April 9, 1975 Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 7
@BOS 4 KCR 7
@CAL 6 CHW 7
@OAK 5 MIN 3
@TEX 2 CIN 4
LAD 3 HOU 14
ATL 2 STL 4
MON 0

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 4,543

Wednesday, April 9, 1975
Time of Game: 2:19

White Sox

1-1

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  3    7 15  2
Athletics       0  1  4   0  0  0   0  0  0    5  7  2

W: J Kaat (1-0), L: R Fingers (0-1)

Athletics

1-1

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Nyman LF                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .429 1.127    0    4   0   2B
J Orta 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .625    0    1   0   2B,SH
B Bradford RF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .143    0    2   0   
  B Sharp PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
B Melton 3B                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .375  .944    0    1   2   
K Henderson CF                3   2   2   0    2   0  .714 1.492    0    2   0   IW
D Johnson DH                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .125  .250    0    0   0   
  P Kelly PH                  1   1   1   2    0   0 1.000 3.000    0    0   0   3B
C May 1B                      5   0   4   2    0   0  .444 1.000    0    7   0   2B
  T Muser 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
B Dent SS                     4   0   2   1    0   1  .429  .858    0    4   2   SH
B Downing C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143    0    3   2   2·GDP

J Kaat P                                                                 1   4
Totals                       38   7  15   7    4   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Orta (1, off P Lindblad); C May (1, off R Fingers); N Nyman (1, off K Holtzman).

3B: P Kelly (1, off R Fingers).

SH: B Dent (1, off K Holtzman); J Orta (1, off K Holtzman).

IBB: K Henderson (1, by R Fingers).

TB: C May 5; N Nyman 3; P Kelly 3; J Orta 2; B Melton 2; K Henderson 2; B Dent 2; D Johnson.

GIDP: B Downing 2 (2).

RBI: C May 2 (2); P Kelly 2 (2); B Melton (2); B Dent (2); D Johnson (1).

2-out RBI: P Kelly 2; C May.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Dent-C May; B Downing-B Dent.

E: B Dent (1); B Bradford (1).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .286  .804    0    3   0   2B,CS
C Washington LF               4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    1   0   GDP
S Bando 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .875    0    0   3   CS
R Jackson RF                  4   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
J Rudi 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .625    0   13   0   
B Williams DH                 2   2   0   0    2   0  .250 1.125    0    0   0   
G Tenace C                    4   1   1   4    0   0  .143  .821    0    5   1   HR
T Kubiak SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   5   
  B Grabarkewitz PH           1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
P Garner 2B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .666    0    3   4   
  A Mangual PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   

K Holtzman P                                                             0   2
  B Odom P                                                               0   0
  P Lindblad P                                                           0   0
  R Fingers P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   5   7   5    4   3                    27  15

BATTING

2B: B North (1, off J Kaat).

HR: G Tenace (1, off J Kaat; 3rd inn, 3 on, 2 outs).

TB: G Tenace 4; B North 3; T Kubiak; S Bando; P Garner; C Washington.

GIDP: C Washington (1).

RBI: G Tenace 4 (4); P Garner (3).

2-out RBI: G Tenace 4; P Garner.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Kubiak-P Garner-J Rudi 2.

E: C Washington (1); R Jackson (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Bando (1, 2nd base by J Kaat/B Downing); B North (1, 2nd base by J Kaat/B Downing).

PO: B North (2nd base by J Kaat).

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
J Kaat, W (1-0)                9     7   5   0    4   3   1   0.00   36     -       ·  ·      9·13· 0· 7     62    -     0.81  -0.20
Totals                         9     7   5   0    4   3   1          36     -       ·  ·      9·13· 0· 7           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Holtzman                     7     9   3   3    3   4   0   3.86   32     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0· 9     48    -     0.91   0.09
B Odom                         0     3   1   1    0   0   0    inf    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          2-2    2.73  -0.36
P Lindblad, H (1)              1     1   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-0    3.44   0.14
R Fingers, BS (1), L (0-1)     1     2   2   2    1   1   0   9.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          1-1    3.17  -0.56
Totals                         9    15   7   7    4   5   0          44     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0·15          5-3

K Holtzman faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
B Odom faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
P Lindblad faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Fingers (1; K Henderson).

PO: J Kaat (1; B North, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Lou DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 4,543.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 48° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Oakland Athletics                    
1. N Nyman              LF    1. B North              CF 
2. J Orta               2B    2. C Washington         LF 
3. B Bradford           RF    3. S Bando              3B 
4. B Melton             3B    4. R Jackson            RF 
5. K Henderson          CF    5. J Rudi               1B 
6. D Johnson            DH    6. B Williams           DH 
7. C May                1B    7. G Tenace             C  
8. B Dent               SS    8. T Kubiak             SS 
9. B Downing            C     9. P Garner             2B 

   J Kaat               P        K Holtzman           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  5-4  12-      70%  84% P Kelly         R Fingers       Triple to CF; Orta Scores; Henderson Scores
   b 3   2  1-1  123     -31%  11% G Tenace        J Kaat          Home Run; Washington Scores/unER; Jackson Scores/unER; Williams Scores/unER; Tenace Scores/unER
   t 8   0  5-4  12-     -24%  22% B Downing       P Lindblad      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; May to 3B
   t 9   0  5-4  ---      20%  35% J Orta          P Lindblad      Double to CF
   t 8   0  5-2  1-3      14%  34% C May           B Odom          Single to RF; Henderson Scores; Johnson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  N Nyman         Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  J Orta          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Nyman to 2B
          -2-      54%  B Bradford      Walk
   R      12-      64%  B Melton        Single to LF; Nyman Scores; Bradford to 2B
   O      12-      60%  K Henderson     Foul Flyball: RF; Bradford to 3B/Adv on E9
   O      1-3      56%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
          ---      50%  B North         Double to LF
   O      -2-      54%  C Washington    Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      60%  S Bando         North Picked off 2B (P-2B)
          ---      59%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      61%  R Jackson       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ken Holtzman facing 7-8-9
          ---      64%  C May           Single to RF
   O      1--      63%  B Dent          Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; May to 2B
   O      -2-      60%  B Downing       Strikeout
          -2-      60%  N Nyman         Walk
   O      12-      57%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Kaat facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  J Rudi          Groundout: P-SS-1B
          ---      56%  B Williams      Walk
   O      1--      59%  G Tenace        Flyball: LF
          1--      57%  T Kubiak        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Williams to 2B
   R      12-      46%  P Garner        Single to LF; Williams Scores/unER; Kubiak to 2B
   O      12-      50%  B North         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Ken Holtzman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      48%  B Bradford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Melton        Flyball: RF
          ---      48%  K Henderson     Single to LF; Henderson to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      45%  D Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Kaat facing 2-3-4
          ---      41%  C Washington    Single to CF
   O      1--      44%  S Bando         Flyball: LF
          1--      40%  R Jackson       Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Washington to 2B
   O      12-      45%  J Rudi          Strikeout Looking
          12-      42%  B Williams      Walk; Washington to 3B; Jackson to 2B
   RRRR   123      11%  G Tenace        Home Run; Washington Scores/unER; Jackson Scores/unER; Williams Scores/unER; Tenace Scores/unER
   O      ---      11%  T Kubiak        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Ken Holtzman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      10%  C May           Groundout: P-1B
          ---      11%  B Dent          Single to LF
   OO     1--       8%  B Downing       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Kaat facing 9-1-2
   O      ---       9%  P Garner        Flyball: 3B
          ---       8%  B North         Walk
   OO     1--       9%  C Washington    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---       8%  N Nyman         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---       7%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
   O      ---       6%  B Bradford      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Kaat facing 3-4-5
   O      ---       7%  S Bando         Flyball: LF
   O      ---       7%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---       7%  J Rudi          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Ken Holtzman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---       6%  B Melton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---       7%  K Henderson     Walk
   O      1--       6%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF
          1--       7%  C May           Single to RF; Henderson to 2B
   O      12-       4%  B Dent          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Kaat facing 6-7-8
   O      ---       5%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---       5%  G Tenace        Groundout: P-1B
          ---       5%  T Kubiak        Single to LF
   O      1--       5%  P Garner        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Ken Holtzman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---       4%  B Downing       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---       6%  N Nyman         Double to LF
   O      -2-       4%  J Orta          Strikeout
   O      -2-       3%  B Bradford      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
          ---       2%  B North         Single to LF
   OO     1--       3%  C Washington    Double Play: Strikeout, North Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---       3%  S Bando         Single to 2B
   O      1--       3%  R Jackson       Bando Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Ken Holtzman facing 4-5-6
          ---       5%  B Melton        Single to LF
          1--      10%  K Henderson     Single to CF; Melton to 2B
                  Blue Moon Odom replaces Ken Holtzman pitching
   R      12-      21%  D Johnson       Single to CF; Melton Scores; Henderson to 3B
   R      1-3      34%  C May           Single to RF; Henderson Scores; Johnson to 3B
   R      1-3      46%  B Dent          Single to LF; Johnson Scores; May to 2B
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Blue Moon Odom pitching
   OO     12-      22%  B Downing       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; May to 3B
   O      --3      13%  N Nyman         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jim Kaat facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      14%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      15%  J Rudi          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      15%  B Williams      Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 5.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Paul Lindblad facing 2-3-4
          ---      35%  J Orta          Double to CF
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Paul Lindblad pitching; Bill Sharp pinch hits for Buddy Bradford batting 3rd
   O      -2-      22%  B Sharp         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      11%  B Melton        Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      14%  K Henderson     Intentional Walk
                  Pat Kelly pinch hits for Deron Johnson batting 6th
   RR     12-      84%  P Kelly         Triple to CF; Orta Scores; Henderson Scores
   R      --3      93%  C May           Double to CF; Kelly Scores
   O      -2-      92%  B Dent          Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-7, Jim Kaat facing 7-8-9
                  Tony Muser replaces Carlos May playing 1B batting 7th; Bill Sharp moves to RF
   O      ---      96%  G Tenace        Flyball: 1B
                  Billy Grabarkewitz pinch hits for Ted Kubiak batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  B Grabarkewitz  Flyball: CF
                  Angel Mangual pinch hits for Phil Garner batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  A Mangual       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation