September 23, 1989 Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
NYY 2 CLE 4
CAL 3 CLE 6
CAL 2 BOS 6
@DET 1 SEA 8
@KCR 0 MIL 4
TOR 1 MIN 5
OAK 3 TEX 6
CHW 4 CIN 11
@ATL 5 CHC 3
PIT 2 SDP 7
@LAD 1 NYM 13
MON 6 SFG 3
HOU 1 STL 11
PHI 5

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 22,570

Saturday, September 23, 1989, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:16

White Sox

66-88

Lost 1

7th, 27 GB

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

W: K Rogers (3-4), L: J Segura (0-1), S: J Russell (37)

Rangers

79-75

Won 1

4th, 14 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF-LF               4   1   1   1    1   0  .305  .732    0    2   0   SB
S Fletcher 2B                 4   0   1   0    1   1  .249  .637    0    3   6   
I Calderon DH                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .288  .765    0    0   0   GDP
C Fisk C                      4   0   2   1    1   0  .292  .827    0    5   0   2B
S Lyons RF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .657    0    1   0   
C Martinez 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .307  .765    0   10   0   
D Boston LF                   2   0   0   1    1   2  .260  .717    0    1   0   
  D Gallagher PH-CF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .634    0    0   0   
R Ventura 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .200  .593    0    1   0   
O Guillen SS                  2   1   1   0    1   1  .256  .598    0    1   5   2B,SB,CS,SH

E King P                                                                 0   0
  J Segura P                                                             0   1
  B Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   4   9   3    6   6                    24  12

BATTING

2B: O Guillen (20, off D Hall); C Fisk (25, off B Witt).

SH: O Guillen (11, off K Rogers).

TB: C Fisk 3; O Guillen 2; S Lyons; S Fletcher; C Martinez; L Johnson; R Ventura; I Calderon.

GIDP: I Calderon (19).

RBI: D Boston (23); C Fisk (63); L Johnson (15).

2-out RBI: L Johnson; D Boston; C Fisk.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 3. S Fletcher-C Martinez; O Guillen-S Fletcher-C Martinez; S Fletcher-O Guillen-C Martinez.

E: D Gallagher (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Guillen (35, 2nd base off B Witt/M Stanley); L Johnson (14, 2nd base off B Witt/M Stanley).

CS: O Guillen (16, Home by D Hall/M Stanley).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Espy CF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .629    0    1   1   SH
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   2   2   1    0   0  .280  .737    0    5   1   GDP
H Baines DH                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .315  .878    0    0   0   
R Sierra RF                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .310  .895    0    6   0   
J Franco 2B                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .316  .848    0    0   2   SB,GDP
  J Kunkel SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .761         0   1   
  T Bosley PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .188  .538    0    0   0   
  S Coolbaugh 3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .152  .442         0   0   
P Incaviglia LF               4   0   1   2    0   1  .238  .748    0    1   0   
F Manrique SS-2B-SS           3   0   1   1    0   0  .303  .737    0    7   2   
S Buechele 3B-2B              3   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .689    0    1   1   GDP
M Stanley C                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .245  .613    0    6   1   
  R Leach PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .275  .718    0    0   0   
  C Kreuter C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .151  .520         0   0   

B Witt P                                                                 0   0
  D Hall P                                                               0   0
  G Mielke P                                                             0   0
  K Rogers P                                                             0   1
  J Russell P                                                            0   0
Totals                       29   6   9   5    3   5                    27  10

BATTING

SH: C Espy (10, off J Segura).

TB: J Franco 2; R Sierra 2; R Palmeiro 2; F Manrique; T Bosley; P Incaviglia.

GIDP: J Franco (27); S Buechele (19); R Palmeiro (17).

RBI: P Incaviglia 2 (80); F Manrique (48); R Palmeiro (64); T Bosley (7).

2-out RBI: T Bosley.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 5 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Franco-F Manrique-R Palmeiro.

E: M Stanley (3); J Kunkel 2 (20); R Sierra (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Franco (21, 3rd base off E King/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
E King                         6     6   3   3    2   3   0   3.52   23     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 4· 0     49    -     1.45   0.03
J Segura, BS (1), L (0-1)      1.2   3   3   2    1   2   0  19.29    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.42  -0.53
B Jones                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.67    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.41   0.01
Totals                         8     9   6   5    3   5   0          33     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 6· 0          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
B Witt                         4.2   7   4   3    6   5   0   5.39   25     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 8· 0     35    -     1.37  -0.30
D Hall                         2     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.02    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 2· 0          3-0    1.19   0.14
G Mielke                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.17    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.45   0.01
K Rogers, W (3-4)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.99    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.39   0.09
J Russell, S (37)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.05    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.07
Totals                         9     9   4   3    6   6   0          41     -       ·  ·     10· 9·10· 0          6-0

G Mielke faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: E King (4).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 3:16.

Attendance: 22,570.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Texas Rangers                        
1. L Johnson            CF    1. C Espy               CF 
2. S Fletcher           2B    2. R Palmeiro           1B 
3. I Calderon           DH    3. H Baines             DH 
4. C Fisk               C     4. R Sierra             RF 
5. S Lyons              RF    5. J Franco             2B 
6. C Martinez           1B    6. P Incaviglia         LF 
7. D Boston             LF    7. F Manrique           SS 
8. R Ventura            3B    8. S Buechele           3B 
9. O Guillen            SS    9. M Stanley            C  

   E King               P        B Witt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  4-4  12-      35%  94% T Bosley        J Segura        Single to LF (Line Drive); Palmeiro Scores; Sierra Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Bosley to 2B
   b 8   1  4-3  -2-      25%  61% R Palmeiro      J Segura        Single to CF (Line Drive); Leach Scores
   b 4   1  3-0  123      19%  51% P Incaviglia    E King          Single to CF (Line Drive); Palmeiro Scores; Sierra Scores; Franco to 3B
   t 5   2  3-3  123     -13%  34% D Boston        B Witt          Walk; Calderon Scores; Lyons to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   t 3   0  0-0  12-      11%  51% I Calderon      B Witt          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Johnson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  S Fletcher      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      53%  I Calderon      Flyball: SS
          1--      51%  C Fisk          Walk; Fletcher to 2B
          12-      48%  S Lyons         Single to CF (Line Drive); Fletcher to 3B; Fisk to 2B
   O      123      55%  C Martinez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric King facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  C Espy          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Witt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  D Boston        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  R Ventura       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  O Guillen       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric King facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  R Sierra        Flyball: LF
          ---      55%  J Franco        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--      57%  P Incaviglia    Balk; Franco to 2B
          -2-      60%  " "             Franco Steals 3B
   O      --3      54%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      50%  F Manrique      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  L Johnson       Walk
          1--      43%  S Fletcher      Johnson Steals 2B
          -2-      40%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      51%  I Calderon      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Johnson to 3B
   R      --3      40%  C Fisk          Double to LF (Line Drive); Johnson Scores
   O      -2-      43%  S Lyons         Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Eric King facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      41%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      39%  M Stanley       Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  C Espy          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bobby Witt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      40%  C Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      41%  D Boston        Strikeout
          ---      38%  R Ventura       Single to RF (Line Drive); Ventura to 3B/Adv on E9
          --3      37%  O Guillen       Walk
   R      1-3      27%  L Johnson       Guillen Steals 2B; Ventura Scores; Guillen to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   RO     --3      21%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Guillen Scores/unER; Johnson out at 2B/CF-SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Eric King facing 2-3-4
          ---      25%  R Palmeiro      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      21%  H Baines        Strikeout
          1--      25%  R Sierra        Single to CF (Line Drive); Palmeiro to 2B
          12-      33%  J Franco        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Palmeiro to 3B; Sierra to 2B
   RR     123      51%  P Incaviglia    Single to CF (Line Drive); Palmeiro Scores; Sierra Scores; Franco to 3B
   R      1-3      60%  F Manrique      Single to CF (Line Drive); Franco Scores; Incaviglia to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  S Buechele      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 3.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Bobby Witt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  S Fletcher      Strikeout
          ---      50%  I Calderon      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      45%  C Fisk          Single to CF (Line Drive); Calderon to 2B
   O      12-      50%  S Lyons         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Calderon to 3B
          1-3      47%  C Martinez      Walk; Lyons to 2B
   R      123      34%  D Boston        Walk; Calderon Scores; Lyons to 3B; Martinez to 2B
                  Drew Hall replaces Bobby Witt pitching
   O      123      41%  R Ventura       Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Eric King facing 9-1-2
          ---      47%  M Stanley       Walk
   O      1--      41%  C Espy          Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      34%  R Palmeiro      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 3.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Drew Hall facing 9-1-2
          ---      27%  O Guillen       Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      28%  L Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Guillen to 3B
   O      --3      38%  S Fletcher      Guillen Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B)
   O      ---      39%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Eric King facing 3-4-5
          ---      45%  H Baines        Walk
   O      1--      39%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      30%  J Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Drew Hall facing 3-4-5
                  Fred Manrique moves to 2B; Jeff Kunkel replaces Julio Franco playing SS batting 5th
   O      ---      33%  I Calderon      Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  C Fisk          Flyball: RF
          ---      33%  S Lyons         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      31%  C Martinez      Single to LF (Line Drive); Lyons to 2B
                  Gary Mielke replaces Drew Hall pitching; Dave Gallagher pinch hits for Daryl Boston batting 7th
   O      12-      36%  D Gallagher     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Jose Segura facing 6-7-8
                  Jose Segura replaces Eric King pitching; Lance Johnson moves to LF; Dave Gallagher moves to CF
   O      ---      31%  P Incaviglia    Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---      27%  F Manrique      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      25%  S Buechele      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 3.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Gary Mielke facing 8-9-1
          ---      22%  R Ventura       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
                  Kenny Rogers replaces Gary Mielke pitching
   O      1--      23%  O Guillen       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ventura to 2B
   O      -2-      26%  L Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      30%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Jose Segura facing 9-1-2
                  Rick Leach pinch hits for Mike Stanley batting 9th
          ---      40%  R Leach         Walk
   O      1--      36%  C Espy          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Leach to 2B
   R      -2-      61%  R Palmeiro      Single to CF (Line Drive); Leach Scores
   O      1--      55%  H Baines        Strikeout
          1--      59%  R Sierra        Single (Ground Ball); Palmeiro to 2B
                  Thad Bosley pinch hits for Jeff Kunkel batting 5th
   RR     12-      94%  T Bosley        Single to LF (Line Drive); Palmeiro Scores; Sierra Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Bosley to 2B
                  Barry Jones replaces Jose Segura pitching
   O      -2-      93%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 6.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Jeff Russell facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Russell replaces Kenny Rogers pitching; Chad Kreuter replaces Rick Leach playing C batting 9th; Steve Buechele moves to 2B; Scott Coolbaugh replaces Thad Bosley playing 3B batting 5th; Fred Manrique moves to SS
   O      ---      97%  I Calderon      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  S Lyons         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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