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BAL  6
KCR  2

BOS  6
SEA  5

CAL  2
MIL  1

TOR  7
@CLE  4

DET 11
OAK  2

MIN  3
NYY  1

CHW 11
@TEX  6

CHC  3
SFG  2

HOU  3
PHI  1

MON  4
CIN  1

ATL  4
@NYM  2

LAD  4
@PIT  3

PIT  3
LAD  1

SDP  6
STL  2

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 28,748

Friday, September 6, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 4:02
White Sox
11
74-62
Won 3
2nd, 7½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       2  0  2   0  0  4   3  0  0   11  9  0
Rangers         0  0  1   3  1  0   0  0  1    6  8  1
W: D Pall (7-2), L: K Rogers (9-9), S: M Perez (1)
Rangers
6
70-63
Lost 2
4th, 10 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   5   3   3   0    1   0  .272  .722   27    0   0   
  R McCray LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Ventura 1B                  4   2   1   2    1   0  .299  .847   26    8   1   2B,HBP
W Newson RF                   1   1   0   0    1   1  .290  .859    9    0   0   
  S Sosa RF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .202  .575   15    2   0   SB
B Jackson DH                  4   1   2   2    1   1  .250  .629   36    0   0   2B
L Johnson CF                  3   0   1   2    1   0  .261  .596   18    1   0   SF
C Grebeck 3B                  2   0   0   1    3   0  .294  .848   32    1   1   
R Karkovice C                 4   0   0   1    0   1  .252  .746   25   13   1   SF
J Cora 2B                     2   2   0   0    3   2  .243  .583   23    1   4   
O Guillen SS                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .267  .620   10    1   2   CS,2·SH

W Alvarez P                                                              0   1
  D Pall P                                                               0   0
  M Perez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32  11   9   9   11   7              221   27  10
BATTING
2B: B Jackson (1, off N Ryan); R Ventura (22, off N Ryan).
SF: L Johnson (3, off N Ryan); R Karkovice (1, off N Ryan).
SH: O Guillen 2 (11, off T Mathews, off K Rogers).
HBP: R Ventura (4, by N Ryan).
TB: T Raines 3; B Jackson 3; R Ventura 2; O Guillen; S Sosa; L Johnson.
RBI: R Ventura 2 (90); B Jackson 2 (6); L Johnson 2 (40); C Grebeck (22); R Karkovice (20); S Sosa (29).
2-out RBI: B Jackson; S Sosa.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
FIELDING
DP: 1. W Alvarez-O Guillen-J Cora-R Ventura.
BASERUNNING
SB: S Sosa (11, 2nd base off R Gossage/I Rodriguez).
CS: O Guillen (13, 2nd base by N Ryan/I Rodriguez).
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Fariss DH                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    9    0   0   
  K Reimer PH                 3   0   0   0    0   3  .274  .809   12    0   0   
J Franco 2B                   4   2   3   1    1   1  .342  .886   18    4   3   HR,3B
R Sierra RF                   4   1   3   1    1   0  .304  .857   16    3   0   HR,2B
J Gonzalez CF                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .286  .870   23    3   0   GDP
D Palmer 3B                   3   1   0   0    2   2  .211  .694   31    0   1   
M Stanley 1B                  0   1   0   0    2   0  .252  .768   10    4   0   
  R Palmeiro PH-1B            0   0   0   0    3   0  .333  .944   13    2   0   IW
J Daugherty LF                5   0   0   0    0   2  .175  .417   20    4   0   
I Rodriguez C                 3   1   1   3    0   0  .274  .656   14    6   2   HR
  G Petralli PH-C             1   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .662    4    0   0   
J Hernandez SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .544    4    0   0   
  J Huson PH-SS               3   0   0   0    0   1  .228  .633   13    1   3   

N Ryan P                                                                 0   0
  K Rogers P                                                             0   0
  T Mathews P                                                            0   0
  M Jeffcoat P                                                           0   0
  R Gossage P                                                            0   0
  B Manuel P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   6   8   6    9  13              187   27   9
BATTING
2B: R Sierra (36, off D Pall).
3B: J Franco (3, off W Alvarez).
HR: R Sierra (21, off W Alvarez; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); I Rodriguez (3, off W Alvarez; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); J Franco (13, off D Pall; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
IBB: R Palmeiro (8, by D Pall).
TB: J Franco 8; R Sierra 7; I Rodriguez 4; J Gonzalez.
GIDP: J Gonzalez (10).
RBI: I Rodriguez 3 (22); J Franco (67); J Gonzalez (95); R Sierra (93).
2-out RBI: R Sierra.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Huson-J Franco.
E: J Franco (14).

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
W Alvarez                      3.1   3   4   4    5   4   2   3.82   17   75-38   20·10· 8    3· 5· 0· 0     37    -     1.31  -0.25
D Pall, W (7-2)                1.2   2   1   1    1   2   1   2.54    8   34-19   10· 4· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.06  -0.07
M Perez, S (1)                 4     3   1   1    3   7   0   3.02   18   78-50   19·18·13    5· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.36   0.07
Totals                         9     8   6   6    9  13   3          43  187-107  49·32·26   10· 9· 2· 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
N Ryan                         5     6   4   4    4   6   0   3.04   25  114-67   39·17·11    5· 7· 2· 0     41    -     0.90  -0.15
K Rogers, BS (1), L (9-9)      0     1   4   2    2   0   0   5.80    4   15-6     3· 0· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.44  -0.40
T Mathews                      1.1   0   2   2    3   1   0   3.95    8   32-13    7· 0· 6    3· 1· 0· 0          3-3    1.46  -0.13
M Jeffcoat                     0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   3.98    2    2-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.79  -0.03
R Gossage                      0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.04    2   12-8     7· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.33  -0.04
B Manuel                       2     0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    7   34-17   14· 0· 3    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     9  11   9   11   7   0          48  209-113  72·17·24   12·12· 5· 0          7-6 
K Rogers faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: N Ryan (6); R Gossage (3).
IBB: D Pall (3; R Palmeiro).
HBP: N Ryan (5; R Ventura).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Rocky Roe.
Time of Game: 4:02.
Attendance: 28,748.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 88° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Texas Rangers                        
1. T Raines             LF    1. M Fariss             DH 
2. R Ventura            1B    2. J Franco             2B 
3. W Newson             RF    3. R Sierra             RF 
4. B Jackson            DH    4. J Gonzalez           CF 
5. L Johnson            CF    5. D Palmer             3B 
6. C Grebeck            3B    6. M Stanley            1B 
7. R Karkovice          C     7. J Daugherty          LF 
8. J Cora               2B    8. I Rodriguez          C  
9. O Guillen            SS    9. J Hernandez          SS 

   W Alvarez            P        N Ryan               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  4-1  12-  6  -28%  47% I Rodriguez     W Alvarez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Palmer Scores; Stanley Scores; Rodriguez Scores
   t 6   1  5-5  123  4   17%  81% B Jackson       T Mathews       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Guillen Scores/Team unER; Raines Scores/No RBI/unER; Ventura to 2B; Jackson to 1B
   b 5   0  4-4  ---  2  -15%  29% J Franco        D Pall          Home Run (Fly Ball); Franco Scores
   t 6   0  5-4  123  6   13%  73% R Ventura       K Rogers        Walk; Cora Scores/Team unER; Guillen to 3B; Raines to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  5   12%  65% R Ventura       N Ryan          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Raines Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   54%  T Raines        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   R      1--  5   65%  R Ventura       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Raines Scores
   O      -2-  5   62%  W Newson        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   63%  B Jackson       Walk
   R      12-  4   72%  L Johnson       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Ventura Scores; Jackson to 2B
   O      12-  6   69%  C Grebeck       Popfly: RF (Deep 1B)
          12-      70%  R Karkovice     Wild Pitch; Jackson to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      -23  4   66%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   68%  M Fariss        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   61%  J Franco        Triple (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          --3  4   59%  R Sierra        Walk
   OO     1-3  6   70%  J Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   69%  J Cora          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   71%  O Guillen       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--      67%  T Raines        Guillen Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  5   68%  " "             Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   67%  R Ventura       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Wilson Alvarez facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   63%  D Palmer        Walk
          1--  5   56%  M Stanley       Walk; Palmer to 2B
   O      12-  2   62%  J Daugherty     Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Stanley to 2B; Daugherty to 1B
   O      12-  3   67%  I Rodriguez     Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      12-  4   72%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   75%  W Newson        Walk
          1--  4   82%  B Jackson       Double (Fly Ball); Newson to 3B
   RO     -23  6   83%  L Johnson       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Newson Scores; Jackson to 3B
          --3  5   84%  C Grebeck       Walk
   RO     1-3  3   86%  R Karkovice     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Jackson Scores; Grebeck to 2B
   O      -2-  4   84%  J Cora          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
                  Sammy Sosa replaces Warren Newson playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  3   86%  M Fariss        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   88%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   81%  R Sierra        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sierra Scores
   O      ---  4   82%  J Gonzalez      Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Nolan Ryan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   81%  O Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   80%  T Raines        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   81%  R Ventura       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   79%  S Sosa          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Wilson Alvarez facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   75%  D Palmer        Walk
          1--  5   68%  M Stanley       Walk; Palmer to 2B
   O      12-  4   75%  J Daugherty     Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    12-  6   47%  I Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Palmer Scores; Stanley Scores; Rodriguez Scores
                  Donn Pall replaces Wilson Alvarez pitching; Jeff Huson pinch hits for Jose Hernandez batting 9th
   O      ---  5   49%  J Huson         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Kevin Reimer pinch hits for Monty Fariss batting 1st
   O      ---  4   50%  K Reimer        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 4.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Huson moves to SS
   O      ---  7   47%  B Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   45%  L Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  5   47%  C Grebeck       Walk
   O      1--  6   43%  R Karkovice     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Donn Pall facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  2   29%  J Franco        Home Run (Fly Ball); Franco Scores
          ---  2   23%  R Sierra        Double (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  4   27%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Sierra stays at 2B
   O      -2-  8   30%  D Palmer        Popfly: CF
                  Rafael Palmeiro pinch hits for Mike Stanley batting 6th
          -2-  4   29%  R Palmeiro      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   33%  J Daugherty     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 5.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Kenny Rogers facing 8-9-1
                  Kenny Rogers replaces Nolan Ryan pitching; Rafael Palmeiro moves to 1B
          ---  6   39%  J Cora          Walk
          1--  1   49%  O Guillen       Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Cora to 2B
          12-  2   60%  T Raines        Single to C (Bunt); Cora to 3B; Guillen to 2B
   R      123  6   73%  R Ventura       Walk; Cora Scores/Team unER; Guillen to 3B; Raines to 2B
                  Terry Mathews replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
   O      123  4   64%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
   RR     123  4   81%  B Jackson       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Guillen Scores/Team unER; Raines Scores/No RBI/unER; Ventura to 2B; Jackson to 1B
          12-  4   85%  L Johnson       Walk; Ventura to 3B; Jackson to 2B
   RO     123  6   87%  C Grebeck       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Ventura Scores/unER; Jackson to 3B; Grebeck to 1B
   O      1-3  4   85%  R Karkovice     Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 8, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-8, Melido Perez facing 8-9-1
                  Melido Perez replaces Donn Pall pitching
   O      ---  5   87%  I Rodriguez     Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   89%  J Huson         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   90%  K Reimer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Rangers 5.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-5, Terry Mathews facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   91%  J Cora          Walk
   O      1--  1   91%  O Guillen       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Cora to 2B
          -2-  4   91%  T Raines        Walk
                  Mike Jeffcoat replaces Terry Mathews pitching
   O      12-  1   90%  R Ventura       Flyball: CF
   R      12-  1   94%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Line Drive); Cora Scores; Raines to 3B
                  Rich Gossage replaces Mike Jeffcoat pitching
          1-3      95%  B Jackson       Sosa Steals 2B
   R      -23      97%  " "             Wild Pitch; Raines Scores; Sosa to 3B
   R      --3 10   98%  " "             Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Sosa Scores
   O      1--  2   98%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Johnson to 1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 11, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-11, Melido Perez facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   97%  J Franco        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   98%  R Sierra        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   99%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   99%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 11, Rangers 5.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 11-5, Barry Manuel facing 6-7-8
                  Barry Manuel replaces Rich Gossage pitching
          --- 10   99%  C Grebeck       Walk
   O      1--  5   99%  R Karkovice     Popfly: RF (Deep 2B)
          1--  4   99%  J Cora          Walk; Grebeck to 2B
   OO     12-  1   99%  O Guillen       Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 11, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-11, Melido Perez facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   98%  R Palmeiro      Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  J Daugherty     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Daugherty to 1B
                  Geno Petralli pinch hits for Ivan Rodriguez batting 8th
   O      1--  4  100%  G Petralli      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4  100%  J Huson         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 11, Rangers 5.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 11-5, Barry Manuel facing 1-2-3
                  Geno Petralli moves to C
   O      ---  5  100%  T Raines        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  R Ventura       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  S Sosa          Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 11, Rangers 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-11, Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
                  Rodney McCray replaces Tim Raines playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  3  100%  K Reimer        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  J Franco        Walk
          1--  2   99%  R Sierra        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Franco to 2B
   R      12-  4   98%  J Gonzalez      Single (Line Drive); Franco Scores; Sierra to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  4   98%  R Palmeiro      Walk; Sierra to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      123  5  100%  J Daugherty     Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 11, Rangers 6.

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