June 22, 1998 Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 6
LAD 5 BAL 7
NYM 2 PHI 9
@BOS 8
(10) NYY 6
ATL 4 SFG 12
@OAK 8 SDP 5
@SEA 3 FLA 3
@TBD 2
(12) ARI 6
@TEX 0 TOR 14
MON 2 CLE 3
@CHC 1 KCR 3
@CIN 0 MIN 5
@HOU 3 MIL 3
COL 2 CHW 5
@PIT 4 STL 4
DET 1

Standings at end of play this day

Three Rivers Stadium, Attendance: 21,531

Monday, June 22, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:04

White Sox

30-44

Won 1

4th, 12½ GB

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

W: C Castillo (3-4), L: E Dessens (2-2), S: M Karchner (9)

Pirates

37-39

Lost 1

5th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .285  .827   14    1   2   HR
M Caruso SS                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .311  .763   21    1   3   3B
F Thomas 1B                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .272  .849   30    8   0   
  M Karchner P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
A Belle LF                    5   1   1   1    0   1  .270  .857   18    4   0   
R Ventura 3B                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .286  .848   20    2   1   
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .707   10    4   0   
M Cameron CF                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .211  .616   17    1   0   2B
C O'Brien C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .265  .692   14    5   0   
T Fordham P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  C Castillo P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    0   1   
  J Abbott PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .309  .934    5    0   0   
  B Howry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Simas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Cordero PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .754    4    0   0   
  K Foulke P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Norton 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .722         1   0   
Totals                       37   5  10   4    4   9              161   27   9

BATTING

2B: M Cameron (6, off F Cordova).

3B: M Caruso (4, off F Cordova).

HR: R Durham (7, off E Dessens; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: R Durham 5; M Caruso 3; M Ordonez 2; M Cameron 2; F Thomas; R Ventura; A Belle; W Cordero.

RBI: M Cameron (28); A Belle (58); R Ventura (42); R Durham (26).

2-out RBI: M Cameron; R Durham.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .257  .633   23    4   3   2B,SB
M Martinez CF                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .349 1.019   16    2   0   
  T Ward PH-CF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .252  .716    6    0   0   
J Kendall C                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .344  .894   27    9   1   
K Young 1B                    5   1   1   2    0   2  .253  .800   17    7   0   HR
M Smith LF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .172  .493   22    0   0   SB,SF
J Guillen RF                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .307  .806   13    3   0   2B
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .203  .651   22    2   0   2B
L Collier SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .674    6    0   2   
  E Dessens P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  A Martin PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .650    4    0   0   
  R Loiselle P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
F Cordova P                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .139  .301    2    0   0   
  K Polcovich SS              3   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .558    9    0   2   
Totals                       36   4  10   4    5   5              169   27   9

BATTING

2B: T Womack (11, off K Foulke); A Ramirez (2, off C Castillo); J Guillen (21, off B Howry).

HR: K Young (16, off C Castillo; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: M Smith (3, off C Castillo).

TB: K Young 4; J Guillen 3; A Ramirez 2; T Womack 2; M Smith; J Kendall; M Martinez; F Cordova; K Polcovich.

RBI: K Young 2 (47); A Ramirez (12); M Smith (7).

2-out RBI: A Ramirez.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

E: M Martinez (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Womack (28, 3rd base off K Foulke/C O'Brien); M Smith (4, 2nd base off C Castillo/C O'Brien).

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
T Fordham                      0     0   1   1    3   0   0   7.34    3   15-3     1· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0     43    -     1.24  -0.15
C Castillo, W (3-4)            5     5   3   3    0   1   1   5.20   20   62-47   27· 5·15    6· 9· 4· 0          3-1    1.14   0.04
B Howry, H (1)                 1     2   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    6   27-18   12· 3· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    3.13   0.09
B Simas, H (2)                 1     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.73    5   27-19   12· 5· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.57   0.11
K Foulke, H (7)                1     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.06    5   20-13    7· 2· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.17   0.14
M Karchner, S (9)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    3   15-9     6· 2· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.21
Totals                         9    10   4   4    5   5   1          42  166-109  65·17·27   12·15· 5· 0          3-1

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Cordova                      3.1   6   4   4    4   4   0   2.73   20   81-45   27· 9· 9    7· 2· 3· 0     32    -     0.88  -0.29
E Dessens, L (2-2)             4.2   3   1   1    0   5   1   3.03   17   67-42   20· 7·15    4· 7· 1· 0          2-0    1.14   0.18
R Loiselle                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.45    4   13-8     6· 0· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.74   0.04
Totals                         9    10   5   5    4   9   1          41  161-95   53·16·26   13·10· 5· 0          2-0

T Fordham faced 3 batters in the 1st inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Charlie Reliford.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 21,531.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 8mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. R Durham             2B    1. T Womack             2B 
2. M Caruso             SS    2. M Martinez           CF 
3. F Thomas             1B    3. J Kendall            C  
4. A Belle              LF    4. K Young              1B 
5. R Ventura            3B    5. M Smith              LF 
6. M Ordonez            RF    6. J Guillen            RF 
7. M Cameron            CF    7. A Ramirez            3B 
8. C O'Brien            C     8. L Collier            SS 
9. T Fordham            P     9. F Cordova            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  4-4  ---  2   17%  61% R Durham        E Dessens       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 3   1  4-1  1--  2  -17%  59% K Young         C Castillo      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Martinez Scores
   t 1   1  0-1  12-  1   14%  77% R Ventura       F Cordova       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Thomas Scores; Belle Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI; Ventura to 2B
   b 8   2  5-4  1-3  3   14%  83% J Kendall       K Foulke        Popfly: RF (Short RF)
   b 6   2  5-4  123  6   13%  69% M Martinez      B Howry         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  R Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   54%  M Caruso        Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
          --3  9   56%  F Thomas        Walk
   R      1-3  3   63%  A Belle         Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Caruso Scores; Thomas to 2B
   RR     12-  1   77%  R Ventura       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Thomas Scores; Belle Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI; Ventura to 2B
   O      -2-  3   75%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      -2-  1   82%  M Cameron       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Ventura Scores
          -2-  4   82%  C O'Brien       Walk
   O      12-  5   80%  T Fordham       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Fordham facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   77%  T Womack        Walk
          1--  6   72%  M Martinez      Walk; Womack to 2B
          12-  4   65%  J Kendall       Walk; Womack to 3B; Martinez to 2B
                  Carlos Castillo replaces Tom Fordham pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  4   71%  K Young         Strikeout Looking
   RO     123  2   74%  M Smith         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Womack Scores
   O      12-  1   78%  J Guillen       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   76%  R Durham        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   75%  M Caruso        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   75%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Carlos Castillo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   77%  A Ramirez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   78%  L Collier       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  2   77%  F Cordova       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   79%  T Womack        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Pirates 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Francisco Cordova facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   78%  A Belle         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   79%  R Ventura       Walk
          1--  2   81%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ventura to 2B
   O      12-  6   79%  M Cameron       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  7   76%  C O'Brien       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Carlos Castillo facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   72%  M Martinez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   76%  J Kendall       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   RR     1--  2   59%  K Young         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Martinez Scores
          ---  5   56%  M Smith         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      54%  J Guillen       Smith Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   58%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Smith to 3B
   R      --3  5   46%  A Ramirez       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Smith Scores
   O      -2-  4   50%  L Collier       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Francisco Cordova facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   47%  C Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   50%  R Durham        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  4   55%  M Caruso        Walk; Durham to 2B
                  Elmer Dessens replaces Lou Collier pitching and batting 8th; Kevin Polcovich replaces Francisco Cordova playing SS batting 9th
   O      12-  6   49%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      12-  5   44%  A Belle         Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Carlos Castillo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  K Polcovich     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   49%  T Womack        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  M Martinez      Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Elmer Dessens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   47%  R Ventura       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   45%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   43%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 4-4, Carlos Castillo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   46%  J Kendall       Popfly: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   48%  K Young         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   50%  M Smith         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Pirates 4.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Elmer Dessens facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  C O'Brien       Flyball: CF
                  Jeff Abbott pinch hits for Carlos Castillo batting 9th
   O      ---  5   44%  J Abbott        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  2   61%  R Durham        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   60%  M Caruso        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Bobby Howry facing 6-7-8
                  Bobby Howry replaces Jeff Abbott pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   50%  J Guillen       Double to CF (Pop Fly)
          -2-  6   45%  A Ramirez       Walk
   O      12-  2   54%  E Dessens       Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Ramirez to 2B
          12-  3   44%  K Polcovich     Single to SS (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B); Ramirez to 3B; Dessens to 2B
   O      123  8   56%  T Womack        Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      123  6   69%  M Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Elmer Dessens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   66%  F Thomas        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   65%  A Belle         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  7   63%  R Ventura       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Bill Simas facing 3-4-5
                  Bill Simas replaces Bobby Howry pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   56%  J Kendall       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  5   63%  K Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   69%  M Smith         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   65%  J Guillen       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Kendall to 2B
   O      12-  8   74%  A Ramirez       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Elmer Dessens facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   78%  M Ordonez       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   74%  M Cameron       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   71%  C O'Brien       Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
                  Wil Cordero pinch hits for Bill Simas batting 9th
          1--  4   74%  W Cordero       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cameron to 3B
   O      1-3  2   69%  R Durham        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Keith Foulke facing 8-9-1
                  Keith Foulke replaces Wil Cordero pitching and batting 9th; Al Martin pinch hits for Elmer Dessens batting 8th
   O      ---  4   75%  A Martin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   80%  K Polcovich     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   73%  T Womack        Double to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
                  Turner Ward pinch hits for Manny Martinez batting 2nd
          -2-  6   71%  T Ward          Walk
          12-      69%  J Kendall       Womack Steals 3B
   O      1-3  3   83%  " "             Popfly: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rich Loiselle facing 2-3-4
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Al Martin pitching and batting 8th; Turner Ward moves to CF
   O      ---  2   82%  M Caruso        Groundout: C-1B
          ---  6   83%  F Thomas        Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   81%  A Belle         Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   79%  R Ventura       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Matt Karchner facing 4-5-6
                  Matt Karchner replaces Frank Thomas pitching and batting 3rd; Greg Norton replaces Keith Foulke playing 1B batting 9th
   O      ---  5   88%  K Young         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   95%  M Smith         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  5  100%  J Guillen       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Pirates 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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