July 20, 1958 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
CLE 2
(10) DET 3
@BOS 0 BOS 5
DET 2 NYY 3
KCA 1
(10) NYY 8
KCA 0 CHW 4
@WSH 2 WSH 5
CHW 4 MLN 4
@CHC 2 STL 3
@CIN 1 LAD 6
PHI 0 SFG 7
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Fenway Park, Attendance: 29,529

Sunday, July 20, 1958
Time of Game: 2:02

Tigers

42-44

Won 1

4th, 15½ GB

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

W: J Bunning (8-6), L: F Sullivan (8-3)

Red Sox

46-41

Lost 1

2nd, 11 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Kuenn CF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .321  .852    0    3   0   2B
B Martin SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .281  .686    0    1   1   
A Kaline RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .296  .842    0    4   0   GDP
G Harris 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .302  .875    0    5   1   3B
G Zernial LF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .292  .806    0    0   0   2B
  J Groth PR-LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .790         0   0   
F Bolling 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .742    0    1   0   
O Virgil 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .668    0    0   3   
R Wilson C                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .305  .783    0   13   0   
J Bunning P                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .171  .410    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   3    0   6                    27   5

BATTING

2B: H Kuenn (27, off B Byerly); G Zernial (4, off F Sullivan).

3B: G Harris (5, off F Sullivan).

TB: H Kuenn 3; G Zernial 3; G Harris 3; R Wilson; O Virgil; B Martin; J Bunning.

GIDP: A Kaline (14).

RBI: H Kuenn (30); G Zernial (15); R Wilson (11).

2-out RBI: R Wilson; H Kuenn.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Stephens CF                 2   0   0   0    2   1  .245  .707    0    0   0   
P Runnels 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .334  .872    0    1   2   
  T Lepcio 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   3  .205  .741    0    2   3   
T Williams LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .970    0    1   0   
F Malzone 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .784    0    2   1   
J Jensen RF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .300 1.039    0    3   0   HBP
D Gernert 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .789    0   10   0   
L Berberet C                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .212  .649    0    6   0   
B Consolo SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .123  .387    0    2   4   
F Sullivan P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .132  .353    0    0   1   
  M Keough PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .631    0    0   0   
  B Byerly P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Klaus PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .180  .461    0    0   0   
  T Bowsfield P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       27   0   0   0    2  12                    27  11

BATTING

HBP: J Jensen (2, by J Bunning).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Consolo-P Runnels-D Gernert.

E: G Stephens (3).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bunning, W (8-6)             9     0   0   0    2  12   0   3.28   30     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 1· 0     97    -     0.81   0.47
Totals                         9     0   0   0    2  12   0          30     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 1· 0           -

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, L (8-3)            6     6   3   3    0   4   0   3.18   23     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 6     52    -     0.86  -0.08
B Byerly                       2     2   0   0    0   2   0   6.15    8     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 2          0-0    0.37   0.04
T Bowsfield                    1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.19   0.01
Totals                         9     9   3   3    0   6   0          35     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 3· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Bunning (6; J Jensen).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:02.

Attendance: 29,529.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. H Kuenn              CF    1. G Stephens           CF 
2. B Martin             SS    2. P Runnels            2B 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. T Williams           LF 
4. G Harris             1B    4. F Malzone            3B 
5. G Zernial            LF    5. J Jensen             RF 
6. F Bolling            2B    6. D Gernert            1B 
7. O Virgil             3B    7. L Berberet           C  
8. R Wilson             C     8. B Consolo            SS 
9. J Bunning            P     9. F Sullivan           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  0-0  ---      13%  63% G Harris        F Sullivan      Triple to RF
   t 5   2  0-1  -2-      11%  74% R Wilson        F Sullivan      Single; Zernial Scores
   t 5   2  0-2  12-       9%  84% H Kuenn         F Sullivan      Single to CF; Wilson Scores; Bunning to 3B/Adv on E8
   t 5   0  0-0  --3       8%  71% G Zernial       F Sullivan      Double to LF; Harris Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--      -5%  45% A Kaline        F Sullivan      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Sullivan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  H Kuenn         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  B Martin        Single
   OO     1--      45%  A Kaline        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  G Stephens      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  P Runnels       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  T Williams      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Sullivan facing 4-5-6
                  Ted Lepcio replaces Pete Runnels playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---      48%  G Harris        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  G Zernial       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      45%  F Bolling       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  F Malzone       Strikeout
          ---      45%  J Jensen        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      47%  D Gernert       Groundout: 3B-1B; Jensen to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  L Berberet      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Sullivan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  O Virgil        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  R Wilson        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  J Bunning       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  B Consolo       Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  F Sullivan      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      47%  G Stephens      Walk
   O      1--      50%  T Lepcio        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Sullivan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  H Kuenn         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      45%  B Martin        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      44%  A Kaline        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  T Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  F Malzone       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  J Jensen        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Sullivan facing 4-5-6
          ---      63%  G Harris        Triple to RF
   R      --3      71%  G Zernial       Double to LF; Harris Scores
   O      -2-      66%  F Bolling       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      63%  O Virgil        Strikeout
   R      -2-      74%  R Wilson        Single; Zernial Scores
          1--      75%  J Bunning       Single to RF; Wilson to 2B
   R      12-      84%  H Kuenn         Single to CF; Wilson Scores; Bunning to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      1-3      81%  B Martin        Lineout: RF
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Bunning facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      84%  D Gernert       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      86%  L Berberet      Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  B Consolo       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Sullivan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      86%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  G Harris        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      84%  G Zernial       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Bunning facing 9-1-2
                  Marty Keough pinch hits for Frank Sullivan batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  M Keough        Strikeout
          ---      84%  G Stephens      Walk
   O      1--      87%  T Lepcio        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      90%  T Williams      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bud Byerly facing 6-7-8
                  Bud Byerly replaces Marty Keough pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  F Bolling       Strikeout
          ---      90%  O Virgil        Single to CF
   O      1--      89%  R Wilson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      88%  J Bunning       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Bunning facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  F Malzone       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      92%  J Jensen        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Gernert       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bud Byerly facing 1-2-3
          ---      95%  H Kuenn         Double to LF
   O      -2-      93%  B Martin        Fielder's Choice SS; Kuenn out at 3B/SS-3B
   O      1--      92%  A Kaline        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      92%  G Harris        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Bunning facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  L Berberet      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  B Consolo       Popfly: 2B
                  Billy Klaus pinch hits for Bud Byerly batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  B Klaus         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ted Bowsfield facing 5-6-7
                  Ted Bowsfield replaces Billy Klaus pitching and batting 9th
          ---      97%  G Zernial       Single to RF
                  Johnny Groth pinch runs for Gus Zernial batting 5th
   O      1--      97%  F Bolling       Lineout: LF
   O      1--      96%  O Virgil        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      96%  R Wilson        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
                  Johnny Groth moves to LF
   O      ---      98%  G Stephens      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  T Lepcio        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  T Williams      Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 0.

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