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@BOS		4
5
CLE
@CHW		0
6
KCA
@DET		2
1
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@WSH		4
0
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@MLN		2
5
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@NYG		2
10
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@PIT		7
1
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@STL		2
4
Saturday, July 9, 1955,
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 10,506, Time of Game: 2:56
Orioles
4
23-54
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Red Sox
5
47-36
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Ellis Kinder (4-1)
L: Jim Wilson (6-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         2  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    4 11  0
Red Sox         0  1  0   1  2  0   0  1  X    5  9  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Fred Marsh 2B-SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 .286 .761 0.078 1.17 0.120 -0.042 0.3 2 2 2B,SH
Bob Hale 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 .364 .871 0.207 1.43 0.294 -0.087 1.8 6 1 2B
Dave Pope LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 .767 0.048 1.19 0.048 0.000 0.8 1 0 HBP
   Gil Coan LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .638 -0.202 2.04 0.000 -0.202 -1.3 3 0
Dave Philley RF 5 0 0 1 0 0 .309 .845 -0.205 1.77 0.016 -0.221 -1.6 1 0
Gus Triandos C 4 0 1 1 1 1 .260 .688 -0.002 1.45 0.105 -0.107 0.4 0 0
Wayne Causey 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .219 .546 0.028 1.35 0.108 -0.080 0.7 1 1 HBP
Chuck Diering CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .240 .651 -0.011 1.59 0.090 -0.101 -0.8 7 0
Willy Miranda SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .228 .591 -0.001 1.29 0.062 -0.063 -0.5 2 4 SB
   Hank Majeski PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .612 -0.205 3.79 0.000 -0.205 -1.0 0 0
Erv Palica P 2 1 2 0 0 0 .258 .572 0.067 0.62 0.067 0.000 1.0 0 0 2B
   Jim Wilson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .292 -0.101 1.84 0.000 -0.101 -0.6 1 1
Team Totals 37 4 11 4 4 4 .297 .774 -0.299 1.55 0.910 -1.209 -0.9 24 9
2B: B Hale (1, off I Delock); F Marsh (2, off I Delock); E Palica (1, off I Delock).
SH: F Marsh (1, off T Brewer).
HBP: W Causey (1, by I Delock); D Pope (2, by T Brewer).
TB: B Hale 4; E Palica 3; F Marsh 3; C Diering; W Miranda; G Triandos; W Causey.
RBI: D Philley (14); B Hale (1); W Causey (4); G Triandos (21).
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 3 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Marsh-W Miranda-B Hale.
Baserunning
SB: W Miranda (2, 2nd base off T Brewer/S White).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Goodman 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .276 .726 -0.045 0.93 0.033 -0.077 -0.6 1 2
Billy Klaus SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 .746 -0.091 1.21 0.026 -0.117 -0.8 3 0
Ted Williams LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .400 1.442 0.015 1.46 0.100 -0.085 0.0 1 0
Jackie Jensen RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .273 .843 0.017 1.15 0.064 -0.046 0.2 2 0
Norm Zauchin 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .254 .842 0.077 1.28 0.152 -0.076 0.4 10 3
Sammy White C 4 2 3 0 0 0 .267 .727 0.248 1.28 0.286 -0.038 1.4 4 1 3B
Grady Hatton 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .230 .706 0.063 1.45 0.126 -0.063 0.5 1 3
Jim Piersall CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .253 .737 -0.062 1.37 0.107 -0.168 -0.2 2 0 3B,GDP
Ike Delock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 .265 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tom Brewer P 3 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .319 0.001 1.16 0.078 -0.077 0.1 3 2
   Ellis Kinder P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .533 -0.023 0.78 0.000 -0.023 -0.4 0 0
Team Totals 32 5 9 5 5 0 .281 .785 0.200 1.24 0.972 -0.770 0.7 27 11
3B: S White (1, off J Wilson); J Piersall (3, off E Palica).
TB: S White 5; J Piersall 3; G Hatton; T Brewer; N Zauchin; J Jensen; B Goodman.
GIDP: J Piersall (8).
RBI: N Zauchin 2 (53); G Hatton (19); J Piersall (31); T Brewer (1).
2-out RBI: T Brewer.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 9.

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Erv Palica 4.1 5 4 4 5 0 0 4.50 22 32 -0.071 1.24 -0.7
Jim Wilson, L (6-9) 3.2 4 1 1 0 0 0 2.50 15 2 2 -0.130 1.25 0.1
Team Totals 8 9 5 5 5 0 0 5.62 37 32 2 2 -0.201 1.55 -0.7

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ike Delock 1.1 5 4 4 1 1 0 3.79 11 28 -0.250 1.45 -2.9
Tom Brewer 5.1 3 0 0 3 1 0 3.93 23 1 1 0.144 1.10 1.9
Ellis Kinder, W (4-1) 2.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2.25 10 3 0 0.405 2.76 1.9
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 4 4 0 4.00 44 28 4 1 0.299 1.24 0.9
Balks: None.
WP: E Palica (4); I Delock (2).
HBP: T Brewer (4; D Pope); I Delock (3; W Causey).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Bill Grieve, 3B - Johnny Stevens.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 10,506.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Boston Red Sox
1 Fred Marsh 2B 1 Billy Goodman 2B
2 Bob Hale 1B 2 Billy Klaus SS
3 Dave Pope LF 3 Ted Williams LF
4 Dave Philley RF 4 Jackie Jensen RF
5 Gus Triandos C 5 Norm Zauchin 1B
6 Wayne Causey 3B 6 Sammy White C
7 Chuck Diering CF 7 Grady Hatton 3B
8 Willy Miranda SS 8 Jim Piersall CF
9 Erv Palica P 9 Ike Delock P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 4-4 0 --- BOS S. White J. Wilson 21% 82% Triple to CF
b5 2-4 1 -23 RR BOS N. Zauchin J. Wilson 15% 57% Single to LF; Jensen Scores; Williams Scores
t8 4-4 1 1-3 O BAL G. Coan E. Kinder 14% 50% Strikeout
t8 4-4 1 1-- BAL B. Hale E. Kinder -14% 36% Single to RF; Marsh to 3B
b4 1-4 0 12- OO BOS J. Piersall E. Palica -13% 21% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; White to 3B

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, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BAL F. Marsh I. Delock -6% 44% Double to LF
t1 0-0 0 -2- BAL B. Hale I. Delock -6% 38% Single to LF; Marsh to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 BAL D. Pope I. Delock -4% 34% Walk; Hale to 2B
t1 0-0 0 123 O BAL D. Philley I. Delock 6% 41% Flyball: SS
t1 0-0 1 123 R BAL G. Triandos I. Delock -8% 32% Single to CF; Pope to 2B; Hale to 3B; Marsh Scores
t1 1-0 1 123 R BAL W. Causey I. Delock -7% 25% Hit By Pitch; Hale Scores; Pope to 3B; Triandos to 2B
t1 2-0 1 123 O BAL C. Diering I. Delock 6% 30% Strikeout Looking
t1 2-0 2 123 O BAL W. Miranda I. Delock 6% 36% Flyball: 3B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orioles' Erv Palica facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O BOS B. Goodman E. Palica -2% 34% Flyball: LF
b1 0-2 1 --- BOS B. Klaus E. Palica 3% 36% Walk
b1 0-2 1 1-- O BOS T. Williams E. Palica -2% 34% Groundout: SS-1B; Klaus to 2B
b1 0-2 2 -2- BOS J. Jensen E. Palica 1% 35% Walk
b1 0-2 2 12- O BOS N. Zauchin E. Palica -4% 31% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 9-1-2
t2 2-0 0 --- BAL E. Palica I. Delock -5% 26% Double to LF
t2 2-0 0 -2- O BAL F. Marsh I. Delock 3% 29% Flyball: CF
t2 2-0 1 -2- R BAL B. Hale I. Delock -8% 22% Double (CF-RF); Palica Scores
t2 3-0 1 -2- BAL D. Pope I. Delock -2% 20% Wild Pitch; Hale to 3B
Tom Brewer replaces Ike Delock pitching and batting 9th
t2 3-0 1 --3 BAL D. Pope T. Brewer -1% 19% Hit By Pitch
t2 3-0 1 1-3 RO BAL D. Philley T. Brewer -2% 17% Groundout: 2B-1B; Pope to 2B; Hale Scores
t2 4-0 2 -2- O BAL G. Triandos T. Brewer 2% 19% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Orioles' Erv Palica facing 6-7-8
Gil Coan replaces Dave Pope playing LF batting 3rd
b2 0-4 0 --- BOS S. White E. Palica 3% 22% Single to RF
b2 0-4 0 1-- O BOS G. Hatton E. Palica -3% 19% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-4 1 1-- R BOS J. Piersall E. Palica 11% 30% Triple (CF-RF); Hatton Scores
b2 1-4 1 --3 O BOS T. Brewer E. Palica -5% 25% Lineout: 2B
b2 1-4 2 --3 BOS B. Goodman E. Palica 1% 26% Walk
b2 1-4 2 1-3 O BOS B. Klaus E. Palica -5% 21% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 6-7-8
t3 4-1 0 --- O BAL W. Causey T. Brewer 1% 23% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 4-1 1 --- O BAL C. Diering T. Brewer 1% 24% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 4-1 2 --- O BAL W. Miranda T. Brewer 1% 25% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Orioles' Erv Palica facing 3-4-5
b3 1-4 0 --- O BOS T. Williams E. Palica -2% 22% Flyball: 3B
b3 1-4 1 --- O BOS J. Jensen E. Palica -2% 20% Flyball: CF
b3 1-4 2 --- O BOS N. Zauchin E. Palica -1% 19% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 9-1-2
t4 4-1 0 --- BAL E. Palica T. Brewer -2% 17% Single
t4 4-1 0 1-- O BAL F. Marsh T. Brewer 1% 18% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Palica to 2B
t4 4-1 1 -2- O BAL B. Hale T. Brewer 2% 20% Flyball: SS
t4 4-1 2 -2- O BAL G. Coan T. Brewer 2% 22% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Orioles' Erv Palica facing 6-7-8
b4 1-4 0 --- BOS S. White E. Palica 4% 27% Single to CF
b4 1-4 0 1-- BOS G. Hatton E. Palica 7% 33% Walk; White to 2B
b4 1-4 0 12- OO BOS J. Piersall E. Palica -13% 21% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; White to 3B
b4 1-4 2 --3 R BOS T. Brewer E. Palica 8% 28% Single to CF; White Scores
b4 2-4 2 1-- O BOS B. Goodman E. Palica -3% 26% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-2, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 4-5-6
t5 4-2 0 --- O BAL D. Philley T. Brewer 2% 27% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 4-2 1 --- O BAL G. Triandos T. Brewer 1% 29% Flyball: RF
t5 4-2 2 --- O BAL W. Causey T. Brewer 1% 30% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Orioles' Erv Palica facing 2-3-4
b5 2-4 0 --- O BOS B. Klaus E. Palica -3% 27% Flyball: CF
b5 2-4 1 --- BOS T. Williams E. Palica 4% 30% Walk
b5 2-4 1 1-- BOS J. Jensen E. Palica 5% 35% Single to RF; Williams to 2B
b5 2-4 1 12- BOS N. Zauchin E. Palica 6% 42% Wild Pitch; Jensen to 2B; Williams to 3B
Jim Wilson replaces Erv Palica pitching and batting 9th
b5 2-4 1 -23 RR BOS N. Zauchin J. Wilson 15% 57% Single to LF; Jensen Scores; Williams Scores
b5 4-4 1 1-- O BOS S. White J. Wilson -4% 53% Flyball: CF
b5 4-4 2 1-- O BOS G. Hatton J. Wilson -3% 50% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 7-8-9
t6 4-4 0 --- O BAL C. Diering T. Brewer 3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
t6 4-4 1 --- BAL W. Miranda T. Brewer -4% 50% Single to RF
t6 4-4 1 1-- BAL J. Wilson T. Brewer -3% 47% Miranda Steals 2B
t6 4-4 1 -2- O BAL J. Wilson T. Brewer 5% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 4-4 2 -2- BAL F. Marsh T. Brewer -1% 51% Walk
t6 4-4 2 12- O BAL B. Hale T. Brewer 7% 58% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Orioles' Jim Wilson facing 8-9-1
b6 4-4 0 --- O BOS J. Piersall J. Wilson -3% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 4-4 1 --- O BOS T. Brewer J. Wilson -3% 52% Flyball: CF
b6 4-4 2 --- BOS B. Goodman J. Wilson 2% 54% Single to CF
b6 4-4 2 1-- O BOS B. Klaus J. Wilson -4% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 3-4-5
t7 4-4 0 --- O BAL G. Coan T. Brewer 4% 54% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 4-4 1 --- O BAL D. Philley T. Brewer 3% 57% Flyball: RF
t7 4-4 2 --- BAL G. Triandos T. Brewer -2% 55% Walk
t7 4-4 2 1-- BAL W. Causey T. Brewer -3% 51% Single to RF; Triandos to 2B
t7 4-4 2 12- BAL C. Diering T. Brewer -5% 47% Walk; Triandos to 3B; Causey to 2B
Ellis Kinder replaces Tom Brewer pitching and batting 9th
Hank Majeski pinch hits for Willy Miranda (SS) batting 8th
t7 4-4 2 123 O BAL H. Majeski E. Kinder 12% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Orioles' Jim Wilson facing 3-4-5
Hank Majeski moves from PH to 2B
Fred Marsh moves from 2B to SS
b7 4-4 0 --- O BOS T. Williams J. Wilson -4% 55% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 4-4 1 --- O BOS J. Jensen J. Wilson -3% 52% Flyball: LF
b7 4-4 2 --- O BOS N. Zauchin J. Wilson -2% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 4-4, Red Sox' Ellis Kinder facing 9-1-2
t8 4-4 0 --- O BAL J. Wilson E. Kinder 5% 55% Flyball: CF
t8 4-4 1 --- BAL F. Marsh E. Kinder -5% 50% Single to LF
t8 4-4 1 1-- BAL B. Hale E. Kinder -14% 36% Single to RF; Marsh to 3B
t8 4-4 1 1-3 O BAL G. Coan E. Kinder 14% 50% Strikeout
t8 4-4 2 1-3 O BAL D. Philley E. Kinder 11% 61% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Orioles' Jim Wilson facing 6-7-8
b8 4-4 0 --- BOS S. White J. Wilson 21% 82% Triple to CF
b8 4-4 0 --3 R BOS G. Hatton J. Wilson 6% 88% Single to CF; White Scores
b8 5-4 0 1-- O BOS J. Piersall J. Wilson -1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B; Hatton to 2B
b8 5-4 1 -2- O BOS E. Kinder J. Wilson -2% 85% Flyball: CF
b8 5-4 2 -2- O BOS B. Goodman J. Wilson -2% 83% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-5, Red Sox' Ellis Kinder facing 5-6-7
t9 4-5 0 --- O BAL G. Triandos E. Kinder 8% 90% Strikeout
t9 4-5 1 --- O BAL W. Causey E. Kinder 6% 96% Flyball: SS
t9 4-5 2 --- BAL C. Diering E. Kinder -4% 92% Single to CF
t9 4-5 2 1-- O BAL H. Majeski E. Kinder 8% 100% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 5.

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