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4
Saturday, May 12, 1951,
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 10,514, Time of Game: 2:11
Indians
2
11-9
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 at White Sox
3
12-8
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Billy Pierce (3-2)
L: Mike Garcia (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  0    2  4  1
White Sox       0  3  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    3  8  2

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Harry Simpson 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .229 .672 -0.165 1.42 0.011 -0.176 -1.0 14 0
Ray Boone SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .188 .465 -0.036 1.19 0.067 -0.103 0.0 2 6
Sam Chapman LF 2 0 0 0 3 1 .162 .490 0.120 1.33 0.167 -0.047 1.2 0 0 SB
Al Rosen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .848 -0.219 2.06 0.000 -0.219 -2.0 0 3
Larry Doby CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .324 1.027 0.005 1.41 0.107 -0.102 0.4 1 1
Bob Kennedy RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .246 .683 0.065 1.51 0.138 -0.073 0.4 2 0 2B
Snuffy Stirnweiss 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 -0.043 1.64 0.070 -0.113 -0.1 4 2
Birdie Tebbetts C 3 0 0 1 1 0 .235 .551 -0.072 1.54 0.036 -0.108 -0.4 1 3
Mike Garcia P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .417 -0.109 1.54 0.000 -0.109 -0.9 0 3
   Bobby Avila PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .760 -0.027 1.03 0.000 -0.027 -0.1
   Lou Brissie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 4 2 7 5 .125 .438 -0.481 1.48 0.596 -1.077 -2.6 24 18
2B: B Kennedy (4, off B Pierce).
TB: B Kennedy 3; L Doby; R Boone.
RBI: B Kennedy (7); B Tebbetts (1).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Garcia-R Boone-H Simpson.
E: R Boone (6).
Outfield Assists: L Doby (C Carrasquel at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: S Chapman (1, 2nd base off B Pierce/P Masi).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chico Carrasquel SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .355 .850 -0.010 0.83 0.043 -0.053 -0.4 1 2
Floyd Baker 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .282 .872 0.002 0.60 0.040 -0.038 -0.2 1 2
Minnie Minoso LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .409 1.300 -0.018 1.16 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 1 0
   Paul Lehner LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .186 .455 -0.003 0.58 0.022 -0.025 -0.1 3 0
Eddie Robinson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .935 -0.106 0.77 0.000 -0.106 -1.6 6 0 GDP
Al Zarilla RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .821 -0.050 0.48 0.000 -0.050 -0.7 1 0
Jim Busby CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 .346 .790 0.001 0.55 0.026 -0.025 -0.1 7 0
Nellie Fox 2B 3 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .894 0.094 0.81 0.108 -0.014 1.0 1 2 SB,CS
Phil Masi C 3 1 2 1 0 0 .310 .935 0.129 1.01 0.153 -0.024 1.5 6 0 SB
Billy Pierce P 1 0 0 0 1 1 .286 .697 -0.018 0.78 0.012 -0.030 -0.3 0 0 SH
Team Totals 29 3 8 2 2 3 .276 .598 0.021 0.74 0.404 -0.383 -1.1 27 6
SH: B Pierce (1, off M Garcia).
TB: N Fox 3; P Masi 2; F Baker; C Carrasquel; P Lehner.
GIDP: E Robinson (1).
RBI: P Masi (8); C Carrasquel (14).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
E: P Lehner (1); F Baker (2).
Baserunning
SB: P Masi (1, 2nd base off M Garcia/B Tebbetts); N Fox (3, 2nd base off M Garcia/B Tebbetts).
CS: N Fox (3, 2nd base by M Garcia/B Tebbetts).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Garcia, L (2-1) 7 8 3 2 2 3 0 3.86 29 52 -0.051 0.77 0.5
Lou Brissie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.88 3 0 0 0.031 0.41 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 3 2 2 3 0 2.25 32 52 0 0 -0.020 1.48 1.1

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Billy Pierce, W (3-2) 9 4 2 2 7 5 0 3.83 39 69 0.480 1.48 2.6
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 7 5 0 2.00 39 69 0.480 0.74 2.6
Balks: None.
WP: M Garcia (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Jim Duffy, 2B - Bill Summers, 3B - Bill Grieve.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 10,514.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Chicago White Sox
1 Harry Simpson 1B 1 Chico Carrasquel SS
2 Ray Boone SS 2 Floyd Baker 3B
3 Sam Chapman LF 3 Minnie Minoso LF
4 Al Rosen 3B 4 Eddie Robinson 1B
5 Larry Doby CF 5 Al Zarilla RF
6 Bob Kennedy RF 6 Jim Busby CF
7 Snuffy Stirnweiss 2B 7 Nellie Fox 2B
8 Birdie Tebbetts C 8 Phil Masi C
9 Mike Garcia P 9 Billy Pierce P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 1 12- R CHW P. Masi M. Garcia 13% 72% Single to RF; Fox to 3B; Busby Scores/unER
t8 1-3 0 --- CLE B. Kennedy B. Pierce -9% 77% Double to LF
t4 0-3 0 --- CLE L. Doby B. Pierce -8% 74% Single to LF; Doby to 3B/Adv on E7
t5 1-3 0 1-- CLE S. Chapman B. Pierce -8% 63% Walk; Boone to 2B
t9 2-3 0 --- O CLE H. Simpson B. Pierce 7% 91% Flyball: LF

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE H. Simpson B. Pierce 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE R. Boone B. Pierce 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE S. Chapman B. Pierce 1% 55% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHW C. Carrasquel M. Garcia -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- CHW F. Baker M. Garcia 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- O CHW M. Minoso M. Garcia -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B; Baker to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- O CHW E. Robinson M. Garcia -3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 4-5-6
Paul Lehner replaces Minnie Minoso playing LF batting 3rd
t2 0-0 0 --- O CLE A. Rosen B. Pierce 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- CLE L. Doby B. Pierce -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- O CLE B. Kennedy B. Pierce 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B; Doby to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- O CLE S. Stirnweiss B. Pierce 3% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CHW A. Zarilla M. Garcia -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- CHW J. Busby M. Garcia 3% 55% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b2 0-0 1 1-- CHW N. Fox M. Garcia 4% 59% Single to 3B/Bunt; Busby to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- R CHW P. Masi M. Garcia 13% 72% Single to RF; Fox to 3B; Busby Scores/unER
b2 1-0 1 1-3 R CHW B. Pierce M. Garcia 3% 75% Wild Pitch; Fox Scores
b2 2-0 1 1-- CHW B. Pierce M. Garcia 1% 76% Masi Steals 2B
b2 2-0 1 -2- CHW B. Pierce M. Garcia 1% 77% Walk
b2 2-0 1 12- RO CHW C. Carrasquel M. Garcia 4% 82% Single to CF; Masi Scores; Carrasquel out at 2B/CF-SS-2B; Pierce to 3B
b2 3-0 2 --3 O CHW F. Baker M. Garcia -2% 80% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 3.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 8-9-1
t3 0-3 0 --- O CLE B. Tebbetts B. Pierce 2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-3 1 --- O CLE M. Garcia B. Pierce 1% 83% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-3 2 --- CLE H. Simpson B. Pierce -1% 82% Walk
t3 0-3 2 1-- CLE R. Boone B. Pierce -2% 80% Single to LF; Simpson to 2B
t3 0-3 2 12- CLE S. Chapman B. Pierce -3% 77% Walk; Simpson to 3B; Boone to 2B
t3 0-3 2 123 O CLE A. Rosen B. Pierce 7% 84% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 3-4-5
b3 3-0 0 --- O CHW P. Lehner M. Garcia -1% 83% Flyball: CF
b3 3-0 1 --- O CHW E. Robinson M. Garcia -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 3-0 2 --- O CHW A. Zarilla M. Garcia -1% 82% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 5-6-7
t4 0-3 0 --- CLE L. Doby B. Pierce -8% 74% Single to LF; Doby to 3B/Adv on E7
t4 0-3 0 --3 R CLE B. Kennedy B. Pierce -5% 69% Single to LF; Doby Scores
t4 1-3 0 1-- CLE S. Stirnweiss B. Pierce -7% 62% Walk; Kennedy to 2B
t4 1-3 0 12- O CLE B. Tebbetts B. Pierce 7% 68% Flyball: CF
t4 1-3 1 12- O CLE M. Garcia B. Pierce 5% 74% Strikeout
t4 1-3 2 12- O CLE H. Simpson B. Pierce 5% 79% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 6-7-8
b4 3-1 0 --- O CHW J. Busby M. Garcia -2% 77% Flyball: 2B
b4 3-1 1 --- CHW N. Fox M. Garcia 2% 79% Single to 3B/Bunt
b4 3-1 1 1-- CHW P. Masi M. Garcia 1% 80% Fox Steals 2B
b4 3-1 1 -2- O CHW P. Masi M. Garcia -2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 3-1 2 -2- O CHW B. Pierce M. Garcia -2% 75% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 2-3-4
t5 1-3 0 --- CLE R. Boone B. Pierce -5% 71% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t5 1-3 0 1-- CLE S. Chapman B. Pierce -8% 63% Walk; Boone to 2B
t5 1-3 0 12- O CLE A. Rosen B. Pierce 7% 70% Foul Flyball: C
t5 1-3 1 12- O CLE L. Doby B. Pierce 6% 76% Foul Flyball: 3B
t5 1-3 2 12- O CLE B. Kennedy B. Pierce 5% 81% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 1-2-3
b5 3-1 0 --- O CHW C. Carrasquel M. Garcia -1% 80% Lineout: 1B
b5 3-1 1 --- CHW F. Baker M. Garcia 2% 82% Single to CF
b5 3-1 1 1-- CHW P. Lehner M. Garcia 2% 84% Single to RF; Baker to 2B
b5 3-1 1 12- OO CHW E. Robinson M. Garcia -6% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 7-8-9
t6 1-3 0 --- O CLE S. Stirnweiss B. Pierce 3% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1-3 1 --- CLE B. Tebbetts B. Pierce -4% 78% Walk
t6 1-3 1 1-- O CLE M. Garcia B. Pierce 4% 82% Flyball: CF
t6 1-3 2 1-- O CLE H. Simpson B. Pierce 3% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 5-6-7
b6 3-1 0 --- O CHW A. Zarilla M. Garcia -1% 83% Flyball: RF
b6 3-1 1 --- O CHW J. Busby M. Garcia -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 3-1 2 --- CHW N. Fox M. Garcia 1% 83% Single to RF
b6 3-1 2 1-- O CHW P. Masi M. Garcia -1% 82% Fox Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 2-3-4
t7 1-3 0 --- O CLE R. Boone B. Pierce 3% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-3 1 --- CLE S. Chapman B. Pierce -4% 81% Walk
t7 1-3 1 1-- CLE A. Rosen B. Pierce -2% 79% Chapman Steals 2B
t7 1-3 1 -2- O CLE A. Rosen B. Pierce 5% 85% Strikeout
t7 1-3 2 -2- O CLE L. Doby B. Pierce 4% 89% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Indians' Mike Garcia facing 8-9-1
b7 3-1 0 --- CHW P. Masi M. Garcia 2% 90% Single to 3B/Bunt
b7 3-1 0 1-- O CHW B. Pierce M. Garcia -1% 90% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Masi to 2B
b7 3-1 1 -2- O CHW C. Carrasquel M. Garcia -2% 88% Strikeout (C-1B)
b7 3-1 2 -2- O CHW F. Baker M. Garcia -2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 6-7-8
t8 1-3 0 --- CLE B. Kennedy B. Pierce -9% 77% Double to LF
t8 1-3 0 -2- O CLE S. Stirnweiss B. Pierce 5% 82% Flyball: CF; Kennedy to 3B
t8 1-3 1 --3 RO CLE B. Tebbetts B. Pierce 2% 84% Flyball: LF; Kennedy Scores
Bobby Avila pinch hits for Mike Garcia (P) batting 9th
t8 2-3 2 --- O CLE B. Avila B. Pierce 3% 87% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Indians' Lou Brissie facing 3-4-5
Lou Brissie replaces Bobby Avila (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-2 0 --- O CHW P. Lehner L. Brissie -1% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-2 1 --- O CHW E. Robinson L. Brissie -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-2 2 --- O CHW A. Zarilla L. Brissie -1% 84% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
t9 2-3 0 --- O CLE H. Simpson B. Pierce 7% 91% Flyball: LF
t9 2-3 1 --- O CLE R. Boone B. Pierce 5% 96% Flyball: RF
t9 2-3 2 --- O CLE S. Chapman B. Pierce 4% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 3.

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