April 15, 1958 New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
WSH 1 NYY 3
@BOS 0 DET 4
@CHW 3 KCA 5
@CLE 0 PHI 5
@CIN 4 PIT 4
@MLN 3
(14) SFG 8
LAD 0 CHC 4
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 35,233

Tuesday, April 15, 1958
Time of Game: 1:58

Yankees

1-0

Won 1

1st

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

W: D Larsen (1-0), L: W Nixon (0-1)

Red Sox

0-2

Lost 2

8th, 1½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Bauer RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
G McDougald SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   4   
M Mantle CF                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .000  .500    0    2   0   
Y Berra C                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.750    0    2   1   HR
B Skowron 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .750    0   10   1   2B,GDP
E Howard LF                   2   0   1   0    1   1  .500 1.667    0    4   0   2B,SH
  B Del Greco PR-LF           0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Carey 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .750    0    1   3   2B
B Richardson 2B               4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   2   
D Larsen P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   1   
Totals                       31   3   5   3    3   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Skowron (1, off W Nixon); E Howard (1, off M Fornieles); A Carey (1, off W Nixon).

HR: Y Berra (1, off W Nixon; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: E Howard (1, off W Nixon).

TB: Y Berra 5; A Carey 2; B Skowron 2; E Howard 2.

GIDP: B Skowron (1).

RBI: Y Berra 2 (2); A Carey (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G McDougald-B Richardson-B Skowron; A Carey-B Richardson-B Skowron.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buddin SS                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .400  .971    0    0   7   SH
P Runnels 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0   13   1   
G Stephens LF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .125    0    0   0   
J Jensen RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .875    0    0   0   
F Malzone 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    1   3   
J Piersall CF                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .167  .453    0    5   0   
K Aspromonte 2B               2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .143    0    3   1   GDP
P Daley C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    0    4   0   GDP
  B Klaus PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  M Fornieles P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
W Nixon P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   1   
  D Gernert PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S White C                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       28   0   4   0    3   2                    27  13

BATTING

SH: D Buddin (1, off D Larsen).

TB: W Nixon; J Piersall; D Buddin; F Malzone.

GIDP: K Aspromonte (1); P Daley (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Buddin-K Aspromonte-P Runnels.

E: D Buddin (3).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Larsen, W (1-0)              9     4   0   0    3   2   0   0.00   32     -       ·  ·     13·10· 1· 3     78    -     1.06   0.50
Totals                         9     4   0   0    3   2   0          32     -       ·  ·     13·10· 1· 3           -

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
W Nixon, L (0-1)               8     4   3   3    3   3   1   3.38   31     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 1· 4     62    -     0.89  -0.01
M Fornieles                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         9     5   3   3    3   4   1          35     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Frank Umont.

Time of Game: 1:58.

Attendance: 35,233.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Boston Red Sox                       
1. H Bauer              RF    1. D Buddin             SS 
2. G McDougald          SS    2. P Runnels            1B 
3. M Mantle             CF    3. G Stephens           LF 
4. Y Berra              C     4. J Jensen             RF 
5. B Skowron            1B    5. F Malzone            3B 
6. E Howard             LF    6. J Piersall           CF 
7. A Carey              3B    7. K Aspromonte         2B 
8. B Richardson         2B    8. P Daley              C  
9. D Larsen             P     9. W Nixon              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  0-0  1--      26%  82% Y Berra         W Nixon         Home Run; Mantle Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  123      15%  50% P Daley         D Larsen        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 5   0  0-0  1--      10%  49% K Aspromonte    D Larsen        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--      -8%  46% B Skowron       W Nixon         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 6   2  0-0  12-       6%  50% J Jensen        D Larsen        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Willard Nixon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  H Bauer         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  G McDougald     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  M Mantle        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Buddin        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  P Runnels       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  G Stephens      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Willard Nixon facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  Y Berra         Single to RF
   OO     1--      46%  B Skowron       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      47%  E Howard        Walk
   O      1--      45%  A Carey         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Jensen        Flyball: RF
          ---      45%  F Malzone       Single to 3B
          1--      41%  J Piersall      Walk; Malzone to 2B
          12-      35%  K Aspromonte    Walk; Malzone to 3B; Piersall to 2B
   OO     123      50%  P Daley         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Willard Nixon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  B Richardson    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Larsen        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  H Bauer         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  W Nixon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Buddin        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  P Runnels       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Willard Nixon facing 2-3-4
          ---      54%  G McDougald     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      52%  M Mantle        Groundout: 1B unassisted; McDougald to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  Y Berra         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      44%  B Skowron       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  G Stephens      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      49%  J Jensen        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      50%  F Malzone       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Willard Nixon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  E Howard        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  A Carey         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      43%  B Richardson    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 6-7-8
          ---      39%  J Piersall      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      49%  K Aspromonte    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  P Daley         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Willard Nixon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  D Larsen        Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  H Bauer         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      43%  G McDougald     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Larsen facing 9-1-2
          ---      37%  W Nixon         Single to CF
   O      1--      39%  D Buddin        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Nixon to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  P Runnels       Flyball: LF
          -2-      44%  G Stephens      Walk
   O      12-      50%  J Jensen        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Willard Nixon facing 3-4-5
          ---      56%  M Mantle        Walk
   RR     1--      82%  Y Berra         Home Run; Mantle Scores
          ---      86%  B Skowron       Double to CF
   O      -2-      86%  E Howard        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Skowron to 3B
   R      --3      91%  A Carey         Double (LF-CF); Skowron Scores
   O      -2-      89%  B Richardson    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      88%  D Larsen        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Larsen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  F Malzone       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  J Piersall      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      93%  K Aspromonte    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Willard Nixon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  H Bauer         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      92%  G McDougald     Lineout: CF
          ---      92%  M Mantle        Walk
   O      1--      92%  Y Berra         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Larsen facing 8-9-1
                  Billy Klaus pinch hits for Pete Daley batting 8th
   O      ---      94%  B Klaus         Strikeout
                  Dick Gernert pinch hits for Willard Nixon batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  D Gernert       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      95%  D Buddin        Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  P Runnels       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Fornieles facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Fornieles replaces Billy Klaus pitching and batting 8th; Sammy White replaces Dick Gernert playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  B Skowron       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  E Howard        Double (CF-RF)
                  Bobby Del Greco pinch runs for Elston Howard batting 6th
   O      -2-      97%  A Carey         Strikeout
   O      -2-      96%  B Richardson    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Don Larsen facing 3-4-5
                  Bobby Del Greco moves to LF
   O      ---      98%  G Stephens      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  J Jensen        Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  F Malzone       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Red Sox 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation