August 8, 1988 Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 4
@CAL 3 MIN 7
CLE 2 OAK 9
CHW 5 DET 3
@TEX 2 TOR 5
KCR 1 SFG 5
@ATL 2 HOU 10
LAD 0 PIT 1
NYM 0 STL 4
MON 2

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 25,111

Monday, August 8, 1988, 7:37
Time of Game: 2:56

White Sox

49-63

Lost 1

6th, 20½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  1  1   0  0  1   1  0  1    5 11  2
Athletics       2  1  2   1  0  1   2  0  X    9 14  1

W: B Welch (13-6), L: B Long (4-7), S: D Eckersley (33)

Athletics

70-43

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gallagher CF                5   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .729   12    0   0   
S Lyons 3B                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .270  .709   15    1   3   2B
H Baines DH                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .271  .763   25    0   0   2B
D Pasqua RF                   3   0   2   1    2   0  .244  .772   24    3   0   
C Fisk C                      4   0   0   1    0   1  .267  .915   19    7   0   SF,GDP
D Boston LF                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .222  .759   15    4   0   HR
K Paris 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .700    9    6   0   GDP
O Guillen SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .609   12    2   1   SB
F Manrique 2B                 3   2   2   1    1   1  .255  .692   20    1   4   

B Long P                                                                 0   0
  C Willis P                                                             0   0
  S Rosenberg P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36   5  11   4    4   6              151   24   8

BATTING

2B: S Lyons (16, off B Welch); H Baines (23, off B Welch).

HR: D Boston (14, off B Welch; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: C Fisk (2, off B Welch).

TB: D Boston 5; S Lyons 3; H Baines 2; F Manrique 2; D Pasqua 2; O Guillen; D Gallagher.

GIDP: K Paris (1); C Fisk (3).

RBI: F Manrique (26); C Fisk (24); D Pasqua (42); D Boston (27).

2-out RBI: F Manrique; D Pasqua; D Boston.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Lyons-F Manrique-K Paris; F Manrique-O Guillen-K Paris.

E: D Boston (7); S Lyons (22).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Guillen (16, 2nd base off B Welch/R Hassey).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia LF                  3   3   2   0    1   0  .311  .723   14    2   0   2B
  S Javier PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .666    6    1   0   
D Henderson CF                5   1   4   2    0   0  .302  .876   12    2   0   SB
J Canseco RF                  5   0   2   1    0   2  .284  .917   18    2   0   2B,GDP
C Lansford 3B                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .293  .718   15    2   2   
R Hassey C                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .252  .661   13    5   1   
M McGwire 1B                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .248  .774   15    8   0   HR,GDP
T Steinbach DH                3   0   0   0    1   0  .244  .688   12    0   0   
G Hubbard 2B                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .226  .614   16    5   2   HR
W Weiss SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .239  .606   14    0   2   

B Welch P                                                                0   0
  G Cadaret P                                                            0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
Totals                       37   9  14   7    3   7              135   27   7

BATTING

2B: L Polonia (4, off C Willis); J Canseco (17, off S Rosenberg).

HR: M McGwire (20, off B Long; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); G Hubbard (2, off C Willis; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: M McGwire 5; G Hubbard 5; D Henderson 4; L Polonia 3; J Canseco 3; R Hassey 2.

GIDP: J Canseco (10); M McGwire (11).

RBI: M McGwire 2 (66); G Hubbard 2 (14); D Henderson 2 (64); J Canseco (88).

2-out RBI: G Hubbard 2; J Canseco.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Lansford-G Hubbard-M McGwire; G Hubbard-M McGwire.

E: G Hubbard (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Henderson (2, 2nd base off C Willis/C Fisk).

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
B Long, L (4-7)                3     8   6   5    2   3   1   4.14   20   60-37   22· 2·13    8· 3· 3· 1     22    -     0.95  -0.43
C Willis                       4     5   3   3    1   3   1   8.25   16   56-38   23· 6· 9    4· 2· 5· 1          2-1    0.28  -0.04
S Rosenberg                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.26    4   17-12    7· 5· 0    0· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    14   9   8    3   7   2          40  133-87   52·13·22   12· 5·11· 2          2-1

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Welch, W (13-6)              6.2   8   4   3    3   5   1   3.23   29  102-66   39· 9·18    7· 8· 5· 1     46    -     0.83   0.02
G Cadaret, H (11)              2     3   1   1    1   1   0   2.88   11   44-30   19· 4· 7    4· 4· 1· 0          2-1    0.52   0.00
D Eckersley, S (33)            0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.93    1    4-3     2· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.44   0.01
Totals                         9    11   5   4    4   6   1          41  150-99   60·14·25   11·13· 6· 1          4-1

B Long faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Willis (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 25,111.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 60° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Oakland Athletics                    
1. D Gallagher          CF    1. L Polonia            LF 
2. S Lyons              3B    2. D Henderson          CF 
3. H Baines             DH    3. J Canseco            RF 
4. D Pasqua             RF    4. C Lansford           3B 
5. C Fisk               C     5. R Hassey             C  
6. D Boston             LF    6. M McGwire            1B 
7. K Paris              1B    7. T Steinbach          DH 
8. O Guillen            SS    8. G Hubbard            2B 
9. F Manrique           2B    9. W Weiss              SS 

   B Long               P        B Welch              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  2-3  1--  3   14%  85% M McGwire       B Long          Home Run (CF-RF); Hassey Scores
   b 2   2  1-2  12-  2   11%  76% J Canseco       B Long          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hubbard Scores; Henderson to 3B/Adv on E7; Canseco to 2B
   b 1   2  0-1  12-  5   10%  75% M McGwire       B Long          Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Henderson Scores/unER/No RBI; Hassey to 3B; McGwire to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  1   10%  68% D Henderson     B Long          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Polonia Scores
   t 2   2  2-0  -2-  3   -9%  64% F Manrique      B Welch         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Guillen Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D Gallagher     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   54%  S Lyons         Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---  6   51%  H Baines        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  6   50%  D Pasqua        Walk
   O      12-  5   55%  C Fisk          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Long facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  L Polonia       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  1   68%  D Henderson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Polonia Scores
   O      1--  3   65%  J Canseco       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   63%  C Lansford      Flyball: RF
          1--  6   65%  R Hassey        Walk; Henderson to 2B
   R      12-  5   75%  M McGwire       Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Henderson Scores/unER/No RBI; Hassey to 3B; McGwire to 2B
   O      -23  1   71%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Welch facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   67%  D Boston        Walk
   OO     1--  1   75%  K Paris         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
          ---  2   73%  O Guillen       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      72%  F Manrique      Guillen Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   64%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Guillen Scores
   O      1--  1   66%  D Gallagher     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bill Long facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   69%  G Hubbard       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   66%  W Weiss         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   64%  L Polonia       Flyball: LF
          1--  1   66%  D Henderson     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Hubbard to 2B
   R      12-  2   76%  J Canseco       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hubbard Scores; Henderson to 3B/Adv on E7; Canseco to 2B
   O      -23  3   72%  C Lansford      Foul Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 3.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Welch facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   66%  S Lyons         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   70%  H Baines        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   65%  D Pasqua        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lyons to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   65%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lyons Scores
   O      1--  6   67%  D Boston        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bill Long facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   71%  R Hassey        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  3   85%  M McGwire       Home Run (CF-RF); Hassey Scores
   O      ---  5   84%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   83%  G Hubbard       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   83%  W Weiss         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 5.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Bob Welch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   85%  K Paris         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   86%  O Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  9   87%  F Manrique      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bill Long facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   88%  L Polonia       Walk
          1--  5   92%  D Henderson     Single to LF (Line Drive); Polonia to 3B
                  Carl Willis replaces Bill Long pitching
   ROO    1-3  2   91%  J Canseco       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Polonia Scores
   O      ---  6   91%  C Lansford      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 6.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   92%  D Gallagher     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  4   93%  S Lyons         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   94%  H Baines        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Carl Willis facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   95%  R Hassey        Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   OO     1--  5   93%  M McGwire       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  5   93%  T Steinbach     Walk
          1--      93%  G Hubbard       Wild Pitch; Steinbach to 2B
   O      -2-  4   93%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 6.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Bob Welch facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   90%  D Pasqua        Walk
   OO     1--  4   95%  C Fisk          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   R      ---  1   91%  D Boston        Home Run
   O      ---  3   92%  K Paris         Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, Carl Willis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   91%  W Weiss         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   93%  L Polonia       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   R      -2-  1   96%  D Henderson     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Polonia Scores
   O      1--  6   95%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging, Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   95%  C Lansford      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 7.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Bob Welch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   96%  O Guillen       Flyball: 1B
          ---  2   95%  F Manrique      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   96%  D Gallagher     Flyball: RF
          1--  4   95%  S Lyons         Single to CF (Line Drive); Manrique to 3B
                  Greg Cadaret replaces Bob Welch pitching
   R      1-3  5   91%  H Baines        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Manrique Scores/No RBI/unER; Lyons to 2B; Baines to 1B
   O      12-  4   95%  D Pasqua        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-4, Carl Willis facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   94%  R Hassey        Lineout: LF
          ---  2   95%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   94%  T Steinbach     Lineout: 3B
   RR     1--  8   99%  G Hubbard       Home Run; McGwire Scores
   O      ---  3   98%  W Weiss         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 9.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-9, Greg Cadaret facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   99%  C Fisk          Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---  3   98%  D Boston        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   99%  K Paris         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4  100%  O Guillen       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-4, Steve Rosenberg facing 1-2-3
                  Steve Rosenberg replaces Carl Willis pitching; Stan Javier pinch hits for Luis Polonia batting 1st
   O      ---  6  100%  S Javier        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  D Henderson     Lineout: RF
          ---  5  100%  J Canseco       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   99%  C Lansford      Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 9.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-9, Greg Cadaret facing 9-1-2
                  Stan Javier moves to LF
          ---  5   99%  F Manrique      Walk
          1--  3   97%  D Gallagher     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to P's Right); Manrique to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  S Lyons         Flyball: 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  H Baines        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  6   99%  D Pasqua        Single to RF (Line Drive); Manrique Scores; Gallagher to 3B
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
   O      1-3  4  100%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 9.

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