August 12, 1988 Chicago White Sox at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 9,065

Friday, August 12, 1988, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:52

White Sox

51-65

Won 2

6th, 22½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  3   3  0  0   1  0  0    7 15  0
Mariners        0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  1

W: D LaPoint (10-11), L: D Powell (1-3)

Mariners

44-72

Lost 3

7th, 29½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gallagher RF                5   2   2   1    0   0  .298  .750   21    0   0   SB
S Lyons CF                    5   0   1   0    0   3  .266  .699   25    6   0   
H Baines DH                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .274  .767   16    0   0   
C Fisk C                      4   0   1   0    1   0  .260  .877   15    5   0   
R Morman 1B                   5   0   2   1    0   1  .273  .622   16   10   0   GDP
K Paris 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .577   16    0   3   
D Hill 2B                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .219  .542   18    1   1   HR
O Guillen SS                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .273  .617   15    3   6   
D Boston LF                   4   2   2   1    0   1  .225  .760   12    2   0   2·2B

D LaPoint P                                                              0   0
  S Rosenberg P                                                          0   0
Totals                       41   7  15   7    1   7              154   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Boston 2 (9, off J Reed, off D Powell).

HR: D Hill (1, off J Reed; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

TB: D Hill 5; D Boston 4; D Gallagher 2; O Guillen 2; H Baines 2; R Morman 2; S Lyons; K Paris; C Fisk.

GIDP: R Morman (1).

RBI: H Baines 2 (56); D Hill 2 (15); D Gallagher (18); D Boston (28); R Morman (1).

2-out RBI: R Morman.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 7 for 18.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Gallagher (3, 2nd base off J Reed/B McGuire).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Cotto CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .668   13    3   0   SB
H Reynolds 2B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .289  .707    9    2   1   SB
M Brantley LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .722   18    2   0   
S Balboni 1B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .226  .742   19    6   0   HR
D Coles DH                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .243  .696   12    0   0   HR
J Buhner RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .191  .609   16    4   0   
R Quinones SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .699   13    0   4   
M Diaz 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .370  .823    6    2   0   
B McGuire C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .100  .350   15    8   0   

D Powell P                                                               0   1
  J Reed P                                                               0   0
  R Scurry P                                                             0   0
  B Wilkinson P                                                          0   0
  G Walter P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   2   4   2    2   5              121   27   6

BATTING

HR: S Balboni (17, off D LaPoint; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); D Coles (8, off D LaPoint; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF Line).

TB: D Coles 4; S Balboni 4; H Cotto; H Reynolds.

RBI: D Coles (44); S Balboni (43).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Reynolds-S Balboni.

PB: B McGuire (2).

E: H Reynolds (13).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Reynolds (25, 2nd base off D LaPoint/C Fisk); H Cotto (24, 3rd base off D LaPoint/C Fisk).

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
D LaPoint, W (10-11)           7     4   2   2    0   4   2   3.40   25   85-60   36·11·13    9· 9· 1· 2     65    -     0.79   0.08
S Rosenberg                    2     0   0   0    2   1   0   4.01    8   33-18    9· 1· 8    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.30   0.02
Totals                         9     4   2   2    2   5   2          33  118-78   45·12·21   11·12· 1· 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
D Powell, L (1-3)              2.2   7   3   3    0   1   0   8.68   14   42-31   21· 5· 5    4· 5· 4· 0     33    -     1.24  -0.22
J Reed                         0.2   4   3   3    0   0   1   3.98    6   19-11    8· 1· 2    2· 1· 2· 1          2-0    0.92  -0.20
R Scurry                       3     4   1   1    1   3   0   4.81   14   55-38   25· 6· 7    6· 2· 2· 0          2-1    0.42   0.00
B Wilkinson                    0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   6.10    2   15-12    9· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    0.37   0.02
G Walter                       2     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.28    6   19-12   10· 1· 1    0· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.01
Totals                         9    15   7   7    1   7   1          42  150-104  73·15·16   12·13· 8· 1          7-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 9,065.

Weather: 72° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Seattle Mariners                     
1. D Gallagher          RF    1. H Cotto              CF 
2. S Lyons              CF    2. H Reynolds           2B 
3. H Baines             DH    3. M Brantley           LF 
4. C Fisk               C     4. S Balboni            1B 
5. R Morman             1B    5. D Coles              DH 
6. K Paris              3B    6. J Buhner             RF 
7. D Hill               2B    7. R Quinones           SS 
8. O Guillen            SS    8. M Diaz               3B 
9. D Boston             LF    9. B McGuire            C  

   D LaPoint            P        D Powell             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  2-0  1--  3   13%  46% D Boston        D Powell        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Guillen Scores
   t 3   2  2-2  12-  2   11%  61% R Morman        D Powell        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Gallagher Scores; Baines to 2B
   t 4   0  2-3  ---  3   11%  73% D Hill          J Reed          Home Run (CF-RF)
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  6  -11%  34% S Balboni       D LaPoint       Home Run (LF-CF)
   b 3   1  3-2  -23  4    9%  55% M Brantley      D LaPoint       Flyball: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Powell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  D Gallagher     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   46%  S Lyons         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   45%  H Baines        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaPoint facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  H Cotto         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   49%  H Reynolds      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   50%  M Brantley      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dennis Powell facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   54%  C Fisk          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   46%  R Morman        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
          ---  2   47%  K Paris         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  7   45%  D Hill          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave LaPoint facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  6   34%  S Balboni       Home Run (LF-CF)
   R      ---  3   25%  D Coles         Home Run (LF Line)
   O      ---  5   27%  J Buhner        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   28%  R Quinones      Flyball: SS
   O      ---  2   29%  M Diaz          Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 2.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Powell facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   33%  O Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   R      1--  3   46%  D Boston        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Guillen Scores
          -2-  1   53%  D Gallagher     Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Boston to 3B
   O      1-3  5   46%  S Lyons         Foul Flyball: C
   R      1-3  1   54%  H Baines        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Boston Scores; Gallagher to 2B
   O      12-  2   49%  C Fisk          Flyball: RF
   R      12-  2   61%  R Morman        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Gallagher Scores; Baines to 2B
                  Jerry Reed replaces Dennis Powell pitching
   O      12-  3   56%  K Paris         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave LaPoint facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   59%  B McGuire       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   56%  H Cotto         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   52%  H Reynolds      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Cotto to 2B
          12-      46%  M Brantley      Reynolds Steals 2B; Cotto Steals 3B
   O      -23  4   55%  " "             Flyball: SS
   O      -23  4   62%  S Balboni       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Mariners 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jerry Reed facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  3   73%  D Hill          Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   71%  O Guillen       Flyball: LF
          ---  2   75%  D Boston        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-      77%  D Gallagher     Passed Ball; Boston to 3B
   R      --3  5   82%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Boston Scores
          1--      83%  S Lyons         Gallagher Steals 2B
          -2-  5   87%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Gallagher to 3B; Lyons to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Rod Scurry replaces Jerry Reed pitching
   RO     -23  4   87%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gallagher Scores; Lyons to 3B
   O      --3  1   86%  C Fisk          Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-6, Dave LaPoint facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   88%  D Coles         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   89%  J Buhner        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   90%  R Quinones      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Mariners 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rod Scurry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   89%  R Morman        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   88%  K Paris         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   88%  D Hill          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-6, Dave LaPoint facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   90%  M Diaz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   91%  B McGuire       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   92%  H Cotto         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Mariners 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rod Scurry facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   94%  O Guillen       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Guillen to 2B/Adv on E4
   O      -2-  2   93%  D Boston        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-  4   92%  D Gallagher     Groundout: SS-1B; Guillen to 3B
   O      --3  6   90%  S Lyons         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-6, Dave LaPoint facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   92%  H Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   94%  M Brantley      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   94%  S Balboni       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Mariners 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rod Scurry facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   95%  H Baines        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  7   96%  C Fisk          Walk; Baines to 2B
          12-  5   97%  R Morman        Single to LF (Line Drive); Baines to 3B; Fisk to 2B
   O      123  2   96%  K Paris         Flyball: RF
   R      123  7   98%  D Hill          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Baines Scores; Fisk to 3B; Morman to 2B
                  Bill Wilkinson replaces Rod Scurry pitching
   O      123 10   97%  O Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   96%  D Boston        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 7, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-7, Dave LaPoint facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   97%  D Coles         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  J Buhner        Flyball: SS
   O      ---  7   98%  R Quinones      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Mariners 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Gene Walter facing 1-2-3
                  Gene Walter replaces Bill Wilkinson pitching
   O      ---  5   98%  D Gallagher     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   98%  S Lyons         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   98%  H Baines        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-7, Steve Rosenberg facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Rosenberg replaces Dave LaPoint pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  M Diaz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   99%  B McGuire       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  H Cotto         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Mariners 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-2, Gene Walter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   99%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   99%  R Morman        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   99%  K Paris         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-7, Steve Rosenberg facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   98%  H Reynolds      Walk
   O      1--  2   99%  M Brantley      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   98%  S Balboni       Walk; Brantley to 2B
   O      12-  4   99%  D Coles         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-  4  100%  J Buhner        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 7, Mariners 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SEA198808120

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation