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BOS 14
BAL  5

BOS 12
BAL  9

CHW  3
CLE  1

CLE  4
@CHW  2
DET 16
KCA  0

WSH  7
NYY  3

MLN 10
@CIN  1

CIN  6
MLN  5

PHI  4
@NYG  2

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PHI  4
@NYG  2

BRO 10
@PIT  3

BRO  3
@PIT  2

CHC  6
@STL  5

STL 14
CHC  1

Standings at end of play this day
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 32,314

Sunday, April 17, 1955
Time of Game: 2:21
Indians
4
4-2
Won 1
2nd, 1 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  1  2   1  0  0    4  9  0
White Sox       0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    2  5  1
W: Bob Lemon (2-0), L: Virgil Trucks (0-2)
White Sox
2
3-2
Lost 1
3rd, 1½ GB

Batting Stats

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Smith RF                    5   1   0   0    0   1  .423 1.118              0   0   
B Avila 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .409 1.064              1   3   
L Doby CF                     3   0   1   2    0   0  .217  .487              2   0   SF
A Rosen 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .623              0   2   
R Kiner LF                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .238  .813              2   0   2B
V Wertz 1B                    2   1   1   2    0   0  .238  .810             10   0   HR,HBP
  J Altobelli 1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              4   0   
G Strickland SS               4   0   1   0    0   1  .130  .535              2   5   2B
J Hegan C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .651              6   0   
B Lemon P                     3   1   2   0    1   1  .500 1.071              0   3   
Totals                       32   4   9   0    3   4                         27  13
Batting Events
2B: G Strickland (1, off V Trucks); R Kiner (1, off V Trucks).
HR: V Wertz (1, off V Trucks; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).
SF: L Doby (1, off M Martin).
HBP: V Wertz (1, by V Trucks).
TB: V Wertz 4; R Kiner 3; B Lemon 2; G Strickland 2; A Rosen; B Avila; L Doby.
RBI: L Doby 2 (2); V Wertz 2 (4).
2-out RBI: L Doby.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. B Avila-V Wertz; B Lemon-G Strickland-J Altobelli.
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Carrasquel SS               4   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .818              3   6   HR
N Fox 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .455 1.227              2   5   
M Minoso LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .523              3   1   
G Kell 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .425              0   1   GDP
J Rivera CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .056              3   1   GDP
W Dropo 1B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .313  .950             10   2   
B Nieman RF                   1   0   0   0    2   0  .545 2.070              1   1   
S Lollar C                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .294  .745              4   1   
  E McGhee PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500              0   0   
  C Courtney C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
V Trucks P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   1   
  M Martin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   1   
  D Donovan PH-P              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       30   2   5   0    3   5                         27  20
Batting Events
HR: C Carrasquel (1, off B Lemon; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: C Carrasquel 4; S Lollar 2; G Kell; M Minoso.
GIDP: G Kell (1); J Rivera (2).
RBI: C Carrasquel (2); S Lollar (2).
2-out RBI: S Lollar.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding Events
E: N Fox (1).

Pitching Stats

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 Lemon, W (2-0)               9     5   2   2    3   5   1   1.50   33     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 0· 5     71    -     1.09   0.39
Totals                         9     5   2   2    3   5   1          33     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 0· 5           -  
Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Trucks, L (0-2)              6.1   9   4   4    3   3   1   6.57   29     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 1· 9     39    -     1.15  -0.14
M Martin                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.85  -0.01
D Donovan                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.05
Totals                         9     9   4   4    3   4   1          37     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 9          2-1 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: V Trucks (1; V Wertz).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Eddie Hurley, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Bill Summers.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 32,314.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Cleveland Indians                         Chicago White Sox                            
1. Al Smith                     RF       1. Chico Carrasquel             SS
2. Bobby Avila                  2B       2. Nellie Fox                   2B
3. Larry Doby                   CF       3. Minnie Minoso                LF
4. Al Rosen                     3B       4. George Kell                  3B
5. Ralph Kiner                  LF       5. Jim Rivera                   CF
6. Vic Wertz                    1B       6. Walt Dropo                   1B
7. George Strickland            SS       7. Bob Nieman                   RF
8. Jim Hegan                     C       8. Sherm Lollar                  C
9. Bob Lemon                     P       9. Virgil Trucks                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t6 1 1-- RR 26% 76% 1-1 CLE V. Wertz V. Trucks Home Run; Kiner Scores
b4 0 --- R -12% 31% 0-0 CHW C. Carrasquel B. Lemon Home Run
b7 0 1-- OO 10% 92% 1-4 CHW J. Rivera B. Lemon Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b7 2 12- R -9% 79% 1-4 CHW S. Lollar B. Lemon Single to LF; Nieman to 2B; Dropo Scores
t5 2 12- RO 8% 43% 0-1 CLE L. Doby V. Trucks Single to RF; Avila to 3B; Lemon Scores; Doby out at 2B/RF-1B-SS

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Virgil Trucks facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CLE A. Smith V. Trucks Strikeout
t1 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 CLE B. Avila V. Trucks Strikeout
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 CLE L. Doby V. Trucks Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 CHW C. Carrasquel B. Lemon Strikeout Looking
b1 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 CHW N. Fox B. Lemon Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 CHW M. Minoso B. Lemon Groundout: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Virgil Trucks facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 CLE A. Rosen V. Trucks Single to CF
t2 0 1-- O -2% 52% 0-0 CLE R. Kiner V. Trucks Double to CF; Rosen out at Hm/LF-SS-C
t2 1 -2- 2% 54% 0-0 CLE V. Wertz V. Trucks Hit By Pitch
t2 1 12- O -5% 49% 0-0 CLE G. Strickland V. Trucks Flyball: 2B
t2 2 12- O -5% 45% 0-0 CLE J. Hegan V. Trucks Flyball: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 CHW G. Kell B. Lemon Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 CHW J. Rivera B. Lemon Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 CHW W. Dropo B. Lemon Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Virgil Trucks facing 9-1-2
t3 0 --- 7% 57% 0-0 CLE B. Lemon V. Trucks Single to 2B; Lemon to 2B/Adv on E4
t3 0 -2- O -5% 52% 0-0 CLE A. Smith V. Trucks Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 -2- O -3% 49% 0-0 CLE B. Avila V. Trucks Groundout: SS-1B; Lemon to 3B
t3 2 --3 O -4% 44% 0-0 CLE L. Doby V. Trucks Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 CHW B. Nieman B. Lemon Flyball: CF
b3 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 CHW S. Lollar B. Lemon Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 CHW V. Trucks B. Lemon Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Virgil Trucks facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 CLE A. Rosen V. Trucks Flyball: LF
t4 1 --- 3% 50% 0-0 CLE R. Kiner V. Trucks Walk
t4 1 1-- O -3% 47% 0-0 CLE V. Wertz V. Trucks Flyball: CF
t4 2 1-- O -3% 44% 0-0 CLE G. Strickland V. Trucks Double to CF; Kiner out at Hm/CF-2B-1B-SS-C-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- R -12% 31% 0-0 CHW C. Carrasquel B. Lemon Home Run
b4 0 --- O 2% 34% 1-0 CHW N. Fox B. Lemon Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 1 --- -2% 31% 1-0 CHW M. Minoso B. Lemon Single to 3B
b4 1 1-- OO 5% 36% 1-0 CHW G. Kell B. Lemon Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Virgil Trucks facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O -3% 33% 0-1 CLE J. Hegan V. Trucks Flyball: LF
t5 1 --- 4% 37% 0-1 CLE B. Lemon V. Trucks Single to RF
t5 1 1-- O -4% 32% 0-1 CLE A. Smith V. Trucks Flyball: LF
t5 2 1-- 3% 35% 0-1 CLE B. Avila V. Trucks Walk; Lemon to 2B
t5 2 12- RO 8% 43% 0-1 CLE L. Doby V. Trucks Single to RF; Avila to 3B; Lemon Scores; Doby out at 2B/RF-1B-SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 5-6-7
b5 0 --- O 3% 46% 1-1 CHW J. Rivera B. Lemon Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 1 --- O 2% 49% 1-1 CHW W. Dropo B. Lemon Strikeout
b5 2 --- -2% 47% 1-1 CHW B. Nieman B. Lemon Walk
b5 2 1-- -3% 44% 1-1 CHW S. Lollar B. Lemon Single to CF; Nieman to 2B
b5 2 12- O 6% 50% 1-1 CHW V. Trucks B. Lemon Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Virgil Trucks facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- O -3% 47% 1-1 CLE A. Rosen V. Trucks Lineout: CF
t6 1 --- 4% 50% 1-1 CLE R. Kiner V. Trucks Single to CF
t6 1 1-- RR 26% 76% 1-1 CLE V. Wertz V. Trucks Home Run; Kiner Scores
t6 1 --- O -1% 75% 3-1 CLE G. Strickland V. Trucks Strikeout
t6 2 --- O -1% 74% 3-1 CLE J. Hegan V. Trucks Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 1-2-3
Joe Altobelli replaces Vic Wertz playing 1B batting 6th
b6 0 --- O 3% 78% 1-3 CHW C. Carrasquel B. Lemon Flyball: LF
b6 1 --- O 2% 80% 1-3 CHW N. Fox B. Lemon Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2 --- O 2% 82% 1-3 CHW M. Minoso B. Lemon Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Virgil Trucks facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- 2% 84% 3-1 CLE B. Lemon V. Trucks Walk
t7 0 1-- O -2% 82% 3-1 CLE A. Smith V. Trucks Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 1 1-- 5% 86% 3-1 CLE B. Avila V. Trucks Single to RF; Smith to 3B
Morrie Martin replaces Virgil Trucks pitching and batting 9th
t7 1 1-3 RO 2% 88% 3-1 CLE L. Doby M. Martin Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores
t7 2 1-- O -1% 87% 4-1 CLE A. Rosen M. Martin Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 4-5-6
b7 0 --- -5% 82% 1-4 CHW G. Kell B. Lemon Single to LF
b7 0 1-- OO 10% 92% 1-4 CHW J. Rivera B. Lemon Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b7 2 --- -2% 90% 1-4 CHW W. Dropo B. Lemon Walk
b7 2 1-- -3% 88% 1-4 CHW B. Nieman B. Lemon Walk; Dropo to 2B
b7 2 12- R -9% 79% 1-4 CHW S. Lollar B. Lemon Single to LF; Nieman to 2B; Dropo Scores
Dick Donovan pinch hits for Morrie Martin (P) batting 9th; Ed McGhee pinch runs for Sherm Lollar (C) batting 8th
b7 2 12- O 8% 86% 2-4 CHW D. Donovan B. Lemon Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, White Sox' Dick Donovan facing 5-6-7
Dick Donovan moves from PH to P; Clint Courtney replaces Ed McGhee (PR) playing C batting 8th
t8 0 --- O -1% 85% 4-2 CLE R. Kiner D. Donovan Flyball: CF
t8 1 --- O -1% 84% 4-2 CLE J. Altobelli D. Donovan Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2 --- O -1% 83% 4-2 CLE G. Strickland D. Donovan Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- O 4% 88% 2-4 CHW C. Carrasquel B. Lemon Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1 --- O 3% 91% 2-4 CHW N. Fox B. Lemon Flyball: LF
b8 2 --- O 2% 92% 2-4 CHW M. Minoso B. Lemon Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, White Sox' Dick Donovan facing 8-9-1
t9 0 --- O -1% 92% 4-2 CLE J. Hegan D. Donovan Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- O -1% 91% 4-2 CLE B. Lemon D. Donovan Strikeout Looking
t9 2 --- O -0% 91% 4-2 CLE A. Smith D. Donovan Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Indians' Bob Lemon facing 4-5-6
b9 0 --- O 5% 95% 2-4 CHW G. Kell B. Lemon Flyball: SS
b9 1 --- O 3% 99% 2-4 CHW J. Rivera B. Lemon Strikeout
b9 2 --- O 1% 100% 2-4 CHW W. Dropo B. Lemon Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 2.

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