April 15, 1958 Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
WSH 1 NYY 3
@BOS 0 DET 4
@CHW 3 KCA 5
@CLE 0 PHI 5
@CIN 4 PIT 4
@MLN 3
(14) SFG 8
LAD 0 CHC 4
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 28,319

Tuesday, April 15, 1958
Time of Game: 0:00

Tigers

1-0

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  1  0   0  1  1   1  0  0    4 14  1
White Sox       0  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  7  1

W: J Bunning (1-0), L: B Pierce (0-1)

White Sox

0-1

Lost 1

6th, 1 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Bolling 2B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   7   SH
B Martin SS                   5   0   1   1    0   3  .200  .400    0    2   2   GDP
H Kuenn CF                    5   1   3   1    0   1  .600 1.800    0    7   0   HR
A Kaline RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
R Boone 1B                    3   1   3   1    1   0 1.000 3.000    0    9   0   HR
L Skizas LF                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .667 1.667    0    2   0   2B
  J Groth LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0                0    1   0   SH
R Bertoia 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
J Hegan C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    4   0   
J Bunning P                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .500 1.500    0    0   0   2·2B
Totals                       36   4  14   4    1   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Bunning 2 (2, 2 off B Pierce); L Skizas (1, off B Pierce).

HR: H Kuenn (1, off B Pierce; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); R Boone (1, off B Pierce; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: J Groth (1, off J Staley); F Bolling (1, off R Moore).

TB: H Kuenn 6; R Boone 6; J Bunning 4; L Skizas 3; F Bolling 2; B Martin; J Hegan.

GIDP: B Martin (1).

RBI: H Kuenn (1); R Boone (1); F Bolling (1); B Martin (1).

2-out RBI: F Bolling.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Bolling-B Martin-R Boone.

E: L Skizas (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: L Skizas (2nd base by 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   1  .000  .000    0    4   1   
N Fox 2B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    7   2   
B Goodman 3B                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .667 1.417    0    2   4   GDP
  J Rivera PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Esposito 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
S Lollar C                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.750    0    6   1   HR
T Francona RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
E Torgeson 1B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    6   0   
A Smith LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
B Phillips CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    2   0   2B
B Pierce P                    2   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Moore P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Mueller PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Staley P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  W Dropo PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   3   7   3    2   3                    27  13

BATTING

2B: B Phillips (1, off J Bunning).

HR: S Lollar (1, off J Bunning; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: S Lollar 5; B Phillips 2; B Goodman 2; T Francona; N Fox.

GIDP: B Goodman (1).

RBI: S Lollar 2 (2); B Goodman (1).

2-out RBI: S Lollar 2; B Goodman.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Esposito-N Fox-E Torgeson.

E: B Goodman (1).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bunning, W (1-0)             9     7   3   0    2   3   1   0.00   36     -       ·  ·     11·12· 2· 6     68    -     1.47   0.36
Totals                         9     7   3   0    2   3   1          36     -       ·  ·     11·12· 2· 6           -

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 (0-1)              6     9   4   4    1   6   2   6.00   27     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 3· 8     43    -     1.04  -0.18
R Moore                        1     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          1-1    1.47  -0.04
J Staley                       2     3   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.16   0.08
Totals                         9    14   4   4    1   6   2          39     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 3·12          1-1

B Pierce faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - John Rice.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 28,319.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Chicago White Sox                    
1. F Bolling            2B    1. L Aparicio           SS 
2. B Martin             SS    2. N Fox                2B 
3. H Kuenn              CF    3. B Goodman            3B 
4. A Kaline             RF    4. S Lollar             C  
5. R Boone              1B    5. T Francona           RF 
6. L Skizas             LF    6. E Torgeson           1B 
7. R Bertoia            3B    7. A Smith              LF 
8. J Hegan              C     8. B Phillips           CF 
9. J Bunning            P     9. B Pierce             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-1  1--     -23%  25% S Lollar        J Bunning       Home Run; Goodman Scores/unER; Lollar Scores/unER
   t 6   0  3-2  ---      17%  50% H Kuenn         B Pierce        Home Run
   b 8   2  4-3  1-3      14%  85% E Torgeson      J Bunning       Flyball: RF
   t 6   1  3-3  1--      13%  63% L Skizas        B Pierce        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Boone to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Skizas to 2B
   t 6   1  3-3  -23     -12%  51% R Bertoia       B Pierce        Lineout: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  F Bolling       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      46%  B Martin        Strikeout
          ---      48%  H Kuenn         Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  A Kaline        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  L Aparicio      Strikeout Looking
          ---      45%  N Fox           Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      50%  B Goodman       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Billy Pierce facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      61%  R Boone         Home Run
          ---      67%  L Skizas        Double to LF
   O      -2-      63%  R Bertoia       Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      58%  J Hegan         Skizas Picked off 2B (C-2B-3B)
   O      ---      57%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Bunning facing 4-5-6
          ---      53%  S Lollar        Single to CF
   O      1--      56%  T Francona      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Francona to 1B
          1--      52%  E Torgeson      Walk; Francona to 2B
   O      12-      57%  A Smith         Strikeout
   O      12-      62%  B Phillips      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Billy Pierce facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  J Bunning       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  F Bolling       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      57%  B Martin        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Bunning facing 9-1-2
          ---      50%  B Pierce        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Pierce to 2B
   O      -2-      55%  L Aparicio      Lineout: CF
   O      -2-      59%  N Fox           Lineout: LF
   R      -2-      47%  B Goodman       Single to RF; Pierce Scores/unER
   RR     1--      25%  S Lollar        Home Run; Goodman Scores/unER; Lollar Scores/unER
   O      ---      26%  T Francona      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Billy Pierce facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      23%  H Kuenn         Strikeout
   O      ---      21%  A Kaline        Lineout: 3B
          ---      23%  R Boone         Walk
   O      1--      20%  L Skizas        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Bunning facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      22%  E Torgeson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      23%  A Smith         Flyball: CF
          ---      21%  B Phillips      Double to LF
   O      -2-      23%  B Pierce        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Billy Pierce facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      21%  R Bertoia       Strikeout
   O      ---      19%  J Hegan         Flyball: 2B
          ---      21%  J Bunning       Double to CF
   R      -2-      32%  F Bolling       Single to CF; Bunning Scores
   O      1--      28%  B Martin        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      30%  L Aparicio      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      32%  N Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      31%  B Goodman       Walk
   O      1--      33%  S Lollar        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Billy Pierce facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      50%  H Kuenn         Home Run
   O      ---      47%  A Kaline        Lineout: SS
          ---      50%  R Boone         Single to CF
          1--      63%  L Skizas        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Boone to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Skizas to 2B
   O      -23      51%  R Bertoia       Lineout: SS
   O      -23      43%  J Hegan         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Bunning facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  T Francona      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      48%  E Torgeson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  A Smith         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Billy Pierce facing 9-1-2
          ---      61%  J Bunning       Double to CF
                  Ray Moore replaces Billy Pierce pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      60%  F Bolling       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Bunning to 3B
   RO     --3      67%  B Martin        Single to LF; Bunning Scores; Martin out at 2B/LF-2B
          ---      68%  H Kuenn         Single to CF
   O      1--      65%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Jim Bunning facing 8-9-1
                  Johnny Groth replaces Lou Skizas playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---      70%  B Phillips      Flyball: RF
                  Don Mueller pinch hits for Ray Moore batting 9th
   O      ---      74%  D Mueller       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jerry Staley facing 5-6-7
                  Jerry Staley replaces Don Mueller pitching and batting 9th
          ---      79%  R Boone         Single to LF
   O      1--      78%  J Groth         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Boone to 2B
   O      -2-      75%  R Bertoia       Flyball: CF
          -2-      76%  J Hegan         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Boone to 3B
   O      1-3      71%  J Bunning       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Jim Bunning facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      77%  N Fox           Flyball: CF
          ---      70%  B Goodman       Single to LF
                  Jim Rivera pinch runs for Billy Goodman batting 3rd
   O      1--      78%  S Lollar        Foul Flyball: C
          1--      71%  T Francona      Single to CF; Rivera to 3B
   O      1-3      85%  E Torgeson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jerry Staley facing 1-2-3
                  Sammy Esposito replaces Jim Rivera playing 3B batting 3rd
          ---      87%  F Bolling       Single to LF
   OO     1--      82%  B Martin        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  H Kuenn         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Jim Bunning facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      90%  A Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  B Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Walt Dropo pinch hits for Jerry Staley batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  W Dropo         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA195804150

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