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Standings
CLE
@CHW		2
4
WSA
@DET		2
7
WSA
@DET		5
4
NYY
@KCA		4
5
BOS
@LAA		7
8
BAL
@MIN		13
5
CHC
@MLN		5
8
LAD
@PHI		5
2		 
(6)
SFG
@PIT		6
9
Tuesday, May 9, 1961
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 20,311, Time of Game: 2:22
Indians
2
11-11
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 5½ GB
 at White Sox
4
8-13
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
9th, 8 GB
W: Herb Score (1-0)
L: Jim Perry (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  2  2
White Sox       1  0  0   1  0  0   0  2  X    4  4  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Temple 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .928 -0.007 1.17 0.068 -0.076 -0.3 1 2
Tito Francona LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .284 .757 -0.111 1.52 0.000 -0.111 -0.9 2 0 SH
Jim Piersall CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .317 .814 0.071 1.26 0.154 -0.083 0.6 4 0 3B
Woodie Held SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 .235 .635 -0.099 1.86 0.130 -0.230 -0.0 3 1
Willie Kirkland RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .637 0.048 1.81 0.108 -0.060 0.1 3 0 SH
Vic Power 1B 2 0 0 2 0 1 .282 .661 -0.076 1.55 0.021 -0.098 -0.5 6 1 2·SF
Bubba Phillips 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .614 -0.118 1.06 0.000 -0.118 -0.9 1 0
John Romano C 1 0 0 0 2 1 .343 .934 0.023 1.46 0.053 -0.030 0.3 4 0 IW
Jim Perry P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .176 .412 -0.116 1.81 0.000 -0.116 -0.8 0 1 SH
Team Totals 23 2 2 2 6 5 .087 .432 -0.385 1.51 0.534 -0.922 -2.5 24 5
3B: J Piersall (3, off H Score).
SF: V Power 2 (3, 2 off H Score).
SH: J Perry (1, off H Score); T Francona (2, off H Score); W Kirkland (2, off H Score).
IBB: J Romano (1, by H Score).
TB: J Piersall 3; J Temple.
RBI: V Power 2 (11).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Temple-W Held-V Power.
E: W Held (5); B Phillips (4).

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 0 0 .247 .632 -0.045 1.11 0.033 -0.078 -0.5 0 2 HBP
Nellie Fox 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .294 .715 -0.059 1.27 0.041 -0.100 -0.3 6 1
Minnie Minoso LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .282 .807 -0.060 1.20 0.035 -0.095 -0.2 1 0
Roy Sievers 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 .355 1.154 0.143 1.27 0.155 -0.012 1.2 8 1 HBP
Jim Landis CF 3 2 2 3 0 0 .306 .878 0.297 2.02 0.407 -0.110 1.4 2 0 HR,2B,SF,GDP
J.C. Martin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .786 -0.078 0.98 0.000 -0.078 -0.9 1 4
Al Smith RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .209 .763 0.021 1.10 0.063 -0.042 0.2 2 0 SF
Sherm Lollar C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .245 .648 0.009 1.06 0.040 -0.031 -0.0 7 1
Herb Score P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.114 1.49 0.000 -0.114 -0.9 0 2
Team Totals 26 4 4 4 4 4 .154 .602 0.114 1.28 0.774 -0.660 -0.0 27 11
2B: J Landis (4, off J Perry).
HR: J Landis (4, off J Perry; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SF: A Smith (2, off J Perry); J Landis (2, off J Perry).
HBP: L Aparicio (1, by J Perry); R Sievers (2, by J Perry).
TB: J Landis 6; N Fox; R Sievers.
GIDP: J Landis (2).
RBI: J Landis 3 (16); A Smith (11).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Sievers-S Lollar-J Martin.

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Perry, L (2-2) 8 4 4 4 4 4 1 3.55 34 58 -0.114 1.28 0.0
Team Totals 8 4 4 4 4 4 1 4.50 34 58 -0.114 1.51 0.0

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Herb Score, W (1-0) 9 2 2 2 6 5 0 5.06 34 74 0.386 1.51 2.5
Team Totals 9 2 2 2 6 5 0 2.00 34 74 0.386 1.28 2.5
Balks: H Score (1).
WP: H Score (1).
HBP: J Perry 2 (3; R Sievers, L Aparicio).
IBB: H Score (1; J Romano).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Al Smith, 2B - Bill McKinley, 3B - Hank Soar.
Time of Game: 2:22.
Attendance: 20,311.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Chicago White Sox
1 Johnny Temple 2B 1 Luis Aparicio SS
2 Tito Francona LF 2 Nellie Fox 2B
3 Jim Piersall CF 3 Minnie Minoso LF
4 Woodie Held SS 4 Roy Sievers 1B
5 Willie Kirkland RF 5 Jim Landis CF
6 Vic Power 1B 6 J.C. Martin 3B
7 Bubba Phillips 3B 7 Al Smith RF
8 John Romano C 8 Sherm Lollar C
9 Jim Perry P 9 Herb Score P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 2-2 1 1-- RR CHW J. Landis J. Perry 33% 93% Home Run (Deep LF); Sievers Scores
t6 2-2 1 --3 OO CLE W. Held H. Score 15% 58% Double Play: Foul Flyball: 1B; Piersall out at Hm/C-3B
t6 2-2 1 --- CLE J. Piersall H. Score -11% 42% Triple to CF
b6 2-2 0 1-- OO CHW J. Landis J. Perry -11% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b4 1-2 0 --- CHW J. Landis J. Perry 8% 51% Double to 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, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Herb Score facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Temple H. Score 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE T. Francona H. Score 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE J. Piersall H. Score 1% 55% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio J. Perry -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- CHW N. Fox J. Perry 2% 55% Single to LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- CHW M. Minoso J. Perry 3% 59% Walk; Fox to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- CHW R. Sievers J. Perry 6% 64% Hit By Pitch; Fox to 3B; Minoso to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 RO CHW J. Landis J. Perry -0% 64% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Fox Scores
b1 1-0 2 12- O CHW J. Martin J. Perry -4% 60% Popfly: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Herb Score facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- CLE W. Held H. Score -4% 57% Walk
t2 0-1 0 1-- CLE W. Kirkland H. Score -3% 54% Balk; Held to 2B
t2 0-1 0 -2- O CLE W. Kirkland H. Score 2% 56% Flyball: CF; Held to 3B
t2 0-1 1 --3 RO CLE V. Power H. Score -2% 54% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Held Scores
t2 1-1 2 --- O CLE B. Phillips H. Score 1% 55% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Jim Perry facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- CHW A. Smith J. Perry 4% 59% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b2 1-1 0 1-- O CHW S. Lollar J. Perry -2% 57% Groundout: P-1B; Smith to 2B
b2 1-1 1 -2- O CHW H. Score J. Perry -4% 53% Strikeout
b2 1-1 2 -2- O CHW L. Aparicio J. Perry -3% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Herb Score facing 8-9-1
t3 1-1 0 --- CLE J. Romano H. Score -4% 46% Walk
t3 1-1 0 1-- O CLE J. Perry H. Score 2% 48% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Romano to 2B
t3 1-1 1 -2- O CLE J. Temple H. Score 4% 52% Flyball: CF
t3 1-1 2 -2- O CLE T. Francona H. Score 4% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Jim Perry facing 2-3-4
b3 1-1 0 --- O CHW N. Fox J. Perry -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b3 1-1 1 --- O CHW M. Minoso J. Perry -2% 51% Strikeout
b3 1-1 2 --- O CHW R. Sievers J. Perry -1% 50% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Herb Score facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- CLE J. Piersall H. Score -4% 46% Walk
t4 1-1 0 1-- CLE W. Held H. Score -7% 39% Walk; Piersall to 2B
t4 1-1 0 12- O CLE W. Kirkland H. Score 0% 39% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Piersall to 3B; Held to 2B
t4 1-1 1 -23 RO CLE V. Power H. Score -0% 39% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Piersall Scores
t4 2-1 2 -2- O CLE B. Phillips H. Score 3% 43% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
b4 1-2 0 --- CHW J. Landis J. Perry 8% 51% Double to LF
b4 1-2 0 -2- O CHW J. Martin J. Perry -2% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Landis to 3B
b4 1-2 1 --3 RO CHW A. Smith J. Perry 3% 51% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Landis Scores
b4 2-2 2 --- O CHW S. Lollar J. Perry -1% 50% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Herb Score facing 8-9-1
t5 2-2 0 --- O CLE J. Romano H. Score 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-2 1 --- O CLE J. Perry H. Score 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2-2 2 --- O CLE J. Temple H. Score 1% 57% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Indians' Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
b5 2-2 0 --- O CHW H. Score J. Perry -3% 54% Strikeout
b5 2-2 1 --- O CHW L. Aparicio J. Perry -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b5 2-2 2 --- CHW N. Fox J. Perry 2% 53% Walk
b5 2-2 2 1-- O CHW M. Minoso J. Perry -3% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Herb Score facing 2-3-4
t6 2-2 0 --- O CLE T. Francona H. Score 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t6 2-2 1 --- CLE J. Piersall H. Score -11% 42% Triple to CF
t6 2-2 1 --3 OO CLE W. Held H. Score 15% 58% Double Play: Foul Flyball: 1B; Piersall out at Hm/C-3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Indians' Jim Perry facing 4-5-6
b6 2-2 0 --- CHW R. Sievers J. Perry 5% 63% Single to CF
b6 2-2 0 1-- OO CHW J. Landis J. Perry -11% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b6 2-2 2 --- O CHW J. Martin J. Perry -2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Herb Score facing 5-6-7
t7 2-2 0 --- CLE W. Kirkland H. Score -6% 44% Walk
t7 2-2 0 1-- CLE V. Power H. Score -5% 39% Wild Pitch; Kirkland to 2B
t7 2-2 0 -2- O CLE V. Power H. Score 7% 47% Strikeout
t7 2-2 1 -2- O CLE B. Phillips H. Score 6% 53% Popfly: 2B
t7 2-2 2 -2- CLE J. Romano H. Score -1% 51% Intentional Walk
t7 2-2 2 12- O CLE J. Perry H. Score 8% 59% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Indians' Jim Perry facing 7-8-9
b7 2-2 0 --- O CHW A. Smith J. Perry -4% 55% Flyball: RF
b7 2-2 1 --- CHW S. Lollar J. Perry 4% 59% Walk
b7 2-2 1 1-- O CHW H. Score J. Perry -5% 54% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Score to 1B/Adv on E6 (throw)
b7 2-2 2 1-- CHW L. Aparicio J. Perry 3% 57% Hit By Pitch; Score to 2B
b7 2-2 2 12- O CHW N. Fox J. Perry -7% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Herb Score facing 1-2-3
t8 2-2 0 --- CLE J. Temple H. Score -7% 43% Single to LF
t8 2-2 0 1-- O CLE T. Francona H. Score 2% 46% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Temple to 2B
t8 2-2 1 -2- O CLE J. Piersall H. Score 7% 53% Strikeout
t8 2-2 2 -2- O CLE W. Held H. Score 8% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Indians' Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
b8 2-2 0 --- O CHW M. Minoso J. Perry -5% 56% Popfly: SS
b8 2-2 1 --- CHW R. Sievers J. Perry 5% 61% Walk
b8 2-2 1 1-- RR CHW J. Landis J. Perry 33% 93% Home Run (Deep LF); Sievers Scores
b8 4-2 1 --- O CHW J. Martin J. Perry -0% 93% Flyball: RF
b8 4-2 2 --- O CHW A. Smith J. Perry -0% 93% Foul Flyball: 1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, White Sox' Herb Score facing 5-6-7
t9 2-4 0 --- O CLE W. Kirkland H. Score 4% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-4 1 --- O CLE V. Power H. Score 2% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2-4 2 --- O CLE B. Phillips H. Score 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 4.

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