April 4, 1983 Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 7
@BAL 2 CLE 8
@OAK 5 TEX 5
CHW 3 CIN 5
ATL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 13,140

Monday, April 4, 1983
Time of Game: 2:25

White Sox

0-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: J Butcher (1-0), L: L Hoyt (0-1)

Rangers

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Law CF                      4   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .650    0    4   0   SB
T Bernazard 2B                4   1   0   0    1   2  .000  .200    0    2   1   
H Baines RF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .833    0    0   0   
G Luzinski DH                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .250    0    0   0   HBP
G Walker 1B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .333 1.333    0    3   0   3B
  M Squires 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    7   0   
T Paciorek LF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    4   0   
C Fisk C                      4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .500    0    4   0   
V Law 3B                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   3   
  R Kittle PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Dybzinski 3B              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Fletcher SS                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    0   4   
  J Hairston PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   

L Hoyt P                                                                 0   0
  D Tidrow P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   3   6   3    4   6                    24   8

BATTING

3B: G Walker (1, off M Smithson).

HBP: G Luzinski (1, by M Smithson).

TB: G Walker 3; T Paciorek 2; H Baines; R Law; C Fisk.

RBI: C Fisk (1); G Walker (1); G Luzinski (1).

2-out RBI: C Fisk.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: G Walker 2 (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Law (1, 2nd base off M Smithson/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Sample LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   0   SB
M Richardt 2B                 4   2   1   1    0   1  .250 1.250    0    1   3   HR
B Bell 3B                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.250    0    1   2   2B
D Hostetler DH                4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
L Parrish RF                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .333 1.666    0    0   0   HR
P O'Brien 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0   10   3   
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    6   0   
G Wright CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    4   0   
B Dent SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   

M Smithson P                                                             2   0
  J Butcher P                                                            1   1
Totals                       31   5   5   4    0   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Bell (1, off L Hoyt).

HR: L Parrish (1, off L Hoyt; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); M Richardt (1, off L Hoyt; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: L Parrish 4; M Richardt 4; B Bell 3; B Sample.

RBI: B Bell 2 (2); M Richardt (1); L Parrish (1).

2-out RBI: B Bell.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Sample (1, 2nd base off L Hoyt/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
L Hoyt, L (0-1)                7.2   5   5   3    0   4   2   3.52   30     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 5     57    -     0.88  -0.22
D Tidrow                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.27   0.01
Totals                         8     5   5   3    0   4   2          31     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 0· 5          1-0

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Smithson                     6     4   3   3    4   5   0   4.50   27     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 4     53    -     1.02   0.00
J Butcher, W (1-0)             3     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 2          0-0    1.58   0.28
Totals                         9     6   3   3    4   6   0          38     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Butcher (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Smithson (1; G Luzinski).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Steve Palermo.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 13,140.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Texas Rangers                        
1. R Law                CF    1. B Sample             LF 
2. T Bernazard          2B    2. M Richardt           2B 
3. H Baines             RF    3. B Bell               3B 
4. G Luzinski           DH    4. D Hostetler          DH 
5. G Walker             1B    5. L Parrish            RF 
6. T Paciorek           LF    6. P O'Brien            1B 
7. C Fisk               C     7. J Sundberg           C  
8. V Law                3B    8. G Wright             CF 
9. S Fletcher           SS    9. B Dent               SS 

   L Hoyt               P        M Smithson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  3-3  ---      21%  79% L Parrish       L Hoyt          Home Run
   b 6   1  3-2  ---      19%  54% M Richardt      L Hoyt          Home Run
   b 1   1  3-0  1--      10%  36% B Bell          L Hoyt          Double to RF; Richardt Scores/unER
   b 1   2  3-1  -2-      10%  43% L Parrish       L Hoyt          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Bell Scores/unER; Parrish to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  123      -8%  26% G Luzinski      M Smithson      Hit By Pitch; Law Scores; Bernazard to 3B; Baines to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Smithson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  R Law           Single to CF
          1--      44%  T Bernazard     Law Steals 2B
          -2-      41%  " "             Walk
          12-      34%  H Baines        Walk; Law to 3B; Bernazard to 2B
   R      123      26%  G Luzinski      Hit By Pitch; Law Scores; Bernazard to 3B; Baines to 2B
   RO     123      26%  G Walker        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Bernazard Scores; Baines to 3B
   O      1-3      31%  T Paciorek      Strikeout
   R      1-3      23%  C Fisk          Single to CF; Baines Scores; Walker to 3B
   O      1-3      26%  V Law           Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, La Marr Hoyt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      24%  B Sample        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      26%  M Richardt      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Richardt to 1B
   R      1--      36%  B Bell          Double to RF; Richardt Scores/unER
   O      -2-      33%  D Hostetler     Strikeout
   R      -2-      43%  L Parrish       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Bell Scores/unER; Parrish to 2B
   O      -2-      39%  P O'Brien       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Smithson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      41%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF
          ---      39%  R Law           Walk
   O      1--      42%  T Bernazard     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      44%  H Baines        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, La Marr Hoyt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      41%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      40%  G Wright        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      38%  B Dent          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Smithson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      41%  G Luzinski      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      42%  G Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      41%  T Paciorek      Single to CF
   O      1--      43%  C Fisk          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, La Marr Hoyt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      40%  B Sample        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      38%  M Richardt      Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Smithson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      40%  V Law           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      37%  S Fletcher      Walk
   O      1--      40%  R Law           Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      42%  T Bernazard     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, La Marr Hoyt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      39%  D Hostetler     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      37%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      36%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Smithson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      38%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      40%  G Luzinski      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      37%  G Walker        Triple to CF
   O      --3      41%  T Paciorek      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, La Marr Hoyt facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Squires replaces Greg Walker playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---      37%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  G Wright        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      33%  B Dent          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Smithson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  C Fisk          Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      38%  V Law           Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      39%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, La Marr Hoyt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      35%  B Sample        Flyball: CF
   R      ---      54%  M Richardt      Home Run
   O      ---      52%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Hostetler     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, John Butcher facing 1-2-3
                  John Butcher replaces Mike Smithson pitching
   O      ---      54%  R Law           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      57%  T Bernazard     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      55%  H Baines        Single to CF
          1--      52%  G Luzinski      Wild Pitch; Baines to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, La Marr Hoyt facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      79%  L Parrish       Home Run
   O      ---      78%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      76%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  G Wright        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 4.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, John Butcher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      81%  M Squires       Flyball: LF
          ---      75%  T Paciorek      Single to LF
   O      1--      81%  C Fisk          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Ron Kittle pinch hits for Vance Law batting 8th
   O      1--      87%  R Kittle        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-3, La Marr Hoyt facing 9-1-2
                  Jerry Dybzinski replaces Ron Kittle playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      86%  B Dent          Flyball: LF
          ---      87%  B Sample        Single to LF
          1--      88%  M Richardt      Sample Steals 2B
   O      -2-      86%  " "             Flyball: 2B
   R      -2-      93%  B Bell          Single to CF; Sample Scores
                  Dick Tidrow replaces La Marr Hoyt pitching
   O      1--      93%  D Hostetler     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 5.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, John Butcher facing 9-1-2
                  Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Scott Fletcher batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  J Hairston      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      99%  R Law           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  T Bernazard     Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation