April 23, 1957 Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 3
BAL 1 CLE 5
@CHW 0 KCA 5
@DET 4 WSH 3
NYY 1 CHC 3
@MLN 2
(10) NYG 1
PIT 0 CIN 6
@STL 4
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 7,398

Tuesday, April 23, 1957
Time of Game: 2:31

Indians

2-3

Won 1

6th, 2 GB

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

W: H Score (1-1), L: B Pierce (1-1)

White Sox

4-1

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Raines SS                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .333  .762    0    0   3   IW
G Strickland 2B               3   1   1   1    2   2  .316  .932    0    3   6   2B
R Maris LF                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .304  .925    0    2   0   GDP
A Smith CF                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .130  .535    0    1   0   2B
V Wertz 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .316  .826    0    6   0   
  J Altobelli 1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         3   0   
R Colavito RF                 3   1   1   1    1   1  .167  .681    0    1   0   HR
B Avila 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .250  .523    0    0   0   
J Hegan C                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .083  .237    0   11   0   CS
H Score P                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .125    0    0   1   
Totals                       35   5  10   5    5   9                    27  10

BATTING

2B: G Strickland (3, off B Pierce); A Smith (1, off B Pierce).

HR: R Colavito (1, off B Keegan; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: L Raines (1, by B Pierce).

TB: R Colavito 4; A Smith 2; G Strickland 2; L Raines 2; B Avila 2; J Hegan; R Maris; V Wertz.

GIDP: R Maris (1).

RBI: R Colavito (2); B Avila (2); R Maris (7); A Smith (3); G Strickland (2).

2-out RBI: R Colavito; R Maris.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Raines-G Strickland-V Wertz; L Raines-G Strickland-J Altobelli.

E: G Strickland (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Hegan (1, 2nd base by J McDonald/S Lollar).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .586    0    2   2   
N Fox 2B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .381  .885    0    2   3   2B
M Minoso LF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .368 1.057    0    1   0   
S Lollar C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .214 1.064    0    7   3   
L Doby CF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .618    0    4   0   
J Landis RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .775    0    0   0   GDP
J Rivera 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .666    0   11   0   
B Phillips 3B                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .100  .457    0    0   0   
B Pierce P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .600         0   0   
  B Keegan P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  S Esposito PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  P LaPalme P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  B Kennedy PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
  J McDonald P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   0   4   0    2   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: N Fox (2, off H Score).

TB: M Minoso 2; N Fox 2; B Phillips.

GIDP: B Kennedy (1); J Landis (1).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Fox-L Aparicio-J Rivera.

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
H Score, W (1-1)               9     4   0   0    2   7   0   0.90   31     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 4     84    -     0.79   0.33
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   7   0          31     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 4           -

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
B Pierce, L (1-1)              2.1   7   3   3    2   3   0   3.38   16     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 7     32    -     1.13  -0.25
B Keegan                       3.2   1   1   1    1   1   1   2.45   12     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 1          2-0    0.50   0.06
P LaPalme                      2     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.02
J McDonald                     1     2   1   1    2   2   0   3.38    6     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.08  -0.01
Totals                         9    10   5   5    5   9   1          40     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0·10          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: H Score (2).

IBB: B Pierce (1; L Raines).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Frank Tabacchi, 3B - Charlie Berry.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 7,398.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Chicago White Sox                    
1. L Raines             SS    1. L Aparicio           SS 
2. G Strickland         2B    2. N Fox                2B 
3. R Maris              LF    3. M Minoso             LF 
4. A Smith              CF    4. S Lollar             C  
5. V Wertz              1B    5. L Doby               CF 
6. R Colavito           RF    6. J Landis             RF 
7. B Avila              3B    7. J Rivera             1B 
8. J Hegan              C     8. B Phillips           3B 
9. H Score              P     9. B Pierce             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      12%  66% G Strickland    B Pierce        Double to LF; Raines Scores
   t 3   1  0-2  12-       9%  85% B Avila         B Pierce        Single to CF; Wertz Scores; Colavito to 3B
   t 2   0  0-2  1--       8%  81% J Hegan         B Pierce        Single to LF; Avila to 3B; Hegan to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 7   1  4-0  12-       7%  97% J Landis        H Score         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 5   2  0-3  ---       7%  89% R Colavito      B Keegan        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  L Raines        Single to 2B
   R      1--      66%  G Strickland    Double to LF; Raines Scores
   O      -2-      65%  R Maris         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Strickland to 3B
   R      --3      71%  A Smith         Double to LF; Strickland Scores
   O      -2-      69%  V Wertz         Groundout: 2B-1B; Smith to 3B
   O      --3      66%  R Colavito      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Herb Score facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  L Aparicio      Popfly: C
          ---      64%  N Fox           Double to CF
   O      -2-      68%  M Minoso        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      71%  S Lollar        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Billy Pierce facing 7-8-9
          ---      74%  B Avila         Single to LF
          1--      81%  J Hegan         Single to LF; Avila to 3B; Hegan to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      77%  H Score         Strikeout
          -23      78%  L Raines        Intentional Walk
   O      123      73%  G Strickland    Strikeout
   O      123      67%  R Maris         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Herb Score facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  L Doby          Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  J Landis        Strikeout
   O      ---      72%  J Rivera        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Billy Pierce facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      71%  A Smith         Popfly: 2B
          ---      72%  V Wertz         Single to CF
          1--      75%  R Colavito      Walk; Wertz to 2B
   R      12-      85%  B Avila         Single to CF; Wertz Scores; Colavito to 3B
                  Bob Keegan replaces Billy Pierce pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      81%  J Hegan         Popfly: 2B
   O      1-3      78%  H Score         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Herb Score facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      80%  B Phillips      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  B Keegan        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  L Aparicio      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Keegan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  L Raines        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      83%  G Strickland    Walk
   OO     1--      80%  R Maris         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Herb Score facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      82%  N Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      84%  M Minoso        Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  S Lollar        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Keegan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      84%  A Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  V Wertz         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---      89%  R Colavito      Home Run
   O      ---      89%  B Avila         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Herb Score facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  L Doby          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  J Landis        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      93%  J Rivera        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Bob Keegan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  J Hegan         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  H Score         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      91%  L Raines        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Herb Score facing 8-9-1
          ---      88%  B Phillips      Single to LF
                  Sammy Esposito pinch hits for Bob Keegan batting 9th
   O      1--      91%  S Esposito      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      93%  L Aparicio      Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B; Aparicio to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
          -2-      93%  N Fox           Wild Pitch; Aparicio to 3B
   O      --3      95%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Paul LaPalme facing 2-3-4
                  Paul LaPalme replaces Sammy Esposito pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  G Strickland    Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  R Maris         Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  A Smith         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Herb Score facing 3-4-5
          ---      91%  M Minoso        Single to RF
          1--      85%  S Lollar        Walk; Minoso to 2B
   O      12-      90%  L Doby          Strikeout
   OO     12-      97%  J Landis        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Paul LaPalme facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  V Wertz         Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  R Colavito      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  B Avila         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Herb Score facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Altobelli replaces Vic Wertz playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---      98%  J Rivera        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      96%  B Phillips      Walk
                  Bob Kennedy pinch hits for Paul LaPalme batting 9th
   OO     1--      99%  B Kennedy       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim McDonald facing 8-9-1
                  Jim McDonald replaces Bob Kennedy pitching and batting 9th
          ---      99%  J Hegan         Walk
   O      1--      99%  H Score         Hegan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      98%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      99%  L Raines        Single to LF
          1--      99%  G Strickland    Walk; Raines to 2B
   R      12-      99%  R Maris         Single to CF; Raines Scores; Strickland to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  A Smith         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Herb Score facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  N Fox           Foul Flyball: C
          ---     100%  M Minoso        Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  S Lollar        Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, White Sox 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA195704230

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation