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CLE
@BOS		6
3
CHW
@NYY		4
5
BAL
@WSH		2
1
BRO
@CIN		7
5
PHI
@MLN		4
0
PIT
@STL		4
3
Thursday, April 29, 1954,
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 6,595, Time of Game: 2:38
Indians
6
5-6
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Red Sox
3
4-7
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Mike Garcia (1-2)
L: Willard Nixon (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         3  2  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    6  9  2
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  2  1   0  0  0    3  6  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Avila 2B 3 1 3 0 2 0 .381 1.014 0.103 0.43 0.103 0.000 2.2 3 1
Rudy Regalado 3B 1 2 0 0 1 0 .429 1.127 0.034 0.80 0.054 -0.019 -0.1 0 4 2·SH
   Al Smith 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.012 0.40 0.000 -0.012 -0.3 0 2
Wally Westlake LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 .353 1.127 0.118 0.77 0.146 -0.028 1.4 3 0
Al Rosen 1B 3 0 1 3 1 1 .333 .807 0.069 0.70 0.086 -0.017 0.2 11 0 SF
Larry Doby CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .205 .699 -0.021 0.35 0.015 -0.036 -1.0 1 0
Dave Philley RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .094 .476 0.029 0.33 0.047 -0.018 0.7 0 0 HR
George Strickland SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .176 .620 -0.040 0.42 0.000 -0.040 -1.0 0 2
Jim Hegan C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .241 .695 -0.032 0.37 0.004 -0.036 -0.7 9 0
Mike Garcia P 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .143 0.007 0.27 0.021 -0.014 -0.1 0 4
Team Totals 32 6 9 6 7 7 .281 .775 0.255 0.49 0.476 -0.220 1.3 27 13
HR: D Philley (2, off B Werle; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: A Rosen (3, off B Werle).
SH: R Regalado 2 (2, 1 off B Werle, 1 off T Clevenger).
TB: D Philley 4; W Westlake 3; B Avila 3; A Rosen; J Hegan.
RBI: A Rosen 3 (10); W Westlake 2 (9); D Philley (3).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Strickland-B Avila-A Rosen.
E: G Strickland (4); A Smith (1).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Consolo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .222 -0.090 0.90 0.000 -0.090 -1.3 6 1
Billy Goodman LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .383 .942 0.057 0.60 0.089 -0.032 1.8 1 0 3B
Jackie Jensen CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .366 1.205 -0.078 0.74 0.000 -0.078 -1.0 4 0
George Kell 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .233 .568 -0.010 0.74 0.048 -0.058 -0.0 2 2
Harry Agganis 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .345 .897 -0.021 0.68 0.033 -0.054 -0.1 5 1
Sammy White C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .763 -0.046 0.70 0.026 -0.073 -0.9 7 0 GDP
Jim Piersall RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .250 .645 0.118 0.85 0.149 -0.031 1.5 1 1 2B
Milt Bolling SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 .000 .111 -0.091 1.00 0.030 -0.120 -0.6 1 3
Willard Nixon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bill Werle P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.017 0.39 0.017 0.000 0.3 0 0
   Charlie Maxwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .523 -0.028 1.11 0.000 -0.028 -0.6
   Tex Clevenger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Dick Gernert PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .810 -0.071 2.33 0.000 -0.071 -0.6
   Tom Brewer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Hoot Evers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.005 0.19 0.000 -0.005 -0.1
Team Totals 33 3 6 3 3 8 .182 .523 -0.248 0.80 0.392 -0.640 -1.7 27 9
2B: J Piersall (3, off M Garcia).
3B: B Goodman (1, off M Garcia).
TB: B Goodman 4; J Piersall 2; H Agganis 2; G Kell.
GIDP: S White (3).
RBI: B Goodman 2 (5); J Piersall (3).
2-out RBI: B Goodman 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
E: H Agganis (2).
Outfield Assists: J Piersall (A Rosen at 2nd base).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Garcia, W (1-2) 9 6 3 3 3 8 0 4.57 36 68 0.247 0.80 1.7
Team Totals 9 6 3 3 3 8 0 3.00 36 68 0.247 0.49 1.7

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Willard Nixon, L (1-1) 0.1 2 3 3 4 0 0 3.12 6 31 -0.285 1.14 -3.4
Bill Werle 4.2 5 3 3 2 3 1 6.00 21 2 0 -0.031 0.47 0.0
Tex Clevenger 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.016 0.37 0.5
Tom Brewer 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 5.68 11 0 0 0.047 0.23 1.6
Team Totals 9 9 6 6 7 7 1 6.00 42 31 2 0 -0.253 0.80 -1.3
Balks: None.
WP: T Brewer (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McGowan, 1B - Joe Paparella, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jim Honochick.
Time of Game: 2:38.
Attendance: 6,595.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Boston Red Sox
1 Bobby Avila 2B 1 Billy Consolo 2B
2 Rudy Regalado 3B 2 Billy Goodman LF
3 Wally Westlake LF 3 Jackie Jensen CF
4 Al Rosen 1B 4 George Kell 3B
5 Larry Doby CF 5 Harry Agganis 1B
6 Dave Philley RF 6 Sammy White C
7 George Strickland SS 7 Jim Piersall RF
8 Jim Hegan C 8 Milt Bolling SS
9 Mike Garcia P 9 Willard Nixon P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 2-6 1 12- R BOS J. Piersall M. Garcia -13% 73% Double to CF; Kell Scores; White to 3B
b6 3-6 1 -23 O BOS M. Bolling M. Garcia 9% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 0 12- R CLE W. Westlake W. Nixon 9% 68% Single to LF; Regalado to 2B; Avila Scores
t1 1-0 0 12- RRO CLE A. Rosen W. Nixon 7% 75% Single to CF; Westlake Scores; Regalado Scores; Rosen out at 2B/RF-1B-2B
b6 3-6 2 -23 O BOS D. Gernert M. Garcia 7% 89% Strikeout

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, Red Sox' Willard Nixon facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CLE B. Avila W. Nixon 4% 54% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- CLE R. Regalado W. Nixon 5% 59% Walk; Avila to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- R CLE W. Westlake W. Nixon 9% 68% Single to LF; Regalado to 2B; Avila Scores
t1 1-0 0 12- RRO CLE A. Rosen W. Nixon 7% 75% Single to CF; Westlake Scores; Regalado Scores; Rosen out at 2B/RF-1B-2B
t1 3-0 1 --- CLE L. Doby W. Nixon 2% 76% Walk
t1 3-0 1 1-- CLE D. Philley W. Nixon 2% 78% Walk; Doby to 2B
Bill Werle replaces Willard Nixon pitching and batting 9th
t1 3-0 1 12- O CLE G. Strickland B. Werle -3% 76% Foul Flyball: 2B
t1 3-0 2 12- O CLE J. Hegan B. Werle -3% 73% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- O BOS B. Consolo M. Garcia 2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-3 1 --- BOS B. Goodman M. Garcia -2% 73% Single to CF
b1 0-3 1 1-- O BOS J. Jensen M. Garcia 3% 76% Strikeout
b1 0-3 2 1-- O BOS G. Kell M. Garcia 2% 78% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Bill Werle facing 9-1-2
t2 3-0 0 --- CLE M. Garcia B. Werle 2% 80% Walk
t2 3-0 0 1-- CLE B. Avila B. Werle 3% 83% Single to SS; Garcia to 2B
t2 3-0 0 12- O CLE R. Regalado B. Werle -1% 82% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Garcia to 3B
t2 3-0 1 1-3 R CLE W. Westlake B. Werle 5% 87% Single to RF; Garcia Scores; Regalado to 3B
t2 4-0 1 1-3 RO CLE A. Rosen B. Werle 1% 88% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Regalado Scores
t2 5-0 2 1-- O CLE L. Doby B. Werle -1% 87% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 5-6-7
b2 0-5 0 --- BOS H. Agganis M. Garcia -3% 85% Single to CF
b2 0-5 0 1-- OO BOS S. White M. Garcia 5% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 0-5 2 --- O BOS J. Piersall M. Garcia 1% 90% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Bill Werle facing 6-7-8
t3 5-0 0 --- O CLE D. Philley B. Werle -1% 90% Popfly: 2B
t3 5-0 1 --- O CLE G. Strickland B. Werle -1% 89% Flyball: CF
t3 5-0 2 --- CLE J. Hegan B. Werle 0% 90% Single to RF
t3 5-0 2 1-- O CLE M. Garcia B. Werle -1% 89% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 8-9-1
b3 0-5 0 --- O BOS M. Bolling M. Garcia 2% 90% Strikeout
b3 0-5 1 --- BOS B. Werle M. Garcia -2% 89% Walk
b3 0-5 1 1-- O BOS B. Consolo M. Garcia 2% 91% Flyball: LF
b3 0-5 2 1-- O BOS B. Goodman M. Garcia 1% 92% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Bill Werle facing 1-2-3
t4 5-0 0 --- CLE B. Avila B. Werle 1% 93% Single to CF
t4 5-0 0 1-- CLE R. Regalado B. Werle 1% 94% Avila Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Avila to 2B
t4 5-0 0 -2- O CLE R. Regalado B. Werle -0% 93% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Avila to 3B
t4 5-0 1 --3 O CLE W. Westlake B. Werle -2% 92% Flyball: CF
t4 5-0 2 --3 CLE A. Rosen B. Werle 0% 92% Walk
t4 5-0 2 1-3 O CLE L. Doby B. Werle -1% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 3-4-5
b4 0-5 0 --- O BOS J. Jensen M. Garcia 1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-5 1 --- O BOS G. Kell M. Garcia 1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-5 2 --- BOS H. Agganis M. Garcia -1% 92% Single to RF
b4 0-5 2 1-- O BOS S. White M. Garcia 1% 94% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Bill Werle facing 6-7-8
t5 5-0 0 --- R CLE D. Philley B. Werle 3% 96% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
t5 6-0 0 --- O CLE G. Strickland B. Werle -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 6-0 1 --- O CLE J. Hegan B. Werle -0% 96% Strikeout
t5 6-0 2 --- O CLE M. Garcia B. Werle -0% 95% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 7-8-9
b5 0-6 0 --- BOS J. Piersall M. Garcia -2% 94% Walk
b5 0-6 0 1-- BOS M. Bolling M. Garcia -3% 91% Walk; Piersall to 2B
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Bill Werle (P) batting 9th
b5 0-6 0 12- O BOS C. Maxwell M. Garcia 3% 94% Strikeout
b5 0-6 1 12- O BOS B. Consolo M. Garcia 2% 96% Strikeout
b5 0-6 2 12- RR BOS B. Goodman M. Garcia -7% 89% Triple to RF; Bolling Scores; Piersall Scores
b5 2-6 2 --3 O BOS J. Jensen M. Garcia 3% 92% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-2, Red Sox' Tex Clevenger facing 1-2-3
Tex Clevenger replaces Charlie Maxwell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-2 0 --- CLE B. Avila T. Clevenger 1% 93% Walk
t6 6-2 0 1-- O CLE R. Regalado T. Clevenger -0% 92% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Avila to 2B
t6 6-2 1 -2- O CLE W. Westlake T. Clevenger -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 6-2 2 -2- O CLE A. Rosen T. Clevenger -1% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 4-5-6
Al Smith replaces Rudy Regalado playing 3B batting 2nd
b6 2-6 0 --- BOS G. Kell M. Garcia -5% 85% Single to SS; Kell to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
b6 2-6 0 -2- O BOS H. Agganis M. Garcia 4% 89% Flyball: CF
b6 2-6 1 -2- BOS S. White M. Garcia -3% 86% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b6 2-6 1 12- R BOS J. Piersall M. Garcia -13% 73% Double to CF; Kell Scores; White to 3B
b6 3-6 1 -23 O BOS M. Bolling M. Garcia 9% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
Dick Gernert pinch hits for Tex Clevenger (P) batting 9th
b6 3-6 2 -23 O BOS D. Gernert M. Garcia 7% 89% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-3, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 5-6-7
Tom Brewer replaces Dick Gernert (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-3 0 --- O CLE L. Doby T. Brewer -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 6-3 1 --- O CLE D. Philley T. Brewer -1% 88% Foul Flyball: 3B
t7 6-3 2 --- O CLE G. Strickland T. Brewer -1% 87% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 1-2-3
b7 3-6 0 --- O BOS B. Consolo M. Garcia 3% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 3-6 1 --- O BOS B. Goodman M. Garcia 2% 92% Groundout: P-1B
b7 3-6 2 --- O BOS J. Jensen M. Garcia 1% 93% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-3, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 8-9-1
t8 6-3 0 --- O CLE J. Hegan T. Brewer -1% 92% Strikeout
t8 6-3 1 --- O CLE M. Garcia T. Brewer -1% 92% Foul Flyball: SS
t8 6-3 2 --- CLE B. Avila T. Brewer 0% 92% Single to LF
t8 6-3 2 1-- CLE A. Smith T. Brewer 0% 92% Wild Pitch; Avila to 2B
t8 6-3 2 -2- O CLE A. Smith T. Brewer -1% 91% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 4-5-6
b8 3-6 0 --- O BOS G. Kell M. Garcia 3% 94% Flyball: LF
b8 3-6 1 --- O BOS H. Agganis M. Garcia 2% 96% Strikeout
b8 3-6 2 --- O BOS S. White M. Garcia 1% 97% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-3, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 3-4-5
t9 6-3 0 --- CLE W. Westlake T. Brewer 1% 97% Single to LF
t9 6-3 0 1-- O CLE A. Rosen T. Brewer -1% 97% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 6-3 1 1-- O CLE L. Doby T. Brewer -0% 96% Flyball: RF
t9 6-3 2 1-- O CLE D. Philley T. Brewer -0% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 7-8-9
b9 3-6 0 --- O BOS J. Piersall M. Garcia 2% 98% Groundout: P-1B
b9 3-6 1 --- O BOS M. Bolling M. Garcia 1% 100% Strikeout
Hoot Evers pinch hits for Tom Brewer (P) batting 9th
b9 3-6 2 --- O BOS H. Evers M. Garcia 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3.

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