April 21, 1959 Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
@BOS 2 CLE 14
@DET 1 KCA 8
CHW 3 NYY 11
@WSH 4 CHC 1
STL 0 LAD 9
SFG 7
(11) MLN 7
CIN 4

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 6,358

Tuesday, April 21, 1959
Time of Game: 2:25

Orioles

5-4

Won 1

3rd, 2½ GB

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

W: H Wilhelm (1-0), L: J Casale (1-1)

Red Sox

4-4

Lost 1

5th, 3 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Carrasquel SS               5   1   2   0    0   1  .172  .457    0    1   2   2B
B Boyd 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .517    0    9   0   
W Tasby CF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .361  .882    0    4   0   
B Nieman LF                   2   1   0   0    2   2  .368 1.150    0    1   0   
  L Green LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         1   1   
G Triandos C                  4   2   2   5    0   0  .357 1.329    0    7   2   2·HR
B Avila RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .428    0    1   0   
  A Pilarcik RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .728         0   0   
J Finigan 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.099    0    0   4   
B Gardner 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .107  .352    0    3   2   2B
H Wilhelm P                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       34   5   6   5    3   7                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Gardner (1, off J Casale); C Carrasquel (1, off J Casale).

HR: G Triandos 2 (4, 2 off J Casale; 1st inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: G Triandos 8; C Carrasquel 3; B Gardner 2; B Avila.

RBI: G Triandos 5 (14).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

PB: G Triandos 3 (4).

E: B Boyd (1).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buddin SS                   5   1   2   0    0   2  .276  .861    0    2   1   
P Runnels 2B                  4   0   2   0    1   1  .393 1.041    0    0   4   
G Stephens CF                 4   0   0   0    1   2  .229  .663    0    2   0   
J Jensen RF                   3   0   0   1    2   1  .222  .824    0    3   0   
F Malzone 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .650    0    1   2   
D Gernert 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .970    0   10   0   
G Geiger LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .233  .491    0    2   0   
P Daley C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    7   1   
J Casale P                    1   1   0   0    1   1  .250 1.400    0    0   1   
  V Wertz PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    0   0   
  H Moford P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Busby PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   2   8   1    5   8                    27   9

BATTING

TB: D Buddin 2; P Runnels 2; G Geiger 2; P Daley; D Gernert.

RBI: J Jensen (7).

2-out RBI: J Jensen.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

E: P Runnels (1).

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 Wilhelm, W (1-0)             9     8   2   1    5   8   0   1.86   40     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 2· 8     68    -     1.15   0.28
Totals                         9     8   2   1    5   8   0          40     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 2· 8           -

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
J Casale, L (1-1)              6     5   5   5    3   2   2   4.80   27     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 5     41    -     0.63  -0.26
H Moford                       3     1   0   0    0   5   0   5.14   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.30   0.05
Totals                         9     6   5   5    3   7   2          37     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 6,358.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Boston Red Sox                       
1. C Carrasquel         SS    1. D Buddin             SS 
2. B Boyd               1B    2. P Runnels            2B 
3. W Tasby              CF    3. G Stephens           CF 
4. B Nieman             LF    4. J Jensen             RF 
5. G Triandos           C     5. F Malzone            3B 
6. B Avila              RF    6. D Gernert            1B 
7. J Finigan            3B    7. G Geiger             LF 
8. B Gardner            2B    8. P Daley              C  
9. H Wilhelm            P     9. J Casale             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  123      22%  82% G Triandos      J Casale        Home Run (Deep LF); Carrasquel Scores; Tasby Scores; Nieman Scores
   t 6   1  2-4  ---       9%  85% G Triandos      J Casale        Home Run (Deep LF)
   b 3   2  4-1  123       8%  82% F Malzone       H Wilhelm       Flyball: CF
   b 3   2  4-0  123      -8%  74% J Jensen        H Wilhelm       Walk; Casale Scores; Runnels to 3B; Stephens to 2B
   b 9   1  5-2  1-3       7%  95% G Stephens      H Wilhelm       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Casale facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  C Carrasquel    Double to CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-      52%  B Boyd          Groundout: C-1B; Carrasquel stays at 2B
          -2-      54%  W Tasby         Walk
          12-      60%  B Nieman        Walk; Carrasquel to 3B; Tasby to 2B
   RRRR   123      82%  G Triandos      Home Run (Deep LF); Carrasquel Scores; Tasby Scores; Nieman Scores
   O      ---      81%  B Avila         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      81%  J Finigan       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  D Buddin        Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  P Runnels       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  G Stephens      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jerry Casale facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  B Gardner       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      83%  H Wilhelm       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      82%  C Carrasquel    Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 4-5-6
          ---      77%  J Jensen        Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 3B); Jensen to 2B
   O      -2-      81%  F Malzone       Groundout: 3B-1B; Jensen stays at 2B
   O      -2-      84%  D Gernert       Lineout: CF
   O      -2-      86%  G Geiger        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jerry Casale facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      85%  B Boyd          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      84%  W Tasby         Popfly: SS
          ---      85%  B Nieman        Walk
   O      1--      84%  G Triandos      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      86%  P Daley         Strikeout
          ---      84%  J Casale        Walk
   O      1--      86%  D Buddin        Flyball: RF
          1--      84%  P Runnels       Single to LF; Casale to 2B
          12-      81%  G Stephens      Walk; Casale to 3B; Runnels to 2B
   R      123      74%  J Jensen        Walk; Casale Scores; Runnels to 3B; Stephens to 2B
   O      123      82%  F Malzone       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jerry Casale facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      80%  B Avila         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      79%  J Finigan       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      80%  B Gardner       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      79%  H Wilhelm       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  D Gernert       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      78%  G Geiger        Single to CF
   O      1--      81%  P Daley         Lineout: LF
   O      1--      84%  J Casale        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jerry Casale facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  C Carrasquel    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  B Boyd          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  W Tasby         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 1-2-3
          ---      77%  D Buddin        Single to RF
          1--      74%  P Runnels       Passed Ball; Buddin to 2B
          -2-      72%  " "             Passed Ball; Buddin to 3B
   O      --3      77%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      83%  G Stephens      Popfly: SS
   R      --3      77%  J Jensen        Passed Ball; Buddin Scores/No RBI/unER
          ---      75%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      78%  F Malzone       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jerry Casale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      76%  B Nieman        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      85%  G Triandos      Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---      86%  B Avila         Single to RF
   O      1--      85%  J Finigan       Flyball: RF
          1--      87%  B Gardner       Double to RF; Avila to 3B
   O      -23      84%  H Wilhelm       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 6-7-8
          ---      79%  D Gernert       Single to LF
   O      1--      84%  G Geiger        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      87%  P Daley         Popfly: 2B
                  Vic Wertz pinch hits for Jerry Casale batting 9th
   O      1--      90%  V Wertz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-2, Herb Moford facing 1-2-3
                  Herb Moford replaces Vic Wertz pitching and batting 9th
          ---      91%  C Carrasquel    Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  B Boyd          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      88%  W Tasby         Strikeout
   O      1--      87%  B Nieman        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 1-2-3
                  Lenny Green replaces Bob Nieman playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      90%  D Buddin        Strikeout
          ---      87%  P Runnels       Walk
   O      1--      91%  G Stephens      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      93%  J Jensen        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-2, Herb Moford facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  G Triandos      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      92%  B Avila         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      91%  J Finigan       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 5-6-7
                  Al Pilarcik replaces Bobby Avila playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---      94%  F Malzone       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  D Gernert       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  G Geiger        Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  P Daley         Single to LF; Geiger to 3B; Daley out at 2B/LF-SS-2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-2, Herb Moford facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  B Gardner       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  H Wilhelm       Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  C Carrasquel    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Busby pinch hits for Herb Moford batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  J Busby         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      95%  D Buddin        Single to 3B
          1--      89%  P Runnels       Single to RF; Buddin to 3B
   O      1-3      95%  G Stephens      Strikeout
   O      1-3     100%  J Jensen        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Red Sox 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation