May 18, 1997 Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 5
MIL 4 DET 6
@KCR 5 MIN 7
BOS 5 CHW 10
@OAK 4 BAL 8
@SEA 7 TEX 4
NYY 2 CLE 8
@TOR 6 ATL 5
STL 1 CHC 5
SFG 3 CIN 5
SDP 0 MON 7
LAD 4 NYM 10
COL 4 PHI 5
HOU 3 FLA 5
@PIT 3
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 45,227

Sunday, May 18, 1997, 1:05
Time of Game: 2:53

White Sox

18-22

Won 4

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   2  0  2   4  2  0   10 12  2
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  2   0  2  0    4  6  0

W: J Baldwin (2-5), L: M Mohler (0-6)

Athletics

17-27

Lost 3

4th, 8 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .776   23    1   2   
M Cameron RF                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .226  .596   24    2   0   
F Thomas 1B                   4   3   4   2    1   0  .371 1.085   17    3   2   
A Belle LF                    2   2   1   1    2   0  .263  .770   21    3   0   HBP
C Snopek 3B                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .241  .668   10    3   1   SH
H Baines DH                   4   0   0   2    0   0  .328  .945   14    0   0   SF,GDP
N Martin SS                   5   0   2   2    0   1  .327  .824   15    1   2   
R Karkovice C                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .617   16    5   0   
D Lewis CF                    2   2   1   0    2   1  .171  .464   18    7   0   CS

J Baldwin P                                                              1   0
  A Levine P                                                             1   0
  C Castillo P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35  10  12  10    6   3              158   27   7

BATTING

SF: H Baines (1, off M Mohler).

SH: C Snopek (3, off M Mohler).

HBP: A Belle (3, by A Small).

TB: F Thomas 4; N Martin 2; M Cameron 2; C Snopek; D Lewis; A Belle; R Durham.

GIDP: H Baines (3).

RBI: F Thomas 2 (32); C Snopek 2 (18); N Martin 2 (11); H Baines 2 (18); A Belle (31); M Cameron (1).

2-out RBI: N Martin 2; F Thomas; A Belle.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 7 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. N Martin-R Durham-F Thomas; R Durham-N Martin-F Thomas.

E: N Martin 2 (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Lewis (1, 2nd base by M Mohler/G Williams).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Mashore CF                  4   1   0   0    0   2  .271  .747   21    3   0   HBP
J Giambi DH                   5   2   3   1    0   0  .262  .722   15    0   0   2·2B
J Canseco LF                  4   1   3   3    0   0  .247  .761   16    1   0   HR
M McGwire 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .274 1.026   12   10   0   
  D Magadan 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .827         2   0   
G Berroa RF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .309  .875   16    2   0   
S Spiezio 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .824   14    4   3   GDP
G Williams C                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .265  .756   19    3   1   
S Brosius 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .159  .472   16    0   5   GDP
S Sheldon SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   11    2   1   
  M Stairs PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .304 1.081    7    0   0   

M Mohler P                                                               0   3
  A Small P                                                              0   0
  M Oquist P                                                             0   0
  B Taylor P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   4   6   4    5   5              147   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Giambi 2 (8, off A Levine, off J Baldwin).

HR: J Canseco (9, off A Levine; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: D Mashore (2, by J Baldwin).

TB: J Canseco 6; J Giambi 5.

GIDP: S Brosius (3); S Spiezio (3).

RBI: J Canseco 3 (29); J Giambi (20).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Spiezio-M McGwire.

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
J Baldwin, W (2-5)             7     4   2   2    4   3   0   4.40   28  112-68   39·10·19    7·10· 3· 0     60    -     1.05   0.22
A Levine                       1     2   2   2    0   1   1   6.87    6   16-9     5· 1· 3    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.18   0.00
C Castillo                     1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.03    4   19-11    7· 2· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
Totals                         9     6   4   4    5   5   1          38  147-88   51·13·24    9·13· 5· 0           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mohler, L (0-6)              5.2   5   4   4    4   2   0   6.52   25  103-59   34·11·14    9· 4· 6· 0     41    -     1.01  -0.12
A Small                        0.1   3   4   4    1   0   0   3.64    6   19-11    5· 1· 5    2· 0· 2· 0          1-0    0.61  -0.15
M Oquist                       2     4   2   2    1   0   0   9.00   10   28-17   11· 0· 6    5· 2· 2· 0          3-2    0.09  -0.01
B Taylor                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   6.38    3    7-7     3· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    12  10  10    6   3   0          44  157-94   53·14·27   18· 6·10· 0          4-2

A Small faced 5 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Baldwin (1; D Mashore); A Small (2; A Belle).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Terry Craft.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 45,227.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 10mph in from Centerfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Oakland Athletics                    
1. R Durham             2B    1. D Mashore            CF 
2. M Cameron            RF    2. J Giambi             DH 
3. F Thomas             1B    3. J Canseco            LF 
4. A Belle              LF    4. M McGwire            1B 
5. C Snopek             3B    5. G Berroa             RF 
6. H Baines             DH    6. S Spiezio            2B 
7. N Martin             SS    7. G Williams           C  
8. R Karkovice          C     8. S Brosius            3B 
9. D Lewis              CF    9. S Sheldon            SS 

   J Baldwin            P        M Mohler             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  4-0  1--  3  -10%  79% J Giambi        J Baldwin       Double to LF (Line Drive); Mashore Scores; Giambi to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   t 4   2  0-1  --3  4   10%  70% N Martin        M Mohler        Single to CF (Line Drive); Belle Scores
   b 3   0  0-0  1--  4    8%  49% S Brosius       J Baldwin       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 6   2  4-2  12-  2    7%  81% S Spiezio       J Baldwin       Flyball: CF
   t 4   0  0-0  1--  4    6%  61% A Belle         M Mohler        Walk; Thomas to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mohler facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  R Durham        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   46%  M Cameron       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   47%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--  6   45%  A Belle         Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, James Baldwin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  D Mashore       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   49%  J Giambi        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   50%  J Canseco       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mohler facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   48%  C Snopek        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   46%  H Baines        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   45%  N Martin        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, James Baldwin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   47%  M McGwire       Flyball: RF
          ---  6   45%  G Berroa        Walk
   OO     1--  5   50%  S Spiezio       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mohler facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   54%  R Karkovice     Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  D Lewis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   47%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  8   44%  M Cameron       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, James Baldwin facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   40%  G Williams      Walk
   OO     1--  4   49%  S Brosius       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  S Sheldon       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mohler facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   54%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   61%  A Belle         Walk; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  4   60%  C Snopek        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Thomas to 3B; Belle to 2B
   RO     -23  6   61%  H Baines        Groundout: P-1B; Thomas Scores; Belle to 3B
   R      --3  4   70%  N Martin        Single to CF (Line Drive); Belle Scores
   O      1--  4   68%  R Karkovice     Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, James Baldwin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   71%  D Mashore       Lineout: CF
          ---  5   68%  J Giambi        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  4   63%  J Canseco       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Giambi to 2B
   O      12-  3   68%  M McGwire       Flyball: CF; Giambi to 3B
   O      1-3  5   75%  G Berroa        Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Mohler facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   77%  D Lewis         Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 2B)
   O      1--  4   75%  R Durham        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--      71%  M Cameron       Lewis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   71%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, James Baldwin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   74%  S Spiezio       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   76%  G Williams      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   77%  S Brosius       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Mohler facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   80%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   84%  A Belle         Walk; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  1   84%  C Snopek        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Thomas to 3B; Belle to 2B
   RO     -23  1   85%  H Baines        Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Thomas Scores
   R      -2-  4   91%  N Martin        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Belle Scores; Martin to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Aaron Small replaces Mike Mohler pitching
   O      -2-  2   90%  R Karkovice     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, James Baldwin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   92%  S Sheldon       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  5   90%  D Mashore       Hit By Pitch
   R      1--  3   79%  J Giambi        Double to LF (Line Drive); Mashore Scores; Giambi to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   R      --3  4   73%  J Canseco       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Giambi Scores
   O      1--  4   77%  M McGwire       Flyball: CF
          1--  4   74%  G Berroa        Walk; Canseco to 2B
   O      12-  2   81%  S Spiezio       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Aaron Small facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   83%  D Lewis         Walk
          1--  2   90%  R Durham        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Lewis to 3B
   R      1-3  5   94%  M Cameron       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Lewis Scores; Durham to 3B
   R      1-3  3   97%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Durham Scores; Cameron to 3B
          1-3  1   97%  A Belle         Hit By Pitch; Thomas to 2B
                  Mike Oquist replaces Aaron Small pitching
   RR     123  2   99%  C Snopek        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Cameron Scores; Thomas Scores; Belle to 2B
   OO     12-  3   98%  H Baines        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Belle to 3B
   O      --3  1   98%  N Martin        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, James Baldwin facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   97%  G Williams      Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  S Brosius       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  5   99%  S Sheldon       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   99%  D Mashore       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mike Oquist facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   99%  R Karkovice     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   99%  D Lewis         Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  R Durham        Flyball: CF
          1--  2   99%  M Cameron       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Lewis to 2B
   R      12-  2  100%  F Thomas        Single to 1B (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Lewis Scores; Cameron to 3B
   R      1-3  4  100%  A Belle         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Cameron Scores; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  C Snopek        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 10, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-10, Alan Levine facing 2-3-4
                  Alan Levine replaces James Baldwin pitching
          ---  2   99%  J Giambi        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
   RR     -2-  2   99%  J Canseco       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Giambi Scores; Canseco Scores
          ---  3   98%  M McGwire       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); McGwire to 1B
   O      1--  1   99%  G Berroa        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   99%  S Spiezio       Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B); McGwire to 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  G Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 10, Athletics 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 10-4, Billy Taylor facing 6-7-8
                  Billy Taylor replaces Mike Oquist pitching; Dave Magadan replaces Mark McGwire playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  1  100%  H Baines        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  N Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  R Karkovice     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 10, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-10, Carlos Castillo facing 8-9-1
                  Carlos Castillo replaces Alan Levine pitching
          ---  4   99%  S Brosius       Walk
                  Matt Stairs pinch hits for Scott Sheldon batting 9th
   O      1--  7  100%  M Stairs        Popfly: 3B (P's Left)
   O      1--  6  100%  D Mashore       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2  100%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 10, Athletics 4.

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