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Standings
DET
@CHW		8
2
KCA
@CLE		12
4
BAL
@NYY		2
9
BAL
@NYY		3
7
BOS
@WSH		7
5
NYG
@BRO		6
1
CHC
@MLN		1
14
PIT
@PHI		3
6
CIN
@STL		5
9
Wednesday, June 29, 1955,
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 9,608, Time of Game: 2:12
Tigers
8
37-31
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at White Sox
2
42-26
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
W: Billy Hoeft (8-3)
L: Harry Byrd (5-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          5  0  1   0  0  1   0  1  0    8 15  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  8  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Harvey Kuenn SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 .320 .780 0.006 0.39 0.035 -0.030 -0.8 2 2
Bill Tuttle CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .285 .774 0.093 0.49 0.104 -0.011 1.0 2 0 2B
   Bubba Phillips PR-CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .254 .654 0.002 0.06 0.002 0.000 0.4 3 0
Al Kaline RF 5 1 3 3 0 0 .370 1.050 0.140 0.34 0.144 -0.004 1.6 3 0 HR
Earl Torgeson 1B 4 2 1 0 1 1 .262 .750 0.025 0.37 0.040 -0.015 -0.1 5 0
Ray Boone 3B 5 1 3 2 0 0 .259 .743 0.064 0.37 0.079 -0.015 2.3 1 2 2B
Jim Delsing LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .274 .816 -0.035 0.23 0.000 -0.035 -1.2 1 0
Frank House C 5 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .668 -0.027 0.20 0.000 -0.027 -1.4 7 0
Fred Hatfield 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .238 .663 0.006 0.18 0.011 -0.005 -0.2 3 4 2B,IW
Billy Hoeft P 5 0 3 2 0 1 .171 .422 0.087 0.26 0.089 -0.002 1.9 0 0 2B
Team Totals 42 8 15 7 3 3 .357 .924 0.361 0.31 0.504 -0.144 3.4 27 8
2B: B Tuttle (9, off H Byrd); R Boone (4, off H Byrd); F Hatfield (7, off D Howell); B Hoeft (1, off D Howell).
HR: A Kaline (14, off H Byrd; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
IBB: F Hatfield (1, by D Howell).
TB: A Kaline 6; R Boone 4; B Hoeft 4; B Tuttle 3; F Hatfield 2; E Torgeson; B Phillips; H Kuenn.
RBI: A Kaline 3 (53); R Boone 2 (39); B Hoeft 2 (3).
2-out RBI: B Hoeft 2; R Boone.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 3. R Boone-F Hatfield-E Torgeson 2; H Kuenn-F Hatfield-E Torgeson.

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nellie Fox 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .867 -0.015 0.40 0.016 -0.031 -0.1 3 3
George Kell 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .268 .733 0.036 0.34 0.046 -0.010 0.9 0 1
   Bob Keegan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .855 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Minnie Minoso RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247 .668 0.014 0.56 0.045 -0.031 0.1 3 0
Bob Nieman LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .770 -0.092 0.61 0.000 -0.092 -1.5 1 0 GDP
Les Moss C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .348 .919 -0.033 0.30 0.000 -0.033 -0.8 4 0
Jim Busby CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 .228 .646 0.022 0.39 0.033 -0.011 0.4 5 0
Walt Dropo 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .251 .760 -0.054 0.56 0.000 -0.054 -1.1 9 1 GDP
Chico Carrasquel SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .266 .710 -0.003 0.34 0.019 -0.022 -0.3 1 1 GDP
Harry Byrd P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .339 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dixie Howell P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.018 0.77 0.000 -0.018 -0.4 0 2
   Morrie Martin P 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.009 0.21 0.009 0.000 0.4 1 2
   Bob Kennedy PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .165 .472 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 8 1 0 7 .250 .500 -0.138 0.43 0.168 -0.306 -2.6 27 10
TB: G Kell 2; J Busby 2; N Fox; M Martin; C Carrasquel; M Minoso.
GIDP: W Dropo (7); B Nieman (6); C Carrasquel (5).
RBI: G Kell (35).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
Fielding
E: D Howell (1).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Billy Hoeft, W (8-3) 9 8 2 2 0 7 0 3.72 32 70 0.138 0.43 2.6
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 0 7 0 2.00 32 70 0.138 0.31 2.6

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Harry Byrd, L (5-3) 0 5 5 5 0 0 1 4.33 5 20 -0.359 0.97 -4.6
Dixie Howell 5.2 8 2 1 3 1 0 2.81 28 1 1 -0.005 0.27 0.2
Morrie Martin 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.96 9 2 0 0.002 0.09 0.5
Bob Keegan 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.82 3 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 15 8 7 3 3 1 7.00 45 20 3 1 -0.361 0.43 -3.4
H Byrd faced 5 batters in the 1st inning.
Balks: None.
WP: H Byrd (1); D Howell (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: D Howell (2; F Hatfield).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Eddie Rommel, 2B - Joe Paparella, 3B - Jim Honochick.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 9,608.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Chicago White Sox
1 Harvey Kuenn SS 1 Nellie Fox 2B
2 Bill Tuttle CF 2 George Kell 3B
3 Al Kaline RF 3 Minnie Minoso RF
4 Earl Torgeson 1B 4 Bob Nieman LF
5 Ray Boone 3B 5 Les Moss C
6 Jim Delsing LF 6 Jim Busby CF
7 Frank House C 7 Walt Dropo 1B
8 Fred Hatfield 2B 8 Chico Carrasquel SS
9 Billy Hoeft P 9 Harry Byrd P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 0 -23 RRR DET A. Kaline H. Byrd 13% 77% Home Run (LF-CF); Tuttle Scores; Kuenn Scores
t1 0-0 0 1-- DET B. Tuttle H. Byrd 10% 64% Ground-rule Double; Kuenn to 3B
b6 1-7 0 123 ROO CHW B. Nieman B. Hoeft 7% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Fox Scores/No RBI; Kell to 3B
t1 3-0 0 -2- R DET R. Boone H. Byrd 6% 86% Double to CF; Torgeson Scores
t1 4-0 2 12- R DET B. Hoeft D. Howell 5% 88% Single to LF; Boone Scores; Hatfield to 3B

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, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Harry Byrd facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- DET H. Kuenn H. Byrd 4% 54% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- DET B. Tuttle H. Byrd 10% 64% Ground-rule Double; Kuenn to 3B
t1 0-0 0 -23 RRR DET A. Kaline H. Byrd 13% 77% Home Run (LF-CF); Tuttle Scores; Kuenn Scores
t1 3-0 0 --- DET E. Torgeson H. Byrd 2% 79% Single to CF
t1 3-0 0 1-- DET R. Boone H. Byrd 2% 80% Wild Pitch; Torgeson to 2B
t1 3-0 0 -2- R DET R. Boone H. Byrd 6% 86% Double to CF; Torgeson Scores
Dixie Howell replaces Harry Byrd pitching and batting 9th
t1 4-0 0 -2- O DET J. Delsing D. Howell -2% 84% Groundout: P-1B
t1 4-0 1 -2- O DET F. House D. Howell -2% 82% Flyball: CF
t1 4-0 2 -2- DET F. Hatfield D. Howell 0% 83% Intentional Walk
t1 4-0 2 12- R DET B. Hoeft D. Howell 5% 88% Single to LF; Boone Scores; Hatfield to 3B
t1 5-0 2 1-3 O DET H. Kuenn D. Howell -2% 86% Flyball: 2B
5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 1-2-3
b1 0-5 0 --- O CHW N. Fox B. Hoeft 2% 88% Flyball: SS
b1 0-5 1 --- CHW G. Kell B. Hoeft -2% 86% Single to CF
b1 0-5 1 1-- O CHW M. Minoso B. Hoeft 2% 88% Flyball: RF
b1 0-5 2 1-- O CHW B. Nieman B. Hoeft 1% 89% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, White Sox' Dixie Howell facing 2-3-4
t2 5-0 0 --- O DET B. Tuttle D. Howell -1% 89% Flyball: 2B
t2 5-0 1 --- DET A. Kaline D. Howell 1% 89% Single to CF
t2 5-0 1 1-- O DET E. Torgeson D. Howell -1% 88% Strikeout
t2 5-0 2 1-- O DET R. Boone D. Howell -1% 88% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 5-6-7
b2 0-5 0 --- O CHW L. Moss B. Hoeft 2% 89% Flyball: RF
b2 0-5 1 --- CHW J. Busby B. Hoeft -2% 88% Single to CF
b2 0-5 1 1-- OO CHW W. Dropo B. Hoeft 3% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, White Sox' Dixie Howell facing 6-7-8
t3 5-0 0 --- O DET J. Delsing D. Howell -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 5-0 1 --- O DET F. House D. Howell -1% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 5-0 2 --- DET F. Hatfield D. Howell 1% 90% Double to CF
t3 5-0 2 -2- R DET B. Hoeft D. Howell 3% 94% Double to LF; Hatfield Scores
t3 6-0 2 -2- O DET H. Kuenn D. Howell -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 8-9-1
b3 0-6 0 --- CHW C. Carrasquel B. Hoeft -2% 91% Single to CF
b3 0-6 0 1-- O CHW D. Howell B. Hoeft 2% 93% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-6 1 1-- O CHW N. Fox B. Hoeft 1% 94% Flyball: CF
b3 0-6 2 1-- O CHW G. Kell B. Hoeft 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, White Sox' Dixie Howell facing 2-3-4
t4 6-0 0 --- O DET B. Tuttle D. Howell -0% 95% Flyball: LF
t4 6-0 1 --- DET A. Kaline D. Howell 0% 95% Single to LF
t4 6-0 1 1-- DET E. Torgeson D. Howell 0% 96% Wild Pitch; Kaline to 2B
t4 6-0 1 -2- DET E. Torgeson D. Howell 0% 96% Walk
t4 6-0 1 12- O DET R. Boone D. Howell -1% 95% Flyball: RF
t4 6-0 2 12- O DET J. Delsing D. Howell -1% 94% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 3-4-5
b4 0-6 0 --- O CHW M. Minoso B. Hoeft 1% 95% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-6 1 --- O CHW B. Nieman B. Hoeft 1% 96% Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 0-6 2 --- O CHW L. Moss B. Hoeft 0% 96% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, White Sox' Dixie Howell facing 7-8-9
t5 6-0 0 --- O DET F. House D. Howell -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 6-0 1 --- O DET F. Hatfield D. Howell -0% 96% Flyball: CF
t5 6-0 2 --- DET B. Hoeft D. Howell 0% 96% Single to CF
t5 6-0 2 1-- O DET H. Kuenn D. Howell -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 6-7-8
b5 0-6 0 --- CHW J. Busby B. Hoeft -2% 94% Single to SS
b5 0-6 0 1-- O CHW W. Dropo B. Hoeft 2% 96% Strikeout
b5 0-6 1 1-- OO CHW C. Carrasquel B. Hoeft 2% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, White Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, White Sox' Dixie Howell facing 2-3-4
t6 6-0 0 --- DET B. Tuttle D. Howell 0% 98% Single to CF
Bubba Phillips pinch runs for Bill Tuttle (CF) batting 2nd
t6 6-0 0 1-- O DET A. Kaline D. Howell -0% 97% Flyball: CF
t6 6-0 1 1-- O DET E. Torgeson D. Howell -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Torgeson to 1B
t6 6-0 2 1-- R DET R. Boone D. Howell 1% 99% Single to LF; Torgeson Scores/No RBI/Adv on E1 (throw)/unER; Boone to 2B
t6 7-0 2 -2- DET J. Delsing D. Howell 0% 99% Walk
Morrie Martin replaces Dixie Howell pitching and batting 9th
t6 7-0 2 12- O DET F. House M. Martin -0% 98% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 9-1-2
Bubba Phillips moves from PR to CF
b6 0-7 0 --- CHW M. Martin B. Hoeft -1% 97% Single to CF
b6 0-7 0 1-- CHW N. Fox B. Hoeft -2% 96% Single to CF; Martin to 2B
b6 0-7 0 12- R CHW G. Kell B. Hoeft -3% 93% Single to LF; Martin Scores; Fox to 2B
b6 1-7 0 12- CHW M. Minoso B. Hoeft -4% 88% Single to RF; Fox to 3B; Kell to 2B
b6 1-7 0 123 ROO CHW B. Nieman B. Hoeft 7% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Fox Scores/No RBI; Kell to 3B
b6 2-7 2 --3 O CHW L. Moss B. Hoeft 1% 97% Strikeout
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-2, White Sox' Morrie Martin facing 8-9-1
t7 7-2 0 --- O DET F. Hatfield M. Martin -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
t7 7-2 1 --- O DET B. Hoeft M. Martin -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 7-2 2 --- O DET H. Kuenn M. Martin -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 6-7-8
b7 2-7 0 --- O CHW J. Busby B. Hoeft 1% 97% Flyball: CF
b7 2-7 1 --- O CHW W. Dropo B. Hoeft 1% 98% Strikeout
b7 2-7 2 --- O CHW C. Carrasquel B. Hoeft 0% 98% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-2, White Sox' Morrie Martin facing 2-3-4
t8 7-2 0 --- DET B. Phillips M. Martin 0% 99% Single to LF
t8 7-2 0 1-- O DET A. Kaline M. Martin -0% 98% Groundout: P-1B; Phillips to 2B
t8 7-2 1 -2- O DET E. Torgeson M. Martin -0% 98% Flyball: 2B
t8 7-2 2 -2- R DET R. Boone M. Martin 1% 99% Single to LF; Phillips Scores
t8 8-2 2 1-- O DET J. Delsing M. Martin -0% 99% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 9-1-2
Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Morrie Martin (P) batting 9th
b8 2-8 0 --- O CHW B. Kennedy B. Hoeft 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b8 2-8 1 --- O CHW N. Fox B. Hoeft 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2-8 2 --- O CHW G. Kell B. Hoeft 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-2, White Sox' Bob Keegan facing 7-8-9
Bob Keegan replaces George Kell (3B) pitching and batting 2nd
Bob Kennedy moves from PH to 3B
t9 8-2 0 --- O DET F. House B. Keegan -0% 100% Strikeout
t9 8-2 1 --- O DET F. Hatfield B. Keegan -0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 8-2 2 --- O DET B. Hoeft B. Keegan -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Tigers' Billy Hoeft facing 3-4-5
b9 2-8 0 --- O CHW M. Minoso B. Hoeft 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 2-8 1 --- O CHW B. Nieman B. Hoeft 0% 100% Flyball: RF
b9 2-8 2 --- O CHW L. Moss B. Hoeft 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 2.

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