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Standings
CLE
@BAL		9
2
DET
@BOS		0
7
KCA
@NYY		0
4
CHW
@WSH		7
0
BRO
@CHC		7
4
PHI
@STL		1
7
Thursday, June 23, 1955,
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 9,316, Time of Game: 2:10
Tigers
0
32-30
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Red Sox
7
34-32
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
L: Duke Maas (5-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  2
Red Sox         0  0  2   5  0  0   0  0  X    7  8  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Harvey Kuenn SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .817 -0.065 0.59 0.000 -0.065 -1.2 2 3
Bill Tuttle CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .746 0.048 0.45 0.068 -0.020 0.0 3 0 2B
Al Kaline RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .371 1.061 -0.062 0.49 0.000 -0.062 -0.9 0 0
Earl Torgeson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .262 .742 -0.068 0.62 0.000 -0.068 -0.8 6 2
Ray Boone 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .256 .755 -0.005 0.49 0.014 -0.019 -0.5 0 0
Jim Delsing LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .828 -0.063 0.79 0.000 -0.063 -0.7 2 0
Frank House C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .658 -0.018 0.43 0.010 -0.028 -0.1 6 0
Fred Hatfield 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .234 .656 0.017 0.39 0.028 -0.010 -0.3 4 4
Duke Maas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .310 -0.022 1.31 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 0 1 SH
   Charlie Maxwell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .500 -0.011 0.27 0.000 -0.011 -0.6 GDP
   Babe Birrer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .750 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Ferris Fain PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .796 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.000 0.2 2B
   Jim Small PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Paul Foytack P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 27 0 2 0 4 3 .074 .342 -0.248 0.53 0.121 -0.368 -4.9 24 10
2B: B Tuttle (8, off F Sullivan); F Fain (7, off F Sullivan).
SH: D Maas (2, off F Sullivan).
TB: F Fain 2; B Tuttle 2.
GIDP: C Maxwell (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. H Kuenn-F Hatfield-E Torgeson 2.
E: B Tuttle 2 (4).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Goodman 2B 5 1 3 0 0 1 .248 .676 -0.083 0.88 0.015 -0.098 -0.1 1 1
Billy Klaus SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 .299 .809 0.040 0.57 0.083 -0.043 -0.1 1 7
Ted Williams LF 1 2 1 0 3 0 .387 1.422 0.046 0.53 0.046 0.000 1.0 4 0 IW
   Gene Stephens PR-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .341 1.001 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.5 0 0
Jackie Jensen RF 4 1 1 4 0 0 .260 .836 0.055 0.89 0.113 -0.058 1.8 2 0 HR,GDP
Norm Zauchin 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 .280 .903 0.181 0.47 0.206 -0.024 1.5 12 0 HR
Sammy White C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .254 .713 0.015 0.28 0.026 -0.011 -0.3 6 0
Grady Hatton 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .226 .700 0.108 0.47 0.109 -0.001 0.9 0 2
Jim Piersall CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .244 .740 -0.043 0.62 0.010 -0.053 -0.4 1 0 GDP,IW
Frank Sullivan P 3 1 0 0 1 1 .103 .346 -0.067 0.71 0.009 -0.076 -1.2 0 3
Team Totals 30 7 8 7 9 6 .267 .903 0.252 0.59 0.617 -0.364 2.7 27 13
HR: N Zauchin (13, off D Maas; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); J Jensen (14, off D Maas; 4th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
IBB: J Piersall (2, by D Maas); T Williams (4, by D Maas).
TB: N Zauchin 4; J Jensen 4; B Goodman 3; B Klaus; G Hatton; T Williams.
GIDP: J Jensen (14); J Piersall (6).
RBI: J Jensen 4 (51); N Zauchin 2 (39); B Klaus (27).
