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BAL
@CLE		10
3
BOS
@DET		5
4		 
(11)
CAL
@MIN		4
10
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@NYY		3
4
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@OAK		3
6
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@SEA		7
6		 
(11)
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@LAD		4
0
Monday, September 18, 1978
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 3,657, Time of Game: 2:27
White Sox
3
65-85
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 19½ GB
 at Athletics
6
68-84
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 17½ GB
L: Ken Kravec (11-15)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  9  1
Athletics       0  2  0   1  1  2   0  0  X    6  6  1

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Harry Chappas SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 .333 .703 -0.013 0.81 0.056 -0.070 -0.1 0 3
Rusty Torres LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .393 1.199 0.136 1.10 0.179 -0.043 1.0 2 0 2B
Chet Lemon CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .295 .875 0.096 1.59 0.147 -0.051 1.0 1 0
Lamar Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .702 -0.215 1.64 0.000 -0.215 -2.1 9 0
Eric Soderholm 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .712 -0.116 1.27 0.000 -0.116 -1.0 0 4
Wayne Nordhagen DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 .294 .733 0.255 1.23 0.280 -0.025 1.8
Mike Colbern C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 .610 -0.066 1.23 0.035 -0.101 -0.4 7 1
Greg Pryor 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .237 .588 -0.088 1.16 0.011 -0.099 -0.7 3 2
Claudell Washington RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .254 .639 -0.054 0.90 0.018 -0.072 -0.4 2 0
Ken Kravec P 2
   Ross Baumgarten P
Team Totals 35 3 9 3 3 6 .257 .602 -0.065 1.21 0.726 -0.792 -1.0 24 12
2B: R Torres (3, off J Johnson).
TB: R Torres 4; W Nordhagen 2; H Chappas; C Lemon; M Colbern; C Washington.
RBI: W Nordhagen 2 (33); C Lemon (45).
2-out RBI: W Nordhagen 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Soderholm-G Pryor-L Johnson.
E: L Johnson (8).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Edwards 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .273 .631 0.069 1.03 0.119 -0.050 0.7 2 3 2B
Glenn Burke CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .241 .571 0.237 1.03 0.273 -0.036 2.0 3 0 SB
Mario Guerrero SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .279 .660 -0.002 1.17 0.046 -0.047 -0.3 1 1 SH
Mitchell Page LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .815 -0.115 1.60 0.000 -0.115 -0.9 1 0
   Dell Alston PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .485 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.2 0 0
Rico Carty DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 .283 .845 -0.011 0.74 0.053 -0.064 -0.1 GDP
Taylor Duncan 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .258 .636 0.013 0.94 0.066 -0.053 0.1 0 1
   Wayne Gross 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .642 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dave Revering 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .272 .718 0.130 1.00 0.154 -0.023 1.1 9 0 HR,SH
   Darrell Woodard PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 -0.006 0.17 0.000 -0.006 -0.6 CS
   Jeff Newman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .620 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Tim Hosley C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .267 .646 -0.075 0.82 0.030 -0.105 -0.8 6 0
   Jim Essian C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .631 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Miguel Dilone RF 3 1 1 2 1 2 .227 .567 0.197 0.94 0.232 -0.034 1.6 4 0 2·SB
John Henry Johnson P
Team Totals 27 6 6 5 7 7 .222 .753 0.433 0.97 0.973 -0.537 2.5 27 5
2B: M Edwards (16, off K Kravec).
HR: D Revering (15, off K Kravec; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SH: M Guerrero (16, off K Kravec); D Revering (2, off K Kravec).
TB: D Revering 5; M Edwards 2; M Dilone; T Hosley; G Burke.
GIDP: R Carty (13).
RBI: M Dilone 2 (13); G Burke (16); D Revering (42); M Edwards (23).
2-out RBI: M Dilone 2; M Edwards; G Burke.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Edwards-D Revering.
E: M Page (3).
Baserunning
SB: M Dilone 2 (46, 2nd base off K Kravec/M Colbern 2); G Burke (16, 2nd base off K Kravec/M Colbern).
CS: D Woodard (4, 2nd base by R Baumgarten/M Colbern).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Kravec, L (11-15) 6 5 6 5 7 5 1 3.97 30 38 -0.449 1.15 -3.3
Ross Baumgarten 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.14 6 0 0 0.015 0.11 0.9
Team Totals 8 6 6 5 7 7 1 5.62 36 38 0 0 -0.434 1.21 -2.5

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Henry Johnson, W (11-8) 9 9 3 3 3 6 0 3.17 38 60 0.066 1.21 1.0
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 3 6 0 3.00 38 60 0.066 0.97 1.0
Balks: None.
