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NYY
@BAL		13
3
WSH
@BOS		3
7
KCA
@CHW		0
2
DET
@CLE		1
8
PIT
@CIN		2
3
STL
@LAD		6
2
PHI
@MLN		3
4		 
(10)
CHC
@SFG		5
2
Tuesday, April 14, 1959
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 19,303, Time of Game: 1:55
Athletics
0
0-3
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
7th, 3½ GB
 at White Sox
2
4-0
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
1st
W: Billy Pierce (1-0)
L: Ralph Terry (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  X    2  8  0

Kansas City Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Tuttle CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .930 -0.021 0.97 0.032 -0.053 -0.2 0 0 HBP
Roger Maris RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .322 -0.118 1.14 0.000 -0.118 -1.0 3 0
Hector Lopez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 1.152 -0.057 0.86 0.017 -0.074 -0.4 4 3
Bob Cerv LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .614 -0.095 0.92 0.000 -0.095 -0.8 3 0
Hal Smith 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .606 0.019 0.73 0.059 -0.040 0.0 0 2
Dick Williams 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .619 -0.042 1.32 0.083 -0.125 -0.2 6 0 2B
Harry Chiti C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .393 -0.095 1.05 0.000 -0.095 -0.8 3 0
Joe DeMaestri SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .730 0.054 1.27 0.094 -0.040 0.3 3 4
Ralph Terry P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.072 1.61 0.000 -0.072 -0.5 2 2 SH
   Zeke Bella PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.125 2.60 0.000 -0.125 -0.8 GDP
   Bud Daley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 0 6 0 0 3 .200 .459 -0.552 1.10 0.285 -0.837 -4.3 24 11
2B: D Williams (1, off B Pierce).
SH: R Terry (1, off B Pierce).
HBP: B Tuttle (1, by B Pierce).
TB: D Williams 2; J DeMaestri 2; B Tuttle; H Smith; H Lopez.
GIDP: Z Bella (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 5. H Smith-H Lopez-D Williams; R Terry-J DeMaestri; J DeMaestri-H Lopez-D Williams; R Terry-J DeMaestri-D Williams; H Lopez-J DeMaestri-D Williams.

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Aparicio SS 4 0 3 2 0 0 .389 1.000 0.132 1.07 0.164 -0.032 1.1 2 4 2B
Nellie Fox 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .400 1.000 -0.092 1.01 0.009 -0.101 -0.9 2 5
Jim Landis CF 2 0 1 0 1 1 .313 1.075 0.084 0.94 0.111 -0.027 1.7 4 0 HBP
Sherm Lollar C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .474 1.263 -0.195 1.13 0.030 -0.225 -3.6 4 1 3·GDP
Norm Cash 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .837 -0.036 0.81 0.019 -0.055 -0.4 14 0
Al Smith RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .478 -0.075 0.97 0.000 -0.075 -0.8 0 0
Johnny Callison LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .071 .307 0.007 0.75 0.046 -0.040 -0.2 0 0 GDP
Bubba Phillips 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .176 .458 0.125 1.09 0.149 -0.025 1.3 1 3 2B,HBP
Billy Pierce P 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 0.000 1.02 0.023 -0.023 0.0 0 2 SH
Team Totals 26 2 8 2 3 3 .308 .804 -0.050 0.98 0.551 -0.603 -1.9 27 15
2B: B Phillips (1, off R Terry); L Aparicio (1, off R Terry).
SH: B Pierce (1, off R Terry).
HBP: B Phillips (1, by R Terry); J Landis (1, by B Daley).
TB: L Aparicio 4; B Phillips 2; S Lollar; N Fox; J Landis; J Callison.
GIDP: S Lollar 3 (3); J Callison (2).
RBI: L Aparicio 2 (3).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. L Aparicio-N Fox-N Cash; N Fox-N Cash.

Kansas City Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ralph Terry, L (0-1) 7 7 2 2 3 3 0 2.57 28 55 0.038 1.07 1.4
Bud Daley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.013 0.34 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 2 2 3 3 0 2.25 32 55 0 0 0.051 1.10 1.9

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Billy Pierce, W (1-0) 9 6 0 0 0 3 0 2.57 32 78 0.551 1.10 4.3
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 32 78 0.551 0.98 4.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Daley (1; J Landis); B Pierce (1; B Tuttle); R Terry (1; B Phillips).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Summers, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Nestor Chylak.
Time of Game: 1:55.
Attendance: 19,303.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Athletics         Chicago White Sox
1 Bill Tuttle CF 1 Luis Aparicio SS
2 Roger Maris RF 2 Nellie Fox 2B
3 Hector Lopez 2B 3 Jim Landis CF
4 Bob Cerv LF 4 Sherm Lollar C
5 Hal Smith 3B 5 Norm Cash 1B
6 Dick Williams 1B 6 Al Smith RF
7 Harry Chiti C 7 Johnny Callison LF
8 Joe DeMaestri SS 8 Bubba Phillips 3B
9 Ralph Terry P 9 Billy Pierce P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-0 0 1-- CHW B. Phillips R. Terry 13% 75% Double to LF (Deep LF); Callison to 3B
t8 0-2 0 1-- OO KCA Z. Bella B. Pierce 13% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t7 0-2 0 1-- OO KCA D. Williams B. Pierce 11% 88% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 OO CHW S. Lollar R. Terry -11% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b5 0-0 0 123 RR CHW L. Aparicio R. Terry 10% 87% Single to LF; Callison Scores; Phillips Scores; Pierce to 2B

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, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCA B. Tuttle B. Pierce 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCA R. Maris B. Pierce 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCA H. Lopez B. Pierce 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ralph Terry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHW L. Aparicio R. Terry 4% 58% Single to 3B/Bunt
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CHW N. Fox R. Terry -3% 55% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 1-- CHW J. Landis R. Terry 6% 61% Single to RF; Aparicio to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 OO CHW S. Lollar R. Terry -11% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCA B. Cerv B. Pierce 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O KCA H. Smith B. Pierce 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O KCA D. Williams B. Pierce 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ralph Terry facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CHW N. Cash R. Terry -2% 53% Flyball: 2B
b2 0-0 1 --- O CHW A. Smith R. Terry -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 --- O CHW J. Callison R. Terry -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O KCA H. Chiti B. Pierce 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- KCA J. DeMaestri B. Pierce -3% 50% Single to RF
t3 0-0 1 1-- O KCA R. Terry B. Pierce 2% 52% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; DeMaestri to 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- KCA B. Tuttle B. Pierce -1% 51% Hit By Pitch
t3 0-0 2 12- O KCA R. Maris B. Pierce 5% 55% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ralph Terry facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O CHW B. Phillips R. Terry -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O CHW B. Pierce R. Terry -2% 51% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 --- CHW L. Aparicio R. Terry 3% 54% Double to LF
b3 0-0 2 -2- O CHW N. Fox R. Terry -4% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O KCA H. Lopez B. Pierce 3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O KCA B. Cerv B. Pierce 2% 55% Flyball: SS
t4 0-0 2 --- O KCA H. Smith B. Pierce 1% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ralph Terry facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- O CHW J. Landis R. Terry -3% 53% Strikeout
b4 0-0 1 --- CHW S. Lollar R. Terry 3% 56% Single to LF
b4 0-0 1 1-- O CHW N. Cash R. Terry -2% 54% Groundout: P unassisted; Lollar to 2B
b4 0-0 2 -2- O CHW A. Smith R. Terry -4% 50% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- KCA D. Williams B. Pierce -8% 42% Double to LF
t5 0-0 0 -2- O KCA H. Chiti B. Pierce 6% 47% Strikeout
t5 0-0 1 -2- O KCA J. DeMaestri B. Pierce 4% 51% Groundout: SS-1B; Williams to 3B
t5 0-0 2 --3 O KCA R. Terry B. Pierce 5% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ralph Terry facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- CHW J. Callison R. Terry 5% 61% Single to P/Bunt
b5 0-0 0 1-- CHW B. Phillips R. Terry 13% 75% Double to LF (Deep LF); Callison to 3B
b5 0-0 0 -23 CHW B. Pierce R. Terry 2% 77% Walk
b5 0-0 0 123 RR CHW L. Aparicio R. Terry 10% 87% Single to LF; Callison Scores; Phillips Scores; Pierce to 2B
b5 2-0 0 12- O CHW N. Fox R. Terry -3% 84% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b5 2-0 1 12- CHW J. Landis R. Terry 3% 88% Walk; Pierce to 3B; Aparicio to 2B
b5 2-0 1 123 OO CHW S. Lollar R. Terry -9% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 1-2-3
t6 0-2 0 --- O KCA B. Tuttle B. Pierce 3% 82% Foul Flyball: C
t6 0-2 1 --- O KCA R. Maris B. Pierce 2% 84% Flyball: 1B
t6 0-2 2 --- KCA H. Lopez B. Pierce -2% 82% Single to SS
t6 0-2 2 1-- O KCA B. Cerv B. Pierce 3% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Ralph Terry facing 5-6-7
b6 2-0 0 --- CHW N. Cash R. Terry 2% 87% Walk
b6 2-0 0 1-- O CHW A. Smith R. Terry -2% 85% Flyball: LF
b6 2-0 1 1-- OO CHW J. Callison R. Terry -3% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 5-6-7
t7 0-2 0 --- KCA H. Smith B. Pierce -6% 76% Single to CF
t7 0-2 0 1-- OO KCA D. Williams B. Pierce 11% 88% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
t7 0-2 2 --- O KCA H. Chiti B. Pierce 1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Ralph Terry facing 8-9-1
b7 2-0 0 --- CHW B. Phillips R. Terry 1% 91% Hit By Pitch
b7 2-0 0 1-- O CHW B. Pierce R. Terry -1% 90% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Phillips to 2B
b7 2-0 1 -2- OO CHW L. Aparicio R. Terry -3% 87% Line Drive Double Play: P-SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 8-9-1
t8 0-2 0 --- KCA J. DeMaestri B. Pierce -7% 80% Single to LF
Zeke Bella pinch hits for Ralph Terry (P) batting 9th
t8 0-2 0 1-- OO KCA Z. Bella B. Pierce 13% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t8 0-2 2 --- KCA B. Tuttle B. Pierce -2% 91% Single to LF
t8 0-2 2 1-- O KCA R. Maris B. Pierce 3% 94% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Bud Daley facing 2-3-4
Bud Daley replaces Zeke Bella (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-0 0 --- CHW N. Fox B. Daley 1% 95% Single to LF
b8 2-0 0 1-- CHW J. Landis B. Daley 1% 96% Hit By Pitch; Fox to 2B
b8 2-0 0 12- OO CHW S. Lollar B. Daley -2% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Fox to 3B
b8 2-0 2 --3 O CHW N. Cash B. Daley -1% 93% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Billy Pierce facing 3-4-5
t9 0-2 0 --- O KCA H. Lopez B. Pierce 4% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-2 1 --- O KCA B. Cerv B. Pierce 2% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t9 0-2 2 --- O KCA H. Smith B. Pierce 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 2.

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