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@BAL		1
7
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@BOS		4
14
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@CHW		3
4
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@CLE		6
5
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@DET		4
2
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10
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6		 
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5		 
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@SFG		3
6
Tuesday, May 15, 1962
, White Sox Park
Attendance: 9,336, Time of Game: 2:32
Senators
3
6-21
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
10th, 10½ GB
 at White Sox
4
18-14
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
4th, 1 GB
W: Ray Herbert (3-1)
L: Tom Cheney (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        0  2  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    3  9  1
White Sox       0  2  0   0  0  0   0  2  X    4  5  0

Washington Senators

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Piersall CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .602 -0.077 0.76 0.000 -0.077 -0.7 2 0
Jim King LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .269 .747 0.049 0.77 0.076 -0.027 0.4 0 0
Johnny Schaive 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .302 .836 0.059 1.20 0.122 -0.063 0.4 1 2 GDP
Dale Long 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .318 .839 -0.176 2.04 0.066 -0.242 -1.0 10 0 GDP
Gene Woodling RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .350 1.108 0.195 1.79 0.259 -0.063 0.8 0 0
   Chuck Hinton PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .518 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Bob Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .255 .739 0.011 2.09 0.110 -0.099 -0.5 3 4
Bob Schmidt C 3 1 1 2 0 0 .227 .598 0.113 1.40 0.190 -0.077 1.1 7 1 HR
   Joe Hicks PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 .334 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Harry Bright PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .360 1.145 -0.280 6.11 0.000 -0.280 -0.9 GDP
Chuck Cottier 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .636 -0.056 0.74 0.000 -0.056 -0.5 1 1
Tom Cheney P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.059 0.78 0.000 -0.059 -0.5 0 1
   Steve Hamilton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe McClain P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 9 3 1 4 .273 .658 -0.221 1.46 0.823 -1.043 -1.4 24 9
HR: B Schmidt (2, off R Herbert; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: B Schmidt 4; G Woodling 3; J King 2; J Schaive 2; D Long.
GIDP: H Bright (2); D Long (2); J Schaive (6).
RBI: B Schmidt 2 (6); G Woodling (15).
2-out RBI: B Schmidt 2; G Woodling.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Johnson-C Cottier-D Long.
E: C Cottier (3).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Aparicio SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 .210 .566 0.073 1.14 0.145 -0.072 0.3 2 6 CS
Nellie Fox 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .285 .715 0.001 1.79 0.094 -0.092 -0.4 3 3
Joe Cunningham 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .855 -0.059 0.95 0.000 -0.059 -0.5 10 1
   Al Smith PH-LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 .330 .945 0.375 5.25 0.375 0.000 1.5 1 0 2B
Floyd Robinson LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .347 .940 -0.039 1.01 0.023 -0.062 -0.4 1 0
   Sherm Lollar PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 .777 -0.002 3.16 0.000 -0.002 0.2 IW
   Sammy Esposito PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .685 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Turk Lown P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Frank Baumann P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Mike Hershberger RF 3 1 0 1 1 0 .254 .610 0.126 1.97 0.168 -0.042 0.4 1 0
Jim Landis CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .219 .867 0.018 1.52 0.189 -0.171 0.1 2 0 HR,GDP
Charley Smith 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .100 .375 -0.022 0.87 0.026 -0.048 -0.0 0 1
Cam Carreon C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .765 -0.083 1.11 0.000 -0.083 -0.6 4 1
Ray Herbert P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .231 .769 -0.045 0.85 0.000 -0.045 -0.4 2 3
   Bob Farley PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .766 -0.063 2.48 0.000 -0.063 -0.2 1 0
Team Totals 28 4 5 4 5 6 .179 .624 0.280 1.51 1.020 -0.739 0.0 27 15
2B: A Smith (4, off S Hamilton).
HR: J Landis (9, off T Cheney; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
IBB: S Lollar (4, by S Hamilton).
TB: J Landis 4; A Smith 2; L Aparicio 2; N Fox.
GIDP: J Landis (2).
RBI: J Landis 2 (19); M Hershberger (16); A Smith (14).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 3. R Herbert-N Fox-J Cunningham; L Aparicio-J Cunningham; L Aparicio-N Fox-B Farley.
Baserunning
CS: L Aparicio (4, 2nd base by T Cheney/B Schmidt).

Washington Senators

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Cheney, L (0-1) 7.1 4 4 3 4 6 1 4.11 29 58 0.158 1.23 1.1
Steve Hamilton, BS (1) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.75 2 2 1 -0.373 4.21 -1.7
Joe McClain 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.87 2 3 1 -0.064 2.91 0.6
Team Totals 8 5 4 3 5 6 1 3.38 33 58 5 2 -0.279 1.46 -0.0
S Hamilton faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ray Herbert, W (3-1) 8 8 3 3 0 4 1 5.89 30 58 0.059 1.15 1.0
Turk Lown, H (2) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.29 3 0 0 -0.119 2.94 -0.4
Frank Baumann, S (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.68 1 2 0 0.280 6.11 0.9
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 1 4 1 3.00 34 58 2 0 0.220 1.51 1.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: S Hamilton (1; S Lollar).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Cal Drummond.
Time of Game: 2:32.
Attendance: 9,336.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Washington Senators         Chicago White Sox
1 Jim Piersall CF 1 Luis Aparicio SS
2 Jim King LF 2 Nellie Fox 2B
3 Johnny Schaive 3B 3 Joe Cunningham 1B
4 Dale Long 1B 4 Floyd Robinson LF
5 Gene Woodling RF 5 Mike Hershberger RF
6 Bob Johnson SS 6 Jim Landis CF
7 Bob Schmidt C 7 Charley Smith 3B
8 Chuck Cottier 2B 8 Cam Carreon C
9 Tom Cheney P 9 Ray Herbert P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 2-3 1 12- R CHW A. Smith S. Hamilton 37% 78% Double to LF; Aparicio Scores; Fox to 3B
t9 3-4 1 12- OO WSA H. Bright F. Baumann 28% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t2 0-0 2 -2- RR WSA B. Schmidt R. Herbert -19% 33% Home Run (Deep LF); Woodling Scores
b2 0-2 1 1-- RR CHW J. Landis T. Cheney 19% 53% Home Run (Deep LF); Hershberger Scores/unER
t6 2-2 2 --3 R WSA G. Woodling R. Herbert -15% 36% Single to CF; King Scores

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' Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O WSA J. Piersall R. Herbert 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O WSA J. King R. Herbert 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O WSA J. Schaive R. Herbert 1% 55% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Senators' Tom Cheney facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHW L. Aparicio T. Cheney 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CHW N. Fox T. Cheney -6% 53% Aparicio Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHW N. Fox T. Cheney -2% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O CHW J. Cunningham T. Cheney -1% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Ray Herbert facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O WSA D. Long R. Herbert 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 --- WSA G. Woodling R. Herbert -3% 50% Single to CF
t2 0-0 1 1-- O WSA B. Johnson R. Herbert 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P; Woodling to 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- RR WSA B. Schmidt R. Herbert -19% 33% Home Run (Deep LF); Woodling Scores
t2 2-0 2 --- O WSA C. Cottier R. Herbert 1% 34% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Senators' Tom Cheney facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- O CHW F. Robinson T. Cheney -2% 31% Strikeout
b2 0-2 1 --- CHW M. Hershberger T. Cheney 3% 34% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Hershberger to 1B
b2 0-2 1 1-- RR CHW J. Landis T. Cheney 19% 53% Home Run (Deep LF); Hershberger Scores/unER
b2 2-2 1 --- CHW C. Smith T. Cheney 3% 55% Walk
b2 2-2 1 1-- O CHW C. Carreon T. Cheney -3% 52% Strikeout
b2 2-2 2 1-- O CHW R. Herbert T. Cheney -2% 50% Strikeout
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Senators 2, White Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Ray Herbert facing 9-1-2
t3 2-2 0 --- O WSA T. Cheney R. Herbert 3% 53% Groundout: C-1B
t3 2-2 1 --- O WSA J. Piersall R. Herbert 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2-2 2 --- O WSA J. King R. Herbert 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Senators' Tom Cheney facing 1-2-3
b3 2-2 0 --- CHW L. Aparicio T. Cheney 4% 59% Single to SS
b3 2-2 0 1-- O CHW N. Fox T. Cheney -4% 56% Flyball: SS
b3 2-2 1 1-- O CHW J. Cunningham T. Cheney -2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B; Aparicio to 2B
b3 2-2 2 -2- O CHW F. Robinson T. Cheney -4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 2, White Sox 2.
Top of the 4th, Senators Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Ray Herbert facing 3-4-5
t4 2-2 0 --- WSA J. Schaive R. Herbert -4% 46% Single to CF
t4 2-2 0 1-- WSA D. Long R. Herbert -7% 39% Single to RF; Schaive to 2B
t4 2-2 0 12- O WSA G. Woodling R. Herbert 6% 45% Flyball: CF
t4 2-2 1 12- O WSA B. Johnson R. Herbert 5% 51% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-2 2 12- O WSA B. Schmidt R. Herbert 5% 56% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 2, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Senators' Tom Cheney facing 5-6-7
b4 2-2 0 --- CHW M. Hershberger T. Cheney 4% 60% Walk
b4 2-2 0 1-- OO CHW J. Landis T. Cheney -9% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b4 2-2 2 --- O CHW C. Smith T. Cheney -1% 50% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, White Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Senators Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Ray Herbert facing 8-9-1
t5 2-2 0 --- O WSA C. Cottier R. Herbert 3% 53% Groundout: P-1B
t5 2-2 1 --- O WSA T. Cheney R. Herbert 2% 55% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-2 2 --- O WSA J. Piersall R. Herbert 1% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Senators' Tom Cheney facing 8-9-1
b5 2-2 0 --- O CHW C. Carreon T. Cheney -3% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2-2 1 --- O CHW R. Herbert T. Cheney -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b5 2-2 2 --- O CHW L. Aparicio T. Cheney -1% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 2, White Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Senators Batting, Tied 2-2, White Sox' Ray Herbert facing 2-3-4
t6 2-2 0 --- WSA J. King R. Herbert -5% 45% Single to CF
t6 2-2 0 1-- WSA J. Schaive R. Herbert -8% 37% Single to CF; King to 2B
t6 2-2 0 12- OO WSA D. Long R. Herbert 15% 52% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; King to 3B
t6 2-2 2 --3 R WSA G. Woodling R. Herbert -15% 36% Single to CF; King Scores
t6 3-2 2 1-- O WSA B. Johnson R. Herbert 3% 39% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 3, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Senators' Tom Cheney facing 2-3-4
b6 2-3 0 --- O CHW N. Fox T. Cheney -4% 35% Flyball: CF
b6 2-3 1 --- O CHW J. Cunningham T. Cheney -3% 32% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 2-3 2 --- CHW F. Robinson T. Cheney 2% 34% Walk
b6 2-3 2 1-- O CHW M. Hershberger T. Cheney -4% 30% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 3, White Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Senators Batting, Ahead 3-2, White Sox' Ray Herbert facing 7-8-9
t7 3-2 0 --- O WSA B. Schmidt R. Herbert 2% 33% Groundout: P-1B
t7 3-2 1 --- O WSA C. Cottier R. Herbert 2% 35% Flyball: RF
t7 3-2 2 --- O WSA T. Cheney R. Herbert 1% 36% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Senators' Tom Cheney facing 6-7-8
b7 2-3 0 --- O CHW J. Landis T. Cheney -5% 31% Strikeout
b7 2-3 1 --- O CHW C. Smith T. Cheney -3% 27% Flyball: SS
b7 2-3 2 --- O CHW C. Carreon T. Cheney -2% 25% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, White Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Senators Batting, Ahead 3-2, White Sox' Ray Herbert facing 1-2-3
t8 3-2 0 --- O WSA J. Piersall R. Herbert 2% 27% Flyball: CF
t8 3-2 1 --- WSA J. King R. Herbert -2% 25% Single to CF
t8 3-2 1 1-- OO WSA J. Schaive R. Herbert 5% 30% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Senators' Tom Cheney facing 9-1-2
Bob Farley pinch hits for Ray Herbert (P) batting 9th
b8 2-3 0 --- O CHW B. Farley T. Cheney -6% 24% Foul Flyball: 3B
b8 2-3 1 --- CHW L. Aparicio T. Cheney 7% 31% Single to CF
b8 2-3 1 1-- CHW N. Fox T. Cheney 9% 40% Single to LF; Aparicio to 2B
Steve Hamilton replaces Tom Cheney pitching and batting 9th
Al Smith pinch hits for Joe Cunningham (1B) batting 3rd
b8 2-3 1 12- R CHW A. Smith S. Hamilton 37% 78% Double to LF; Aparicio Scores; Fox to 3B
Sherm Lollar pinch hits for Floyd Robinson (LF) batting 4th
b8 3-3 1 -23 CHW S. Lollar S. Hamilton -0% 77% Intentional Walk
Joe McClain replaces Steve Hamilton pitching and batting 9th
Sammy Esposito pinch runs for Sherm Lollar (PH) batting 4th
b8 3-3 1 123 RO CHW M. Hershberger J. McClain 10% 87% Groundout: SS-1B; Fox Scores; Smith to 3B; Esposito to 2B
b8 4-3 2 -23 O CHW J. Landis J. McClain -3% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 3, White Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 3-4, White Sox' Turk Lown facing 4-5-6
Turk Lown replaces Sammy Esposito (PR) pitching and batting 4th
Bob Farley moves from PH to 1B
Al Smith moves from PH to LF
t9 3-4 0 --- O WSA D. Long T. Lown 7% 91% Flyball: LF
t9 3-4 1 --- WSA G. Woodling T. Lown -8% 83% Single to RF
Chuck Hinton pinch runs for Gene Woodling (RF) batting 5th
t9 3-4 1 1-- WSA B. Johnson T. Lown -11% 72% Walk; Hinton to 2B
Frank Baumann replaces Turk Lown pitching and batting 4th
Joe Hicks pinch hits for Bob Schmidt (C) batting 7th
Harry Bright pinch hits for Joe Hicks batting 7th
t9 3-4 1 12- OO WSA H. Bright F. Baumann 28% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 3, White Sox 4.

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