September 28, 1957 Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 2
@BOS 0 CLE 4
@CHW 1 KCA 5
@DET 3
(13) BAL 9
@WSH 1 CIN 6
@MLN 0 PIT 1
@NYG 0 BRO 8
@PHI 4 CHC 6
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 3,140

Saturday, September 28, 1957
Time of Game: 2:28

Indians

75-77

Won 1

6th, 22½ GB

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

W: H Aguirre (1-1), L: B Pierce (20-12), S: C McLish (1)

White Sox

90-63

Lost 1

2nd, 8 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Avila 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .688    0    4   4   
D Williams 3B                 2   1   0   0    2   0  .258  .680    0    2   2   
A Smith LF                    4   1   1   3    0   0  .247  .725    0    1   0   3B
V Wertz 1B                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .282  .856    0    6   1   
  J Altobelli PR-1B           0   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .512         3   0   
R Colavito RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .818    0    3   0   
B Harrell SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .283  .717    0    1   4   
R Maris CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .234  .745    0    0   0   
D Brown C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .264  .682    0    5   0   
H Aguirre P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   1   
  C Carrasquel PH             1   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .732    0    0   0   
  J Caffie PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .270  .717         0   0   
  C McLish P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .626    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   4   7   4    2   7                    27  12

BATTING

3B: A Smith (5, off B Pierce).

TB: A Smith 3; V Wertz 2; R Colavito; B Avila; B Harrell; C Carrasquel.

RBI: A Smith 3 (49); V Wertz (105).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Harrell-J Altobelli; D Williams-V Wertz; D Williams-B Avila-J Altobelli.

E: D Williams (8).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Beard RF                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .203  .568    0    1   0   
N Fox 2B                      4   1   2   0    1   0  .318  .818    0    2   5   2B
M Minoso LF                   3   0   1   0    2   0  .309  .860    0    0   0   GDP
R Jackson 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .345  .866    0   12   0   GDP,IW
E Battey C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .175  .555    0    7   0   
B Phillips 3B                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .272  .698    0    1   6   SF
J Landis CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .207  .620    0    2   0   
S Esposito SS                 2   0   0   0    2   1  .201  .589    0    2   1   
B Pierce P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .172  .370    0    0   0   SH
  E Torgeson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .834    0    0   0   GDP
  D Rudolph P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.500         0   0   
Totals                       31   1   7   1    7   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: N Fox (27, off H Aguirre).

SF: B Phillips (2, off H Aguirre).

SH: B Pierce (3, off H Aguirre).

IBB: R Jackson (1, by H Aguirre).

TB: N Fox 3; T Beard; B Pierce; J Landis; B Phillips; M Minoso.

GIDP: R Jackson (2); E Torgeson (9); M Minoso (19).

RBI: B Phillips (42).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 0 for 13.

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 Aguirre, W (1-1)             7     5   1   1    4   4   0   5.75   31     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 1· 5     63    -     1.28   0.19
C McLish, S (1)                2     2   0   0    3   0   0   2.74    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.25   0.09
Totals                         9     7   1   1    7   4   0          40     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 1· 7           -

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 (20-12)            8     7   4   4    2   7   0   3.26   33     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 7     57    -     1.35  -0.23
D Rudolph                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9     7   4   4    2   7   0          36     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: H Aguirre (5).

IBB: H Aguirre (3; R Jackson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Paparella, 1B - Eddie Hurley, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Frank Umont.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 3,140.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Chicago White Sox                    
1. B Avila              2B    1. T Beard              RF 
2. D Williams           3B    2. N Fox                2B 
3. A Smith              LF    3. M Minoso             LF 
4. V Wertz              1B    4. R Jackson            1B 
5. R Colavito           RF    5. E Battey             C  
6. B Harrell            SS    6. B Phillips           3B 
7. R Maris              CF    7. J Landis             CF 
8. D Brown              C     8. S Esposito           SS 
9. H Aguirre            P     9. B Pierce             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  1-0  123      43%  90% A Smith         B Pierce        Triple to CF; Caffie Scores; Avila Scores; Williams Scores
   b 8   1  4-1  123      20%  97% E Torgeson      C McLish        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 8   1  1-0  12-      14%  48% D Williams      B Pierce        Walk; Caffie to 3B; Avila to 2B
   b 4   0  0-0  1--     -13%  27% M Minoso        H Aguirre       Single to LF; Fox to 3B; Minoso to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 9   1  4-1  1-3      11% 100% R Jackson       C McLish        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Avila         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  D Williams      Walk
   O      1--      48%  A Smith         Popfly: SS
          1--      50%  V Wertz         Single to RF; Williams to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  R Colavito      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Hank Aguirre facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  T Beard         Strikeout
          ---      43%  N Fox           Double to LF
          -2-      40%  M Minoso        Wild Pitch; Fox to 3B
   OO     --3      50%  " "             Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Pierce facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  B Harrell       Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  R Maris         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  D Brown         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Hank Aguirre facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
          ---      43%  E Battey        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Battey to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  B Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B; Battey to 3B
   O      --3      50%  J Landis        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Pierce facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  H Aguirre       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Avila         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  D Williams      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Hank Aguirre facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  S Esposito      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  B Pierce        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  T Beard         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Pierce facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  A Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  V Wertz         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  R Colavito      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Hank Aguirre facing 2-3-4
          ---      40%  N Fox           Single to LF
          1--      27%  M Minoso        Single to LF; Fox to 3B; Minoso to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      25%  R Jackson       Intentional Walk
   O      123      32%  E Battey        Strikeout
   RO     123      31%  B Phillips      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Fox Scores; Minoso to 3B
   O      1-3      35%  J Landis        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Billy Pierce facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      32%  B Harrell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      30%  R Maris         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      29%  D Brown         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Hank Aguirre facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      31%  S Esposito      Strikeout
          ---      28%  B Pierce        Single to LF
          1--      25%  T Beard         Single to RF; Pierce to 2B
   O      12-      29%  N Fox           Flyball: LF
          12-      27%  M Minoso        Walk; Pierce to 3B; Beard to 2B
   O      123      33%  R Jackson       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Billy Pierce facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      29%  H Aguirre       Strikeout
   O      ---      27%  B Avila         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      25%  D Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Hank Aguirre facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      27%  E Battey        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      29%  B Phillips      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      30%  J Landis        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Billy Pierce facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      25%  A Smith         Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      22%  V Wertz         Strikeout Looking
          ---      25%  R Colavito      Single to CF
          1--      29%  B Harrell       Single to C; Colavito to 2B
   O      12-      20%  R Maris         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Hank Aguirre facing 8-9-1
          ---      18%  S Esposito      Walk
          1--      14%  B Pierce        Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Esposito to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      12-      18%  T Beard         Bunt Popfly: P
   O      12-      20%  N Fox           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Esposito to 3B
          1-3      19%  M Minoso        Walk; Fox to 2B
   O      123      24%  R Jackson       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Billy Pierce facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      19%  D Brown         Flyball: CF
                  Chico Carrasquel pinch hits for Hank Aguirre batting 9th
          ---      25%  C Carrasquel    Single to LF
                  Joe Caffie pinch runs for Chico Carrasquel batting 9th
          1--      34%  B Avila         Single to CF; Caffie to 2B
          12-      48%  D Williams      Walk; Caffie to 3B; Avila to 2B
   RRR    123      90%  A Smith         Triple to CF; Caffie Scores; Avila Scores; Williams Scores
   R      --3      94%  V Wertz         Single to RF; Smith Scores
                  Joe Altobelli pinch runs for Vic Wertz batting 4th
   O      1--      93%  R Colavito      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      92%  B Harrell       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Cal McLish facing 5-6-7
                  Cal McLish replaces Joe Caffie pitching and batting 9th; Joe Altobelli moves to 1B
   O      ---      95%  E Battey        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      92%  B Phillips      Single to CF
          1--      86%  J Landis        Single to CF; Phillips to 2B
          12-      77%  S Esposito      Walk; Phillips to 3B; Landis to 2B
                  Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Billy Pierce batting 9th
   OO     123      97%  E Torgeson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Don Rudolph facing 7-8-9
                  Don Rudolph replaces Earl Torgeson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  R Maris         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  D Brown         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      96%  C McLish        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Cal McLish facing 1-2-3
          ---      92%  T Beard         Walk
          1--      83%  N Fox           Walk; Beard to 2B
   O      12-      89%  M Minoso        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Beard to 3B
   OO     1-3     100%  R Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA195709280

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