone to 2B
t8 3-0 1 12- CHW B. Melton R. Fingers 1% 96% Single to 3B; Johnstone to 3B; McKinney to 2B
t8 3-0 1 123 RO CHW C. May R. Fingers 1% 97% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnstone Scores
t8 4-0 2 12- O CHW R. Reichardt R. Fingers -0% 97% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 2-3-4
b8 0-4 0 --- O OAK J. Rudi B. Johnson 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-4 1 --- O OAK R. Jackson B. Johnson 1% 99% Strikeout
b8 0-4 2 --- OAK M. Epstein B. Johnson -1% 98% Hit By Pitch
b8 0-4 2 1-- O OAK S. Bando B. Johnson 1% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 0.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Athletics' Rollie Fingers facing 7-8-9
t9 4-0 0 --- CHW E. Herrmann R. Fingers 0% 99% Hit By Pitch
t9 4-0 0 1-- O CHW L. Alvarado R. Fingers -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t9 4-0 1 1-- O CHW B. Johnson R. Fingers -0% 99% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Alvarado to 2B
Mike Hegan replaces Mike Epstein playing 1B batting 4th
t9 4-0 2 -2- R CHW P. Kelly R. Fingers 1% 99% Single to RF; Alvarado Scores
t9 5-0 2 1-- CHW J. Johnstone R. Fingers 0% 100% Kelly Steals 2B
t9 5-0 2 -2- O CHW J. Johnstone R. Fingers -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, White Sox' Steve Kealey facing 6-7-8
Steve Kealey replaces Bart Johnson pitching and batting 9th
b9 0-5 0 --- OAK R. Monday S. Kealey -1% 99% Single to CF
b9 0-5 0 1-- O OAK D. Duncan S. Kealey 1% 99% Strikeout
b9 0-5 1 1-- OAK L. Brown S. Kealey -1% 99% Single to CF; Monday to 2B
Adrian Garrett pinch hits for Rollie Fingers (P) batting 9th
b9 0-5 1 12- O OAK A. Garrett S. Kealey 1% 100% Flyball: 3B
b9 0-5 2 12- R OAK B. Campaneris S. Kealey -1% 99% Single to RF; Monday Scores; Brown to 2B
b9 1-5 2 12- O OAK J. Rudi S. Kealey 1% 100% Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 1.

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