August 14, 1977 Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
OAK 4 BOS 11
SEA 1 CLE 12
MIL 4 CLE 14
MIL 5 DET 6
MIN 5 NYY 15
CAL 3 TEX 12
CHW 9 TOR 6
KCR 3 PHI 10
@CHC 2 PHI 4
@CHC 2 LAD 1
ATL 0 PIT 6
NYM 3 HOU 6
@SDP 3 SFG 6
CIN 1 CIN 9
@SFG 3 MON 6
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 29,734

Sunday, August 14, 1977
Time of Game: 3:06

White Sox

66-48

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       6  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  2    9 15  2
Rangers         3  3  0   0  1  2   2  1  X   12 14  0

W: P Lindblad (4-3), L: B Johnson (4-5), S: D Ellis (1)

Rangers

65-49

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr LF                     5   2   3   1    0   0  .303  .773    0    0   0   HR
A Bannister SS                4   1   3   1    0   0  .304  .739    0    2   1   SF
J Orta 2B                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .281  .771    0    3   0   GDP
R Zisk RF                     5   0   2   0    0   1  .314  .946    0    0   0   
O Gamble DH                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .269  .924    0    0   0   
  L Johnson PH                2   0   1   1    0   1  .304  .869    0    0   0   
C Lemon CF                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .278  .828    0    6   0   
J Spencer 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .251  .723    0    3   1   2B
E Soderholm 3B                4   1   1   3    0   0  .291  .869    0    1   3   HR
J Essian C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .796    0    8   1   
  R Stillman PH               1   1   1   0    0   0  .220  .703    0    0   0   

J Kucek P                                                                1   1
  B Johnson P                                                            0   0
  D Hamilton P                                                           0   0
  W Wood P                                                               0   0
  D Kirkwood P                                                           0   0
Totals                       40   9  15   9    1   5                    24   7

BATTING

2B: J Spencer (13, off N Briles).

HR: R Garr (9, off P Lindblad; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); E Soderholm (18, off N Briles; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: A Bannister (9, off D Ellis).

TB: R Garr 6; E Soderholm 4; A Bannister 3; R Zisk 2; J Spencer 2; O Gamble; J Orta; C Lemon; L Johnson; R Stillman.

GIDP: J Orta (9).

RBI: E Soderholm 3 (55); A Bannister (53); R Garr (42); J Spencer (57); C Lemon (51); L Johnson (46); O Gamble (55).

2-out RBI: E Soderholm 3; O Gamble; C Lemon; L Johnson; J Spencer.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Kucek-A Bannister.

PB: J Essian (6).

E: A Bannister (27); R Zisk (2).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove 1B                 3   3   1   1    3   2  .309  .861    0   10   0   HR
B Campaneris SS               3   3   1   0    1   0  .247  .647    0    1   2   SB,SH
C Washington CF               5   2   3   4    0   1  .290  .754    0    1   0   HR
T Grieve DH                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .220  .631    0    0   0   
  S Alomar PR                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .268  .716    0    0   0   
D May RF                      1   1   0   0    2   1  .248  .678    0    0   0   
  K Bevacqua PH-RF            2   0   0   0    0   0  .391 1.156    0    2   0   
T Harrah 3B                   5   0   3   1    0   1  .270  .863    0    0   2   2B,2·SB
B Wills 2B                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .283  .763    0    3   3   SB
J Sundberg C                  3   0   2   1    2   0  .292  .750    0    5   0   CS
K Smith LF                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .194  .588    0    5   0   

N Briles P                                                               0   0
  P Lindblad P                                                           0   1
  D Ellis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36  12  14  10    9   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: T Harrah (22, off B Johnson).

HR: C Washington (9, off J Kucek; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF); M Hargrove (8, off J Kucek; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SH: B Campaneris (23, off B Johnson).

TB: C Washington 6; T Harrah 4; M Hargrove 4; T Grieve 2; J Sundberg 2; B Campaneris; S Alomar; B Wills.

RBI: C Washington 4 (45); T Grieve 2 (20); T Harrah (56); J Sundberg (49); M Hargrove (44); S Alomar (8).

2-out RBI: C Washington 4; S Alomar.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 7 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Wills-B Campaneris-M Hargrove.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Harrah 2 (18, 2nd base off D Hamilton/J Essian, 2nd base off B Johnson/J Essian); B Wills (20, 2nd base off D Kirkwood/J Essian); B Campaneris (18, 2nd base off J Kucek/J Essian).

CS: J Sundberg (2, 2nd base by W Wood/J Essian).

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
J Kucek                        1.2   4   6   5    3   1   2   3.94   12     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 4     23    -     1.13  -0.38
B Johnson, L (4-5)             3.2   5   3   1    4   3   0   3.81   19     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 1· 5          0-0    1.13  -0.09
D Hamilton                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.66    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          2-1    0.92  -0.03
W Wood                         0.2   3   2   2    2   1   0   4.70    6     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.50  -0.08
D Kirkwood                     1.1   2   1   1    0   1   0   6.02    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          2-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         8    14  12   9    9   7   2          46     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 2·14          4-1

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Briles                       0.2   6   6   6    0   1   1   4.15    8     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 6     17    -     1.26  -0.41
P Lindblad, W (4-3)            6     5   1   1    1   2   1   3.71   23     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0· 5          0-0    0.86   0.23
D Ellis, S (1)                 2.1   4   2   2    0   2   0   4.32   11     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 4          2-0    0.64   0.09
Totals                         9    15   9   9    1   5   2          42     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0·15          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Ellis (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 29,734.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 90° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Texas Rangers                        
1. R Garr               LF    1. M Hargrove           1B 
2. A Bannister          SS    2. B Campaneris         SS 
3. J Orta               2B    3. C Washington         CF 
4. R Zisk               RF    4. T Grieve             DH 
5. O Gamble             DH    5. D May                RF 
6. C Lemon              CF    6. T Harrah             3B 
7. J Spencer            1B    7. B Wills              2B 
8. E Soderholm          3B    8. J Sundberg           C  
9. J Essian             C     9. K Smith              LF 

   J Kucek              P        N Briles             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  6-3  12-      26%  51% C Washington    J Kucek         Home Run; Smith Scores; Hargrove Scores
   t 1   2  0-3  -23     -14%   9% E Soderholm     N Briles        Home Run; Lemon Scores; Spencer Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  12-     -10%  41% O Gamble        N Briles        Single to CF; Bannister Scores; Orta to 2B
   b 6   1  6-7  12-       9%  87% T Grieve        B Johnson       Single to LF; Campaneris Scores; Washington to 2B
   t 1   2  0-1  12-      -9%  32% C Lemon         N Briles        Single to CF; Orta Scores; Gamble to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Nelson Briles facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Garr          Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  A Bannister     Single to CF
          1--      46%  J Orta          Single to RF; Bannister to 2B
   O      12-      51%  R Zisk          Strikeout
   R      12-      41%  O Gamble        Single to CF; Bannister Scores; Orta to 2B
   R      12-      32%  C Lemon         Single to CF; Orta Scores; Gamble to 2B
   R      12-      23%  J Spencer       Double to CF; Gamble Scores; Lemon to 3B
   RRR    -23       9%  E Soderholm     Home Run; Lemon Scores; Spencer Scores
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Nelson Briles pitching
   O      ---      10%  J Essian        Flyball: CF
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Jack Kucek facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      14%  M Hargrove      Home Run
          ---      16%  B Campaneris    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      18%  C Washington    Campaneris Steals 2B
   O      -2-      15%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      20%  T Grieve        Single to LF; Campaneris Scores/unER
          1--      23%  D May           Walk; Grieve to 2B
   R      12-      30%  T Harrah        Single to LF; Grieve Scores; May to 2B
   OO     12-      22%  B Wills         Line Drive Double Play: P-SS
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 3.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Paul Lindblad facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      24%  R Garr          Flyball: LF
          ---      22%  A Bannister     Single to LF
   OO     1--      25%  J Orta          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-6, Jack Kucek facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      23%  J Sundberg      Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      25%  K Smith         Walk
          1--      29%  M Hargrove      Walk; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      25%  B Campaneris    Flyball: SS
   RRR    12-      51%  C Washington    Home Run; Smith Scores; Hargrove Scores
                  Bart Johnson replaces Jack Kucek pitching
   O      ---      50%  T Grieve        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 6.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Paul Lindblad facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  R Zisk          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      54%  O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  C Lemon         Walk
   O      1--      56%  J Spencer       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 6-6, Bart Johnson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  D May           Strikeout Looking
          ---      56%  T Harrah        Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  B Wills         Strikeout Looking
          1--      54%  J Sundberg      Harrah Steals 2B
          -2-      55%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      50%  K Smith         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 6.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Paul Lindblad facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  E Soderholm     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      55%  J Essian        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---      53%  R Garr          Single to RF
   O      1--      56%  A Bannister     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 6-6, Bart Johnson facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  M Hargrove      Walk
   O      1--      58%  B Campaneris    Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Hargrove to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  C Washington    Groundout: 3B-1B; Hargrove to 3B
   O      --3      50%  T Grieve        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 6.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Paul Lindblad facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Zisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      57%  O Gamble        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 6-6, Bart Johnson facing 5-6-7
          ---      61%  D May           Walk
   RO     1--      69%  T Harrah        Double to RF; May Scores/Adv on E9/unER; Harrah out at Hm/3B-C
   O      ---      67%  B Wills         Flyball: C/Interference called
          ---      68%  J Sundberg      Walk
   O      1--      66%  K Smith         Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 7.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 6-7, Paul Lindblad facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      70%  C Lemon         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      72%  J Spencer       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      74%  E Soderholm     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-6, Bart Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      72%  M Hargrove      Strikeout
          ---      74%  B Campaneris    Single to CF
          1--      77%  C Washington    Single to LF; Campaneris to 2B
   R      12-      87%  T Grieve        Single to LF; Campaneris Scores; Washington to 2B
                  Dave Hamilton replaces Bart Johnson pitching; Kurt Bevacqua pinch hits for Dave May batting 5th; Sandy Alomar pinch runs for Tom Grieve batting 4th
   O      12-      85%  K Bevacqua      Flyball: CF; Washington to 3B
   R      1-3      91%  T Harrah        Strikeout, Passed Ball; Washington Scores/unER; Alomar to 3B; Harrah to 1B
          1-3      91%  B Wills         Harrah Steals 2B
   O      -23      89%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 9.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 6-9, Paul Lindblad facing 9-1-2
                  Kurt Bevacqua moves to RF
   O      ---      92%  J Essian        Flyball: LF
   R      ---      85%  R Garr          Home Run
          ---      81%  A Bannister     Single to RF
   O      1--      85%  J Orta          Strikeout
          1--      82%  R Zisk          Single to LF; Bannister to 2B
                  Dock Ellis replaces Paul Lindblad pitching; Lamar Johnson pinch hits for Oscar Gamble batting 5th
   O      12-      89%  L Johnson       Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 7, Rangers 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-7, Wilbur Wood facing 8-9-1
                  Wilbur Wood replaces Dave Hamilton pitching
          ---      90%  J Sundberg      Single to LF
   O      1--      88%  K Smith         Sundberg Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      87%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      87%  M Hargrove      Walk
          1--      88%  B Campaneris    Walk; Hargrove to 2B
   R      12-      94%  C Washington    Single to RF; Hargrove Scores; Campaneris to 3B
   R      1-3      97%  S Alomar        Single to LF; Campaneris Scores; Washington to 3B; Alomar to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
                  Don Kirkwood replaces Wilbur Wood pitching
   O      -23      96%  K Bevacqua      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 7, Rangers 11.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 7-11, Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  C Lemon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      98%  J Spencer       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  E Soderholm     Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Rangers 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 11-7, Don Kirkwood facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  T Harrah        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  B Wills         Single to CF
          1--      99%  J Sundberg      Wills Steals 2B
   R      -2-      99%  " "             Single to CF; Wills Scores
   O      1--      99%  K Smith         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  M Hargrove      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Rangers 12.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 7-12, Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
                  Royle Stillman pinch hits for Jim Essian batting 9th
          ---      99%  R Stillman      Single to RF
          1--      98%  R Garr          Wild Pitch; Stillman to 2B
          -2-      96%  " "             Single to CF; Stillman to 3B
   RO     1-3      98%  A Bannister     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Stillman Scores
   O      1--     100%  J Orta          Flyball: RF
          1--      99%  R Zisk          Single to 3B; Garr to 2B
   R      12-      97%  L Johnson       Single to LF; Garr Scores; Zisk to 2B
   O      12-     100%  C Lemon         Flyball: 1B
        2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 9, Rangers 12.

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