September 3, 1968 Chicago White Sox at Washington Senators Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 6
@BAL 1 CLE 7
@CAL 2 BOS 4
@MIN 1
(5) DET 6
@OAK 3 WSA 2
CHW 1 CHC 8
SFG 3 STL 5
@CIN 3
(11) NYM 4
ATL 3 ATL 7
@NYM 6
(12) LAD 10
@PHI 9 PIT 3
HOU 2

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 2,638

Tuesday, September 3, 1968
Time of Game: 2:17

White Sox

58-82

Lost 3

9th, 30 GB

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

W: J Coleman (11-14), L: C Carlos (4-13)

Senators

56-82

Won 3

10th, 31 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .645    0    0   2   SH,GDP
S Alomar 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .625    0    2   6   
T Davis LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .628    0    1   0   SB
P Ward 3B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .711    0    0   4   
D Josephson C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .640    0    6   0   
T McCraw 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .668    0   12   1   
B Bradford CF                 2   1   0   0    1   0  .205  .566    0    1   0   
W Williams RF                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .238  .584    0    2   0   2B
C Carlos P                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .067  .192    0    0   0   
  W Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .295         0   0   
  L Wagner PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .260  .669    0    0   0   
Totals                       28   1   4   1    1   5                    24  13

BATTING

2B: W Williams (6, off J Coleman).

SH: L Aparicio (5, off J Coleman).

TB: W Williams 2; T Davis; L Wagner; C Carlos.

GIDP: L Aparicio (10).

RBI: W Williams (7).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: D Josephson (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Davis (4, 2nd base off J Coleman/P Casanova).

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Unser CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .580    0    4   0   
K McMullen 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .712    0    2   0   
F Howard LF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .283  .915    0    1   1   
B Alyea RF                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .282  .774    0    1   0   
M Epstein 1B                  3   1   0   0    0   1  .223  .671    0    8   0   HBP
  G Holman 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .720         3   0   
B Allen 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .654    0    3   4   
P Casanova C                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .198  .470    0    4   1   
  C Peterson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .551    0    0   0   
  J French C                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .558    0    0   0   
E Brinkman SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .440    0    0   3   
  T Cullen PH-SS              2   0   1   2    0   0  .226  .606    0    1   1   
J Coleman P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .308    0    0   2   
Totals                       32   2   7   2    2   6                    27  12

BATTING

HBP: M Epstein (12, by C Carlos).

TB: B Alyea 2; B Allen; P Casanova; T Cullen; D Unser; F Howard.

RBI: T Cullen 2 (27).

2-out RBI: T Cullen 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Brinkman-B Allen-M Epstein.

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
C Carlos, L (4-13)             5     5   2   2    2   1   0   3.71   23     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 0· 5     48    -     1.25  -0.05
W Wood, BS (3)                 3     2   0   0    0   5   0   1.87   12     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          3-2    1.60  -0.03
Totals                         8     7   2   2    2   6   0          35     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 7          3-2

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Coleman, W (11-14)           9     4   1   1    1   5   0   3.16   30     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 1· 4     79    -     1.36   0.43
Totals                         9     4   1   1    1   5   0          30     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 1· 4           -

C Carlos faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: C Carlos (9; M Epstein).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Lou DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 2,638.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Washington Senators                  
1. L Aparicio           SS    1. D Unser              CF 
2. S Alomar             2B    2. K McMullen           3B 
3. T Davis              LF    3. F Howard             LF 
4. P Ward               3B    4. B Alyea              RF 
5. D Josephson          C     5. M Epstein            1B 
6. T McCraw             1B    6. B Allen              2B 
7. B Bradford           CF    7. P Casanova           C  
8. W Williams           RF    8. E Brinkman           SS 
9. C Carlos             P     9. J Coleman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  1-0  123      38%  77% T Cullen        W Wood          Single to CF; Allen to 3B; Epstein Scores; Alyea Scores
   b 6   0  1-0  12-      14%  66% M Epstein       C Carlos        Hit By Pitch; Howard to 3B; Alyea to 2B
   b 6   1  1-0  123     -14%  40% C Peterson      W Wood          Foul Flyball: 1B
   b 6   0  1-0  123     -12%  54% B Allen         W Wood          Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Epstein to 2B; Alyea to 3B
   t 9   0  2-1  ---     -11%  76% L Wagner        J Coleman       Single to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Aparicio      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      53%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  T Davis         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Cisco Carlos facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Unser         Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  K McMullen      Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      52%  F Howard        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  B Alyea         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  P Ward          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  D Josephson     Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  T McCraw        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Cisco Carlos facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  M Epstein       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  B Allen         Single to RF
          1--      59%  P Casanova      Single to SS; Allen to 2B
   O      12-      56%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 2B-1B; Casanova to 2B; Allen to 3B
   O      -23      50%  J Coleman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  B Bradford      Walk
   RO     1--      38%  W Williams      Double to LF; Bradford Scores; Williams out at 3B/LF-3B
          ---      36%  C Carlos        Single to CF
   OO     1--      40%  L Aparicio      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Cisco Carlos facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      37%  D Unser         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      36%  K McMullen      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      37%  F Howard        Walk
          1--      40%  B Alyea         Walk; Howard to 2B
   O      12-      35%  M Epstein       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Coleman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      36%  S Alomar        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      34%  T Davis         Single to RF
          1--      32%  P Ward          Davis Steals 2B
   O      -2-      35%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      39%  D Josephson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Cisco Carlos facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      36%  B Allen         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      34%  P Casanova      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      33%  E Brinkman      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Coleman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      35%  T McCraw        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      36%  B Bradford      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      37%  W Williams      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Cisco Carlos facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      34%  J Coleman       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      32%  D Unser         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      30%  K McMullen      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      32%  C Carlos        Strikeout
   O      ---      33%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      34%  S Alomar        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Cisco Carlos facing 3-4-5
          ---      41%  F Howard        Single to CF
          1--      52%  B Alyea         Single to 2B; Howard to 2B
          12-      66%  M Epstein       Hit By Pitch; Howard to 3B; Alyea to 2B
                  Wilbur Wood replaces Cisco Carlos pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      54%  B Allen         Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Epstein to 2B; Alyea to 3B
                  Cap Peterson pinch hits for Paul Casanova batting 7th
   O      123      40%  C Peterson      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Tim Cullen pinch hits for Ed Brinkman batting 8th
   RR     123      77%  T Cullen        Single to CF; Allen to 3B; Epstein Scores; Alyea Scores
   O      1-3      74%  J Coleman       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Joe Coleman facing 3-4-5
                  Jim French replaces Cap Peterson playing C batting 7th; Tim Cullen moves to SS
   O      ---      78%  T Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  P Ward          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      82%  D Josephson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Ahead 2-1, Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  D Unser         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  K McMullen      Strikeout
          ---      80%  F Howard        Strikeout, Passed Ball; Howard to 1B
          1--      82%  B Alyea         Single to SS; Howard to 2B
   O      12-      79%  M Epstein       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Joe Coleman facing 6-7-8
                  Gary Holman replaces Mike Epstein playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---      84%  T McCraw        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  B Bradford      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  W Williams      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Ahead 2-1, Wilbur Wood facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      88%  B Allen         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  J French        Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  T Cullen        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Joe Coleman facing 9-1-2
                  Leon Wagner pinch hits for Wilbur Wood batting 9th
          ---      76%  L Wagner        Single to RF
   O      1--      80%  L Aparicio      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Wagner to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  S Alomar        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-     100%  T Davis         Lineout: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 2.

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