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Standings
CLE
@BAL		3
4
CLE
@BAL		6
0
DET
@BOS		3
8
DET
@BOS		2
3
KCA
@NYY		2
5
KCA
@NYY		7
1
CHW
@WSH		3
1		 
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CHW
@WSH		6
5
PHI
@CHC		1
7
PHI
@CHC		5
6
PIT
@CIN		4
7
PIT
@CIN		5
6
NYG
@MLN		7
3
BRO
@STL		11
2
Sunday, July 31, 1955,
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 35,057, Time of Game: 2:51
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Tigers
2
55-47
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Red Sox
3
60-43
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Frank Baumann (1-0)
L: Billy Hoeft (10-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    2 11  0
Red Sox         2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    3  8  1
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Harvey Kuenn SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 .327 .803 0.038 1.31 0.132 -0.094 0.5 0 3
Bill Tuttle CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .274 .745 0.015 1.09 0.079 -0.064 0.2 4 0
Charlie Maxwell RF 4 0 1 1 1 2 .281 .878 -0.088 1.64 0.070 -0.159 -0.3 2 0
Earl Torgeson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 .750 -0.103 1.35 0.019 -0.123 -0.8 4 0
   Jack Phillips PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .302 .804 -0.048 1.87 0.000 -0.048 -0.2 0 0
Ray Boone 3B 5 0 3 0 0 2 .304 .881 0.155 1.42 0.233 -0.078 1.0 1 3
Bubba Phillips LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .259 .629 0.006 1.55 0.105 -0.099 0.2 1 0
Red Wilson C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .238 .622 -0.081 2.19 0.113 -0.194 -0.3 9 0
Harry Malmberg 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .231 .600 -0.107 1.81 0.074 -0.181 -0.8 3 0 2B
Billy Hoeft P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .454 -0.285 1.84 0.000 -0.285 -2.3 0 0 SH
Team Totals 36 2 11 2 4 6 .306 .708 -0.498 1.56 0.825 -1.325 -2.9 24 6
2B: H Malmberg (5, off I Delock).
SH: B Hoeft (4, off I Delock).
TB: R Boone 3; H Kuenn 2; R Wilson 2; H Malmberg 2; B Tuttle; C Maxwell; B Phillips.
RBI: C Maxwell (11); H Kuenn (39).
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 3 for 13.

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Billy Goodman 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .293 .778 -0.031 1.27 0.066 -0.097 0.0 3 5
Billy Klaus SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .294 .763 -0.017 1.34 0.083 -0.101 0.1 1 1
Ted Williams LF 2 0 0 1 1 0 .335 1.254 -0.046 1.15 0.032 -0.079 -0.6 2 0 SF
Jackie Jensen RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .277 .848 0.068 1.05 0.128 -0.060 1.0 2 0 2B,SB
Norm Zauchin 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235 .773 -0.091 1.45 0.021 -0.112 -0.9 10 0
Sammy White C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .708 -0.052 0.95 0.000 -0.052 -0.6 3 0
   Pete Daley C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .520 -0.104 1.90 0.000 -0.104 -0.7 4 1
Ted Lepcio 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .231 .736 -0.049 0.95 0.030 -0.079 -0.3 0 1
Jim Piersall CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .272 .777 0.453 1.29 0.466 -0.012 1.8 2 0 HR
Ike Delock P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .097 .248 -0.008 0.32 0.000 -0.008 -0.1 0 0
   Frank Baumann P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.121 1.94 0.000 -0.121 -1.0 0 2
Team Totals 31 3 8 3 3 5 .258 .701 0.002 1.25 0.826 -0.825 -1.3 27 10
2B: J Jensen (19, off B Hoeft).
HR: J Piersall (8, off B Hoeft; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: T Williams (1, off B Hoeft).
TB: J Piersall 6; J Jensen 3; B Klaus; N Zauchin; B Goodman.
RBI: T Williams (48); J Jensen (78); J Piersall (44).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Goodman-N Zauchin.
E: T Lepcio (7).
Baserunning
SB: J Jensen (13, 2nd base off B Hoeft/R Wilson).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Billy Hoeft, L (10-5) 8 8 3 3 3 5 1 3.62 35 56 -0.001 1.25 1.3
Team Totals 8 8 3 3 3 5 1 3.38 35 56 -0.001 1.56 1.3

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ike Delock 3.1 7 2 2 3 2 0 4.45 20 37 -0.102 1.26 -0.8
Frank Baumann, W (1-0) 5.2 4 0 0 1 4 0 0.00 21 2 0 0.601 1.84 3.7
Team Totals 9 11 2 2 4 6 0 2.00 41 37 2 0 0.499 1.25 2.9
Balks: None.
WP: I Delock (3); F Baumann (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - Joe Paparella, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Frank Umont.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 35,057.
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 Charlie Maxwell RF 3 Ted Williams LF
4 Earl Torgeson 1B 4 Jackie Jensen RF
5 Ray Boone 3B 5 Norm Zauchin 1B
6 Bubba Phillips LF 6 Sammy White C
7 Red Wilson C 7 Ted Lepcio 3B
8 Harry Malmberg 2B 8 Jim Piersall CF
9 Billy Hoeft P 9 Ike Delock P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 2-2 0 --- R BOS J. Piersall B. Hoeft 35% 100% Home Run
t5 2-2 1 123 OO DET B. Hoeft F. Baumann 19% 57% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
t7 2-2 1 --3 O DET R. Wilson F. Baumann 11% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2-2 0 --- DET R. Boone F. Baumann -11% 39% Single to 3B; Boone to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
b1 1-0 1 1-- R BOS J. Jensen B. Hoeft 10% 74% Double to CF; Klaus Scores

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' Ike Delock facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET H. Kuenn I. Delock 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET B. Tuttle I. Delock 2% 54% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 2 --- DET C. Maxwell I. Delock -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- DET E. Torgeson I. Delock -2% 51% Walk; Maxwell to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O DET R. Boone I. Delock 4% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- BOS B. Goodman B. Hoeft 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- BOS B. Klaus B. Hoeft 8% 67% Single to CF; Goodman to 3B
b1 0-0 0 1-3 RO BOS T. Williams B. Hoeft -2% 64% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Goodman Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- R BOS J. Jensen B. Hoeft 10% 74% Double to CF; Klaus Scores
b1 2-0 1 -2- O BOS N. Zauchin B. Hoeft -2% 72% Strikeout
b1 2-0 2 -2- O BOS S. White B. Hoeft -2% 69% Foul Flyball: C
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 6-7-8
t2 0-2 0 --- O DET B. Phillips I. Delock 2% 72% Flyball: CF
t2 0-2 1 --- DET R. Wilson I. Delock -3% 69% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
t2 0-2 1 1-- O DET H. Malmberg I. Delock 3% 72% Flyball: RF
t2 0-2 2 1-- O DET B. Hoeft I. Delock 2% 74% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- O BOS T. Lepcio B. Hoeft -2% 73% Flyball: LF
b2 2-0 1 --- O BOS J. Piersall B. Hoeft -1% 71% Foul Flyball: C
b2 2-0 2 --- O BOS I. Delock B. Hoeft -1% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 1-2-3
t3 0-2 0 --- DET H. Kuenn I. Delock -4% 67% Single to P (Ground Ball)
t3 0-2 0 1-- DET B. Tuttle I. Delock -2% 64% Wild Pitch; Kuenn to 2B
t3 0-2 0 -2- O DET B. Tuttle I. Delock 2% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B; Kuenn to 3B
t3 0-2 1 --3 R DET C. Maxwell I. Delock -6% 61% Single to LF; Kuenn Scores
t3 1-2 1 1-- O DET E. Torgeson I. Delock 3% 64% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 1-2 2 1-- DET R. Boone I. Delock -2% 62% Single to CF; Torgeson to 2B
t3 1-2 2 12- DET B. Phillips I. Delock -4% 58% Walk; Torgeson to 3B; Boone to 2B
t3 1-2 2 123 O DET R. Wilson I. Delock 9% 67% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 1-2-3
b3 2-1 0 --- BOS B. Goodman B. Hoeft 3% 70% Single to CF
b3 2-1 0 1-- O BOS B. Klaus B. Hoeft -3% 67% Flyball: CF
b3 2-1 1 1-- O BOS T. Williams B. Hoeft -3% 64% Flyball: CF
b3 2-1 2 1-- BOS J. Jensen B. Hoeft 2% 66% Single to LF; Goodman to 2B
b3 2-1 2 12- O BOS N. Zauchin B. Hoeft -4% 62% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 8-9-1
t4 1-2 0 --- DET H. Malmberg I. Delock -7% 54% Double to LF
t4 1-2 0 -2- O DET B. Hoeft I. Delock 2% 57% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Malmberg to 3B
t4 1-2 1 --3 R DET H. Kuenn I. Delock -7% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Malmberg Scores
t4 2-2 1 1-- DET B. Tuttle I. Delock -4% 46% Single to LF; Kuenn to 2B
Frank Baumann replaces Ike Delock pitching and batting 9th
t4 2-2 1 12- O DET C. Maxwell F. Baumann 5% 51% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-2 2 12- O DET E. Torgeson F. Baumann 5% 56% Flyball: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 6-7-8
b4 2-2 0 --- O BOS S. White B. Hoeft -3% 53% Flyball: 2B
b4 2-2 1 --- BOS T. Lepcio B. Hoeft 3% 56% Walk
b4 2-2 1 1-- BOS J. Piersall B. Hoeft 8% 64% Single to LF; Lepcio to 3B
b4 2-2 1 1-3 O BOS F. Baumann B. Hoeft -8% 56% Strikeout
b4 2-2 2 1-3 O BOS B. Goodman B. Hoeft -6% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Frank Baumann facing 5-6-7
Pete Daley replaces Sammy White playing C batting 6th
t5 2-2 0 --- DET R. Boone F. Baumann -5% 45% Single to CF
t5 2-2 0 1-- DET B. Phillips F. Baumann -7% 38% Single to RF; Boone to 2B
t5 2-2 0 12- DET R. Wilson F. Baumann -9% 30% Single to CF; Boone to 3B; Phillips to 2B
t5 2-2 0 123 O DET H. Malmberg F. Baumann 8% 38% Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Phillips to 3B; Wilson to 2B; Malmberg to 1B
t5 2-2 1 123 OO DET B. Hoeft F. Baumann 19% 57% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 2-3-4
b5 2-2 0 --- O BOS B. Klaus B. Hoeft -3% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2-2 1 --- BOS T. Williams B. Hoeft 3% 57% Walk
b5 2-2 1 1-- O BOS J. Jensen B. Hoeft -4% 53% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Jensen to 1B
b5 2-2 2 1-- BOS N. Zauchin B. Hoeft 1% 55% Jensen Steals 2B
b5 2-2 2 -2- BOS N. Zauchin B. Hoeft 2% 57% Single to P (Ground Ball); Jensen to 3B
b5 2-2 2 1-3 O BOS P. Daley B. Hoeft -7% 50% Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Frank Baumann facing 1-2-3
t6 2-2 0 --- O DET H. Kuenn F. Baumann 3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
t6 2-2 1 --- DET B. Tuttle F. Baumann -4% 50% Walk
t6 2-2 1 1-- O DET C. Maxwell F. Baumann 4% 54% Strikeout
t6 2-2 2 1-- O DET E. Torgeson F. Baumann 4% 58% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 7-8-9
b6 2-2 0 --- O BOS T. Lepcio B. Hoeft -3% 54% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 2-2 1 --- BOS J. Piersall B. Hoeft 4% 58% Single to LF
b6 2-2 1 1-- O BOS F. Baumann B. Hoeft -4% 54% Foul Flyball: C
b6 2-2 2 1-- O BOS B. Goodman B. Hoeft -4% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Frank Baumann facing 5-6-7
t7 2-2 0 --- DET R. Boone F. Baumann -11% 39% Single to 3B; Boone to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
t7 2-2 0 -2- DET B. Phillips F. Baumann -6% 34% Wild Pitch; Boone to 3B
t7 2-2 0 --3 O DET B. Phillips F. Baumann 8% 41% Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 2-2 1 --3 O DET R. Wilson F. Baumann 11% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2-2 2 --3 O DET H. Malmberg F. Baumann 7% 59% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 2-3-4
b7 2-2 0 --- O BOS B. Klaus B. Hoeft -4% 55% Lineout: RF
b7 2-2 1 --- O BOS T. Williams B. Hoeft -3% 52% Foul Flyball: 3B
b7 2-2 2 --- O BOS J. Jensen B. Hoeft -2% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Frank Baumann facing 9-1-2
t8 2-2 0 --- O DET B. Hoeft F. Baumann 5% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-2 1 --- O DET H. Kuenn F. Baumann 4% 58% Groundout: C-1B
t8 2-2 2 --- O DET B. Tuttle F. Baumann 3% 61% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 5-6-7
b8 2-2 0 --- O BOS N. Zauchin B. Hoeft -5% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2-2 1 --- O BOS P. Daley B. Hoeft -4% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2-2 2 --- O BOS T. Lepcio B. Hoeft -3% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Frank Baumann facing 3-4-5
t9 2-2 0 --- O DET C. Maxwell F. Baumann 6% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
Jack Phillips pinch hits for Earl Torgeson (1B) batting 4th
t9 2-2 1 --- O DET J. Phillips F. Baumann 5% 61% Strikeout
t9 2-2 2 --- O DET R. Boone F. Baumann 4% 65% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 8-9-1
Jack Phillips moves from PH to 1B
b9 2-2 0 --- R BOS J. Piersall B. Hoeft 35% 100% Home Run
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Red Sox 3.

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