May 7, 1956 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
DET 3 BOS 5
CLE 1 MLN 3
BRO 1 STL 6
NYG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 4,396

Monday, May 7, 1956
Time of Game: 2:20

Indians

9-7

Lost 1

2nd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  4  0
Red Sox         1  0  0   1  2  0   1  0  X    5 14  2

W: T Brewer (3-1), L: M Garcia (1-2)

Red Sox

8-7

Won 1

3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Busby CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .588    0    2   0   
G Woodling LF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .776    0    0   0   
B Avila 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .739    0    2   1   
V Wertz 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   2  .375 1.166    0   10   1   
A Smith RF                    2   0   0   1    1   1  .256  .821    0    2   0   SF
A Rosen 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .726    0    0   1   
  R Regalado 3B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    0   1   
C Carrasquel SS               3   0   0   0    1   0  .193  .523    0    1   4   
J Hegan C                     3   0   1   0    0   2  .346  .799    0    6   0   
  S Mele PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.350    0    0   0   
M Garcia P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143    0    0   2   
  S Locklin PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  A Houtteman P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Mitchell PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  B Daley P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       31   1   4   1    3   9                    24  11

BATTING

SF: A Smith (2, off T Brewer).

TB: B Avila; J Hegan; G Woodling; V Wertz.

RBI: A Smith (8).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

BASERUNNING

PO: A Smith (1st base by T Brewer).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Goodman 2B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .339  .875    0    0   0   3B
  B Consolo 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   2   
B Klaus 3B                    4   0   2   0    1   1  .208  .674    0    0   3   
F Throneberry RF              5   0   1   0    0   0  .154  .698    0    3   0   
D Gernert LF                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .333 1.140    0    0   0   HR
  G Stephens LF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.167    0    1   0   
N Zauchin 1B                  5   2   2   1    0   1  .222  .819    0    8   1   HR
J Piersall CF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .875    0    3   0   SH
D Buddin SS                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .245  .719    0    0   2   2B
S White C                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .239  .697    0   11   0   2B,IW
T Brewer P                    4   0   3   1    0   1  .308  .616    0    1   0   
Totals                       37   5  14   5    3   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: S White (3, off M Garcia); D Buddin (3, off M Garcia).

3B: B Goodman (1, off M Garcia).

HR: N Zauchin (2, off A Houtteman; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); D Gernert (4, off M Garcia; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: J Piersall (1, off M Garcia).

IBB: S White (1, by M Garcia).

TB: N Zauchin 5; D Gernert 4; B Goodman 4; T Brewer 3; S White 2; B Klaus 2; D Buddin 2; G Stephens; F Throneberry.

RBI: D Gernert 2 (9); N Zauchin (2); T Brewer (1); B Goodman (4).

2-out RBI: B Goodman; T Brewer.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 16.

FIELDING

E: S White (3); D Buddin (5).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Garcia, L (1-2)              5    11   4   4    2   3   1   4.13   28     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0·11     30    -     1.00  -0.11
A Houtteman                    2     2   1   1    1   0   1   3.00    9     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 2          0-0    0.11   0.00
B Daley                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    14   5   5    3   4   2          41     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0·14           -

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Brewer, W (3-1)              9     4   1   1    3   9   0   0.79   35     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 4     81    -     0.70   0.40
Totals                         9     4   1   1    3   9   0          35     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Garcia (1; S White).

PO: T Brewer (0; A Smith, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - John Rice.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 4,396.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Busby              CF    1. B Goodman            2B 
2. G Woodling           LF    2. B Klaus              3B 
3. B Avila              2B    3. F Throneberry        RF 
4. V Wertz              1B    4. D Gernert            LF 
5. A Smith              RF    5. N Zauchin            1B 
6. A Rosen              3B    6. J Piersall           CF 
7. C Carrasquel         SS    7. D Buddin             SS 
8. J Hegan              C     8. S White              C  
9. M Garcia             P     9. T Brewer             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  0-1  -2-      10%  76% B Goodman       M Garcia        Triple to CF; Buddin Scores
   b 3   0  0-1  1--       8%  77% F Throneberry   M Garcia        Single to RF; Klaus to 3B
   b 5   0  0-2  ---       7%  87% D Gernert       M Garcia        Home Run
   b 3   1  0-1  1-3      -6%  66% N Zauchin       M Garcia        Strikeout
   b 4   0  0-1  ---       6%  73% D Buddin        M Garcia        Double to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Brewer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Busby         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  G Woodling      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  B Avila         Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Garcia facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Goodman       Single to 3B
          1--      64%  B Klaus         Single to CF; Goodman to 2B
   O      12-      63%  F Throneberry   Groundout: P-1B; Klaus to 2B; Goodman to 3B
   RO     -23      63%  D Gernert       Groundout: SS-1B; Klaus to 3B; Goodman Scores
   O      --3      60%  N Zauchin       Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Brewer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      62%  V Wertz         Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  A Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  A Rosen         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Garcia facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  J Piersall      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  D Buddin        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      63%  S White         Double to CF
          -2-      65%  T Brewer        Single to P; White to 3B
   O      1-3      60%  B Goodman       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Brewer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      63%  C Carrasquel    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      65%  J Hegan         Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  M Garcia        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Garcia facing 2-3-4
          ---      69%  B Klaus         Single to RF
          1--      77%  F Throneberry   Single to RF; Klaus to 3B
   O      1-3      72%  D Gernert       Flyball: CF
   O      1-3      66%  N Zauchin       Strikeout
   O      1-3      61%  J Piersall      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Brewer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  J Busby         Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  G Woodling      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      68%  B Avila         Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Garcia facing 7-8-9
          ---      73%  D Buddin        Double to RF
   O      -2-      69%  S White         Strikeout
   O      -2-      66%  T Brewer        Strikeout
   R      -2-      76%  B Goodman       Triple to CF; Buddin Scores
          --3      77%  B Klaus         Walk
   O      1-3      73%  F Throneberry   Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Brewer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  V Wertz         Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  A Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      80%  A Rosen         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Garcia facing 4-5-6
                  Rudy Regalado replaces Al Rosen playing 3B batting 6th
   R      ---      87%  D Gernert       Home Run
          ---      89%  N Zauchin       Single to CF
   O      1--      88%  J Piersall      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Zauchin to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  D Buddin        Groundout: SS-1B; Zauchin to 3B
          --3      87%  S White         Intentional Walk
   R      1-3      92%  T Brewer        Single to CF; White to 2B; Zauchin Scores
   O      12-      90%  B Goodman       Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Brewer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  C Carrasquel    Flyball: CF
          ---      90%  J Hegan         Single to LF
                  Stu Locklin pinch hits for Mike Garcia batting 9th
   O      1--      92%  S Locklin       Groundout: 3B-1B; Hegan to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  J Busby         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Art Houtteman facing 2-3-4
                  Art Houtteman replaces Stu Locklin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  B Klaus         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      93%  F Throneberry   Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Gernert       Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Brewer facing 2-3-4
                  Gene Stephens replaces Dick Gernert playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      95%  G Woodling      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  B Avila         Strikeout
          ---      95%  V Wertz         Single to CF
          1--      94%  A Smith         Walk; Wertz to 2B
          12-      93%  R Regalado      Smith Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Smith to 2B; Wertz to 3B
   O      -23      97%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Art Houtteman facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      98%  N Zauchin       Home Run
   O      ---      98%  J Piersall      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  D Buddin        Walk
   O      1--      98%  S White         Flyball: SS
          1--      98%  T Brewer        Single to SS; Buddin to 2B
   O      12-      98%  B Goodman       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Brewer facing 7-8-9
                  Billy Consolo replaces Billy Goodman playing 2B batting 1st
          ---      96%  C Carrasquel    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      98%  J Hegan         Strikeout
                  Dale Mitchell pinch hits for Art Houtteman batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  D Mitchell      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  J Busby         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bud Daley facing 2-3-4
                  Bud Daley replaces Dale Mitchell pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  B Klaus         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  F Throneberry   Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      99%  G Stephens      Single to SS
   O      1--      99%  N Zauchin       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Brewer facing 2-3-4
          ---      98%  G Woodling      Single to 2B
          1--      96%  B Avila         Single to P; Woodling to 2B
          12-      92%  V Wertz         Walk; Woodling to 3B; Avila to 2B
   RO     123      96%  A Smith         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Woodling Scores
   O      12-      99%  R Regalado      Flyball: RF
          12-      96%  C Carrasquel    Walk; Avila to 3B; Wertz to 2B
                  Sam Mele pinch hits for Jim Hegan batting 8th
   O      123     100%  S Mele          Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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