May 26, 1959 Washington Senators at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
WSH 5 CLE 3
@CHW 0 DET 9
@KCA 5 BOS 12
@NYY 2 CIN 2
PHI 1 MLN 1
PIT 0
(13) SFG 6
LAD 4

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 9,866

Tuesday, May 26, 1959
Time of Game: 2:20

Senators

19-22

Lost 1

4th, 7 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        0  0  0   1  0  2   0  0  2    5 11  0
Orioles         0  0  0   0  1  4   0  1  X    6 13  0

W: H Brown (2-1), L: R Kemmerer (4-4), S: B Loes (6)

Orioles

23-17

Won 2

3rd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Bertoia 2B                  5   0   1   1    0   3  .275  .763    0    4   1   
B Allison CF                  5   0   2   1    0   1  .286  .847    0    2   0   2B
H Killebrew 3B                4   0   0   0    1   0  .274 1.001    0    0   1   
J Lemon LF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .279  .945    0    2   0   
J Becquer 1B                  4   2   3   0    0   0  .233  .605    0    9   1   2·2B
H Naragon C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .783    0    4   0   2B
F Throneberry RF              4   1   3   3    0   0  .280  .753    0    2   0   HR
R Samford SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .704    0    1   3   GDP
R Kemmerer P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .293    0    0   1   
  A Pearson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .509    0    0   0   
  T Clevenger P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .700         0   1   
  H Plews PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .431    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   5  11   5    2   8                    24   8

BATTING

2B: H Naragon (5, off B O'Dell); B Allison (5, off H Brown); J Becquer 2 (4, 2 off H Brown).

HR: F Throneberry (1, off H Brown; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: F Throneberry 6; J Becquer 5; B Allison 3; H Naragon 2; R Bertoia; R Samford.

GIDP: R Samford (6).

RBI: F Throneberry 3 (7); B Allison (27); R Bertoia (20).

2-out RBI: F Throneberry 3; B Allison; R Bertoia.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Bertoia-R Samford-J Becquer.

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Tasby CF                    5   2   2   1    0   0  .297  .830    0    3   0   HR,2B
W Lockman 1B-2B               4   1   2   1    1   0  .281  .676    0    3   3   
G Woodling RF-LF              5   1   2   3    0   0  .304  .796    0    2   0   HR
  B O'Dell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .703         0   0   
  B Loes P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Nieman LF                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .255  .811    0    2   0   
  E Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Hale PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .240  .520    0    0   0   
  L Green PR-LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .763         0   0   
G Triandos C                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .226  .925    0   10   0   
B Klaus 3B                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .234  .625    0    1   0   GDP
  W Miranda 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .139  .333         1   1   
C Carrasquel SS               3   1   2   0    0   0  .232  .603    0    0   3   SH
B Gardner 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .605    0    1   0   
  B Boyd PH-1B                2   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .568    0    4   0   
H Brown P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143    0    0   1   
  A Pilarcik PH-RF            2   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .698    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   6  13   6    5   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: W Tasby (5, off T Clevenger).

HR: G Woodling (2, off R Kemmerer; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); W Tasby (6, off R Kemmerer; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

SH: C Carrasquel (3, off R Kemmerer).

TB: W Tasby 6; G Woodling 5; B Nieman 2; C Carrasquel 2; W Lockman 2; B Boyd; B Hale; A Pilarcik.

GIDP: B Klaus (3).

RBI: G Woodling 3 (20); B Hale (5); W Tasby (20); W Lockman (1).

2-out RBI: G Woodling 3; W Lockman; B Hale.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Miranda-W Lockman-B Boyd.

PITCHING

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Kemmerer, L (4-4)            6     9   5   5    5   3   2   4.05   31     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 0· 8     32    -     1.50  -0.46
T Clevenger                    2     4   1   1    0   0   0   3.13   10     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.39  -0.00
Totals                         8    13   6   6    5   3   2          41     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0·11           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Brown, W (2-1)               6     7   3   3    1   8   1   2.59   26     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 1· 6     53    -     1.00  -0.14
E Johnson, H (1)               2     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.10    6     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.00   0.14
B O'Dell                       0     2   1   1    0   0   0   4.03    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.18  -0.11
B Loes, S (6)                  1     2   1   1    1   0   0   2.04    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          2-1    2.63   0.14
Totals                         9    11   5   5    2   8   1          39     -       ·  ·      8·10· 1·10          2-1

B O'Dell faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Bill Summers, 2B - Bill McKinley, 3B - Hank Soar.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 9,866.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Washington Senators           Baltimore Orioles                    
1. R Bertoia            2B    1. W Tasby              CF 
2. B Allison            CF    2. W Lockman            1B 
3. H Killebrew          3B    3. G Woodling           RF 
4. J Lemon              LF    4. B Nieman             LF 
5. J Becquer            1B    5. G Triandos           C  
6. H Naragon            C     6. B Klaus              3B 
7. F Throneberry        RF    7. C Carrasquel         SS 
8. R Samford            SS    8. B Gardner            2B 
9. R Kemmerer           P     9. H Brown              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  3-2  12-      46%  83% G Woodling      R Kemmerer      Home Run (Deep RF); Pilarcik Scores; Lockman Scores
   t 6   2  1-1  1--     -30%  24% F Throneberry   H Brown         Home Run (Deep RF); Becquer Scores
   b 5   1  1-1  123     -19%  50% B Klaus         R Kemmerer      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 5   0  1-0  ---      16%  56% W Tasby         R Kemmerer      Home Run (Deep CF)
   t 9   2  6-5  12-      14% 100% H Killebrew     B Loes          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Hal Brown facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Bertoia       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  B Allison       Strikeout
          ---      52%  H Killebrew     Walk
   O      1--      55%  J Lemon         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  W Tasby         Popfly: 2B
          ---      55%  W Lockman       Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  G Woodling      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lockman to 2B
          -2-      54%  B Nieman        Walk
   O      12-      50%  G Triandos      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Hal Brown facing 5-6-7
          ---      44%  J Becquer       Double to LF
   O      -2-      48%  H Naragon       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      52%  F Throneberry   Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-      55%  R Samford       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  B Klaus         Walk
   O      1--      55%  C Carrasquel    Flyball: RF
   O      1--      52%  B Gardner       Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  H Brown         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Hal Brown facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  R Kemmerer      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  R Bertoia       Strikeout
          ---      52%  B Allison       Double to LF
   O      -2-      55%  H Killebrew     Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Russ Kemmerer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  W Tasby         Flyball: LF
          ---      56%  W Lockman       Walk
   O      1--      53%  G Woodling      Flyball: RF
          1--      55%  B Nieman        Single to SS; Lockman to 2B
   O      12-      50%  G Triandos      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Hal Brown facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Lemon         Strikeout
          ---      48%  J Becquer       Double to CF
   O      -2-      52%  H Naragon       Lineout: RF
   R      -2-      40%  F Throneberry   Single to CF; Becquer Scores
          1--      38%  R Samford       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Throneberry to 2B
   O      12-      42%  R Kemmerer      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Russ Kemmerer facing 6-7-8
          ---      47%  B Klaus         Walk
   O      1--      44%  C Carrasquel    Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Klaus to 2B
   O      -2-      40%  B Gardner       Popfly: 1B
   O      -2-      35%  H Brown         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Senators Batting, Ahead 1-0, Hal Brown facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      38%  R Bertoia       Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  B Allison       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      40%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Russ Kemmerer facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      56%  W Tasby         Home Run (Deep CF)
   O      ---      54%  W Lockman       Popfly: 2B
          ---      57%  G Woodling      Single to RF
          1--      61%  B Nieman        Single to P (Ground Ball); Woodling to 2B
          12-      69%  G Triandos      Walk; Woodling to 3B; Nieman to 2B
   OO     123      50%  B Klaus         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 1, Orioles 1.

Top of the 6th, Senators Batting, Tied 1-1, Hal Brown facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Lemon         Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  J Becquer       Single to LF (Short LF)
   O      1--      54%  H Naragon       Flyball: LF
   RR     1--      24%  F Throneberry   Home Run (Deep RF); Becquer Scores
   O      ---      24%  R Samford       Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Russ Kemmerer facing 7-8-9
          ---      30%  C Carrasquel    Single to CF
                  Bob Boyd pinch hits for Billy Gardner batting 8th
   O      1--      25%  B Boyd          Flyball: LF
                  Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Hal Brown batting 9th
          1--      31%  A Pilarcik      Single to LF; Carrasquel to 2B
   O      12-      24%  W Tasby         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      12-      37%  W Lockman       Single to CF; Carrasquel Scores; Pilarcik to 2B
   RRR    12-      83%  G Woodling      Home Run (Deep RF); Pilarcik Scores; Lockman Scores
   O      ---      83%  B Nieman        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, Orioles 5.

Top of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 3-5, Ernie Johnson facing 9-1-2
                  Ernie Johnson replaces Bob Nieman pitching and batting 4th; Bob Boyd moves to 1B; Whitey Lockman moves to 2B; Gene Woodling moves to LF; Al Pilarcik moves to RF; Albie Pearson pinch hits for Russ Kemmerer batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  A Pearson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  R Bertoia       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  B Allison       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Tex Clevenger facing 5-6-7
                  Tex Clevenger replaces Albie Pearson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  G Triandos      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      88%  B Klaus         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      88%  C Carrasquel    Single to CF
          1--      89%  B Boyd          Single to CF; Carrasquel to 2B
   O      12-      87%  A Pilarcik      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 3, Orioles 5.

Top of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 3-5, Ernie Johnson facing 3-4-5
                  Willy Miranda replaces Billy Klaus playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---      91%  H Killebrew     Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      93%  J Lemon         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  J Becquer       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Tex Clevenger facing 1-2-3
          ---      96%  W Tasby         Double to LF
   O      -2-      95%  W Lockman       Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      94%  G Woodling      Groundout: P-1B; Tasby to 3B
                  Bob Hale pinch hits for Ernie Johnson batting 4th
   R      --3      97%  B Hale          Single to P (Ground Ball); Tasby Scores
                  Lenny Green pinch runs for Bob Hale batting 4th
   O      1--      97%  G Triandos      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 3, Orioles 6.

Top of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 3-6, Billy O'Dell facing 6-7-8
                  Billy O'Dell replaces Gene Woodling pitching and batting 3rd; Lenny Green moves to LF
          ---      93%  H Naragon       Double to CF
          -2-      86%  F Throneberry   Single to SS; Naragon stays at 2B
                  Billy Loes replaces Billy O'Dell pitching and batting 3rd
   OO     12-      99%  R Samford       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Naragon to 3B
                  Herb Plews pinch hits for Tex Clevenger batting 9th
          --3      97%  H Plews         Walk
   R      1-3      92%  R Bertoia       Single to RF; Naragon Scores; Plews to 3B
   R      1-3      86%  B Allison       Single to LF; Plews Scores; Bertoia to 2B
   O      12-     100%  H Killebrew     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 5, Orioles 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL195905260

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation