September 8, 1969 Chicago White Sox at Seattle Pilots Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
MIN 4 BOS 5
@CLE 4 NYY 3
@DET 2 KCR 7
@OAK 3 SEP 2
CHW 1 SEP 5
CHW 1 LAD 2
@ATL 0 CIN 5
SFG 4 CIN 5
SFG 4
(15) HOU 9
SDP 2 PIT 6
@MON 2 NYM 3
CHC 2 STL 4
@PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Sick's Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Monday, September 8, 1969
Time of Game: 2:33

White Sox

54-83

Lost 1

5th, 30½ GB

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

W: S Barber (3-4), L: B Johnson (0-1), S: J Gelnar (3)

Pilots

53-85

Won 2

6th, 31 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Williams LF-RF              4   0   1   0    1   0  .300  .718    0    1   0   GDP
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   2   0    1   1  .273  .704    0    1   4   
R Hansen 1B                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .267  .648    0   10   0   
  W Held PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .635         0   0   
B Melton 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   3  .249  .755    0    1   5   
B Bradford RF                 3   1   2   1    0   0  .256  .768    0    1   0   HR
  B Christian PR-LF           0   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .426         0   0   
  A Bravo PH-CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .721    0    0   0   
B Knoop 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .223  .609    0    4   4   
K Berry CF                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .219  .599    0    1   0   
  P Ward PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .238  .714    0    0   0   
  J Ortiz PR-LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
E Herrmann C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .635    0    5   0   
  J Nyman P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .231         0   0   
  G Hopkins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .718    0    0   0   
  W Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .067         0   0   
B Johnson P                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  D Josephson PH-C            2   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .582    0    0   1   
Totals                       36   1  10   1    4   7                    24  14

BATTING

HR: B Bradford (11, off S Barber; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: B Bradford 5; K Berry 2; R Hansen 2; L Aparicio 2; B Knoop; W Williams.

GIDP: W Williams (4).

RBI: B Bradford (27).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Melton-B Knoop-R Hansen; L Aparicio-B Knoop-R Hansen.

E: L Aparicio (15).

Seattle Pilots               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .232  .669    0    0   2   SB
S Whitaker RF                 3   1   1   1    0   2  .247  .764    0    0   0   HR
  W Comer PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .732    0    0   0   
D Walton LF                   3   0   2   0    1   1  .200  .665    0    2   0   
S Hovley CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .712    0    3   0   SB
D Mincher 1B                  2   0   0   1    2   0  .241  .823    0   12   0   
J McNertney C                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .660    0    7   0   GDP
J Donaldson 2B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .614    0    1   3   
R Oyler SS                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .166  .545    0    2   3   CS,GDP
S Barber P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .668    0    0   1   
  G Gil PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .520    0    0   0   
  J Gelnar P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .053  .153         0   0   
Totals                       27   2   5   2    6   5                    27   9

BATTING

HR: S Whitaker (4, off B Johnson; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: S Whitaker 4; D Walton 2; J Donaldson; J McNertney.

GIDP: J McNertney (11); R Oyler (10).

RBI: D Mincher (68); S Whitaker (8).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Oyler-D Mincher.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Hovley (7, 2nd base off W Wood/D Josephson); T Harper (66, 2nd base off B Johnson/E Herrmann).

CS: R Oyler (2, 2nd base by J Nyman/D Josephson).

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 Johnson, L (0-1)             6     4   2   2    4   5   1   3.00   25     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 3     57    -     1.04   0.02
J Nyman                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   6.65    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.76   0.04
W Wood                         1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.00    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.72   0.03
Totals                         8     5   2   2    6   5   1          33     -       ·  ·     14· 4· 0· 4           -

Seattle Pilots                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Barber, W (3-4)              7     7   1   1    3   6   1   5.26   30     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 7     62    -     1.18   0.33
J Gelnar, S (3)                2     3   0   0    1   1   0   3.29   10     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 3          0-0    2.64   0.26
Totals                         9    10   1   1    4   7   1          40     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0·10           -

Balks: B Johnson (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Larry Napp.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 9mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Seattle Pilots                       
1. W Williams           LF    1. T Harper             3B 
2. L Aparicio           SS    2. S Whitaker           RF 
3. R Hansen             1B    3. D Walton             LF 
4. B Melton             3B    4. S Hovley             CF 
5. B Bradford           RF    5. D Mincher            1B 
6. B Knoop              2B    6. J McNertney          C  
7. K Berry              CF    7. J Donaldson          2B 
8. E Herrmann           C     8. R Oyler              SS 
9. B Johnson            P     9. S Barber             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  2-1  1-3      16% 100% B Melton        J Gelnar        Flyball: CF
   b 3   1  1-2  123     -13%  64% J McNertney     B Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 2   1  1-0  ---     -11%  52% B Bradford      S Barber        Home Run
   b 1   1  0-0  ---      11%  64% S Whitaker      B Johnson       Home Run (Pop Fly)
   t 8   2  2-1  12-      10%  88% G Hopkins       J Gelnar        Flyball: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Barber facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Hansen        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Pilots 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pilots Batting, Tied 0-0, Bart Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  T Harper        Flyball: RF
   R      ---      64%  S Whitaker      Home Run (Pop Fly)
          ---      66%  D Walton        Single to 2B
   O      1--      63%  S Hovley        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      61%  D Mincher       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Pilots 1.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Barber facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      64%  B Melton        Strikeout
   R      ---      52%  B Bradford      Home Run
   O      ---      54%  B Knoop         Groundout: P-SS-1B
          ---      53%  K Berry         Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  E Herrmann      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Pilots 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pilots Batting, Tied 1-1, Bart Johnson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  J McNertney     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      55%  J Donaldson     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      52%  R Oyler         Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  S Barber        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Pilots 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Barber facing 9-1-2
          ---      46%  B Johnson       Walk
   OO     1--      54%  W Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      53%  L Aparicio      Single to CF
          1--      50%  R Hansen        Single to RF; Aparicio to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  B Melton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Pilots 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pilots Batting, Tied 1-1, Bart Johnson facing 1-2-3
          ---      59%  T Harper        Walk
          1--      62%  S Whitaker      Harper Steals 2B
   O      -2-      58%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-      60%  D Walton        Walk
          12-      66%  S Hovley        Walk; Harper to 3B; Walton to 2B
   R      123      77%  D Mincher       Walk; Harper Scores; Walton to 3B; Hovley to 2B
   OO     123      64%  J McNertney     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Pilots 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Barber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      66%  B Bradford      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      68%  B Knoop         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      70%  K Berry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Pilots 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pilots Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bart Johnson facing 7-8-9
          ---      73%  J Donaldson     Single to LF
   OO     1--      66%  R Oyler         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  S Barber        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Pilots 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Barber facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  E Herrmann      Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  B Johnson       Strikeout
          ---      69%  W Williams      Single to SS
          1--      66%  L Aparicio      Walk; Williams to 2B
   O      12-      72%  R Hansen        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Pilots 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Pilots Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bart Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  T Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      69%  S Whitaker      Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  D Walton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Pilots 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Barber facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      71%  B Melton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      67%  B Bradford      Single to 3B
                  Bob Christian pinch runs for Buddy Bradford batting 5th
   O      1--      72%  B Knoop         Flyball: CF
          1--      67%  K Berry         Single to RF; Christian to 3B
   O      1-3      75%  E Herrmann      Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Pilots 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Pilots Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bart Johnson facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Christian moves to LF; Walt Williams moves to RF
   O      ---      73%  S Hovley        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  D Mincher       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      73%  J McNertney     Single to SS
          1--      74%  J Donaldson     Balk; McNertney to 2B
   O      -2-      71%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Pilots 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Steve Barber facing 9-1-2
                  Duane Josephson pinch hits for Bart Johnson batting 9th
   O      ---      75%  D Josephson     Flyball: 2B
          ---      70%  W Williams      Walk
   O      1--      76%  L Aparicio      Strikeout
   O      1--      80%  R Hansen        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Pilots 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Pilots Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jerry Nyman facing 8-9-1
                  Jerry Nyman replaces Ed Herrmann pitching and batting 8th; Duane Josephson moves to C
          ---      83%  R Oyler         Walk
                  Gus Gil pinch hits for Steve Barber batting 9th
   O      1--      79%  G Gil           Oyler Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      77%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  T Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Pilots 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, John Gelnar facing 4-5-6
                  John Gelnar replaces Gus Gil pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  B Melton        Strikeout
                  Angel Bravo pinch hits for Bob Christian batting 5th
   O      ---      85%  A Bravo         Flyball: CF
          ---      82%  B Knoop         Single to CF
                  Pete Ward pinch hits for Ken Berry batting 7th
          1--      78%  P Ward          Walk; Knoop to 2B
                  Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Jerry Nyman batting 8th; Jose Ortiz pinch runs for Pete Ward batting 7th
   O      12-      88%  G Hopkins       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Pilots 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Pilots Batting, Ahead 2-1, Wilbur Wood facing 2-3-4
                  Wilbur Wood replaces Gail Hopkins pitching and batting 8th; Jose Ortiz moves to LF; Angel Bravo moves to CF; Wayne Comer pinch hits for Steve Whitaker batting 2nd
   O      ---      87%  W Comer         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      88%  D Walton        Single to RF
   O      1--      86%  S Hovley        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      87%  D Mincher       Hovley Steals 2B
          -2-      87%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      85%  J McNertney     Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Pilots 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, John Gelnar facing 9-1-2
                  Wayne Comer moves to RF
   O      ---      92%  D Josephson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  W Williams      Flyball: LF
          ---      93%  L Aparicio      Single to RF
          1--      84%  R Hansen        Single to CF; Aparicio to 3B
                  Woodie Held pinch runs for Ron Hansen batting 3rd
   O      1-3     100%  B Melton        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Pilots 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SE1196909081

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