May 17, 1960 Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 11
BOS 6 CLE 7
NYY 6 DET 3
WSH 1 KCA 4
BAL 2 SFG 9
@CIN 3 LAD 6
@MLN 4 PIT 11
CHC 6

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 19,408

Tuesday, May 17, 1960
Time of Game: 2:32

Red Sox

10-11

Lost 4

5th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   1  1  1   0  3  0    6 12  2
White Sox       0  2  2   0  4  0   3  0  X   11 14  0

W: B Shaw (3-2), L: T Brewer (2-3), S: T Lown (3)

White Sox

15-10

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buddin SS                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .289  .764    0    3   1   CS
P Runnels 2B                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .364  .898    0    2   2   GDP
F Malzone 3B                  3   1   1   1    2   0  .244  .690    0    2   3   HR,GDP
V Wertz 1B                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .348 1.056    0    7   2   2B
G Geiger RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .205  .544    0    0   0   
G Stephens LF                 3   1   2   1    1   1  .236  .597    0    2   0   HR
M Keough CF                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .286  .708    0    5   0   
H Sullivan C                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .150  .477    0    1   2   HR,GDP
T Brewer P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .764    0    2   3   
  B Thomson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .679    0    0   0   
  T Bowsfield P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   6  12   6    5   4                    24  13

BATTING

2B: V Wertz (1, off B Shaw).

HR: G Stephens (1, off B Shaw; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); H Sullivan (1, off B Shaw; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); F Malzone (3, off B Shaw; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: G Stephens 5; H Sullivan 4; F Malzone 4; M Keough 3; V Wertz 2; D Buddin 2; P Runnels 2.

GIDP: P Runnels (2); H Sullivan (2); F Malzone (4).

RBI: H Sullivan 2 (2); G Stephens (4); V Wertz (13); M Keough (1); F Malzone (17).

2-out RBI: H Sullivan 2; M Keough; V Wertz.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Runnels-D Buddin-V Wertz.

E: V Wertz (2); D Buddin (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: D Buddin (1, 2nd base by B Shaw/S Lollar).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Aparicio SS                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .206  .486    0    0   4   SF,SH
N Fox 2B                      5   1   2   0    0   0  .277  .755    0    5   5   
M Minoso LF                   4   2   2   0    1   0  .307  .856    0    1   0   CS,GDP
T Kluszewski 1B               5   2   3   1    0   0  .341  .829    0   12   0   2B
S Lollar C                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .310  .893    0    3   2   2B
A Smith RF                    4   2   2   1    0   1  .302  .795    0    0   0   
J Landis CF                   2   2   1   0    2   0  .222  .704    0    5   0   IW
S Esposito 3B                 3   0   2   4    1   0  .174  .547    0    1   2   2B
B Shaw P                      3   0   0   1    0   0  .071  .196    0    0   1   SF
  T Lown P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
Totals                       34  11  14   8    4   1                    27  14

BATTING

2B: T Kluszewski (3, off T Brewer); S Lollar (10, off T Brewer); S Esposito (2, off T Brewer).

SF: B Shaw (1, off T Brewer); L Aparicio (1, off T Brewer).

SH: L Aparicio (4, off T Brewer).

IBB: J Landis (2, by T Brewer).

TB: T Kluszewski 4; S Lollar 3; S Esposito 3; A Smith 2; M Minoso 2; N Fox 2; J Landis.

GIDP: M Minoso (2).

RBI: S Esposito 4 (6); T Kluszewski (4); L Aparicio (5); B Shaw (1); A Smith (20).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 4. L Aparicio-N Fox-T Kluszewski 2; S Esposito-N Fox-T Kluszewski; S Lollar-N Fox.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Minoso (3, 2nd base by T Brewer/H Sullivan).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Brewer, L (2-3)              7    14  11  10    4   1   0   4.95   38     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0·13      4    -     0.63  -0.37
T Bowsfield                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    14  11  10    4   1   0          41     -       ·  ·     13·10· 0·13           -

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 Shaw, W (3-2)                8    12   6   6    4   4   3   3.51   36     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0·12     34    -     0.77   0.12
T Lown, S (3)                  1     0   0   0    1   0   0   1.71    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.01
Totals                         9    12   6   6    5   4   3          40     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0·12           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Brewer (3).

IBB: T Brewer (2; J Landis).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Eddie Hurley, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Red Flaherty.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 19,408.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Chicago White Sox                    
1. D Buddin             SS    1. L Aparicio           SS 
2. P Runnels            2B    2. N Fox                2B 
3. F Malzone            3B    3. M Minoso             LF 
4. V Wertz              1B    4. T Kluszewski         1B 
5. G Geiger             RF    5. S Lollar             C  
6. G Stephens           LF    6. A Smith              RF 
7. M Keough             CF    7. J Landis             CF 
8. H Sullivan           C     8. S Esposito           3B 
9. T Brewer             P     9. B Shaw               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  1--      11%  70% S Lollar        T Brewer        Double to RF; Kluszewski to 3B
   t 5   2  4-2  123      10%  82% G Geiger        B Shaw          Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 3   0  0-2  12-       9%  92% T Kluszewski    T Brewer        Single to CF; Fox Scores; Minoso Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI; Kluszewski to 2B
   t 5   2  4-1  123      -9%  72% V Wertz         B Shaw          Walk; Buddin Scores; Runnels to 3B; Malzone to 2B
   b 2   2  0-1  -23       9%  75% B Shaw          T Brewer        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Lollar Scores/No RBI/unER; Landis to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Shaw facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  D Buddin        Single to SS
   OO     1--      54%  P Runnels       Double Play: Strikeout, Buddin Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      55%  F Malzone       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Brewer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Aparicio      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  N Fox           Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  M Minoso        Single to P
   O      1--      50%  T Kluszewski    Minoso Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Shaw facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  V Wertz         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  G Geiger        Strikeout
          ---      53%  G Stephens      Single to CF
          1--      51%  M Keough        Single to LF; Stephens to 2B
   O      12-      55%  H Sullivan      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Brewer facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  T Kluszewski    Single to RF
          1--      70%  S Lollar        Double to RF; Kluszewski to 3B
   R      -23      74%  A Smith         Wild Pitch; Kluszewski Scores/No RBI; Lollar to 3B
   O      --3      70%  " "             Strikeout
          --3      72%  J Landis        Walk
   O      1-3      67%  S Esposito      Groundout: P-1B; Lollar stays at 3B; Landis to 2B
   R      -23      75%  B Shaw          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Lollar Scores/No RBI/unER; Landis to 3B
   O      1-3      72%  L Aparicio      Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Shaw facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      74%  T Brewer        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      71%  D Buddin        Walk
   OO     1--      77%  P Runnels       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Brewer facing 2-3-4
          ---      79%  N Fox           Single to P
          1--      83%  M Minoso        Single to P; Fox to 2B
   RR     12-      92%  T Kluszewski    Single to CF; Fox Scores; Minoso Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI; Kluszewski to 2B
   O      -2-      90%  S Lollar        Fielder's Choice P; Kluszewski out at 3B/P-3B
   O      1--      89%  A Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      88%  J Landis        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Bob Shaw facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      82%  F Malzone       Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      84%  V Wertz         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  G Geiger        Strikeout
          ---      85%  G Stephens      Walk
   O      1--      87%  M Keough        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tom Brewer facing 8-9-1
          ---      88%  S Esposito      Walk
   O      1--      87%  B Shaw          Groundout: C-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      86%  L Aparicio      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Shaw to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  N Fox           Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, White Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Shaw facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  H Sullivan      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  T Brewer        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      87%  D Buddin        Single to 3B
          1--      84%  P Runnels       Single to LF; Buddin to 3B
          1-3      81%  F Malzone       Walk; Runnels to 2B
   R      123      72%  V Wertz         Walk; Buddin Scores; Runnels to 3B; Malzone to 2B
   O      123      82%  G Geiger        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tom Brewer facing 3-4-5
          ---      84%  M Minoso        Walk
          1--      90%  T Kluszewski    Ground-rule Double (Deep RF); Minoso to 3B
   O      -23      87%  S Lollar        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -23      92%  A Smith         Single to LF; Minoso Scores; Kluszewski to 3B; Smith to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      93%  J Landis        Intentional Walk
   RRR    123      98%  S Esposito      Double to LF; Kluszewski Scores; Smith Scores; Landis Scores
   O      -2-      98%  B Shaw          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      98%  L Aparicio      Flyball: 1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, White Sox 8.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Bob Shaw facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      96%  G Stephens      Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      94%  M Keough        Single to 2B
   OO     1--      97%  H Sullivan      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  T Brewer        Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 8.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-3, Tom Brewer facing 2-3-4
          ---      98%  N Fox           Single to CF
   OO     1--      97%  M Minoso        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  T Kluszewski    Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 8.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Bob Shaw facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  D Buddin        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      97%  P Runnels       Single to CF
   OO     1--      99%  F Malzone       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 8.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-3, Tom Brewer facing 5-6-7
          ---      99%  S Lollar        Single to LF
          1--      99%  A Smith         Single to C/Bunt; Lollar to 2B
          12-     100%  J Landis        Single to LF; Lollar to 3B; Smith to 2B
   R      123     100%  S Esposito      Single to CF; Lollar Scores; Smith to 3B; Landis to 2B
   RO     123     100%  B Shaw          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Smith Scores; Landis to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  L Aparicio      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Landis Scores
   O      1--     100%  N Fox           Foul Flyball: 3B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, White Sox 11.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-11, Bob Shaw facing 4-5-6
          ---     100%  V Wertz         Double to CF
   O      -2-     100%  G Geiger        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wertz to 3B
   O      --3     100%  G Stephens      Strikeout Looking
   R      --3     100%  M Keough        Single to CF; Wertz Scores
   RR     1--      99%  H Sullivan      Home Run (Deep LF); Keough Scores
                  Bobby Thomson pinch hits for Tom Brewer batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Thomson       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 11.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 11-6, Ted Bowsfield facing 3-4-5
                  Ted Bowsfield replaces Bobby Thomson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  M Minoso        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  T Kluszewski    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  S Lollar        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 11.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-11, Turk Lown facing 1-2-3
                  Turk Lown replaces Bob Shaw pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Buddin        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  P Runnels       Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  F Malzone       Walk
   O      1--     100%  V Wertz         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, White Sox 11.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA196005170

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