April 2, 1997 Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
@ANA 5 BAL 4
KCR 2 MIN 7
DET 6 CLE 9
@OAK 7 NYY 16
@SEA 2 TOR 6
CHW 1 CIN 5
COL 3 FLA 4
CHC 3 HOU 4
ATL 3 LAD 5
PHI 1 MON 4
STL 1 SDP 6
NYM 5
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 31,310

Wednesday, April 2, 1997, 7:40
Time of Game: 2:52

White Sox

1-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: R Clemens (1-0), L: W Alvarez (0-1)

Blue Jays

1-1

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips RF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .625 1.417   18    2   0   
D Martinez CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .222   15    3   0   
F Thomas 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583   14    2   0   GDP
A Belle LF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .444 1.444   12    5   0   2B,GDP
H Baines DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .375  .750   15    0   0   
C Snopek 3B                   2   0   0   1    1   2  .000  .111   18    1   0   SF
R Durham 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .222   15    0   0   
R Karkovice C                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    3    9   0   
  L Mouton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  T Pena C                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         2   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    8    0   1   

W Alvarez P                                                              0   1
  M Bertotti P                                                           0   0
  B Simas P                                                              0   0
  C Castillo P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   1   6   1    1   9              122   24   2

BATTING

2B: A Belle (2, off R Clemens).

SF: C Snopek (1, off R Clemens).

TB: A Belle 3; T Phillips 2; H Baines; D Martinez.

GIDP: F Thomas (1); A Belle (1).

RBI: C Snopek (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: W Alvarez ().

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   1   0   0    0   1  .143  .476   14    1   0   
C Garcia 2B                   4   1   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   16    3   4   
O Merced RF                   4   0   1   3    0   1  .286  .873   16    1   0   2B
J Carter 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .111  .222   19    9   0   
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .111  .333   27    2   2   2B
J Samuel DH                   2   1   1   0    1   1  .500 1.167   13    0   0   SB
  C Delgado PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .600 1.867    4    0   0   
B Santiago C                  4   1   1   2    0   1  .111  .555   19   10   0   HR
R Perez LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    8    0   0   
  S Green PH-LF               0   0   0   0    1   0  .333 1.000    5    0   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.738   14    1   3   2B,SB,HBP

R Clemens P                                                              0   1
Totals                       33   6   8   6    2  10              155   27  10

BATTING

2B: O Merced (1, off M Bertotti); A Gonzalez (1, off W Alvarez); E Sprague (1, off W Alvarez).

HR: B Santiago (1, off W Alvarez; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

HBP: A Gonzalez (1, by W Alvarez).

TB: B Santiago 4; A Gonzalez 3; E Sprague 2; O Merced 2; R Perez; J Samuel; J Carter.

RBI: O Merced 3 (4); B Santiago 2 (2); E Sprague (1).

2-out RBI: B Santiago 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Sprague-C Garcia-J Carter 2.

E: R Clemens ().

BASERUNNING

SB: A Gonzalez (1, 2nd base off W Alvarez/R Karkovice); J Samuel (1, 2nd base off W Alvarez/R Karkovice).

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, L (0-1)             6.1   7   6   5    1   8   1   7.11   29  116-82   49·14·19    7· 8· 4· 0     44    -     0.87  -0.10
M Bertotti                     0     1   0   0    0   0   0  undef    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          3-3    1.11  -0.06
B Simas                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2   10-8     6· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.10   0.00
C Castillo                     1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   18-10    5· 1· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8     8   6   5    2  10   1          36  146-101  61·15·25    7·11· 5· 0          4-3

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Clemens, W (1-0)             9     6   1   1    1   9   0   1.00   34  122-80   45·14·21   15· 6· 3· 0     79    -     0.99   0.35
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   9   0          34  122-80   45·14·21   15· 6· 3· 0           -

M Bertotti faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Simas (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: W Alvarez (1; A Gonzalez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 31,310.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. T Phillips           RF    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. D Martinez           CF    2. C Garcia             2B 
3. F Thomas             1B    3. O Merced             RF 
4. A Belle              LF    4. J Carter             1B 
5. H Baines             DH    5. E Sprague            3B 
6. C Snopek             3B    6. J Samuel             DH 
7. R Durham             2B    7. B Santiago           C  
8. R Karkovice          C     8. R Perez              LF 
9. O Guillen            SS    9. A Gonzalez           SS 

   W Alvarez            P        R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  1-1  -2-  4   21%  75% B Santiago      W Alvarez       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Samuel Scores
   t 6   0  3-1  12-  2   16%  79% F Thomas        R Clemens       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Phillips to 3B
   b 2   0  1-0  1--  3   13%  61% E Sprague       W Alvarez       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Carter Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  4   -9%  38% H Baines        R Clemens       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Belle to 3B
   t 6   0  3-1  1--  4   -8%  64% D Martinez      R Clemens       Fielder's Choice P; Phillips to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw); Martinez to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  D Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   55%  F Thomas        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  O Nixon         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   51%  C Garcia        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   50%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   46%  A Belle         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   38%  H Baines        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Belle to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   40%  C Snopek        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Belle Scores
   O      1--  7   43%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   45%  R Karkovice     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Wilson Alvarez facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   49%  J Carter        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  3   61%  E Sprague       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Carter Scores
   O      -2-  4   57%  J Samuel        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   53%  B Santiago      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2   50%  R Perez         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  O Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  T Phillips      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   56%  D Martinez      Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Wilson Alvarez facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   62%  A Gonzalez      Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   61%  O Nixon         Foul Flyball: RF; Gonzalez to 3B
   O      --3  5   54%  C Garcia        Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  8   50%  O Merced        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   53%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   48%  A Belle         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   52%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B); Belle to 3B
   O      --3  6   56%  C Snopek        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Wilson Alvarez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   53%  J Carter        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   51%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   53%  J Samuel        Walk
          1--      54%  B Santiago      Samuel Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  4   75%  " "             Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Samuel Scores
   O      ---  2   74%  R Perez         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   77%  R Durham        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  1   79%  R Karkovice     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   81%  O Guillen       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Wilson Alvarez facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   83%  A Gonzalez      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   81%  O Nixon         Foul Popfly: C
   O      1--  3   79%  C Garcia        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--      79%  O Merced        Gonzalez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   77%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   72%  T Phillips      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  4   64%  D Martinez      Fielder's Choice P; Phillips to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw); Martinez to 1B
   OO     12-  2   79%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Phillips to 3B
   O      --3  7   84%  A Belle         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Wilson Alvarez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   83%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   81%  E Sprague       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   82%  J Samuel        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   81%  B Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   84%  H Baines        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   80%  C Snopek        Walk
   O      1--  3   85%  R Durham        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
                  Lyle Mouton pinch hits for Ron Karkovice batting 8th
   O      1--  4   88%  L Mouton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Wilson Alvarez facing 8-9-1
                  Tony Pena replaces Lyle Mouton playing C batting 8th
          ---  4   90%  R Perez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   92%  A Gonzalez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Perez to 2B
   O      12-  1   90%  O Nixon         Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (Short 3B Line); Gonzalez to 2B; Nixon to 1B
          12-  2   92%  C Garcia        Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Gonzalez to 3B; Nixon to 2B; Garcia to 1B
                  Mike Bertotti replaces Wilson Alvarez pitching
   RRR    123  2   99%  O Merced        Double to RF (Line Drive); Gonzalez Scores; Nixon Scores; Garcia Scores/unER
                  Bill Simas replaces Mike Bertotti pitching
   O      -2-  4   98%  J Carter        Strikeout Looking
          -2-      98%  E Sprague       Wild Pitch; Merced to 3B
   O      --3  6   98%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   99%  O Guillen       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  7   98%  T Phillips      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   97%  D Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive); Phillips to 2B
          12-  4   93%  F Thomas        Fielder's Choice 3B; Phillips to 3B; Martinez to 2B; Thomas to 1B
   OO     123  3   99%  A Belle         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-1, Carlos Castillo facing 6-7-8
                  Carlos Castillo replaces Bill Simas pitching; Carlos Delgado pinch hits for Juan Samuel batting 6th
   O      ---  4   99%  C Delgado       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   99%  B Santiago      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  Shawn Green pinch hits for Robert Perez batting 8th
          ---  5   99%  S Green         Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
                  Shawn Green moves to LF
   O      ---  5  100%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6  100%  C Snopek        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199704020

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation