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Wednesday, September 24, 1986,
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 5,306, Time of Game: 2:59
White Sox
2
66-86
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
 at Athletics
4
72-81
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
L: Joe Cowley (11-10)
S: Jay Howell (15)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  9  0
Athletics       0  0  0   2  0  0   2  0  X    4  3  3

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ken Williams CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .053 .105 -0.114 1.18 0.000 -0.114 -1.2 2 0
   Ron Hassey PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316 .872 0.027 1.47 0.027 0.000 0.1
   Daryl Boston PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .743 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Reid Nichols LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .212 .517 0.004 0.96 0.054 -0.050 -0.2 3 0
   Jerry Hairston PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .735 -0.068 2.68 0.000 -0.068 -0.4
   John Cangelosi LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .654 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Harold Baines RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .296 .801 0.051 1.37 0.164 -0.113 0.7 2 0 2B
Ivan Calderon DH 5 0 4 1 0 0 .250 .635 0.179 1.17 0.218 -0.038 1.8 2B
Russ Morman 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .257 .696 -0.117 1.43 0.015 -0.132 -0.9 6 1
Tim Hulett 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .231 .650 -0.195 1.30 0.000 -0.195 -1.7 2 2
Dave Cochrane 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .209 .579 -0.092 1.30 0.027 -0.119 -0.6 0 3
Ozzie Guillen SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .258 .594 -0.028 1.21 0.093 -0.121 0.1 3 2 CS,SH
Ron Karkovice C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .231 .701 0.036 0.78 0.075 -0.039 0.0 5 0
Joe Cowley P 1 1
   Ray Searage P 0 1
Team Totals 36 2 9 2 5 7 .250 .647 -0.317 1.24 0.673 -0.989 -2.3 24 10
2B: H Baines (28, off C Young); I Calderon (7, off J Howell).
SH: O Guillen (10, off C Young).
TB: I Calderon 5; H Baines 2; R Karkovice; O Guillen; J Hairston; R Nichols.
RBI: H Baines (87); I Calderon (15).
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Hulett-O Guillen-R Morman.
Baserunning
CS: O Guillen (4, 2nd base by C Young/M Tettleton).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Davis RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 .771 -0.072 0.72 0.000 -0.072 -0.6 2 1
Dwayne Murphy CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .252 .748 0.001 0.74 0.044 -0.044 0.3 4 0
Carney Lansford 3B-1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .288 .764 0.078 0.91 0.138 -0.059 0.4 5 1 HR,SB
Dave Kingman DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 .215 .704 0.123 1.00 0.154 -0.031 0.6 HR
Rob Nelson 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 .222 .633 -0.055 1.32 0.027 -0.083 -0.3 2 1
   Mike Gallego 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .431 -0.006 0.22 0.000 -0.006 -0.2 0 2
Jose Canseco LF 2 1 0 0 1 2 .245 .792 0.013 1.11 0.057 -0.044 -0.0 1 0
Donnie Hill 2B-3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .713 0.003 1.47 0.047 -0.043 -0.0 3 0
Mickey Tettleton C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .733 -0.129 1.70 0.000 -0.129 -0.9 8 0
Alfredo Griffin SS 3 1 1 2 0 0 .280 .674 0.228 1.52 0.314 -0.086 1.1 1 3 HR,GDP
Curt Young P 1 1
   Steve Ontiveros P 0 0
   Dave Von Ohlen P 0 0
   Jay Howell P 0 0
Team Totals 26 4 3 4 6 5 .115 .743 0.184 1.09 0.781 -0.597 0.2 27 9
HR: A Griffin (4, off J Cowley; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); C Lansford (18, off J Cowley; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); D Kingman (34, off J Cowley; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: D Kingman 4; A Griffin 4; C Lansford 4.
GIDP: A Griffin (5).
RBI: A Griffin 2 (45); C Lansford (70); D Kingman (92).
2-out RBI: A Griffin 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
E: R Nelson (1); J Canseco (13); C Young (3).
Outfield Assists: M Davis (D Boston at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: C Lansford (14, 2nd base off J Cowley/R Karkovice).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Cowley, L (11-10) 6.2 3 4 4 5 5 3 3.95 27 52 -0.202 1.24 -0.8
Ray Searage 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.35 5 0 0 0.018 0.26 0.6
Team Totals 8 3 4 4 6 5 3 4.50 32 52 0 0 -0.184 1.24 -0.2

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Curt Young 6 7 2 2 4 6 0 3.73 30 52 0.090 1.20 0.9
Steve Ontiveros, W (2-2) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.29 7 0 0 0.089 1.11 0.5
Dave Von Ohlen, H (6) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.68 2 2 0 0.105 2.06 0.6
Jay Howell, S (15) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.70 3 0 0 0.033 1.41 0.2
Team Totals 9 9 2 2 5 7 0 2.00 42 52 2 0 0.317 1.09 2.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Rick Reed.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 5,306.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Oakland Athletics
1 Ken Williams CF 1 Mike Davis RF
2 Reid Nichols LF 2 Dwayne Murphy CF
3 Harold Baines RF 3 Carney Lansford 3B
4 Ivan Calderon DH 4 Dave Kingman DH
5 Russ Morman 1B 5 Rob Nelson 1B
6 Tim Hulett 2B 6 Jose Canseco LF
7 Dave Cochrane 3B 7 Donnie Hill 2B
8 Ozzie Guillen SS 8 Mickey Tettleton C
9 Ron Karkovice C 9 Alfredo Griffin SS
Joe Cowley P Curt Young P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 2-2 2 -2- RR OAK A. Griffin J. Cowley 31% 88% Home Run; Canseco Scores
b4 1-2 1 --- R OAK D. Kingman J. Cowley 14% 53% Home Run
b4 0-2 1 --- R OAK C. Lansford J. Cowley 12% 39% Home Run
t1 0-0 1 1-- R CHW H. Baines C. Young -12% 38% Double to LF; Nichols Scores
t5 2-2 1 1-3 O CHW T. Hulett C. Young 9% 50% Strikeout

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' Curt Young facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW K. Williams C. Young 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- CHW R. Nichols C. Young -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- R CHW H. Baines C. Young -12% 38% Double to LF; Nichols Scores
t1 1-0 1 -2- R CHW I. Calderon C. Young -8% 30% Single to LF; Baines Scores
t1 2-0 1 1-- O CHW R. Morman C. Young 2% 32% Foul Flyball: C
t1 2-0 2 1-- O CHW T. Hulett C. Young 2% 34% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Joe Cowley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O OAK M. Davis J. Cowley -2% 32% Flyball: LF
b1 0-2 1 --- O OAK D. Murphy J. Cowley -2% 30% Groundout: 1B-P
b1 0-2 2 --- O OAK C. Lansford J. Cowley -1% 29% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Curt Young facing 7-8-9
t2 2-0 0 --- O CHW D. Cochrane C. Young 2% 31% Flyball: CF
t2 2-0 1 --- O CHW O. Guillen C. Young 1% 32% Strikeout (foul bunt)
t2 2-0 2 --- CHW R. Karkovice C. Young -1% 31% Walk
t2 2-0 2 1-- O CHW K. Williams C. Young 2% 33% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Joe Cowley facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- O OAK D. Kingman J. Cowley -2% 31% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-2 1 --- OAK R. Nelson J. Cowley 3% 33% Walk
b2 0-2 1 1-- O OAK J. Canseco J. Cowley -3% 30% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-2 2 1-- O OAK D. Hill J. Cowley -2% 28% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Curt Young facing 2-3-4
t3 2-0 0 --- O CHW R. Nichols C. Young 2% 29% Flyball: 2B
t3 2-0 1 --- O CHW H. Baines C. Young 1% 31% Flyball: CF
t3 2-0 2 --- CHW I. Calderon C. Young -1% 30% Single to CF
t3 2-0 2 1-- CHW R. Morman C. Young -2% 28% Walk; Calderon to 2B
t3 2-0 2 12- O CHW T. Hulett C. Young 3% 31% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Joe Cowley facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- O OAK M. Tettleton J. Cowley -3% 29% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 0-2 1 --- O OAK A. Griffin J. Cowley -2% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-2 2 --- O OAK M. Davis J. Cowley -1% 26% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Curt Young facing 7-8-9
t4 2-0 0 --- CHW D. Cochrane C. Young -3% 23% Walk
t4 2-0 0 1-- CHW O. Guillen C. Young -4% 19% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Cochrane to 2B; Guillen to 1B
t4 2-0 0 12- O CHW R. Karkovice C. Young 4% 23% Strikeout
t4 2-0 1 12- O CHW K. Williams C. Young 3% 26% Strikeout
t4 2-0 2 12- O CHW R. Nichols C. Young 3% 30% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Joe Cowley facing 2-3-4
b4 0-2 0 --- O OAK D. Murphy J. Cowley -3% 27% Flyball: LF
b4 0-2 1 --- R OAK C. Lansford J. Cowley 12% 39% Home Run
b4 1-2 1 --- R OAK D. Kingman J. Cowley 14% 53% Home Run
b4 2-2 1 --- O OAK R. Nelson J. Cowley -2% 51% Strikeout
b4 2-2 2 --- O OAK J. Canseco J. Cowley -1% 50% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 2.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Athletics' Curt Young facing 3-4-5
t5 2-2 0 --- CHW H. Baines C. Young -5% 45% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Baines to 1B
t5 2-2 0 1-- CHW I. Calderon C. Young -7% 38% Single to LF; Baines to 2B
t5 2-2 0 12- O CHW R. Morman C. Young 3% 41% Flyball: CF; Baines to 3B
t5 2-2 1 1-3 O CHW T. Hulett C. Young 9% 50% Strikeout
t5 2-2 2 1-3 O CHW D. Cochrane C. Young 7% 56% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Joe Cowley facing 7-8-9
b5 2-2 0 --- OAK D. Hill J. Cowley 5% 61% Walk
b5 2-2 0 1-- O OAK M. Tettleton J. Cowley -4% 57% Flyball: LF
b5 2-2 1 1-- OO OAK A. Griffin J. Cowley -7% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 2.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Athletics' Curt Young facing 8-9-1
t6 2-2 0 --- CHW O. Guillen C. Young -5% 45% Single to 3B
t6 2-2 0 1-- O CHW R. Karkovice C. Young 9% 53% Guillen Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS-P)
t6 2-2 1 --- CHW R. Karkovice C. Young -4% 50% Single to LF
t6 2-2 1 1-- O CHW K. Williams C. Young 4% 54% Strikeout
t6 2-2 2 1-- CHW R. Nichols C. Young -3% 51% Single to LF; Karkovice to 2B
t6 2-2 2 12- O CHW H. Baines C. Young 6% 57% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Joe Cowley facing 1-2-3
b6 2-2 0 --- O OAK M. Davis J. Cowley -3% 54% Strikeout
b6 2-2 1 --- OAK D. Murphy J. Cowley 4% 58% Walk
b6 2-2 1 1-- O OAK C. Lansford J. Cowley -4% 53% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lansford to 1B
b6 2-2 2 1-- OAK D. Kingman J. Cowley 2% 55% Lansford Steals 2B
b6 2-2 2 -2- OAK D. Kingman J. Cowley 1% 56% Walk
b6 2-2 2 12- O OAK R. Nelson J. Cowley -6% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 2.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 4-5-6
Steve Ontiveros replaces Curt Young pitching
t7 2-2 0 --- O CHW I. Calderon S. Ontiveros 4% 54% Lineout: 2B
t7 2-2 1 --- O CHW R. Morman S. Ontiveros 3% 57% Flyball: RF
t7 2-2 2 --- O CHW T. Hulett S. Ontiveros 2% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Joe Cowley facing 6-7-8
b7 2-2 0 --- OAK J. Canseco J. Cowley 6% 64% Walk
b7 2-2 0 1-- O OAK D. Hill J. Cowley -2% 62% Groundout: P-SS-1B; Canseco to 2B
b7 2-2 1 -2- O OAK M. Tettleton J. Cowley -6% 56% Flyball: CF
b7 2-2 2 -2- RR OAK A. Griffin J. Cowley 31% 88% Home Run; Canseco Scores
Ray Searage replaces Joe Cowley pitching
b7 4-2 2 --- O OAK M. Davis R. Searage -1% 87% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 4.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Steve Ontiveros facing 7-8-9
Carney Lansford moves from 3B to 1B
Mike Gallego replaces Rob Nelson (1B) playing 2B batting 5th
Donnie Hill moves from 2B to 3B
t8 2-4 0 --- O CHW D. Cochrane S. Ontiveros 4% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-4 1 --- O CHW O. Guillen S. Ontiveros 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-4 2 --- CHW R. Karkovice S. Ontiveros -3% 90% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Karkovice to 2B
Ron Hassey pinch hits for Ken Williams (CF) batting 1st
t8 2-4 2 -2- CHW R. Hassey S. Ontiveros -3% 88% Walk
Dave Von Ohlen replaces Steve Ontiveros pitching
Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Reid Nichols (LF) batting 2nd
Daryl Boston pinch runs for Ron Hassey (PH) batting 1st
t8 2-4 2 12- O CHW J. Hairston D. Von Ohlen 7% 94% Single to RF; Karkovice to 3B; Boston out at 2B/RF-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, White Sox' Ray Searage facing 2-3-4
John Cangelosi replaces Jerry Hairston (PH) playing LF batting 2nd
Daryl Boston moves from PR to CF
b8 4-2 0 --- OAK D. Murphy R. Searage 1% 95% Walk
b8 4-2 0 1-- O OAK C. Lansford R. Searage -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Lansford to 1B
b8 4-2 1 1-- O OAK D. Kingman R. Searage -1% 94% Flyball: SS
b8 4-2 2 1-- O OAK M. Gallego R. Searage -1% 93% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 4.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Dave Von Ohlen facing 3-4-5
t9 2-4 0 --- O CHW H. Baines D. Von Ohlen 4% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
Jay Howell replaces Dave Von Ohlen pitching
t9 2-4 1 --- CHW I. Calderon J. Howell -6% 91% Double to LF
t9 2-4 1 -2- O CHW R. Morman J. Howell 6% 96% Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 2-4 2 -2- O CHW T. Hulett J. Howell 4% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 4.

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