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Scores
Standings
KCA
@BOS		3
5
KCA
@BOS		1
9
WSH
@CHW		2
1
CIN
@CHC		3
5
SFG
@PHI		8
7
LAD
@PIT		1
4
MLN
@STL		2
4
Thursday, August 4, 1960
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 28,676, Time of Game: 2:54
Senators
2
48-50
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 9 GB
 at White Sox
1
57-44
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
W: Ray Moore (3-3)
L: Early Wynn (7-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  7  3
White Sox       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0

Washington Senators

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Reno Bertoia 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .289 .723 -0.098 1.02 0.017 -0.115 -0.6 0 2
Lenny Green CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .268 .764 -0.020 0.83 0.048 -0.068 0.1 0 0 SB
Harmon Killebrew 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .268 .861 -0.058 0.88 0.011 -0.069 -0.6 15 1
Jim Lemon LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .285 .911 -0.199 1.55 0.000 -0.199 -1.6 2 0
Faye Throneberry RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .243 .653 -0.008 1.08 0.061 -0.069 -0.3 0 0
   Bob Allison RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .818 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Billy Gardner 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .284 .744 -0.054 1.19 0.034 -0.088 -0.2 2 4
Earl Battey C 3 1 3 2 1 0 .250 .730 0.594 1.18 0.594 0.000 2.4 6 3 HR
Jose Valdivielso SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .212 .534 -0.020 1.37 0.024 -0.044 -0.2 0 2
   Elmer Valo PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 .652 0.050 2.75 0.050 0.000 0.3
   Billy Consolo PR-SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .658 -0.012 0.46 0.000 -0.012 -0.1 2 2
Don Lee P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .336 -0.077 1.52 0.000 -0.077 -0.7 0 2
   Julio Becquer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .654 -0.120 4.79 0.000 -0.120 -0.8
   Ray Moore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Hal Woodeshick P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .040 .117 -0.016 0.64 0.000 -0.016 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 34 2 7 2 6 8 .206 .619 -0.038 1.23 0.839 -0.877 -2.4 27 17
HR: E Battey (10, off E Wynn; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: E Battey 6; B Gardner; J Valdivielso; R Bertoia; L Green.
RBI: E Battey 2 (38).
2-out RBI: E Battey 2.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Battey-J Valdivielso-H Killebrew; E Battey-B Gardner-H Killebrew.
E: J Valdivielso 2 (17); H Killebrew (12).
Baserunning
SB: L Green (6, 2nd base off E Wynn/J Ginsberg).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Aparicio SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .258 .645 0.016 1.20 0.089 -0.073 -0.2 3 2 CS
Nellie Fox 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .275 .695 -0.126 1.96 0.043 -0.169 -0.6 5 3
Minnie Minoso LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .315 .865 -0.104 1.50 0.012 -0.116 -0.4 2 0 SH
Roy Sievers 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .315 1.002 0.180 1.41 0.221 -0.041 0.8 4 0
   Jim Rivera PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1.155 -0.096 4.65 0.000 -0.096 -0.2 CS
Joe Ginsberg C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .707 -0.065 0.88 0.000 -0.065 -0.7 9 0
   Sherm Lollar PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .274 .739 -0.109 4.65 0.000 -0.109 -0.3
Al Smith RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .324 .837 -0.063 0.78 0.010 -0.073 -0.6 1 0 CS
Gene Freese 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .797 -0.095 1.24 0.000 -0.095 -0.6 1 1
Joe Hicks CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .196 .500 -0.040 0.81 0.000 -0.040 -0.4 1 0
   Earl Torgeson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 1.041 0.070 1.84 0.070 0.000 0.3
   Jim Landis CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .721 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Early Wynn P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .538 -0.028 0.56 0.000 -0.028 -0.3 1 0
   Ted Kluszewski PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .271 .736 -0.079 3.34 0.000 -0.079 -0.3
   Gerry Staley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .625 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 1 5 0 2 6 .172 .398 -0.539 1.43 0.445 -0.984 -3.4 27 6
SH: M Minoso (5, off D Lee).
TB: A Smith; N Fox; L Aparicio; M Minoso; R Sievers.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Baserunning
CS: J Rivera (1, 2nd base by H Woodeshick/E Battey); L Aparicio (3, 2nd base by D Lee/E Battey); A Smith (5, 2nd base by R Moore/E Battey).

Washington Senators

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Lee 5 3 1 0 0 4 0 4.26 18 63 0.115 0.91 1.4
Ray Moore, W (3-3) 2.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 3.94 10 0 0 0.107 1.40 1.0
Hal Woodeshick, S (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.11 4 2 0 0.317 3.85 0.9
Team Totals 9 5 1 0 2 6 0 0.00 32 63 2 0 0.539 1.23 3.4

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Early Wynn, L (7-8) 8 5 2 2 6 7 1 4.47 35 65 0.002 1.27 1.9
Gerry Staley 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.89 5 0 0 0.037 0.92 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 6 8 1 2.00 40 65 0 0 0.039 1.43 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Eddie Hurley.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 28,676.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Washington Senators         Chicago White Sox
1 Reno Bertoia 3B 1 Luis Aparicio SS
2 Lenny Green CF 2 Nellie Fox 2B
3 Harmon Killebrew 1B 3 Minnie Minoso LF
4 Jim Lemon LF 4 Roy Sievers 1B
5 Faye Throneberry RF 5 Joe Ginsberg C
6 Billy Gardner 2B 6 Al Smith RF
7 Earl Battey C 7 Gene Freese 3B
8 Jose Valdivielso SS 8 Joe Hicks CF
9 Don Lee P 9 Early Wynn P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 0-1 2 1-- RR WSH E. Battey E. Wynn 53% 71% Home Run (Deep LF); Throneberry Scores
b9 1-2 1 1-- OO CHW S. Lollar H. Woodeshick 21% 100% Double Play: Strikeout, Rivera Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
b4 0-0 1 -2- R CHW R. Sievers D. Lee -12% 29% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Fox Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Sievers to 2B
b8 1-2 2 12- O CHW N. Fox H. Woodeshick 12% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-1 2 123 O WSH J. Becquer E. Wynn -12% 26% Flyball: LF

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, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O WSH R. Bertoia E. Wynn -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O WSH L. Green E. Wynn -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O WSH H. Killebrew E. Wynn -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Don Lee facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHW L. Aparicio D. Lee -4% 42% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO CHW N. Fox D. Lee 7% 49% Double Play: Strikeout, Aparicio Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
b1 0-0 2 --- CHW M. Minoso D. Lee -1% 48% Single to CF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CHW R. Sievers D. Lee 2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O WSH J. Lemon E. Wynn -2% 48% Foul Flyball: C
t2 0-0 1 --- O WSH F. Throneberry E. Wynn -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-P
t2 0-0 2 --- WSH B. Gardner E. Wynn 1% 47% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- WSH E. Battey E. Wynn 2% 49% Walk; Gardner to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- O WSH J. Valdivielso E. Wynn -4% 45% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Don Lee facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CHW J. Ginsberg D. Lee 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O CHW A. Smith D. Lee 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 --- O CHW G. Freese D. Lee 1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O WSH D. Lee E. Wynn -3% 47% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O WSH R. Bertoia E. Wynn -2% 46% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- WSH L. Green E. Wynn 1% 47% Walk
t3 0-0 2 1-- WSH H. Killebrew E. Wynn 1% 48% Green Steals 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- WSH H. Killebrew E. Wynn 1% 49% Walk
t3 0-0 2 12- O WSH J. Lemon E. Wynn -5% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Don Lee facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O CHW J. Hicks D. Lee 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O CHW E. Wynn D. Lee 2% 49% Groundout: C-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O CHW L. Aparicio D. Lee 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 5-6-7
t4 0-0 0 --- O WSH F. Throneberry E. Wynn -3% 47% Popfly: SS
t4 0-0 1 --- O WSH B. Gardner E. Wynn -2% 45% Popfly: 2B
t4 0-0 2 --- WSH E. Battey E. Wynn 2% 47% Single to RF
t4 0-0 2 1-- WSH J. Valdivielso E. Wynn 2% 49% Single to CF; Battey to 2B
t4 0-0 2 12- O WSH D. Lee E. Wynn -5% 44% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Don Lee facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- CHW N. Fox D. Lee -4% 40% Single to CF
b4 0-0 0 1-- O CHW M. Minoso D. Lee 2% 42% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Fox to 2B
b4 0-0 1 -2- R CHW R. Sievers D. Lee -12% 29% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Fox Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Sievers to 2B
b4 1-0 1 -2- O CHW J. Ginsberg D. Lee 3% 32% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Sievers to 3B
b4 1-0 2 --3 O CHW A. Smith D. Lee 4% 36% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
t5 0-1 0 --- O WSH R. Bertoia E. Wynn -3% 32% Lineout: 3B
t5 0-1 1 --- O WSH L. Green E. Wynn -2% 30% Flyball: SS
t5 0-1 2 --- O WSH H. Killebrew E. Wynn -1% 29% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Senators' Don Lee facing 7-8-9
b5 1-0 0 --- O CHW G. Freese D. Lee 2% 31% Flyball: LF
b5 1-0 1 --- O CHW J. Hicks D. Lee 2% 32% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-0 2 --- O CHW E. Wynn D. Lee 1% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 4-5-6
t6 0-1 0 --- O WSH J. Lemon E. Wynn -4% 30% Popfly: 2B
t6 0-1 1 --- O WSH F. Throneberry E. Wynn -3% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-1 2 --- WSH B. Gardner E. Wynn 2% 29% Single to RF
t6 0-1 2 1-- WSH E. Battey E. Wynn 3% 33% Single to RF; Gardner to 2B
Elmer Valo pinch hits for Jose Valdivielso (SS) batting 8th
t6 0-1 2 12- WSH E. Valo E. Wynn 5% 38% Walk; Gardner to 3B; Battey to 2B
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Don Lee (P) batting 9th
Billy Consolo pinch runs for Elmer Valo (PH) batting 8th
t6 0-1 2 123 O WSH J. Becquer E. Wynn -12% 26% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Senators' Ray Moore facing 1-2-3
Ray Moore replaces Julio Becquer (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Billy Consolo moves from PR to SS
b6 1-0 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio R. Moore 2% 28% Popfly: 2B
b6 1-0 1 --- O CHW N. Fox R. Moore 1% 29% Flyball: LF
b6 1-0 2 --- O CHW M. Minoso R. Moore 1% 30% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 1-2-3
t7 0-1 0 --- O WSH R. Bertoia E. Wynn -4% 26% Popfly: 2B
t7 0-1 1 --- O WSH L. Green E. Wynn -3% 23% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-1 2 --- O WSH H. Killebrew E. Wynn -2% 21% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Senators' Ray Moore facing 4-5-6
b7 1-0 0 --- O CHW R. Sievers R. Moore 2% 23% Popfly: SS
b7 1-0 1 --- O CHW J. Ginsberg R. Moore 1% 24% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 1-0 2 --- CHW A. Smith R. Moore -1% 23% Single to 2B
b7 1-0 2 1-- O CHW G. Freese R. Moore 2% 25% Smith Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Early Wynn facing 4-5-6
t8 0-1 0 --- O WSH J. Lemon E. Wynn -5% 19% Strikeout
t8 0-1 1 --- WSH F. Throneberry E. Wynn 6% 26% Walk
t8 0-1 1 1-- O WSH B. Gardner E. Wynn -7% 19% Flyball: RF
t8 0-1 2 1-- RR WSH E. Battey E. Wynn 53% 71% Home Run (Deep LF); Throneberry Scores
t8 2-1 2 --- O WSH B. Consolo E. Wynn -1% 70% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Senators' Ray Moore facing 7-8-9
Bob Allison replaces Faye Throneberry playing RF batting 5th
b8 1-2 0 --- CHW G. Freese R. Moore 0% 70% E3 on Foul Ball
b8 1-2 0 --- O CHW G. Freese R. Moore 6% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
Earl Torgeson pinch hits for Joe Hicks (CF) batting 8th
b8 1-2 1 --- CHW E. Torgeson R. Moore -7% 69% Walk
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Early Wynn (P) batting 9th
b8 1-2 1 1-- O CHW T. Kluszewski R. Moore 8% 77% Strikeout
b8 1-2 2 1-- CHW L. Aparicio R. Moore -5% 72% Walk; Torgeson to 2B
Hal Woodeshick replaces Ray Moore pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-2 2 12- O CHW N. Fox H. Woodeshick 12% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Senators 2, White Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Senators Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Gerry Staley facing 9-1-2
Gerry Staley replaces Ted Kluszewski (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Jim Landis replaces Earl Torgeson (PH) playing CF batting 8th
t9 2-1 0 --- O WSH H. Woodeshick G. Staley -2% 82% Strikeout
t9 2-1 1 --- WSH R. Bertoia G. Staley 2% 84% Single to CF
t9 2-1 1 1-- WSH L. Green G. Staley 2% 86% Single to LF; Bertoia to 2B
t9 2-1 1 12- O WSH H. Killebrew G. Staley -2% 84% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bertoia to 3B
t9 2-1 2 1-3 O WSH J. Lemon G. Staley -4% 80% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 2, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Senators' Hal Woodeshick facing 3-4-5
b9 1-2 0 --- O CHW M. Minoso H. Woodeshick 9% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 1-2 1 --- CHW R. Sievers H. Woodeshick -10% 79% Single to CF
Sherm Lollar pinch hits for Joe Ginsberg (C) batting 5th
Jim Rivera pinch runs for Roy Sievers (1B) batting 4th
b9 1-2 1 1-- OO CHW S. Lollar H. Woodeshick 21% 100% Double Play: Strikeout, Rivera Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, White Sox 1.

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