FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
SOUTH SIDE WHITE SOX AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/25/1969
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
SOUTH SIDE WHITE SOX AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1001 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 1969 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
South Side White Sox (63-63) 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 8 15 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (73-51) 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 7 12 0
White Sox Come Back Late to Clip Pirates
Both teams had their chances, but the South Side White Sox eventually prevailed at PNC Park.

With first baseman Kevin Stocker leading the charge, the South Side White Sox defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-7, at PNC Park. Stocker, who finished 4th in the AL in on-base percentage with .404 in 1965, was 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. The White Sox bumped their record to 63-63 with this latest triumph.

Stocker had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 0-2 fastball from Darren Holmes, he banged a 2-run home run to right-center, giving the White Sox a 8-7 lead. It was the 11th home run of the year for Stocker.

"It wasn't a pretty victory," said Stocker, "but we got it done."
SOUTH SIDE BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Turner RF 4 1 2 1 1 2 0 .278 9 43
P. Cavarretta 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .316 5 53
   a-J. Wallaesa 1B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
D. Evans LF 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .267 11 59
K. Stocker SS, 1B 5 1 4 2 0 0 2 .300 11 56
D. Rhodes DH 4 1 2 0 1 2 1 .278 23 85
D. Brown C 5 1 1 2 0 3 5 .217 9 43
C. Furillo CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .256 2 17
M. Downs 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .205 2 12
B. Boken 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .183 4 25
Totals 40 8 15 8 4 12 20      
a - J. Wallaesa substituted for P. Cavarretta in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Cavarretta (28, 1st Inning off C. Boyer, 1 on, 0 outs) T. Turner (14, 1st Inning off C. Boyer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Evans (11, 1st Inning off C. Boyer, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Brown (9, 7th Inning off C. Boyer, 1 on, 0 outs) K. Stocker (11, 8th Inning off D. Holmes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Rhodes 2 , P. Cavarretta 4 , D. Evans 5 , D. Brown 4 , K. Stocker 7 , M. Downs , T. Turner 3
2-out RBI: K. Stocker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Furillo , P. Cavarretta , K. Stocker , M. Downs
GIDP: D. Evans
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Turner (44)
CS: T. Turner (30)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Stocker (21)
Double Plays: 2 (Stocker-Downs-Cavarretta, Downs-Stocker-Cavarretta)
PB: D. Brown
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Pinson CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .298 17 58
J. Groth LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .268 11 56
R. Hebner 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .291 17 60
T. Solaita 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .292 11 53
W. Marshall DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .228 3 40
G. Brown RF 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .271 6 20
J. Varitek C 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .236 5 21
B. Gil SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .246 7 32
G. Beckert 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284 1 48
Totals 38 7 12 7 1 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Brown 2 (8, 5th Inning off W. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off W. Rodriguez, 2 on, 1 out) J. Varitek (8, 6th Inning off W. Rodriguez, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Pinson (17, 6th Inning off W. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Pinson 4 , W. Marshall , G. Beckert , G. Brown 5 , J. Groth 3 , J. Varitek 2 , R. Hebner 2
2-out RBI: G. Beckert
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Marshall
GIDP: J. Varitek , R. Hebner
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hebner-Beckert-Solaita)
SOUTH SIDE PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Rodriguez 5.2 10 7 5 1 1 1 79 53 5.19   
C. Short W (2-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 15 2.25   
A. Ramos SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 35 23 1.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Rodriguez 25
Batters Faced: W. Rodriguez 27, C. Short 5, A. Ramos 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Rodriguez 7-7, C. Short 3-1, A. Ramos 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Rodriguez 79-53, C. Short 24-15, A. Ramos 35-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Short 1-0
WP: C. Short
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Boyer 6.0 13 6 6 4 7 2 106 61 3.85   
D. Holmes L (10-4), BS (7) 3.0 2 2 2 0 5 1 49 35 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Boyer 25
Batters Faced: C. Boyer 33, D. Holmes 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Boyer 6-3, D. Holmes 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Boyer 106-61, D. Holmes 49-35
WP: C. Boyer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Stocker
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 33643
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