September 25, 1975 Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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MIN 5
@KCR 2 CHW 8
@OAK 2 SDP 8
SFG 6

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 2,663

Thursday, September 25, 1975
Time of Game: 2:31

White Sox

73-85

Won 1

5th, 21½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       2  0  0   3  0  1   0  0  2    8 13  1
Athletics       0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  1

W: W Wood (16-20), L: C Mitchell (0-1)

Athletics

95-64

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .275  .763    0    1   0   SB,GDP
J Hairston LF                 5   1   3   2    0   0  .282  .727    0    1   0   2B
J Orta 2B                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .813    0    0   0   
  L Richard 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .205  .521    0    1   2   
B Melton DH                   5   2   3   1    0   2  .239  .702    0    0   0   2B
K Henderson CF                3   2   2   1    2   0  .255  .711    0    6   0   2B,SB
B Stein 3B-2B                 4   0   1   1    1   1  .266  .673    0    3   3   
M Squires 1B                  4   0   1   1    1   1  .211  .503    0   12   0   SB
B Dent SS                     5   1   2   0    0   1  .266  .646    0    1   4   
B Downing C                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .241  .680    0    2   1   GDP

W Wood P                                                                 0   1
Totals                       39   8  13   7    6   6                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Melton (16, off J Todd); K Henderson (20, off J Todd); J Hairston (8, off C Mitchell).

TB: B Melton 4; J Hairston 4; K Henderson 3; B Dent 2; M Squires; B Stein; P Kelly.

GIDP: B Downing (12); P Kelly (15).

RBI: J Hairston 2 (22); P Kelly (44); K Henderson (53); M Squires (4); B Melton (68); B Stein (21).

2-out RBI: J Hairston 2; B Melton; B Stein; P Kelly.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 17.

FIELDING

E: B Dent (16).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Kelly (18, 2nd base off S Siebert/R Fosse); M Squires (2, 2nd base off J Todd/J Holt); K Henderson (5, 3rd base off J Todd/J Holt).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar 2B-3B-SS              4   1   1   0    0   0  .257  .622    0    1   2   2B
T Harper LF                   2   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .657    0    1   0   
  M Norris P-P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Siebert P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .899    0    0   0   
  P Lindblad P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  D Hopkins PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .542         0   0   
  J Todd P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Holt 1B-C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .594    0    3   2   
R Fosse C-1B                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .143  .385    0    9   0   
T Martinez 3B-2B              4   0   2   1    0   0  .181  .404    0    3   2   
C Chant DH-LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
D Walling CF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .429    0    2   0   
M Alexander RF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311    0    2   0   
D Maxvill SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    2   1   
  G Pitts 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000         1   1   

C Mitchell P                                                             1   1
Totals                       33   2   5   2    0   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: C Tovar (17, off W Wood).

TB: T Martinez 2; C Tovar 2; D Maxvill; T Harper.

RBI: T Martinez (5); R Fosse (11).

2-out RBI: T Martinez.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Mitchell-D Maxvill-J Holt; C Tovar-T Martinez-J Holt.

E: D Maxvill (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
W Wood, W (16-20)              9     5   2   0    0   3   0   4.11   33     -       ·  ·     15·11· 0· 4     76    -     0.78   0.22
Totals                         9     5   2   0    0   3   0          33     -       ·  ·     15·11· 0· 4           -

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 Mitchell, L (0-1)            3.2   6   5   5    2   2   0  12.27   18     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 6     29    -     0.93  -0.11
M Norris                       0.2   2   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          3-3    1.09  -0.18
S Siebert                      1.2   2   1   1    2   3   0   3.90    9     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          2-0    0.84   0.00
P Lindblad                     2     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.77    6     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.02
J Todd                         1     3   2   2    0   0   0   2.23    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         9    13   8   8    6   6   0          45     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0·13          5-3

Balks: None.

WP: S Siebert (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Lou DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 2,663.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Oakland Athletics                    
1. P Kelly              RF    1. C Tovar              2B 
2. J Hairston           LF    2. T Harper             LF 
3. J Orta               2B    3. J Holt               1B 
4. B Melton             DH    4. R Fosse              C  
5. K Henderson          CF    5. T Martinez           3B 
6. B Stein              3B    6. C Chant              DH 
7. M Squires            1B    7. D Walling            CF 
8. B Dent               SS    8. M Alexander          RF 
9. B Downing            C     9. D Maxvill            SS 

