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NYY
@BAL		4
7
WSH
@BOS		7
5
KCA
@CHW		6
0
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@LAD		6
7
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@MLN		3
7
CHC
@SFG		11
3
Thursday, April 16, 1959
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 3,211, Time of Game: 2:21
Athletics
6
2-3
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
6th, 2½ GB
 at White Sox
0
4-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Ned Garver (1-1)
L: Early Wynn (1-1)
 
                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

Kansas City Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Whitey Herzog CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 .714 2.036 0.120 0.80 0.141 -0.021 1.7 3 0 2B
   Bill Tuttle CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .795 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 2 0
Roger Maris RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .100 .317 -0.094 0.58 0.002 -0.096 -1.0 2 0
Hector Lopez 2B 5 1 0 0 0 1 .150 .677 -0.058 0.61 0.007 -0.065 -0.7 3 1
Bob Cerv LF 3 1 1 2 2 0 .250 1.142 0.004 0.58 0.042 -0.039 1.4 2 0 HR,IW
Kent Hadley 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .400 1.067 -0.028 0.54 0.025 -0.053 -0.8 10 0
Hal Smith 3B 3 1 1 0 2 1 .211 .529 0.087 0.54 0.104 -0.017 1.1 1 3
Frank House C 4 1 3 2 1 0 .333 1.179 0.152 0.61 0.192 -0.040 2.5 2 0 HR,2·2B
Tom Carroll SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 .200 .400 0.021 0.64 0.065 -0.044 -0.6 2 6
Ned Garver P 5 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .333 -0.039 0.43 0.019 -0.057 -1.7 0 0
Team Totals 39 6 11 6 6 7 .282 .891 0.164 0.58 0.597 -0.433 1.7 27 10
2B: F House 2 (2, 1 off B Shaw, 1 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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Aparicio SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .370 .963 -0.063 0.71 0.008 -0.070 -0.2 1 1
Nellie Fox 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .429 1.055 -0.026 0.55 0.014 -0.041 -0.6 2 3
Jim Landis CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .892 -0.032 0.50 0.012 -0.044 -0.8 3 0
Sherm Lollar C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .913 -0.059 0.56 0.000 -0.059 -0.8 9 1
Norm Cash 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .653 -0.050 0.51 0.000 -0.050 -0.8 3 1
Al Smith RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .208 .468 0.022 0.43 0.038 -0.016 -0.0 4 0 SB
Johnny Callison LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .053 .270 -0.063 0.86 0.000 -0.063 -0.6 2 0
Bubba Phillips 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .471 -0.002 0.74 0.036 -0.037 -0.3 2 0
Early Wynn P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 -0.066 1.35 0.000 -0.066 -0.5 0 1
   Don Rudolph P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Billy Goodman PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.004 0.10 0.004 0.000 0.3
   Bob Shaw P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 32 0 5 0 1 1 .156 .338 -0.335 0.62 0.112 -0.446 -4.3 27 7
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).

Kansas City Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ned Garver, W (1-1) 9 5 0 0 1 1 0 1.08 33 77 0.335 0.62 4.3
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 33 77 0.335 0.58 4.3

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Early Wynn, L (1-1) 6.1 8 6 5 5 6 2 3.52 33 36 -0.170 0.78 -3.1
Don Rudolph 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 8 1 0 0.005 0.07 1.0
Bob Shaw 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 6 5 6 7 2 5.00 45 36 1 0 -0.164 0.62 -1.7
Balks: D Rudolph (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: D Rudolph (1; B Cerv).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Bill Summers, 2B - Bill McKinley, 3B - Hank Soar.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 3,211.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Athletics         Chicago White Sox
1 Whitey Herzog 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 Kent Hadley 1B 5 Norm Cash 1B
6 Hal Smith 3B 6 Al Smith RF
7 Frank House C 7 Johnny Callison LF
8 Tom Carroll SS 8 Bubba Phillips 3B
9 Ned Garver P 9 Early Wynn P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 0 1-- RR KCA F. House E. Wynn 17% 71% Home Run (Deep RF); Smith Scores
t6 2-0 0 1-- KCA H. Smith E. Wynn 6% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hadley to 3B
t6 2-0 1 1-3 R KCA T. Carroll E. Wynn 6% 90% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hadley Scores; Smith to 3B
t1 0-0 0 --- KCA W. Herzog E. Wynn 6% 56% Double to LF
t6 3-0 2 12- R KCA W. Herzog E. Wynn 5% 92% Single to LF (Short LF); Carroll Scores; Garver 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' Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- KCA W. Herzog E. Wynn 6% 56% Double to LF
t1 0-0 0 -2- O KCA R. Maris E. Wynn -4% 52% Lineout: LF
t1 0-0 1 -2- O KCA H. Lopez E. Wynn -3% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -2- KCA B. Cerv E. Wynn 1% 49% Walk
t1 0-0 2 12- O KCA K. Hadley E. Wynn -4% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ned Garver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio N. Garver 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHW N. Fox N. Garver 2% 49% Foul Flyball: 3B
b1 0-0 2 --- CHW J. Landis N. Garver -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CHW S. Lollar N. Garver 2% 50% 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, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- KCA H. Smith E. Wynn 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- RR KCA F. House E. Wynn 17% 71% Home Run (Deep RF); Smith Scores
t2 2-0 0 --- O KCA T. Carroll E. Wynn -2% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 2-0 1 --- KCA N. Garver E. Wynn 2% 71% Single to CF
t2 2-0 1 1-- O KCA W. Herzog E. Wynn -2% 69% Flyball: 2B
t2 2-0 2 1-- O KCA R. Maris E. Wynn -2% 67% 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, Athletics' Ned Garver facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- O CHW N. Cash N. Garver 2% 69% Flyball: CF
b2 0-2 1 --- CHW A. Smith N. Garver -3% 67% Single to LF
b2 0-2 1 1-- O CHW J. Callison N. Garver 3% 70% Strikeout
b2 0-2 2 1-- CHW B. Phillips N. Garver -1% 69% Smith Steals 2B
b2 0-2 2 -2- O CHW B. Phillips N. Garver 3% 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, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 3-4-5
t3 2-0 0 --- O KCA H. Lopez E. Wynn -2% 70% Flyball: CF
t3 2-0 1 --- O KCA B. Cerv E. Wynn -1% 69% Flyball: RF
t3 2-0 2 --- O KCA K. Hadley E. Wynn -1% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Ned Garver facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- O CHW E. Wynn N. Garver 3% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- O CHW L. Aparicio N. Garver 2% 73% Foul Flyball: C
b3 0-2 2 --- CHW N. Fox N. Garver -1% 71% Single to RF
b3 0-2 2 1-- O CHW J. Landis N. Garver 3% 74% 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, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 6-7-8
t4 2-0 0 --- O KCA H. Smith E. Wynn -2% 72% Flyball: LF
t4 2-0 1 --- KCA F. House E. Wynn 2% 74% Walk
t4 2-0 1 1-- O KCA T. Carroll E. Wynn -2% 72% Strikeout
t4 2-0 2 1-- O KCA N. Garver E. Wynn -2% 70% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Ned Garver facing 4-5-6
b4 0-2 0 --- O CHW S. Lollar N. Garver 3% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-2 1 --- O CHW N. Cash N. Garver 2% 75% Flyball: CF
b4 0-2 2 --- O CHW A. Smith N. Garver 1% 76% 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, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
t5 2-0 0 --- KCA W. Herzog E. Wynn 3% 79% Walk
t5 2-0 0 1-- O KCA R. Maris E. Wynn -2% 76% Strikeout
t5 2-0 1 1-- O KCA H. Lopez E. Wynn -1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B; Herzog to 2B
t5 2-0 2 -2- O KCA B. Cerv E. Wynn -3% 72% 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, Athletics' Ned Garver facing 7-8-9
b5 0-2 0 --- O CHW J. Callison N. Garver 3% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-2 1 --- CHW B. Phillips N. Garver -4% 72% Single to P
b5 0-2 1 1-- O CHW E. Wynn N. Garver 4% 76% Flyball: CF
b5 0-2 2 1-- O CHW L. Aparicio N. Garver 3% 79% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 5-6-7
t6 2-0 0 --- KCA K. Hadley E. Wynn 2% 81% Single to RF
t6 2-0 0 1-- KCA H. Smith E. Wynn 6% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hadley to 3B
t6 2-0 0 1-3 O KCA F. House E. Wynn -4% 84% Flyball: 2B
t6 2-0 1 1-3 R KCA T. Carroll E. Wynn 6% 90% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hadley Scores; Smith to 3B
t6 3-0 1 1-3 O KCA N. Garver E. Wynn -4% 87% Fielder's Choice P; Smith out at Hm/P-C; Carroll to 2B
t6 3-0 2 12- R KCA W. Herzog E. Wynn 5% 92% Single to LF (Short LF); Carroll Scores; Garver to 2B
t6 4-0 2 12- O KCA R. Maris E. Wynn -1% 91% 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, Athletics' Ned Garver facing 2-3-4
b6 0-4 0 --- O CHW N. Fox N. Garver 2% 93% Flyball: RF
b6 0-4 1 --- O CHW J. Landis N. Garver 1% 94% Flyball: SS
b6 0-4 2 --- O CHW S. Lollar N. Garver 1% 95% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 3-4-5
t7 4-0 0 --- KCA H. Lopez E. Wynn 1% 95% Reached on E2 (Pop Fly)
t7 4-0 0 1-- RR KCA B. Cerv E. Wynn 3% 99% Home Run (Deep LF); Lopez Scores/unER
t7 6-0 0 --- O KCA K. Hadley E. Wynn -0% 98% Foul Flyball: C
t7 6-0 1 --- KCA H. Smith E. Wynn 0% 99% Walk
Don Rudolph replaces Early Wynn pitching and batting 9th
t7 6-0 1 1-- KCA F. House D. Rudolph 1% 99% Double to CF; Smith to 3B
t7 6-0 1 -23 O KCA T. Carroll D. Rudolph -0% 99% Fielder's Choice SS; Smith out at Hm/SS-C-3B; House to 3B; Carroll to 2B
t7 6-0 2 -23 O KCA N. Garver D. Rudolph -0% 98% 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, Athletics' Ned Garver facing 5-6-7
Bill Tuttle replaces Whitey Herzog playing CF batting 1st
b7 0-6 0 --- O CHW N. Cash N. Garver 1% 99% Lineout: 2B
b7 0-6 1 --- O CHW A. Smith N. Garver 0% 99% Flyball: CF
b7 0-6 2 --- O CHW J. Callison N. Garver 0% 99% 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, White Sox' Don Rudolph facing 1-2-3
t8 6-0 0 --- O KCA B. Tuttle D. Rudolph -0% 99% Flyball: RF
t8 6-0 1 --- KCA R. Maris D. Rudolph 0% 99% Single to LF
t8 6-0 1 1-- KCA H. Lopez D. Rudolph 0% 99% Balk; Maris to 2B
t8 6-0 1 -2- O KCA H. Lopez D. Rudolph -0% 99% Flyball: RF
t8 6-0 2 -2- KCA B. Cerv D. Rudolph 0% 99% Intentional Walk
t8 6-0 2 12- O KCA K. Hadley D. Rudolph -0% 99% 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, Athletics' Ned Garver facing 8-9-1
b8 0-6 0 --- O CHW B. Phillips N. Garver 0% 99% Flyball: SS
Billy Goodman pinch hits for Don Rudolph (P) batting 9th
b8 0-6 1 --- CHW B. Goodman N. Garver -0% 99% Single to RF
b8 0-6 1 1-- CHW L. Aparicio N. Garver -1% 98% Single to LF; Goodman to 2B
b8 0-6 1 12- O CHW N. Fox N. Garver 1% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Goodman to 3B; Aparicio to 2B
b8 0-6 2 -23 O CHW J. Landis N. Garver 1% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 0.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-0, White Sox' Bob Shaw facing 6-7-8
Bob Shaw replaces Billy Goodman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 6-0 0 --- O KCA H. Smith B. Shaw -0% 100% Strikeout
t9 6-0 1 --- KCA F. House B. Shaw 0% 100% Double to LF
t9 6-0 1 -2- O KCA T. Carroll B. Shaw -0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P; House to 3B
t9 6-0 2 --3 O KCA N. Garver B. Shaw -0% 100% 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, Athletics' Ned Garver facing 4-5-6
b9 0-6 0 --- O CHW S. Lollar N. Garver 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 0-6 1 --- O CHW N. Cash N. Garver 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 0-6 2 --- O CHW A. Smith N. Garver 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

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