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Sunday, September 17, 1978, 1:36PM
, Kingdome
Attendance: 6,071, Time of Game: 2:36
White Sox
1
65-84
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Mariners
3
55-91
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
L: Jack Kucek (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  3  2
Mariners        1  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  X    3  5  1

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Harry Chappas SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .342 .708 -0.052 1.20 0.026 -0.078 -0.4 1 3
Claudell Washington LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 .254 .641 -0.132 1.28 0.000 -0.132 -1.0 4 0
Chet Lemon CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 .295 .875 0.059 0.98 0.145 -0.086 0.5 1 0 2B,CS
Lamar Johnson DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 .708 -0.216 1.51 0.000 -0.216 -1.6 GDP
Eric Soderholm 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .719 -0.071 0.71 0.000 -0.071 -0.6 0 1
Bob Molinaro RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .709 -0.091 0.92 0.000 -0.091 -0.7 2 0
Mike Squires 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .275 .706 0.128 0.73 0.139 -0.011 0.8 9 0
Marv Foley C 3 0 1 1 0 1 .417 .878 0.016 1.62 0.083 -0.068 0.1 7 1
Joe Gates 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .733 -0.039 1.15 0.030 -0.069 -0.2 0 0
Jack Kucek P 0 1
Team Totals 29 1 3 1 4 10 .103 .350 -0.398 1.10 0.423 -0.822 -3.2 24 6
2B: C Lemon (24, off B McLaughlin).
TB: C Lemon 2; H Chappas; M Foley.
GIDP: L Johnson (17).
RBI: M Foley (2).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
E: C Washington (8); E Soderholm (14).
Baserunning
CS: C Lemon (9, 3rd base by B McLaughlin/B Stinson).

Seattle Mariners

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Julio Cruz 2B 2 1 0 1 1 1 .243 .612 0.066 1.22 0.095 -0.029 0.2 2 2 SB,SF
Craig Reynolds SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 .290 .713 0.016 0.82 0.042 -0.026 0.5 1 3 3B,SH
Ruppert Jones CF 4 0 1 2 0 2 .246 .672 0.099 1.02 0.138 -0.039 0.6 4 0
Leon Roberts RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .297 .872 -0.058 0.74 0.010 -0.069 -0.9 1 0
Bruce Bochte DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 .737 -0.037 0.49 0.008 -0.045 -0.2
   Charlie Beamon PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Tom Paciorek LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .312 .803 -0.038 0.50 0.000 -0.038 -0.5 0 0
   John Hale LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .577 -0.003 0.34 0.000 -0.003 -0.2 0 0 SH
Bob Stinson C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 .760 -0.045 0.57 0.007 -0.052 -0.6 11 1
Dan Meyer 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .225 .594 0.055 0.51 0.055 0.000 0.7 7 0 IW
Larry Milbourne 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .241 .589 0.047 0.88 0.101 -0.054 -0.3 1 2 SB
Byron McLaughlin P 0 0
Team Totals 27 3 5 3 6 6 .185 .583 0.102 0.76 0.456 -0.355 -0.7 27 8
3B: C Reynolds (7, off J Kucek).
SF: J Cruz (4, off J Kucek).
SH: J Hale (4, off J Kucek); C Reynolds (11, off J Kucek).
IBB: D Meyer (6, by J Kucek).
TB: C Reynolds 3; B Stinson; L Milbourne; D Meyer; R Jones.
RBI: R Jones 2 (42); J Cruz (25).
2-out RBI: R Jones.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Stinson-L Milbourne; C Reynolds-J Cruz-D Meyer.
E: B McLaughlin (2).
Baserunning
SB: J Cruz (53, 2nd base off J Kucek/M Foley); L Milbourne (4, 2nd base off J Kucek/M Foley).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Kucek, L (1-3) 8 5 3 1 6 6 0 3.48 36 64 -0.103 0.76 0.7
Team Totals 8 5 3 1 6 6 0 1.12 36 64 -0.103 1.10 0.7

Seattle Mariners

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Byron McLaughlin, W (3-7) 9 3 1 0 4 10 0 4.90 33 85 0.397 1.10 3.2
Team Totals 9 3 1 0 4 10 0 0.00 33 85 0.397 0.76 3.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: J Kucek (1; D Meyer).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Bill Kunkel.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 6,071.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Seattle Mariners
1 Harry Chappas SS 1 Julio Cruz 2B
2 Claudell Washingto LF 2 Craig Reynolds SS
3 Chet Lemon CF 3 Ruppert Jones CF
4 Lamar Johnson DH 4 Leon Roberts RF
5 Eric Soderholm 3B 5 Bruce Bochte DH
6 Bob Molinaro RF 6 Tom Paciorek LF
7 Mike Squires 1B 7 Bob Stinson C
8 Marv Foley C 8 Dan Meyer 1B
9 Joe Gates 2B 9 Larry Milbourne 3B
Jack Kucek P Byron McLaughlin P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-1 0 -2- OO CHW L. Johnson B. McLaughlin 13% 68% Double Play: Strikeout, Lemon Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b5 2-1 2 12- R SEA R. Jones J. Kucek 11% 82% Single to RF; Milbourne Scores/unER; Reynolds to 3B
t6 1-3 0 1-- OO CHW L. Johnson B. McLaughlin 10% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- CHW M. Squires B. McLaughlin -10% 58% Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Squires to 3B
b5 1-1 1 1-- SEA L. Milbourne J. Kucek 9% 66% Single to 3B; Meyer to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw)

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, Mariners' Byron McLaughlin facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW H. Chappas B. McLaughlin 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHW C. Washington B. McLaughlin 1% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- CHW C. Lemon B. McLaughlin -1% 52% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O CHW L. Johnson B. McLaughlin 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Jack Kucek facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- SEA J. Cruz J. Kucek 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- SEA C. Reynolds J. Kucek 3% 61% Cruz Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O SEA C. Reynolds J. Kucek -1% 60% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Cruz to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 RO SEA R. Jones J. Kucek 2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B; Cruz Scores
b1 1-0 2 --- SEA L. Roberts J. Kucek 1% 63% Walk
b1 1-0 2 1-- O SEA B. Bochte J. Kucek -2% 61% Lineout: LF
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mariners' Byron McLaughlin facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- O CHW E. Soderholm B. McLaughlin 2% 63% Flyball: CF
t2 0-1 1 --- O CHW B. Molinaro B. McLaughlin 2% 65% Foul Flyball: C
t2 0-1 2 --- O CHW M. Squires B. McLaughlin 1% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Jack Kucek facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O SEA T. Paciorek J. Kucek -2% 64% Strikeout
b2 1-0 1 --- O SEA B. Stinson J. Kucek -1% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 1-0 2 --- SEA D. Meyer J. Kucek 1% 64% Walk
b2 1-0 2 1-- O SEA L. Milbourne J. Kucek -2% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mariners' Byron McLaughlin facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O CHW M. Foley B. McLaughlin 3% 65% Flyball: CF
t3 0-1 1 --- CHW J. Gates B. McLaughlin -3% 62% Walk
t3 0-1 1 1-- O CHW H. Chappas B. McLaughlin 2% 64% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gates to 2B
t3 0-1 2 -2- O CHW C. Washington B. McLaughlin 4% 67% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Jack Kucek facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O SEA J. Cruz J. Kucek -2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- O SEA C. Reynolds J. Kucek -1% 64% Flyball: SS
b3 1-0 2 --- O SEA R. Jones J. Kucek -1% 63% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mariners' Byron McLaughlin facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- CHW C. Lemon B. McLaughlin -8% 55% Double to RF
t4 0-1 0 -2- OO CHW L. Johnson B. McLaughlin 13% 68% Double Play: Strikeout, Lemon Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t4 0-1 2 --- O CHW E. Soderholm B. McLaughlin 1% 69% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Jack Kucek facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- O SEA L. Roberts J. Kucek -2% 67% Flyball: RF
b4 1-0 1 --- O SEA B. Bochte J. Kucek -1% 66% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 2 --- O SEA T. Paciorek J. Kucek -1% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mariners' Byron McLaughlin facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- O CHW B. Molinaro B. McLaughlin 3% 68% Flyball: 2B
t5 0-1 1 --- CHW M. Squires B. McLaughlin -10% 58% Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Squires to 3B
t5 0-1 1 --3 R CHW M. Foley B. McLaughlin -8% 50% Single to CF; Squires Scores/unER
t5 1-1 1 1-- O CHW J. Gates B. McLaughlin 4% 53% Strikeout
t5 1-1 2 1-- CHW H. Chappas B. McLaughlin -3% 51% Single to LF; Foley to 2B
t5 1-1 2 12- O CHW C. Washington B. McLaughlin 6% 56% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Jack Kucek facing 7-8-9
b5 1-1 0 --- O SEA B. Stinson J. Kucek -3% 54% Flyball: LF
b5 1-1 1 --- SEA D. Meyer J. Kucek 3% 57% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball)
b5 1-1 1 1-- SEA L. Milbourne J. Kucek 9% 66% Single to 3B; Meyer to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw)
b5 1-1 1 1-3 RO SEA J. Cruz J. Kucek 3% 69% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Meyer Scores/unER
b5 2-1 2 1-- SEA C. Reynolds J. Kucek 1% 70% Milbourne Steals 2B
b5 2-1 2 -2- SEA C. Reynolds J. Kucek 1% 71% Walk
b5 2-1 2 12- R SEA R. Jones J. Kucek 11% 82% Single to RF; Milbourne Scores/unER; Reynolds to 3B
b5 3-1 2 1-3 O SEA L. Roberts J. Kucek -3% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 3.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Mariners' Byron McLaughlin facing 3-4-5
t6 1-3 0 --- CHW C. Lemon B. McLaughlin -5% 74% Walk
t6 1-3 0 1-- OO CHW L. Johnson B. McLaughlin 10% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t6 1-3 2 --- O CHW E. Soderholm B. McLaughlin 1% 86% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Jack Kucek facing 5-6-7
b6 3-1 0 --- O SEA B. Bochte J. Kucek -1% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 3-1 1 --- O SEA T. Paciorek J. Kucek -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 3-1 2 --- SEA B. Stinson J. Kucek 1% 84% Single to CF
b6 3-1 2 1-- SEA D. Meyer J. Kucek 1% 85% Single to LF; Stinson to 2B
b6 3-1 2 12- O SEA L. Milbourne J. Kucek -2% 83% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 3.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Mariners' Byron McLaughlin facing 6-7-8
t7 1-3 0 --- O CHW B. Molinaro B. McLaughlin 3% 86% Flyball: RF
t7 1-3 1 --- CHW M. Squires B. McLaughlin -4% 82% Walk
t7 1-3 1 1-- O CHW M. Foley B. McLaughlin 4% 86% Strikeout
t7 1-3 2 1-- O CHW J. Gates B. McLaughlin 3% 90% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Jack Kucek facing 1-2-3
b7 3-1 0 --- O SEA J. Cruz J. Kucek -1% 89% Strikeout
b7 3-1 1 --- SEA C. Reynolds J. Kucek 4% 92% Triple to RF
b7 3-1 1 --3 O SEA R. Jones J. Kucek -3% 89% Strikeout
b7 3-1 2 --3 O SEA L. Roberts J. Kucek -2% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 3.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Mariners' Byron McLaughlin facing 1-2-3
John Hale replaces Tom Paciorek playing LF batting 6th
t8 1-3 0 --- O CHW H. Chappas B. McLaughlin 3% 91% Strikeout Looking
t8 1-3 1 --- O CHW C. Washington B. McLaughlin 2% 93% Strikeout
t8 1-3 2 --- O CHW C. Lemon B. McLaughlin 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Jack Kucek facing 5-6-7
b8 3-1 0 --- SEA B. Bochte J. Kucek 1% 95% Walk
Charlie Beamon pinch runs for Bruce Bochte (DH) batting 5th
b8 3-1 0 1-- O SEA J. Hale J. Kucek -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Beamon to 2B
b8 3-1 1 -2- O SEA B. Stinson J. Kucek -1% 94% Flyball: C
b8 3-1 2 -2- SEA D. Meyer J. Kucek 0% 94% Intentional Walk
b8 3-1 2 12- O SEA L. Milbourne J. Kucek -1% 93% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 3.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Mariners' Byron McLaughlin facing 4-5-6
t9 1-3 0 --- O CHW L. Johnson B. McLaughlin 4% 97% Flyball: CF
t9 1-3 1 --- O CHW E. Soderholm B. McLaughlin 2% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1-3 2 --- O CHW B. Molinaro B. McLaughlin 1% 100% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 3.

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