July 6, 1957 Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 11
BAL 2 CHW 5
CLE 1 KCA 3
@DET 1
(12) NYY 10
@WSH 6 PHI 9
@BRO 4 CHC 3
@MLN 2 PIT 3
@NYG 2
(13) STL 13
CIN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 13,390

Saturday, July 6, 1957
Time of Game: 2:33

Orioles

36-39

Lost 2

6th, 13½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    2 10  0
Red Sox         0  1  2   1  0  2   5  0  X   11 13  0

W: F Sullivan (8-5), L: H Brown (2-4)

Red Sox

42-36

Won 2

3rd, 9 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Gardner 2B                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .288  .752    0    1   2   2·2B
B Boyd 1B                     5   0   3   1    0   0  .336  .840    0    6   0   
B Goodman 3B-SS               4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .659    0    2   1   
T Francona RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .248  .723    0    2   0   
G Triandos C                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .285  .815    0    7   0   2B
B Nieman LF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .271  .802    0    3   0   
A Pilarcik CF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .742    0    1   0   
  J Busby CF                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .635    0    2   0   
W Miranda SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .462    0    0   1   
  G Kell PH-3B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .743    0    0   0   
H Brown P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .488    0    0   1   
  B O'Dell P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364         0   0   
  F Zupo PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Walker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Ceccarelli P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .077         0   1   
  J Durham PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .469    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   2  10   2    2   3                    24   6

BATTING

2B: G Triandos (13, off F Sullivan); B Gardner 2 (19, 2 off F Sullivan).

TB: B Gardner 4; B Boyd 3; B Nieman 2; G Triandos 2; J Busby; B Goodman.

RBI: B Nieman (32); B Boyd (24).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Piersall CF                 3   2   3   1    1   0  .252  .708    0    2   0   3B,SF
B Klaus SS                    5   1   1   2    0   1  .254  .762    0    1   4   HR
T Williams LF                 3   1   0   0    2   1  .343 1.123    0    3   0   IW
  G Stephens LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .620         1   0   
M Vernon 1B                   4   1   2   1    1   0  .303  .894    0    7   0   2B
  N Zauchin 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .869         2   1   
J Jensen RF                   4   2   3   2    1   0  .304  .901    0    2   0   HR
F Malzone 3B                  5   1   1   2    0   0  .328  .835    0    1   4   3B
T Lepcio 2B                   4   1   0   0    1   3  .246  .750    0    3   0   
S White C                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .237  .575    0    4   0   2·2B
F Sullivan P                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .026  .052    0    1   0   
Totals                       36  11  13   9    6   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: M Vernon (14, off B O'Dell); S White 2 (7, off H Brown, off A Ceccarelli).

3B: J Piersall (2, off H Brown); F Malzone (3, off A Ceccarelli).

HR: J Jensen (11, off H Brown; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); B Klaus (9, off B O'Dell; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: J Piersall (2, off H Brown).

IBB: T Williams (13, by H Brown).

TB: J Jensen 6; J Piersall 5; S White 4; B Klaus 4; F Malzone 3; M Vernon 3; F Sullivan.

RBI: F Malzone 2 (56); J Jensen 2 (53); B Klaus 2 (28); M Vernon (32); S White (22); J Piersall (26).

2-out RBI: B Klaus 2; J Jensen; M Vernon.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 7 for 17.

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Brown, L (2-4)               3.2   5   4   4    3   4   1   3.82   19     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 5     36    -     1.13  -0.29
B O'Dell                       2.1   4   2   2    0   2   1   2.03   11     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 2· 4          1-0    0.65  -0.04
J Walker                       0     0   2   2    2   0   0    inf    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.18  -0.02
A Ceccarelli                   2     4   3   3    1   1   0   4.50   11     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 4          2-2    0.03  -0.01
Totals                         8    13  11  11    6   7   2          43     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 2·13          3-2

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
F Sullivan, W (8-5)            9    10   2   2    2   3   0   2.58   38     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0·10     60    -     0.79   0.15
Totals                         9    10   2   2    2   3   0          38     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0·10           -

J Walker faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Walker (1); A Ceccarelli (1).

IBB: H Brown (3; T Williams).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Joe Paparella, 2B - Eddie Hurley, 3B - Frank Umont.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 13,390.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Boston Red Sox                       
1. B Gardner            2B    1. J Piersall           CF 
2. B Boyd               1B    2. B Klaus              SS 
3. B Goodman            3B    3. T Williams           LF 
4. T Francona           RF    4. M Vernon             1B 
5. G Triandos           C     5. J Jensen             RF 
6. B Nieman             LF    6. F Malzone            3B 
7. A Pilarcik           CF    7. T Lepcio             2B 
8. W Miranda            SS    8. S White              C  
9. H Brown              P     9. F Sullivan           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  2-4  1--      11%  95% B Klaus         B O'Dell        Home Run; Piersall Scores
   b 3   2  1-1  1-3      11%  67% M Vernon        H Brown         Single to SS; Williams to 2B; Piersall Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  ---      11%  66% J Jensen        H Brown         Home Run
   b 3   2  1-2  12-      10%  76% J Jensen        H Brown         Single (CF-RF); Vernon to 2B; Williams Scores
   t 3   1  1-0  -2-     -10%  50% B Boyd          F Sullivan      Single to RF; Gardner Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Sullivan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  B Gardner       Double to RF
   O      -2-      48%  B Boyd          Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      52%  B Goodman       Flyball: SS
          -2-      51%  T Francona      Walk
   O      12-      55%  G Triandos      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Hal Brown facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Piersall      Walk
   O      1--      57%  B Klaus         Groundout: 2B-1B; Piersall to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  T Williams      Groundout: P-1B; Piersall to 3B
   O      --3      50%  M Vernon        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Sullivan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  B Nieman        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  A Pilarcik      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  W Miranda       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Hal Brown facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      66%  J Jensen        Home Run
   O      ---      64%  F Malzone       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  T Lepcio        Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  S White         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Sullivan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      64%  H Brown         Strikeout Looking
          ---      59%  B Gardner       Double (CF-RF)
   R      -2-      50%  B Boyd          Single to RF; Gardner Scores
   O      1--      53%  B Goodman       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      55%  T Francona      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Hal Brown facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  F Sullivan      Strikeout
          ---      61%  J Piersall      Triple
   O      --3      54%  B Klaus         Strikeout Looking
          --3      56%  T Williams      Intentional Walk
   R      1-3      67%  M Vernon        Single to SS; Williams to 2B; Piersall Scores
   R      12-      76%  J Jensen        Single (CF-RF); Vernon to 2B; Williams Scores
   O      12-      73%  F Malzone       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-3, Frank Sullivan facing 5-6-7
          ---      67%  G Triandos      Double to LF
   R      -2-      58%  B Nieman        Single to CF; Triandos Scores
   O      1--      62%  A Pilarcik      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      66%  W Miranda       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      69%  H Brown         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Hal Brown facing 7-8-9
          ---      72%  T Lepcio        Walk
          1--      81%  S White         Double to LF; Lepcio to 3B
   O      -23      77%  F Sullivan      Strikeout
   RO     -23      78%  J Piersall      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lepcio Scores
                  Billy O'Dell replaces Hal Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      76%  B Klaus         Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Frank Sullivan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  B Gardner       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      75%  B Boyd          Single to CF
   O      1--      79%  B Goodman       Single to 2B/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Boyd out at 2B/2B
   O      1--      82%  T Francona      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Billy O'Dell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      80%  T Williams      Strikeout Looking
          ---      83%  M Vernon        Double to RF
          -2-      86%  J Jensen        Single to LF; Vernon to 3B
   O      1-3      82%  F Malzone       Flyball: 2B
   O      1-3      78%  T Lepcio        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Frank Sullivan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      82%  G Triandos      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  B Nieman        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      85%  A Pilarcik      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Billy O'Dell facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Busby replaces Al Pilarcik playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---      84%  S White         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      83%  F Sullivan      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      83%  J Piersall      Single to LF
   RR     1--      95%  B Klaus         Home Run; Piersall Scores
   O      ---      94%  T Williams      Lineout: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Frank Sullivan facing 8-9-1
                  George Kell pinch hits for Willy Miranda batting 8th
   O      ---      96%  G Kell          Flyball: LF
                  Frank Zupo pinch hits for Billy O'Dell batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  F Zupo          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      96%  B Gardner       Walk
          1--      95%  B Boyd          Single to CF; Gardner to 2B
   O      12-      97%  B Goodman       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jerry Walker facing 4-5-6
                  Jerry Walker replaces Frank Zupo pitching and batting 9th; George Kell moves to 3B; Billy Goodman moves to SS
          ---      98%  M Vernon        Walk
          1--      98%  J Jensen        Walk; Vernon to 2B
          12-      99%  F Malzone       Wild Pitch; Jensen to 2B; Vernon to 3B
                  Art Ceccarelli replaces Jerry Walker pitching and batting 9th
   RR     -23     100%  " "             Triple to CF; Vernon Scores; Jensen Scores
   O      --3     100%  T Lepcio        Strikeout
   R      --3     100%  S White         Double to RF; Malzone Scores
          -2-     100%  F Sullivan      Single to RF; White to 3B
          1-3     100%  J Piersall      Single to LF; Sullivan to 2B; White stays at 3B
   RR     123     100%  B Klaus         Wild Pitch; White Scores; Sullivan Scores
   O      1--     100%  " "             Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  T Williams      Walk; Klaus to 2B
   O      12-     100%  M Vernon        Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-11, Frank Sullivan facing 4-5-6
                  Norm Zauchin replaces Mickey Vernon playing 1B batting 4th; Gene Stephens replaces Ted Williams playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  T Francona      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  G Triandos      Strikeout
          ---     100%  B Nieman        Single to LF
          1--     100%  J Busby         Single to RF; Nieman to 2B
   O      12-     100%  G Kell          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-2, Art Ceccarelli facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  J Jensen        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  F Malzone       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Lepcio        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-11, Frank Sullivan facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Durham pinch hits for Art Ceccarelli batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Durham        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Gardner       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Boyd          Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 11.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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