WP: K Kravec (7); J Johnson (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Deegan.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 3,657.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-2 2 -23 RR CHW W. Nordhagen J. Johnson -22% 39% Single to LF; Torres Scores; Lemon Scores; Nordhagen to 2B/Adv on E7
b2 0-1 2 -23 RR OAK M. Dilone K. Kravec 20% 64% Single to LF; Carty Scores; Duncan Scores
b4 2-3 1 --- R OAK D. Revering K. Kravec 15% 53% Home Run
b5 3-3 2 --3 R OAK R. Carty K. Kravec 13% 69% Wild Pitch; Burke Scores/unER
b6 4-3 2 -2- R OAK M. Edwards K. Kravec 11% 85% Double to LF; Dilone Scores

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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' John Henry Johnson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CHW H. Chappas J. Johnson -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- CHW R. Torres J. Johnson -6% 41% Single to CF; Chappas to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- R CHW C. Lemon J. Johnson -9% 31% Single to LF; Chappas Scores; Torres to 2B
t1 1-0 0 12- OO CHW L. Johnson J. Johnson 9% 41% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
t1 1-0 2 -2- O CHW E. Soderholm J. Johnson 3% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- O OAK M. Edwards K. Kravec -2% 41% Flyball: RF
b1 0-1 1 --- OAK G. Burke K. Kravec 3% 44% Walk
b1 0-1 1 1-- O OAK M. Guerrero K. Kravec -2% 42% Groundout: SS-1B; Burke to 2B
b1 0-1 2 -2- O OAK M. Page K. Kravec -3% 39% 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' John Henry Johnson facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O CHW W. Nordhagen J. Johnson 2% 41% Flyball: RF
t2 1-0 1 --- O CHW M. Colbern J. Johnson 1% 42% Strikeout
t2 1-0 2 --- CHW G. Pryor J. Johnson -1% 41% Walk
t2 1-0 2 1-- CHW C. Washington J. Johnson -2% 39% Single to LF; Pryor to 2B
t2 1-0 2 12- O CHW H. Chappas J. Johnson 4% 43% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- OAK R. Carty K. Kravec 4% 47% Walk
b2 0-1 0 1-- OAK T. Duncan K. Kravec 7% 54% Walk; Carty to 2B
b2 0-1 0 12- O OAK D. Revering K. Kravec -0% 53% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Carty to 3B; Duncan to 2B
b2 0-1 1 -23 O OAK T. Hosley K. Kravec -9% 44% Strikeout
b2 0-1 2 -23 RR OAK M. Dilone K. Kravec 20% 64% Single to LF; Carty Scores; Duncan Scores
b2 2-1 2 1-- OAK M. Edwards K. Kravec 1% 65% Dilone Steals 2B
b2 2-1 2 -2- OAK M. Edwards K. Kravec 1% 66% Walk
b2 2-1 2 12- O OAK G. Burke K. Kravec -4% 62% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 2-3-4
t3 1-2 0 --- CHW R. Torres J. Johnson -7% 55% Double to CF
t3 1-2 0 -2- CHW C. Lemon J. Johnson -4% 51% Walk
t3 1-2 0 12- O CHW L. Johnson J. Johnson 7% 58% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 1-2 1 12- O CHW E. Soderholm J. Johnson 5% 62% Flyball: RF; Torres to 3B
t3 1-2 2 1-3 CHW W. Nordhagen J. Johnson -1% 61% Wild Pitch; Lemon to 2B
t3 1-2 2 -23 RR CHW W. Nordhagen J. Johnson -22% 39% Single to LF; Torres Scores; Lemon Scores; Nordhagen to 2B/Adv on E7
t3 3-2 2 -2- O CHW M. Colbern J. Johnson 3% 42% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 3-4-5
b3 2-3 0 --- OAK M. Guerrero K. Kravec 5% 47% Walk
b3 2-3 0 1-- O OAK M. Page K. Kravec -4% 42% Strikeout
b3 2-3 1 1-- OO OAK R. Carty K. Kravec -6% 36% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 2.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 8-9-1
t4 3-2 0 --- O CHW G. Pryor J. Johnson 2% 39% Flyball: CF
t4 3-2 1 --- O CHW C. Washington J. Johnson 1% 40% Strikeout Looking
t4 3-2 2 --- O CHW H. Chappas J. Johnson 1% 41% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 6-7-8
b4 2-3 0 --- O OAK T. Duncan K. Kravec -3% 38% Flyball: LF
b4 2-3 1 --- R OAK D. Revering K. Kravec 15% 53% Home Run
b4 3-3 1 --- OAK T. Hosley K. Kravec 3% 56% Single to LF
b4 3-3 1 1-- O OAK M. Dilone K. Kravec -3% 53% Strikeout Looking
b4 3-3 2 1-- O OAK M. Edwards K. Kravec -3% 50% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 3.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 2-3-4
t5 3-3 0 --- CHW R. Torres J. Johnson -5% 45% Single to CF
t5 3-3 0 1-- O CHW C. Lemon J. Johnson 4% 50% Flyball: LF
t5 3-3 1 1-- O CHW L. Johnson J. Johnson 4% 53% Flyball: 1B
t5 3-3 2 1-- O CHW E. Soderholm J. Johnson 3% 56% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 3-3, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 2-3-4
b5 3-3 0 --- OAK G. Burke K. Kravec 5% 61% Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS)
b5 3-3 0 1-- O OAK M. Guerrero K. Kravec -2% 59% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Burke to 2B
b5 3-3 1 -2- O OAK M. Page K. Kravec -4% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B; Burke to 3B
b5 3-3 2 --3 R OAK R. Carty K. Kravec 13% 69% Wild Pitch; Burke Scores/unER
b5 4-3 2 --- OAK R. Carty K. Kravec 1% 70% Walk
b5 4-3 2 1-- O OAK T. Duncan K. Kravec -2% 68% Flyball: RF
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 4.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 6-7-8
t6 3-4 0 --- CHW W. Nordhagen J. Johnson -6% 61% Single to CF
t6 3-4 0 1-- O CHW M. Colbern J. Johnson 6% 67% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 3-4 1 1-- O CHW G. Pryor J. Johnson 5% 72% Strikeout
t6 3-4 2 1-- O CHW C. Washington J. Johnson 4% 75% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 7-8-9
b6 4-3 0 --- O OAK D. Revering K. Kravec -2% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 4-3 1 --- O OAK T. Hosley K. Kravec -1% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 4-3 2 --- OAK M. Dilone K. Kravec 1% 73% Walk
b6 4-3 2 1-- OAK M. Edwards K. Kravec 1% 74% Dilone Steals 2B
b6 4-3 2 -2- R OAK M. Edwards K. Kravec 11% 85% Double to LF; Dilone Scores
b6 5-3 2 -2- R OAK G. Burke K. Kravec 6% 92% Single to LF; Edwards Scores
b6 6-3 2 1-- OAK M. Guerrero K. Kravec 0% 92% Burke Steals 2B
b6 6-3 2 -2- O OAK M. Guerrero K. Kravec -1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 6.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 1-2-3
t7 3-6 0 --- O CHW H. Chappas J. Johnson 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 3-6 1 --- O CHW R. Torres J. Johnson 1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 3-6 2 --- O CHW C. Lemon J. Johnson 1% 95% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, White Sox' Ross Baumgarten facing 4-5-6
Ross Baumgarten replaces Ken Kravec pitching
Dell Alston pinch hits for Mitchell Page (LF) batting 4th
b7 6-3 0 --- O OAK D. Alston R. Baumgarten -0% 95% Flyball: LF
b7 6-3 1 --- O OAK R. Carty R. Baumgarten -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 6-3 2 --- O OAK T. Duncan R. Baumgarten -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 6.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 4-5-6
Wayne Gross replaces Taylor Duncan playing 3B batting 6th
Dell Alston moves from PH to LF
t8 3-6 0 --- O CHW L. Johnson J. Johnson 2% 96% Flyball: 2B
t8 3-6 1 --- O CHW E. Soderholm J. Johnson 1% 97% Strikeout
t8 3-6 2 --- O CHW W. Nordhagen J. Johnson 1% 98% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, White Sox' Ross Baumgarten facing 7-8-9
b8 6-3 0 --- OAK D. Revering R. Baumgarten 0% 98% Single to RF
Darrell Woodard pinch runs for Dave Revering (1B) batting 7th
b8 6-3 0 1-- O OAK T. Hosley R. Baumgarten -1% 97% Woodard Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b8 6-3 1 --- O OAK T. Hosley R. Baumgarten -0% 97% Strikeout
b8 6-3 2 --- O OAK M. Dilone R. Baumgarten -0% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 6.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Athletics' John Henry Johnson facing 7-8-9
Jim Essian replaces Tim Hosley playing C batting 8th
Jeff Newman replaces Darrell Woodard (PR) playing 1B batting 7th
t9 3-6 0 --- CHW M. Colbern J. Johnson -3% 94% Single to LF
t9 3-6 0 1-- O CHW G. Pryor J. Johnson 3% 97% Flyball: CF
t9 3-6 1 1-- O CHW C. Washington J. Johnson 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 3-6 2 1-- CHW H. Chappas J. Johnson -2% 97% Single to CF; Colbern to 2B
t9 3-6 2 12- O CHW R. Torres J. Johnson 3% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 6.

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