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Scores
Standings
CLE
@CHW		5
10
NYY
@KCA		5
1
BOS
@LAA		2
5
BAL
@MIN		7
4
LAD
@CIN		10
6
CHC
@PIT		7
3
SFG
@STL		5
8
Saturday, August 26, 1961,
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 12,579, Time of Game: 2:36
Indians
5
64-64
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at White Sox
10
66-62
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Don Larsen (5-1)
L: Wynn Hawkins (6-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  1   0  3  0   0  1  0    5  9  1
White Sox       0  0  6   0  0  1   3  0  X   10 13  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Temple 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .274 .703 0.068 0.85 0.116 -0.047 0.9 6 3
Jim Piersall CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .329 .840 -0.012 0.74 0.047 -0.058 -0.1 1 0
Willie Kirkland RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .251 .776 0.036 0.84 0.076 -0.041 0.4 1 0
Bob Nieman LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .959 -0.036 0.70 0.000 -0.036 -0.5 1 0
   Tito Francona PH-LF 0 1 0 1 2 0 .293 .806 0.107 1.42 0.107 0.000 1.4 2 0
John Romano C 2 0 1 0 1 0 .304 .883 -0.096 1.09 0.040 -0.136 -0.7 2 0 SH,GDP
Bubba Phillips 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .271 .740 -0.041 0.90 0.031 -0.071 0.6 0 1
Vic Power 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .645 -0.089 0.90 0.000 -0.089 -1.1 11 0
Woodie Held SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .264 .796 0.020 0.72 0.068 -0.048 -0.3 0 7 2B
Wynn Hawkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121 .293 -0.015 1.38 0.000 -0.015 -0.2 0 1 SH
   Bobby Locke P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .188 .423 0.008 0.47 0.021 -0.013 0.3 0 1
   Bill Dailey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Walt Bond PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .059 .301 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.2
Team Totals 33 5 9 4 3 4 .273 .636 -0.054 0.85 0.506 -0.558 0.5 24 14
2B: W Held (18, off F Baumann).
SH: W Hawkins (3, off F Baumann); J Romano (1, off D Larsen).
TB: B Phillips 2; J Temple 2; W Held 2; W Kirkland; B Locke; J Piersall; J Romano.
GIDP: J Romano (9).
RBI: B Phillips (71); J Piersall (38); T Francona (65); J Temple (24).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 3. W Held-J Temple-V Power 2; J Temple-V Power.
E: W Held (21).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Floyd Robinson RF 5 1 4 0 0 0 .311 .848 0.063 0.29 0.065 -0.002 0.3 5 0 SB,CS
Nellie Fox 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 .248 .613 -0.074 0.62 0.024 -0.098 -1.8 2 2 GDP
Jim Landis CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .282 .820 0.019 0.68 0.037 -0.018 -0.1 1 0
Roy Sievers 1B 2 1 0 1 1 0 .301 .941 0.084 1.29 0.122 -0.038 0.8 9 0 HBP
   J.C. Martin PR-1B 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228 .637 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Minnie Minoso LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .275 .783 0.190 1.13 0.206 -0.016 2.2 1 0
Al Smith 3B 4 2 3 6 0 0 .276 .862 0.184 0.69 0.218 -0.033 4.6 1 1 2·HR,GDP
Luis Aparicio SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .667 -0.034 0.36 0.003 -0.037 -0.5 1 6
Sherm Lollar C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .282 .744 -0.033 0.39 0.004 -0.037 -0.3 4 0
Frank Baumann P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .698 -0.029 0.57 0.000 -0.029 -0.6 0 0
   Don Larsen P 2 1 2 1 0 0 .257 .706 0.076 0.14 0.076 0.000 1.4 2 2 HR
Team Totals 34 10 13 10 3 1 .382 1.094 0.446 0.62 0.755 -0.308 6.0 27 12
HR: D Larsen (2, off B Locke; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF); A Smith 2 (22, 2 off B Locke; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep CF).
HBP: R Sievers (4, by W Hawkins).
TB: A Smith 9; D Larsen 5; F Robinson 4; M Minoso 2; S Lollar; L Aparicio.
GIDP: A Smith (13); N Fox (14).
RBI: A Smith 6 (74); M Minoso 2 (66); R Sievers (67); D Larsen (6).
2-out RBI: A Smith 3; M Minoso 2; D Larsen; R Sievers.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Aparicio-R Sievers.
Baserunning
SB: F Robinson (5, 2nd base off B Locke/J Romano).
CS: F Robinson (1, 2nd base by B Dailey POCS).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Wynn Hawkins, L (6-9) 2.2 4 5 5 2 0 0 4.11 14 28 -0.231 1.26 -1.9
Bobby Locke 4.1 8 5 4 1 1 3 4.54 21 2 2 -0.217 0.32 -4.6
Bill Dailey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.29 3 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.5
Team Totals 8 13 10 9 3 1 3 10.12 38 28 2 2 -0.447 0.85 -6.0

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Frank Baumann 4 8 4 4 1 1 0 5.47 21 30 -0.139 0.92 -1.8
Don Larsen, W (5-1) 5 1 1 1 2 3 0 3.76 17 3 2 0.192 0.77 1.3
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 3 4 0 5.00 38 30 3 2 0.053 0.62 -0.5
F Baumann faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: W Hawkins (2; R Sievers).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: B Dailey (1; F Robinson, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Charlie Berry, 3B - Joe Linsalata.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 12,579.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Chicago White Sox
1 Johnny Temple 2B 1 Floyd Robinson RF
2 Jim Piersall CF 2 Nellie Fox 2B
3 Willie Kirkland RF 3 Jim Landis CF
4 Bob Nieman LF 4 Roy Sievers 1B
5 John Romano C 5 Minnie Minoso LF
6 Bubba Phillips 3B 6 Al Smith 3B
7 Vic Power 1B 7 Luis Aparicio SS
8 Woodie Held SS 8 Sherm Lollar C
9 Wynn Hawkins P 9 Frank Baumann P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-1 2 123 RR CHW M. Minoso W. Hawkins 18% 76% Single to CF; Fox Scores; Landis Scores; Sievers to 2B
b3 3-1 2 12- RRR CHW A. Smith B. Locke 16% 93% Home Run (Deep LF); Sievers Scores; Minoso Scores
t5 3-6 0 123 ROO CLE J. Romano D. Larsen 13% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Piersall Scores/No RBI; Kirkland to 3B
b3 0-1 2 123 R CHW R. Sievers W. Hawkins 12% 58% Hit By Pitch; Robinson Scores; Fox to 3B; Landis to 2B
t5 2-6 0 123 R CLE T. Francona D. Larsen -10% 64% Walk; Temple Scores; Piersall to 3B; Kirkland 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, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Frank Baumann facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Temple F. Baumann 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE J. Piersall F. Baumann 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE W. Kirkland F. Baumann 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' Wynn Hawkins facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHW F. Robinson W. Hawkins 4% 58% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO CHW N. Fox W. Hawkins -7% 51% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O CHW J. Landis W. Hawkins -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Frank Baumann facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CLE B. Nieman F. Baumann 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- CLE J. Romano F. Baumann -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- O CLE B. Phillips F. Baumann 3% 53% Popfly: 3B
t2 0-0 2 1-- O CLE V. Power F. Baumann 2% 55% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Wynn Hawkins facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CHW R. Sievers W. Hawkins -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O CHW M. Minoso W. Hawkins -2% 51% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 2 --- CHW A. Smith W. Hawkins 1% 52% Single to LF
b2 0-0 2 1-- O CHW L. Aparicio W. Hawkins -2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Frank Baumann facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- CLE W. Held F. Baumann -7% 43% Double to LF
t3 0-0 0 -2- O CLE W. Hawkins F. Baumann 2% 45% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Held to 3B
t3 0-0 1 --3 R CLE J. Temple F. Baumann -6% 38% Single to LF; Held Scores
t3 1-0 1 1-- O CLE J. Piersall F. Baumann 3% 41% Flyball: RF
t3 1-0 2 1-- O CLE W. Kirkland F. Baumann 2% 43% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Wynn Hawkins facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- O CHW S. Lollar W. Hawkins -3% 41% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- O CHW F. Baumann W. Hawkins -2% 39% Flyball: LF
b3 0-1 2 --- CHW F. Robinson W. Hawkins 2% 40% Single to SS
b3 0-1 2 1-- CHW N. Fox W. Hawkins 2% 43% Walk; Robinson to 2B
b3 0-1 2 12- CHW J. Landis W. Hawkins 4% 46% Walk; Robinson to 3B; Fox to 2B
b3 0-1 2 123 R CHW R. Sievers W. Hawkins 12% 58% Hit By Pitch; Robinson Scores; Fox to 3B; Landis to 2B
b3 1-1 2 123 RR CHW M. Minoso W. Hawkins 18% 76% Single to CF; Fox Scores; Landis Scores; Sievers to 2B
Bobby Locke replaces Wynn Hawkins pitching and batting 9th
b3 3-1 2 12- RRR CHW A. Smith B. Locke 16% 93% Home Run (Deep LF); Sievers Scores; Minoso Scores
b3 6-1 2 --- CHW L. Aparicio B. Locke 0% 93% Single to LF
b3 6-1 2 1-- CHW S. Lollar B. Locke 0% 93% Single to CF; Aparicio to 2B
b3 6-1 2 12- O CHW F. Baumann B. Locke -1% 92% Groundout: P-1B
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 6.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, White Sox' Frank Baumann facing 4-5-6
t4 1-6 0 --- O CLE B. Nieman F. Baumann 1% 94% Popfly: 1B
t4 1-6 1 --- CLE J. Romano F. Baumann -1% 92% Single to SS
t4 1-6 1 1-- CLE B. Phillips F. Baumann -2% 90% Single to LF; Romano to 2B
t4 1-6 1 12- O CLE V. Power F. Baumann 3% 93% Flyball: RF
t4 1-6 2 12- O CLE W. Held F. Baumann 2% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 6.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Indians' Bobby Locke facing 1-2-3
b4 6-1 0 --- CHW F. Robinson B. Locke 1% 95% Single to RF
b4 6-1 0 1-- OO CHW N. Fox B. Locke -1% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b4 6-1 2 --- O CHW J. Landis B. Locke -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 6.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, White Sox' Frank Baumann facing 9-1-2
t5 1-6 0 --- CLE B. Locke F. Baumann -2% 92% Single to RF
t5 1-6 0 1-- CLE J. Temple F. Baumann -5% 87% Single to CF; Locke to 3B
t5 1-6 0 1-3 R CLE J. Piersall F. Baumann -5% 82% Single to SS; Locke Scores; Temple to 2B
t5 2-6 0 12- CLE W. Kirkland F. Baumann -8% 74% Single to CF; Temple to 3B; Piersall to 2B
Don Larsen replaces Frank Baumann pitching and batting 9th
Tito Francona pinch hits for Bob Nieman (LF) batting 4th
t5 2-6 0 123 R CLE T. Francona D. Larsen -10% 64% Walk; Temple Scores; Piersall to 3B; Kirkland to 2B
t5 3-6 0 123 ROO CLE J. Romano D. Larsen 13% 77% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Piersall Scores/No RBI; Kirkland to 3B
t5 4-6 2 --3 O CLE B. Phillips D. Larsen 4% 82% Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 6.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Indians' Bobby Locke facing 4-5-6
Tito Francona moves from PH to LF
b5 6-4 0 --- O CHW R. Sievers B. Locke -1% 80% Popfly: 2B
b5 6-4 1 --- CHW M. Minoso B. Locke 2% 82% Single to LF
b5 6-4 1 1-- OO CHW A. Smith B. Locke -3% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 6.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-6, White Sox' Don Larsen facing 7-8-9
t6 4-6 0 --- O CLE V. Power D. Larsen 3% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 4-6 1 --- O CLE W. Held D. Larsen 2% 84% Groundout: P-1B
t6 4-6 2 --- O CLE B. Locke D. Larsen 1% 85% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 6.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Indians' Bobby Locke facing 7-8-9
b6 6-4 0 --- O CHW L. Aparicio B. Locke -1% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 6-4 1 --- O CHW S. Lollar B. Locke -1% 83% Strikeout
b6 6-4 2 --- R CHW D. Larsen B. Locke 7% 90% Home Run (Deep CF)
b6 7-4 2 --- CHW F. Robinson B. Locke 0% 91% Single to RF
b6 7-4 2 1-- CHW N. Fox B. Locke 0% 91% Robinson Steals 2B
b6 7-4 2 -2- O CHW N. Fox B. Locke -1% 90% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 7.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-7, White Sox' Don Larsen facing 1-2-3
t7 4-7 0 --- O CLE J. Temple D. Larsen 2% 92% Flyball: RF
t7 4-7 1 --- O CLE J. Piersall D. Larsen 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 4-7 2 --- O CLE W. Kirkland D. Larsen 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 7.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-4, Indians' Bobby Locke facing 3-4-5
b7 7-4 0 --- O CHW J. Landis B. Locke -1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 7-4 1 --- CHW R. Sievers B. Locke 1% 94% Walk
J.C. Martin pinch runs for Roy Sievers (1B) batting 4th
b7 7-4 1 1-- CHW M. Minoso B. Locke 1% 95% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Martin to 2B
b7 7-4 1 12- RRR CHW A. Smith B. Locke 4% 99% Home Run (Deep CF); Martin Scores; Minoso Scores/unER
b7 10-4 1 --- O CHW L. Aparicio B. Locke -0% 99% Foul Flyball: C
b7 10-4 2 --- O CHW S. Lollar B. Locke -0% 99% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 4, White Sox 10.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-10, White Sox' Don Larsen facing 4-5-6
J.C. Martin moves from PR to 1B
t8 4-10 0 --- CLE T. Francona D. Larsen -1% 99% Walk
t8 4-10 0 1-- O CLE J. Romano D. Larsen 1% 99% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Francona to 2B
t8 4-10 1 -2- R CLE B. Phillips D. Larsen -1% 98% Single to LF; Francona Scores
t8 5-10 1 1-- O CLE V. Power D. Larsen 1% 99% Groundout: 1B-2B-P; Phillips to 2B
t8 5-10 2 -2- O CLE W. Held D. Larsen 0% 100% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, White Sox 10.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 10-5, Indians' Bill Dailey facing 9-1-2
Bill Dailey replaces Bobby Locke pitching and batting 9th
b8 10-5 0 --- CHW D. Larsen B. Dailey 0% 100% Single to LF
b8 10-5 0 1-- O CHW F. Robinson B. Dailey -0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 10-5 1 1-- O CHW N. Fox B. Dailey -0% 99% Robinson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
b8 10-5 2 --- O CHW N. Fox B. Dailey -0% 99% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, White Sox 10.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-10, White Sox' Don Larsen facing 9-1-2
Walt Bond pinch hits for Bill Dailey (P) batting 9th
t9 5-10 0 --- O CLE W. Bond D. Larsen 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 5-10 1 --- O CLE J. Temple D. Larsen 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 5-10 2 --- O CLE J. Piersall D. Larsen 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, White Sox 10.

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