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@CLE		2
1
BOS
@DET		6
5
MIN
@KCR		3
6
CAL
@MIL		4
6
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@OAK		3
4
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@SEA		3
7
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@TOR		8
10
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@CHC		2
10
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@CIN		6
10
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@HOU		0
13
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@LAD		2
3
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@MON		6
0
PHI
@NYM		9
4		 
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Saturday, May 20, 1978
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 4,177, Time of Game: 2:02
White Sox
3
11-22
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 10 GB
 at Athletics
4
23-14
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Rick Langford (1-2)
L: Lerrin LaGrow (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   2  0  0   1  0  0    3  5  0
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  1    4  6  0
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ralph Garr LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .261 .669 0.034 0.97 0.081 -0.047 0.4 2 0
Don Kessinger SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .284 .673 0.010 1.18 0.116 -0.106 0.0 2 2 GDP
Jorge Orta 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .262 .748 -0.007 1.23 0.065 -0.072 0.2 3 0
Ron Blomberg DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .175 .563 -0.076 1.25 0.001 -0.076 -0.6 SH
Lamar Johnson 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .683 0.001 0.94 0.054 -0.053 0.1 7 0 CS,HBP,SF
Bob Molinaro RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .370 .858 -0.070 0.96 0.000 -0.070 -0.8 2 0
Henry Cruz CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .211 .674 0.047 0.71 0.087 -0.040 0.7 3 0 3B
Eric Soderholm 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .598 -0.042 0.56 0.000 -0.042 -0.6 1 2
Bill Nahorodny C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .265 .735 -0.063 0.86 0.000 -0.063 -0.4 4 2
Ken Kravec P 3
   Lerrin LaGrow P
Team Totals 28 3 5 3 1 3 .179 .476 -0.166 0.98 0.404 -0.569 -1.0 24 9
3B: H Cruz (1, off A Wirth).
SF: L Johnson (1, off A Wirth).
SH: R Blomberg (1, off A Wirth).
HBP: L Johnson (1, by A Wirth).
TB: H Cruz 3; D Kessinger; J Orta; R Garr; L Johnson.
GIDP: D Kessinger (2).
RBI: J Orta (18); H Cruz (4); L Johnson (18).
2-out RBI: H Cruz.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Baserunning
CS: L Johnson (1, 2nd base by A Wirth/J Essian).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Glenn Burke CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .556 -0.082 1.07 0.000 -0.082 -0.7 3 0 SH
Steve Staggs 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .348 .939 0.039 1.20 0.080 -0.041 0.3 4 3
Mitchell Page LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .263 .678 0.003 1.46 0.107 -0.104 -0.1 1 0
Mario Guerrero SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .681 -0.125 1.96 0.000 -0.125 -0.9 1 1 SH
Dave Revering 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 .675 -0.122 1.53 0.046 -0.168 -1.0 7 0
   Mike Edwards PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .590 -0.078 2.36 0.000 -0.078 -0.4 CS
   Rob Picciolo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Gary Alexander DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .238 .837 -0.150 1.41 0.000 -0.150 -0.9
Wayne Gross 3B-1B 2 2 1 1 2 1 .240 .793 0.422 1.02 0.433 -0.012 0.4 3 0 HR
Jim Essian C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .218 .641 0.029 1.32 0.082 -0.053 0.2 2 1
   Dwayne Murphy PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .115 .380 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Miguel Dilone RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .210 .528 0.052 1.17 0.072 -0.020 0.5 3 0 SB
   Jeff Newman PH-C 1 1 1 3 0 0 .353 1.059 0.348 3.00 0.348 0.000 2.0 1 0 HR
Alan Wirth P 2
   Rick Langford P
Team Totals 27 4 6 4 5 4 .222 .788 0.336 1.43 1.168 -0.833 -0.5 27 7
HR: W Gross (4, off L LaGrow; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); J Newman (2, off L LaGrow; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs).
SH: M Guerrero (7, off K Kravec); G Burke (1, off K Kravec).
TB: J Newman 4; W Gross 4; D Revering; S Staggs; M Dilone; M Page.
RBI: J Newman 3 (6); W Gross (10).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Guerrero-S Staggs-D Revering.
Baserunning
SB: M Dilone (13, 2nd base off K Kravec/B Nahorodny).