   W Wood               P        C Mitchell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  12-      10%  70% B Stein         C Mitchell      Single to RF; Melton Scores; Henderson to 3B
   t 4   2  0-3  123       9%  93% J Hairston      M Norris        Single to RF; Dent Scores; Downing Scores; Kelly to 3B; Hairston to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 1   2  0-0  --3       9%  58% B Melton        C Mitchell      Single to LF; Hairston Scores
   t 4   2  0-2  123       8%  84% P Kelly         M Norris        Walk; Henderson Scores; Dent to 3B; Downing to 2B
   b 4   2  5-1  -2-      -6%  83% T Martinez      W Wood          Single to LF; Harper Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Mitchell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  P Kelly         Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  J Hairston      Double to RF
   O      -2-      49%  J Orta          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hairston to 3B
   R      --3      58%  B Melton        Single to LF; Hairston Scores
          1--      60%  K Henderson     Walk; Melton to 2B
   R      12-      70%  B Stein         Single to RF; Melton Scores; Henderson to 3B
   O      1-3      66%  M Squires       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
                  Bill Stein moves to 2B; Lee Richard replaces Jorge Orta playing 3B batting 3rd
   O      ---      68%  C Tovar         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      70%  T Harper        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      71%  J Holt          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Craig Mitchell facing 8-9-1
          ---      74%  B Dent          Single to CF
   O      1--      71%  B Downing       Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      67%  P Kelly         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Wilbur Wood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      70%  R Fosse         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      71%  T Martinez      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      72%  C Chant         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Craig Mitchell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      71%  J Hairston      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      70%  L Richard       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      69%  B Melton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Wilbur Wood facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      71%  D Walling       Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  M Alexander     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      74%  D Maxvill       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Craig Mitchell facing 5-6-7
          ---      77%  K Henderson     Single to CF
   O      1--      74%  B Stein         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      72%  M Squires       Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      74%  B Dent          Single to CF; Henderson to 2B
          12-      76%  B Downing       Walk; Henderson to 3B; Dent to 2B
                  Mike Norris replaces Craig Mitchell pitching
   R      123      84%  P Kelly         Walk; Henderson Scores; Dent to 3B; Downing to 2B
   RR     123      93%  J Hairston      Single to RF; Dent Scores; Downing Scores; Kelly to 3B; Hairston to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      92%  L Richard       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-5, Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
          ---      90%  C Tovar         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      85%  T Harper        Single/Bunt; Tovar to 2B
   O      12-      87%  J Holt          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Tovar to 3B; Harper to 2B
   RO     -23      88%  R Fosse         Groundout: SS-1B; Tovar Scores/unER; Harper stays at 2B
   R      -2-      83%  T Martinez      Single to LF; Harper Scores/unER
   O      1--      85%  C Chant         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mike Norris facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Norris replaces Tommy Harper pitching and batting 2nd; Charlie Chant moves to LF (team loses DH)
          ---      87%  B Melton        Single to LF
   O      1--      85%  K Henderson     Flyball: 3B
          1--      87%  B Stein         Walk; Melton to 2B
                  Sonny Siebert replaces Mike Norris pitching and batting 2nd
          12-      90%  M Squires       Walk; Melton to 3B; Stein to 2B
   O      123      86%  B Dent          Strikeout
   O      123      82%  B Downing       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Wilbur Wood facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  D Walling       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  M Alexander     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  D Maxvill       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
                  Ted Martinez moves to 2B; Cesar Tovar moves to 3B
          ---      89%  P Kelly         Single to LF
          1--      90%  J Hairston      Kelly Steals 2B
          -2-      94%  " "             Single to RF; Kelly to 3B; Hairston to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -23      91%  L Richard       Flyball: LF
   O      -23      88%  B Melton        Strikeout
   R      -23      93%  K Henderson     Wild Pitch; Kelly Scores; Hairston to 3B
          --3      93%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      91%  B Stein         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
          ---      87%  C Tovar         Double to CF
   O      -2-      90%  S Siebert       Strikeout
   O      -2-      93%  J Holt          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      95%  R Fosse         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Paul Lindblad facing 7-8-9
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Sonny Siebert pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---      94%  M Squires       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      95%  B Dent          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      94%  B Downing       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Wilbur Wood facing 5-6-7
          ---      91%  T Martinez      Single to SS
   O      1--      94%  C Chant         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      96%  D Walling       Strikeout
   O      1--      97%  M Alexander     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Paul Lindblad facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Holt moves to C; Ray Fosse moves to 1B
   O      ---      97%  P Kelly         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      96%  J Hairston      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  L Richard       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Wilbur Wood facing 9-1-2
          ---      94%  D Maxvill       Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  C Tovar         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      98%  P Lindblad      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  Don Hopkins pinch runs for Paul Lindblad batting 2nd
   O      1--      99%  J Holt          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jim Todd facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Todd replaces Don Hopkins pitching and batting 2nd; Gaylen Pitts replaces Dal Maxvill playing 3B batting 9th; Cesar Tovar moves to SS
          ---      99%  B Melton        Double to LF
   R      -2-     100%  K Henderson     Double to LF; Melton Scores
   O      -2-     100%  B Stein         Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-     100%  M Squires       Henderson Steals 3B
   R      --3     100%  " "             Single to LF; Henderson Scores
          1--     100%  B Dent          Squires Steals 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-     100%  B Downing       Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, Wilbur Wood facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  R Fosse         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  T Martinez      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  C Chant         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Athletics 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation