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California Angels @ Chicago White Sox

1989-09-16 · Night game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 11935 · 2:40

Chicago White Sox defeated California Angels 2–1. Chicago White Sox put up 2 in the 1st. Shawn Hillegas earned the win and Bobby Thigpen picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CAL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
CHA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	3

W: Shawn Hillegas L: Kirk McCaskill SV: Bobby Thigpen

Umpires — HP: Durwood Merrill · 1B: Jim Joyce · 2B: Steve Palermo · 3B: Larry McCoy · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

California Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Claudell Washington	4	1	2	0	2
Devon White	4	0	1	0	0
Chili Davis	4	0	1	1	1
Wally Joyner	4	0	0	0	2
Brian Downing	4	0	0	0	2
Johnny Ray	4	0	1	0	0
Jack Howell	3	0	1	0	2
John Orton	2	0	0	0	0
Glenn Hoffman	2	0	0	0	0
Max Venable	1	0	0	0	1
Jim Eppard	1	0	1	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Johnson	3	1	0	0	1	0
Scott Fletcher	3	1	0	0	1	0
Ivan Calderon	4	0	1	0	0	0
Carlton Fisk	3	0	1	0	1	1
Steve Lyons	2	0	1	2	1	0
Carlos Martinez	3	0	0	0	0	1
Robin Ventura	3	0	0	0	0	1
Sammy Sosa	2	0	0	0	1	1
Ozzie Guillen	3	0	0	0	0	0

California Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirk McCaskill	8.0	3	5	4

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Shawn Hillegas	5.0	5	5
Steve Rosenberg	2.0	0	2
Jose Segura	0.1	2	1
Bobby Thigpen	1.2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Claudell Washington: K
Devon White: 3/G3
Chili Davis: 7/F7S

Bot 1

Lance Johnson: W
Scott Fletcher: W.1-2
Ivan Calderon: 53/G56.2-3;1-2
Carlton Fisk: K
Steve Lyons: S8/G4M.3-H;2-H
Carlos Martinez: 64(1)/FO/G6M

Top 2

Wally Joyner: K
Brian Downing: K
Johnny Ray: S7/L7S
Jack Howell: S3/L3.1-3
John Orton: 9/F9L

Bot 2

Robin Ventura: 63/G56
Sammy Sosa: 13/G1
Ozzie Guillen: 7/F78

Top 3

Glenn Hoffman: 7/F7D
Claudell Washington: S3/G3
Devon White: D9/L89D.1-3
Chili Davis: S3/G34.3-H;2-3
Wally Joyner: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 3

Lance Johnson: 13/G1
Scott Fletcher: 53/G5
Ivan Calderon: 43/G4

Top 4

Brian Downing: 63/G6
Johnny Ray: 5/P5F
Jack Howell: K

Bot 4

Carlton Fisk: D8/L78D
Steve Lyons: 3/G3.2-3
Carlos Martinez: K
Robin Ventura: K

Top 5

John Orton: 8/F89
Glenn Hoffman: 53/G5
Claudell Washington: K

Bot 5

Sammy Sosa: K
Ozzie Guillen: 63/G6
Lance Johnson: 63/G6

Top 6

Devon White: 7/F7
Chili Davis: K
Wally Joyner: 4/P6MD

Bot 6

Scott Fletcher: 13/G1
Ivan Calderon: 7/F78
Carlton Fisk: W
Steve Lyons: W.1-2
Carlos Martinez: 3/P34

Top 7

Brian Downing: 7/F7
Johnny Ray: 4/P4
Jack Howell: K

Bot 7

Robin Ventura: 43/G4M
Sammy Sosa: W
Ozzie Guillen: 6(B)3(1)/LDP/L6M

Top 8

Max Venable: K
Jim Eppard: S9/G34
Claudell Washington: S8/G6M.1-2
Devon White: 4(1)/FO/G4.2-3
Chili Davis: 7/L78D

Bot 8

Lance Johnson: 3/L3
Scott Fletcher: 53/G5
Ivan Calderon: D9/G3
Carlton Fisk: 53/G5

Top 9

Wally Joyner: K
Brian Downing: K
Johnny Ray: 8/L8

Notes & reviews

umpchange,2,ump1b,pales901
umpchange,2,ump2b,(None)
1B umpire Joyce left when hit on wrist by ground ball; 2B umpire Palermo moved to 1st
umpchange,4,ump1b,joycj901
umpchange,4,ump2b,pales901
Umpire Joyce returned to 1st and Palermo back to 2nd

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