CS: M Edwards (5, 2nd base by L LaGrow/B Nahorodny).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Kravec 6 3 2 2 5 3 0 5.53 26 56 0.205 1.34 1.7
Lerrin LaGrow, BS (2), L (1-1) 2 3 2 2 0 1 2 4.05 8 2 2 -0.540 1.67 -1.1
Team Totals 8 6 4 4 5 4 2 4.50 34 56 2 2 -0.335 0.98 0.5
K Kravec faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Alan Wirth 6.2 5 3 3 1 2 0 3.69 25 53 -0.074 0.87 -0.2
Rick Langford, W (1-2) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.80 7 1 0 0.239 1.40 1.2
Team Totals 9 5 3 3 1 3 0 3.00 32 53 1 0 0.165 1.43 1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: A Wirth (2; L Johnson).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.
Time of Game: 2:02.
Attendance: 4,177.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 65° F.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Oakland Athletics
1 Ralph Garr LF 1 Glenn Burke CF
2 Don Kessinger SS 2 Steve Staggs 2B
3 Jorge Orta 2B 3 Mitchell Page LF
4 Ron Blomberg DH 4 Mario Guerrero SS
5 Lamar Johnson 1B 5 Dave Revering 1B
6 Bob Molinaro RF 6 Gary Alexander DH
7 Henry Cruz CF 7 Wayne Gross 3B
8 Eric Soderholm 3B 8 Jim Essian C
9 Bill Nahorodny C 9 Miguel Dilone RF
Ken Kravec P Alan Wirth P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 3-3 0 --- R OAK W. Gross L. LaGrow 37% 100% Home Run
b7 0-3 0 12- RRR OAK J. Newman L. LaGrow 35% 58% Home Run; Gross Scores; Murphy Scores
b6 0-2 1 -23 O OAK D. Revering K. Kravec -12% 26% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-0 0 1-- CHW D. Kessinger A. Wirth -12% 34% Single to RF; Garr to 3B
b6 0-2 0 1-- OAK M. Page K. Kravec 10% 39% Single to LF; Staggs to 2B

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' Alan Wirth facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CHW R. Garr A. Wirth -4% 46% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO CHW D. Kessinger A. Wirth 7% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHW J. Orta A. Wirth 1% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O OAK G. Burke K. Kravec -2% 52% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- O OAK S. Staggs K. Kravec -1% 51% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 --- OAK M. Page K. Kravec 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O OAK M. Guerrero K. Kravec -2% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Alan Wirth facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CHW R. Blomberg A. Wirth 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- CHW L. Johnson A. Wirth -3% 50% Single to LF
t2 0-0 1 1-- O CHW B. Molinaro A. Wirth 3% 53% Flyball: 2B
t2 0-0 2 1-- O CHW H. Cruz A. Wirth 2% 55% Johnson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O OAK D. Revering K. Kravec -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- O OAK G. Alexander K. Kravec -2% 51% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- OAK W. Gross K. Kravec 1% 52% Walk
b2 0-0 2 1-- O OAK J. Essian K. Kravec -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Alan Wirth facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O CHW H. Cruz A. Wirth 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- O CHW E. Soderholm A. Wirth 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O CHW B. Nahorodny A. Wirth 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- OAK M. Dilone K. Kravec 4% 59% Single to LF
b3 0-0 0 1-- OAK G. Burke K. Kravec 3% 62% Dilone Steals 2B
b3 0-0 0 -2- O OAK G. Burke K. Kravec -1% 61% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Dilone to 3B
b3 0-0 1 --3 OAK S. Staggs K. Kravec 2% 63% Walk
b3 0-0 1 1-3 O OAK M. Page K. Kravec -8% 55% Fielder's Choice P; Dilone out at Hm/P-C-3B; Staggs to 2B
b3 0-0 2 12- O OAK M. Guerrero K. Kravec -5% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Alan Wirth facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- CHW R. Garr A. Wirth -4% 46% Walk
t4 0-0 0 1-- CHW D. Kessinger A. Wirth -12% 34% Single to RF; Garr to 3B
t4 0-0 0 1-3 R CHW J. Orta A. Wirth -6% 27% Single to RF; Garr Scores; Kessinger to 2B
t4 1-0 0 12- O CHW R. Blomberg A. Wirth -0% 27% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Kessinger to 3B; Orta to 2B
t4 1-0 1 -23 RO CHW L. Johnson A. Wirth -1% 26% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kessinger Scores
t4 2-0 2 -2- O CHW B. Molinaro A. Wirth 3% 29% Flyball: 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 5-6-7
b4 0-2 0 --- O OAK D. Revering K. Kravec -3% 26% Groundout: P-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- O OAK G. Alexander K. Kravec -2% 24% Flyball: 1B
b4 0-2 2 --- O OAK W. Gross K. Kravec -1% 23% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Alan Wirth facing 7-8-9
t5 2-0 0 --- O CHW H. Cruz A. Wirth 2% 24% Flyball: CF
t5 2-0 1 --- O CHW E. Soderholm A. Wirth 1% 25% Flyball: RF
t5 2-0 2 --- O CHW B. Nahorodny A. Wirth 1% 26% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 8-9-1
b5 0-2 0 --- O OAK J. Essian K. Kravec -3% 23% Flyball: CF
b5 0-2 1 --- O OAK M. Dilone K. Kravec -2% 21% Flyball: 1B
b5 0-2 2 --- O OAK G. Burke K. Kravec -1% 20% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Alan Wirth facing 1-2-3
t6 2-0 0 --- O CHW R. Garr A. Wirth 1% 21% Strikeout
t6 2-0 1 --- O CHW D. Kessinger A. Wirth 1% 23% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 2-0 2 --- O CHW J. Orta A. Wirth 1% 23% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 2-3-4
b6 0-2 0 --- OAK S. Staggs K. Kravec 6% 29% Single to LF
b6 0-2 0 1-- OAK M. Page K. Kravec 10% 39% Single to LF; Staggs to 2B
b6 0-2 0 12- O OAK M. Guerrero K. Kravec -1% 37% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Staggs to 3B; Page to 2B
b6 0-2 1 -23 O OAK D. Revering K. Kravec -12% 26% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-2 2 -23 O OAK G. Alexander K. Kravec -9% 16% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Alan Wirth facing 4-5-6
t7 2-0 0 --- O CHW R. Blomberg A. Wirth 1% 18% Flyball: 2B
t7 2-0 1 --- CHW L. Johnson A. Wirth -1% 16% Hit By Pitch
t7 2-0 1 1-- O CHW B. Molinaro A. Wirth 2% 18% Foul Flyball: 3B
t7 2-0 2 1-- R CHW H. Cruz A. Wirth -9% 9% Triple to CF; Johnson Scores
Rick Langford replaces Alan Wirth pitching
t7 3-0 2 --3 O CHW E. Soderholm R. Langford 1% 11% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 7-8-9
b7 0-3 0 --- OAK W. Gross K. Kravec 5% 15% Walk
b7 0-3 0 1-- OAK J. Essian K. Kravec 8% 24% Walk; Gross to 2B
Lerrin LaGrow replaces Ken Kravec pitching
Jeff Newman pinch hits for Miguel Dilone (RF) batting 9th
Dwayne Murphy pinch runs for Jim Essian (C) batting 8th
b7 0-3 0 12- RRR OAK J. Newman L. LaGrow 35% 58% Home Run; Gross Scores; Murphy Scores
b7 3-3 0 --- O OAK G. Burke L. LaGrow -4% 55% Lineout: SS
b7 3-3 1 --- O OAK S. Staggs L. LaGrow -3% 52% Flyball: CF
b7 3-3 2 --- O OAK M. Page L. LaGrow -2% 50% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 3.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 9-1-2
Jeff Newman moves from PH to C
Dwayne Murphy moves from PR to RF
t8 3-3 0 --- O CHW B. Nahorodny R. Langford 4% 54% Strikeout
t8 3-3 1 --- O CHW R. Garr R. Langford 3% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 3-3 2 --- O CHW D. Kessinger R. Langford 2% 60% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Lerrin LaGrow facing 4-5-6
b8 3-3 0 --- O OAK M. Guerrero L. LaGrow -4% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-3 1 --- OAK D. Revering L. LaGrow 5% 60% Single to RF
Mike Edwards pinch runs for Dave Revering (1B) batting 5th
b8 3-3 1 1-- O OAK G. Alexander L. LaGrow -8% 52% Edwards Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b8 3-3 2 --- O OAK G. Alexander L. LaGrow -2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 3.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Athletics' Rick Langford facing 3-4-5
Wayne Gross moves from 3B to 1B
Rob Picciolo replaces Mike Edwards (PR) playing 3B batting 5th
t9 3-3 0 --- O CHW J. Orta R. Langford 6% 56% Flyball: RF
t9 3-3 1 --- O CHW R. Blomberg R. Langford 4% 60% Lineout: 2B
t9 3-3 2 --- O CHW L. Johnson R. Langford 3% 63% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Lerrin LaGrow facing 7-8-9
b9 3-3 0 --- R OAK W. Gross L. LaGrow 37% 100% Home Run
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 4.

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