April 22, 1959 Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
BAL 4 CLE 10
@DET 1 CHW 20
@KCA 6 NYY 1
@WSH 0
(14) STL 8
@CHC 2 SFG 6
@LAD 3 MLN 2
@PHI 0 PIT 9
CIN 8

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 6,866

Wednesday, April 22, 1959
Time of Game: 2:39

Orioles

5-5

Lost 1

5th, 3½ GB

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

W: M Wall (1-0), L: A Portocarrero (0-2)

Red Sox

5-4

Won 1

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Carrasquel SS               4   1   1   2    0   0  .182  .492    0    2   2   2B,SB
  B Loes P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  J Ginsberg PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
B Boyd 1B                     4   0   1   2    0   1  .206  .544    0    4   0   2B
  W Miranda SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
W Tasby CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .359  .881    0    4   0   
B Nieman LF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.057    0    1   0   GDP
  W Stock P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Lockman PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .500 1.214    0    0   0   
  G Bamberger P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  H Brown P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Hale 1B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182    0    2   0   
G Triandos C                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .333 1.275    0    4   0   
B Avila RF-2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    2   2   GDP
J Finigan 3B                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .360  .934    0    1   1   
B Gardner 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .103  .340    0    1   2   
  A Pilarcik PH-RF            3   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .718    0    2   0   
A Portocarrero P              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  G Woodling LF               2   1   1   0    1   0  .471 1.088    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   4   6   4    5   2                    24  10

BATTING

2B: C Carrasquel (2, off T Brewer); B Boyd (3, off T Brewer).

TB: C Carrasquel 2; B Boyd 2; B Avila; G Woodling; A Pilarcik; W Tasby.

GIDP: B Avila (1); B Nieman (2).

RBI: C Carrasquel 2 (4); B Boyd 2 (4).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Carrasquel-B Boyd.

E: B Gardner (2); C Carrasquel (2); B Avila (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Carrasquel (1, 2nd base off T Brewer/P Daley).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buddin SS                   4   0   0   1    1   0  .242  .783    0    2   3   
P Runnels 2B                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .344  .938    0    3   6   
G Stephens CF                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .225  .631    0    1   0   GDP
V Wertz 1B                    3   3   1   1    2   0  .250 1.080    0   17   1   HR
J Jensen RF                   5   2   4   1    0   0  .313  .963    0    0   0   2B
F Malzone 3B                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .257  .754    0    0   5   2B
D Gernert LF                  3   1   0   1    1   0  .269  .886    0    1   0   
  G Geiger LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .491         1   0   
P Daley C                     3   0   1   1    1   1  .286  .804    0    1   1   2B
T Brewer P                    2   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .444    0    1   0   
  M Wall P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   4   
Totals                       36   8  11   7    6   1                    27  20

BATTING

2B: J Jensen (2, off A Portocarrero); P Daley (1, off B Loes); F Malzone (4, off G Bamberger).

HR: V Wertz (1, off H Brown; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: J Jensen 5; F Malzone 4; V Wertz 4; P Daley 2; G Stephens; T Brewer.

GIDP: G Stephens (1).

RBI: J Jensen (8); F Malzone (2); V Wertz (1); D Gernert (4); T Brewer (1); D Buddin (2); P Daley (1).

2-out RBI: V Wertz.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Malzone-P Runnels-V Wertz; P Runnels-D Buddin-V Wertz.

E: D Gernert (2).

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
A Portocarrero, L (0-2)        3.1   4   5   5    3   1   0  17.47   17     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 2· 1     30    -     1.13  -0.19
W Stock                        0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   3.38    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          3-2    0.71  -0.03
G Bamberger                    0     2   2   2    1   0   0   7.56    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.03  -0.20
H Brown                        2     3   1   1    0   0   1   1.50   10     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 3          1-0    0.43   0.02
B Loes                         2     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         8    11   8   8    6   1   1          42     -       ·  ·     17· 9· 2· 7          4-2

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
T Brewer                       4.2   5   4   4    3   2   0   2.91   22     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 3· 3     37    -     0.98  -0.07
M Wall, W (1-0)                4.1   1   0   0    2   0   0   1.23   15     -       ·  ·     11· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.79   0.18
Totals                         9     6   4   4    5   2   0          37     -       ·  ·     20· 4· 3· 3          2-0

G Bamberger faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: G Bamberger (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 6,866.

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. V Wertz              1B 
5. G Triandos           C     5. J Jensen             RF 
6. B Avila              RF    6. F Malzone            3B 
7. J Finigan            3B    7. D Gernert            LF 
8. B Gardner            2B    8. P Daley              C  
9. A Portocarrero       P     9. T Brewer             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  5-2  -23     -14%  61% B Boyd          T Brewer        Double to RF; Woodling Scores; Carrasquel Scores
   t 5   1  5-0  123     -13%  75% C Carrasquel    T Brewer        Double to LF; Finigan Scores; Pilarcik Scores; Woodling to 3B
   b 4   1  0-0  12-      12%  72% J Jensen        A Portocarrero  Single to CF (Ground Ball); Stephens Scores; Wertz to 2B
   t 5   2  5-4  123      10%  71% B Avila         M Wall          Groundout: P-1B
   t 4   0  0-0  1--       9%  55% B Nieman        T Brewer        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Brewer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Carrasquel    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Boyd          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  W Tasby         Walk
   O      1--      55%  B Nieman        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Arnie Portocarrero facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Buddin        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  P Runnels       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Stephens      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Brewer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  G Triandos      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      54%  B Avila         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      55%  J Finigan       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Arnie Portocarrero facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  V Wertz         Lineout: RF
          ---      57%  J Jensen        Double to CF (Deep CF)
   O      -2-      53%  F Malzone       Lineout: 2B
   O      -2-      50%  D Gernert       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Brewer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  B Gardner       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  A Portocarrero  Strikeout Looking
          ---      53%  C Carrasquel    Reached on E7 (Fly Ball)
          1--      52%  B Boyd          Carrasquel Steals 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Arnie Portocarrero facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  P Daley         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  T Brewer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  D Buddin        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Brewer facing 3-4-5
          ---      46%  W Tasby         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      55%  B Nieman        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  G Triandos      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Arnie Portocarrero facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  P Runnels       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      58%  G Stephens      Single to 2B/Bunt; Stephens to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
          -2-      61%  V Wertz         Walk
   R      12-      72%  J Jensen        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Stephens Scores; Wertz to 2B
          12-      77%  F Malzone       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Wertz to 3B; Jensen to 2B
   R      123      85%  D Gernert       Walk; Wertz Scores; Jensen to 3B; Malzone to 2B
   R      123      90%  P Daley         Walk; Jensen Scores; Malzone to 3B; Gernert to 2B
                  Wes Stock replaces Bob Nieman pitching and batting 4th; Gene Woodling replaces Arnie Portocarrero playing LF batting 9th
   R      123      94%  T Brewer        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Malzone Scores; Gernert to 3B; Daley to 2B
   RO     123      95%  D Buddin        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gernert Scores; Daley to 3B
          1-3      95%  P Runnels       Walk; Buddin to 2B
   O      123      94%  G Stephens      Groundout: C unassisted/Forceout at Hm; Buddin to 3B; Runnels to 2B; Stephens to 1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Brewer facing 6-7-8
          ---      92%  B Avila         Single to CF
   O      1--      94%  J Finigan       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Al Pilarcik pinch hits for Billy Gardner batting 8th
          1--      90%  A Pilarcik      Single to 3B (Line Drive); Finigan to 3B
          1-3      87%  G Woodling      Walk; Pilarcik to 2B
   RR     123      75%  C Carrasquel    Double to LF; Finigan Scores; Pilarcik Scores; Woodling to 3B
   RR     -23      61%  B Boyd          Double to RF; Woodling Scores; Carrasquel Scores
   O      -2-      66%  W Tasby         Groundout: SS-1B; Boyd stays at 2B
                  Whitey Lockman pinch hits for Wes Stock batting 4th
          -2-      65%  W Lockman       Walk
                  Murray Wall replaces Tom Brewer pitching and batting 9th
          12-      60%  G Triandos      Walk; Lockman to 2B; Boyd to 3B
   O      123      71%  B Avila         Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, George Bamberger facing 4-5-6
                  George Bamberger replaces Whitey Lockman pitching and batting 4th; Bobby Avila moves to 2B; Al Pilarcik moves to RF
          ---      74%  V Wertz         Walk
          1--      83%  J Jensen        Single to RF; Wertz to 3B
   R      1-3      85%  F Malzone       Wild Pitch; Wertz Scores/No RBI; Jensen to 2B
   R      -2-      91%  " "             Double to LF; Jensen Scores
                  Hal Brown replaces George Bamberger pitching and batting 4th
   O      -2-      89%  D Gernert       Flyball: CF
          -2-      91%  P Daley         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Malzone to 3B
   O      1-3      88%  M Wall          Fielder's Choice C unassisted; Daley to 2B; Malzone out at Hm/C; Wall to 1B
   O      12-      87%  D Buddin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-7, Murray Wall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  J Finigan       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  A Pilarcik      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  G Woodling      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-4, Hal Brown facing 2-3-4
          ---      92%  P Runnels       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      90%  G Stephens      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   R      ---      94%  V Wertz         Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      95%  J Jensen        Single to RF
          1--      95%  F Malzone       Single to LF; Jensen to 2B
   O      12-      94%  D Gernert       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-8, Murray Wall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  C Carrasquel    Foul Flyball: SS
   O      ---      97%  B Boyd          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  W Tasby         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-4, Billy Loes facing 8-9-1
                  Billy Loes replaces Chico Carrasquel pitching and batting 1st; Bob Hale replaces Hal Brown playing 1B batting 4th; Willy Miranda replaces Bob Boyd playing SS batting 2nd
          ---      98%  P Daley         Double to LF
   O      -2-      97%  M Wall          Fielder's Choice P; Daley out at 3B/P-3B
          1--      98%  D Buddin        Walk; Wall to 2B
   O      12-      97%  P Runnels       Groundout: P-2B-1B; Wall to 3B; Buddin to 2B
   O      -23      96%  G Stephens      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-8, Murray Wall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  B Hale          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      96%  G Triandos      Walk
   OO     1--      99%  B Avila         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-4, Billy Loes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  V Wertz         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Jensen        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      99%  F Malzone       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 8.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-8, Murray Wall facing 7-8-9
                  Gary Geiger replaces Dick Gernert playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---      99%  J Finigan       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  A Pilarcik      Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  G Woodling      Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
                  Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Billy Loes batting 1st
   O      1--     100%  J Ginsberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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