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BOS
@CHW		0
1
NYY
@CLE		2
4		 
(10)
WSH
@DET		4
3		 
(10)
BAL
@KCA		3
6
LAD
@CIN		3
5
SFG
@MLN		6
4
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@PHI		2
4
STL
@PIT		7
6
Friday, May 1, 1959
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 13,022, Time of Game: 2:46
Red Sox
0
6-8
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
6th, 4½ GB
 at White Sox
1
11-6
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Early Wynn (3-1)
L: Tom Brewer (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    1  5  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Buddin SS 3 0 0 0 1 3 .204 .655 0.023 1.83 0.133 -0.111 -0.3 3 5
Pete Runnels 2B-1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .360 .960 0.010 1.27 0.077 -0.067 -0.1 5 0 CS
Gene Stephens CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .220 .616 -0.218 1.94 0.000 -0.218 -1.3 3 0
Vic Wertz 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .905 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Dick Gernert 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 .200 .721 -0.016 1.28 0.055 -0.071 0.0 7 1 SB
   Ted Lepcio 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 1.000 -0.089 3.27 0.000 -0.089 -0.4 0 1
Jackie Jensen RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .300 .963 -0.172 1.69 0.000 -0.172 -1.0 1 0
Frank Malzone 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .743 -0.156 1.53 0.000 -0.156 -1.0 2 2
Bill Renna LF 2 0 0 0 2 2 .250 .750 0.038 1.33 0.108 -0.069 0.3 0 0
Sammy White C 1 0 0 0 2 0 .344 .795 0.027 1.59 0.088 -0.060 0.4 1 0
Tom Brewer P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 -0.147 1.84 0.011 -0.158 -1.0 1 6 SB
Team Totals 27 0 1 0 7 14 .037 .272 -0.700 1.63 0.472 -1.171 -4.3 24 15
TB: P Runnels.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 12.
Baserunning
SB: T Brewer (1, 2nd base off E Wynn/S Lollar); D Gernert (1, 2nd base off E Wynn/S Lollar).
CS: P Runnels (1, 2nd base by E Wynn/S Lollar).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Aparicio SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .303 .826 -0.021 0.95 0.032 -0.052 -0.2 3 1
Nellie Fox 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .413 .983 -0.070 0.99 0.024 -0.094 -0.6 0 1
Billy Goodman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .768 -0.114 1.33 0.000 -0.114 -1.0 0 0
   Sammy Esposito 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .533 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Sherm Lollar C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .771 -0.115 1.48 0.000 -0.115 -0.9 15 1
Norm Cash 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .636 -0.074 0.98 0.000 -0.074 -0.6 3 0
   Earl Torgeson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .750 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Al Smith RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 .203 .498 0.036 0.99 0.066 -0.030 0.3 3 0
Bubba Phillips LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .204 .536 -0.075 1.36 0.000 -0.075 -0.6 0 0
Jim Landis CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .626 -0.102 1.22 0.000 -0.102 -0.6 3 0
Early Wynn P 3 1 2 1 0 0 .300 1.217 0.336 1.37 0.361 -0.025 1.4 0 2 HR,2B
Team Totals 29 1 5 1 1 1 .172 .510 -0.199 1.18 0.483 -0.681 -2.9 27 5
2B: E Wynn (2, off T Brewer).
HR: E Wynn (1, off T Brewer; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: E Wynn 6; A Smith 2; N Fox.
RBI: E Wynn (3).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
PB: S Lollar (2).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Brewer, L (1-2) 8 5 1 1 1 1 1 2.43 30 68 0.199 1.18 2.9
Team Totals 8 5 1 1 1 1 1 1.12 30 68 0.199 1.63 2.9

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Early Wynn, W (3-1) 9 1 0 0 7 14 0 4.35 34 92 0.699 1.63 4.3
Team Totals 9 1 0 0 7 14 0 0.00 34 92 0.699 1.18 4.3
Balks: None.
WP: E Wynn (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - (none), 3B - Nestor Chylak.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 13,022.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Chicago White Sox
1 Don Buddin SS 1 Luis Aparicio SS
2 Pete Runnels 2B 2 Nellie Fox 2B
3 Gene Stephens CF 3 Billy Goodman 3B
4 Vic Wertz 1B 4 Sherm Lollar C
5 Jackie Jensen RF 5 Norm Cash 1B
6 Frank Malzone 3B 6 Al Smith RF
7 Bill Renna LF 7 Bubba Phillips LF
8 Sammy White C 8 Jim Landis CF
9 Tom Brewer P 9 Early Wynn P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 0-0 0 --- R CHW E. Wynn T. Brewer 27% 87% Home Run (Deep LF)
t8 0-0 1 --3 O BOS G. Stephens E. Wynn 14% 52% Strikeout
b6 0-0 0 --- CHW E. Wynn T. Brewer 9% 67% Double to LF
t8 0-0 2 --3 O BOS T. Lepcio E. Wynn 9% 60% Strikeout
b6 0-0 0 12- O CHW N. Fox T. Brewer -7% 63% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Aparicio to 2B; Fox to 1B

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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS D. Buddin E. Wynn 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- BOS P. Runnels E. Wynn -2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O BOS G. Stephens E. Wynn 3% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 1-- O BOS V. Wertz E. Wynn 2% 55% Runnels Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio T. Brewer -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
Dick Gernert replaces Vic Wertz playing 1B batting 4th
b1 0-0 1 --- CHW N. Fox T. Brewer 2% 55% Single to RF
b1 0-0 1 1-- O CHW B. Goodman T. Brewer -2% 53% Groundout: 1B-P; Fox to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- O CHW S. Lollar T. Brewer -3% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- BOS D. Gernert E. Wynn -4% 46% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- O BOS J. Jensen E. Wynn 2% 48% Strikeout, Gernert Steals 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- O BOS F. Malzone E. Wynn 4% 52% Foul Flyball: C
t2 0-0 2 -2- O BOS B. Renna E. Wynn 3% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CHW N. Cash T. Brewer -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- CHW A. Smith T. Brewer 3% 55% Single to LF
b2 0-0 1 1-- O CHW B. Phillips T. Brewer -3% 52% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 1-- O CHW J. Landis T. Brewer -2% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- BOS S. White E. Wynn -4% 46% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- O BOS T. Brewer E. Wynn 4% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t3 0-0 1 1-- O BOS D. Buddin E. Wynn 3% 53% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 1-- BOS P. Runnels E. Wynn -1% 52% Brewer Steals 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- O BOS P. Runnels E. Wynn 4% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O CHW E. Wynn T. Brewer -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O CHW L. Aparicio T. Brewer -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O CHW N. Fox T. Brewer -1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O BOS G. Stephens E. Wynn 3% 53% Strikeout
t4 0-0 1 --- O BOS D. Gernert E. Wynn 2% 55% Strikeout
t4 0-0 2 --- O BOS J. Jensen E. Wynn 1% 56% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- O CHW B. Goodman T. Brewer -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b4 0-0 1 --- O CHW S. Lollar T. Brewer -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- O CHW N. Cash T. Brewer -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 --- O BOS F. Malzone E. Wynn 3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- BOS B. Renna E. Wynn -3% 50% Walk
t5 0-0 1 1-- BOS S. White E. Wynn -5% 45% Walk; Renna to 2B
t5 0-0 1 12- O BOS T. Brewer E. Wynn 6% 51% Flyball: CF
t5 0-0 2 12- O BOS D. Buddin E. Wynn 6% 57% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 6-7-8
b5 0-0 0 --- O CHW A. Smith T. Brewer -3% 54% Flyball: SS
b5 0-0 1 --- O CHW B. Phillips T. Brewer -2% 51% Flyball: SS
b5 0-0 2 --- O CHW J. Landis T. Brewer -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 2-3-4
t6 0-0 0 --- BOS P. Runnels E. Wynn -5% 45% Walk
t6 0-0 0 1-- O BOS G. Stephens E. Wynn 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B; Runnels to 2B
t6 0-0 1 -2- O BOS D. Gernert E. Wynn 5% 52% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-0 2 -2- O BOS J. Jensen E. Wynn 5% 57% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 9-1-2
b6 0-0 0 --- CHW E. Wynn T. Brewer 9% 67% Double to LF
b6 0-0 0 -2- CHW L. Aparicio T. Brewer 3% 70% Walk
b6 0-0 0 12- O CHW N. Fox T. Brewer -7% 63% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Aparicio to 2B; Fox to 1B
b6 0-0 1 12- O CHW B. Goodman T. Brewer -6% 56% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Fox to 2B; Goodman to 1B
Pete Runnels moves from 2B to 1B
Ted Lepcio replaces Dick Gernert (1B) playing 2B batting 4th
b6 0-0 2 12- O CHW S. Lollar T. Brewer -6% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 6-7-8
t7 0-0 0 --- O BOS F. Malzone E. Wynn 4% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-0 1 --- BOS B. Renna E. Wynn -4% 50% Walk
t7 0-0 1 1-- BOS S. White E. Wynn -3% 46% Wild Pitch; Renna to 2B
t7 0-0 1 -2- O BOS S. White E. Wynn 6% 52% Flyball: RF
t7 0-0 2 -2- O BOS T. Brewer E. Wynn 6% 59% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 5-6-7
b7 0-0 0 --- O CHW N. Cash T. Brewer -4% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 0-0 1 --- CHW A. Smith T. Brewer 4% 59% Single to RF
b7 0-0 1 1-- O CHW B. Phillips T. Brewer -3% 56% Groundout: P-1B; Smith to 2B
b7 0-0 2 -2- O CHW J. Landis T. Brewer -6% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
t8 0-0 0 --- BOS D. Buddin E. Wynn -7% 43% Walk
t8 0-0 0 1-- BOS P. Runnels E. Wynn -7% 37% Passed Ball; Buddin to 2B
t8 0-0 0 -2- O BOS P. Runnels E. Wynn 1% 37% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Buddin to 3B
t8 0-0 1 --3 O BOS G. Stephens E. Wynn 14% 52% Strikeout
t8 0-0 2 --3 O BOS T. Lepcio E. Wynn 9% 60% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tom Brewer facing 9-1-2
b8 0-0 0 --- R CHW E. Wynn T. Brewer 27% 87% Home Run (Deep LF)
b8 1-0 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio T. Brewer -1% 86% Groundout: P-1B
b8 1-0 1 --- O CHW N. Fox T. Brewer -1% 85% Groundout: P-1B
b8 1-0 2 --- O CHW B. Goodman T. Brewer -1% 84% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 5-6-7
Earl Torgeson replaces Norm Cash playing 1B batting 5th
Sammy Esposito replaces Billy Goodman playing 3B batting 3rd
t9 0-1 0 --- O BOS J. Jensen E. Wynn 7% 91% Strikeout
t9 0-1 1 --- O BOS F. Malzone E. Wynn 5% 96% Flyball: SS
t9 0-1 2 --- O BOS B. Renna E. Wynn 4% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 1.

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