June 7, 1960 Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 5
@BAL 2 CLE 12
@BOS 3 NYY 5
CHW 2 WSH 7
KCA 2 CHC 13
PIT 2 MLN 6
@LAD 4 CIN 5
@SFG 1 PHI 5
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 19,269

Tuesday, June 7, 1960
Time of Game: 2:35

Indians

25-17

Won 2

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   4  2  6   0  0  0   12 13  0
Red Sox         0  0  2   0  0  1   0  0  0    3  8  5

W: M Grant (4-1), L: J Casale (2-5)

Red Sox

15-27

Lost 3

8th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Piersall CF                 2   2   0   1    2   0  .316  .864    0    3   0   SF
K Aspromonte 2B               5   3   2   2    0   0  .284  .751    0    2   6   2·2B,GDP
H Kuenn RF                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .272  .697    0    3   1   SH,IW
T Francona LF                 5   2   1   2    0   2  .311  .857    0    0   0   GDP
V Power 1B                    4   1   2   4    0   0  .324  .813    0   13   1   HR,SF
W Held SS                     5   0   1   1    0   0  .248  .824    0    2   4   2B
H Foiles C                    4   1   2   0    1   2  .467 1.246    0    2   0   
B Phillips 3B                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .231  .616    0    2   1   2B
M Grant P                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .158  .316    0    0   1   
Totals                       38  12  13  11    4   6                    27  14

BATTING

2B: W Held (4, off T Borland); B Phillips (6, off J Casale); K Aspromonte 2 (3, 2 off J Casale).

HR: V Power (2, off J Casale; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: J Piersall (2, off J Casale); V Power (2, off J Casale).

SH: H Kuenn (1, off J Casale).

IBB: H Kuenn (3, by J Casale).

TB: V Power 5; K Aspromonte 4; B Phillips 3; H Kuenn 2; W Held 2; H Foiles 2; T Francona; M Grant.

GIDP: K Aspromonte (2); T Francona (3).

RBI: V Power 4 (26); T Francona 2 (18); K Aspromonte 2 (12); H Kuenn (17); W Held (26); J Piersall (28).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 6 for 11.

BASERUNNING

PO: J Piersall (1st base by J Casale).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Keough CF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .259  .658    0    3   0   HR
P Runnels 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .375  .936    0    3   3   
T Williams LF                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .286 1.090    0    1   0   
  G Stephens LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .617    0    0   0   
B Thomson 1B                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .265  .780    0   10   0   HR
G Geiger RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .686    0    1   0   
F Malzone 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .698    0    1   2   
D Buddin SS                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .662    0    0   2   
  P Green SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .609    0    2   3   
E Sadowski C                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .240  .689    0    6   0   
J Casale P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .596    0    0   0   
  T Borland P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Boone PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .547    0    0   0   
  T Bowsfield P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   2   
  R Repulski PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .921    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   8   3    2   2                    27  12

BATTING

HR: B Thomson (5, off M Grant; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); M Keough (1, off M Grant; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: M Keough 5; B Thomson 5; E Sadowski 2; P Runnels; G Geiger.

RBI: M Keough 2 (7); B Thomson (16).

2-out RBI: B Thomson.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Runnels-P Green-B Thomson; T Bowsfield-P Green-B Thomson.

E: P Runnels (5); B Thomson 2 (3); P Green (2); D Buddin (8).

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
M Grant, W (4-1)               9     8   3   3    2   2   2   2.94   36     -       ·  ·     14·10· 0· 8     59    -     0.48   0.03
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2   2   2          36     -       ·  ·     14·10· 0· 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 (2-5)              5.1   8  11   5    3   4   1   4.89   30     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0· 7     21    -     0.80  -0.46
T Borland                      1.2   3   1   1    1   1   0   3.28    8     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 3          3-3    0.05  -0.01
T Bowsfield                    2     2   0   0    0   1   0   5.50    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13  12   6    4   6   1          45     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 1·12          3-3

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Casale (3; H Kuenn).

PO: J Casale (0; J Piersall, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Bill McKinley, 3B - Johnny Stevens.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 19,269.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Piersall           CF    1. M Keough             CF 
2. K Aspromonte         2B    2. P Runnels            2B 
3. H Kuenn              RF    3. T Williams           LF 
4. T Francona           LF    4. B Thomson            1B 
5. V Power              1B    5. G Geiger             RF 
6. W Held               SS    6. F Malzone            3B 
7. H Foiles             C     7. D Buddin             SS 
8. B Phillips           3B    8. E Sadowski           C  
9. M Grant              P     9. J Casale             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  2-2  1--      21%  71% V Power         J Casale        Home Run (Deep RF); Francona Scores/unER; Power Scores/unER
   b 3   1  0-0  1--     -19%  25% M Keough        M Grant         Home Run (Deep RF); Sadowski Scores
   t 4   0  2-0  -2-      15%  49% K Aspromonte    J Casale        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Piersall Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Aspromonte to 3B
   t 5   0  2-4  1--       9%  87% K Aspromonte    J Casale        Double to LF; Piersall Scores/unER
   t 4   0  2-1  --3       5%  54% H Kuenn         J Casale        Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Aspromonte Scores/unER; Kuenn to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Casale facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Piersall      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  K Aspromonte    Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      45%  H Kuenn         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  M Keough        Single to RF; Keough out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---      49%  P Runnels       Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      48%  T Williams      Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Thomson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Casale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  T Francona      Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  V Power         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  W Held          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mudcat Grant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  G Geiger        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  F Malzone       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Buddin        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Casale facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  H Foiles        Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  B Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      44%  M Grant         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mudcat Grant facing 8-9-1
          ---      40%  E Sadowski      Single to LF
   O      1--      44%  J Casale        Flyball: RF
   RR     1--      25%  M Keough        Home Run (Deep RF); Sadowski Scores
   O      ---      26%  P Runnels       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      27%  T Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Casale facing 1-2-3
          ---      31%  J Piersall      Walk
          1--      34%  K Aspromonte    Piersall Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Piersall to 2B
   R      -2-      49%  " "             Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Piersall Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Aspromonte to 3B
   R      --3      54%  H Kuenn         Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Aspromonte Scores/unER; Kuenn to 1B
   O      1--      50%  T Francona      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      71%  V Power         Home Run (Deep RF); Francona Scores/unER; Power Scores/unER
   O      ---      70%  W Held          Flyball: LF
          ---      71%  H Foiles        Single to LF
          1--      74%  B Phillips      Double to LF; Foiles to 3B
   O      -23      69%  M Grant         Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 4 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Mudcat Grant facing 4-5-6
          ---      65%  B Thomson       Walk
   O      1--      67%  G Geiger        Groundout: 2B-1B; Thomson to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  F Malzone       Strikeout
   O      -2-      75%  D Buddin        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jerry Casale facing 1-2-3
                  Pumpsie Green replaces Don Buddin playing SS batting 7th
          ---      78%  J Piersall      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   R      1--      87%  K Aspromonte    Double to LF; Piersall Scores/unER
          -2-      90%  H Kuenn         Single to SS; Aspromonte to 3B
   O      1-3      88%  T Francona      Strikeout
   RO     1-3      89%  V Power         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Aspromonte Scores/unER
   O      1--      88%  W Held          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Mudcat Grant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      90%  E Sadowski      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  J Casale        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      92%  M Keough        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jerry Casale facing 7-8-9
          ---      93%  H Foiles        Walk
          1--      94%  B Phillips      Single to CF; Foiles to 2B
          12-      96%  M Grant         Single to 1B/Bunt; Foiles to 3B; Phillips to 2B
   RO     123      96%  J Piersall      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Foiles Scores
   R      12-      98%  K Aspromonte    Double to LF; Phillips Scores; Grant to 3B
          -23      98%  H Kuenn         Intentional Walk
                  Tom Borland replaces Jerry Casale pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      99%  T Francona      Single to RF; Grant Scores; Aspromonte Scores; Kuenn to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  V Power         Single to CF; Kuenn Scores; Francona to 2B
   R      12-     100%  W Held          Double to RF; Francona Scores; Power to 3B
   O      -23     100%  H Foiles        Strikeout
   O      -23     100%  B Phillips      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 12, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-12, Mudcat Grant facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  P Runnels       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Williams      Popfly: 2B
   R      ---     100%  B Thomson       Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---     100%  G Geiger        Single to P
   O      1--     100%  F Malzone       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 12, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 12-3, Tom Borland facing 9-1-2
                  Gene Stephens replaces Ted Williams playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  M Grant         Lineout: CF
          ---     100%  J Piersall      Walk
   OO     1--     100%  K Aspromonte    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 12, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-12, Mudcat Grant facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  P Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  E Sadowski      Single to CF
                  Ray Boone pinch hits for Tom Borland batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  R Boone         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  M Keough        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 12, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 12-3, Ted Bowsfield facing 3-4-5
                  Ted Bowsfield replaces Ray Boone pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  H Kuenn         Single to RF
   OO     1--     100%  T Francona      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  V Power         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 12, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-12, Mudcat Grant facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  P Runnels       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  G Stephens      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  B Thomson       Single to LF; Stephens to 2B
   O      12-     100%  G Geiger        Groundout: 2B-1B; Stephens to 3B; Thomson to 2B
   O      -23     100%  F Malzone       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 12, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 12-3, Ted Bowsfield facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  W Held          Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  H Foiles        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  B Phillips      Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  M Grant         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 12, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-12, Mudcat Grant facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  P Green         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Sadowski      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Rip Repulski pinch hits for Ted Bowsfield batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Repulski      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 12, Red Sox 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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