June 29, 1978 Chicago White Sox at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 4
@BAL 3 CAL 3
KCR 1 CLE 6
DET 3 OAK 8
TEX 7
(10) SEA 9
CHW 7 LAD 7
@ATL 3 PHI 9
@CHC 3 HOU 5
CIN 0 PIT 4
NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 7,568

Thursday, June 29, 1978
Time of Game: 2:40

White Sox

34-40

Lost 1

5th, 5½ GB

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

W: E Romo (5-2), L: L LaGrow (1-3)

Mariners

27-50

Won 1

7th, 14 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr LF                     2   1   0   0    1   1  .252  .634    0    2   0   GDP
  W Nordhagen PH-LF           2   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .767    0    1   0   
B Molinaro DH                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .310  .797    0    0   0   
  A Bannister PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .612    0    0   0   
  H Cruz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .703    0    0   0   
J Orta 2B                     5   2   2   2    0   0  .286  .814    0    0   4   HR
J Breazeale 1B                2   1   0   0    0   0  .234  .728    0    2   0   
  L Johnson PH-1B             3   1   1   1    0   0  .242  .670    0    5   0   HR
C Lemon CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .868    0    5   1   CS,HBP
C Washington RF               4   1   2   2    0   0  .273  .681    0    2   0   SB
E Soderholm 3B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .243  .696    0    1   2   
B Nahorodny C                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .238  .648    0    5   0   HR
D Kessinger SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .634    0    1   0   

S Stone P                                                                0   0
  J Willoughby P                                                         0   0
  L LaGrow P                                                             0   1
Totals                       36   7   9   7    3   1                    24   8

BATTING

HR: B Nahorodny (6, off J Colborn; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out); J Orta (11, off J Colborn; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out); L Johnson (5, off R Honeycutt; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

HBP: C Lemon (6, by J Colborn).

TB: B Nahorodny 5; J Orta 5; L Johnson 4; C Washington 2; D Kessinger; E Soderholm.

GIDP: R Garr (5).

RBI: B Nahorodny 2 (29); J Orta 2 (43); C Washington 2 (11); L Johnson (27).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

E: B Nahorodny (7); J Orta (6); J Breazeale (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Washington (1, 3rd base off R Honeycutt/B Stinson).

CS: C Lemon (6, 3rd base by J Colborn/B Stinson).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cruz 2B                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .266  .685    0    2   2   2B,SB
C Reynolds SS                 1   0   1   0    1   0  .323  .760    0    1   3   2B
  L Milbourne PH-SS           2   0   1   0    1   0  .308  .749    0    2   0   
D Meyer 1B                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .216  .560    0   10   1   
B Robertson DH                4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .743    0    0   0   
B Bochte LF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .267  .730    0    2   0   
L Roberts RF                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .275  .866    0    2   0   3B
J Hale CF                     3   2   0   0    1   1  .176  .590    0    4   0   
B Stinson C                   4   1   1   4    0   2  .294  .847    0    2   1   HR
B Stein 3B                    4   2   2   3    0   1  .247  .669    0    2   3   HR,2B

J Colborn P                                                              0   1
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   1
  E Romo P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   9  10   9    4   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: J Cruz (10, off S Stone); B Stein (16, off S Stone); C Reynolds (4, off S Stone).

3B: L Roberts (1, off J Willoughby).

HR: B Stinson (6, off L LaGrow; 8th inn, 3 on, 0 outs); B Stein (2, off J Willoughby; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: B Stein 6; L Roberts 4; B Stinson 4; J Cruz 3; C Reynolds 2; L Milbourne; D Meyer.

RBI: B Stinson 4 (32); B Stein 3 (20); D Meyer (26); J Cruz (15).

2-out RBI: B Stein 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Reynolds-D Meyer.

E: B Stein 2 (18).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cruz (26, 2nd base off S Stone/B Nahorodny).

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
S Stone                        4.1   5   3   3    3   3   0   3.87   21     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 0· 5     41    -     0.89  -0.12
J Willoughby                   2.2   3   4   4    1   2   1   3.38   12     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 3          2-0    1.63  -0.15
L LaGrow, BS (3), L (1-3)      1     2   2   1    0   0   1   4.04    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          2-2    1.69  -0.58
Totals                         8    10   9   8    4   5   2          39     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0·10          4-2

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Colborn                      3.1   4   5   5    2   1   2   6.71   17     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 4     31    -     0.82  -0.30
R Honeycutt                    3     5   2   2    0   0   1   3.71   14     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 5          0-0    0.75  -0.16
E Romo, W (5-2)                2.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.38    9     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.73   0.11
Totals                         9     9   7   7    3   1   3          40     -       ·  ·     15·11· 0· 9           -

J Willoughby faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Colborn (4; C Lemon).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 7,568.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Seattle Mariners                     
1. R Garr               LF    1. J Cruz               2B 
2. B Molinaro           DH    2. C Reynolds           SS 
3. J Orta               2B    3. D Meyer              1B 
4. J Breazeale          1B    4. B Robertson          DH 
5. C Lemon              CF    5. B Bochte             LF 
6. C Washington         RF    6. L Roberts            RF 
7. E Soderholm          3B    7. J Hale               CF 
8. B Nahorodny          C     8. B Stinson            C  
9. D Kessinger          SS    9. B Stein              3B 

   S Stone              P        J Colborn            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  7-5  123      43%  94% B Stinson       L LaGrow        Home Run; Bochte Scores; Roberts Scores; Hale Scores/unER
   b 6   2  6-3  --3      18%  32% B Stein         J Willoughby    Home Run; Roberts Scores
   b 8   0  7-5  12-      16%  51% J Hale          L LaGrow        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Bochte to 3B; Roberts to 2B
   t 7   1  5-6  ---     -13%  19% L Johnson       R Honeycutt     Home Run
   t 1   0  0-0  12-     -12%  28% J Orta          J Colborn       Single to CF; Garr Scores; Molinaro to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Colborn facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  R Garr          Walk
          1--      41%  B Molinaro      Walk; Garr to 2B
   R      12-      28%  J Orta          Single to CF; Garr Scores; Molinaro to 3B
   O      1-3      36%  J Breazeale     Fielder's Choice P; Molinaro out at Hm/P-C; Orta to 2B
          12-      31%  C Lemon         Hit By Pitch; Orta to 3B; Breazeale to 2B
   RR     123      20%  C Washington    Single to RF; Orta Scores; Breazeale Scores; Lemon to 2B
   O      12-      24%  E Soderholm     Lemon Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      1--      25%  " "             Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Stone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      23%  J Cruz          Double to CF; Cruz out at 3B/CF-3B
          ---      27%  C Reynolds      Double to CF
   O      -2-      24%  D Meyer         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      21%  B Robertson     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Colborn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      22%  B Nahorodny     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      23%  D Kessinger     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      24%  R Garr          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Stone facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      22%  B Bochte        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      20%  L Roberts       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      19%  J Hale          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Colborn facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      21%  B Molinaro      Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      14%  J Orta          Home Run
   O      ---      14%  J Breazeale     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      14%  C Lemon         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      15%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Stone facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      13%  B Stinson       Strikeout
   O      ---      12%  B Stein         Strikeout
   O      ---      11%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Colborn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      12%  E Soderholm     Flyball: CF
   R      ---       8%  B Nahorodny     Home Run
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Jim Colborn pitching
          ---       7%  D Kessinger     Single to LF
   OO     1--       8%  R Garr          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Steve Stone facing 2-3-4
          ---      11%  C Reynolds      Walk
   O      1--       8%  D Meyer         Flyball: LF
   O      1--       7%  B Robertson     Flyball: CF
          1--       8%  B Bochte        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Reynolds to 3B
   O      1-3       6%  L Roberts       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---       6%  B Molinaro      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       6%  J Orta          Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  Lamar Johnson pinch hits for Jim Breazeale batting 4th
   O      ---       7%  L Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Steve Stone facing 7-8-9
                  Lamar Johnson moves to 1B
          ---       9%  J Hale          Walk
   O      1--       7%  B Stinson       Strikeout
   R      1--      12%  B Stein         Double to CF; Hale Scores
   R      -2-      18%  J Cruz          Single to RF; Stein Scores
                  Larry Milbourne pinch hits for Craig Reynolds batting 2nd
          1--      22%  L Milbourne     Cruz Steals 2B; Cruz to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3      25%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      33%  D Meyer         Single to RF; Cruz Scores; Milbourne to 2B
                  Jim Willoughby replaces Steve Stone pitching
   O      12-      27%  B Robertson     Flyball: LF
   O      12-      21%  B Bochte        Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Mariners 3.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rick Honeycutt facing 5-6-7
                  Larry Milbourne moves to SS
   O      ---      22%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      21%  C Washington    Single to CF
          1--      18%  E Soderholm     Single to LF; Washington to 2B
          12-      16%  B Nahorodny     Washington Steals 3B
   R      1-3      11%  " "             Single to LF; Washington Scores; Soderholm to 2B
   O      12-      13%  D Kessinger     Flyball: 3B
                  Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Ralph Garr batting 1st
          12-      12%  W Nordhagen     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Soderholm to 3B; Nahorodny to 2B
                  Alan Bannister pinch hits for Bob Molinaro batting 2nd
   O      123      15%  A Bannister     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 6, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-6, Jim Willoughby facing 6-7-8
                  Wayne Nordhagen moves to LF
          ---      24%  L Roberts       Triple to RF
   O      --3      19%  J Hale          Strikeout
   O      --3      13%  B Stinson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   RR     --3      32%  B Stein         Home Run; Roberts Scores
   O      ---      30%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Mariners 5.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Rick Honeycutt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      32%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
   R      ---      19%  L Johnson       Home Run
                  Enrique Romo replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
   O      ---      20%  C Lemon         Foul Flyball: SS
   O      ---      20%  C Washington    Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-7, Jim Willoughby facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      17%  L Milbourne     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      14%  D Meyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      13%  B Robertson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Mariners 5.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-5, Enrique Romo facing 7-8-9
          ---      11%  E Soderholm     Walk
   O      1--      13%  B Nahorodny     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      14%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      15%  W Nordhagen     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-7, Jim Willoughby facing 5-6-7
          ---      23%  B Bochte        Walk
          1--      35%  L Roberts       Single to LF; Bochte to 2B
                  Lerrin LaGrow replaces Jim Willoughby pitching
          12-      51%  J Hale          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Bochte to 3B; Roberts to 2B
   RRRR   123      94%  B Stinson       Home Run; Bochte Scores; Roberts Scores; Hale Scores/unER
   O      ---      94%  B Stein         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      93%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
          ---      94%  L Milbourne     Single to LF
   O      1--      93%  D Meyer         Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Mariners 9.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 7-9, Enrique Romo facing 2-3-4
                  Henry Cruz pinch hits for Alan Bannister batting 2nd
   O      ---      97%  H Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  J Orta          Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  L Johnson       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Mariners 9.

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