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Standings
CLE
@BAL		1
6
DET
@BOS		3
7
KCA
@NYY		1
12
CHW
@WSH		2
8
CIN
@CHC		10
4
CIN
@CHC		3
6
PHI
@LAD		0
5
STL
@MLN		4
7
PIT
@SFG		5
3
Thursday, September 10, 1959,
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,431, Time of Game: 2:13
Indians
1
82-57
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Orioles
6
67-71
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Hoyt Wilhelm (14-11)
L: Cal McLish (17-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  3  0
Orioles         0  0  0   3  0  0   0  3  X    6  8  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Piersall CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .610 -0.153 1.14 0.000 -0.153 -1.4 1 0 GDP
Minnie Minoso LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .295 .829 -0.054 0.54 0.000 -0.054 -0.7 1 1
Tito Francona 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .380 1.017 0.027 0.76 0.057 -0.030 0.2 11 1
Rocky Colavito RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .263 .880 -0.079 0.74 0.000 -0.079 -0.9 1 0
Russ Nixon C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .214 .544 0.050 1.08 0.084 -0.034 0.5 6 1
Vic Power 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .768 -0.120 1.17 0.000 -0.120 -1.2 2 4 GDP
George Strickland 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 .240 .616 -0.002 1.06 0.056 -0.058 0.2 0 1
Woodie Held SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .260 .801 -0.017 1.10 0.047 -0.064 -0.3 1 5 2B
Cal McLish P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .400 -0.034 1.41 0.000 -0.034 -0.3 1 2
   Ed Fitz Gerald PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 .634 0.040 0.89 0.040 0.000 0.4
   Bobby Locke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .860 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chuck Tanner PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 -0.015 1.18 0.000 -0.015 0.2
   Herb Score P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098 .228 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 28 1 3 1 3 9 .107 .336 -0.357 0.95 0.284 -0.641 -3.3 24 16
2B: W Held (17, off H Wilhelm).
TB: W Held 2; R Nixon 2.
GIDP: V Power (15); J Piersall (2).
RBI: C Tanner (1).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Held-T Francona.
Outfield Assists: M Minoso (B Gardner at home plate).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Klaus SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .690 -0.075 0.74 0.000 -0.075 -1.4 1 3
Albie Pearson CF-LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .576 -0.060 0.58 0.000 -0.060 -1.2 1 0
Bob Nieman LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 .296 .908 -0.044 0.58 0.000 -0.044 -0.5 0 0
   Al Pilarcik RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .706 -0.006 0.22 0.000 -0.006 -0.2 0 0
Gene Woodling RF-LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .310 .885 0.020 0.52 0.043 -0.024 0.3 0 0
   Willie Tasby CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .658 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bob Boyd 1B 3 2 2 0 1 0 .268 .659 0.090 0.70 0.094 -0.004 1.1 12 0 SB
   Walt Dropo 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .676 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 3 0
Brooks Robinson 3B 4 2 2 4 0 0 .265 .696 0.069 1.03 0.180 -0.111 2.0 1 3 HR,2B,GDP
Joe Ginsberg C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .179 .480 -0.026 0.68 0.013 -0.039 -0.1 7 3
Billy Gardner 2B 2 0 1 2 1 0 .219 .598 0.209 0.70 0.210 0.000 2.2 1 5 3B,HBP
Hoyt Wilhelm P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .057 .177 -0.034 0.80 0.012 -0.046 0.1 1 1
Team Totals 30 6 8 6 4 6 .267 .838 0.143 0.69 0.552 -0.409 2.2 27 15
2B: B Robinson (13, off C McLish).
3B: B Gardner (2, off C McLish).
HR: B Robinson (4, off H Score; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
HBP: B Gardner (1, by B Locke).
TB: B Robinson 6; B Gardner 3; B Boyd 2; H Wilhelm; J Ginsberg; G Woodling.
GIDP: B Robinson (5).
RBI: B Robinson 4 (19); B Gardner 2 (26).
2-out RBI: B Gardner 2; B Robinson.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Robinson-B Gardner-B Boyd; B Gardner-B Klaus-B Boyd.
PB: J Ginsberg 4 (21).
Baserunning
SB: B Boyd (3, 2nd base off C McLish/R Nixon).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Cal McLish, L (17-8) 5 5 3 3 2 3 0 3.56 20 46 -0.120 1.00 -0.6
Bobby Locke 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.21 9 0 0 0.027 0.31 0.9
Herb Score 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 4.68 6 0 0 -0.051 0.20 -2.5
Team Totals 8 8 6 6 4 6 1 6.75 35 46 0 0 -0.144 0.95 -2.2

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Hoyt Wilhelm, W (14-11) 9 3 1 0 3 9 0 2.28 31 85 0.356 0.95 3.3
Team Totals 9 3 1 0 3 9 0 0.00 31 85 0.356 0.69 3.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Locke (3; B Gardner).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Eddie Rommel.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 6,431.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Baltimore Orioles
1 Jim Piersall CF 1 Billy Klaus SS
2 Minnie Minoso LF 2 Albie Pearson CF
3 Tito Francona 1B 3 Bob Nieman LF
4 Rocky Colavito RF 4 Gene Woodling RF
5 Russ Nixon C 5 Bob Boyd 1B
6 Vic Power 2B 6 Brooks Robinson 3B
7 George Strickland 3B 7 Joe Ginsberg C
8 Woodie Held SS 8 Billy Gardner 2B
9 Cal McLish P 9 Hoyt Wilhelm P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-0 2 12- RRO BAL B. Gardner C. McLish 16% 85% Triple to LF; Robinson Scores; Ginsberg Scores; Gardner out at Hm/LF-SS-C
b4 0-0 2 -2- R BAL B. Robinson C. McLish 14% 68% Double to LF; Boyd Scores
b2 0-0 0 12- OO BAL B. Robinson C. McLish -11% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Woodling to 3B
t6 0-3 0 1-- OO CLE J. Piersall H. Wilhelm 8% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b2 0-0 0 1-- BAL B. Boyd C. McLish 6% 64% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Woodling to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Piersall H. Wilhelm 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE M. Minoso H. Wilhelm 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE T. Francona H. Wilhelm 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Cal McLish facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BAL B. Klaus C. McLish -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O BAL A. Pearson C. McLish -1% 51% Groundout: 1B-P
b1 0-0 2 --- O BAL B. Nieman C. McLish -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CLE R. Colavito H. Wilhelm 2% 52% Strikeout (C-1B)
t2 0-0 1 --- CLE R. Nixon H. Wilhelm -3% 50% Single to CF
t2 0-0 1 1-- OO CLE V. Power H. Wilhelm 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Cal McLish facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- BAL G. Woodling C. McLish 4% 59% Single to RF
b2 0-0 0 1-- BAL B. Boyd C. McLish 6% 64% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Woodling to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- OO BAL B. Robinson C. McLish -11% 54% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Woodling to 3B
b2 0-0 2 --3 O BAL J. Ginsberg C. McLish -4% 50% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O CLE G. Strickland H. Wilhelm 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- CLE W. Held H. Wilhelm -5% 48% Double to CF (Deep LF-CF)
t3 0-0 1 -2- O CLE C. McLish H. Wilhelm 3% 51% Groundout: SS-1B; Held to 3B
t3 0-0 2 --3 O CLE J. Piersall H. Wilhelm 4% 55% Bunt Popfly: P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Cal McLish facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- BAL B. Gardner C. McLish 4% 59% Walk
b3 0-0 0 1-- O BAL H. Wilhelm C. McLish -4% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-0 1 1-- O BAL B. Klaus C. McLish -3% 53% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-0 2 1-- O BAL A. Pearson C. McLish -3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O CLE M. Minoso H. Wilhelm 3% 53% Strikeout (C-1B)
t4 0-0 1 --- O CLE T. Francona H. Wilhelm 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O CLE R. Colavito H. Wilhelm 1% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Cal McLish facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- O BAL B. Nieman C. McLish -3% 53% Strikeout
b4 0-0 1 --- O BAL G. Woodling C. McLish -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- BAL B. Boyd C. McLish 1% 53% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b4 0-0 2 1-- BAL B. Robinson C. McLish 1% 54% Boyd Steals 2B
b4 0-0 2 -2- R BAL B. Robinson C. McLish 14% 68% Double to LF; Boyd Scores
b4 1-0 2 -2- BAL J. Ginsberg C. McLish 1% 69% Walk
b4 1-0 2 12- RRO BAL B. Gardner C. McLish 16% 85% Triple to LF; Robinson Scores; Ginsberg Scores; Gardner out at Hm/LF-SS-C
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 3.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 5-6-7
t5 0-3 0 --- CLE R. Nixon H. Wilhelm -4% 81% Single to LF
t5 0-3 0 1-- CLE V. Power H. Wilhelm -2% 79% Passed Ball; Nixon to 2B
t5 0-3 0 -2- O CLE V. Power H. Wilhelm 4% 83% Foul Flyball: C
t5 0-3 1 -2- O CLE G. Strickland H. Wilhelm 3% 87% Strikeout
t5 0-3 2 -2- O CLE W. Held H. Wilhelm 3% 89% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Cal McLish facing 9-1-2
b5 3-0 0 --- O BAL H. Wilhelm C. McLish -1% 88% Strikeout
b5 3-0 1 --- O BAL B. Klaus C. McLish -1% 88% Groundout: P-1B
b5 3-0 2 --- O BAL A. Pearson C. McLish -0% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 3.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 9-1-2
Ed Fitz Gerald pinch hits for Cal McLish (P) batting 9th
t6 0-3 0 --- CLE E. Fitz Gerald H. Wilhelm -4% 83% Walk
t6 0-3 0 1-- OO CLE J. Piersall H. Wilhelm 8% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t6 0-3 2 --- O CLE M. Minoso H. Wilhelm 1% 92% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Bobby Locke facing 3-4-5
Bobby Locke replaces Ed Fitz Gerald (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-0 0 --- O BAL B. Nieman B. Locke -1% 91% Strikeout (C-1B)
b6 3-0 1 --- O BAL G. Woodling B. Locke -0% 91% Strikeout
b6 3-0 2 --- O BAL B. Boyd B. Locke -0% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 3.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 3-4-5
Gene Woodling moves from RF to LF
Al Pilarcik replaces Bob Nieman (LF) playing RF batting 3rd
t7 0-3 0 --- CLE T. Francona H. Wilhelm -4% 86% Walk
t7 0-3 0 1-- CLE R. Colavito H. Wilhelm -2% 85% Passed Ball; Francona to 2B
t7 0-3 0 -2- O CLE R. Colavito H. Wilhelm 4% 89% Strikeout
t7 0-3 1 -2- O CLE R. Nixon H. Wilhelm 3% 92% Lineout: CF
t7 0-3 2 -2- O CLE V. Power H. Wilhelm 2% 95% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Bobby Locke facing 6-7-8
b7 3-0 0 --- O BAL B. Robinson B. Locke -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 3-0 1 --- BAL J. Ginsberg B. Locke 1% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b7 3-0 1 1-- BAL B. Gardner B. Locke 1% 95% Hit By Pitch; Ginsberg to 2B
b7 3-0 1 12- BAL H. Wilhelm B. Locke 1% 97% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Ginsberg to 3B; Gardner to 2B
b7 3-0 1 123 O BAL B. Klaus B. Locke -2% 95% Strikeout
b7 3-0 2 123 O BAL A. Pearson B. Locke -2% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Orioles 3.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 7-8-9
t8 0-3 0 --- CLE G. Strickland H. Wilhelm -4% 90% Walk
t8 0-3 0 1-- O CLE W. Held H. Wilhelm 4% 93% Foul Flyball: 3B
Chuck Tanner pinch hits for Bobby Locke (P) batting 9th
t8 0-3 1 1-- CLE C. Tanner H. Wilhelm -1% 92% Passed Ball; Strickland to 2B
t8 0-3 1 -2- CLE C. Tanner H. Wilhelm -1% 92% Passed Ball; Strickland to 3B
t8 0-3 1 --3 RO CLE C. Tanner H. Wilhelm 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B; Strickland Scores/unER
t8 1-3 2 --- O CLE J. Piersall H. Wilhelm 1% 94% Strikeout
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Herb Score facing 3-4-5
Herb Score replaces Chuck Tanner (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-1 0 --- O BAL A. Pilarcik H. Score -1% 94% Flyball: LF
b8 3-1 1 --- BAL G. Woodling H. Score 1% 94% Walk
b8 3-1 1 1-- BAL B. Boyd H. Score 1% 95% Walk; Woodling to 2B
b8 3-1 1 12- RRR BAL B. Robinson H. Score 4% 100% Home Run (Deep LF); Woodling Scores; Boyd Scores
b8 6-1 1 --- O BAL J. Ginsberg H. Score -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
b8 6-1 2 --- O BAL B. Gardner H. Score -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 6.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, Orioles' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 2-3-4
Walt Dropo replaces Bob Boyd playing 1B batting 5th
Albie Pearson moves from CF to LF
Willie Tasby replaces Gene Woodling (LF) playing CF batting 4th
t9 1-6 0 --- O CLE M. Minoso H. Wilhelm 0% 100% Popfly: 1B
t9 1-6 1 --- O CLE T. Francona H. Wilhelm 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1-6 2 --- O CLE R. Colavito H. Wilhelm 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Orioles 6.

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