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NYY
@BAL		7
1
TOR
@CAL		3
2
BOS
@DET		10
9
CLE
@MIL		0
1
KCR
@MIN		2
3
CHW
@OAK		5
6
TEX
@SEA		7
3
SFG
@ATL		2
3
MON
@CHC		3
4
LAD
@CIN		11
3
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@HOU		0
1
STL
@NYM		2
6
PHI
@PIT		1
9
Friday, May 24, 1991 (null)
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 34,478, Time of Game: 3:33
White Sox
5
19-19
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 4 GB
 at Athletics
6
24-17
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   1  0  0   4  0  0    5  7  0
Athletics       0  0  2   0  0  0   1  2  1    6  9  0
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tim Raines DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 .250 .680 21 12 0.056 1.24 0.116 -0.060 0.1
Lance Johnson CF-RF-CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .257 .557 9 5 0.067 1.80 0.171 -0.104 0.7 2 0 HBP
Robin Ventura 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .272 .707 21 13 -0.188 1.51 0.000 -0.188 -1.4 2 1
Frank Thomas 1B 3 0 0 1 2 1 .301 .947 27 13 0.050 1.49 0.130 -0.080 0.6 5 3
   Cory Snyder 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155 .402 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Dan Pasqua LF 3 0 1 2 1 0 .200 .584 13 7 0.147 1.26 0.180 -0.033 1.8 1 0
Carlton Fisk C 3 1 1 1 0 1 .299 .746 14 9 0.208 1.33 0.244 -0.036 0.5 7 1 HR,HBP
Sammy Sosa RF-CF-RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 .229 .670 19 13 -0.169 1.70 0.000 -0.169 -1.4 1 0
Scott Fletcher 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .235 .641 14 11 -0.016 0.87 0.041 -0.057 -0.3 0 2
Ozzie Guillen SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .538 10 7 0.032 0.91 0.065 -0.033 0.3 3 2
Jack McDowell P 2
   Scott Radinsky P
   Bobby Thigpen P 1
Team Totals 34 5 7 5 4 10 .206 .619 148 90 0.187 1.36 0.947 -0.760 0.8 26 9
HR: C Fisk (1, off J Slusarski; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
HBP: L Johnson (1, by C Young); C Fisk (3, by J Slusarski).
TB: C Fisk 4; O Guillen 2; T Raines; S Fletcher; D Pasqua; L Johnson.
RBI: D Pasqua 2 (9); C Fisk (15); L Johnson (8); F Thomas (32).
2-out RBI: D Pasqua 2; F Thomas.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Fisk-O Guillen.

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 3 2 3 1 2 0 .253 .746 24 11 0.308 1.54 0.357 -0.049 1.7 2 0 2B,SB
Ernie Riles 3B 2 1 1 2 1 0 .273 .752 13 5 0.257 1.05 0.279 -0.022 2.3 1 1 HR,CS
   Lance Blankenship PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .648 6 4 -0.020 2.48 0.019 -0.038 -0.3 0 0 SH
Jose Canseco RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .239 .792 22 16 -0.365 1.98 0.000 -0.365 -2.0 2 0
Harold Baines DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 .318 .906 21 10 -0.078 1.86 0.032 -0.109 -0.5 IW
Dave Henderson CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .352 1.060 19 10 0.006 1.83 0.084 -0.078 0.3 3 0 IW
Jamie Quirk C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .308 .665 7 6 -0.067 0.95 0.011 -0.079 -0.7 10 0
   Terry Steinbach PH-C 1 1 1 1 1 0 .274 .746 8 4 0.396 3.73 0.396 0.000 0.2 0 0
Mark McGwire 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 .237 .811 15 7 0.381 1.29 0.413 -0.032 1.7 8 0 HR
Walt Weiss SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .575 19 12 -0.141 1.43 0.000 -0.141 -1.3 0 1
Mike Gallego 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .223 .619 12 10 0.009 0.83 0.066 -0.057 0.2 0 6 2B
Joe Slusarski P 1
   Curt Young P
   Steve Chitren P
   Joe Klink P
   Dennis Eckersley P
Team Totals 33 6 9 6 8 7 .273 .930 166 95 0.686 1.62 1.657 -0.970 1.5 27 8
2B: M Gallego (3, off J McDowell); R Henderson (3, off J McDowell).
HR: E Riles (2, off J McDowell; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); M McGwire (5, off B Thigpen; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out).
SH: L Blankenship (1, off B Thigpen).
IBB: H Baines (6, by B Thigpen); D Henderson (1, by B Thigpen).
TB: R Henderson 4; M McGwire 4; E Riles 4; M Gallego 2; D Henderson; J Quirk; T Steinbach.
RBI: E Riles 2 (13); M McGwire 2 (21); R Henderson (8); T Steinbach (22).
2-out RBI: E Riles 2; T Steinbach.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Baserunning
SB: R Henderson (16, 2nd base off B Thigpen/C Fisk).
CS: E Riles (2, 2nd base by J McDowell/C Fisk).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack McDowell 6 7 3 3 4 5 1 3.50 28 105 63 34 11 18 8 11 7 0 47 -0.146 0.97 -0.8
Scott Radinsky, H (4) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 3.77 5 23 17 10 4 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0.166 1.83 1.1
Bobby Thigpen, BS (4), L (2-1) 1.1 1 2 2 4 1 1 3.91 9 38 15 11 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 -0.707 3.34 -1.8
Team Totals 8.2 9 6 6 8 7 2 6.23 42 166 95 55 16 24 13 14 7 0 47 2 1 -0.687 1.36 -1.5
J McDowell faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Slusarski 6.1 5 3 3 1 7 1 4.41 26 83 54 32 7 15 10 7 3 0 57 0.039 1.15 0.8
Curt Young 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 4.30 4 15 9 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 -0.221 3.04 -1.2
Steve Chitren 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 2.53 7 32 16 7 4 5 1 2 2 0 3 2 -0.135 1.03 -0.8
Joe Klink 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.54 2 9 5 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.099 2.01 0.4
Dennis Eckersley, W (1-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.50 1 9 6 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.032 1.27 0.1
Team Totals 9 7 5 5 4 10 1 5.00 40 148 90 52 11 27 12 12 5 0 57 4 3 -0.186 1.62 -0.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Slusarski (2; C Fisk); C Young (1; L Johnson).
IBB: B Thigpen 2 (5; H Baines, D Henderson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Terry Craft, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Dale Ford.
Time of Game: 3:33.
Attendance: 34,478.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 62° F, Wind 15mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Oakland Athletics
1 Tim Raines DH 1 Rickey Henderson LF
2 Lance Johnson CF 2 Ernie Riles 3B
3 Robin Ventura 3B 3 Jose Canseco RF
4 Frank Thomas 1B 4 Harold Baines DH
5 Dan Pasqua LF 5 Dave Henderson CF
6 Carlton Fisk C 6 Jamie Quirk C
7 Sammy Sosa RF 7 Mark McGwire 1B
8 Scott Fletcher 2B 8 Walt Weiss SS
9 Ozzie Guillen SS 9 Mike Gallego 2B
Jack McDowell P Joe Slusarski P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 3-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR OAK M. McGwire B. Thigpen 40% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball); Steinbach Scores; McGwire Scores
b9 5-5 2 123 5,(3-1)  R OAK T. Steinbach B. Thigpen 34% 100% Walk; Henderson Scores; Baines to 3B; Henderson to 2B
b3 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR OAK E. Riles J. McDowell 22% 75% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Henderson Scores; Riles Scores
t7 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHW C. Fisk J. Slusarski -20% 50% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Fisk Scores
b9 5-5 1 --3 7,(3-2)  O OAK J. Canseco B. Thigpen -20% 62% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)

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' Joe Slusarski facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW T. Raines J. Slusarski 2% 52% Bunt Popfly: P (Weak 1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW L. Johnson J. Slusarski 1% 54% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW R. Ventura J. Slusarski 1% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Jack McDowell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK R. Henderson J. McDowell 4% 58% Single (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  OAK E. Riles J. McDowell 5% 64% Walk; Henderson to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  OO OAK J. Canseco J. McDowell -10% 54% Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Riles Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS); Henderson to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O OAK H. Baines J. McDowell -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Joe Slusarski facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW F. Thomas J. Slusarski 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW D. Pasqua J. Slusarski 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW C. Fisk J. Slusarski 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Jack McDowell facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK D. Henderson J. McDowell -2% 53% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b2 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK J. Quirk J. McDowell -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b2 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK M. McGwire J. McDowell -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Joe Slusarski facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHW S. Sosa J. Slusarski 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW S. Fletcher J. Slusarski 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHW O. Guillen J. Slusarski 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Jack McDowell facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK W. Weiss J. McDowell -2% 53% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. Gallego J. McDowell -2% 51% Lineout: SS
b3 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK R. Henderson J. McDowell 1% 53% Walk
b3 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  RR OAK E. Riles J. McDowell 22% 75% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Henderson Scores; Riles Scores
b3 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Canseco J. McDowell -1% 74% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 2.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Joe Slusarski facing 1-2-3
t4 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW T. Raines J. Slusarski 3% 77% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW L. Johnson J. Slusarski -3% 74% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
t4 0-2 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CHW R. Ventura J. Slusarski 2% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Johnson to 2B
t4 0-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  CHW F. Thomas J. Slusarski -1% 75% Walk
t4 0-2 2 12- 3,(2-0)  R CHW D. Pasqua J. Slusarski -11% 64% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Johnson Scores; Thomas to 2B
t4 1-2 2 12- 5,(1-2)  CHW C. Fisk J. Slusarski -4% 60% Hit By Pitch; Thomas to 3B; Pasqua to 2B
t4 1-2 2 123 4,(1-2)  O CHW S. Sosa J. Slusarski 10% 69% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Jack McDowell facing 4-5-6
b4 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK H. Baines J. McDowell -2% 67% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b4 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK D. Henderson J. McDowell -1% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b4 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK J. Quirk J. McDowell 1% 67% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Deep 1B)
b4 2-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. McGwire J. McDowell -2% 65% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Joe Slusarski facing 8-9-1
t5 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW S. Fletcher J. Slusarski 3% 68% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-2 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHW O. Guillen J. Slusarski 2% 70% Flyball: CF
t5 1-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  CHW T. Raines J. Slusarski -2% 68% Single (Line Drive)
t5 1-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW L. Johnson J. Slusarski 3% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Jack McDowell facing 8-9-1
b5 2-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O OAK W. Weiss J. McDowell -2% 69% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b5 2-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Gallego J. McDowell -1% 68% Lineout: CF
b5 2-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  OAK R. Henderson J. McDowell 1% 69% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b5 2-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK E. Riles J. McDowell -2% 67% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Joe Slusarski facing 3-4-5
t6 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW R. Ventura J. Slusarski 4% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O CHW F. Thomas J. Slusarski 3% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW D. Pasqua J. Slusarski 2% 75% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Jack McDowell facing 3-4-5
b6 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK J. Canseco J. McDowell -2% 73% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b6 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK H. Baines J. McDowell 2% 75% Walk
b6 2-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK D. Henderson J. McDowell 6% 81% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Baines to 3B
b6 2-1 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Quirk J. McDowell -6% 75% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-1 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  OAK M. McGwire J. McDowell 2% 77% Walk; Henderson to 2B
b6 2-1 2 123 2,(0-1)  O OAK W. Weiss J. McDowell -6% 70% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 2.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Joe Slusarski facing 6-7-8
t7 1-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CHW C. Fisk J. Slusarski -20% 50% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Fisk Scores
t7 2-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW S. Sosa J. Slusarski 4% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW S. Fletcher J. Slusarski -4% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Curt Young replaces Joe Slusarski pitching
t7 2-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW O. Guillen C. Young -6% 44% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Fletcher to 2B
t7 2-2 1 12- 9,(3-2)  CHW T. Raines C. Young -10% 34% Walk; Fletcher to 3B; Guillen to 2B
t7 2-2 1 123 1,(0-0)  R CHW L. Johnson C. Young -14% 20% Hit By Pitch; Fletcher Scores; Guillen to 3B; Raines to 2B
t7 3-2 1 123 4,(1-2)  O CHW R. Ventura C. Young 8% 28% Strikeout Looking
Steve Chitren replaces Curt Young pitching
t7 3-2 2 123 5,(3-1)  R CHW F. Thomas S. Chitren -12% 16% Walk; Guillen Scores; Raines to 3B; Johnson to 2B
t7 4-2 2 123 7,(3-2)  R CHW D. Pasqua S. Chitren -7% 9% Walk; Raines Scores; Johnson to 3B; Thomas to 2B
t7 5-2 2 123 5,(3-1)  O CHW C. Fisk S. Chitren 3% 11% Lineout: 3B
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, White Sox' Jack McDowell facing 9-1-2
b7 2-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  OAK M. Gallego J. McDowell 7% 18% Double (Line Drive)
b7 2-5 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  R OAK R. Henderson J. McDowell 12% 30% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Gallego Scores
Scott Radinsky replaces Jack McDowell pitching
Lance Blankenship pinch hits for Ernie Riles (3B) batting 2nd
b7 3-5 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O OAK L. Blankenship S. Radinsky -4% 26% Groundout: 2B-1B; Henderson to 3B
b7 3-5 1 --3 4,(0-2)  O OAK J. Canseco S. Radinsky -8% 18% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-5 2 --3 7,(3-2)  O OAK H. Baines S. Radinsky -5% 13% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 3.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Athletics' Steve Chitren facing 7-8-9
Lance Blankenship moves from PH to 3B
t8 5-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW S. Sosa S. Chitren 1% 14% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-3 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O CHW S. Fletcher S. Chitren 1% 15% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW O. Guillen S. Chitren -1% 14% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t8 5-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW T. Raines S. Chitren 1% 15% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-5, White Sox' Scott Radinsky facing 5-6-7
b8 3-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK D. Henderson S. Radinsky -4% 11% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
Terry Steinbach pinch hits for Jamie Quirk (C) batting 6th
b8 3-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  OAK T. Steinbach S. Radinsky 5% 16% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
Bobby Thigpen replaces Scott Radinsky pitching
b8 3-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR OAK M. McGwire B. Thigpen 40% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball); Steinbach Scores; McGwire Scores
b8 5-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK W. Weiss B. Thigpen -3% 52% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b8 5-5 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O OAK M. Gallego B. Thigpen -2% 50% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 5.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Athletics' Joe Klink facing 2-3-4
Joe Klink replaces Steve Chitren pitching
Terry Steinbach moves from PH to C
t9 5-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW L. Johnson J. Klink 6% 56% Flyball: CF
t9 5-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHW R. Ventura J. Klink 4% 60% Flyball: CF
Dennis Eckersley replaces Joe Klink pitching
t9 5-5 2 --- 9,(3-2)  O CHW F. Thomas D. Eckersley 3% 63% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, White Sox' Bobby Thigpen facing 1-2-3
Cory Snyder replaces Frank Thomas playing 1B batting 4th
b9 5-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK R. Henderson B. Thigpen 7% 71% Walk
b9 5-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK L. Blankenship B. Thigpen 10% 81% Henderson Steals 2B
b9 5-5 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O OAK L. Blankenship B. Thigpen 2% 82% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Henderson to 3B
Sammy Sosa moves from RF to CF
Lance Johnson moves from CF to RF
b9 5-5 1 --3 7,(3-2)  O OAK J. Canseco B. Thigpen -20% 62% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
Lance Johnson moves from RF to CF
Sammy Sosa moves from CF to RF
b9 5-5 2 --3 4,(3-0)  OAK H. Baines B. Thigpen 1% 63% Intentional Walk
b9 5-5 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  OAK D. Henderson B. Thigpen 2% 66% Intentional Walk; Baines to 2B
b9 5-5 2 123 5,(3-1)  R OAK T. Steinbach B. Thigpen 34% 100% Walk; Henderson Scores; Baines to 3B; Henderson to 2B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 6.

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