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Rangers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 26, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers, played on September 26, 1988 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 26, 1988 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 26, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
Home Starting Pitcher | Melido Perez |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 6,970 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Tim Welke 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
Cecil Espy | Left Fielder |
Geno Petralli | DH |
Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
Chad Kreuter | Catcher |
Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
Jerry Browne | Second Baseman |
Jeff Kunkel | Shortstop |
Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
Dave Gallagher | Right Fielder |
Harold Baines | DH |
Carlton Fisk | Catcher |
Dan Pasqua | Left Fielder |
Mike Diaz | First Baseman |
Steve Lyons | Third Baseman |
Ozzie Guillen | Shortstop |
Fred Manrique | Second Baseman |
Jim Fregosi | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 26, 1988
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Perez
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Perez
Espy strikes out. Fisk drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Espy out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Perez
Petralli hits a popup towards third. Lyons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Witt
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Witt covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Witt
Gallagher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. Witt
There's a wild pitch. Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Baines vs. Witt
Baines hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sierra. Baines reaches second base with a double. Gallagher scores. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Fisk vs. Witt
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Pasqua vs. Witt
Pasqua strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Perez
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Manrique scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Perez
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Diaz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Brien for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Perez
Kreuter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Witt
Diaz hits a line drive towards first. O'Brien reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Witt
Lyons hits a popup towards short. Kunkel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Witt
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Perez
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards first. Diaz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buechele for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Perez
Browne hits a line drive into left field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Perez
Kunkel hits a line drive into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Manrique vs. Witt
Manrique strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Witt
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Witt
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Perez
McDowell hits a fly ball into left field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Perez
Espy hits a fly ball into left field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Perez
Petralli hits a fly ball into left field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Witt
Baines is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Witt
Fisk strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pasqua vs. Witt
Pasqua hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Witt
Diaz hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Perez
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Diaz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sierra for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Perez
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Perez
Kreuter hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Perez
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Witt
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Witt covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Witt
Guillen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Manrique vs. Witt
Manrique hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Perez
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Diaz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Browne for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Perez
Kunkel hits a fly ball into right field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Perez
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Diaz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDowell for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Witt
Johnson bunts towards first. O'Brien fields the ball and throws to Witt covering. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Witt
Gallagher hits a line drive towards right. Sierra catches it and throws to first to double up Johnson. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Witt
Baines is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Perez
Espy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Perez
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Perez
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Witt
Fisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pasqua vs. Witt
Pasqua hits a line drive towards short. Kunkel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Witt
Diaz hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lyons vs. Witt
Lyons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Witt
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Perez
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field. Pasqua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Perez
Kreuter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Perez
Buechele takes first base on ball four. Kreuter moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Browne vs. Perez
Browne hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Kreuter scores. Buechele moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reimer vs. Thigpen
Bobby Thigpen now pitching. Kevin Reimer pinch hits for Jeff Kunkel.
Reimer hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buechele tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Thigpen
McDowell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Browne moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Espy vs. Thigpen
Espy takes first base on ball four. Browne moves to third. McDowell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Petralli vs. Thigpen
Petralli hits a popup towards third. Lyons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Manrique vs. Witt
Curt Wilkerson now playing shortstop.
Manrique hits a popup towards short. Wilkerson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Witt
Johnson hits a line drive into left field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Witt
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Thigpen
Sierra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Thigpen
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kreuter vs. Thigpen
There's a wild pitch. Sierra moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Kreuter vs. Thigpen
Kreuter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sierra moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Buechele vs. Thigpen
Bob Brower pinch runs for Chad Kreuter.
Sierra is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Brower moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Buechele vs. Thigpen
Buechele hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pasqua. Buechele reaches second base with a double. Brower scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Browne vs. Thigpen
Browne hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pasqua. Browne reaches second base with a double. Buechele scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Wilkerson vs. Rosenberg
Steve Rosenberg now pitching.
Wilkerson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Browne scores. Wilkerson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Rosenberg
McDowell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Witt
Jim Sundberg now catching.
Baines hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fisk vs. Witt
Fisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pasqua vs. Witt
Pasqua hits a popup and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Witt
Diaz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Pasqua moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lyons vs. Witt
Daryl Boston pinch runs for Mike Diaz.
Lyons hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien fields it and throws to second for the out. Pasqua moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Guillen vs. Witt
Guillen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Browne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/26/1988 -- Texas at Chicago (N) Texas AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI McDowell O, cf 5 0 1 0 Johnson L, cf 4 0 1 0 Espy C, lf 2 0 0 0 Gallagher D, rf 3 1 0 0 Petralli G, dh 4 0 0 0 Baines H, dh 4 1 2 2 Sierra R, rf 4 0 1 0 Fisk C, c 4 1 1 1 O'Brien P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Pasqua D, lf 4 0 1 0 Kreuter C, c 4 1 3 0 Diaz M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Brower B, pr 0 1 0 0 Boston D, pr 0 0 0 0 Sundberg J, c 0 0 0 0 Lyons S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Buechele S, 3b 3 2 1 1 Guillen O, ss 3 0 0 0 Browne J, 2b 4 1 2 2 Manrique F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kunkel J, ss 2 0 0 0 Reimer K, ph 0 0 0 1 Wilkerson C, ss 1 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 5 9 5 33 3 7 3 Texas 000 000 023 -- 5 Chicago 100 000 101 -- 3 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Witt B (W) 9.0 7 3 3 2 7 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Perez M 7.1 3 2 2 2 1 Thigpen B (L) 1.1 5 3 3 1 0 Rosenberg S 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Witt B DP -- Texas 2, Chicago 1 LOB -- Texas 5, Chicago 5 2B -- Baines H, Buechele S, Browne J HR -- Fisk C, Baines H CS -- Sierra R SF -- Reimer K WP -- Witt B, Thigpen B T -- 2:46 A -- 6970
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