April 16, 1959 Kansas City Athletics at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 7
NYY 4 WSH 7
@BOS 5 KCA 6
@CHW 0 LAD 7
STL 6 MLN 7
PHI 3 CHC 11
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 3,211

Thursday, April 16, 1959
Time of Game: 2:21

Athletics

2-3

Won 2

6th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  2  0   0  0  2   2  0  0    6 11  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1

W: N Garver (1-1), L: E Wynn (1-1)

White Sox

4-2

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Herzog CF                   3   0   2   1    1   0  .714 2.036    0    3   0   2B
  B Tuttle CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .795    0    2   0   
R Maris RF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .100  .317    0    2   0   
H Lopez 2B                    5   1   0   0    0   1  .150  .677    0    3   1   
B Cerv LF                     3   1   1   2    2   0  .250 1.143    0    2   0   HR,IW
K Hadley 1B                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .400 1.067    0   10   0   
H Smith 3B                    3   1   1   0    2   1  .211  .529    0    1   3   
F House C                     4   1   3   2    1   0  .333 1.179    0    2   0   HR,2·2B
T Carroll SS                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .200  .400    0    2   6   
N Garver P                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    0   0   
Totals                       39   6  11   6    6   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: F House 2 (2, off B Shaw, off D Rudolph); W Herzog (2, off E Wynn).

HR: F House (1, off E Wynn; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); B Cerv (1, off E Wynn; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: B Cerv (1, by D Rudolph).

TB: F House 8; B Cerv 4; W Herzog 3; N Garver; T Carroll; K Hadley; R Maris; H Smith.

RBI: F House 2 (3); B Cerv 2 (2); W Herzog (1); T Carroll (1).

2-out RBI: W Herzog.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .370  .963    0    1   1   
N Fox 2B                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .429 1.055    0    2   3   
J Landis CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .892    0    3   0   
S Lollar C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .913    0    9   1   
N Cash 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .653    0    3   1   
A Smith RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .208  .467    0    4   0   SB
J Callison LF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .053  .270    0    2   0   
B Phillips 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .471    0    2   0   
E Wynn P                      2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    0    0   1   
  D Rudolph P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Goodman PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  B Shaw P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
Totals                       32   0   5   0    1   1                    27   7

BATTING

TB: A Smith; N Fox; L Aparicio; B Goodman; B Phillips.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: S Lollar (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Smith (1, 2nd base off N Garver/F House).

PITCHING

Kansas City Athletics         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Garver, W (1-1)              9     5   0   0    1   1   0   1.08   33     -       ·  ·     11·13· 2· 5     77    -     0.64   0.33
Totals                         9     5   0   0    1   1   0          33     -       ·  ·     11·13· 2· 5           -

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
E Wynn, L (1-1)                6.1   8   6   5    5   6   2   3.52   33     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 1· 6     36    -     0.81  -0.17
D Rudolph                      1.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 2          1-0    0.08   0.00
B Shaw                         1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    11   6   5    6   7   2          45     -       ·  ·      8·14· 1· 9          1-0

Balks: D Rudolph (1).

WP: None.

IBB: D Rudolph (1; B Cerv).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Bill Summers, 2B - Bill McKinley, 3B - Hank Soar.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 3,211.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Athletics         Chicago White Sox                    
1. W Herzog             CF    1. L Aparicio           SS 
2. R Maris              RF    2. N Fox                2B 
3. H Lopez              2B    3. J Landis             CF 
4. B Cerv               LF    4. S Lollar             C  
5. K Hadley             1B    5. N Cash               1B 
6. H Smith              3B    6. A Smith              RF 
7. F House              C     7. J Callison           LF 
8. T Carroll            SS    8. B Phillips           3B 
9. N Garver             P     9. E Wynn               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  1--      17%  71% F House         E Wynn          Home Run (Deep RF); Smith Scores
   t 6   0  0-2  1--       7%  88% H Smith         E Wynn          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hadley to 3B
   t 6   1  0-2  1-3       6%  90% T Carroll       E Wynn          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hadley Scores; Smith to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  56% W Herzog        E Wynn          Double to LF
   t 6   2  0-3  12-       5%  92% W Herzog        E Wynn          Single to LF (Short LF); Carroll Scores; Garver to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  W Herzog        Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  R Maris         Lineout: LF
   O      -2-      48%  H Lopez         Strikeout
          -2-      49%  B Cerv          Walk
   O      12-      45%  K Hadley        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Ned Garver facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  L Aparicio      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  N Fox           Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      48%  J Landis        Walk
   O      1--      50%  S Lollar        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Early Wynn facing 6-7-8
          ---      54%  H Smith         Walk
   RR     1--      71%  F House         Home Run (Deep RF); Smith Scores
   O      ---      69%  T Carroll       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      71%  N Garver        Single to CF
   O      1--      69%  W Herzog        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      67%  R Maris         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Ned Garver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      69%  N Cash          Flyball: CF
          ---      67%  A Smith         Single to LF
   O      1--      70%  J Callison      Strikeout
          1--      69%  B Phillips      Smith Steals 2B
   O      -2-      72%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Early Wynn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      70%  H Lopez         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      69%  B Cerv          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      68%  K Hadley        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Ned Garver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      71%  E Wynn          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  L Aparicio      Foul Flyball: C
          ---      71%  N Fox           Single to RF
   O      1--      74%  J Landis        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Early Wynn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      72%  H Smith         Flyball: LF
          ---      74%  F House         Walk
   O      1--      72%  T Carroll       Strikeout
   O      1--      70%  N Garver        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Ned Garver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      73%  S Lollar        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      75%  N Cash          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  A Smith         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
          ---      79%  W Herzog        Walk
   O      1--      76%  R Maris         Strikeout
   O      1--      75%  H Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B; Herzog to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  B Cerv          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Ned Garver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  J Callison      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      72%  B Phillips      Single to P
   O      1--      76%  E Wynn          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      79%  L Aparicio      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Early Wynn facing 5-6-7
          ---      81%  K Hadley        Single to RF
          1--      88%  H Smith         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hadley to 3B
   O      1-3      84%  F House         Flyball: 2B
   R      1-3      90%  T Carroll       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hadley Scores; Smith to 3B
   O      1-3      87%  N Garver        Fielder's Choice P; Smith out at Hm/P-C; Carroll to 2B
   R      12-      92%  W Herzog        Single to LF (Short LF); Carroll Scores; Garver to 2B
   O      12-      91%  R Maris         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Ned Garver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  N Fox           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  J Landis        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      95%  S Lollar        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Early Wynn facing 3-4-5
          ---      95%  H Lopez         Reached on E2 (Pop Fly)
   RR     1--      99%  B Cerv          Home Run (Deep LF); Lopez Scores/unER
   O      ---      98%  K Hadley        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      99%  H Smith         Walk
                  Don Rudolph replaces Early Wynn pitching and batting 9th
          1--      99%  F House         Double to CF; Smith to 3B
   O      -23      99%  T Carroll       Fielder's Choice SS; Smith out at Hm/SS-C-3B; House to 3B; Carroll to 2B
   O      -23      98%  N Garver        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Ned Garver facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Tuttle replaces Whitey Herzog playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  N Cash          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      99%  A Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  J Callison      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-0, Don Rudolph facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  B Tuttle        Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  R Maris         Single to LF
          1--      99%  H Lopez         Balk; Maris to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Flyball: RF
          -2-      99%  B Cerv          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      99%  K Hadley        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Ned Garver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  B Phillips      Flyball: SS
                  Billy Goodman pinch hits for Don Rudolph batting 9th
          ---      99%  B Goodman       Single to RF
          1--      98%  L Aparicio      Single to LF; Goodman to 2B
   O      12-      99%  N Fox           Groundout: 1B unassisted; Goodman to 3B; Aparicio to 2B
   O      -23     100%  J Landis        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-0, Bob Shaw facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Shaw replaces Billy Goodman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  H Smith         Strikeout
          ---     100%  F House         Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  T Carroll       Groundout: 1B-P; House to 3B
   O      --3     100%  N Garver        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Ned Garver facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  S Lollar        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  N Cash          Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  A Smith         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA195904160

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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