July 31, 1963 Chicago White Sox at Washington Senators Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
DET 1 MIN 9
@BOS 5 CLE 1
LAA 0 CLE 9
LAA 5 NYY 3
KCA 2 CHW 5
@WSA 2 PIT 6
@HOU 3 LAD 5
NYM 3 CHC 3
@MLN 2 PHI 7
@SFG 3
(14) CIN 9
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 5,390

Wednesday, July 31, 1963
Time of Game: 2:31

White Sox

59-46

Won 2

2nd, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  1  0   0  4  0   0  0  0    5 11  0
Senators        0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2  8  1

W: R Herbert (10-6), L: C Osteen (5-8), S: H Wilhelm (13)

Senators

37-68

Lost 2

10th, 30 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hershberger RF              5   1   2   0    0   0  .292  .739    0    2   0   SB
N Fox 2B                      5   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .642    0    4   4   
D Nicholson LF                5   0   0   0    0   2  .253  .797    0    3   0   
J Lemon 1B                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .215  .633    0    3   1   
  T McCraw 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .585    0    5   0   
J Landis CF                   4   2   3   2    0   0  .248  .758    0    3   0   3B
R Hansen SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .693    0    1   2   
P Ward 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .783    0    0   2   SH
C Carreon C                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .276  .661    0    5   0   2B
R Herbert P                   1   1   0   0    2   0  .273  .736    0    1   2   SH
  H Wilhelm P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .045  .132         0   0   
Totals                       36   5  11   4    2   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: C Carreon (5, off C Osteen).

3B: J Landis (6, off C Osteen).

SH: R Herbert (5, off C Osteen); P Ward (4, off C Osteen).

TB: J Landis 5; C Carreon 4; M Hershberger 2; N Fox; R Hansen; J Lemon.

RBI: J Landis 2 (33); C Carreon (20); J Lemon (12).

2-out RBI: J Landis 2; J Lemon.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Fox-R Hansen.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Hershberger (7, 2nd base off R Kline/H Landrith).

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Blasingame 2B               4   0   1   0    0   1  .193  .561    0    7   0   
D Phillips 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .587    0    6   4   
C Hinton LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .790    0    1   1   
J King RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .814    0    1   0   
D Lock CF                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .261  .794    0    4   0   
D Zimmer 3B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .263  .785    0    1   5   HR
H Landrith C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .502    0    4   0   
C Cottier SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .203  .568    0    1   2   
C Osteen P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .140  .318    0    1   0   
  B Osborne PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .697    0    0   0   
  R Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .800         1   0   
Totals                       34   2   8   2    0   5                    27  12

BATTING

HR: D Zimmer (7, off R Herbert; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: D Zimmer 5; D Phillips; J King; C Hinton; B Osborne; D Lock; D Blasingame.

RBI: D Zimmer 2 (23).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

E: D Zimmer (12).

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
R Herbert, W (10-6)            8     7   2   2    0   4   1   3.60   30     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 7     64    -     0.83   0.28
H Wilhelm, S (13)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.73    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.59   0.04
Totals                         9     8   2   2    0   5   1          34     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 8           -

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Osteen, L (5-8)              8    10   5   5    2   3   0   3.37   36     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1·10     43    -     0.89  -0.19
R Kline                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.85    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.23   0.01
Totals                         9    11   5   5    2   3   0          40     -       ·  ·     13·10· 1·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: C Osteen (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Sam Carrigan, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Eddie Hurley, 3B - Lou DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 5,390.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Washington Senators                  
1. M Hershberger        RF    1. D Blasingame         2B 
2. N Fox                2B    2. D Phillips           1B 
3. D Nicholson          LF    3. C Hinton             LF 
4. J Lemon              1B    4. J King               RF 
5. J Landis             CF    5. D Lock               CF 
6. R Hansen             SS    6. D Zimmer             3B 
7. P Ward               3B    7. H Landrith           C  
8. C Carreon            C     8. C Cottier            SS 
9. R Herbert            P     9. C Osteen             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-2  1-3      14%  91% J Landis        C Osteen        Triple to CF; Lemon Scores; Hershberger Scores
   t 5   2  0-1  1-3      12%  77% J Lemon         C Osteen        Single to CF; Hershberger to 3B; Herbert Scores
   b 8   1  5-2  12-      10%  97% C Hinton        R Herbert       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   t 5   1  0-1  1-3      -7%  65% D Nicholson     C Osteen        Strikeout Looking
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  56% M Hershberger   C Osteen        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Hershberger to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  M Hershberger   Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Hershberger to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  N Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hershberger to 3B
   O      --3      49%  D Nicholson     Strikeout
   O      --3      45%  J Lemon         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Blasingame    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Phillips      Flyball: RF
          ---      48%  C Hinton        Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  J King          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  J Landis        Single to CF
          1--      60%  R Hansen        Single to CF; Landis to 2B
   O      12-      60%  P Ward          Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Hansen to 2B; Landis to 3B
   RO     -23      60%  C Carreon       Double to LF; Carreon to 3B/Adv on throw; Landis Scores; Hansen out at Hm/LF-SS-C
          --3      61%  R Herbert       Walk
   O      1-3      57%  M Hershberger   Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Herbert facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  D Lock          Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  D Zimmer        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      62%  H Landrith      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Claude Osteen facing 2-3-4
          ---      66%  N Fox           Single to CF
   O      1--      62%  D Nicholson     Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      60%  J Lemon         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      58%  J Landis        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Herbert facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  C Cottier       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  C Osteen        Flyball: LF
          ---      61%  D Blasingame    Single to CF
   O      1--      63%  D Phillips      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Claude Osteen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  R Hansen        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      60%  P Ward          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      59%  C Carreon       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Herbert facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      62%  C Hinton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  J King          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      62%  D Lock          Single to SS
   O      1--      65%  D Zimmer        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Claude Osteen facing 9-1-2
          ---      69%  R Herbert       Walk
          1--      74%  M Hershberger   Single to CF; Herbert to 2B
   O      12-      72%  N Fox           Flyball: RF; Herbert to 3B
   O      1-3      65%  D Nicholson     Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3      77%  J Lemon         Single to CF; Hershberger to 3B; Herbert Scores
   RR     1-3      91%  J Landis        Triple to CF; Lemon Scores; Hershberger Scores
   R      --3      94%  R Hansen        Wild Pitch; Landis Scores
   O      ---      94%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-5, Ray Herbert facing 7-8-9
                  Tommy McCraw replaces Jim Lemon playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      95%  H Landrith      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  C Cottier       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  C Osteen        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Senators 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Claude Osteen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  P Ward          Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      96%  C Carreon       Single to LF
   O      1--      96%  R Herbert       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Carreon to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  M Hershberger   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-5, Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  D Blasingame    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  D Phillips      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  C Hinton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Senators 0.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Claude Osteen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  N Fox           Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      97%  D Nicholson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  T McCraw        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-5, Ray Herbert facing 4-5-6
          ---      95%  J King          Single to RF
   O      1--      97%  D Lock          Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      91%  D Zimmer        Home Run; Lock Scores
   O      ---      93%  H Landrith      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  C Cottier       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Senators 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Claude Osteen facing 5-6-7
          ---      95%  J Landis        Single to RF
   O      1--      94%  R Hansen        Strikeout
   O      1--      93%  P Ward          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      94%  C Carreon       Single to CF; Ward to 2B
   O      12-      93%  R Herbert       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Senators 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-5, Ray Herbert facing 9-1-2
                  Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Claude Osteen batting 9th
          ---      88%  B Osborne       Single to CF
   O      1--      92%  D Blasingame    Strikeout
          1--      87%  D Phillips      Single to RF; Osborne to 2B
   OO     12-      97%  C Hinton        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Senators 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ron Kline facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Kline replaces Bobo Osborne pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  M Hershberger   Single to LF
          1--      98%  N Fox           Hershberger Steals 2B
   O      -2-      98%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Hershberger to 3B
   O      --3      97%  D Nicholson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      96%  T McCraw        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Senators 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 2-5, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 4-5-6
                  Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Ray Herbert pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J King          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  D Lock          Strikeout
          ---      99%  D Zimmer        Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  H Landrith      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Senators 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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