July 15, 1966 Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 4
BOS 2 CHW 4
CLE 2 DET 8
BAL 5
(13) KCA 5
NYY 4 MIN 5
WSA 4 STL 9
@CIN 2 LAD 4
@NYM 3
(11) SFG 8
@PHI 1 CHC 5
@PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 22,017

Friday, July 15, 1966
Time of Game: 2:12

Indians

46-39

Lost 4

4th, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  1
White Sox       0  1  0   0  0  0   3  0  X    4  4  2

W: B Howard (4-1), L: L Tiant (5-5)

White Sox

40-47

Won 2

6th, 17 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Hinton CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .231  .606    0    4   0   
C Salmon SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .760    0    1   0   
L Wagner LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .752    0    1   0   GDP
F Whitfield 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .664    0    5   0   
R Colavito RF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .261  .814    0    3   0   
M Alvis 3B                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .239  .659    0    1   2   
P Gonzalez 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .578    0    1   2   
J Azcue C                     2   0   0   1    1   0  .278  .663    0    8   0   
S Siebert P                   2   0   0   1    0   0  .188  .433    0    0   1   
  T Curry PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .411    0    0   0   
  L Tiant P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .053  .153         0   0   
  B Allen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .393         0   0   
Totals                       32   2   4   2    2   5                    24   5

BATTING

TB: R Colavito; C Hinton; L Wagner; P Gonzalez.

GIDP: L Wagner (6).

RBI: S Siebert (2); J Azcue (17).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

E: C Hinton (3).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Causey 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .597    0    0   2   
  B Skowron PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .642    0    0   0   
  A Weis 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .141  .361         2   1   
D Buford 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .257  .660    0    1   4   
T Agee CF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .262  .732    0    2   0   
J Romano C                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .268  .821    0    5   0   HR
F Robinson RF                 0   2   0   0    3   0  .255  .693    0    2   0   
J Adair SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .609    0    1   1   SH
T McCraw 1B                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .239  .650    0   12   1   
K Berry LF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .687    0    2   0   
B Howard P                    2   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .100    0    0   3   SF
Totals                       26   4   4   3    3   8                    27  12

BATTING

HR: J Romano (7, off L Tiant; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: B Howard (1, off B Allen).

SH: J Adair (6, off L Tiant).

TB: J Romano 4; T McCraw 2; K Berry.

RBI: J Romano (26); B Howard (1); T McCraw (31).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T McCraw-J Adair-T McCraw.

E: T McCraw (5); D Buford (19).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Siebert                      6     1   1   0    2   7   0   2.73   21     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 1· 1     73    -     0.92   0.25
L Tiant, BS (1), L (5-5)       0.1   2   3   3    1   0   1   3.60    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.94  -0.49
B Allen                        1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.53    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          1-1    0.60  -0.07
Totals                         8     4   4   3    3   8   1          31     -       ·  ·      5·10· 1· 4          1-1

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 Howard, W (4-1)              9     4   2   0    2   5   0   2.45   34     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0· 4     78    -     1.14   0.19
Totals                         9     4   2   0    2   5   0          34     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Emmett Ashford, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Johnny Stevens.

Time of Game: 2:12.

Attendance: 22,017.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Chicago White Sox                    
1. C Hinton             CF    1. W Causey             2B 
2. C Salmon             SS    2. D Buford             3B 
3. L Wagner             LF    3. T Agee               CF 
4. F Whitfield          1B    4. J Romano             C  
5. R Colavito           RF    5. F Robinson           RF 
6. M Alvis              3B    6. J Adair              SS 
7. P Gonzalez           2B    7. T McCraw             1B 
8. J Azcue              C     8. K Berry              LF 
9. S Siebert            P     9. B Howard             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  2-1  ---      26%  58% J Romano        L Tiant         Home Run
   b 7   1  2-2  -2-      19%  81% T McCraw        L Tiant         Single; Robinson Scores
   b 2   2  2-0  1--      13%  40% T McCraw        S Siebert       Single to CF; McCraw to 2B/Adv on E8; Robinson Scores/No RBI/unER
   t 2   1  0-0  123     -10%  29% J Azcue         B Howard        Walk; Colavito Scores/unER; Alvis to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   t 2   1  0-1  123      -8%  20% S Siebert       B Howard        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Azcue to 2B; Gonzalez to 3B; Alvis Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Howard facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  C Hinton        Single
   O      1--      50%  C Salmon        Strikeout
   OO     1--      54%  L Wagner        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  W Causey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  D Buford        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  T Agee          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Howard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  F Whitfield     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  R Colavito      Walk
          1--      46%  M Alvis         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Colavito to 2B
          12-      39%  P Gonzalez      Single; Alvis to 2B; Colavito to 3B
   R      123      29%  J Azcue         Walk; Colavito Scores/unER; Alvis to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   R      123      20%  S Siebert       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Azcue to 2B; Gonzalez to 3B; Alvis Scores/unER
   O      123      25%  C Hinton        Strikeout
   O      123      30%  C Salmon        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Sonny Siebert facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      28%  J Romano        Flyball: CF
          ---      31%  F Robinson      Walk
   O      1--      28%  J Adair         Strikeout
   R      1--      40%  T McCraw        Single to CF; McCraw to 2B/Adv on E8; Robinson Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      -2-      37%  K Berry         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bruce Howard facing 3-4-5
          ---      33%  L Wagner        Single
   O      1--      37%  F Whitfield     Flyball: LF
          1--      33%  R Colavito      Single; Wagner to 2B
   O      12-      37%  M Alvis         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Colavito to 2B
   O      12-      41%  P Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Sonny Siebert facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      38%  B Howard        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      37%  W Causey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      36%  D Buford        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bruce Howard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      37%  J Azcue         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      39%  S Siebert       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      40%  C Hinton        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Sonny Siebert facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      37%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  J Romano        Groundout: P-2B-1B
          ---      37%  F Robinson      Walk
   O      1--      34%  J Adair         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bruce Howard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      36%  C Salmon        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      37%  L Wagner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      38%  F Whitfield     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Sonny Siebert facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      35%  T McCraw        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      33%  K Berry         Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  B Howard        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bruce Howard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      33%  R Colavito      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      35%  M Alvis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      36%  P Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Sonny Siebert facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      32%  W Causey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      29%  D Buford        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      28%  T Agee          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bruce Howard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      30%  J Azcue         Flyball: RF
                  Tony Curry pinch hits for Sonny Siebert batting 9th
   O      ---      31%  T Curry         Strikeout
   O      ---      32%  C Hinton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
                  Luis Tiant replaces Tony Curry pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      58%  J Romano        Home Run
          ---      64%  F Robinson      Walk
   O      1--      62%  J Adair         Bunt Groundout: 2B unassisted/Sacrifice; Robinson to 2B
   R      -2-      81%  T McCraw        Single; Robinson Scores
                  Bob Allen replaces Luis Tiant pitching and batting 9th
          1--      88%  K Berry         Single; McCraw to 3B; Berry to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   RO     -23      90%  B Howard        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McCraw Scores
                  Bill Skowron pinch hits for Wayne Causey batting 1st
   O      -2-      89%  B Skowron       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Bruce Howard facing 2-3-4
                  Al Weis replaces Bill Skowron playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---      92%  C Salmon        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      94%  L Wagner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  F Whitfield     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bob Allen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  D Buford        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      94%  T Agee          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  J Romano        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Bruce Howard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  R Colavito      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  M Alvis         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  P Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA196607150

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation