June 18, 1959 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 3,386

Thursday, June 18, 1959
Time of Game: 2:56

Indians

33-25

Lost 1

1st

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

W: J Harshman (1-6), L: M Garcia (0-5)

Red Sox

26-34

Won 1

8th, 8 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Held SS                     4   1   1   1    1   2  .272  .789    0    2   3   HR
V Power 1B                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .291  .779    0   10   0   2B
T Francona CF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .339  .918    0    1   0   SH
R Colavito RF                 2   0   0   0    2   1  .296  .986    0    3   0   
M Minoso LF                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .298  .853    0    2   0   
G Strickland 3B               4   1   1   1    0   0  .283  .760    0    1   3   3B
D Brown C                     2   1   0   0    2   0  .278  .798    0    3   0   
B Martin 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .674    0    2   3   
  W Jones PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .802    0    0   0   
  C Hardy PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .107  .274         0   0   
B Locke P                     2   1   1   3    0   0  .500 2.500    0    0   2   HR
  M Garcia P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Perry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  G Hamner PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .255  .708    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   6   5   5    6   7                    24  11

BATTING

2B: V Power (13, off J Harshman).

3B: G Strickland (2, off F Sullivan).

HR: B Locke (1, off F Sullivan; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); W Held (10, off F Sullivan; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SH: T Francona (1, off J Harshman).

TB: B Locke 4; W Held 4; G Strickland 3; V Power 2; W Jones.

RBI: B Locke 3 (3); W Held (24); G Strickland (22).

2-out RBI: B Locke 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buddin SS                   3   0   0   1    2   0  .235  .700    0    2   1   
P Runnels 2B                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .338  .928    0    3   1   
G Stephens LF                 4   1   0   0    1   0  .200  .569    0    1   0   
V Wertz 1B                    5   2   3   3    0   0  .298  .841    0    4   1   HR,2B
  B Avila PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .164  .391         0   0   
  D Gernert 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .856         1   0   
J Jensen RF                   4   2   3   1    1   1  .284  .907    0    4   0   HR
F Malzone 3B                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .285  .786    0    1   2   
M Keough CF                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .256  .822    0    3   0   
P Daley C                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .255  .644    0    8   0   
F Sullivan P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182    0    0   1   
  T Williams PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .181  .581    0    0   0   HBP
  T Brewer PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .107  .245         0   0   
  J Harshman P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .703    0    0   1   
Totals                       34   7  10   7    7   3                    27   7

BATTING

2B: V Wertz (5, off B Locke).

HR: J Jensen (13, off B Locke; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); V Wertz (5, off B Locke; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: T Williams (2, by B Locke).

TB: V Wertz 7; J Jensen 6; M Keough 2; F Malzone; P Runnels.

RBI: V Wertz 3 (22); J Jensen (42); M Keough (13); D Buddin (22); F Malzone (27).

2-out RBI: V Wertz 2; D Buddin; M Keough; F Malzone.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

E: V Wertz (2).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Locke                        5.2   7   5   5    4   1   2   7.94   29     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 1· 6     32    -     1.17  -0.24
M Garcia, BS (1), L (0-5)      1.2   1   2   2    3   2   0   3.19    9     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-0    1.92  -0.06
J Perry                        0.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   4.38    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          1-1    1.74  -0.23
Totals                         8    10   7   7    7   3   2          42     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 1· 9          3-1

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                     4     3   5   5    4   3   2   4.48   19     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1· 3     35    -     1.03  -0.36
J Harshman, W (1-6)            5     2   1   0    2   4   0   6.19   19     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 0· 2          0-0    1.68   0.33
Totals                         9     5   6   5    6   7   2          38     -       ·  ·      7·12· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Garcia (2); J Perry (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Locke (1; T Williams).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Eddie Rommel, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Larry Napp.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 3,386.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. W Held               SS    1. D Buddin             SS 
2. V Power              1B    2. P Runnels            2B 
3. T Francona           CF    3. G Stephens           LF 
4. R Colavito           RF    4. V Wertz              1B 
5. M Minoso             LF    5. J Jensen             RF 
6. G Strickland         3B    6. F Malzone            3B 
7. D Brown              C     7. M Keough             CF 
8. B Martin             2B    8. P Daley              C  
9. B Locke              P     9. F Sullivan           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  2-2  1-3     -29%  21% B Locke         F Sullivan      Home Run (Deep LF); Strickland Scores; Brown Scores
   b 8   2  6-6  -2-      27%  85% V Wertz         J Perry         Single to RF; Runnels Scores
   b 7   2  6-5  -2-      21%  54% M Keough        M Garcia        Single to RF; Malzone Scores
   t 4   1  2-1  1--     -18%  44% G Strickland    F Sullivan      Triple to RF; Minoso Scores
   t 9   2  7-6  12-      14% 100% V Power         J Harshman      Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Sullivan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Held          Lineout: CF
          ---      50%  V Power         Walk
   O      1--      53%  T Francona      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  R Colavito      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Locke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Buddin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  P Runnels       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  G Stephens      Walk
   R      1--      63%  V Wertz         Double to CF; Stephens Scores
          -2-      65%  J Jensen        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Wertz to 3B
   R      1-3      73%  F Malzone       Single; Wertz Scores; Jensen to 2B
   O      12-      70%  M Keough        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Sullivan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      72%  M Minoso        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      74%  G Strickland    Popfly: 2B
          ---      73%  D Brown         Walk
   O      1--      75%  B Martin        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bobby Locke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  P Daley         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      72%  F Sullivan      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      71%  D Buddin        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Sullivan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      74%  B Locke         Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      64%  W Held          Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      66%  V Power         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      67%  T Francona      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bobby Locke facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      65%  P Runnels       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  G Stephens      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      62%  V Wertz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Frank Sullivan facing 4-5-6
          ---      58%  R Colavito      Walk
   O      1--      62%  M Minoso        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      44%  G Strickland    Triple to RF; Minoso Scores
          --3      42%  D Brown         Walk
   O      1-3      50%  B Martin        Foul Flyball: C
   RRR    1-3      21%  B Locke         Home Run (Deep LF); Strickland Scores; Brown Scores
   O      ---      21%  W Held          Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Bobby Locke facing 5-6-7
          ---      25%  J Jensen        Walk
   O      1--      22%  F Malzone       Flyball: RF
          1--      28%  M Keough        Single to RF; Jensen to 3B
   O      1-3      23%  P Daley         Groundout: P-1B; Jensen stays at 3B; Keough to 2B
                  Ted Williams pinch hits for Frank Sullivan batting 9th
          -23      25%  T Williams      Hit By Pitch
                  Tom Brewer pinch runs for Ted Williams batting 9th
   R      123      34%  D Buddin        Walk; Jensen Scores; Keough to 3B; Brewer to 2B
   O      123      25%  P Runnels       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 5, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jack Harshman facing 2-3-4
                  Jack Harshman replaces Tom Brewer pitching and batting 9th
          ---      20%  V Power         Double to LF
   RO     -2-      17%  T Francona      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Power Scores/Adv on E3 (throw)/No RBI/unER
   O      ---      18%  R Colavito      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      19%  M Minoso        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Bobby Locke facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      16%  G Stephens      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      25%  V Wertz         Home Run
   R      ---      38%  J Jensen        Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      36%  F Malzone       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      34%  M Keough        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-5, Jack Harshman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      36%  G Strickland    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      38%  D Brown         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      39%  B Martin        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Bobby Locke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      35%  P Daley         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      33%  J Harshman      Flyball: RF
          ---      35%  D Buddin        Walk
          1--      38%  P Runnels       Single to RF; Buddin to 2B
                  Mike Garcia replaces Bobby Locke pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      31%  G Stephens      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-5, Jack Harshman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      33%  M Garcia        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      35%  W Held          Strikeout
   O      ---      36%  V Power         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Mike Garcia facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      31%  V Wertz         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      28%  J Jensen        Strikeout
          ---      31%  F Malzone       Walk
          1--      33%  M Keough        Wild Pitch; Malzone to 2B
   R      -2-      54%  " "             Single to RF; Malzone Scores
          1--      57%  P Daley         Walk; Keough to 2B
   O      12-      50%  J Harshman      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 6-6, Jack Harshman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      55%  T Francona      Strikeout
          ---      50%  R Colavito      Walk
   O      1--      56%  M Minoso        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      61%  G Strickland    Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Mike Garcia facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      56%  D Buddin        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      61%  P Runnels       Walk
                  Jim Perry replaces Mike Garcia pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      55%  G Stephens      Popfly: SS
          1--      58%  V Wertz         Wild Pitch; Runnels to 2B
   R      -2-      85%  " "             Single to RF; Runnels Scores
                  Bobby Avila pinch runs for Vic Wertz batting 4th
          1--      86%  J Jensen        Single to CF; Avila to 2B
   O      12-      84%  F Malzone       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 6-7, Jack Harshman facing 7-8-9
                  Dick Gernert replaces Bobby Avila playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      91%  D Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Willie Jones pinch hits for Billy Martin batting 8th
          ---      83%  W Jones         Single to LF
                  Granny Hamner pinch hits for Jim Perry batting 9th; Carroll Hardy pinch runs for Willie Jones batting 8th
   O      1--      92%  G Hamner        Strikeout
          1--      86%  W Held          Walk; Hardy to 2B
   O      12-     100%  V Power         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 7.

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