2-out RBI: J Jensen 4; N Zauchin 2; B Klaus.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Sullivan-B Klaus-N Zauchin.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Duke Maas, L (5-4) 4 6 7 7 7 3 2 4.11 24 18 -0.258 0.95 -4.8
Babe Birrer 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.00 10 0 0 0.006 0.04 1.6
Paul Foytack 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 10.80 5 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 7 7 9 6 2 7.88 39 18 0 0 -0.252 0.53 -2.7

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Frank Sullivan, W (9-6) 9 2 0 0 4 3 0 2.97 32 82 0.247 0.53 4.9
Team Totals 9 2 0 0 4 3 0 0.00 32 82 0.247 0.59 4.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: D Maas 2 (3; J Piersall, T Williams).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Charlie Berry.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 9,316.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Boston Red Sox
1 Harvey Kuenn SS 1 Billy Goodman 2B
2 Bill Tuttle CF 2 Billy Klaus SS
3 Al Kaline RF 3 Ted Williams LF
4 Earl Torgeson 1B 4 Jackie Jensen RF
5 Ray Boone 3B 5 Norm Zauchin 1B
6 Jim Delsing LF 6 Sammy White C
7 Frank House C 7 Grady Hatton 3B
8 Fred Hatfield 2B 8 Jim Piersall CF
9 Duke Maas P 9 Frank Sullivan P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-0 2 1-- RR BOS N. Zauchin D. Maas 20% 73% Home Run (LF-CF); Williams Scores
b4 3-0 2 123 RRRR BOS J. Jensen D. Maas 11% 98% Home Run (LF-CF); Goodman Scores; Klaus Scores; Williams Scores
b2 0-0 1 1-- BOS G. Hatton D. Maas 9% 64% Single to CF; White to 3B; Hatton to 2B/Adv on E8
b4 2-0 2 12- R BOS B. Klaus D. Maas 8% 86% Single to CF; Sullivan Scores; Goodman to 3B; Klaus to 2B/Adv on E8
b2 0-0 2 123 O BOS B. Goodman D. Maas -7% 50% Flyball: LF

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, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Frank Sullivan facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET H. Kuenn F. Sullivan 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET B. Tuttle F. Sullivan 2% 54% Foul Flyball: C
t1 0-0 2 --- O DET A. Kaline F. Sullivan 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Duke Maas facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BOS B. Goodman D. Maas -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- O BOS B. Klaus D. Maas -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- BOS T. Williams D. Maas 1% 52% Single to 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- O BOS J. Jensen D. Maas -2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Frank Sullivan facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O DET E. Torgeson F. Sullivan 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O DET R. Boone F. Sullivan 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O DET J. Delsing F. Sullivan 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Duke Maas facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O BOS N. Zauchin D. Maas -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- BOS S. White D. Maas 3% 55% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- BOS G. Hatton D. Maas 9% 64% Single to CF; White to 3B; Hatton to 2B/Adv on E8
b2 0-0 1 -23 BOS J. Piersall D. Maas 1% 65% Intentional Walk
b2 0-0 1 123 O BOS F. Sullivan D. Maas -7% 57% Flyball: 2B
b2 0-0 2 123 O BOS B. Goodman D. Maas -7% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Frank Sullivan facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O DET F. House F. Sullivan 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- DET F. Hatfield F. Sullivan -3% 50% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-- O DET D. Maas F. Sullivan 2% 52% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hatfield to 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- O DET H. Kuenn F. Sullivan 4% 56% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Duke Maas facing 2-3-4
b3 0-0 0 --- O BOS B. Klaus D. Maas -3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- BOS T. Williams D. Maas 3% 56% Walk
b3 0-0 1 1-- O BOS J. Jensen D. Maas -3% 53% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 2 1-- RR BOS N. Zauchin D. Maas 20% 73% Home Run (LF-CF); Williams Scores
b3 2-0 2 --- O BOS S. White D. Maas -1% 72% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Frank Sullivan facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- DET B. Tuttle F. Sullivan -7% 66% Double to LF
t4 0-2 0 -2- O DET A. Kaline F. Sullivan 5% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-2 1 -2- O DET E. Torgeson F. Sullivan 4% 75% Flyball: LF
t4 0-2 2 -2- DET R. Boone F. Sullivan -1% 73% Walk
t4 0-2 2 12- O DET J. Delsing F. Sullivan 5% 78% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Duke Maas facing 7-8-9
b4 2-0 0 --- BOS G. Hatton D. Maas 2% 81% Walk
b4 2-0 0 1-- OO BOS J. Piersall D. Maas -5% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b4 2-0 2 --- BOS F. Sullivan D. Maas 1% 76% Walk
b4 2-0 2 1-- BOS B. Goodman D. Maas 1% 78% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Sullivan to 2B
b4 2-0 2 12- R BOS B. Klaus D. Maas 8% 86% Single to CF; Sullivan Scores; Goodman to 3B; Klaus to 2B/Adv on E8
b4 3-0 2 -23 BOS T. Williams D. Maas 1% 86% Intentional Walk
b4 3-0 2 123 RRRR BOS J. Jensen D. Maas 11% 98% Home Run (LF-CF); Goodman Scores; Klaus Scores; Williams Scores
b4 7-0 2 --- BOS N. Zauchin D. Maas 0% 98% Walk
b4 7-0 2 1-- O BOS S. White D. Maas -0% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Red Sox' Frank Sullivan facing 7-8-9
t5 0-7 0 --- DET F. House F. Sullivan -1% 97% Walk
t5 0-7 0 1-- O DET F. Hatfield F. Sullivan 1% 98% Flyball: LF
Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for Duke Maas (P) batting 9th
t5 0-7 1 1-- OO DET C. Maxwell F. Sullivan 1% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tigers' Babe Birrer facing 7-8-9
Babe Birrer replaces Charlie Maxwell (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 7-0 0 --- O BOS G. Hatton B. Birrer -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 7-0 1 --- O BOS J. Piersall B. Birrer -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b5 7-0 2 --- O BOS F. Sullivan B. Birrer -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Red Sox' Frank Sullivan facing 1-2-3
t6 0-7 0 --- O DET H. Kuenn F. Sullivan 0% 99% Flyball: C
t6 0-7 1 --- O DET B. Tuttle F. Sullivan 0% 99% Foul Flyball: C
t6 0-7 2 --- O DET A. Kaline F. Sullivan 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tigers' Babe Birrer facing 1-2-3
b6 7-0 0 --- BOS B. Goodman B. Birrer 0% 99% Single to CF
b6 7-0 0 1-- O BOS B. Klaus B. Birrer -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Klaus to 1B
b6 7-0 1 1-- BOS T. Williams B. Birrer 0% 99% Walk; Klaus to 2B
Gene Stephens pinch runs for Ted Williams (LF) batting 3rd
b6 7-0 1 12- OO BOS J. Jensen B. Birrer -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Red Sox' Frank Sullivan facing 4-5-6
Gene Stephens moves from PR to LF
t7 0-7 0 --- O DET E. Torgeson F. Sullivan 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-7 1 --- O DET R. Boone F. Sullivan 0% 100% Strikeout
t7 0-7 2 --- O DET J. Delsing F. Sullivan 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tigers' Babe Birrer facing 5-6-7
b7 7-0 0 --- O BOS N. Zauchin B. Birrer -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b7 7-0 1 --- O BOS S. White B. Birrer -0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
b7 7-0 2 --- O BOS G. Hatton B. Birrer -0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Red Sox' Frank Sullivan facing 7-8-9
t8 0-7 0 --- O DET F. House F. Sullivan 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t8 0-7 1 --- O DET F. Hatfield F. Sullivan 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
Ferris Fain pinch hits for Babe Birrer (P) batting 9th
t8 0-7 2 --- DET F. Fain F. Sullivan -0% 100% Double to LF
Jim Small pinch runs for Ferris Fain (PH) batting 9th
t8 0-7 2 -2- O DET H. Kuenn F. Sullivan 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tigers' Paul Foytack facing 8-9-1
Paul Foytack replaces Jim Small (PR) pitching and batting 9th
b8 7-0 0 --- BOS J. Piersall P. Foytack 0% 100% Walk
b8 7-0 0 1-- O BOS F. Sullivan P. Foytack -0% 100% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Sullivan to 1B
b8 7-0 1 1-- BOS B. Goodman P. Foytack 0% 100% Single to LF; Sullivan to 2B
b8 7-0 1 12- O BOS B. Klaus P. Foytack -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 7-0 2 12- O BOS G. Stephens P. Foytack -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Red Sox' Frank Sullivan facing 2-3-4
t9 0-7 0 --- O DET B. Tuttle F. Sullivan 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-7 1 --- O DET A. Kaline F. Sullivan 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 0-7 2 --- DET E. Torgeson F. Sullivan -0% 100% Walk
t9 0-7 2 1-- O DET R. Boone F. Sullivan 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 7.

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