August 4, 1959 Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
CHW 2 BOS 4
KCA 1 KCA 8
@BOS 6 DET 4
@NYY 3 CLE 8
@WSH 2 PHI 2
@CHC 1 CIN 4
@LAD 1 MLN 6
@SFG 1 PIT 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 11,746

Tuesday, August 4, 1959
Time of Game: 2:24

White Sox

62-41

Lost 1

1st

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

W: B Hoeft (2-5), L: K McBride (0-1), S: H Brown (2)

Orioles

54-53

Won 1

3rd, 10 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .689    0    6   4   CS
N Fox 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .329  .825    0    2   2   
A Smith LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .750    0    0   0   
S Lollar C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .268  .773    0    4   1   
  J Rivera PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .668         0   0   
J Landis CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .723    0    1   0   
B Phillips 3B                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .269  .713    0    1   0   2B
E Torgeson 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .221  .745    0    6   1   
  J Romano PH                 1   1   1   2    0   0  .329  .973    0    0   0   HR
  N Cash 1B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .647         1   1   
J McAnany RF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .772    0    3   0   2B
K McBride P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   5   
  T Lown P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  J Staley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334         0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    0   5                    24  14

BATTING

2B: B Phillips (21, off B Hoeft); J McAnany (6, off B Hoeft).

HR: J Romano (4, off B Hoeft; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: J Romano 4; S Lollar 2; J McAnany 2; B Phillips 2; J Landis.

RBI: J Romano 2 (15).

2-out RBI: J Romano 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Fox-L Aparicio-E Torgeson.

E: B Phillips (13); N Cash (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Aparicio (9, 2nd base by B Hoeft/J Ginsberg).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Klaus SS                    3   0   1   1    2   0  .259  .693    0    1   2   
B Boyd 1B                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .254  .604    0    9   0   2B
A Pilarcik RF                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .280  .731    0    2   1   CS
G Woodling LF                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .339  .943    0    2   0   
B Shetrone CF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .261  .656    0    0   0   
J Ginsberg C                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .176  .475    0    6   1   GDP
B Robinson 3B-2B              2   0   0   0    2   1  .200  .526    0    4   1   
B Gardner 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .617    0    3   0   
  A Pearson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .592    0    0   0   
  W Miranda 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .155  .422         0   0   
  W Tasby PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .682    0    0   0   
  W Dropo 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .640         0   1   
B Hoeft P                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .563    0    0   3   2B
  B Nieman PH                 0   0   0   1    1   0  .274  .839    0    0   0   
  B O'Dell PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .374         0   0   
  H Brown P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .037  .272         0   0   
Totals                       30   3   6   3    8   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Hoeft (1, off K McBride); B Boyd (12, off K McBride).

TB: A Pilarcik 2; B Hoeft 2; B Boyd 2; B Klaus; J Ginsberg.

GIDP: J Ginsberg (4).

RBI: B Klaus (19); B Nieman (34); A Pilarcik (8).

2-out RBI: B Nieman; B Klaus; A Pilarcik.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Pilarcik-B Boyd.

E: A Pilarcik (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Pilarcik (3, 2nd base by K McBride/S Lollar).

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
K McBride, L (0-1)             7.1   5   3   1    7   3   0   1.23   34     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 1· 5     56    -     1.49   0.00
T Lown, BS (3)                 0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.86    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-1    6.95  -0.08
J Staley                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.63    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          3-1    3.50  -0.21
Totals                         8     6   3   1    8   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 1· 6          6-2

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Hoeft, W (2-5)               8     5   2   2    0   5   1   4.91   29     -       ·  ·      8·10· 1· 5     69    -     0.96   0.05
H Brown, S (2)                 1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.55    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    3.03   0.16
Totals                         9     6   2   2    0   5   1          32     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 11,746.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Baltimore Orioles                    
1. L Aparicio           SS    1. B Klaus              SS 
2. N Fox                2B    2. B Boyd               1B 
3. A Smith              LF    3. A Pilarcik           RF 
4. S Lollar             C     4. G Woodling           LF 
5. J Landis             CF    5. B Shetrone           CF 
6. B Phillips           3B    6. J Ginsberg           C  
7. E Torgeson           1B    7. B Robinson           3B 
8. J McAnany            RF    8. B Gardner            2B 
9. K McBride            P     9. B Hoeft              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  1-0  -2-     -39%  34% J Romano        B Hoeft         Home Run; Phillips Scores
   b 8   2  2-1  123      28%  63% B Nieman        T Lown          Walk; Woodling Scores/unER; Ginsberg to 3B; Robinson to 2B
   b 8   2  2-2  123      25%  88% B Klaus         J Staley        Single to SS; Ginsberg Scores/unER; Robinson to 3B; O'Dell to 2B
   b 8   1  2-1  123     -20%  35% W Tasby         T Lown          Strikeout
   b 8   1  2-1  1--      18%  48% J Ginsberg      K McBride       Single to RF; Woodling to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Hoeft facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  L Aparicio      Reached on E9 (Fly Ball)
   O      1--      52%  N Fox           Aparicio Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      55%  A Smith         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken McBride facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Klaus         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      51%  B Boyd          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  A Pilarcik      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Hoeft facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  S Lollar        Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  J Landis        Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  B Phillips      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  E Torgeson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken McBride facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  G Woodling      Walk
   O      1--      55%  B Shetrone      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      52%  J Ginsberg      Flyball: RF
          1--      54%  B Robinson      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Shetrone to 2B
   O      12-      50%  B Gardner       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Hoeft facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  J McAnany       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      54%  K McBride       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  L Aparicio      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken McBride facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Hoeft         Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  B Klaus         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      54%  B Boyd          Double to CF
   R      -2-      65%  A Pilarcik      Single to CF; Boyd Scores
   O      1--      63%  G Woodling      Pilarcik Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Billy Hoeft facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  N Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      68%  A Smith         Strikeout
          ---      66%  S Lollar        Single to CF
   O      1--      69%  J Landis        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ken McBride facing 4-5-6
          ---      72%  G Woodling      Walk
   O      1--      69%  B Shetrone      Strikeout
   OO     1--      65%  J Ginsberg      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Billy Hoeft facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  B Phillips      Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  E Torgeson      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      67%  J McAnany       Double to LF
   O      -2-      71%  K McBride       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ken McBride facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  B Gardner       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      70%  B Hoeft         Double to CF
          -2-      71%  B Klaus         Walk
   O      12-      67%  B Boyd          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Billy Hoeft facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      71%  L Aparicio      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      73%  N Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      75%  A Smith         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ken McBride facing 3-4-5
          ---      78%  A Pilarcik      Single to 2B
   O      1--      75%  G Woodling      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      78%  B Shetrone      Walk; Woodling to 2B
   O      12-      75%  J Ginsberg      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Woodling to 3B
          1-3      77%  B Robinson      Walk; Ginsberg to 2B
                  Albie Pearson pinch hits for Billy Gardner batting 8th
   O      123      70%  A Pearson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Billy Hoeft facing 4-5-6
                  Willy Miranda replaces Albie Pearson playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---      75%  S Lollar        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      78%  J Landis        Flyball: RF
          ---      73%  B Phillips      Double to LF
                  Johnny Romano pinch hits for Earl Torgeson batting 7th
   RR     -2-      34%  J Romano        Home Run; Phillips Scores
   O      ---      35%  J McAnany       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Ken McBride facing 9-1-2
                  Norm Cash replaces Johnny Romano playing 1B batting 7th
   O      ---      30%  B Hoeft         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      36%  B Klaus         Walk
   O      1--      30%  B Boyd          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      24%  A Pilarcik      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 1.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Billy Hoeft facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      27%  K McBride       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      28%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      29%  N Fox           Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Ken McBride facing 4-5-6
          ---      39%  G Woodling      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      30%  B Shetrone      Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      48%  J Ginsberg      Single to RF; Woodling to 3B
          1-3      55%  B Robinson      Walk; Ginsberg to 2B
                  Turk Lown replaces Ken McBride pitching and batting 9th; Willie Tasby pinch hits for Willy Miranda batting 8th
   O      123      35%  W Tasby         Strikeout
                  Bob Nieman pinch hits for Billy Hoeft batting 9th
   R      123      63%  B Nieman        Walk; Woodling Scores/unER; Ginsberg to 3B; Robinson to 2B
                  Jerry Staley replaces Turk Lown pitching and batting 9th; Billy O'Dell pinch runs for Bob Nieman batting 9th
   R      123      88%  B Klaus         Single to SS; Ginsberg Scores/unER; Robinson to 3B; O'Dell to 2B
   O      123      84%  B Boyd          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 3.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Hal Brown facing 3-4-5
                  Hal Brown replaces Billy O'Dell pitching and batting 9th; Brooks Robinson moves to 2B; Walt Dropo replaces Willie Tasby playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      91%  A Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      83%  S Lollar        Single to CF
                  Jim Rivera pinch runs for Sherm Lollar batting 4th
   OO     1--     100%  J Landis        Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL195908040

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