August 20, 1969 Chicago White Sox at Washington Senators Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
MIN 6 CAL 3
BAL 2 KCR 5
NYY 0 OAK 2
CLE 1 DET 4
@SEP 3 WSA 4
CHW 1 ATL 6
@CHC 2 MON 11
SDP 10 NYM 6
SFG 0 LAD 8
@PHI 5 PIT 1
HOU 0 STL 2
CIN 1

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 8,011

Wednesday, August 20, 1969
Time of Game: 2:03

White Sox

46-76

Lost 3

6th, 26 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  6  1
Senators        0  2  0   0  0  2   0  0  X    4 10  0

W: D Bosman (9-5), L: T John (6-10), S: D Knowles (9)

Senators

63-61

Won 2

4th, 24 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Williams RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .287  .698    0    4   0   2B
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .279  .721    0    0   3   
G Hopkins 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .734    0    8   0   
  G Bell P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .536         0   0   
B Melton 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .756    0    0   3   
D Pavletich C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .709    0    5   1   
B Bradford CF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .764    0    2   0   
T McCraw LF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .218  .562    0    1   0   
  W Held PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .605    0    0   0   
R Morales 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .414    0    3   1   
T John P                      2   0   1   0    0   0  .117  .347    0    0   1   
  D Murphy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  P Ward PH-1B                1   1   1   0    0   0  .249  .741    0    1   0   
Totals                       33   1   6   1    1   4                    24  10

BATTING

2B: W Williams (17, off D Bosman).

TB: W Williams 2; L Aparicio 2; P Ward; T John; T McCraw.

RBI: L Aparicio (35).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: B Melton (15).

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Brinkman SS                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .666    0    1   2   
T Cullen 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .215  .521    0    3   2   
F Howard 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .982    0    8   1   
K McMullen 3B                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .258  .734    0    3   5   
B Alyea RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .267  .802    0    1   0   
  E Stroud RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .717         1   0   
D Smith LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   0   
D Unser CF                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .272  .673    0    4   0   CS
P Casanova C                  3   0   3   3    1   0  .216  .540    0    4   0   3B,IW
D Bosman P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .075  .271    0    1   1   
  D Knowles P                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .091  .322    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   4  10   4    3   3                    27  11

BATTING

3B: P Casanova (2, off T John).

IBB: P Casanova (7, by T John).

TB: P Casanova 5; D Unser 3; D Smith; K McMullen; B Alyea; T Cullen.

RBI: P Casanova 3 (35); D Unser (41).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Unser (8, Home by G Bell/D Pavletich).

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
T John, L (6-10)               5     8   4   4    2   3   0   3.62   26     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 3· 8     36    -     0.91  -0.17
D Murphy                       2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 0          1-0    0.19   0.03
G Bell                         1     2   0   0    1   0   0   5.49    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.18   0.00
Totals                         8    10   4   4    3   3   0          37     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 3· 9          1-0

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Bosman, W (9-5)              7.1   6   1   1    1   2   0   2.00   29     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 1· 6     63    -     0.86   0.24
D Knowles, S (9)               1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   2.37    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.07   0.12
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     12·10· 1· 6          2-0

T John faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T John (8; P Casanova).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jake O'Donnell, 3B - Johnny Stevens.

Time of Game: 2:03.

Attendance: 8,011.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Washington Senators                  
1. W Williams           RF    1. E Brinkman           SS 
2. L Aparicio           SS    2. T Cullen             2B 
3. G Hopkins            1B    3. F Howard             1B 
4. B Melton             3B    4. K McMullen           3B 
5. D Pavletich          C     5. B Alyea              RF 
6. B Bradford           CF    6. D Smith              LF 
7. T McCraw             LF    7. D Unser              CF 
8. R Morales            2B    8. P Casanova           C  
9. T John               P     9. D Bosman             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  -23       8%  73% D Unser         T John          Single to 3B; Alyea to 3B; McMullen Scores
   b 6   0  0-2  12-       7%  98% P Casanova      T John          Triple to CF; Unser Scores; Smith Scores
   b 2   1  0-1  1-3       6%  79% P Casanova      T John          Single to CF; Unser to 2B; Alyea Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  1--       6%  65% B Alyea         T John          Single to CF; McMullen to 2B
   t 8   1  4-1  1-3       6%  94% G Hopkins       D Knowles       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Bosman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Williams      Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  G Hopkins       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  E Brinkman      Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  T Cullen        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  F Howard        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Bosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  B Melton        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      54%  D Pavletich     Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  B Bradford      Walk
   O      1--      55%  T McCraw        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  K McMullen      Single to CF
          1--      65%  B Alyea         Single to CF; McMullen to 2B
   O      12-      65%  D Smith         Groundout: SS-1B; Alyea to 2B; McMullen to 3B
   R      -23      73%  D Unser         Single to 3B; Alyea to 3B; McMullen Scores
   R      1-3      79%  P Casanova      Single to CF; Unser to 2B; Alyea Scores
   O      12-      76%  D Bosman        Strikeout
   O      12-      74%  E Brinkman      Lineout: RF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 2.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Bosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      76%  R Morales       Strikeout Looking
          ---      73%  T John          Single to CF
   O      1--      76%  W Williams      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
          1--      73%  L Aparicio      Single to CF; Williams to 3B
   O      1-3      78%  G Hopkins       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tommy John facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      77%  T Cullen        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      76%  F Howard        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      75%  K McMullen      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Bosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      78%  B Melton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      80%  D Pavletich     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  B Bradford      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tommy John facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      79%  B Alyea         Flyball: RF
          ---      82%  D Smith         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Smith to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  D Unser         Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
          --3      81%  P Casanova      Intentional Walk
   O      1-3      78%  D Bosman        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Bosman facing 7-8-9
          ---      73%  T McCraw        Single to RF
   O      1--      77%  R Morales       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      81%  T John          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      83%  W Williams      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  E Brinkman      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      83%  T Cullen        Single to CF
   O      1--      83%  F Howard        Groundout: 3B-1B; Cullen to 2B
          -2-      83%  K McMullen      Walk
   O      12-      81%  B Alyea         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Bosman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      83%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  G Hopkins       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      86%  B Melton        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tommy John facing 6-7-8
          ---      88%  D Smith         Single to LF
          1--      91%  D Unser         Single to LF; Smith to 2B
   RR     12-      98%  P Casanova      Triple to CF; Unser Scores; Smith Scores
                  Danny Murphy replaces Tommy John pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      97%  D Bosman        Flyball: RF
   O      --3      96%  E Brinkman      Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3      95%  T Cullen        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 4.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Dick Bosman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  D Pavletich     Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      97%  B Bradford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  T McCraw        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Ahead 4-0, Danny Murphy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  F Howard        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      97%  K McMullen      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  B Alyea         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Senators 4.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Dick Bosman facing 8-9-1
                  Ed Stroud replaces Brant Alyea playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      98%  R Morales       Flyball: RF
                  Pete Ward pinch hits for Danny Murphy batting 9th
          ---      97%  P Ward          Single to LF
          1--      93%  W Williams      Double (LF-CF); Ward to 3B
   R      -23      88%  L Aparicio      Single to LF; Williams to 3B; Ward Scores
                  Darold Knowles replaces Dick Bosman pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      94%  G Hopkins       Strikeout
   O      1-3      98%  B Melton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Ahead 4-1, Gary Bell facing 6-7-8
                  Gary Bell replaces Gail Hopkins pitching and batting 3rd; Pete Ward moves to 1B
   O      ---      98%  D Smith         Flyball: CF
          ---      98%  D Unser         Single to P/Bunt
          1--      99%  P Casanova      Single to CF; Unser to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  D Knowles       Unser Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-C); Casanova to 2B
          -2-      98%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      97%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Darold Knowles facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  D Pavletich     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  B Bradford      Flyball: CF
                  Woodie Held pinch hits for Tommy McCraw batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  W Held          Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Senators 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:WS2196908200

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation